Harrison was very sensible. Despite being the helmsman of the Rothschild family, he had always been versatile and adaptable. Even if a beggar were of high enough value to him or the family, Harrison would be courteous. At present, his appeal was to hope that the short video platform could remove all videos related to the Rothschild family so that he could stop the spread of the videos. Therefore, as the family patriarch, Harrison could even condescend to meet the person in charge of the American region of the platform. The head of an extremely wealthy family differed from a million-dollar business empire's corporate executive. Under normal circumstances, the members of these wealthy families would not bat an eye at corporate executives. But now, Harrison was eager to meet the representative of the short video platform's North American division. In addition, he personally assumed that the Wade family would be pleased when someone as noble as he met the representative in pers
Charlie calmly asserted, "Let your man tell the Rothschilds that we have no intention of working with them. There is no room for negotiation if they want us to remove the videos from the platform. Ask them to give up." "But..." Sawyer hesitated. "The Rothschild family and the like are very powerful in the West, so much so that they can manipulate the laws of the governments. Their lobbying team is the strongest in the world. If they lobby the government and the government sanctions us, it could have a big impact on our business in the country..." "It doesn't matter." Charlie answered calmly, "Let them do as they wish. I don't even mind if there comes a day when we have to pull out of the US market. At the very least, we will have stood our ground. The Americans will see that, and when the time comes, we can make a comeback. But if we yield, we will lose the people's support. We're running an online platform for the people. Once we lose their support, even if the local government le
A young man's voice echoed across the computer speaker, "Grandpa, that social media platform has progressed rapidly in the past year or so and has a large user base around the world. Although it is not yet listed, the current market value is estimated to be around 400 billion dollars." "400 billion?! Are you sure?!" Harrison yelped in shock. "How can a platform like that have such a high value?" The man nodded. "Short videos are trending now. That Oskian platform has taken the lead in the process, and it's hard for outdated technologies like ours to catch up with them. Now, short videos have become the gateway for all walks of life. Everyone who does business is trying to get traffic through these platforms and realize monetization. They are powerful in e-commerce, virtual services, and value-added services. In fact, 400 billion is just a conservative estimate. If they are given a little more time, they may even surpass Facebook." "Damn it!" Harrison cursed in irritation. "How co
Bruce was not that bold before. However, Charlie's psychological manipulation was indeed strong. More importantly, Bruce loathed the Rothschild family very much. The reason why he was able to suppress his hatred and frustration before was entirely because of his fear of the family. But now, the fear is gone. Hence, he couldn't care less even though Harrison had called him personally. On the other end of the line, Harrison was bewildered by Bruce's boldness, but he didn't want to provoke Bruce further, so he suppressed his rage and comforted the latter patiently, "Bruce, I know that you have been greatly betrayed and insulted. No one can accept this kind of thing in stride." Harrison pursed his lips and continued, "But we are adults, and we can resolve our problems in a business-like manner. Besides, there is room for negotiation as long as the price is right. Give me a number, a price that you think you'll be happy with, and forgive everyone and everything." "Do you thin
"Is 100 million not enough? That's fine, we can discuss the price." Harrison hastily suggested, "How about 500 million?" "500 million?" Bruce chuckled contemptuously. "Oh, Harrison. You're so old now that you might die anytime soon. How about you keep the money for your funeral!" With that, Bruce immediately slammed the handset shut and unplugged the phone. Then, he realized that his cell phone had been in recording mode, meaning the whole conversation had been recorded. He grinned triumphantly, and another revenge plan hatched in his mind. - On the other hand, Harrison was like a volcano on the verge of eruption, ready to explode at any moment. Stomping his feet agitatedly, he huffed under his breath, "Damn it! Bastard! Since when did that loser start to value dignity?!" Julien recounted, "The takeover team is about to arrive, and Bruce has refused our offer. What are we going to do with Biden?" Harrison sighed dejectedly. "I wanted to bribe Bruce and let him make Bide
Harrison's eyes widened in shock. He quickly unlocked his phone and checked the short video platform. He clicked on Bruce's third video and saw Bruce looking into the camera with a firm expression on his face, saying, "I know that once I upload the videos, the Rothschild family will do whatever they can to do crisis PR. They will definitely use their wealth and power to influence those seemingly fair social media platforms." "So, don't be surprised if those big websites delete my videos and any content related to me. This is the family's real power." "They can silence any American media on this matter, so the only people I can rely on now are you, my fellow netizens. Please share my videos and don't let my voice disappear on the internet!" Just as he said this, in the video, the phone on Bruce's desk suddenly rang. He answered it, and Harrison's voice was heard. Then, Harrison made a series of statements to Bruce on the phone to make peace. Bruce uploaded the whole conversa
Harrison's grandson added, "The phenomena on social media platforms is even worse. Almost all platforms are discussing our affairs. We are in a bad state now..." Donning a gloomy face, Harrison was so furious he wanted to bite Bruce's head off. He regretted his decision to call Bruce to make peace. If he hadn't made that call, he would have still remained in the dark. In that case, he could still make Malcolm take the blame alone, whether it was legal responsibility or public wrath. However, this plan was completely ruined after the release of the third video. At this moment, Julien said, "The think tank has come up with the best solution. The person in charge is waiting online. Do you want to talk to him?" The Rothschild family had its own think tank which consisted of a large group of intellectuals. Whenever a major event occurred, the think tank would analyze and simulate the direction of the event from the most objective perspective and at the same time, give their
Late that night, a video suddenly made the headlines of all media except the short video platforms. The title of the video was "Sincere Apology from Harrison, the Current Patriarch of the Rothschild Family". In the video, Harrison looked haggard, with a very decadent and sickly look, which made people feel that he was dying. The deliberate appearance was one of the think tank's ideas. They believed that acting old and pitiful could garner sympathy from the public and subconsciously reduce their hatred and guilt for Harrison. For example, compared to a healthy youth, if an old man with a terminal illness was caught pickpocketing, society would be more tolerant even though the cause and nature of theft were no different. Although Harrison's reputation would be tarnished by an old and pitiful makeover, it would definitely reduce the public's hostility toward the Rothschild family. The think tank's judgment was indeed correct. When Harrison appeared in front of the camera, tum