Chapter 835: Murdoch's Grievances and Slap in the Face Footbasin
"The American Real Estate Association expects that in the coming year, property prices will return to the prices they were at last year before they began to crash and fall, and they are giving data... ”
"Hehe, okay, Al, don't talk about this funny news, I'm not interested in it at all, have I collected all the high-quality real estate information I need in the Malibu area? “
Andy leaned back on the boss's chair, his feet folded on the desk, looking relaxed and lazy, still holding a few faxes in his hand and flipping through them, and there were three video windows on a monitor on the desk in front of him.
Al in the video quickly flipped to the next one, "Affected by factors such as investors' expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will cut interest rates, the New York stock market rose across the board on the 12th, with the Dow Jones rising 101.45 points."
On the 15th, the Federal Open Market Committee announced that it would cut the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to 4.25%, while cutting the window discount rate by 25 basis points to 4.75%. This is the Fed's third rate cut since September, and after three cuts, the federal funds rate has been reduced from 5.25% to 4.25% currently. After the expectation of an interest rate cut materialized, global financial markets once again fluctuated sharply, with the U.S. stock market tumbling and the yen rebounding strongly.
The Fed cut interest rates by a smaller amount, and the Hong Kong stock market also fell more than 700 points following the periphery, and the Hang Seng Index once again fell below the 29,000-point mark. We believe that there is no significant positive news stimulus for HK shares in the near term, and with the possibility of macroeconomic control measures in the Celestial Empire, G shares are expected to remain weak.
The stock prices of all the Chinese brands that have been concerned have generally fallen, and China Railway, which we are negotiating, although it is a semi-new stock, is very sought after by the market, and the stock price has risen by one percent against the market. ”
Andy shrugged indifferently, but looked at Al in the video and smiled: "Anyone who knows a little about the economy knows that the continued depreciation of the dollar caused by the Fed's interest rate cut will make many countries consider adjusting their exchange rate policies."
With inflation rising across the globe, the Fed's continued interest rate cuts could leave other central banks facing a dilemma in monetary policymaking... This should be the third interest rate cut this year, hehe, something that a fool can understand, I didn't expect Murdoch to be so small-bellied and let the Wall Street Journal publish an article accusing me. ”
“。。。 Boss, do you need us to fight back?" this time it was Newsweek's Jon Micham.
"No, no, let him vent, after all, I took advantage of the Dodgers' TV broadcast fees, and besides, they're right, I'm already in the U.S. economy, it's just that this old guy is a little too stingy. ”
It turned out that when the Dodgers were acquired, Andy had a very good opinion on the TV rights agreement signed between the Dodgers and Fox Sports Channel, although it seems that the annual broadcast fee of $120 million is very delicious, but there are too many additional terms, and Fox Sports Channel even asked the Dodgers to lend them a loan of up to $385 million, which is required to be used for the operation and working capital of the Dodgers.
This is undoubtedly an attempt to mature the Dodgers, and then continue to absorb the value of the Dodgers like a vampire for a long time to come.
Therefore, as soon as Andy signed the contract, he turned his face and refused to admit it, asking for renegotiation and removal of the additional clauses in the contract on the grounds that a 17-year television rights agreement between the Dodgers and Fox Sports would cause damage to his franchise in the long term, as he could not continue to tolerate the practice of deliberately putting the Dodgers at financial risk.
At the beginning, the Dodgers and Fox Sports Channel originally belonged to the same media group, and the contract agreement was also signed with the left hand and the right hand, and they also wanted to control the Dodge Frank McCourt who wanted to empty the gloves, so the contract signed was inevitably a bit harsh.
Murdoch thought very well at the beginning, if you change a young man who is not bad for money, maybe he will earn more, but what he didn't expect was to turn his face and deny it after signing the contract.
This kind of agreement that obviously damages the sustainable development of the team's brand and creates the team's financial crisis will definitely be rejected by the league, and even if there is a lawsuit, it will be broken up.
Forced to be helpless, Fox Sports Channel could only sit down and renegotiate, and the result was that the Dodgers sold the broadcast rights to Fox Sports Channel for $120 million, of course, Andy is not short of money, so naturally he will not take out another loan or anything.
Of course, after all, it is Los Angeles, in the United States, no matter which alliance it is, as long as it is the team in New York and Los Angeles, none of them is cheap.
Murdoch, who feels that he has not taken any advantage, will naturally not bear this breath, and the old fox, who has been meddling in the content of the report since the day he bought the Wall Street Journal, naturally does not know that the published article accuses Andy, a person who has been singing about the US economy.
The article pointed out that in view of the degree of influence of the US economy on the world, blindly selling the US economy is likely to cause global panic. The U.S. economy grew by 4.9% in the third quarter of this year, and even if the fourth quarter slows down, it does not mean that there will be a recession...
