Chapter 681 Inner City Broadcasting Company

Both of them are law school graduates. Peter has been a prosecutor at all levels for half his life. Alicia is now the named partner of the law firm. It is really concentrating on the case and there is no nonsense. Peter can't stay too long. , so there is a lot of information in the conversation, and Song Ya listens attentively, barely able to keep up with the rhythm.

"that's all."

Peter felt that the collusion was almost over, and he raised his wrist to look at his watch, "APLUS, you and Alicia still have business matters to talk about, right? Then you should be busy, I'm leaving, the campaign office still has a lot of work to do."

"Don't worry brother, leave it to me."

Song Ya glanced at Alicia and said by accident, and then immediately realized, "Uh, Mr. Flock."

"It's okay." Peter smiled like a black man and reached out to touch him with his fist, "Remember, don't talk about this matter next to the phone or any other place where it may be monitored."

The elevator reached the floor of the Flock and Argus law firm, Song Ya said goodbye to Alicia and Peter, and then the two walked into Alicia's office one after the other.

"Wow, it's a different place than the last time I was here, you did a great job Alicia."

Song Ya closed the door casually, looked inside and out and said in admiration, indeed, the last time I came here was very simple, and now it is a small law firm with family coming and going, very lively, even better than Goodman and Hamm The scale of Lin Law Firm is even larger. Of course, the two law firms serve different clients, so we cannot simply compare them like this.

"Thanks."

Alicia sat behind her boss's desk and brushed her long hair quite proudly, "I have put in countless efforts for this place, and our recent winning rate is very good."

"I understand." Song Ya sat down on the opposite side gracefully, "You former fourth-year lawyers from Lockhard and Gardner have already made a name for themselves in Chicago."

"Yes, seniority doesn't mean everything, even their senior partners can compete with us."

The two chatted for a while, tacitly not mentioning Vic's case at all, "OK, can we talk about the new cooperation project?"

Still the same sentence, Peter charged forward, everyone was tied to the same boat, Song Ya naturally had to use his own money to do logistics work, but he didn't want to be taken advantage of, and some words must be made clear, "This is how Alicia , I do have a new project that needs legal services, but I also need to reach a consensus with you in advance, that is, my business is for Peter's sake before I give you this law firm. Of course, I appreciate you I and your business ability, I want to make sure that you and Peter will not part ways in the future, or in a short time, otherwise I will re-evaluate our cooperation at that time. Sorry, my expression may be a bit explicit..."

His words were straightforward but necessary, because he felt that the beautiful mature woman in front of him sometimes had an idealistic personality that made her unclear about her position.

"APLUS, it's hard to imagine that a boy your age can be so cruel sometimes."

Alicia's smile froze on her face, but she quickly adjusted her mood, and replied with a little sentimentality: "I understand, please rest assured, Peter and I need each other, and he needs me to continue to be a good wife to add to his public image." I need his political clout too. It's disappointing and sad that the marriage has turned into a profit deal, but we're all grown-ups..."

"Um."

Song Ya stopped being verbose, and his time was precious, "Inner City Broadcasting Company, do you understand?"

"Not at all."

Alicia shook her head blankly, "I thought..."

"You thought it was my venture capital company's business, right? Sorry, maybe you got some news from Di Laina that I was going to set up a new venture capital company, but they are currently encountering difficulties and will definitely not be able to enter the business state in a short time. Yes. Please write down my next words..."

Song Ya began to formally talk about work, "Inner City Broadcasting Company is a company dominated by African-American political forces in Manhattan, with radio operations as its main business.

It is now managed by Pierre Sutton. He and his father Percy Sutton jointly own about 11% of the company's shares. Kings, Dorothy, owner of the first African-American female television station..."

"You want to buy? Most radio stations are hard to make money now, right?" Alicia asked.

