Chapter 137 TV Station and Sister-in-law Hailey

The weather in San Francisco in the morning in mid-April is still relatively cool.

Of course, it doesn't matter whether it's cool or not to Milo and Sophie Marceau, who live in a temperature-controlled hotel.

Five days had passed since Milo returned to the West Coast from New York.

After five days, Milo completed most of the work.

But then again, there isn't much work that needs to be done personally by him right now.

Yahoo has a Schmidt, a legendary Internet manager who successfully made Google a giant.

Most of the founders of other IT companies have strong working abilities, otherwise they would not be able to become founders.

Plus there is a workaholic Musk who can serve as a fire brigade.

Also, the scale of current Internet companies is far from being as large as they will be in the future.

The workload is actually not much.

So it seems like there are a lot of things going on here, but actually, that’s all.

As for Sophie Marceau in his arms at this moment...

Matters like love between men and women are just like monks eating dog meat.

Once it happens, there may be a second time, and after the second time there will be no more taboos.

Sophie Marceau is still filming, but now she no longer stays in the hotel where the crew is staying every night.

Instead, every time he got off work, he would be picked up and taken to the long-term rental suite at the InterContinental Hotel where Milo lived in San Francisco.

At first, she was a little reluctant.

She also told Milo that she thought it was just One Night in San Francisco.

Milo said, yes, that’s right, but that was that time and this time is this time.

Every day can be a new One night in San Francisco.

Under his half-forcing, half-coaxing and half-deceiving, mainly because Sophie Marceau is now in a stage of emotional trauma.

She has been single for more than a year. Women in their thirties also have this need.

So it was natural for the two of them to live together in the hotel.

At this time, the two were hugging each other intimately and sleeping soundly.

It was their fault that they stayed up until about two in the morning last night and went to bed without even taking a shower.

The cell phone on the bedside table began to vibrate and buzz. Milo loosened his hand, opened his sleepy eyes, twisted his upper body, stretched out his arm to take the phone, looked at the caller ID, and answered it.

"Hey... OK, OK, I got it... I'll be there in a minute, prepare something to eat for me, I got it."

He hung up the phone, threw it aside, held Sophie Marceau tightly in his arms, and closed his eyes again.

"What's the matter?" Sophie Marceau was woken up. She took Milo's hand away, turned around, looked at the handsome face so close to her, and asked in a slightly hoarse voice.

Anyone who howls for so long in one night would have a hoarse voice.

What? Hold back your screams?

How was that possible? Sophie felt that no woman could do that.

Especially when that man is Milo.

"I have an appointment to play golf with CNN and Ted Turner of Turner Broadcasting. It's okay, just sleep a little longer." Milo closed his eyes and muttered softly.

Sophie Marceau didn't know who Milo was talking about, but from the name she knew he was a big shot, a big shot related to the TV station.

She stretched out her fingers to pry open Milo's eyelids in annoyance and said, "I shouldn't have let you do whatever you want! Get up and get down to business. It's very rude to be late when dealing with such an important person."

Apart from this reason.

She was also worried that this guy would catch her and keep teasing her.

Not only does he catch her and have fun at night, but this guy also needs to masturbate for another hour or two every morning.

As a result, every time she went to work on the set, she was either listless or simply late...

Although no one said anything to her, Sophie Marceau herself felt embarrassed after a long time.

"You, that's enough. I'm a big shot too. Okay, okay, get up, you bullshit big shots, a bunch of black-hearted vampires." Milo was awakened by Sophie Marceau. He was a little irritable and wanted to go crazy, and complained angrily.

"I know, I know, you are a big shot too! Don't be late, go ahead, I'll sleep a little longer..." Sophie Marceau breathed a sigh of relief, and when she saw Milo get out of bed, she smiled sweetly and pulled the blanket over him.

Only Milo was left standing on the carpet with a frown on his face and his mouth twitching.

An hour later.

A convoy of modified Cadillac Escalade SUVs slowly drove into the parking lot of a golf club outside San Francisco.

The club manager, knowing that Milo was coming, had been waiting for a long time with a smile on his face.

