Hardy Empire 1945

Chapter 189 The Global Times

the next day,

Irina took the team to Las Vegas to form a new Las Vegas TV station. ABC is now fully staffed, and it is not difficult to get a local station.

Hardy still has one more thing to accomplish in Los Angeles.

His deal with MGM also involves the Los Angeles Times. Now Hardy owns 11% of the shares of the Los Angeles Times and has become one of the major shareholders of the newspaper.

He had read the company shareholder statement that Andy had brought. The Los Angeles Times belonged to the Mirror Company, and the shareholders also included Bank of America and the Morgan family.

The headquarters of the Los Angeles Times is in Los Angeles. Hardy asked Andy to make an appointment for him. He was notified yesterday that the company will hold a shareholder meeting and a management meeting to welcome the company's new major shareholder.

Hardy came to the headquarters of the Los Angeles Times today and met with the management and several shareholder representatives. Although Hardy's current strength is incomparable with those of Morgan and Bank of America, no one dares to deny it on the West Coast, especially in Los Angeles. Pay attention to.

After Hardy greeted shareholders and management, the president introduced the current situation of the Los Angeles Times to Hardy.

The editorial department has more than 350 employees, and has resident reporters in more than 20 countries and regions. They get thousands of pieces of information every day, and need to screen the most worthwhile information to publish in the newspaper. At the same time, the Los Angeles Times is also the one with the most advertisements among the three major newspapers. One family, the income has been pretty good.

The Los Angeles Times is one of the three major newspapers in the United States, and it has to be said that it is very strong.

Hardy put forward his own ideas, hoping that ABC and the Los Angeles Times can carry out in-depth cooperation, especially in terms of news, and hope that the Los Angeles Times can provide ABC with more information and news, the most important thing is to push them in time.

For news, timeliness is very important. Often, if you broadcast a few minutes earlier than others, the effect of the audience's reaction will be completely different.

The president immediately expressed his willingness to cooperate with ABC. Of course, providing news is not free, and the Los Angeles Times will also have an extra income.

The two sides had a pleasant meeting and talk this time.

Leaving the Los Angeles Times, Hardy and Andy got into the car. Hardy thought for a while and said, Andy, we still need to have our own newspaper, that kind of global newspaper.

Do you think it's not enough to cooperate with the Los Angeles Times? Andy asked in surprise.

Hardy shook his head, Cooperating with the Los Angeles Times, we just have one more channel for sound reception, and we also need a place where we can make sound.

Isn't ABC the place to speak?

Television is only one aspect. ABC now only covers the whole of the United States, and the households covered by the television are only those households with a TV and radio, which is very limited.

Although the communication industry is developing rapidly,

Television stations have gradually become one of the mainstream, but now newspapers are still the largest information channel, and the most important thing is that they can be distributed in multiple countries, unlike ABC, which is only in the United States.

Although newspapers declined in later generations, they were replaced by new media that gradually became popular after the 1990s, but now it is 1947. In these decades, newspapers will still be the largest means of media.

What do you want to do, boss? Andy asked.

On the way here, Hardy already had a preliminary idea in his mind, and said: We have money, the easiest way is to buy.

There are 50 states in the United States. We buy a small newspaper in each state and connect them together to become a big newspaper. There are more than 40 countries in Europe, and each country buys one or two newspapers.

There are more than 40 countries in Asia. We buy a newspaper in each country, such as Japan, North Korea, and India.

There are also places like South America and Africa that have acquired some newspaper offices to expand their sources of news.

Andy looked at Hardy in surprise,

Boss, it will cost a lot of money, at least tens of millions to start, and a lot of money will be invested in the early stage to support this newspaper.

For Andy, establishing such a newspaper is not worth the loss. If you want news, you have already cooperated with the Los Angeles Times. If you want to make a sound, you can advertise, submit articles, and ABC, etc. There is no need to spend so much investment and energy to make it a newspaper.

Hardy smiled, Andy, why are we making money?

Andy was a little stunned by the question.

In order to enjoy a better life, in fact, it doesn't cost much, the life of a random millionaire is already very good.

In order to realize one's own value, sometimes money is just a number.

In order to make the society more progressive and the world better, this is a word used by politicians, not suitable for businessmen.

I don't understand, why do you earn so much money, boss? Andy asked.

Hahahaha, for the sake of fun, do whatever you want. When I have my own worldwide newspaper, I can scold whoever I want, and expose whoever I want to expose. Hardy said with a smile.

Andy froze.

Ok.

This is in line with the boss's personality.

Hardy has just sold 20% of the ABC broadcasting company. He has a lot of cash in his hand, and all his properties are making money. Now he can easily come up with 20 million.

Besides, even if the newspaper company is acquired, it will not be completed in a short period of time. This investment may take several years.

No problem boss, what do you need me to do? Andy asked.

Help me find a good president. The future development of the newspaper depends on this person. If the person is not suitable, it will waste my time. Hardy said.

