In the early morning of the next day, news that Eric and Buffett met again to reach a preliminary merger agreement appeared in all major newspapers in the United States. Because of the increased layout of the weekend edition, the "Los Angeles Times" also used a lot of space to describe Firefly made a detailed account of the process from the layout to the agreement reached yesterday, and made a prospect for the future development of Firefly.
Eric was reading the newspaper while eating breakfast, when there was a slight noise at the door of the restaurant. Turning around, Kate appeared at the door of the restaurant wearing only a loose white men's shirt.
Eric found that women did not find his clothes without a teacher, mainly because they often wore formal dresses before spending the night in Pointe Manor. Evening dresses can show the charm of women, but everyday It's not very comfortable to wear under the circumstances, so women often find his clothes to wear after getting up.
Kate noticed that Eric was staring intently at the two long legs under her shirt, and subconsciously slowed down to cover up some strange steps.
It wasn't until she sat down at the dining table that Kate breathed a sigh of relief. Thinking of the scene of being tormented by Eric last night, a fire 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 apprehensive: "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's heart tightened, and she quickly took a newspaper next to Eric, and flipped through several pages in a row, but she didn't see any information about the two making out at the party last night, so she breathed a sigh of relief, and then stared bitterly at looking at Eric.
Eric got up and went to the kitchen, brought the breakfast left 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 up on rumors when they hear the news, and they have to consider the consequences, so they will only spread it in the circle at most."
Kate had just relaxed and picked up a slice of bread to eat. Hearing Eric's last words, he raised his head again: "So many people know about it, 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. Continued: "This thing can't do you any harm, can it?"
Of course, it won't do any harm to climb up to Eric's big backstage, but it will make her acting career even better. But after thinking about it for a while, Kate still felt a little weird. However, Kate didn't have the time to get to the bottom of things that she couldn't figure out at the moment. In addition, she had too much "exercise" last night, and Kate, who was already hungry, quickly put aside these things and concentrated on breakfast.
Eric noticed the change in Kate's expression from the corner of his eye. The smile on the corner of his mouth grew stronger.
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 their fifties or sixties. He is about the same age as Kate and knows that they are dating Most people will only envy Kate.
However, this matter will definitely not be without 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 spread jam on the bread, looked up inadvertently, just in time 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 thinking?"
Eric laughed and said, "You said it was a bad idea. When have you ever seen a villain with a normal IQ who would take the initiative to reveal his thoughts?"
Kate snorted softly, speeded up her meal, and quickly swept away the breakfast in front of her, looking 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.
Returning to the restaurant again, Kate saw that Eric had opened the laptop that had just been set aside and was looking at something.
Sitting down at the seat just now, seeing that Eric didn't take the initiative to talk to her, Kate took the newspaper just now and casually flipped through it.
Seeing an article that FCC may conduct an anti-monopoly investigation on the merger of Firefly and ABC, the tone used by the writer is very sensational, completely as if the smooth merger of Firefly and ABC is impossible.
Kate was a little gloating at first, but then felt that she shouldn't be like this, so she reached out and touched Eric lightly, and handed over the page of the newspaper: "Eric, is it true?"
Eric glanced at it, he had just read it, and said, "It's true, and it's not true."
"Don't be so perfunctory all the time, okay? It's not a gentleman."
"Well, since you want to know," Eric waved to Kate, let Kate sit next to him, and said, "Look, this article said that the biggest obstacle for Firefly to acquire abc is inside abc, but originally the inside The biggest obstacle is Warren Buffett and Tom Murphy, who have already agreed to the deal. The two of them control 40% of the shares of ABC, plus other shareholders who are leaning towards Firefly, and shareholders who are inclined to merge hold shares It has far exceeded 51%, and this rule is no longer established.”
After listening to Eric say this, Kate suddenly felt that she really didn't seem to be interested in these things. However, since she brought up the topic, Kate pointed to the content of the report and asked, "What about this, the FCC's antitrust investigation?"
"Many of the monopoly definitions in the federal anti-monopoly law are very vague. Ninety percent of the industry giants have developed to a certain level, and there will be some monopoly behavior at the edge. The functional departments of the government rarely take the initiative to find trouble. Most of the investigations of anti-monopoly cases are actually provoked by peer companies to suppress competitors, but this also requires the support of a large amount of funds and connections. If you want to file a lawsuit, Firefly There is absolutely no shortage of funds. As for contacts, in order to cultivate the company's Zhengzhi spokesperson, Firefly now spends more than five million dollars a year on paid government consultants and Zhengzhi donations, and the same is true for ABC. Moreover, Firefly and The merger of abc did not violate the federal anti-monopoly law. Even if someone jumped out to stop it, it could only play a role in delaying time. I didn't get any benefits, and once again erected two powerful enemies for myself. This I don’t think anyone is willing to do such a thing that is not worth the candle.”
