Chapter 456: A Dramatic Change
This chapter is the first hall master in this article "a big meal" to add!
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There are a lot of TV stations in the United States. There are six TV stations that are all TV stations, but those TV stations are not what he can afford to play now. For example, the 21st Century Fox Group is one of the world's top 500 companies.
And the vast majority of the shares of those TV stations are in the hands of white people. He is a minority, and unless he can get more than half of the shares, he will not be able to play a decisive role in the board of directors. Perhaps, if he gets 49% of the board of directors, he will still not be able to decide on a manager-level position. And it's impossible for him to get as many shares as those TV stations with his current funds.
There are also some TV stations that can also be regarded as national, but those TV stations have more targeted programs. Of course, the signal coverage of these TV stations is not as large as those six. The ratings are also much lower. Besides, those TVs are basically controlled by those big TV stations.
He could only stare at the local TV stations. Local TV stations in the United States, if not a thousand, have eight hundred. Many are run by ethnic minorities.
And it is impossible for him to watch those TV stations whose signal range cannot even go out of a county. It was no different from setting up a new TV station on his own.
So he mainly stared at Chinese TV stations. After the Chinese TV station was acquired by him, it was easier for employees to stabilize. And he needs the Chinese as a viewing group. The first role of the TV station is to give him a place to speak among the Chinese. As for the voice channel facing the white community, he can manage it slowly.
Now that Meiya Media suddenly agreed to consider making him their shareholder, although he was a little surprised, he would not consider whether there was any trick in it.
He said into the phone, "Yes." You help me about a week later. I'll take a trip to New York. "A week, that's just the right time for him to go home for a few days, and going too early would seem like he's too eager. "But why do you think he agreed after two weeks?"
Snapton thought for a moment and said, "I think it's because of the news you made yesterday." ”
"Something to do with that?"
"Of course it is. Chiang mentioned financing. But as far as I know, there is no financial problem with Meiya Media, and it is not too old, and there is no need for a large amount of money to renew. I'm guessing they're planning an expansion. If you can be a news figure in their company, it will have a great advertising effect on them. Snapton thought for a moment, then said. "I can't think of any other reason than that. ”
"Advertise me?" Link said with a smile. "That's good!" advertised him, and he didn't care. The better the situation for the TV station, the happier he became.
He paused for a moment and continued, "You will notify me when you make an appointment with him. ”
"Okay. ”
"Anything else?"
"Yes. Snathorn said with a smile. "Boss, congratulations on making a lot of money again. ”
Five billion doesn't seem like a lot of money for Link either, and Blue Lagoon wine and this year's crude oil sales can meet or even exceed that revenue. But that's a windfall.
Link smiled and said, "Thank you." That's all there is to it. I'm waiting for your news. ”
Several people arrived in a row, answered some phone calls, and the time was noon. Link had the hotel bring food for himself and his bodyguards. He looked at the time and asked Ari to inspect the vehicle. Not long after Ari entered the elevator, Tommy Cockline arrived.
"I just heard that your bodyguard has come downstairs. ”
"What, are you spying on me?" Link joked. "What are you trying to say when you tell me this?"
"Including MGM. From last night until this morning, all casinos have adjusted all of their slot machines. The maximum bet multiplier is limited to 99x. ”
"So, now the casinos have found a way to deal with me?"
"I don't know what other casinos think, but we at MGM aren't guarding against you. For we have not sinned against you. But we're worried about another guy with a lot of luck. We can't afford to lose up to 500 million prizes!"
"So you mean, I don't have to go to the Venetian?"
"Of course I won't stop you. But now it seems that it won't make much use for you to go. ”
In fact, Link can still do it, such as sacrificing himself, going to the casino but not gambling, so that the gamblers who gamble money become lucky, and it should be enough to make the casino lose money. But after hurting his foot last time, he felt that it was better to do less to harm himself and others.
He nodded and said, "Then I won't go." He said as he called Ari and asked him to come back.
Tommy Cockline saw that he was still listening, so he smiled and said, "Actually, you don't have to go, I heard that old Adelson is also worried now." It was not easy for him to borrow enough money. ”
Link became interested and asked, "What's going on?"
"In the past, we used to lend cash to each other in casinos. But this time, no one dared to lend it to him. Cockline said with a smile. "Guess what? Because this incident was retaliated against by Anderson for his attack on you. Anderson's actions upset others. ”
"Don't dare?" Link said with a sudden chuckle. "Are they worried that Anderson will do the same to them in the future?"
