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   Chapter 397 Lobbyist

Hearing that it was a new TV station and the people from the tobacco giant companies in the room were slightly relieved, but when they heard that Immelt, the next head of General Electric, was also the founder of ICNC TV station, everyone The heart began to lift again.

   "Can you stop the ICNC, reporting on Jeffrey Wegener!"

The president of   Reynolds Company asked with a frown. He had heard of ICNC's name. When the rumors spread, there was a lot of trouble in America.

Seeing that other people still don't know much about ICNC TV, Bieber said, "ICNC TV will start broadcasting soon, and it will use the channels of NBC and Comcast TV network, and it will be broadcast simultaneously on offline TV networks and the Internet at the same time. programme!"

I was fortunate just now that ICNC TV is only a new TV station from Imperial Tobacco, British Tobacco and other companies. At this time, I was a little surprised. Comcast's TV network has nearly 10 million users, plus NBC's channel, then ICNC will broadcast it. Out, I am afraid that the audience of users is not expected to exceed 20 million!

   Coupled with the extremely fast Internet, the ghost knows what kind of impact ICNC will have after reporting the news of nicotine.

Biber looked at the president of Reynolds and said, "I haven't contacted ICNC, and Bruno Song, but ICNC contacted Jeffrey Wegener and provided him with protection, this matter Exceeded Philip Morris expectations."

  Bieber said with distress on his face, but his eyes were looking at the expressions of his colleagues. He recruited so many tobacco companies today, not to tell them that Philip Morris screwed up.

Instead, they were going to find companies like Reynolds to put pressure on ICNC TV together. When the news about Jeffrey Wegener was revealed, it was not just Philip Morris, a tobacco company that lost, so Bieber came to Reynolds. Here, Imperial Tobacco, let them join hands with Philip Morris.

"Then find ICNC TV, and Bruno Song, and have them ban interviews with Jeffrey Wegener, no news about nicotine, and special measures if necessary, otherwise for the tobacco companies, this is a It will make us passive, and there may be endless lawsuits in the future!"

The person in charge of Gallaher Tobacco Company said murderously, the special means he said was undoubtedly to cause Jeffrey Wegener to have a sudden accident, something happened, he shot himself in the back in the basement, and the lakeside Take a walk and accidentally tie yourself up, sink to the bottom of a lake, etc.

   Over the years, major tobacco companies have been involved in lawsuits, but relying on the relationship with Capitol Hill and various federal states and municipalities, as well as heavy lobbying, the federal courts are biased towards these tobacco companies.

Tobacco companies have always claimed that those who have health problems because of tobacco have nothing to do with tobacco companies. They are because of their own problems. Tobacco companies are just lying guns. Experiments such as issuing tobacco are harmless to the body and can relieve anxiety, etc., have allowed tobacco companies to avoid repeated investigations and lawsuits.

But once the news broke out about nicotine, it will definitely stir up a violent storm of public opinion. At that time, those congressmen who used to stand for the tobacco industry will definitely turn their faces and deny them for votes, and the Federal Court will no longer be able to favor them. The endless lawsuits and huge compensation make them, the tobacco giants, unable to bear it.

America, who has done a lot of work, is now the vane of the global industry. Once America's attitude towards the tobacco industry has changed, then North America, England, Europe, and even Asia, etc., I am afraid that the attitude towards the tobacco industry will be different. Change, this is what the tobacco giants are worried about.

   Hearing that Gallaher Company proposed to use special means, Bieber glanced at him, took out a few newspapers, and put them in front of him.

The president of Gallaher, along with several other tobacco companies, picked up a copy of the "Wall Street Journal" and saw that it read, "Seeking to go public, CCA, America's largest private prison group. The company has recently reached a cooperation with Blackwater Company, which has completed the holding of CCA Company with 300 million US dollars in cash, becoming the largest shareholder occupying 45% of CCA Company!

CCA founder Tom Beasley declared that the future CCA will still exist as an independent company, and Blackwater will provide financial support for it. The future CCA will build more than 80 private prisons, provide 90,000 beds and provide 20,000 For more than 100 jobs, Wall Street institutions raised CCA's valuation to $900 million!

