Chapter 355: "I'm Probably going to Fall in Love with You"
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Larry is yelling "Don't interrupt me!" Also, if the truckers don't think they can do it, they won't spend a penny, and I can't force the president of the truckers' union to order a copy for each of their members, right? ”
"This is the market economy, I am a producer of pornography, but whether it is the suppliers of pornography raw materials - the girls, or the final consumers - the buyers of magazines, their behavior, their decisions, are completely under their own control, and I have no way to influence them except to try to provide the best service and money......"
"On the other hand, if you look at the future lawsuit between Stanford and Franklin...... Ed, I can predict that first of all, this lawsuit will not end in three or five years! Second, in the end, it must be a large law firm with a very strong background or its senior partner who comes forward to provide legal assistance to Franklin in his own name. Third, who do you think is more open and transparent about the law firm's selection process at Stanford or the truckers buying pornographic magazines? ”
"When I'm pulling money out of a truck driver's pocket dollar by dollar, Principal Lehman can casually decide on a bill of attorney's fees that will last for hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of dollars a year and for many years...... Dear Ed, That's why Franklin can now find a free lawyer. Of course, the lawyers who are going there now may not be in the eyes of Principal Lyman, but these people have been in contact early, and they can finally share some money from them, after all, they can't let their families run away in vain, right?! ”
Edward sighed, finally aware of his shallowness.
I originally thought that those lawyers were just for some exposure, but now look, hehe, he is the Too young, too simple Tucson is broken, and he has to make a mess of clothes.
It's a big game
"So, Larry, what do you advise me to do after that?"
"Cut ......," Larry laughed, "you don't meddle in this case again, I know you have a small law firm, but don't worry, even if you do legal aid to Franklin, he won't choose you in the end, that's a bastard." You must know that in order to provide him with legal aid, some law firms will not only not collect money, but also probably give him some subsidies in other ways...... What do you think that bastard would choose? ”
"Okay......"
"So, Eddard, do whatever you have to do? If I had to give advice, I would have only one ......."
"Hmm," Edward came to the spirit.
"Find a chance, go and shoot Principal Lehmann again!"
"No," he jumped up in fright, "I've offended Principal Lehman to death this time!" ”
"yes," Larry Flint laughed nervously, "So, can you kill a man twice?" Now that you've made a grudge, you might as well get things done to the end, of course, provided that you make sure you're 'absolutely right', you know what I mean? ”
"Well, if you want to say 'politically correct,' I think I can understand."
"Yes, that's the kind of ...... that whoever dares to oppose you is against the Constitution."
"Well, thank you Larry......"
"It's okay, by the way, do you want me to continue tossing Principal Lyman next month, I see that his nostrils are quite large, and it seems that he can also be modified into other organs......"
"No, no, no, Larry, Larry, thank you, thank you so much...... Not for the time being."
"Not really?" Larry Flint looked a little lost, "So good idea, are you sure you don't need it?" Trust me the first guy with three holes in his face, it's definitely worth going down in history...... Or am I writing him a Campari commercial, Principal Lyman's first time? It was Franklin who got drunk and took off his pants and took the principal's nostrils for that......"
"No, no" Edward's handkerchief is almost wet with his own sweat, and talking to Larry is the stimulation of fxxk!
After hanging up the phone, he slept soundly.
When I woke up the next day, it was already past nine o'clock.
Stanford is really good for this group of visiting scholars, there is no attendance system at all, and it is his own business whether to go to the office or not.
Anyway, people only look at the results.
Edward pondered for a moment, since this is the case, then he should also enjoy the treatment of a visiting scholar.
called Joel at the moment, telling him that he might have something to do in the past few days and would not come, and let him take care of himself.
Then another phone call ensued, and after identifying his goal, he asked Joel to book himself a ticket to Phoenix, the state capital of Arizona.
An old acquaintance happened to be there on business, and Edward suddenly felt that he could do something......
……
Arizona is next door to California, so it's okay to get there by car, but flying in the U.S. is still the first choice.
