Wall Street bigwigs!

Mary's departure is also a good thing for Allen Schwartz, because Mary was too dazzling at the NASD Washington office.

It was so overwhelming for these elderly people that they could hardly breathe. If it weren't for their seniority, the director of the Washington office could have had a seat there too.

In addition, her husband, Paul Shapiro, was one of the close aides to the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

So even if some older people disliked her, they could only use the lame excuse of seniority to put Mary in her place, and they didn't dare to do it too obviously.

Mary's resignation means one less competitor for Alan Schwartz's Washington office director position next year.

Mary Shapiro clearly knew the reason as well.

So, before she officially resigned, she asked him to do something, and he had to do it anyway, since he had unknowingly owed Mary a favor.

Allen Schwartz took the document, glanced at it, and frowned slightly. "Sharp Edge dual-entity architecture?"

Alan Schwartz sighed slightly; he had already seen the same report.

Some members of the review team were unsure what to do; this report had already been marked in yellow within their organization.

Allen Schwartz pointed to the materials used in the project, saying there was only one core issue.

"How should we define whether revenue from offshore clients' portrait rights constitutes eligible assets?"

Mary Shapiro understood what he meant.

"Tell the audit team to stop focusing on non-traditional assets."

Paul has already spoken to the Judiciary Committee through the Senator.

This is a pilot case of compliant innovation.

Mary Shapiro's words were full of key points, and as a shrewd person as Allen Schwartz, how could he not understand them?

It means that it would be best if you approved it, but if you don't, I have other ways to force you to sign it.

This is just a last resort; we're all colleagues, so let's be dignified.

"Alright, I'll give you that face," Allen Schwartz said helplessly.

After saying that, Allen Schwartz picked up the phone on the table and called the office of the third review team.

"The materials for Ruifeng have been approved."

"Boss, the materials for Ruifeng..."

The clerk on the other end of the phone stared at Doug for a moment, then looked at him with a start.

The meaning in his eyes as he looked at Doug was clear: "You've already come to my boss, what are you doing here dawdling with these materials?"

Doug was also completely bewildered and had no idea what was going on.

He was following Cole's instructions to only answer questions and not speak up, and was explaining the legal terms to the other party.

That's it? Doug had never felt that doing things at NASD could be so easy.

"It's approved. I'll explain the follow-up issues to the committee."

Allen Schwartz hung up the phone after he finished speaking.

The clerk breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing his boss's words. As long as the responsibility wasn't shifted onto him, that was fine. How much did he earn in a month? How could he dare to take on such a huge responsibility?

Allen Schwartz shrugged at Mary, indicating that he had taken care of the matter and that she didn't need to bother him with anything else.

Mary Shapiro nodded and smiled again: "Thanks, Alan. I'll have Paul treat you to dinner."

Upon hearing this, Allen Schwartz smiled politely, which further increased his chances of being nominated for the Washington office director position next year.

Half an hour later, just before the end of the workday, Morris, Doug, and a group of assistants, led by Cole, walked out of the NASD Washington office building in a daze.

Cole waved to them, turned, walked through the door, and disappeared down the stairs.

Morris looked down at his cars from the steps. Where were those two huge Cadillacs? Gone?

Doug, unaware of the intricacies involved, felt completely relaxed; he had never done anything so smoothly before.

I met a lady just across the office door, and then everything went smoothly without any hiccups.

I brought a huge pile of materials with me, and even my suitcase was full.

When they left, they only left behind a few application reports, leaving the rest untouched. What a mess.

Doug glanced at his boss, Maurice, with a puzzled look, wondering if Maurice had secretly found someone behind his back.

Morris: [If I could handle this so smoothly, would I have made so many trips?]

An hour later, the team from SATA LLP finally located their two Cadillacs in the police station parking lot. Of course, they had to pay the fines.

Once back in the car, Maurice dialed a number in Green, New York.

"Mr. Green, it's done..."

Morris was a little embarrassed; he had been given the task, but the result was a half-cooked mess, and in the end, the employer had to find someone else to fix it.

"Okay, as long as things are done smoothly. As the saying goes, good things come to those who wait. Thank you for your hard work." Green had already received a call from Mary Shapiro and knew what had happened.

Meanwhile, Mary Shapiro had already taken care of a long-standing problem for the R&F team before she even joined the company, so Green owed Mary Shapiro a huge favor.

Of course, Green would rather owe more of this favor, preferably to Joseph Joe.

After hanging up the phone, Green looked across the table at John Said and they continued their conversation.

"Sorry, this is my CCO (Chief Compliance Officer). R&F Securities just finalized the NASD and SEC regulatory issues. Shall we now discuss your compensation?"

The two met in a coffee shop not far from Goldman Sachs headquarters.

John Thain was Heidrick & Struggles' recommendation to Green as COO (Chief Operating Officer). He had served as a Level 2 Manager in Goldman Sachs' Operations Department for 5 years.

Today, Green specifically set aside an entire day to meet with all the candidates recommended by Heidrick & Struggles.

John Thane was the last one. Before meeting him, Green carefully reviewed the background check documents from Heidrick & Struggles and had a detailed impression of John Thane's background.

Green wasn't optimistic about the first few people joining R&F, mainly because their personalities clashed, or the other party didn't think much of their career plans (as they wanted too much).

John Saingreen deliberately waited until the end to meet him, for the following reasons.

John Thain has experience working for large institutions, where he was responsible for the development and operation of trading systems at Goldman Sachs.

Proficient in securities trading and clearing processes, familiar with cooperation models with clearing institutions such as DTC, and also possesses foresight in fintech, having driven the early development of Goldman Sachs' electronic trading system.

These experiences are exactly what Green values.

"John, I am never stingy, and giving talent commensurate with their salary aligns with my values."

Annual salary of $25 + operational efficiency-based bonus + 3% equity incentive from RX Securities.

John Said was tempted; Green not only increased his annual salary by 30%, but also offered him stock options.

Green has indeed lived up to his words about being generous with talent.

He was unhappy at Goldman Sachs, just as Mary was unhappy at NASD; one was unhappy with the rigid policies, and the other was unhappy with the career advancement path.

Both of them wanted to break out of their current territory and try something new.

Seeing that the other party was somewhat interested, Green felt he should add fuel to the fire.

"Ruifeng Securities and Ruifeng Fund are business-coordinated and share resources."

John Said looked at Green with some confusion, wondering what he meant by bringing this up in particular.

To put it simply, most of the institutions on Wall Street that he knew of did the same thing.