After eating, Xiao Tang separated from a few people, and he asked Da Fei to help find a place for the four Zhang Long brothers nearby, while Xiao Tang returned to the "Dongxing Daily" company building alone.

After a long absence, the company's prosperity is no longer there, but it is a little lifeless, which makes Xiao Tang's heart slowly sink because he was a little excited to return to the company.

Coming to the front desk, Xiao Tang said to the listless newspaper staff: "Chang Zheng, is Chang the editor-in-chief in the company?" ”

Hearing someone asking, the little girl at the front desk raised her head suddenly, but when he saw the appearance of the person who came, his eyes widened even more, and he was pleasantly surprised: "Boss, boss is you back~ Great!" ”

didn't care about the surprise in the eyes of the female staff, Xiao Tang just nodded lightly, and asked again, "Is Chang Zheng in the company?" ”

"Yes, yes!" The girl nodded hurriedly, Xiao Tang didn't have time to waste, he hadn't been back to the company for more than a month, and at the moment he just wanted to find Chang Zheng to understand the company's situation quickly, so he said to the girl again: "Call him and call him to wait for me in the chairman's office!" ”

"Okay, boss!" The girl nodded and quickly dialed the number of the editor-in-chief.

And Xiao Tang took the elevator directly upstairs.

Back in the office, as soon as Xiao Tang entered the door, he saw Chang Zheng with an excited face and greeted him.

"Boss~" Just before Chang Zheng could speak, Xiao Tang stretched out his hand to interrupt Chang Zheng's speech, and said, "Don't talk about anything else, let's talk about the company!" I wonder if anything has happened recently during my absence?"

"Boss!"

Chang Zheng first looked angry,

lowered his head and shouted Xiao Tang, and then said with some shame: "Boss, that ghost guy from the bank plans to sell the company, and I can't stop you if you're not there." ”

"What?" Xiao Tang, who had just sat back in the senior chair, suddenly changed color and stood up suddenly. A pair of eyes were as sharp as a blade, making the standing Chang Zheng feel like a man's back, and the first time he saw Xiao Tang's gaze of choosing people and devouring people, he felt afraid of this young man who was many years younger than him for a while.

"What the hell is going on, you slowly explain it to me?" Xiao Tang also realized that he was a little excited, gathered his thoughts, and said in a calm tone.

"Hmm!" Chang Zheng nodded in response, and then said: "That's the case, boss, none of us could contact you for a month, and then the company called the police, but the police tracked for a long time but only found a clue - a black suit with your business card was found in a taxi by the deep river in the New Territories." In the end, the police came to the conclusion that vendetta would be killed together. ”

Speaking of this, Chang Zheng didn't forget to look up at Xiao Tang's eyes, obviously he also recognized this statement at the time, but now Xiao Tang is standing in front of him alive, it can only be said that the boss is too powerful, although he doesn't know how Xiao Tang fought back, but Chang Zheng feels that Xiao Tang can come back, which is a gratifying thing.

Then he continued: "Then the president of Morgan Stanley, another shareholder of the newspaper, reconvened the board of directors and proposed to sell the newspaper, because the old man said that you are the soul of the newspaper, and he also valued you to invest in this company, and now that you are missing, he does not want to believe in my ability, but is in a hurry to find a high price to cash out the company, and just a week ago a news corp. from Australia sent an intention to buy the company. ”

Xiao Tang's eyes were slight, and he suddenly asked, "Did a few white people come to the newspaper just now?" ”

Chang Zheng was slightly stunned and said: "Yes, they are the people of News Corporation, our "Dongxing Daily" has led the entire Xiangjiang newspaper scene since a month ago, with a daily circulation of more than 350,000 copies in Xiangjiang, which is the largest newspaper in Hong Kong so far, but since your disappearance, several development plans set by the company have been stopped. Morgan Stanley is negotiating with News Corp., and it looks like the people at Morgan Stanley have already asked your family for permission. ”

Chang Zheng added at the end.

Xiao Tang was stunned for a moment, then nodded, and sighed in his heart: "I am also forced to declare death." ”

However, he didn't dare to delay, and after a detailed discussion with Chang Zheng for a while, he hurried downstairs and drove straight to Central on Hong Kong Island.

On the other hand, the employees who learned that the boss had returned to the company were like being beaten with chicken blood. resurrected again, unconsciously for more than two months, Xiao Tang was indeed as Russell said, Xiao Tang was the soul of this company, and the boss disappeared a month later, for the employees of the newspaper, whether it was a senior or an ordinary employee, it was like the strength in their bodies had been drained and their souls had been lost.

……

"Sir, you don't have an appointment, you can't go in!"

Xiao Tang ignored the female staff's obstruction, pushed the other party away expressionlessly, and broke into Russell's office directly without even knocking on the door, after all, he was just a pseudo-gentleman, a real hooligan, and now the situation is special, and he can still manage those etiquette things.

