American Peanuts

Chapter 249 Key Figure, Last Chance
"The elder Murdoch's two younger daughters do not enjoy the so-called inheritance rights. The prenuptial agreement separately stipulates that the descendants will not work for News Corporation in the future, but they will also enjoy the income rights of the family trust."

"About how much per month?"

"A lot. Just relying on the monthly dividends is enough to live comfortably. Of course, I am talking about... there are many ordinary people on the street." Laclau corrected his statement.

"What rights does the woman have?"

"NOTING."

If you think about it carefully, after the woman divorced Murdoch Sr., she actually only received a courtyard house worth more than [-] million RMB, which was actually not much for Murdoch's property.

And considering that other media tycoons, such as Shi Leidong and his ex-wife, the divorce agreement directly allocated half of Viacom's annual income to the other party, just one house is too little.

"The other party has a reasonable motive to do this. Next, we need to consider how to contact the other party." Charlie calculated.

"Wait a minute, you want to overturn the prenuptial agreement? This is impossible. Once the agreement has taken effect, it cannot be changed." Laclau quickly reminded Charlie.

"Of course I know this, and I am going to use another method, such as reasonable income distribution... Of course, the premise is that the other party is willing to believe us."

"Could you..." Laclau recalled the scene on the ship and vaguely guessed what Charlie wanted to do next.

"Yes, you need to come forward with me and negotiate with the other party. We have to continue to use all the chips." Charlie said.

"If it fails..."

"If we fail, we can only hope for ourselves." Charlie shook his head.

As soon as he appeared with Laclau, the result would be self-evident. Not to mention continuing to complete the acquisition, he would probably have to bear Murdoch's wrath directly. This would inevitably cause a series of chain reactions, including accusations on the surface. With the conspiracy behind the scenes, he will probably lose control of Time Warner-Infinite. At least he will be completely finished in the entertainment field.

"We don't seem to have any other options," Laclau tried.

"Yes."

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A cruise ship blowing its whistle on the Danube River in the capital of Hungary.Everything seemed so familiar.

It's just that the people on the boat have already changed.

Wearing sunglasses, Ms. Deng leaned on the railing and looked at the birds flying across the skyline in the distance. The afterglow of the setting sun was like pouring gold. She didn't know whether it was a road to the sky or a road of no return. She recorded this scene with her mobile phone.

She returned to the cabin, where Charlie Rossi and Laclau Murdoch were sitting.

"Your father is looking for you all over the world. He wants you to sit in the electric chair." Ms. Deng sat beside the two of them.

"And you, it turns out you were the one behind this, and you still come to my house? What do you want to do? Take News Corporation for yourself, stop dreaming." She sneered.

"You two bastards are going to die soon!" She said almost through gritted teeth.

Before the negotiations started, I heard Ms. Deng's angry rebuke. Laclau explained somewhat reluctantly: "I just want to get back what originally belonged to me."

"Your share? When did your father not give you your share? There is a saying in our country, which is to eat what's on the plate and think about what's in the pot. You are really a waste of food!" Ms. Deng scolded road.

"Hey! Woman, please pay attention to your identity! I don't know where Murdoch is blind, or whether he is cursed by a witch like you. I have seen it with my own eyes in South Asia, like scarecrows." Laclau muttered.

You must know that Ms. Deng has a bad temper. When she heard Laclau's words, she almost stood up and hit people.

Gradually getting out of control, mixed with curses in two languages, it is obvious that the succession issue of the Murdoch family has long caused grudges among the contending parties.

It happened that Charlie could understand both languages. In order to prevent his soul being caught in the middle from being contaminated, Charlie stood up directly and stood between the two of them.

"If you want to fight, you can start it later. We're not here to see the scenery. Madam, don't you want to talk about business?"

"I have nothing to talk about with you two."

"Really? Even if we're willing to give you some leverage? How about getting you on board? Do you want just a house after the divorce, or do you want to be a shareholder in the largest movie company in history? "

"Maybe I shouldn't call you Mrs. Murdoch, but... a nurse? I don't know if it's disrespectful to call you that, but you shouldn't have forgotten who you were. Everything changed that summer. , there is a couple from California, USA. Did you meet them on the street, or did you meet them in a restaurant? Did you accidentally tip the food over on purpose to get the other person’s attention? Of course, I am talking about some Groundless speculation, but what I want to explain is..."

"We all know that you are a woman who is very good at seizing opportunities. Just like your marriage, you can marry that old man in California, or you can divorce after two years. You can also marry Rupert Murdoch, but the divorce The matter...may not be up to you."

Charlie looked at her.

The other party smiled rather self-deprecatingly: "I was forced to do it at that time."

"You're right. You couldn't help yourself at that time. You might have been threatened. You wanted to go to school. You had various reasons. The same goes for us. We also couldn't help ourselves. This man was expelled by his father. After leaving the family, just because he speaks for his biological mother, I don’t want others to take over my company, and we all have reasons to fight for ourselves.”

"So, why don't we work together? This is the best way I can think of to handle this."

"I can't do it." The lady shook her head.

"Think about your children, think about yourself, have you achieved your goals?"

Charlie stared at her.

Charlie never thought it was difficult to convince the other party.

If Laclau was still worried about his biological father, the lady in front of him never had any rules.

Therefore, using reasons that the other party can understand will surely convince her.

Because...the reward is generous enough.

"What if I fail?" She began to think, and the thoughts in her mind began to gradually change.

"Of course, Murdoch has reason to be aware of your thoughts. He has communicated with smart people, but the three of us combined are more. Therefore, I put all my trust in you, madam, just as you were back then. Same, you are just a translator, a translator that no one cares about, and you are only blessed by fate once in a while, and you must seize this only opportunity, I believe you can do it."

