As the days clicked off the calendar toward sale day for RossShell, Ross had an overwhelming amount on his plate.
Ross had to focus on Tim Patrick's work, his deals with Steve and Fritz and the oil and gas.
As well as letting people in his company go, a very painful move for him.
Ross conducted those with class, giving each person he had to let go at least one month termination pay, and a stellar letter of recommendation, explaining to any potential employer that their termination was due to Ross scaling down his company, and not anything about that person's work.
Ross and Kayley went office shopping for Ross. They found him a beautiful office on Park Avenue, one block from RossShell's former mega offices, with a conference room for meetings, a huge office with views for Ross, a very comfortable office for Victor, and large area for Ross's assistant and secretary. The office was about half the size of Ross's former office on Madison Avenue a block away, but it was all he needed, for what he was going to be doing.
Also, in the meantime, Ross had one important meeting to conduct.
He met with Tim, and Tim;'s friend, his new potential account, for dinner at Shun Lee one night, to conduct introductions, and discuss Ross's potential business.
"Ross, this is David Branner. He has a major company and enterprise just the way I do., David, Ross, I think you guys are going to get along very well" Tim said.
"David, nice to meet you, how can I help you?" Ross said.
"Okay, as Tim said, I run a rather, large enterprise focused on marketing many different types of products all over the world. Recently, our sales have dropped, and I',m just not satisfied with the way our company and products are being marketed or advertised. I know how well Tim and you have worked together. I would like you to draw me up a sample campaign, which I will of course pay you very well for. After that, if I like what I see, I'm going to hire you full time, and I will, pay you the same price Tim does, one million dollars even a year, plus portions of marketing, bonuses, etc. " David said.
Ross sucked in air and felt his heart jump.
"Are you interested?" David said,
"Of course. As Tim must have told you, I'm somewhat in transition right now. I'm in the process of moving out of my old office, into a different office, and scaling down my company. I will be more than happy to represent you, most importantly because you are a friend of Tim's, the work itself, and the money. I would be ready to go full speed ahead after 30 days. Would it be okay to agree on a start date then, and in the meantime I can do a bit of work for you now, while I sort situations out with my work?" Ross asked David.
"Absolutely, I will email or FedEx you ideas in the next couple of days. I'm happy to have you as my marketing rep, and I have a feeling we are going to get along just fine" David said.
When the meeting broke up, Ross and Tim remained to drink hot tea.
"That went very well" Tim said.
"Tim, thank you for introducing me to David. I hope you understand about the delay in my fully taking on his work. Right now, with the move, letting people go, having to work on you, Steve, and Fritz, and keeping my marriage stable, my head is spinning" Ross said.
Of course I understand, Ross. I would rather you start your full work for David when your head is completely clear. This is important for you, for me, and for Dave. I know that you have a lot of work to do now with moving on with your office and your work" Tim said.
The meeting broke up, and Ross went home. "Hi sweetie" Ross said, kissing Kayley
"How was your meeting? " Kayley asked.
"Oh, fine, the guy's name is David, he runs a mega company all over the world and is not happy with his marketing. He wants me to completely reorganize his campaign. He's going to pay me the same thing Tim does, one million a year. " Ross said.
"Congratulations. You see what happens when you tell me the truth? I have no problem with you taking on a few mega accounts or deals from Tim,. Fritz or Steve, I do have a problem when your work becomes an out of control speeding car like RossShell was. That is why I felt you had to scale down, for the good of everyone" Kayley said.
In spite of Ross's new mega account with David, and that his income was about to increase at least one million dollars a year upon his commencing his full work load with David.
Ross had a very strange and uneasy feeling over him as moving day came closer.
He had several mega sources of income, and was basically dealing with many of the same people he had always dealt with to earn most of his money. Ross was married to the same woman, lived in the same apartment, His only change was his office address, and his company name reverting back to RossCo, his old company name before he started RossShell.
Yet, for whatever reason, Ross was becoming very, very depressed.
One night late, in the den, Ross was reflecting on the RossShell days, and Ross lost it, crying and sobbing hysterically.
Kayley came into the den, and heard Ross sobbing. "Ross? Honey what's the matter?" Kayley said.
"I lost it all, Kayley. I blew it all fucking up! I had my dream company, and I became such a maniac and let it all get so out of control, that I had to dump it. I feel like its the old days. Its the RossCo days all over again!" Ross sobbed.
