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"Don't worry, senior, I won't make you take responsibility!"
Just then, Hawke's phone started buzzing in the gap between the sofa and the wall.
The name "Andy" was displayed on the screen.
Hawke glanced in Stella's direction and answered the phone: "Andy?"
Andy's voice sounded tense on the other end of the phone: "Hawk, when are you coming to the company?"
Hawke glanced at the scattered women's suit jacket beside him and the lingering ambiguous atmosphere in the air, his expression unchanged: "I'll be there in a bit."
Upon hearing this, Stella's lips curved into a half-smile, as if to say: You lie without even thinking.
"Okay, can you come directly to my office?"
Hawke's brow furrowed instantly. He sensed that Andy's voice sounded serious, indicating that it was probably not a trivial matter.
"Okay." Hawke hung up the phone and quickly tidied his appearance.
Stella had already walked behind the desk, and she also sensed that something was wrong.
"What about Andy? Is it serious?" she asked, her voice regaining its composure.
“I don’t know, but it sounds bad.” Hawke buttoned up the last button of his shirt and casually draped his suit jacket over his arm. “I’ll go check it out.”
Just as he turned to leave, Stella suddenly called out to him, "Wait."
She quickly walked around the table to Hawke, raised her hand, and very naturally straightened his tie, which had become slightly crooked in the rush.
"Go ahead, but don't let anyone see through you."
Hawke smiled and left Stella's office.
Stella's current headquarters for Lane Technology is located in the Lane Group building. The new headquarters is still under construction. Once completed, Lane Technology's headquarters, Twitter's headquarters, and Snapchat's headquarters will all move to the new building, which will serve as the base for Lane Group's internet mouthpieces.
In the top-floor office of the Lane Building.
Andy wore a white, shoulder-padded suit with a simple, fitted white top underneath, exuding a queen-like aura.
Hawke's eyes lit up at first sight.
After entering the room, he locked the door behind him.
Andy panicked instantly.
"Hawk, what do you want?" Andy said hurriedly, "I called you here because I have something important to tell you."
“You,” Hawke said, taking a deep breath, “serious business is done, not just talked about.”
One eel travels every day.
More than an hour has passed.
Hawke lay lazily on the sofa in Andy's office, playing with his phone.
Andy was busy spraying air freshener into the room.
129 I, Huo, have no grudge against you, yet you want to kill me.
"What did you say you wanted to talk to me about?"
Hawke then asked.
He had no choice; as his abilities increased, so did his temper.
Andy just happened to walk right into the line of fire at that moment.
"Roxon Group has made an acquisition offer to AIM Company."
Andy's expression was somewhat serious.
Roxon Energy Group is a super giant company that started with oil and energy and spans multiple fields.
The story of how they made their fortune is somewhat similar to that of the Lane family. The founder of Roxon made his fortune by finding an oil field, while the founder of Lane—who was also his grandfather—made his fortune by finding a mine.
Roxon is a well-known villain in the Marvel Universe, whose main adversaries include Iron Man, Thor, and other Avengers members.
In some versions of the comics, Iron Man's parents were even eliminated because they blocked the company's acquisition plan.
Overall, he is a major villain, a pure evil.
Dario Agger, the president of the Roxon Group, is not human; he is a legendary monster, a demon from the labyrinth—the Minotaur.
He is the Minotaur from Greek mythology, and his story is one of the origins of all bull-headed monsters in the world.
Although many people call him a demon, according to mythology, this minotaur should be a demigod.
He has both human and Olympian divine blood.
Roxon Energy is also quite formidable, with involvement in everything from high-tech weapons and munitions comparable to Stark Industries to research on cyborgs and robots, and even the creation of superhumans. It can be said to be a company that is quite successful in various fields.
They even have their own large mercenary team.
It can be said that this is a top conglomerate that can rival Stark Industries and the Lane family.
“Acquire?” Hawke roared. “Who does he think he is! Doesn’t he know who AIM is now? Does he need to acquire it? Is he dreaming? Is he deliberately picking a fight?”
