Chapter 550: A Proper Response

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Cui Muqing glanced at the silent Wei Xiong, and then walked over and turned off the TV: "Boss, do you think Murdoch did this?"

Wei Xiong did not answer positively,

Instead, he said: "There is nothing sensitive about this candid video, at most it is a piece of gossip, and Murdoch is not going to do such a thing." ”

But Sky TV will definitely report it before it broadcasts, and Murdoch at least acquiesce. ”

Wei Xiong lit a cigar: "Hmph, he has always been worried that I have ambitions for News Corp., and he has tried his best to exclude me from the board. ”

"This time, I asked Sky TV to broadcast that candid video, in addition to the ratings. I'm afraid it's more about wanting to see my jokes. ”

"But my joke is so good, and if he can't give me a satisfactory explanation this time, I will make him regret it. ”

Murdoch is suspicious by nature, and since he took the opportunity to buy News Corp.'s shares on Black Monday, he became the third largest shareholder of News Corp.

He has been on guard against Wei Xiong, fearing that Wei Xiong will threaten his position.

Considering that the news media industry is sensitive and governments have always taken it seriously, Wei Xiong did not take any action but started anew.

Focus on the development of their own media industry.

"That'...... Then should we call the police, Sky TV and the person who secretly filmed you have seriously violated your privacy. ”

Wei Xiong groaned slightly, and then said, "There is no need to call the police." ”

"It's a time-consuming and laborious legal process, and now I'm going to see what Murdoch will do, and I hope he doesn't underestimate me too much." ”

After a while, Murdoch's call came back.

Wei Xiong picked up the phone, and it didn't take long for his face to sink, and anger flashed faintly: "This is the explanation that Mr. Murdoch gave me?"

"Okay, good, I don't think I need to say anything more, so be it. ”

"Bang-" The microphone was hung up by Wei Xiong again, and Cui Muqing next to him frowned and asked, "Boss, what did Murdoch say?"

At this time, Chen Mengyao walked out of the bathroom, saw that the atmosphere was wrong, and asked cautiously, "What's wrong?"

Cui Muqing hurriedly turned around and made a silent movement.

Wei Xiong sneered: "He actually said that the producer of the program did it privately, and the senior management of Sky TV and he didn't know about it at all." ”

"Hehe, it's really as easy as a three-year-old kid. ”

"Answer Sylvester's call right away. ”

……

As Sky TV exposed the candid footage, media outlets around the world reported on it, and screenshots of the footage appeared in major newspapers.

Some people praised Wei Xiong's superb skills.

Some people envy Jennifer Connelly for having such a romantic night, while others accuse Wei Xiong of having a debauched private life.

Compared with the mixed attitudes of other countries and regions, in Hong Kong, the media still has a bit of morality.

Few newspapers take a clear stand,

Basically, this incident is regarded as an after-dinner entertainment event, and the excitement will pass, after all, there is nothing sensitive in the video.

In addition to eating, giving gifts, it is singing.

It's just because the protagonist is Wei Xiong that he will receive so much attention, there is no need to be more serious, and those who criticize with righteous words are not out of jealousy.

Although there is nothing to be more serious, it is definitely necessary to follow up and report on such a lively matter.

Wei Xiong didn't care about this, there were too many lice to itch, not to mention that the paparazzi in Hong Kong knew his temper, and few people rushed to him to annoy him.

The vast majority of the paparazzi's interviewees were his women and friends.

In addition to the gossip, some people pay attention to the song that Wei Xiong talked about in the video, and some of these people are engaged in music.

There are also simple fans.

On the afternoon of the second day after the video of "The Curran Show" was exposed, the yet-to-be-known tune appeared on the BBC radio station in the United Kingdom.

Despite the poor sound quality, it is still liked by many people.

……

The exposure of the video of secretly filming Wei Xiong dining with a woman made the ratings of the current issue of "Curran Show" a bumper harvest, with a significant increase of 27.2%.

It stands to reason that this is just an entertainment event.

Although the world's major media outlets have erupted with great enthusiasm for reporting, this is just a very ordinary candid video after all.

And Wei Xiong's reputation for women is not very good in the first place.

I believe that after a few days of reporting, the incident slowly subsided, but at this time, the "New York Times" exposed a blockbuster news:

This candid video was taken secretly by a waiter at the restaurant.

Later, the waiter sold the secretly filmed video to Sky TV for a sky-high price of 500,000 pounds through an intermediary.

Sky TV reported to its parent company, News Corp., after obtaining the footage.

Because the content involved the majority shareholder of News Corp., the final video was sent to Murdoch, the chairman and president of the group.

It's up to Murdoch to decide.

Murdoch's reply was for Sky to handle it on its own. Then the whole world knew that the candid video was exposed by Sky TV on the show.

According to information from within News Corp.

On the day the footage was exposed, Murdoch and Wei Xiong had an argument over the phone, and Murdoch even broke a water glass.

Then Weixiong's Weixiong Investment began to launch a frantic attack on News Corp's stock.

The violent turmoil in News Corp.'s stock price is clear in the stock market, but outsiders don't know who is deliberately targeting News Corp.

