Chapter 89 The Turtle in the Urn (Big Chapter)
"Boss, there is Mr. Yang Sen from Yuanshan Capital downstairs asking for an interview."
Just as Yang Cheng hung up the phone, Lin Susu knocked on the door and came in to ask for instructions.
"Eh~ that's my father. He doesn't need to inform him when he comes, just come in." Yang Cheng wondered why his father came here at this time, and reminded Susu with a smile, but he didn't vent his anger. Those who don't know are not guilty.
After a while, Yang Sen walked into Yang Cheng's big office led by Su Su, while Elena invited her to the lounge for coffee.
"Dad, why are you here when you have time?" Yang Cheng hurriedly walked out of the desk and asked Yang Sen.
Yang Sen smiled and walked around in a circle with his hips on his hips, looked at the office, and sighed, "Your boy will enjoy it, the area of this office is twice as large as mine."
"Isn't this a rich place, why don't you move the Yuanshan headquarters here?" Yang Cheng replied stinkingly, and said an idea.
"Forget it, mine is not bad, I'm used to it." Yang Sen shook his head and refused, beckoning to Yang Cheng, and the father and son sat down in the reception area.
Seriously said, "You should have guessed why I came here in such a hurry, right?"
Yang Cheng smiled wryly, "In the short time before you came, I had several phone calls to ask me to withdraw the report, and I don't know which god this woman relied on."
"It makes sense that Elizabeth Holmes tricked a group of talented people into the board of directors to endorse her, former US Secretary of State, former Secretary of Defense, former four-star general of the Marine Corps, former chairman of Wells Fargo, Director of the control center, with the network of contacts spread out by this group of people, let alone you, Murdoch would have to bear the same pressure." Yang Sen unbuttoned his light gray suit and said with a sigh.
Yang Cheng said angrily, "The newspaper has already been sold, and it is impossible to withdraw it."
"Hehe, why do you want to withdraw? Isn't the role of newspapers to report the truth?"
I thought Yang Sen was also here to persuade him, but hearing what he said, my father didn't object when he didn't get there, and he was very supportive.
"Let's not talk about anything else, do you have any ideas on how to appease the dissatisfaction of all parties?"
Yang Cheng nodded, "Yes, I'm going to talk to Georgina."
"Well, it seems that you have touched the threshold, so I won't talk nonsense." Yang Sen said with satisfaction, brows stretched.
Seeing Yang Sen getting up to leave, Yang Cheng hurriedly stopped him, "Dad, why are you half-talking and haven't told me who is behind that woman."
"Didn't you already guess it? Otherwise, why did you go to Georgina?" Yang Sen played riddles, and straightened his suit with a smile.
Yang Cheng was stunned, and stayed for a few seconds, quickly going through the conversation with David Ellison and Jerry Kushler in his mind, and suddenly realized, he couldn't help laughing, "There is no one behind her, right? The group The director didn't care about the face of the so-called boss behind her at all, but PY?" When talking about PY, he raised his arms and made a gesture of double quotation marks.
Yang Sen gave a congratulatory look to you for answering correctly.
"Then I don't need to go to Georgina."
"You'd better go find her. After all, Elizabeth Holmes still has a Jewish identity, and their family is a member of the Jewish Mutual Aid Society."
Yang Sen left a suggestion and went to work with a gratified smile. After Yang Cheng had a lunch appointment with Georgina, he called Eddie up and asked about the distribution of today's newspaper.
"Eddie, how is the newspaper sale today?" Yang Cheng asked impatiently before Eddie sat down to catch his breath.
"Boss, before I came up, I called the printing factory for the second time to reprint. It is estimated that today's sales volume will exceed 700,000 copies. We have not seen this number for 6 years." As an old man of the Los Angeles Times, Ai Di can be said to have witnessed the glory and desolation of the Los Angeles Times. 20 years ago, even a newspaper with 100 pages on weekdays could easily sell a million copies, but now it has broken through 700,000.
It made him cry with joy, which is really a trick of luck.
Yang Cheng noticed the bitterness in Eddie's smile, so he still hardened his heart and poured cold water on him, "Eddie, although I really don't want to say this, this may be the last madness of paper media. Digitalization and networking are the general trend of the entire media industry." , Our former opponent, the New York Times, is already at the forefront, and if we don’t catch up quickly, I’m afraid the Los Angeles Times will never recover.”
Eddie looked at Yang Cheng resolutely, clenched his fists and said, "I understand boss, don't worry, I will devote 100% of my energy to the 'Toutiao' app project, and will never let the New York Times focus on the front."
