Chapter 413 The Sunday Times

Sky Broadcasting Corporation, in Murdoch's chairman's office, Yang Cheng stood by the window with a cold face, holding a cup of black tea in his hand, which was steaming, his vision was blurred by white mist, but his eyes were still piercing sharply Smog, looking directly behind the desk, God is in Lao Mo, and you can hear needles falling in the office.

"Jason, you've been staring at me like this for almost 5 minutes." Lao Mo took off his glasses and wiped them with a half-smile, reminding him.

Yang Cheng casually put the teacup on the window sill, put his hands in his pockets and came to the desk, looked down at the media tycoon condescendingly, and snorted softly, "Rupert, this person's heart must not be too bad, or he will go to the office after death." No heaven."

Lao Mo looked at the lenses carefully, made sure they were clean, and then put them on again, interlacing his hands and fingers on the desk, playing with his taste, "The proposal on the board of directors just came up on the spur of the moment, right?"

Yang Cheng pouted, this old guy was like a loach, slick, "So what?"

Lao Mo didn't care about Yang Cheng's tone, and sighed, "It's better to be young, I also had the same quick thinking when I was your age."

"But you're old!" Yang Cheng didn't show mercy at all, it wasn't enough to sprinkle salt on the wound, so he had to add some cumin and chili noodles!

Lao Mo admitted very frankly, "Yes, I am old, this is the world of you young people."

Yang Cheng frowned, he didn't have time to lament his life with this old fox, when he was willing to calm down and listen to Lao Mo's nonsense, it would be 60 years later, by then Lao Mo would have turned into ashes long ago.

"You didn't call me here to chat with you about Sui Yue Jing, okay? I don't have time!" Yang Cheng complained.

Lao Mo laughed at himself, "Thank you for Wendy's matter."

Yang Cheng knew that he was referring to the fact that he hadn't joined their family's infighting for the time being, so he pursed his lips and didn't answer, wanting to see what the old guy was trying to do.

"In addition, you are already the second largest shareholder of Sky Broadcasting Corporation. I hope you will not increase your shareholding. Believe me, as long as you and I work together, the future of Sky Broadcasting Corporation is not only the largest pay TV station in Europe, but also the largest pay TV station in Europe. The largest and most influential pay TV station in the world, your 13% shares will bring you more than 10 times the return on investment." Although Lao Mo was publishing his declaration for the future, Yang Cheng sounded like threaten.

He said coldly, "Really? I think Rupert is getting old, and you may have symptoms of memory loss. You have to go to the hospital for treatment."

With a sarcasm, he said, "It's okay, let me remind you, our agreement is very clear, I want to get 38% of the shares second only to News Corporation, and the agreement stipulates that after 15 years, I will sell the shares at the market price. All the shares are transferred to News Corporation, what? Rupert, you want to breach the contract?"

Lao Mo was silent for a moment, then said calmly, "You know Sky Broadcasting Corporation is my most valued asset, and I will not allow any threats to exist."

Yang Cheng was not afraid of this at all, "You also know that the Sky Broadcasting Company is related to my global layout, and I will not back down even half a step."

An old man and a young man confronted each other in this old office. The strong aura of the two of them made the air pressure in the room drop to zero. If ordinary people were in this office, they might even feel uncomfortable to breathe.

The confrontation lasted for a few minutes, and Lao Mo suddenly lowered his head and suggested in a listless manner, "Why don't we each take a step back, and I will allow you to hold up to 20% of the shares, and other conditions remain unchanged."

Yang Cheng knew that if he held 38% of the shares, Lao Mo would completely lose the little sense of security left, and a Lao Mo who had no sense of security might do something crazy.

He could simply spare his life, but he had to get it back from other places, after all, he hadn't retaliated for the old guy cheating on him at the previous board meeting.

"30%, there is no room for negotiation." Yang Cheng opened his mouth to bargain.

"25%" Lao Mo didn't even think about it, and replied following Yang Cheng's voice.

"25% plus The Sunday Times"

"what?"

Yang Cheng's reaction speed almost made Lao Mo lose his composure.

Yang Cheng repeated playfully, "My shareholding in Sky Broadcasting Corporation must reach 25%, and I also want to buy The Sunday Times."

"Sunday Times" is a newspaper published every Sunday. Its content mainly includes current affairs, politics, business, sports, entertainment, finance and Sunday news reviews. Of course, what Yang Cheng values ​​most is its presence in the British Isles The distribution ability, "The Sunday Times" itself has always been regarded as the first mainstream newspaper in the UK, known as "the faithful recorder of British society", and has a good influence all over the world.

If he can win the "Sunday Times", it will not only allow Yang Cheng to avenge his revenge, but also become the first nail laid by New Era Media in the UK, and he will have his own voice channel in the UK in the future.

