blackstone code

Chapter 2181

"I shouldn't have done that in the first place!"

The pudgy gentleman slumped on the sofa, imageless.

There was only a small amount of wine left in the wine glass in his hand, and it could be seen from the smell of alcohol that he exhaled when he spoke, that he drank a lot.

When people gradually lose control of their emotions, they will show their weak side.

Regret for what you have done in the past is one of the signs of weakness.

If I say regret, I really regret it.

Obviously they didn't kill the people, but put them on the grill instead.

So much so that some people think that the person who killed President Truman was also sent by them.

It's funny, it's absurd, and it's ridiculous.

In fact, it wasn't like this before.

Even if they were suspected of plotting to assassinate the president, in the end, it wasn't implemented, right?

Even if the president of the Federation is a very special individual, he may commit a crime just by preparing to do it, but in the end he didn't do it?

He didn't understand why the situation had deteriorated so quickly.

Lynch is certainly one of the triggers, and he believes there are other factors that have contributed to the change in the federal government's attitude.

He couldn't figure out who did it and why, and it was obviously of no real benefit to the mystery man, Mr. Humpty, or anyone else.

Norinco's split may not be a good thing. Many companies will declare bankruptcy, close down, and liquidate during the split.

Those who work for these companies will lose their jobs, and if a politician is behind all this, he must be a lunatic!
Employment rate is very important to politicians. Whether they are voters who support a certain politician or not, they need to be taken seriously.

There are other people in the room, and everyone's emotions are not too high. The bank loans are coming in one after another, and they start to buy back some stocks that may lose their positions.

At the same time, we spent a lot of money on positive public relations in the media, and the current effect is not bad.

The other director of the board of directors looked a little gloomy. Every day the company's money was spent like water, but it couldn't achieve good results.

At the same time, he was trapped in several lawsuits. He took a sip of the wine in his glass and said softly, "The antitrust case will also be reopened."

"I have said before, either don't do it, or do it without leaving any consequences. At that time, you thought I was thinking too much, but now you have seen it."

"It's not that I think too much. As long as we show our fatigue, they will pounce on us like mad dogs and bite us!"

"If they involve Truman's death with anti-monopoly again, we will be more passive by then!"

Now they use the statement that young people hate the president for not helping those disabled soldiers for the country, and act impulsively, temporarily relieving the pressure on public opinion.

But once someone links the president's death to their actual monopoly, the motive for the murder changes.

If anyone's dissatisfaction with the president and the first lady is a kind of tragic heroism with a touch of romance, then killing the president because of anti-monopoly is absolutely evil!

Federal people, especially the middle and lower classes of society, hate monopoly behavior very much. In the past, monopoly capital groups controlled the market.

Ordinary people's lives have become very difficult because they have the final power to set prices. Except for the necessities of life that can be purchased from them, they cannot be purchased from anywhere else.

So people hate these monopolistic behaviors!

Moreover, antitrust investigations will be very detailed. Even if you spend money or have connections to find people from Congress, it will be difficult to prevent the antitrust investigation from continuing.

What's even more frightening is that the company's butt is not clean at all.

The Federation's capital always has no worries during the expansion period, and the bigger the company, the more dirty things it will do.

Sometimes they will also encounter some opponents who have ideals or persistence. These people may be a certain threat to them, but they are unwilling to compromise.

Then they have to spend money to solve the problem, and there are not a few.

The person who spoke just now proposed to make those guys who had become "enemies" with them disappear completely, but Mr. Chunky denied this decision.

The reason is simple, they had a dispute with the group company and filed a lawsuit, and then they disappeared.

People will inevitably think of the consortium, which will cause a serious blow to the social image of the group company!

But looking at it now, if these people were really completely disappeared in the first place, there might not be so many troubles at this time.

At least there are issues about anti-monopoly, and they are not involved!

The justice of the federal judicial process is very important. When a government agency investigates a certain individual or organization, it is completely different from having a plaintiff or not having a plaintiff.

The former will be a little more troublesome because there is an advocate.

The latter would be simpler, using congressional influence to end the investigation before it even started, without an advocate.