After a pause and a moment of hesitation, Eddie tentatively said, "Actually, boss, if we can acquire the New York Times, then we will have the two largest newspapers in circulation in the east and west, and it will be a shortcut for us to reach the media empire."
Ruiz and Eddie had discussed Yang Cheng's vision, and 4D Space had already contacted their major shareholder under the lead of Lionsgate Chairman Mark Laches, and officially started the acquisition process, which made Eddie envious At the same time, his mind is vivid, once the New York Times is acquired, he will become the actual controller of the two major newspapers in the United States, and his reputation will reach its peak at that time.
People have desires, some people value profit, some people value reputation, Eddie, as a literati, naturally cannot escape the temptation of fame.
Of course, he can't decide this matter, Yang Cheng, the big boss, is the one who pays.
Yang Cheng raised his eyebrows, "The New York Times?", typing on the keyboard, and soon the stock price of the New York Times was displayed on the computer screen.
Seeing this, Eddie couldn't help but introduce Yang Cheng. In order to convince Yang Cheng, he did a lot of research in advance, including the asset status of the New York Times.
"The total share capital of The New York Times is 161 million. The current stock price is 9.9 US dollars, and the market value is about 1.5 billion US dollars. Since its establishment, the company has always belonged to the Schulzberg family. The current chairman Arthur Schulzberg Jr. holds 12% of the Class A shares of The New York Times Company, and more than 50% of the Class B shares, firmly control the board of directors, and among the 7 members of the board of directors, 4 people including him come from the Schulzberg family.”
Yang Cheng laughed angrily, "Eddie, you are not suggesting to me, but forcing me to buy it."
Eddie was startled, and the little old man was in a cold sweat. These words were a bit embarrassing. How could a subordinate force the boss to do something.
There are also two types of literati, one is thick-skinned and does not have the edge to bluff on the street, and the other is as thin-skinned as a cicada's wing and concentrates on literature. Obviously, the little old man belongs to the latter. Eddie blushed and waved his hands again and again, "No Dare you, Boss, I'm just making an intention."
Eddie's mind, Yang Cheng can guess a little bit, the four-dimensional space investment company, as a holding company, is actually more like a service company that manages assets for Yang Cheng, and Ruiz, as the CEO, is naturally impossible to concurrently serve as the future. Published by the forum CEO of a new media group composed of the company and Lionsgate Films as the main framework.
And Yang Cheng doesn't have the time or the patience to manage it himself. In the end, the position of CEO of the media group will either be hired or promoted internally. Eddie, as the company's "veteran" figure, must have hope. It is a good thing that he has this ambition Of course, Yang Cheng would not hit him.
Tapping his fingers on the table, he was thinking about the funds at hand. Now he really wanted to spend 1 dollar as 2 dollars. With the money he earned from oil futures, he spent more than 600 million yuan to acquire the 7 Bryant Park building. Almost all of it will be used for the acquisition of Lionsgate Films, and the Korean entertainment industry does not need to expect a blood transfusion for the head office. It is already because of Liu Jianjun's outstanding ability that he does not ask Yang Cheng for money.
In addition, he calculated the assets on hand that can be converted into cash quickly. The store on Fifth Avenue cannot be sold. It is Yang Cheng's life guarantee and provides him with stable living expenses, so selling the store is not even a thought, pass ;
There are three pieces of land in South Korea, one of which is jointly developed with lotte. When Liu Jianjun reported to Yang Cheng a few days ago, he said that the project has been established and will break ground soon. The entire construction period is expected to be one and a half to two years. You can see the return of the money within two months, but Yang Cheng is not reconciled to simply selling the land for cash, and finally cheated Park Donghai to pick up two pieces of land for nothing. Who can be happy, pass;
Tribune Publishing Company is already in debt, and now it has to repay the debt no matter how much money it makes, let alone take out a loan to acquire the New York Times, pass;
Yang Cheng had an accident a month ago, and Yang Sen reached an agreement with Paul Lehman on the acquisition of Hershey shares. According to the previous agreement with Lotte and CJ, this share plus the shares Yang Sen bought from the stock market will be released at the right time. Selling to them, Yuanshan can make a lot of money for this. It is preliminarily estimated that this transaction will bring more than 500 million net profits to Yuanshan, but it is a pity that there is no dividend for Yang Cheng.
It stands to reason that he devoted himself to this, and he lay in the hospital for half a month, so it would not be an exaggeration to get a share of the pie, but Yang Sen had to make a compromise with the board of directors in order to separate the Forum Publishing Company and put it under the name of Yang Cheng. Regardless of how much Yuanshan Capital made in Hershey's share transaction, even if it was 5 billion, Yang Cheng didn't have a penny, dog belt! pass;
After thinking and thinking, it seems that only the building under his feet can be used as a mortgage. No, speaking of Hershey, Louis Lehman still owes Yang Cheng 100 million US dollars in gambling money, and Yang Cheng, who is about to go crazy, suddenly fights. Take note of the money.
