Roland has always been convinced of the saying 'there is no such thing as a free lunch'.

After experiencing Ronald Perelman's disregard for acceptance, Roland had no hope of getting any valuable information at a boring party like tonight.

It's the first time we've met, and as the weak party, he didn't bring amazing results to those guys, so why should these big guys take him to play games?

There may be win-win situations in business, but there is never fairness.

Be a compliment, say hello, get to know each other, this is the biggest gain in Roland's eyes, and now-

Kate tells him that Carl Icahn's is going to do something to an internet company?

Where did you hear that?

When asked, Roland, who was still immersed in alcohol, cheered up, and when Kate caught those clear eyes, she smiled and picked up her handbag and pulled out a stack of business cards, yes, a stack.

Her eyes were lowered, and while she was rummaging carefully, she also said slowly, "Icahn brought his wife here today, and during the meal, I had a brief chat with her, and she said that her husband Carl expressed great interest in Internet companies on the spot when he heard that Ronald introduced Internet companies to my boyfriend, and also listed Netscape and Yahoo ......, which have exploded in stock prices."

He pulled out Mrs. Icahn's business card, clipped it to his fingertips and handed it to Roland, "...... Then she gave me a business card and said that if I had time, I could go to her house and sit down......"

Although Kate's description is very concise, omitting all the conversation, and even Carl Icahn's argument for targeting Internet companies is her own guess, when Roland sees the business card in his hand with only his name and number, he has actually adopted this guess, or rather, he understands the hint.

Of course, memories from his past life also told him that Carl Icahn did attack Yahoo.

Yang Zhiyuan was forced to resign twice, and he was kicked out by Carl Icahn.

But before he could speak, Kate pulled out another business card and said, "This business card was given to me by Michael Bloomberg's female companion, Ms. Patricia Harris, and in the course of our chat, we talked about your uncle David Olsen, and Ms. Patricia personally said that her boss Michael expressed shock at Yahoo's energy." ”

"If there's a chance, she's hoping we can go to their Bloomberg and have a look."

Taking a business card again, Roland's eyes were already straight.

Patricia Harris is Michael Bloomberg's confidant, and after Bloomberg became the mayor of New York, she appointed Patricia Harris as the first female deputy mayor in New York's history.

"Oh yes, and David Shaw's girlfriend."

When the third business card was found by Kate, Roland had nothing to say.

And after seeing Roland's ignorant appearance, Kate didn't stop, but continued with a smile, "She agreed to my invitation and was willing to go out shopping with me." ”

Shopping?

What does it mean?

You're not going to let me go with you, are you?

But the first two problems seem to have to be solved first, right?

Seeing that Roland didn't react for a while, her mind was still on the two business cards before, so Kate directly reached out and covered the business cards she gave before, reminding, "If I go shopping with her in the afternoon, and then call at five or six o'clock to call you to come out for dinner in the evening, and you meet unexpectedly, is there a problem with this behavior?" ”

Hold the grass ......

It seems like it's really fine......

Roland, who came to his senses, took a deep breath, refilled his cup, and took a sip when he held it.

, drinking and making mistakes, my head seems to be a little unbright.

Kate: This is obviously creating an opportunity for herself to meet each other!

Looking at Roland's cute sobering action, Kate bit her lip with a chuckle, and after Roland finished drinking, she pushed another business card in front of Roland, and changed her tone to jealousy, and said very deliciously, "This business card was given by your fan sister, according to herself, she is about to work and study part-time in a modeling agency......"

"Before that, she wanted to get some experience from me, because she was interested in Hollywood......"

"I think you're interested in this topic too, right? Five feet eleven inches, thirty-five, twenty-five, thirty-five......"

When Kate threw Ivanka's business card to Roland's chest, and kept tapping the business card with her index finger, making a clicking sound, Roland felt that the other party's finger could poke his heart with every blow.

Seven business cards, seven people.

In addition to Ronald Perelman and Roland himself, the remaining seven people were all rounded up by Kate.

When Roland was eating, drinking, chatting and farting with those old men, Kate also became friends with the guys at the same table.

If you have to describe it, then there is only one word in Roland's head, "people person?" ”

“people person？ yeah…… That's pretty much it......"

Kate thought for a moment and did not deny Roland's statement, and when Roland looked at her with puzzled eyes, she also sat up, put her feet together, folded her hands, rested her chin on her knees, and tilted her head and said, "It seems that you are confused?" ”

"Huh?" Roland didn't answer directly.

"Looks like you're used to going straight?" Kate asked again.

"Perhaps...... What cooperation was done before, it was all solved by a phone call......"

Roland smiled, grabbed the business cards on his chest with his fingers, and put them together without even looking at them.

These seven business cards are important, but they are not the most important compared to Kate's current state.

