America 1982

In the business conference room of the Four Seasons Hotel, in the casual booth for waiting outside, Mark adjusted his tie nervously and looked at Holly, Jason, and Susan beside him, hoping to find the eyes of his companions and get them. There was an encouraging glance, but only Jason and Holly looked at Mark. Susan focused and calmly looked at a high school textbook in her hand, Reading and Writing.

"Have you been fond of reminiscing about high school life lately?" Jason glanced at Susan's documents and asked, "Where's Tommy? Doesn't he come with us?"

Susan looked at Jason indifferently and shook her head: "I don't like to recall life, but I like to recall knowledge. As for Tommy, maybe he is already in it now."

"He's already in there?" Jason stood up and looked at the closed door dissatisfied: "Hey, lock a charming silver-haired lawyer and a jerk in there alone? Do you know what will happen?"

Mark whispered, "You wish you could do what happened for Tommy?"

"I'm just worried that that bastard Tommy, paired with that lawyer lady, may be able to help the United States create a brand new species, which biologists will call: unscrupulous people." Jason looked at the three of them. :

"Also, I hope that the words "I can replace Tommy" will not reach the ears of my three girlfriends..."

"It sounds like you are selling software for Actor Company, but you are far less dedicated than helping you find a girlfriend. Jason, you only sold more than 10,000 sets of the software, but you actually found three girlfriends." The elevator door opened, and Tommy, accompanied by Sophia and two White Shoe Club assistants, walked out, just in time to hear Jason's last words.

Jason looked at Susan, and then at Tommy Hawke, who was walking in formal attire like the four of him: "Actually, if you count the temporary ones, there are about seven to eight, the girls from my hometown, Ever since they learned that I was the founder of the company, they have shown great enthusiasm for me.”

"As a brother, I just hope that you calmly use Torjan to block their enthusiasm. Otherwise, you will fucking wait for those women's enthusiasm to turn into bills, which will hit you on time every month like a snowstorm." Tommy looked at Jia Sen, smiled and said:

"This is why I never touch country girls. Those girls understand the importance of just having a child and having an extra wallet to improve their quality of life in the next eighteen years."

Jason thought for a few seconds, then raised his head and looked at Tommy: "Maybe I should have listened to you at that time, so as an asshole, what is your usual remedy for this kind of thing?"

"That's not the focus of today's discussion." Tommy looked at the others: "I'll go in first, and you can first let Sophia and the others do some basic knowledge popularization."

After speaking, Tommy walked towards the conference room. Jason stared at Tommy suspiciously, and then followed Tommy and pushed open the door of the conference room, ready to tease Tommy about being alone with Delia: "I You know what you're going to do first, man, you're going to be alone with that silver-haired lawyer... Shit~"

The moment the door of the conference room was opened, Jason was speechless: "...I wronged you, man. I'm going to spread knowledge first. If you get into trouble, just shout for help."

After saying that, Jason turned around and simply fled back to his seat.

Delia, who was sitting at the head of the conference table, looked at Jason's figure running away with his head in his arms, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Jason, we don't bite."

In front of the long table in the conference room, there were more than ten men and women in suits and ties sitting around. At this time, their eyes were fixed on Tommy Hawke who was walking in like prey. Tommy looked at everyone with a calm face: "I have a meeting in the afternoon. It’s a required course, and I’m sorry that I delayed meeting you until the evening.”

Several people outside the door watched as Tommy sat down and the door of the conference room was closed from the inside.

"Shit! The moment I opened the door, I thought these people were going to come forward and eat Tommy and me." Jason said in shock: "You didn't notice the looks in those people's eyes..."

"Let me explain the current situation. Lotus has sent an application for written evidence. This application is asking us to cooperate with the court and submit investigation reports, witness statements and evidence related to the case to Lotus, and to obtain evidence and testimony from the other party. Yes. Behavior allowed by the court. Of course, at the same time, we can also ask for evidence related to the case in their hands. Both parties can complete the exchange of evidence and testimony to judge the direction of the other party's investigation and analyze the situation they are in at this time. The situation will give the employer a judgment on whether to continue the lawsuit, apply for mediation, or simply reconcile the two parties." Sophia explained to the people who were a little shocked when they saw the scene just now:

"Of course, as several people involved in the daily operations of Actor Company, if there is no real reason, you will inevitably attend the first formal contact between the two parties. That kind of contact is not what you imagine. You will be accompanied by your own lawyer and leave the problem to the lawyer. In the simple scenario of answering, there will indeed be lawyers present, but at the same time, there will also be relevant personnel in the court to observe and record. In this kind of contact meeting, the other party's lawyer will ask many questions that are not taken seriously, but in fact there are hidden traps to impose pressure, so we need to conduct an internal discussion meeting first to let everyone get used to this atmosphere. Anything you say at the meeting today will not appear in court. You don’t have to worry about being caught and prosecuted. But when You say the wrong thing and the lawyer stops and tells you that you better listen to the lawyer the next time you don’t say that.”

