Chapter 10 Store

"Let's go and sit inside? Just bought the best Jamaica Blue Mountains." Johnny greeted the waiter and came over to watch the cashier for him, and took Yang Cheng to the office inside.

Walking in all the way, I found that the layout of the video store was a little different from what I remembered, and I couldn't help but wonder, "Johnny, are you redecorating?"

Johnny pushed open the office door without turning his head and said, "No, it's just that the shelves have changed positions to make it easier for customers to choose. Come in and wait for me for a while."

Seeing that Johnny was going out again with a coffee cup, he hurriedly stopped, "No need for Johnny, you know I don't like coffee very much, just pour me a glass of water."

Americans are very direct. You say no, you don’t want to, and you won’t push it away. He poured water in a disposable paper cup and placed it in front of Yang Cheng. He sighed and said, "Alas...To be honest, Jason, I found that I am not suitable for business. ."

"Why do you say that? In the past few years, I made a lot of money, and I am a little envious." Yang Cheng was a little surprised. He loosened his tie, unbuttoned the top button, and breathed a sigh of relief. He was still not comfortable wearing a suit. a feeling of.

Johnny raised his hand and touched his bald head, and laughed at himself, "In those years, I had a lot of shit luck. First, I won the lottery, then I went to Las Vegas and made money playing slot machines. Now that my luck is gone, I can I found that the most suitable thing for me is to buy a pasture to raise cattle and herd sheep, that kind of work that does not require too much brainpower.”

Yang Cheng couldn't help laughing, "Your money is enough for you to live unrestrainedly for a lifetime."

Johnny didn't evade this point, nodded proudly and said, "Yes, but I can't be idle, and I still want to do something."

"Okay, Johnny, let's be honest, are you calling me here to terminate the contract?" Yang Cheng wasn't interested in listening to his life plan, so he went straight to the point.

"That's right, I'm not going to execute the contract for the last year. I came to you just to discuss the issue of liquidated damages..."

Yang Cheng sneered in his heart, "I thought this old guy had changed his mind. It turned out to be playing emotional cards with me."

"You know Johnny, business is business. If you breach the contract, you must pay liquidated damages. There is no room for negotiation." Yang Cheng's words were very blunt, leaving no room for Johnny to fantasize.

Sure enough, when it comes to his own interests, the old guy has regained his rogue character, his face is very ugly, "Jason, don't talk to death, you can listen to my proposal first, and then make a decision?"

Yang Cheng raised his hand noncommittally.

"I will close at the end of the year, and I will pay you 3 months' rent as liquidated damages, which is 7 million US dollars?"

"Not so good, this proposal sucks, Johnny, I suggest you study mathematics hard, you can't understand such a simple account, according to the contract, the liquidated damage is 1 year's rent, which is 3,030 More than 10,000 dollars, I don't want the fraction, and make up the whole, 30 million dollars.

And even if I agree, the 3-month rent should be $7.6 million, not $7 million, and 600,000 is not a small amount, enough for me to buy a Lamborghini, not to mention I don't agree. "Yang Cheng stood up and spoke with a half-smile, but did not care about Johnny's clenched fist.

It's not that Yang Cheng is cruel, but he respects the contract. If it's only a few months away, then Yang Cheng will also take care of his cooperation and don't want liquidated damages, but the other party is now asking for termination of the contract a year and a half in advance, and so suddenly, where can he find a new one? If the tenant is left vacant for a year and a half, he won't lose a lot?

Face and $30 million a year are more important. Even fools know how to choose. Face is worth a few dollars. It's a big deal when you don't know each other in the future, but the money is not less than a penny.

This is not an apartment of tens of square meters. The existence of a single contract of hundreds of millions of dollars is a child's play.

He took two steps forward, patted Johnny on the shoulder, and said calmly, "I suggest you persevere, more than a year will pass quickly, even if the business is in a downturn,

You can recover some of the cost, and the final loss is better than paying liquidated damages.

Otherwise, you can bring me a new tenant, and it is not impossible to sublet your contract. Anyway, there are two ways, think about it carefully, and give me a call after thinking about it. "

Yang Cheng's suggestion is sincere. If you keep doing it, even if you lose a few million dollars, it's better than wasting 30 million dollars in vain. This shows that his heart is still very 'kind', eh. . . Just listen!

I went out in the morning and didn't eat breakfast. At this moment, my stomach was growling, and I was about to call Meghan to accompany him to dinner, but the phone rang first.

"Dad, what's the matter?" Yang Cheng sat in the car and answered the phone.

"Well, I have something to do with you, where are you?"

"I just came out of the store, I'm going to find a place to eat." Yang Cheng said.

"Oh, that's right, come to the company, have lunch together, and say something by the way."

Yang Cheng still wanted to spend a second time with Meghan, but Dad couldn't help but call him, which was a pity.

"Okay, I'll be there in a while."

Start the car, turn around and drive towards Wall Street, where the headquarters of Yuanshan Capital is located.

Wall Street is located in the XC district of Manhattan, extending from Broadway Avenue to the East River. It is only one-third of a mile long, more than 500 meters, and only 11 meters wide. The center is home to the headquarters of an old American family consortium, as well as the location of famous stock exchanges such as the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq.

