"What is Scrooge's ultimate goal? Isn't it about making money? Isn't it enough that he's dug such a big hole and pit us millions of dollars at once? A banker asked.

"Don't care what his ultimate goal is, let's think about how to reduce the loss first." More people say so.

"Didn't Scrooge 'wake up' at this time so that everyone would have time to know the news and prepare to sell GM stock early tomorrow morning?" "But it also gives us a chance -- we still have time to make a decision, albeit with limited time." First, we can let out the rumors that the McDonald consortium is interested in buying General Motors. I don't think it's even a rumor, because if I were Scrooge, I would have wanted to buy GM at the lowest possible price when GM's stock was falling into a mess. So this news, I'm sure there will be a lot of people who believe it. In this way, GM's stock is not worthless. So some fanciful fools will naturally move a little slower, and if we can still cooperate with each other and make a small market or two rebounds, there will naturally be more fools who think that this is the McDonald consortium quietly buying GM shares. They might even think about buying a little more, and then they could make some money with the MacDonald consortium. We can take advantage of this opportunity to polish all the GM shares in our hands. Although this will not change the overall situation of our losses, it should still be able to reduce losses a little. ”

"That's the way to do it." One banker said, "We're going to get people to publish articles in the newspapers now, and we're going to be fast!" ”

"On top of that, I'm going to go to MacDonald's house right now and meet Scrooge." Morgan said.

"Mr. Morgan, does this work?" A banker asked.

"In any case, it's always useful to add a little understanding. Moreover, Scrooge should also understand that this blow alone will not really break us. The damage it can do to us is not enough to finish us, that being the case. Naturally, there's a lot to talk about. Morgan replied.

……

Scrooge had just "woken up" after a long day in Cleveland, and then he went to attend Volkswagen's new car show in Cleveland, of course, because he had just woken up and his body had not fully recovered. He simply made a show and went back to the hospital.

Scrooge plans to stay in the hospital for a while. Since you want to act, you have to act a full set. Scrooge plans to be interviewed by one or two reporters a day for the next few days. By the way, promote his story of a miraculous awakening that can be written into various elementary and school textbooks or all kinds of chicken soup for the soul.

To say, the efficiency of the media in modern society is really high enough. As soon as Scrooge returned to the hospital on the front foot, someone on the back foot sent the issue of today's newspaper to Scrooge's hand.

"It's really fast." Scrooge sighed. I can't help but think of the story of the earthquake and tsunami in an island country in the future. From the earthquake to the tsunami, there was half an hour in between. In the past half hour, television stations and other media have already arranged for helicopters, installed camera equipment, flew to the coast, and began to broadcast live the tsunami attack, and it is said that the well-trained self-defense (comfort) team worth more than $100 million a fighter plane, and a military helicopter worth tens of millions of dollars spent half an hour but could not fly, and was directly washed away by the tsunami. It can be seen that in many cases, the response of the media, which takes grabbing news as its own responsibility, can indeed be faster than that of the military.

Scrooge was most concerned about how the media outlets in the hands of the Morgan consortium reported the news.

"Mr. Scrooge MacDonald's 'timely' awakening was, in a sense, the salvation of the Macdonald consortium. Now, both his wife Dorothea and his brother Carol must submit to his will. This is not only because of Mr. Scrooge's great prestige, but also because Scrooge's leadership is very beneficial to the interests of all members of the family. Originally, because of the loss of him, the MacDonald family, which was on the verge of splitting, will also be stable again. Those who want to take advantage of Scrooge's coma and cut a piece of flesh from the MacDonald's consortium should pay attention, they will soon be out of luck.

