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Chapter 398
"President Biber!"

After Song Yang hung up the phone, he walked towards Biber, and said with a smile to the "Fortune" magazine that he was one of the most powerful presidents in America today, "President Biber, please move this time." A lot of characters!"

According to Fortune magazine, in the ranking of the most powerful company presidents in the world released this year, Biber was ranked tenth. He took over Philip Morris as president two years ago and brought Philip Morris to a new level. high.

Along with Biber, General Motors President John Smith, Ford Motor President, Exxon CEO, Volvo President Glass, General Electric's Welch and others, this list is also considered by the outside world. It's a traditional industry, and it's the last peak, but being on this list is enough to show how capable Biber is.

Hearing Song Yang's words, the blond-haired Biber remained calm, "This is not the wish of Philip Morris, but the wish of the American Tobacco Association and Global Tobacco Corporation."

As soon as Biber came up, he told Song Yang that there were a large group of tobacco giant companies behind him this time, and they were also putting pressure on Song Yang.

After finishing speaking, Biber stretched out his hand and took a box from the assistant behind him. The box was made of ancient Yisu wood, and the patterns and patterns on it were obviously hand-carved by the master. There were also inlaid around the box. The diamonds are as small as a row, and I don't know if the things inside are worth money, but this box alone, if it is put on the auction house, I am afraid that it will not be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Biber opened the box, and there was a row of cigars inside, “This is a Philip Morris collector’s edition cigar, sold in a limited edition of 1 boxes worldwide, and all the tobacco leaves come from Philip Morris’s Dominican plantation. No.[-] at the Habanos Carnival!
Its customers include the Grand Commander, the Grand Commander of France, and other members of the British and European royal families! "

Biber talked about the name of this cigar to Song Yang, and also showed Song Yang the connections of Philip Morris. Philip Morris is in America and the world, but they are all connections and relationships.

Song Yang glanced at the cigar in front of him. It was indeed well-made, and he was afraid that many people would regard it as a treasure, or even as a status symbol.

But Song Yang only glanced at it, and gently pushed the box of cigars aside. Seeing this scene, Biber and the crowd who followed him all looked a little unhappy.

"President Biber, do you want a shot?!" Song Yang picked up a pair of golf clubs and said to Biber.

Biber got up, picked up a pair of clubs, asked the others to stand where they were, and went to the golf course with Song Yang.

Biber is obviously a veteran of the golf course, and Song Yang couldn't help applauding when the golf ball landed on the hole, "If President Biber participates in the American Business Golf Tournament, I'm afraid he must be the champion. "

If he hit this ball on weekdays, Biber would have to be excited, but now he is not in the mood at all, and is even more irritable.

After hitting a few shots, Biber said directly to Song Yang, "Song, you know the purpose of my visit this time, Philip Morris, and the American Tobacco Association have no intention of starting a war with you. The people around me have also called you, we are not opponents!"

"As long as ICNC TV stops the interview with Jeffrey Wegener, the American Tobacco Association, and even overseas tobacco associations, can pay eight or even nine figures for ICNC TV and Song You" Compensation"."

Tobacco companies were not allowed to advertise in the media many years ago, but there are more ways than difficulties. Tobacco companies can sign a cooperation agreement secretly to pay this huge "hush fee". As long as Song Yang nods his head, he can get this huge sum of money.

Song Yang glanced at Biber. If it were other TV stations and media, this meeting would have been tempted. If Song Yang hadn't had a bigger plan to cut leeks for ICNC, maybe this meeting would have agreed.

Philip Morris and the companies on the Tobacco Association were able to spend hundreds of millions of dollars, which shows that they are really impatient.

But this amount of money, after becoming famous with ICNC, successfully merging with Comcast, NBC and other companies, and becoming a company with a market value of [-] billion US dollars, is nothing. Once the merger is completed and Song Yang cashes out, compared to How many times this beautiful knife would have been multiplied!

"President Biber, unfortunately, I have to admit that the conditions of Philip Morris are very attractive, but..."

Song Yang shrugged his shoulders at Biber with regret, "ICNC is an independent news media TV station. ICNC TV station pursues justice and facts. According to the rules of the media industry, even investors cannot interfere with the TV station media. In normal operation, Murdoch cannot interfere with the news coverage of Fox TV, and the same is true of ICNC TV.”

Hearing this nonsense, Biber's face turned black, saying that Murdoch can't interfere with Fox's news reports, at most it's just for fun, and it's nothing more than propaganda. .

"You don't need Song to interfere with ICNC TV's news reports, as long as Jeffrey Wegener is handed over to us, the deal will take effect, which is the best for all of us!"

