Joshua Smith remembered meeting with Link at the annual meeting last year.

He laughed and said, "He's really not very easy to get along with." He gave me the impression that he was quite tough. And he seems to be absolutely uncompromising in his own interests. ”

That time, he proposed to exchange shares with Ozette Investment Bank, but it was just a temptation.

If it were any other businessman, he would never be as blunt as Link refused. There will even be another way of cooperating. But after Link's outright refusal, there was no follow-up.

He smiled and drank the wine from his glass, saying, "But, Kent." He said as he stood up and went to get the bottle. "At the same time, I think he is more pure than many businessmen. Working with such a person, as long as there is sincerity, we don't have to worry about him cheating us. ”

"Pure?" Kent didn't think it was an appreciation for a businessman. "If that's the case, his project is more risky. "Which successful businessman in this world is pure and broken?

"That's someone else. Kent. Joshua Smith returned with the bottle and motioned for Kent to pour some of the wine from the glass. Then pour it into your own glass.

He put the bottle on the table, sat down and said, "Link Hans has only been on the rise for a few years, and he has climbed like a rocket to the position of the richest man in the world." But look at what he did in the process?"

He took a sip from his glass and said, "He's just a veritable nouveau riche." But he's completely different from other nouveau riche. He keeps a low profile at all times unless necessary. Never flaunting his wealth, nor impetuous sleeping with women everywhere. But by now, who's to say he's an upstart? The combined assets of those people may not be as strong as his, but those people have never been oppressed by him because of the disparity in property. Everyone who worked with him had a lot of success. Including those of his partners, and even those of the farmers. ”

Kent heard him say that, and when he looked back, he felt that Link Hans's trajectory was really exactly what he said.

He pondered for a moment, then nodded, "When you say that, I really find that he never seems to fail." ”

"From what he did, it's hard to imagine that he never had a higher education. Joshua Smith said with a smile. "We can count the people who have succeeded because of the cooperation with him. Jessica Benis, I heard that she was originally just the manager of a small company looking for wineries all over the world to sell products. As a result, after cooperating with Link Hans, she has now not only become Link Hans's wife, becoming one of the most dazzling women in the world, but also herself on the list of America's richest people with assets of $3.6 billion. Those two of his friends are now multimillionaires as well. Westward Marine Technology, Fox Foods, Thomas, Strus ......" he smiled and took another sip of wine. "And the banks that have partnered with others to make contributions. I've heard that he has a stake in those companies, but he never dictates anything. Collaborators like this, I think, add points to the project. ”

Kent laughed and said, "Okay. You almost convinced me. I agreed to talk to them about that project in depth. But I still feel that if we can't avoid risks to a certain extent, now is not the most suitable opportunity for cooperation. ”

Joshua Smith smiled and nodded, taking a sip of his wine. He was not afraid that Kent would not agree, but that Link Hans would not let him participate in the project early for the time being.

He had been studying Link Hans for a long time. He knew that this person would not be impulsive when it came to things that he was not sure about. Link Hans launched an unmanned logistics system, and he must have a certain certainty. If you wait for Link Hans to have everything ready. His cooperation is just the icing on the cake, and that's not a good thing for him.

Garden Bank has now expressed its intention to cooperate, and Link is a little hesitant about it.

Although he asked Claire to communicate with the bank in Seattle and hoped to cooperate with the bank in Seattle, it was not now.

He is now just bluffing through negotiations with those banks, rather than cooperating right away.

He thought about it again and again, and finally decided that it would depend on the situation, and if the cooperation conditions offered by Garden Bank were not excessive, he could change his mind and reach a cooperation with the other party first. In that case, he might be able to make it easier for him to follow.

After dinner, he went to Fox and spent the night discussing with Claire the cooperation proposed by Garden Bank.

Link expressed his opinion, saying: "If the other party is sincere, we can accept their investment. But I hope that we can set the bottom line based on the progress of the project when we negotiate with the other side. It's up to you to decide. ”

Claire also knows that everything is new with unmanned logistics systems now, and she is still doing risk assessments. Every time that work is done, it adds a little bit of leverage to them. He nodded and said, "I understand, I will contact Martha and them at any time." ”

Seeing that he understood what he meant, Link asked, "Did Neil say when he would be back?" Neil went to New York to discuss with Flren how to operate gold futures. Of course, it is possible to go to Snapton.

