Xu Qing didn't get angry when he heard Buck say about $40 million, but looked at Buck funny for a while.

An old fox with a very thick skin like Buck didn't care about Xu Qing's eyes, and there was a smile on his face, as if he had just said $4 million.

"Mr. Barker, I don't see your sincerity. Xu Qing changed her posture to sit on the sofa, leaned forward, and stared at Buck.

Buck didn't care about Xu Qing's gaze at all, and said with a "bright smile and a sincere tone":

"Mr. Xu, you may not know the history and strength of the Bay Area Times, and you don't know that I have the confidence to say $40 million.

With a history of more than 70 years, the Bay Area Times was once the top three newspaper in the Bay Area, with a peak sales of 100,000 copies and a distribution network throughout San Francisco.

Although the Bay Area Times is now in decline and only sells 30,000 copies, these 30,000 users, unless the Bay Area Times goes out of business, they will always subscribe to the Bay Area Times, and they are the most loyal users of the Bay Area Times!

The Bay Area Times now has more than 150 staff, although it has 60 percent fewer staff than it did in its glory days.

However, these people are experienced, very capable, loyal to the Bay Area Times, and did not choose to leave the Bay Area Times during its most difficult time.

And I believe that the name "Bay Area Times" is still imprinted in the hearts of many people, and if "Bay Area Times" can be redeveloped, those people will come back.

More than 30,000 loyal users, more than 150 loyal staff, the influence of the Bay Area Times brand.

Mr. Xu, do you think the Bay Area Times is worth $40 million?"

Buck finished this long sentence with emotion, showing a proud expression for a while, a sad expression for a while, and the emotional contagion was very strong, like a congressman giving a candidacy speech.

Xu Qing watched Buck's performance seriously, he was learning from Buck, Buck's performance could be used on many occasions, and he would probably need this kind of performance in the future.

Xu Qing could only give him a thumbs up after watching Barker's performance, "Bay Area Times" was obviously in a very declining situation, and being performed like this by Buck became re-emerging and promising.

"Mr. Barker, your eloquence is fantastic, and if you run for parliament, there will certainly be a lot of people who will support you. Xu Qing gave a thumbs up.

"Thank you for the compliment, I used to be a journalist, I interviewed many celebrities, and those big newspaper reporters are not as eloquent as me. Buck looked proud.

"May I ask you a question?" Xu Qing looked very polite.

"Mr. Xu can ask whatever he wants. ”

Buck took a sip of coffee, he had just said a lot of things, he was a little thirsty, and if it weren't for fooling this rich hairy boy, he wouldn't have bothered to say so much.

"Why did the Bay Area Times go from being one of the three major newspapers in the Bay Area that sold more than 100,000 copies to only 30,000 copies now? ”

Xu Qing's smile was "innocent", as if she really didn't know the reason for the decline of the Bay Area Times, and she looked like a curious baby.

Buck's face changed several times, and finally he said helplessly:

"You also know the reason for the decline of the Bay Area Times, a few years ago, our family fought over the family property, and it was a chaotic time, and the opponents took the opportunity to poach a large number of reporters, and the quality of the news seriously declined.

Moreover, the style of the newspaper changed several times, and the price of the newspaper also increased several times, and eventually various reasons added up to lead to the loss of a large number of users.

Now that our family feud is over, the newspaper is back to normal, and although the original market share has been stolen by competitors, I believe that the Bay Area Times will still return to its glory. ”

Xu Qing looked at the helpless expression on Buck's face, and praised Buck's acting skills again, only nine true and one false words can be convincing.

If it weren't for Johansen's complete collection of information, Xu Qing would probably believe what Buck said.

Most of what Buck said was true, but he deliberately ignored one of the most important messages,

Xu Qing said, "Mr. Buck, did you forget to say one of the most important messages?"

"What information? I've already told you what you want to know. Buck looked at Xu Qing "blankly", how dazed and dazed his expression was.

Xu Qing praised Buck's acting skills for the third time, and he made up his mind that if he bought the Bay Area Times, Buck would have no problems in other aspects, and he would let Buck be the general manager of the new merged company.

It's just that Buck is a member of the Bryan family, which has hundreds of millions of dollars in assets, and I don't know if Buck is willing to be the general manager.

"The Bay Area Times ran out of money. Xu Qing said softly.

So far this year, the Bay Area Times has lost between $1 million and $4 million, according to data collected by Johansen.

The Bay Area Times is not a public company and does not publish financial statements, but Johnson told him that the data is very probable.

Regardless of how much money the Bay Area Times lost, at least one thing is completely certain, and that is that the Bay Area Times ran out of money.

If the Bay Area Times doesn't make a profit sooner rather than later, or if it finds new investors, the Bay Area Times will either lay off employees or go bankrupt.

"Mr. Xu, I don't know where you heard the news that the Bay Area Times has no money, I can tell you that the Bay Area Times is financially healthy, and we have money. ”

Buck looked at Xu Qing with fire-filled eyes, his expression was very angry, but he was very surprised in his heart how Xu Qing knew that the "Bay Area Times" had no money.

In addition to a few senior executives of the company, middle-level personnel and employees do not know this information, is there a leak of the company's senior management?

Xu Qing didn't care about Barker's anger, and said with a smile: "Mr. Barker, don't be angry, I may have gotten false information, I apologize to you." ”

Xu Qing saw the information that "Bay Area Times" had no money, and also felt strange, how could "Bay Area Times" have no money when it is backed by the Bryan family.

Mo Fei Buck failed to fight for the family property, and the Bryan family abandoned the Bay Area Times, Xu Qing felt that his guess should be correct.

Buck had been in power at the Bay Area Times, then lost all of his positions at the Bay Area Times during the chaotic time when the Brian family was fighting over the family property, and the chaos ended and he was back in power at the Bay Area Times.

"It's okay, it's full of false information now, I saw a report of an alien appearing the other day, ridiculous, how can there be aliens in this world. Buck hated disinformation.

Xu Qing opened his mouth and said, "Mr. Barker, we should leave after delaying you for so long."

Thank you for allowing us to visit this Bay Area Times, which has a history of more than 70 years, and if the Bay Area Times is a person, it is now an old man who has entered the end of his life.

But I don't want to see the Bay Area Times disappear, because I used to be a user of the Bay Area Times, and its content is so fair, real, and funny, that I am addicted.

Mr. Barker, I hope you can extend the life of the Bay Area Times, that's my heart's desire. ”

Xu Qing had a sad look, and his acting skills were also exploding, and this passage was deliberately said to Buck, in order to break through Barker's psychological defense.