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Chapter 1260 Fisherman Never Empty Hook

Comcast Group suddenly launched an acquisition of Disney. The impact of such news was too great. Those Wall Street institutions and investors who had sold Disney's stock before were all yelling at Eisner for not being moral.

Before, they felt that Disney was hopeless, and they were desperately selling Disney's stock, but now they can't even buy it!

Disney's stock price soared, not only recovering the lost ground of $25, but the stock price hit $29 that day. In contrast, Comcast Group's stock price fell a bit.

The situation of Disney is worrisome. It is really hard to predict whether Comcast Group’s acquisition of Disney is a good move or a bad move.

However, when the Comcast Group initiates the acquisition of Disney, it will not only be affected by the two companies, or limited to Hollywood, but the entire American media industry, and even both sides of the Donkey Party and the Elephant Party will also be affected. Eyes cast over.

Disney's ABC TV station is one of the eight major TV stations in America. Its ownership has a huge impact on the Donkey Party and the Elephant Party.

ABC TV station is a TV station of the donkey camp. In the past few years, they have been at a disadvantage in American public opinion. If they lose ABC TV station, they will still be playing with a hammer.

So when it was rumored that Disney was about to be acquired, the donkey party was staring at Comcast and Disney, especially Brian Roberts, who received calls from many donkey party bigwigs asking him to stand in line publicly , it is conceivable that if the donkey party cannot be satisfied, various means will be used to prevent Disney from being acquired!
On the contrary, the Elephant Party is gearing up. They are now in charge of America. The Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Department of Justice, and anti-monopoly agencies are all in the hands of the Elephant Party. If the Elephant Party wants to block this transaction, it will be a piece of cake. .

If the Elephant Party can pull the Comcast Group over, then in the public opinion industry, it will be in a position to encircle and suppress the Donkey Party. Whether it is to solicit votes or launch public opinion against the Donkey Party, it will have a lot of advantages.

Inside a villa in Washington, a large group of federal secret agents were guarding the outside. Inside were several big figures of the Donkey Party on Capitol Hill. Became the wife of the first state senator in New York State history.

Although he has retired from the position of Grand Commander, the largest faction within the Donkey Party established by the previous Grand Commander and headed by his wife has not disappeared, but has become even more powerful.

Although the leader of the Zipper Gate has retired, his contacts and resources have not disappeared. There are still a large group of big benefactors behind him, especially the Internet and technology industries. It was Song Yang, who had also donated dollars to their couple's foundation a few years ago.

With the endorsement and support of the former commander, the wife of the former commander also acted decisively, even with a bit of ruthlessness. The rumored death list is even more daunting. Even Giuliani, who has always been tough, shuns her. He voluntarily withdrew from the competition with her, allowing him to easily obtain the status of New York State Senator.

Everyone in the donkey party knows that the former grand commander and his wife are definitely going to run for the position of grand commander. At the latest, it is estimated that they will compete for the grand commander after the little cowboy's two careers as grand commander are over. The whole donkey party is actually Everyone believes that with her means, there is a great chance of becoming the Grand Commander.

Therefore, although the Donkey Party is also selecting candidates, and is planning to fight the Elephant Party after the Little Cowboy, the wife of the former commander-in-chief is undoubtedly the most powerful, and a large group of powerful figures in the Donkey Party have gathered Under the banner of their couple, they waved the flag and cheered for them. The old Kennedy families were a bit bleak in the face of this emerging powerful family.

"What is the attitude of Brian Roberts, the donkey party will definitely lose ABC TV station!"

The former commander-in-chief didn't say a word, but the wife of the former commander-in-chief spoke. Now this couple mainly aims to build up momentum for the wife of the former commander-in-chief, establish her prestige and influence, and let her become the talker of the donkey party. Naturally, the Commander will not compete with her for any limelight. He has already retired from the position of Grand Commander. What else can he pursue? On the contrary, after sending the Grand Commander's wife up, the couple can continue to become powerful figures in America.

Huma, who was the chief of staff of the former Grand Commander's wife and who has been with her for more than ten years, said at this time, "Brian Roberts claims to be absolutely supportive of the Donkey Party, but he has some doubts about making a public statement. He is worried that after expressing his position, Elephants will put pressure on Disney to end the Comcast acquisition!"

In the room, another member of Congress, Anthony, who had joined them during his tenure as the Grand Commander and was considered to be the thug of their couple, glanced past Huma. The latter had become accustomed to Anthony's gaze. Anthony He is known as a playboy, but the former grand commander and his wife valued Anthony very much. As a thug, Anthony always took the lead in launching charges on Capitol Hill. Whether it was the donkey party or the elephant party, this kind of person was needed.

