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   Chapter 398

   "President Baiber!"

After Song Yang hung up the phone, he walked over to Bieber and said with a smile to the man who commented on Fortune magazine as one of the most powerful presidents in America today, "President Bieber, please move this time. A lot of characters!"

Fortune magazine, in this year's ranking of the world's most powerful company presidents, ranked Bieber tenth. He took over as president of Philip Morris two years ago and brought Philip Morris to a new high.

Along with Biber, on the list are General Motors President John Smith, Ford Motor President, Exxon CEO, Volvo President Glass, General Electric's Welch and others. This list is also considered by the outside world. It is a traditional industry, the last peak, but being on this list is enough to show how capable Bieber is.

   Hearing Song Yang's words, the blonde Bieber still had a calm expression on his face, "This is not the will of Philip Morris, but the will of the American Tobacco Association and global tobacco companies."

As soon as Bai Bo came up, he told Song Yang that he came this time, but there were a large group of tobacco giants behind him, and they were also putting pressure on Song Yang.

After he finished speaking, Bai Bo stretched out his hand and took a box from the assistant behind him. The box was made of Guyi hemp wood. It was obviously hand-carved by the master with patterns and patterns. The rows are so small as to be diamonds, I don’t know if the contents are worth anything, but if I put this box on the auction house, I’m afraid I won’t be able to get it without hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Bieber opened the box, and inside was a row of cigars, "This is a collector's edition cigar launched by Philip Morris, limited to 100 boxes worldwide. The tobacco leaves are all from Philip Morris' Dominican plantation. This cigar has just been sold in Philip Morris. 1st place at Habanos Carnival!

   Its clients include the Grand Commander, the French Grand Commander, and other royals from England and Europe! "

  Bieber talked about the name of this cigar to Song Yang, and also showed Song Yang the connections of Philip Morris. Philip Morris is in America, and around the world, but it is all connections and connections.

  Song Yang glanced at the cigar in front of him. It was indeed well-made. I was afraid that it would be regarded as a treasure by many people, or even regarded as a symbol of status.

   But Song Yang only glanced at it, and gently pushed the box of cigars aside. Seeing this scene, Bai Bo and the group of people who followed were a little unsightly.

   "President Bieber, do you want a shot?!" Song Yang picked up a pair of golf clubs and said to Bieber.

  Bieber got up, picked up a pair of clubs, and let the others stand on the spot, and they went to the golf course with Song Yang.

Bieber was obviously a veteran of the golf course. After one shot, the golf ball landed on the hole, and Song Yang couldn't help but applaud, "If President Bieber participates in the America Business Golf Tournament, I'm afraid he must be the champion. "

   If he played this ball on weekdays, Bieber would not have been excited, but now he is not in the mood at all, instead he is even more irritable.

After a few shots, Baiber said directly to Song Yang, "Song, you know the purpose of my visit this time, Philip Morris, and the American Tobacco Association have no intention of starting a war with you, I imagine the party that The people on the side have also called you, we are not opponents!"

"As long as ICNC TV terminates the interview with Jeffrey Wegener, the American Tobacco Association, and even overseas tobacco associations, can pay eight or even nine figures for ICNC TV and Song You." Compensation"."

Tobacco companies were no longer allowed to advertise in the media many years ago, but the method is always more difficult than the difficulty. Tobacco companies can sign a cooperation agreement in secret to pay for this huge "sealing fee". As long as Song Yang nods his head, he can get this huge sum of money.

  Song Yang glanced at Baibo, if it were other TV stations and media, this would have been tempted a long time ago. If Song Yang hadn't had a bigger plan for ICNC to cut leeks, he would have agreed to this meeting.

  The fact that Philip Morris and the companies on the Tobacco Association can come up with hundreds of millions of dollars shows that they are really anxious.

But this money, after becoming famous with ICNC, successfully merged with Comcast, NBC and other companies, becoming a company with a market value of hundreds of billions of dollars, it is nothing, once the merger is completed, if Song Yang cashes out, it will be better than I don't know how many times this beautiful knife has been doubled!

   "President Biber, unfortunately, I have to admit that Philip Morris' conditions are very attractive, but..."

Song Yang looked at Baiber with regret and said, "ICNC is an independent news media TV station. ICNC TV station pursues justice and facts. According to the rules of the media industry, even investors cannot interfere with the TV station media. In normal operation, Murdoch cannot interfere with Fox news coverage, nor does ICNC."

Hearing this bullshit, Bieber's face began to darken, saying that Murdoch can't interfere with Fox's news reports, and at most listen to it for fun, as propaganda. .

