Rebirth of America, this is my era

Chapter 175 Yes! Yes! Yes!

"Wow, the scenery here is so beautiful..."

"The clouds are rimmed with gold! The sky is still purple!"

"Oh! Thomas! Evelyn! Look over there! Is that little white dot the moon?"

“The moon appears on the red clouds? — This is really cool!”

Linda, wrapped in a down jacket, cheered for the dreamy scenery. Thomas, holding a camera, frantically scanned the direction of his wife's finger, capturing the beauty she described, and agreed, "Honey, you are right, it's so beautiful here..." At the same time, he kept waving at his daughter, "Evelyn, come here, let's take a photo together..."

The girl shuddered when she heard the call, and looked a little distracted and confused, but when she saw her father waving, she instinctively smiled and moved over.

The beautiful girl in the white coat leaned her head on Linda's shoulder affectionately. Thomas, who was holding his wife's waist, also raised the camera - "One! Two! Three! Cheese!"

With a loud shout, the shutter button was snapped.

There was a flash of light, and then Polaroid's latest camera produced a photo with a hiss.

In front of the fiery scenery, the family of three smiled brightly.

This photo made Linda very happy. After a while, she pouted and complained, "Why didn't Ethan come today? Didn't we agree to watch the sunrise together? He said he wanted to come to Haleakala! But what happened? He just hid in the hotel and slept!"

After complaining a few words, Linda turned her gaze to Evelin again.

"Is he sick? I feel like he's been listless these past few days. If he's feeling unwell, take him to see a doctor right away. Vacation is nothing. Health is the most important thing. What do you think?"

The sudden instruction made Evelin nod quickly, “Oh—Linda—I know.”

Shaking Linda's arm, he explained with a smile, "Ethan is fine. He just made phone calls for several hours last night, so he couldn't get up early this morning."

"You were on the phone for several hours?" Linda was puzzled. "Is it a blessing?"

The continuous questioning made Thomas put his arm around his wife's shoulders and said, "Hey, Ethan has a lot of friends now, so he has to send a lot of Christmas blessings. This is normal."

"You don't have to worry about young people's interpersonal relationships. Their ideas are different from ours." While speaking, Thomas pulled his wife aside and said, "Let's take another picture over here. Look how beautiful the sea of ​​clouds is." Then he waved at his daughter implicitly.

Evelyn breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the 'clear instructions' and stepped back with a smile.

She arrived at the parking lot and got into the nanny car. The heater that had been on all the time made her yawn. She wrapped herself in a windbreaker and leaned against the back seat of the Labor Daytona, curled up and took a nap.

At this moment, the Johnson family was in Haleakala National Park on Maui Island, Hawaii. On the occasion of Christmas 1977, they were enjoying the sunrise that Mark Twain called the most beautiful scenery in the world. The reason they flew here from California was all Ethan's idea.

After scolding Wenlock's investment manager, Ethan asked his secretary Steve Ballmer to contact United Airlines, chartered a Boeing 747, and took his family to the center of the Pacific Ocean for a vacation.

This was not his original plan. According to the previous plan, he was supposed to take his family to Canada to play in the snow this Christmas, but after he told Wenlock's people to get out, he decided to leave North America. As for the reason, it was actually very simple, because he was afraid of hearing some news about Apple from Rockefeller.

Although it was refreshing to criticize others, and even more refreshing to criticize them speechlessly with reason and evidence, the guy he criticized represented Rockefeller after all. When he unceremoniously asked Rockefeller's people to leave his company, that kind of toughness certainly made him feel invincible, but afterwards...

cough cough-

He admitted that he was also afraid of retaliation.

So after having a good time, Ethan ran away without hesitation. After arriving in Hawaii, he wanted to understand the progress of the events and did not play dumb. He took the initiative to communicate with his own people who were still in California, wanting to know Lawrence Rockefeller's will.

However, the people on Wenlock's side seemed to be dead. When faced with the conditions he proposed, they didn't even fart. This situation confused him, because they wanted to invest in Apple in the beginning! With the arrival of Christmas Eve and Christmas, he also understood that the entire negotiation would be delayed until after the New Year. Although this kind of tug-of-war is very common in the investment industry, the longer it drags on, the more uneasy Ethan becomes. He is not worried about the money running away, but worried that Rockefeller will use a big move.

Therefore, when Christmas came, he also called all his friends, whether they were celebrating or not, he would chat with them. This was not to kill time or to get information, but to stabilize them. When his opponent was extremely powerful, he could make all kinds of mistakes in the confrontation, but he could not have a fire in the backyard. If they quarreled among themselves before the opponent made any effort, then they would not fight the war, they would not open the company, and they could just go home and raise pigs!
There were many calls that Ethan couldn't make by himself, such as the call to Principal Terman. The call had to be made by Evelyn no matter what. Another example was Barbara's. It wasn't appropriate for him to take the initiative to call her. With his persuasion, Evelyn stayed up late with him.

