At the bridge on the second floor of this sea-view villa, Robert Miller, with light blonde hair with a gentle smile on his face, slowly got up from his seat, and did not rush forward, but stood in place, with an admiring smile on his face, looking at Tommy, who appeared at the staircase and got closer and closer.

He said in the same tone as he had said on the phone:

"Child, you should have come over last night to have something with me and chat, in my impression you are not shy."

"I know, but when a man has a girlfriend, no matter what type of personality he has, there will only be one type left, the passive type. It's best to listen to your girlfriend obediently, if you don't want to be taught hard by her, like me. Tommy responded to the other party's words in his mouth, and at the same time walked over and took the initiative to stretch out his hand:

"Tommy Hawke, SSD Stanford Chapter, it's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Miller."

Miller shook Tommy's hand, and then introduced Tommy to Julian Farrell, who was walking by with his shirt sleeves not far away: "Otilia's father, Julian Farrell, president of the Maritime Shipping Industry, my alumnus at Cornell University, and a purebred vampire salesman, had the greatest pleasure selling some tattered sailboats to friends, like me. ”

"Am I in my own holiday villa, it seems a little redundant, after all, two bastards from the White Robe Society are blatantly slandering me, a member of the Order of the Phoenix." Farrell walked over with a smile and held out his hand to Tommy:

"Tommy Hawke, Otilia kept mentioning Ling to me and her mom that you were her best student, and even though she didn't have a teaching position, we should have known each other in high school, right?"

"Yes, sir." Tommy nodded to Farrell, "It's a shame I didn't see you in high school before. ”

Farrell didn't stay here uninterestingly, and after shaking hands with Tommy with a smile, he took the initiative to say: "I'll make a few calls to the company to deal with work, don't regret it, when I'm done, we will have dinner together, and it's the same when we meet now." ”

"No need to regret, Tommy, sit down, and I'll tell you why you don't have to regret it." Miller motioned for Tommy to sit next to him, then looked downstairs at Sophia, who was having a good conversation with Otilia and his three daughters, and said:

"When Julian was in college, he stole the international sweetheart of our SSD Cornell University chapter, and now his wife, do you still feel sorry after hearing the news?"

Tommy shrugged his shoulders and said with a wry smile to Miller: "Then let me tell you an even more regrettable news, the Stanford chapter's selected international sweetheart contender, a blonde girl who resembles Judy Garland, was also snatched away by the Order of the Phoenix, and the same relationship you have with Mr. Farrell, that fellow from the Order of the Phoenix is also my friend, and I can't seem to do anything but regret." ”

"No, there are a lot of things that can be done, and if I were you, I would marry his daughter home with the idea of helping SSD get rid of his shame." Miller suddenly turned his head and looked at Tommy.

Tommy was slightly stunned.

Robert Miller laughed, "Sounds a bit difficult, right?" After all, she is the only daughter of the Farrell family of the sea line shipping industry, and she has been taken care of very well since she was born, unlike people like us, we were born to understand the rules of society and find ways to make our lives better, your father is ......"

"Shipbreakers, but now there's a small shipbreaking yard." Tommy said.

"My father was a furniture salesman, and I remember when I told him that he was going to go to university, he was not proud, but angry, because he thought I was making a wrong choice, and he had already helped me find a good job in what he saw, an apprentice carpenter in a furniture factory, a stable job, and I could also learn skills, and after I left school, I could open my own furniture workshop to support my family without worrying about starvation." Robert Miller picked up the grapes from the fruit bowl on the table and threw one into his mouth:

"My mom persuaded him for a long time before he agreed to let me go to college and become the first college student in the Miller family."

Tommy accompanied the old guy with a sigh of embarrassment to recall each other's difficult years of studying, and talked about how he made a summer camp gimmick to make money in order to make money to bring back his sister and save tuition.

"I wasn't as good as you were in high school, kid." Miller exclaimed in an affirmative tone: "I only knew odd jobs at that time, but you can already make a lot of money, and it is because I know your past from Otilia that I feel that I want to invest in you, because we are the same kind of people." ”

"Mr. Miller, with all due respect, your business has nothing to do with the computer software industry, I mean you shouldn't invest so hastily, of course I appreciate your appreciation, it's just that I'm in trouble right now, and it's not a good time to invest." Tommy pretended not to know what the other party was thinking, and asked honestly.

