American Scandal King

Chapter 49: Business Thinking (Part )

On the streets of Auckland, Ian quietly recounted his past.

At this moment, his life experiences from two different time and spaces were integrated into a unique story belonging to Li Yi Ian Carr.

Real and illusory.

Gaskell also tells his life story.

An outstanding graduate of Stanford University, he has been engaged in the financial industry for a long time and is a leader in the industry.

But what made him the chairman of a bank was not his shrewdness and talent, but his father... He inherited his father's business.

Of course, Gaskell himself is still very outstanding. He developed Lino Bank from 5 million in assets to 25 billion in assets. As a regional bank that manages tens of billions of funds, its influence in California is already quite good.

Therefore, in this era, to achieve great things, in addition to personal excellence, you also need help.

"You know what? For excellent bankers, just like investors, the most important thing is to be able to judge people! Ian Karl, I'm optimistic about you. You're the most energetic young man I've ever met."

At this moment, while driving, Gaskell said: "You just lack some experience and need someone to guide you."

Ian smiled: "I am willing to be your good student."

Gaskell laughed.

He was about to say something when suddenly a black man rushed out on the road.

Gaskell slammed on the brakes.

The black man was nearly hit.

He looked at the old man angrily, rushed over, slapped the hood of the Rolls-Royce and shouted: "Fuck! You almost hit me!"

Gaskell spread his hands.

He had a good temper and didn't say that the other person was jaywalking. He just smiled and apologized.

But the black man was obviously not satisfied with the other party's behavior: "You have to pay!"

He came over and shouted at the car window.

Gaskell sighed and was about to withdraw some money.

Ian slowly took out his gun and pointed it at the passerby: "Maybe we can compensate you with a bullet."

The black man was stunned for a moment and took a few steps back: "This is just a misunderstanding, sir."

He ran away.

Looking at the other person's back as he ran away, Ian smiled and retracted his gun.

He turned around and saw Gaskell looking at him speechlessly.

The old man said, "Always using guns to solve problems is not a good habit from a business perspective."

Ian chuckled: "Young people's style of doing things is to keep it simple and not complicated."

Gaskell restarted the car and said, "I'll teach you some less violent solutions."

The car drove all the way to the Oakland Police Station.

The three entered the police station and explained their purpose.

A police officer said lazily: "He is suspected of murder with a gun and cannot be released on bail."

Ian frowned: "He didn't kill anyone, he just wanted to see Dr. Elek."

"That's not your call, buddy." The policeman said disdainfully.

This attitude annoyed Ian a little.

It was Gaskell who said, "Don't be impulsive, Ian. Leave it to me."

As he said this, he made a phone call.

Not long after, a well-dressed and respectable lawyer came over.

Gaskell and the lawyer went to meet with Oakland's police chief and walked out a short time later.

Following behind was Filileso.

Gaskell said, "See, a good lawyer can solve many problems. Jennings has good professional skills. You can contact him in the future."

The lawyer was already smiling and extending his hand to Ian.

Ian shook hands with the other party and said casually, "I haven't developed the habit of using a lawyer for everything."

Gaskell laughed and said, "Old people's style of doing things is to be more polite than violent."

This was hit back!
Gaskell had already put his arm around Ian's shoulders: "I'm optimistic about you, kid. As long as you change your habit of pulling out your gun at every turn, you'll be an excellent businessman!" Uh... I'm not so sure about that.

News without explosions and sex is not breaking news!
After bailing out Leso, Ian handed the camera to Leso, along with a check for $10,000, asking him to first learn photography techniques on his own, and then be responsible for monitoring Elik to obtain more information about the hospital.

Medical information is also valuable information!

It holds countless personal secrets. A politician's medical report reveals whether he or she is still capable of fulfilling his or her duties. Furthermore, special medical conditions can also reveal special information. A chairman's terminal illness could cause a company's stock price to plummet, while a celebrity contracting a venereal disease could significantly increase their troubles. A person's physical secrets are crucial, and the more prominent a figure, the more they must keep such information secret. Too many people don't want it exposed.

Israel's Mossad once obtained a lot of important intelligence, including spying on the physical information of a president... They were in the room below the president, connected to the toilet upstairs, obtained the president's urine sample through the toilet, and confirmed the other party's physical condition.

Sounds simple, right?
If you don't cheat, come and give it a try!
Given how much Eliot hates Eliak, he'll be happy to do this... Eliak is destined to be Ian's dog!
After things here were resolved, Ian, Gaskell and Lena returned to Los Angeles together.

The next day, Ian went to Linuo Bank to handle the loan procedures. With the chairman personally taking care of it, the process went smoothly.

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The time has entered 2001.

Major newspapers are frantically promoting their annual and quarterly magazines, and major television networks are also actively promoting their own pay channel services or soliciting advertising.

The new year means a new sales campaign.

Among all the companies, the Los Angeles Herald is undoubtedly the most eye-catching one.

The subscription of the Pioneer News has been increased to 100,000 copies and is still growing!

These are terrifying statistics, especially considering that the newspaper was just a local tabloid with a circulation of a few thousand copies less than four months ago.

Of course, many of Ian Carr’s peers also scoffed at his promotional methods.

Are you kidding me?
Five big news of the year, exclusive!

who do you think You Are?

Wait till bankruptcy!

It’s hard to say whether the company will go bankrupt or not, but Ian’s first business operation as the head of the Los Angeles Herald has officially begun.

………………

Early in the morning, Catherine arrived at the police station and had just made herself a cup of coffee when she heard Officer Behrman next door shouting angrily, "Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! Damn Ian Carr, damn Los Angeles Herald! Damn Butterfly!"

Hearing this familiar name, Catherine turned around in surprise: "What happened? Behrman? Isn't the case closed?"

Bellman hissed, "That has nothing to do with it. This fellow is a devil. Where did he get this information? The stock price of the Oakland Paint Company is falling!"

As he said this, he threw a copy of the Los Angeles Herald in front of Catherine.

The eye-catching headline is in front of you:
"Auckland Paint Company Chairman Bill Ivison has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Doctors predict he will not survive for more than three months, and the company's prospects are bleak."

Catherine raised her eyebrows slightly and asked as she read the detailed report, "Did you buy their stocks?"

Behrman sighed, "Thirty thousand dollars!"

"That's a shame," Catherine chuckled.

His eyes glanced at the reporter's name.

A joint release by Butterfly and Ian Carr!
Is the name Butterfly finally official?

The reason why Ian Carr's name was included was, on the one hand, to make the news more sensational, and on the other hand, to earn dissemination points.

Although as long as the news is made by Ian, it will get dissemination points even without adding Ian's name, the effect is not as good as adding his name.

Catherine looked at the detailed medical report and sighed softly: "It's just bad luck for you. Have you thrown it away?"

"Selling it now means losing two thousand dollars!" sighed Bellman.

"Sell it, it will continue to fall." Catherine said.

"A six-point drop is enough for this kind of thing," Behrman replied.

"No!" Catherine shook her head: "This is the normal situation, but there are always abnormal situations."

"What do you mean?" Bellman was puzzled.

Catherine chuckled. "Ian Karl, this cold-blooded guy, he's not someone who will give up easily. Anything in his hands will be desperately exploited. Think about the news in the past period of time. How many things has he not followed up on?"

Behrman was stunned. “You think he has other problems with the paint company?”

Catherine asked in return: "Do you think any company is clean?"

Behrman was stunned for a moment.

After a moment, he returned to his computer and finally made a choice: sell.

(End of this chapter)