Joshua suddenly opened his eyes in a daze, and he felt the air flow caress his cheek. He had no experience living by the sea, so the sea-smelling breeze made him feel a little uncomfortable. The damp air, and the salty smell in the air, were absent in the imperial capital of the empire, which was dry all year round, but in terms of living conditions, it made him feel much more comfortable than living here.

He rubbed his eyes, and the light was already on outside the window, and the room was pitch black, and one of the windows seemed to be unclosed, leaking a gap, and the curtain was dancing gently with the wind. He breathed a sigh of relief, he slept so comfortably, he walked barefoot to the window, heard footsteps, he looked over, and there was a patrol of security guards just outside the courtyard wall walking past his door.

The reason why I bought this villa worth 180,000 star dollars in Florigus and exchanged it for about 600,000 yuan in federal currency was that in addition to being able to quickly leave by boat when necessary near the sea, I also took a fancy to the preservation measures here. It is not for nothing that the Tianpingshan villa area is known as the most strictly managed area for the rich. There is a routine patrol every ten minutes, and any owner who presses the red button that is often seen in the villa will be able to reach the villa within three minutes.

It has been six years since the completion of the construction of the Tianpingshan villa area, and there has not been a single negative news, which is the value of 180,000 Xingyuan!

He smiled and retracted his head, closed the window shut, and turned on the light.

The villa is not big, nor too small, with a total of more than 800 square meters on the upper and lower floors, as well as an independent yard and swimming pool, and a court at the back of the house. Although the housing prices are a bit high, Joshua thinks it's a good deal.

He needed to take a shower now, and after stripping himself naked, he walked into the bathroom on the first floor, and the hot water available 24 hours a day made him not need to worry about waiting for a bath at this time. He was soon immersed in the warm water, his whole body was completely relaxed, and he was thinking about how he would enjoy his life for some time to come. Aren't people risking great risks to do something just to get enough in return?

Perhaps he should find a mistress for the villa, or maybe the two of them, if they could get along well.

Joshua, who fantasized about a wonderful life ahead, soon felt a little sleepy, and as he was about to get up from the bathtub, he vaguely saw another shadow reflected in the mirror of the glass bathroom facing him. He instantly became frightened and struggled to get up from the bathtub, but the bathtub with the latest technology and a special shell was not as easy to use as expected, at least it took both hands to stand up, and the bathtub was very slippery.

A thin steel rope strangled his neck, lifting him up hard, in the panic he lost his cool, frantically clasped the steel rope to get a breath of fresh air, just when his consciousness gradually blurred, he heard a somewhat familiar voice.

"Durinto, I tell you, you're too close!"

When Joshua remained motionless, Ellis breathed a sigh of relief, and walked to the bar in his muddy leather shoes on the mirror-like floor. He opened a bottle of red wine of unknown brand, opened the storage cabinet, took out a pot of fresh fruit from it, and hummed a little song and ate it.

It wasn't until the third day, when the housekeeper came here to clean the house for a living, that she smelled a foul smell outside the house, and then she called the police.

The presence of a homicide in a wealthy area immediately attracted the close attention of the local police department, whether in the empire or the federation, all things related to the rich are not trivial. Soon they figured out Joshua's identity, and then they chose to hide the truth from the matter. If they had told people that there had been a homicide in the Tianping Mountain villa area, there was a chance that these rich people would have left the place, or even the city.

The rich people who can live here are not as simple as ordinary people who are rich, maybe a few people are just rich, but more people are not only rich, but also have status and power.

So they made up a lie, the new resident was from a backward empire, because he tried to stand up in the middle of the bath, but because the bathtub was too slippery, he accidentally fell, hit his head and drowned in the bathtub, all by accident. Whether people believe this answer or not, the management company of Tianping Mountain Villas soon took the bathtub manufacturer to court and replaced the bathtub ...... for all residents.

Carrying a "briefcase" that was not found in the federal records, Ellis was already on the cruise ship back to Ilian, and he probably didn't know what was happening to Ilian at this time.

