Chicago 1990

Both of them are from law school. Peter has been a prosecutor at all levels for half of his life. Alicia is now the named partner of the law firm. There is no nonsense when he talks about the case so he can’t stay too long. , So the amount of information in the conversation was huge, Song Ya listened attentively, barely able to keep up with the rhythm.

"that's it."

Peter felt that the collusion was almost done. He raised his wrist and looked at his watch. "APLUS, you and Alicia still have business matters to discuss, right? Then you are busy, I'm leaving, there is still a lot of work in the campaign office."

"Don't worry, brother, leave it to me."

Song Ya glanced at Alicia and said, then immediately reacted, "Uh, Mr. Flock."

"It's okay." With a smile, Peter held out his fist and touched him. "Remember, don't talk about it next to the telephone or any other place where you might be monitored."

The elevator reached the floor of Flock and Argus. Song Ya and Alicia and Peter said goodbye, and then the two walked into Alicia's office one after another.

"Wow, this place has changed a lot from the last time I came here, you really did not shame Alicia."

Song Ya closed the door and looked inside and out and exclaimed. Indeed, the last time I came here was still very rudimentary. Now it is a small law firm with a lot of family and life, even better than Goodman and Hamm. The scale of Lin Law Firm is bigger. Of course, the two law firms serve different clients, so we cannot simply compare them like this.

"Thank you."

Alicia sat down at her boss's table and drew long hair quite contentedly, "I have put in a lot of hard work here, and our recent winning rate is very good."

"I understand." Song Ya chastely sat down opposite, "You group of fourth-year lawyers from Lockhart and Gardner's law firm have already become famous in Chicago."

"Yes, seniority doesn't mean everything, even their senior partners will win each other with us."

The two chatted for a few words, tacitly not mentioning Vic's case at all, "OK, can we talk about the new cooperation project?"

Still the same sentence, Peter charges forward, everyone is tied to the same boat, Song Ya naturally also uses his own money to do the logistics work, but he does not want to be taken advantage of, some things must be said clearly, "This is Alicia , I do have a new project that needs legal services, but I also need to reach an agreement with you in advance, that is, my business is for Peter's sake before giving you this law firm. Of course, I appreciate you very much I and your business abilities, I want to make sure that you and Peter will not part ways in the future, or in a short time, otherwise I will re-evaluate the cooperation between us. Sorry, I may have expressed a bit explicit..."

His words are straightforward but necessary, because he feels that the beautiful mature woman in front of him is sometimes too idealistic in her position, which makes her position unclear.

"APLUS, it is hard to imagine that a boy of your age can be so cold sometimes."

Alicia's smile froze on her face, but she quickly adjusted her mood and replied slightly sentimentally: "I understand, please rest assured, Peter and I need each other, and he needs me to continue to be a good wife and add to his public image. I also need his political influence. Although marriage has become a profit bargaining is too disappointing and sad, everyone is an adult..."

"Ok."

Song Ya is no longer wordy, his time is also precious, "Inner City Broadcasting Corporation, do you understand?"

"Not at all."

Alicia shook her head blankly, "I thought..."

"Do you think it's my venture capital company's business, right? Sorry, maybe you have inquired about some news from Dile that I am going to set up a new venture capital company, but there are currently difficulties there, and I will definitely not be able to enter the state of operation in a short time. Yes. Please write down my following words..."

Song Ya began to talk about work formally, "The Inner City Broadcasting Company is a company dominated by African-American political forces in Manhattan, with radio operations as its main business.

"Do you want to buy? Most radio stations have difficulty making money now, right?" Alicia asked.