At first, he thought that after the call, he would watch the sunrise with his aunt and uncle, but he didn't sleep well for several nights and he was too sleepy to close his eyes. Evelyn didn't want to call him, so she came out by herself, and this decision to go alone made Thomas discover a clue.

After watching the sunrise and returning to the car, while his wife was in the bathroom, he asked his troubled-looking daughter, "Have you been in trouble again recently?"

“Ah—no—” Evelin was stunned at first, then shook her head to deny it.

"I just stayed up too late talking on the phone with a friend."

This explanation made Thomas look suspicious and he looked at his daughter deeply.

After a few breaths, he made a decision. "Linda wants to go to Whaling Town during the day. I will accompany her. You and Ethan can catch up on your sleep in the hotel. Don't worry about us. Okay?"

"I know you have a big business now, and you must encounter different troubles every day, but since you don't want to talk about it, why don't you let Linda see it?"

"She has lived with me all her life, and all she sees every day are farmlands. All she knows is that our business is great and that many councillors are trying to please us. She doesn't understand anything else."

"So, don't let her hear anything weird?"

"She'll be worried, huh?"

Thomas' words startled Evelin.

After a long time, the girl smiled and opened her arms to hug him.

"Oh - Dad, I love you -"

"Huh - I love you too -"

As the girl rubbed her cheek against her father's neck, Linda came back from the bathroom.

"WowWowWow, what are you two father and daughter whispering about here?"

Linda's eyes widened, but a smile appeared on her face.

"Oh, Evelyn said she wanted to go snorkeling with Ethan to see sea turtles, and I agreed." Thomas lied with his eyes open, "Snorkeling is not suitable for us, so we will act separately today."

"Oh—is that so?"

Linda suddenly realized, "You didn't argue about this for the whole night, did you? I know Ethan, he always likes to get the whole family together, but there are many things we can't play together. Since you have something you want to play, then go ahead -"

"Be careful, okay?"

"Even if you have bodyguards, you can't do anything reckless. The power of nature cannot be resisted by humans!"

"Oh, so Thomas has already found out that we are in trouble?" That afternoon, Ethan woke up and asked Evelyn in surprise why she didn't wake him up. Then he heard Evelyn's retelling. When he found that Thomas had already caught something with his keen sense of smell, he immediately asked, "You didn't tell Thomas that we have offended Rockefeller, did you?"

"Oh Ethan, I'm not stupid—" Evelyn rolled her eyes at him. She scratched her head after waking up not long ago. "When you think Rockefeller is a problem, then Thomas must think Rockefeller is invincible, because he has experienced the era when Rockefeller swept the world."

"That's good, that's good..." Ethan breathed a sigh of relief.

At the same time, he rubbed his face and said, "Have I acted like I'm worried lately?"

“…” This question asked Evelin, “Do you want to look in the mirror yourself?”

He took the makeup mirror handed to him by the girl and took a quick look. Wow, the face in the mirror made him think he was endorsing black people. The dark bags under his eyes were more obvious than the white eye sockets of the future New York manufacturer. Not only that, his thin cheeks looked haggard, and his unshaven look was no different from a homeless person on the streets of San Francisco. His unwashed golden hair was as sticky as a bird's nest.

But even so, he pulled the corners of his mouth and laughed.

"Alas - even if I am exhausted, I am still so handsome -"

"If he was a sunny and cheerful boy before, now he is a melancholy and gloomy handsome man——"

“…” The self-satisfied words made Evelin snatch her mirror.

"go away!"

"Go clean yourself up!"

At the same time, he also falsely passed on an imperial decree. "My dad has said that if you make Linda worry, he will beat you up!"

Although Ethan's words were tough, his body was soft. Otherwise, he wouldn't have decisively abandoned his home and ran away after scolding Wenlock's people.

He called the hotel butler and asked them to give him a set of room service. Then, with the help of the hotel technician, he took a bath and had a full body SPA. When he combed his hair back, put on a black casual jacket, unbuttoned the four buttons of his white shirt, revealing the lining inside...

"Yeah! This guy is definitely more handsome than Leo!"

"Hehe~"

Since his worry is a little too much, just hold it back. After all, as the saying goes, don't tell your mother too much about sad things, because she won't be able to sleep if she can't help.

After tidying up his appearance, he extended an invitation to Evelin.

"Let's go diving~"

"Now?"

"What else? If we don't go, how are we going to explain to Linda tonight?"

Just do the whole show!