"Yes, I'm still hesitating, so I need you and your law firm to participate in the evaluation. The company's operating conditions are very bad. I commissioned Coopers to have a rough look. Their twelve self-owned radio stations are only located in the big Four to five of the cities can be responsible for their own profits and losses, and most of the eight joint venture radio stations are also losing money. They also participated in investing in small African-American media all over the country. Perhaps most of the investment behavior is for political purposes, so very few can make money , even WingCoopers can’t find out how much debt all affiliated companies have accumulated. The only project they can currently achieve stable and high profits is the Apollo Theater in Manhattan, but only the New York City Government can forcibly take back the operating right at any time, because the long-term The cheap lease has already expired, and it is currently in a state of automatic one-year renewal..."

"Why didn't the New York City government take it back?" Alicia asked.

"For political reasons, Dinkins used to be the mayor of New York, so he naturally wouldn't move the lease, and the new mayor, Giuliani of the Elephant Party, may not want to risk being attacked and politically hunted down during his first term. However, the consensus in New York is that if Giuliani is re-elected, the inner city broadcasting company will definitely not be able to keep the right to operate the Apollo Theater.”

Song Ya replied: "The political forces of Dingkins, Sutton and others are called the Manhattan Gang by New Yorkers, and most of them are African-Americans, because the Dingkins Donkey Party lost the extremely important New York City ruling power, and During his tenure, the mainstream white, Jewish, and Chinese groups had very bad reviews, and the political strength of the Manhattan Gang was greatly weakened. With the aging of Dingkins and Percy Sutton, they currently have no politicians who can stand on the stage. Some influence remains in New York courts, municipalities, and law enforcement."

"How much are they asking?" Alicia asked.

Song Ya smiled wryly, "They want me to inject 30 million yuan, take less than 25% of the equity, become the largest single shareholder and chairman, and have four seats in the thirteen-member board of directors, but the specific management It still has to be kept in the hands of the Sutton family until the end of 1999, and Pierre Sutton's general manager and executive director will also work until then."

"Very harsh conditions. According to what you just described, their valuation can reach 120 million, but in fact this company may be worthless, right?" Alicia asked.

"Well... money is not the biggest problem. If I join the game, the inner city broadcasting company may be able to breathe a sigh of relief in the short term, but in the long run, it is likely to lose a lot of foundations and non-profit organizations as the Manhattan gang weakens year by year. The important reason why many of their media outlets across the country are still able to operate normally is that many African-descendant organizations provide financial and political support all year round, and then they return media resources and political help. .”

Song Ya continued to introduce very frankly, "And even if I sit on the chairman and have four directors, I may not be able to gain control of the company, because the other directors are either former politicians like Dingkins and Percy Sutton. Guys, either they are representatives of African-American foundations or social activity organizations. They have a lot of energy. Similarly, it is very difficult for me to implement reforms and get rid of the burden. Its investments are scattered all over the country, and many of them look very bad to the outside world. If you want to divest those non-performing assets, you will inevitably offend the local African-American political forces. This is not worth the loss for me, because I bought that company to use those resources. When it comes to the troubles I am facing now, I actually don’t mind losing a little money to that company every year, but now it seems that losing a little money is far from filling its holes.”

"I understand why you hesitated..."

Alicia pondered for a while and said: "Although this 30 million acquisition is a big deal for me, it seems that it is really not wise to enter this company."

Song Ya didn't answer directly, and pointed to the landline in front of her, "Is this an extension?"

After getting an affirmative answer, Song Ya picked up the microphone and dialed, "Please turn to Mr. Sutton, Pierre Sutton, there is no appointment, I am APLUS, okay..."

While waiting for the transfer, he pointed to the landline in front of Alicia. She understood, picked up the microphone and listened in silence.

"Hey, APLUS, I've been waiting for your call." Pierre Sutton's excited voice reached the ears of the two, "How are you thinking?"

"Pierre, I'm very upset, you know why." Song Ya cut to the point very bluntly.

"Why? Because of what?" Pierre Sutton looked a little confused, "Because of our company's business conditions?"

"No, it's what you asked the radio reporters under your banner to do when my new single was announced." Song Ya said.

