The conversation with Girard must have been unpleasant, but Evan thought it was necessary.

In this era, competition in the ideological field cannot be left to chance.

Evan's background makes him have to be cautious, otherwise he could fall into the abyss if he is not careful.

You must know that the American version of Wenge broke out more than ten years earlier than the East.

After obtaining Girard's assurance, Evan found a time to gather a few generals to hold a salon at his home, and in addition to Carl, Wells, Girard and others from Los Angeles, Davidson, Webb, Leon and others from Sacramento were also called.

The theme of the salon was how to reduce the influence of social ideology on the operation of the factory.

……

Saturday, October 17.

Today is the day of the UCLA Undergraduate Association Board of Trustees vote.

Linda's candidacy, Evan has heard from others. The person who told him the news was not his sister Virginia, but Linda's brother in New York.

As the only girl in the Sproul family, Linda is much pampered at home, how can anyone else not care about her affairs.

Ewen came to prepare to cheer up this childhood friend today, but unfortunately he couldn't go because of temporary things.

He must go to school to attend a secrecy and security training organized by the Ministry of National Defense.

Voting begins at 9 a.m. and closes at 3 p.m., with results announced at 5 p.m. in the Royce House Auditorium.

At 5:15, Linda learned the election results.

She successfully became a member of the Undergraduate Association.

That night, the three girls had a happy falling out in the villa.

Instigated by Elizabeth's temptation, the little girl Linda got drunk for the first time in her life.

The next day, Linda was woken up by the phone ringing.

Linda, who experienced the drunken state for the first time, felt extremely uncomfortable, her head was groggy, and her hands and feet were still a little uncontrollable.

Still, she insisted on answering the phone.

If she didn't answer, the phone would keep ringing, which would make her even more uncomfortable.

Linda swayed left and right, carefully avoiding the clutter on the floor, came to the sofa next to the phone, sat down heavily, and then picked up the microphone.

The bell then stopped abruptly.

"Hey, this is Linda, may I ask ......" Linda's voice was weak when she first picked up the phone, but after hearing the first words on the other side of the phone, her spirits lifted.

"Hi, good morning, Linda, I'm Evan!"

Linda held the microphone tightly in her left hand, inserted five fingers into her free right hand, and combed it back, stimulating her scalp with her fingertips to sober herself up.

"Good morning, Evan. ”

"Listen to your voice, just woke up?"

Linda nodded, "Uh, yes." ”

"Congratulations, I was elected to the Board of Governors, it's not easy. ”

Linda was a little surprised that Evan knew about this, obviously she had told Virginia not to keep it a secret from Evan, she looked up at Virginia's bedroom door, and replied, "Thank you!"

"You celebrated late yesterday, didn't you?"

Linda said, "Probably!"

"I guessed right, you've missed a lot of calls this morning...... Your brother John called me in a hurry. ”

"Ahhh......h

She looked at the wine bottles scattered at her feet, and regretted her actions yesterday, "It's all my fault, I'll call it right away." ”

"That's good......"

At this time, the two sides of the phone suddenly fell silent.

After a while, Linda said with some resentment, "Evan, did you want to talk about this when you called?"

"Well, that's pretty much it......" The voice in the microphone paused for a moment: "By the way, did you have a good time, do you want me to organize it again?"

Linda suddenly said with some interest: "Forget it, thank you, Evan......"

"I mean, no...... Virginia and I drank too much yesterday, and I guess we don't want to go out today, that ...... Sorry!"

"...... like this"

Linda took a deep breath, "Well, is there anything else?"

"No ......"

"So be it, yesterday's table hasn't been cleaned up yet......"

"In that case, then...... See you soon!"

"Goodbye!"

Linda quickly hung up the phone, and a feeling of weakness and loss came over her.

What am I doing here?

……

On the other side, a cabin in the woods.

Evan held the microphone in his hand and was speechless for a long time, sighing before putting the microphone back in place.

Audrey came out of the bedroom with her hair tied and asked, "Someone answered the phone?"

