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"In order to continue to expand," Claude said without hesitation, "although you always said that we should focus on new media, in fact, we have gained a lot from new media, but it does not mean that traditional media should be completely eliminated, even if they are about to fade away - what do you think of the acquisition of the New York Times?"

"Buy the New York Times? Is it necessary? " Adrian, with his hands crossed, did not agree.

"I'm just going to give you an example," Claude waved. "But we can't rely entirely on others in the channels of traditional media. We have to have our own, and maybe it can be of great use when necessary. It's just that they also want to enter the new media, so we need to use the listing to attract more and more investors and attract more people. AC media still has a lot of room for growth, and shareholders will be happy to see this. "

"I've talked to people at Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan, and they've reached an agreement on cooperation. They've started to prepare," he said

"Yes?" Adrian finally can't sit still, some impatient took over, turned a few pages, and then raised to have, frown tightly, "how do I not know?"

Claude blinked, as if he didn't quite understand: "I told you before, just a few weeks ago, there was something I wanted to talk to you about, but it was only a preliminary idea, so it was postponed temporarily."

"It's not like a preliminary idea." Adrian raised the document in his hand.

"Yes, but then I sent you all the information. You signed it, too Claude spread out his hand and looked at him with strange eyes, as if aware that he was different.

Adrian opened his mouth but didn't say a word. His face was not very good-looking. During this period, it was the Oscar and the new film, and then he had to visit the mainland. After watching a lot of things, he handed it to Ivanka.

"I don't agree, crow." Adrian finally said that.

"Why?" Claude looked surprised.

"Because..." Adrian sipped his lower lip and then took a deep breath. "Didn't you notice. Crow, the situation of Fannie and Freddie is not very stable. Since last year, some people have been unable to pay off the mortgage, but the bank still loses money after auctioning off the mortgage. "

"Is it?" Claude looked at him suspiciously, and then recalled carefully, "well, I remember that there are such things, but it's not common. Isn't it? "

"If it's universal, then the whole investment environment will deteriorate." Adrian immediately said, "I remember talking to Eni about this before. It's said that the situation is not very optimistic."

"Is it?" Claude narrowed his eyes. "Donald and I talked about it, but he didn't. He admitted that there were some problems, but they will get better soon."

"But I heard The new century financial company has declared bankruptcy. " Adrian, whose face became more ugly, racked his brains and said.

"Which loan company was founded in 1995? It's normal, "Claude waved." it's all in loans. And it's subprime loans as the main business, it's hard to bear big waves, especially in the financial sector. You should understand this. I admit that financial markets have been more volatile this year than before, but it won't affect us. "

Adrian couldn't help but cover his forehead. After a moment's silence, Adrian said firmly: "I still hold my opinion."

"Why?" Claude finally frowned. "We just split the listing, the core business is reserved, the impact on equity is not very big, you don't have to worry about it."

"I'm not worried about that." Adrian's voice couldn't help saying, "you know me, crow. If it's really necessary, I don't object to the listing of the group at all. I'm just worried that this fluctuation will expand and become more and more intense! I have a bad feeling that this wave will not end so easily

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

"Don't you believe it?" Adrian took a deep breath, his eyes flashed a little angry light, "why? You'll admit that my prediction has always been accurate. "

"Yes, but that's more or less based on facts," Claude's tone also became a little unhappy. "You're telling subprime mortgage volatility is likely to expand. Well, I admit there's a certain probability, but that's very small, or in other words, you don't have a little strong evidence that this could happen."

After a pause and hesitation, he added, "ed, you're excellent. We all know that, but why not continue?"

Although he was very tactful, Adrian still recognized the meaning of his words, and then slowly stood up, supporting his hands on the desk, looking down at Claude: "can't you see it? Can't you really see it, or do you don't want to see it, crow? If we need funds, there are many ways of financing, not necessarily need to be listed! It's a risk to do this at this time. If it was ten years ago, I would not hesitate to respond. As long as it is good for the group, now, we don't need to take any more risks! ""It's not realistic to wait, that's adventure! I am very clear what I am doing. Anything can not be without risks. As long as it is within the acceptable range, as long as the harvest is higher than the payment, it is worth doing! " Claude also stood up, staring at Adrian.

