1855 United States Tycoon

Chapter 24 Conditions

Early the next morning, Scrooge and Rockefeller, accompanied by Carter, came to the Strou Company. Due to the recent poor operating conditions and the inability to buy weapons, the factory has basically shut down. Except for a few people who guard the machines, there are not a few people in the whole factory, and it seems very quiet.

Stru was waiting for Scrooge in the company’s office. His secretary Duke took Scrooge and Rockefeller and Carter directly into the office.

Entering the door, Scrooge noticed that this office was still luxuriously decorated. There was a crystal chandeliers on the roof and an oil painting on the wall leaning against the fireplace, depicting a group of white cavalry fighting Indians. As for the painting, well, from his last life to this life, Scrooge has always used a rolling pin and blowing fire on painting-knowing nothing about painting, so he can’t draw any conclusions. But the desk in front of me is definitely a high-end product. Although Scrooge couldn’t recognize the wood used for this desk, the boss’s desk was actually made of a whole thick plank, and it was also made of transparent paint. Let the gorgeous pattern of that large piece of wood be particularly clear-this thing is definitely not cheap.

“Are you Mr. Scrooge?” Stroud was a little surprised to see such a half-year-old kid coming in.

“Yes, I’m Scrooge.” Scrooge walked to the opposite side of Stroo and sat down.

“But, are you really qualified to talk about this kind of business now?” Stru was still not at ease. “According to your age, are you now civil?”

“The final agreement will be signed by my father.” Scrooge said. “However, it is me who speaks. As for my ability to pay, I have a certificate issued by Morgan Bank.”

“Then why are you interested in my company?” Stru asked again.

“I think under the recent situation, your company’s business can make money. And your current predicament is mainly because of bad luck.” Scrooge added another sentence in his heart: “There is also that you are caught by me. I watched it.”

“So in your heart, how much is my company worth?” Stru asked.

“If your company’s business is normal, of course it is worth a lot of money. But as far as I know, your company is currently in debt crisis. So as to how much your company is worth, as far as I know, if your company goes bankrupt and auctions off , I estimate that the income may not be able to fully pay off the debt. Therefore, if I have to take on your debts, with all due respect, I am afraid I can only give you some symbolic prices.”

“Your information is inaccurate. There is indeed a problem with my capital chain, but it is too much to say that the debt is insolvent. The borrowed money is not wasted, they just become raw materials and machines.”

“But the prices of raw materials and machinery are constantly falling, and your products cannot be sold now. IMHO, the products you have in stock are all garbage that cannot be sold. And due to media attacks, as long as you stay in the company for a day , The public’s confidence in the company’s products is difficult to restore. Even if you leave the company, it will take a considerable amount of time for the company to restore its reputation. Therefore, I have a lot of money to take over your company. It’s risky.” Scrooge continued to belittle Stru’s company.

This depreciation did not surprise Stru. In fact, this kind of depreciation actually confirmed Scrooge’s sincerity. If Scrooge only praised his company blindly, it would be a show of insincerity. Of course, he can’t let others belittle the company, after all, he still wants to sell it at a good price.

“My company is not that bad, let alone other key patents, we have the right to use the central firing ammunition patent, and…” Stru is naturally also working hard to find a bright spot for own company.

“The patent for the central firing ammunition is going to be bad, and it’s about to expire soon. It’s worthless!” Rockefeller interrupted him expressionlessly.

“So, our company still has a group of experienced workers. We still have…”

“Under the current conditions, it won’t cost much to dig them away.” Rockefeller said coldly again. Then everyone argued again.

“Now is not the time to go into details.” Scrooge said, “I think we should go to the factory and have a look, and then come back to talk.”

“Okay.” Stru also knew that such a deal could not be finalized immediately.

“In addition, I also need to understand the various operating data of your company.” Shi Gaozhi said.

A few hours later, Scrooge and his team left the Strou company. For more than a week after that, Scrooge did not contact Struj again. However, Rockefeller, who helped Scrooge on the sidelines, didn’t feel surprised. At this time, the important thing is to be calm, and whoever comes first will gain the upper hand in the subsequent negotiations.