"Yes, I'm still hesitating, so I need you and your law firm to participate in the evaluation. This company is in a terrible business situation. I entrusted Yongdao Certified Public Accountants to get a rough idea. Their twelve self-owned radio stations are only located in the university. Four to five cities in the city can be responsible for their own profits and losses, and most of the eight joint-venture radio stations also lose money. They have also participated in investing in small African-American media all over the country. Most of the investment activities are probably for political purposes, so few can make money. , Even Yongdao can’t find out how much debt all affiliated companies owe in total. Their only project that can stabilize high profits is the Apollo Theater in Manhattan, but only the New York City government can forcibly recover the operating rights at any time because of the long-term The cheap lease has already expired and is currently in a state of automatic renewal every year..."

"Why didn't New York City take it back?" Alicia asked.

"For political reasons, Dingkins used to be the mayor of New York, so naturally he would not move the lease. The new mayor, Giuliani of the Elephant Party, may not want to risk being attacked and pursued political pursuits during his first term. However, the consensus in New York is that if Giuliani is re-elected, the Inner City Broadcasting Corporation will absolutely not be able to retain the operating rights of the Apollo Theater."

Song Ya replied: "The political forces of Tinkins, Sutton and others are called the Manhattan Gang by New Yorkers, and most of them are of African descent, because Tinkins killed the Donkey Party and lost the extremely important New York City government, and During the term, mainstream white, Jewish, and Chinese groups had a very poor assessment of stroke. As a result, the political strength of the Manhattan Gang was greatly weakened. With the old age of Dingkins and Passy Sutton, they currently have no politicians who can reach the stage. Only in New York's courts, municipalities, and law enforcement agencies still have some influence."

"How much do they charge?" Alicia asked.

Song Ya smiled bitterly, "They want me to inject 30 million yuan, take 25% less than a tiny bit of equity, and become the largest single shareholder and chairman of the board. They have four seats on the 13-person board of directors, but the specific management It will remain in the hands of the Sutton family until the end of 1999, and Pierre Sutton's general manager and executive director will also work until then."

"Very harsh conditions. According to your description, their valuation can reach 120 million, but in fact this company may be worthless, right?" Alicia asked.

"Well...Money is not the biggest problem. If I enter the game, the Inner City Broadcasting Company may be able to relax in the short term, but in the long run it is likely to be weakened year after year by the Manhattan Gang, thus losing a lot of foundations and non-profits Donations from social groups of descent, the important reason why many media in all parts of the country can still operate normally is that many African descent organizations provide financial and political support all the year round, and then they return with media resources and political help. ."

Song Ya continued the introduction very frankly, "Moreover, even if I sit on the board of directors and have four directors, I may not be able to gain control of the company, because the other directors are either former political leaders like Dingkins and Parcy Sutton. They are representatives of African-American foundations or social activities organizations. They have a lot of energy. In the same way, I think it’s very difficult to implement reforms and get rid of the burden. It’s all over the country, and many investments that look very bad to the outside world. There are hidden political fundraising under the water. If you want to strip off those bad assets, you will inevitably offend the local African-American political forces. This is not worth the loss for me, because I bought that company to make use of those resources. Up to the trouble I am facing now, I actually don’t mind losing a little money every year in that company, but now it seems that losing a little money is far from filling its holes.”

"I understand why you hesitated..."

Alicia pondered for a while and said: "Although this 30 million acquisition is a big business for me, it does not seem to be wise to enter this company."

Song Ya did not answer directly, pointing to the fixed phone in front of her, "Is this an extension?"

After getting a positive answer, Song Ya picked up the handset and dialed, "Please transfer to Mr. Sutton, Pierre Sutton, there is no appointment, I am APLUS, ok..."

While waiting for the transfer, he pointed to the landline in front of Alicia again. She understood, picked up the microphone and listened in silence.

"Hey, APLUS, I have been waiting for your call." Pierre Sutton's excited voice came into the ears of the two of them, "How are you thinking about it?"

"Pierre, I'm very upset, you know the reason." Song Ya was very blunt.

"What? Because of what?" Pierre Sutton looked a little confused, "because of our company's operating conditions?"

"No, that's what you asked your radio reporters to do when my new single was announced." Song Ya said.

"Haha, you just accept our intentions." Pierre laughed.