"It's because I'm worried that somebody will learn from Anderson in the future! You know, we're all in this circle. Or rather, you have more energy than we all have. But he still made a move. That's excessive!"
Link nodded and said, "Well, I have to thank you!"
"As long as you don't go to their casino, I think they're going to be very happy. ”
"They'll be happy. Link promised. "Actually, I didn't think about gambling again. But I need to let certain people know where my bottom line is. ”
"Now, everybody knows for sure. ”
He felt that Link was lucky this time, just a car accident. If it was a gunshot, Link might not have been able to dodge. He guessed that was the main reason why Link reacted so violently.
Of course, he also heard that the attitude of the Venetian casino yesterday was not to talk to Link at all. If it were someone else, maybe there really wouldn't be a choice.
It's a pity that Link is Link.
Of course, he definitely didn't expect Link to use a slot machine to put the Venetian in the current predicament.
"The elder Adelson should be taking out a loan from the bank, but the Venetian Hotel & Casino is an independent company, but Sands is listed," he said. After this time, it is foreseeable that the old Adelson's assets will plummet. He can borrow money, and the cost will be high. ”
Judging by the profitability of Sands Group in the past. The loss of more than $5 billion will take at least three years to recover. No shareholder wants a three-year decline in earnings. And the interest repaid every year in the future will be unacceptable to them.
Link said: "What will happen to them, that's their business. I just need to get my money. ”
Sands has a considerable presence in Las Vegas, or perhaps the largest company in Las Vegas. After this time, the old Adelson's position in Las Vegas will definitely take a hit, and that will have some benefits for other casinos.
However, these Cocklain didn't want to talk to Link either.
After Cockline left, Link stayed at the hotel and didn't go anywhere, only video calling Hannah and Jessica in his room.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, Link received a shocking message from Cockline: "Old Adelson is hanging." ”
"What's going on?"
"Anderson is dead!"
Link didn't connect the two for a moment. After a while, he asked, "You mean that old Adelson got the news that Anderson Adelson was dead, and he died?"
"Yes. It is said that he had a heart attack after hearing about Anderson's death!" said Cockeline, frowning. "You know, he's going to keep Anderson after he lost hundreds of millions of dollars. Now it is even more billions of dollars lost as a result, but Anderson was killed in Russia. ”
Link couldn't figure it out at all: "Anderson is said to be just his nephew, could it be that the death of a nephew has such a big impact on him?"
"Who knows?" said Cockeline with a smile. "Anderson's death was reportedly discovered because he used his position to transfer more than $20 million from a gambling company in Russia. In a car accident while escaping, he died on the spot. ”
"Twenty million dollars were transferred. What's going on?"
"I don't know. It is said that Anderson is over there and will be leaving tomorrow. Maybe you want to make a final profit. The results were discovered. You know, it's dark over there, and in the chase, Anderson's car was run over by a truck transporting steel bar. Not humanoid. ”
Link smacked his lips and said, "It's dramatic!"
"It's really dramatic. Cockeline shook his head and smiled. "Who would have thought that he would die so dishonorably. If that were the case, he would be more relieved. He was still thinking about his relationship with Link. After Link takes billions of dollars from the Sands Group, the Sands Group will definitely fight with Link.
What if MGM is caught in the middle? But now, it seems that there is no need to think about this topic.
Now that the old Adelson is hanging, it is not to be said whether the Sands Group can raise enough money to pay Link. It's just that after the old Adelson, whether the Sands Group can still maintain a whole is still a question.
If you want to inherit the old Adelson's estate, the inheritance tax will shrink the Adelson family's fortune by more than half. The money is definitely going to be borrowed. Plus Link's $5.3 billion. The Adelson family couldn't have borrowed that much.
Cockline looked at Link with a somewhat complicated look in his eyes and said, "Maybe Sands will fall apart in Las Vegas in the future." ”
Link also saw Coklein's expression, but he didn't delve into it. He laughed and said, "You don't think you told me about it." ”
Colein was stunned for a moment and said, "Okay." I haven't been to you this afternoon. He understood what Link meant. Link doesn't care about the death of old Adelson and still plans to go to the account tonight.
It's not good, but in the U.S., contracts are the most important. Link didn't have a written contract with the Venetians, though. But his redemption can be regarded as a contract at any time. Link said it all last night. Everyone knew that Link and the Adelson family had a dead knot.
None of them would feel excessive about what Link did.