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He hesitated for a moment.

Julian Miller, the founder of Horus Fund Management Company, quickly notified his secretary to hold a meeting. He asked many senior executives to put down their work and quickly gathered in the conference room.

In fact, everyone has nothing to do today.

It's nothing more than constantly answering the phone, dealing with angry investors, and reporters who come to take advantage of the heat.

There are also some wealthy people in San Francisco who are a little closer and can spare some time. They come directly with lawyers to make trouble and want the company to give an explanation.

They don’t know whether financial products have been robbed by the market, but they are sure that they have been robbed by Horus Fund Management Company.

The losses of some investors amounted to tens of millions of dollars, which is enough to make many middle-class and high-income people feel pain.

Many employees already feel that the company is going out of business. Asset management companies that cannot gain the trust of investors have a dark future.

Julian Miller's sudden meeting with senior executives was also considered by default to be a discussion on whether to dissolve the company.

This group of employees were all worried about their imminent unemployment, and privately discussed how much severance package they could get, or which company was hiring.

In the conference room.

The two founding partners, who were out of town and unable to attend, participated in this discussion related to the fate of the company via video call.

Video conferencing systems have been popular for decades and are basically standard equipment for large enterprises. Especially among financial companies that focus on efficiency, many small screens are installed on the walls of many conference rooms.

After more than an hour of discussion.

Julian Miller and several senior partners unanimously came to the conclusion that they were willing to be acquired, which made him more determined to sell the company as soon as possible.

After all, even the most capable executives felt that they should cut their losses in time, and Julian Miller, who had basically achieved financial freedom, certainly did not want to be dragged down by endless lawsuits and a negative reputation that had completely hit rock bottom.

If you choose to sell this company, at least it will be a fig leaf, and there is still the possibility of making a comeback in the future.

It comes down to it.

The big ship is about to sink. No one wants to be dragged into the bottom of the sea. If it is sold cheaper, the loss can be reduced to a certain extent.

Julian Miller did not have Suri's contact information, and he felt that responding publicly through the Internet would cause secondary damage to his reputation.

Simply take the nearest flight in a low-key manner and come to Los Angeles in person.

As a celebrity.

The address of Suri's home can be easily found by searching online.

At early 4 o'clock that afternoon, the two parties finally met in the rest area next to the swimming pool.

It has just been about 7 and a half hours since Julian Miller posted a post in the morning announcing the early lifting of bans on several fund products.

Suri was taken aback by his decisiveness.

I had a strange feeling of posting on the Internet and being blocked by netizens along the Internet line. I instantly realized that I should not easily provoke fans online in the future. Even if I am so angry that I can't help but curse, it is best to use a small account.

Julian Miller, who was in his forties, suddenly came to visit without saying hello in advance. Suri was so unprepared that he was now a little confused and didn't know how to talk.

While thinking about negotiation strategies.

Su Rui first looked through the information brought by Julian Miller and carefully browsed the various revenue and financial data of Horus Fund Management Company.

I saw a golden eye symbol printed on the document paper, with the pupil part consisting of "$" representing a U.S. dollar bill.

” composition, which is their company’s logo.

Combine this symbol with the company name "Horus".

It is easy to guess that it represents the "Eye of Horus" in European and American mythology and legends. It has sacred meaning and represents the blessing of the gods and the supreme royal power.

The company's performance is a bit rubbish, but its name is quite interesting.

Su Rui, half joking and half serious, asked tentatively: "Why use this kind of trademark? Are your ancestors related to some mysterious groups?"

Julian Miller was stunned.

On the way here, he thought about many questions in advance, but he did not expect that Su Rui would actually care about this kind of conspiracy theory. After organizing his words, he shook his head and replied:

"I just think it brings me good luck. There is also the Eye of Horus symbol on the dollar bills. In fact, it did help me achieve success. I mean the company's performance until it was harvested by China Securities." It has always been good, especially during the subprime mortgage crisis, I even made a small profit, while most fund companies suffered heavy losses."

Suri just nodded.

Since his successful rise in a short period of time, there have been many secret small groups trying to invite him to join. Although he has not come into contact with the so-called Freemasonry, some alliances are not bad in strength.

Take, for example, the well-known military-industrial complex.

It is composed of multiple forces and has always acted as a troublemaker. It steals countless U.S. military budgets every year and starts many wars. It is simply more terrifying than the stories in many conspiracy theories.

Take the hammer as an example. If the name of the hammer is changed to "artificially assisted pressure generator", the purchase price is dozens of times higher than the market price. An ashtray costs more than 600 US dollars, a small refrigerator costs more than 16,000 US dollars, etc. The mainstream media almost Will not report.

The scary thing is that these budgets were all passed smoothly.

Suri, who had no interest in becoming an official contractor, continued now:

"It used to be the past, but now the situation has completely changed. These old data are meaningless. The main reason why I am willing to acquire your company is to save the time of starting an asset management company. If the price is too high, then I will not continue to negotiate. It’s necessary to go down so as not to waste both of our time.”

The current situation is clear.

With Suri's strength, apart from saving some trouble, there is really no need to "pick up rags".

Julian Miller replied:

"The lease of the office building is still more than 4 years old, and the rent has been paid in advance. In addition, there are office equipment, old customer information, etc. You only need to spend 25 million US dollars, and this company is worth it."

It is right to open several fund products in advance, and there are also some private equity and public equity financial products.

The net profit of Horus Fund Management Company last year was approximately US$8.3 million. However, under the current situation, this income is not sustainable.

Suri said calmly:

"I can pay the remaining rent, and I can trade in office supplies, but your company's investors want to withdraw their capital and leave, and they face the risk of being sued. The value is no longer very high. To be honest, I don't care about your company management at all." The total assets are so large that as long as I get involved in the asset management market, I will soon be able to attract a large number of clients.”

Julian Miller looked ugly and asked:

"Then what is the maximum amount you can pay? You know, I just announced the early end of the closed period and have not yet allowed customers to redeem. This means that the total assets managed by my company are still as high as more than 800 million U.S. dollars. You will pay immediately after the acquisition. can start operating."

Pause for a few seconds.

Suri asked tentatively: "18 million US dollars?"

"make a deal!"

Seeing Julian Miller so cheerful and holding his hand decisively, his gums almost burst out laughing.

Su Rui's face suddenly darkened.

I just think about:

"Damn it! It's definitely loud!"