Chapter 1309 Ruthless and Merciless

The importance of the media emperor and the power of the consortium is a question that does not need to be answered for ordinary shareholders.

Because no matter how legendary Lei Shidong's body is, he is just one person. Even if it has created a worth of tens of billions of dollars, it is still not worth mentioning compared with the power of the consortium. Which of these big conglomerates in the United States is not a behemoth with a net worth of trillions? Standing with them, a mere media emperor is simply insignificant.

With such a gap, smart shareholders certainly know what choices they should make. Offended Lei Shidong, at most he would be resented by him. An old man in his eighties can't do anything to them. But offending the consortium, the result is completely different.

The power of the consortium is enough to destroy everything they depend on for survival. They can drive themselves from the upper class of society to the lowest garbage dump of human beings just by moving their fingers. I didn't want to encounter such a thing, so immediately, the shareholders agreed one after another.

"If it's what the consortium means, of course we are willing to cooperate with the consortium. This is the most promising thing."

"The era that belonged to you Redstone has passed. What you should do now is to enjoy your old age, not to fight here. Listen to our advice, Mr. Redstone, it is time for you to let go of Viacom gone."

"Redstone, don't always take Viacom as your own. Although it is true that you created Viacom's glory. But today's Viacom is no longer your private property. .He belongs to all of us. We have the right to determine the future of Viacom."

It is a cruel thing for an old man to let go of the existence he has worked so hard to create all his life. But, as those shareholders say, Viacom is no longer his private property. If Viacom needs to grow, it must raise funds by selling its own shares. Over the past few decades, the shares in Redstone's hands have already fallen into the hands of these shareholders. Although he is still Viacom's largest shareholder, the shares in his hands are useless in the face of the joint efforts of other shareholders.

In the past, these shareholders were in a state of disunity, and they never reached a consensus. But now, under the pressure of the consortium, they directly twisted into one rope, which made Lei Shidong fall into despair in an instant. He has realized this cruel fact, and realized that he can no longer change the minds of these guys. This huge blow made the old man's heart boil immediately, and his whole body couldn't help trembling.

After all, he was too old. At such an age, he had already reached the time to ignore worldly affairs and enjoy his destiny in peace. But because of his inner spirit, he never regarded himself as an old man. From the age of sixty to the present, he has always been full of vigor, and he regards himself as a man in his prime. Although this kind of spirit is commendable, it can't change the fact at all.

That is, his body is already dying.

It is impossible for a person who is as old as him to be healthy. In particular, he himself is still short-tempered, and a short-tempered person will always have some diseases in his brain and blood vessels. So is he. With heart disease, he often carries special quick-acting medicines with him. So when his body was shaking, he couldn't help reaching into his pocket, and took out the medicine bottle tremblingly.

He wanted to temporarily suppress his symptoms, and then try to find a way to solve the problem in front of him. Then, just as he was thinking about it, the shareholder representing the consortium walked up to him quickly and snatched the medicine bottle from his hand.

"Mr. Lei Shidong, please respect us a little. The most important thing you should do at this time is to give us an answer, instead of delaying time by taking medicine like now. Everyone's time is precious, so your best Better give us an answer right away."

With those words on his lips, the representative of the consortium unceremoniously put away the medicine bottles in his hand. Seeing his actions like this, Lei Shidong immediately widened his eyes, pointed at his face tremblingly, and said to him gnashing his teeth in a trembling voice.

"You, how dare you..."

"Why don't I dare, just because you are Lei Shidong?" Shaking his head, a disdainful smile appeared on the shareholder's face. "This name is not as deterrent as it used to be. Let me tell you this, Mr. Lei Shidong. This is an order from the top of the consortium. We have made up our minds to cooperate with the Chinese, which is related to the future development of the consortium. direction. So, you’d better not do the kind of things that the Chinese often say are overreaching. It won’t do you any good.”