Miller's gray-blue eyes looked at Tommy: "Tommy, you are so smart, you should realize that business in the United States is not divided into industries, in fact, it is the same, entrepreneurs may need professional knowledge, but investors don't need it, he just needs to know, can make money, your trouble, not a trouble for me, I guess you should have probably known about my news, I can have today, because of SSD, without SSD in West Point, Naval Academy, I can't do the tax-free business with Chuck now." ”

"Yes, sir, I have heard about your experience with Mr. Feeney." Tommy nodded.

Miller wiped his fingers with a tissue because of the water stains from grazing grapes: "You're a member of the SSD, I can save yourself the you talk about when you're dealing with those sanctimonious guys, to put it simply, when the SSD brothers in the Navy went fishing with me, I said that the U.S. Navy recently had a Navy contract worth at least two billion and was ready to bid for it, of which about 400 million involved computer software, and I think Actor might want to make that money." ”

"It sounds like the Navy won't give the small company Actor a chance to make that money as long as not everyone is blind, Mr. Miller, the Actor company doesn't have this kind of bidding ability, we're just developing some simple office software and selling it to the poor." Tommy had a shocked look on his face, and he was stunned for a few seconds before he came back to his senses and shook his head again and again.

Miller ignored Tommy's shock, and continued to himself: "That order is for the U.S. Navy to bid for four large overseas bases located in the mainland, Hawaii, Japan, South Korea, etc., to find service providers, establish computer information centers, and provide computer information equipment maintenance services. ”

"This kind of business is more suitable for EDS, founded by another SSD alumnus, Mr. Henry Perrault, whose EDS specializes in providing overall network building and maintenance services for government departments and large banks and enterprises." Tommy asked.

Hearing Tommy talk about Perot, Miller pulled the corners of his mouth disdainfully and smiled: "Perrault, that's right, you've heard of Perot, right?" That guy does sound like you, a person in the computer business, who has connections in the military, the army, navy and even the National Social Security Administration have large contracts with his company, and he is indeed the most suitable candidate for this order, but why didn't I call him, but after finding out about you, I invited you to come and talk about this business? ”

"I don't know, sir, I didn't see Mr. Perrault, I just heard his story." Tommy shook his head and said.

By any measure, Perrault's EDS was the best choice for the Navy.

"He relied on SSD connections, got a big order when he worked at IBM, and then he created EDS, many orders from the military did not choose a more suitable IBM, and all handed over to his small company EDS, just like today I am ready to hand over this order to you, with those orders, EDS grew rapidly, and in a short time this guy became the richest man in Texas, but he was obviously not short of money, but he wanted to make the company public, EDS can earn a steady stream of wealth only by taking over the business of the US military, That bastard insisted on betraying the people who helped him, and listed EDS in a high-profile manner, and many shareholders who had helped him and just wanted to hold shares in the company to receive returns were forced to withdraw from EDS on the eve of the listing. After Miller said why he didn't want Perot to take over the business, he patted Tommy on the shoulder:

"Now, a chance for you to become the richest man in Rhode Island, because of Perrault's stupidity, appears in front of you, Tommy, the same opportunity that appeared in front of Perot back then."

Tommy had a look of disbelief on his face, and even his breathing was a little short, but his heart was actually as calm as water, and if the old guy's words were said to an ordinary bastard college student, I am afraid that he would really be tempted, because it sounded very tempting, as if the whole thing was completely harmless, and even the way back had a reference, such as one day because of the company's business problems and a conflict with shareholders, and like Perrault, the company went public and parted ways.

But in fact, it is Miller who avoids the important and will never say that there are some things that Perrault can do, and it doesn't mean that Tommy Hawk can do it.

Perot has served in the Navy for many years, won many medals, has a deep background, and he and Hayes McLegin, the third-ranked white-shoe elite lawyer in the United States and President Nixon's personal adviser, are childhood friends, and also have personal relationships with the Bush family in Texas. After all, it is impossible for these US military silverfish to do stupid things because they have made some less money, so that they will lose their official positions and ruin their reputations.

But they must dare to solve Tommy Hawke, who has no background but tries to emulate Perrault to break free from control.