Claire laughed and said, "It may take a while." But now it seems that our plan has worked. The results may be a little helpful for your plans. ”

Link smiled. That would allow him to have more money, but it wouldn't seem to have a direct impact on his plans.

Claire didn't see that he cared, so she didn't continue.

Link talked to him about business, drank two glasses of wine and went home.

The next day, after Link went to work, Claire said hello to him and went to Seattle. Link was taking care of the company's affairs, and Morris sent him an email. That's a report on the asset valuation of the Inter Nathan International Cinema Line.

When Link saw this report, he remembered that there was another such thing. But this assessment has dragged on for too long.

After reading the report, he called Morris and learned that the delay was due to some discrepancies between the two sides in the detailed asset evaluation.

Link asked, "What advice do you have for this acquisition?"

"According to our assessment, it has a debt ratio of 76%, which is not a good acquisition. If you need to buy with debt, it is best not to exceed $300 million in cash. ”

"I see!" Link hung up the phone before dialing Tommy Cockline, "Tommy, it's me." ”

"Link, I've been waiting for your call for a long time. ”

"I'm sorry, but my assessment report is only coming out now. ”

"So I didn't call to bother you. I am aware of a dispute over the way the two sides are assessed. But now it's agreed, isn't it? What good news do you have for me?"

"I can buy 54% of your shares, but the price is certainly not as high as you ask. You know it's not low in debt. ”

"Okay. How much can you come out of?"

"Up to $300 million in cash, while taking on the debt of the corresponding shares. ”

"Link, this price is too low, maybe we should sit down and have a good talk. ”

Link thought for a moment and said, "Do you have time? If so, maybe you come to Fox, and I can treat you to a drink!"

"Okay, I'll go over tomorrow. ”

Tommy Cockein arrived at Mora Manor the next morning. Link knew in advance that he was coming, so he didn't go to work.

When he arrived, he took him and Jessica to talk, and then the two went to his study.

Cockein walked in and looked at Link's room-sized study, and said as he walked over to the couch, "I finally understand why you'd rather live here." You have a palace feel to the layout here. ”

Link laughed as he went to get the wine, "It's not that exaggerated. The greatest purpose of human beings is to make their lives more comfortable. That's what I did. ”

"Be comfortable. Cockein sat down with a smile and said. "You're right. ”

Link poured him a drink and said, "This is a perfect wine that hasn't gone on sale yet." Now who else has drunk it outside. ”

Coklein looked at the liquor in the light, shook it for a while, sniffed the wine, and said, "I guess this must be the Purple Moon Magic." Its bouquet gives an indescribably dreamy feeling, and its purple-red color is hazy, like a beautiful moonlight. ”

He said and took a sip.

Link also sat down, lifted Erlang's legs and said with a smile, "Yes, it is indeed the Purple Moon Magic Dry Red. Albert's perfect score last year. ”

Cockeline swallowed the wine and nodded, "It's a mouthful!" ”

Link smiled and said, "If you like it, I'll give you a box when you leave." ”

"You're always so stingy, Link!, at least when it comes to wine. Cockeline took another sip and said with a smile. "I know you have at least 100,000 cases of this wine. ”

Link laughed and said, "I just like this kind of feeling that no one else has, but I only have myself." If you like it, you can come to me when you're done!"

"Well, I like that, too. Cockline said with a smile. "But when it comes to wine, I'll probably never be able to do that. ”

He paused and said, "Let's get down to business." Link, I can't agree to a 300 million cash acquisition of Inter Nathan International Cinemas. We all know that it should not be valued by the number of assets. ”

Link disagreed: "Tommy, of course we can only value it according to its actual value. ”

"That's true for others, but not for you!" Cockein said, shaking his glass slowly. "You need theaters now. And my cinema chain can meet your needs, can allow you to have a real cinema, and can provide the foundation for the cinema you will have in the future. You know, it's spread across sixty-eight large cities across the United States. ”