Kate smiled with satisfaction, and after her eyes rolled around, she continued, "I know what you're trying to ask, you want to know how I got my business cards, but—that's social......"

"You should know about afternoon tea, right?"

"At the beginning of the birth of afternoon tea, in fact, some ladies were bored and gathered together to chat about gossip."

"They pass the time and talk about everything, and the social dinners that come out of this are actually of the same nature."

"And chatting, in fact, means an opportunity, the people below want to go up, desperately climb up, and the people above sometimes need smart people to help them take care of their property, so ...... Hit it off......"

"Of course, there are a lot of dinners, and the nature is actually different."

"Private, public...... Everyone talked about different topics......"

"Let's take tonight, it's a gathering of friends, but I'm sure they won't talk to you about anything else."

"Although everyone is friends, everyone's career is still different, unless it's a private party of one on one, how can they talk about career content?"

"It's an awkward situation for you, but for us, it's our home ......"

"If you were asked to eat in public at Yokar Icahn, would you speak?"

"No, it won't."

"Because you understand that no matter what the topic is used as an excuse, the invitation between you will make others feel that there is a problem."

"But my wife and I chatted and found common ground, and if we continue to meet, we will weaken this suspicion."

"And if people really want to talk to you, contact is the best response."

"Not only that, but have you ever seen someone who, like Michael Bloomberg, would have their own employee, Patricia Harris, act as part of their own family when they go to a friend's party?"

"Isn't it normal for me to get a business card when both parties are interested in contacting?"

"Besides, as far as I know, the offices of listed companies will be recorded 24 hours a day, and in this case, social networking becomes very useful, because there will be no recording ...... in the horse farms, restaurants, hunting grounds, and pastures that have been temporarily set"

"Why do so many rich people like all kinds of sports?"

"Not only because you have money and time, but also because these activities are a means of socializing, or a means of disguising your social intentions."

"And I'm just used to adults taking me to this kind of occasion and listening to all kinds of news......"

"You have to know that if I'm not smart in this social game, you're going to lose a lot of opportunities."

When Kate explained to Roland in a light tone what she had done tonight and why, Roland, who was leaning on the sofa and listening carefully, only sighed and admired in his eyes......

lamenting the strong imprints on the bodies of guys who have grown up in different environments;

Admire the social instinct that these guys have imprinted in their bones.

Roland admits that the memories of his past life can make him rich with resources, but it is absolutely impossible to be as comfortable in the social field as Kate, and this kind of skill is imperceptibly formed due to the environment, which cannot be achieved by a traverser with a pat on the brain.

What can you go through a year, and you can hook up with the bigwigs, and get through the nonsense of the whole world?

No kidding...... Given ten years, you're not going to be able to meet a guy who grew up playing with these things......

Since you can do anything, isn't crossing a prince's memorability for you?

As for taking a luxury car and a famous watch?

A bucket of water, which does not shake, and half a bucket of water, clang.

"That's what you call ...... Exercising girlfriend rights? ”

Roland pursed his lips, and for the first time he realized that he had made a wrong judgment.

Yes, Kate is indeed his white moonlight, and he does think a lot with divergent thinking, but-

He ignored a question.

Kate's double quotient seems to be directly proportional to her appearance.

If he remembers correctly, Kate's three husbands in his previous life were not ordinary people.

is not the second generation of the British family, or the second generation of the British family, especially the third generation, which is directly the nephew of the founder of the Virgin Group, who is 96% recognized in the UK.

If you just rely on Bai Yueguang's statement to see that your eyes have been locked for many years, how many people will believe it?

"Of course...... If I don't help my boyfriend in this important social situation, who do I help? ”

"Or, do you want to say that those words before were to coax me?"

Kate didn't think there was anything wrong with it, and she answered as she should.

Not only that, but the two slender eyebrows were raised directly, as if he felt that Roland's reaction was too unusual.

Hearing this, Roland, who wanted to continue thinking, suddenly gave up thinking.

The soothing smile on the face speaks for itself.

As long as you're human, who doesn't like to stay in their comfort zone?

And now, it's comfortable......

And when he wanted to open his mouth to express his gratitude, Kate, who guessed his thoughts, took the first step, squeezed her eyes, and pronounced through her nose.

"Huh?"

In this situation, Roland smiled and nodded, "Okay, I understand, you don't need cheap thank you......"

Roland, who reacted, took the initiative to get up, spread his arms, and hugged Kate.

Kate also raised her arm and laughed and hooked Roland's neck.

When Roland closed the door with his heel, there was a muffled thud and everything was calm.

Roland, who entered the house, breathed a sigh of relief, because he felt that he seemed to have chosen the 'right' person.