Now that the New York Times has reported it, the outside world knows that the person who blocked the attack turned out to be Wei Xiong, and the report speculated that Wei Xiong's final goal was to buy News Corporation.

No one knows why Murdoch let Sky expose the candid footage.

But everyone knows that Weixiong's actions against News Corp. are revenge on Murdoch.

Originally, the outside world saw that Wei Xiong had no reaction to being secretly filmed, and the candid video was exposed by the media, thinking that Wei Xiong wanted to deal with it in a low-key manner.

didn't want Wei Xiong to directly find the mastermind, and immediately launched a retaliatory action.

Now the world is watching to see if Murdoch can withstand Wei Xiong's offensive, knowing that News Corp. is one of the largest media conglomerates in the world.

If it changes hands, the impact will be very far-reaching, after all, public opinion is the most powerful weapon in the world.

At noon on the fourth day of the video, Webster issued an announcement: Webster will hold a press conference at the Peninsula Hotel at 3pm.

All the reporters were moved.

By two o'clock, the hall was full of 300 people, and even the aisles on both sides and behind were crowded with reporters.

"Hi Tony, why did you say Wei Xiong was holding this press conference?"

The man known as Tony looked at the man who spoke like an idiot: "Is there anything else besides that box of candid videos?"

"Of course I know, you pig, what will I say later?"

"I guess it's about sniping News Corp stock, but whatever it is, we've got a good show to watch, don't we?"

……

There are many people who think the same way.

Wei Xiong and Murdoch, one is the richest young man in the world who is even more legendary than legend, and has a very big influence in many countries around the world.

One is the controller of the media empire, and the influence is equally huge.

Now these two people are on the bar, not to mention the ordinary people, even the people in power from all over the world are watching this good show with relish.

Three o'clock on the hour.

With the sound of heels hitting the ground, Chen Mengyao, who was wearing a beige suit and a black hip skirt, walked into the venue with a document.

All the men present immediately saluted.

Two years ago, Chen Mengyao was known as the "most beautiful beauty in Hong Kong history" beauty pageant champion, and now two years later, Chen Mengyao is even more beautiful.

The whole body reveals the charm of women.

The delicate facial features, the curvaceous hot body, and the skin that is more delicate than a baby make people can't believe that she is 38 years old.

Beauty of this level is obviously regardless of nationality and race.

There were a few blonde young men who didn't know it when they saw that their saliva was flowing to the corners of their mouths, and they didn't know how they had already made Chen Mengyao lustful.

Chen Mengyao stepped onto the rostrum and stood in front of a podium.

"Ahemβ€”"

Through the microphone, a cough summoned the souls of all the men back, and then Chen Mengyao opened the file and said with a serious face:

"Welcome to the press conference. ”

"Three days ago, Sky TV aired a video of Mr. Wei Xiong's fear. ”

"As a pay-per-view TV station with hundreds of millions of viewers, Sky is obviously very irresponsible. ”

"It is also a serious violation of Mr. Wei Xiong's right to privacy. ”

"Mr. Wei Xiong does not need to apologize or compensate, he will use his own way to respond to this behavior. ”

……

This is an obvious threat!

Since the video was exposed, News Corp's stock has been frantically sniped by Weiss Investments, and Wei Xiong's purpose is simple:

He's going to make News Corp pay for its irresponsibility.

Of course, it is also possible that Wei Xiong's eyes have long been fixed on News Corporation, and this incident is just an excuse for Murdoch to send it to the door.

-- The Times

Rumor has it that since Wei Xiong entered the board of directors of News Corp., Murdoch began to worry that Wei Xiong would one day take his place.

Therefore, on the board of directors, Murdoch repeatedly joined other shareholders to squeeze out Wei Xiong.

This time, he instructed Sky TV to expose the video, believing that Murdoch wanted to give Wei Xiong a warning, but he obviously underestimated Wei Xiong's anger!

-- Washington-Don Post

Wei Xiong has always been kind, he is willing to be charitable, and he values friendship with friends. Of course, he is also gentle with women.

Perhaps it is this that gives the illusion that he is a pacifist.

But those who harbor such illusions are clearly wrong, and he will give the most direct response to those who dare to offend him, to violate his rights.

Perhaps now Murdoch is struggling with how to mobilize more money.

-- The New York Times

On a legal level, Sky clearly violated Wei Xiong's right to privacy, and even just an ordinary person has the right to sue Sky.

Not to mention being a world-rich man.

However, Wei Xiong obviously does not need to apologize, he is not short of money, and the so-called 'due response' should be the acquisition of News Corporation!

-- Le Monde

In the past three trading days, Merriam has acquired at least 24% of the shares from the stock market, plus the original 7.9%.

NHS-Vests already owns at least 32% of the shares.

Murdoch, who originally held a 38.7% stake, acquired a 5.1% stake in three trading days in the face of a strong offensive by Merdeofoam.

The total shareholding is 43.8%.

For now, Murdoch's stake still has an advantage, but there are still about 20% of the total shares in the market, and Weixiong has a financial advantage.

So next Monday will be a crucial day.

