Chapter 944
Freedom Cruise Ship
The night in Manhattan is still brightly lit.
At this moment, under the Brooklyn Bridge, the Liberty Cruise Ship, which departed from Pier 11 in downtown Manhattan and passed by the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, is slowly sailing along with its horn, and the Manhattan skyline is already in sight in the distance.
Chen Fan opened his arms.
Right now, I'm standing on the deck of the Statue of Liberty cruise ship, facing the wind, with my eyes closed.
Beside him, a blonde woman with an exceptionally large figure clung to Chen Fan's arm, pressing her sexy and alluring body tightly against him like a little bird seeking shelter.
This is the canary he kept!
Apart from Chen Fan.
Around him were other men who were also of Asian descent, with yellow skin, black eyes, and black hair, and were surrounded by blonde, blue-eyed white women.
That's right, they were all Chen Fan's colleagues, or you could say his subordinates.
Since Chen Fan completed the task assigned by Lu Yang.
He then gathered all his men and they all boarded the Liberty cruise ship for a seven-day trip to the West Coast!
One purpose is to relax.
Another is to relieve feelings of depression and anxiety.
Another reason, of course, is to win over the brothers who have followed him in his struggles in foreign lands.
The boss told him to take a break.
However, it didn't explain what Chen Fan should do next.
In Chen Fan's view, the boss must have felt that he was becoming too powerful and was deliberately putting him on the back burner. Moreover, the boss had taken the prize from this multi-billion dollar acquisition deal. At the last moment, when they were only one step away from making a big contribution, they did not allow Chen Fan to achieve great success. This must have been for the same purpose.
So now he understands.
The only people he can rely on right now are the brothers who have worked alongside him in foreign lands over the years.
As long as his brothers support him.
Then he wouldn't be afraid of anything.
After all, it's a mature team, a team that has repeatedly achieved great success over the years, creating huge wealth for its boss.
He left his current employer.
Are you worried that there won't be another owner willing to pay a high price to take them on?
He really dares to think big.
However, under normal circumstances, it seems that this is indeed the case.
Unfortunately, this is not the usual situation.
Chen Fan has repeatedly achieved great success over the years, and is basically invincible.
Only Lu Yang knew his true strength.
Even he himself probably doesn't know this.
The reason is quite simple.
Over the years, Chen Fan has been flattered, fawned over, and fawned upon countless times. As Lu Yang's eyes and eyes overseas and a wealth puppet under that invisible hand, he unearths countless riches every time he makes a move in the financial market. This makes him the center of attention wherever he goes.
If this kind of life goes on for too long, who wouldn't get carried away?
"Sigh, I'd get carried away too."
"I heard he's going to be transferred back, but the boss hasn't promised him any specific headquarters position. Our boss is always proud and arrogant, and he's worried that going back might not be as comfortable as being able to stand on his own overseas and make money on the side. This anxiety and uncertainty naturally makes him confused."
"I heard that the boss also met with several heads of Wall Street investment banks this time. They've had several private meetings, and there's also Ms. Lucy who's with him. She was a little tipsy last night, but I vaguely heard that our boss has considered staying in North America for this job, but he hasn't made up his mind yet. After all, they've offered a million-dollar annual salary plus commission, such an irresistible offer."
"Tsk tsk tsk, that's a million dollars! And that's an annual salary. Although our boss is already worth around ten million, that's all the salary he's earned over the years, plus... the bonuses from the boss. But in the boss's eyes, he's earned more than billions of dollars for our boss over the years."
"But how did you make that money? Don't you know the answer?"
“We are well aware of this. Every time we go short or long on a stock, we always consult our boss in China when it comes to a critical moment. He himself doesn’t dare to make any decisions.”
Only after receiving orders from the boss will our leader make crucial decisions, and each time it seems like a stroke of genius.
Unfortunately, our boss might not be as clear-headed as we bystanders. After all, he might think it's all his skill, his brilliant leadership, and our diligent execution that's made so much money for our big boss. Haven't we all been watching him get increasingly arrogant all these years?
