Tommy is skeptical about whether his father-in-law will really pimp Warner with him as Sean said, and convince himself to let Warner take advantage of his own production company, he still knows something about his father-in-law, although both of them have some knowledge of each other's little dirt in life, but still treat each other as a trustworthy and incompletely undivided family.

Just when Tommy is full of warm fantasies about his father-in-law, he receives a call from him to attend a drinking party he has organized in New York to introduce him to an old friend from the film industry for many years.

Compared with the enthusiastic and unrestrained California high class party, New York's high society is much more conservative, always dressed in a glitter and polite coat, Tommy has always disliked living in New York because of this, think about it, the father-in-law introduced his friends to his son-in-law, and had to have a serious dinner, choosing a place where even a prostitute had to wear a famous brand to get in.

There is no need for these hypocritical etiquette in California, just look at Jason, when he first introduced Korean girls to Tommy, on the sunny and crowded beach, everyone relied on a blanket to complete the candid meeting.

At the membership-only Morgan Private Club in New York, Julian Farrell and Tommy hugged before introducing him to the middle-aged man next to him: "Herbert Siegel, Chairman and CEO of Clark Industries. ”

Tommy turned his gaze to the man, tall, with short brown-yellow hair, dressed more casually than Julian in a suit and leather shoes, a black silk shirt, a pair of high-end custom cargo pants that looked like ordinary workers could afford, a silver necklace around his neck, and a cigar in his mouth.

Whether it is the title or the dress, it makes this middle-aged man who is about the same age as his father-in-law look less like a film tycoon and more like a practitioner in traditional industry.

"Ortilia's fiancé, or rather, boyfriend, this bastard hasn't proposed to my baby daughter yet." Julian patted his son-in-law on the back and introduced Tommy to him.

The man named Herbert took the cigar from his mouth: "So, the heart of that little angel in Otilia was taken away by this SSD bastard?" As a member of the Order of the Phoenix, you can tolerate SSD bastards becoming your family members, I know, Julian, remember what I said when you pursued your wife in college, that was definitely an SSD conspiracy, and your wife was an undercover agent for SSD to break into the Order of the Phoenix, otherwise...... Your face, which is worse than a pizza, can't possibly make it to their prettiest chick, and now here's the truth, SSDs have completely infiltrated the homes of Order of the Phoenix alumni. ”

"I'll pass this on to my brother-in-law, who is twenty-two years younger than you, Herbert, and I sincerely sent my best wishes when you married the younger sister of the SSD student members four years ago." Julian said with a smile.

Herbert stretched out his hand and shook Tommy: "Hello, boy, your father-in-law's introduction is not accurate enough, I am indeed the chairman of Clark Industries, but there is another identity, the vice chairman of the board of directors of Warner, and the largest shareholder of Warner, uh, including CNN Group, I also have both titles." ”

Tommy had heard from his father-in-law about the name of Clark Industries, a very diversified public company with impressive revenues but a low reputation, with a wide range of operations, from car interiors to shipbuilding, from liquor brewing to medical supplies, as well as oil, gas, insulation and even television business and software development.

The company holds a number of patents for innovative technologies in shipbuilding, which has allowed Julian to work with each other in the licensing of patents.

"Hello, Mr. Siegel, Tommy, Tommy Hawke, a little character who is learning how to do business behind his father-in-law." Tommy shook back with the other and said politely and humbly.

The three of them walked into the restaurant that had already been prepared, the waiter helped the three of them pull out the dining chairs, Herbert sat down and said: "In my opinion, Julian is definitely not as good as you, if you insist on learning how to do business with him, the advice I can give you is not to waste time, just donate two-thirds of your assets, and then you will achieve the same excellent business achievements as your father-in-law." ”

Tommy glanced at his father-in-law, who was tipping the waiter and sending them away, Herbert's words were obviously equivalent to his father-in-law having told him about his general assets, which showed that the relationship between Herbert Siegel and Julian in front of him could not be summed up by a simple friend, and his father-in-law was not the honest man of his father who was eager to brag about how rich his son was to all the neighbors in the world.

"Mr. Siegel doesn't seem to be as close to you as you tell me." After Tommy sat down, he straightened his napkin and asked his father-in-law, "I can tell he's humiliating you, as long as you say a word, my father-in-law, my bodyguard, Mr. Paige, is just outside the door." ”

Julian let out a smug sigh with a warm expression and looked at Herbert: "My dear child Tommy, you have touched me. ”

"So, you're going to let your bodyguards come in and beat me up to help your father-in-law get angry?" Herbert asked with a smile as he threw two cigars out to Tommy and Julian.

