Rebirth of the Strongest Tycoon

Just when Xia Yu was reviewing the company's annual plans, something happened in London, thousands of miles away.

London, the headquarters of Bright Fund Corporation.

After Mirror Group President Lewis Barry got out of the car, he quickly entered the elevator and rushed to George Berkeley's office.

"Tuk Tuk Tuk!"

"Berkeley President, good afternoon!"

"Lewis, why are you here, please come in!"

George Berkeley, who was signing the document, heard the knock on the door and followed the sound. After recognizing the person, he said somewhat unexpectedly.

Lewis Barry walked in, sat down in front of George Berkeley, and said solemnly: "President Berkeley, this time I came to disturb you suddenly because I got a secret message, and it has reached a very urgent level."

Lewis Barry's attitude infected George Berkeley, who withdrew his smile, put down the pen in his hand, looked directly at Lewis Barry, and asked, "What is so urgent?"

Lewis Barry replied: "The Times, which is owned by the Thomson Group, has suffered serious losses, and now News Corporation is in secret negotiations with the Thomson Group to prepare for the acquisition of The Times Holdings Limited, the company that owns The Times!"

"The Times" is a national daily newspaper in the United Kingdom, and its readers are generally high-end people in society, such as politicians and social elites, so the influence of this newspaper is extremely amazing.

It has always been regarded as the largest mainstream newspaper in the UK, known as the "faithful recorder of British society", and has influence in the world!

Hearing that the Thomson Group was going to sell it, George Berkeley was also shocked.

He frowned, pondered for a moment and asked, "Is it the News Corporation that owns The Sun?"

Lewis Barry nodded boldly and said, "Yes, and it was News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch who negotiated in person."

"Negotiations have been going on for some time, and News Corp. is trying to keep it secret. As far as I know, News Corp. found that Thomson Jr. had lost patience with Times Press Holdings Ltd due to financial pressure after Thomson Sr. passed away. Therefore, taking the initiative to seek acquisitions, this is the main reason why the news can be hidden."

"Rupert Murdoch is a media-savvy elite,

Moreover, it has the ultimate pursuit of profit, even without sacrificing means. The "Sun" was originally a poor business, but after being acquired by him, it has now expanded several times in size, and its influence is amazing. "

"Although The Times has suffered a serious loss now, I am worried that after the Times is in his hands, it will be rejuvenated and will pose a huge threat to our Mirror Group!"

George Berkeley nodded in approval, thought for a moment and asked again, "So what are your thoughts on this time?"

Lewis Barry said immediately: "I certainly hope the Mirror Group will take over The Times Holdings plc."

As soon as he finished speaking, George Berkeley shook his head and smothered his thoughts: "This is impossible, the report you showed me last time shows that now the national daily newspaper under the Mirror Group has occupied 30% of the total. Market, eight percent of the market for local newspapers.”

"It's better if it's a local newspaper."

"But in the market of national daily newspapers, the Mirror Group is about to touch the 40% invisible policy line. If it acquires The Times, it will easily exceed the line. Other newspaper companies will never make you feel better. "

Lewis Barry shrugged and said regretfully, "I know, so I was just thinking about it."

"I think President, you can find a way to buy The Times Press Holdings Limited, if not, at least destroy the News Corporation acquisition."

George Berkeley nodded slightly, then frowned in thought.

On the bright side, the Bright Fund must not come forward for acquisitions, because the Bright Fund is the wholly-owned parent company of the Mirror Group and the Financial Times Group, and has a higher degree of control over the media.

And let the Financial Times Group come forward, because in the end it will still be counted on the Bright Fund.

After thinking for a moment, he thought of the boss Xia Yu and a newspaper company, and his brows suddenly stretched.

Lewis Barry has been observing George Berkeley's expression, and after finding that his brows stretched, he immediately asked, "President Berkeley, do you have an idea?"

George Berkeley nodded slightly, but only revealed some thoughts to him, saying: "I will let a friendly company come forward to acquire it, Lewis, you have to work hard to collect relevant intelligence and information."

Lewis Barry nodded without hesitation and said, "No problem, I have arranged for someone to dig into the inside story, and I think the Thomson Group must be happy to see new competitors emerge."

...

The next morning, after reading the first batch of intelligence, George Berkeley made an international call to Xiangjiang after calculating the time difference factor.

It happened that Xia Yu was in the chairman's office, and when he heard the phone ring, he immediately connected.

"Hello, who is it?"

"Boss, I'm George..."

After hearing the voice in the microphone, Xia Yu concentrated more and said with a smile, "George, long time no see, is there anything important?"

"..."

As George Berkeley on the other end of the microphone kept talking, Xia Yu's eyes became deep.

"Okay, I understand. You can fax the documents over. You can continue to follow up on the situation. I will ask manager Yan Wenhan of Jiuding Newspaper Company to contact you later."

