In January this year, Murdoch, who has been divorced four times, officially announced his new relationship.
Who would have thought!
In less than 3 months, he broke up with his fiancée.
Some people sighed:
Murdoch can really toss!
After all, he was born in March 1931 and is now 92 years old!
In fact, it's not that Murdoch has to break up;
Rather, several of his children did not approve of his elderly father remarrying.
Because, for Elizabeth, Lachlan, James;
If a father with a net worth of about $14 billion remarries, he will have one more person to divide the family property!
It is worth mentioning:
They are also known as the real-life version of War of the Successors
All three children were born to Murdoch's second wife, Anna.
And Anna?
She's definitely a ruthless character.
snatched Murdoch from the original partner, seemingly losing to Wendi Deng;
But it also made her suffer a lot of losses!
Speaking of which, Murdoch is also a son who inherits his father's business.
When his father was alive, he owned four newspapers and earned a good income.
However, while Murdoch was still in college;
My father died unexpectedly.
The sister and sister do not have much ambition, and the relationship between the three brothers and sisters is also good.
So they simply sold their shares to Murdoch.
In those years, Murdoch became a "trapeze";
Selling loss-making companies also requires active search for partners.
It was because of this that Murdoch met a flight attendant, Patricia Booker.
They were the same age, both twenty-four or five years old.
One is talented, the other is as beautiful as a flower;
In this way, in 1956, they stepped into the palace of marriage.
Since then, Murdoch's business has also become larger and larger.
From Australia to the UK, he has become a rising star in the media.
However, Murdoch and Patricia got together less and separated more;
Feelings are not as good as they used to be.
Not to mention, 17-year-old Anna has appeared next to Murdoch.
a beautiful girl who wants to be a journalist;
Always look at your idol with adoring eyes.
Coming and going, Murdoch also developed a crush on this energetic girl.
But what about Patricia?
She became a housewife and focused all her energy on her daughter;
There is little common with her husband.
In this way, Murdoch filed for divorce;
He turned around and proposed to Anna.
Perhaps, at this time, Anna should know:
Murdoch can be snatched once, and there will be a second time!
After many years of marriage, Anna gave birth to a daughter and two sons;
Together with the original Prudence, Murdoch has a total of 4 children under his knees.
During this period, he bought newspapers and television stations;
Assets have grown dozens of times.
With a big family and many children, there are naturally many contradictions.
Murdoch with his mother and eldest daughter
First of all, the eldest daughter and her three younger brothers and sisters could not get along.
Prudence once said:
After my father remarried, our relationship became more and more estranged.
And this is inseparable from Anna.
As a stepmother, her attitude towards Prudence is not mean;
But not particularly friendly.
For example, when the husband and stepdaughter are chatting;
She will subconsciously let her three children surround them.
At this time, Prudence was not happy;
Instead, her father said that she had a bad attitude towards her younger brother and sister.
Over time, Prudence always felt;
Himself is an "outsider" in the family.
At one point, Murdoch was interviewed by reporters with his wife.
Talking about the topic of children, Anna praised her daughter for being sensible and said that her son was very motivated;
Under such circumstances, Murdoch actually blurted out:
My three children are excellent.
Think and know;
How much harm will his words cause to the eldest daughter!
Afterwards, even if Murdoch intimately gave Prudence a gift;
Prudence was still sad.
Secondly, Anna's three children are not fuel-efficient lamps.
Elizabeth's character is very similar to Murdoch;
Sharp and ambitious.
However, she is far less favored than her two younger brothers.
All three siblings propose a plan, and Elizabeth will always be the neglected one.
So, in the year 2000;
She simply quit the family group.
As the eldest son, Lackland was once regarded as a successor by Murdoch.
He joined the family business at the age of 18 and became the executive director of the group headquarters at the age of 25;
Such he;
It was easy to get what my sister dreamed of.
However, the young Lackran;
But it failed to get the support of the group elders.
Sometimes, his decisions make it difficult for Murdoch to agree with.
Lakeland abruptly resigned in 2005.
At this moment, James quickly took his brother's place.
The brothers only had face affection, and neither of them would obey the other.
However, the three siblings also have to thank Anna for her precautions!
In 1996, Wendi Deng, who graduated from university, became an intern of the group.
Much has been said about her encounter with Murdoch.
Some people say: Wendi Deng scattered red wine on Murdoch to attract the attention of the other party;
It was also said:
At a company gathering, Mr. Deng asked Murdoch a difficult question.
In short, her strong appearance;
Let Anna and Murdoch's marriage have problems.
In 1999, it was only 17 days before they divorced;
Wendi Deng became Murdoch's third wife.
However, Anna was defeated.
Instead of taking half of Murdoch's property, she proposed:
In the future, Wendi Deng cannot become the heir of the estate;
Shares and voting rights were reserved for Prudence and his three children.
Presumably, Anna didn't think about it at all;
Murdoch, who is almost 70 years old, can still have two old daughters!
This results in:
With Wendi Deng giving birth to two daughters successively, Murdoch repented!
As a businessman, he has always said:
In everything, there is room for negotiation.
The differences are:
The original divorce agreement still played a role.
So, he added the names of the two old women to the list of the trust;
They failed to win the right to vote.
In those years, Anna's three children did not have a good face for Wendi Deng.
On the contrary, Prudence, is relatively kinder.
It is estimated that this also responds to a sentence:
The enemy of the enemy, is a friend.
However, Wendi Deng was still abandoned by Murdoch.
When she got divorced, she said:
I don't know why.
In 2016, Murdoch married his fourth wife, Jerry Hall.
Just like Wendi Deng;
Jerry Hall was also not accepted by Anna's three children.
At the time of the divorce, she hinted to everyone:
It's not good to be a stepmother!
Because, although Lachlan and James have contradictions;
But they will still be unanimous.
Today, both brothers have become their father's right-hand men;
At the same time, they also want to have a good relationship with their sister.
After all, Murdoch is 92 years old.
There is a case in the future;
Prudence and Elizabeth's decision will play a key role.
It's just that no matter how the 4 people choose, Anna's 3 children will become winners!