According to Hamlin's feedback, Barn Chemical can no longer hold on, and the old Barn is about to file for bankruptcy protection, just two days later.

"It's a pity that such a good factory."

In the office building of the Barn Chemical, the elder Barn was surrounded by a large number of bank and insurance company managers, signing documents on the table.

The towering chimneys have long since ceased to work, many large reactor tanks and equipment have been dismantled and stacked neatly in the open air, and the main plant area is dead silent, only some small chimneys in the corners are still emitting white smoke, and occasionally a few workers in protective clothing can be seen busy.

The protesting workers in front of the office building are all gone, the boss is finished, and it won't help to make any more trouble, so find a new job as soon as possible.

Old Barne's willpower is still okay, he saw Song Ya and Hamlin walking in, and scolded angrily: "Damn, it's too embarrassing to meet on this occasion, don't write it into the lyrics, APLUS!" ”

"I didn't expect ......" Song Ya really didn't know how to comfort people in this situation.

"Nothing surprising." Barn Sr. said, "It's been a hard time, don't you say?" Ha ha! He also has the leisure to joke with the financial people around him.

This year, one of the pillars of Chicago's economy, Sears Department Store, has suffered a huge loss of 3.9 billion, and the giant, which owns a Sears credit card for every seven families in the United States, has developed from retail to financial services, gas stations, various electrical appliances, hardware, gemstones, and book stores, operating almost everything, and the stalls are very large. After a period of rapid development, it suddenly hit the wall in recent years, and was not only forced to sell Chicago's iconic building, the world's tallest building, the Sears Tower, but also had to tighten its business and retreat sharply from all fronts.

The real economy is unlucky, and these financial institutions are naturally not having a good time, they saw Song Ya's eyes shine, just like seeing a gold mine, "I met APLUS again." A somewhat familiar white man was the first to come over and introduce himself.

"Hello." Song Ya couldn't remember where she had seen him for a while.

"Windy City Open."

He made a swing motion, "I remember." Song Ya vaguely remembers being an opponent with him, yes, it was the first match of the amateur division of the Windy City Open.

"O'Grady, Northern Trust." The other party shook hands with him.

The rest of the room also approached, most of them were financial institutions under the Chicago consortium that Song Ya had dealt with, such as Northern Trust, Harris Bank, CNA Insurance, and so on.

"Where's Edward?" Song Ya asked, he didn't want to be mistaken for wanting to take over.

"Next door, you go and find it." Barn Sr. said.

Song Ya quits and finds Edward in a conference room next door.

This fellow was much worse than the old Barn's concentration, and he sat in the corner, his head bowed, his tie untied around his neck, and his face was dead.

AW Investments became Edwards Investments because of this merger and acquisition, his partner withdrew, and after Barnes Sr. filed for bankruptcy, all the mess was his, and his partners became difficult financial institutions from Barnes Sr., and the quagmire became deeper and deeper.

"Hey, Edward, how's it going? Are you okay? Song Ya greeted him.

“APLUS？” He raised his head and saw Song Yashi's expression becoming a little complicated, "You are quite good at seizing opportunities, and now is indeed an excellent entry ......"

"Uh, I'm sorry, Edward, I'm just here to see old Barn."

Song Ya hurriedly interrupted his delusion, "What are you going to do next?" ”

Edward rubbed his face, "Actually, the situation is not as bad as you think, the banks will not watch everything fall into thin air, they have much more influence than us, things will turn around." ”

"So the key is still in the next home of the device, right?" Song Ya asked.

"Well, I guess it's going to be sold cheaply in Southeast Asia, and now there's only one option there." Edward said.

"But didn't you sign a contract with a Chinese company?" Song Ya asked again.

"It can't be helped, force majeure factors." Edward shrugged, "Good for both sides." ”

Song Ya and Hamlin glanced at each other, and after a few words, they made an excuse to leave.

"What's wrong with you? APLUS？ ”

Song Ya has been in a daze since getting into the car and is noticed by Hamlin.

"Looks like things are going a little wrong."

Song Ya originally planned to fund Gore's campaign to connect with Walmart executives, and he remembers that when he recorded the show in the past, the guests representing Wal-Mart were very similar to his own opinion, and it would be good if the affordable clothes of A+ clothing could enter the Wal-Mart hypermarket, which focuses on high quality and low prices. But after being advised by Samuel, he dismissed this idea, and now that the elder Barn is bankrupt, if the chemical equipment is resold to Southeast Asia, his and John Liu's plan will not be implemented......

"Is there anything I can do to help?" Hamlin asked.

Song Ya hadn't revealed all these things yet, "Help me keep an eye on them, wait for ......," he thought for a moment, "wait until I'm done with the Beautiful Girls promotion in August." ”

In the evening, he took people to a charity dinner organized by Claire, sang Where Is The Love is inevitable, and by the way, he made a sweet appearance with Fergie to break the previous scandal with Harley.

Hallie's stealing mood San Beimi sold average at the box office, with a production cost of 42 million, and the industry estimates that the box office of Beimi is only 70 million, Eddie Murphy's ambition has suffered a major blow, although this movie has sold well overseas, and the global box office is not a problem, but the overseas revenue share is lower, and Paramount will not lose money, but their infinite trust in Eddie Murphy may come to an end.

This is not good news for Hallie either, the main responsibility is definitely not hers, but the two blockbusters she participated in, the Ultimate Pioneer and the Stealing Saint have failed to varying degrees, or that sentence, Hollywood is very realistic.

"My mission is done, let's talk."

Claire's broker skills are the most professional, and he introduced Song Ya to the main target of this visit, the deputy manager of the Midwest of Sears' community chain stores, Scott.

Song Ya targeted him through a headhunting company, relying on Reese's personal ability to organize the distribution of the whole rice may be a little difficult, A+ clothing needs more professional talents, Sears Department Store's community chain stores are generally opened in relatively small communities, providing a variety of groceries, such as lawn mowers, hardware tools for repairing cars and houses, etc., and naturally selling some food, clothing and daily necessities.

"The apparel industry?" Scott, a forty-year-old white man in his prime, was not surprised by the pop star's entry into the field, "Where are you going to open your store?" Gorgeous Mile? ”

"No, it's not." Song Ya briefly introduced his idea.

"Affordable clothing?" Scott was very surprised, "Is it a side line with which brand?" ”

"No, I make it myself, my own brand, I have found a factory, in China." Song Ya said.

"Wow......" Scott looked at Song Ya again, "Do you have the energy to do this?" ”

"So I'm not here to hire professionals?" Song Ya raised his wine glass and gestured to the other party.

"Me?" Scott smiled, "I thought Sears was going to be bad, but that's just a temporary problem, and we can hold on for decades back in the department store business." ”

"But you've been making big layoffs for several years in a row, haven't you?" Song Ya said with a smile.

"So what, I'm not afraid of layoffs, community chains are profitable, and the profit margins are not low."

Scott shook his head.

"But I know that you once suggested that Sears executives learn more from Walmart and accelerate the introduction of OEM's own brand bargains, right?" Song Ya continued to persuade: "I have already targeted you through the headhunting company, and I have already prepared the position of general manager for you." ”

Scott was a little upset, "I suggested it, but no one at the top listened to me, they just wanted to go through the general department store model......"