"You know that was not a good intention. Pierre, I debuted at the age of fifteen. I know this business. If I need help, I will take the initiative to mention it to you. If you want to help, you can also notify me or Sony in advance. Columbia Records. I don’t want to face any accidents, no matter the accident is good or bad for me, and there is only one reason for you to do that, you want to show me the strength of the Inner City Broadcasting Company... I really don’t like yours. Show muscle way."

Song Ya pierced the opponent's Xiao Jiujiu coldly.

"Uh, maybe I caused you a misunderstanding, but I really don't have that kind of motivation APLUS. I just greeted my subordinates casually. Well, anyway, I apologize to you."

Of course Pierre would not admit, "By the way, have you considered injecting capital into us?"

"This business isn't so urgent, right? I just had an incomplete honeymoon with Mimi and I went into the busy new special announcement. Why have to wait for me to catch my breath." Song Ya and Alicia looked at each other. After a glance, he pretended to shirk.

"Uh, it's such APLUS. We really need a sum of money to tide over the difficulties, but the Inner City Broadcasting Company does not accept everyone's money. This investment opportunity can be met but not sought. You are my father and Ding Mr. Kings considers the most suitable person to take over. They like your personal image and political stance very much..."

Pierre said: "Mr. Dingkins asked me to study you, and I also agree with your statement on a series of issues such as South Africa. You and the Inner City Broadcasting Corporation are a natural match. Controlling this company can help you. The great influence in the African American community. You are so young, the sooner you join us, the bigger the future..."

"I think at my current age, there is absolutely no need to get in touch with these too early." Song Ya replied.

"Trust me, APLUS, we can help you a lot. For example, let me give you an example. You satirized Fukuyama's final historical conclusion in a essay in a philosophy class at the University of Chicago last year, right? Allow me to quote yours. The original text,'Mr. Fukuyama's praise of the current political system in the United States in the book The End of History and the Last Man reminded me of the words of the ancient Roman statesman Cicero: Rome’s ancestral political system is the most perfect Political system. But obviously history proves Cicero wrong...'"

Pierre laughed and said: "This is a bit careless. As a promising African-American light, you should pay attention to all your words and deeds in college. Mr. Dingkins has asked me to look after you not to repeat MJ and Simpson's Mistakes."

"Watching? How do I feel that you are threatening me?" Song Ya sneered.

"Don't be so sensitive APLUS, join us, we need you, you also need us, please trust me." Pierre took the opportunity to complain, "You have been avoiding me lately."

Song Ya took a deep breath, "I think you are too sensitive, Pierre, not only sensitive, but also too eager. It is less than a month since I and your father discussed the purchase intention."

"I don't deny the trouble the Inner City Broadcasting Company encountered. We are drowning in APLUS." Pierre responded: "We can't wait for you for too long."

"Okay, okay, I will entrust the capital injection negotiations to a local Chicago law firm. I really can't spare the time. You can talk to my attorney... Well, remember, Flock and Argus So, their title partner Alicia Flock will represent me in full."

After finishing the verbal confrontation with Pierre, Song Ya hung up the phone and got up, shrugging freely at Alicia who was also hanging up, "Now this is your trouble, I hope I can get the same as the DTS case. Good results."

"Rest assured, I will get the best acquisition agreement for you."

Alicia came over and stretched out her hand. "The guy who just stared at your pocket and couldn't get rid of it as soon as you got it was really annoying. I won't make him feel good."

"hope so."

Song Ya squeezed her hand and joked, "Of course, I have changed my mind several times about this acquisition. Maybe I will stop the acquisition abruptly. You have to be prepared to get only the agency and working hours."

"In fact, I personally think that acquiring such a company is not a good idea. Do you have any further business ideas?" Alicia asked.

"There is a little vague consideration for now."

Song Ya blinked at her again, "please let me keep it secret first."

"Don't keep too many secrets with your lawyer." She also responded playfully.

"Hey..."

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