If Murdoch can withstand the offensive of Merriam-Webster and acquire a 7% stake, then News Corp. will still be Murdoch's final say.

-- The Wall Street Journal

No one could have imagined that what was considered nothing more than an entertainment event in the eyes of most people could turn into a multi-billion-dollar capital war.

Over the past three days, the battle between the two sides over News Corp. has dazzled countless people.

Everyone is looking forward to your next trading day, because it will be a much more intense battle than the last three days.

However, the decisive battle seems to be coming much sooner than all expected.

The next day was Sunday, and Webster Capital officially announced to the public: "As of October 12, Webster Investment has acquired 33.7% of the shares of News Corp."

"A compulsory takeover of News Corp. will be formally initiated. ”

The announcement immediately caused a stir, and Murdoch owns 43.8% of News Corp.'s shares, making it the largest shareholder.

And News Corp. was founded by Murdoch, and his control over the group is not strong.

But now that Weiss has acquired a 33.7% stake, it means that as long as it can acquire an 11% stake among News Corp.'s shareholders,

can become the largest shareholder of the group, which poses a huge challenge to Murdoch.

If he could buy more than 17 percent of the shares, Mr. Murdoch would have to hand over the News Corp., which he had worked so hard to build for decades.

But will Murdoch sit still?

If it weren't for the fact that the attack on Webster's investment came so suddenly that Murdoch didn't have time to raise funds,

He would never have watched Webster Capital acquire so many shares from the stock market.

What's worse is that the announcement also announced that Weishi Investments is in contact with News Corp.'s shareholders and will buy their shares at a good price.

Murdoch's control over News Corp.'s management is unquestionable.

But shareholders don't care if you run Murdoch or Wei Xiong, as long as the people who control it can bring them benefits.

This is the cruelty of capital.

……

Wei Xiong looked up from the file, stopped Monica, who was bringing in coffee, and asked, "Did Sylvester come back with any news?"

Monica shook her head, "No, but Qing called to inquire before, and Mr. Powell said that he was still negotiating with shareholders." ”

"There hasn't been much progress yet. ”

"That Murdoch seems to be worried about the backlash from shareholders, and also intends to make an offer to some shareholders. ”

Wei Xiong said clearly: "This situation is normal, News Corp was founded by Murdoch himself, and his control over the entire group is naturally strong. ”

"And at the moment, News Corp. is doing well, and it's normal for shareholders to have little interest in selling their shares. ”

"Inform Sylvester that News Corp. must be taken down, and if necessary, the purchase price can be appropriately increased, and the extra money will be earned back in the future. ”

At this time, Cui Muqing pushed open the door and walked in, and said happily:

"Boss, Mr. Powell just called, and he has already negotiated with the two shareholders to buy a total of 11.3% of the shares at a premium of 80%. ”

"A formal agreement has been signed. ”

In addition, I heard that Murdoch has also made a takeover request to some shareholders, but most of the remaining shareholders are currently on the sidelines. ”

"Huh. ”

Wei Xiong smiled and said, "Very good, you reply to Sylvester immediately, let him be sure to take down News Corporation, it doesn't matter if you spend more money." ”

Compared with relationships, Wei Xiong is naturally not as influential as Murdoch on News Corporation.

But if it's more than financial resources, hehe......

Now Murdoch has also made a share purchase request to shareholders on the group's board of directors, proving that Murdoch has lost faith in himself and shareholders.

That's exactly what he wants, and maybe in two days there will be good news.

"Okay, I'll get back to him now. ”

After speaking, Cui Muqing was about to turn around and go out, and seeing that Monica didn't look like she was going out, she immediately grabbed Monica's hand and pulled her out.

At the same time, he whispered in Monica's ear: "I haven't eaten enough in the car just now, so I'm out." ”

Monica rolled her eyes charmingly and said, "Hmph, it seems that you ate most of it just now, I don't think you even need to eat dinner."

"Besides, the boss doesn't need me right now. ”

Cui Muqing remembered that there seemed to be a woman looking for Wei Xiong just now, and couldn't help but turn around and look at Wei Xiong's desk meaningfully.

After Cui Muqing and Monica went out, Wei Xiong gently patted Luo Meiwei's cheek.

"Get up and get on your stomach. ”

Luo Meiwei stood up as she said, but instead of turning around and lying down as before, she stood upright, her expression looking like she wanted to speak.

Wei Xiong frowned slightly: "What's wrong?"

"I ......" Luo Meiwei opened her mouth, and finally gritted her teeth and said, "I'm pregnant." ”

Hearing this, Wei Xiong paused, then smiled slightly, and glanced at Luo Meiwei's still flat belly: "Do you think the child is mine?"

"No...... No. ”

Luo Meiwei hurriedly denied that she had sex with Wei Xiong and Zhang Xueyou in those days, so she didn't know who the child was.

"I don't know. ”

Wei Xiong smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm sure the child is not mine." ”

Luo Meiwei didn't know why Wei Xiong was sure, but since Wei Xiong said so, she naturally didn't plan to admit it, and couldn't help but sigh.

"I'm going to marry Xueyou. ”