After leaving Central, Xiao Tang took the lead in going to the famous Hong Kong Island rich area - Mid-levels Villa.

Without him, he asked Russell to help his mother rent a villa over there, and he had to go back to report to his mother that he was safe, after all, more than a month had passed, and the old man was probably very sad.

Not surprisingly, my mother lost a lot of weight.

After Xiao Tang went home, he coaxed his mother for a long time, and accepted his mother's admonition for more than an hour. Don't be too ruthless, too reckless, don't offend people. Something like that.

Looking at his mother's nervous appearance, Xiao Tang was both moved and helpless.

It wasn't until just after one o'clock in the afternoon that Xiao Tang left home again and returned to the "East Star Daily" building in Kowloon Tong.

Only this time he did not recruit Chang Zheng alone, but invited Zhang Yi and He Shen to the company's conference room.

Originally, when they learned the news of Xiao Tang's return in the morning, Zhang Shan and He Shen were also very happy, and the two came to the chairman's office in a hurry, wanting to see Xiao Tang, but were told that the chairman had hurriedly gone out.

Regarding the news group's acquisition of "Dongxing Daily", He Shen and Zhang Shan know more than Chang Zheng, and now that this situation has developed to this point, it is obviously not good, and they can't help but have complicated thoughts, after all, the two of them also have the company's shares given by Xiao Tang in their hands, although it is only five percent in total, but it is not a lot.

On the oval-shaped conference table, Xiao Tang sat in the first place with a sinking face. Zhang Yi and He Shen were on either side, while Chang Zheng sat down opposite Xiao Tang.

"Xiao Sheng!" He Shen wanted to open his mouth to say something, but Han Wan Xiao Tanghou's lips twitched, and he couldn't speak for a long time, he could know from Xiao Tang's face that things might not go well. At the end, I couldn't help but sigh.

Seeing that He Shen and Zhang Shan were both a little depressed in the conference room, Xiao Tang slightly removed the gloom on his face, smiled reluctantly at a few people, and said, "Okay, don't be like this, everyone, let's have a meeting next!" ”

Hearing Xiao Tang say 'have a meeting', the other three couldn't help but straighten up, and several of them knew in their hearts that Xiao Tang was now hurriedly summoning them, and there was probably only one thing they could discuss, that is, the possibility that "Dongxing Daily" might be acquired by an Australian media group.

Sure enough, the first sentence Xiao Tang opened his mouth was, "What do you think about the acquisition of "Dongxing Daily" by News Corporation, I had a little accident some time ago, which caused such a change in the company, I am at fault, I apologize to everyone first!" ”

Now sitting in this room, everyone has common interests, especially Chang Zheng, if it weren't for Xiao Tang's vigorous cultivation, he would not have become the editor-in-chief of the newspaper, while Zhang Shan and He Shen each own 2.5% of the company's shares, and they are more or less grateful to Xiao Tang. ”

"Xiao Sheng, in fact, before you come back, I am unwilling to sell the "Dongxing Daily", but there is no other way, after all, theoretically I am a staff member of Da Mo, but now that you have returned, then of course I am optimistic about the company's prospects, after all, I also have 2.5% of the company's shares, I believe you can lead the company further." He Shen was still the first to speak, he spoke very sincerely, and there was no cover-up.

Xiao Tang nodded, although 2.5 percent of the shares is not much, but if Xiao Tang leads the company, the value of the enterprise has been growing steadily, it is no surprise, a few years later, the 2.5 percent of the shares in their hands must be a considerable astronomical figure, and if Xiao Tang really had an accident before, the company does not have this soul, then today's high-priced cashing out is not a good choice for them.

After listening to He Shen's speech, Xiao Tang looked at Zhang Shan, who was silent on the side, and said, "Zhang Sheng, what do you think." ”

Zhang Shan smiled faintly after hearing Xiao Tang's question, "I want to believe you, but the contract you signed with Da Mo first is very flawed, if News Corp intervenes strongly, they may use judicial channels to ask for the same board of directors rights as you in the company, whether we agree or not, in the case of discord among major shareholders, the company will not be able to develop normally, not to mention expanding overseas, and even our Hong Kong Island market will inevitably shrink." ”

"I don't think News Corp. is stupid enough to lose with us, right?" Hearing Zhang Shan's analysis, Chang Zheng interjected with some doubts.