Another White Shoe Club assistant looked at Jason and said: "The internal discussion is just a dessert before the meal. The formal contact between the two parties is the main meal. At that time, you will not only see the cannibalistic eyes, but also the other party's lawyer." During the conversation, we will understand what language traps are. Today’s discussion is just to let you experience it first. The lawyers have prepared many tricky questions that you can’t think of and simulate the other party’s attacks. You must know that not all questions can be pushed to lawyers. Lawyers I can indeed help you, but many questions must be answered by you personally.”

"Tommy... Tommy doesn't need to popularize this? Are you mentally prepared in advance?" Mark looked at Sophia and asked a question: "I mean there are so many lawyers inside, why would he go in directly?"

"That guy doesn't need to worry about his psychological problems when he does anything, because he is no longer a human being inside." Jason said to Mark.

"I'm ready." Susan took a deep breath, stood up and looked at Sophia: "Can I go in now?"

Sophia nodded in surprise: "Of course."

"Don't let Tommy laugh at us for being worse than girls, Mark, let's go in too." Jason took a few deep breaths: "As long as those bastards don't ask me the same question Tommy asked me just now, I won't worry... No wonder that guy would rather borrow money and have Torjan on the date every time! Seven women gave birth to my child... F*ck!"

Holly also stood up: "Let's go, Actor Company seems to have never had a rule that women can enjoy privileges."

…

"Mr. Tommy Hawke, I would like to ask, what made you decide to develop OSS, a software that already has many similar products on the market?" A middle-aged male lawyer stared at the man sitting at the long table. Tommy Hawke asked.

Tommy looked back at the other party calmly, smiled and asked, "What do you mean multiple similar products?"

Susan, Holly, Jason, Mark, and even Sophia who were watching all frowned slightly. In their opinion, Tommy should briefly explain the original intention of developing the software and then stop quickly, instead of causing other problems, which would instead Let the opposing lawyer find more opportunities to attack.

"WordStar, Lotus1-2-3, Visicarl and other software have the same functions as OSS. If the data in my hand is not wrong, they are all earlier than OSS." The lawyer immediately said, and asked the question to Tommy again. .

Tommy crossed his fingers on the table and spoke calmly: "What is the definition of similar goods? U.S. Commodity Law stipulates that similar products are more than 75% similar and are called similar goods. Tell me, in addition to OSS, there are other products on the market now. Are there other similar software that have both electronic document and spreadsheet functions? According to the definition of similar products, even if the spreadsheets of OSS and Lotus1-2-3 are exactly the same, from the perspective of the entire product, only 50% of the functions are similar, which is completely sufficient It doesn’t meet the definition of similar goods, you asked the wrong question, sir.”

"Mr. Tommy Hawke, you just said that even if OSS is exactly the same as Lotus 1-2-3, does this mean that you obtained development ideas from Lotus software before developing OSS? And we understand that before you developed OSS, Purchased most of the commercial office software in the world." Another lawyer immediately asked Tommy a question.

"I don't admit that they are exactly the same, but I don't deny that I get development ideas from Lotus and other software. In fact, it was only after I saw and seriously studied the spreadsheet function of Lotus that I decided to develop an office software." Tang Mi thought for a moment and seemed to think she had figured out the other party's problem before speaking confidently.

Jason and others sighed and all lowered their heads. The lawyer who asked the question also looked at Delia. According to their agreement, Delia should stop at this time and tell Tommy the standard answer to this question.

But Delia did not stop, and the lawyer could only speak directly to Delia: "Delia, if Mr. Tommy Hawke gives this kind of answer when he comes into contact, I think you should realize that this is very important to Delia." The other party is definitely good news, because we will have to spend a lot of time and energy to prove to the court that OSS has not been affected by Lotus."

Delia nodded: "Follow the normal procedure, after asking this question, what will it be?"

"If our lawyer who attended the meeting that day is not a fool, it is time to use the clause to prevent Tommy from answering any subsequent questions thrown by the other party." The lawyer said to Delia.

