"He truly lives up to being Rupert Murdoch. I thought he would hesitate for a while, but he agreed immediately." Claude remarked after leaving the club.
"Because he doesn't have a better choice. As an old fox, he knows very well what's in his best interest. In terms of decisive action, we indeed fall short compared to old timers like him who've been struggling for decades," Adrian shrugged, "but regardless, we've achieved our goal."
The so-called open stratagem, simply put, is knowing there's a pit ahead and still having to jump in. Adrian and Claude didn't want News Corporation to make any substantial compensation, and even expressed willingness to help them through this tough period, as long as Murdoch steps down. It seemed like it was just to win one round, but that's not the whole story.