Evan nodded, "Yes, they drank too much last night!"

After tying her hair, Audrey spun around in front of Evan, and then was taken into Evan's arms.

Evan complimented, "It's so pretty!"

Audrey gave him a blank look, "Drinking too much? Virginia, they actually drink too much? Are they celebrating something?"

Evan let out a soft "um" to signal that she had guessed correctly, and then changed the subject without a trace: "Do you still spend a day at Old Freesman's today? ”

Audrey broke free from Evan's arms, glanced at the clock by the wall, and said, "That's how it was intended, but ...... Is this a kind invitation to me for a date?"

Evan nodded in anticipation.

"Beautiful Miss Audrey, can you give me this chance?"

Audrey grinned on her face, but she pretended to hesitate and said, "Is this...... Let me think about ......"

It's a pity that Audrey's acting skills in front of Evan have always been negative, and she broke the success in one second, "Okay, I agreed!"

Half an hour later, the Ford pulled up to the door of the Freesman House.

After Evan and Audrey kissed, he instructed, "I'll pick you up in the afternoon." ”

"Say hello to old Freesman on my behalf!"

"Got it. Audrey nodded in response, then grabbed her purse and stepped out of the car.

After seeing Audrey off, the Ford started slowly, and after a while, it came to the downstairs of the Roosevelt Hotel, which was not far away.

Evan Roosevelt Hotel visited once, and this time he revisited the old place to meet guests who had come from all over New York.

Walking into the hotel, Evan meets Carl first, and then leads him to a top-of-the-line suite with the hotel attendant.

Upon entering the room, Evan saw two well-dressed and spotless men, with shiny hair combed. One of them was younger, the other was almost middle-aged, and the hair on his head was very thin. Both fit well with Evan's impression of a bank clerk.

When two parties meet, it is indispensable to get to know each other. After a while, Evan met the two.

The middle-aged man is the main man today, his name is Cherno Moody, the vice president of JP Morgan's credit department. Naturally, I came here to negotiate a loan from a company that applied physical systems.

The young man's name was Francis, and he was a salesman at Morgan Stanley, and he was here because of Evan's special conditions.

After a brief greeting, the four of them sat down.

Francis seemed to be very interested in Evan, and his eyes had not taken his eyes off him since they first met.

"Hmm...... Mr. Warren, I have heard that you are very young, but when I see you today, I find that you are even younger than I thought. Cherno leaned back on the sofa, looked at Evan and smiled: "To be honest, if I hadn't prepared in advance, I would never have signed a loan contract when I saw that the actual controller of a company was so young." ”

Evan smiled and said, "Oh, why do you say that?"

Cherno said: "Because, for those who open banks, the most important concern for each loan is not how much money the lender can make, but whether the money lent out can be recovered." I can't imagine how such a young person could control such a large sum of money. ”

"Being young means variable, and with great uncertainty comes great risk. ”

"The biggest fear of me as a person is risk. ”

Evan nodded and said, "Everyone is afraid of risks, it's human nature. ”

"However, I think being young also means infinite possibilities!"

"What do you think, Mr. Francis?"

Francis was stunned for a moment, then replied, "Of course!"

"Then again......" Evan suddenly changed his words and asked, "Mr. Moody, what is your opinion on this loan?"

"Did you come all the way to Los Angeles just to tell us in person, 'Go back, we're not going to do this business?'"

Chernoha smiled and said, "Of course it's not ......"

"If I don't want to do this business, why should I bring Francis here?"

Evan joked, "Maybe it's to witness the world's largest plane take to the skies?"

At this point, Francis chimed in: "I do have an interest in Mr. Hughes's masterpiece, alas...... I heard that he is not in good shape!"

