American Gossip King

Chapter 89 MS Visit (Part 1)

As Ian predicted, the case of Senator Inez Kiza's rape of a minor is both a political and pornographic story.

Therefore, it increases the number of propagation points in the left eye and enhances the ability of the right eye—the right eye does not increase the number of propagation points, but the perspective and thread effects are enhanced.

If it were a normal upgrade, after the right eye reaches the maximum level, the control strength of each thread should be around 150 grams. However, the bonus from political news allows the right eye to achieve a thread strength of around 125 grams with 6200 experience points.

It adds about 20 grams of power, and the control distance of the silk thread is increased from 20 meters to 22 meters.

The length has also been increased.

Length is more meaningful than force: it means that sending cameras will be more convenient in the future.

On April 3, Ian received a call from the White House.

It's a report about Inez Kiza.

The White House stated that it hopes Ian Carl will refrain from making such reports in the future, as they have caused some disruption to the White House's administrative system.

It's impossible to work in the media without being involved in politics; it's inherently about serving politics.

But in the United States, the media has its own biases... Attacking the government is not a problem in the United States; the problem is when you neither side with the Democrats nor the Republicans, and that is a big problem.

Carl Media currently has no clear inclination, but CBS, which Ian wants to acquire, has a clear political leaning—they are inclined towards the Democratic Party.

President George W. Bush and Inez Kiza are both Republicans.

So in a sense, Ian's revelations about Inez Kiza were also a gesture of goodwill towards CBS—gasquel was already helping him make contact with CBS.

However, with the Republicans in power now, Ian couldn't be too confrontational, so he only said that he would not reveal such incidents again, but the White House should also make a statement.

His request was simple: journalists from Carl Media Group needed access to cover political news from the White House.

This kind of interview qualification is not something any media outlet can obtain; it requires sufficient influence.

Of course, news released proactively by the White House is mostly praising themselves and is unlikely to contain any negative information.

While scandals are always the most popular news stories, a media outlet can't rely solely on them; it still needs to utilize legitimate news channels.

The White House quickly agreed: they could open the passes.

In this way, the Los Angeles Herald has solved its problem of how to obtain political news.

These news reports from the White House won't be big scoops, but the sheer volume of ordinary political news can still boost Ian's career—he won't be doing the interviews himself, but he'll write articles based on the explosiveness of the news, which can add to his appeal.

After reaching an agreement with the White House, Ian essentially resolved the issue of channels for political news, which laid a solid foundation for the Los Angeles Herald's improvement.

Although the Pioneer Daily has not yet defeated the Times, its surge in basic sales means that it is only a matter of time before the Pioneer Daily surpasses the Times.

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As dusk fell, Ian walked out of the newspaper office.

He walked while making a phone call: "Xingkelun is a good newspaper, it just hasn't been fully realized, but under my management, it started making a profit in the second quarter... Yes, Mr. Lawrence. Two million isn't much, but good entrepreneurs value potential. Once its quarterly profits reach ten million, the price will have to go up."

While on the phone, Ian casually glanced around, a slight smile playing on his lips.

A car drove up from Ian's side and stopped next to him.

The car window rolled down, and a dark gun barrel was pointed at Ian.

Accompanying him was a gloomy, round face—MS13's madman, Git.

Ian glanced at the muzzle of the gun, and the car door opened.

Ian sat down and continued talking on the phone, "Sorry, this price is still too cheap. I can't accept it."

As he spoke, he covered the microphone and said to Crazy Jitter, "Can I finish this call? It's a deal worth tens of millions."

Madman Jitter stared at him in astonishment.

Do you know what you're facing?

I!

MS13's leader, Jinjit—Jit likes to call himself Jinjit, and anyone who mentions "madman" in front of him will become a dead man.

Right now, Ian is making a phone call, seemingly oblivious to his current situation.

He didn't even glance at the gun pressed against his stomach.

Releasing his hand from the phone, Ian continued, "Yes, yes, I don't deny that some resources were transferred to the Leading News, but that's not the key point. The core of a newspaper is its reporters and its content! Those I laid off were useless, garbage; those I kept were the elite. Which would you choose: a company with a size of 100 million that loses tens of millions every year, or a company with a size of 80 million that makes tens of millions in profit every year?"

He turned to look at the madman, Jitter, who was glaring at him.

The latest novel is first published here!

Ian smiled slightly and said into the phone, "How about this, Mr. Lawrence? I'll compromise a bit more. For 120 million, you're acquiring three profitable companies! Ah, news sharing… I can offer a portion. I can't guarantee all of it, but at least until the end of this year, I guarantee these three newspapers will receive some of the benefits offered by the Leading News, at least one major share. So the sooner you buy it, the better; every day you delay is a loss for you. Okay, we can discuss the details in person. I look forward to your arrival. I have friends to attend to, so I'll stop here for now."

He hung up the phone and smiled at the madman, Jitter.

The black bodyguard in the front seat had reached his limit.

He pressed the gun against Ian's head and said, "Do you know what you're doing, you bastard! How can you be in the mood to do business in a situation like this?"

Ian shrugged nonchalantly. "Haven't you read my reports? Even if I were falling from a great height, I'd expect a microphone to be shoved in my face to interview me about how it felt to fall. Oh, by the way, I always carry a camera and microphone. May I interview you, Mr. Gitt? What's your thought process behind kidnapping one of America's most famous journalists, the head of a media company? Does it make you feel more accomplished?"

"Fuck!" The black bodyguard was completely enraged and raised his fist to hit Ian.

It was Jitter who stopped his men.

Mr. Madman is not mad at all today, because he has discovered that Ian Carl in front of him is far more insane than he is.

I've never seen anything like it!

He waved, and the car continued driving forward.

Then the madman Gitt laughed and said, "You're the craziest reporter I've ever met, Ian Carr."

Ian laughed, "That's not surprising. Do you know how big a deal I just made? I bought three newspapers for 120 million. And just now, I sold them for the same price... I practically emptied those three newspapers out of the market... I made a net profit of 70 or 80 million. That's how satisfying corporate mergers and acquisitions are! I've never made that much money in all my years of developing my newspaper business."

Madman Jitters chuckled: "And then lose your life for it?"

Ian shook his head dismissively: "I will die someday, but not today."

He looked at Jitter like he was an idiot.

Things are different now. You no longer have the right to act tough with me, buddy!

(End of this chapter)