As if noticing the look on Tommy's face, Miller continued, "You like Otilia a lot, don't you? Influenced by the SSD bastards, no one will have resistance to the blonde girl, and the other party is his own high school teacher, which can increase the temptation, seize this opportunity, can make you stand in front of her and propose to her with an expensive diamond ring, and her father will not object to you who are the right person, will only send blessings, and miss it, I think you are just selling those cheap software, it is difficult for Julian to rest assured that his daughter will be handed over to you, because the father will be worried about the decline in the quality of life of his precious daughter. ”

"But this kind of open bidding, Actor is not competitive at all compared to EDS." Tommy didn't talk about Otilia along the way, but continued to ask, sounding like women were not worth mentioning in his mind at the moment, and making money was his Tommy Hawk's only purpose.

Miller saw that Tommy was a little moved, and immediately accentuated the tone of temptation: "EDS has formed a number of business alliances to provide complete information services for each Party A, and Lotus happens to be a member of the EDS Agile Alliance, responsible for providing EDS with special spreadsheet software, that is to say, there is an economic relationship between them, and if they are related, EDS can be involved in the court, and EDS is involved during this time, and the military can just use the excuse of worrying about the existence of potential infringement and malicious claims, Reject EDS's bid, this reason is above board, and then, I will give you a full range of support, lawyers, funds, contacts, lobbyists, etc., etc., you can expand the actor rapidly in a short period of time, calmly harvest this contract, speaking of which, the military business is the best to do, those low-level soldiers don't know what they need, even if you give them a blank piece of paper, tell them what electronic materials are inside, they will be stupid to believe, as long as you finish this business, you will find, Of course, I can pay Actor 5 million in the name of DFS for Actor's computer software training services, so that your company doesn't run out of money on its books, even though DFS doesn't need Actor to provide any services at all. ”

Tommy had already used all kinds of swear words to greet the old thing in front of him who had turned into a well-dressed beast, but still deliberately used a bastard tone to talk to him in an attempt to get closer countless times, and his three daughters and his wife had been posed countless times in Tommy's mind.

He is a bastard with no bottom line in his style, but he has the most basic human nature, but what is this guy, he has no imagination, courage and freedom, and he doesn't deserve to be a bastard, and he still wants to lie to himself to help him deal with Perrault's bastard?

He is old, and he is not allowed to drink all day long, so he can only accompany him as a eunuch?

This meeting, except for allowing Tommy to see that Miller is using this lawsuit from his perspective, there is nothing else worth learning, far worse than Benjamin Rosen, at least Mr. Benjamin can give some positive advice, although Tommy himself understands those truths, but at least that is the attitude of SSD alumni to teach SSD juniors.

And listen to what this bastard said, deceive himself and Actor as his profit tools and weapons, and only be willing to pay five million, when Master Tommy is really a Warwick countryman who has never seen money?

Even if you imagine that it may exist, you are reluctant to marry Otilia to herself in exchange for being a tool, and you are reluctant to give it to your own daughter, and you are reluctant to give it to someone else's daughter? Even if it's a lie, it's good to trick Tommy into having fun.

I knew that the other party was so rich and still maintained the fine tradition of being stingy, so I wouldn't have brought Sophia with me to be a shield, so that I could be closer to Otilia in private.

"Uh...... But...... I mean...... I mean, I'm from Warwick. Tommy opened his mouth a little hesitantly, looked at Miller, and then lowered his head to look at his hands: "You know, Mr. Perrault is my father's idol, and after I joined the SSD, my father also specially told me that I would have the opportunity to meet him, so that I would remember to ask him for an autographed photo, but Mr. Miller, what did you just say...... It was because he wanted me to stand opposite Mr. Perrault, who was also a member of the SSD, and I joined the SSD because of him. ”

"So, are you sure you want to give up such a big business?" Miller stared at Tommy with a smirk: "You're a smart man, think about it, you can make a lot of noise in the Caribbean when you don't have money, and if you have wealth, you can even use that money to change the whole world with your mind, Tommy." ”

Tommy seemed to have made up his mind, and his gaze suddenly became resolute, and he looked at Miller: "Let me help you fight against the alumni of the former idol and SSD...... To add money. ”

"What a qualified asshole for SSDs." Miller heard Tommy's words and laughed, "And how much money do you want to get?" ”

Tommy laughed too: "No, no, no, money doesn't matter now, and I'm even more insecure now." ”

"A sense of security?" Miller frowned slightly: "Bodyguard? Driver, doctor? ”

"Your three daughters are blonde like Miss Otilia Farrell, huh?" Tommy finished with a smile in his mouth and slowly stood up: "I'm kidding." ”

This sentence almost choked Robert Miller, who was holding a glass of water, he didn't have Alzheimer's, and this fucking bastard really dared to think that all three of his daughters were blonde......

