Chapter 551: The True Goal

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In the Office of the Chairman of the Board of Directors and President of News Corp. Headquarters of the United States,

"Bang Bang ......"

Murdoch angrily swept the things on the table to the ground and roared, "These two dogs dare to betray me, they will go to hell, and they must be punished with the most vicious punishment." ”

"Your Excellency, I don't think it's the time to get angry, Wei Xiong's stake has reached 45%, and you are in danger now. ”

It was Koryat Blake, vice president of the group, who spoke.

There seemed to be no awe of Murdoch in his tone, but a hint of dissatisfaction.

Indeed, when he knew that Murdoch had acquiesced to Sky TV's exposure of the candid video, he had a very ridiculous feeling.

He didn't expect Murdoch to be so stupid and do such a stupid thing based on his personal likes and dislikes.

Since he is also a director of the group (not all directors are shareholders), he had several contacts with Wei Xiong, plus information from newspapers and other sources.

He also knew a little about Wei Xiong, so Wei Xiong's revenge had long been expected by him.

It's just that Wei Xiong's revenge came too violently, and with the support of strong financial resources, Murdoch, who was caught off guard, had no power to resist at all.

watched Wei's investment sweep the stock market.

It's just that all of this is because of his own stupidity, which he brought on himself, and he can't blame others.

It is precisely because of this that shareholders will be very angry and dissatisfied, and today two shareholders will rebel and agree to sign an agreement with Weishi Investment to transfer shares, although the main factor is that Weishi Investment has greatly increased the premium, but it is difficult to say that it has nothing to do with this.

"What do you mean by Kerry, Howard, Jack, Ilte?" Murdoch quickly calmed down, although he also regretted what he had done on the spur of the moment, but the matter had come to this, and the most important thing now was to get over the hurdle in front of him, and the rest would be talked about later.

The four people he spoke of were both shareholders of the group and members of the board of directors.

"They all said to think about it, Your Excellency President, now the shares in the hands of the four of them are the key to victory or defeat, you should go and talk to them in person, Weishi Investment has a financial advantage, you must exert your influence to recover the disadvantage, otherwise, ......"

"You're right, I really should have drunk them myself. The decision was made, and Murdoch left the office immediately......

More than half an hour later, Murdoch walked out of a building, but his face was not good-looking.

He had just turned to Howard Hughes, who held a 5.1 percent stake in News Corp., the highest of the four shareholders.

But even if he came to the door in person, Howard still didn't let go, and still said that he would consider it, and Murdoch knew that Howard was simply waiting for the price to sell.

By eleven o'clock in the evening, Murdoch returned home exhausted, not only physically exhausted, but also mentally exhausted.

As if they had colluded in advance, the words of the four shareholders were almost the same, they did not agree, nor refused, even if he raised the purchase price significantly, the answer he got was still the same, and an extremely bad premonition gradually rose from the bottom of his heart.

At this rate, it is highly likely that the Howard four will sell their shares to Weststers, and by that time News Corp will ...... He couldn't imagine the consequences.

He sat on the sofa, supporting his forehead with his hands, rubbing his temples lightly with his thumb, his eyes slightly closed, not knowing what he was thinking, after a while, he raised his head, and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth: "Since the economic method does not work, then it can only be used by political means." ”

I saw him pick up the microphone of the landline on the small table next to him and skillfully press a set of numbers.

……

Lu Liangwei has been in a good mood recently, and since "Fuse" was released simultaneously in Asia on October 2, the box office has risen rapidly.

If the current trend continues,

By the time of the next draw, the Hong Kong box office can reach at least 45 million, although there is still a gap with the record-breaking 62 million of "Myth".

But it's already very high.

There are only about 10 Hong Kong movies that can exceed 40 million at the box office every day. What's more, 45 million is just his personal conservative estimate.

Maybe it can rush to 50 million in the end.

This is only Hong Kong, the film is released simultaneously in Asia, in addition to being released in Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea and other countries are also released at the same time.

