American Gossip King

Chapter 135 The People Have No Voices

If the CBS board was previously worried about whether Ian Carr could continue to produce big scoops, now the CBS board truly has confidence in Ian.

After all, you can't find many people as crazy as Ian Carl in the world.

He's really reckless!

Moreover, Ian Carl's performance alone is enough to bring him considerable glory.

So it won't be long before CBS announces this collaboration with Ian Carr, which, despite offering cheap stock, is enough to boost the stock price.

It's fair to say that everyone went to great lengths to deeply bind Ian Carr to CBS.

Of course, this is also a good thing for Ian.

This means he will own up to 17% of CBS shares and 42.5% of the voting rights. In addition, he has acquired 8% of CBS shares on the market, which will eventually be sold.

Ian Carr has now become CBS's largest shareholder. Although he does not yet have absolute control, he has already gained a dominant position. Unless it is a fundamental issue, neither James Perry nor the board of directors will oppose him.

Ian will pay $25.76 billion for this.

Of the 12 points of the internal shares, 12 points were loaned by Ankang Insurance Company at a relatively high price, with a standard of 12 billion yuan, totaling 14.4 billion yuan, of which Ankang borrowed 15 billion yuan.

Market-listed shares are cheaper; 8% of the shares total 8.96 million, with Linuo Bank providing a 9 million loan.

The remaining 3% will be purchased after Ian pays the amount, priced at a market value of $112 billion.

CBS's profits this year haven't been great; third-quarter earnings were only $200 million, and full-year profits are projected to be around $800 million. A 25% dividend payout ratio would amount to approximately $200 million, and Ian will only receive his fourth-quarter dividend, which will be the highest, estimated at around $60 million.

On the day the agreement was signed, the video of Ian bravely fighting the thugs was released. CBS shamelessly split it into several parts, interspersed with a lot of other content, turning it into a TV series.

The same operation was used with Leso's video; they were combined by CBS and, through carefully crafted language, shaped into a story that the public wanted to hear.

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"I am Filippo, the first butterfly of the Los Angeles Herald, but I will not be the last."

"I am currently on American Airlines Flight 11, and the man next to me is Mohammed Atta, who orchestrated this hijacking. Atta, please say a few words to everyone."

A gloomy face appeared on the screen as the young man vehemently denounced the evil deeds of the Americans.

"Americans are waging wars all over the world and killing innocent people."

"Terrorists? No, we are not! We are waging holy war for our beliefs!"

"You Americans deserve all of this!"

In front of the camera, the young man spoke loudly like this.

Then he turned and entered the cabin, began piloting the plane, and closed the cabin door, preventing even Leso from entering.

Leso didn't pay any attention, just sat to the side with his camera, watching the passengers on the plane.

His expression was pained; after all, he was the only one who knew that no one could possibly survive the hijacking, but he couldn't say so because he couldn't let the operation fail.

This caused him some anxiety, so he said softly to the camera, "I have AIDS and I'm dying. Whatever the outcome, I will not be afraid and will accept it with equanimity."

"But I still want to say that the people on the plane are innocent, and if you can, I hope you will not make things difficult for them."

The terrorists in the cabin just chuckled.

As long as you don't resist, you can say whatever you want. In a sense, the more depressed you are, the happier we feel.

Leso continued:

"Before I die, I want to say something to a friend."

He looked at the camera and said earnestly, "I know you're watching, and thank you for your help during this time. You've given me a new life. But now I suddenly feel that I should give you some advice."

"We are always chasing... chasing fame and fortune, trying to manipulate our own and even the fate of others."

"But no matter where we end up in the future, we will all eventually die."

"I suddenly realized that death is the best gift the world gives to mankind, because it is so fair and does not change based on anyone's identity."

"Because of death, human greed will eventually come to an end."

"Because of death, human evil will have no end."

"Human life has meaning because of death."

"Human existence is glorious because of death."

Leso chuckled softly, "I hope one day you'll understand this too. All that fame and fortune is an illusion; there are other beautiful things in life, far more precious than that."

"I don't expect you to understand right now, but I hope you'll often remember my words as you pursue money."

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"I am a butterfly."

"I am your friend."

"Today may be my last day, or it may be the most brilliant and glorious day of my life."

"With you by my side, I'll be there for you all the way."

"Leso will eventually leave, but the butterfly will never die!"

After saying this, he pointed the camera out the window. The plane was descending, descending all the way down... The city on the ground and the buildings in the distance were getting closer.

Then, the camera went into darkness.

Seeing this, Ian closed his eyes.

He sighed deeply: "Philip... my friend."

Beside him, James Pely's excited voice said, "He did a fantastic job, such emotional words... He'll bring tears to countless people's eyes, and they'll watch this report over and over again. Ian, you're in charge of the exciting fight scenes, and he's in charge of the ultimate emotional impact. You two are the perfect golden duo."

Hearing this utterly depraved feedback, Ian smiled faintly: "Has anyone ever told you that you're a scumbag, a villain? James Peley?"

James Perry paused for a moment, then burst into laughter: "Your conscience has appreciated in value now? But it doesn't matter, I know it will go down again. As for your statement, nobody said that about me… The people don't have mouths, their mouths are on our bodies, what we say is what it is!"

He hugged Ian and said, "I'm an idiot, and so are you, Ian Carl!"

Ian nodded slightly: "You're right, we're all bastards, bastards with a voice!"

In this dark world, only bastards can survive better.

We are all bastards, scum, and despicable people.

We are the most disgusting maggots in the world, the greatest scourge of the world.

Therefore...we will ultimately leave a legacy of harm for generations to come!

Gazing at the dark scene, Ian murmured, "I'm sorry, Phil, my good buddy... The storm never ends, the butterfly lives on!"

(End of this chapter)