In the bar, Bai Ye and Belmod came to a clean counter and sat down.
She wore a low-cut suspender belt, revealing her slender neck and fair skin on her chest. A pair of long patent leather high boots made her legs fairer.
"It's been so long since I last saw you, and you still haven't changed at all!"
Bai Ye smiled.
"There's nothing worth boasting about." Belmod shook his long silver hair and said, "If you are envious, you can lie down on the operating table and be a test subject, and you have a chance to do it."
"Hehe... let's forget it then."
Bai Ye sneered.
He still added: "Is it true that we can only rely on experiments? Then the winery didn't directly develop an 'age-freezing drug'?"
Belmode's actual age must be very old, because she had the same appearance when she killed FBI agent Judy's father 20 years ago, and today, more than 20 years later, her appearance has not been affected at all.
Called by Judy as an ageless witch, she is still beautiful and charming.
If there really is an age-freezing medicine, Bai Ye really wants to ask for a few pills for Tangtang and Andy, so that they themselves will be extremely happy and allow Bai Ye to unlock knowledge at will. At the same time, the person who enjoys all this in the end is still Bai Ye.
"Are there any... Just guessing?"
Belmode blinked.
white night:"……"
"If you don't tell me, forget it." Bai Ye said, "When I meet my good brother Gin again one day, I'll ask him."
"Don't harm Gin." Belmode said, "Gin has little hair to begin with. If you harm her again, it will be gone completely."
"Huh?" Bai Ye became interested: "You mean, Gin is actually bald, but he wants to maintain his cool and handsome image, so he decorates himself with long fake hair to prevent it from being blown off by the wind.
So just use a hat to hold it down?"
"I didn't say that!"
Belmode said quickly:
"If you want to take off his hat, don't take me with you then."
"With your relationship with Mr. Karasuma, are you still afraid of him?" Bai Ye said: "I think even if you took off his hat and made the fact that he was bald known to the world, he would not dare to face it.
How about you! If he dares to shoot you without Mr. Karasuma's order, it means that he does not take Mr. Karasuma seriously and is not loyal enough to Mr. Karasuma. Otherwise, you go
Try Gin’s loyalty?”
"hehe."
Belmode smiled but said nothing.
She encouraged Bai Ye to try it, but she didn't expect that Bai Ye actually wanted her to try it. She wasn't that curious and would die if she tried it.
Although she has a high status in the winery, when it comes to actual combat effectiveness, Gin is probably number one. Rum is most likely not Gin's opponent, and she is even less able to beat Gin. Gin will fight with her.
She must be the one who died.
Even if Renye Karasuma wanted to take revenge for her, she would have died long ago, so there was no point in doing so.
"How's Miyano Shiho doing lately?" Byakuya took a sip of Rum Coke, which is made from 50ml rum + 100ml Coke + two lime wedges + an appropriate amount of ice cubes. It's a cocktail with bubbles and a soft taste.
The Cuba Libre cocktail, which is sour, sweet and refreshing, with a unique tropical flavor: "Where is the research progress of your elixir in your distillery?"
There is a light chocolate aroma in the mouth and a long aftertaste, which is very good.
"That little girl, haha, she is still the same as before. She takes her time doing things and keeps putting off things that can be put off. As a result, the entire APTX4869 research and development process has not happened until now. The boss is already very dissatisfied with her.
If this continues, she will not end well."
There was a flash of anger in Belmod's eyes, and he said calmly:
"You'd better prepare a coffin for her in advance."
Belmod has always been very disgusted with Miyano Shiho. Bai Ye guessed that it was probably because when Miyano Shiho's parents were developing APTX4869, Belmod was one of the experimental subjects and suffered tremendous pain.
, even though Belmode had obtained the age-freezing effect that ordinary women dream of, she still hated the Miyano couple deeply. After the Miyano couple died, her hatred was directly transferred to their daughter, Miyano Shiho, who continued to develop APTX4869.
, so among the entire winery, the person who wants Miyano Shiho to die the most is probably Belmod.
"No, it's so serious?" Bai Ye said with a smile: "Zhiho may have a low emotional intelligence, but her scientific research talent is unique. At the age of 18, she graduated from Columbia University with double doctorates in chemistry and medicine. He killed her
If so, then where can the winery find a new and suitable APTX4869 chief researcher?"
