Early the next morning, Scrooge and Rockefeller, accompanied by Carter, came to the Stroh company. The factory was shut down because of the recent poor business conditions and the failure to buy weapons.

Stella was waiting for Scrooge in the company office. His secretary Duke led Scrooge, Rockefeller, and Carter directly into the office.

As to how well it was painted, well, from his previous life to this life, Scrooge was always a rolling pin blowing fire - he didn't know anything about painting. He couldn't draw any conclusion. But this desk in front of him is a high-end product, although Scrooge also could not recognize what kind of wood this desk is made of, the boss's desktop is made of a whole thick wooden board, and it is also painted with transparent paint so that the gorgeous pattern of that big piece of the wood board appears extraordinarily clear - this thing is not cheap.

"You are Mr. Scrooge?" Stu was a little surprised to see such a half-grown child enter.

"Yes, I'm Scrooge." Scrooge went to the opposite side of Strew and sat down.

"But are you qualified to talk about such business now?" Stella was still not sure, "According to your age, do you have the civil capacity now?"

"The final agreement will be signed by my father." Scrooge said, "But I'm the one who's going to do the talking. As for my ability to pay, I have a certificate from JPMorgan Bank."

"So why are you interested in my company?" Stella asked again.

"I think the business your company is running is profitable in recent times. And your current predicament is largely due to bad luck." Scrooge added mentally, "And the fact that you're on my radar."

"So in your mind, how much is my company worth?" Stella asked.

"If your company is operating normally, of course, it is worth a lot of money. But as far as I know, your company is in a debt crisis. So on the question of how much your company is worth, from what I understand, if your company goes into bankruptcy and is auctioned off, I don't think the proceeds will fully cover the debt. So, if I were to take on those debts of yours, with all due respect, I'm afraid I could only give you a nominal price."

"Your information is inaccurate. I do have a problem with my capital chain, but to say that my debts are not covered is an overstatement. The borrowed money is not being wasted, it's just being turned into raw materials and machinery."

"But raw materials and machinery are dropping in price, and your products are not selling. With all due respect, the products you have in stock now are unsold junk. And because of the media attacks, public confidence in your products will be difficult to restore as long as you remain in the company. Even if you leave the company, it will take quite some time for the company to regain its reputation. Therefore, there is a great risk for me to take over your company." Scrooge continued to disparage Stroh's company.

This disparagement did not surprise Stru. It confirmed Scrooge's sincerity. If Scrooge had simply praised his company, it would have been a sign of insincerity. Of course, he can't let others disparage the company, after all, he still wants to sell it for a good price.

"My company is not so bad, not to mention the other, just the key patent, we have the right to use the patent of the center firing ammunition, and ......" Stroh naturally is also trying to find a bright spot for his company.

"The patent for center-fire ammunition is going to be rotten and will soon expire. It's not worth the money!" Rockefeller interrupted him with an expressionless face.

"Well, our company still has a group of experienced workers. We still have ......"

"In the present conditions, poaching them does not cost a few dollars." Rockefeller again coldly came to a sentence. Then, everyone argued again.

......

"Now is not the time to talk in detail." Scrooge said, "I think we'd better go to the factory to see, and then come back to talk about it."

"Okay." Strew also knew that such a sale could not be finalized right away.

"In addition, I also need to understand the various operating data of your company." I need to know more about your company's operations," said Scott.

......

A few hours later, Scrooge and his group left the company, and Scrooge did not contact Scrooge again for more than a week after that. However, Rockefeller, who was giving Scrooge voluntary help, was not surprised. At this time, the important thing is to be calm, who the first initiative to come to the door, and who will have the upper hand in the subsequent negotiations.

This kind of game is naturally unfavorable to Stru. It won't be long before his loan is due. He knew that he would lose out in the negotiations with Scrooge in the current situation. The best way to change this situation was undoubted to find a bidder. So these days, he is also trying to find a new buyer everywhere possible.

The hard work did not disappoint, and Strew did find a new buyer. A millionaire by the name of Warren Delano has made an offer. A millionaire named Warren Delano expressed interest in his company. This news made Stella feel empowered and after a round of negotiations with this distinguished gentleman's representative, Stella felt that he could forget about Scrooge. The price offered by Mr. Volendrano was not high, but it was a little more generous than the intention revealed by Scrooge.

The representative of Volendrano left with almost all of Stru's hopes, and when he left, they even had the contract drawn up, just waiting to be signed. However, after the representative left with all of Stru's hopes, there was no news for several days. At first, Stella told himself that it was because it took time to get from New York to Cleveland. However, he could not help but worry that something might have changed here. This torment kept Strew awake at night and made him exhausted.

After six full days, Strew finally waited for the news that Mr. Warren Delano had abandoned the deal. This news hit Stella like a bullet and almost killed him directly.

In two days, two days, the loan will be due, in this situation, the bank will never agree to his request to suspend the loan. By that time ......

It was three o'clock in the afternoon when he got the bad news, and under normal circumstances, the day was already considered over and there was not enough time left to discuss any complicated issues. But Stru couldn't resist, and he drove the carriage himself (the carriage driver had been fired to save money) to Scrooge's company. However, the company told him that Mr. Scrooge was not in, he had gone out of town and would not be back until at least noon tomorrow. If there was something to do, he could come back tomorrow at noon.

Stella knew that this was a tactic of Scrooge to delay and let time crush him so that he could squeeze more money out of him. He knew that Scrooge was probably at the office, probably watching him make a fool of himself from that window. He even suspected that the representative of Mr. Warren Delano was also a trick. But what's the use of knowing, guessing right, and what can be done? In this situation, can only be stretched out the neck to ask people to cut, the only hope is that people's knife skill is better, with more crisp hands.

The next day at noon, Stroh waited early at the entrance of Scrooge's company, someone reported the situation to Scrooge.

"He has completely lost his head and wants you to surrender. Scrooge, your deal is a success." From the gap in the curtains of the second-floor window by the street, Rockefeller coldly looked at Strew waiting outside and said to Scrooge.

Scrooge lifted his head and looked at the clock hanging on the wall.

"Well, it's about time, we can go talk to him." Scrooge stood up and walked toward the office door.

"Well, it's time to kill the pig." Rockefeller had a rare moment of humor.

After leaving the office door, Scrooge headed for the back door.

"Which way do you go? The parlor is this way." Rockefeller said.

"Oh, how can I look like I just got back from the field if I don't slip out the back door first?" Scrooge explained with a smirk. He hoped that Rockefeller would praise him with something like "My friend, you are so mean and shameless" that would give him the great satisfaction of vanity.

However, this wish was not fulfilled. Rockefeller stood still, looked at him, and said: "Do you need to? Do you think he doesn't know that you never left? Do we still need to consider what he thinks now? Even if he thinks you just came back, what good is it to negotiate? No, it's no good at all! He will only feel that we still value him, which will give him more strength to persevere. So, forget about the excuses and go straight to the parlor!"

"My friend, you're mean and shameless!" Scrooge said.

"May I take that as a compliment? Scrooge? But we are each other." Rockefeller laughed and walked over to the parlor.

......

The negotiations didn't take long, as Scrooge expected, and he bought the business, which made shotguns, for a shockingly low price of $2,000, and in a few days, it was to be renamed McDonald's Shotgun Works.