  The largest shareholder of Blackwater Company is the North American Global Investment Foundation, which is an Internet genius and an emerging security company in America founded by Bruno Song, the founder of Double Click, ICQ and other companies! "

Another newspaper reported impressively, "Blackwater has reached a cooperation agreement with MPRI, the largest security company in America, and the two sides will jointly undertake military orders for America overseas in the future. Ten thousand overseas mercenaries!"

The president of Gallaher Company, looking at the newspaper in his hand, suddenly felt his scalp tingle. People from other tobacco companies were not much better. They didn't know that Song Yang, a person from the Internet industry, was playing with security. group.

It was suggested before that people who use special means are silent at this time. They can find opportunities to deal with Jeffrey Wegener, but what if they are targeted by Blackwater Company, they will know. What would those Qiu Ba do? The presidents of the tobacco giants present didn't want to be buried with Jeffrey Wegener.

After another moment of silence, the president of Reynolds still said, "We need to act, by all means, to lobby Capitol Hill, go to the Donkey Party and the Elephant Party, put pressure on ICNC TV and Bruno Song, or else Just sit back and wait!"

"Go to Bruno Song, as long as he agrees to let ICNC withdraw Jeffrey Wegener's report, we can use the name of the Tobacco Association to reach a "reconciliation" agreement with ICNC TV, and Bruno Song can fill in the check !"

This is to use US knives as the hush money for ICNC TV station. As long as they don’t report, these tobacco companies can raise a large amount of US knives to compensate ICNC TV station, and even the figures on the check can be provided by Song Yang. fill.

"I want President Bieber to tell that Bruno Song Shi to tell him that no one is willing to become a rival to the Tobacco Association!" The people of the British Tobacco Association asked Bieber to give Song Yang a warning, and let them, these tobacco giants Unlucky, they definitely won't make Song Yang's side feel better.

Song Yang was waving his club on the golf course in the North Shore Manor of Long Island. For golf, Song Yang can only be regarded as a showman. visiting people.

Ulf, who was in charge of security, was leading people to conduct a security inspection of the manor. After knowing what news ICNC TV was going to report on the day of the broadcast, Ulf transferred a team from the Blackwater Company, and also equipped them with other equipment. The few weapons are just in case. After all, Kennedy can open his mind, and those people are crazy, but they can do everything, and Ulf has to take precautions.

When Baiber entered the Long Island Manor, he saw people carrying standard semi-automatic weapons and patrolling the manor with hounds. At the height of the manor, Baiber also saw a black Cloth-wrapped things, Baibo's eyelids jumped when he saw these things, and the legs of the executives who came with him began to tremble. It goes without saying who these things are used to prevent , they were really afraid of disagreement, so they threw them away.

   Seeing this kind of fanfare, Baiber sighed inwardly, feeling that he might not be able to talk about anything this time, but he still got up and rushed towards the golf course.

   When Baibo arrived, Song Yang was on the phone. After seeing Baibo, Song Yang gestured to him, and then answered the phone.

   "Adrian, I didn't expect that it would be you who called!"

  Song Yang glanced at Baiber not far away, and then said to the person on the phone that it was Houston Mayor Adrian who called.

   "Song, I don't know what you're going to do, do you know who those people are, they're lobbying around Capitol Hill, Tom DeLay, the Cowboy Family, and they're under a lot of pressure now!"

   Adrian scratching his head could be heard across the phone. The elephant party and the tobacco industry were naturally close. During the war, tobacco was a hard currency, and the giants of the tobacco industry were also one of the big sponsors of the elephant party.

But now, the news that Song Yang's ICNC TV station is going to fire on the tobacco industry has caused chaos on the Donkey Party side. It was also a headache for the Elephant Party, so he could only let Adrian take a peek.

   "Even if ICNC doesn't report it, CBS, Fox, and CNN will report it. It's a matter of time!"

  Song Yang said to Adrian, hearing this, Adrian knew that Song Yang might have made up his mind, and it gave him a headache.

   "Song, do you know the consequences of doing this? In the future, you may face the opponents of giant companies like Philip Morris and Reynolds!"

"I see!"

   Hearing this, there was a brief silence on the phone, and Adrian hung up the phone with a long sigh.

  Song Yang put the phone aside. He knew that Adrian would definitely not be the last person to be a "lobbyist". I'm afraid Song Yang's phone call these days, I don't know how many people will call him.

   (end of this chapter)