Chapter 789
Murdoch couldn't judge for a while after listening to Chen Jie's words, both of which are possible. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 infoBut the problem is that the response is completely opposite to the two situations, if Chen Jie is just at Macridge's request. Then if you come to the door rashly now, you will definitely be slaughtered by Macridge. But if Chen Jie really wants to buy 20th Century Fox, then Murdoch really has to make a quick move, because judging from Macridge's usual reaction, he should not know about Chen Jie's application for a loan. Taking advantage of the news that Markridge did not know, it would be more beneficial for Murdoch to reach an acquisition of 20th Century Fox. It's like an auction, it's only an auction if there are competitors, and if there is only one person in the whole auction, it's definitely the reserve price.
"Jerry's April Fool's Day is still a few days away, so you're not kidding me!" Murdoch looked at Chen Jie and asked.
After listening to Murdoch's words, Chen Jie smiled meaningfully and said, "I've already said it, what do you think, it's Murdoch's business." But to be honest, I really hope that no matter what the end result is, we can become friends! ”
"Of course, aren't we friends now!" After listening to Chen Jie's words, Murdoch also smiled and said: "If I can successfully acquire 20th Century Fox, I don't mind having you as a shareholder on the board of directors of 20th Century Fox!" ”
"I'm the same, and I agree with Murdoch that if I could call 20th Century Fox, I'd like to set up a TV station!" Chen Jie also said with a smile.
After chatting together for a while, the two left the teahouse with smiles on their faces. Murdoch is very smart, but it is precisely because Murdoch is so smart that he once again fell into the trap designed for him by Chen Jie. Originally, after Chen Jie revealed the news that he had a loan in his hand to Murdoch, there was no need to continue to talk to Murdoch. But he talked a lot with Murdoch, and there was even a lot of compliments to Murdoch, which made Murdoch have a delusion. If it is really like Chen Jie said, he has a huge amount of money in his hands. This is definitely not a good thing for Murdoch. But Murdoch was already suspicious of this, and the conversation with Chen Jie later made Murdoch even more think that Chen Jie was doing this to show favor to himself. In this case, the question arises, the two are now competitors, why did Murdoch show favor to Chen Jie?
Murdoch's mind spun quickly, and he thought of a possibility that Chen Jie might really be joking because of Macridge's request. Although I don't know why Chen Jie agreed to Macridge's request, the same Chen Jie also knows that he must be the one who won the 20th Century Fox in the end, so a question arises, is Chen Jie not afraid of offending him, the big boss of the future 20th Century Fox? And the conversation between the two afterwards solved this dilemma. This made Murdoch even more certain of his guesses. He believes that Chen Jie's loan was simply made out of nothing. It's just Macridge asking Chen Jie to give him a stimulus. Otherwise, there was no need for Chen Jie to sit in the teahouse with him for so long. That's why Murdoch was so happy when he left the teahouse.
It's a pity that what Murdoch doesn't know is that what he thinks is exactly what Chen Jie wants him to think in this direction. Speaking of which, although Chen Jie met Murdoch for the first time, Murdoch really impressed Chen Jie. Chen Jie has to admit that this media tycoon is indeed very smart, and he is very suspicious, which is one of the main reasons why Murdoch can become a media tycoon. But it's a pity that Murdoch hasn't heard an old Chinese saying, which says that being smart is mistaken by being smart. Chen Jie took advantage of this. When you tell someone like Murdoch, he may not believe him if you tell him the truth. If you show sincerity, he will also think carefully about what your purpose is. So Chen Jie first told Murdoch in a joking tone that he had a loan in his hand, and then put on a posture of wanting to establish friendship with Murdoch. This is easy to cause Murdoch's misunderstanding!
At the same time, Situ Haojie has also inadvertently revealed the news that Chen Jie applied for a loan to Marvin Davis. This made Marvin Davis dial Mark Ritchie's phone as soon as he finished eating with Situ Haojie。 Tell the news to Macridge. Macridge was surprised that Longteng's acquisition of 20th Century Fox was not just talking, but also made a series of plans. After all, after proving that Chen Jie has the strength to compete, the 20th Century Fox has become a hot item. A product is more valuable when it has competition. In this way, Macridge's mentality has changed, and Murdoch's attitude is no longer anxious.
Early the next morning, major American newspapers reported the news that Chen Jie had applied for a huge loan of 700 million rubles from the Central Bank of the Soviet Union. When everyone saw the news, many people were shocked by Chen Jie's move. Of course, there are also many people who are shocked that Chen Jie's worth has risen so fast in the past two years. Neither Hong Kong nor the United States Longteng is listed, so the specific value is really not easy to comment, but through this loan, everyone has a reference in their hearts.
And after seeing this news, Macridge was even more sure that Chen Jie's loan was definitely not Chen Jie's trick. After all, they didn't know the specific amount of Chen Jie's loan. In this way, he doesn't have to worry, if Murdoch really loses interest in 20th Century Fox, at least Chen Jie is there! And Murdoch confirmed that this was Markridge's ghost after seeing the news, otherwise why did he just finish meeting Chen Jie yesterday, and today Chen Jie's loan will be in the news! The timing is such a coincidence. People like Murdoch don't believe in so many coincidences. Especially the amount of this loan. Frankly speaking, Murdoch admits that Chen Jie's Dragon Pictures is indeed very valuable, and many people are interested in him. But Murdoch doesn't think that Dragon Pictures will be worth 700 million rubles! That's 1.1 billion dollars! And even if Chen Jie's Longteng Pictures is really worth so much money, the bank will not give Chen Jie a loan according to the value of Longteng Pictures! 80% of the actual value is already remarkable. So Murdoch thinks it's all behind Macridge's work. As long as he withstands the pressure of Macridge this time, the day of a successful acquisition of 20th Century Fox is not far off.
Murdoch never thought that all of this was actually controlled by Chen Jie behind his back.