Ross was exhausted as he tried to doze on the plane to OKC on that Tuesday morning. Yet, Ross knew that it was vital that he try to leave RossShell and anything at and regarding work in New York behind, to make the trip to see Fritz, Steve, the oil wells, potential investors, and almost certainly, other people involving Alan Hell.
When Ross got to the office, Fritz took one look at Ross and said. "Okay, what now?"
Ross sighed. "Mister P , Hello to you, Mister Steve, Hello to you. I will say one sentence, then we focus on what we are doing here. Mister Patrick made a sarcastic comment about my trip here today because I was working on things for him, I blew up at him in my office, kicked him out of my office, and then this morning before I left for the airport , he called me, apologized, and said he was out of line" Ross said.
Fritz grinned., "Good Job! You put that pest in his place!"
"Yes, now on to what we have to do here. Ah, I had a surprise phone call from Mister Hell yesterday. Mister Hell told me that he is going to quietly sit on a conference call, as I lecture about one hundred investors tomorrow, and then, we take said people to the field on Thursday not to mention who we might get from word of mouth. Will teacher growl if you stay until Friday?" Fritz asked.
"She might roar, but I will explain it to her. I think she knows I dont want to see the office for a few days., Plus, we have to keep the processing line moving for Mister Hell and his gang, and ourselves" Ross said.
Ross, Fritz, and Steve held the usual pre meeting discussion the day Ross got to OKC.
After dinner that night, and a decent night sleep for Ross, Ross, Fritz and Steve prepared for their presentation to the investors, when Ross got a text from Alan Hell that said. "Five Hundred Investors"
Ross hit Alan's number and Alan answered.
"Hello, you will be presenting to at least five hundred people. Word of mouth, other lawyers, friends, etc. My guess, you get about half" Alan said.
"Okay , thanks, will tell the guys" Ross said, clicking Alan off.
"Guys, that was of course Mister Hell. He said that our call will be attended by five hundred people today, of which he expects half might sign up. "Ross said.
Fritz's eyes widened. "Goooood ! More Green for us. Ah Mister Ross, when you get back to old NYC,.I think you need to sit on Mister Fish's tail to bring in those test wells"
"Fritz, they will come in when they come in. John seems very straightforward, and he was honest with me. Maybe we can find some other product in Texas that we did not know we have, like further south. With the way Alan is gobbling things up with his investors and his referrals, Oklahoma will be gone ASAP" Ross said truthfully.
The conference call time came, attended by all of Alan Hell;s referrals. Alan and Ross stayed silent, while Fritz explained the nature of the investment, the amount of the investment, and the time frame of return, and Steve explained things from a product point of view in the ground.
By the end of the presentation, between the calls to the office where Fritz, Ross and Steve were, and the glowing calls to Alan Hell, it was figured that three hundred investors would sign.
At the end, Alan called on the speaker phone.
"Okay, three hundred big ones, boys, where is my referral fee?" Alan said as everyone laughed.
Ross, Fritz and Steve had dinner again that night. The next day, they went to the wells, for another call on the well conference line, with another one hundred people. They only got fifty, but it was not bad.
Thus, total, three hundred fifty out of six hundred signed.
When they got back to the office the night before Ross was supposed to go home, Fritz gave Ross some papers.
"Here, sign this, medium sized mall, already approved by zoning, one hundred stores, that will be three million dollars please?" Fritz said.
"Either finance it, I will get on a conference call, and charge it to me with payback when we rent, or if you want me to take it from RossShell, let me see what my cash flow is. I can also try to get it from a bank in New York ASAP Give me a week from when I get back home, and you will have your three mil" Ross said.
"Okay, a week, from the moment your plane lands boy!" Fritz bellowed, as they all laughed.
When Ross was dropped at his hotel, Fritz said.
"Get out of here, boy. We had two very decent days. If a show pops up tomorrow, we will do it, and send you the details, and the moola you are owed from it. You look besides yourself" Fritz said.
"My conscience is telling me to go check the office tomorrow, but my ass might be grass if the teacher hears that plan" Ross said truthfully.
"Call her right now and ask her" Fritz said.
Ross hit Kayley's cell phone.
"Hun, I will be home tonight. If I stop by the apartment to change, is it okay if I change, drop my bags, and check the office for at most two hours tomorrow?: Ross asked.
Kayley sighed. "I am not your keeper. I cant give you detention or divorce you for going into the office, but I swear you, if you meet with or even talk to Mister You Know Who, you are in Iceland this whole weekend, got it?" Kayley said.
"Clearly, see you tomorrow night, love you" Ross said.
"Me too"
Kayley said\.
Ross slept, caught a 7 am flight home, landed at JFK, dropped his bag home, and went to the office, in dark jeans, a black polo. and tan jacket.
"The Boss is here, everyone get your ass in gear" Ross said jokingly as he strode through the office.
"Mail, messages" Ross said, as he took his mail and messages.
Ross's secretary carefully approached Ross.
"You can come into the office. What happened? You look like you're ready to tell me we are falling off a cliff" Ross said.\
"Ross, Alan Hell was here, he wanted to drop off a project for you, non oil and gas with a million dollar retainer check" Ross's assistant said.
Ross laughed. "More work. Okay, I will call him and thank him. What else?" Ross asked.
"Mister Patrick is in trouble again. He insisted I not call you in OKC because he knew you would be furious at him. He has two problems. His ex wife, and another producer in another country" Ross's assistant said.
"The ex wife I can get rid of with one call to Alan Hell. The producer in the other country I am angry about because I am already trying to help him out of one problem: Okay, give me a few and I will deal with him, and it:" Ross replied
Ross closed his door, loudly.
