Murdoch stared at Eric with an expression that faced the nonsense juniors who didn't know the depths, and said in a deep voice: "Eric, you should know that 10% of the shares is simply impossible, and even if I agree, the board of directors will not agree." ”

Eric didn't seem to feel the pressure in Murdoch's expression, and said lightly: "Mr. Murdoch, although you don't have absolute control, the whole world knows that News Corp. is Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. I'm sure you have the power to decide this, so don't prevaricate me with the board or anything like that, okay?"

"Then I tell you clearly, Eric, that this matter is non-negotiable, and you should change the conditions. ”

Eric still looked relaxed, and even crossed his legs, but his tone became loud: "Mr. Murdoch, ◆wan◆book◆ロba, a@ns◎≧om I also said before, I am a very stubborn person, and once I speak, I will not make any changes." ”

After saying this, the scene in the reception room suddenly quieted down, an old man and a young man stared at each other nonchalantly, but after a while, Eric took the lead in looking away, not that he was empty-hearted, but that he felt that it was really boring to do this, what was the use of pressing others on the momentum, the key to negotiation was to see who on both sides had more bargaining chips.

And now, the most important chips are in Eric's hands.

Finishing the remaining coffee from his cup, Eric was finally able to turn the ceramic cup over, no doubt that the words were not engraved on the underside.

Placing the cup back on the table, Eric looked up at Murdoch.

"Eric. Let's talk about it today. Maybe we should all calm down. ”

Murdoch spoke. Eric was keenly aware that he had unknowingly gained the absolute upper hand in this confrontation, and in this case, how could he not be in a hurry.

"Mr. Murdoch, I have a very tight schedule, and I missed today, and I don't know if I will be able to spare time in these two months. Moreover, the three major TV stations are still waiting for my reply. After Eric's words, he seemed to feel that it was not enough, so he added: "Oh, by the way, ABC has lost a lot of money in recent years, and their offer is also the highest." Also, they mentioned before that they are willing to pay a liquidated fee to buy the rest of the episodes of this season. To be honest, I'm quite impressed. After all, in the first season, I could only get 40% of the advertising revenue from Fox. But if you change the company, the price code offered by ABC is ...... Sorry, this is a trade secret. ”

It was already a naked threat, and Murdoch almost wanted to smash what was in front of him in Eric's face.

Of course, he could only think about it.

Murdoch said coldly: "If you want to break the contract, then wait to see you in the federal court, I promise, you don't want to get the last penny." ”

"Mr. Murdoch, do you think that in North America, News Corp can compete with the three major television stations and the forces behind them? You must know very well in your heart that if this lawsuit really starts, Fox will definitely lose. Maybe when the lawsuit is over, we will have to wait until next year to re-play, and maybe the Fireflies will lose a lot because of this, but there is no doubt that Fox will lose more. No, it would be even more wishful thinking for Fox to rise in a short period of time, and during this time, the three major TV stations that have realized the threat have joined forces to kick Fox TV out. ”

"If you do, the fireflies won't do any good in it. Don't forget, Eric, in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States, which are the main English-speaking countries, News Corp. has a strong ability to control media opinion with the newspapers and television stations at hand. Even the British government is now careful to maintain good relations with News Corp in order to maintain their media image. If you do that, I can make the Firefly movie lose word of mouth all over the world, and make your personal image useless all over the world, do you know how much coverage of you and those actresses we've suppressed? A journalist who became interested in you six months ago followed you for two months, and all your private life was photographed by him. I was going to do a report on all of your deeds, about that actress named Virginia Madsen, about your current girlfriend, about Julia Roberts, oh, I almost forgot Miss Drew Barrymore, she's only 14 now, isn't she?"

After Murdoch said these words, he triumphantly picked up the coffee in front of him and wanted to take a sip, but Eric, who had been slightly bowing his head, raised his head at this time, and Murdoch found that Eric's eyes were indifferent, and his slightly pale face had a trace of abnormal flush.

Oops!

Murdoch sighed softly in his heart, and he suddenly realized that Eric, who was only 19 years old, was a young man with young aspirations. The combination of the two situations is doomed, and Eric is more likely to be rash than other young people when facing threats.

In case this hairy boy is impulsive and really prefers to breach the contract and take it away, then even if he really mobilizes the power of the media in the end to destroy the public image of this little guy for nothing, News Corp will not get the slightest benefit, which is obviously not in the interests of News Corp.

As if he hadn't noticed the change in Murdoch's expression, Eric raised his wrist to look at his watch, and then looked up at Murdoch.

"Mr. Murdoch, you have a minute to think about it and agree to my terms, or break up in two, and we'll do our own thing, and see who has the most to lose in the end, and start the clock now. With that, Eric lowered his head again.

Murdoch panicked, it seemed that this little guy had really lost his mind.

"Eric, don't do that, okay? You're an adult. Murdoch said helplessly, with a faint reproach in his tone.

Eric, as if he hadn't heard Murdoch's words, lowered his head and counted down to himself: "55...... 54…… 53……”

Seeing that Eric ignored him, Murdoch leaned back on the sofa instead, squinting his eyes slightly, as if he wanted to see if Eric dared to count down to the end. He had read Eric's information before, and knew that this young man had a maturity and stability far beyond his peers, and he was betting that maybe Eric would be impulsive because of what he had just said, but a one-minute countdown was enough for this smart young man to calm down.

“36…… 35…… 34……”

The countdown continued relentlessly. (To be continued......)