Hardy Empire 1945

Chapter 186 Hardy Group

The scandal has caused NBC Broadcasting Corporation's status in the hearts of the audience to plummet, and it will not be a matter of time to improve again.

at the same time,

The demonstrations did not stop until a week later, and the reputation of Columbia Television was also affected to some extent due to the poaching incident.

ABC took the opportunity to secure the top spot of the three major TV stations.

Hardy's revenge.

Attacking opponents to improve oneself can be described as taking care of both sides.

But that's not all.

Henry is still on the move.

At NBC, he bought a planner and an editor, and at Columbia, a secretary and a reporter.

These people can provide him with a lot of intelligence information, such as the recent projects being carried out by these two TV stations, and the internal affairs of these two companies.

Sometimes a small breakthrough can cause a company to suffer a major blow.

The HD security intelligence room has now expanded its functions. Hardy's request to them is to develop into a multifunctional intelligence department capable of collecting intelligence, spying on secrets, secret investigation, tracking and anti-tracking, and establishing an intelligence network.

Already something like secret agents and espionage organizations.

Buying the staff of the other TV station is more effective than poaching corners. Hardy will know what happens to them at the first time, and he can respond to them.

For example, in the past few days, Columbia Television is preparing to develop new programs and finds Broadway theaters in New York, hoping to broadcast their performances live.

The Broadway theater was a little tempted, but they didn't agree to them immediately, but on the second day, ABC TV signed a contract with the Broadway theater in New York, and will broadcast ballet, opera and musical performances here in the future.

When Columbia's top executives received the news, the angry president wanted to curse.

But there is no way, they have already signed a contract.

The reason why the contract was signed so quickly was that Hardy found the old godfather, and the old godfather found a relationship to communicate with the senior management of the Broadway theater, which made it so smooth.

The war between the three TV stations ended with a big victory for ABC. The two TV stations originally wanted to catch up, but they stepped into the mud pit before they started, and they got stuck in the mud. It may be even more difficult to stand up and continue chasing. .

During this period of time, the development of ABC TV station was very smooth, and the audiences of various programs responded well.

TV shopping is becoming more and more prosperous.

Andy reported to Hardy the harvest during this period.

The 5,000 motorcycles we bought before have all been sold out. Although the price is cheap, our purchase price is low, and the total income is 126,000 US dollars.

Because this motorcycle became popular, the motorcycle factory also received a lot of publicity. I asked someone to publish a small article in the newspaper, introducing the motorcycle factory's promising future. The stock price of the motorcycle factory has now risen.

We originally purchased 58.3 shares of the motorcycle factory. At that time, we invested 140,000 US dollars. Now the value has risen to 520,000. Boss, do you want to keep the shares of the motorcycle factory? Andy asked.

Hardy waved his hand, You make up your own mind about investment, when to buy and when to sell, you can decide by yourself.

Andy was very moved by the attention and recognition of his boss.

Okay boss, I understand.

Andy continued to introduce that they not only bought shares in a motorcycle factory, but also a total of more than a dozen factories including clothing factories, shoe factories, hair dryer factories, and chocolate factories.

The things sold on TV shopping these days are all products of these manufacturers. A 5-hour simulcast has a very obvious publicity effect, so the stock prices of these places have increased to varying degrees.

Andy calculated carefully. He invested about 1 million at the beginning, and now he should be able to get back 3 million by selling the shares.

In a short period of time, it reached 300% profit.

Das Kapital said that if there is a 50% profit, a businessman will dare to take risks; if there is a 100% profit, he will dare to trample on all human laws; crime, even at the risk of being hanged.

Now Hardy did it without risking being hanged.

Boss, now some big brands have approached us, and they also hope to set up a few TV shopping shows. The condition offered by the TV station is advertising fee + sales commission. The advertising fee is 30,000 US dollars, and the sales commission is the selling price. 30%.

Hardy said in his heart, isn't this the model of online celebrities selling live broadcasts in later generations?

Now we can't accept all the goods. The main reason is that it is inconvenient to pick up the goods. It is better to have special counters in shopping malls in various cities, or there are sales stores in various places. Customers can go to the store to collect them by themselves. We cannot cooperate with those without sales points.