"Haha, you just have to accept our offer." Pierre laughed.

"You know that's not a good intention Pierre. I debuted at the age of fifteen, and I know this business. If I need help, I will take the initiative to mention it to you. If you want to help, you can also notify me or Sony in advance Columbia Records. I don't want to face any surprises, whether it's in my favor or not, and the only reason you're doing it is because you want to show me what an inner city broadcasting company is...I don't like your style Show off your muscles."

Song Ya sternly pierced the opponent's Xiao Jiujiu.

"Uh, maybe I misunderstood you, but I really don't have that kind of motivation APLUS, I just greeted my subordinates casually. Well, anyway, I apologize to you."

Of course Pierre would not admit it, "By the way, have you considered investing in us?"

"This business is not so urgent, is it? I just spent an incomplete honeymoon with Mimi and then devoted myself to the busy announcement of the new album. Why do I have to wait for me to take a breath." Song Ya and Alicia looked at each other After a glance, he pretended to evade.

"Uh, it's APLUS like this. We really need a sum of money to tide over the difficulties now, but not everyone's money is accepted by the inner city broadcasting company. This investment opportunity is hard to come by. You are my father and Ding Mr. Kings thinks the most suitable successor, they like your personal image and political stance..."

Pierre said: "Mr. Dingkins asked me to study you, and I also agree with your statement on a series of issues such as South Africa. You and the Inner City Broadcasting Company are a natural match. Controlling this company can bring you The huge influence in the African-American community. You are so young, the sooner you join us, the greater the future you will have..."

"I think at my current age, there is absolutely no need to be exposed to these prematurely." Song Ya replied.

"Believe me APLUS, we can help you a lot, for example, let me give you an example, you satirized Fukuyama's end of history in a small paper in a philosophy class at the University of Chicago last year, right? Please allow me to quote your The original text, "Mr. Fukuyama's praise of the current political system in the United States in the book The End of History and the Last Man reminded me of the words said by the ancient Roman statesman Cicero: Rome's ancestral political system is the most perfect." political system. But apparently history has proven Cicero wrong...'”

Pierre laughed and said, "It's a bit imprudent. As a bright future of African descent, you should pay attention to all your words and deeds in college. Mr. Dingkins told me to take care of you not to repeat the mistakes of MJ and Simpson. Mistake."

"Take care? Why do I feel like you're threatening me?" Song Ya sneered.

"Don't be so sensitive to APLUS, join us, we need you, and you need us, please believe me." Pierre took the opportunity to complain, "You have been avoiding me recently."

Song Ya took a deep breath, "I think you are too sensitive Pierre, not only sensitive, but also too eager. It is less than a month since I discussed the acquisition intention with your father."

"I don't mince words about the troubles the inner city broadcasters are having, we're drowning APLUS." Pierre responded: "We can't wait for you long."

"Okay, okay, I will entrust the capital injection negotiation to a local Chicago law firm. I really don't have time for myself. You can talk to my attorney... Well, remember, Flock and Argus Law Firm So, their title partner, Alicia Flock, will act on my behalf."

After finishing the verbal confrontation with Pierre, Song Ya hung up the phone and got up, shrugged and smiled at Alicia who was also hanging up the phone, "Now this is your trouble, I hope I can get it like the DTS case." Good result."

"Don't worry, I will get the best acquisition agreement for you."

Alicia came over and stretched out her hand, "The guy who was staring at your pocket just now and couldn't get rid of it once he got on it was really annoying. I won't make him feel better."

"hope so."

Song Ya squeezed her hand and joked, "Of course, I have changed my mind several times about this acquisition. Maybe I will suddenly stop the acquisition. You have to be prepared to only pay for the agency and working hours."

"Actually, I personally don't think it's a good idea to acquire such a company. Do you have any ideas for follow-up operations?" Alicia asked.

"A little vague consideration for the time being."

Song Ya winked at her again, "Please allow me to keep it a secret."

"Don't keep too many secrets from your lawyer," she responded playfully.

"hey-hey……"

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