Listening to Lynch's teasing, Lyme became even more anxious.
"Boss, help me. If those people know that their money is frozen in there, they will tear me apart!"
Losses and freezes were two different situations. Many investors who were involved in finance, especially those with long-term experience, were willing to take some risks. They would sign a contract before transferring money to a foundation or financial company's account.
This contract had some rigid requirements, such as what to do when there was a loss after building a position, what to do when there was a further loss, what to do when it reached the stop loss line, and how to ensure the safety of these funds.
They would accept that their funds would shrink to a certain extent at the end of the contract period. This was normal. No one could guarantee that their investments would make money every time.
But they would never agree to a complete freeze of their funds. This was not a joke. It was almost no different from a complete wipeout. Strictly speaking, they had the right to ask the fund or financial company to compensate them according to the conditions of the maximum stop loss. Of course, they had to sign an understanding and transfer agreement before that.
If the two sides could not reach an agreement, then it would be settled through the legal system. But whether it was settled privately or through the legal process, it would be a disaster for Lyme at this time!
Because no matter which way it was, he could not afford it.
He could not take out so much money privately, nor could he go through the legal process. He might not even be able to afford the high lawyer fees.
According to the practice of Bob Payne and the other vampires, if they won the case, they would collect at least 15% to 25% of the total amount of the case as lawyer fees. Even if they lost the case, they would get about 3% to 7%.
Whether he won or lost, he might not even be able to pay the lawyer fees.
At that time, he could only go bankrupt!
After working hard for so many years, his life finally ushered in a change. There was a little improvement. He never wanted to see Bob Payne's face at five o 'clock in the morning again. He did not want to lose. In any case, he wanted to "stay".
"I can't help you, Lyme. There's nothing I can do about this matter."
Lynch's voice was still the same, without any extra emotion. He was used to too much love and hate. It was just bankruptcy, just starting over. He didn't think it was a big deal.
Only with a strong heart could one not be defeated by the world, and those with weak hearts would become the enemy of the world.
"Please, boss, I really don't have any other way."
"I know I made a mistake. I should have listened to you. This will be the last time. Save me. I feel like I can't breathe …"
Lynch couldn't help but laugh. "You're still not mature enough, Lyme. In fact, I think this impact is a good thing for you. You've suffered enough, but you've never experienced such a feeling. Falling from a high place is dangerous, exciting, and fatal."
"Then, it fell to the ground with a 'bang' and broke into pieces."
"If you haven't experienced this feeling, you won't be able to be as careful as I am. You won't be able to learn reverence. But since you've done well, I'll give you a chance."
Lynch's words were like a drowning person grabbing onto something. Lyme instantly felt grateful, "Thank you so much, boss. You saved me!"
"Don't be in a hurry to thank me. I can't take out all the money you earned and your capital. I can only take out a part of the capital, 50%, and no more."
"You know, it's not easy to do that."
Lyme, who originally wanted to fight for it, gave up his idea. "I understand, boss. So, approximately … when?"
"Within this year. Wait for my news. If you need to arrange for your customers, you can get a loan. Is there anything else?"
…
After hanging up the phone, Lin Qi shook his head. Initially, he didn't plan to get involved in this matter. After all, he had already earned the money. However, at the moment when the call was about to end, he suddenly had an idea and had some new ideas.
Sometimes, when two people were equally excellent, why was it that one was very outstanding while the other was so ordinary and had no confidence?
This was the power of thought.
It might not be accurate to say that. It was just a flash of inspiration. However, such an unreliable flash of inspiration erased 100% of the efforts of 99% of the people.
After thinking about his idea for a while, Lynch picked up the phone and dialed Mr. Vaudric's number.
The annoying manual transfer was still the same. The Federation Telegraph and Telecommunications didn't seem to intend to sell the patent to the world. At least, they didn't think so now.
After more than two minutes, the call was connected.
This was a private call, so Mr. Vaudric picked it up immediately. There were at least three phones on the desk in the office of a big shot like him.
One of the more commonly used ones was the secretary's phone. The secretary or the secretary would decide whether to transfer the call or not. Only then would the call have a chance to appear in front of Mr. Vaudric.