As soon as the car stopped, the club manager opened the door for Milo, "Good day, Mr. Blackburn."

This golf club is owned by the Wilson family.

Milo and his cousin had been here two or three times, and the club manager remembered him.

"Hi, Tom, I'm bothering you again today." Milo smiled and patted the club manager's arm after getting out of the car.

"At your service. This way, Mr. Turner is here."

After a while.

Snap! Milo kept swinging the club, slowly retracting his foot, watching the white ball flying in the air, finally landing on the grass, bouncing a few times, and rolling forward a short distance.

"Milo, I don't know how you played before, but your skills look pretty good now."

Ted picked up the ball butt stuck on the ground, put it in his trouser pocket, walked away surrounded by several people, and said with a smile.

Milo smiled faintly and translated it into English, saying, "Diligence can make up for lack of talent."

He actually doesn't have much interest in golf, but most of the people he does business with are old men.

This group of old guys, including Jinpu.

Both of them are crazy fans of golf.

Milo himself didn't go to the golf course many times, but he always went with the gang.

As time went by, his golf skills became much better than before.

"Milo, if you really want to buy Turner Broadcasting, I think you should act quickly. Look, these friends I brought to you have already gathered enough shares to exceed Time Warner, 41%..."

"Mr. Turner, this is not enough. Without more than 51% of the shares, I cannot truly own the TV station. Besides, the valuation of the TV station is a bit high." Milo smiled and handed the club to the caddy behind him. As he spoke, he took off the white glove on his left hand.

"Haha, Milo, you should know that you are not the only one interested in the TV station's shares. If it weren't for that price, the people present would not consider selling their shares. You should know that in addition to the NES News Channel, TBS still has 48 local stations. It is also in the process of acquiring three local stations in major cities in the remaining three states. By then, it will be able to build a small TV network covering major cities in fifty states and the Washington area."

"In addition, we also own the world's largest cable news network - CNN! With a valuation of $8 billion, it can only be cheap, not expensive!"

That's right, the person Milo asked to play golf with today was none other than Ted Turner, the founder of TBS Turner Broadcasting, in which he already holds about 18% of the shares.

When Milo bought three 4.99% and was about to buy the fourth 4.99%.

The founder of Turner Broadcasting and CNN finally found Milo.

The old man bluntly stated that he was willing to sell TBS and CNN to Milo.

But there is a prerequisite. One is that the price must be right, and the other is that he must continue to serve as the manager of the two TV stations.

The two teams met privately several times, and Milo suggested that the two of them have a face-to-face meeting.

Ted Turner readily agreed, and this led to today's meeting.

At this time, Milo listened to Ted's convincing explanation and the nodding of several shareholders around him, and couldn't help shaking his head and laughing: "Mr. Turner, this is not a good advantage. Aren't TV stations and TV stations formed in this way? In the end, except for the three major TV networks and the Australian FOX TV Network, there is no fifth TV network with the influence to truly cover the whole country, TBS is no exception, not to mention CNN, a cable news station that only does news."

"In my opinion, a TV network cannot be successfully built by simply integrating resources. FOX also struggled for many years before it finally made it. So no matter who takes over, they will need to inject capital into the construction of the TV network, which is not a small amount of money."

"In addition to capital injection, resources are also very important. We all know that what TBS lacks most is entertainment resources. Coincidentally, I am very good at this aspect."

"I think you've all seen, or at least heard of, American Idol. And you all know that it was my idea."

"Now I can tell you that I have something that will definitely become a hit, like American Idol..."

Milo smiled at the group and tapped his head gently, "There are still plenty."

Milo's words made the shareholders behind Ted look at each other without changing their expressions.

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To be honest, Milo's first words were part of the reason why they were willing to sell their shares.

The television industry is a bit like the Internet in the future.

The top few giants take up most of the market share, leaving a large group of people scrambling to grab the last bit of market share.

Over the years, there has been only one Australian who has risen to prominence.

Other TV stations have been squeezed out by the three major TV networks and are suffering losses every year.

