American Fortune Life

Riding horses and hunting in more than 10,000 acres of manor hills and forests gave Andy a good experience of the country life of the so-called British aristocrats.

The crazy foxhounds who had been running wildly for more than two hours were resting under a big tree with crooked necks. Viscount Rosemere and Andy handed over the reins to the servants behind them, and stood on the hillside admiring the manor. autumn landscape.

""Du Li Bao" was founded in 1986. It is a national newspaper with the smallest circulation in the UK. To be honest, if no one else is willing to take over, I have been considering closing the publication.

However, there is also a weekly newspaper and website under the jurisdiction of Duli Newspaper. Once the publication is closed, the layoffs and various troubles caused by it will be very troublesome. At this time, your acquisition intention is sent up, which is undoubtedly a win-win thing. .

It's just that I didn't expect that after the matter was explained, it would develop into the current deadlock. "

Hearing Viscount Rosemere's obvious blame, Andy smiled very indifferently on his face, but sneered in his heart, damn, you are lying! He didn't believe that this guy didn't know the content of the negotiation, and it was even more impossible for the negotiating team of the Daily Mail to bypass him to formulate the negotiation conditions.

It's just the British guy's self-consciousness. I really thought that Andy was rushing to buy their loss-making newspapers. He wanted to kill the big family, but he failed. He could only watch other newspapers replace them. They made a deal.

Now I want to make up for it, then the guest and host have shifted, and some things need to be discussed carefully.

Naturally, Andy would not give up the opportunity to take over the "Du Li Bao" newspaper. Although the sales volume of "D Li Bao" has shrunk, its mainstream status in the British society and the hearts of the people is still very precious.

This kind of media credibility is not something that a new media can spend money on, but it takes time and perseverance to accumulate bit by bit. Therefore, Andy values ​​​​these things more than traditional media acquisitions. Choose to spend money to re-establish a new company.

"When I bought Newsweek for one dollar, the sincerity shown by the Washington Post Group was the key to impress me. Compared with such a high debt and loss, I can't ignore it if I think or like it. Among them The stakes are very high.

I have read the asset catalog and financial statements of Duli Newspaper. To be honest, the main reason for terminating the negotiation is that my think tank and I believe that the risks to be paid cannot be directly proportional to the income, whether it is debts or current unstoppable losses. Not to mention the cheap contracts that the independent news media group has signed with some companies and other organizations in order to reduce losses.

This burden is too great,

I think at the moment when the print media is in decline, the risks involved are simply too great. . . "

Hearing Andy's words, Viscount Rosemere couldn't help but shook his head and chuckled, and looked at Andy's calm eyes with deep eyes from the side, "Hehe, everyone said that you have a bit of magic tricks, look at you at the beginning The "New York Observer" newspaper, which cost several million dollars to acquire, is simply amazing. It has turned losses into profits after years of losses, and now has a profit of tens of millions. Since you first saw "Du Li Bao", I think Surely there is something you need..."

Andy just shrugged his shoulders with a light smile, and didn't care about the other party's flattery. Nice words really make people feel comfortable, but they can't be eaten as food.

"Andy, don't rush to refuse. This time I am really sincere and hope to get rid of this burden. Since the Daily Mail has fully turned to the Internet, I have thought of slowly selling off its physical paper media. It's just that there have been different voices and resistance on the board of directors.

How about this, we are responsible for paying the compensation for early termination of all those poor-quality contracts signed, so that you can get more freedom to attract investment after taking over, what do you think? "

"Oh?" Andy was a little surprised, his brows were slightly frowned, and he quickly calculated the gains and losses, but thinking of the huge debts that the two newspapers of the Duli Newspaper had to bear, he pondered for a while, shook his head slightly and said: "Sorry, Johnson, with two newspapers close to £60m in debt and losses of more than £10m a year, really puts me in the dark about making a profit."

"..." Viscount Rosemere also frowned slightly. To be honest, this was a very sincere concession that he and another major shareholder, INM, thought could be made. He could see that the person in front of him The young man was obviously moved, but he still refused in the end, which made him a little depressed.

The hunting time was almost over. It was almost noon, and a group of people also rode horses and walked slowly to the manor castle.

After a short thought, the Viscount Rosemere said with a tangled expression: "If you are willing to bear all the debts of the two newspapers, INM will pay you all the losses in 2007 within the next 10 months, and at the same time bear the burden of early termination of the inferior contract." compensation!"

When Andy heard the promise made by the other party, he couldn't help but look at the other party in surprise. To make such a decision, I have to say that it takes a lot of determination. Does a strong man cut his wrist?

It seems that this British native media tycoon is determined to clean up the non-performing assets for the transformation of the Daily Mail Group. Facing the cloud of the financial crisis, he is preparing to spend the winter lightly.

"...The conditions are very sincere. I agree to restart the negotiation. I hope our cooperation will be successful." After pondering for a while, Andy stretched out his tangled expression, and made a decision before returning to the castle. Of course, he did not They will not agree immediately, and some things still need to be confirmed in detail.

But before lunch, the two were able to reach a consensus, which also ensured that the atmosphere of the banquet would not end in embarrassment. Of course, Andy also saw the British food, and tasted the mashed potatoes and flounder that they are proud of. Cough cough. . . Fortunately, in order to take care of the guests from the United States, the host's lunch is a combination of British, American and French cuisine. Actually, British food isn't that bad either. . . . . .

By the time Andy returned to the hotel, it was already past 3 pm, and the main person in charge of the think tank and the team that was in charge of negotiating with the "Du Li Bao" was already waiting.

Andy told everyone about the situation, and began to enjoy the afternoon tea time of British black tea and desserts, while listening to his subordinates' opinions on the acquisition of Du Libao.

"...with the baggage off, they can focus on expanding profitable markets."

"At the same time, it will also be positively affected, driving their stock prices to rise, and part of the price they pay is completely acceptable."

"Through a large amount of data analysis, the slogan that DU Libao has used for many years is "free from party political bias, free from ownership influence". The main reason it's so fast."

Hearing the think tank's analysis, Andy, who was tasting black tea, felt fresh and surprised, "Go on."

"Boss, please take a look. This is the political spectrum distribution of political party supporters in the British Isles in the past five years. The position of the British people is more obvious and firm. According to every economic crisis, it will inevitably lead to economic recession. According to our analysis, for a long time, Western Left parties in the political arena move closer to the center, and the vacancy left behind will lead to the rise of left-wing populism, and then the stand camp will be more clear and obvious, and the people who take the middle line will be rejected by the people!"

After listening to the analysis, Andy said based on the memory of his previous life: "There has never been a clear political party, and the "Du Li Bao", which represents the voice of British liberalism, has no market, right?"

"That's right, boss, if you decide to take over this newspaper, then changes are imperative, and the first thing is to survive."

In fact, it is easy to understand that everyone has a side of support, and they are in a war of words all day long. Who would care about an outsider? Everyone will only choose the side that supports their own views, and those in the middle can only be marginalized.

Andy nodded, and he also agreed with this. After all, the turmoil caused by the European debt crisis in the memory of the previous life, each country came to power either from the left or the right, and the media from all walks of life even provoked the nerves of the people and fought The war of words is also a fight to increase sales.