"I..." Although it was a persuasive tone, Lei Shidong couldn't be persuaded by this kind of words at all. His heart was still full of anger, especially the action just now, which turned the anger in his heart into hatred. He is not very personable, otherwise it would be impossible for a man in his eighties to still have a violent temper. If this was normal, even if he didn't beat him up himself, he would definitely let the assistant bodyguards around him give him a good look. Unfortunately, at the current general meeting of shareholders, he can't do both. So he could only stare blankly and breathe heavily.

This is a way for normal people to soothe their emotions, but for him at the moment, this method can't play a big role. He has a heart attack. In such an emotional situation, the pressure on his heart vessels increases exponentially. Without the help of drugs, he simply cannot relieve the pressure in his heart. And his medicine is not in his hands at all now, so he can only endure the pressure of this heart disease, and under this pressure, he has a little bit of myocardial angina, and his face turns pale.

At this time, anyone with a discerning eye could see that he had reached a very dangerous stage. If you don't seek medical attention as soon as possible, something serious may happen. And in his capacity, no matter what problem arises, it will probably be a big news.

No one here wants to appear on the news for no reason, and no one wants to appear there with a negative identity. So immediately, someone wanted to do something, but at this moment, the shareholder representing the consortium glared at him and said a little rudely.

"What are you doing? Don't you know that phone calls are not allowed during our meetings?"

"But your Excellency, Mr. Lei Shidong's situation may be a bit bad. He should need medical assistance now."

Putting down the phone in his hand embarrassingly, the shareholder who originally wanted to call for help said so timidly. But upon hearing his words, the representative of the consortium twitched his mouth and sneered.

"It's not good? Which of your eyes sees that the situation is not good. Lei Shidong is just sulking, and maybe he is also suspected of putting on a pose. If this is not good, then can I say that I am terminally ill, We need your generosity to help us!"

Having said that, his face turned one side, and the expression of the whole person became fierce. And with such a vicious look on his face, he already warned sharply.

"Don't forget which side you're on. Think about that before you decide what you're going to do. Now is not the time to squander your compassion. When you do, you'd better Think clearly for me, do you have the ability to bear the final price! Do you understand?"

"Understood!" With a look of fear on his face, the shareholder who was flooded with sympathy for a while had already put down the phone in his hand. Seeing his actions like this, Lei Shidong, whose face had become very miserable, already had despair in his eyes.

He knew that he was finished. Because at this time, only he himself knows what kind of condition his body has become. He could hardly breathe, and dizziness and hallucinations began to appear in his mind. The colic in his heart became more and more severe, making his entire body uncontrollable.

At this time, he wanted to save himself, and wanted to use his last bit of strength to rush out from here to call for help. But before he could stand up straight, the trance of consciousness and severe physical pain made him lose the strength to stand firm, and he fell limply all of a sudden.

And when he fell like this, the entire board of directors became silent.

Almost everyone showed surprise at the right time, because none of them thought that things would develop to this point so quickly. This made them feel deep fear in their hearts, towards the representative of the consortium, but also towards the power of the consortium itself. And at the same time of this kind of fear and panic, they couldn't help but put their doubtful eyes on the representative.

Lei Shidong has fallen, so the backbone here has become him. And what kind of method he will choose to use to deal with Lei Shidong at this time, this is the concern of all of them.

Let it go until his body cools. Although there is nothing wrong with this approach, it will inevitably make people feel that the cruelty is a bit too much. If the consortium uses this method to deal with Lei Shidong, then it may not use this method to deal with them. Although they are on the side of the consortium now, there is no guarantee that the consortium will not find them an eyesore in the future. And if the consortium chooses to deal with them in the same way, it would be too scary.

With such an idea in mind, the shareholders became somewhat insecure. And as if they knew what they were thinking, the representative of the consortium immediately opened his mouth and ordered them loudly.

"What are you still doing in a daze, didn't you see that Mr. Lei Shidong has passed out? Call the doctor quickly. Also, don't forget to reply to Mr. Wang and tell him that our board of directors has agreed to his acquisition proposal. I hope he can get along with him as soon as possible. We sign the contract."

"But, Mr. Redstone, he hasn't..."

"Don't worry, I will have a good talk with Mr. Lei Shidong's family. I hope they can persuade this old guy. This is the last chance for him."