Chapter 385 Rupert Murdoch

Wan Sheng and Anita hadn't seen each other for nearly three months.

Little Biesheng was newly married, three months was a bit too long, and the two returned to their residence that night. At the airport, we boarded the plane to Los Angeles together.

New York to Los Angeles, almost across the entire United States.

Even by plane it takes more than five hours, but because there is a three-hour time difference between the two places, after arriving in Los Angeles, the three-hour time difference must be subtracted, which is equivalent to only flying for three hours, but a very scientific 'calculation' is 3 hours is still a bit long.

After the two arrived in Los Angeles, it was already afternoon.

Wan Sheng and Anita went to the Murdoch family's manor in Los Angeles, which was their main purpose in Los Angeles - to visit Anita's father, Rupert Murdoch, the legendary helm of News Corporation, Rupert Murdoch is currently recuperating in his estate in Los Angeles, where his wife Wendi Deng is also.

Because of Deng Diwen, Anita didn't like coming here. She always felt that the woman was coveting her father's money.

But this time she discussed with Wan Sheng that she wanted to visit Rupert Murdoch, and Rupert Murdoch had already known that she was dating Wan Sheng, and wanted to see this 'prospective son-in-law' together, so he The two still came as planned.

The manor owned by the Murdoch family in Los Angeles is very luxurious and covers a very large area. It is nearly 500 meters from the entrance to the villa. When he was about to get close, he met Deng Diwen who was waiting there.

Deng Diwen is only less than 40 years old, and she is very young and beautiful.

Wan Sheng looked at Deng Diwen carefully.

This woman also looks only a little older than Anita, and it is no exaggeration to say that she is her sister, but she is Anita's stepmother. In addition, Rupert Murdoch also divorced his ex-wife Anna, Anita's mother, because of Deng Diwen, and it is no wonder that Anita doesn't like her.

After meeting. Anita ignored Dundee at all. Just walked straight to the door.

Dundee didn't care at all.

In this family, Anita is not alone, including her two older brothers Lachlan, James and eldest daughter Elizabeth, who do not admit that Deng Diwen is in the family members at all.

Wan Sheng politely nodded to Deng Diwen and said introductively, "My name is Wan Sheng, and I'm Anita's boyfriend."

"Hello. Wansheng. I have heard of you. You are a famous person in China."

"thanks."

Wan Sheng said politely, thinking that the woman in front of her was actually a real legend, because she was known as "a legendary Chinese woman".

In her previous life, Wan Sheng didn't know much about Deng Diwen, but she remembered one thing: the reason for her divorce from Rupert Murdoch involved British Prime Minister Tony Blair, that is to say. This woman may have an affair with British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

Of course, this is speculation by some people on the Internet. What the specific situation is, no one knows except the parties involved.

Wan Sheng was just listening to it as a gossip.

He has no interest in getting involved in the financial disputes of the Murdoch family, nor is he interested in the relationship between Deng Diwen and her husband Rupert, who is 36 years older.

Now he just comes to see Rupert Murdoch with Anita.

Rupert Murdoch is a legend, but the key is that he is Anita's father. Wansheng wants to marry Anita, preferably with Rupert's blessing.

It was obvious that Rupert was in good spirits.

When he saw Wan Sheng and Anita walking in together, he was seeing Rupert walking slowly in the living room with the help of the servant, looking very energetic. When he saw Anita walking in, he walked away. He came over and smiled, "Annie, you're here." As he spoke, he saw Wan Sheng on the side, looked at him and said, "You are Wan Sheng, Annie's boyfriend?"

Wan Sheng nodded, "Yes, Mr. Murdoch."

At this time, Deng Diwen was also walking in, and seeing that the servant was not supporting Rupert, he hurried over to hold his arm, while complaining to the servant, "Why don't you know to help Rupert."

"I didn't let them help, and the more I walked, the better my health," Rupert explained.

Deng Diwen immediately said, "Then also pay attention! If something happens to you, how worried I should be!"

"Okay, okay." Rupert responded with a smile.

Anita curled her lips in disdain and whispered, "Show off!" Wan Sheng smiled and didn't say anything more.

Helping Rupert to sit on the sofa, Deng Diwen hurriedly ordered the servants to prepare drinks, and a few people sat around the small table and chatted.

Rupert Murdoch is suffering from illness, and he doesn't even know how long he will live. Perhaps the latter's mental torture is the most critical.

His life was brilliant, but everyone has a time when they are old, and at this time, they will think about a lot of things.

For example, Rupert didn't say anything about his current wife, Deng Diwen. In fact, he also thought in his heart, does this woman really love him, or does she prefer her career and money?

