Jessica smiled as if she hadn't heard anything, and Link kept smiling at the parents. When they got in the car and went to work, she asked worriedly, "Is there anything going on that that I don't know?

"It's just some mad dogs barking. There's no need to care. "Link really doesn't plan to focus on this either. "Martha, they'll take care of it. ”

But Link's optimism didn't turn things the way he had hoped.

Not long after he went to work, he received a call from Neil. Neil said to invite him upstairs because he had something important to talk to him about.

Link was a little strange about what he had to do with his boss.

Although he was puzzled, he hung up the phone and said a word to Jessica and went upstairs.

He arrives at Neil's office and discovers that Claire is there. And the two of them looked solemn.

Seeing this, his heart also sank, and after closing the door, he said, "I hope I won't hear the news from you that there is a problem with those funds." ”

Neil waited for Link to sit down and said, "The Delaware office called and said that the Federal Commission of Economic and Supervisory Commission had issued a request for inquiry to the company. ”

When Link heard this, he was surprised and said, "What's going on? What will be the impact?"

Claire explains: "While Ozart Investment Bank has the word 'investment', it is essentially a commercial retail bank. You know, the United States has separated investment banking and commercial retail since 1933. Commercial retail banks are not allowed to engage in financial speculation. The financial investment company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the bank. I think they got a tip, so they're going to investigate us. ”

Now that Link has set up a bank, he is certainly aware of this regulation, but he still can't understand why the Economic Regulatory Commission questioned the financial investment company instead of the Ozette bank: "Why is the financial investment company being investigated, and what kind of impact will that have?"

"There will be no impact on our plans. We didn't break the rules. Because, the financial investment company is not a bank. It is simply an independent subsidiary that is mainly invested by banks. I think someone is targeting Neil. ”

The financial investment company is indeed a subsidiary of independent accounting, and the funds invested by Ozette Bank will not be in violation of the law. So they can only investigate financial investment companies, not banks.

He listened to Claire and looked back at Neil.

Neil pondered for a moment and said, "I don't think it's that simple. ”

"If they wanted to target me, they wouldn't do something that didn't make sense," he analyzed. Such an investigation will not hurt me in the slightest, let alone the financial investment company. Because they can't have any evidence of our violation. Moreover, there are so many speculative institutions in Delaware, most of which are more or less related to banks, and if the Economic Regulatory Commission really wants to take action, then other institutions will also be wiped out. They couldn't do it in the most dangerous times before, and they can't do it now. ”

He and his team are based in Fox, so why is the company in Delaware?

Because Delaware is a tax haven for U.S. companies, many speculative institutions or branches of investment banks choose to place their domicile there.

As for office location, it is not a problem at all there. As long as there is a "head office" at the place of registration, it is fine. At the headquarters, there is only a certain number of staff members, and there is no problem at all if there is a registered office location.

That's what the financial investment company did in the first place. Set up a company in Teruva, then rent an office and hire a few locals to do it, and the real office location is in Forks.

If the discomfort is aimed at Neil, who is it aimed at?

Neil added: "I saw the news about Fox New Town in the morning. ”

Link was stunned for a moment, then frowned, and said, "You think that's aimed at me?"

"Just speculation. Neil speculated. "The worse your reputation, the more impact you will have on the sales of Benehans' products. Also, I don't think they want you to devote all your energy to the operation of the Amaranth virus at this stage. ”

Link has to admit that there is indeed that possibility.

Rumors are scary because no matter how much the rumor is defended, it is impossible to convince the preconceived public. Conspiracy theories are more marketable. Perhaps because there is more room for imagination, people are more willing to accept conspiracy theories.

If he is regarded as a "bad guy" by some people, it will definitely affect the company under his name.

However, he felt that if he wanted to use such means to suppress him, the opponent might not be too naïve. Because he never intended to occupy the entire agricultural market in the United States. He only needs to get Benehans on his feet in the first year of entering the big agricultural market to be completely satisfied.

Occupy a larger market, that's something to think about later. Therefore, even if the rumors do affect the sales of his companies, the impact will not be too great. As for the future, he has time to reverse his image.

As for making him unable to concentrate, it seemed to him that there was no impact on his attention right now.

Unless it's an opponent who has a back move.

He just thought about it, and someone told him bad news. This time it was Snapton's call.

"Teresa, is there something wrong with calling me?"

