Hardy Empire 1945

MGM is the most powerful among the eight major Hollywood film companies, owns the most movie stars, and is also the film company with the largest film library.

Meyer is also the chairman of the Oscar committee and has a very high status in the film industry. If he can marry MGM, it will also be of great benefit to ABC.

However, Hardy will not sell the shares of ABC broadcasting company at a low price. MGM's participation will be the icing on the cake, and it doesn't matter if it doesn't join. Hardy still has the confidence to make ABC the best broadcasting company in the United States.

Hadi, are you robbing? Do you think ABC is worth hundreds of millions of dollars?! Mayer said angrily.

Hardy smiled, Mr. Meyer, I can guarantee that you can buy 20% of ABC shares with 20 million this year, but you will never be able to buy them at this price next year.

I can buy shares in other broadcasting companies, or even set up a TV station myself. Mayer said angrily.

Hehe, there is already ABC. I dare say that the new TV station will not develop at all, and NBC and CBS will be left behind by us. Hardy said.

So confident?

I have done so many businesses, have you ever seen me fail. Hardy said.

The fool Hardy is also a professional, and he can win over powerful partners, so that he can quickly become stronger and make a lot of money.

Okay, Hardy, we'll talk about this later. Meyer felt that the price that Hardy offered was too high.

Mr. Meyer, my airline will open in a few days, and I invite you to participate. When the time comes, someone will send an invitation card. Hardy said.

I will definitely participate then. Meyer said.

 …

After two months of preparation, HD Airlines is ready to officially open today. In fact, it started trial operation a month ago. After a month of running-in adjustments, it is now running smoothly.

Los Angeles Airport.

HD Aviation held a simple but grand opening ceremony.

To put it simply, it is because there is only a simple opening ceremony at the airport, and guests are invited to witness it, and there are not many arrangements.

Speaking of grandness, the main reason is that today's guests are too conspicuous.

California Congressman Nicholson, Mayor of Los Angeles, President of Wells Fargo, and Mayer, the boss of MGM Pictures.

In fact, these people are all right.

But at the same time, there were also a group of Hollywood stars, the biggest ones were Cary Grant, Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, Elizabeth Taylor, Heidi Lamarr and dozens of other stars.

Any star here can attract crowds to watch, but now dozens of them came at once. The airport was surrounded by people who rushed to hear the news. I am preparing to take the plane, and even canceled the flight directly because of star watching.

There were three to four thousand people gathered in the hall. Fortunately, HD security guards were responsible for the security of the venue, so there was no riot.

Hardy, Nicholson, the mayor of Los Angeles, the president of Wells Fargo, and Meyer came to the stage to cut the ribbon and received a burst of applause.

After the ribbon cutting, Franklin, president of HD Aviation, came to the stage and loudly introduced the situation of HD Aviation.

Headquartered in Los Angeles, HD Aviation has a total of three aviation hubs, Los Angeles, New York and Kansas in the middle of the country, and its navigable cities include San Francisco, Chicago, Las Vegas, Denver and more than 20 cities.

Including both passenger and freight transport.

The company plans to add another 50 aircraft in the next five years, and fly to more than 50 cities across the country.

The concept of HD Airlines is to create an 'air bus', so that people can travel as conveniently as taking a bus. In order to save money for customers, starting today, the airline will adopt a full-line discount service, based on the ticket price stipulated by the aviation management department. , 30 to 30% off, so that everyone can afford to fly.”

As long as you fly with HD Airlines, you can enjoy excessive discounts and bonus points. Every time you fly, the ticket price will be converted into points. The next time you fly with HD Airlines, you can use the points to buy a ticket.

 …

News of the official opening of HD Airlines was published in the newspapers.

At the beginning, people were attracted by such a luxurious star lineup, but it is understandable when you think about it, HD Aviation is Hardy's industry, and Hardy is a Hollywood boss, even if he doesn't invite, these stars will probably rush to come.

