Fifty-eighth floor of the Newsweek Building, Manhattan.

Andy handed the cartoon in his hand to Jon Meacham and said with a smile: "Let someone make a cover picture of a weekly magazine based on this cartoon, with the theme "We're finished", and make two copies for people to express to Moody's and Standard & Poor's. ”

Jon took the comic and was immediately attracted by the content of the comic, after all, the bronze bull crushed in the rubble with all four feet in the sky is very familiar to Americans, and it represents Wall Street.

Without asking, Jon walked out of the office quickly with the comics and went downstairs, as a subordinate, since the boss didn't explain, then just complete the task assigned by the boss.

Andy smiled slightly upturned at the corners of his mouth, turned a pen in his hand, and didn't know what he was thinking, raised his wrist and looked at his watch.

After a moment's silence, he stood up, took his suit off the hanger, put it on, and walked out of the office to see Torrey Black holding a fashion magazine.

"Let's go, go to the gossip crew. ”

Torrey Blake looked happy, shoved the magazine under the table, grabbed the bag and ran quickly to catch up with Andy, who had already walked more than a dozen steps, and the little butt was twisted very happily under the outline of the hip skirt.

Meanwhile, in a roadside café on Wall Street, Badstone put his hands on the table, the stainless steel spoon in his hand slowly stirred the coffee in the coffee cup, then took it out and set it aside, took it and took a sip.

He didn't have to deliberately look at the other side, and he knew that the other party's gaze had never left his face.

"Bard, our boss asked me to thank you on his behalf, boss, thank you for your information, this is a huge help to us at Morgan Stanley. ”

"Hehe, it's nothing, after all, my boss doesn't want to see your company go bankrupt, that will make our boss lose a lot... ”

Badstone's words made the person on the other side laugh awkwardly twice, and after a short silence, the other party took the lead and said uncontrollably: "Mr. Smith, would you like to talk to us? ”

Bud slowly put down the coffee cup in his hand, supported his elbows on the table, leaned forward, crossed the fingers of both hands into fists, squinted his eyes slightly, and said with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "Tom, do you think that with the current trend, in a few months, you Morgan Stanley will win from the bet?" Hehe, $7.2 billion, how do you talk about it, and how do you want to talk about it?"

"Huh-" Tom exhaled a breath of turbidity, stabilized his mind, and said in a low voice: "Aren't you afraid that we will not have the money to pay, or directly apply for bankruptcy protection, or even directly declare bankruptcy." ”

"Hehe, Tom's joke is not funny at all, even if what you say happens, it will not be a threat to us, not to mention that those shareholders of yours will let Morgan Stanley file for bankruptcy protection? Also, I believe that the US government will not watch you die, and then we will be able to get the money smoothly in the first time, by the way, if we don't pay in a few months, we will apply to the court to freeze your assets." ”

Tom's face was as black as the bottom of the pot, ugly and abnormal, these were considered by the company before he came, if it was a change of time, although it would only bring some trouble to Morgan Stanley, but it would not be fatal, the problem was in time, some big investment banks on Wall Street, companies have seen the possibility of economic collapse, and this possibility is increasing day by day, this time for Morgan Stanley to come like this, it is undoubtedly fatal.

"Bard, to be honest, I don't believe you will do that, because it will not benefit you to do that, everyone is just for profit, the dollar is the key, why don't we sit down and talk, we negotiate a suitable price and sell the VAM back to us... ”

Badstone laughed lightly, leaning back on the sofa, his relaxed fingers slowly tapping on the armrest, "Discuss? How to discuss? You take out 7.2 billion, and the deal can be concluded immediately, the question is will you? You don't want to come up with 120 million to be funny, right?"

"Ahem, of course, of course, of course we don't... The corners of Tom's embarrassed mouth twitched twice, and he took a few sips of his coffee to hide his bitter expression.