The main reason why Byakuya met Belmod and Gin was that when Miyano Shiho came to the United States to go to school, the winery and the Osborne Group reached a cooperation and prepared to jointly develop the longevity medicine APTX4869, so Byakuya and Miyano Shiho were considered
The product of the marriage between the two families, the relationship deepened. In the process of interacting with Miyano Shiho, Byakuya also got to know Gin, who came to protect her, and Bermod, who sometimes came to see what was going on.
But later on, the winery’s research and development work didn’t seem to be going well, and while it wanted financial and technical support from the Osborne Group, it didn’t want to share the specific technology of APTX4869 with the Osborne Group. Slowly, the two companies gradually started to fall out.
Turned over.
I guess Norman Osborne also thinks that the elixir of life sounds ridiculous. He just wants to cure the Osborne family's retrocytosis, and he doesn't have any obsession with immortality.
When I was reading, when APTX4869 in the winery made all kinds of jokes, and after the elixir was developed into a poison, I gradually stopped believing in the strength of the winery, and naturally broke off contact with him.
Without the interest alliance between the two parties, Shiho Miyano had to go back to Japan to continue the research on APTX4869 after finishing his studies. Byakuya and her naturally broke up.
Of course, even though Osborne gave up the cooperation with the winery, he didn't completely fall out with each other. Bai Ye maintained a little private friendship with Belmode. Well, it was the kind of friendship where everyone knows everything.
"That stinky girl is probably confident because she has thoughts like yours." Belmode smiled and said: "What a pity, everyone is moving around after this earth is gone. Recently, the organization has found a good bioengineer. As long as that
If the stinky girl continues to torment her and make the organization intolerable, then replacing her is just a matter of time."
"Are you serious?" Bai Ye said in surprise: "Even if you can find a researcher who is not inferior to Shiho, Shiho has been immersed in APTX4869 for many years, and it is definitely not someone else who can reach her level casually. You guys
It is estimated that at least 5 years of time will be wasted."
"People who are not loyal to the organization, no matter how capable they are, cannot be used anymore." Belmod said: "I also have to admit that that stinky girl has some brains, so she is already guessing about the cause of her parents' death.
He has taken a lot of small actions secretly, but he still thinks we don’t know? Haha, he is just looking for death."
"Then the death of her parents was your fault?"
Bai Ye asked curiously.
He did understand.
Miyano Atsushi, Miyano Shiho's father, is a pharmaceutical scientist. He is known in the scientific community as the "mad scientist who was expelled from the industry." He met Dr. Agasa in press conferences and expressed his admiration for Dr. Agasa.
He was a very straightforward person with an interest in invention. He and his wife conducted research on "secret medicine to resurrect the dead" in the organization, and died due to an accident during the experiment (according to the organization's report).
Shiho's mother, Elena Miyano, is known as the "Hell Angel" and is British. She met Hiroshi when she went to Japan to study in England and they got married. She has a melancholy and gloomy personality, and Shiho's gloominess is probably inherited from her. With her husband
They died together, but from the tape left to her daughter, we can learn that she actually cared about Shiho.
Although it is said on the surface that the Miyano couple died in the fire after the experimental explosion, Bai Ye thinks that it is most likely the winery's fault, because the things that the Miyano couple kept for Miyanoshi do not have a very auspicious meaning.
It was as if he knew he would die early.
"I don't know either." Belmode shrugged and said, "I didn't do it anyway, and I don't know the cause and effect."
Maybe Belmode knew, but she just didn't want to say it, so she changed the subject without leaving any trace:
"In addition to the fact that the stinky girl is too smart, her love-minded sister is also amazing. The big stinky girl has no outstanding abilities. Her sister does everything for her. She uses her own scientific research ability to keep their sisters and let her eat the tissue.
With the funding, she could pretend to be an ordinary person and not work, but in the end, she deliberately hired an FBI undercover agent as her boyfriend, and let her boyfriend step on her and become the organization's codename. When Shuichi Akai's identity was exposed, it naturally led to the organization's persecution of them.
I really don’t know what’s going on in her mind about the sister’s crisis of trust...does she dislike her sister for living too comfortably in the organization?”
