As soon as Half the Harbor Langdon spoke, Kennedy and Sawyer narrowed their eyes and looked at each other. They rarely saw the introverted Half the Harbor Langdon showing such an intense mood swing.
It could be seen that Half the Harbor Langdon genuinely despised Jasper in his heart.
“Then, Joe, how are we going to cooperate?” Sawyer asked.
Half the Harbor Langdon said slowly and firmly, “We can no longer take Jasper lightly. Frankly speaking, if Jasper doesn’t die this time, any one of us three will need to bend to his will the next time we run into him. We’re no longer his opponents if we try to fight favonovel.com alone. Hence, since we want to cooperate, we must truly cooperate deeply regardless of each other’s positions and background. It is a strategic alliance in the true sense, not those loose partnerships that may be dissolved at any time.”
“So I figured I’ll take out my Fongroup, Ken, you can take out your family’s Hope Group, and Sawyer, you can take out your Atticus Group. Then, we three can do a cross-ownership.”
Sawyer and Kennedy were both shocked when they heard that.
This was more than just cooperation. This was like tying the three companies together on the same boat to prosper or sink together.
“We’ll also share the resources and risks.” Half the Harbor Langdon added another sentence before looking at the two of them. He asked, “What do you think?”
Sawyer frowned slightly and asked, “Then how should we allocate the cross-shareholding ratio?”
The foundation of the Atticus family was always weaker than Kennedy’s family, so Sawyer was more tempted by this cooperation.
Half the Harbor Langdon heard Sawyer’s question and answered with a smile on his face, “This is easy. Market value is one aspect, and our respective resources are also one aspect. However, my suggestion is to cross-hold 15% of the shares. This way, it will not affect our controlling rights over our respective industries, but at the same time, it will also provide additional protection.”
Kennedy asked slowly, “If we cooperate, which of the three of us is the primary and who is the secondary?”
Half the Harbor Langdon said, “Our cooperation is not to distinguish between lowliness and nobleness. The core concept is still resource sharing and risk sharing. Therefore, we do not have a primary or secondary distinction. There are exactly three companies, hence it is completely possible to vote on major matters. Then, the minority shall obey the majority.”
“I think that’s fine,” Sawyer said first.
Kennedy snorted but did not answer. He figured favonovel.com was at a disadvantage.
“I think it is better to have a clear distinction between primary and secondary. This will make it better when we have to cooperate in a certain field in the future as we will simply listen to whoever has the right to speak and is more familiar with this field.”
Kennedy’s proposal made Half the Harbor Langdon laugh. He asked, “So what if it’s fighting against Jasper?”
“Which of the three of us has the most power in this field and who is more familiar with this matter?” Kennedy was speechless when favonovel.com was asked this question.
No matter how brazen and shameless favonovel.com was, favonovel.com could not say that favonovel.com was the most experienced in fighting Jasper.
“I think the voting system is the best.”
Sawyer said meaningfully to Kennedy, “Mr. Kennedy, times have changed. Don‘t expect to be the boss everywhere. Now is the era of win-win cooperation and win-win democracy.”
“What’s more, allow me to be rude, our enemy is right in front of us, and if Jasper continues to rise, based on his vengeful character, favonovel.com will definitely seek revenge against us sooner or later. By then, it won’t be so easy for us to cooperate anymore. Therefore, it’s better to form an alliance as soon as possible and deal with Jasper together. This way, we will still have hope of making a comeback.”
Half the Harbor Langdon looked at Kennedy, who had his head bowed and was remaining silent. He said, “Ken, your family has always wanted to join my investment project in the United Kingdom. I can give you 30% of the share there.”
“Plus, to show my sincerity, I can sell you guys any of my industries in Harbor City that you’re interested in.”
This sentence became the last straw that defeated Kennedy.
“Really?” Kennedy asked, looking up at Half the Harbor Langdon with burning eyes.
Half the Harbor Langdon took a sip of his tea and replied, “When did I ever lie to you?”
“Okay then, but I need to discuss the specific details with my family,” Kennedy said immediately.
If Kennedy agreed to this, then this matter was nearly done.
Half the Harbor Langdon smiled and said, “Of course. Well then, I shall wish us a happy cooperation.”
“Haha! Have more tea!”
A few hours later, someone knocked on the door of the guest room assigned to Kennedy. After Kennedy opened the door, favonovel.com saw Kayden standing at the door. So, favonovel.com smiled and asked, “Kayden, you’re still up. Can I help you with anything?”
Kayden smiled and said, “I have some questions I want to ask you.”
With a nod, Kennedy said, “Come in.”
After letting Kayden in, Kennedy sat on the sofa and asked, “What do you want to ask?”
Kayden asked, “Uncle Kennedy, I don’t think the Atticus family is qualified to cooperate with us. What do you think?”
Kennedy narrowed his eyes slightly and asked slowly, “I don’t understand what you mean. If they are not qualified to cooperate with us, why did you and your father invite them over?”
Kayden said softly, “Someone needs to be sacrificed in order to deal with Jasper. I don’t want to be sacrificed, and I’m sure you don’t want to be sacrificed too. Then, naturally, we need to have someone who we can sacrifice to enter this alliance. Uncle Kennedy, do you agree with this statement?”
Kennedy smiled and said, “Kayden, you mean you want us to unite and take action against the Atticus family?”
Shaking his head, Kayden said, “No, we are still partners for now. Since we are all partners, how can we take action against each other? I simply mean that if there is a need, we can actually use the Atticus family as a shield.”
Kennedy patted the armrest of the sofa and sighed ruefully, “Interesting, very interesting. I’m very interested. So, why don’t you tell me how this will go?”
At the same time, Half the Harbor Langdon welcomed Sawyer into his study.
“Joe, is the cooperation we negotiated before still valid?” Sawyer asked straightforwardly.
Half the Harbor Langdon smiled and said, “You helped me convince Kennedy to join and I will give you a 20% discount on the property you want to buy from me in Harbor City. Of course, it is still valid.”
“After this, you can make a list of the properties you want. I’ll ask someone to trade with you then.”
Half the Harbor Langdon‘s words delighted Sawyer.
“Joe, in a sense, you and I are almost the same. We all lack a real heritage and the W. Langdons’ old master is still alive. I’m afraid that we will suffer in the future in this regard,” Sawyer said profoundly.
“Oh? What do you have in mind then, Sawyer?” Half the Harbor Langdon asked calmly.