Ross said in his chair, and mouthed to himself
"What was Tim's problem THIS TIME?"
That would be seen, if it was anything, and how bad , or good it was.
When Ross got to the office, Fritz took one look at Ross and said. "Okay, what now?"
Ross sighed. "Mister P , Hello to you, Mister Steve, Hello to you. I will say one sentence, then we focus on what we are doing here. Mister Patrick made a sarcastic comment about my trip here today because I was working on things for him, I blew up at him in my office, kicked him out of my office, and then this morning before I left for the airport , he called me, apologized, and said he was out of line" Ross said.
Fritz grinned., "Good Job! You put that pest in his place!"
"Yes, now on to what we have to do here. Ah, I had a surprise phone call from Mister Hell yesterday. Mister Hell told me that he is going to quietly sit on a conference call, as I lecture about one hundred investors tomorrow, and then, we take said people to the field on Thursday not to mention who we might get from word of mouth. Will teacher growl if you stay until Friday?" Fritz asked.
"She might roar, but I will explain it to her. I think she knows I dont want to see the office for a few days., Plus, we have to keep the processing line moving for Mister Hell and his gang, and ourselves" Ross said.
Ross, Fritz, and Steve held the usual pre meeting discussion the day Ross got to OKC.
After dinner that night, and a decent night sleep for Ross, Ross, Fritz and Steve prepared for their presentation to the investors, when Ross got a text from Alan Hell that said. "Five Hundred Investors"
Ross hit Alan's number and Alan answered.
"Hello, you will be presenting to at least five hundred people. Word of mouth, other lawyers, friends, etc. My guess, you get about half" Alan said.
"Okay , thanks, will tell the guys" Ross said, clicking Alan off.
"Guys, that was of course Mister Hell. He said that our call will be attended by five hundred people today, of which he expects half might sign up. "Ross said.
Fritz's eyes widened. "Goooood ! More Green for us. Ah Mister Ross, when you get back to old NYC,.I think you need to sit on Mister Fish's tail to bring in those test wells"
"Fritz, they will come in when they come in. John seems very straightforward, and he was honest with me. Maybe we can find some other product in Texas that we did not know we have, like further south. With the way Alan is gobbling things up with his investors and his referrals, Oklahoma will be gone ASAP" Ross said truthfully.
The conference call time came, attended by all of Alan Hell;s referrals. Alan and Ross stayed silent, while Fritz explained the nature of the investment, the amount of the investment, and the time frame of return, and Steve explained things from a product point of view in the ground.
By the end of the presentation, between the calls to the office where Fritz, Ross and Steve were, and the glowing calls to Alan Hell, it was figured that three hundred investors would sign.
At the end, Alan called on the speaker phone.
"Okay, three hundred big ones, boys, where is my referral fee?" Alan said as everyone laughed.
Ross, Fritz and Steve had dinner again that night. The next day, they went to the wells, for another call on the well conference line, with another one hundred people. They only got fifty, but it was not bad.
Thus, total, three hundred fifty out of six hundred signed.
When they got back to the office the night before Ross was supposed to go home, Fritz gave Ross some papers.
"Here, sign this, medium sized mall, already approved by zoning, one hundred stores, that will be three million dollars please?" Fritz said.
"Either finance it, I will get on a conference call, and charge it to me with payback when we rent, or if you want me to take it from RossShell, let me see what my cash flow is. I can also try to get it from a bank in New York ASAP Give me a week from when I get back home, and you will have your three mil" Ross said.
"Okay, a week, from the moment your plane lands boy!" Fritz bellowed, as they all laughed.
When Ross was dropped at his hotel, Fritz said.
"Get out of here, boy. We had two very decent days. If a show pops up tomorrow, we will do it, and send you the details, and the moola you are owed from it. You look besides yourself" Fritz said.
"My conscience is telling me to go check the office tomorrow, but my ass might be grass if the teacher hears that plan" Ross said truthfully.
"Call her right now and ask her" Fritz said.
Ross hit Kayley's cell phone.
"Hun, I will be home tonight. If I stop by the apartment to change, is it okay if I change, drop my bags, and check the office for at most two hours tomorrow?: Ross asked.
Kayley sighed. "I am not your keeper. I cant give you detention or divorce you for going into the office, but I swear you, if you meet with or even talk to Mister You Know Who, you are in Iceland this whole weekend, got it?" Kayley said.
"Clearly, see you tomorrow night, love you" Ross said.
"Me too"
Kayley said\.
Ross slept, caught a 7 am flight home, landed at JFK, dropped his bag home, and went to the office, in dark jeans, a black polo. and tan jacket.
"The Boss is here, everyone get your ass in gear" Ross said jokingly as he strode through the office.
"Mail, messages" Ross said, as he took his mail and messages.
Ross's secretary carefully approached Ross.
"You can come into the office. What happened? You look like you're ready to tell me we are falling off a cliff" Ross said.\
"Ross, Alan Hell was here, he wanted to drop off a project for you, non oil and gas with a million dollar retainer check" Ross's assistant said.
Ross laughed. "More work. Okay, I will call him and thank him. What else?" Ross asked.
"Mister Patrick is in trouble again. He insisted I not call you in OKC because he knew you would be furious at him. He has two problems. His ex wife, and another producer in another country" Ross's assistant said.
"The ex wife I can get rid of with one call to Alan Hell. The producer in the other country I am angry about because I am already trying to help him out of one problem: Okay, give me a few and I will deal with him, and it:" Ross replied
Ross closed his door, loudly.
Ross said in his chair, and mouthed to himself
"What was Tim's problem THIS TIME?"
That would be seen, if it was anything, and how bad , or good it was.
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