American Scandal King

Chapter 237 I Want Your International Influence

A terrorist attack on a large theater brought Ian Carr no less than four major hot spots and a large number of peripheral products.

The interviews with the hostages, the exciting gunfights, the erotic behind-the-scenes stories, everything made people immersed and even intoxicated in this incident.

With a lot of publicity, this incident has greatly affected the reputation of the Chechen independence armed forces. It won't be long before they are officially included in the terrorist list.

Ian took advantage of all this to continue to collude with local politicians and businessmen in Russia.

In addition to Gazprom and Delta United, Ian also reached some business cooperation with a group of businessmen including Shevlyanko, the chairman of Padiri Company. As a token of gratitude to Ian for saving them, these Russian bosses generously gave Ian the best conditions.

Of course, there are also other ways of repaying gratitude.

For example, the musical troupe's principal, Miss Stokaia, had a voice like a nightingale, very pleasant to the ear, and a body so graceful and soft that she could even bend over and kiss herself...

Simply amazing.

Considering that it was impossible for this girl to go to Russia with him, Ian treated her specially for a while, which made Ekaterina and Natasha jealous.

Of course, Ian would never admit all this.

"Lena baby, I swear, this is just for news. It's just the two of them, no one else."

In the hotel room, Ian pleaded into the phone.

Gaskell, you should take control of your wife. She is becoming more and more strict with me.

This is just taking advantage of one's children to gain arrogance!
Lian Na snorted coldly on the phone: "I see you've found a quick way to make news, which is to publish all your dirty deeds! I say, do you have to have a few girls every time you make a news report? Do you want to release our affairs as well?"

Ian wailed, "No, Lena baby, of course not. I see them all as you. Don't you think Natasha is a bit like you? I only think of you when I fuck her!"

So Lena's heart was moved.

She looked at the man in the video, her eyes full of affection, and said softly: "I'm recovered, you'd better come back soon... I miss you."

Ian smiled wryly and nodded. "I still have to go to China, so by the time I get back it might already be 03. I'm sorry I can't spend Christmas with you."

Lian Na was stunned: "What are you going to China for?"

Ian shrugged. "Of course it's business. I have some investments there and I'm planning to increase them."

Lian Na gently stroked Ian's face in the video, and said gently: "Be careful to protect yourself and stop making news."

"Of course, baby, I will." Ian smiled and said, "China is not a good place. It's not exciting at all. Without gunfights, there is no good news!"

Lianna muttered, "That doesn't sound like criticism."

………………

It took more than a month to reach an agreement with all parties in Russia, and by the time Ian went to China, it was already November.

Ian arranged for Ekaterina and Natasha to go to Los Angeles first, while he went to China.

Capital International Airport.

The passenger plane slowly descended in the sky.

Looking at the familiar Chinese characters, Ian felt like he was returning to his homeland, and a sense of intimacy arose in his heart.

After getting off the plane, Ian saw Hua Ziruo leading a group of people standing at the entrance, with a red banner hanging above that read "Welcome Ian Karl to China".

It is indeed a very Chinese reception style.

Ian smiled and walked over to give Hua Ziruo a warm hug: "Do you know what the best thing about coming to China is for me?"

Hua Ziruo asked with a smile: "Delicious food?"

Ian replied: "No, it's because I can speak Chinese, which means I can save money on a translator."

Hua Ziruo laughed heartily and walked out with Ian in his arms: "That's a good joke. Ian Karl is actually considering saving money on translation. If your company goes public, this sentence will cause the stock price of the entire company to fluctuate."

Ian said casually, "It's more likely that your media is promoting Ian Carr's austere life, spending every penny wisely. For him, enjoyment has never been the goal; career itself is his greatest pursuit."

Typical southern style!
Hua Ziruo also said happily: "That's indeed very possible. The media sometimes likes to create gods. But you are an exception. You are a legend in the media industry! But do you know that I actually don't want you to come to China?"

Ian laughed and said, "Because Ian Karl is a crow? Wherever he goes, there will be disaster?"

Hua Ziruo smiled and shook his head: "As expected, you understand everything."

Ian comforted him, "Don't worry, at least I'm not here chasing after rotten meat this time... You've handled your country so cleanly that finding a big deal here would require ten times the luck and a hundred times the effort... Honestly, I hate this. This is what I dislike most about China."

Hua Ziruo: "..."

After a while, he said, "I know you're joking, Ian. Actually, I'm happy that you think so highly of my country. But your country has been slandering us. In their mouths, we are the people who regard human life as worthless. I wish you could put what you are saying now in your media!"

"It's just a matter of time. That's the purpose of my existence." Ian said with a smile, "But don't expect me to help you completely change Americans' perceptions. That will only make me lose my own value."

indeed!

If all Americans think that Chinese people are good people, then what is the point of Ian Carr's existence?
The problem is that you are too straightforward, right?

