I’m in Hollywood

Chapter 596

In the early morning of the next day, news that Eric and Buffett met again and reached a preliminary merger agreement appeared in all mainstream newspapers in the United States. Because it was a weekend edition with an increased page, the Los Angeles Times also spent a lot of space to report on the merger. Firefly made a detailed account of the process from the layout to the agreement yesterday, and made some prospects for the future development of Firefly.

Eric was reading a newspaper while eating breakfast when a slight abnormal noise came from the door of the restaurant. Turning to look, Kate appeared at the door of the restaurant wearing only a wide white men's shirt.

Eric found that women didn't find his clothes by themselves, mainly because they often wore formal dresses before spending the night at the Corner Manor. Evening dresses can show the charm of women. It is not very comfortable to wear under the circumstances, so women often find his clothes to wear after getting up.

Kate found that Eric was staring intently at the two long legs under his shirt, and subconsciously slowed down to cover up the strange pace.

Kate didn't breathe a sigh of relief until she sat down at the dining table, remembering the scene of being tossed by Eric last night, a flame suddenly rose in Kate's heart, but she quickly remembered what happened at the party last night. , Seeing the newspaper in Eric's hand, his tone suddenly became a little uneasy: Eric, is there anything about last night in the newspaper?

Eric knew what Kate was referring to, and replied with a wicked smile: Yes, it's all headlines,

Kate was so nervous, she quickly took a newspaper next to Eric and turned several pages in a row, but she didn't see any information that the two were making out at the party last night. She breathed a sigh of relief, and then stared bitterly. With Eric.

Eric got up and walked into the kitchen, brought the breakfast for Kate and handed it to her, and said, Don't worry, there is no photo evidence for what happened last night, and no mainstream media will report it. Even if it is Those third-rate tabloids want to catch the news when they hear the news, but also consider the consequences, so at most they will only circulate in the circle.

Kate had just relaxed and picked up a slice of bread to eat. Hearing Eric's last sentence, he raised his head again: So many people know, they will definitely talk nonsense in private.

Let's think about it from the other side, Eric sat down on the chair again and picked up the newspaper just now. Continues: It doesn't do you any harm, does it?

Of course it won't do any harm to climb to such a big backstage as Eric, but it will take her acting career to the next level. But Kate thought about it for a while, and still felt a little strange in her heart. However, Kate didn't have the heart to get to the bottom of things that she couldn't understand for a while. In addition, there was too much 'exercise' last night, and Kate, who had been hungry for a long time, quickly put it aside and concentrated on dealing with breakfast.

Out of the corner of the eye, Eric noticed the change in Kate's expression. The smile on the corners of his mouth deepened.

The news will not cause any damage to Kate's reputation and career. After all, although he is at the top of the Hollywood pyramid, Eric is not one of those old men in his fifties or sixties. He is about the same age as Kate and knows that the two are dating. The thing, most people will only envy Kate.

However, this matter will definitely not have any impact, the most important point. After knowing the relationship between Eric and Kate, there are not many men who dare to provoke Kate.

Kate smeared jam on the bread and looked up inadvertently, just to see the smile on Eric's face. The woman's keen sixth sense made her realize that this expression must be related to her, and she asked vigilantly, What bad idea are you playing?

Eric smiled and said, You said it was a bad idea. When have you ever seen a villain with a normal IQ take the initiative to reveal his thoughts?

Kate snorted lightly, speeding up her meal, quickly swept away the breakfast in front of her, and looked at the empty tableware in front of herself and Eric. After hesitating for a while, Kate got up and took the initiative to clean up.

Back in the dining room again, Kate saw that Eric had opened the laptop that he had just put aside and was checking something.

Sitting down at the seat just now, seeing that Eric didn't take the initiative to talk to him, Kate took the newspaper just now and flipped it casually.

When I saw an article that might conduct an antitrust investigation into the Firefly and the merger case, the tone of the writer was very sensational, with a tone that was completely impossible for Firefly to merge smoothly.

Kate was a little gloating at first, but then she felt that she shouldn't be like this, so she reached out and touched Eric lightly, and handed the page of the newspaper: Eric, is this true?

Eric glanced at it, he had just read it, and said, It's true, it's not true.

Don't be so perfunctory all the time, okay? It's not a gentleman.

Okay, since you want to know, Eric beckoned to Kate and asked Kate to sit beside him, Look, this article says that the biggest obstacle to Firefly's acquisition is internal, but originally the biggest internal obstacle Obstructing Warren Buffett and Tom Murphy have both agreed to the deal, and the two of them control 40% of the shares. Together with other shareholders who have turned to Firefly, the shareholders who are inclined to merge have far more than 51% of the shares. %, this one is no longer established.

After listening to Eric say this, Kate suddenly felt that she herself was really not interested in these. However, since she provoked this topic, Kate had no choice but to point to the content of the report and asked, What about this, the antitrust investigation?

The definition of monopoly in the federal anti-monopoly law is very vague. Ninety percent of the industry giants will develop to a certain extent, and there will be some borderline monopoly behaviors. This is unavoidable. As long as no one is investigated, it is Government departments rarely seek trouble. Most of the investigations of antitrust cases are actually initiated by peer companies to suppress competitors, but this also requires the support of a lot of funds and connections. If a lawsuit is to be filed, Firefly There is absolutely no shortage of funds. As for contacts, in order to cultivate the company's spokesperson for Zhengzhi, Firefly now spends more than five million dollars a year on paid government consultants and Zhengzhi donations, and the same is true there. Moreover, Firefly and the The merger did not violate the federal anti-monopoly law. Even if someone jumped out to stop it, it would only play a role in delaying time. I would not get any benefit, and I had erected two powerful enemies at one time. This kind of loss outweighed the gain. I don't think anyone wants to do it.