"Alright, everyone watch your words. Let's not say anything more. The boss has his own decision. If he's not going to work with the big boss anymore, then we..."
"What about us? Are you really planning to leave with the boss too?"
"This……"
"Anyway, I'm not going to leave with him. If you want to leave, then leave. It'll just free up a spot for me. Maybe I can even become a small leader. If I'm lucky, I might get noticed by the big boss and take over the head position. Hmph, I'll just be a puppet. If he can be one, why can't I?"
"What are you saying? Who's the puppet? Say it again if you dare. Who gave you the audacity to look down on our boss like that? Over the years, when has our boss ever treated us unfairly when the big boss gives out bonuses? You're ungrateful and dare to say such nonsense. I think you're a real ingrate."
"You're the ingrate! When did the bonus from the big boss become something from the head? If you want to flatter someone, go do it yourself, don't drag me into it."
"you……"
"What do you mean, 'you'? Want to fight?"
"Stop it, everyone! We're all brothers, please don't fight. Besides, everyone around us is white. Are you trying to embarrass our country by doing this?"
"Alright, alright, let's stop talking now. The boss might not even leave. He called us out this time so we could relax. Aside from drinking and playing with women, don't think about anything else until we get off the ship, okay?"
"OK."
"Alright, for everyone's sake, I can let him off the hook."
Faint conversations and commotion could be heard from the surrounding men.
Could it be that Chen Fan really couldn't hear him?
He can hear.
only……
This was his deliberate arrangement.
He wanted to see how many of these people were truly devoted to him, and how many looked down on him as a puppet.
Looking at it now...
Half and half, then… A bitter smile appeared on his lips: “Boss, is that what you think too? You think that I, Chen Fan, am actually not very capable, and that I don’t dare to leave you. Without you, I am nothing. Without you, I, the Chinese genius in the world of finance, will be exposed, and I will fall like a shooting star very quickly, right?!”
His chest heaved, his breathing became disordered, and he was unable to calm down.
But what can we do about it?
The boss's guess was correct; he really didn't dare to gamble, and he truly didn't dare to take that step.
next moment.
He hugged the blonde woman, who was pressed tightly against his body, even tighter.
He whispered, "Tell Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank that I, Chen Fan, appreciate their kindness. I started from humble beginnings and achieved what I have today thanks to the appreciation of our boss. President Lu has been very good to me. I... I will not betray him. Tell them to give up on that idea."
Annual salary of one million US dollars, plus additional commission and bonuses, a large villa, luxury car, beautiful woman, etc.
Such favorable conditions.
It would be a lie to say I wasn't tempted!
As Chen Fan refused, his heart was bleeding!
But what can he do if he doesn't refuse?
Over the years, his seemingly prophetic and even more miraculous trading strategies, which have earned him the reputation of being the world's leading Chinese stock market guru, have also brought him a tremendous psychological burden, in the eyes of outsiders.
This is not his own.
This is not his own.
This is not due to his own ability, but to the boss. The boss needs him to stand in front, needs him as a puppet, so that he has his current honor and status.
If even half, no, a third or a fifth, of those amazing experiences over the years were due to his own abilities, he wouldn't have hesitated so much just now.
"Are you going to refuse?"
"You lied to me. You're going back to China, but you clearly promised me you'd stay in New York, continue to promote me as a movie star, and even said you'd fund me to play the lead role. Don't you remember any of that?"
The blonde woman's face turned deathly pale.
Its exaggerated figure bobbed up and down with the flow of seawater and the rise and fall of the deck.
Take a deep breath.
Immediately afterwards, a sharp, piercing voice burst from her throat: "Chen, you want to sleep with me for free?"
Chen Fan was stunned.
He glanced around in a panic.
Fortunately, the sound of the seawater masked their voices, and since most people were far away and not paying attention to them, only a small number of people vaguely heard the very impolite question.
This small group of people were mostly Chen Fan's subordinates and companions who had brought him on board, since only they would care about and pay attention to their leader's private life.