Zhang Shi smiled noncommittally, but listened to He Shen's words: "Now the "East Star Daily" is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people on Hong Kong Island, as the saying goes, 'it is difficult to draw the skin and bones', and today's "East Star Daily" happens to set up a skeleton, as long as it operates a little, it will have a skyrocketing trend, and the Australian media tycoon may have taken a fancy to this, so he was tempted by the local tabloid "East Star Daily"! ”

"For this kind of strategic investor, he values the potential of Dongxing Daily to become a Chinese newspaper giant, how can he let the board have other voices."

"Oh!" Chang Zheng suddenly realized, he also understood that the next was likely to be a life-and-death battle, and Chang Zheng couldn't help but look at Xiao Tang and asked, "Boss, what should we do?" ”

"What should I do?" Xiao Tang smiled bitterly in his heart, a giant company wants to buy you, although his company is not a listed company, but his previous contract with Da Mo is flawed, and he doesn't care much about it at the beginning, after all, gambling does not take risks. Unexpectedly, this has become a place where News Corp. can attack itself and even seize control of the newspaper.

At this time, Xiao Tang had to maliciously speculate whether this bug was deliberately left by Da Mo to pit himself, but now it is too late, Xiao Tang is a little annoyed, he is not very familiar with these legal and business documents, and he has been exploited.

However, after eating a trench and growing wise, this incident also gave Xiao Tang a long memory, and also gave him a deep understanding of those big investment banks. Pinch you horizontally and vertically, if you are not careful, you will be pinched to death, "Really, there is a wolf in front and a tiger in the back, and there is a small trap hidden in the middle." "You can't get rid of it from heaven and earth, and as for how to concoct it, it depends on other people's minds.

But Xiao Tang is not a person who can be handled by others casually, the main reason why he threw out such a question before was that he wanted to try the attitude of a few people, after all, He Shen and Zhang Shan are still Da Mo's people.

However, through the understanding just now, he has a rough idea in his heart.

At that moment, he glanced at everyone one by one, and then said: "For the development of the newspaper, you originally serialized the three novels in my hand in the newspaper almost in the form of free, and now I plan to mortgage the newspaper to the bank and borrow 25 million Hong Kong dollars to buy the newspaper serialization copyright of the "Sword and Fairy Trilogy", how about it?" ”

After Zhang Shan and He Shen heard Xiao Tang's words, their faces couldn't help but change, and the two glanced at each other, both of them saw a trace of surprise and incomprehension in each other's eyes, and secretly said in their hearts: "Doesn't the boss have confidence, keep the company, want to maximize profits, and make a fortune from News Group." ”

Perhaps seeing the confusion of the two, Xiao Tang explained: "News Corp is a listed company, they can't do it for the sake of the "East Star Daily" regardless of the cost, I want to force Murdoch back in the form of debt, after all, if the cost is too high, their board of directors is likely to terminate this acquisition plan, and the debt I said is a toxic debt!" ”

"Drug debt?" He Shen, Zhang Shan, and Chang Zheng heard it for the first time, and they couldn't help but look at Xiao Tang curiously.

Xiao Tang smiled coldly, and for the first time in his eyes, there was a hint of ruthlessness in front of the three of them, and said: "When we borrow money from the bank, we can attach a clause, 'If there is a change in our company's board of directors, the bank can collect debts from the company as soon as possible.'" ’”

"This~" He Shen hesitated a little and said, "Mr. Xiao, we need to report this matter to Mr. Russell!" ”

"We can postpone reporting on this for a few days, and it's not too late to tell him when we're ready." Xiao Tang looked at He Shen fixedly, and a great pressure appeared on He Shen for a while.

But I heard Xiao Tang say again: "It is clearly written in the contract that Da Mo will not interfere with the resolutions of the board of directors, as long as it is beneficial to the company, he will not interfere." So we agreed that this thing was good for the company, and they had no reason or excuse to stop it. ”

But He Shen complained in his heart, "Big brother, if I do this, it doesn't mean that I will tear my face with Da Mo, and I am still picking up food in other people's companies, is this really good?" ”

"Come and help me, your chances in Da Mo will never be as good as those ghosts, even black people have an advantage over you, give me a chance, and give you a chance, I am sure to give you a future that is a thousand times better than Da Mo, even if we fail to guard the newspaper this time, I am sure to re-embark on a broad road that is eye-catching."

Zhang Shan and He Shen looked at each other and glanced at each other, before Zhang Shan looked into Xiao Tang's eyes and asked, "Xiao Sheng, you confessed your plan at the beginning, are you so sure that we will get on your ship?" ”

Zhang and the others did not blame Xiao Tang for forcing them to stand in line, but they were very curious about why Xiao Tang was so confident.