Immediately afterwards, people were shocked by the discount of HD Aviation.

30% off the lowest price.

Good guy.

This is a posture of losing money and making money. Do airlines still make money with a 30% discount?

And that points system.

Very attractive to frequent fliers and save a fortune on top of the discount.

Many people realize that a price competition in the aviation industry may be about to start, and HD Airlines will be the first to shoot. If other airlines do not follow up, HD will take away a lot of passenger traffic.

But the common people must be happy to hear this kind of thing, after all, it is the people who take the plane that benefit.

Of course, some people have complained about HD Aviation,

During the period of trial operation, they also carried many passengers. These passengers' evaluation of HD Airlines is just one word.

pick.

HD airlines are too picky.

There is no food or drink on the plane, not even water. The most annoying thing is that there are no stewardesses on the plane. The waiters are men. The only facility on the plane is the toilet.

Building the Airbus plan is really catching up with the long-distance bus.

Some people complained that the seats are too narrow, and fat people feel like they are stuck in it. Some people have calculated that HD Airlines’ planes have one more seat than other airlines’ planes. How can passengers sit comfortably when the space is narrowed.

Although there are a lot of complaints, from the day of the official opening, HD Airlines is full every day. For the same period of flight, only when he is full will someone take the plane of other airlines.

The person who took HD Airlines said with a smile, I don't care if he has services or not. I don't take a plane for a vacation or to see a stewardess. My only purpose is to reach the destination. HD Airlines can do this.

People have said a lot about his shortcomings, but he has one of the biggest advantages, which is cheap. The ticket I bought is half the price of other airlines. I can save $50 for $100.

$50 is my income for a week of hard work. I can earn $50 for three or four hours. I don't think there is anything more cost-effective than him. In fact, you can see how hard it is to buy air tickets on HD Airlines.

There are far more poor people than rich people in this world.

In order to save a little money, people are willing to make cheaper planes. What’s wrong with no food and beverages?

Rich people say that HD aviation is rubbish, so the rich should go to fly with other airlines. Now HD airline tickets are hard to buy, just leaving the seat for us poor people.

As for the slight discomfort, just bear with it and get over it.

 …

On this day, Fox, the director of ABC, came to Hardy with Irina to report the progress of the broadcasting company to Hardy.

The structure of the TV station has been set up, all departments are ready, and several studios have also been renovated. They can produce news programs, make-up programs, and talk shows. There is also a large studio that is still under construction. Hundreds of spectators, making big shows.

The line connected to other TV stations has been overhauled again, and there is no problem at all, and the broadcast can be guaranteed.

Sesame Street has recorded 10 episodes, each one hour. We have found 12 puppet actors, plus the big star Elizabeth Taylor joined in. The recorded programs are of very high quality. I believe children will like them.

I asked Edward, and now Altman has also produced 5 episodes, which can basically guarantee one episode every two days, each episode is 45 minutes.

We have found 6 hosts for the TV shopping show, three men and three women, all graduated from University of Southern California with a major in hosting. Boss, you said before that we are looking for someone who is particularly passionate. I have already interviewed them, and they are very good. Good. Irina said.

The progress of purchasing film sources is not very optimistic. We only bought some films from small companies and some documentaries. After all, our selection criteria for films is also very strict, and we will not buy junk films.

Those big film companies don't want to sell good sources, especially award-winning films. The film companies say that these films can still be released in theaters to make money. If they are sold to TV stations for free broadcast, then the film will no longer be able to make money in the future. .”

Up to now, only 35 films and 62 documentaries have been bought, with an average price of 2,800 US dollars, all of which are films that may not continue to be released.

Hardy did some calculations in his mind and found that these films and documentaries have already cost nearly 300,000 US dollars. It has to be said that being a TV station is really a waste of money.

He understands the thinking of those film companies. In fact, the possibility of re-release of old movies to make money is very low, except for super classic movies like Gone with the Wind, Casablanca, and Bridge of Souls.