"Can you bear it? The harvest is higher than the pay? " Adrian didn't finally stop sneering. "I'm still the problem, crow. Are you not seeing it, or don't you want to see it?"

"I didn't see it? Did I not see it, or do you think I didn't see it? " Claude asked in a loud voice, "I don't understand, ED, why you've always trusted me, but now it's like a different person."

"Of course I trust you, crow. I trust you as always, but shouldn't you even ask on the phone before you do it? "

"Ha, do you think your authority has been offended? Because I didn't call you? "

Their voices grew louder and louder, and their emotions became more and more excited. At the end of the day, they looked at each other like red eyed bulls, who would not let anyone.

A moment later, Claude said, word by word, "you know, I could have told you when I was done!"

That's right. Adrian has always let go, so Claude, the president and CEO, has great power. If the board of directors supports this kind of thing, he can't stop it. Perhaps Claude wanted to say that he had come to consult Adrian because he respected his performance. But Claude forgot that at this time, it had another meaning: even if you knew it, you couldn't stop me.

So. Adrian's face became livid, the same word for word answer: "you can try it!"

Claude's face was also livid. Then he turned and left without saying a word. Then, there was a loud bang at the door.

"What happened..." Ivanka then hurried in, but only said a word, Adrian hit the table with a fierce blow, issued a huge "Dong" sound.

Then he swept all the things on the table to the ground and breathed with scarlet eyes.

Ivanka stepped back. But she quickly stepped forward and grabbed Adrian's arm. "Calm down, ed."

Adrian turned his head, the expression on his face was particularly ferocious. Ivanka was about to speak, but he plopped it on the table and screamed with pain. Adrian paid no attention to it and lifted her skirt roughly. Pull off the stockings and underpants, what foreplay does not have to bump into.

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

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I don't know how long it took. Ivanka finally woke up and found herself lying on the sofa with a coat over her. She reluctantly sat up and took a few breaths of air, then opened her coat. Her coat was OK. Her skirt was so torn that she couldn't see it. Her stockings also had several big holes. She reached out to touch her waist and legs and the inside of her thighs. She felt the pain immediately. I'm afraid it would be a little bruised.

She grinned bitterly, then looked at the figure standing in front of the French window. Adrian, only in his shirt, was holding his arm with his back to her, as if thinking something.

Ivanka stood up and walked behind him, reaching for his waist from behind. "Are you better now?"

Adrian turned, took her face and looked down into her eyes. "I hurt you?"

"And Fortunately... " Ivanka smiles.

"I hurt you." The question turned into a statement, and the next second he held her in his arms. "I'm sorry, Eni, I'm sorry, but I promise there won't be another one."

"It doesn't matter," Ivanka hugged him, as if trying to embed his whole body, "or the first time I saw you fighting with Claude It must be terrible to quarrel with your best friend

"Yes, the last good friend, the best partner," Adrian sighed deeply. "There is a big crack in the friendship of decades."

"I can What can I do for you? " Ivanka's tone is rare and unspeakable tenderness.

"No, no," Adrian rubbed her blonde hair. "You've done enough for me. I'll take care of it. Trust me."

This fight came out of the blue. After calming down, Adrian began to reflect. He seemed to Some allergies. However, he really did not expect that Claude actually wanted to make the group listed, and it was still at this juncture.

Damn it! If it is another time, Adrian will not refuse even if he is reluctant. After all, no media group is not a listed company. In order to attract more influential people, it is not impossible to consider. But why is it now that we have reached an initial intention to cooperate with the two major investment banks? If we go public now, three months later

How could he not realize that Adrian gets bored every time I think about it. Well, Claude didn't realize that it was normal, and the uncertainty of financial volatility, even for those who manipulated it in the back, didn't necessarily see it. Like 99 years of Soros, he thought that the IT bubble would burst at that time, so he invested a lot of money in the short sale and lost a lot of money.On the other hand, if even Claude didn't anticipate the timing of subprime mortgage defaults, it would be very unlikely that someone would push it behind the scenes. As mentioned above, the uncertainty of financial fluctuations can hardly be perfectly predicted. Even if the Federal Reserve starts to cut interest rates, we will know sooner or later, but when it will be, we do not know. Adrian was going to take this opportunity to make another profit.

