Hillary Clinton personally lobbying but failed. The Hurst family finally gave Simon's $1 offer on May 19.

The Hurst Group is willing to transfer its 20% stake in ESPN TV to Simon at a price of $1. In exchange, the Westeros system must lift the ban on the Hurst Group and stop the litigation bombing. In the six lawsuits that have been launched, the Hurst family also issued a settlement amount of $120 million.

ESPN's shares are the most root cause of the conflict between the two parties.

Reynolds Nabeske, who was in trouble three years ago, sold his shares in ESPN. The Hurst family used their influence in the media industry to half-coax and half-threaten to force Simon to give up the bidding, and finally got 20% of the TV network's shares at a low price of US$180 million. The transaction price was significantly lower than the valuation of US$200 million to US$300 million that the industry generally gave.

Three years have passed, and ESPN's shares have further risen with the development of this TV network. Currently, the value of the 20% stake in the Hurst family is no less than US$300 million. This is actually Simon's fundamental purpose of taking out the US$1.

At its peak in memory, as part of Disney, ESPN, which monopolized major sports events in North America, was valued at $50 billion, which is more valuable than ABC TV.

The investment of less than US$200 million in the initial purchase of 20% of ESPN TV network's shares increased by dozens of times. Not only that, with the decline of the paper media industry, only one-fifth of ESPN's shares, the revenue and profits brought by ESPN's shares accounted for more than half of the revenue and profits of the entire Hurst Group many years later. The Hurst family was able to continue its position and did not fall like old-fashioned paper media families such as the Graham family behind the Washington Post.

Simon gave the $1, and the most direct target was indeed ESPN's shares, which completely blocked the possibility of the Hurst Group's transformation from a simple paper media doomed to a comprehensive media group.

However, the price of the Hurst family did not meet Simon's expectations.

San Francisco Bay Area, in the mountain villa in Woodside.

It is the afternoon of May 19th.

For Andre Carney, the Hurst family lawyer who came from the East Coast to try to negotiate with Simon, Simon just asked Girl A to deal with the other party.

At this time, in the living room of the villa, A girl was sitting on the sofa, her voice said without much emotion: "Mr. Carney, the boss is basically satisfied with ESPN's shares. However, the boss said that no point should be left behind in the compensation for the six lawsuits."

Simon Westeroslo said that the Hurst family had only one offer opportunity, and Andre Carney was initially worried that if Westeroslo was not satisfied with the offer, he might be turned away, and the Hurst family would continue to be in a quagmire.

Now, as long as you can negotiate, it will be a good result.

Andre Cannie is not so stupid that he takes the initiative to care about Westeros' words saying that there is only one opportunity to quote.

Although he clearly felt that the girl in front of him seemed to be in a bad mood, Andre Carney said: "Miss Knowles, the compensation of $370 million is too high. You should know that the current Hurst Group cannot afford this money at all."

Girl A said: "This is a matter of Hurst Group, you have no room for bargaining."

As one of the most famous lawyers in New York, Andre Carney actually understands that Westeros insists on the purpose of fully compensated $370 million, and still hopes that Hurst Group will continue to bleed heavily. Now, Hurst Group wants to raise $370 million in the short term, there is only one way to go, selling its media assets.

And it must be a serious discount for sale.

Now any investor who intends to purchase media assets under the Hearst Group will not miss the opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

After thinking for a moment, Andre Carney said: "Miss Knowles, it is not good for Mr. Westeros to insist on paying full amounts of six lawsuits. Apart from the attorney's fees, I don't believe that Mr. Westeros would draw a share of the compensation from, so why can't we take a step back?"

Girl A just shook her head and said, "This is what the boss means, and it is the final decision."

Andre Carney tried, "So, can I talk to Mr. Westeros in person?"

"cannot."

"Well, I will tell Mr. Hurst this," Andre Carney was actually just a messenger. After saying this, he said: "Also, regarding the Westeros system must be exposed to the ban on the Hirst family after the reconciliation, Miss Knowles, what does Mr. Westeros mean?"

Girl A said: "The boss said that the ban can be lifted, but the Westeros system will not have any cooperation with the Hurst Group?"

Andre Carney couldn't help but ask, "Is this different from not lifting the ban?"

Girl A nodded: "At that time, the Westeros system will no longer prevent other companies from cooperating with the Hurst Group."

Andre Carney thought for a while and said, "At least, Westeros should publish a statement in the newspaper."

Girl A shook her head: "The boss will not agree to this statement. Mr. Carney, the boss's greatest kindness towards the enemy is that they ignore it. Don't expect him to do more."

Andre Carney questioned: "Miss Knowles, are you making decisions for your boss now?"

"Yes."

"I don't think you have the right to make such a decision. Perhaps it's better for you to discuss it with Mr. Westeros."

"I know my boss and what decisions he will make."

Andre Carney said: "But now that we have reconciled, we should not be enemies anymore."

"Mr. Carney, the so-called 'reconciliation' is just your wishful thinking. For the boss, this is not 'reconciliation', it's just 'let go', do you understand?"

Andre Carney couldn't help but feel some pity for his employer, but on the surface he insisted: "If it's just like this, then the transaction between us will have no meaning. If Mr. Westeros wants my party to agree with those conditions, he must make a certain response, even a symbolic response, such as a simple advertising cooperation."

Girl A said: "ESPN's equity transfer and the settlement of six lawsuits are the responses to the Westeros system. At that time, the public should understand what happened and no additional symbolic response is needed."

Andre Carney felt a little bitter in his heart.

