The name is high on the rich list and there is nowhere to hide.

Although some people admire Han Chudong's achievements and learn from him to start a business, there are more people who question, envy, and ridicule him.

There are too many things that others can catch him with, such as he only has a high school education, he bullied classmates and fought in school, and his extravagance and waste nowadays. These are hot topics that can often be seen in newspapers and are mentioned again and again. Even the recent photos of him chatting with girls in a bar can be seen in the newspaper.

Honestly speaking, Han Chudong didn't care, and even felt complacent about his fame.

There are too many reports related to him, some good and some bad. This has increased the company's reputation to a certain extent and promoted the increase in product sales. Whether people like it or not, they always know what products and stores there are. The effect is equivalent to investing tens of millions of dollars in advertising.

At this level, some things can't be easily ignored just because Han Chudong doesn't like them.

You need to spend more time on socializing and engaging in other people's business. You need to consider using better products and better marketing methods to seize other people's markets while protecting yourself. When faced with unfavorable factors, you must stand up to defend yourself, your partners, and your friends.

He was named by the Wall Street Journal without knowing it. Normally, some newspapers focused on Han Chudong himself. He never interfered, even when he was told that she had bullied her classmates before. However, when she said that her ex-boyfriend's facial mask would "disfigure him", he had to take care of this behavior, as it broke the rules and touched upon his core interests.

If you don't do something, you will be treated as a weakling who is easily bullied, and the troubles will only increase.

Arthur's assistant helped to contact other newspapers and TV stations and arranged for people to file the lawsuit as soon as possible.

What's more important is to pay a personal visit, according to Han Chudong's idea, to find the main shareholder of the newspaper and say that his boss wants to invite them to have dinner.

I was busy until the evening of that day, and finally found Han Chudong who was visiting the gallery. I whispered to him, "Two shareholders have clearly stated that they will come to meet you tomorrow night. Another secretary told me that he has plans tomorrow night, so we can find another time to talk in person. An Australian company holds 17.3% of the shares. The time difference there is different, so I haven't contacted them yet."

During the conversation, a piece of paper was handed over, on which was recorded brief information about the shareholders of The Wall Street Journal. Most of them were company names, and there were only two individual shareholders.

This newspaper was founded more than 80 years ago. A company with a long history often also means a more complex equity structure.

The Wall Street Journal is currently the largest paid financial newspaper in the United States with a circulation of 1.6 million copies. Its content is enough to slightly influence daily international economic activities. Its readers are mainly people in the political, economic, educational and medical fields, financial tycoons and management personnel, as well as stock market investors and executives of Fortune 500 companies. Most of them choose to subscribe to it.

Han Chudong stood in front of a painting by Henri Matisse, the founder of Fauvism. He lowered his head to read the contents on the paper and asked, "Who else is the person you are going to meet?"

"The fourth largest shareholder, the company is right next to the World Trade Center. If you want to meet separately, we should be able to arrange a time tomorrow."

"No need, Arthur, I will ask other shareholders to help tell him."

Han Chudong paused for a moment on the list of the second largest shareholder, pointed at the name of News Australia, and said again: "Please check if there is a senior executive named Rupert Murdoch in its management. If there is such a person, please collect the information of the entire company for me. By the way, check the largest news media companies in the United States, not just a single newspaper or magazine."

Without smartphones, personal computers and the Internet, it would take time and effort to find any news.

Fortunately, Han Chudong didn't have to solve it herself, and could just ask the employees to help find it. Assistant Arthur nodded and said, "Rupert Murdoch, right? I'm going to call the company now, and you should be able to get the detailed information by dinner time."

"Thank you, Arthur. What do you think of this painter's work?"

"...Boss, do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"

"Of course it's true."

"I feel it's better if I paint it myself. It might look OK in an exhibition hall, but if I put it on the roadside, no one would even pick it up."

Han Chudong smiled. His idea was actually similar to that of Arthur's assistant. The painter's painting style was not to his liking. However, Henri Matisse was known as the "founder of Fauvism" and someone was working hard to hype up the exhibition to commemorate the 20th anniversary of his death.

From an investment perspective, I would say: "It may look a little strange, but the artist is quite famous. I have already picked out two paintings. Please arrange for someone to bring them back to Los Angeles for me after the exhibition."

"How much?"

"One hundred and seven thousand dollars in total."

"That's not expensive. I should have learned to paint. If I could become famous in this field, I would be able to make money easily."

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Han Chudong will be paying attention to some celebrity art exhibitions and auctions recently, and occasionally go shopping and buy a few things, which is a pretty good pastime.

Due to a meeting with shareholders of The Wall Street Journal, the date of returning to Los Angeles was delayed again. That night, I took a night tour of the Empire State Building and stood on the observation deck to overlook the night view of Manhattan.

The scenery is nice, but the Empire State Building is indeed a bit old, and even the elevators have not been replaced in time.

Coupled with factors such as insufficient parking spaces nearby and high rents, it is difficult to attract companies to move in. At the beginning, there were even institutions that signed leases for fifty years, but now it only costs US$2,500 per year to rent two floors.

He knew all this because he had thought of buying the Empire State Building in June. Later, he found it too much trouble and decisively gave up the idea of ​​acquisition. He thought that with the spare money it would be better to buy a few small islands for vacation.

I enjoyed the breeze alone, then left after more than ten minutes and went straight back to the hotel to take a bath and rest.

It was eight o'clock in the evening in New York, and people in Los Angeles were still working. While waiting for Arthur's assistant to bring him the information he wanted, Han Chudong saw Rupert Murdoch's name in a thick stack of documents.

This major shareholder who holds part of the shares of Australian News Corporation has successively purchased the British "News of the World" and "The Sun". He began to enter the American news industry a few years ago and successively purchased the "San Antonio News and Express", "New York Post", "Boston Herald" and many other newspapers. He is also the second largest shareholder of "The Wall Street Journal".

After looking at the company's market value, Han Chudong found that as of today, the total market value of Australian News Corporation is approximately US$680 million.

After all, if I directly invest in this company, I can save a lot of trouble...