To be honest, Lin Wenhan hated this smell because every time he was scolded by his father, he smelled this smell in the study.
To the extent that if he smelled someone smoking a cigar outside, his mood would inexplicably become very bad.
"Father."
Lin Wenhan walked to the desk and called out respectfully.
"What's up?"
Lin Xiufeng didn't even raise his head, and his voice showed no emotion.
Lin Wenhan's heart instantly rose to his throat. He took a deep breath, knowing the fury his next words would trigger. However, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and speak, "Father... Today, Directors Chen, Li, and I went to meet Mr. Kobayashi Tianwang of Longteng Newspapers."
When Lin Xiufeng heard this, his hand that was flipping through the documents suddenly stopped.
He slowly raised his head and said sternly, "Huh? Going to see that Japanese guy? What for?"
Lin Wenhan felt his throat dry, and his speech quickened. "We...we want to...implore Mr. Xiao Lin to acquire A-Show. Mr. Xiao Lin has already agreed in principle! The offer is HK$15 million, which is very fair given the current market conditions. And...and Mr. Xiao Lin will personally visit you tomorrow to discuss the details of the acquisition..."
“Bang!”
Lin Xiufeng slammed the document in his hand on the table, making a loud noise!
He stood up suddenly, the shock on his face was instantly replaced by rage, veins on his forehead bulged, he pointed at Lin Wenhan with extreme anger, trembling slightly and cursing:
"Asshole! Lin Wenhan! You're such a traitor! You... you actually! You actually colluded with outsiders! You colluded with those short-sighted shareholders! To deal with your father together?! To plot against my Jiashi together?! You... you're such a traitorous bastard!!"
Lin Wenhan's face turned pale at the impact of his father's violent anger, but he knew that he must not retreat at this moment.
He suppressed his panic and raised his voice to defend himself, "Father! I'm not picking on you! I'm doing this for the Lin family! ATV is a bottomless pit! TVB is booming right now, there's no way we can compete! We've been losing money for the past few years, and there's no hope for the future!"
Why should our Lin family cling to this doomed rock and die together? The British’s ATV is almost collapsing. Daddy, please wake up! Our Lin family can’t handle the television industry! We can’t compete with Uncle Shao Liu! Selling ATV and investing the money in real estate, shipping, or other more promising areas is the most beneficial option for the Lin family!
"Shut up! You short-sighted thing!"
Lin Xiufeng was so angry that he was shaking all over. He grabbed the ashtray on the table and wanted to throw it at him, but he held back and just slammed it hard on the table. "What do you know?! Television media is the mouthpiece of the future! It's influence! It's the cornerstone of the Lin family's true status as one of the top wealthy families in Hong Kong Island! What's a little loss of money?! As long as the license is in my hands and ATV can succeed, we will make it back a hundredfold or a thousandfold in the future! You know shit! Get out! Get out! I don't want to see you!"
"Father!" Lin Wenhan wanted to argue again.
"Get out!" Lin Xiufeng pointed at the study door, his face livid, his chest heaving violently, his eyes filled with undisguised disappointment and anger, "Now! Get out right now! That Xiao Lin Tianwang, if he wants to come tomorrow, he can come! I, Lin Xiufeng, welcome you!
I want to see what this guy who stirs up trouble in the stock market has! But, acquiring ATV? Humph! No way! As long as I am still alive, ATV will always be named Lin! No one can take it away from me! "
His voice was firm and unwavering, with an undeniable stubbornness.
Lin Wenhan looked at his father's resolute and angry face and knew that it would be futile to say anything more.
A deep sense of powerlessness and defeat instantly overwhelmed him. He took one last look at his furious father, his lips moving, but ultimately said nothing more. He lowered his head dejectedly, dragged his heavy steps, and like a defeated rooster, he retreated from the study in disgrace, gently closing the heavy door behind him.
Outside the study, Lin Wenhao had indeed been leaning against the wall in the corridor, his arms folded across his chest, waiting at his ease. Seeing his elder brother walk out, looking distraught and dejected, he curled his lips into an undisguised sneer and slowly walked forward, his tone light but piercing like a needle:
"Well, big brother? What did I say? Smooth talk? Brilliant voice? Nothing is of any use in front of Daddy's determination! Daddy's determination to become a TV tycoon is much deeper than you think, so deep... like a demon.
As a son, you don't want to help Daddy fulfill his wish, but instead you want to tear him down and sell out his beloved... Tsk tsk, it would be strange if Daddy didn't kick you out."
He shook his head, with an expression of "I knew this earlier", patted Lin Wenhan on the shoulder, and walked away leisurely.
Lin Wenhan was the only one left in the empty corridor. He leaned against the cold wall, his father's roar and his brother's taunts still ringing in his ears.
Tomorrow... tomorrow, can Kobayashi Tenno, who has created countless miracles, really convince this stubborn mountain?
Lin Wenhan looked at the gorgeous yet cold chandelier on the ceiling, feeling confused and filled with heavy worry.
Behind the closed door of the study, Lin Xiufeng stood alone in front of the window, looking at the deep night outside. His face was still ashen, but in addition to anger, there seemed to be a subtle trace of vigilance in the depths of his eyes about the young man's arrival tomorrow.
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