The most dangerous of them is undoubtedly the 'General Motors'. Originally, almost everyone was optimistic about it, believing that it would have a great future. But now, Scrooge has returned, the divided MacDonald consortium has been reunited, and Volkswagen can once again be supported by a series of family businesses, including the Grand Campus, Standard Oil, and MacDonald Steel. Although GM's contract with McDonald Steel clearly stipulated that the price of steel sold by McDonald Steel to GM should be lower than that of Volkswagen, McDonald Steel and Volkswagen are now back together. Under such conditions, the profitability of MacDonald Steel is the profitability of Volkswagen. Even Volkswagen still needs to buy steel from MacDonald Steel at a high price. This high price is only for the sake of the accounts. Because in the blink of an eye, MacDonald can return the money back to Volkswagen as an investment or something. In addition, the new car on display by Volkswagen today is indeed excellent, and the only problem with it is how reliable it is under the premise of using so many new technologies. But with the return of Scrooge, the technical problem is no longer a problem. With the Dashi yàn room under the leadership of Scrooge, what kind of problems cannot be solved?

Under such conditions, the defeat of General Motors was almost predictable. Its future is almost certain to be acquired by the McDonald consortium after the stock crash. The McDonald consortium, which is currently in the ascendancy, should be able to buy General Motors, which owns three manufacturing plants, at a fairly good price, which would be easier and cheaper than building three factories on its own. In that sense, GM stock isn't worthless. If you buy it when the price is low enough, you might be able to make a fortune with Mr. Scrooge MacDonald......"

"Look at this report." Scrooge smiled as he handed the report to Carroll and exclaimed, "Morgan is such an amazing guy who reacts so quickly." If you look at this article, on the surface, it's all about saying that GM is no longer good, but in fact, it's trying to fool the guys who hold GM shares into believing that we will buy GM and GM is still valuable. ”

"However, it is not bad to buy these factories at a low price." Carroll said.

"If I could, I'd really like to get GM's stock straight down to $0." Scrooge said, "Let Morgan and they can't get a penny out." As a result, they will not have the strength to come to us for trouble for a long time. But now, even if we claim that we have no intention of buying GM, no one will believe it. Instead, they think we're putting smoke into it. So, they will more or less run out of a lot of money. What a pity. ”

"However, this blow should also deter a lot of people." Dorothea said, "What's next, how do we do the contraction? ”

"Well, let's talk to Mr. Morgan when he comes to the door." Scrooge said with a smile.

……

As Scrooge predicted, the Morgan consortium escaped some money after such a struggle, and of course, heavy losses were inevitable. A few days later, Morgan finally met Scrooge, and they had one of the most candid conversations.

"Scrooge, I don't think there is any need for the two of us to say anything about it." Morgan said this to Scrooge, and Scrooge could hear that Morgan's voice trembled a little. Clearly, Morgan may be preparing to make the most fundamental decision -- the decision of whether to fight to the death with the McDonald consortium under Scrooge.

"Well, what do you want to know?" Scrooge asked.

"You're not unconscious at all, are you? For a while, you've been behind the scenes. What are you doing this for? Don't sue me for making money. The financial loss you paid for pretending to be unconscious during this period of time is definitely greater than getting those three factories. In fact, although you have made us lose a lot this time. Not just a direct loss of money, but also a reputational loss. You know how important business reputation is to bankers. But you yourself did not get enough benefits. To be honest, this is also a big reason why I was fooled this time. Because I didn't expect that you would have such a means of harming others and yourself, or even hurting yourself first and then others. So I'm curious to know, why are you doing this? ”

"Because during the attack, I found my weakness. I'm going to make up for that weakness. Scrooge replied frankly, "If, for example, you suddenly pull out a pistol and shoot me to death." If I had done it before I had cheated you, after I died, there would have been countless guys who would have pounced on me and wanted to rip a piece of flesh from the McDonald syndicate. In such a situation, how long can Macdonald hold on? Since there is such a big benefit to be gained by doing this, there must be a lot of people who thought that they would take the risk for it. But what about now? Even if I'm really dead? How many people would dare to believe that I was really dead? Therefore, the MacDonald consortium can get a respite in such a situation. Since killing me won't make much profit for me all at once, my security will naturally increase. As for why I want to cheat you, first, it's because you came to the door on your own. Of course, it doesn't matter. Most importantly, you are the most capable of taking the life of the Macdonald consortium when dangerous situations arise. If I don't pit you, who will pit you? ”