Chapter 556

Manhattan, noon, Capet Tower, Charles sat in his office.

"Boss, James Murdoch just boarded a flight to London," Phyllis Jones reported.

Charles glanced at his watch. It was just 2 PM. They had met last night, and the guy already flew back to London today?

"Send Molly Bloom to London to keep an eye on News Corporation's papers, especially News of the World and The Sun. The phone hacking scandal isn't going away that easily," Charles wasn't going to wait for others to make a move before retaliating.

"Go collect information on News of the World's phone hacking scandal?" Phyllis Jones asked.

Charles nodded, "Hire private detectives or employees from the newspaper, whatever it takes. As long as Molly Bloom finds evidence, that's a major win!"

Molly Bloom, who had collaborated with Colombian drug lords, Russian mobsters, and the Italian Mafia, was daring, meticulous, and thorough. Handling this would be a breeze compared to laundering money, and it wasn't as dangerous. Charles rewarded her generously, so this fit her well.

She is a talent! Is this the privilege of being a Harvard grad turned criminal? High IQ really makes even crimes seem grand!

[Note: In the original novel, there is sub plot of Molly Bloom working with Charles to send Richard Gere to jail and then to film pornography. Same with Sharon Stone as well. This was done because they gave interview against China, Richard Gere against the Olympics and Sharon Stone at the time of Earth quake.]

"Go ahead, let her go to England ASAP. Give her whatever funds she needs," Charles liked smart and composed talents like this.

"I'll arrange it," Phyllis Jones said as she left the office.

The Murdoch family and News Corporation had only one near-retiring Rupert Murdoch managing things. But Charles, in his prime, wasn't any less capable in America. Internationally, he just couldn't compare in the UK and Australia. Charles's influence in Europe wasn't weak, especially since France was about to become Capet Pictures' European stronghold!

After a while, Ivanka came in with a document, "Charles, here is some information on the Premier League broadcast contract!"

"Thanks," Charles took it and started flipping through it.

The Premier League broadcast contract was still mainly based on domestic broadcast fees. It consisted of six packages plus pre-season and highlight packages; The main broadcaster was Sky Sports, with secondary broadcasters being Ireland's Setanta Sports, BBC Sports, and ESPN.

Sky Sports had secured four of the six main packages. This time, Charles called David Dein to ask for a price increase and united other club owners to apply pressure.

However, David Dein indicated that the estimate for the three-year domestic broadcast deal would max out at PS2 billion, but the overseas broadcast contract would directly increase more than double, going from PS1 billion to over PS2 billion!

The overseas three-year deals had already been negotiated separately!

But for the domestic broadcast deal, Charles had contacted the Glazer family of Manchester United, Liverpool's Tom Hicks and George Gillett, Manchester City's Khaldoon Al Mubarak, and Chelsea's Roman Abramovich. They unanimously agreed that the domestic package shouldn't go for less than PS2.2 billion. Clearly, this decision would get support from other Premier League owners too!

If Sky Sports didn't want the Premier League domestic broadcast rights, BBC Sports, ESPN, Setanta, and ITV Sports were ready to compete for it together!

"You really are something..." Ivanka knew exactly what Charles was up to; he had made several calls since waking up that morning.

"What's wrong with me?" Charles laughed, pulling Ivanka onto his lap and sliding his hand into her blouse. His hand roamed over her 32D chest, and he casually removed her nipple covers.

"Why don't you like wearing bras? Is silicone comfy?" Charles glanced at the nipple covers and tossed them onto the desk.

"Of course, it's most comfortable without a bra or nipple covers, but it makes points, and you always say it's ugly, so I wear covers!" Ivanka naturally found bras uncomfortable and preferred the convenience of nipple covers.

"Points definitely aren't attractive," Charles held Ivanka, feeling her 32D chest, enjoying himself.

"Charles, a bit softer. You left so many bite marks last night, and they haven't faded!" Ivanka reminded him softly as she leaned into his massage.

"Bite marks, huh?" Charles whispered in her ear, "You were wild last night too, leaving lots of marks on me, especially there..."

Ivanka didn't speak; she just lifted her head and started kissing Charles!

Suddenly, the phone on the desk rang. Charles looked at Ivanka and smiled, "Let me get this call first."

He picked up the receiver with his left hand while his right hand continued fondling Ivanka's chest, "Boss, someone wants to see you."

"Who?"

"John Henry, the owner of New England Sports Ventures. He's preparing to buy Liverpool Football Club and wants to consult you!"

"John Henry, owner of the Boston Red Sox, right," Charles remembered. Liverpool was a mess right now, and New England Sports Ventures hadn't yet renamed to Fenway Sports, making Charles almost forget them.

"Sure, arrange a time."

After hanging up, Charles squeezed Ivanka 's chest again and asked, "The owner of the Boston Red Sox, John Henry, is pretty familiar with your dad, right?"

"The Red Sox, huh, maybe. I've watched a few games with my dad, but I don't know much..." Ivanka shook her head.

John Henry buying Liverpool now? Too bad Javier Alonso and Luis Suarez are at Arsenal, and even with Torres, Liverpool's not doing great!

In 2007, when American businessmen George Gillett and Tom Hicks bought Liverpool for PS220 million, the club only had PS45 million in debt. Now, under their management, Liverpool's debt exceeded PS200 million, and there was no news on the promised new stadium project!

John Henry was clearly coming to seek advice on managing a Premier League club. If Charles hadn't bought Arsenal before, Liverpool would have been his target;

After all, it was an old, prestigious club with a good reputation and influence!

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