Chapter 127: Behind the Scenes [Third Update]
The day after the shooting, one of Matthew's security chiefs received a letter at home, a boring advertisement, but the supervisor who had kept a note unexpectedly found that there was something more on the letterhead, and out of professional caution, he sent it for examination, and the report revealed that it was deadly ricin.
Poison in the envelope! The director broke out in a cold sweat, fortunately it was only ricin, and there were no wounds on his hands, otherwise it would be enough to make him die, and then think about it, what if it was replaced by the almost extinct anthrax virus? He's dead! Come to think of it, it's not a killing, it's just a warning.
He immediately called Matthew.
As far away as New York, Matthew received the call, his face was gloomy, as if it was about to rain in a heavy rain. He has always been used to being strong, and he is rarely threatened like this, although he is not directly aimed at the surname "Sinclair", but everyone understands this kind of warning: let your dogs behave, or you will be in trouble.
He called another assistant: "Did Simon find out the clues?" β
The assistant said, "Not yet." β
Matthew frowned: "I don't know who they are?" What is the purpose? β
"It's investigating, I'll ask them to send more people, it should be-"
"Should?" Matthew was upset.
Assistant Zhengse said: "I'll send someone to deal with it and find out as soon as possible." β
"Go down!" Matthew waved his hand and shouted again, "Come back!" Call the head of company security, now! β
The assistant cautiously stepped back, and Matthew held his chin in contemplation. Of course, the matter was not as simple as he assured An Feng, the guy who was watching was indeed caught, but Simon learned from their mouths that there was another group of people. Including the person who was threatened by the phone, their whereabouts are even more bizarre.
Although I don't know if it's a killer or something that is still hiding in the shadows. But the clues all pointed to Monsanto, and Matthew didn't take it seriously at the time. Ask your subordinates to arrange for someone to give them some gifts, so that they can put it away properly. As a result, there was an incident where a shotgun smashed the car window, and Monsanto couldn't afford to mess with Sinclair, but there were people behind them! It wasn't until Matthew reacted to this that he realized that things weren't so easy to get around.
"Hatch Group? It's hard to take these billions. "Matthew's plan to make easy money has been ruined, and the negotiations between the giants are calm on the surface, but in fact there are undercurrents.
Three minutes later.
A tall, expressionless security supervisor in a black suit knocked on the door and entered. Two meters in front of Matthew, he strode with his hands behind his back.
"Richie, what other contractor has taken over domestic business recently?" Matthew asked.
The tower-like guy said: "There are generally no large groups in China, they are mainly small-scale, and if necessary, they are contacted through international intermediaries. β
Matthew shook his head: "It's not the procurement head, I mean the PMC." β
Rich said: "There are quite a few, large ones such as Clover Jungle and Dane International, but they don't have much business in China and only receive VIP customers. β
Matthew thought about it for a few seconds. up a finger: "Contact them first to see if it is possible to provide a standardized military defense team in the near future, the number of people is about a few dozen or hundred, the more the better." And also. Probe and see if they're willing to take on a private job......"
Richie listened to some of them, and then nodded his head: "I'll get in touch right away." β
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An Feng received another call from Matthew the next day.
Matthew told the truth. Not good news, although his life is still peaceful and leisurely. But too many people are involved in the transfer of technology, especially when the negotiating team is playing tricks on people. The group behind the scenes is nervous, and it has to take shortcuts - starting from the weakest aspect, of course.
An Feng unfortunately lay down because of this, he had expected that the transfer negotiation would come by himself, and he would definitely not be able to play, even if it was a transfer, the price was not optimistic, and he was not good at bargaining, so he gave himself an ideal price of 7 billion and a bottom line of 5 billion, but he didn't expect things to be more complicated than he imagined.
Yes, if you talk about it well, this kind of thing will not happen, at most the transfer price is a little lower, at present, many companies are willing to buy at a price of 10 billion, but in order to make a higher profit, the negotiation team sent by Matthew played a trick, on the one hand, promised a group of benefits, let Monsanto low-key acquisition of 21% of the hands of minority shareholders, promise to give them another 30%, but to keep it secret, because they create a tense atmosphere, plan to sell 40% of An Feng's hands at a high price, which means that both sides make profits and raise prices, As a result, the paper could not contain the fire, and the other side was ready to buy 40% of the company, and the cooperation was not negotiated, and the cheating Sinclair negotiated and assembled to the end, refusing to admit two things.
In the end, Monsan was ready to pay a lot of money to buy 21%, but he couldn't take 30% of An Feng, feeling like he was being played like a monkey, and several members in charge of this matter were annoyed, so they skipped Sinclair, pointed the gun at An Feng, and started from him, directly taking 30% of "them".
An Feng, who knows the truth of the Tao, feels so innocent, doesn't he just want to sell the shares at a high price? Actually knew the crow's mouth to fulfill what he had said would encounter threats, intimidation and other bad things, and now all the brains are coming, and there are still a group of ghosts wandering around, not knowing what to do.
