American Fortune Life

Fifty-eighth floor of the Newsweek Building in Manhattan.

Andy handed the cartoon in his hand to Jon Meacham, and said with a smile: "Have someone make a weekly magazine cover with this cartoon as the main theme, and the theme is "We're done", make two copies and send it to Moody's and S\u0026P."

Jon took the comic and was immediately attracted by the content of the comic. After all, Americans are very familiar with the bronze bull lying on its back in the rubble, which represents Wall Street.

Without further questioning, Jon took the comic and walked out of the office quickly, and went downstairs. As a subordinate, since the boss didn't explain it, he should just complete the task assigned by the boss.

Andy smiled with the corners of his mouth slightly upturned, turning a signature pen in his hand, thinking about something, he raised his wrist and looked at his watch.

After pondering for a while, he stood up, took the suit from the hanger and put it on, walked out of the office, and saw Tory Black holding a fashion magazine.

"Come on, let's go to the gossip crew."

Tori Blake showed joy, stuffed the magazine under the table, grabbed the bag, and ran to catch up with Andy, who had already walked more than ten steps. The small buttocks were outlined by the hip-wrapped skirt, and they twisted very happily. .

At the same time, in a sidewalk coffee shop on Wall Street, Bardstone put his hands on the table, and slowly stirred the coffee in the coffee cup with a stainless steel spoon in his hand, then took it out and put it aside, picked it up and took a sip.

He didn't need to deliberately look at the other side to know that the other side's eyes never left his face.

"Bud, our boss asked me to thank you boss on his behalf. Thank you for your information. This is a great help to Morgan Stanley."

"Hehe, it's nothing. After all, my boss doesn't want to see your company go bankrupt. It will cause our boss a lot of losses..."

Bardstone's words caused the person on the opposite side to laugh awkwardly. After a brief silence, the other party took the lead and said, "Mr. Smith, would you like to talk to us? It's about the VAM agreement."

Bud slowly put down the coffee cup in his hand, propped his elbows on the table, leaned forward, crossed his fingers into fists, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said with a smile at the corner of his mouth: "Tom, do you think that the current trend will develop? Go on, in a few months, will Morgan Stanley win the bet? Hehe, $7.2 billion, how do you talk about it, and how do you want to talk about it?"

"Huh——" Tom breathed out a stern and affectionate face, stabilized his mind, and said in a low voice: "Aren't you afraid that we have no money to pay?

Or directly apply for bankruptcy protection, or even declare bankruptcy directly. "

"Hehe, Tom's joke is not funny at all. Even if what you said happened, it will not be a threat to us. Besides, do you think your shareholders will let Morgan Stanley file for bankruptcy protection? Also, I believe The U.S. government will not watch you die, and we will be able to get the money as soon as possible, by the way, if we don’t get cash after a few months, we will apply to the court to freeze your assets.”

Tom's face was as dark as a pot, and it was very ugly. The company had considered all these before he came. If it was a different time, although it would only cause some troubles for Morgan Stanley, it would not be fatal. The problem lies in the timing. Big investment banks and companies have all seen the possibility of economic collapse, and this possibility is increasing day by day. It is undoubtedly fatal for Morgan Stanley to do this at this time.

"Bud, to be honest, I don't believe you guys would do that, because it's not good for you, everyone is doing it for profit, the dollar is the key, why don't we sit down and talk, let's negotiate a suitable price , Sell the VAM agreement back to us..."

Bardstone smiled softly, leaning on the sofa, and slowly tapped the armrest with relaxed fingers, "Negotiate? How to negotiate? If you take out 7.2 billion, the deal can be concluded immediately. The question is, will you do it? You don’t want to come up with a 120 million to make a joke!”

"Ahem, of course, of course, of course we won't..." The corners of Tom's mouth twitched in embarrassment, and he took a few sips of coffee to hide his bitter expression.