"still have a question!"

Anthony withdrew his gaze and said, "Brian Roberts is very close to Bruno Song, the big funder of the Elephant Party. An insider revealed that he visited Bruno Song in Houston just after Christmas!"

After finishing speaking, he also took out a few photos, which were photos of Brian Roberts' private plane landing at the Houston Airport. Looking at those photos, the former grand commander and his wife, as well as a group of powerful figures in the donkey party in the room, The faces are somewhat serious.

After a while, the former Grand Commander was the first to speak, "We can't push Brian to the Elephant Party just because of Bruno Song!"

The subtext of this statement is that their husband and wife don't want to fight Song Yang to the death, at least they can't become sworn enemies, otherwise in a few years later, when the wife of the former commander-in-chief participates in the general election, Song Yang will really be pushed into a hurry, regardless of the cost. The knife smashed against them, not to mention winning, it was enough to pull the couple off the horse, which was definitely a disaster for them.

"Tell Brian Roberts that as long as he is on the side of the donkey party, ABC TV cannot fall to the elephant party, and the donkey party will support him to buy Disney this time!"

The couple who took office as the chief commander also said with a final word that as long as Brian Roberts keeps ABC TV station as it is, then he will be regarded as a member of the donkey party. As for the relationship between him and Song Yang, the donkey party I also opened my eyes and closed my eyes, as if I hadn’t seen anything. If I really want to be serious, those people on the rich list in America are not on two boats. Every time in the general election, they bet on both sides, never empty hook.

Even the powerful figures of the Donkey Party and the Elephant Party have not changed their vests once or twice. As long as the stakes are high enough, it is not impossible for the MPs of the Elephant Party and the Elephant Party to seek refuge with each other.

Like the donkey party, the elephant party is also discussing the acquisition of Disney, but the location has become the residence of the great commander.

"Comcast, which holds a 16% stake in ICQ, is ICQ's second largest shareholder after Bruno Song. If it acquires Disney, it will theoretically be the largest media group in America.

No one can guarantee whether Comcast Group will get more shares in ICQ in the future. Just in case, we should ask the Federal Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission to terminate this acquisition! "

The person who spoke was a congressman from the Elephant Party on Capitol Hill, adhering to the principle that he would rather kill by mistake than let it go, and wanted to mess up the acquisition.

There is another most important principle, that is, Comcast Group holds a 16% stake in ICQ. If it acquires Disney, and someday it will get more shares in ICQ, then the Elephant Party will have to live, right? In public opinion again, he will be ridden on the neck by the donkey party.

The little cowboy is sitting in the position of the chief commander, a little hesitant. It is not yet sure which side Brian Roberts supports. He hastily asked several agencies of the Federal Communications Commission to terminate the acquisition, which is equivalent to directly merging Comcast Group with the Disney, all pushed to the side of the donkey party.

But if this acquisition is not stopped, then in case, as the person in front of him said, Xiangdang will suffer a dumb loss in the future, and the good situation will be ruined!
Just at this moment, Cowboy's chief of staff, office manager Card came in and gave him a wink, and Cowboy told the others to leave first.

"Mr. Datong, this is the latest news we have received. Before Comcast initiated the acquisition of Disney, Comcast Group conducted an equity transfer, transferring 19% to several consortium foundations located overseas. % stake!

According to the results of our tracking, although it is still uncertain which companies belong to the overseas consortiums in Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Ireland, companies such as Alcatel Mobile and ICQ under the North American Global Investment Foundation of Bruno Song , The US dollars placed in Ireland, Luxembourg, Bermuda and other regions have decreased by at least nearly 150 billion US dollars! "

It is not a new thing for large American companies to avoid taxes overseas. Not only Alcatel mobile phones do this, but also other giant companies. The dollars they earn outside of America are not transferred back to America. , but placed in tax havens such as Ireland and Luxembourg. For this reason, billions of dollars in taxes are left every year. When necessary, they are transferred back to America in the name of investment.

This kind of thing is not new for a long time, but here in America, basically turn a blind eye and close one's eyes, because there are too many companies playing like this, it is impossible to offend all the giant companies in America, who lifts the lid , whoever will be unlucky.

"You mean, Brian Roberts and Song probably did the same to acquire Disney?!" The little cowboy asked in surprise.

Card shook his head, "It's not certain yet, but Song has absolutely nothing to do with this matter. The 19% stake in Comcast Group has absolutely something to do with the North American Global Investment Foundation!"

"Call Song!" The little cowboy suddenly said with great interest at this moment.

(End of this chapter)