Ma Xiu, who felt An Feng's resentment, smiled: "Don't worry, you think about it on the good side, if you negotiate by yourself, their methods will be even darker." β
"It's not funny!" An Feng was depressed, but he also knew that the Sinclair family was covering people who were playing small tricks, if they came by themselves, they had no power and no power, what confidence did they have to negotiate with them? Maybe there is β that is to sell to the highest bidder as quickly as possible. Because not everyone likes to play black, Canadian potash, Meisheng, etc. are all well-behaved negotiations, and only the people behind Monsanto mess around.
Matthew said solemnly: "I promise you that I will arrange for Dane International's professional contractors to be stationed in your small town as soon as possible, and I will also communicate with the governor and local councilors to make them more concerned about the affairs over there, arrange police patrols, and give the contractor the green light." β
Regarding personal safety, An Feng was not polite to him: "I want that kind of authentic mercenary, it must be a war, and it is best to put the city under martial law!" β
Matthew smiled and said, "Just rest assured, air and land patrol, I guarantee you won't lose even a single hair!" Shall I bring in the FBI to help me if I need to? β
It's a joke, though. But I could hear that Matthew was serious.
After An Feng hung up the phone, Joanna came over. Concerned: "Your face is not very good-looking. β
An Feng smiled and said, "Maybe it's hot." Without further ado, let's go to the pool to cool off. The weather has been just terrible lately. β
An Feng's performance is no different from usual, there is no shortage of things to play and enjoy, and occasionally he and Joanna go to the city for a meal and go shopping...... It's just that his "friends" plan to stay permanently, and Guri doesn't know if Lu Dao is afraid of the cold, so he wears a black suit all day long, quietly haunts, and occasionally finds him checking some strange props on his body. It seems to be preventing something.
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Matthew received Simon's latest report.
But Simon said that they didn't do it because it was too wide-ranging, and their company only contracted security work, not murder and arson.
The meaning is very clear, and the other party is also prepared.
Matthew felt a smell of gunpowder, and Monsanto was not to be afraid of, but the people behind them were disgusting, and he had dealt with them, and there were not many rules for these people - although it was not a wise choice to go against the Sinclair family. But where does a group of hillbillies understand so many rules!
Matthew, like his mother, has a British colonial pride in the United States, and it is clear that he will not bow his head, they want to play. Then accompany him to the end, I think the family broke out with this cowboy fearlessness, and it came to his generation. The majesty is still there.
Just as Matthew entered the state, he felt that life was a little challenging. When I was about to pick up the phone and call all kinds of heroes, I was in Texas Bazel. Sinclair had a video chat with him. That's all it takes. Bazel's face was not good-looking, and he asked, "Do you want to fight?" β
Matthew couldn't stand up in front of his eldest brother and argued, "Someone bullied me." β
"Bullying you?" Bazel wanted to laugh and be angry, "How did I hear the people of the Hearst Group say that you deceived them and refused to apologize aggressively?" β
Matthew couldn't hold back, and Ha Luha smiled: "You know the temperament of those hillbillies very well, they sway in front of me like flies all day long, and they dare to threaten my gold master." β
Bazel asked, "With just three billion, you plan to protect him?" β
Matthew knew that he was referring to An Feng and said, "Just? No, his contribution is at least four billion dollars, pure profit! I didn't have that much pocket money for a few years! Although he is a bit naΓ―ve, do you think this kind of person should be unacceptable? He's got such a brain, genius! Graphene batteries see clearly, right? Next, there are processor chips, billions are not much, but what about hundreds of billions, trillions in the future? There is also the study of cancer cells, my mother has always been worried, she said that she is tired of chemotherapy and frequent medication, I have found someone to visit the research center, and the strength is really good. β
Bazel said cautiously: "It's just that we don't know him well yet." β
Matthew laughed, "Look at your outdated old mind! What if he and Joanna were married? Is it worth wooing? My grandmother was also surnamed 'Stanville' before she got married. Besides, that Republican Anderson wasn't a Democrat before, and you don't see any doubts about his loyalty. β
Bazel listened and said, "That's why you decided to bring him in?" β
"He has potential, why not woo him? O'Black is president, are you still holding on to a boring set of white supremacy? Matthew asked rhetorically.
"He's such a lucky guy to get you three billion," Bazel said. β
Matthew shrugged: "Money is part of the reason, but the main thing is that I think he is pleasing to the eye, a little silly and refreshing, this kind of person gets along with him very easily, he won't engage in so much scheming with you, he just wants to make some money and live a leisurely life." Don't look at the company, he controls it, in fact, he doesn't like to manage things, he just wants to pay dividends, and everything is pushed to us to do. So if you really give him some benefits, he will remember and form a habit to automatically stand with us. β
Bazel's tone softened a little: "Monsanto has a small role, but the Hearst group that supports them is a bit troublesome, and Ann is not like us, and there is not enough to eat when it comes to fighting." β
Matthew said, "So I have to get my attitude right and let them know that I mean it." β
Bazel thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll take care of this matter." What would it be like for you to remove those 'troops' tomorrow and have nothing to do and send a bunch of mercenaries to fly planes near someone's house? At the next family meeting, I should recommend you to run for the most boring guy of the year! β
Matthew grinned: "Hehe, your temper is better than mine, and people obey you." If I go against them, I'm sure nothing will happen. β
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PS: Three watches, low-key votes at the end...... (To be continued......)