I’m in Hollywood

Walking into Caroline's room, Rachel finally didn't have to pretend to be a lady anymore. She breathed a sigh of relief and threw herself onto the big bed in the girl's bedroom. She was only fortunate that she was wearing a long skirt today. If it was the oversized sweater and washed jeans that she often wore in the past, sitting next to a room of aristocratic men and women who were serious or pretending to be serious, she would probably die of discomfort.

Caroline didn't care about Rachel's careless appearance on her bed, but envied her for doing whatever she wanted. The girl moved the small stool beside the dresser, and leaned on the edge of the bed with her chin on her hand and looked at Rachel: Rachel , are you still hungry, I just saw that you only ate a little, you don't usually eat so little.

Rachel turned over, lay on her side facing Caroline, and squeezed the girl's cheek: You little trouble, I want to go back to London right now.

Caroline's expression immediately became a little uneasy: Is it not good enough in our family?

Of course not, Rachel quickly denied. I just feel like we're not from the same world. I'd better stay in my world to be more free.

When Caroline heard Rachel's words, she stayed for a moment, her long eyelashes blinked a few times, and a layer of mist appeared in her bright eyes, and the crystal tears fell with a slap. Seeing this situation, Rachel panicked immediately, sat up and leaned over, and asked, What's the matter, Caroline, don't cry, I just...

Caroline showed the look of the injured kitten again, leaning against Rachel's arms, perhaps because she was at home, the girl didn't cry out, she choked and said, No... No, Rachel. Chell, it's just that he said the same thing yesterday when he rejected me, I just don't understand what's going on.

Rachel stroked the girl's back lightly. Caroline cried for a while at the airport. After returning to the manor, she seemed to have returned to her usual carefree state. At first Rachel thought she had recovered from being rejected by Eric Williams. Unexpectedly, the girl just hid her thoughts in her heart, and she hid it so superficially that she couldn't stand the slightest touch.

Caroline. Stop crying and tell me what happened yesterday. You are so stupid, you must have misunderstood. Let me analyze it for you.

The girl didn't hide it this time, and intermittently told Rachel what happened yesterday.

We went to Berlin's Museum Island yesterday, and the Brandenburg Gate...I asked him about the movie for you, he said it was Titanic, and then told me about the movie's plot...he said Jack and Rose are not from the same world at all, and it is more suitable to leave a good memory, not to be together for a long time... Then. He let me go back to my life... And, also There's that woman...she's beautiful, prettier than me...

Caroline stammered to the end,

Rachel helped the girl straighten her bangs, saying: I think Eric Williams thinks that you are too simple and not suitable for the Hollywood environment, so he rejected you. You know. Hollywood But it's very confusing.

But I think Eric...

Well, even if he's barely a gentleman, so he didn't continue to lie to you, this stupid girl, so forget him, maybe you can go back to Cambridge earlier. Don't think about him anymore, just treat him as your life. A passer-by, do you remember that we went to see Eric Williams' Return to Seventeen in our freshman year. I think there is a line to say very well: the girl is young Sometimes, you always have to go through a few bastards...

Caroline interrupted Rachel immediately: He's not an asshole.

Rachel smiled: I know, he's a badass.

Caroline's cheeks blushed at Rachel's somewhat mocking tone: But, Rachel. I just... I just like him.

Who hasn't liked a person? Actually, I secretly liked Marlon Brando, but he's a bad old man now.

You clearly know that the likes we say are different.

Essentially, there is no difference, so, you should try to forget about it, maybe you can go back to Cambridge early, like many times, get into the picture and take out a few books, and before you know it, a day will pass. , maybe one day you wake up and you forget him, and then you may feel how silly your reaction is today.

Caroline listened to Rachel's words silently, and said, Rachel, I don't want to read anymore.

Why, hasn't your father stopped preventing you from continuing your graduate studies?

It's nothing to do with my father, I just want... I want to be like you, go out to work, I don't want to be a little girl who doesn't understand anything.

Rachel couldn't help pinching the girl's face again: I think it's better.

Caroline could hear that Rachel didn't seem to have any expectations for her decision. She sniffed her nose and said unconvinced, I can do well. I'll go out to look for work tomorrow.

Then you have to get the consent of your parents first. I think they hear your decision and they will probably lock you in the house, Rachel said. She takes good care of the little girl in the ivory tower. She has never had much contact with external people and things since she was a child. If you push such a simple little girl into the society, it is like throwing a little sheep into the wolves. the difference.

Rachel believed she could see it, and Caroline's family must too. The last time the girl ran away from home for her studies in Cambridge, it was barely within the tolerance of the Wilson family, but if Caroline said her decision just now, 90% of them would be forcibly grounded by the Earl's family. She knew that noble girls like Caroline would usually choose to marry a noble or wealthy child of the same family background, and then quietly be a housewife like Mrs. Wilson. This is the safest for her. life trajectory.

Caroline also seemed to understand the possible reaction of the family, and was suddenly a little disappointed. She grabbed Rachel's arm tightly, and suddenly said, Rachel, will you stay with me today?

No, you're twenty-two, not two, Rachel quickly refused.

But if you weren't here, Mom and Dad would definitely ask me about...about Eric. I don't even know how to answer them.