The George family delegation has begun a second round of negotiations with Juan, which centers on a heated debate over how much power the two sides occupy. Juan's demand is not less than 30 percent, but the George family believes that those theaters and properties in Juan's hands can only give him 8 percent power at most. If there are differences, they will inevitably not be able to get along, and Juan can even feel that the George family may not really want to cooperate with them, and this time their so-called negotiations are more like a kind of "investigation" of the resources in his hands.

Yes, that's how it feels, they keep asking Juan to show the materials and operations of the movie theater in his hand and record them, which makes Juan start to panic a little, because it's not the same as what Durin said to him at first! Fortunately, he has a fatal piece of news about the George family, although it doesn't feel good, but he doesn't reveal it. In the midst of such quarrels, the delegation of the George family proposed an alternative approach, in which they would not form a unified company, but would run their own companies and form a kind of alliance.

Anything important must be decided by the Board of Directors, which has five presidents and twelve directors. Among them, Juan can hold the position of chairman, but like Luke and the farm couple can only hold the position of director, the meeting is conducted by voting, the director has one vote, the chairman has two votes, and the three presidents have the right of veto when they are jointly signed!

Juan could not have agreed to such a proposal, and if he did, he would not even have the eight percent of the power, so the negotiations reached an impasse, and the two sides broke up unhappily.

Negotiation is actually like this, trying to find common ground while reserving differences, which is why often an important business negotiation can last for a week or even a month, and too many things need to be "coordinated".

After an unhappy negotiation meeting, Juan and Luke left the hotel in the same car, Luke got into the car and showed some concern on his face, these days of high-intensity negotiations have never been able to make both sides have a result that everyone agrees on, the delegation of the George family gave him a strong and aggressive feeling, there is also an indescribable taste, like ...... Don't want to cooperate.

"Juan, do you think we'll make it?"

In the face of Luke's worried question, Juan was very confident, "Of course, we will definitely succeed!", he seemed to feel that this was not convincing enough, and explained the source of his confidence, "You may not know, some time ago, a company called DreamWorks announced that it would block the layout of the George family in the theater field, and came up with a feasible plan, and successfully attracted a lot of funds. ”

"Once this dream factory starts to ramp up construction, it will definitely be a big blow to the George family. They have already invested a lot of money in the early stage, and if they can't achieve the set goal, those led by Arthur George are probably going to be unlucky. So as long as we can stick to the bottom line, grit our teeth and never back down, it won't be long before they take the initiative to compromise. ”

Since Juan wants to cooperate with the George family, he must collect information and intelligence on the George family, and at the same time have a certain understanding of their possible opponents. If the initial investment made it impossible for Juan to retreat, the emergence of this DreamWorks company pointed him in the right direction. The company has received a large investment by issuing shares, which is said to be tens of millions, which is enough to pose a huge threat to the George family!

If they can't complete their strategic goals before DreamWorks completes their industry layout, then the George family's plan this time will be a complete failure. Those people, like Juan, have no way out, and the only question now is who can hold out at the negotiating table longer!

Hearing Juan's explanation, Luke finally put his mind at ease, and at the same time felt a little bit of guilt towards Juan. He didn't tell himself such important news and hid it, which was a betrayal of his trust. It's just that now he is in a weak position, and he doesn't dare to show any non-return, he is waiting, waiting for the dust to settle.

The ensuing negotiations were mired in an endless tug-of-war, with the two sides trying their best to fight for more power over a double-digit base of decimal places, when the unexpected happened just when Juan thought the dawn of victory was imminent.

In the morning, he drove Luke to the conference hall of the hotel to continue to spend the day, but the moment he stepped into the conference hall, he immediately noticed that the atmosphere was somewhat unusual. The gazes of those in the delegation had lost the solemnity of the previous days, and they all showed an emotional color that made him a little annoyed.

He sat quietly in his place, and just as he was about to initiate the issue, the legal counsel of the George family stood up.