Bai Ye also felt that Miyano Akemi was a bit outrageous. For the sake of a boyfriend, a boyfriend who was suspected of cheating on her feelings, she was willing to confront the organization and wanted to run away with her sister. Her sister was so awesome, so let her
Even if you expose Shuichi Akai, you can still save the two of them. At this time, you are not honest, and you have to do it for love. After Shuichi Akai was exposed and escaped, he still contacted Shuichi Akai unilaterally. It was probably because of the love that caused his IQ to drop and he was unconscious.
Realizing that her behavior would bring danger, she was just jumping on the edge of the organization's tolerance. In the end, she acted so recklessly that the organization could no longer tolerate her... She felt a bit out of control.
Both of them were fine after such a big mistake, so why didn’t they know about her sister’s importance to the organization at the beginning and later on? Do you really think that you can take away your sister easily by yourself? As a sister, don’t follow her
After discussing with her sister, she made a deal with the organization without telling her, without considering what consequences it would bring to herself and her sister if it failed, and acted rashly like this. As a sister, doesn’t she know her sister’s character?
?Don’t you know for whom her sister has been working honestly for the organization? After knowing clearly that Akai Shuichi was an undercover agent, she did not report or break up and continued to play love games with Akai Shuichi. If not for APTX4869, her operation would still be a half-finished product.
It's like cheating her sister to death. The winery will never show mercy to traitors and undercover agents.
In fact, after her death, Miyano Shiho was also included in the elimination list of the winery, so he gave himself a pill with a mortality rate of almost 99%, because with a 1% probability, he escaped with his life.
It seems that the robbery she planned was quite successful. She has a very smart mind and is a ruthless person in terms of her planning ability, organizational skills and courage. Unfortunately, her mind is filled with water called love. Love brain is harmful to people.
"Forget it, if I don't talk about these things, there's no point in talking about them too much." Bermod said: "Let's be honest. I came to you this time because I have serious business."
"Oh?" Bai Ye smiled and said, "What's the matter?"
"There was a Blue Devil in New York before, was it you?" Belmode said.
Bai Ye nodded: "Yes."
"The battle armor you are wearing is also a product of your Osborne core technology?"
"certainly."
"Very good." Belmode said directly: "Our organization wants to buy a set of that kind of armor. Can you give us a price?"
Bai Ye shook his head: "Sorry, I won't sell it."
He had already guessed that after the incident of the Blue Devil Armor was exposed, Osborne and he would probably become the favorites in the eyes of many people. If they wanted to use a honey trap to deal with him, White Night Le Eel would be easy to do, and no one would come.
No, but if someone wants to be hard, Bai Ye will teach them what true hardness means.
"Why?" Belmode's eyes widened and he said, "I heard that an organization made a purchase request to your Osborne Group, and you, Osborne, set the price."
"Because the other party is an official organization, selling things to them is the most normal transaction with clear money and goods. Of course Osborne can set a price." Bai Ye said: "But your winery is a killer organization. If someone discovers
, you take our Osborne Group’s core technology, the Green Goblin Armor, and go out to kill people everywhere. What about our Osborne Group? Are you going to be charged with colluding with a terrorist organization? Although both of us do have differences in private.
Collusion.”
"unless……"
Belmode squinted his eyes: "Unless what?"
"Unless your winery is willing to provide us with something of equal value in exchange." Bai Ye said: "Your winery has been researching APTX4869 for so long. If there is really no results except poison, then you also
It is impossible to invest so many years and use countless resources to fill this bottomless pit, so as long as you provide valuable APTX4869 variant drugs for us to evaluate, then the Green Goblin armor cannot be sold to you privately."
"I know that you Osborne have been thinking about the core technology of our organization." Belmode spread his hands and said: "What a pity, our boss is very tight on this. He will never agree to take APTX4869.
In exchange for the Green Goblin armor, one is a medicine that promises immortality, and the other is just a weapon that enhances human strength. If it were you, what would you choose?"
"An immortal without enough strength is just a pig." Bai Ye raised a smile on his lips and said, "The most powerful killer in your winery is probably gin, and with the power of gin,
Compared with extraordinary beings, which one is more important? You have been guarding the secret of APTX4869 tightly, but don’t let extraordinary beings break into the nest with unimaginable means, slaughter your senior officials, and directly take APTX4869 into your hands.
In hand."