The door of the office suddenly opened, Russell frowned, but when he turned around, he suddenly found that the person who came was Xiao Tang, who had been missing for a long time, and the expression on his face changed extremely richly for a while.

The dissatisfaction that was originally interrupted because of the meeting was also a little quiet, and he waved his hand to the female staff who was a little cramped and uneasy behind Xiao Tang and said, "You go and do your own work!" David is my friend and doesn't need to make an appointment! ”

When the female employee heard the boss say this, her heart was relieved, and she quickly nodded and exited the office.

And Xiao Tang was mostly focused on another person in Russell's office at the moment.

A high-end custom suit, the figure of a middle-aged white man is meticulously decorated, the bridge of the nose is high, the eyes are bright, and the excessively high hairline highlights the fullness of the man's jaw. This is a calm, restrained, yet cunning man who exudes a temperament called "success" all over his body.

"This man is not simple!" This was the only thought in Xiao Tang's mind when he saw the other party.

"David, it's a real pleasure to see you again!" Just when Xiao Tang was distracted, Russell, who had driven away the female staff, said to Xiao Tang with some excitement.

"Oh, really?" Xiao Tang glanced back at Russell with a smile and said with a smile: "Then sir, what you are doing can be stopped, right?" ”

"Haha!" Russell yawned and didn't answer Xiao Tang's words, but instead introduced Xiao Tang to the guests in his office.

"David, this is Mr. Murdoch from News Corp Australia, you know me!"

Xiao Tang's heart sank suddenly, not only because he heard the name Murdoch, but also because Russell did not give a positive answer to what he had just said, and his attitude was still a little ambiguous.

News Corp. wants to buy the Eastern Star Daily, which is the first news that Xiao Tang got after returning to the company. It can be said that it is a very worrying thing, and now that Murdoch, the boss of News Corporation, has come to Hong Kong Island in person, this makes Xiao Tang feel a sense of crisis in his heart.

Especially when the two are talking, and Russell's ambiguous attitude, this sense of crisis is even more exacerbated.

Because of his previous contract with Da Mo, Da Mo took advantage of his anxious financing and used the gambling to dig a lot of holes for him, and these pits were inadvertently told to him by Zhang Shan in the later stage, because when he signed the contract with Da Mo, there was no restriction at all, and Da Mo withdrew from the measure of selling the equity of "Dongxing Daily" halfway.

Because the object of Xiao Tang's contract is Da Mo, if the third-party news group is now strongly involved, as a large media group, it will develop into the world's top three companies in the future, under the same equity, how can it be possible to make the newspaper a hall of Xiao Tang's words.

What's more, Xiao Tang also gave away five percent of the shares for free in order to win over He Shen and Zhang Shan, although the voting rights are in his own hands.

Although Xiao Tang and Da Mo's bet will not be affected, if News Corp really intends to buy "Dongxing Daily"

Even if they don't agree, if they get the shares of Da Mo and enter the board of directors, they will intervene to complete the bet. Compared to investment banks, which only care about money, and News Corp., which wants a media company, the starting point of the two is very different.

Thinking of this, Xiao Tang's heart couldn't help but sink to the bottom.

However, after Russell introduced Murdoch, Xiao Tang still restrained his mind and politely stepped forward to shake hands with him, as the saying goes, a loser does not lose the battle, but there is still obvious hostility.

I saw Xiao Tang take two steps forward and hold Murdoch's hand and then lightly stunned, and said with a smile: "It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Murdoch!" Can I talk to Mr. Russell alone, though? ”

Murdoch, who was still smiling and ready to greet Xiao Tang, couldn't help but stiffen, because Russell's enthusiasm for Xiao Tang made Murdoch look at Xiao Tang a few times, and originally wanted to get acquainted with this young man from the East, but although the other party greeted him with a smile, his tone was very unkind, which made him a little dissatisfied in his heart, but Murdoch was a character who had seen the wind and waves, and in the face of Xiao Tang's hostility, he still smiled reluctantly: "Please!" He then exited Russell's office.

Of course, if Murdoch knew that Xiao Tang was the owner of the newspaper he wanted to buy, he would not have been baffled by Xiao Tang's hostility.

As soon as Murdoch exited the room, Xiao Tang looked at Russell, a white old man, again, and asked in a deep voice, "George, what are your plans?" ”

"David, you know everything?" Russell also looked at Xiao Tang with a complicated face at this time, and said a little helplessly: "I said it was an accident, do you agree?" ”

Xiao Tang smiled coldly, stared at Russell word by word, and said, "I agree, but sir, can this accident be over?" ”

Xiao Tang has accumulated a trace of anger in his heart, and there is a feeling of being betrayed, he is desperate but he is ruthlessly stabbed, and he looks at Russell opposite with some indifference: "I even cost my life for this company, you should understand my determination to develop and grow it, but now you are helping me lure the wolf into the house, I know that I am not qualified to ask you, the banker only has interests in his eyes, but you really can't see the future of "Dongxing Daily"?" ”

Feeling the indifference and dissatisfaction in Xiao Tang's tone, Russell still showed a wry smile on his face, and said: "You should have understood, the Xiangjiang police guessed that you had died a month ago, and I am not interested in a company that has lost its leader, because when I invested in this company, I took the most fancy to you, so after you disappeared, I wanted to take advantage of the momentum of the newspaper to sell at a high price, but I didn't expect the head office to contact an Australian media company, and they were very interested in "East Star Daily". Even their chairman came to investigate in person. ”

"No, no, no, George, you know I'm going to hear that!" Xiao Tang interrupted in the middle of Russell's speech.