Different from the liveliness and lively voices in movies and TV, it seems very light here. A few Wall Street elites took advantage of their lunch break to take to the streets to breathe the fresh air, but Yang Cheng only saw numbness on their faces, but it happened to have The tour group visited this legendary street under the guidance of a tour guide. The faces of the tourists were full of admiration and admiration. Among them, Yang Cheng found that most of them had yellow skin and secretly guessed whether they were fellows.

Opening the car window, I don’t know if it’s the weather or his illusion. I always feel that the air here is a bit gloomy and cold. No wonder in Wall Street in the video clips, people always wear suits and windbreakers and walk in a hurry against the cold wind. It’s selfish here. Only interests have no feelings at all.

With a pouting, only when I have been here in person can I know that Wall Street is not as beautiful as imagined.

With a sigh, I parked my car in front of an old office building with more than 20 floors. Old does not mean the building is dilapidated, but most of the buildings on Wall Street are influenced by the decorative arts of the Gilded Age, and most of them are in masonry style, which makes people used to seeing them. Yang Cheng, who was in the modern glass structure building, was a little uncomfortable, too cold and dark.

The sky is getting darker and darker, and the breeze is rolling up the leaves, which is quite depressing.

I sent a message to my dad, and after a short wait, the co-pilot's door was pulled open.

"Eat yourself, I may be back later in the afternoon." Yang Cheng heard his father instruct his assistant Elena, a beautiful woman of Eastern European descent, with a sweet appearance, black hair and black eyes, in line with the aesthetics of Orientals.

Yang Cheng nodded and smiled at Elena, wearing an OL uniform and black stockings to highlight her slender figure. Even if such a woman is incapable, she should keep it as a vase. When she is tired from work, she can look at beauties and look good, so as to relieve mental pressure. , as for. . . Cough, don't say it, think to yourself.

"Where to eat?"

"Go to Water Street, there is a good Italian restaurant there." Yang Sen said, looking at the interior of the car.

"How do you drive this car? I haven't driven it a few times since I bought it." Yang Sen asked curiously. Now he rarely drives, usually a Bentley Mulsanne driven by a driver will pick him up. This Audi S8 was bought on a whim. I used it, but I didn't have time to open it when I bought it, so it was abandoned in the garage. Usually, Old John would send someone to maintain it, just like a new one.

Yang Cheng looked at the rearview mirror, waited for the car behind him to pass, and turned on the turn signal to change the line, "I came out in the morning to talk about things, it's not good to drive a sports car, this car is good, it has the stability of a commercial car without losing the sports performance of a sports car. , and it's more comfortable to drive than a Ferrari."

Indeed, generally speaking, apart from wearing 13, driving a sports car is uncomfortable, sitting low, and having poor vision, especially for a patient like Yang Cheng who has injured his waist. Of course, this is the reason why he is not I will say, it's too embarrassing.

Yang Sen nodded clearly, "It's really good, but the interior is too ugly."

Hearing his father and mother's casual complaints, Yang Cheng laughed, "It's really more suitable for the elderly, it doesn't matter, that is, open it occasionally."

"What did you talk about this morning?" Yang Sen asked, pointing in the direction of the hotel.

"It's the owner of the video store who rented my store, the one who won the Powerball lottery. He wants to cancel the contract early, but he can't do it." He leaned over the car according to Yang Sen's instructions.

"People today are too lacking in the spirit of contract. If you can't do it, don't come forward in person and let the lawyer talk about it." Yang Sen was not happy.

After getting out of the car, handing over the keys to the parking boy, the father and son walked into the restaurant one after the other.

"Mr. Yang, welcome." Apparently, Yang Sen often came to patronize, and the lobby manager immediately greeted him.

"Hello, the two of us, let's serve the dishes according to my reservation, hurry up." Yang Sen walked to the reserved seat familiarly.

While waiting for the food to be served, Yang Sen said to Yang Cheng, "The board of directors has passed the proposal to invest in Delta Air Lines, and has already sent people to contact some minority shareholders. This matter cannot be rushed. After all, it is a listed company with a market value of more than 20 billion, and I don't want to disturb the big one. Shareholders can only do it slowly."

The seats of the two are relatively far back, so you don't have to worry about being heard. "I know, but the board of directors passed it so happily? There is no objection?"

Yang Cheng knew that the board of directors was not very peaceful recently. One of the early veterans was recently breaking up. Listening to Yang Sen's calm words, it seemed that he didn't spend much effort.

"Who would object to making money? Don't worry, I'll take care of the company's affairs. I'm a little curious about how you got more than 1 billion in capital." Yang Sen took a piece of bread, smeared butter, and swallowed it into his stomach. inside.

Yang Cheng shrugged mysteriously and changed the subject, "You didn't call me here just to talk about it."

"Of course not, it's that Louis Lehman. I received the news this morning, and I basically determined the purpose of that bastard. Oh, don't say, if there is no such drama, I really didn't notice that there is so much hidden on the other side of the Pacific Ocean. A big piece of gold mine, hum, if I don't slap him this time, I won't be surnamed Yang, MD, and I will hit Lao Tzu with an idea, and I will be impatient."

Forcing the always elegant father to speak swear words, it can be seen that this time he is really angry.

Yang Sen's sly sneer reminded Yang Cheng of watching the animal world in his previous life. The fox had a treacherous expression before hunting, and he shuddered subconsciously. It seemed that Louis Lehman was going to be unlucky. One second of silence, or half a second.

Outside the window, with the rumbling thunder, the sky seemed to be torn open, and the rainstorm poured down into a waterfall. . .