1489【Sniper CNN】
After teaching Wang Qixian a lesson, Xia Tian got off the car with her.
"Master!" The housekeeper took the lead and led all the servants to polite Xia Tian and Wang Qixian.
Xia Tian nodded, smiled slightly, and took out several red envelopes from his pocket, "Merry Christmas!"
Everyone took the red paper bag in confusion, but they didn't understand what it meant. Because the United States did not have the habit of giving red envelopes during the holidays. But they still opened the red envelopes without any instruction. When they saw that there were five hundred dollar bills inside, their eyes lit up.
"Master, this is..." the housekeeper asked in confusion on behalf of everyone.
"Ah, this is the custom of us Chinese people for festivals. Giving red envelopes during festivals means good luck and happiness, and congratulations on getting rich!" Xia Tian explained with a smile.
"So that's the case, thank you, Master!" Everyone was overjoyed when they heard this. They didn't expect that the Chinese customs were so good, and they even gave others money to spend during the holidays. It was really great!
Wang Qixian also gave them a red envelope each, which also contained five hundred dollars in cash.
"Thank you, ma'am!" Everyone said happily, holding the red envelope with both hands.
Their monthly salary is only 5,000 US dollars, and the housekeeper is a little higher, and he has 8,000 US dollars. But as soon as we met today, we got one thousand dollars, which is equivalent to one-fifth and one-seventh of their monthly salary. This unexpected fortune really made them very happy.
"Master, introduce yourself. I am your housekeeper, Thomas." The housekeeper packed the money and then said respectfully to Xia Tian, "If you have any instructions in the future, just give me some instructions."
Xia Tian nodded, "Okay, Thomas."
In the United States, it is not easy to be a qualified butler. It requires extremely high quality, rich life intelligence and professional qualities: such as being familiar with various etiquettes, delicious dishes, famous wine appreciation, jewelry appraisal, first aid security guard, clothing matching, home decoration, team organization, etc. In short, it is to lead the servants to provide the host with considerate and meticulous services.
Xia Tian then wrote down the names of several servants. However, in his opinion, the black people looked much different. So to distinguish who was who, we had to spend a while.
"Okay, let's go in first." He smiled, then took Wang Xiaoxian's hand and came to the mansion with the servants.
The servants were on duty yesterday. They had spent a day cleaning the house and hung Christmas decorations, colorful lights, colorful flags, bells, and garlands... In particular, there was a Christmas tree more than three meters high in the living room. The decoration was extremely luxurious and colorful, and it was really beautiful.
"Brother Tian, this Christmas tree is so beautiful." Wang Qixian shouted in surprise.
"Master, this Christmas tree was decorated by them last night. Do you think it's okay?" Thomas asked respectfully again.
"Very beautiful. Thank you for being kind." Xia Tian nodded with satisfaction.
"You have to be polite, this is what we should do." Thomas smiled slightly, then waved his hand, and the two servants took Xia Tian and Wang Xiaoxian's luggage to the room and carefully packed it up. The gardener, driver and others all automatically retreated. The orders were prohibited and well-trained, and they were very professional at first glance.
Seeing this, Xia Tian couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction, adding a little favor to these people.
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Moving to a new home is a good thing, but it’s not long before summer is happy, and troubles come to my mind again.
The box office of "Sniper Telephone Booth" was released yesterday, with only $1.8 million, which is $200,000 less than yesterday, down 10%.
Because the box office performance of this movie was not good, the American media have been jumping up and down like they were infused with chicken blood in the past two days, enjoying themselves slandering the movie.
“Columbia Pictures’ appointment of Summer as Chief Art Officer is definitely the biggest mistake in history!”
"The magical Chinese boy failed his debut in Hollywood in the summer. Can he create miracles in the future?"
"Summer should know the difference between the United States and Hong Kong. His style doesn't work in the United States. It's better to go back to Hong Kong!"
Xia Tian was very dissatisfied with these reports, but he didn't have much to do. Because he didn't have the media, he could only let others slander him, and he didn't even have the chance to refute him.
"It's so damn!" He couldn't help but curse, "If I had a media outlet on my hands, would I still let these mad dogs bark!"
He immediately called Long Mayer, "Ronard, have you contacted the cable company? Do they agree to the sale of Rainbow Media?"
"Mr. Xia, it's Christmas now!" Long Mayer said with a bitter face when he heard this.
He is so tired these days that he finally has a Christmas holiday and wants to spend the holiday with his family. Unexpectedly, Xia Tian didn't let him go, which really made him speechless.
"Then contact us immediately after Christmas, don't delay any more." Xia Tian was stunned and then said.
"Okay, Mr. Xia." Long Mayer responded, feeling relieved. If Summer asked him to work overtime on Christmas, he would be really bored.
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After talking to Long Mayer, Xia Tian thought about it and called Michelle again.
"Boss, Merry Christmas!" Michelle said with a smile when she heard it was Xia Tian's voice.
"I'm not happy!" Xia Tian said depressedly, "Michelle, help me do something."
"What's the matter? Boss, please tell me!" Michelle immediately volunteered when she saw Xia Tian's depressed.
"Help me buy Turner Broadcasting's stock, the more the better. Remember to do it quietly and don't be noticed by others." Xia Tian ordered.
Turner Broadcasting is now a public company, and chairman Ted Turner Holdings is unstable. This is because he bought MGM Pictures for $1.5 billion in 1985.
He could have become a movie tycoon after buying MGM. With the help of MGM's production strength, he continuously produced excellent program content for him. In this way, his TV station would not have to worry about having no programs to broadcast.
But what he didn't expect was that MGM Pictures had been turned into a mess by casino tycoon Kirk Kirklian. The financial situation alone was a mess, and the production department was even a bunch of waste. So in the end, he had no choice but to sell MGM Pictures again.
Although he finally took off this hot potato, Ted Turner also suffered heavy debts and owed a huge debt of $500 million.
Moreover, this failed transaction also made him lose his prestige in the company and his position as a controlling shareholder. Many of his proposals later were rejected by the board of directors. Therefore, Ted Turner has not lived a relaxed life in the past two years.
Xia Tian now wants to take advantage of his illness and kill him and secretly buy Turner Broadcasting Corporation.
This company was founded by Ted Turner. It is purely normal for him not to sell it, just like Xia Tianxia Pictures is reluctant to sell it.
But other directors and other shareholders would not think as much as he did. They invested in Turner Broadcasting, more importantly for money. Therefore, if the price is right, Xia Tian believes they will take action.
What Xia Tian lacks the most now is money. If the stocks he has in his hands are mortgaged, even if he can't borrow 10 billion US dollars, at least 70 to 8 billion US dollars.
The acquisition of Turner Broadcasting will cost up to $300 billion. Once acquired, it will not only own TV stations such as TNT and CNN, but also own MGM Pictures' film library. Therefore, this acquisition is definitely worth it!
Chapter completed!