Biber was a little unwilling to go around in circles anymore, so he directly started asking for someone, and asked Song Yang to hand over Jeffrey Wegener to him, and the huge hush money would be credited to his account.

Song Yang looked at Biber with weird eyes. He didn't expect him to dare to say such words. Seeing Song Yang's gaze, Biber knew that he had crossed the line, and said quickly, "We won't do anything to Jeffrey. In this way, I can guarantee his safety. We just hope that he can go on vacation overseas and spend more time with his family members. Philip Morris is willing to pay a sum, which is enough for Jeffrey and his family for the rest of their lives. "Technical Confidentiality Agreement" fee!"

Without listening to Biber's nonsense, Song Yang waved the cue in his hand and really handed Jeffrey Wegener over to these tobacco companies. Maybe nothing will happen to him, but how will he live the rest of his life? It's hard to say.

The so-called "Technical Confidentiality Agreement" is to shut up Jeffrey. As for how to shut him up, the tobacco companies have plenty of means.

Song Yang raised his head, glanced at Biber, took off his gloves, and threw them aside, not going to circle around with Biber anymore.

"President Biber, I think you should also be very clear that even if the ICNC TV station does not report on tobacco and nicotine, other TV stations will report on it. It is only a matter of time!"

Song Yang said to Biber, now that we have entered the Internet age, global news is flying all over the world, and the era when we could suppress public opinion by controlling TV stations and newspapers in the past is gone forever.

Biber also pointedly said, "But this is very important to me. If the news is reported, the entire Philip Morris company will be caught in a whirlpool of public opinion!"

What Biber is worried about, in the final analysis, is the stock price. If this kind of news spreads, the stock price of Philip Morris will probably plummet immediately, and Biber's rewards, dividends, etc. will also be wiped out.

"President Biber, haven't you already started making preparations?"

Song Yang glanced at Biber and said, to be ranked among the top ten companies in the world by "Fortune" magazine, Biber naturally has a few talents.

In the past few years when he took over Philip Morris, he seems to have predicted the risks of Philip Morris in the tobacco industry. In the past few years, he has started to buy and buy with a lot of money, allowing Philip Morris to enter the beer and beverage industry. , real estate, chemical industry, machinery and many other fields, relying on the huge cash flow in the tobacco industry, they are buying and buying all the way.

The current Philip Morris Company is already the second largest beer company in America, the second largest food manufacturer in the world, and the top ten beverage company in America. If you give him some more time, maybe the entire Philip Morris can complete the transformation.

"I need time, and Philip Morris also needs time. Even if it needs to transform, it can't be done immediately!"

Biber bluntly said that in the past few years, lawsuits against tobacco companies in America and around the world have intensified. He has long seen that something is wrong and began to lead the transformation of Philip Morris.

But in the tobacco industry, money is coming in too fast. Even if the transformation is successful, the board of directors of Philip Morris may not be willing to cut down their own arteries.

For Biber's words, Song Yang just listened to it. If tobacco giants such as Philip Morris were willing to give up the annual income of tens of billions of dollars, they would have already started to transform, so why wait until now.

"Song, either hand over Jeffrey Wegener to us, or ICNC TV station stops reporting on Jeffrey. This is the best choice for both of us!" In Biber's words, the meaning of warning has already Obviously, it was obviously an ultimatum to Song Yang.

Song Yang shook his head and said the same sentence, "Sorry, I can't interfere with the normal news reports of ICNC TV, but I can make the name of Philip Morris not appear in the reports of ICNC TV!"

This is taking off your pants and farting, deceiving your ears and stealing your ears. Even if Jeffrey Wegener doesn’t say the name of any company, America still has the global tobacco industry. There are just a few giants, either Philip Morris or Reynolds or Canada. Lech and his ilk, guessing one by one, will take less than 10 minutes.

But this is not bad for Biber. As long as Philip Morris is not mentioned by name, he can pretend to be deaf and dumb, and he will not let go of his mouth even if he is killed. It is about Philip Morris, making the entire tobacco industry unlucky with Philip Morris, and dying with the entire tobacco industry.

The law does not blame the public, even if it loses money, it cannot just be Philip Morris's family, the entire tobacco industry will be affected by the rain and dew, just look at the old men on Capitol Hill, who are reluctant to cut down the big money maker of the tobacco industry!
"I hope Song you can think about it, before ICNC reports, my agreement is still valid!"

After dropping a sentence, Biber led his people and left the North Shore Manor of Long Island under the watchful eyes of a large group of security personnel.

(End of this chapter)