Chapter 277 Taking advantage of the fire
Early the next morning, when Simpson came to his museum office, his general manager hurried into the office. Simpson was very dissatisfied with his performance.
"Dear Mr. Bessman, as the general manager of the museum and as the housekeeper of the Simpsons, I hope you can always maintain a calm and elegant attitude, rather than be so panicked." Simpson said to him with a frown, and then he said again after seeing him calm down, "So let me guess what happened? Did those idiots in Caitlin come back yesterday? Is it true that they don't have that damn immunity today!"
Besman shook his head and said that it was not the case. Simpson asked again: "So are they starting to sell my stocks in the industry? What I can wait for is that they do this, because if they really act voluntarily, they will be trapped in the stocks. All their investment money will be mine. Mr. Besman, you should not be panicked!"
Besman shook his head and said, "Nothing is like this for Mr. Simpson! They did not come back or short your industry in retaliation, but instead... it seems to be helping you."
Simpson was stunned. What the hell are they helping me?
Besman couldn't explain clearly, so he had to hand over the newspaper he brought to Simpson. He opened the newspaper with doubts, but was stunned at the time.
"Damn it! What's going on? It's not an April Fool's Day joke, right?" Simpson murmured subconsciously.
Just saw the front page of the newspaper was the news that Zhou Ming announced that he had purchased the Simpson Museum's naming rights.
Zhou Ming said that Simpson was a very pragmatic and daring entrepreneur. When other nobles were old with their family heritage, he dared to sell the naming rights of the museum by risking the world. He believed that by receiving the injected 50 million francs of funds, he could overcome the current difficulties, and he did not really sell any property, because when he died in the end, the naming rights of the museum were still in the hands of the Simpsons.
It can be said that Simpson has done a business that is stable and has even regretted signing this contract with him.
At this time, the original words in the news, and at the end of the news, the newspaper also included a photo of Zhou Ming showing the contract publicly. Zhou Ming on the photo was full of smiles, as if he had really completed an ideal acquisition, which made Simpson stunned.
Simpson was completely unsure of what was going on, so he had to contact Andre as soon as possible, but as soon as his phone number was called, Andre had arrived.
Seeing Andre Simpson was like seeing his relatives. He immediately stood up and said, "God bless, Andre, my brother, it's great that you can appear at this time! Have you seen the news in the newspaper? Zhou Ming, a Chinese man, actually made the naming contract public. Why do you think he did this? I have a very bad feeling."
"Your feeling is right, because this is the conspiracy of the Chinese," Andre told him.
It's true!
Simpson knew it, but then he wondered: "But why did he do this? I know he must have a conspiracy, but where is the conspiracy?"
"Have you looked at today's stock market?" Andrei asked him.
Simpson looked confused and didn't understand why Andre suddenly asked about this. He was asking about his contract. Why did he talk about the stock market? Isn't this a bad word?
But then Simpson was shocked and his face suddenly became ugly.
"It seems you've thought of it," Andre said. "According to the news I just got, since yesterday afternoon, many fund companies from the United States, Britain, Mexico and Northern Russia have begun to acquire all the Simpsons' industrial notes, whether it's stocks or bonds."
Speaking of this, Andre raised his hand and looked at the time: "It's about to be nine o'clock, I think you will have a surprise."
Simpson's face looked even more ugly. Of course he understood what this sentence means. Nine o'clock is the opening time of the Paris Stock Exchange. So what Andre said means that with the opening of the stock market, with the support of the good news from Zhou Ming, all Simpson's family industries will definitely surge.
If it were an ordinary person, he would definitely be very happy to know that the stocks of his family's industries could rise. After all, it means that he can control more wealth, but everything is not absolute, for example, Simpson is like this time.
Imagine that someone was buying a large number of bills from his family's industry before, and now this good news has come out to drive the stock market to rise. When it reaches a certain level, they will sell it again, so that they donate money and leave him a huge mess. Simpson has done a lot of hype himself, so how can he not know about this? It is because he knows that he is even more afraid of this kind of thing.