Hua Ziruo was speechless: "You are indeed a pure businessman." No, I still love China.

But the mercenary businessman is indeed a very useful skin!

Covering up my patriotism with an ugly businessman face... is fine.

Ian instantly felt that his personality had been elevated, ignoring the fact that he still wanted to make money.

No, if I keep deceiving myself like this, I'm going to believe I'm a saint. Ian, who was good at introspection, said quickly, "Actually, I'm just an asshole."

Hua Ziruo was confused again by his nonsensical words.

At this moment, the two of them walked out of the airport and got into the car while chatting casually.

The car drove out.

Sitting in the car, Hua Ziruo said to Ian, "By the way, I haven't congratulated you yet. The companies you invested in last year are all doing well. You have excellent business acumen, Ian."

Ian sighed softly: "This is the biggest problem. Apart from making money, I don't seem to have any other benefits in China."

Although Ian will gain support by reporting news about China impartially, his efforts are ultimately not strong enough.

There's nothing we can do. Who blames China for not living up to its expectations and not having so many gun violence incidents?

Without any major support and without going against the political correctness of the Americans, a neutral and objective report will not make China offer too good conditions.

In addition, China itself is a country with relatively strong control, which means that apart from making money in China, Ian does not want much influence... The Chinese stock market does not even allow short selling.

This is somewhat of a pity for Ian.

Hua Ziruo was also very depressed. You are a businessman. Shouldn’t your ultimate goal be to make money?
The problem is that it’s too easy!
Real investment requires a lot of energy and manpower to conduct background checks and research in all aspects. It requires looking at financial reports, analyzing the market, sending a large number of people to discuss specific projects, closely observe and provide post-investment services, etc.

Behind your tenfold profit from investment may be a huge investment of funds and even more losses.

An excellent angel investment company will make money if it can invest in one out of ten companies. This makes their successful projects spectacular (with returns often hundreds of times), but the actual corporate revenue is not as impressive as those of unicorn companies, and various conflicts often arise because of this... Unicorn companies will think that you have lost so much money in investment, and I am the one who helped you make money, so you are supported by me.

The most typical example is Masayoshi Son, who suffered a lot of losses in investments and relied entirely on Alibaba to survive.

In return, Boss Ma waved his hand and forcibly divested Alipay, and Masayoshi Son had no choice but to accept it.

Ian Carr is different.

No one knows the future development of China better than Li Yi Ian Carr, so for him, making money in China is not something that requires him to think about at all... Spend two hours to circle the targets and time nodes that need to be invested, and hand over the specific contracts to the subordinates to discuss, and the matter is settled, and then all he has to do is wait for making a fortune in a few years.

Except for post-investment services and financial supervision, all other costs do not exist. The sunk costs, which account for the largest proportion of angel investment companies, are equivalent to nothing for him.

Precisely because making money is easy, Ian doesn't care about making money in China at all.

What he needs to care about is always those things that don't come easily.

Ian said, "I don't want to interfere in Chinese politics. It's unrealistic, but I still need some political influence. Ziruo, you're my good friend. Can you give me some help?"

Hua Ziruo asked doubtfully, "I don't understand what you want."

Ian smiled and said, "I won't interfere in China's domestic politics, but I still need China's overseas influence."

The true king of media must be facing the world.

When facing the world, the most important thing is international influence.

Many people ask why American companies can form international groups, but Chinese companies can't? Because Chinese companies are garbage.

Shit!

Because their country is strong, they can protect you... If I can't beat you in normal competition, I will crush you politically. France's Alstom is an example.

Wherever the international tentacles reach, the companies can run rampant!

Therefore, to develop into a truly international enterprise, it needs the support of national influence.

And working in the media is even more impossible without political support... There is no country that does not attach importance to publicity, there are only differences in importance, more importance and super importance, just like Starbucks only has medium, large and extra large cups.

At present, Carl Media is still a bully in its own territory. Apart from having independent media organizations of a cooperative nature in China and Russia, it does not have any other independent media organizations. The ones it does have are owned by CBS and News Corporation, not Carl Media itself.

That is, overseas, Carl Media can only spend money to buy news and cannot sell news locally... It's not that it can't sell, but it actually sells it to local news organizations, but the profit is less.

So Ian also began to consider the expansion of Carl Media's overseas agencies.

But although he has a high international reputation, his political influence is insufficient... Unless Ian obtains the ability to clone himself and creates a major event around the world, the simplest approach is to obtain strong national support.

China's current influence is mainly in Southeast Asia and Africa. As the saying goes, as one thing grows while the other declines, the greater China's influence is, the weaker the United States' influence is.

So, with China's support, Ian's media internationalization pace can be rapidly accelerated in Southeast Asia. As for Europe, Australia, Japan, South Korea and other places... I'm American, who else do I need help from?
As expected, Hua Ziruo's eyes also sparkled: "Even overseas, we need positive publicity."

Ian smiled: "Of course."

(End of this chapter)