He stood up with a slightly gloomy face, shook Tommy's hand, and said coldly: "I don't think you need to think about it, I already know the answer, I was a bastard myself, I know what you're thinking, and you take what I say as a lie and a joke." ”

"You're not a jerk, Mr. Miller, so treating this meeting as a joke is the best outcome." Tommy let go of the other party's hand and sighed: "Before I met you, I had a lot of respect for you, because your experience when you were young made me, a new generation of bastards, look forward to finding a time machine and go back to that era to do those crazy things with you, but at this moment, when I was about to leave, I found that you didn't have any characteristics worth remembering except that you had three blonde daughters who were not as beautiful as Otilia, times have changed, Mr. Miller, twenty years ago, you and Mr. Perrault were the best bastards in SSD, But now, only Mr. Perrault is still insisting on being a bastard, and you have become a gentleman. ”

With that, he bowed to Miller a little and turned to walk towards the stairs: "Bastards have always been game-breakers, not assimilated into the rules, so every time someone calls me a jerk, I'm happy because they're reminding me not to forget what I want to be." ”

"You turned me down, I can help, a five-million-dollar procurement contract that has nothing to do with that bidding contract in the Navy, just to see you kick those nerds in the ass." Miller asked from behind.

Tommy immediately turned around, walked quickly back in front of Miller, and bowed to the ground: "You said that you gave the Actor Company five million for nothing, it will make me feel much better about you, Mr. Miller." ”

"That's why you were frantically greeting me in your head just now." Seeing Tommy's reaction, Miller laughed.

Tommy said frankly, "No, I'm not gay, I only greet ......"

"Shut up, for the sake of my age, don't let me die of a heart attack." Miller sat back in his seat and took out a business card from under the fruit bowl:

"I won't pay five million, but here's a Perrault's business card, and he said before that if you're not an idiot who gets carried away when he hears an opportunity, you can call him, and he'll buy a batch of OSS."

Tommy stared at the business card, and then at Miller, who was smiling evilly: "You are so good at acting, Mr. Miller, I have a colleague who is an assistant to the casting director, would you like to make a movie?" I'm willing to spend money to make you the number one man. ”

"No, just leave my daughters in your brain." Miller shook his head: "Although I was lying just now, it is true that Perrault lost the Navy order." ”

"Impossible." Hearing Miller's words, Tommy said affirmatively: "No other company can compete with EDS for naval orders. ”

"Waiting to watch the news, or waiting for that Perrault guy to fly back home and tell you in person, it's no secret anyway." Miller said with some interest:

"I was going to teach you a lesson, you know? As a result, you didn't give me a chance to teach you a lesson, but you used similar lines to teach you a lesson, was a certain link recognized by you? ”

Tommy said seriously, "No, everything I said before was a lie, except for what I said to you when I said goodbye, it is true, you are not a bastard, Mr. Miller." ”

After he finished speaking, he hesitated again and added: "Uh, by the way, there is one more thing I want to clarify, I don't have a girlfriend, Sophia is my legal assistant, I thought you would tempt me with a beautiful woman, so I specially brought to remind myself not to be fooled, but now, I think it is necessary to explain to you, your three daughters, Otilia that I am single, and my character is obvious to all......"

"How's your Brotherhood's secret meeting going? I have prepared some food, do I need to bring it up? Ottilia asked aloud to the two people on the balcony upstairs, far downstairs.

"No, Otilia, take my three daughters farther away, aren't you going to see a musical show on Broadway in New York? Let the driver take you to the airport right away. Miller replied loudly, then turned to look at Tommy, and said menacingly, "My daughters will only marry real gentlemen, so you'd better stay away from them, and don't force me to castrate you." ”

Tommy obediently raised his hands and made a backward movement: "This sentence can vaguely feel the momentum of you when you were a bastard." ”

"I didn't prepare your lunch here, I'm only responsible for teaching you one thing in this class, don't be like a fly that rushes to poop when you see it, think about the consequences, I didn't expect you to do a good job." Miller waved his hand impatiently at him and made a gesture of distraction:

"What I said to you is not a lie, it's just a retelling of what happened to me back then, how good it would be if I could resist the temptation like you back then, and now I can't even decide whether my company will go public or not."

Six thousand words, lazy to score chapters, in fact, two chapters~

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