"It's rumored to be true, but I've also heard he's been getting better lately," Evan said. It seems that the victory at the last hearing gave him the motivation to get back on his feet again. ”

Francis asked, "So, Mr. Hughes really wants Hercules to fly into the sky." ”

Evan spread his hands and said, "Well...... I can't give an answer in his place, it's just ...... I don't think Hughes seems to have any other choice. ”

"Although it is widely believed that he won the hearing, it is also true that he took the money and did not even deliver a single plane to the army...... Only by letting Hercules fly into the sky can he prove that at least the money was not spent in vain. ”

Francis nodded, feeling that what Evan said made sense.

Seeing that Evan and Francis seemed to have a tendency to go off-topic, Cherno "coughed" and pulled the topic back to the loan.

"Mr. Warren, after we reviewed the information you submitted, we gave an excellent evaluation, and there is no problem at all with a credit line of 5 million. ”

"And, in order to reduce your repayment pressure, we have decided to give you a discount on the interest rate. ”

"Of course, in order to strengthen the bond between the two parties, this concessional loan has a small string attached. The difficulty of achieving this condition is extremely low, and I believe that it will not have any adverse effect on you. ”

When Evan heard this, he said, "I already know this." ”

"I have no objection to that condition. ”

"Of course, my conditions remain the same. ”

Cherno nodded slightly and said, "Since you have met our conditions, we will naturally try our best to meet your requirements." ”

"Mr. Warren wanted to pledge the stock, so I brought Francis. I'm sure you both can make a deal. ”

"As for the other condition, to be honest, I can only try to make it happen. As you know, our company's shares have a high unit price and low liquidity, and there are not many people who are interested in selling. ”

Evan smiled and said, "I know that. ”

"Excuse me, can I interject?" asked Francis, looking at Evan.

Evan held out his hand to him, signaling that he was not welcome.

Francis then asked, "Mr. Warren, why do you want to buy JP Morgan stock?"

Evan thought for a moment and replied, "The reason is simple, I think JP Morgan stock is a very good investment. ”

Francis asked, "That's all?"

Evan smiled and confessed, "Of course, JP Morgan's bankers are also very powerful, and I want to use this relationship to get closer to them." ”

"This ...... It's advice from elders. ”

Francis looked at Cherno, and the two nodded in unison.

After a moment, Cherno said: "Mr. Warren, as for the shares, it is a coincidence that there is indeed a shareholder who intends to transfer the shares. ”

Evan said eagerly: "Really, great, please help contact ......"

Cherno said: "Sir, please rest assured, we will naturally not forget you, but please wait for a while." ”

"Before that, though, I'd like to ask you to confirm what your expectations are regarding the number and price of the shares?"

Evan then turned his head and glanced at Carl, who was speechless the whole time, before replying: "I want to buy at least $2 million, up to $5 million, and I can accept the price." ”

After Cherno wrote down the number, he said, "Two million...... There shouldn't be anything wrong with this number, but as for 5 million, I can't guarantee it!"

Evan waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's a stepping stone, as long as it's enough." ”

Francis chimed in: "That's right. ”

Evan said: "Now that the terms of each other have been agreed, then the next thing is the contract. Carl, can you do it?"

Karl nodded at Evan and said, "Of course, don't worry. ”

"That's good!"

As he spoke, Evan stood up and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Moody, Mr. Francis, I still have something to do, so I'll miss the company first." I've given Carl the rest, so why don't you get things done?"

"Of course!" Cherno stood up, shook Evan's hand, and said to Francis, "Francis, send me Mr. Warren!"

"Okay. ”

Francis gladly accepted.

A few minutes later, Francis, who had sent Evan downstairs, did not return to the room where Cherno and Karl were, but went to the suite next door.

In the suite, a middle-aged man dressed in the same style as Francis and looking somewhat similar was pouring himself a drink.

Hearing Francis coming in, the man asked, "How do you feel?"

Francis sat down across from the man and replied respectfully, "Father, judging from his performance, he has talent, but he seems to rely on that Mr. Karl, and he does have a great relationship with Alan Sproul. ”

The man asked, "Can it be traded?"

"My opinion is...... Yes!"

Francis said unconfidently: "Of course, you should listen to Cherno's evaluation again......"