Seeing that Eddie was still looking at him uneasily, Yang Cheng had no choice but to give him a reassurance, "Don't worry, I'm not that stingy, but I agree with the acquisition of the New York Times in principle, but now the funds are relatively Nervous, how about we change the way, become a major shareholder, and wait for the company to have sufficient funds in the future before making an acquisition.”
How dare Eddie have any objections, "Of course, this will not affect the operation of funds, but also affect the board of directors of the New York Times, turning enemies into partners."
"Okay, since you agree, this matter will be handed over to Ryze, and you should concentrate on handling the work in front of you."
"It's the boss."
Eddie responded and propped up the chair and stood up. Lin Susu hurriedly knocked on the door and came in, "Boss, Elizabeth Holmes has urgently called a press conference."
After hearing this, Yang Cheng signaled Lin Susu to turn on the TV, and said to Eddie, "You stay and watch the emergency public relations of this female version of Jobs."
The title of Elizabeth Holmes's female version of Jobs comes from her preference for black T-shirts, and her aura is compelling in her speeches, which is very demeanor of Joe.
The TV turned on and was transferred to abc TV station. It is not surprising that Elizabeth chose abc live broadcast press conference Yang Cheng. The CEO of abc TV station is a Jew, and the CEO of the major shareholder Walt Disney is also a Jew. China Records, the other party will not fail to investigate who is standing behind the Los Angeles Times before the live broadcast. Of course, this has nothing to do with Yang Cheng's Chinese identity. It is a white abc who needs to broadcast the live broadcast in order to increase the ratings. The big deal is that the CEO will come forward afterwards Sorry.
At the press conference, there was a spokesman for Theranos, who completely denied the accusations made by the Los Angeles Times today and expressed strong indignation at being defamed.
Afterwards, Elizabeth was dressed in a lady's black suit, her blond hair was coiled up, and she said to the camera with an angry expression, "It's always like this in this world. If you want to do something great, someone will stand up and hinder you. At first, they will Think you're crazy, and then they'll fight you, but in the end you'll change the world."
Immediately afterwards, she directly pointed her finger at the Los Angeles Times, "There is no doubt that I am disappointed and annoyed that the Los Angeles Times, a large-scale paper media with social credibility, without sufficient evidence, made groundless rumors about Theranos' fraud Yes, hereby I solemnly warn the Los Angeles Times that if I cannot personally apologize to me as soon as possible and restore Theranos’ innocence, then I can only ask the court to return us and the customers who are using Theranos’s products justice.”
Yang Cheng crossed her legs and sneered, "This woman really doesn't cry when she sees the coffin, that's fine, then we'll give her a ride, Eddie, let's release half of the evidence tomorrow, cut the mess quickly, and accidents will happen after a long delay. No one called you to plead?"
Eddie took off his glasses, watched TV for a while, his eyes were sore, he rubbed his eyes and sighed, "Oh... don't mention the boss, I turned off the phone and unplugged the phone line, and there are still people who can contact you through other means. I, without exception, intercede for her, I really don't understand how attractive this woman is?"
"The charm is indeed there. Why do you want to try it? I think it's okay. Give her the evidence in our hands. I think she will be very happy to serve you for a few nights." Yang Cheng teased the little old man half-jokingly.
As soon as these words came out, Eddie trembled in fright, "Boss, don't dare to make such a joke, my wife will kill me."
Yang Cheng laughed loudly, "I didn't expect you to love your wife so much, well, I'm not joking, and as I said, get the truth about the Theranos fraud as soon as possible, and let those big shots realize the reality. This woman is now a shackle. Dying, don't wade in this muddy water again."
With a happy expression on Eddie's face, he smiled from the bottom of his heart, "Madam is the love of my life, I will handle the boss well."
Yang Cheng silently accepted this wave of dog food, and suddenly ordered in a vicious manner, "By the way, let the Los Angeles Times speak out, 'see you tomorrow', this is our response."
This idea is still a trend created by a certain paparazzi king on the other side of the ocean, and it can't be more appropriate to use it at this time.
Not to mention that as a party involved, it's really f*cking refreshing to say this opinion!
Sure enough, right after the press conference over there, many media representatives gathered in Los Angeles received a draft from the Los Angeles Times.
"See you tomorrow!" All major media have used this phrase as the end of the report, and this very satirical vocabulary quickly became popular on the North American Internet, and set off a wave of imitation.