Once in Phoenix, he walked around the city center and took in the local scenery and lackluster food.
Seeing that the time was almost up, he hurried to the best hotel in Phoenix, where it was already four o'clock in the afternoon, and Edward sat in the lobby and asked for a cup of coffee.
About a quarter of an hour later, a figure came up to him.
"Ed, it's a pleasure to meet you......"
"Me too, Solomon, you're so busy, but luckily you're here, otherwise I'd have to fly back to New York......"
Solomon Bronheim, a senior partner at a top law firm, White Head, is a prominent figure in the firm at the time of his work, not only in charge of cases, but also in providing the necessary support for the government's public relations strategy.
To be able to fly him to the West Coast, obviously there are very important things here in Arizona.
But he didn't say it, and Edward didn't ask.
"Sorry, Ed, my schedule is a bit tight, so I can only give you forty-five minutes today, I've already asked the assistant to book a restaurant, and we can talk while eating. Sorry, it's a bit early to eat, but after dinner, I'm going to meet the three waves and then take a flight back to New York......"
"Understand ......"
……
The dimly lit high-end restaurant looks like a great place to connect, and the intrigue naturally works against the light.
This made Edward really uncomfortable, as a traverser, the only requirement he had for the restaurant in his previous life was that the lights must be bright.
Color and fragrance, color and fragrance, color ranks first, and if it is not colored, it can still be called Chinese food?
Of course, this is a symbol of mood, but someone still thinks that eating is mainly the enjoyment of the mouth and nose, and the dim light really makes Ren lose his appetite, unless he touches each other's thighs while eating......
He cut the roast lamb chops neatly, and said softly, "That's the case." I think this can be an opportunity......"
"Do you want White Hyde to be the law firm appointed by Stanford to fight Franklin?" Solomon couldn't help but laugh, as if mocking Edward's unreality.
"Why not?" Edward asked rhetorically.
"So what do you get out of it? Or what do you want? Solomon asked rhetorically.
"I want to be Franklin's agent, and of course I'm not going to defend him personally, but I'm going to make sure I have the qualifications, and as for Franklin's own side, I can handle it myself."
"Wow," Solomon exclaimed softly, "then, tell me, what are you sure of being able to convince Principal Lehmann to choose me." Well, Whitehead is a good enough name, but there are partners in charge ......of the West Coast...... That guy wasn't bad in every way, and Principal Lyman and he must be quite familiar with him, so why did he choose me? ”
"I wasn't sure, but I thought it was an opportunity. I suppose that if you had come forward, then Principal Lyman would have met with you, and given your actual weight......" Edward simply put down his knife and fork and said patiently.
After about five minutes of speaking, Solomon smiled with a hint of playfulness: "Mr. Yang, you really surprise me, although it is whimsical, but I don't think it seems impossible...... So, wait a minute. ”
Solomon rang the bell, and the waiter appeared ghostly, and after Solomon whispered a few words in his ear, the latter immediately left.
Two minutes later, the service agency reappeared in front of the two of them, followed by a young man with tomato sauce and cheese marks on the corners of his mouth.
"John, contact Principal Lyman at Stanford right now, and say that Solomon Blomheim is very presumptuous in wanting to visit him......"
"Yes," the latter commanded.
"I said, is this too rushed? We're in Phoenix, and we don't have a lot of tickets to San Francisco right now, and it's almost an hour to get to Alparodo after we get to San Francisco, so it's going to be early tomorrow morning......"
"It's not a problem, you just let me do it," Solomon waved his hand, signaling that it was a minor problem.
"It's really rude......," Solomon was a little distressed, "I didn't make an appointment in advance, and the time was so stuck, it's really ...... I hope that guy doesn't give me a look ...... because of that."
"I said......" Edward was a little puzzled, "we ...... Haven't Americans always paid attention to this so-called detailed etiquette? Isn't that old Europe insisting on a joke to us? ”
"Young man...... This is the difference between the upper class and the mainstream society, when the society develops to a certain stage, there will inevitably be a differentiation of classes, so what does the high-class class rely on to draw a line with the low-class class? Of course, it is these unspeakable rules that cannot be seen from the mainstream media that standard answers are not seen, and ubiquitous rules? As for you saying that the mainstream media ridiculed old Europe......"