Delia nodded: "Very well, Tommy, you are in big trouble now. In order to protect the Actor and prevent you from continuing to cause trouble, the lawyer will use Title 18 of the United States Code as a reason to suspend your speech and let you rest. The court The observing officer will agree, but please note that he will record your reaction truthfully, which is enough to make the court, the jurors and the other party think that you are guilty, and the other party is likely to ask the court to arrange a hearing for you to dig deeper on this issue. , widening the rift, so don’t think that you can escape for a while and be safe and sound.”

"Thank you lawyers, I'll leave first. Susan, it's up to you." Tommy stood up, adjusted his suit, patted Susan next to him on the shoulder, and then looked at the other three people: "The same goes for you."

"I thought you were going to kill everyone, man, but you were eliminated after five questions?" Jason asked Tommy: "But don't worry, I will survive until the end."

Delia also stood up and said to other members of the legal team: "Continue to ask other people, Sophia, take over from me and listen."

Afterwards, she and Tommy walked out of the conference hall together. Tommy took out a cigarette, lit it, and asked Delia: "Do you think this answer will make the other party think it is good news?"

"No, you have no secrets about Lotus Company now. Your method is already known to the other party, so I don't think the other party will be fooled by what you said." Delia said to Tommy with a serious expression:

"You have to go to the guest room with me, and I will teach you how to act in front of the auditors."

…

In the city-view suite on the fifth floor of the Four Seasons Hotel, the hotel attendant was tidying up the sheets and quilts while looking towards the living room from time to time.

There is a big age gap between the two men and women. Of course, this is not a problem. After all, this is California, a magical place where even a forty-year-old high school teacher and a sixteen-year-old high school student elope to Mexico to get married and have children. .

What surprised the waiter was that both of them were well-dressed and looked like rich people. But when she was called to clean the room, she felt like she was cleaning a battlefield, a gentle and gentle sunshine. The young man, a middle-aged lady who looks elegant and majestic, is obviously like a rabbit in heat in Australia, fighting an absolutely fierce battle here.

"Sir, the room is cleaned." The waiter in a vest changed the bedding and cleaned up the garbage, then came out and said to Tommy with a smile.

Tommy touched his pocket, then picked up Delia's handbag, took out a few coins and handed them to the waiter: "Thank you, this is your tip."

"Thank you." The waiter accepted the generous tip, and after identifying Tommy as a cowherd, he said thank you, turned around and pushed the trolley out of the suite.

Tommy walked to the bar in the living room, looked at the various drinks in the wine cabinet, and said: "Madam, I just used the change from your wallet to tip the other party. You can include this money in the investigation fee. Send the bill to Actor Company."

"Generally young people like to be more gentle, but you are just the opposite." Delia stood in the bathroom, applying lipstick, and said to Tommy Hawke: "You can't wait to get dressed and let the other party treat you as a bastard. , I just want to stay away from you."

Tommy poured two glasses of whiskey and said: "When I accompany my girlfriend, I usually be more gentle, because a man and woman in love need tenderness and companionship, but not other women. For me, the best bed is My companion is a high-end girl. She doesn’t know who I am, she doesn’t care who I am, and I don’t know who the other party is. Every time I open the hotel room, I only know that there will be a woman with a delicate face and an outstanding figure waiting inside. She will help me relieve my energy by looking at me, and after I am relieved, she will leave thoughtfully. I don’t need to say anything to coax her, I only need to pay her four hundred yuan.”

"So you often let those high-end girls accompany you?" Delia asked while putting down her lipstick, looking at herself in the mirror, adjusting her clothes.

"On the contrary, it's just my beautiful fantasy. Except for my girlfriend Renee, who is temporarily separated from me, I only have Holly as my partner to maintain a bed relationship with. Well... now I have you, Delia, who teaches me acting skills. -Ms. Case, of course, this time only, I guess I will never be fooled by you again." Tommy opened the refrigerator, took out an ice cube from it, picked up the bartender's tools, and slowly polished it Holding the ice cube, he said.

After finishing her makeup, Delia walked out and stood opposite Tommy across the bar. She picked up a cigarette and lit it: "Only middle-aged people like the kind of life you just mentioned, venting their stress to others, and Leave the warmth to your relatives. The kids I met who just graduated would subconsciously be warm to me, but in fact, that kind of tenderness would only impress them and bore me."

"Sofia said you have been divorced for a long time." Tommy carved the gradually formed ice ball and asked with a smile: "Because you teach acting skills to children, your husband found out?"

