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And then every Monday morning he'd kind of have a look and he'd say, ah, this guy's an idiot, throw them in the bin. And then he'd go, okay, this guy's important, read that. And he'd give me three business plans every Monday and I'd have to come back and on Friday have to present them to him. He'd ask me three to five questions on each one.

and immediately know the value, how it would fit into his empire if he was interested. This was about buying those companies, investing in those companies. So in those days, Christian music was taking off, but country music was barely known. And this guy, Jim Garcia, I can't remember, I believe I remember the name, from Nashville had sent this buy into country music TV.

and immediately know the value, how it would fit into his empire if he was interested. This was about buying those companies, investing in those companies. So in those days, Christian music was taking off, but country music was barely known. And this guy, Jim Garcia, I can't remember, I believe I remember the name, from Nashville had sent this buy into country music TV.

I did the analysis, presented to Rupert. He asked me five questions and he went, he used to rub his forehead. And he said, offer them $30 million, not a cent more. If they don't take it, move on. It's now worth many billions. And he could analyze things that quickly. He was also a real man of the people. He talked to the elevator guy.

I did the analysis, presented to Rupert. He asked me five questions and he went, he used to rub his forehead. And he said, offer them $30 million, not a cent more. If they don't take it, move on. It's now worth many billions. And he could analyze things that quickly. He was also a real man of the people. He talked to the elevator guy.

He talked to the... In those days, we'd just walk down and get attacked. Was he charismatic? Charismatic, funny, decent. Charming? A common man. Charming, but not interested in... Not interested in money, not interested in important people. He was interested in humor and being successful and building his business. What were three to five questions you would ask? I wish I'd written them down.

He talked to the... In those days, we'd just walk down and get attacked. Was he charismatic? Charismatic, funny, decent. Charming? A common man. Charming, but not interested in... Not interested in money, not interested in important people. He was interested in humor and being successful and building his business. What were three to five questions you would ask? I wish I'd written them down.

Oh, jeez. I wish I'd written them down. And so I spent two and a half years with him. And then he said to me, when he ran into trouble, he tried to buy Time magazine. Remember they did the merger with Warner. He was running into big financial troubles then. And he said to me, okay, you need to go with Barry Diller to LA and work with him on setting up the Fox network.

Oh, jeez. I wish I'd written them down. And so I spent two and a half years with him. And then he said to me, when he ran into trouble, he tried to buy Time magazine. Remember they did the merger with Warner. He was running into big financial troubles then. And he said to me, okay, you need to go with Barry Diller to LA and work with him on setting up the Fox network.

The Time Warner mess, the bidding for time. Did you ever meet Ailes? Were you ever around Roger Ailes? I didn't meet Roger. Never met Roger. He was after me because he kind of came in from left field. Were you around Rupert's kids, the boys? Not as much. They were pretty young. Got it. Yeah. But Rupert, you know, when you were with him, you're the most important person in the world.

The Time Warner mess, the bidding for time. Did you ever meet Ailes? Were you ever around Roger Ailes? I didn't meet Roger. Never met Roger. He was after me because he kind of came in from left field. Were you around Rupert's kids, the boys? Not as much. They were pretty young. Got it. Yeah. But Rupert, you know, when you were with him, you're the most important person in the world.

He'd concentrate, listen. And I remember one story he told me. Can we go off piece here? Sure, of course. We went to... And I can't remember who, somebody's 80th birthday in this expensive 60th, Fifth Avenue apartment. We walk in and Rupert says, I'm going to give you a life lesson. See those people walking towards me as quickly as they can? They're the guys who want to sell me something.

He'd concentrate, listen. And I remember one story he told me. Can we go off piece here? Sure, of course. We went to... And I can't remember who, somebody's 80th birthday in this expensive 60th, Fifth Avenue apartment. We walk in and Rupert says, I'm going to give you a life lesson. See those people walking towards me as quickly as they can? They're the guys who want to sell me something.

But if you look in the corner, there are two guys talking to the host's children. They're the people you need to talk to. They've made it in life. Isn't that interesting? Wow.

But if you look in the corner, there are two guys talking to the host's children. They're the people you need to talk to. They've made it in life. Isn't that interesting? Wow.

Yeah. Talk to them. They'll be the most interesting ones.

Yeah. Talk to them. They'll be the most interesting ones.

Very interesting perspective. And he was nice to the common man. If the queen had offered him a knighthood, he would have turned it down. He wasn't interested in that stuff. He and Elon Musk... I'm a libertarian, conservative, Judeo-Christian... He and Elon Musk we owe an eternal debt of gratitude to.

Very interesting perspective. And he was nice to the common man. If the queen had offered him a knighthood, he would have turned it down. He wasn't interested in that stuff. He and Elon Musk... I'm a libertarian, conservative, Judeo-Christian... He and Elon Musk we owe an eternal debt of gratitude to.

Because Rupert came in with Sky Television, Sky News, Fox TV, the New York Post, and he captured the center-center right, free market, capitalist, Judeo-Christian part of Americans' media. And Elon did the same thing when he bought Twitter and turned it into X. So one is from Australia, one is from South Africa.