Chapter 96
Elliot said a lot of nice things about Rory.
Through Elliot's introduction, Tom realized that Rory was not a good-for-nothing. He was quite capable. He made two hundred million by speculation in bitcoins abroad. It was not as easy to earn money through bitcoins as a few years ago, which meant that Rory was really the cream of the crop. Now that he was back, he began to take over the TF Company.
Tom knew that TF Company was an advertising company, and it was quite large. It was not listed, but it was worth more than a billion.
ZQ, on the other hand, was an entertainment company, and it needed to make dealings with advising companies. It would be good if ZQ's managers could make friends and have business contacts with Rory.
In fact, ZQ did have deep cooperation with the TF Company.
In the past, Tom didn't know that Rory was in charge of TF Company. Now that he knew, he would not cooperate with the TF Company anymore.
He waved his hand and said, "Cancel the dinner. Also, when the contract expires, stop all cooperation with the TF Company from then on."
"What?" Elliot was stunned with his eyes widened. He thought he had said something wrong, so he asked in surprise, "Mr. Howard, I don't understand what you mean.”
Tom twirled his pen flexibly and said, “Literally.”
Elliot was confused and couldn't react for a moment. Why did the chairman do this? Did he have a grudge against Rory?
Out of consideration for the company, Elliot replied cautiously, "Mr. Howard, we have good cooperation with TF for a long time, and their fees are reasonable. If we stop cooperating with them, it will probably have a bad impact on ZQ's interests."
Tom stopped twirling the pen and stared at Elliot. He said expressionlessly, "Are you teaching me how to do things?"
Tom's words send shivers up Elliot's spin. Elliot shook his head hurriedly and said, "No, no, no, Mr. Howard, I didn't mean that. I'll do as you commanded!"
Tom nodded and added, "You don't have to worry about the prospect of ZQ. Next, I will build an advertising company. By then, it will replace TF in the H City."
Hearing the news, Elliot was astonished. He knew about Tom, so this new advertising company would definitely be a large one!
He was excited, too. He knew Tom's business ability very well. If he rode Tom's coattails and bought some initial shares, he would definitely make a big fortune!
"l understand! I'm going to reject Rory now!" Elliot stood up and said loudly.
Tom waved his hand and said, "Go ahead."
Elliot returned to his office and called Rory without delay. He said calmly, "Mr. Zamani, I'm sorry. Our chairman has been very busy recently. He doesn't have time to have dinner or play golf with you.” Rory had been happy to receive a call from Elliot. He thought that the chairman of ZQ would definitely agree, but when he heard Elliot's words, he was stunned. "Mr. Cook, didn't you say that your chairman would have spare time, and you could help me make an appointment?”
"Mr. Zamani, are you blaming me?" Elliot said in a cold voice.
"No, of course not!" Rory replied. He was richer than Elliot, but Elliot had a status in the circle and knew a lot of big shots. A young man like Rory couldn't afford to offend Elliot, so Rory still had to show some respect.
Elliot's tone softened upon hearing Rory's apology. He said meaningfully, “Mr. Zamani, I think you are a promising young man. You must succeed if you are down-to-earth.”
Elliot's praise delighted Rory. He couldn't help but being pretentious and said with a smile, "You flattered me, Mr. Cook. I'm still a newcomer in the business world."
Elliot changed the subject and said, "Yes, you are indeed a newcomer. You are talented, but many people are better than you. You should be in awe of them! Besides, our chairman is a business genius. If you offend him, it will be difficult for your future career.”
Rory was very dissatisfied with Elliot's comment. No matter how powerful the chairman of ZQ was, he was a middle-aged man, but Rory was still a young man under thirty years old. Rory thought that he still had a lot of time. One day, he would definitely surpass the chairman of ZQ!
Of course, he wouldn't say it out loud. He nodded as a junior and said, "Yes, yes, I've always admired the chairman of ZQ. How could I offend him?"
Seeing that Rory was not enlightened, Elliot didn't waste words. He said, "Okay, that's it. I still have work to do."
After that, he hung up the phone without waiting for Rory to respond.
Rory frowned deeply and felt very unhappy when hearing the busy tone. He was the young master of the TF Company, and there was a deep cooperation between ZQ and TF. How could the chairman of ZQ be disrespectful to him and rejected his invitation directly?
However, he did not think much about it. He thought that the chairman of ZQ was just too arrogant. He would never have thought that the chairman of ZQ he was fawning on was Phoebe's useless husband, Tom!
Tom looked through Rory's information. He learned that Rory pretended to be decent but did a lot of dirty work in secret.
Rory was already married! His wife was born with a silver spoon in her mouth and lived abroad with her family. Recently, his wife seemed to be pregnant.
Such a scumbag!
He was married but still wanted to flirt with Phoebe!
If Phoebe knew about this... Tom thought about it seriously, but he dropped the idea. It was not the right time. He would release the news when the time came and achieve the best effect by then.
It was another busy day. Tom's main focus was still on the new company. He didn't lie to Elliot. He really wanted to set up a new advertising company. What he did today was mainly writing a plan for it
He never acted impulsively. It was not on a whim for him to build a new advertising company. He had this intention before he bought ZQ.
Rory's appearance was just a coincidence.
Originally, he was going to buy TF directly to save trouble. Now, it seemed that there was no need for this. It was better to set up a company of his own and acquire TF. Wasn't it happier to completely defeat Rory?