(a)

Like everyone, I thought that the reappearance of Kaohsiung meant that the troubles he was in had been resolved, or at least the situation had eased, and he was relatively safe for the time being. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

No one thinks in the opposite direction: he may come back because he can't hide anymore, the problem is so serious that he must come back to solve it, there is no way to avoid it, there is no escape.

Kaohsiung obviously didn't want the people around him to think in this direction. Therefore, his behavior after coming back is very normal, making people feel that everything is over.

With his return, the operation of the entire business empire has gradually returned to normal, although the situation is still not optimistic, but from the board of directors to the ordinary cleaners, everyone's mentality has settled down a lot, and they feel that since Chairman Gao is back, no matter how difficult it is, they also have the backbone. He's going to have a way to fix it.

Every morning, Kaohsiung led two big dogs and carried huge cigars through the door, swaggering all the way into his office, bringing a rough and wild impact to the entire floor, which used to make many directors can't help but slander, but now, this has become an auspicious omen that the company can survive the difficulties. Kaohsiung looks so scrappy and energetic, no one can think of the imminent collapse of the entire business kingdom from his domineering posture.

I have never figured out where the last straw that crushed Kaohsiung's business empire came from.

In fact, judging from the sales situation and financial statements alone, his group did not really go to the end of the field before filing for bankruptcy liquidation.

The final stock price crash was not caused by the group's operating conditions, but by Kaohsiung's own unnatural death.

His departure has destroyed the confidence of the entire company to hold on to recovery, and also destroyed the confidence of investors.

No one thinks that this huge empire without Kaohsiung's father and son can turn the corner and continue to exist.

From a certain point of view, after the news of his death was made public, the market value of the stock plummeted, that is, the commercial value of Kaohsiung individuals in the capital market.

The market value lost by the one-day plunge was $28.6 billion.

The money vote in the capital market, which recognized Kaohsiung individuals, was worth $28.6 billion.

This is a high rating.

Unfortunately, no one will be happy about this.

(b)

Many people, if not everyone, don't know which day in their lives will be the last day, and they also don't know who this meeting with will be the last in this life.

When everyone's end has just begun, everything is often quite normal.

As Antell's poem says:

"When the end comes,

The sun shines on the rooftops of the village,

Fisherman drying his nets on the beach,

Flies are buzzing and flying,

The breakfast in the pot has just been cooked, and it smells very fragrant,

Children are playing,

The kitten is chasing its own tail.

This is the vision of the end times. ”

(c)

It was a working day. As usual, Manny picked up the phone while helping with Kaohsiung's daily emails on his computer.

A newly delivered white envelope caught her eye.

She noticed an imprint on the envelope and prioritized it from a large pile of new letters and opened it.

The contents of the letter are printed. The letterhead is also marked with a striking badge.

She glanced at the two lines at first, and her face suddenly changed.

Her hands trembled involuntarily.

She put on her glasses and read the whole text carefully.

She put down the letterhead.

She looked left and right.

Everything is normal in the office.

People are working hard, some are talking, some are drinking coffee, some are talking on the phone, some are using photocopiers.

The scene in front of me seemed so incredible. Manny had a little doubt that he was dreaming.

She sat there, momentarily unable to adjust to the sudden change in circumstances.

After a while, she finally realized that she was in a daze.

She heard voices inside. It seems that Kaohsiung is receiving a phone call. Kaohsiung listened almost the whole time, and didn't talk much. After a while, she heard Kaohsiung say, "I know. ”

Kaohsiung said, "Thank you. ”

Manny came to his senses and felt that he should immediately send this letterhead in and show it to Kaohsiung.

She stood up and walked into Kaohsiung's office.

Kaohsiung has already hung up the phone. He sat in a chair with his back to the door, facing out the window, and didn't see Manny come in. Through the reflection of the floor-to-ceiling glass behind him, Manny could see the back of his chair, shaking slightly.

Manny called him softly.

Kaohsiung turned around and found Manny in the room.

Immediately, he asked, "What is it?" ”

Mannick restrained his nervousness and stammered a little, "There's a very important letter here, I think you should read it right away." ”

Kaohsiung made a "take it" gesture.