"Perhaps it is possible, but it is not something you and I have to worry about." Belmod said nonchalantly: "Okay, I will report the conditions you proposed to the boss. As for what he will do
It's up to him to make the decision, and it has nothing to do with me anyway."
After purchasing the Green Goblin armor, the driver used by the winery could never be her, Belmod, so this matter was just a simple task for her, without much motivation.
"That's it, my mission is completed, it's time to go home and sleep."
Belmode stood up.
"Then I'll give it to you!"
Bai Ye said obligingly.
Belmode glanced at Bai Ye, then walked out.
"hey-hey."
Bai Ye smiled. If he didn't refuse, he would agree. Naturally, a top scumbag like him would understand.
Following Belmode, the two went to a hotel in New York.
"I'm going to take a shower first." Belmod pulled off the sling, and the clothes on his body slipped off. He walked towards the bathroom with bare feet and said, "I just killed someone, and my body is stained with the smell of blood. I smell it."
It’s a little uncomfortable.”
"Then let's wash together and save water resources. How precious is the clean water source now!"
Bai Ye took advantage of every opportunity, seized the right moment, and squeezed into the bathroom.
"..."
After several fierce battles on the waterway, the two fell on the carpet of the hotel and slept for half the night. It was not until early in the morning that Belmode got up.
As expected of a person whose body has been transformed, his recovery ability is much better than that of a little loser like Tangtang.
She lit a lady's cigarette, took a puff, lifted her pants, and dropped $10,000:
"Please keep in touch in the future."
Then he turned around and left the hotel.
white night:"……"
"Made, are you being prostituted?" Bai Ye held the $10,000 speechlessly and said, "And $10,000 is not enough. Am I that cheap? You must at least add another $10,000...
…”
…
When Bai Ye left the hotel, it was already early in the morning.
The hustle and bustle of the city gradually dissipated and was replaced by tranquility.
A light mist filled the streets and alleys, making the whole city look even hazier.
When Bai Ye returned home, Tangtang was still sleeping, and there was no sign that Bai Ye had left. Xiao Pa Cai was really a Xiao Pa Cai.
Belmod is ready for the second round, but she hasn't even passed the CD of the first round.
Bai Ye shook his head and chuckled, hugging Tangtang and falling asleep.
As time went by, the sky gradually became brighter. At this time, the city became different again. The number of pedestrians on the streets gradually increased, and the vehicles began to become busier.
"Tangtang, Tangtang."
Bai Ye called her twice.
Tangtang pouted while she was half asleep, and then gently swayed her waist, making her waist-to-hip ratio even more amazing, and also raised her fair and plump butt towards Bai Ye.
This made Bai Ye feel a black thread in his head.
"It's time for you to get up!"
Bai Ye slapped Tangtang directly on her butt.
"it hurts!"
Tangtang screamed and sat up, covering her butt.
"It's already dawn, you forgot, you still have to catch a flight!" Bai Ye pinched Tangtang's cheek angrily and said, "You've slept all night, and now you still want to stay in bed.
What a lazy little pig!"
"What? It's not all your fault, brother, but you still have the nerve to blame me." Tangtang said angrily: "I usually go to bed early and get up early, but every time I sleep with you, brother, I have to replenish it all at once.
At least ten hours of sleep, tell me, who’s to blame?”
"Of course it's your fault that your physical fitness is not good enough, who else can you blame?"
Bai Ye flicked Tangtang on the forehead and said with a smile:
"Okay, get up. I'll make breakfast for you first. After you wash up, you can eat."
"Well, thank you brother."
Only then did Tangtang calm down, smiled and kissed Bai Ye on the face, then jumped into the bathroom wearing pajamas.
After breakfast, Tangtang changed her clothes.
Wearing a white T-shirt with a pattern, paired with a yellow suspender skirt, and carrying a red chain bag with a cat pattern, she is very fresh and girly. The color matching is just right, showing a youthful and energetic beauty.
Girly scent.
Her round, big eyes are so bright and sparkling, you can tell she is a little fairy descended from the earth.
"Let's go!"
Tangtang held Bai Ye's arm and walked out happily.
When she arrived at the airport, she was in front of the private plane that Baiye had specially reserved for her.
Her face fell.
If she really has to leave Bai Ye for a few months, she is really worried. What if her position next to Bai Ye is replaced by another Xiao Bichi?