"Tom, another time, we are good friends, but now we represent our respective companies, let's be honest, even if you don't have the money to pay for the gambling agreement in the end, we will still make money, after all, JPMorgan Chase, Swiss Bank, Even the consortium in the foot basin country is very interested in your company..."

"No! Bud, you can't do that!" Tom was frightened, the veins on his forehead were throbbing, and he stood up suddenly from the sofa. His voice was a bit loud, causing the surrounding guests to look sideways frequently. Flushing red, when Shi Shiran sat down, he lowered his voice and said hoarsely: "Everything is negotiable..."

What companies like Morgan Stanley are most afraid of is that a hostile company will hold a large amount of debt. Basically, they will use this as an entry point to unscrupulously swallow discounts. That is the biggest damage to Morgan Stanley.

"It's still the same sentence, how do we discuss it? You won't bid 7.2 billion, right?" Bud continued to tease his friend on the opposite side without any morals. Of course, he is now representing the company, and friendship must be put aside. This is a matter of professional ethics. .

"Cough cough, let's sit down and talk about it. We really can't cash out that much cash at once. You see, the economic situation in the United States is not always stable, and the stock market is still rising. In this way, 1.2 billion, you What do you think?"

"Hahaha..." Budstone laughed loudly, not caring about the frowning eyes of the guests around him, stood up while laughing, straightened his suit, pressed his hands on the table, leaned forward, his eyes His expression was slightly stern due to bloodshot eyes caused by staying up late for a long time.

"In the past few months, we have paid 19 million US dollars in premiums to your company. You have never been relentless when deducting money. There is no need to negotiate this kind of price. This is the end of our conversation. The money Just keep it and save yourselves!"

Tom looked at his old friend's hideous expression, which was extremely ugly, and he also lamented in his heart. It is true that this price is fantastic, but what can he do about the company's decision? wrong.

Yes, there is no need to talk about this price! Hell, they were willing to sit down and talk too. . .

Throwing down fifty dollars, he chased after him in stride, grabbed Bud who was about to get into the car, and said eagerly in a low voice: "The price can be negotiated! Don't contact other buyers."

Bud leaned on the car door, looked at Tom and said straightly: "We can sit down and talk, but if you want to be whimsical, then there is no need. We will keep watching you. If we feel that you can't fulfill the agreement, don't Blame us for selling to other companies."

Tom shook his head helplessly and smiled wryly, looking at Budstone's car going away, but thought that if the company's 15 billion gambling agreement could be redeemed in advance, then the company might be able to make a lot of money in this storm. Maybe the pen. Thinking of this, Tom got into the car and said to CEO Pei Xiliang, "Boss, they are willing to talk, but the asking price won't be too low..."

Andy, who had already entered the Upper East Side of Manhattan by car, hung up the phone with a smug smile on his lips. Budstone's call let him know that the fat sheep of Morgan Stanley had already jumped onto the chopping board, and the next step was Prepare to stutter.

The Museum of the City of New York, home of the noble school in the TV series, often stops tourists and passers-by to watch a group of stylishly dressed boys and girls perform in front of the camera.

When the actors were resting, some people would shout the names of Queen S and Queen B loudly. Every time Blackleaf and Leighton Meester waved their hands in response, it would cause screams, and many paparazzi outside also held up their cameras to shoot.

Since Andy took Blake Lively and Leighton to the screen a few times, fans of "Gossip Girl" have accepted these two heroines. Before the play was released, people became popular first.

The first season of "Gossip Girl" has 18 episodes, and it has been scheduled for autumn. It will start broadcasting on CW TV in September. Because of Andy, the first season of this TV series will not be the same as traditional American dramas. It will be cut off because the TV station does not subscribe.

With sufficient shooting time, the quality of the TV series will naturally improve, and all the preparations are in place, especially the high-end fashion on the girls. You can see Queen S and Queen B secretly photographed by paparazzi in gossip magazines every day. The fashion dress is sought after by many girls.