Chapter 152 (1/2)
”Ten million dollars. It's a waste. My father founded Motorola in 1928, which has accumulated 60 years, and the galvans have a small fortune, but I still can't imagine how to spend 10 million dollars on a party, which is just as ridiculous as westrow's earning more than one billion dollars in just a few months. I think the first thing the Brady committee should investigate is Simon westero. If we find out this, we will probably understand the cause of last year's stock market crash. ”
”Mr. Galvin, all the trading records of westero last year have been made public, and no one has found any irregularities.”
”Jim, do you really believe the data in the media?”
”All I can say, Mr. Galvin, is that I didn't see another completely different piece of information coming out. Involving a huge amount of money of more than one billion dollars, I believe the federal investigation agency must have conducted a very careful audit of westero. If westero's deal last year was suspected of breaking the rules, he might be spending his 20th birthday in prison now. ”
”I still don't think he's innocent. Otherwise, it would be the most tragic event in the history of federal finance. With so many people working hard all their lives, generations may not be able to accumulate too much wealth. That young man only took five months, can you imagine? Five month event, 1.6 billion dollars, ”on the TV screen, Robert Galvin, chairman of Motorola, became more and more excited, gestured and said,” then he began to act like a bastard who suddenly inherited a large legacy, wantonly bought airplanes and luxury houses, and spent 10 million dollars for a birthday party at one time. ”
”Mr. Galvin, compared with many other celebrities, westero is very low-key. Moreover, the 20th birthday is worth celebrating. ”
” westero can do something more meaningful. He is an orphan and everyone knows that. He grew up with the support of the federal social welfare system. But now, no one sees him trying to give back to the country, to the people who pay taxes to provide him with food, shelter and education. I heard that many charities tried to contact him, but none of them got a response. His indifference to charity is chilling
”Mr. Galvin, can I think you're just holding a grudge against westero for selling Motorola shares. As far as I know, Motorola's share price was $75 before Simon westero's sell-off, but it has been hovering around $60 in recent months. On the contrary, during this period, many of the companies held by westero have continued to rise. What's more, I've heard that you have been criticized by the board of directors of the company and may resign in the near future. ”
”No, no, of course these are not true. Motorola's share price was indeed disturbed by the westero sell-off, but it did not affect our company's performance. Last year, Motorola's net profit exceeded $300 million. The stock price is only temporary, and it can create profits for shareholders, which is the essence of an enterprise. In addition, as for me, I am 66 years old. Before that, I was thinking about retirement, which has nothing to do with the sale of Westeros. ”
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In Malibu's mansion, it was noon the next day.
Janet walked into Simon's study and listened to an interview with Robert Galvin, chairman of Motorola, on the TV. When Simon hung up, she picked up the remote control and turned off the TV. She said, ”do you like to hear people talk about you face to face?”
Since this morning, both mainstream media and tabloids have been using various eye-catching headlines to discuss Simon's birthday party last night.
Pat Kingsley called in the morning to report some media news that Simon needs to know. Finally, she said with a smile that she would be busy and calm down the impact of the party for a long time to come.
Simon sat behind his desk and wrote something in his notebook. He said with a smile, ”it's very inspiring to know that there are still people in the world who hate you. Is your brother here
Janet leaned back on her desk, leaned forward slightly and said, ”I'll see if you're done in a few minutes.”
”It's done,” Simon nodded and explained casually. ”It's Amy's call. The American writers' Union launched a public strike this morning. This year's strike must be inevitable.”
Today is February 23. Simon remembers that the writers' strike date is March 7. However, the strike of the American writers' union can't be decided by the WGA's top management at will. It also needs a member vote. As WGA members distributed in North America and even overseas need to send their votes by mail, this process usually takes two weeks.
Janet was obviously not very interested in listening. When Simon got up, he took the man's arm and was about to leave the study, but pointed to the TV on the wall and said, ”just now, I think you should set up some charity funds, even if it's just a show. This kind of thing can't be avoided, otherwise more people will attack you with it in the future. ”Because of some things in his memory, Simon was really indifferent to charity. At this time, he didn't oppose Janet's suggestion and said, ”OK, just call Simon & Janet foundation. You can take care of it for me.”
But Janet shook her head and said, ”no, it should be Simon & Janet westrock.”
”Well, the noun should be longer so that people can notice it.”
”Ha ha, that's not what I mean.”
They come to the kitchen of the villa talking and laughing, and just bring the ready lunch into the restaurant, the doorbell rings.
Simon and Janet went out to meet each other. Although they didn't have any special feeling in advance, when they met Janet's family, Simon was inevitably restrained.
Anthony Johnston looks more mature than his age. He wears a straight gray suit. He is the same height as Simon. He has a short beard on his face. Some features between his eyebrows clearly show that he is a family with Janet.
After hugging Janet, Anthony Johns gently shook hands with Simon, and then took out a gift to congratulate Simon on his 20th birthday: ”I could have arrived yesterday, but my business partner in London had to postpone a deal until now. Happy birthday, Simon.”
”Thank you, Tony. Let's go in. Lunch is ready.”
The three of them walked towards the villa together, but Janet took the gift box from Simon's hand, took out the watch in the box, looked at it carefully, and then said with satisfaction: ”it's not bad, Dad's collection. I thought you would buy a gift at the airport
Anthony Johnston listened to his sister's teasing, but said to Simon, ”it should be a headache to get along with Jennie. She likes pranks so much.”
Simon said with a smile, ”it's OK.”
Janet, however, was dissatisfied with Simon's ambiguous answer and said, ”what's fair?”
”That's to say, I have headaches occasionally, not so often.”