The short and fat gentleman also fell silent. The decision was made by him. Obviously this decision was wrong for the current group company.

He didn't speak, but remained silent.

After a while, someone asked again, "The other people and things... have they been dealt with cleanly?"

The pudgy gentleman nodded, "I've already asked someone to stroke it, but I'll have them check it again when I get back. Don't worry about this."

What they are talking about refers to whether the people and things that have been dealt with by them in the past can be done safely.

The Minister of Security is not the only knife they have, they have other knives, more secretive knives.

Now that the group companies have begun to be put under a magnifying glass and observed by the federal government and even the federal society, they must handle these details well.

Mr. Chunky sighed. He didn't express his bad feeling.

It seemed that everything was getting better, but he always felt that this matter was not so easy to end.

He, and others like them, will inevitably have to pay some price!
It is very likely to be a heavy price!

After he sighed, he said casually, "Lynch wants some of our core patents, and he is willing to pay."

That statement caught the attention of others, who asked, "How much is he willing to give?"

Mr. Chunky shook his head slightly, "About a few hundred million."

Everyone knows how much the company's patents are worth.

They are constantly using these patent barriers to force all those who want to enter this industry to either be tied up with them or to conduct independent research by themselves.

These patents should be said to be valuable, but they are actually not that valuable, because the patented technology is public, and the specific patent drawings can be found in the archives of the Social Service Bureau.

But it would be wrong to say that it is not worth the money.

Because the licensing fee alone can bring more than tens of millions of revenue to the group company every year.

The room fell into a brief silence again, and everyone was weighing the pros and cons.

There is no doubt that it is very simple to grant the patent to Lynch, all you need to do is sign an assignment agreement.

But what about after signing?

Many of their production workshops and assembly lines are built around these patented technologies.

Many of their products may still use those patented technologies!
If these patented technologies are transferred to Lynch, does it mean that they will start to consider applying for authorization from Lynch?
"It's all about talking, cash is very important for us now!"

The money in the accounts of the group company is not easy to move. If it is stored at other times, it doesn't matter if it is moved, just replenish it in time.

Now is a very special time. If this part of the funds is used, it will be difficult for many companies to maintain their daily operations.

Once a company becomes unsustainable, such as being unable to pay wages, it will soon affect the entire group company!
People will say, look, they can't even pay their wages!

This will cause investors' confidence in the group company and other subsidiaries to plummet, and more stocks will be sold at reduced prices. If they want to recover, they must spend more funds!

So they have to keep the funds to maintain the daily operation of the group company and reduce expenses in the next period of time.

But now we are in urgent need of money, so we have to find some money from other places.

In fact, everyone here has a lot of money. If the members of the board of directors and shareholders all pool their money together, they can definitely pool their wealth to tide over the crisis!

But the question is, who would be stupid enough to do that?
For capitalists, they will make a very clear distinction, what belongs to the company belongs to the company, and what belongs to them is their own.

The speed at which they make money depends on the company's advantages, but they will never agree to let them pay their own money for the company's advantages.

"Then talk to him again. If it really doesn't work... there's nothing you can do about it."

"Don't disclose this matter to the outside world for the time being, and wait for the results to come out."

Everyone's ideas were quickly unified.

Although it is a pity for them to do so, the loss is not their own interests.

To put it very realistically, even if most people here resigned immediately and sold their stocks, they would still be members of the upper class of the Federation.

They will not be dragged into bankruptcy themselves just because the group company collapses.

It is not an easy task to inspire them and the company to be more determined to survive.

The loan obtained by the North Industries Group from the bank quickly rolled into a battle of public opinion, and the social group seemed to be divided into two parts, each thinking that the other was a slut.

The whole world is watching the jokes of the Federalists, only the Federalists themselves don't think so.

Lynch had been busy outside for a day, and when he got out of the car, he was pushed back.

A bodyguard who ran over from a distance lowered his voice, "Mr. Lynch, someone may have sneaked into the villa, and it is no longer safe here, I suggest moving immediately..."

(End of this chapter)