King of Hollywood Chapter 342: Strong

"In order to continue to expand," Claude gave the answer without hesitation, "Although you always say that we should focus on the new media, in fact, we do get a lot from the new media. , But it doesn’t mean to thoroughly traditional media, even if they are about to fade-what do you think of the acquisition of The New York Times?"

"Acquisition of the New York Times? Is this necessary?" The Adrian, with its hands crossed, was unsure.

"I am just giving an example," Claude waved his hand. "However, we cannot rely entirely on others in the traditional media channels. We must have our own, maybe we can send it at any time. Great use. Exactly, they also want to enter the new media, so we need to use the listing to attract more and more weighty investors, attract more people, the media has a lot of room for growth, and shareholders will be happy to see To these."

As he said, he handed a document in his hand to Adrian: "I have talked to people at Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan, and I have reached a cooperation intention, and they have begun to prepare."

"Has talked?" Adrian finally couldn't sit still, and took some impetuously to turn over a few pages, and then raised it up, his brow furrowed tightly, "Why don't I know?"

Claude blinked, and it seemed a little unclear: "I told you before, just a few weeks ago, there was something I wanted to talk to you about, but because it was only a preliminary idea, so Temporarily pushed back."

"This is not like a preliminary idea." Adrian raised the file in his hand.

"Yes, but then I sent you all the information one after another. You signed it too." Claude spread his hands, and then looked at him with strange eyes, seeming to realize that he was a little different .

Adrian opened his mouth but did not speak, his face became a little unsightly. During this time, he was an Oscar and a new movie, and then he would visit the mainland. A lot of things were handed over to Iraq. Wanka processing.

"I disagree, Crow." Adrian finally said so.

"Why?" Claude looked surprised.

"Because..." Adrian pursed his lower lip, then took a deep breath. "Did you notice? Crow, the situation of the two rooms is not very stable. Since last year, there have been people who can’t afford it. Mortgage, the bank auctioned the mortgaged house but still lost money."

"Is it?" Claude gave him a skeptical look, and then recalled carefully, "Well, I remember that there is indeed such a thing, but this is not common. Isn't it?"

"If it is already common, then the entire investment environment will deteriorate." Adrian said immediately, "I remember talking to Ini before about some topics in this area, it is said that the situation is not very optimistic."

"Really?" Claude narrowed his eyes. "Me and Donald have also talked about this. He hasn't said that. He admits that there are some problems, but it will get better soon."

"But I heard...New Century Financial Corporation has declared bankruptcy." Adrian, whose face became more ugly, said racked his brain.

"Which loan company was established in 1995? This is normal," Claude waved his hand. "It is entirely based on loans. And it is subprime loans as its main business, and it is difficult to withstand the big storms, especially in the financial sector. Yes, you should understand this. I admit that this year’s financial market is more volatile than before, but this will not affect us."

Adrian couldn’t help but covered his forehead, and after a moment of silence, he again said in a firm tone: "I still maintain my opinion."

"Why?" Claude finally frowned. "We just split the listing, the core business has reservations, the impact on equity is not great, you don't need to worry."

"I'm not worried about this." Adrian's voice couldn't help but grow louder, "You know me, Crow, if you really need it, I don't object to the group's listing at all. I'm just worried about whether this volatility will happen Expansion, will it become more and more dramatic! I have a bad hunch that this volatility will not end so easily."

"Really? When did you become a financial expert?" Claude wanted to say in a half-joking tone, but his eyebrows were raised so high that it seemed more ironic.

"You don't believe me?" Adrian took a deep breath, and a flash of annoyance flashed in her eyes, "Why? You also admit that my prediction has always been accurate."

"Yes, but that is based on facts," Claude's tone also became a little unpleasant, "You now tell subprime volatility may be expanded, well, I admit that there is indeed a certain probability , But that’s very small, or in other words, you don’t have a little strong evidence that this might happen.”

After a pause, hesitated, he said again: "Ed, you are very good, we all know, but why not continue?"

Although he was gentle, Adrian still heard what he said, and then slowly stood up, his hands propped on the desk and looked down at Claude: "Can’t you see it, can’t you really see Come out, or you don’t want to see it, Crow? If we need capital, there are many ways of financing, not necessarily listing! At this time, doing these is risky, if it was ten years ago, I did not hesitate to respond, As long as it is good for the group, now, we no longer need to take risks!"