As Murdoch's pillow, Charlie naturally doesn't have more say than her on how to convince Murdoch. If he makes a suggestion rashly, it might be a disservice. Therefore, it is better to give her the greatest trust and let her handle the matter. .

"I have to think about how to do it. You have to give me some time." Ms. Deng fell into hard thinking. Laclau began to pace aimlessly on the deck, but Charlie remained in his original state.

"I...I don't know what to do. It's too difficult. Murdoch Sr. never lets him get involved in business matters. I can't speak on this matter at all." She even began to grit her teeth anxiously.

"Don't worry, there will always be a way." Charlie couldn't remember how many times he had comforted the other party.

Could it be that the sword is old?After being at ease for too long, I lost my biggest magic weapon against Murdoch... Thinking about it carefully, the ladies nowadays are indeed not young anymore.

Just then, her phone rang.

After walking out of the cabin to answer the phone, she hurried back.

"I have to leave early. Murdoch just called me. You don't need to contact me." After a hasty warning, she chose to leave.

Of course, given the confidentiality of this meeting, she did not disembark directly but transferred to two tour boats before setting foot on land again.

The servant and his two daughters also returned to the dock at this time.

"Sorry, mom just went to see the scenery of the Danube River by herself." She squatted down and stroked the heads of her two daughters.

At the same time, at the corner of the street, the person responsible for surveillance recorded the scene...

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"My dear, how was your trip to Hungary?" He opened his arms when he saw his wife Murdoch again.

"It's great, I even brought you a gift." The lady said.

"By the way, so many people came here before. How was the acquisition talk?" She asked pretending to be casual.

"Don't worry about this. It's not a question you should ask." Murdoch shook his head and responded as usual.

"I'm just a little worried. You also know that the sale of Fox's entertainment business is related to the future of each of us, including our two little daughters."

Looking at his two little daughters who were almost as tall as his own waist, Murdoch's face was filled with kind love.

It seemed that he had changed his mind. He no longer kept silent to his wife, but shared some details about the acquisition with her.

"I think the conditions proposed by Disney are very suitable. They can meet our conditions." Murdoch said very relaxedly.

The lady was shocked, this was obviously not good news for her.

"Actually, I think you should consider other potential acquisition targets. Disney will only try to deprive Fox of its influence. By absorbing and incorporating them, they will try to erase all traces of Fox's existence. This is not a good thing. It may not have any impact in the short term. , but what if it’s long-term? When we can’t speak, we will become extremely passive.” The woman advised.

"Oh, it seems you know how to run the company."

"Just a casual chat." The lady shook her head.

"Then who do you think...is the most suitable acquirer?" Murdoch asked with a smile.

The lady was stunned for a moment, then shook her head: "I don't know..."

Just when she was trying to lure out Time Warner-Infinite, Murdoch's expression suddenly changed, and then he became furious and threw the cup in his hand to the ground.

"I should have thought of it earlier, the problem lies with you!" Old Murdoch pointed at the lady, his fingertips trembling.

"What are you talking about?" The lady looked surprised, her heart felt cold, and a chill came to her brain.

"Look what this is!" Old Murdoch walked up to her and strangled her neck.

It was a photo, in which he was walking out of the cabin.

"Tell me, who did you go to see! Who did you meet! You bloody little cunt!" Murdoch cursed.

Several subordinates also came over. These were not ordinary servants, but a specialized security team, mercenaries who had seen blood.

At this time, the two little daughters had already been taken away. Ms. Deng felt desperate and struggled to get away.

"I haven't, I haven't met anyone. I just went to see the scenery alone, that's all. I haven't met anyone!" She explained with all her strength.

"Look at the scenery, why are you alone? Where are the two children? Why not take both of them?"

"Because your two little daughters are seasick! Are you so confused that you have forgotten this?!" Ms. Deng scolded.

At this time, Ms. Deng glanced at the mobile phone on the table. It was her mobile phone.

"Give me your phone!" Old Murdoch stared at her and raised his hand.

"Take it, take it!" Ms. Deng seemed a little impatient.

Only when he saw the scenery along the Danube River, the afterglow of the setting sun, and the soaring birds in the photos on his mobile phone did Murdoch realize that he had wrongly blamed his wife.

"Sorry, dear, you know I... James's matter is really strange. I always feel that it's not him, but someone else." Murdoch could only walk over and comfort him.

"Didn't you ask James to stand up? It's too late for you to say all this now." Ms. Deng turned her face to the other side angrily. Old Murdoch could only turn to her again and apologize in a low voice.

"You can sell it to whoever you want. From now on, I won't care about any of this. It has nothing to do with me anyway."

Only then did Murdoch Sr. tell the truth. It turned out that Disney had not been able to meet his own conditions.

He just wanted to test his wife.

"Then I won't dare to speak anymore, lest you doubt me again!" Ms. Deng looked like she had been greatly wronged.

"Actually, I am very hesitant now. I don't know who is the most suitable buyer." Murdoch shook his head.

"You're old, and your brain doesn't have the sparkle you had when you were young. Let me tell you, you wouldn't have been so hesitant back then. Have you forgotten what you once taught me? Invest in the future!"

"The future belongs to young people! Just based on your age, you should hand over the entertainment business to Charlie Rossi. It's that simple. Think about whether you were also facing the pressure of older people to complete a series of acquisition.”

"So, why not give young people a chance to prove themselves?" Ms. Deng looked at her husband.

"I think he is indeed a good choice, but he is too smooth sailing. The more people who have never experienced setbacks, the more they will be defeated by setbacks!" Old Murdoch evaluated Charlie Rossi based on his own experience.

"No, it's not that he has never suffered setbacks." Ms. Deng shook her head.

"He just thought of what might happen in advance!"

(End of this chapter)