Not long after he finished speaking, Xia Yu began to receive fax signals, and then the documents were continuously printed from the fax machine.

Because the font is small, the document is not long, only four pages, and it is quickly finished.

Before watching, Xia Yu called Jiuding Newspaper Company and asked Yan Wenhan to come to his office immediately.

Because they were in the Jiuding Building and Yan Wenhan didn't go out, it took less than two minutes for Yan Wenhan to arrive at the door of Xia Yu's office after receiving the call.

"Wenhan, come in, find a place to sit first, and I'll read the documents."

After speaking, Xia Yu buried his head in reading the document again.

After a few minutes, Xia Yu finally read all the materials and had a specific understanding of the matter.

He took the document, got up from the desk, walked to the sofa and sat down. He handed the document to Yan Wenhan and said, "Wenhan, it's a good thing for you to look at the document first."

Hearing it was a good thing, Yan Wenhan felt a sense of anticipation in his heart, and hurriedly browsed the files.

After reading it, he smiled and asked Xia Yu: "Chairman, do you want Jiuding Newspaper Company to buy Times Newspaper Holdings Limited?"

Xia Yu smiled and nodded: "Well, Jiuding Newspaper Company has a huge influence in Asia and the United States, but there is still a big lack in the British media market. Now this is a rare opportunity."

"You have also read the information. In addition to The Times, a national comprehensive daily newspaper, Times Press Holdings also has the influential Sunday Times, as well as the Times Literary Supplement, Times Education Supplement, The Times Scottish Education Supplement, The Times Higher Education Supplement, and the Times Book Company, as long as the company wins, Jiuding Newspapers can instantly occupy a first-class position in the UK.”

"The only thing to worry about is that there is a big problem with Times Press Holdings now, with huge losses. Do you have the confidence to get it back to health?"

Yan Wenhan said without hesitation: "I still have confidence. Given this opportunity, I'm not willing to give it a try."

Xia Yu nodded with a smile: "Okay, since that's the case, you can try it out and fly to London as soon as possible. Funding shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Yan Wenhan smiled, shook his head and said, "It's not a problem. Now the company's working capital exceeds 150 million Hong Kong dollars. I think it is enough to acquire The Times Press Holdings."

Just after speaking, Yan Wenhan said with a worried look: "Chairman, I am worried that our acquisition will attract other obstacles."

Xia Yu knew what Yan Wenhan was worried about, he smiled and comforted: "Don't worry, the political stance of The Times is neutral and right, leaning slightly towards the Conservative Party, I will solve the possible obstacles in the government, yours The job is to take the prey out of News Corp.'s mouth."

"After staying in the United States for so long, you should be familiar with Rupert Murdoch. It will be very troublesome for us if the Times Press Holdings is in his hands."

Yan Wenhan nodded and said solemnly: "Yes, Chairman, I have never underestimated him. I competed with him when I was in the United States. I know that he is a media genius and has the ability to turn corruption into magic. Many newspapers that were about to go out of business were quickly revived after they were acquired by him, and they grew rapidly, and he was a very strong opponent."

Yan Wenhan has a gut feeling that Rupert Murdoch and his News Corp. will be his biggest rivals in the future.

Although the chairman already owns the Mirror Group and the Financial Times Group in the UK, he is the main force behind the British media industry, but this has nothing to do with him. The Jiuding Newspaper Company he manages has no roots in the UK.

And News Corp. has long been established in the UK. News Corp.'s flagship newspaper, The Sun, has developed into a major newspaper. Not only that, News Corp. also has a number of newspapers to fill the territory of the UK.

Jiuding Newspaper Company has fallen far behind News Corp. He has to catch up to have a chance to catch up!

Now grabbing food from News Corp's mouth can double the effect, and he will never miss this great opportunity!

At this time, he had already made up his mind. This time, he was going to fight to the end. No matter how high the price was, he would buy The Times Newspaper Holdings. Even if it rotted in his own hands, it would be better than being bought by News Corporation.

Seeing that Yan Wenhan was mentally prepared, Xia Yu was relieved: "You can just know what you have in mind. Hurry up and act. After you go to the UK, go to meet George Berkeley, the president of the Bright Fund. You can ask him for anything."

"OK!"

"Chairman, if I have nothing else to do, I'll go first."

"Go!"

Seeing Yan Wenhan disappear from sight, Xia Yu's eyes were a little lost, thinking of Rupert Murdoch and his News Corporation.

After a long time, Xia Yu shook his head and smiled, taking back his thoughts and continuing to handle official business.

PS: I’m working overtime and late, and I’m late for updating. I’m sorry. I’m re-doing the outline and changing to a more intuitive table format. Before, the text version was too messy. Now there are some results, as long as the outline and If the outline is done well, the codeword efficiency can be doubled.

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