Delia exhaled a puff of smoke and said in a accustomed tone: "It's not a long time, two years, and it's not because of this kind of thing. I have received invitations from many headhunting companies, and many firms want me to join and become their senior partner or even Executive partner, he thought I should go because the remuneration offered would be more than my current income, and the workload would be greatly reduced, allowing me to plan my retirement life in advance. But when I joined Davis Polk, In order to become the second Elizabeth Meagher, if it was just to make more money, why did I have to work hard for so long? So there was a disagreement, and then there was a quarrel, and finally I gave him a profound lesson, that is, you If you have a lawyer wife, it’s best never to argue with her.”

"You are a general partner now. There is still a long way to go before you become a senior partner or an administrative partner." Tommy shook the ice shavings off his hand, put the ice ball into the wine glass, and handed it to Di. Leah: "I guess you may not have any plans to remarry within ten years."

Delia took it and took a sip: "To be honest, it's very pleasant to chat with young people who are as mentally mature as myself. Unfortunately, most children have physical problems when they really mature mentally. OK, let's talk. Let’s talk about your acting skills?”

"I guess the technique you taught me must not be the one I taught Susan in the conference room just now." Tommy simply added a few cubes of ice to his glass, picked it up, and looked at Delia.

Delia put the wine glass to her lips and looked at Tommy with a smile. After maintaining this smile for a few seconds, she said in an appreciative tone: "You want Susan Curtis to mislead the other party?"

"As you said, I don't have any privacy with Lotus. The success rate of causing the other party to have disagreements will not be too high if it is left to me. No one is a fool. Mark's psychological quality is not very good. Holly's previous performance was that she was well-spoken and thoughtful, and the other party would pay attention to this. Jason is actually a happy young man, and such a mistake as being outspoken is most suitable for him. However, due to his status as my roommate, If we fail to raise such an important issue, the other party will not believe that our lawyer has failed in his duty, and it will only increase suspicion. Therefore, Susan is the best choice under the current circumstances." Tommy put his wine glass with Dilly's Ya's wine glasses clinked:

"A woman who has no higher education, has been in the cheap flesh business, and has never seen big scenes, even if she is instructed by a lawyer, she will not change her conversation habits in a short period of time. The other party's lawyer may bet on her. If I say something that is not worthy of belief, if she says it, the other party may think it is a chance to win. Most importantly, I bet those lawyers have never dealt with cheap prostitutes like Susan, and they will only have stereotypes. But I don’t know that they can withstand stronger pressure, such as deliberately misleading them under their continuous questioning.”

"But now there is a problem. Our investigators have not yet pried open the mouths of Lotus employees. They know nothing about the update plan of Lotus 1-2-3. What you do is likely to backfire. If the other party..." When Delia heard Tommy talking about work, she habitually put away her smile. However, when she saw Tommy's face once again put on the look of being busy waiting for her to teach her how to be a good person, she immediately realized :

"You want Susan to pretend to be gaffe, not only to say that OSS was affected by Lotus 1-2-3 during development, but also to let the other party guess based on her words that we already know the follow-up update schedule of Lotus company's software and are ready to submit it to The court has proven that the update of Lotus 1-2-3 was affected by OSS. You want to return the issues that the other party has thrown to us, completely back to them, and based on their reaction, judge whether their determination is towards settlement or to continue the trial."

Tommy nodded: "That's it."

"I guess you rely on alcohol to fall asleep every night." Delia lowered her head and looked at the wine in the glass, as if asking a completely unrelated question: "I know college students like to drink some alcohol, but they do it for Drinking for pleasure should not be for the purpose of relieving fatigue.”

Tommy shook his head: "No, I don't drink alcohol. I rely on Quaaludes. I only sleep five hours a day. I must ensure that five hours are deep sleep. Only then can I have the energy to deal with various things the next day. Compared with alcohol, So sleep aids that are less harmful to the body are a good choice."

"Every time I'm in front of you, it always seems to make me feel a sense of frustration that I obviously worked hard to help my employer, but I didn't really provide effective help." Delia sighed and looked at Tommy's face full of regret. Said: "It seems that I can only guide Susan."

Tommy turned his head away from Delia's eyes, as if he was too lazy to respond to the other party's words, but turned back after a few seconds: "The guidance you mentioned, Susan, must be a serious guidance, right? You didn't just lie to me." The kind that comes to the guest room?”