Kate nodded slightly, not knowing whether to continue this topic or not, there was a beeping sound from the laptop next to her. Sounds like a pager ringtone.

Eric also looked over in surprise, and found that a dialogue window appeared on the computer screen at some point.

Immediately afterwards, a line of words popped up in the dialogue window: This is the beta version, I installed it for you, how about a try?

Staring at the name 'Steve' in the dialog box for half a second. Eric was a little happy that Steve Mitnick finally got the instant messaging software out, and then he cursed a damn hacker in his heart, and then quickly typed a reply: You actually hacked into my computer. , don't you think it's rude to do this?

Oh, sorry, I just thought it would be more convenient to put it on for you.

Eric couldn't hear any regrets from this sentence, so he reluctantly held the mouse and started to check the various functions of the software. After coming up with the idea of ​​instant messaging software, Eric began to record some of the information in his memory. It was passed to the other party, although the interface of this instant messaging software at this time was a bit crude. But the functions of the software are relatively good. Account levels, user information settings, simple expressions, email associations, and chat groups are not lacking, and they run very smoothly. Although Steve Mitnick is a procrastinator, his technical prowess is absolutely top-notch.

Kate has been curiously watching the conversation between Eric and Steve Mitnick. Seeing Eric checking the software, he asked curiously, What is this?

A chat software, Eric replied: With this, you can text chat with friends who are in different places through the Internet.

Oh, Kate suddenly became interested, and curiously stretched out her little hand and typed the word '' on the keyboard. Following Eric's appearance just now, he pressed the Enter key, and then stared at the words he uttered on the window with some joy, like a child who saw an interesting toy. A look of expecting a response from the other party.

Steve Mitnick responded quickly: What does that mean?

Eric knocked out a sentence and went back: My woman is greeting you.

Just as Kate was about to protest Eric's name, another sentence came from the other side: Oh, I heard that you have a lot of women.

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Eric quickly grabbed the little hand that was reaching towards his waist, patted it soothingly, and complained in his heart: Can he speak, and he didn't look at the occasion.

really. Facts have proved that the severe procrastinator on the other end of the network cable still has emotional intelligence: Sorry, this sentence seems out of place, isn't your woman angry?

Kate withdrew her hand, gave Eric a roll of eyes, then awkwardly tapped the keyboard and sent a sentence: I'm very angry.

The other side was silent for a while before replying, I'm sorry.

Eric didn't want the two of them to communicate so painlessly, grabbed control of the keyboard, jumped with his fingertips, and quickly communicated with Steve Mitnick: Since the software has been made, then Make a promotion plan as soon as possible, and I will also send you some of my own ideas from time to time.

This is just a beta version, I think it's better to launch it publicly in June.

Do you have any other questions?

There are many problems. Although it has been improved many times, there are still many bugs. I found that I have at least a dozen methods to crack the encryption system of this software.

I can't think of a method, so don't think of others as being like you, there are still more normal people in this world.

I'm not changing too much.

I'm not arguing with you about this. Bring out the promotion plan within a month. Also, don't forget to register the patent. As for the bugs you mentioned, you can fix them slowly in the future. There is no 100% in this world. Perfect software.

Okay, Steve Mitnick compromised: I'll let them come up with a promotion plan first. Besides, you said you were coming to Boston to chat, when will you come?

Eric said: Do you pay attention to the news?

Yeah, it looks like you were at the Golden Globe Awards, I just happened to see it.

That was more than a month ago, Eric said for a while: I'm very busy now, maybe I'll be free next month.

Then next month, the other party replied, and quickly added: Oh, I just glanced at the Yahoo homepage and knew what you were up to.

After finishing the conversation with Steve Mitnick, Eric opened his mailbox and checked, Allen had sent his schedule.

My flight at three o'clock in the afternoon, Eric told Kate, pointing to the form on the screen.

I seem to have something to do today, Kate subconsciously stood up and said.

Eric shook his head, pulled Kate over to sit down again, and said with a smile, You can't walk well, what else do you have to do.

Kate slapped Eric with a blushing face: It's not all your fault.

Of course, I didn't deny it, Eric smiled. Last night you said you wanted a beautiful beach house, why don't I ask them to send you some housing information, can you pick?

No, Kate refused without hesitation, I'll go back and live with Charlie.

Eric nodded and said, Okay, that's it.

Kate was stunned for a moment. She thought that Eric would definitely persuade her, but she didn't expect this man to skip this matter so easily, and she felt a little disappointed in her heart, but fortunately, she didn't show it on her face.

The two stayed in the villa all morning, and in the afternoon, Eric left Kate in the villa for self-cultivation and flew to New York by himself.

If I ask them to send some housing information, can you choose?

No, Kate refused without hesitation, I'll go back and live with Charlie.

Eric nodded and said, Okay, that's it.

Kate was stunned for a moment. She thought that Eric would definitely persuade her. She didn't expect this man to skip this matter so easily, and she felt a little disappointed in her heart, but fortunately, she didn't show it on her face.

The two stayed in the villa all morning, and in the afternoon, Eric left Kate in the villa for self-cultivation and flew to New York by himself. (To be continued.)

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