Australia. Adelaide.

Adelaide in South Australia is not a well-known city in the world, but for South Australia, this city that is home to more than 80% of South Australia's population is the only major city.

Yannick has been here for four days and has just come out of the complicated financial audits and ready to enjoy the southern hemisphere summer scenery.

But before that, he needs to arrange all the work and attend a few specially organized drinking parties by Murdoch.

KMG Accounting has sent a team of 12 accountants to sort through News Corp.'s general ledger, and after this stage of work, News Corp.'s national branches will be audited in detail, and more accountants will be needed at that time.

This is not enough, because Twentieth Century Fox is also a financially complex company, and they need a complete team of lawyers in addition to accountants to evaluate the company's copyright, which is a long-term job.

Jonas's small proposal at the beginning seemed simple, but it would take hundreds of people, months, or even decades of hard work to put these procedures into practice.

But both Hoffman Bank and News Corp are confident in this cooperation.

Hoffman's confidence in News Corp. is built on Murdoch's three decades of experience growing a local tabloid into the largest media conglomerate in the UK and Australia.

Murdoch's confidence in Hoffman Bank, on the other hand, is based on the Bank's broader background.

For hundreds of years, Hoffmann Bank has had a network of editors in Europe who are wealthy people from all over Europe, and at least 30 of them are engaged in the media industry.

What's more, Hoffmann Bank today has a well-capitalized and far-reaching interest group.

He is now actively expanding his business in the United States, but has not been recognized by the mainstream American society, with the help of this interest group, he can help solve many obstacles to entering the American market.

And it's not with the dangerous Macridge, it's with a reputable and established bank.

Therefore, both sides are very optimistic about this cooperation.

News Corp. is headquartered in the heart of Adelaide, with City Hall to the right and the state government to the left, between the state and the convention centre at the prestigious InterContinental Hotel, where Yannick lives in a luxury suite.

As a man without family burdens, of course, there will be no shortage of women around him, and this time it was his idol in his youth, the famous French movie star Catherine, who accompanied him to the far southern hemisphere.

Born in 1943, Catherine is two years younger than Yannick and has already entered the film industry at the age of thirteen.

Yannick's otherworldly superbeauty has been his idol since his teenage years, and although she is forty years old, she is still extremely charming in Yannick's eyes.

"Yannick, what do you think of this tie? Today's dinner is mostly about South Australian celebrities, but not so serious, and I think the bright colors will take you off the banker's stereotype. ”

Yannick turned from the swivel chair, and Catherine, dressed in a bright red Yves Saint Laurent dress with her arms exposed, held a red tie around his neck.

Yannick's hands wrapped around her plump buttocks, and Catherine sat on his lap, preventing the movements of his hands from revealing her youthful light.

Brinow, the bodyguard, stood up. "Sir, if I am not instructed, I will go back to my room first. ”

"Thanks, Brino, please close the door for me. He looked at his watch. "Please remind me to come to dinner in half an hour. ”

Brino answered the door and closed the door. Catherine laughed and said, "Are you sure half an hour is enough?"

Yannick's hand reached into the hem of his skirt and sighed, "Catherine, please give me a little more rest, and leave it until the evening, I think I can be more courageous." ”

Catherine smiled and kissed him on the lips and gave him a lingering kiss before saying, "You admit defeat?"

His fingers were wet, a forty-year-old woman was really terrible, and although she was an idol she had been an idol since she was a child, Yannick also felt a little unbearable.

But at this time, how could he admit defeat, even if he did his best, he couldn't say no!

Holding Catherine to her feet, Yannick flipped her over and placed her on the desk. It was a slap on her bulge and a slap on it. "Never underestimate the hope of a man's conquest. ”

At the age of forty, there is already some more than enough energy, but a wealth of experience can replace a large part of the lost energy.

Although, he can't have the possibility of winning......

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Located in the heart of Adelaide's city, the InterContinental Hotel rises on the south bank of the Torrens River, with a vast park and beautiful golf course on the north bank.

As a proud Adelaide native, Murdoch attracts a large number of celebrities every time he hosts a drinking party, and anyone who gets an invitation will show off to his friends for a long time.

But for the Kidman family, which ranks in Australia's top 10, getting an invitation is just a no-brainer.

To Murdoch's surprise, several of the Kidman family's leaders in South Australia were not at home today, but a father and daughter from XN came over with the invitation he sent to the Kidman family.