"Be good, in addition to having a career line, a woman must also be enterprising and financially independent in order to have independent personality. You go to Los Angeles first. I will come to see you soon." Bai Ye said with a smile: "And we
You can also keep in touch by phone. When you are free, just give me a video call. It will be fine."
"Um!"
Tangtang nodded unhappily. Before leaving, she hugged Bai Ye's neck and gave her a wet kiss until she was breathless. Then she let go and said a little reluctantly.
:
"Brother, we have agreed that when you come to Los Angeles to discuss work, you must come to me."
"Of course." Bai Ye touched Tangtang's head and said, "Hey, let's get down to business first. We have a long life ahead of us. We will have plenty of time to be together in the future!"
Tangtang had no choice but to drag her suitcase and walk into the plane while waving to Bai Ye.
And Bai Ye also waited until the plane took off and was no longer visible in the sky before he got in the car and left the airport:
"Huh! I finally sent this clingy little ancestor away. With Tangtang here, I won't have much time to hook up with other little sisters."
"Boss, where to go next?"
Bai Ye thought for a while and decided to go to Ikana to discuss Tangtang's problem with her. Although he was relieved to send the little devil Tangtang away, Tangtang's treatment must still be solved for her.
Okay, we can't let this little devil be wronged in Los Angeles.
Manhattan.
A division of Mercury Media.
"Why are you here?"
Ikana was very busy and said:
"If you have something to say, hurry up. I have a very important acquisition case to discuss later, but I don't have time to fool around with you."
Bai Ye: "Acquisition case?"
"Yes." Ikana said: "I made an appointment with Arthur Carter, the owner of the New York Observer, to discuss the acquisition of this newspaper. Mercury Media is positioned as a media company, not a film company, so after spending seven
After acquiring several Hollywood film companies for US$800 million, I still have half of the start-up capital left. I think I should use it to acquire some more cost-effective newspapers to increase my influence in the industry. The New York Observer is one of them.
Good choice.”
"For more than 20 years, the New York Observer has been owned by its boss, Arthur Carter. Although the newspaper has a circulation of only 50,000 copies per issue, this has not affected its important position in the New York area at all. On the contrary, for a long time,
The New York Observer has always been a must-read publication for celebrities, literary and political circles. It is one of the most awarded newspapers in Manhattan and enjoys a high reputation and influence. It attracts many famous columnists and often
It can interview heavyweight celebrities, and its articles have a wide reprint rate. The most commendable one is the "Sex and the City" column opened by columnist Candace Bushnell. The popular TV series "Sex and the City" is
It is adapted from this column.”
"However, the New York Observer has also faced considerable challenges in recent years. Due to its witty writing style and appropriate reporting content, newspaper content can easily be converted into online text and gradually integrated into the Internet. According to the latest
An evaluation showed that the magazine was losing about $2 million a year, which was the main reason why owner Arthur Carter chose to sell it."
Bai Ye blinked.
Bai Ye had heard of the newspaper "New York Observer" because it was related to Ikana, but... shouldn't this newspaper have been sold in 2006? Why is it still there now?
Well……
Bai Ye thought for a moment and seemed to have discovered the truth. It was probably because he had borrowed money from everywhere that no one took over the newspaper, and he was struggling to survive until now.
No wonder people often say that a butterfly flapping its wings a few times in the Amazon forest can cause a huge storm in Texas, USA, a few weeks later.
Hey, Bai Ye felt so embarrassed that he had unknowingly sucked other people's luck again.
"But this newspaper is suffering from serious losses. If you want to take over, are you confident that it will turn the losses into a profit?"
Bai Ye asked again.
"For a newspaper with this level of credibility to actually suffer huge losses, it's definitely because the former boss was too stupid." Ikana said rudely: "When I found out that this newspaper has been losing money, I was so surprised.
It's almost falling. Arthur Carter can't make money even if he has money. He cries for poverty while holding a gold mountain. Not to mention how I turned this newspaper around with my ability. With the scale that our Mercury Media is about to reach, even with the help of
The industrial chain is enough to survive."
She raised three fingers: "Three goals: First, use the influence of Mercury Media to expand the brand effect of this newspaper, such as brand implantation in the "Spider-Man" movie; second, build and promote online distribution channels
, you just happen to have a snap social software at your disposal, which can achieve in-depth cooperation with this newspaper; third, provide more explosive news information to attract more readers and advertisements."
