Inheritance of Two Trillion

Chapter 1772: Chapter 1414: The European Trip Ends

Listening to the information reported by his most trusted butler, Berman’s eyes nearly bulged out, full of shock and disbelief.

How did it come to this!

Previously, he was clearly overshadowing Gordon. So why did he now become the one being crushed?!

Gordon can contact the three giants of the wine industry and bring them together in Haru to host the Wine Festival?

How did he do it!

Those five media outlets, which clearly had excellent relations with him, why did they silently reverse their stance and start firing at him within a day!

How did he manage that!

Berman’s mind was simply a tangled mess, unable to make sense of anything, with his brain in chaos.

”Mr. Berman, what should we do now?” The butler spoke up ”appropriately” to ask.

”How should I know what to do!” Berman had nowhere to vent, shouting angrily.

Berman truly felt he had raised a bunch of worthless people who couldn’t help alleviate his worries but always came to ask him what to do!

The butler immediately shrank his neck, feeling aggrieved.

You are the master, and I am the servant. If I don’t ask you, do I expect you to ask me...

However, the butler knew.

This was Mr. Berman receiving some stimulation, and with anger rising, after the scolding, he might calm down.

Sure enough, after scolding, Berman calmed down, panting furiously, and stabilized his thoughts for two minutes, with some rationality returning.

”Alright, go contact those five media companies now, see what problems they’ve encountered over there!” Berman commanded.

”Understood.” The butler quickly nodded and walked away.

”Come back!” Berman glared and shouted, ”I haven’t finished talking yet!”

The butler hastily returned.

”From that list I gave you before, the people supporting me to become mayor, call them now and tell them I’m inviting them to dinner tonight.” Berman instructed.

It’s not about dinner, it’s about consolidating support.

The number of people on that list was substantial, and they were all significant figures, making it a considerable task to contact each person individually.

The butler nodded hastily, turning to carry out the task.

”Come back!” Berman shouted furiously, ”Did I tell you to leave?”

So the butler quickly drew back his leg, forcing a smile to listen for more instructions.

”For those articles that haven’t been released, quickly contact the media that can publish them, even if it costs a hefty price, get them published for me! Also, contact the commentators who used to write for us, have them write according to the original style and content, I’ll pay double, no, five times the price!” Berman instructed.

The butler nodded solemnly, looking earnestly at his master.

Berman also looked at him.

The two stared at each other for several seconds.

”Why are you still here? Do I need to invite you to have a cup of tea here!” Berman shouted, glaring.

Only then did the butler hurriedly leave, feeling completely aggrieved.

If he left, he was scolded; if he didn’t leave, he was scolded—this job is too difficult...

Berman frowned, pinching his brow, murmuring, ”The wine industry... the three giants! How could they be approached by Gordon! I wonder if any of my friends could strike up a conversation, even if we could just get a little information, that would be helpful...”

With that thought, Berman immediately called his ”friends”.

Unfortunately, after a dozen or so calls, Berman got nowhere.

Even if they didn’t know, that didn’t count. Those who did know people with the wine industry’s three giants, when Berman asked them to inquire about it, they politely declined, seemingly unwilling to waste personal connections on such matters.

In the end, Berman had no choice but to abandon the effort.

Actually, even if he knew why the three giants chose to partner with Gordon, what would it change?

The cooperation announcement from their side had already been released. There’s no way the wine industry’s three giants would turn back on Gordon, right?

Where would the three giants’ dignity and prestige be then!

The damage was done, and even if Berman uncover the insiders, it would be difficult to change the situation.

In any case, he dared not conceive any thoughts involving the wine industry’s three giants.

Berman was downcast and depressed, most importantly, feeling a vaguely lurking fear!

Yes, fear!

He knew well enough how terrifying the consequences could be as the situation continued to unfold!

Firstly, any attempt at mounting a media offensive against Gordon would be weakened effortlessly.

Such a grand event would evoke gratitude from all the people in Haru City towards Gordon, making it hard to tarnish him.

Secondly, the scary network of contacts shown by Gordon would entice the congressmen to flock to him, extending olive branches of friendship!

Thus, in the aspect of election, Berman would face a severely harsh scenario.

Moreover, what would become of those media outlets?

They would chase after the trending topics, and Gordon would become their favorite!

Who would still fixate on Gordon’s few pieces of dirt?

After all, if they inadvertently angered Gordon, losing the privilege to cover major news related to the wine industry’s three giants, that would be a huge loss!

And the media would side with Gordon!

Berman was increasingly overwhelmed by thoughts.

Just then, the butler returned, looking timid yet compelled to speak.

Berman was almost mentally prepared and gestured for him to speak.

”Master, the five media companies that were friendly with us refused to respond on this matter, but I learned indirectly from two of them that they have already obtained the first batch of interview rights with Mayor Gordon!” The butler murmured.

Initially, the five media might have ceased cooperation with them due to various reasons.

But currently, they are clearly motivated to cooperate with Gordon!

Upon hearing this, Berman suddenly felt a chill in his heart.

”In addition, for other media outlets, I contacted all that could be reached, not in your name, but as a submission for publication. However, they said those articles no longer had any news value. To safeguard Mayor Gordon’s and Haru City’s reputation, they have even started limiting the appearance of such content on their platforms!” The butler softly added.