Hollywood Hunter

Hillary Clinton personally lobbied to no avail, and the Hirst family finally gave Simon's $1 price reply on May 19.

The Hearst Group is willing to transfer 20% of its ESPN TV network to Simon at a price of $1. In exchange, the Westeros system must lift the ban on the Hearst Group and stop litigation and bombing. 6 In the lawsuit, the Hearst family also offered a settlement amount of US$120 million.

ESPN's shares can be described as the root cause of the conflict between the two parties.

Three years ago, the troubled Reynolds Nabisco sold its ESPN shares. The Hearst family used their influence in the media industry to force Simon to abandon the bid, and finally paid 180 million US dollars. The low price of the TV network got 20% of the shares of this TV network, and the transaction price was significantly lower than the industry's generally given valuation of 200 to 300 million US dollars.

Three years have passed, and ESPN’s shares have increased with the development of this television network. At present, the value of the 20% shares held by the Hearst family is no less than US$300 million. This is actually the US$1 that Simon took out. The fundamental purpose.

At the peak of my memory, as a part of Disney, ESPN, which monopolized the major sports events in North America, was valued at as high as $50 billion, which is more valuable than the ABC television network.

Hearst Group’s initial purchase of 20% of ESPN TV network’s investment of less than $200 million increased by several times. Not only that, with the decline of the paper media industry, only one-fifth of ESPN’s shares brought revenue and profits. It accounted for more than half of the revenue and profits of the entire Hearst Group many years later, and the Hearst family was able to continue its position without the old paper media families such as the Graham family behind the Washington Post.

Simon gave that 1 dollar, the most direct target is indeed the shares of ESPN, which completely blocked the possibility of the Hearst Group's transformation from a doomed pure paper media to a comprehensive media group.

However, the asking price of the Hearst family did not meet Simon's expectations.

San Francisco Bay Area, inside a mountain villa in Woodside.

The time is the afternoon of May 19th.

For the Hearst family lawyer Andre Carney who came from the east coast to try to negotiate with Simon, Simon only asked Girl A to come forward to deal with each other.

In the living room of the villa at this time, Girl A was sitting on the sofa and said without much emotion in her voice: "Mr. Carney, the boss is basically satisfied with the shares of ESPN, but the compensation for six lawsuits, the boss said, one point Can't be less."

Simon Westero said that the Hurst family only had one opportunity to make an offer. Andre Carney was initially worried that if Westeros was not satisfied with the offer, he might have to shut the door. The Hurst family It will also continue to be deep in the mud.

Now, as long as it can be negotiated, it will be a good result.

Andre Carney is not so stupid as to take the initiative to care about Westero's words that there is only one opportunity to quote.

Although it is obvious that the girl in front of me seems to be in a bad mood, Andre Carney still said: "Miss Knowles, the compensation amount of US$370 million is too high. You should know that the current Hearst Group is fundamentally Can't get the money."

Girl A said: "This is a matter for the Hearst Group. You have no room for bargaining."

As one of the most famous lawyers in New York, Andre Carney actually understands that Westeros insists on the goal of full compensation of 370 million US dollars and still hopes that the Hearst Group will continue to bleed. The current Hearst Group wants to raise US$370 million in a short period of time. There is only one way to go, selling its media assets.

And it must be a serious discount sale.

Now any investor who intends to buy the media assets of Hearst Group will not let go of the opportunity to rob.

After thinking about it for a moment, Andre Carney said: “Miss Knowles, insisting that the six lawsuits be paid in full will not do any good to Mr. Westeros. Apart from the attorney’s fees, I don’t believe what Mr. Westeros will get Part of the compensation is drawn, so why can't you take a step back?"

Girl A just shook her head and said, "This is what the boss meant, and it's the final decision."

Andre Carney tried: "So, can I talk to Mr. Westero in person?"

"No."

"Well, I will pass this on to Mr. Hurst," Andre Carney is actually just a messenger. After that, he added: "Also, about the Westeros system after the reconciliation of the two parties must be contacted. What do you mean by Miss Knowles, Mr. Westeros, about banning the Hearst family?"

Girl A said: "The boss said that the ban can be lifted, but the Westeros system will still not have any cooperation with the Hearst Group?"

Andre Carney couldn't help but ask: "Is this different from not lifting the ban?"