"Tom, at another time, we are good friends, but now we represent our respective companies, let's be honest, even if you can't come up with the money to pay for the VAM agreement, we will not lose money, after all, JPMorgan Chase, Swiss banks, and even the consortium of the foot basin country are very interested in your company... ”

"No!Bard, you can't do that!" Tom looked frightened, the bruises on his forehead jumped, and he suddenly got up from the sofa, his voice was a little loud, causing the surrounding guests to look sideways frequently, reacted, knowing that he was out of shape, his face turned red, when Shi Shiran sat down, he lowered his voice and said a little hoarsely: "Everything is negotiable... ”

What a company like Morgan Stanley is most afraid of is being held by a hostile company with a large amount of debt, and basically using this as an entry point to unscrupulously discount and swallow it, which is the biggest damage to Morgan Stanley.

"Again, how can you discuss? You won't bid 7.2 billion, right?" Bard continued to tease his friend on the other side without restraint, of course, now it is on behalf of the company, and friendship should stand aside, this is a matter of professional ethics.

"Ahem, let's sit down and talk, we really can't take out so much cash at once when we cash in full, don't you see that the economic situation in the United States has always been very stable, and the stock market is still rising, so, 1.2 billion, what do you think?"

"Hahaha... Badstone laughed loudly, not caring about the frowning gazes of the guests around him, he stood up while laughing, straightened his suit, pressed his hands down on the table, leaned forward, his eyes were bloodshot from staying up all night, and his expression was slightly fierce.

"We have paid your company 19 million dollars in premiums alone in the past few months, and you have never been soft when you deduct money, there is no need to talk about this kind of price, this is the end of our conversation, let's keep this money to save yourself!"

Tom looked at his old friend's somewhat hideous expression, his expression was difficult to see, and he also lamented in his heart, it is true that this kind of price is whimsical, but the company's decision, what can he do, when his brain was slightly confused, he suddenly found that it was wrong.

Yes, there's no need to talk about this kind of price! Damn, they're willing to sit down and talk about it...

Throwing down fifty US dollars, he chased after the meteor in stride, grabbed Bud, who was about to get into the car, and said eagerly in a low voice: "The price can be negotiated! Don't contact other buyers." ”

Bud held the car door in his hand, looked at Tom and said, "We can sit down and talk, but if you want to be whimsical, then there's no need, we'll keep an eye on you, and if we feel like you can't make good on the deal, don't blame us for selling to another company." ”

Tom shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly, looking at Badstone's car in the distance, but thinking that if the company's 15 billion VAM agreement could be redeemed in advance, then the company might be able to make a lot of money in this storm. Thinking of this, Tom, who was sitting in the car, took his mobile phone and said to CEO Pei Xiliang: "Boss, they are willing to talk, but the asking price will not be too low... ”

Andy, who had entered the Upper East Side of Manhattan in a car, hung up the phone, a smug smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and Badstone's call let him know that the fat sheep Morgan Stanley had jumped on the board by himself, and the next thing was to prepare how to stutter.

At the Museum of the City of New York, home to the aristocratic school featured in the TV series, tourists and passers-by often stop to watch a group of fashionably dressed boys and girls perform in front of the cameras.

When the actors are resting, there will also be people shouting the names of Queen S and Queen B, and every time Blake Kleiffer and Leighton Meister wave in response, they will cause screams, and many paparazzi on the periphery will also hold up cameras to shoot.

Since Andy took Blay Cleverly and Leighton to swipe the screen a few times, fans of "Gossip Girl" have accepted these two heroines, and before the play was released, people became popular first.

The 18 episodes of the first season of "Gossip Girl" have been set for the autumn season, and they will be broadcast on TV C in September.

With sufficient filming time, the quality of the TV series will naturally improve, and all preparations are also in place, especially the high-end fashion on the girls, and the fashion outfits of Queen S and Queen B can be seen secretly photographed by the paparazzi in gossip magazines every day, which is sought after by many girls.