“Yes。”

“No。”

It's Julian who says yes, and Tommy who says no.

Julian looked at Tommy suspiciously: "I thought that our son-in-law already had a good understanding and tacit understanding. ”

"I mean, Mr. Page has at least four or five electric shockers on him, he can give one to each of you, and then you two Phoenix Society celestial pride can have a fair duel here, and I, an outsider from the White Robe Society, am responsible for why I applaud and serve as a referee, I will not show favoritism, nor will I blow the black whistle, after all, any member of the Order of the Phoenix falls, for the White Robe Society, it is worth celebrating." Tommy took the cigar thrown by the other party, looked at his father-in-law, Julian, and said with a sincere and expectant expression.

After listening to Tommy's words, Herbert leaned the back of his chair and stared at Julian: "This is the good son-in-law you chose, huh?" Dude, which eye did you use to help your daughter choose a boyfriend? He's really warm-hearted, but it's normal, a rotten person like you is only worthy of a bastard like Tommy as a son-in-law. ”

"Julian is a good man." Hearing Herbert say that his father-in-law is a rotten person, although he knows that they must be close enough, as a future son-in-law, Tommy still has to be intimate on this occasion to correct it.

Herbert took a sip of the wine and said, "Good man? No, he's a rotten man, don't be deceived by the gentlemanly demeanor this bastard is showing at the moment, Julian, tell your dear son-in-law Tommy, are you a rotten man? What did you do to me? ”

"It's nothing, it's just a prank common to some adolescent boys." Julian said with a calm face.

Then he tried to introduce his son-in-law Tommy to the club's signature food, trying to divert the topic.

"Common pranks? You're saying that keeping me with the nickname Joy Dog for four years as an undergrad is just a common prank? Herbert, apparently not wanting this to end the conversation, took a few vicious puffs of his cigar and turned his gaze to Tommy:

"In my freshman semester, I got a beautiful girlfriend, and she also raised a lovely Hilty girl, I was the first of our batch of freshman rookies to find a girlfriend in college, and then your father-in-law was jealous of me, and he teamed up with a few rookies in the same period to do one thing, let my girlfriend leave me, and gave me a nickname that will always remain on the Phoenix Society alumni roster, Joy Dog."

"I'm listening, sir." Tommy had a very serious expression on his face, and said solemnly, "Jealous of you, this is a very serious accusation. ”

Julian looked at Tommy, who was waiting to listen to the gossip, speechlessly: "When did you have such a strong curiosity?" ”

"After my father-in-law was equally curious about my private life." Tommy muttered something quietly.

Herbert took a cigar and leaned back in his chair to reminisce, with a resentment in his tone that could not be eliminated even after more than twenty years:

"The tragedy happened thirty minutes before my first date night with my girlfriend, my beautiful girlfriend had already showered, changed into the underwear carefully prepared for me, and was waiting for me in the dormitory to go to the mandarin dream, and I, triumphantly walking on the way to the meeting, and carrying two boxes of condoms, fuck, when there were less than a hundred meters left from my girlfriend's dormitory, these ugly-looking bastards who couldn't make a girl, kidnapped me."

"Wow." Tommy broke the job in an instant, and the expression on his face changed from solemn and serious to eager to learn.

Herbert took a sip from his glass, relieved the urge to jump up and finish off Julian, and continued, "Guess where that hair comes from, my girlfriend's adorable Joy dog, they bastards tied up that poor dog and shaved a bikini pattern on it, you know?" Imagine that image, a picture of Herody in a bikini. ”

Tommy picked up the glass with both hands, pressed the rim very low, and motioned to his father-in-law: "I am impressed with you, father-in-law, compared to you, my methods of tricking SSD brothers in college are as harmless as a child's play." ”

My father-in-law is really not a good bird, I was still a little sloppy before, shaved off the hair of the dog raised by my brother's girlfriend, and prepared a fur condom for my brother.

If Tommy had come up with this method at Stanford and used it on Jason, Tommy promised that within thirty years, the Stanford SSD would have a campus legend of himself, the best adult product designer in Stanford, and Jason, the best adult product male model in Stanford.