"It seems that you have enough assumptions about how to run this newspaper after the acquisition, so I'm relieved."
Bai Ye smiled and nodded.
Because of the rise of Internet media, the New York Observer has been severely impacted, resulting in huge losses. However, Internet media captures the eyes of young people and the future, while the New York Observer captures the present because it truly controls society.
The people who own the resources are basically conservative middle-aged and elderly elites, and precisely these people are the audience of the "New York Observer". Therefore, even if the acquisition of the "New York Observer" will cause actual losses, it will not affect the company's brand value of Mercury Media.
This is a big improvement. No matter how you look at this acquisition, Mercury Media will not lose money. It is a good business.
"Okay, then I won't disturb you if you are busy." Bai Ye said, "Just have a meal together at noon."
"Wait a minute." Ikana said, "Forget it, you can stay. Although it's definitely not possible to ask you to do things for me, your people are just a living sign. I'm going to discuss business with others.
, people don’t even know who I am, and I’m not polite when negotiating, but you are different. The eldest son of the Osborne family has an aura of nobility over his head. When I talk about business, you are by my side, and others follow me.
When I quarreled, I didn’t dare to speak loudly.”
white night:"……"
So I am your negotiation mascot, right?
Okay, since Bai Ye has nothing to do for the time being, it's not a big deal to be Ikana's mascot for a while. Ikana is also working for him anyway.
Seeing that Ikana was still busy, Bai Ye had nothing to do, so he played two games on the sofa in her office and checked Twitter.
Came across a tweet.
[I love my wife very much and have been married for several years, but she still runs away with a rich man. Why? Is love really worthless in the face of money? 】
Bai Ye thought for a while and wrote a reply.
[Let me tell you a story - there was a golden key inserted into an iron lock, but it could not be opened. Then an iron key came and opened it instantly. The iron key said to the golden key: "
Do you know why you can't open it? Because I am the original wife. No matter how noble your birth is, you can't win her heart!" Golden Key said: "I'm just teasing, why do I want her heart?
?" Later, the iron lock left the iron key. It turned out that the gold powder remaining in the keyhole made the iron lock feel that the iron key was no longer worthy of him.]
About twenty minutes later, Ikana's assistant ran over and said that Arthur Carter, the boss of the "New York Observer", had arrived.
Ikana quickly put down the work at hand and went to greet him.
Half a moment.
Ikana took the other party to the negotiation conference room and met Bai Ye.
"Mr. Arthur Carter, this is our boss of Mercury Media, Mr. Osborne Jr., you should know him."
Ikana introduced.
"Of course, of course. Mr. Osborne is so famous. How could I not recognize him?"
Arthur Carter enthusiastically came forward to greet Bai Ye. He was a real estate developer. The newspaper was just a product of his diversified business and his interests. He also used newspapers to advertise his own real estate. His net worth was close to hundreds of millions of dollars.
It is definitely very different from the Osborne family.
He looks very old, but his body still looks very strong. His hair is already gray, but it is neatly combed and not messy. His face is weathered, but there are not many wrinkles, but there are a lot of wrinkles.
Share confidence and determination.
"Mr. Arthur Carter, nice to meet you."
Bai Ye also gave a considerate smile.
"A tiger father has no son. Sure enough, Mr. Osborne is very powerful, and his son is by no means ordinary. In a short period of time, he has earned this family fortune, which is much more than my old man has earned in his whole life. It's amazing."
!" Arthur Carter said with a smile: "If I can put half of my life's hard work into the hands of Mr. Osborne, then I will die with no regrets."
cut.
That sounds nice, so why don't you just give me the newspaper?
Then I will definitely take care of it for you.
The two sides sat at the negotiating table.
In the center of the room, there is a long negotiation table. The tabletop is covered with a dark tablecloth. Various documents and information are neatly placed on the table. On one side of the negotiation table, a large screen is placed.
The monitor allows participants to view important business documents and presentation data.
On the other side of the negotiation table, senior managers and business representative team members from both companies were seated, communicating and discussing face to face in an attempt to reach an agreement acceptable to both parties.