However, "The Times" and "Sunday Times" have always been center-right in the UK, but after the News Corporation took over, they became more and more right-leaning. They once enthusiastically supported the Conservative Party Prime Minister Mrs. Thatcher. .

But when the Labor Party Blair came to power, because Murdoch was friendly with Blair, "The Times" and other Murdoch newspapers also became supporters of the Labor Party government. This bad tendency must be changed. It was too early, and by looking at the extremely distorted expression on Lao Mo's face, he knew where Yang Cheng stabbed him, and it was probably not far from the centrifuge nest.

"Either let me hold 38% of the shares, or sell the "Sunday Times" to me, choose one of the two, don't let me suffer for nothing!" Yang Cheng added to the fire.

In fact, Murdoch also owns the more influential "The Times". Losing a weekly magazine will not affect him too much, but will help him reduce the burden. Ten thousand pounds, even if the mobile version and web version are launched, it only slows down the speed of the decline.

What's more, compared with a newspaper, it is more important to maintain its supreme authority in the Sky Broadcasting Company.

Lao Mo, who has been decisive in killing all his life, did not dwell on this matter for too long, and simply agreed, "Yes, according to what you said, the stake in Sky Broadcasting Corporation will be increased to 25%, and the Sunday Times is yours." Yes, I'll put a £20 million price tag on it, no problem?"

Yang Cheng didn't hesitate, "20 million is no problem, wait until I send someone over to hand it over."

. . .

Leaving the headquarters building of the Sky Broadcasting Company, looking at the still gloomy sky and the drizzle, Yang Cheng was in a particularly good mood. This life needs ups and downs to be exciting!

After spending a whole morning here, Yang Cheng did not stop to rest for a while, but drove straight to the Royal Yacht Club on the Thames River. Danny Levi's work efficiency made Yang Cheng very satisfied. It didn't take much effort to make an appointment with Joe Lewis on his yacht.

Yang Cheng himself is also full of expectations for this meeting. To be honest, Joe Lewis, a typical Jewish businessman, is quite different from the Jewish people Yang Cheng has come into contact with in the United States. The Jewish style of dealing with affairs is smooth, just like his team. Compared with Chelsea, Manchester United, and Arsenal, which are controlled by foreign capital in the Premier League clubs, Tottenham is more like one of the few traditional British football clubs. Model.

Of course, it is not that Tottenham is unwilling to join the wave of overseas capital pursuit. As early as 2007, after missing the acquisition of an American consortium by mistake, Tottenham began to pursue the difficult road of being alone in the overseas consortium. Inseparable from the trading of close friends Joe Lewis and Danny Levy.

Joe Lewis contributes money and Danny Levy contributes. This rather classical cooperation model has produced indescribable charm in today's fast-growing Premier League.

When Levy took office as Tottenham chairman, he made three promises; building Tottenham into a team capable of challenging the highest local and European glory; a brand new training center; expanding the capacity of the home court.

So far, these three promises are close to being fulfilled, and I have to admire his superb skills. If it weren't for the consideration of the relationship between Joe Lewis and Levi, Yang Cheng would be ready to poach people.

As famous as Levi's management ability is Joe Lewis' ability to make money. Among other things, in just two years from 2013 to now, Joe Lewis' wealth has risen from 2.9 billion pounds to 4.9 billion pounds. The top 10 of the rich list is also ranked third in the net worth of the Premier League bosses. Of course, this was before Yang Cheng entered the Premier League.

Judging from the information collected by Ian Ayer for Yang Cheng, Joe Lewis is definitely a phenomenon in the international financial circle. He dropped out of high school at the age of 15 without any degree in finance or economics. Among the top foreign exchange traders , he is quite an inspirational case.

After dropping out of high school, Lewis first ran his father's catering company, which earned him the first pot of gold in his life. In 1992, Lewis began to get involved in foreign exchange trading, and participated in the sniping of the British pound by the financial giant Soros. From the "Black Wednesday" incident when the pound plummeted, he quietly retired after reaping huge spoils; followed in the footsteps of Soros, in the Mexican financial crisis in 1995, by shorting the peso, assets once again surge.

Today, as the founder and main investor of the world-renowned private investment company Tavistock Group, Lewis holds more than 200 companies in the world, owns 135 restaurants and multiple resorts around the world, and even owns one in Lake Nona near Orlando. medical city.

Moreover, the information shown in the information is similar to what Abramovich revealed to Yang Cheng. Joe Lewis loves collecting art very much. It is said that the value of the art collection has reached 1 billion US dollars, including those of Picasso, Paul Cézanne and Lucian Freud. work.

He is also keen on yachts. His mobile office is built on a yacht under his name. He does business and travels around the world. When the sky meets a storm, they are buried under the sea together with the yacht and the artwork.

Anyway, for Yang Cheng who is also insecure, the sea and the sky will never be as safe as the land!

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