Ethan's decision made the girl very happy. You know, Evelyn wanted to raise a dolphin at home. Their trip also paved the way for inquiries in the evening. When Linda asked the two at dinner if they had seen any turtles, the photo with the green turtle helped them out.

"Wow, did you touch it?" Linda asked as she was looking through the photos.

"No, the instructor of the snorkeling company we found said it's illegal to touch them." Evelyn smiled and replied, "But it doesn't matter, I can just keep a few at home in the future."

"Right, Dad?"

"Oh, okay, okay. We'll build it after the first batch of harvest comes out next year. Ask the research institute next to you to produce a blueprint of the manor, and I'll take care of the rest." Thomas replied happily.

Although Ethan didn't know why Evelyn wanted the manor so much, to be honest, the villa they had now was indeed not suitable for living. It was difficult to arrange security on a public street, and it was easy to be followed and monitored by others. If it weren't for the proximity to Stanford and the research park, they could get some bodyguards for free from the president, and the Palo Alto police patrolled there every day at the urging of the school, the value of the two villas would be almost zero.

and so……

What needs to be built must be built.

After Ethan calmed down and spent the holiday with peace of mind, they stayed on Maui for three days and then moved to Kualoa Ranch on Oahu, where they lived a leisurely pastoral life.

Although this place will be a Hollywood filming location in the future, many movies such as "Jurassic Park", "50 First Dates" and "Pearl Harbor" have been filmed here, but in this era, this place is still very well protected. There are no traces of artificial axe and chiseling, and it is just a primeval forest.

Of course, this also has something to do with the fact that the owner of this place is called Morgan.

As the Morgan family's ranch, no one can develop it unless they themselves want to develop it.

Sea fishing, surfing, horseback riding...

It feels great to blend into nature.

This is different from the feeling of being on your own farm. The former is a joy of harvest, but now, the beauty of seeing cattle and sheep in the wind blowing the grass makes people feel relaxed.

Evelyn had the same feeling.

So, before leaving, Ethan also chatted with the administrator here.

When he asked how much the estate cost, the other party's answer was simple.

"Mr. Jones, it's easy for you to buy this ranch with your wealth."

"But you have to discuss this business with our boss in person."

"We have no right to quote or make the final decision."

"Tsk—" Ethan snorted in his heart.

According to his idea, after the administrator made the quotation, he would say that he would buy it directly, just to catch the other party off guard and satisfy his desire to force a sale.

But who knows if the other party doesn’t fall for it, that would be pointless.

When he returned to Palo Alto after his vacation, he received a call from Steve Jobs on his first day at work, saying, "The people at Wenlock accepted it."

"Did they all agree?" Ethan asked impatiently.

"Most of them were agreed to, with only a few exceptions," Jobs said.

This fact made Ethan quickly call Ballmer and asked him to drive him to Cupertino. After he saw Wenlock's latest offer, the terms drafted by Lawrence Rockefeller himself made him feel relieved. Although they still only offered 10 million, the establishment of sales channels and the promise of educational procurement from North American universities would definitely exceed 20 million.

"I think it's okay to sign, what about you?"

"That's fine with me," Jobs said. "This is a much better deal than before, and I wanted to step down as CEO anyway, as long as I could keep my chairmanship."

"I just asked my dad, and he said this clause is a concession from Rockefeller."

The fat boy Wozniacki gave a more precise answer.

Now that all of Apple's shareholders have agreed, it is natural to bring in external accountants to audit the company's accounts and external lawyers to finalize the contract terms.

During this process, Ethan also discovered a problem. The negotiators who came today were different from the previous ones. Many of them were new faces. When he asked where the previous ones had gone, the two white middle-aged men who had mixed into the team smiled and said:
"Mr. Jones, our boss fired them at your request."

"?"

These words stunned everyone at the scene.

Ethan also frowned and asked in confusion: "What?"

The two white men continued to laugh and said, "You said before that they were not qualified to be investment managers. Our boss thought you were right, so he asked them to leave."

As they spoke, they also copied out three thick documents from the briefcases they carried with them.

"Oh, by the way, this is the information you requested. We also brought it with us."

"!"

The confirmation that appeared again made everyone who was working open their mouths slightly.

If it weren't for the fact that Wenlock's identity could not be faked, they would have suspected that these people were joking.

When Ethan heard this, the guy who had been entangled with Rockefeller for several weeks suddenly raised his mouth, nodded slightly, and said, "Well, good job."

He waved his finger, indicating that Ballmer should take the document.

With his hands behind his back, he left the review meeting room.

That nonchalant performance earned him a gulp of saliva swallowing.

This situation made Ethan hold back his laughter. It was not until he got into the car and returned to the company that he waved his arms vigorously, "Yes! Yes! Yes!"

"Rockefeller?"

"Nothing more than that!"

"Hahaha--"

(End of this chapter)