Reborn in America: I Have an Equipment Slot

Chapter 128 Special Guest

During the meeting, Lehman gave his assistant a slight wave.

The assistant nodded and then projected the message sent by Director Hadmond onto the conference room's large screen.

They also included several data charts of the company's newly released movies.

Looking at the dismal opening day box office of the new movie and the impressive figures of "The Godfather: Wall Street," the shareholders in the meeting room all turned ashen-faced.

"Lehman, what do you mean by this? You said the new movie would definitely meet box office expectations after its release, and now it's flopping, you're entirely responsible!"

"That's right, we already said we were going to enter the high-quality TV drama market, but you didn't listen. Now look what's happened; once the data is released, the stock price will definitely be affected!"

"Which company produced 'The Godfather: Wall Street,' and why is its box office revenue growing so fast?"

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Amidst the cacophony of noise in the meeting room, Lehman slammed his fist on the table, his eyes blazing with fury: "Are all of you brains filled with dog shit?"

Suppressing his anger, Lehman said in a deep voice, "The stock price is falling, the new movie is not doing well, is it only my interests that are being harmed?"

"Fine, then we won't sit down. We'll just wait for the company to go bankrupt, and nobody will get away with the money you've invested!"

Seeing that Lehman Brothers was getting serious, the other shareholders sitting in the meeting room immediately changed their attitude.

They immediately began discussing countermeasures.

Seeing this, Lehman's expression softened somewhat.

As Lehman calmed down and began to think of a solution, his phone suddenly started vibrating.

Lehman glanced at the message on the screen, paused for a moment, and then his eyes lit up instantly.

He was originally racking his brains trying to figure out how to get through this crisis, but after glancing at the reminder from the financial backer, he suddenly came up with a brilliant idea.

"Quiet!!!"

With a furious shout from Lehman, the previously noisy conference room instantly fell silent.

Everyone turned to look at Lehman, and seeing his excited expression, a complete 180-degree turn in his mood, they all looked puzzled.

"I've just had a great idea!"

Lehman slowly began, "The reason our new movie is failing is entirely because it ran into 'The Godfather: Wall Street.' If we could use some means to make that movie disappear, it would naturally boost our new movie's box office—"

Before Lehman could finish speaking, a shareholder in a suit couldn't help but interject, "This is too risky. We don't even know the background of the film's production company. What if we anger them if we act rashly?"

Before he could finish speaking, another shareholder chimed in, "So what if they're angry? I've checked. The production company for this movie is located in Miami. On the surface, it looks like an ordinary film company, but so what if they have connections? They're just country bumpkins."

"I think Lehman is right. Even if we face retaliation later, that's a future concern. If we don't do something now, the losses will be huge! I support Lehman's decision!"

"I support it too!"

Seeing that the majority of voices in the meeting room were in support, a smile immediately appeared on Lehman's face.

Two days later.

Miami South Beach, Florida.

Irving was comfortably lounging on a beach chair by the pool.

Since the movie became a hit, in order to ensure Irving's safety and avoid being affected by some obsessive fans.

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Xiao Hua specially arranged for him to stay at a hot spring resort hotel, and generously booked an entire floor of the hotel, and even hired professional security personnel.

Although at first Irving quite enjoyed this life of being waited on hand and foot, with bodyguards by his side.

But after two days, when the novelty wore off, he just felt a little bored.

After getting up and taking a quick shower to clean himself up, Irving headed straight for the buffet restaurant.

When he arrived at the restaurant and saw that the food was completely different from what he usually had, his frustration eased somewhat.

Believe it or not, although the cost of living in America is high, food prices are actually not that high if you only consider food.

There's no way around it, America's terrain is just too good.

The most fertile plain on the entire planet is monopolized by the United States, and the government has been able to plan and develop it at will from the very beginning.

This led to the highly developed agriculture and animal husbandry in the United States, which achieved mechanized breeding and large-scale planting early on, reducing costs to the extreme.

No matter what crops are planted or what livestock are raised, large-scale production is possible. Any farmer can fly a plane to spray pesticides, and an ordinary farmer can manage thousands of livestock.

That's why, in the United States, vegetables are usually more expensive than meat.

Of course, the prices of some fresh, high-quality meat remain high, just like in other countries.

However, most frozen meat is priced ridiculously low.

This has resulted in most wealthy people in America being thin, eating salads and fine steaks every day, which is both healthy and nutritious.

The poor, on the other hand, are all fat and bloated, and they love sweets and high-fat, high-sugar foods.

Although he seemed to be eating a very lavish diet, his health was deteriorating.

I never imagined that food could become a carefully crafted trap by capitalism.

Irving sighed inwardly.

However, after his initial reflection, he picked up his plate and utensils and began to scan the dishes for the day.

After wandering around, Irving filled a huge plate to the brim with herb-roasted chicken, thick-cut steak, and tuna sashimi.

As for vegetarian dishes, Irving originally didn't plan to eat them.

However, considering that he had been constipated recently, he picked up two plates again and filled them with corn, broccoli and salad.

With the idea that he should eat his fill since he didn't have to pay for the food, Irving ate heartily. After finishing, he still wasn't satisfied and got a plate of fruit for dessert to change things up.

After finishing his meal, Irving took the elevator back to his room.

After changing into a bathrobe, I headed towards the hotel's hot spring area.

Believe it or not, although this hotel looks a bit old, it is actually incredibly luxurious inside.

An ordinary hot spring area has been specially designed with some artificial landscapes, such as gravel paving, artificial mountains and waterfalls, bamboo forests and flowing water, which looks quite like a Chinese garden.

Having booked an entire floor of the hotel, Irving was completely at ease, taking off his bathrobe and immediately soaking in the hot spring pool.

That was so comfortable and authentic!

Just as Irving closed his eyes to enjoy the moment, a series of footsteps suddenly came from afar.

Two elderly white men, both dressed in bathrobes, walked over.

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