“It’s possible that our passing the IRB review caught the attention of the Roxon Group, since they have a project similar to Extremis. I know you definitely don’t want to sell AIM, so I refused on the spot.”
Andy shared his thoughts, then added with a hint of worry, "However, the Roxon Group has always been quite ruthless in its methods, resorting to any means to achieve its goals. We are certainly not afraid of direct competition, but we are worried about what underhanded tactics Roxon might use."
"Don't worry, leave this to me."
Hawke sneered and said:
“I’ll take responsibility for this. It’s just Roxon. Even if the president signs an executive order to force us to sell AIM, I can knock him out with one punch!”
Andy breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, she didn't want to be hit and killed by a dump truck on the side of the road while driving home one night.
She didn't ask Hawke any further questions about his plans.
I thought what was coming next would be a battle of titans between two super giants, Ryan and Roxson.
Hawke taught her a lesson, showing her what real business warfare is all about.
A sham business war: both sides scheme against each other, with back-and-forth exchanges, strategizing and planning far ahead.
Real business warfare: poison your competitors, bring a group of burly men to steal your company seal, pay the cleaning staff 200 yuan to shut down the computer every two hours, and they'll be at your doorstep in no time!
Hawke gave a cold laugh.
If you want to acquire my AIM today, you're trying to steal my Extremis virus.
To steal my Extremis virus is to steal my power in this world.
To take my power is to kill me.
I, Huo, have no grudge against you, yet you want to kill me.
A good horse is ridden, a kind person is bullied.
It is tolerable and unbearable.
It seems it's time to defend myself again.
Just then, he took out his phone and dialed Emilia's number: "Emilia... I miss you... Of course I love you... Okay... Okay, let's get down to business... We'll start shorting Roxson tomorrow..."
Sitting across from Hawke, Andy stared at him speechlessly, only to hear a gasp of surprise from the other end of the phone—a mixture of excitement and fear.
Emilia's exclamation on the other end of the phone was not without reason.
Roxon is on par with giants like Lane, Stark, and Osborne. In fact, Roxon's methods are so notorious that very few people on Wall Street would dare to mess with him.
“Shorting $1 billion, leveraged four times…” After saying that, he hung up the phone.
Although Roxon and TCRI cannot be considered to be in the same league, their procedures are similar!
A red light suddenly flashed in his eyes.
under night.
The dazzling lights illuminated New York City in a kaleidoscope of colors.
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This bustling metropolis, the world's largest, remains brightly lit and vibrant, even more so than during the day.
New York truly lives up to its reputation as the city that never sleeps.
Roxon Building.
A cocktail party is being held.
Dario Agger, president of the Roxon Group, with his gold-rimmed glasses and refined demeanor, strolled around the banquet with a friendly smile on his face.
He had pleasant conversations with other big capitalists and congressmen.
for a long time.
After the banquet ended, he met with the assistant who had been sent to acquire AIM.
"how is the situation?"
He took off his gold-rimmed glasses and wiped them.
"Boss, they rejected our offer."
The assistant said respectfully.
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"Is the money not enough? If $20 billion isn't enough, then $25 billion will do."
Dario Agger casually added $5 million to the offer.
It was as if the money came as easily as paper.
“Boss, the other party probably doesn’t think the price is too low, but that they really don’t want to sell.” The assistant hesitated for a moment before saying, “According to the investigation, the behind-the-scenes boss of AIM Company should be the eldest son of the Ryan family, so the other party is probably not short of money, but wants to make AIM their own business.”
"The eldest son of the Ryan family? The king? Heh! He's just a womanizer who got his superpowers from who knows where." Dario Agger said with a contemptuous smile, "But that young master seems to have had some good luck, actually picking a project with good potential. But it doesn't matter, I've already contacted Killian, the person in charge of this project, and AIM will definitely be ours."
"It seems we can teach this young master how to do business on John Lane's behalf."
Dario Agger said calmly: