A meeting is underway in the chairman's conference room on the top floor of the Fox Building.
Due to the box office failure of "Legend of the Sacred Sword", 20th Century Fox is facing unprecedented difficulties.
The board and shareholders can only describe the current situation as angry.
Because Fox's operations in recent years have deeply damaged their interests.
People invest in Fox not for charity, but to make money.
In the eyes of these people, management that cannot guarantee a company's profitability is completely unnecessary.
The current situation at Fox cannot be resolved with just a few explanations.
Even if we bring in the emperor of the journalism industry, Murdoch, it may not be able to suppress it.
The consecutive failures of major film projects have made most shareholders and directors very dissatisfied with Fox's current management.
Especially towards the man who currently actually controls Fox, everyone is full of resentment.
In the eyes of these opponents, Fox's current predicament has a lot to do with the other party's stubbornness.
"Mr. Murdoch, about Dragon Ball, about Wolverine, about Legend of the Holy Sword..."
In the conference room, an old man with gray hair questioned James Murdoch in a very stern voice.
"Shouldn't you give the board an explanation?"
Before Murdoch Jr. could answer, another shareholder followed up, "Since you took office, all the movie projects produced by Fox have failed! The stock price has been falling! You must explain this matter!"
The other party directly ignored the causal relationship that Murdoch Jr. was parachuted in because of Fox's poor performance.
At the same time, he did not mention the recently successful "Avatar", as if that movie did not exist at all.
Little Murdoch had a blank expression on his face. He certainly knew his situation, but this time he couldn't find a scapegoat to take the blame for himself.
Currently, most of Fox's senior management no longer trust him.
In such a situation, everyone who still stands on your side is a precious asset.
Murdoch Jr. believed that if he found someone to take responsibility for these things this time.
Maybe I can get through this level, but what after that?
It was only a matter of time before he was abandoned by his friends and kicked out of Fox.
Thinking of this, Little Murdoch let out a sigh and said, "Everyone, please listen to me, the current difficulties are only temporary..."
"Temporary?"
Another independent director immediately interrupted him.
"Fox is now facing a tight capital chain, a low stock price, and the investment market has lost confidence in us. In this situation, do you think there will be any improvement in the short term?!!"
Of course there will be, News Corp's current plan to acquire Warner has failed.
As long as he could convince his father, the funds originally used to acquire Warner could be used again on Fox.
But it was still unknown whether his father would agree, so Murdoch Jr. didn't dare to say it clearly.
After all, the money belongs to his father. If a kid like me makes the decision for him, what will he think? !
All emperors have only one view on their heirs: what I give you is yours.
It is a taboo to make decisions for his father, and Murdoch Jr. doesn't even dare to open his mouth to do so.
So Murdoch Jr. had no choice but to say, "Jim and I are already working on a new plan. We can alleviate the problem of tight capital chain in the short term. Everyone must have confidence in us."
This kind of general talk is just like a leader saying "we must work hard" and has no practical effect at all.
The board members and shareholder representatives present here will naturally not be satisfied.
The old director solemnly reminded: "Mr. Murdoch, the company has been going downhill since you arrived at Fox."
"Not only has the stock price fallen, but the film projects have also failed repeatedly. More importantly, because of your personal relationship, our relationship with Washimine Entertainment has deteriorated rapidly..."
Such remarks instantly made Murdoch Jr. furious.
[So all the responsibility lies with me alone!? ]
Young Murdoch felt a fire rising in his body, and he wanted to pick up his chair and smash it on the old man's head.
If this incompetent old man stays in the world, it will only make food more expensive!
But young Murdoch was not a young man who could not control his emotions. He clasped his hands tightly and forced himself to calm down.
"if..."
The old director said slowly: "If you can't come up with an effective solution, then I will propose to hold this year's shareholders' meeting in advance."
For a listed company, it is the highest authority.
Murdoch knows very well what these old guys are thinking by holding a shareholders' meeting at this critical moment.
It is actually very simple to solve the current dilemma.
All Murdoch Jr. needs to do is make it clear that News Corp. will invest in Fox.
But he just didn't dare.
Little Murdoch, whose face couldn't get any darker, tried to keep a calm voice and said, "I understand. If you want to do this, go ahead. I just hope you won't regret it! Meeting adjourned!"
After saying that, Murdoch Jr. quickly stood up and left the meeting room.
He was afraid that if he stayed any longer, he would really not be able to resist attacking these old men, causing a bloody scene in the conference room.
Back in his office, Murdoch Jr. began to think about how to convince his father.
As long as you still hold an important position in the other person's heart, you will have a chance to turn the tables.
On the other hand, Murdoch Jr. has not forgotten who put him in his current situation.
"Even if I die, I will drag you two down with me! Kiryu Nanaya! Washimine Shion!!"
