Chapter 532: Big Event
Los Angeles, USA, Broad Advertising Agency.
"Exxon, you have already read the contract between us and Qianlong International Security Company, how much liquidated damages do you think we can recover from them?"
Although he directly threatened Jin Daya and believed that the American courts would favor him, Broad knew that the superficial article had to be in place, everything had to comply with procedural justice, and the specific amount had to be determined by the lawyer.
Exxon, the legal counsel sitting opposite him, did not reply to him in a hurry, flipped through the text of the contract again, and then raised his head and said: "Mr. Broad, although the other party breached the contract first, if it is completely in accordance with the contract, we can claim liquidated damages are not very much, after all, you have not invested too much money in this advertisement, at most tens of thousands of dollars." ”
"I believe you have a way, what to do, just say it, I will fully cooperate with you." Broad smiled.
"Of course, there is no way," Exxon pushed the contract aside, "First of all, you have to sign a few channel contracts, and those contracts must indicate that once you stop advertising to Qianlong Security, you will pay a high amount of compensation, such as 200 percent." ”
Broad whistled: "This is a good idea, I will arrange it later, I believe that those old friends will be interested in the affairs of the Chinese people." ”
"I really have to wait, because there are still a few difficulties in the specific action, the contract is easy to resign, but the bank statement cannot be faked, if the other party applies to the court for the contract to be invalidated on this ground, the court can only accept it, and we will also be suspected of commercial crimes." Exxon reminded.
"Oh, this is indeed a problem, the bank really won't help us with fraud," Broad frowned and thought for a while, "You see if this will work, wait for me to let the finance check and see which channel has been paid in the past two days, and use these funds to replace it, and I will pay them separately to make the flow in place." ”
"Absolutely." Exxon agreed.
"Other than that, there are no other ways, only these, I think it's still too cheap for those Huaxia guys." Broad said.
"Of course there is, but the next method is far less secure than the above method, and it can be said to be a double-edged sword." Exxon said.
"What's the solution, let's hear it." Broad asked.
"Get the news out there and pull down our share price! These are all caused by the other party's breach of contract, and we should be compensated. ”
Exxon swore so much that Broad gasped.
"Pull down the stock price? No, it's too risky, and I don't think Qianlong International Security Company may be able to afford it. ”
"Before I came, I specifically checked the relevant information of Qianlong International Security Company, and initially valued them at about 120 million US dollars." Exxon said with a smile.
"120 million! Fack, are they so rich?! Broad jumped up from the couch in shock, his eyes glowing green.
You must know that the market value of his advertising company is only about 200 million, even if the stock price is manipulated, it will fall by 10%, and the loss of 20 million will be paid by Qianlong International Security Company, and the stock price will rise immediately after payment, and he can make a lot of money.
And what Broad really paid from beginning to end was just the ticket to the Konstantin team, and some human resources, which added up to 20,000 US dollars.
As soon as there is a proper profit, capital will be very bold. As long as there is a 10% profit, it will be used everywhere; 20%, it will be lively; 50% of the time, it will cause positive risk-taking;
100%, it will make people ignore all laws; 300% will make people not afraid of sin, or even the danger of hanging.
Now that it's 1000% profit, how could Broad not be tempted?
He walked back and forth on the ground for several steps, and finally gritted his teeth fiercely and said, "Okay, Exxon, just do as you say, I'll get the news out now!" ”
"In that case, I'm going to start preparing now." Exxon stood up and said.
"Wait a minute," Broad called him again, "if they refuse to pay, can we do it?" After all, they don't have a business in the United States. ”
"Haha, Mr. Broad, have you forgotten that you are an American? If the other party really dares to refuse to pay, then as a legal taxpayer in the United States, you have the right to ask the government to impose sanctions on Qianlong International Security, such as being placed on the entity list. They're just a mercenary organization, and they're not a tech company like Huawei that everyone needs, how long do you think they can hold on? Exxon asked rhetorically with a laugh.
"Haha, that's right, I got dizzy." Broad laughed self-deprecatingly.
"Mr. Broad, if there is nothing else, I'll go back first, and I'll send you your bill." Exxon smiled.
"I'll pay your attorney's fees as soon as I can, my old friend, and we'll see you soon."
Broad sent Exxon away, and when he returned to the office, he scolded fiercely: "These damn lawyers, all vampires!" ”
Exxon is his company's legal counsel, not his employee, and this lawsuit also needs to pay legal fees, and the proportion is quite considerable, thinking that the 20 million that originally belonged to him will be ripped off before it arrives, Broad feels that his heart is dripping blood.