Hardy knows that in the future, live broadcasts will bring goods so quickly, mainly due to the strong logistics, but it is far from reaching that level now.

This reminded Hardy of the idea of ​​building a large logistics supermarket.

If every city has a large supermarket, it is equivalent to establishing countless transshipment centers. Customers can go to the supermarket to pick up the products for TV shopping, so that they can be sold nationwide.

The profit will definitely be higher then.

Finally, Andy talked about stock investment. He has been a stock expert for several periods. Through the impact on the stock market and capital operation, the original investment of 1 million has now reached 1.6 million US dollars. This profit rate is already very high in the stock market.

Having said that,

Both relaxed, Hardy handed Andy a cured cigar, and the two smoked.

Andy took two sips and said:

Boss, I have a suggestion.

you say.

I think you should establish a group company. Andy said.

Hardy stopped smoking.

What do you think? Hardy asked.

You now have dozens of industries, and the management has always been very loose. It can be said that each company does its own thing, and each company reports to you independently. Now you have plenty of experience and can still manage it, but your future business ratio will inevitably increase. In general When you can't take care of it, it is very necessary to set up a group company to manage the industry under your name. Andy said.

Since Hardy was reborn in this world, his energy is different from that of ordinary people. He seldom feels tired, and his memory is much stronger than before. There are so many industries, but he hasn't felt any difficulty so far, so he didn't consider setting up any group company.

But he will definitely go to that step in the future. Today Andy brought it up, and Hardy thinks that it is completely possible to do it now, and it is only good for him.

When a group company is established and the management is more standardized, even if the boss does not intervene, it can still operate normally.

Then you can let go and do other things.

For example, a certain Dong has four or five hundred companies under his name. He has a group and subordinates, so it is easy to manage.

Your suggestion is very good, Andy. You will be responsible for the establishment of the group company. If you have any questions, please ask me for instructions. Hardy said.

Good boss. Andy took over the task.

Now I have a question for you. What do you think is the name of our group? It will be much easier to do things after we have a name. Andy said.

Hardy didn't think much of it.

Let's call it the Hardy Group.

Mayer informed the MGM board of directors of the news after negotiating with Hardy to acquire a stake in ABC Television.

Members of the board of directors of MGM are very interested in being able to participate in ABC. In addition, ABC has been in the limelight recently and has profitability. It is definitely a high-quality investment.

But when Meyer told Hardy's offer and request, the board members felt that Hardy's asking price was too high.

We cooperate with ABC to develop the film library and help them produce programs, which is also a great improvement for ABC. The 20% offer is 15 million. I don't think ABC has such a high value. A director said.

The shares of the Los Angeles Times are also very valuable to us. If we only sell them at the current stock price, I think it is too low. Another shareholder said.

Meyer said in his heart, for this price, I still agreed to Hardy's subsidiary conditions, and he only agreed to give him the chairman of the Screen Actors Union.

These people will only say that buying is expensive and selling is low. Shareholders all over the world just want to make money, and no one has ever considered the difficulty of the operator.

That is to say, if you are tempted by ABC shares, and you are tempted by opening a casino, but you don't want to pay, there is no such reason in the world.

After the meeting of the board of directors, Mayer communicated with Hardy, and Hardy smiled after hearing this, My Hardy Grand Hotel will open soon, and you can bring the directors of MGM to the meeting, and wait for them to see the business. profitability, I believe they will be tempted.

Okay, I'll definitely join in when the time comes. Meyer promised.

The Hardy Grand Hotel in Las Vegas is about to open.

Now all the facilities have been constructed and have reached the best state of design.

Hardy ramped up his publicity efforts, and ABC TV broadcasted a daily promotional video of the casino, and it also showed a countdown.

In order to attract customers to Las Vegas, Hardy also asked people to register a passenger transportation company, opened the passenger transportation route from Los Angeles to Las Vegas, and purchased 20 buses, one every half an hour.

Hardy's friends all received his invitation.

