The heads of all the companies on the audit list are paying attention to Roy and the work he is responsible for, especially after the failure of the passive resistance of Xerox, the first company to be audited.

On the Saturday afternoon when Xerox's audit report was released, most of the Warren Board of Governors and alternate directors, including Chester Carlson and Joe Wells, gathered at the Ranch Park Golf Course. A small number of directors such as Carl Barton and Joe Girard were absent because they accompanied Chairman Evan to New York at the beginning of the month to attend the listing ceremony of the Magic Seven Company, which is still on Wall Street.

Golf, an outdoor sport, has always been the exclusive property of the wealthy because of the equipment. It has both athletic and social elements, and it can be said to be one of the essential skills for people in high society.

Los Angeles has quickly become one of the best golf destinations in the world because of its climate, evergreen lawns, and Hollywood's presence and clientele.

Ranch Park Golf Club is one of the oldest golf courses in Los Angeles, it opened in 1921 and covers more than 180 acres in Century City, very close to Beverly Hills.

Because of the beautiful environment and the right distance, this place is one of the places frequented by the Warren Council.

Half an hour after the start of the course, Chester and Wells walked on the lawn near the fifth hole. There are a lot of people in their group, all of them are holding clubs, plus caddies with club bags behind them, looking at the huge group, it is very eye-catching.

This caused Joe Wells, the convener of the party, to find out a bit of a headache.

It is so eye-catching, and it also makes them exchange experiences with Chester in a low-key way.

There was no way, before the eighteenth hole was halfway through, Wells made an excuse, pulled a few important people, went out of the venue first, and went to the hotel on the sidelines to "rest".

Of course, it is said to be a break, but in fact it is not much different from having a high-level meeting. It's just that the topic of the meeting is not the usual corporate affairs, but a pre-exam Q&A with Chester Carlson as the teacher.

Because Roy's attitude was asked in advance, Chester Carlson can be said to be ready to answer questions.

This made Joe Wells and others, who were students who asked questions, very grateful and happy.

"Magnus, thank you so much today, with your guidance, we can save a lot of things, and the report will look better in the future. ”

"Carlson, as a token of appreciation, how about we go to Hollywood Boulevard to relax in the evening?"

After the "Q&A", Chester Carlson did not take credit for the thanks of his colleagues, but said frankly: "You don't need to be like this, I just did what I had to do." ”

"To be honest, the BOSS ordered Xerox to be the first to be audited, and I was very unhappy at first, but now after seeing the report, I can say that I am embarrassed, I can only try my best to make up for it, and fully cooperate with the measures implemented by Evan. ”

"Colleagues, Evan has said more than once that he wants to aim for a 'consortium', I don't know what you think, at least I'm willing to pay for it. ”

"So, there is no need to thank or reward, how about everyone encourage together?"

When everyone heard this, after a short silence, they said yes in unison.

As for how many of them are sincere and how many are drifting, it is not known.

It's just that Vidak, who was present at the meeting, silently recorded the changes in everyone's expressions and words in detail.

On the same day, New York.

It's nighttime here three hours before Los Angeles. While the sun was still setting in Los Angeles, New York was already brightly lit.

Manhattan, Rockefeller Center, Rainbow Restaurant.

Evan, Carr, Linda, Davidson, Joe Girard, Alan Granmore (publisher editor-in-chief), Virginia, Isaac Fields sat around the table.

For the time being, there are only fruits, desserts and wine glasses on the table, and the dishes have been ordered and have not been served yet.

With the exception of Alan Granmore, who is based in New York, everyone else came from California last month.

Today's dinner here is Alan Granmore's meal, because Evan and his party have finished their affairs and are preparing to return to California.

On the first day of this month (February 1951), the Magic Seven Company was listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and the IPO issue price was $5 per share, and a total of 12 million new shares were issued. On the day of listing, the company's stock price rose 5.8% from $5.1 at the opening to $5.4 at the close, bringing the company's total market capitalization to $324 million. This result is okay on the whole, at least outperforming the market, but for those Wall Street practitioners who have high hopes for the magic seven company, there is some disappointment. However, in the following trading days, the stock of Magic Seven Company somehow attracted the attention of many stock traders, and the trading volume increased one after another, while the stock price was also growing little by little. As a result, the originally disappointed person immediately rejoiced.

The company has become a star stock on the New York Stock Exchange, which is naturally an honor for the management of companies such as Davidson. Therefore, in these days in New York, Davidson and others have also become lively figures, with invitations to drinking parties, media and newspaper interviews one after another, and they are very busy.

But Evan Warren, the founder of the company and the real controller, was surprisingly not surrounded by the media, neither in the newspapers nor on the radio.

This situation, which looks weird, makes Evan Warren very satisfied. It has to be said that Wall Street's control of the media is impressive.

That's why Evon agreed to someone's invitation on Wall Street to come to New York.

During the two weeks in Manhattan, not only were Davidson and Evan busy, but Evan was not idle. Davidson has to juggle both corporate and social matters, and his boss, Evan, is no exception. The difference is that the object that Evan has to deal with is more high-end.

In the past two weeks, Evan first attended a shareholder reception at JP Morgan Bank. Then, under the leadership of Francis Morgan (son of Henry Morgan), he attended several clubs and private dinners, and almost knew the successors of the major powers on Wall Street. At the same time, Evan and Henry Morgan had a short conversation at the family estate. Only a few people know exactly what was being discussed.

In addition to these social events, Evan also took the time to visit the New York offices of his various companies, especially at the publishing house where Alan Grammore is in charge.

Evan rubbed his temples with a headache at the thought of accidentally running into his sister Virginia at the publishing house, and at the same time looked at his sister and Fields who were talking in a low voice.

Alas, I don't know what Nina will criticize me when she hears that I let Virginia into the publishing house?

Just as Evan was worried about the future, a black-clad waiter approached him. When Evan thought that the other party had come to inform the serving, he saw the visitor bend down and whisper in his ear, "Dear Mr. Warren, there is a gentleman who wants to invite you to dinner......