Yelena's idea of "buying" that bank was a "joke"!
Alvin would never waste his time on a "joke"...
Never mind whether a state-owned bank like the Moscow Central Bank could even be bought or sold. Even if it could, what would Alvin do with a ruble bank?
Russia's fragile financial system had been battered to pieces by those financial vultures from Europe and America.
This kind of politically connected product of a free economy, "playing" by rules set by others, was almost like a supermodel wearing a miniskirt to ride the bus in India.
What would Alvin want it for?
To rob a bank...
The word "rob" had to stand out. Otherwise, it would make the Manhattan Axe seem less fearsome.
Not wanting to bother Natasha and the others while they were on a mission, Alvin sent his idea to a few professional contacts he knew.
Then he started "getting dressed up" in front of the mirror. He was going to a banquet hosted by the Russians today.
"Steel Digital" was his company, after all. Since he was here, he ought to do something for it.
The Russians were going to all this trouble to host a banquet, and they had explicitly said that important figures would be attending...
That meant there had to be some major decisions to discuss between the Russians and "Steel Digital."
Alvin trusted his own "employees"!
But honestly, he wasn't confident that the salespeople, who'd still been unemployed a year ago, could handle those Russian bigwigs.
"Presence" was a very mysterious thing...
How could the "Steel Digital" salespeople, bound by company rules, compare in "presence" to those bigwigs who treated taxpayers' money like it was nothing?
Without that presence, they were destined to be at a disadvantage in negotiations.
Just like in Alvin's previous life,