At a coffee shop in Burbank, Ronan met the investment manager at Merrill Lynch.

"Hello, Ronan. Scott greeted Ronan politely: "I haven't seen you for a long time." ”

Ronan smiled and said, "I haven't seen you for more than half a year, have you?"

The last time they met, the two met in Santa Monica, when Ronan had something to do, and Scott hurried by, just saying hello.

Scott smiled and said, "yes." ”

Ronan looked at Scott quietly, as before, wearing a suit and leather shoes, and his hair was meticulously combed, looking like a business elite.

But the neat and neat dress can't hide the haggard on his face and the anxiety between his expressions.

Thinking about the current stock market, and then linking it to the work that Scott does, it is not difficult for Ronan to have some guesses.

"Looking for me?" Ronan asked.

Scott stopped talking, and it didn't seem easy to say.

Ronan made a joke: "You can't be looking for me to invest, right? Now the stock market is like this, it is not suitable for investment." ”

"Of course not. Scott smiled, just a little forced.

Thinking about it more than a year ago, Ronan advised him more than once not to use his own money to play stocks, even if he invested money in the stock market, he had to withdraw as soon as possible depending on the situation.

Even after Ronan withdrew from the stock market, he was reminded to stop in moderation.

It's a pity that greed blinds my eyes, and I don't know that the stock market has risen to that extent, which is already very dangerous, but I always think that there will be someone behind me to take over, and I can throw the pot to the people behind, and then exit safely with a large profit.

The result?

It's not too miserable, not to mention the loss of the family, and the bank owes a lot of debt.

Scott looked at Ronan's young face, and then thought about himself, after so many years in the stock market, he couldn't understand it as well as a young man.

Also, Ronan's career has been steadily rising, while he has slipped to the bottom.

Those who cannot control their greed will eventually be punished, and the price of this punishment will be so terrible that people will want to jump from the building.

If he hadn't had his wife and children, maybe he would have gone to the Golden Gate Bridge last year......

Ronan looked at the other side: "Scott, we are old friends, let's talk about something directly." ”

Scott opened his mouth, the most difficult words to speak, but thinking of the experience of the past year, the wife and children at home, said, "Ronan, I ...... Something is wrong with my finances. ”

Ronan asked, "Caused by the stock market?"

Scott nodded slowly and heavily: "I didn't get out in time, when the stock market first plummeted, I refused to accept the reality, thinking it was a short-term adjustment, missed the best chance to take off the phone, and was directly trapped, no one was willing to take over if I wanted to sell, I owe a lot of money to the bank, Brentwood's house was taken away by the bank, and the customers at work were almost gone, Merrill Lynch laid off employees in the first two months, and I ......"

His voice became deeper and lower: "I was laid off by Merrill Lynch, lost my job, and my family could not guarantee even the most basic source of livelihood. The bank was still collecting the debt, and I negotiated with them to repay it in installments. ”

Ronan roughly understood what Scott meant, and probably couldn't find any other way, in his situation, no one would lend them if he wanted to borrow.

In case of jumping from the upper floor, the borrower will lose all his money.

"Scott. Ronan was a smart guy and didn't let Scott say a word of pleading, asking, "Have you found a new job?"

"Not yet. Scott shook his head.

Ronan has worked with Scott for a long time, and he knows this person well, and his ability is good, but his overall view is more average.

Of course, it is normal for this fall to be so bad.

The Nasdaq bubble burst in 2000, who made a lot of money?

Ordinary people, many rich people have lost their faces full of blood.

The owner of the investment company who bought Future World and went bankrupt before he even had time to move in, is estimated to be more than ten times more net worth than Scott, and he is not still bankrupt.

Ronan's head kept turning, and he quickly thought of a plan that had been stuck on paper, and it seemed that he could let Scott do some preliminary preparations, so that he could also prepare for the official formation in the future, and he could also actually investigate Scott as a person.

Thinking of this, Ronan asked directly, "Scott, do you understand the operation of the Foundation?"

Scott glanced at Ronan in surprise and said, "Understood." In fact, those who hold the position of investment manager are well aware of the operation mode of the foundation. He wasn't stupid either, and asked, "Ronan, do you have a Foundation?"

"I'm going to start a foundation. Ronan said roughly: "Investment funds." ”

Originally, it was planned to wait for Lawyer Dinah to be busy with this time before letting her plan it.

Ronan took a sip of coffee and said, "Since you know about the foundation, you should know very well that the establishment of the foundation requires a lot of preparation of materials and a lot of procedures, and I need someone who can be trusted to help deal with it." ”

Scott immediately understood what Ronan meant: "Ronan, I ......"