Murdoch Jr. is very clear about where the various information that is currently circulating in the entire circle and is unfavorable to him and Fox comes from.
If he couldn't deal with those two bastards, he would still be in a very passive position even if he got funds from his father.
Murdoch, who has experience in controlling media companies, knows very well that if he and Fox want to extricate themselves, they must create a big news to muddy the waters.
Ordinary news is useless. We need really, really big news.
But this kind of news doesn't come out every day. At present, Murdoch can only think of one news of this level.
"Nanayo Kiryu and Lily Wettin..."
Little Murdoch said softly.
The most popular director at the moment is playing two games at the same time, and he is successful with both sisters.
This news will definitely cause a huge sensation.
More importantly, the sisters involved in this news are relatives of the British royal family and are representatives of the current British aristocracy.
Unless the Queen is in danger, His Royal Highness the Prince, who is in his 60s, suddenly ascends the throne.
Otherwise, it would be hard to find any news in the UK that could be more explosive than this.
In fact, little Murdoch has had suspicions for a long time. He has always felt that Kiryu Nanaya must have had improper relationships with multiple women.
At the beginning, he placed his suspicion on Kiryu Nanaya and Washimine Shion.
He asked the paparazzi under News Corporation to frantically monitor the whereabouts of the two people, and try their best to find out whether there was anything suspicious between Washimine Shion and Kiryu Nanaya.
But no, I couldn't find any useful information.
These two people are openly good friends, and their friendship has always been passed down as a legend. They can be regarded as the modern version of Bole and Qianlima.
But other than that there's really not much else.
Later, Murdoch Jr. asked someone to investigate the suspicious idol group [Trier] to see if they could find any clues.
But apart from the fact that the woman named Shimoya Sakura was Kiryu Nanaya's ex-girlfriend, nothing was found.
Although the paparazzi discovered that Sakura Shimoya had secretly gone on a secret trip with Nanaya Kiryu.
But this woman's status is too low, and she has already graduated from the idol group.
The exposure of this incident would at most make Kiryu Nanaya feel uncomfortable for a while, but it would not cause any substantial harm to him.
However, after seeing the photo of Nanaya Kiryu and Lily Wettin at the end of last year, Murdoch Jr. had a new direction for his investigation.
Although there is a direction, the investigation process is still not easy.
Apart from that dinner with Lucas and others, Nanaya Kiryu had never been alone with Lily Wettin for a long time again.
Although the two of them did communicate and meet a lot, it was basically all within the crew.
If you say that these two people flirted in front of hundreds of people on the crew, Murdoch himself wouldn't believe it.
Even if there are occasional private scenes, Ryan Wettin will basically be there.
These two sisters are together, how will Kiryu Nanaya take action?
Could it be that Kiryu Nanaya was having a love affair with his girlfriend's sister in front of his girlfriend?
Don't use American time to make international jokes like this!
If this really happened, the front-page headline of the next day would be that Kiryu Nanaya was pierced by Ryan Wettin's knight's spear and hung on the flagpole!
Murdoch Jr. knew very well that the bigger the gossip, the more important it was to have real evidence, and such groundless speculation was completely useless.
Originally, Murdoch Jr. had planned to follow him secretly, but the current situation did not allow him to delay this any longer.
He must find the evidence between Nanaya Kiryu and Lily Wettin as soon as possible.
Only in this way can he keep Fox out of the public eye.
Thinking of this, Murdoch Jr. immediately called Joan Weir, the paparazzi leader who had been responsible for tracking Kiryu Nanaya.
"How are things going with Nanaya Kiryu and Lily Wettin recently?"
An hour later, Murdoch Jr. met with Joan Weir in his office.
"There is progress." Joan Weir said excitedly, "Since the filming of FGO started, Kiryu Nanaya and Lily Wettin have been spending more time alone together."
"Really?" Little Murdoch showed joy on his face.
Joan Weir nodded. "Yes, I know why we couldn't catch them before. It's because they were hiding from Ryan Wettin."
Little Murdoch raised his eyebrows and motioned for the other party to continue.
"Recently, Ryan Wettin has been busy with her own affairs, so she relaxed her vigilance against her boyfriend and sister. So this pair of dogs and bitches started to hook up."
Little Murdoch nodded slowly: "I see... Can we find solid evidence?"
"It's difficult, after all, they are very cautious, but there is still a chance." Joan Weir whispered, "Recently, Lily Wettin has not lived with the crew but in a villa in the suburbs of Hollywood. The owner of the villa is Nanaya Kiryu."
[There is a play.]
Little Murdoch's expression also became excited, and he stood up and slapped the table.
"Hurry up and find some solid evidence. I will allocate a special fund for you to investigate this matter! In short, I want to see evidence of their affair within a month!!"