"Because of them, I broke two records of the Cornell University Phoenix Society, the fastest to get a girlfriend and the fastest to break up with my girlfriend, and I still can't forget my lovely girlfriend, seeing the expression of the Joy Ty Fur condom below me." Herbert ended the memory with an unbearable expression:

"By the way, your father-in-law's nickname in the Cornell Order of the Phoenix is a fucking 'vermin'!"

"It was you who framed me first and sent a picture of a man's club in my name to the girl I liked, and I just punished you a little." Julian retorted disdainfully.

Herbert immediately corrected: "After I found out that I sent it by mistake, I immediately wrote an apology letter to the girl in your name, okay, a very sincere apology!" ”

"Of course I haven't forgotten, you wrote the apology letter to the biology girl: Dear Sally, very, very sorry, I made a mistake, that club is not mine, this is. And then enclosed a photo of my headshot! The photo also says that Julian Farrell is a throat fish. Tommy's father-in-law said in an unhappy tone.

Tommy's thirst for knowledge made him can't help but raise his hand: "Two biology professors, please forgive me for not knowing enough about biology, so, what do you mean by throat fish?" ”

Julian glanced at the curious Tommy unhappily, and did not speak, but Herbert was just the opposite, he seemed to wait for Tommy to ask this question, and said happily at this time: "Because the reproductive organs of animals like laryngeal fish grow on the head!" Child! Hahaha~~"

"The atmosphere has come to this point, so do you need me to call Mr. Page to come in and help you with weapons?" Tommy looked at the two middle-aged men who were attacking each other and asked with concern.

At the same time, he also understands why his father-in-law always likes to come to such a secret club to meet with friends, after all, on the beach of California, where there are many tourists, two billionaire Americans cannot expose each other's scandals.

After telling the joke back then, it was equivalent to telling his son-in-law that the relationship between the other party and himself, Julian helped Tommy to cook the dishes himself, and said: "The Siegel family and the Farrell family have had a deep relationship since my father, I mean, he and I torture each other, make each other very similar, but still stand up when the other party needs help, so you can respect Herbert as another me." ”

"So, the kind of respect I have now to hire a team of Pinkerton detectives to keep an eye on Mr. Siegel and intimidate him if he is fooling around? If Mr. Siegel is disobedient, I will reveal the situation to his brother-in-law, who is 22 years younger than him and is from an SSD? Tommy gave Julian a knowing look and teased with a smile.

Herbert heard Tommy's words and showed a look of surprise: "Wow, you and your son-in-law are so in love, congratulations, pest, you have found the right son-in-law for you." ”

Herbert has never been involved in the day-to-day management of Warner, he is more focused on the business of Clark Industries, but he is a long-time friend of Warner Chairman Steve Ross and Director Turner, and he invested in the shares of Warner and CNN because when Murdoch landed in the United States before, he wanted to buy Warner hostilely, and he stepped forward to help his friends get through the difficulties, Turner's CNN has had some difficulties recently, and the news channel has suffered serious losses, relying only on movies and reality shows, sports, documentaries and other channels to maintain, but now, in addition to paid movie channels and paid sports channels, Fox is ready to grab market share of paid reality shows. Julian said to Tommy:

"The main thing, Herbert helped me, if your free-to-air TV network doesn't compete with CNN's paid reality TV channel, can you consider helping it?"

Tommy slowly exhaled a puff of smoke: "My father-in-law is of Jewish descent, and he has always taught me not to ask how much to give, but always to figure out first, what can I gain, so, what can my father-in-law and I gain?" ”

"When did I teach you this? I didn't. Julian thought for a moment.

"No, you have." Tommy looked at Herbert: "I'm not a greedy person, but, this kind of thing doesn't talk about the harvest, it doesn't seem to be real, and each other's hearts will be uneasy." ”

"I feel that the Jewish blood in your body is much deeper than that of your father-in-law." Herbert stared at Tommy for a long time and said with a smile, "So, at what cost?" ”

"Trust."

Herbert glanced at Julian, and found that Julian was nodding at his son-in-law with satisfaction, he looked at Tommy, who was waiting for an answer, and after a moment of thought, he said:

"You still learned something from your father-in-law, and I will relay your words to them."

"Righteous." Tommy said to Herbert suddenly.

Herbert looked at Tommy in confusion: "What? ”

"My nickname for the Stanford White Robe Society, Righteous Tommy." Tommy smiled at Herbert and said:

"People don't want to believe in pests, but they want to believe in the righteous."

The first more ~

(End of chapter)