Xiao Tang smiled and said, "It's not that I'm confident, but I think that although your salary in Da Mo is expensive, you can't be trusted, and your promotion path has long been set a ceiling, but I don't!" Do you understand? ”

When they heard this, Zhang Yi and the two couldn't help but nod in agreement, what Xiao Tang said was true, this is a common phenomenon of Chinese people today, large companies in beautiful countries and financial companies on Wall Street rarely see Chinese executives, even if they came to Xiangjiang, where the Chinese settled, they still did not get the reuse of Da Mo as they wished, which made Zhang Yi and the two couldn't help but be a little disheartened, at this time Xiao Tang enthusiastically threw an olive branch, and both of them couldn't help but move proudly, after all, Xiao Tang's ability was placed there, "There is such a leader, The whole world is grassland. ”

Being able to take the initiative to return to Xiangjiang from the beautiful country shows that both of them are unwilling to be mediocre, rather than continue to survive in Damo, it is better to change their seats, as the saying goes: "The tree is dead, and the person is alive!" ”

Thinking about the joints, Zhang Yi and the two of them nodded and said, "Okay, Xiao Sheng, we will follow you in the future." ”

Xiao Tang couldn't help but be happy in his heart, and said with a smile: "The first one who was willing to invest in me was the old guy Russell, and the result was that he made a lot of money, and in the end he even smashed the pot for me." Xiao Tang took a look at Russell's white old man before laughing: "You are the second person who is willing to invest in me, I want to say, I will not let you down." ”

Zhang Shan and He Shen both smiled and didn't speak, in fact, their mood at this time was very complicated, they didn't know whether their choice was right or wrong this time, and it took time to confirm.

Of course, maybe a few years later, under the inquiry of others, Zhang Shan and He Shen are reminiscing about the past, and they may tell others that we accepted David Xiao's invitation to join his team without hesitation.

Because we saw that he was extraordinary long ago, and in our eyes he was the future, he was the truth.

The meeting continued, and Xiao Tang finally set his eyes on Chang Zheng and asked, "Old Chang, what do you think?" ”

Chang Zheng was stunned for a moment before he said, "Boss, I'll listen to you." ”

didn't care about Chang Zheng's unassertive style, Xiao Tang just nodded lightly, and then smiled: "Since everyone has no opinion, then I will assign a task, Zhang Sheng, He Sheng, you contact the bank and strive to get the loan as soon as possible, and Chang You, coordinate the work of the newspaper to see if there is anything I need to deal with, and our second entertainment newspaper can also be put on the agenda." ”

After a long period of instructions, Xiao Tang explained everything he had planned.

After the three of them obeyed the order, they were just about to leave when they heard Xiao Tang shout to He Shen, who was a few steps behind Chang Zheng, and said: "He Sheng, I want to take a look at the company's finances recently and predict the feasibility of the second newspaper release, I need to make a plan." ”

After hearing Xiao Tang's request, He Shen, who had just turned around, nodded and said with a smile: "Okay Xiao Sheng, I'll have someone send the accounts over in a while." ”

"Good!" Xiao Tang answered, and then got up and walked back in the direction of the office.

……

Facing the acquisition of a media company that can become the world's top three in the future, on the one hand, it proves the value of "Dongxing Daily", but on the other hand, it also shows that the danger of this matter has directly opened to hell.

Murdoch can become a media tycoon has proved that his strength should not be underestimated, as a reborn, Xiao Tang has the ability to spy on the general trend, but the enterprise competition is a bayonet to see the red knife and the real gun, not that he knows that the return of Hong Kong Island to the motherland in 97 can come in handy.

He can only try his best to dispel Murdoch's interest in the "Eastern Star Daily" now, and he can't play with it yet, otherwise in the end, Murdoch will run away and be injured.

However, when Xiao Tang was flipping through the accounts sent by Heshen in his hand, the landline on the desk suddenly rang.

The caller was none other than Da Fei, who led the four brothers to find a house.

Da Fei talked to Xiao Tang hurriedly for a while, he found a townhouse for the four brothers, a total of five houses were rented, Xiao Tang could also move over, and then said that Zhang Long and the four of them would borrow an afternoon to accompany him to Jiujiang Street to support the scene.

This made Xiao Tang speechless and complained, this brother is the bodyguard he invited, not Da Fei's thug, but considering Da Fei's situation, Xiao Tang still agreed to Da Fei's request.