   "There is no need for you, Song, to interfere with the news coverage of ICNC TV, as long as Jeffrey Wegener is handed over to us, this deal can take effect, which is the best for all of us!"

  Biber was a little reluctant to go around in circles any more, so he started asking for someone to ask Song Yang to hand over Jeffrey Wegener to him, and the huge amount of hush money would be credited to the account.

Song Yang looked at Bai Bo strangely. He didn't expect that he would dare to say such a thing. Seeing Song Yang's gaze, Bai Bo knew that he had crossed the line, and quickly said, "We won't do anything to Jeffrey. In this way, I can guarantee his safety. We just hope that he can go on vacation overseas and spend more time with his family. Philip Morris is willing to pay a sum that is enough for Jeffrey and his family for the rest of their lives. "Technical Confidentiality Agreement" fee!"

Without listening to Bieber's nonsense, Song Yang waved the club in his hand and really handed Jeffrey Wegener over to these tobacco companies. People might not have an accident, but how will the rest of his life be? It's hard to say.

   The so-called "technical non-disclosure agreement" is to shut up Jeffrey. As for how to shut him up, those tobacco companies have some means.

  Song Yang raised his head, glanced at Baibo, took off the gloves, and threw them aside, not going to go around in circles with Baibo.

   "President Bieber, I think you should also be very clear about tobacco nicotine, even if ICNC TV does not report it, other TV stations will report it. It's just a matter of time!"

  Song Yang said to Baiber that now, as soon as we enter the Internet age, global news is flying all over the sky. Gone are the days when you could control TV stations and newspapers and suppress public opinion.

  Bieber also pointedly said, "But this is very important to me. If the news is reported, the entire Philip Morris company will fall into the whirlpool of public opinion!"

  What is Bieber worried about? In the final analysis, it is the stock price. If this kind of news spreads, then the stock price of Philip Morris is estimated to plummet immediately.

   "President Baiber, didn't you start preparations a long time ago?"

  Song Yang glanced at Bieber and said that he could be ranked in the top ten of the world's major companies by Fortune magazine, Bieber naturally has a few brushes.

In the few years he took over Philip Morris, he seemed to have foreseen the risks of Philip Morris in the tobacco industry. In the past few years, he started to buy and buy, allowing Philip Morris to enter beer and beverages. , real estate, chemical industry, machinery and many other fields, relying on the huge cash flow in the tobacco industry, they are buying and buying all the way.

The current Philip Morris company is already the second largest beer company in America, the second largest food manufacturer in the world, and the top ten beverage company in America. If you give him some more time, the entire Philip Morris may be can complete the transformation.

   "I need time, and Philip Morris also needs time. Even if we want to transform, it can't be done right away!"

  Bieber bluntly said that in recent years, America, and around the world, the lawsuits against tobacco companies have intensified. He had already seen the signs of something wrong and began to lead Philip Morris to transform.

   But in the tobacco industry, money is coming too fast. Even if the transformation is successful, the board of directors of Philip Morris may not be willing to cut it down according to their own artery.

   Song Yang just listened to what Bieber said. Tobacco giants like Philip Morris, if they were willing to make tens of billions of dollars in revenue every year, they would have already begun to transform, so why wait until now.

"Song, either hand over Jeffrey Wegener to us, or ICNC TV will stop reporting on Jeffrey. This is the best choice for both of us!" Biber's words meant a warning. Obviously, he was giving Song Yang an ultimatum.

  Song Yang shook his head, still the same sentence, "I'm sorry, I can't interfere with the normal news reports of ICNC TV, but I can make Philip Morris's name not appear in ICNC's reports!"

This is taking off your pants and farting, hiding your ears and stealing the bell. Even if Jeffrey Wegener doesn't name any company, America and the global tobacco industry are just a few giants, either Philip Morris or Reynolds or Canada. Lech and the like, guessing one by one, it takes less than ten minutes.

But this is not bad for Bieber. As long as Philip Morris is not mentioned by name, he can pretend to be deaf and mute, and he will not let go when he is killed, and he will not admit to Jeffrey. It is Philip Morris, which makes the entire tobacco industry unlucky along with Philip Morris, and will pull the entire tobacco industry to die together.

  The law does not blame the public. Even if it loses money, it cannot be just the Philip Morris family. The entire tobacco industry will be exposed to rain and dew. It depends on the old men on Capitol Hill.

   "I hope you can think about it, Song, my agreement is still valid until the ICNC report!"

   After dropping a sentence, Baiber left the North Shore Manor on Long Island with the people under the watchful eyes of a large group of security personnel.

   (end of this chapter)