Similarly, Kate, who was carried into the house by Roland, was also relieved, because she felt that she seemed to be looking at the 'right' person.

…………

The next morning, Kate dialed Mrs. Icahn in the presence of Roland.

As Kate expected, the other party was very happy to invite her and Roland to dine at home, and the time was set for the same night.

When they were full of wine and food, the two ladies also went to the side hall to talk about flowers and plants, and the Wall Street jackal that everyone was afraid of was lighting a cigarette and looking at Roland with a smile, "Donald's side of things, I haven't said thank you to you......"

"It's easy for us to kill a company, but it's a little harder for us to save a company."

"But fortunately, "Home Alone 2" and the romance hype have made him stand firm, it is precisely because he has tasted the taste of shortcuts, that guy now wants his daughter to continue chasing you, but you are in a ...... situation I'll call him later and ask him to stop. ”

"That's right, I called you here to talk to you about Internet companies."

"The bubble of Internet companies is a bit big, and if we do it, it will be very easy to make a profit."

"Yahoo is yours, we don't beat our own people, but ......"

"If you don't want to own Yahoo in the future, or if you want to reduce your holdings of Yahoo, just sell me your shares."

"As long as I hold more than 4 million shares of yours, I can directly change the board of directors, package it, and sell it better......"

Maybe it's because he really accepted Roland, or maybe the wolf king is really interested in Internet companies, so in the after-dinner consumption stage, this guy didn't have any intention of hiding it, and directly said his thoughts openly.

The arrogant words that can sentence the board of directors of a company to death with a touch of the skin did not cause Roland discomfort.

People have done too many things like this, and the companies that he is targeting and don't want to die are basically paying for themselves, plus Roland already had the idea of finding a takeover for Yahoo shares, so he will not object.

And Roland's refreshing response also made the wolf king very happy, and while pulling him into the study to read calligraphy and painting, the two also chatted secretly about something else, including Marvel.

Like "Titanic" was injected by Fox, Marvel, which was supposed to go bankrupt and reorganized in 96, has been stable at about 20 yuan because of the variable of "Spider-Man".

Originally, Ronald Perelman and Carl Icahn wanted to saddle Marvel with a bunch of debts, and then carry out bankruptcy reorganization, sell off part of the debt issued junk bonds, and turn their core assets into a circle of money listed again, but now that there is a strong agent of "Spider-Man", these two people want to continue to squeeze it, so the current Marvel is not bankrupt.

And since this is the case, Roland didn't hide it, and directly expressed his inner thoughts to the wolf king.

After learning that Roland likes Marvel, the wolf king, who was originally playing the capital game, was even more happy, slapped his big hand, and said, "Then we will decide, when you want to sell Yahoo stock, Ronald and I will directly exchange Marvel for ...... with you."

"The value of the shares of both parties is calculated based on the closing price on the date of the transaction contract."

"The other shareholders ......" Roland was excited, but his words were a little hesitant.

"Other shareholders? Who doesn't have a company in their hands? The wolf king's words beeped arrogantly.

"The two of us want to sell, who dares to stop us?"

"Rest assured, when the deal starts, Marvel will only have two of us."

"The commission generated will give you a 20% discount, and any of us will cheat, but we won't cheat our own people."

…………

The day after the brag with Carl Icahn, Kate also called Patricia Harris.

After saying that he had time to go to Bloomberg to have a look, the other party immediately welcomed him happily.

After going around the Bloomberg company twice, he and Michael Bloomberg had a light lunch in the company at noon that day, and in between meals, the old man also explained the reason why he asked his henchman to ask Roland.

"Yahoo's current traffic is almost 100 million people per week, and the number of visits is the largest in the world."

"Yahoo, on the other hand, has always bought financial news from Reuters."

"Our goal at Bloomberg is to beat Reuters in terms of financial information."

"If it's convenient, I'd like Yahoo to give Bloomberg a link to a redirect, a subpage."

"Like that IDB of yours, I hope Bloomberg gets some traffic from Yahoo."

Roland didn't even think about this kind of cooperation invitation, and directly threw the pot to - David Olsen.

It's not like selling stocks, he can't promise this thing!

However, the opportunity for cooperation is in front of him, and direct denial is not Roland's character.

After telling the other party that he would let David Olsen work hard to promote this matter, the two friends happily parted.

…………

As Kate said, playing in this circle, if the female companion who is brought out is not bright, it will miss a lot of opportunities, follow the number on the business card, dial one phone after another, the guy on the other end of the phone, without exception, agreed to their invitation, of course, it is impossible for everyone to have something, and chatting again at close range is the public situation.

However, when they asked David Shaw out again, the other party brought a friend in addition to his girlfriend.

When Roland saw the middle-aged man with glasses and a peaceful face, he directly scratched the back of his head in embarrassment.