"So what do you think of this kind of guidance? To show my regret that I couldn't help you, I can give you one more guidance, and you can continue to use my money to pay the waiter tips." Delia winked at Tommy He rolled his eyes and said:

"I sometimes feel guilty when I sleep with those kids, but not at all with you."

"Of course it's not good. Both of them want to be lazy and prostitute for nothing. What pleasure can a man and a woman who work hard for each other do such a thing, ma'am?" Tommy laughed and talked about what happened to the two of them just now:

"I want you to move, you want me to move, and in the end you have to toss a coin to decide who will move. Even in this kind of thing, you have to take advantage of the other party, and I am the one who loses the coin toss. Guess what? What good memories should I have of this.”

Delia smacked her lips deliberately and exaggeratedly: "It's so heartless. I remember that's not what you said when you grabbed my hair before, bastard Tommy."

"I was disheveled then, but I have put on my pants now. Madam, please pay attention to the occasion when you speak." Tommy said seriously:

"Please call me Sage Tommy."

…

Jim Manz was sitting at the conference table, with one arm pressed on the table and his body tilted towards Mitch, Jonathan and several other heads of Lotus departments who were looking at him.

"I know you all seem to be a little uncomfortable recently. You all seem to have a question. We are the plaintiffs, but why do we feel as if we have done something wrong and become murderers? There are always people outside who accuse us of being cruel and inhumane. I have done it. The worst thing that could happen is just skipping class and playing games. Why?... Forgive me for not being able to tell you in detail what a lawsuit is. You just need to understand that the kind of cases where good and evil are clearly defined on TV are criminal cases. , in addition, there is no good or bad in any lawsuit, it is just a competition. If we say that Actor Company plagiarized us, we need to tell the judge how they plagiarized, and they also have to prove that they did not plagiarize, and then there is the Chinese During the break, everyone sat down and chatted in a friendly manner to see what evidence each other had received." Jim smoothed his hair with one hand and said a little irritably:

"What I want to say is what you need to know during the halftime break of this game. What I say next is not directed at you, but at the employees under you."

"What do you want to say? Jim?" Jonathan couldn't stand Jim's way of talking too much nonsense in meetings, so he asked directly: "You have said so much, but we still don't know what you want to say. These people have met before, No one comes up and says too much that is not relevant to the point.”

"Lotus Company is a zoo. You and I are the administrators, and all the employees under you are animals. Do you understand?" Jim just smiled at Jonathan's interruption, ignored him, and continued to say to everyone:

"Sometimes, the animals you manage are very affectionate to you and play with you, but sometimes, they lose control and bite the balls off the administrators."

"Jim, don't always make jokes that you think are funny. People here don't care about your balls, and they won't be able to catch your laughter." Mickey also said with a bit of laughter, trying to correct Jim: "Also, These words are disrespectful to the employees."

Jim stood up and looked around at everyone: "Don't believe that employees are really tight-lipped after signing a confidentiality agreement. I hope you will observe the recent performance of your subordinates. If you feel anything strange, please contact me and I will arrange it." The lawyer contacted him and then asked another question. We are going to have an out-of-court contact with the Actor Company. Although many people present may not be present, I still need you to pay attention and spend at least half an hour every day going to the company meeting. The office accepts guidance from lawyers. To sum up, don’t talk nonsense, understand? Don’t talk nonsense, this is very important.”

"OK, everyone, go back to work first. If there are important meetings, we will arrange for you to come over." Seeing Jim's actions, Jonathan quickly signaled other colleagues to leave, and then looked at Jim with an embarrassed expression: "Jim, you Calling these people in just to say this? That's disrespectful to them and you're telling them directly that the company doesn't trust them."

Jim spread his hands: "Jonathan, what makes you think this world is full of trust? They are employees, and you have to teach them like circus animals, telling them what they can and cannot do, if only to provide a comfortable working environment. , generous salaries will eventually turn them into pampered pets, and they will think that they are the owners of the company. I have previously asked my lawyer to advise various departments on what issues to pay attention to in the near future, but the feedback from the lawyer is that no one Willing to listen to him."

"They are just technicians, not spies." Jonathan put his hands on his waist and said dissatisfied to Jim: "Why would they betray Lotus for a small company they have never heard of? Don't you think this idea is ridiculous? Jim?"