However, thinking that if it weren't for Exxon's idea, he would only be able to claim tens of thousands of dollars from Qianlong at most, and it would be absolutely impossible to get so much, and the lawyer's fees would eventually be borne by Qianlong, Broad felt balanced in his heart.
He immediately picked up the phone and arranged it, first communicated with the person in charge of the channel he knew well, urgently forged the contract, and then asked people to release the news and start manipulating the stock price.
Of course, he doesn't need to do this himself, he just needs to give instructions to his subordinates. When everything was arranged, Broad remembered that Konstantin had returned to the United States, but he had not yet received a call from him.
"This Konstantin is so unbelievable that he still doesn't have a phone."
Broad was cursing Konstantin when the phone on his desk rang, and he reached out to pick it up, and a woman's cry came from inside.
"Mr. Broad, please save Konstantin."
"What do you mean? What happened to Konstantin? Confused, Broad asked, "Who are you?" ”
"I'm Lisa, Konstantin him, he's been kidnapped!"
Lisa, who is Konstantin's wife, heard her cry that Konstantin was kidnapped, which startled Brod and hurriedly said: "Lisa, don't worry, what's going on?" Where was Konstantin kidnapped, did you call the police? ”
"He's been kidnapped in Surlasen, and I don't know who to turn to for help, but I'll have to ask you for help, Mr. Broad, please save him." Lisa cried.
Sur Larsen?
Broad was even more confused, why was Konstantin still in Sur Larsen, shouldn't he be flying back to the United States? What about the rest of the team?
"Lisa, are you sure you're not mistaken?"
"No, I just got a call from the kidnappers, and they sent me a video of Konstantin and their entire team being kidnapped, and the kidnappers asked me to pay five million dollars, but how can I have that much money. Mr. Broad, he's on a business trip to Sur Larsen, and you must save him. ”
Lisa couldn't stop crying, and Broad was so frightened by the news that he almost fainted.
As Lisa said, Konstantin's team is on a business trip, and this ransom should also be paid by the company.
Although Broad's company has a market value of 200 million, the real liquidity is not so much, and 5 million is already a nerve-wracking, and it is not easy to make up this money.
"Lisa, don't be in a hurry, I'll definitely find a way to save him." Broad hurriedly reassured Lisa.
"Thank you, Mr. Broad, you must not call the police, the kidnappers said, if they call the police, they will tear up the ticket." Lisa pleaded.
"Don't worry, I won't call the police, and God will definitely bless Konstantin and keep him safe. Oh yes," Broad paused, "the kidnappers are asking for the ransom for the whole team, right?" ”
"It doesn't seem like it, they just said that to get Konstantin back, I have to pay five million dollars, and the others seem to be counting otherwise." Lisa said uncertainly.
Brod almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood, and hurriedly asked, "Are you sure?" ”
"I don't remember much what they said." Lisa said hesitantly.
"Okay, so do you have the contact details of the kidnappers, I'll talk to them." Broad said.
"They didn't give us contact information, they just said they would contact me in twelve hours." Lisa said.
"In this case, you come to the company, so that when the kidnappers contact you, I can have a good talk with them." Broad said.
"Okay, I'll go over now." Lisa replied and hung up the phone in a hurry.
Instead of putting the phone down, Broad continued to dial another number, and before he could finish dialing the office door, there was a sharp knock.
He stopped and asked angrily, "Who?!" ”
The door was pushed open, and his secretary walked in with a panicked face, and said, "Mr. Broad, something is wrong, I just received a call from Anthony's family, he has been kidnapped in Sur Larsen, and the kidnappers are demanding a ransom of three million!" ”
What Broad feared the most happened, the kidnappers were charged on a per capita basis, and Konstantin's team consisted of eight people in total, which meant that he had to pay at least 20 million ransoms.
20 million in cash, enough to bring down the Broad advertising agency!
No way!
Must call the police!
Even if the kidnappers really tore up the ticket, the personal compensation of Konstantin's team would not cost 20 million, not to mention the insurance company to share it.
Brod made up his mind and said, "I already know that Konstantin's team has been kidnapped, and you should immediately contact the other people's families." ”
"Okay, Mr. Broad, I'll go."
The secretary was just about to leave, when he remembered something and asked, "Mr. Broad, we have announced the termination of the contract with Qianlong International Security Company, if the kidnapping news spreads again, I am afraid it will have a great impact on our company's stock price." ”
Broad's eyes widened suddenly: "Qianlong International Security Company, why didn't I think of this!" ”