Girl A nodded: "At that time, the Westeros system will no longer prevent other companies from cooperating with Hearst Group."

Andre Carney thought for a while and said, "At least, Westeros should publish a statement in the newspaper."

Girl A shook her head: "The boss will not agree with this kind of statement, Mr. Carney, the boss's greatest kindness to the enemy is that they don't care about it. Don't expect him to do more."

Andre Carney questioned: "Miss Knowles, are you making decisions for your boss now?"

"Yes."

"I don't think you have the right to make this kind of decision. Perhaps it is best for you to discuss with Mr. Westeros."

"I know my boss and what decisions he will make."

Andre Carney said: "But since we have reconciled, we should no longer be enemies."

"Mr. Carney, the so-called ‘reconciliation’ is just your wishful thinking. For the boss, this is not ‘reconciliation’, it’s just ‘let go’, do you understand?”

Andre Carney could not help showing some pity for his employer, but still insisted on the surface: "If this is the case, then the transaction between our two parties is meaningless. Mr. Westeros wants my client to agree. Those conditions require a certain response, even a symbolic response, such as a simple advertising cooperation."

Girl A said: "ESPN's equity transfer and the settlement of the six lawsuits are the response of the Westeros system. At that time, the public should understand what has happened and there is no need to make any additional symbolic responses."

Andre Carney felt bitter in his heart.

This is true, but the truth is not.

As Girl A just said, if the Westeros system does not give a public response, then, in the eyes of outsiders, this is really not a ‘reconciliation’, but just a ‘let go’. This is definitely not what the Hurst family hopes to see after paying a huge price.

Continuing to bargain with the girl in front of him for a while, without any further transfers, Andre Carney had to leave, and hurriedly told the results of the meeting in the car back to the hotel to the Hearst family who were waiting anxiously in New York. core.

Inside the villa, the lawyers of the Hearst family were sent away. Girl A went to an office on the first floor of the villa, called a woman's suit according to a certain size, and then turned on the computer to start processing some work emails silently.

So until 5 o'clock in the afternoon, after get off work, there was a knock on the door outside the office, and the Indian girl Aaliyah opened the door and said: "A, the boss is going out."

Alison nodded, got up and picked up the sorted documents and left the office.

In a living room next to the living room, baby-faced Zoe Parks was helping Simon to tie his tie. Isabel Dunn held a coat to her chest and stood obediently next to the man.

Seeing Girl A coming in, Simon smiled and asked, "How's the talk?"

Girl A handed a few documents to Aaliyah next to him, stepped forward to take over Zoe’s work, and felt the breath of a man up close, while whispering: “The Hirst family should not agree too easily, but, They have no choice."

Simon just hummed.

Alison helped Simon to tie his tie, and took the suit jacket from Isabelle to wait for the man to put it on, but he lowered his eyebrows and looked like a wronged little daughter-in-law.

Simon waited for Alison to help him fasten the buttons, smiled and grabbed the girl's chin and lifted it towards him: "Jealous again?"

Girl A's eyes met the man without answering, but she couldn't help but blink a few times.

Simon bowed his head and kissed, "No such thing."

The man's eyes are firm, but his tone is soft. Girl A only feels that a small lump in her heart has quickly disappeared, and in a blink of an eye she feels that she shouldn't.

Well, need to be punished.

The man seemed to see through her thoughts, leaned over to whisper, then let go of her, and said: "Okay, behave."

After saying that, Simon didn't wait for Girl A to remind him, and took the initiative to take the documents from Aaliyah that he wanted to look through in the car. Finally, he said goodbye to the girls and turned to leave the villa.

In the afternoon, some work arrangements were cancelled due to certain things, but there were two schedules for the evening, with Cisco CEO John Chambers’s evening meal, and a reception hosted by Tim Berners Li’s house.

Sending her own boss out, Girl A took back her little daughter's expression in a blink of an eye, and asked Zoe: "I ordered a set of clothes in the afternoon. Have you delivered it?"

Zoe nodded, then took the initiative: "I'll get it."

The master bedroom on the second floor of the villa.

Alison came in with a dark blue women's suit, put the clothes in the small living room outside, knocked on another door, and when he got a response, he pushed the door in, but walked directly to another connected bathroom. After a while, she came out of the bathroom with a small tray and walked to the big bed.

On the big bed, a woman lay lazily on her side hugging a pillow.