"By the way, Jon, the special report on the 70th anniversary of the Jinling Massacre in the Rabbit Country has been very successful, especially those two cables found from the archives of US foreign relations, which are very serious diplomatic cables involving national interests, and their authenticity is beyond doubt, and they are undeniable evidence of the atrocities of the third party and the perpetrator about the footbasin people!"
Andy was very satisfied with the report that Newsweek used the cover headline to report on these evidences, slapped the Oriental people in the face, and let the world see clearly the barbaric, shameless, and innocent face of the footbasin people, and at the same time, he also saw that the Rabbit Country media that were preparing for the Jinling commemoration also reprinted and quoted a large number of Newsweek's reports.
In order to make this special report, Jon Meacham found that on December 14, 1937, U.S. Ambassador to Germany Todd disclosed in a secret telegram to President Roosevelt that Togo Shigero, the ambassador to Germany, told him that Toyoko had killed 500,000 civilians before the fall of Jinling.
Another telegram sent by U.S. Consul General Gauss to Secretary of State Hull on January 25, 1938, reported the massacre of devils witnessed by many American missionaries in the Magic City, Paradise, and other places, which partially coincided with the time described by Togo Maud as the massacre of 500,000 civilians.
After careful study, Jon Meacham believes that the two telegrams corroborated the same fact from different places and channels, through the accounts of the perpetrators and third-party witnesses.
The disgust and hatred for the Oriental Gazette is something that every Celestial Empire person will never forget, especially this group of Oriental Monarchs who have no shame in wanting to deny this history, and the evidence presented by Newsweek this time is undoubtedly a slap in the face of the group of politicians who are jumping up and down in the country and desperately denying this history.
Speaking of this, Jon Meacham also smiled a little and said: "Boss, what you don't know is that the footbasin embassy also sent a protest to the newspaper, saying that we will lose their friendship... ”
"FXXK! a bunch of bitches raised and threatened me, all hooped-legged dwarfs... ”
Listening to the big boss's obviously racist words, the three subordinates went straight out of the world, looking like they hadn't heard anything, until the big boss finished scolding, I heard Andy say: "Nima, still friendship? In addition to sending money to the newspaper Black Rabbit Country, what else have they done, it's really disgusting, look at how many advertising contracts people have brought us in the Rabbit Country... ”
Jon in the monitor looked up at the sky speechlessly, everyone knows that you have Chinese blood and have a very obvious hostility towards the Foot Basin Country... As for the matter of the rabbit country, these subordinates did not refute it, they are all in contact with the rabbit country, and even have cooperation, and they are really not bad for money.
"Boss, there is good news for you, the Consulate General of the Rabbit Country in New York in the United States sent you an invitation to celebrate the Spring Festival... ”
"Well, I know, Al you come forward to reply, I will go to the appointment then, we have released goodwill again, believe me, the people of the Celestial Empire are very friendly to friends, the economic express of the Celestial Empire, we need to take it, although we went a little late, but it was a good season, in the rabbit country, it is the most important thing to deal well with their government, and our investment will easily enter some areas, such as the problem of China Railway, Al, I believe that there will be negotiation progress soon." ”
Hearing the words of the big boss, Al nodded noncommittally and said: "I'll wait and see, but boss, it has been fully confirmed that the third largest bank in the United States, **** Company, has avoided the subprime mortgage losses suffered by most other banks." ”
The corners of Andy's mouth twitched, and he shook his head and smiled: "Monsters are monsters, it seems that this time they can have a beautiful feast, and we can only eat some bones in the back." ”
Al, Jon and the others couldn't help but roll their eyes again, they really don't know how to complain about the greed of the big boss, for more than a year, their young big boss has been envious of the subprime mortgage crisis I don't know how many people, how many people are red, listening to him so unwillingly, I thought he only made a million, obviously 10 billion, okay! That's 10 billion dollars...
"Simon, how are you doing over there?" asked Andy as he looked at Simon Garner, the editor-in-chief of the British newspaper Du Li, who had been waiting silently.
"I have made an invitation according to your boss, and tomorrow, we will report on this matter, and I have already communicated with Malins. ”
Hearing Simon's words, Andy's eyes also turned to Malins, the general manager of the now renamed London Evening Standard.
"We'll be accompanying Miss Ivana to dinner tonight, and we'll arrange for someone to wait at the door of the restaurant... ”
"Well, good, I'll call MP Boris Johnson again and get that big mouth involved as well, I think that's enough, okay, that's it for today, I'll go back to the United States tomorrow... ”
"Goodbye boss. ”
"Good night, boss. ”
Turning off the video, Andy also took out the phone and called Ivana, who was rushing to London.