Otherwise, who would care what these two strangers were saying to each other, given that they were qualified and had the spare money to board the Liberty Cruises in New York?
"Lucy, keep your voice down."
Chen Fan's face was grim as he retorted, "When did I ever sleep with you for free? Didn't I give you living expenses?"
The blonde woman named Lucy sneered, "What do you think $1 a month for living expenses can do? Is it enough for me to live in a villa? Or enough for me to buy all the gold and silver jewelry I wear? Or enough for me to bribe a screenwriter so I can get a role in a big production, playing a supporting character with only a few fewer lines than the female lead?"
No, no, no.
It can't do anything.
And you, a yellow-skinned monkey, I have to consider whether a man is strong enough to give me enough pleasure after sleeping with me for one night, yet you've been able to use that to support me for five whole years. Do you know how I survived those five years?
Chen Fan's face turned pale and then flushed.
But Lucy seemed to have said enough, her exaggerated figure tightly gripping Chen Fan's arm, preventing him from turning his back.
He was scanned from top to bottom.
Then he gave a contemptuous smile. "Chen, do you know? Over the years, I have to face your little toothpick and pretend to be happy. I don't even dare to mess around outside and have to maintain my so-called chastity, all because Mr. Casti told me that he needs you and needs you to work for him. He said that as long as I stay by your side and help persuade you, he is willing to pay me $10 a month."
But you, you're ungrateful! You've made me lose the opportunity to receive $10 a month in compensation. You, Chen, still dare to say you weren't just sleeping with me for free?
Chen Fan's throat churned.
Upon noticing the bloody taste in his mouth, he immediately gritted his teeth and swallowed it.
He was so angry he was about to vomit blood.
But he couldn't. If he really vomited blood, he would become a laughing stock on the Freedom cruise ship, and might even make the front page of tomorrow's New York newspaper.
So he has to endure it!
What does this little humiliation matter?
Gritting his teeth, he stared intently at the woman he had slept with for five years. "Didn't you like me? Didn't you want to have my child? Didn't you say you hoped I would divorce my wife back home and then register our marriage here? All of that was fake. It was all a lie. You approached me with an ulterior motive, didn't you? Why? Why did you lie to me?"
Even to the point of utter hysteria.
He kept his voice very low, as if afraid that the people around him would hear it.
Lucy gave a disdainful smile: "Don't you understand? That's right, I don't like you at all. I'm 23 this year, and I've been following you since I was 16. Besides giving me $1 a month, what have you given me? You can't give me anything. You lied to me? You lied to me first. You said you would invest in Hollywood to make a movie and make me the leading lady. You've been saying that for 5 years, has it ever come to fruition? Since that's the case, why should I like a piece of trash like you who can't even satisfy me?"
"Pfft~"
Chen Fan felt a sweet taste in his mouth, and a trace of blood flowed from the corner of his lips.
His gaze, however, was fixed on the woman in front of him.
finally.
He roared, "Get out! Get out of here!"
Lucy remained silent for a moment, then got up and left.
But not long after, she returned, followed by several large white men in uniform. Lucy glanced at Chen Fan triumphantly, pointed at him, and said, "That's him. He just molested me. I'm going to sue him."
……
Chen Fan was taken away.
He was taken away by several white police officers in front of his subordinates.
Right on the deck of this Liberty cruise ship.
"what happened?"
"Why was it Miss Lucy who personally led the group to take our heads away?"
"Oh no, I bet the boss has rejected some people's offers. Someone's desperate and has resorted to desperate measures. We need to notify the big boss back home immediately."
"Hurry up, before anyone notices us, let's all go back to our rooms and contact the people back home immediately so they can find a way to deal with this."
Many of these people actually hoped that Chen Fan would suffer misfortune or simply leave to make his position vacant. If any of them were lucky, they might be able to take over Chen Fan's current position. However, faced with this situation, they immediately united against a common enemy, swiftly and tacitly coordinating their actions! (End of Chapter)