It was Simon's personal military assistant, Celia Miller.

Noting the stinky expression on Alison's face, Celia didn't care at all, and with a slight smile, she gestured to the tray in Girl A's hand: "A, what is this?"

Alison put the tray on the bedside table, picked up the water cup, picked up a pill in the small dish, handed them over together, and said bluntly: "Contraceptives."

Celia was stunned, shook her head and said: "It's not necessary, I'm safe today."

Alison insisted: "This is what the boss ordered, Ms. Miller, I must watch you take it personally."

Celia faced Alison for a moment, and soon smiled again, saying, "Simon wouldn't do this, but, well, I won't embarrass you."

As the woman said, she sat up and took the water cup and the pills. She quickly took it. She also opened her mouth a bit jokingly for Lady A to check it. Then she lay down and said, "A, you can prepare a bath for me. Ah, so tired."

Celia didn't hide it when she just got up. Girl A noticed this woman's appearance, and remembered something her boss occasionally said. Some women only look good when they wear clothes, and only a small part of it is no matter what. It looks good with or without clothes.

Celia Miller belongs to the latter.

Seeing Alison not moving, the woman on the bed said, "By the way, A, Simon said you would help me prepare clothes?"

Alison recovered and nodded, "Outside, besides, Ms. Miller, do you need me to help you prepare the car?"

"Hehe, no, I don't plan to leave tonight."

Girl A said: "The boss may bring other women back."

"It's okay, I don't mind being together."

Bitch!

Alison thought a little bit in her heart, so she got up and brought in the clothes from the outside room. Hearing Celia mentioned the bath water again, she wanted to refuse. After thinking about it, she went back to the bathroom depressed, and made up her mind if this woman Ask for dinner again, and prepare a dinner plate for her.

As a result, when the bath water was prepared, Celia Miller really mentioned dinner again, and planned to do maintenance after dinner, asking Alison to help arrange it.

In the bathroom of the master bedroom, watching the young girl leave almost madly, Celia Miller leaned comfortably in the big bathtub, recalling the various things during this period, she felt a little sigh.

She just flew back from France today.

In this short period of half a month, she has already circled the earth and has been to Australia, Rwanda, Ukraine and France successively. Throughout the process, she also felt more and more that a certain little man was playing a big chess game.

Australia, Africa, Europe.

Add North America.

Through private military companies and other layouts, once it finally takes shape, it will be a huge private military network. In comparison, the private mercenaries owned by the Rockefeller family in their heyday can only be regarded as pediatrics.

As long as this big net takes shape, the Westeros system will become a powerful economy with its own military strength alone.

The more you understand this, the easier it is for Celia Miller to hold onto a certain little man. She hopes that she can, like other strong women in the Westeros system, own herself in such a powerful economy. It’s a place that cannot be underestimated.

Therefore, during this time, she entered the state 100% completely and without reservation, traveling around the world entirely for the benefit of the Westeros system.

Today, I came to San Francisco to report to the little man that he had succeeded in his work during this period and went further.

Of course she knew that there were so many women around the little man, and there were all kinds of disparity between them, it was impossible to produce things such as love. However, she understands better that to gain the full trust of the little man, she must have no reservations.

Men often feel that the other party can be trusted after getting a woman, and then give the other party enough trust.

Although this is not a fact, Celia knows that this method is absolutely easy to use, so she did not hesitate to see the little man for the first time from the beginning, she did not hesitate much.

It happened to be hit by Janet Westero.

Somewhat embarrassing.

But hum.

It's not that I have succeeded.

At this moment, leaning in the big bathtub, Celia Miller had a smile on her face, and after a second thought, she thought of Sophia Fessy and the A girl who was so depressed that she wanted to go crazy.

Sophia Faisy asked her to go to Girl B to ask for the "welfare" she deserves. Celia didn't think the other party was kind at first, but it was true. Faisy, who had been in Europe for a long time, knew that she could not stare. So he used this small method to arouse the vigilance of the ABCD circle closest to his boss.

It's just that if she is just a vase that completely entertains people with color, Sophia's little tricks may succeed.

Unfortunately she is not.

It just so happens that a certain little man obviously prefers a woman of superior ability to a vase. During this time, she has fully proved this to him. With the approval of the little man, the little tricks other girls use to repel the vase will not help.

Now, after going further, her position by his side will only be more stable.