“Wait unrealistically and wait, then that’s risk! I know exactly what I’m doing, nothing can be risk-free, as long as it’s within the tolerable range, as long as the gain is higher than the effort, it’s worth doing "Claude also stood up, staring at Adrian intently.

"Affordable? The gain is greater than the effort?" Adrian sneered before finally unable to hold back, "I still have that problem, Crow, did you not see it, or did you not want to see it?"

"I didn't see it? Did I not see it, or did you think I didn't see it?" Claude asked aloud, "I don't understand, Ed, you have always trusted me, why now it seems like it has changed Personally."

"Of course I trust you, Crow. I trust you as always, but before you do this, shouldn’t you even ask on the phone?"

"Ha, do you think your authority is offended? Just because I didn’t notify you on the phone?"

The voices of both people are getting higher and higher, and their emotions are getting more and more excited. At the end, they stared at each other like red-eyed bulls, and no one let anyone.

After such a moment, Claude said word by word: "You know, I could have finished it before I told you!"

Yes. Adrian has always let go like this, so President and Crowder have great rights. If such a listing is supported by the board of directors, he can't stop it. Perhaps Claude wanted to show that the reason he came to solicit Adrian's opinion was to respect his performance. But Claude forgets that at this time, this sentence has another meaning: even if you know it, you can't stop me.

So. Adrian's face became blue, and the same word by word answer: "You can try it!"

Claude's complexion also became ashen. Immediately turned away without saying a word, then a loud bang came from the door.

"What happened..." Ivanka hurried in, but said something. Adrian punched the table with a fierce punch, and made a huge "dong" sound.

Then, wow, wow, he swept all the things on the table into the ground, breathing heavily with open scarlet eyes.

Ivanka took a step back. But she quickly stepped forward and grabbed Adrian's arm: "Calm down, Ed."

Adrian turned his head, the expression on his face was extremely unbearable, Ivanka was about to speak, but he was pressed on the table and screamed in pain. Adrian didn't pay any attention to it and rudely lifted her skirt. Pulling off the stockings and panties, they ran into it without any foreplay.

Ivanka cried out again in pain, but she did not resist or struggle, just bit her lip and let him violently abuse in the back.

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I don’t know how long it has been. Ivanka finally woke up and she found herself lying on the sofa with a coat on her. She sat up reluctantly, took a few breaths with hissing, and pulled away her coat, her jacket was fine, her skirt was already torn up, her stockings were broken, she had several holes, and she reached out to touch her waist. Feelings of pain came immediately on the inside of the limbs and thighs, I am afraid there must be some bruising.

She smiled bitterly, and then looked at the figure standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, Adrian in a shirt only, holding her arms to her back, as if thinking about something.

Ivanka stood up and walked behind him, reaching out to hug his waist from the back: "Is it better now?"

Adrian turned around, took her face, looked down at her eyes: "I hurt you?"

"Okay...okay..." Ivanka smiled.

"I hurt you." The interrogative sentence became a declarative sentence, and he embraced her in his arms the next second, "I'm sorry, Ini, I'm sorry, but I promise that there won't be another time." "

"It's okay," Ivanka hugged him tightly, and seemed to want to embed his entire body into it. "It's the first time I see you arguing with Crow... arguing with your best friend, it must be terrible. "

"Yes, the last best friend, the best partner," Adrian sighed deeply, "This is how a great rift has appeared in decades of friendship."

"Can I... do anything for you?" Ivanka's tone was uncommonly gentle.

"No, no," Adrian rubbed her blond hair, "You have done enough for me, I will deal with it, trust me."

The quarrel was quite abrupt this time. After calming down, Adrian also began to reflect, and he seemed to be...allergic. However, he really did not expect that Claude actually wanted the group to go public, and it was still at this juncture.

What a hell! If it is at another time, Adrian will not refuse even if it is reluctant. After all, no media group is not a listed company. It is not impossible to consider out of attracting more important people. But why is it now, and has already reached preliminary intent cooperation with the two major investment banks, if listed now, three months later...

He didn't realize it, why he didn't realize it...every time I thought of Adrian here, I was very bored. Well, Claude did not realize that it was actually normal, and the uncertainty of financial volatility, even those who manipulated behind it, might not be able to see clearly. Just like Soros in 1999, he thought that the it bubble would burst at that time, so he invested a lot of money to short and ended up losing a lot of money.

