Recently, Monet often went to a small café for a drink on his way home from "The Comet", because he found that not only the coffee was delicious, but also the proprietress Jessica was beautiful...... (I don't know if you have ever swiped a cigarette seller in Huludao when you swiped Douyin...... ）

On this day, when he came to "Comet" as usual, the proprietress suddenly took the initiative to greet him: "Mr. Monet, a friend of yours is waiting for you in his old position!" ”

Although Monet didn't know who this "friend" was, he could know that he often came here, which showed that this person should be very familiar with him, but when he walked to his "old position" and saw this so-called "friend", he couldn't help but be stunned, because this person was not his friend at all, and could even be said to be his "enemy".

Just when Monet was stunned, the young man sitting opposite had already taken the initiative to greet him: "Hello, Mr. Monet! ”

Monet had to reply: "Hello, Monsieur Vincent! How do you know I'm drinking coffee here regularly? ”

"Because I care so much about you!" Vincent replied with a smile.

Monet asked angrily, "Why are you paying attention to me?" ”

"Because I admire your talent, Mr. Monet, I really didn't expect that "Comet", which was about to go out of business, is now run so well by you, Rick has really found a good helper!" Vincent sighed.

Although the two were in a hostile relationship, this compliment Monet was still very useful, and he was telling the truth, so Monet nodded slightly and thanked him: "Thank you for the compliment!" ”

But then he changed his mind and asked, "But I'm sure you won't just come to me to compliment me, will you?" ”

"There's one more thing I'd like to discuss with you, but don't worry, it's definitely a good thing for you!" With that, Vincent pushed over a contract.

Monet took it and saw that it was a contract for the editor-in-chief of a magazine called "Stellar", and the salary was very good, not only gave him 40% of the equity, but also ran it by himself, and the position of the magazine was updated attractively, because in the Astor Building, there was even a fixed salary of 2,000 US dollars a month in addition to the share.

Obviously, Vincent is here to dig into the corner, and if nothing else, just the name of the magazine "Star", it looks like it is against "Comet".

I have to say that Vincent's hand is really ruthless, because the reason why "Comet" can improve now is all due to Monet's "Little Jack Wanders the Future" and his previous drainage in the "Brooklyn Weekly" and "New York Post", once he leaves, then "Comet" will definitely be beaten back to its original form.

And to be honest, if he didn't have any friendship with Rick, and there was no such contradiction between Rick and Vincent, then Monet would really have jumped ship, of course, if there were no such contradictions, it is estimated that no one would have offered such a high price to dig himself......

So he just hesitated slightly, then pushed the contract back, and said to Vincent: "Thank you for recognizing me, but sorry, I don't have the intention of changing jobs." ”

"What? Lack of money? Vincent asked, raising an eyebrow.

Monet waved his hand and said, "That's not it, in fact, the price you offered is high enough, but I have to take into account my friendship with Rick." ”

Originally, Monet thought that Vincent would continue to make an offer to fight for himself, but he didn't expect people to stand up very simply and said coldly: "Mr. Monet, your loyalty to friendship is really admirable, but I hope you can persevere, and I also hope that "Comet" can get better and better in your hands!" After saying that, he got up and left.

To be honest, Monet absolutely didn't believe that Vincent was telling the truth just now, but he didn't think about how Vincent would deal with him for a while, so he could only see the trick when the time came.

Just when Monet was thinking about how Vincent would deal with him, he suddenly saw the proprietress Jessica coming over with a piece of cake, and asked him with a smile: "It seems that you and your friend are not having a very pleasant conversation!" ”

"Actually, he's not my friend at all, and in a way he should be my enemy." Monet replied casually.

One of the main reasons why Jessica is popular with customers is that she is very smart, she never asks what customers don't want to say, and she is very good at listening to what you are willing to say......

So she didn't ask anything, but after chatting casually, she suddenly said to Monet with an embarrassed face: "Eh, Mr. Monet, can I ask you for a favor?" ”

"I knew Jessica, this cake of yours wouldn't let me eat for nothing!" Monet teased.

"It's like I haven't given you a cake before!" Jessica sneered.

"Okay, I'm not kidding you, what's going on?"

Jessica hesitated for a moment, then said, "Well, I want to borrow some money from you!" ”

"Oh, how much to borrow?"

Jessica stretched out a slender finger and replied, "Ten thousand dollars!" Then he added: "But don't worry, I can use this café as collateral!" ”

"Why do you want so much money? Is there something urgent at home? Monet asked curiously.

Jessica shook her head and replied, "No, I actually want to invest in Ruimei Coffee!" ”

Hearing the words "Ruimei Coffee", Monet couldn't help frowning, because he knew that the usually seemingly shrewd proprietress seemed to have fallen into the trap this time, so he tactfully dissuaded: "I heard that Ruimei Coffee is no longer accepting investment?" ”

"Normally, it is true that investment is not accepted, but some acquaintances and big people can still invest in it, I happen to have an old customer, that is, Henry, you also know, he is a good friend with a manager of Ruimei Coffee, so you can invest a little, how do you want to invest some? I can put you in touch. Jessica replied with a smug face.

Monet waved his hand again and again: "I don't want to vote, and Jessica, I advise you not to vote, there is definitely a problem with this Ruimei coffee, and the money you invested this time is likely to be lost!" ”

Jessica replied disapprenously: "How is this possible, if it is really a liar, then he should collect the investment with great fanfare, how can it be like this, even if you want to pay the money, you can't pay it?" ”

Monet wanted to persuade him a few more words, but seeing Jessica's confident appearance, considering that it might be misleading to talk too much, and that her small café should be worth $10,000, he took out a check and signed a contract with her.