Although Japan is in the midst of an economic crisis, the people are relatively short on cash.

But spiritual life is still necessary for some people. According to the information he received, as of now, the occupancy rate of the theater is still 5%.

I think the final box office will not be bad.

As the second male lead in the film, his popularity has also risen sharply with the release of the film, and the most direct reaction is that he is also followed by paparazzi when he goes out.

This is the first time he has enjoyed this kind of treatment (there were no paparazzi at the time of "Shanghai Tang").

On this day, after attending the opening ceremony of a fashion clothing spot, he returned home, and as soon as he opened the door, he saw Zhou Haimei coming out of the kitchen with dishes.

"My husband came back and had dinner. ”

Lu Liangwei walked over and took a look, there were three dishes on the table, all of them looked good, and he couldn't help but smile on his face, which he didn't dare to think about before.

During the period of cohabitation, he knew that Zhou Haimei could not do housework, let alone cook.

But since he knew the relationship between Zhou Haimei and Wei Xiong, Zhou Haimei has undergone some changes, at least sometimes he will take the initiative to do some housework.

And I also started to study cooking.

He didn't know what Zhou Haimei thought in his heart, but he thought it was good, at least now he thought so in his heart.

When the meal is almost halfway through,

Zhou Haimei served Lu Liangwei a bowl of soup, and said at the same time: "Mr. Wei asked me to go to Tongque Villa tonight, and let you go with you." ”

"Hmm. ”

Zhou Haimei seemed to be talking about an ordinary thing, and Lu Liangwei's answer was also very bland, and he didn't see any ups and downs in his emotions at all.

Just because it's not the first time.

Since that day, in the next few months, he and Zhou Haimei visited Tongque Villa three more times, naturally for Wei Xiong's fun.

At first, I was a little resistant, but slowly I got used to it.

……

At the beginning of the new day, News Corp.'s stock price fell slightly, then climbed rapidly, and Merriam-Webster and Murdoch began to compete again.

During the two-day break, Murdoch apparently mobilized more money, almost in opposition to Merriam-Webster. This led to a rapid rise in the stock price.

But slowly, fewer and fewer people are selling News Corp stock.

After so many days of acquisitions, most of News Corp's shares in the stock market have been bought, and the rest have been sold at a bargain.

Therefore, as it stands, Merriamas Weststers and Murdoch will continue to push their stock prices higher.

……

"Daddy, get up and eat. ”

As soon as Wei Xiong opened his eyes, he saw Xiao Xuanxuan lying on top of him, a pair of big round eyes staring at him.

"Hee-hee, Daddy is a big lazy pig, and the sun is drying his ass. ”

Wei Xiong stretched out his hand and gently pinched Xiao Xuanxuan's face, and said with a smile: "Daddy is a big lazy pig, then Xuanxuan is a little lazy pig." ”

"You can't pinch someone's face. ”

The little guy who loves beauty quickly took Wei Xiong's hand away, and said angrily: "Mommy said that children can't pinch it, otherwise they won't have teeth." ”

"If you can't grow teeth, Xuanxuan won't be beautiful. ”

At this time, Zhao Yazhi walked in from outside: "Xuanxuan, get up quickly, Daddy is going to get up and get dressed." ”

The little guy grimaced at Wei Xiong: "Daddy is not ashamed, sleeping bare-assed." As he spoke, he ran out of the bedroom on two legs.

"Hehehe......"

Zhao Yazhi smiled, glanced at Wei Xiong charmingly, and then went to the cloakroom to get a set of clothes and came out: "Hurry up, breakfast is ready." ”

……

When Wei Xiong walked out of the bedroom, Xiao Xuanxuan was already sitting at the table waiting for breakfast, while Zhao Yazhi and He Chaoqiong came out of the kitchen to serve breakfast.

"You did it yourself?"

Zhao Yazhi smiled and said, "It was done by Chaoqiong." ”

Wei Xiong glanced at He Chaoqiong, who was obviously in a good mood, and teased: "It's rare for Miss He to do it herself, why is she in such a good mood?"