Russell was not annoyed, but spoke up: "Do you want to hear their quotes?" ”

"$11 million, all-cash acquisition of "East Star Daily"!"

“Fuck！” Xiao Tang scolded in his heart, and said: "Give me five years, I can add another one to this number, George, if Da Mo is not willing to wait, how about I can buy back the equity in Da Mo's hands at a premium of 30 percent?" Xiao Tang already sensed Russell's inclination to sell his stake in the Eastern Star Daily, and he couldn't help but settle for the next best thing.

Russell was silent for a moment, but shook his head and said, "David, it's not that I don't want to help you, this should be my last business in Xiangjiang." ”

"What do you mean?" Xiao Tang glanced at Russell in surprise and asked, "You want to go back to the beautiful country." ”

"Yes!" Russell shrugged his shoulders and said with a slight smile on his face: "The previous managing director of Da Mo is about to step down, I am one of the candidates, Murdoch is an excellent media company owner, and he is also a very ambitious guy, he is more experienced and mature than you." Its News Corp. is now also planning to expand into the international market and needs a collaborator, and Da Mo's board of directors is very interested in him! ”

"Huh!" Xiao Tang sneered and looked at Russell and said, "In short, Da Mo is going to give up on me and turn his gun to help News Corp deal with me?" ”

Xiao Tang looked at Russell's eyes steadily, without blinking for a moment, as if he wanted to take in all the other party's demeanor.

Russell's face changed, he was a little silent, and he smiled bitterly for a long time: "David, I don't want to be too stiff with you, but I really can't help you this time, the board of directors of Da Mo wants to make friends with the news group, "Dongxing Daily" is just an additive, a very precious thing in your eyes, but it is just a very ordinary cargo in the eyes of others, I am about to return to the beautiful country to be promoted to the managing director of the group, I don't want to hate the board of directors because of this matter, do you understand?" ”

Xiao Tang smiled a little self-deprecatingly, his desperate career is indeed nothing in front of these international companies, he is still too weak, and he only has to accept his fate in this game of big fish eating small fish.

But Xiao Tang still didn't give up and said: "In this case, News Corp has already quoted 11 million US dollars, and I ask Da Mo to immediately honor the terms of the VAM." ”

Russell shook his head calmly and said, "I'm sorry, David, I have to respect the decision of the board of directors, even if I am very optimistic about you, I can't make decisions in this matter, I must fulfill the contract period." ”

At this point, Xiao Tang completely understood Da Mo's attitude, Xiao Tang, who should have scolded him, calmed down at the moment, he was not hysterical, nor did he complain and curse, scolding the other party for being despicable. Instead, he looked at each other with a smile and said, "George, you tell me that Murdoch is more ambitious, better, more mature and experienced than me. But I would say that I am younger than him. ”

When he said this, Xiao Tang's face became cold, and he roared a little hideously: "I may lose this child I raised single-handedly, but one day I will get it back with interest." Do you understand? With that, Xiao Tang glanced at the pensive Russell, turned his head and left.

Until this moment, Russell looked at the back of Xiao Tang leaving, and there were some gains and losses in his heart, he admired each other very much from the first time he saw this young man at HSBC, although a guy with a young face and even felt underage, talking loudly and eloquently in front of two big bankers, it seemed very funny and funny, but George Russell was still moved by Xiao Tang's courage at that time, because not all people in this world have the courage to sell their ideals to rich people, not to mention that Xiao Tang is young and terrible.

It was precisely because of Xiao Tang's temperament that when Xiao Tang left HSBC, Russell followed, determined to see if the young man who was confident enough to pay 20% interest was really capable.

After more than a month, Xiao Tang told Russell with facts that he was very discerning, but he made a mistake and had too many accidents halfway.

News Corp. Murdoch, the head of News Corporation, was so determined to win the Eastern Star Daily that he even came to Hong Kong himself.

Therefore, the board of directors of Da Mo attaches great importance to this matter and wants to make friends with the other party with this business of "Dongxing Daily", so that it can obtain other mergers and acquisitions of News Corp. in the process of internationalization of News Corporation.

Compared with News Corporation, a new leader in the media industry, "Dongxing Daily" seems so insignificant, not to mention that the Xiangjiang Police Force has determined that Xiao Tang has sunk before, but when Russell saw the back of Xiao Tang leaving at this time, his mood was inexplicably heavy.