"Ross, in those days we lived in a nothing apartment, we were really struggling, and had no money. Now we are living in our dream apartment, you have several major sources of income, from only a few clients, and you make millions of dollars a year. The only thing changing is your office address. You were able to scale down because you made wise choices. You're moving into your new less complicated office with a new mega account as a gift from Tim, and at least one million dollars a year more. My feeling. So much happened to you in those RossShell years, and your life was so complex, you cant think of yourself as a multimillionaire who just runs a marketing company, without the war zone that RossShell became. " Kayley said.
Ross was very depressed and upset.
As signing day for the sale of the old RossShell came, Ross was about to have another unexpected stunner.
When Ross went to the meeting with the guy he thought had bought his company, a stunning person walked into the room someone Ross might have despised even worse than George Boriger during Ross's war days with Borgier.
Tim Tazzio walked into the room. Tim was a corporate raider from many years earlier, who Ross had engaged in many wars with, when Ross was a small, struggling marketer.
"You, Tazzio? You bought my company?" Ross said in disbelief.
"I did, I got you again, you flea" Tim Tazzio said.
"Tazzio, let me just sign the deal and get the fuck out of here. I dont want to be in the same room with you. I dont care how much money you make, or how large of a house you live in, you simply have no class!" Ross said
,, signing the papers and starting for the door.
When Ross got home, Kayley kissed him. "Congratulations on the sale of RossShell and our new lives together"
"Tim Tazzio bought RossShell, Kale, Can you believe that fucking prick!?"
"Then who was that Mitchell guy?" Kayley said
"A corporate front sniffer for Tazzio obviously" Ross said.
"Ross, dont turn this into an obsession like you did with George. Let it go. We are fine. Just focus on us, RossCo, Tim, Fritz and Steve, your new office, and our new lives. " Kayley said.
Ross finished packing up his boxes at his old office on the last day he was there, the movers moved the belongings into the truck. Ross took a deep breath, and turned out the lights.
RossShell was now officially gone, and RossCo was reborn.
Supposedly, Ross had "uncomplicated his life"
Yet, with Ross, nothing was what it seemed.
With his new smaller office, his new/old company, and his less complicated life, there were bound to be twists and turns in the road.
That would be seen.
Ross had to focus on Tim Patrick's work, his deals with Steve and Fritz and the oil and gas.
As well as letting people in his company go, a very painful move for him.
Ross conducted those with class, giving each person he had to let go at least one month termination pay, and a stellar letter of recommendation, explaining to any potential employer that their termination was due to Ross scaling down his company, and not anything about that person's work.
Ross and Kayley went office shopping for Ross. They found him a beautiful office on Park Avenue, one block from RossShell's former mega offices, with a conference room for meetings, a huge office with views for Ross, a very comfortable office for Victor, and large area for Ross's assistant and secretary. The office was about half the size of Ross's former office on Madison Avenue a block away, but it was all he needed, for what he was going to be doing.
Also, in the meantime, Ross had one important meeting to conduct.
He met with Tim, and Tim;'s friend, his new potential account, for dinner at Shun Lee one night, to conduct introductions, and discuss Ross's potential business.
"Ross, this is David Branner. He has a major company and enterprise just the way I do., David, Ross, I think you guys are going to get along very well" Tim said.
"David, nice to meet you, how can I help you?" Ross said.
"Okay, as Tim said, I run a rather, large enterprise focused on marketing many different types of products all over the world. Recently, our sales have dropped, and I',m just not satisfied with the way our company and products are being marketed or advertised. I know how well Tim and you have worked together. I would like you to draw me up a sample campaign, which I will of course pay you very well for. After that, if I like what I see, I'm going to hire you full time, and I will, pay you the same price Tim does, one million dollars even a year, plus portions of marketing, bonuses, etc. " David said.
Ross sucked in air and felt his heart jump.
"Are you interested?" David said,
"Of course. As Tim must have told you, I'm somewhat in transition right now. I'm in the process of moving out of my old office, into a different office, and scaling down my company. I will be more than happy to represent you, most importantly because you are a friend of Tim's, the work itself, and the money. I would be ready to go full speed ahead after 30 days. Would it be okay to agree on a start date then, and in the meantime I can do a bit of work for you now, while I sort situations out with my work?" Ross asked David.