Ronan waved his hand: "Don't talk about this yet, listen to me." ”

Ronan couldn't have made a hasty decision on this kind of thing, and he talked to Scott for a long time to make sure that he really knew about the preparation and operation of the Foundation.

And there is basically no problem in coping with this job.

Ronan said, "Scott, I believe in your abilities and people, that's why I wanted to hire you. ”

"Thank you. Scott still said the sentence just now: "Thank you, Ronan, thank you very much." ”

At this moment, the pressure on my heart is much less.

Ronan briefly talked about the salary, Scott accepted his personal employment, and it had nothing to do with Relativity Entertainment.

He had read a lot of information and laws and regulations about the foundation before, and was ready to set up a foundation independent of the Relativity Entertainment Group when the conditions were right.

Scott looked at Ronan gratefully, he has the ability to see and understand the world, such a young man is too rare.

I'm afraid that when it comes to Merrill Lynch's layoffs, Ronan understands what he means.

But instead of asking him to borrow money, Ronan offered him a job and a two-month advance, which not only saved the man's face, but also solved most of the practical difficulties.

After chatting about the specific work, Ronan said: "Tomorrow I will hand over some specific materials to you, and you will start to make preliminary preparations...... Well, before the end of August, the foundation will be officially registered and established, and the legal aspects ......"

He took out his mobile phone, found Dinah's lawyer's contact information, sent it to Scott, and said, "This is my lawyer, you can ask her for any legal questions." ”

Scott saved his contact information and said, "Okay." ”

Ronan said: "You pay more attention to the preliminary work, Attorney Dinah is busy with other work now, and when the matter at hand is almost dealt with, he will come over to help you." ”

Scott nodded repeatedly, as if the stone that had been pressed on his chest for the past year had been removed, and he felt that his breathing was relaxed.

In fact, he knew very well that this was just a preliminary preparation for the registration of the foundation, like this kind of work, I don't know how many people in the United States can do it, Ronan gave him a chance, isn't it a test?

If you don't do it well, it's not a problem to change people or anything.

The two chatted for a long time in the café and made an appointment to meet again at Sand Sea Entertainment the next day, and Scott offered to say goodbye.

Ronan is also leaving, and walks out of the café with Scott.

"Andrea and Taylor, are they alright?" Ronan asked with concern as he walked, "I haven't seen them in a long time." ”

Scott looked haggard, but his smile was much lighter, and said, "Everything is fine, Taylor asked me some time ago, when will you be a guest again." ”

Ronan smiled and said, "I will definitely go again when I have time." ”

Scott was not invited, from an independent villa to a rented house, the psychological gap is not so easy to adjust.

He diverted the topic and said: "I didn't think before, but I didn't know until last year that I was so short-sighted, and this time was really too difficult." ”

As a beneficiary of the stock market, Ronan didn't know how to answer, so he simply didn't say anything.

Scott added: "Last month, I went to Mexico with the last bit of money on me, and thankfully...... I'm not going crazy. ”

Ronan understood what this meant, and said, "There are some things that you can't turn back when you've done them. ”

Scott breathed a sigh of relief, seemed to be rejoicing, and said, "I'll go to your office tomorrow to look for you, the place hasn't changed, has it?"

"Nope. Ronan shook Scott's hand and said goodbye.

A man, for the sake of his family, actually went to Mexico......

Then again, it's not the most dangerous profession in Mexico either, it's the other way around.

Tax evasion in the United States, drug trafficking in the East, and drug prohibition in Mexico are among the highest occupations in the world.

Ronan got on the Cadillac, instructed David to drive to Shahai Entertainment, returned to the office and sorted out some of the materials he had prepared when he learned about the foundation's cases and laws and regulations, and handed them to Scott who came over the next day, and at the same time called Dinah's lawyer, focusing on the fact that Scott was in charge of preparing for the registration of the foundation for the time being.

The materials are definitely not enough, but with a special person in charge, what is needed later, and then make up for it.

Ronan is not in a hurry, as long as the foundation can be incorporated before September, and then wait for the American economy to continue to suffer heavy losses after September.

As for unreliable ideas such as finding a way to rescue the innocent people in the World Trade Tower, Ronan didn't even think about it.

If this kind of thing is done, it will pay a heavy price if it is not done well.

With Ronan's capital, maybe he won't see the sun for the rest of his life.

After the incident, it's a big deal to donate some money.

Then again, in the style of some charitable organizations, the devil knows how much money can fall on the victims in the end.

Ronan doesn't remember very clearly, it seems that there was a scandal in the 911 charity in his previous life?

The summer season of North American movies has kicked off, and "Spy Shadow" will be released in more than a month, and publicity efforts are also increasing.