After thinking about it, Simpson could only speak: "Andre, my brother, please save the Simpson family."
"Actually, it's very simple to save it. After all, the Chinese just wanted to use this good news to hype. So as long as you miss a bad news and sell stocks for hedging operations, can't you balance the market?" Andre said.
"But where am I going to find negative news now?" Simpson felt embarrassed.
"My friend, don't forget that you are not planning to fulfill that contract, it's the best impact," Andre reminded him.
Simpson was extremely frightened when he heard this news: "This is absolutely impossible! How could I say in front of all the media that I refused to fulfill the contract? If I were to do this, I'm afraid that all the Simpsons' industries would have no way to survive. This is a very stupid behavior!"
This is the fact. Although it is business-free, in the business field, everyone attaches great importance to credibility, because no one is willing to do business with a company that has lost its credibility. Therefore, no matter what happens, the company will always try every means to maintain its credibility in public. Everyone knows that once they admit their breach of trust and even show off their refusal to fulfill their contract, it will undoubtedly push the company to a dead end.
"Andre, I think although I, Simpson, have a weak management ability, I am not going to do such stupid things!" Simpson emphasized.
"I just made a suggestion. If you think it is not feasible, then forget it." Andre comforted.
Simpson's face calmed down after hearing what he said, but Andre's next words made him even more confused.
"Then I have another suggestion, that is, you can sell all your property to me and let me bear the entire loss this time," Andre said.
"Andre, my brother, is not suitable for such a joke at this time," said Simpson.
Andre looked at Simpson meaningfully and asked him: "Do you think I'm joking with you? I want to tell you that I'm very serious."
Simpson's face looked very ugly: "Why do you want to do this? Do you know that this is taking advantage of the situation?"
Andrei shook his head and said, "I think it is not appropriate to use this sentence here because you are asking me, and I just told you the answer, and the choice is still in your hands. It's just that as a brother, I suggest that such a choice is very good for you."
"Brother shouldn't have stepped on his face after the other party fell into the water." Simpson retorted with a dark face.
Andre sighed, "You must say it, your words really make me sad. I did this to save you, but you don't understand my painstaking efforts at all. Do you know that the Harrusburg family is now facing the danger of being broken up. I need to concentrate all the power in the family, including yours. Besides, I did this for the sake of these industries. Are you willing to watch your family accumulate hundreds of years of wealth and be robbed by the Chinese?"
"Of course I don't want to!" Simpson replied without hesitation, and he then said, "But I don't want to sacrifice it just like this."
Simpson stared at Andre and said, "Don't forget, I signed the contract for the sale of naming rights with Caitlin because of you. I helped you so much. Now that something happened to me, you not only refused to help me, but even wanted to seize my property. This is too much!"
"I think it's necessary for me to emphasize Mr. Simpson again," Andrey said solemnly, "I'm not trying to seize your property. I can invest in buying it, and you can get a very considerable amount of funds."
"What a ridiculous statement, is it possible for a robber to break into the house, snatch everything, and then throw a gold coin to avoid the crime?" Simpson said.
"Then I am not your father, it's impossible for you to throw away your beloved toy, and then run to me and shed a few tears. I will buy you one again," said Andre.
Simpson stressed: "But at least my business is done for you, and you cannot repay your grudges at this time!"
"Then you will hear it clearly!" Andre pointed at Simpson and said, "Your things are done for yourself, because I did not get any benefits in this matter, and you got 150 million francs, so you must bear all the consequences caused by them. If you want me to bear it, please pay the corresponding price!"
"You damn bastard, I'm finally telling the truth, because I didn't give you the 150 million francs at the beginning, right?" Simpson sneered, "I have to say that you are such a fool with only money left in your eyes!"
"You don't need to judge who I am!"
Andre waved his hand and said to Simpson: "Now I will only ask you one last question, are you willing to sell me all your property, including this Simpson Museum Castle, to me, or are you ready to bear all the consequences yourself?"
Chapter completed!