Another example is the inheritance of children. He will leave a lot of property. These properties must be inherited by several children. So how should the property be distributed?

In addition, his two sons are also a headache for him. Lachlan and James are not the kind of very capable people. They are not mature enough to control the entire News Corp. That is to say, even if he made a certain son As an heir, News Corp. may also experience major changes.

Under these thoughts, Rupert Murdoch is somewhat pessimistic.

These pessimistic thoughts also directly affected the mentality, so Wansheng found that Rupert Murdoch was not as strong as the outside world imagined, but rather a kind father. He was very happy to see his daughter find a home. , and kept asking about the relationship between the two.

During the period, Rupert Murdoch also inquired about the situation of the Tagalwan Group of Wansheng, and said with some puzzlement, "I have always wanted to develop the Chinese market, and you are better than me in this regard. But I don't understand why. Your company will choose to give up its resources in the United States and transfer its headquarters to Hong Kong? Also. It seems that most of your funds have also been transferred to China..."

What Rupert Murdoch is puzzled about is also what many Tagore-wan group members, including Kevin Tagore, are puzzled about.

If someone had a problem before, Wansheng would definitely only talk about strategy and the like, but now there is no need. he laughed. "Mr. Murdoch, don't you know now?"

Rupert Murdoch was silent for a while, then suddenly widened his eyes and said in surprise, "Did you already know that the US economy would have problems?"

When it comes to economic issues, Rupert Murdoch is immediately refreshed.

The U.S. economy has been doing well, but in September something happened that looked like a 'crisis' in the financial industry and top companies. That was the run on Northern Rock Bank. After that, because Beiyan Bank could not borrow additional funds to repay the debts due in mid-September, and there was no continuous cash injection, the highly leveraged business it operated could not be supported, which soon led to Beiyan Bank being taken over.

This is not an isolated case.

Up to now, as many financial people have foreseen, the problems of Northern Rock Bank have radiated to other banks and financial institutions. Some people even started to worry and were affected by things. Will there be a major financial storm in the United States?

Some people at the bottom may not realize anything yet, but the people at the top already have a bad premonition. In October, various experts also began to evaluate and analyze.

As the helm of News Corp, Rupert Murdoch is naturally also closely related to the economic problems in the United States, which directly affects the operation of News Corp. After the incident at Northern Rock Bank, Rupert had some foresight of the financial crisis, but He wasn't sure.

Hearing Wan Sheng say this, he immediately realized something.

At the same time, many other ideas flooded into my mind, for example, how to control the impact of the financial crisis on News Corp. For example, take advantage of the financial crisis to acquire some companies? This may also be a good time for News Corp to grow and develop!

If Wan Sheng knew what the 'father-in-law' was thinking, he would definitely have some emotion. He is indeed a legend in the world. When encountering an economic crisis, the first thing he thought about was not to reduce losses, but to take advantage of the economic crisis to make mergers and acquisitions. Other companies... It's no wonder that News Corporation has expanded so quickly and has so many big companies under its umbrella.

Afterwards, the two talked about what happened in the United States recently, some economic issues in the United States, and the strategy and direction of the Tagolwan Group in China. These topics involve the Tagolwan Group, but Rupert Murdoch is usually talking about it. , Wan Sheng only expresses his opinions occasionally, but his opinions are based on the vision of a few years ahead, which still makes Rupert Murdoch shine.

During this period, even Anita just listened and couldn't talk at all. Although she served as the CEO of Dow Jones, in fact, most of her relied on family strength, which had little to do with her own ability.

Now she also supports just doing things.

Perhaps before, Rupert Murdoch only regarded Wan Sheng as Anita's boyfriend, prospective fiancé, and a fairly successful football coach. After this talk, he has recognized Wan Sheng's ability, and even considered being a It is not that after Anita got married, part of the TV industry in News Corporation's Asian region was handed over to Tagorewan Group, or Wansheng to manage it.

He is very optimistic about this prospective son-in-law.

At the same time, thinking about the economic challenges that the United States is about to face, Rupert Murdoch is also in a lot of energy. He suddenly feels that his energy is strong again. He is still the CEO who can control News Corporation with one hand, not a body. Sick old man.

Rupert Murdoch is clearly quite satisfied with Wansheng.

After dinner, he sent the two to the door, and said to Wan Sheng very seriously, "Annie is my daughter, I believe her ability is by no means weaker than her two brothers, she will take over some of my business, I hope you can help her. In addition, I hope you can bring her happiness, can you do it?"

Rupert's unmistakable tone gave people a lot of pressure, but Wan Sheng looked back at his eyes and said firmly, "Please rest assured, I will!"

Rupert and Wan Sheng looked at each other for a while, then laughed together. (To be continued ~^~)