So, it's no wonder Adrian had such a violent reaction when he heard that Claude planned to go public again at this time - or this is just one reason. Besides, Adrian's instinctive desire to maintain his authority is probably another reason.

Yes, it was said more than a decade ago that there are few companies with dual core that can develop into large groups. Basically, one person is the main body and one person is the auxiliary. Although Adrian chose the latter, he also used various means. For example, publish forward-looking information to add weight to yourself.

For a long time, he and Claude have been working closely together. Many things will be discussed in advance and then the action will be paid. As a result, the AC media industry has gradually developed into today's scale. However, all of a sudden, without any preparation at all, Claude proposed to list the group, and everything was ready only for Dongfeng. Don't mention Adrian, any chairman of the board will be uncomfortable.

In addition, Adrian is used to taking charge of the general direction and giving all the details to Claude. Suddenly, he is faced with the situation that the other party wants to force something he doesn't want. It is his nature to protect himself instinctively.

In this way, it is at this time, the eve of a doomed disaster. Several factors intertwined, Adrian would not agree in any case, so the dispute could not be avoided.

But he couldn't convince Claude, even after so many years in this position. He has a good understanding of finance, but he is not as good as Claude. Although we had a good discussion with him and persuaded him to accept his own opinions several times before, it was on the premise that he had done enough homework. Now, Adrian can only find some unconvincing materials temporarily. Even the financial company of the new century, which has racked his brains, was quickly refuted by Claude, and the dispute escalated.

In fact, it is not that there has been no dispute between the two people before, but both of them will end up with limited compromise by one of them. But today, I don't know why, even under the circumstances of Adrian's strong opposition, Claude still refused to give up, which eventually led to the situation out of control.

Damn it Well, I have a lot of responsibility. Adrian thought after reflection. If he could be more careful, instead of focusing too much on other aspects, see Claude's documents on preparing for listing in advance, and even remind Ivanka, he would not be so passive today.

However, it's strange that he didn't keep calm. Why is Claude so impulsive? This is indeed a question, but it is difficult to get an answer now. After a big fight that day, the two people did not speak on the phone these days. Even if they met, they just nodded with a stiff face and some coldness.

This is not a good thing. In any case, AC media can make a way in the media industry and achieve its present scale. It has a considerable relationship with the close and complementary cooperation between Adrian and Claude, which can't be repeated by others. Now, if the crisis between the media and the two people cannot be made up for, then it is bound to cause serious impact on the relationship between the two.

Besides, Adrian and Claude are not without feelings. No matter it is from the other third of the soul, or from the accumulation of more than ten years of hard work, Claude is indeed Adrian's most sincere friend, brother and confidant. He absolutely does not want to lose him.

So, after a few days, Adrian, who had completely calmed down, thought that Claude should have thought about it, and then went to his office on his own initiative.

"Hi, crow." Sitting behind his desk, Adrian said hello first.

"Hi, ed." Claude stopped and nodded to him.

And then For a long time, they both sat there, looking at each other from time to time without speaking.

Finally, Adrian took the initiative to say, "I want to apologize to you, crow. I was so impulsive that day. I should Be more calm. "

"Me too," Claude nodded again. "If I had a little control over my emotions Maybe there won't be a fight. "

"But I won't give up my opinion," Adrian added. "I still don't think it's a good time to go public. I hope you'll wait at least three months."

Claude closed his lips and did not speak. Then there was a long silence. Adrian could not speak again. First, he would not allow the group to go public at this time. Second, he would He can't take the initiative to say, "we can have a detailed discussion," because that means showing weakness. No matter whether Claude will be pushed forward or not, Adrian, in his capacity as chairman of the board of directors, can not say so at this time.

For a long time, Claude finally said, "well, let's take a step back. I don't want to go public, but I need to raise money in the primary market."Although this is not what Adrian wants, it is at least much better than going public, and Claude is right, it needs to meet each other, so he did not refuse: "I think I can agree."

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