There are Los Angeles officials, Hollywood stars, and entrepreneurs who have cooperated with Hardy, and the preliminary count reaches about 500 people.

The Hardy Hotel also has the shares of the Corleone family, and Mike will also come over. In addition, local officials from Las Vegas will be present. I believe it will be very lively.

Las Vegas in October.

The daytime temperature is around 289 degrees, which can be said to be a pleasant climate, and 156 degrees at night is very cool. There is also little rainfall in this month, which is the best season of the year.

Two days in advance, he sent a large number of HD security personnel to fully ensure safety and order.

finally,

The opening day has arrived.

Today's weather is clear and sunny.

morning,

A HD airliner flew non-stop to Las Vegas, and the shuttle bus parked in the Los Angeles downtown plaza was also full of people. The Hardy Hotel was well advertised, and many people decided to go there for a trip.

Wait until the afternoon.

Hardy Hotel has gathered nearly 3,000 people, including officials, celebrities and ordinary gamblers. Fortunately, the casino has a large area, so it is no problem to receive these people.

Among the guests who came, some could not wait to sit on the gaming table, while others were playing with friends in the entertainment area.

8pm.

The guests walked into the courtyard.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony officially began. Hardy and Mike invited a few people with status to cut the ribbon together. When they finished cutting the ribbon, a firework bomb flew into the sky in the next second.

bang~!

Huge fireworks exploded in an instant, lighting up the sky in Las Vegas like fiery trees and silver flowers.

Immediately afterwards, countless fireworks were launched into the sky.

It reflects the gorgeousness of Las Vegas.

People watched the fireworks and cheered non-stop. After the fireworks show, Hardy shouted: Friends, guests, I hope everyone has a good time and everyone can make a fortune.

Gamblers flood the casino, and the real carnival begins.

All the women came tonight too, Ava Gardner, Elaine, Han Ye Jin, Heidi Lamarr, Taylor came with her parents, Hardy didn't accompany them, let them play by themselves, he has many more Greetings to important friends.

The hall was extremely lively.

In addition to slot machines and various gaming tables, there is also a betting game, 2 dollars is a bet, and each bet gets a number, and you can bet more. It is no problem for one person to buy 10,000 bets. The prize is drawn once every 2 hours, and whoever wins can win the prize. Take all bonuses.

certainly,

Casino commissions and taxes cannot be less.

Hardy also thought about the lottery for future generations, but it is not suitable to move here now. The gamblers are not that patient at all. They prefer to get money directly from the lottery, and the main purpose of the casino is to retain and stimulate customers.

According to the sign, there are more than 11,300 US dollars in the prize pool. After all, there are a lot of people here today, and many of them are rich people who don't care about the few dollars.

When 2 hours came, music sounded in the casino and the lottery began.

In order to be realistic and fair, Hardy had someone make a glass lottery drawer, with one lottery ticket for the gambler and one for the prize pool. The lottery tickets were drawn by blowing air and inhaling. What if 5 tickets are drawn at a time, and these 5 tickets are drawn separately. , until the only one is drawn.

This one is the grand prize.

Many people paid attention to the lottery draw here. The manager came on stage in person, took out the only lottery ticket from the lottery sucker, and announced a set of numbers.

Ah~~!

A woman screamed.

She hit the lottery.

This person is neither a celebrity nor a politician, but an ordinary gambler who came with friends. She only bet $2, and unexpectedly became the biggest winner.

This is more than 10,000 U.S. dollars, which is enough for an ordinary person's salary for 5 years. This girl can be said to have become rich overnight.

The girl excitedly came to the stage to accept the award, and got several stacks of banknotes. In order to realize that there were more banknotes, Hardy asked people to use 10 dollar bills to give out the award. The casino arranged for someone to take a photo. This photo will be posted on the award column later.

Hardy told Elaine who was by his side: Get someone to take more photos, ask about the girl's situation, find a reporter to write a beautiful article, publish it in tomorrow's newspaper, and ask ABC News to report it too. this matter.

An ordinary woman won a grand prize of 10,000 yuan with two dollars at the Hardy Hotel. I believe this news will stimulate more people to come to the Hardy Hotel.