Rachel looked at Caroline's pitiful face, and suddenly softened: Okay, but I will definitely leave tomorrow morning.

Then can you take me away with you?

Even if I wanted to, you couldn't leave.

I can hide in the trunk, I've seen episodes like this on YouTube.

Rachel couldn't help laughing again: Then I will be wanted by the London police on the charge of abducting and trafficking girls.

...

Eric, this is Nokia's financial situation statistics in recent years, as well. This is a list of some of Nokia's current shareholders, the most important one is the National Bank of Finland. There are also some German and French capital, by the way. , I also inquired about a piece of news today, Nokia's current Joma Ollila is not in Finland, the others should be in New York, it is said to be financing for Nokia, and has been there for a month, I called for details. At home, let people explore.

In the hotel where Eric stayed in the center of Berlin. His suite has been turned into a makeshift office, littered with documents collected in recent days.

After seeing Nokia's latest 1011 mobile phone from Claudia, Eric quickly followed Alan's details about the company.

Nokia is an ancient company with a very long history in Finland. It first started out in papermaking, and then gradually began to get involved in industries such as rubber, optical cables, telecommunications, and TV sets. In the 1980s, it was one of the top diversified giants in Finland. certainly. This Big Mac is only for Finland, a small Nordic country with a population of only five million.

In the late 1980s, the group's business fell into chaos because of too many fields involved, and Nokia began to decline rapidly. In 1988, the then Nokia Kali Keiramo committed suicide under the pressure of Nokia's business failure. Nokia's business has also become more and more rotten, and several leaders have changed in just a few years.

At present, Joma Ollila of Nokia was originally the president of Nokia's mobile phone department. After being appointed as the leader of Nokia, he began to bet all Nokia's chips on the mobile phone department, and in recent years, Nokia's Many businesses have been spun off.

Nokia has now successfully launched a g** mobile phone 1011, the same mobile phone that Eric saw in Claudia the other day. Eric knew that the g** network was the main mobile network communication system for the next decade or so, so the direction of effort that Jorma Ollila chose was not wrong.

but. Because of the disintegration of the Soviet Union a few years ago, the Soviet economy obviously collapsed, and Finland, as a Nordic country close to the Soviet Union, joined the Warsaw Pact camp under the coercion of the Soviet Union a few years ago. When it comes to the 'pool fish' in Finland, Finland has been in a state of economic stagnation for several consecutive years. Although the Nokia 1011 has received a good market response, Nokia is still in a difficult position because it cannot get enough development funds. .

From the information in front of him, Eric also found that in 1991, the year before Joma Ollila took office, Nokia also tried to sell the mobile phone division to Ericsson in neighboring Sweden, but was rejected by Ericsson rejected it with an almost mocking attitude, from which it can be seen that the entire European capital market despised Nokia.

Speaking of which, in the process of reading the information, Eric discovered another very interesting thing. Among the world's three leading mobile phone giants in the 1990s, except for Motorola in the United States, the other two appeared in several European countries. Among the small countries, Nokia belongs to Finland, while Ericsson is a Swedish company.

Upon closer inspection, Eric quickly discovered the reason. The small Nordic countries such as Finland and Sweden have a small number of people and are mostly mountainous and hilly, making it extremely expensive for these small Nordic countries to develop wired telephone communication methods. These Nordic countries pay more attention to the development of wireless communication. As early as 1981, when the citizens of many countries were still very unfamiliar with mobile phones, Finland had built a nationwide mobile phone network. Because of the emphasis on mobile communication technology, mobile phone giants such as Ericsson and Nokia have been created.

I've had a few calls with Chris, by the way, have you sent this information back to New York?

Yes, I will send each piece of information back to New York separately, Allen nodded and said suddenly: Eric, I think if you are interested in mobile phone companies, maybe you can Try to invest in Sweden's Ericsson, or invest in the local Motorola. In my opinion, the current Nokia does not make much sense to invest. Jorma Ollila has to go far because he can't find investors in Europe. He went to the United States, and judging from the fact that he stayed in the United States for more than a month without any news, investors on Wall Street did not seem to be too keen on Nokia.”

Eric flipped through the financial documents of Nokia in recent years, and said without looking up: Motorola and Ericsson you mentioned are both emerging companies, such companies do not lack lay investors like us, and we are now intervening. Going in, you can't get too many benefits, and Nokia is different, we are investing in Nokia now, and for this troubled company, it is completely helping the company, oh, you should understand that.

Allen resisted the urge to roll his eyes, nodded and said, Of course I know, but since other investors are not optimistic about this company, I think...

Allen didn't say any more, but Eric answered without hesitation: You think, as a layman like me, there must be no reason for me to intervene, right?

Alan smiled awkwardly, but nodded slightly.

Claudia has been serving as Eric's temporary secretary these days, but she does it with relish, and the girl also likes Eric's appearance when he is working.

Listening to the conversation between the two, Claudia couldn't help but say, Alan, actually I don't think what you said is completely correct, I just happened to use the latest Nokia mobile phone, when I went back to Europe. , a good friend recommended it to me. She said that the call quality of this mobile phone is very good. Since ordinary people like us will choose this company's product because of the quality of a mobile phone, it means that this company must have Its investment value. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)

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