The second one was the company's exclusive phone. Only the company's top management and the board of directors could dial this number. When it rang, it often meant some communication problems between the company's top management.
As for the third one, it was a private phone. To put it bluntly, many people in the board of directors didn't know the number of this phone. Only those who were approved by Mr. Vaudric had this number.
"This is Vaudric …"
"It's me, Lynch."
"What's the matter?"
Mr. Vaudric waved his hand and asked the secretary at the door to leave his room and close the door.
He also got up, walked to the small bar with the phone, and poured himself a glass of wine. He just took advantage of this phone call to take a break.
Lynch didn't get to the point immediately. Instead, he chatted for a while, "You sound good recently?"
Previously, Mr. Vaudric wanted to show that their relationship was closer — not to be gay, but to let him try to pursue Sevillera, but Lynch refused.
But this kind of show of closeness was still there, so a little more chatting would make them feel closer to each other. They could even talk for a while. Wasn't this a sign of intimacy?
After all, they were all busy people. The fact that they could take time out to talk nonsense proved this point.
Mr. Vaudric responded with a smile, "That's true. I just spent a lot of money to increase the shares in my hands. Although the chance of attacking the Board is not big, I'm already very satisfied."
The shareholders' meeting of the board of directors hadn't been held yet, but Mr. Vaudric already knew the result. This was actually quite normal.
Many major shareholders and the chairman of the board of directors didn't want the CEO of the consortium to also be the chairman of the board of directors. The concentration of double power in one person would make Mr. Vaudric's power and status in the consortium unprecedentedly expand.
This was not conducive to the interests of the other shareholders. Although they were a group, sometimes they were also enemies.
It was reasonable that he couldn't succeed. After all, he got the majority of the shares compensated this time, which also meant that he had lost the right to enter the Board of Directors.
He was open-minded. Even if he didn't have the title of the chairman of the board of directors, his actual status was not much different from the chairman. He just lacked some of the power that belonged to the chairman.
He was already very satisfied with this result.
Lynch pursed his lips and continued, "I heard that the motor company was delisted and went bankrupt. What do you plan to do?"
"That's a strange question. I thought you wouldn't care about this problem!"
Mr. Vaudric was very keen to notice a trace of something different. In fact, the motor company and the new patent were of no value to Lynch.
Gevra announced that Amelia would be established as a "special region of the empire". Everything in the special region of the empire would be completely different from Gevra's mainland. There would be new rules.
In these descriptions, they also added the content of welcoming foreign businessmen to invest. This was to pave the way for Lynch and the others to invest in the past.
No matter what the governor did, he couldn't change the emperor's words at will. Trampling on it was an act of treason.
But now, Lynch suddenly asked, which made him smell a little different. "Is there something to take care of?"
He said it with a smile. It was indeed a joke, but he was also testing the waters.
This time, Lynch didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point. "If I can get Solon to sign a memorandum of understanding with you and directly eliminate the threat of the liquidated damages, will it be more beneficial for you?"
The smile on Mr. Vaudric's face suddenly disappeared. He didn't answer immediately. Instead, he stood up seriously, walked to the table, took a Solid Color, lit it, and walked back to the sofa with a glass of wine and a phone in his hand.
He thought for a moment and asked, "What are you going to do?"
"Don't worry about what I'm going to do. I only have one question. If I can do it, will it benefit you? I want to hear the truth."
"Of course!"
Mr. Vaudric gave a big affirmative answer. "Our preliminary estimate is that we will need to spend no less than 10 million to fight this lawsuit. If Solon's side insists, this budget may increase to 50 million or 100 million."
"If you can get Solon to reach a consensus with us to nullify the liquidated damages, we can save so much money. At the same time, we can save a lot of resources and face …"
Spending tens of millions or even hundreds of millions to save 900 million in liquidated damages was indeed a good idea. The method was actually very simple. They just had to fight the lawsuit and drag it out. If they didn't settle the lawsuit after 20 years, the court would no longer be in session.
It would take a lot of manpower and material resources, and it also involved social image issues. After all, it was not a good thing to go back on one's words. Image public relations was another expense.
Lynch still didn't hold back. "I don't want to know what you can do. I just want to know what you can do."
"I can be elected to the board of directors of the consortium …"