This kind of game is naturally detrimental to Stru. Before long, his loan is about to expire. He knew that under the current circumstances, he would definitely suffer in the negotiations with Scrooge. To change this situation, the best way is undoubtedly to find a bidder. So in these days, he is also looking for new buyers everywhere.

To say that the hard work paid off, it really made Stru find a new buyer. A millionaire named Volendrano expressed interest in his company. This news made Strou feel that he was full of strength, and after a round of negotiations with the representative of this distinguished gentleman, Strou felt even more that he could forget Scrooge. The price given by Mr. Warren Delano is not high, but compared to Scrooge’s intentions revealed, it is still a bit more generous.

The representatives of Volendrano left with almost all of Stru’s hopes. When they left, they had even drawn up the contract, just waiting to sign it. However, after the representative with all the hopes of Stru left, there was no news for several days. In the beginning, Stru told himself that this was because it took time to get from New York to Cleveland. However, he couldn’t help but worry whether there would be any changes in it. Such suffering made Stru sleepless and exhausted at night.

After six full days, Stru finally waited for news: Mr. Warren Delano had given up the deal. The news hit Stru like a bullet, almost immediately killing him.

There are two days left, and the loan is about to expire. In this situation, the bank will never agree to his request to postpone the loan repayment. by that time……

It was already three o’clock in the afternoon when the bad news was received. Under normal circumstances, this day has already passed, and the remaining time is not enough to discuss any complicated issues. But Stru couldn’t help it. He personally drove the carriage (in order to save money, the carriage driver has been fired) to Scrooge’s company. However, people in the company told him that Mr. Scrooge was not there and he had gone out of town, and he would not be able to return until noon tomorrow. If you have anything, you can come back at noon tomorrow.

Stroud knew that this was Scrooge’s method, the purpose was to delay time, let time overwhelm him, so as to squeeze more money from him. He knew that Scrooge was mostly in the company, and maybe he was secretly watching him out of that window. He even suspected that the representative of Mr. Warren Delano was also a ghost. But what’s the use of knowing? What can I do if my guess is right? In this situation, he can only stretch his neck and ask others to chop off. The only hope is that the Saber Technique is better, and the hands are more straightforward.

At noon the next day, Stroud had been waiting at the door of Scrooge’s company early, and someone reported the situation to Scrooge.

“He has been completely messed up, basically he wants you to surrender. Scrooge, your sale is basically a success.” From the gap between the curtains of the window on the second floor by the street, Rockefeller coldly watched and waited. Stru, who was outside, said to Scrooge.

Scrooge raised his head and looked at the clock hanging on the wall.

“Well, time is almost up, we can go talk to him.” Scrooge stood up and walked towards the door of the office.

“Well, it’s time to kill the pig.” Rockefeller gave a rare humor.

Out of the office door, Scrooge walked in the direction of the back door.

“How do you go? The reception room is here.” Rockefeller said.

“Oh, don’t sneak out through the back door first, why do you seem to have just rushed back from the field?” Scrooge explained with a grin. He hoped that Rockefeller would praise him with a sentence such as “My friend, you are so mean and shameless” that would greatly satisfy his vanity.

However, this wish failed to materialize. Rockefeller stopped, looked at him, and said, “Is it necessary? Don’t you think he didn’t know that you didn’t leave at all? Do we still need to think about what he thinks? Even if he really thinks you’re just coming back, to negotiate Is there any benefit? No, there is no benefit at all! He just thinks that we still value him very much, which will make him more powerful to persevere. So, ignore those excuses and go directly to the reception room!”

“My friend, you are so mean and shameless!” Scrooge said.

“Can I take this as a compliment to me? Scrooge? But we are each other.” Rockefeller smiled and walked to the reception room.

The negotiation did not take too long. As Scrooge expected, he bought the company that made shotguns at an astonishingly low price of $2,000. After a few days, the company was about to change its name. It’s called the MacDonald Shotgun Factory.