Manny hesitated.

Kaohsiung looked at her with inquiring eyes.

Manny hesitated again and said, "You have to be prepared, it's bad news. ”

Kaohsiung continued to look at her.

"Pretty bad," she said. Perhaps, you should give a lawyer a call. ”

Kaohsiung made another gesture: Take it, it doesn't matter.

Manny handed him the letterhead.

Kaohsiung reading the contents of the letterhead. Manny watched as he read from the first line to the last line.

At this time, Manny noticed that there was a letter paper on Kaohsiung's desk that looked the same format, but the emblem on the letter paper was different.

Manny's heart beat wildly again at the sight of the emblem.

She realized the seriousness of the situation, and also realized that Kaohsiung knew the seriousness of the situation earlier than her, and knew better in her heart.

After reading the letter, the expression on Kaohsiung's face did not change, and he did not speak.

He took the letterhead and sat there like a life-size statue in a wax museum.

Manny held his breath and looked at him.

After a while, Manny cautiously asked, "I'm really sorry to bring you such news." Is there anything I need to do? ”

Kaohsiung moved in his chair. He folded the letterhead again.

He said, "Who else in the company knows about this?" ”

Manny affirmed, "There's no one else for a while." Only I saw the contents of the letter. I didn't tell anyone else, including the other directors. ”

Kaohsiung nodded and said, "You handled it well." Thank you so much. Don't tell anyone. ”

"But, tomorrow they will ......," Manny said.

Kaohsiung made a gesture.

Manny stopped.

Kaohsiung said: "Time is completely enough. Tomorrow they know, and it doesn't matter. ”

Kaohsiung said, putting the envelope back into the envelope, and then putting the envelope into his suit pocket.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of that," he said. ”

"From now on, I won't answer any phone calls," he added. ”

He said, "Anyone's." Do you understand? ”

"Any," he stressed. ”

Manny nodded vigorously and said, "Okay." ”

Kaohsiung's eyes looked at the telephone on the table. He looked at it for a moment, as if thinking about who to call, but he clearly had something in mind. He weighed it and gave up.

Manny reminded, "You have a meeting to attend in a quarter of an hour. Are you changing your schedule? I'll go inform them. ”

Kaohsiung remembered today's schedule. He shook his head and said, "No." I'll go to the conference room. ”

Kaohsiung began to look on the table.

Manny helps him find the agenda for the meeting and hands him the agenda.

Kaohsiung took the agenda and said, "Thank you." ”

He noticed Manny's red eyes. He stared at the spot.

Manny lowered his head and said, "I'm sorry, it's, too, too suddenly. I, I never have, I, I'm a little ....... ”

Kaohsiung stretched out his arm and patted Manny on the shoulder. "Everyone makes mistakes," he said. ”

"And every mistake is punished in the end," he said. ”

"It's always been like this," he said. Nothing has changed. It's not an accident at all, is it? ”

Then he said to Manny, "Take care of your eye circles. If you don't want other people to know, know now. ”

Manny suppressed his tears and nodded vigorously again.

(iv)

A quarter of an hour later, Kaohsiung appeared on time at the venue. The meeting was in normal condition and ended smoothly according to the stipulated time.

Everyone walked out of the conference room in twos and threes.

No one was aware that the super hurricane would arrive in 12 hours.

And this meeting is also the last meeting that Kaohsiung will attend.

There were indeed a lot of calls looking for Kaohsiung that day. But none of these people were able to talk to Kaohsiung.

Investigation later revealed that the phone call Manny heard from Kaohsiung in his office was the last call he received.

Manny later told me with certainty that Kaohsiung had indeed thought about making a phone call from his office that day. But in the end he decided not to fight. No one knew who he was trying to call that number.

But, I know, the last call he wanted to make, was to me.

The reason why he gave up was because he thought that if he had called me 24 hours before his death, I would definitely be included in the scope of the investigation, which would have caused me a lot of unnecessary trouble and suffering, and would also affect the normal development of my business.

So, he hesitated for a while and then gave up.

He didn't say goodbye to me.