Chapter 909: We can talk

“Almighty God, in His great mercy, restored to God the soul of our beloved John Smith, and we buried his body in the earth…

Returning dust to dust, ashes to ashes, and ashes to dust, we do this because we truly hope that the dead will be resurrected to eternal life through the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.

At that time, Jesus will transform our lowly bodies to be like his own glorious body..."

When the coffin carrying John Smith was placed in the grave and gradually buried, it also meant that the traces of his existence in this world began to gradually disappear.

Jenny, dressed in black, just watched the whole process quietly. At the end, a line of tears fell from the corner of her eyes.

Barron and Ivanta, both in black suits, attended the funeral with expressionless faces.

Perhaps the most tragic person here is John Smith's mother. The old woman suddenly fainted just now and was taken to the hospital by John Smith's brother and sister.

"Your Highness, I hope I can spare you a few minutes to talk about the Sinclair Group..."

After the funeral, the shareholder representative of the Sinclair Group from the Pilot Group walked to Barron's side and said respectfully.

"What? Do you have any other plans now?"

There was a hint of mockery in Barron's words.

"You misunderstood, Your Highness the Duke, we are completely doing business, just to help..."

"You may have misunderstood..."

After interrupting the other party, Barron said calmly:

"First, I have made arrangements for the future of Sinclair Group; second, if you want to talk, let McKenna come to me."

After he said this, the security assistant next to Barron blocked him.

This place was not suitable for having too much contact with Jenny. After Barron and Ivanta comforted her for a few words and also comforted other members of the Sinclair family, they left here.

On May 13, the group shareholders meeting was held again at the headquarters of Sinclair Group.

However, due to the unexpected death of John Smith, the topics of this shareholders' meeting changed slightly.

At this shareholder meeting, it was almost unanimously approved that Jenny Smith assumed the position of chairman of Sinclair Group.

As for other management, including the CEO, they have already identified some candidates and are in contact with them. They will be finalized later.

Originally, according to Barron's negotiation with Ivanta, this time the shareholders' meeting would remove John Smith from his position as chairman, and Ivanta would temporarily serve as the chairman of Sinclair Group - she needed to manage IC capital, so she was originally the The management of the company will be handed over to professional managers.

Now that Jenny is the chairman, everyone is happy. At least there won't be much resistance from the Sinclair family.

…

"Your Highness the Duke, I do not want a war between us."

"Oh? I thought you had already declared war on me, Mr. McKenna."

Apparently, Barron's words got through.

When he came to New York, he was invited to a cocktail party hosted by some Wall Street capital, and not surprisingly, at this cocktail party, F. William McKenna III came to Barron's side.

"I don't have such thoughts, and I'm afraid I won't be willing to start a war with you..."

McKenna III frowned slightly and said:

"What happened to the Sinclair Group was just an accident, and we lost more than $200 million on the Gold Trust ETF!"

"That's really unfortunate, but it's very normal for international gold prices to rise and fall..."

Hearing Barron's indifferent words, McKenna III looked at him and couldn't help but complain:

“Isn’t DS Group the biggest short seller in the gold market right now?”

"That may also be an accident. After all, we are just following the trend of the market and it is an investment behavior..."

When the other party used his own words to prevaricate, McKenna III's expression became ugly.

But soon, he adjusted his mentality:

"Whether you believe it or not, His Highness the Duke, using Sinclair Group to acquire Forum Media Group is part of our entire plan. This is not aimed at you."

"So it was also an accidental injury?"

"Things are over, we should all move on..."

McKenna III had to admit that he had made mistakes in his previous strategy, so he must now work hard to remedy it:

"Now we can still promote Sinclair Group's acquisition of Tribune Media Group, and this time we will ensure your control in this company..."

Barron also understood that if he had not cut off the hand extended by the Pilot Group at Sinclair Group and had the ability to cause losses to their other investments, then the Pilot Group would definitely not be so easy to talk to.

No matter when, the prerequisite for others to be willing to "reason" with you is that you really have the "truth" in your hands.

"But the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) side..."

"We can do the work together, and I believe they will understand..."

Just as McKenna III looked at Barron and waited for his answer, he heard Barron say playfully:

"In fact, you are pushing for the sale of Twenty-First Century Fox. Let me guess who is going to make this acquisition...Disney?"

Hearing Barron's sudden words, McKenna III's pupils shrank instantly. His performance also made Barron confirm his own and the think tank's guess.

It seems that as Murdoch gets older, they are indeed beginning to worry about what will happen to the media group he controls if he suddenly dies.

After all, the internal struggle of the Murdoch family is no joke - a considerable part of the content of "Succession" in the original time and space was originally "inspired" by the struggle of the next generation of the Murdoch family.

Just like what Barron saw in his previous life, there are only a few companies that can acquire 21st Century Fox, and the most suitable one is Disney.

As for Forum Media Group - Disney does not need this local sports network, after all, they already have ESPN.

"If necessary, I can provide funds for Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox..."

"This is not confirmed yet, Your Highness. I believe we will contact you if necessary..."

McNair III's words also show that this time Disney's acquisition seems to have distributed all the benefits, and the other party is still worried about making trouble.

However, Disney no longer has Marvel, and 21st Century Fox no longer has IPs such as X-Men and Mutants. Barron is really not interested in this...

"If this is the case, then we can talk, but after the acquisition is completed, I don't want Vanguard Group's shareholding in Sinclair to exceed 10%."