Even if Red Dead Redemption and This Killer Is Not So Cold are currently in theaters, Hardy can't guarantee that they will continue to be released in theaters.

The biggest idea of ​​the film company is that they don't want the TV station to get more resources, because the TV station and the film company are originally in a competitive relationship. The better the TV station develops, the more the film's share will be eaten.

Does that mean it can start broadcasting now? Hardy asked.

Yes, boss, it's ready to start broadcasting now, and ABC will be officially launched on the day you decide to start broadcasting. Fox said.

Hardy took out an old almanac and looked through it.

Hardy asked Han Yizhen to buy this thing for him. It is in traditional Chinese characters, but fortunately most of them can recognize it.

He looked at the almanac.

Three days later was a good day, and it was Saturday, a day when people had a holiday, and the family was watching TV at home.

It's scheduled to start broadcasting in three days!

Both Fox and Irina were very curious. The boss took out a book with many strange graphics and looked at it, and then confirmed the opening date.

Could it be a magic book? !

the next day.

Big newspapers such as the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times all placed an advertisement on the front page of the advertisement page, ABC Broadcasting Company officially resumed broadcasting.

A program list is attached below.

People were surprised to find that the ABC TV program was broadcast around the clock, from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm.

You know, the other two national TV stations only have 5 hours of programming every day.

From 8:00 am to 8:30 am, Morning News Broadcast.

From 8:30 to 10:00, Estee Lauder Teaches You to Make Up.

From 10:00 to 12:00, the documentary The Attack on Pearl Harbor.

From 12:00 to 12:30, Noon News Broadcast.

From 12:30 to 18:00, TV Shopping.

At 18 o'clock, Colorful Cartoon ~ Sesame Street.

19 o'clock, Time.

At 19:30, Andy Economic Forum.

20 o'clock, The Tonight Show with Elaine.

At 21:30, the movie Red Dead Redemption ends at 12:00.

This TV program list has shocked countless Americans. Judging from these names, we know that these programs should be very good, and there is also the movie Red Dead Redemption, which was a big hit last year.

ABC even shows this kind of film, which shows how much investment it has.

After watching it, many people were surprised and said, My God, after the ABC radio station changed its boss, how much money has been invested in the program, and the TV is free. Will the boss die at a loss?

I heard that the owner of HD Security who bought ABC should be able to withstand it. I hope it can withstand it. After all, we can watch the show well.

The executives of NBC and CBS, two broadcasting companies, also paid attention to ABC's advertisements. After all, they are the only three TV stations in the United States that can cover the entire United States.

After reading the program list, the president of NBC Broadcasting said with a sneer: It seems that Mr. Hardy invested a lot of money in the production of so many programs. A layman has no idea how much money is spent in producing TV programs. Now they don't have a penny for advertising. His income depends entirely on burning his own money, so he probably won't last a month.

President, do we want to add more programs? A vice president asked.

The president shook his head, Now our advertising revenue has just reached a balance with the program expenditure. A few days ago, the chairman of the board of directors also said that in the second half of the year, try to make the TV station make money, and the program will cost money. The board of directors will not agree. .”

But now that ABC is planning to broadcast 24/7, it will definitely attract a large number of viewers and cause our ratings to drop. Then the advertising fee for the second half of the year may not be guaranteed. The vice president said.

Don't worry, the original blue network is just an empty shelf, I don't believe they can come up with any tricks in a short time, let's take a look first.

CBS Broadcasting also attaches great importance to ABC's rebroadcast, especially ABC's 24/7 broadcast. Isn't this a distraction? The senior management held a meeting to discuss how to deal with it. The final conclusion is to watch it first.

After all, supporting the ratings of a TV station is not only the length of time, but also the ratings effect. Now that ABC has invested so much, if it messes up and the ratings don’t increase, then they won’t be able to receive advertising fees. I’m afraid the boss won’t be able to last much longer. long time.

Just watch the show first. \u003c/div\u003e