American Fortune Life

In Washington, DC, at a corner not far from four blocks from the White House, stands a 60-year-old building that looks like a grid. The overall exterior wall is yellowish-brown. Flags, an American flag and the District of Columbia flag during the Civil War on the other, this is the headquarters of the Post Group.

Today, the staff at the post headquarters obviously felt that the atmosphere was different. Vice President Catherine and a group of group management had already been waiting for someone to arrive in the lobby at about 9 o'clock.

The lady at the front desk stood up straight with her smile on her face unchanged. When she was wondering, she saw through the glass door a Cadillac SUV driving into the square in front of the entrance, followed by a black Mercedes. There are also four suVs.

"Come on, let's go." Catherine said to Jon Meacham, the editor-in-chief of "Newsweek", and walked to the door first.

"Papa papa..."

After the sound of opening the door and closing the car door, the tall and handsome Andy greeted Catherine who walked out of the building gate and down the steps with a smile on her face, followed by a team of nearly twenty people.

"Hello, Miss Catherine..."

"Hi, Mr. Smith, inside please..."

The two greeted each other, and Andy nodded to Jon, and then led the people and Catherine into this historic and famous newspaper group headquarters building side by side.

There were no disputes or noises in the conference room, but only the sound of staff from both sides flipping through documents, while the leaders of both sides waited silently with smiles on their faces.

The preliminary negotiation work has already negotiated some conditions, and what they are doing now is to confirm the detailed rules and hand over some important documents. Regarding the 115 million loan transferred by the Post Group, everyone tacitly did not explore it. The purchase price of US$1 seems to be full of news, but on the other hand, it is also a shame to the Post Group.

Just look at the slightly gloomy expressions of the chairman of the Post Group, Donald Graham, his sister Larry Weymouth, and the editor-in-chief of the Post, Leonard Jr., sitting in the middle. At the same time, it was the first time that the descendants of the Graham family began to sell important assets.

How would they feel if they knew that the almost free Newsweek sale was just the beginning for the family.

Alvetrie accepted Li Xiaoying's nod to confirm that it was correct, quickly checked the document that he had just received, and handed it to Andy, "Boss, it's all right!"

Andy didn't go to pick up the documents in Al's hands, a sunny smile appeared on his face, which was even more handsome than the younger version of Keanu, and he looked at Donald Graham opposite him and said, "Mr. Graham, we can start now. "

Donald Graham reached for his glasses and nodded with complicated emotions.

After receiving the contract handed over by Andy's subordinates, holding the nib of the Montblanc pen in his hand, he paused for a moment on the contract, finally sighed, and signed his name in a hurry.

After Andy glanced at the other party deeply, he signed his name on the contract in triplicate without hesitation.

"thanks!"

"From today it's yours, young man!"

The upturned corner of Andy's mouth increased greatly, and he and Donald Graham held hands tightly. After releasing them, they exchanged contracts with each other, and Andy stretched out his hand behind him.

Today, the little assistant Tory Black, dressed in a pale pink slim-fit oL suit, hurried up and handed a brand new one-dollar bill to the big devil.

In this area, the eyes she looked at the big devil were full of little stars.

Donald Graham shook his head and laughed, and reluctantly took the dollar in the hands of Andy, who was very serious and upright. He turned around and raised the dollar in the hands of the Post Group people behind him, making everyone's expressions change. All of them became unsightly.

Everyone knows the loss of "Newsweek", and also knows that it is a big burden, but knowing that it belongs to them, when they own it, they may be tired of cursing, but at this moment, when they no longer belong to them, the feeling is incomparable. uncomfortable.

Andy didn't care what Donald Graham was thinking. If it wasn't for the joint press conference with the Post Group, he would have slapped his ass and left.

In the honor showroom of the Post Group, Andy, under the introduction of Catherine, looked at a series of amazing photos. Many of the characters in the photos were once influential figures in the world.

The Post has pushed a president out of office; for nearly four decades, Kay Graham has dominated Washington social circles, entertaining presidents and ministers at her Georgetown mansion and dining with kings and queens at the White House.

But glory only represents the past, and Kay's legend will be unprecedented in Washington, because the times are different.

Andy admires and respects all the successes and achievements of Ms. Kay, especially the power of a newspaper to harden President Watergate, and finally won the victory, which is simply unimaginable.

"Bang bang."

"Mr. Smith, vice president, the venue is ready, and the reporters from various media are also in place. The press conference can begin..."

A staff member knocked on the door and came in, reporting to Andy and Catherine.

Catherine nodded and smiled at Andy: "Let's go, the stage is set up, and we'll be waiting for you as the protagonist."

Andy showed a calm smile on his face, "This is a win-win situation!"

At the press conference, when the media in Washington received the notice, they were very curious. After all, as a leading media in the Washington area, it is rare that they do not report on their own and invite the media to go out.

However, their keen professional intuition told them that there might be some major news about to break out, after all, it was the "Washington Post".

However, as the faces of the people who walked in from outside the door became clearer, all the reporters in the audience were a little surprised.

Andy Smith, the youngest billionaire, owns the "New York Observer" weekly magazine. Is it possible that this upstart in the publishing industry wants to take a stake in the Post Group or buy it. . .

Wait, stop kidding, this is The Washington Post!

All kinds of suspicions made the reporters instinctively excited. There was no loud noise, and they all desperately took photos, waiting for the unexpected big news to break out.

"Thank you for coming to the media colleagues. The main content of today's press conference is... Just an hour ago, our Post Group and Mr. Andy Smith reached an acquisition agreement. Andy Smith used a price of one dollar, Buyout of Newsweek on condition that all debts be assumed . . . that is to say . . . "

The whole audience was in an uproar, and all the reporters in the press box were boiling. Who cares about what Catherine said behind the slightly ugly face, everyone understood.

God! One dollar to buy "Newsweek" with a history of more than 70 years? Are you kidding me? Today is not April Fool's Day, is it? Is the Washington Post crazy? Ms. Kay will be. . .

All kinds of ideas appeared in people's minds. Even though the scene became extremely chaotic, noisy, and noisy, Andy Smith always smiled confidently and calmly, sitting in the middle seat, watching the excitement below the stage .

"Quiet! Keep quiet, everyone! Next, I'll leave it to Mr. Andy Smith..."

Everyone focused their eyes on that handsome face, with mixed emotions, 22 years old, really too young.

"Hi everyone, I'm Andy Smith! First of all, I would like to thank the Post Group for trusting me and handing over the long-standing "Newsweek" to me. To be honest, at this moment, I am also very excited. After all, it is "Newsweek", its value I think every American knows very well...  

In its heyday, "Newsweek" was the core part of the national dialogue in the United States. Its reports were "extremely controversial, heavily liberal, and often half a step ahead of the mainstream position of American public opinion."

Friends from the media present and colleagues of Newsweek who I have not met, should be aware that the print media has been challenged by the new era, and Newsweek will inevitably be affected.