"Absolutely, I will email or FedEx you ideas in the next couple of days. I'm happy to have you as my marketing rep, and I have a feeling we are going to get along just fine" David said.
When the meeting broke up, Ross and Tim remained to drink hot tea.
"That went very well" Tim said.
"Tim, thank you for introducing me to David. I hope you understand about the delay in my fully taking on his work. Right now, with the move, letting people go, having to work on you, Steve, and Fritz, and keeping my marriage stable, my head is spinning" Ross said.
Of course I understand, Ross. I would rather you start your full work for David when your head is completely clear. This is important for you, for me, and for Dave. I know that you have a lot of work to do now with moving on with your office and your work" Tim said.
The meeting broke up, and Ross went home. "Hi sweetie" Ross said, kissing Kayley
"How was your meeting? " Kayley asked.
"Oh, fine, the guy's name is David, he runs a mega company all over the world and is not happy with his marketing. He wants me to completely reorganize his campaign. He's going to pay me the same thing Tim does, one million a year. " Ross said.
"Congratulations. You see what happens when you tell me the truth? I have no problem with you taking on a few mega accounts or deals from Tim,. Fritz or Steve, I do have a problem when your work becomes an out of control speeding car like RossShell was. That is why I felt you had to scale down, for the good of everyone" Kayley said.
In spite of Ross's new mega account with David, and that his income was about to increase at least one million dollars a year upon his commencing his full work load with David.
Ross had a very strange and uneasy feeling over him as moving day came closer.
He had several mega sources of income, and was basically dealing with many of the same people he had always dealt with to earn most of his money. Ross was married to the same woman, lived in the same apartment, His only change was his office address, and his company name reverting back to RossCo, his old company name before he started RossShell.
Yet, for whatever reason, Ross was becoming very, very depressed.
One night late, in the den, Ross was reflecting on the RossShell days, and Ross lost it, crying and sobbing hysterically.
Kayley came into the den, and heard Ross sobbing. "Ross? Honey what's the matter?" Kayley said.
"I lost it all, Kayley. I blew it all fucking up! I had my dream company, and I became such a maniac and let it all get so out of control, that I had to dump it. I feel like its the old days. Its the RossCo days all over again!" Ross sobbed.
"Ross, in those days we lived in a nothing apartment, we were really struggling, and had no money. Now we are living in our dream apartment, you have several major sources of income, from only a few clients, and you make millions of dollars a year. The only thing changing is your office address. You were able to scale down because you made wise choices. You're moving into your new less complicated office with a new mega account as a gift from Tim, and at least one million dollars a year more. My feeling. So much happened to you in those RossShell years, and your life was so complex, you cant think of yourself as a multimillionaire who just runs a marketing company, without the war zone that RossShell became. " Kayley said.
Ross was very depressed and upset.
As signing day for the sale of the old RossShell came, Ross was about to have another unexpected stunner.
When Ross went to the meeting with the guy he thought had bought his company, a stunning person walked into the room someone Ross might have despised even worse than George Boriger during Ross's war days with Borgier.
Tim Tazzio walked into the room. Tim was a corporate raider from many years earlier, who Ross had engaged in many wars with, when Ross was a small, struggling marketer.
"You, Tazzio? You bought my company?" Ross said in disbelief.
"I did, I got you again, you flea" Tim Tazzio said.
"Tazzio, let me just sign the deal and get the fuck out of here. I dont want to be in the same room with you. I dont care how much money you make, or how large of a house you live in, you simply have no class!" Ross said
,, signing the papers and starting for the door.
When Ross got home, Kayley kissed him. "Congratulations on the sale of RossShell and our new lives together"
"Tim Tazzio bought RossShell, Kale, Can you believe that fucking prick!?"
"Then who was that Mitchell guy?" Kayley said
"A corporate front sniffer for Tazzio obviously" Ross said.
"Ross, dont turn this into an obsession like you did with George. Let it go. We are fine. Just focus on us, RossCo, Tim, Fritz and Steve, your new office, and our new lives. " Kayley said.
Ross finished packing up his boxes at his old office on the last day he was there, the movers moved the belongings into the truck. Ross took a deep breath, and turned out the lights.
RossShell was now officially gone, and RossCo was reborn.
Supposedly, Ross had "uncomplicated his life"
Yet, with Ross, nothing was what it seemed.
With his new smaller office, his new/old company, and his less complicated life, there were bound to be twists and turns in the road.
That would be seen.
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