He was responded with a wide roll of the eye.

"Hmph, Daddy really can't speak, be careful that Auntie doesn't give you breakfast. ”

It is said that Tong Yan is unscrupulous, and this sentence immediately caused a burst of laughter, and He Chaoqiong kissed Xiao Xuanxuan's little face: "Xuanxuan is so good." ”

After laughing, everyone began to eat.

He Chaoqiong opened his mouth and said: "I forgot to tell you yesterday that the approval of the acquisition of the "United Daily News" has been approved by the Taiwan Information Bureau. ”

"The agreement will be signed today. ”

Hearing this, Wei Xiong couldn't help but wonder: "Didn't you insist a few days ago that the relevant procedures are being reviewed? Why did they pass it so quickly?"

"I don't know very well, I got the news yesterday afternoon. ”

Since they don't know the reason, Wei Xiong and He Chaoqiong didn't dig deeper, as long as they can buy "United Daily News", their goal will be achieved.

Nothing else matters.

In fact, when it comes to the reason, it should be attributed to Wei Xiong.

The main reason why the Taiwan authorities deliberately obstructed Zhongtian Television's acquisition of "United Daily News" was that they were worried that Taiwan's public opinion would be controlled by Wei Xiong.

Because Wei Xiong has a good relationship with the mainland.

However, the acquisition of News Corporation, the world's largest media group, initiated by Webster Investment, is a wake-up call to the leaders of the Taiwan authorities.

It is obviously not a good thing to have a bad relationship with Wei Xiong.

In addition, the reasons for the Information Bureau's obstruction of the approval of the relevant procedures were also far-fetched, so after careful consideration, the Information Bureau approved the relevant procedures.

While eating and chatting, Zhao Yazhi asked, "By the way, how is the acquisition of News Corporation?"

Wei Xiong smiled: "It's going well." ”

He Chaoqiong also asked: "Yesterday's announcement said that we are in contact with the shareholders of News Corporation, have there been any results so far?"

"We have signed share transfer agreements with two shareholders. ”

"There are still four people left in a wait-and-see mode, and I think they are waiting for the price to sell, and now whether Murdoch can keep his position, these four people are the key. ”

"Whether or not we can complete the forced takeover of News Corp. is also key to this. ”

"Fools don't want to take advantage of the opportunity to sell for a good price. ”

He Chaoqiong said angrily: "If my guess is correct, this time you are probably using the topic to play, you are coveting News Corporation." ”

But Murdoch wasn't going to sit back and die. ”

"In addition, I am worried that Murdoch will intervene in the ordinary American political forces, although you have a good relationship with the Bush family, but the United States is not the president. ”

"And I've heard that Murdoch is Jewish, and he should know quite a few members of the U.S. Congress. ”

"I've thought about this for a long time, as long as Murdoch finds that the situation is not in his favor, he will definitely seek the intervention of political forces, and News Corp controls many media outlets in Western countries, and there must be many people who don't want me, a Hong Kong person, to control News Corp. ”

"But now that I own 45 percent of News Corp., they have to pay some price for me to get rid of it. ”

From the beginning, Wei Xiong never imagined that he would be able to buy News Corp., which controls more than half of Australia's newspapers.

Western countries such as the United States and the United Kingdom also control a large number of media outlets.

How could the authorities of Western countries easily let him, a Hong Kong person, control such a huge weapon of public opinion?

He launched a forced takeover of News Corp. just to gain more bargaining chips.

"It seems that I was worried in vain, and now I wonder if you made that candid video yourself, hmph, it's really romantic enough. ”

"Do I have the point where I can use my peachy news as a bargaining chip? ”

Wei Xiong shrugged his shoulders helplessly.

At this time, the voice of the mobile phone came from the bedroom, and the servant standing next to him immediately went to the bedroom and took out the phone: "Young master, your phone." ”

"Hello, I'm Wei Xiong. Wei Xiong's voice fell, and Bush Jr.'s voice came from the other end of the phone: "Wei, it's me, George." ”

Wei Xiong raised his eyebrows, and the purpose of Bush Jr.'s call at this time was already clear in his heart: "Hehe, why do you have time to call me today?"

