Chapter 1307 Shift target Public opinion storm
In order to calm the storm caused by some idiot, the richest man Wang had to make a lot of promises against his will. For example, he promised not to voluntarily lay off employees within a certain period of time, promised to retain the number of American employees, and he also promised to raise salaries.
This is definitely not something that a capitalist is willing to take the initiative to do, but in order to calm the emotions of employees and for the most important plan at the moment, he can only make compromises.
Of course, the compromise is only for ordinary employees. For example, the management team who planned these, especially the idiot. Even if he ignores his own disgust and simply considers the stability of the company, he must not let these guys stay here.
Getting out is inevitable, but such a thing is not worth the richest man in charge of Wang himself. Compared to wasting time on such things, he needs to focus his efforts on his most important plan at the moment.
Time Warner, his second goal in his plan and Tony. However, the richest man in Wang was not so satisfied with this goal. The reason is very simple. Although Time Warner is huge and is also considered a giant in Hollywood. However, the entire industry under Time Warner is not what he needs most.
What he needs is the TV industry. Even Fox TV in Foxley, what he really needs is what he can take the lead in the entire American TV network system. On this issue, it is obviously not enough to have only some equity in Turner TV and CW TV network under Time Warner. He needs a bigger goal, and he has already figured out this goal, that is, the Viacom Group, a media giant holding an important thing like CBS TV network.
Of course, acquiring Viacom is not as simple as acquiring Twenty-first Century Fox. Twenty-first Century Fox is an industry separated by News Corp. It is impossible to be as huge as before in terms of size. A considerable part of News Corp's industries are placed in the UK. With the destruction of Britain, the former media tycoon Murdoch family was almost inevitably seriously impacted.
Forty percent of the British print media were controlled by him, which was a brilliant rule in the past, but today, it was a nightmare for the entire Murdoch family. Although they could still maintain a superficial glamor with the resources they had, in fact, many places were already stretched.
With the impact of the stock market and internal divisions, it is almost impossible for the Murdoch family to control the industries under their name. After all, they are just the largest shareholders themselves. If they can unite other shareholders, they can certainly be called the owner of this group. However, with the weakening of their own strength and the dangers of all shareholders, they certainly cannot continue to unite.
This is also the reason why the richest man in Wang successfully acquired the 21st Century Fox. People's hearts are dispersed, so it is better to use some practical benefits to fill such a vacancy. Moreover, being able to take advantage of such an opportunity to gain access to the richest man in Wang who has huge resources and connections in the mainland will naturally be a good choice for the Murdoch family, who urgently needs to open up new markets and restore their own decline.
However, Viacom Group does not have to do so. Although their market has inevitably been affected by the turmoil in the United States, the problem is not so obvious for this media empire that has extended its tentacles to the world. So of course, if the richest man Wang wants to attack him, it will not be as smooth as it is now.
All he can borrow is the turmoil in the stock market. Although this has a certain impact, it is still a matter of whether it can play a key role. After all, this is an external factor, and it is never these external factors that can really determine the final result of the problem. After all, everything depends on strength.
The real key is whether the funds in Wang's hands can satisfy the shareholders of Viacom Group. The problem now is that he has borrowed 200 billion yuan and spent a sky-high price on acquiring 21st Century Fox, so he may not be able to come up with another satisfactory number.
You know, Viacom spent about 46 billion US dollars to acquire CBS. In addition to CBS, there are also giants like Paramount. It is almost impossible to win it without 80 billion.
It is better to make such a cross-border acquisition quickly. If you cannot directly break the bottom line in the hearts of those shareholders at a sufficient price, then things will inevitably become more and more dreams. Tony also has requirements for this. What he requires for the richest man Wang is to solve these problems as soon as possible. And as soon as possible, it is impossible to have no money in your hands.
The US dollar has depreciated significantly, but it has not reached the same level as the RMB. The richest man Wang, who has spent almost half of the funds, has not had enough funds. If he wants to continue, he must take out more funds, and it is definitely impossible to rely on himself. So he made up his mind and did this immediately, which was to mortgage the Fox shares he had just obtained to the bank.
He borrowed 180 billion directly from the central bank, and through this fund, he directly requested a premium acquisition to Viacom Group. Faced with the big move of the richest man Wang, the entire American press, which had already been heard, began to become crazy.
"The Chinese are crazy, do they want to conquer the world with money?" This is the title given by the media, who feels crazy and incredible about the news.
"The arrogant Chinese will surely repeat the mistakes of the Japanese." This is the title of complaining about such crazy things, even full of resentment.
"The American TV network has fallen into the hands of the Chinese. Starting today, we will see the United States in the hands of the Chinese?" This is a title with ulterior motives and wants to stir up people's emotions.
Almost in a moment, the entire American media and the Internet were filled with words of this and that, and without exception, these voices were almost all accusing the Chinese and accusing them of the horror of their behavior. Such a thing would definitely be impossible if no one instructed them behind their backs.
This can be seen even the richest man, who had just stepped onto the land of the United States, so immediately, he ordered his American media forces, who had just obtained, to launch his own counterattack against the unhealthy trend in public opinion.
"Fox changed hands and the stock price began to rebound. A shot of a turbulent US stock market!"
"Only an inclusive country and a tolerant society can forge such a diverse civilization as today. Welcome the Chinese to join the American media family!"
"The King of China promises to open up more markets and promise more job opportunities. This may be a turning point for the United States, which is now in a sluggish employment situation!"
"Where is the future of the United States? Cooperation may be our only opportunity."
Although the media criticized him very well, there were not many people speaking for him from the position of the richest man Wang. Especially after the media announced the richest man Wang’s promise to Fox employees, the trend of the entire public opinion was still somewhat deviating towards him. Such a change was a bit unexpected, and for those who have caused all this behind their backs, it was even more intolerable.
Sumner Redstone, the major shareholder of the Viacom board, is now slapping the table and yelling the most violently at these unscrupulous media.
"Do they know what they are talking about in the media that are raised by these bitches? Why do they want to speak for the Chinese? Don't they know what the outcome will be if our market is invaded by the Chinese?"
As the head of Viacom, he led the company to the top emperor in one fell swoop. Lei Shidong spoke in the entire group with the only voice. He has the highest authority and the highest voice. Even other shareholders are often intimidated by his power.
After all, for most shareholders, all they want is profit. As long as Lei Shidong can always bring them generous benefits, even if they tolerate him, it will be no big deal.
Like now, when Lei Shidong gets angry about something, most shareholders will endure it silently without saying a word. But unfortunately, this is something that happened in the past. As Lei Shidong put down his power and returned to the board of directors, Viacom's interests are not as good as one day. Many shareholders are already dissatisfied with the current situation of the company and Lei Shidong's violent temper.
So, when he was yelling like this, shareholders almost immediately said to him.
"Mr. Lei Shidong, calm down. We are holding a shareholders' meeting, not listening to you cursing others. If you want to curse people, go back to your home and face your walls and dogs, and you can curse whatever you want!"
"You!" When he heard this, Lei Shidong, who had always been angry, immediately had to transfer his firepower. However, when he thought about the forces represented by the shareholder, he immediately extinguished this idea. Although he had a violent temper, he was not a fool. He was still clear about who could offend who could not offend anyone.
So after taking a deep breath, he changed his tone and said loudly to all the shareholders present.
Chapter completed!