This is the case, but the truth is not.

As Girl A just said, if the Westeros system did not give a public response, then, to outsiders, this is indeed not considered a "reconciliation", but just a "leave". This is definitely not what the Hurst family hopes to see after paying a huge price.

After continuing to bargain with the girl in front of him for a while, but failed to get any more mistakes. Andre Carney had to say goodbye and leave, and hurriedly informed the core members of the Hurst family who were waiting anxiously in New York on the car back to the hotel.

In the villa, the lawyer from the Hearst family was sent away. A girl went to an office on the first floor of the villa. She called according to a certain size and sent someone a set of women's suits, then turned on the computer and started to process some work emails silently.

So it was not until 5 pm, when the door was off work, and the Indian girl Aliya pushed the door in and said, "A, the boss is going to go out."

Alison nodded, got up and picked up several papers to leave the office.

In a living room next to the living room, baby-faced Zoe Parks is helping Simon tie her tie, and Isabel Dunn holds a coat on his chest and stands obediently next to the man.

Seeing Girl A come in, Simon asked with a smile: "How is the conversation?"

Girl A handed several documents in her hand to Aliya next to her, stepped forward to take Zoe's work, felt the man's breath up close, and whispered: "The Hurst family shouldn't agree too easily, but they have no choice."

Simon just said huh.

Alison helped Simon tie his tie, and then took the suit and coat from Isabel to serve the man on, but he lowered his eyebrows and looked like a young wife who was wronged.

Simon waited for Alison to tie the buttons for him, and smiled and grabbed the girl's chin and lifted it up to him: "Are you jealous again?"

The A girl looked at the man with no answer, but she just couldn't help but blink a few times.

Simon lowered his head and kissed him, "Don't do this."

The man's eyes were firm but his tone was soft. Girl A felt that a small bump in her heart quickly melted away, and in a blink of an eye, she felt that she was not supposed to be.

Yes, I need to be punished.

The man seemed to see through her thoughts, came over and whispered a few words, let her go, and said, "Okay, be good."

After saying this, Simon took the initiative to take the documents from Aliya that he wanted to read in the car whenever he could do so. Finally, he said goodbye to the girls and turned around and left the villa.

In the afternoon, some work arrangements were cancelled due to some things, but there were two evening schedules, including evening meals with Cisco CEO John Chambers, and a cocktail party held by Tim Berners Lee's family.

When she sent her boss out, A girl took back her expression just now and asked Zoe: "I ordered a set of clothes in the afternoon. Have you delivered it?"

Zoe nodded and took the initiative to say, "I'll get it."

The master bedroom on the second floor of the villa.

Alison came in with a dark blue women's suit, put her clothes in the small living room of the outer room, knocked on another door herself, and after receiving a response, she pushed the door in, but walked directly to another connected bathroom. After a while, she came out of the bathroom with a small tray and walked to the edge of the big bed.

On the big bed, a woman lay on her side with a pillow in her arms lazily.

But it was Simon's personal military assistant, Celia Miller.

Noting the stinky expression on Alison's face, Celia didn't care at all, and with a little smile, she signaled to the tray in the hand of a girl A: "A, what is this?"

Alison placed the tray on the bedside table, picked up the water cup, picked up a pill placed in the small plate, handed it over together, and said bluntly: "Contraceptive pill."

Celia was stunned for a moment, shook her head and said, "No need, I'm safe today."

Alison insisted: "This is the boss' order, Ms. Miller, I must watch you take it myself."

Upon hearing this, Celia confronted Alison for a moment, and soon smiled again, saying, "Simon won't do this, but, okay, I won't make you embarrassed."

The woman said, sat up and took the water cup and pills, took it quickly, and opened her mouth with a little teasing to ask Girl A to check it, then lay down and said, "A, can you help me prepare some bath water? I'm so tired."

Celia did not hide her when she just got up. Girl A noticed the figure of this woman and remembered some of the words her boss occasionally said. Some women only look good when wearing clothes, but only a small part of them look good whether they are worn or not.

Celia Miller belongs to the latter.

When the woman on the bed saw Alison not moving, she said, "By the way, A, Simon said you will prepare my clothes for me?"

Alison came to his senses and nodded, "Outside, Ms. Miller, do you need me to prepare the car for you?"

"Haha, no need, I don't plan to leave tonight."

Girl A said: "The boss may bring other women back."

"It's okay, I don't mind being together."

Bichi!

Alison said a little in his heart, and had to get up and take the clothes from the outside. When Celia heard her take up the bath water again, she wanted to refuse. After thinking about it, she still walked back to the bathroom in depression and made up her mind if the woman asked for dinner again, she would prepare a plate of salt for her.

As a result, after preparing the bath water, Celia Miller indeed mentioned dinner again and planned to do maintenance after dinner, so she asked Alison to help arrange it.

In the bathroom of the master bedroom, when she saw the young girl leaving almost a little crazy, Celia Miller leaned comfortably in the large bathtub, recalling all the things she had during this period, she felt a little sad.

She just flew back from France today.

In just half a month, she had already circled the earth and went to Australia, Rwanda, Ukraine and France in succession. Throughout the process, she also felt more and more that a little man was playing a big game of chess.

Australia, Africa, Europe.

Then include North America.

Through private military companies and some other layouts, once they are finally formed, they will be a huge private military network. In comparison, the private mercenaries owned by the Rockefeller family during their heyday can only be considered a pediatrician.

As long as this large net is formed, the Westeros system will become a powerful economy with its own unique military strength.
To be continued...