"It's a bit of a thing. George W. Bush's voice was a little low: "I have to apologize to you before I say it, because what I want to say may be unfair to you." ”

Wei Xiong groaned in his heart, Bush Jr. said so, so naturally he could no longer pretend to be confused: "Is it the news corp.?"

"That's right, News Corp. controls numerous newspapers and Fox TV in the United States, and the principle of Congress is against foreign control of American television, and yesterday Murdoch contacted several members of Congress who joined forces to put pressure on my father to oppose your acquisition of News Corp. ”

Speaking of which, Bush Jr. will not say anything, and there are some things that do not need to be said clearly, just understand it yourself.

Wei Xiong was silent for a while, and then said in a rather helpless tone: "Okay, since that's the case, I don't want to embarrass your father." ”

"You convey to Murdoch on my behalf that I can give up on the acquisition of News Corp. and sell all the shares I own. ”

"But I want a stake in Sky TV and Forbes Group. ”

The candid footage was exposed by Sky TV, and in the absence of a full crackdown on Murdoch, Wei Xiong's request for Murdoch to exchange for Sky TV was completely reasonable in the eyes of George W. Bush. As for the shares of Forbes Group, it should be regarded as a moral damage fee.

"No problem, I'll relay your words to Murdoch myself. ”

……

Then Wei Xiong and Bush Jr. chatted a few more words before hanging up the phone, He Chaoqiong immediately said: "Say Cao Cao Cao Cao will arrive, but if you can really get Sky TV, it will be a big gain. ”

"Hehe, with George personally intervening, Murdoch should agree in order to retain control of News Corp., but I still have to make a few phone calls, after all, Sky TV is one of the largest TV stations in the UK, and if anyone interferes, it will be in vain. ”

After breakfast, Wei Xiong gave John ?? A number of British cabinet ministers, including Major, and members of parliament themselves made phone calls to reach a consensus on the acquisition of Sky by Merdeotide Media Group, which can highlight the role of the network of influence that Weixiong has built up over the years.

……

Since it was revealed that Webster Investment had maliciously blocked News Corp.'s stock, The New York Times has continued to follow up on the incident.

Just when Monday's trading ended and everyone was paying attention to the winner, the New York Times broke another bombshell news on Tuesday -

News Corp and Wises Investments reach a settlement!

Although the settlement agreement has not yet been formally signed, the New York Times has laid out the general terms of the agreement and the reasons for the settlement.

Only then did the public know that Webster Capital had acquired the shares of two shareholders of News Corp.

Combined with the shares acquired in the stock market on Monday, Wei Xiong owned a total of 49.4 percent of News Corp. as of Monday's close.

Murdoch, on the other hand, has only a 45.9% stake.

Such a stake ratio was equivalent to almost a death sentence for Murdoch, but Murdoch used his political power in the United States at this time.

Subsequently, several senior members of Congress opposed the acquisition of News Corp. by Webster Investments.

In this case, Wei Xiong made a concession and promised to abandon the acquisition of News Corp. and sell his stake for some time to come.

But News Corp. had to trade Sky and Forbes Group stakes in exchange.

Murdoch has agreed to Wei Xiong's request in order to keep News Corp., which is undoubtedly a huge blow to Murdoch.

Four days later, the New York Times revealed the details of the agreement again.

The agreement consists of four articles: first, Murdoch will acquire a 10% stake in News Corp. owned by Merdecker Investments at a premium of 60 percent;

Second, the remaining 39.4% of the shares held by Weishi Investment will be sold within three months, and no individuals or units related to Weixiong will be allowed to take over.

Third, Merges-Webster Media acquired control of Sky TV by acquiring News Corp.'s 62% stake in Sky TV.

Fourth, Webster Media Group acquired a 21.4% stake in Forbes Group, becoming the second largest shareholder of Forbes Group.