At this time, his cell phone rang.

When Arnold saw the caller ID, his face turned green: "It's over, it's Fred.

The boss must have known about your wild bidding."

After saying that, he swiped to answer the call.

Sure enough, the boss Fred’s voice rang out: “Let Stephen go back to headquarters with you, immediately, right now!”

Beep beep beep!

The phone was hung up, and Arnold's face looked even more bitter.

Being familiar with Fred, he knew that his mood was related to the length of his sentences.

When they are happy, they usually like to talk at length, but when they are unhappy, they only say one or two sentences.

Now the other party didn't even say anything on the phone, which shows how angry he was.

Although it was Stephen who bid the price throughout the whole process, I did not stop him, and I am still jointly liable no matter how good my reasons are.

The two did not dare to stay and took a plane overnight. After another round of trouble, they finally arrived at the headquarters of Big Noki before 9 am the next day.

In the CEO's office, Fred lit a cigar as thick as a baby's arm, took a deep drag, and said, "Tell me, what's going on?"

Just as Arnold was about to speak, Stephen stepped forward and said, "Boss, I was the one who set the price for ASML."

Fred's expression remained calm. "So, do you think it's worth it?"

Stephen shook his head: "Not worth it!"

"Not worth it? Then why did you buy it? I need a reasonable reason."

Stephen shrugged and said, "I didn't even plan to buy it!"

Fred was stunned: "Not planning to buy it?"

"That's right. Before I set off this time, the company gave me a ceiling of 800 million.

Before I could even open my mouth, the price had already been raised to 2 billion.

The person who made the bid was a Chinese named Fu Song, who was my biggest rival in Africa.

I know this person, arrogant, proud, and overbearing.

The other party had a conflict with Tim from Fruit, and the two were like water and fire.

So I concluded that when he called out 2 billion, he was just competing with Tim.

Suddenly, I had an idea. 2 billion dollars is nothing to us, but it is definitely a huge sum of money for Fu Song.

If he takes it out, it will definitely cause serious damage, and then we will have an easier time in the African market.

So I just shouted out 5 billion, forcing others to give up raising the price.

Then I gave up, and Fu Song became the undisputed first buyer.

Of course, this is only one aspect. On the other hand, my bid is also an advertisement for Danokhi."

Fred wondered, "Advertising?"

“Yes, if a brand wants to be well-known, the most important thing is visibility.

I acquired ASML at a sky-high price and then regretted it, which became a hot topic.

If we hype it up a bit, we'll definitely be able to reap a wave of traffic."

Arnold suddenly said, "Harvesting traffic? But this is negative news. It will affect our brand image."

Stephen nodded: “I know, so I beg the company to fire me.”

Fred was stunned: "Fired?"

"Yes, so the company can declare to the public that the NYSE's deliberate price manipulation was a conspiracy against Big Noki.

The purpose was that for some unknown reasons, I was trying to force Big Noki to swallow this bitter fruit.

Fortunately, the company's senior management discovered it in time, otherwise it would have caused a big mistake.

I believe that once this news is released, Da Noki will be able to clear all stains by claiming to be a victim.”

After hearing what Stephen said, Fred and Arnold were stunned.

Arnold murmured: “Stephen, you don’t have to make such a big sacrifice, right?

The other party is just a Chinese, and the performance of the mobile phone he produces is so poor that it is no different from a toy."

Stephen shook his head: “You are wrong, you have no idea how powerful the other party is and how severe the African market is.

I can say that in five years at most, the other party will definitely grow into a super giant that is no weaker than us and the fruit industry.

There is only one way to stop it, and that is to nip it in the bud."

After that, he said to Fred, "Boss, I know I was the one who made the decision. I will pay the penalty for breach of contract by the New York Stock Exchange myself, and it will not cause any loss to the company."

Fred immediately stood up and said, "What are you talking about? It's just $5 million. It's not like I can't afford it.

I just wronged you!"

Stephen shook his head: “No grievance.”

But where the two of them couldn't see, a smile of success appeared on his face.

Yes, all of this was planned by Stephen.

Among them are Fu Song’s conditions and his own.

For example, being fired.

Stephen thought very clearly that not only Fu Song knew about his embezzlement, but Tim also knew about it.

Although the two of them are unlikely to take the initiative to bring it up to their boss, it's better to be safe than sorry.

He voluntarily got fired and then found a place to hide.

The money I got was enough to live a carefree life.

*

After the NYSE bidding ended, Stephen returned to the Greater Noki headquarters overnight, and Fu Song was also busy.

He also boarded a plane and headed to Hollywood.

Hollywood is located in Los Angeles in the west of the United States, and New York is in the east. Although they are in the same country, they are a typical thousand-mile journey apart.

Looking at Tang Keke and Catherine holding hands across from him, Fu Song felt helpless.

Originally, he was planning to go to Hollywood with Tang Keke and Clark.

As a result, Catherine somehow heard about it and insisted on going along.

He didn't mind traveling with beautiful women. On the contrary, having a beautiful woman on the trip was like filling his life with sunshine.

But the prerequisite is that Catherine doesn't keep staring at her.

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