"It's normal," Solomon said, taking a sip of red wine, "our country is not like old Europe, we have a large middle class of blue-collar human rights, and of course the media has to pick and choose what they like to say...... Besides, if we don't laugh at old Europe, these bastards will really rely on these so-called etiquette to shake that ridiculous majesty in front of us! What an irony, their castles were demolished to our country during the Gilded Age, and many of their noble descendants became the wives of our country's nouveau riche, I don't understand, why do they still maintain such a good sense of self? ”
"Maybe it's self-paralysis and self-deception?" Edward shrugged and said vaguely.
The lamb chops here are so delicious that in Edward's opinion they are almost as good as the Avanti skewers from his previous life......
"Probably, old Europe still does not want to admit that the center of the world has long since shifted, and that it used to be Greece and Rome, Paris and Vienna, but now it is the great New World...... It's ridiculous that old Europe is always looking at us unconsciously with a sense of superiority...... How can we not see them in this way? If it weren't for the Marshall Plan, I don't know how this ruin would have been rebuilt......"
“…… But......" Edward asked, a little worried, "if we go to Headmaster Lyman like this, will he accept it?" ”
"Why, didn't you just say it very clearly, why are you scared now?" Solomon asked with a smile
"It was just my own idea, and I know you're very good," Edward admitted, "and you're probably the best person I've ever known...... It's not flattery. And to be honest, I appreciate your ...... for me."
After thinking about it for a long time, he came up with a word "benevolent ......"
"Kindness?" Solomon laughed
"Yes, according to your identity and size, you are capable of slapping me to death, but you don't...... I'm grateful for that, it's really ......."
"And then the way you are grateful is to keep pulling me to endorse you," Solomon laughed happily
Edward blushed a little, "This, this ......"
"Haha, just kidding, but this is also a small test, if you really analyzed to me just now, how win-win it would be for us to 'cooperate' with each other, then I will lower my opinion of you in my heart......"
"Why?"
"Because you blush, you can't speak, which shows that you still have humanity...... Human nature is not a good word in our modern vocabulary, and usually refers to indecision, not decisive enough, even mother-in-law, and even with the kindness peculiar to women......"
"Isn't it difficult?" Edward smiled bitterly, this is his personal feeling, the interpersonal relationship in this country is cold in nature, emphasizing practical interests, and human nature is indeed not a good word.
"But humanity is a luxury...... We have been able to develop so quickly, of course, because we are realistic, we are practical, we are result-oriented, and we don't care about anything other than results...... As you once said, you lose a lot of humanity, lose everything. This is a wise saying. ”
"The United States was able to become the leader, of course, because we are not human enough, but animalistic...... Honestly, it's a little bit more" Solomon also put down his knife and fork and explained seriously.
"It is precisely because of less that it is precious, so it can become a luxury. There is no shortage of inhuman guys in my circle, and I actually like to use them, on the one hand, I am this kind of person myself, and secondly, the inhuman guys are very easy to control, as long as you offer enough prices, they will do everything you want......"
"Do you think I'm going to criticize that?" Solomon asked
"Frankly, I'm a little, a little bit unacceptable about it......" Edward said slowly
"Yes. But you have to understand that human nature is actually a cost, an inconsequential cost, and for poor children, abandoning this thing can greatly increase the chances of success...... Not every poor boy is like you, who has a naturally good head and is just in time for a good school...... You look at Larry Flint. ”
"This guy is crazy, why is this, because in his early years, he must have done a lot of things that went against human nature, and his heart couldn't bear it, so he was crazy with half-truths...... Ed, but have you ever thought about why abandoning human nature can achieve faster success, but we will still maintain the bottom line of human nature in our genes, or so, in the long social evolution, human nature should be directly 'eliminated'! ”