Because the guy brought out by David Shaw is one of Google's Big Three, served as chairman and CEO for ten years, solved Google's profitability problem, bought Android, beat Microsoft in the field of mobile phone systems, and is also Apple's director Eric Schmidt.

And with David Shaw's introduction, Roland knew -

"Eric is my partner, he invested in me when the fund was first launched, he also likes the Internet, I think you should have a common language, but unfortunately, Jeff's guy won't be able to catch up for a while......"

“…… But it's okay, next time we have a chance to meet again. ”

That's right, like the bigwigs in the Internet field in China in the future, who are either relatives and friends, classmates, or former superiors and subordinates, Silicon Valley is actually very small, but people's networks are on Wall Street!

The so-called technology leads the world......

It's all bullshit!

No matter how strong a technology company is, as long as it wants to develop, it will succumb to money!

And when Roland saw Eric Schmidt, he also understood why so many companies were bidding for Motorola in the future, and those patents were eaten by Google!

of—

These guys are all broken bones and tendons!

Just like Carl Icahn doesn't mind that Roland will exchange his future Yahoo shares for Marvel in their hands, whoever I do business with is doing business, in this case, why would I refuse if my own people are in need?

Am I brain-dead?

The better their own life is, the better they will be able to live themselves!

Roland understands that one person can't play Hollywood, but Silicon Valley and Wall Street can't be alone!

A sentence I am Changshan Zhao Zilong, single-handedly seven in and seven out?

No kidding!

Whoever dares to play like this will either take the initiative to jump off the building or be thrown into prison!

And these tech companies are all self-made legends?

Hehe......

After looking at the big guy behind the legend, Roland understood that all the scenery in front of the stage was just that those behind him were not interested!

…………

With Kate's help, Roland, who had left New York after the meeting, stayed here for another ten days.

In the past ten days, he didn't know how much he drank, how many words he spoke, how many roads he walked, and how many people he had met, but he knew that every night, he fell asleep laughing, and every morning, he was awakened by itching.

To be honest, it's a really comfortable day.

Because of the wind and clouds, the figure of the big guy changed suddenly.

But while enjoying it, Roland also understands that the so-called friendship is just a momentary welcome.

To strike iron, you also need to be hard.

Tied to them, wealth can indeed increase rapidly, but if there are no dazzling results, everything now is a cloud of the past.

Overlooking the street scene of New York outside the window, the feeling of seeing the mountains at a glance made Roland full of pride, and just as he took out the cigarette that had been re-dyed in the past ten days from his pocket, a commanding word suddenly came from behind him, "No smoking." ”

Hearing this, Roland, who had not yet put the cigarette in his mouth, looked helpless.

At the same time as turning his head, the cigarette butt was also poked at the cigarette case by him, making a dull sound of clattering.

"I didn't smoke before, but ...... They all give, I can't smoke it......"

"But no one is giving you a cigarette now." Kate glared at him, and Ben, who was sitting at her desk reading the papers, got up and walked over, and unceremoniously took the cigarette from Roland's hand, and even confiscated the lighter.

"I don't smoke it now......" Roland cried.

Roland, who smoked in his previous life, knew that this thing was not a good thing, not to mention the peculiar smell, and it cost money to hurt his lungs, so he didn't touch this thing for six years, but this time the big guy sent it, if you refused, it was really not face-saving.

And after seeing Roland's state of being possessed by a drama spirit, Kate, who confiscated the cigarettes and lighters, immediately sneered: "It's uncomfortable, you just sleep outside tonight, I don't believe it, you've only been dyed for ten days, and you're looking for death and life?" ”

Get......

Since helping Roland get seven business cards that day, the relationship between the two seems to have changed.

If it was said that they were hungry for each other before, then now it really has a bit of meaning to live.

When I went out to party, I really fought for Roland's face, but when I came back, I didn't cover any stinky problems.

You can't wipe the face of the big guy outside, so you smoke, but when you close the door, you can't smoke if you say you can't smoke.

If you want to live or die, then see and fight once.

"Okay, okay, the east and west are for you, I won't smoke it......" Seeing that the other party said resolutely, Roland raised his hand to surrender, and he didn't want to smoke himself, but the combined habits of the two lives made him unable to hold back, "Okay, then can you accompany me to East Rutherford, New Jersey?" We're leaving New York tomorrow and heading back to Los Angeles. ”

Sure enough, with Roland's 'confession', Kate did not continue to maintain a cold tone, but asked curiously, "New Jersey East Rutherford?" What are you doing there? ”

"What are you doing there?" Hearing Kate's question, Roland's eyes leaning against the window suddenly became confused, "I found someone to get two tickets for the draft, because today, there is an explosive head who will be selected with the thirteenth pick......"

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