Sure enough, although media tycoon Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation is deeply involved in the eavesdropping scandal, Murdoch's son James Murdoch won the unanimous support of the British Sky TV board of directors on Thursday, asking him to continue to serve as chairman of the board of directors
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It was the first meeting of the network's 14-member board since the eavesdropping scandal erupted at Sky and sparked a public and political outcry, forcing Murdoch to abandon plans to acquire all of Sky's shares.
"Mr. Peng, a director of Sky TV, revealed that the board discussed Murdoch Jr.'s role in "details" and finally decided that he should retain the position."
In the past few days, Peng Bo has not returned to the winery. He has been staying in the hotel. This has become the temporary base camp of Pengbo Media in the UK and the headquarters of Bao Bufan's Sky Operation.
Bao Bufan and Zhuo Wei separated. Bao Bufan was not in the UK at this time, but Zhuo Wei's work was very effective. He even got through a key link with an important member of the Sky TV board of directors.
"He also said the Sky board intended to closely monitor developments related to the wiretapping scandal."
"This is because their board of directors still has a backup plan," Peng Bo laughed. "They are not monolithic, and not everyone is cold to the Murdoch family."
"Then, Mr. Peng, what should we do?"
"I think our connections in the UK seem to be put to use now." Peng Bo picked up the phone and Zhuo Wei looked at him.
"Hello, Qiao Sen," Peng Bo's voice became extremely enthusiastic as he turned his face, "Yes, I am in the UK now, and I know your time is not fixed. It doesn't matter. If you have time these days, I would like to visit...
Oh, tonight, that’s great, I know a great restaurant, yes, it’s new, it’s not that fancy, but the steaks are really good…”
At this point, Bao Bufan and Zhuo Wei could no longer control him. They just followed Peng Bo and waited for the next plan.
But Zhuo Wei knew that Qiao Sen was the chief of staff and had great energy.
"I think the British Information Bureau will intervene next." Peng Bo put down the phone and smiled easily. Suddenly he turned to Chen Feng and asked, "How about my sparkling wine?"
"It's great," Chen Feng smiled immediately, "I like it very much."
"I like it too. Of course, I like the people here even more..." Peng Bo seemed to be yearning for it.
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Sky's second board meeting was originally intended to discuss Sky's annual financial statements, but the wiretapping scandal forced the board to put the issue of Murdoch's son, James Murdoch, on the table again.
Because, just a few days ago, the Murdochs and his son accepted angry questions from British parliamentarians, asking them to explain how much they knew about the British television eavesdropping scandal.
Angry MPs and repeated newspaper reports have increased pressure on James Murdoch.
"It's not good, Mr. Murdoch." Two directors of the public relations department came in with panic on their faces, holding a piece of paper in their hands.
"What's wrong?" Since the hearing, almost all the news that came out was bad news, which made James' nerves suddenly tense.
"Look at this." One of the supervisors said.
James took the paper suspiciously, oh, something happened again.
Two former News International executives from their own company defected!
They accused him of perjury before a British parliamentary committee and not telling the full truth about the wiretapping incident.
Two former executives said that as early as 2002, James Murdoch knew that Sky's wiretapping problem was worse than imagined. James denied that he had been informed of potential evidence that a number of Sky journalists were involved in the wiretapping.
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Suddenly his eyesight went dark, his legs went weak, and James became unsteady and sat on a chair.
The two public relations executives looked at Murdoch's eldest son, the chairman of Sky TV, and his face looked extremely gloomy at this time.
He waved his hand, and the two of them immediately retreated.
"dad."
Amidst all the difficulties, James called Murdoch and said, "I failed."
There was silence on the phone for a while, and then Murdoch Sr.'s voice finally came from far away Australia, "It's okay, don't blame yourself... Next, what are you going to do?"
James showed a fierce expression like a wolf, "I won't let this Chinese succeed..."
"Don't act out of emotion." Murdoch on the other end of the phone warned.
"No, Dad, I decided to sell our shares in Sky TV." Two executives rebelled. James knew that the British Information Bureau would soon "evict" News Corporation, and now he needed to sell his shares in Sky TV.
Good price, "But I won't sell it to that Chinese guy."
"This is your decision." Murdoch hesitated for a moment, "But be careful..."
But James didn't hear his father's words clearly. The first buyer he contacted was Time Warner. If Time Warner had no intention, there would be Forbes, who are Peng Bo's enemies.
But he didn't need to find a second company. Time Warner readily accepted News Corp.'s offer of shares in Sky TV. Of course, there were complicated issues to negotiate later, but James wanted to cut through the mess quickly.
He breathed a long sigh of relief and felt that most of the bad breath in his chest was gone. His opponent had been busy for a long time, but he was making wedding clothes for others. I wonder how Donald would react when he heard about it?
There was a trace of a sinister smile on his face...
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Shanghai, the fresh list is finally released.
Two lists, the Global Rich List and the Chinese Rich List, were presented in front of Lu Yusen.
After making so many lists, Lu Yusen's state of mind has long been as calm as still water. However, this time, what is different from before is that his hands are trembling a little.
Because the person who ranks first on the list of China's richest people is the man who lives with him day and night.
Since that rainy summer of 1998, he has witnessed his rise and the growth of the company almost step by step.
Now, the hero finally reaches the top.
Now, the wealth has finally changed qualitatively.
"Mr. Peng, I want to see you." Lu Yusen felt that it was extremely difficult for him to say a simple sentence.
"Don't worry," Peng Bo on the other side of the phone seemed to be the same Peng Bo from 1998. "Next week, all the company's vice presidents and directors will come to the UK, let us witness together... a great and happy day.