I understand the boss, I will find a suitable candidate. By the way, boss, what do you plan to call this newspaper? Andy asked.

Hardy thought about it.

Global Times.

Andy acted quickly, and helped Hardy select a few talents. After reading the resumes of these people, Hardy felt that one of them was not bad.

This person is now the president of the Daily Tribune in Los Angeles. The tribune is not ranked well in Los Angeles. The daily circulation is only more than 10,000 copies. The total number of newspapers is only 6, and it is in a semi-loss state.

that's it,

The newspaper still insists on its own style.

The content is more serious, mainly about politics, economy, military, international relations, law, human rights, science, literature, academics, etc.

Those who report these contents are generally international big newspapers, while some tabloids often take a professional route in order to survive, such as financial newspapers, stock newspapers, entertainment newspapers, etc. There is no room for tabloids that write serious content.

You have neither authority nor a wide range of information sources, how could you do those big newspapers.

But this President Mark Keen has persisted for two years.

Of course, it’s hard to say whether we can continue to persevere. Ordinary people can’t persevere if they don’t make money and lose money.

Maybe this has something to do with his background. He graduated from Worcester College, Oxford University, and later worked in the New York Times. He became the deputy editor-in-chief at the age of 28. When World War II broke out, Mark Keane resolutely joined the army and finally became a war reporter.

Even on the battlefield, he braved the hail of bullets and went deep into the hinterland of France, reported a lot of news on the battlefield, and wrote many articles on the battlefield.

After World War II, he retired from the army and did not return to the New York Times. Instead, he ran a tabloid, the Daily Tribune, reporting world news from his own perspective.

Hardy saw Mark Kean in the office, and Hardy felt that Mark Kean looked a bit like Tom Hanks, both of which had long heads.

Mr. Mark should know the content of our meeting. Hardy said.

Yes, Mr. Andy told me that Hardy wants to form a worldwide newspaper and needs a suitable person in charge. Mark said.

Then would you like to?

Of course I am willing. It has always been my dream to be a world-class newspaper.

Then tell me if you are qualified for the job.

Mark Keane went through his resume, and then said: I can speak five languages, English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish. With these five languages, I can communicate in most places in the world.

Acquiring a newspaper office and establishing a presence in other countries requires flying around frequently. I am 34 years old and full of energy.

I have a lot of work experience, the deputy editor-in-chief of the New York Times, a war correspondent, and I founded a newspaper by myself, so I can handle all kinds of problems.

Hardy nodded, these are indeed his advantages over others.

Then what requirements do you have, such as share dividends and salary? Hardy asked.

Boss, I don't want share dividends. I can pay the normal salary, but I have one request. Mark Keen's tone became a little serious.

Hardy knew that it was often harder to deal with people who didn't value money.

Tell me.

I hope that the news reported by the Global Times will strive to be true and not be biased for some political purpose, which will lose the purpose of the news and become a manipulation of public opinion.

After Mark Keane finished speaking, he looked directly at Hardy, without any fear in his eyes.

Hardy thought for a while and said:

The principle of the Global Times is to strive for truth, to be fearless, to be unbiased, and to be impartial, regardless of party affiliation, geography or any special interests. This is my opinion, what do you think?

After Hardy finished speaking, Mark Keane's eyes suddenly brightened.

Mr. Hardy, do you really think so?

certainly.

Mark Keen became even more excited, I just want to run a newspaper like this, Mr. Hardy, if you let me be the president, I will do my best to grow the Global Times. With your financial support, I believe In the future, the Global Times will not lose to big newspapers such as The Times, The Guardian, The Washington Post, and The New York Times.

Hardy stood up and held out his hand to Mark Keen, Okay, then I will leave the rest of the work to you.

Mark Keane shook hands with Hardy excitedly.

Boss, how much are you going to give me? Mark Keane asked.

This guy's name has changed really fast.

How much do you want?

Mark Keane thought for a while, My preliminary plan is to first acquire 20 newspaper offices in the United States, then acquire 5 newspaper offices in Europe, then set up 10 communication stations, and set up two communication stations in Asia, Japan and Hong Kong, and Australia. Acquire a newspaper office and acquire 3-5 newspaper offices in South America.

In this way, even if our newspaper office is established, according to this scale, I am afraid that it will cost more than 2 million US dollars.

Mark Keane looked at Hardy. Although Hardy just said that he fully supports it, he doesn't know how much the boss will support it. After all, 2 million is a huge amount of money in this era, comparable to 200 million US dollars in later generations.

Hardy smiled lightly, No problem, I will transfer 2 million yuan to the Global Times, but the money will be reviewed by Andy's financial team.

Mark Keane was overjoyed.

That's great, boss, don't worry, I won't spend this money indiscriminately, every penny will maximize its value.

After saying this, Mark Keane paused.

He became a little hesitant and said: Boss, the first newspaper, what do you think about the acquisition of the Daily Tribune?

Hardy laughed when he heard that.

The Daily Tribune was Mark Keane's dying newspaper.