Kate nodded slightly, not knowing whether to continue this topic, a beeping sound came from the laptop next to her. Sounds similar to a pager's 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 quickly popped up in the dialogue window: "This is a beta version, I installed it for you, how about trying it?"
He stared at the name 'Steve' in the dialog box for half a second. Eric was a little happy that Steve Mitnick finally got out the instant messaging software, 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 this is impolite?"
"Oh, sorry, I just think it's easier to put it on for you."
Eric couldn't hear any meaning of apology from this sentence, he held the mouse helplessly and began to check the various functions of the software. Passed it to the other party, although the interface of this instant messaging software is a bit crude at this time. However, the functions of the software are relatively good. Account level, user information settings, simple emoticons, email associations, and chat groups are all available, and the operation is very smooth. Although Steve Mitnick is a procrastinator, his technical strength is absolutely top-notch.
Kate has been staring at the conversation between Eric and Steve Mitnick curiously. Seeing Eric checking the software, she asked curiously, "What is this?"
"A chat software," Eric replied: "With this, you can text chat with friends in different places through the Internet."
"Oh," Kate suddenly became interested, and curiously stretched out her little hand to type the word 'hello' on the keyboard. Following Eric's appearance just now, he pressed the Enter key, and then, like a child seeing a funny toy, he stared at the words he uttered on the window with some joy. As if expecting a response from the other party.
Sure enough, Steve Mitnick responded quickly: "What does this mean?"
Eric typed out a sentence and went back: "My woman is greeting you."
Just as Kate was about to protest against Eric's title, another sentence came from the other side: "Oh, I heard you have quite a lot of women."
"..."
Eric quickly grabbed the little hand stretched out to his waist, patted it comfortingly, and complained in his heart: Will he talk, and he doesn't look at the occasion.
really. Facts have proved that the severe procrastination patient at the other end of the network cable still has emotional intelligence: "Sorry, this sentence seems out of date, your woman is not angry, right?"
Kate withdrew her hand, rolled her eyes at Eric, then tapped the keyboard clumsily, 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 without any pain. He grabbed the control of the keyboard, jumped with his fingertips, and quickly communicated with Steve Mitnick: "Since the software has been made, then Just make the promotion plan as soon as possible, and I will also send you some of my ideas from time to time."
"This is just a beta version, I think it's better to roll it out 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 ways to crack the encryption system of this software."
"I can't think of a single method, so don't think of others as you. There are still more normal people in this world."
"I'm not getting too big."
"I'm not arguing with you about this. Come up with the promotion plan within a month. Also, don't forget about the patent registration. As for the bugs you mentioned, just fix them slowly in the future. There is no 100% in this world. Perfect software."
"Okay," Steve Mitnick compromised: "I'll let them make a promotional plan first. Also, you said you would come to Boston for a chat. When will you come?"
Eric said: "Have you followed the news?"
"Yes, it seems that you attended the Golden Globe Awards ceremony, I just saw it."
"That was more than a month ago." Eric was speechless 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 I know what you're up to."
After finishing the conversation with Steve Mitnick, Eric opened the mailbox and checked. Allen had already sent his schedule.
"My plane is at three o'clock in the afternoon," Eric pointed to the form on the screen and said to Kate.
"I seem to have something to do today," Kate subconsciously stood up and said.
Eric shook his head, pulled Kate over and sat down again, and said with a smile, "You can't walk well, what else are you going to do?"
Kate blushed and hammered Eric: "It's not all your fault."
"Of course, I didn't deny it," Eric said with a smile: "Last night you said you wanted a beautiful beach house, why don't I ask them to send some housing information, and you can 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 him, but she didn't expect this man to skip the matter so easily, and suddenly felt a little disappointed in her heart, but fortunately, she didn't show it on her expression.
The two stayed in the villa for a whole morning, and in the afternoon, Eric left Kate in the villa to recuperate, and flew to New York by himself.
If I ask them to send some housing information, would 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 him, but she didn't expect this man to skip the matter so easily, and suddenly felt a little disappointed in her heart, but fortunately, she didn't show it on her expression.
The two stayed in the villa for a whole morning, and in the afternoon, Eric left Kate in the villa to recuperate, and flew to New York by himself. (To be continued.)