Zhou Hexuan walked over and sat down facing Mike, and asked in a normal manner: "Do you have a wife and children?"
When he mentioned his family, Mike's expression became even more painful. He put down his pistol and said, "I have a beautiful and gentle wife, two sons, and a daughter."
"What will they do if you die?" Zhou Hexuan asked.
Mike said: "I have written a suicide note and asked Mary to take the children and remarry. Maybe she can find a better husband than me."
Zhou Hexuan said: "What if your wife is unlucky and finds a villain? He may beat your children severely or even send them to factories to do child labor."
"No." Mike shook his head and said.
"But is there such a possibility? Even if it is only one in 10,000 chance." Zhou Hexuan asked with a smile.
Mike was silent. When he thought about his wife falling into the arms of other men in the future, and when he thought about the possibility that his children would be abused by his stepfather, his heart throbbed.
Zhou Hexuan asked again: "How much money do you owe?"
Mike said: "The company's funds were misappropriated by Raul and I, and now we have lost everything. As for me personally, I still owe $240,000 to banks and securities companies."
"Do you think you won't be able to earn $240,000 in the rest of your life?" Zhou Hexuan said.
Mike shook his head and said: "The publishing company's capital chain is broken, and now it can't even afford the transportation fees for the books. And I have been looking for buyers everywhere these days, but the current economic situation is not good, and the book market is fiercely competitive.
No one is willing to take over a medium-sized publishing house like ours, and bankruptcy has become inevitable. If I file for personal bankruptcy again, it will be difficult to make a comeback and I will have to bear huge debts for the rest of my life. I don’t want my wife and children to suffer with me.
"
Zhou Hexuan smiled and said: "What if I am willing to invest in your book company?"
"Really?" Mike said in surprise.
Zhou Hexuan asked: "How much are you going to ask for?"
After thinking for a while, Mike said: "The company was founded by me and Raoul. He is the major shareholder and owns 55% of the shares. I only have 45% of the shares. Raoul has committed suicide. If you choose to acquire it all, you must
After discussing with his family, I think the other party will definitely be willing to agree. As for the valuation of the company, before the stock market crash, it was worth at least US$200,000. Now..."
"For US$50,000, I will acquire 95% of the publishing house's shares and leave the remaining 5% to you." Zhou Hexuan reported the unscrupulous price.
Mike was not in the mood to bargain, so he asked in a pleading tone: "Can you give me more?"
Zhou Hexuan thought for a while and said: "Then 60,000, no more. In addition, I can privately lend you 150,000 US dollars to repay part of your personal debts."
Mike had no choice at all, gritted his teeth and said: "Deal!"
There are roughly five situations in which you can file for bankruptcy in the United States.
Among them, if an individual is bankrupt and the total debt is less than US$100,000 (adjusted to 250,000 in later years), he or she can submit a repayment plan to the court and submit a certain amount of money to the court, and then repay it slowly in installments.
Mike owed 240,000 to banks and securities companies, which was far more than the amount required to apply for personal bankruptcy. To put it bluntly, he was not even qualified to apply for personal bankruptcy. Now Zhou Hexuan lent him 150,000, which really saved his life.
Mike can use 140,000 of it to pay off his debts, and there is still a debt of 100,000 US dollars, which is just enough to apply for personal bankruptcy. He will pay a few thousand more security deposits to the court, and he can barely get by, but he will have to pay out his monthly income in the future.
Part of it is used to pay off debts.
Zhou Hexuan calculated carefully and left 5% of the shares of the publishing house to Mike, so that this guy could have a head start and manage the company with all his heart. He also lent him another US$150,000 and became Mike's largest creditor, unless this guy voluntarily gave up his future.
Otherwise, I will have to work for Zhou Hexuan for the rest of my life.
Even though he knew he was being cheated, Mike still had to be grateful. He asked, "Why did you help me?"
Zhou Hexuan shrugged: "You are the only one in the United States who helps me publish books. And the royalties are paid every three months. Even if I am far away in China, you have never defaulted. I just want to find some investment in the United States, and you have a good character.
, is a very ideal partner.”
"Thank you," Mike stood up and said, "While the employees haven't left yet, I'll go out and announce the news."
"Please." Zhou Hexuan smiled.
Mike walked out of the office quickly, clapped his hands to attract everyone's attention, and said loudly: "Guys, don't be busy packing things for now. Someone is willing to provide funds to invest in the company. The difficulty has been solved, and Mike Lauer Book Company will continue to operate.
!”
The employees were surprised by this and looked towards the office one after another.
The boss just went to the point of committing suicide, but the Asian man solved the problem as soon as he came in, and it was obvious that he paid for the company.
Zhou Hexuan walked out with a smile and said to everyone: "From now on, everything in the company will remain as usual. Even the company name will not change. I hope everyone will work hard."
Of course you have to work hard. In a few months, ordinary Americans will know how valuable jobs are, and even senior engineers can only find jobs as cleaners.
Mike acted quickly. He hired a lawyer that day, found the wife of the partner who had committed suicide, and formally signed the equity transfer contract the next day. Immediately afterwards, Mike successfully applied for personal bankruptcy, although he was burdened with bad debts.
, but the whole person seemed much more relaxed.
Zhang Mouzhi was a little confused. He asked, "Xian son-in-law, since an economic crisis is about to break out in the United States, I'm afraid the publishing business will be difficult to do."
"It's really hard to do, but I have my own methods." Zhou Hexuan said confidently.
The year 1929 was the last glory of the European and American book market. It would take at least 10 years to slowly recover. Hundreds of publishing companies announced their closure.
Zhou Hexuan invested in American publishing houses at this time. He mainly had two big killers: one was "Gone with the Wind" (also translated as "Gone with the Wind"). As long as he got the publishing rights of this book, no matter how bad the publishing house was, he could
The second is the pocket book project. Books with this special binding method will still be popular even decades later.
Historically, the U.S. book market, which was dying in the 1930s, managed to survive only because of the emergence of pocket books. In an environment where it was difficult to sell even 100,000 copies, pocket books actually sold dozens or millions of copies once they came out.
crazy sales.
Of course, Zhou Hexuan doesn't want to mention these two killers for the time being.
According to normal development, Mike Lauer Company and the entire American book market will fall into a slump. At the most difficult time, Zhou Hexuan proposed the pocket book plan again, which was enough to convince Mike and shock everyone!
Don't think this is unnecessary. If Mike is not allowed to experience the failure of the business, and the company becomes bigger in the future, the partner will probably have more ideas in his mind, thinking that he is the biggest contributor, and will be unwilling to only take 5% of the shares.
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Zhou Hexuan smiled and said: "Dad, I suddenly thought of a good business that can make a lot of money every day. See if you are willing to do it."
"What business?" Zhang Mouzhi asked.
"Open a *** factory in the United States." Zhou Hexuan said.
"Avoid...***?" Zhang Mouzhi was stunned, and then he couldn't laugh or cry.
This son-in-law, not only sells underwear in China, but also comes to the United States to sell sex.
Nowadays, there is no concept of birth control at all. Only prostitutes use prostitutes in China. If people knew that they were doing this kind of business in the United States, they would probably be laughed at.
However, Zhou Hexuan knew clearly that in the United States during the Great Depression, only two businesses were the most prosperous: one was making movies, and the other was selling drugs.
