newbobooks Chapter 306 Acquisition of the Post (2)
Chapter 306 Acquisition of the Post (2)
After Lu Chen and his friends agreed to talk again in the afternoon, Lu Chen and Eugene got up and left the Post newspaper office.
When leaving the newspaper office, Eugene slipped a note to Lu Chen, which made Lu Chen stunned for a moment, but he immediately came to his senses and left the newspaper office.
After walking a distance from the Post newspaper office, Lu Chen took out the note Eugene gave him and read it. There was an address written on the note.
After reading the note, Lu Chen began to think about why Eugene wanted to meet him. Did he want to persuade him not to compete with him for the "Post"? But this was obviously impossible, as the Post would be of great use to him. In the future, he would need to use media like the "Post" to promote his products, or to publicize some of his ideas and to increase his popularity.
But after thinking about it, Lu Chen decided to meet Eugene and try to persuade him to withdraw from the competition with him for the "Post". So Lu Chen asked Hans to drive the car to the address written on the note.
Soon Lu Chen arrived at the destination. He found that this was a cafe. Through the glass wall, Lu Chen saw where Eugene was. So he took Hans and walked directly towards Eugene.
Eugene slipped the note to Lu Chen with a try-it attitude, and he didn't have much hope that Lu Chen would come to the appointment, so he was very surprised and happy when he saw Lu Chen. He quickly stood up and let Lu Chen sit down opposite him. Then he smiled and said to Lu Chen:
"Mr. Lu, I am very grateful that you can come to the appointment."
Lu Chen smiled at Eugene and said:
"Mr. Eugene, I wonder what you want to discuss with me?"
Eugene smiled and said to Lu Chen, "Mr. Lu, let's not talk about this right now. The coffee in this coffee shop is very good. Mr. Lu, do you want to try it?"
Lu Chen was a little confused as to why Eugene had the leisure to drink coffee here. Shouldn't he be in a hurry to raise money? Did he think that if he was drinking coffee with me here, he wouldn't have to raise money? Or did he think that even if he didn't raise money, he could beat me in the bidding.
Lu Chen looked at Eugene with some doubts. Suddenly, he thought of a possibility. Eugene knew someone from the Washington family, and then he disclosed his information to the Washington family. He asked him to come here just to wait for the Washington family to find him. Thinking of this, Lu Chen narrowed his eyes. He said to Eugene with a serious look:
"Mr. Eugene, I have other things to do. If you don't have anything to talk about, I'll leave first."
After saying that, Lu Chen was about to get up and walk out. Eugene quickly grabbed Lu Chen and said:
"Mr. Lu, don't leave so quickly. I asked you to come here to discuss the acquisition of the Post."
Lu Chen suspected that Eugene had some connection with the Washington family, so he didn't want to talk to him any more. He said:
"There's nothing to discuss. Everyone has their own abilities. Whoever pays the most will buy the Post."
Eugene said quickly, "Mr. Lu Chen, if this happens, whether you or I win the bidding, we will have to spend a lot more money. Instead of this, we might as well talk about it first and find a way to avoid such a bidding."
Lu Chen sneered and said, "So, Mr. Eugene, are you planning to withdraw from this bidding?"
Eugene waved his hands and said, "No, no, no, Mr. Lu, that's not what I meant. I meant that Mr. Ned owns 100% of the shares of the Post. Why don't we work together to buy out his shares? Then we can discuss the issue of equity distribution."
Lu Chen said, "I have the ability to buy all his shares, so why should I find someone to share Ned's shares with me? Wouldn't it be better for me to control the Post alone?"
Eugene said quickly, "Mr. Lu, you should know that it is very difficult for Chinese people in the United States to obtain business licenses. Especially in industries such as newspapers that have a greater impact on society, the government will not allow a Chinese person to completely control a newspaper. So, I think you still need someone who is in charge of the "Post" in public."
Lu Chen's face darkened. Damn it, he had been doing so well in New York these years that he actually forgot about this matter. Damn "XX Act", when Franklin comes to power, I will immediately ask him to repeal this bill.
Lu Chen pondered for a moment, then said, "Mr. Eugene, I will definitely not give up the control and management rights of the "Post". I wonder how many shares of the "Post" you want."
Eugene said, "Mr. Lu Chen, I wonder if you understand the operation of a newspaper and the industry norms of this newspaper. If you don't understand these, it is not a wise choice to rashly operate a newspaper. You might as well give up the operating rights of the newspaper."
Lu Chen said: "I can actually find someone else to run this newspaper together. I don't have to do this with you."
Eugene's face changed slightly. He thought for a moment and said, "Mr. Lu, I want the operating rights of the Post because I want it to be a free and fair media outlet that is not controlled by any party. So I ask you to fulfill my ideal, Mr. Lu."
Lu Chen looked at Eugene curiously. He didn't expect that the old man would have such an idea. But to be honest, if the media wants to be completely out of the control of the government, unless you have strong power, the government will do whatever it wants to you. Just like Facebook and Tiktok in the future. Such a big media platform, the United States will not be shameless and will clean them up.
Lu Chen pondered for a while. He thought that his main business area in the future would most likely still be in New York. He was afraid that he would not have much energy to spend in Washington. It would be fine to let Eugene, a local, run the "Post" as long as he did not block the news he published in the "Post".
So Lu Chen asked, "I wonder what your relationship with the Washington family is like, Mr. Eugene."
When Eugene heard Lu Chen mention the Washington family, his brows suddenly frowned and he asked:
"Mr. Lu, are you related to the Washington family?"
Lu Chen shook his head and said, "I have nothing to do with the Washington family."
"Then why do you ask me this question, Mr. Lu?"
Lu Chen thought for a moment and said, "Mr. Eugene, you are from Washington, and the Washington family is one of the top families here. I thought you two would know each other."
Eugene waved his hand and said, "The Washington family is not a famous family. They are just a group of bullies. How could I know them?"
Seeing that Eugene hated the Washington family, Lu Chen couldn't help but feel happy. As long as Eugene was not too close to Washington, he would definitely not stop him from exposing the scandal of Gnandi.
In this case, Lu Chen felt that handing over the "Post" to Eugene to run was also a good choice.