Jim sighed: "Jonathan, the other party is indeed a small company, but the person in charge of the other party is not a nerd, but a bastard like me, a villain with the name of a software company. He is not you and Mickey, just working in the garage. Typing code, if you have to find a word to describe this small company, you can call it gray knight. White knight and black knight are easy to understand. In business activities, well-intentioned investors are called white knights or white warriors, and vice versa. Malicious investors are known as Black Knights or Darth Vaders.”

"So, what are the Gray Knights?" Jonathan asked.

Jim lit a cigarette: "Spoilers, even lunatics who can sacrifice their own interests to achieve their goals, sometimes look like a savior, sometimes look like a devil, the most terrifying thing is that the two appear at the same time, usually this kind of behavior The unscrupulous company with a style between black and white is called the Gray Knights.”

"What is the purpose of the Gray Knight's appearance?" Mickey asked curiously after hearing these business titles.

"That's the difficulty. If we don't get in touch once, we don't know what the purpose of this gray madman is." Jim looked at Jonathan:

"It will find ways to collect all kinds of information that it thinks can cause trouble for us. Imagine that it can even arrange for prostitutes to harass you. Why won't it arrange people to find ways to get close to engineers in key positions? Don't think that information obtained illegally It will not appear in court. Believe me, lawyers know better than you, how to make what they get appear in front of a judge. Do you think that with a confidentiality agreement, employees cannot betray the company in the face of sky-high liquidated damages, but what about anonymity? An anonymous employee submitted to the newspaper, and the newspaper disclosed Lotus's code or recent business plan... Of course, those are issues that other employees need to consider. The question for you two is, if you consider reconciliation between the two parties after the first contact, what will you do? What do you think?"

Jonathan stared: "Reconciliation? You mean reconciliation? We were harassed by prostitutes until we had a nervous breakdown..."

"What will the other party pay?" Mickey interrupted Jonathan and asked.

"Acquire it or invest in it, this is my opinion. First of all, the other company's software has sold more than 40,000 units, which shows that they are doing a good job. Anyway, our business expansion will also involve acquisitions, so it is better to acquire it. , after acquiring it, according to my thinking, whether it is a trap, bait, or just my guess, at least we no longer have to worry, but can cooperate with the other party to see if we can use the same trick to set up a trap. Inviting MicroPort into the company, Robert said that the other party was trying to set a precedent. If they really had such plans, cooperation would be the best choice. It just happened to be through the other party that they could bite MicroPort's egg. By then..." Jim Speaking of his guess about Tommy Hawke, he couldn't help but get excited, but he didn't notice that both Mickey and Jonathan looked a little ugly.

Jonathan said angrily: "That guy insulted us. Even if we reconcile, the other party should pay the price! But what you are saying now is that we have to pay him a sum of money to buy his company that copied us? Jim, what do you want? How much wine did you drink before you said this?"

"When he insulted you, it was because he regarded us as our opponents. As long as we reconcile and cooperate, he will soon help us insult our competitors. I don't think this is anything to be angry about." Jim put away his expression and looked at Jonathan:

"We must avoid crises, instead of getting angry because of trivial things. I often get angry, but that is against opponents who have no strength to fight back. If the opponent is powerful enough, I will not cause trouble. If the opponent has the opportunity to become my companion, I will even Smiling, that's what an adult should do, Jonathan."

"I don't agree with reconciliation. Lotus will not reconcile with this kind of thing!" Jonathan said angrily.

Mickey, who had never spoken, now comforted his companion and said: "Jonathan, Jim didn't say that there must be reconciliation, he just said that he would try to contact the other party."

"Yes, this is just my opinion. I didn't expect you to be excited, Jonathan." Jim also explained: "If you have different opinions, you can express them."

"Jim, let him think about it. He's been in a bad mood lately, and so am I. You know why." Mickey sighed, looked at Jim and said, "The other party's disgusting methods have made us a little exhausted."

Jim nodded in understanding, turned around and walked out of the conference room.

After he left, Jonathan looked at Mitch: "He asked us to buy that small company with a sum of money... and he also vowed to tell us that the small company could help us get rid of minimally invasive surgery? Oh my god, what have I heard over the years? The most exaggerated joke, he should understand that Lotus has the ability to defeat MicroPort and does not need this lame excuse to attract us."

"Believe in Jim, Jonathan, at least until we find a professional manager who really understands the computer industry and doesn't use foul language, believe him." Mickey patted Jonathan on the shoulder and comforted him softly.

Nine thousand words, three chapters combined into one. Please forgive me for being too lazy to break it into chapters. Fortunately, although it is not divided into chapters, I am not lazy. I will continue to update it when I have nothing to do and develop good habits.