"Although I have nothing to worry about handing over the company to Mr. Osborne Jr., for the sake of so many employees in the company, I still have to ask President Ikana for clarification." Arthur Carter's face also became serious,
Said: "I want to know, if Mercury Media takes over the "New York Observer", how will it operate it? Will it try to change the current situation of huge losses through large-scale layoffs?"
"Although I am only 26 years old and have no experience in publishing-related business, I have two qualities that a publisher needs: excellent staff and curiosity about all kinds of new things." Ikana was unhurried.
Said: "In my opinion, the New York Observer is an excellent brand. It has an elite reading group and the best editorial team. In today's era, most newspapers are either left-wing or right-leaning, either conservative or conservative.
It leans towards freedom, and the New York Observer is just an 'observer'. This is a fact. Therefore, the personality of the New York Observer will never change significantly in a short period of time."
"Secondly, Mr. Arthur, the large-scale layoffs you mentioned are even more impossible. It is very simple: if the toys are broken, playing becomes a secondary thing. If I intervene in the editing, the newspaper will lose its original purpose.
The value it deserves is completely decided by the editors and reporters. I think editors and reporters are the greatest wealth of the "New York Observer" and are the foundation and heritage. Therefore, I cannot mess around in this matter and lay off employees. I will definitely
There will be legitimate reasons."
Regarding the future reform of the New York Observer, Ikana also briefly expressed some of her own opinions. They were not very subtle, but they were reasonable.
"It seems that although President Ikana is young, he has a unique and in-depth view of the newspaper industry." Arthur Carter sighed: "It has taken me 20 years to develop the New York Observer to its current scale.
After countless efforts, I can no longer afford it, but I still want to find a truly suitable owner for it, and now it seems that I have finally found it."
Ikana was also speechless in her heart. This old guy has been working hard for more than 20 years when he speaks. To put it bluntly, it is nothing more than a means of raising prices. He makes it look like I entrust this newspaper to you with deep love and loyalty.
, so hypocritical.
Well, in fact, business in shopping malls is so hypocritical, and honest people who can't turn around will only be eaten up.
Ikana said: "So Mr. Arthur, at what price do you plan to sell the hard work you have spent 20 years cultivating?"
"$10 million!"
Speaking of price, Arthur Carter's eyes flashed brightly, and he spoke out his ideal price without hesitation. He looked at Ikana with a sharp look in his eyes.
"Mr. Arthur, you are too loud." Ikana said dissatisfied: "I remember you once peddled the "New York Observer" two years ago, and you refused to let go even after the selling price of 10 million US dollars.
As a result, several buyers gave up the acquisition after being contacted. Now two years later, the New York Observer has once again lost more than 2 million US dollars. The advantages of Internet media have once again expanded, and the impact of print media has become greater and greater. You are now
Are you still going to hold on to the selling price of US$10 million?"
"Ahem." Arthur Carter coughed and said: "For business, the price I set is not without counter-offers. President Ikana, what price are you going to pay for the New York Observer?
"
Speaking of which, Arthur Carter had some regrets. In 2006, a buyer negotiated a price of 9 million US dollars, but he just felt that the sale was a loss, so he did not sell, thinking that maybe in two years,
Is the fortune of my newspaper turning around again?
The fact is that the newspaper's losses are getting worse and worse, and it is estimated that it will not even be able to reach 9 million US dollars.
"$6 million."
Ikana said.
"..."
Arthur Carter was about to vomit blood. Six million U.S. dollars was too little, right? The price in his mind was at least 8 million U.S. dollars.
"I absolutely cannot accept the price of 6 million U.S. dollars. It is too insincere. Let me take a step back and ask for 9.5 million U.S. dollars. What do you think?"
"Impossible! The maximum is 6.5 million US dollars. The Osborne family's money is not brought by strong winds. It is impossible to pay too much premium to buy something that is not worth it at all..."
Next, the business negotiation teams from both sides started a team fight, spitting and spitting.
final.
An acquisition agreement was reached at a price of US$7.5 million.
Since then, Mercury Media has acquired a newspaper with strong brand power.
While Bai Ye was scrolling through Twitter, he saw three hellish jokes:
The virginity rate among Tokyo junior high school girls has dropped below 50%; Japan's population growth rate is still negative, and many primary schools have been closed indefinitely due to lack of students; among East Asian countries, Japan's population growth rate ranks first.
