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Their rivalry has lasted for decades but now--for the first time ever--Carnegie and Rockefeller are locking horns directly.
他們的競爭已經持續了幾十年 但這是有史以來卡內基和洛克菲勒的第一次正面交鋒
The negotiations last for months and neither man is willing to give in.
談判持續數個月誰也不肯讓步
Negotiating is a real art. It's an art and a great negotiator, is like a great surgeon, and the--they're very, very rare. You don't see it often.
談判是一門真正的藝術 是藝術 卓越的談判者就像優秀的外科醫生一樣非常非常稀少 很罕見
Rockefeller has already made a fortune in oil.
洛克菲勒經營石油發了財
His investment in steel is just a small part of his portfolio.
投資鋼鐵不過是他投資組合中的一小部分
You have to be willing to walk away.
你要懂得放手
You have to be willing to walk away.
你要懂得放手
And people who won't walk away from a deal, in my experience, end up making bad deals.
不懂得放手的人以我的經驗看來 最終會做出錯誤的交易
Carnegie knows he has little choice.
卡內基知道自己無從選擇
In order to stay on top, he needs to do whatever it takes to keep Rockefeller out of steel.
要想保持他的頂級地位 就得不惜一切不讓洛克菲勒進入鋼鐵行業
I will buy the entire output of your mines.
我會買斷你的礦產
In return, you will renounce your decision to construct a steel mill.
作為回報 你放棄建造鋼廠的決定
Agreed.
行
They both knew that at some point they would have to reach a deal in which neither got everything he wanted.
他們都知道 在某些時候他們不得不達成交易 雖然誰都不能完全如愿以償
But neither got destroyed in the process.
但也都不會在過程中毀了自己
Rockefeller and Carnegie, in the end, were smart enough to know that they were both too big to get into a battle.
洛克菲勒和卡內基終究是明白人知道他們都太龐大了 打不起仗