TBS is no exception. Even though it owns CNN, it still loses money every year.

Not to mention that TBS also focuses on current affairs news and pays attention to social influence.

Doing so does indeed put TBS on a par with the other four major television networks in the eyes of those politicians.

But it also makes TBS's profitability particularly poor.

You're always busy with current affairs, which makes advertisers no longer want to advertise with you.

Only some products targeting elites will occasionally advertise on TBS and CNN.

But after all, there are still more poor people in this world.

Another thing is that everyone is a little short of money now. The Internet is booming now, and everyone wants to invest money in it to get a piece of the pie.

In addition, the U.S. stock market is also particularly hot due to the Internet.

It can be said that the U.S. stock market is now in a bull market, and there is already a rhythm of national carnival.

Today’s wealthy Americans want to invest in the Internet and make money in the stock market, but television broadcasting companies themselves are not making money.

That's why they wanted to sell their shares and came here as soon as Ted Turner invited them.

As for what Milo said later, although these people were moved, they did not take it seriously.

Although the idea is good and "American Idol" is good, they don't completely believe what Milo says.

Instead of believing that Milo can continue to create a hit show like "American Idol" and pull TBS out of the mud.

It is better to believe in US dollars. Cash is king, which is the most realistic.

In fact, Milo deliberately said the latter statement, and he was mainly speaking to Ted Turner.

This American media tycoon has never thought about leaving the media industry.

Milo remembered that in the parallel universe, Ted Turner sold the company to Time Warner.

But he continued to serve as the head of Time Warner Television Network and became the vice chairman of Time Warner.

So now while competing with Time Warner.

Milo knew that he had to show Ted Turner his ability in this area, to surpass Time Warner, or at least not lose to Time Warner.

At this moment, Ted looked back at the people he brought with him. After exchanging glances, he asked Milo, "What's your price?"

"My think tank has evaluated that 7 billion US dollars is the most appropriate valuation. Of course, I would like to trouble you to help me get at least the remaining 10% of the shares." Milo had a smile on his face, which was very bright under the sunlight.

Ted was so angry that he laughed. The young man in front of him was really ruthless. He just touched his upper lip with his lower lip and threw 1 billion US dollars at them in one go.

Fuck, what do you think this is, Annan guilder or Zimbabwe dollar?

Buzz——

Before Ted could even open his mouth to complain, Milo pulled out his buzzing cell phone from his trouser pocket.

This was his own private phone number, known only to his family and a few women. He glanced at the caller ID, looked up and said apologetically to Ted.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Turner, everyone. I have to take an important call first. I apologize."

Ted and everyone else nodded and waved their hands in understanding. Milo walked quickly to the side with the phone, and the caddy stayed where he was tactfully.

Standing on a small raised earthen hill, Milo answered the phone, "Good morning, dear Haley, you haven't called me for a long time, what's the matter?"

"We're in a meeting right now, with John, Joseph, Brian, Jeff and the rest."

"Um?"

Milo responded, then came to his senses.

Haley should be talking about her current situation, where she is having a meeting with Blackburn's cronies at home.

Brian should be Brian Ross.

This man, who was once his grandfather's aide, later ran for mayor of Boston but was unsuccessful.

After his grandfather retired, Brian Ross became his father's staff member.

As for Jeff, it should be Jeff Mark.

He was a state senator from Massachusetts, the last time Milo spoke to his grandfather on the phone.

Blackburn Sr. once said that Jeff Mark was seeking to become a member of Congress from Massachusetts.

Running in the 3rd District, Jeff Mark's hometown happens to be in Lawrence, which is in the 3rd District.

If Jeff Mark succeeds, then his father Joseph will be included.

And state Attorney General Andrea.

The Blackburn family will be able to have the political power of two congressmen and one state attorney general in Massachusetts.

"Is there anything wrong?" Milo whispered to his sister-in-law Haley again.

His sister-in-law is also a politician.

Her family had previously said that she hoped to pursue a career in law in Washington.

That is to take the federal law route.

At the very top are the nine chief justices who seem like living gods.

(End of this chapter)