i am beckham

Chapter 370
When Lloyd said on the phone that Murdoch was going to meet him, Beckham's first thought was to search his memory to see if he had provoked this guy.

In order to prevent any omissions, Beckham asked Lloyd to help him remember.

As Hathaway's father, Lloyd is likely to be the person in the world who knows Beckham best besides his family.

Who made his daughter love Beckham to the point of madness?
"Believe me, David, this is just a cooperation. Although I don't know his purpose, but believe me, it is impossible for a person to go to this height by himself and only take it by force."

Hmm. That's right, we can't make it this far by extortion.

Beckham agreed, but he didn't say yes right away.

This matter can be big or small, it is best to ask the old man for his opinion.

First, the old man is small-minded. Once a player provokes him, he will definitely turn on the "hair dryer" when the player does not perform well, and he will not tolerate it.

Second, there are too few sources of information these days, and the smartest way to deal with things is to seek help from knowledgeable people.

These days, the two major channels for accessing information are television and newspapers, but these two channels are only directional output, and cannot actively seek answers.

If a person is in the habit of reading books and newspapers, he will function as a wise man in a fantasy novel when he grows old.

It is true that an old family is like a treasure.

Beckham knew that the old man must have known Murdoch specifically, because he was still in the garage at the end of last season when he heard the old man cleverly connect the media giant with a bunch of swear words, and yell at a brick brother.

This is also the reason why he didn't dare to meet Murdoch rashly. Who knows if there will be any results between him and the old man.

If so, it would be a traitor to meet the old man behind his back.
Beckham said that he had to coordinate the time, Lloyd expressed his understanding, and then the topic of the two parties shifted to real estate.

Lloyd asked Beckham about his intention to rent the real estate under his name, and Beckham said that the rent of the real estate under the company's name should be equal to the market price, and a lower price would be acceptable.

Compared with high rent, he prefers to see a long-term lease agreement. He just needs to let his parents have no financial worries, find something for the sisters to do, live a life without worrying about food and clothing, and it is enough that they will not sink. This should be what they want.

Lloyd suggested that when signing a lease contract with a client, Beckham should first have a general understanding of the tenant's income, and then go to the bank to check the tenant's credit level.

As long as these two aspects can be controlled, high-quality tenants will usually be obtained.

The two chatted for a few more words, but Hathaway snatched the phone. The little girl first talked about the interesting events in the game, and then told Beckham about her own life, but the text was not long, and the girl knew very well that enough is enough.

Hearing this, Beckham once again confirmed that Lloyd is quite reliable.

This shows that Hathaway does not know about Murdoch.

With her character, if she knew about this, the first thing she would do when she called was to pour out all the things she knew about that media tycoon.

What Beckham hates the most is to confuse work with love. If Lloyd can't even do this, he will gradually weaken the connection with the other party.

Now that the father can tell his daughter about it, the daughter can tell everyone about it just to show off.

Then someone will sell the news to the media, making things extremely passive.

It is conceivable that if Ferguson learned the news of his meeting with Murdoch from the newspaper, his contempt would be greater than his anger.

If you can't even cover up this bit of news, you might as well just die.

Of course, even if everyone is careful, news may leak out, and no one can predict which link has gone wrong.

So Beckham planned to chat with the old man the next day. Before that, he planned to ask Old John to help check Murdoch.

I heard Old John say that 15 years later there will be a website dedicated to querying information, and you only need to enter simple information to understand the information you want to check clearly.

If this is the case, the status of the newspaper may be greatly impacted, because the limitations of a newspaper are too great, and the amount of information it transmits is definitely not as good as a website that is constantly updated.

After dinner, Beckham asked Old John about Murdoch's situation, which aroused the other party's strong curiosity.

It can be seen from this that the Beckham in that world probably did not have such close communication with the other party, and the negotiation may have failed.

Beckham didn't intend to ask about the situation in the other world. Based on his understanding of Old John, he could already feel that this question would only waste two people's pen and ink.

He briefly explained what happened, but he couldn't answer the reason why the other party asked to meet.

How did he know that the other party had a cramp, and suddenly wanted to see him.

So John Sr. gave Beckham some interesting excerpts from Murdoch's life.

After reading the life of the other party, Beckham developed a feeling of admiration for this media giant.

Compared with many rich second generations, Murdoch did not enjoy the cuteness of the family.

Murdoch was born in Melbourne, Australia, the son of a former war correspondent who owned several half-dead newspapers.

After his father died, Murdoch, who was still studying at Oxford University at the time, inherited the family business. First, he integrated several prominent newspapers in Australia and obtained a lot of money.

He then marched into the UK, successively acquired and controlled the "Sun" and "The Times".

This is not over, he also obtained the right to operate a number of TV stations and formed the Fox Television Company.

In addition, Sky TV is also his.

This paragraph made Beckham amazed again and again, because some things are not well known.

This is a world where information cannot be exported in a timely manner, so a media tycoon like Murdoch is particularly frightening.

He not only controls the information, but also controls the right to speak. He is a terrible person in this era.

Old John also said that Murdoch tried to buy Manchester United this year, but was stopped by the British government.

No wonder the old man used to talk about Murdoch all the time in those days, making him seem useless.

Old John's suggestion is to try to maintain a good relationship with such a person, and if the other party's demands are not excessive, try to get acquainted with him.

Old John repeatedly assured: "He is not a person who eats alone. As long as we cooperate with him, we can basically achieve a win-win situation."

It's just a matter of winning more
However, Old John also advised him to keep a distance from this kind of person, and just talk about business when doing business, and don't mix other things.

Seeing this, Beckham nodded. Unexpectedly, his three views were quite similar to those of Old John.

When the matter was about the same, Old John also told an anecdote that Murdoch attended the graduation ceremony of his 90-year-old daughter when he was 18 years old.

Look at the age difference!

This guy is in great shape!

The next day, Beckham ran into Ferguson's office early in the morning and told what had happened.

The old man pondered for a moment, greeted Murdoch's family again, and then said: "David, whether to meet him is up to you, and I will not interfere with you. But you should follow a principle that your cooperation can only involve you personally. If it involves other things, you should refuse him.

To tell you the truth, he tried to buy Manchester United in the first half of the year, but was stopped by the British government.

Outside of work, I suggest you not get too close to him, and make a decision after seeing the situation clearly. "

Ferguson made a proposal similar to John Sr., so Beckham decided to meet with the media tycoon.

The time was set on the afternoon of the second day after the fifth round of the league, because only that day had a holiday.

Beckham did not expect that when he made this request, the other party agreed to come to Manchester to find him, which shows that the other party is very sincere.

At least kindness was shown to him.
Considering that Manchester United will play away against Arsenal in the sixth round, Beckham is going to understand the matter earlier and concentrate on dealing with this life-and-death battle.

A few days later, Manchester United beat Coventry City 2-0 at home, with Beckham scoring his first goal of the season.

He took a free kick in the area he is good at, and the opponent's goalkeeper judged the wrong direction again.

After the game, the head coach of the Coventry team expressed emotion to the media: "Don't give Manchester United a free kick, not even one!"

　There will be an event in the company tomorrow, so I am not sure if there is a time code, so I will write two chapters first.

　　
　
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