After asking his entourage, he learned that this Anthony was a side branch of the Kidman family, a psychologist, and currently the head of the psychiatric department at XN Royal North Shore Hospital.

Although the other party is also an elite in his own industry, Murdoch can't guess what the purpose of the father and daughter coming from XN is to participate in this drinking party.

The attendant reminded: "This daughter of Mr. Kidman seems to be in a rebellious period now. Because of the filming of TV series and movies, she decided to drop out of school, which caused a lot of turmoil. ”

"Movie ......," Murdoch laughed. "Unfortunately, that's not what interests me. ”

Murdoch never paid attention to the film industry, and the so-called ideology was never in his eyes.

His newspapers and television stations have always tried their best to downplay this factor, and have attracted people more with curiosity, low-level, and hypocrisy.

Movies are the most backward way to make money in his opinion, because any new film is risk-taking, and there is no accumulated advantage.

If a company has been in business for a long time, it will have a stable customer base, and even if it does not expand effortlessly, it can rely on the original accumulation to develop.

A mall, a dock, a taxi company, and so on.

TV stations and newspapers can rely on accumulation to grow and develop, but only film companies cannot.

A film company that has been around for decades can go bankrupt because it has made a big-budget movie that doesn't hit the market.

For an entrepreneur, if the investment cannot have a cumulative effect, it is the least cost-effective investment.

If it weren't for Fox's TV license, he wouldn't have taken over these studios at all.

However, the Kidman family is one of the largest landowners in the world, and the family's private land area is nearly 100,000 square kilometers, much larger than in many countries around the world.

They have more than 50,000 square kilometers of land in South Australia, which can be regarded as the head snake here. Murdoch has a good relationship with several gentlemen of the Kidman family, so naturally he will not give them face.

Although it was the first time they met, Murdoch greeted him like an old friend and said affectionately: "Hello, Anthony, welcome to my reception." ”

Anthony is polite and has an appearance that is very befitting of his identity. "It's a pity that Tony and Walker aren't there, otherwise I wouldn't have surprised you. ”

The two names he mentioned were friends of Murdoch, and Murdoch laughed, "No, with anyone in the Kidman family, we're all friends." What is the name of this beautiful young lady?"

This girl has a height of 1.8 meters, and she looks very mature from a distance, but she still has baby fat on her face up close, and she looks like a little girl.

may have acted in a few TV series, she did not have the slightest restraint, and said with a subtle and solemn smile: "Hello, Mr. Murdoch, I am Nicole, a dream-chasing girl with a dream of movies." ”

"You're so beautiful and moving, and I think you'll soon be able to get fans who like you. ”

"First of all, I need to have a character that the audience can remember......"

"Of course, I don't think that day is far away. ”

The words made the girl in front of her really laugh, and her eyes looked around the crowd, and she was suddenly stunned. "Oh my God, that's Catherine Deneuve, a French national treasure actress......"

Negotiations with Hoffman Bank are going very well, and Murdoch is confident he can become a shareholder of Fox this year. At that time, whether it is a TV series or a movie, it will not be very difficult to give a role to a member of the Kidman family.

What he didn't know was that in another time and space, because Hoffman Bank was not involved, the direct deal with Macridge was subject to many difficulties, the future was not clear, and there was no such reception.

Because he was in a happy mood, he didn't break the little girl's exaggerated acting skills, and asked with a smile: "Do you need me to introduce you to each other?"

The little girl smiled happily, but she looked at her father first......

Anthony smiled and nodded, and then she said, "Thank you very much, Mr. Murdoch, I am happiest to have the honor to attend your reception today." ”

Murdoch smiled and said to Anthony, "That's Yannick Hoffmann, a banker from Switzerland, who is also my partner." ”

Anthony said with a slight embarrassment: "Rupert, thank you for your hospitality, I am very grateful to receive your promise." ”

Murdoch understood what he meant, and smiled: "It's okay, I'm an old friend of the Kidman family." What's more, parents are always willing to give everything they have for the sake of their children. ”

At this time, Nicole was a little embarrassed. She thought she was acting very well, but compared with the old rivers and lakes, it was still far behind!

Taking Kidman and his daughter to Yannick, who was chatting with the two mining company owners, Murdoch smiled and said, "Yannick, introduce two new friends to you." ”