"Yes. I have to tell you the bad news. ”

"I've received a lot of bad news today, and it's not bad for you. Link's brow furrowed, but what he said into the phone was lighthearted. "Say it. I can handle it. ”

"I just received a notification from the Chinese Development Bank of California that they have decided to unilaterally put on hold negotiations on the West Coast Chinese Television Station. ”

"Why?"

"They didn't give any formal reasons. But I guess there's a third party involved. Maybe a third party is bidding higher than us. ”

Link's brows furrowed. He tapped his finger on Neil's desk.

Maybe it was because he hadn't heard Link speak for too long, and Snapton said uncertainly, "Link, are you still there?"

"I'm here. Link thought about what Neil was talking about and said. "Since they put the negotiations on hold, let's suspend them for the time being. ”

"I see. I'll find out why. ”

Link said: "We'll have people look into it." The most important thing for you right now is your plan. Getting your plan done as soon as possible is the most important thing you should do. ”

"OK, boss!"

Link hung up the phone and said to the two Neils, "It seems that they know a lot about all my actions and want to fight." Maybe they think it's going to take me down. ”

"At least it can mess with your heart. Neil didn't ask what was going on. Link said this, presumably because some operation was disrupted. "I think maybe you should be more careful, they might have more backstrokes. ”

Link smiled and said, "I'll wait for them." He paused and said. "Thank you for calling me up. ”

"We know you have a pregnant woman in your office. Claire said with a smile.

Link does mean that. He really didn't want Jessica to know the bad news. Now it is best for her to be in a relaxed and happy physical condition.

"Alright, I'm leaving. He stood up and said. "Also, if Delaware finds an investigation, be careful if your plan is too risky. You know, most of my money is in your hands. ”

"You can rest assured that they know what we're doing. There's no way we're going to be asked to stop, and there's no way the Wall Street guys are going to make a lot of money on their own in order to take us off. Neil said. "Also, I'm going to Delaware today to settle those unfounded allegations as soon as possible. ”

There are now more than 10,000 funds of various kinds in the world, and in an ordinary year, the annual profits add up to only tens of billions of dollars. Even if all the money invested by the financial investment company is earned by them, it may not be able to make up for the losses caused by their forcible backhand. In this operation of crude oil futures, those funds are very likely to make a one-time profit of tens of billions, and they will not harm others and themselves because of the addition of financial investment companies.

If they want to quietly rebel, Neil is not blind.

Link returns to Benehans' office and sees Jessica talking on the phone.

Seeing him come back, she ended the call in a few sentences, looked up and asked him: There is no bad news from Neil's side. ”

He smiled lightly: "Just talking about investment." Are you on the phone with the California side?"

"Yes. I asked them to increase their advertising and let more farmers know how we sell. At the same time, they also cooperated with Neil's friends in the hope of convincing more cotton farms to use our products. ”

Link nodded, "Texas cotton will start growing in March, and unless they can launch new products before August, otherwise the fields that are heavily affected by Amaranth will definitely not be able to use them to launch new products this year." He sat down at his desk

Jessica thought for a moment and said, "Honey, I have a new idea. As you said, cotton can only be planted in the spring and harvested in the fall. And our products can deal with Amaranth in Texas, and if we promise those farmers cotton farms that no matter what reason they refuse to use our products, they can end the contract early the following year, and there is no need to pay liquidated damages. What do you think?"

"You're saying to capture some of the cotton growing market before your competitors launch new products?"

"That's right. Although the cost of two hundred dollars for the first year is slightly higher for the farmer. But I think the farmers are still willing to accept it. After all, although the cost was relatively low before, the herbicide they used failed to solve the amaranth. If we avoid their worries, as long as they feel that it is better to use other methods in the future, they can stop using our products immediately. I think they will be more receptive to our products. ”

Link smiled and said, "It's a good idea. Maybe we can do that not only on cotton plantations, but also with other suitable agricultural products. However, we also need to consider that some farms feel that the weeds are gone and want to waive the remaining contracts. That doesn't necessarily happen. ”

"We can tell them when we sign the contract, if the contract is interrupted, if we want to sign the contract again, we have to re-account for the price of the new product, such as our new additions, which require a higher cost of use. I think they're going to think about it. She laughs. "Since you agreed, I'll let the marketing department promote it in this way." ”