But from another point of view, if even Crowder did not anticipate the timing of subprime loans, the possibility of someone pushing behind the scenes would be very low. As mentioned above, almost no one can perfectly predict the uncertainty of financial volatility. Even if the Fed cuts interest rates, everyone will know that there will be such a day sooner or later, but it will be unknown when it will be. know. Adrian originally intended to take this opportunity to make another sum.

So, it’s no wonder that Adrian will have such a violent reaction after hearing that Crowder plans to go public at this time-or this is just a reason. In addition, Adrian instinctively wants to maintain its own Authority is probably another reason.

Yes, as I said more than ten years ago, there are almost no dual-core companies that can develop into large groups. Basically, one person is the main and one person is the supplement. Although Adrian chose the latter, it also used various means. For example, release some forward-looking information to add weight to yourself.

All the time, he and Claude have worked closely together. Many things will be discussed in advance and then paid, so the media industry has gradually developed to today's scale. But now, suddenly, without any preparation at all, Claude offered to list the group, and everything was only owed to Dongfeng. Not to mention Adrian, any chairman of the board will be uncomfortable.

In addition, Adrian is used to being responsible for the general direction. Everything is handed over to Claude in this mode. Suddenly facing the situation that the other party wants to plug in what he does not want, it is instinct to maintain himself.

So and so, at this time, on the eve of a disaster destined to come. Several factors are intertwined, and Adrian will not agree anyway, so disputes can't be avoided.

He couldn't convince Claude, even after sitting in this position for so many years. There is also a considerable understanding of finance, but it is still not as good as Claude. Although I had a good discussion with him in the past and persuaded him to accept his opinions several times, it was on the premise of doing enough homework, but now, Adrian can only temporarily find some unconvincing information, even if he racks his brains The thinking of the new century financial company was quickly refuted by Claude, so the dispute escalated.

Actually, the two haven’t had a dispute before, but in the end they ended up with a limited compromise by one of them. But I don't know why today, even with Adrian being so hard to object, Claude still refuses to give up, which ultimately leads to a runaway situation.

Damn... well, I have to bear most of the responsibility. Adrian thought so after reflection. If he can be more careful, instead of concentrating too much on other aspects, see Crowder’s document about preparing for the market in advance, and even remind Ivanka that he will not be so passive today.

However, it’s strange that you just can’t keep calm, why is Claude so impulsive? This is indeed a problem, but unfortunately it is difficult to get an answer now. After a big quarrel that day, the two of them didn't call by phone these days, even if they met, they just nodded a little coldly.

This is not a good thing. In any case, the media can kill a path in the media industry and achieve the current scale. It has a close relationship with the intimate complementary cooperation of Adrian and Claude. Law repeated. Now, there is a rift between the two, and the subprime mortgage crisis is just around the corner. If the relationship cannot be compensated, it will inevitably have a serious impact on the media.

Not to mention, Adrian and Claude are not without feelings. Whether it is the source of another third of the soul, or the accumulation of hard work over the past ten years, Claude is indeed the most sincere friend and brother of Adrian. As well as the buddies, he definitely does not want to lose him.

So, a few days later, Adrian, who calmed down completely, was supposed to be thinking about Claude too, and then took the initiative to go to his office.

"Hi, Crow." Sitting down behind the desk, Adrian greeted first.

"Hi, Ed." Claude paused and nodded.

Then... long silence, both of them are sitting like this, looking at each other from time to time but not talking.

Finally, Adrian took the initiative to say: "I want to apologize to you, Crow, I was so impulsive that day, I should...be calmer."

"Me too," Claude nodded again, "If I control my emotions a little...maybe there will be no quarrel~IndoMTL.com~ but I will not give up my opinion," Adrian Then he said, "I still think that this is not a good time to go public. I hope you will wait at least three months."

Claude pressed his lips and didn’t speak, followed by a long silence, Adrian couldn’t speak anymore, he wouldn’t promise to let the group go public at this time anyway, secondly... he couldn’t take the initiative Open your mouth and say "we can have detailed discussions" because that means showing weakness. Regardless of whether Claude will be intimidated by this, Adrian cannot speak like this at this time because of the status of chairman of the board of directors.

For a long time, Claude finally said: "So, let’s take a step back. I don’t seek a company listing, but I need to raise money in the primary market."

Although this is not what Adrian wants, it is at least much better than the listing, and Claude is right, this matter needs to give way, so he did not refuse: "I think I can agree."

Then a long silence came again, until Adrian got up and said goodbye, and neither of them said a word. To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (.) to vote for recommendation and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.