Hollywood Tycoon [US Entertainment + Business War]

For Hong Kong's financial media, the biggest news recently has to do with Asian TV.First of all, Dongfeng Asia Film and Television Entertainment Group with a US-funded background successfully entered ATV, and turned this first TV station in Hong Kong's history and also a Chinese region into a wholly-owned subsidiary.Just when people were planning to analyze where ATV would go in the future, Asia Media Real Estate Company, also a subsidiary of Dongfeng Asia Film and Television Entertainment Group, announced that it would purchase the newly developed Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate site in Hong Kong as the future office location of ATV.

Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate is an industrial zone planned by the Hong Kong government this year, and compared with the other two industrial zones, this industrial zone is mainly aimed at "smoke-free industries".Later generations of TVB established their own new TV city here, but now it is preempted by Jed.In Hong Kong, where every inch of land is expensive, every piece of land is very precious, and Jed was able to win this piece of land only because of his American business background.After the Sino-British negotiations ended, the British found that they would no longer have the opportunity to rule Hong Kong, so they accelerated their actions to extract the surplus value of Hong Kong. It became the priority of the Hong Kong colonial government to push up land prices and make a fortune.

And Jade came to Hong Kong with his large sum of dollars at this time, and naturally became the guest of the Governor of Hong Kong.We must know that the industrial area of ​​Tseung Kwan O has not yet been speculated, and what is wanted is a big buyer like Jade.Therefore, when the two parties finalized the transaction, the Hong Kong government specially gave some discounts, which was regarded as thanks to Jade's company for helping to push up the land price.Jed knows that such an approach will actually hurt the interests of Hong Kong people in the end, but it is the same for anyone who buys this land, so it is not as good as himself.

When ATV's dust settled and became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dongfeng Asia, ATV was the most uneasy group of people.If Dongfeng Asia really does not intend to do a good job in ATV, then they will inevitably face the crisis of unemployment.Moreover, most of these people in ATV are people with dreams, and they will not be willing to give in to a company with no prospects.

But if you leave ATV, is there any place in Hong Kong to stretch your fists? TVB?Thinking of these three letters, most ATV people curled their lips.We must know that most of the people in ATV are people who had a bad life in TVB but did not want to sink. If they are allowed to return to the original TVB, they might as well just switch careers.Fortunately, when Dongfeng Asia announced the acquisition of ATV, it also announced the purchase of a large number of real estate in Hong Kong, leaving room for the future development of ATV.

This is already the second day after ATV was acquired, and the company seems to be going on in accordance with the original mode of operation.But when everyone got off work, they received a notice that, except for the necessary left-behind personnel, tomorrow all ATV staff will gather at the new ATV center in Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate.Although we don't know what will be built on that piece of land in the future, the new ATV center has caught many people's eyes.It seems that the new boss not only will not give up ATV, but will flex his muscles in ATV.

On the third day, although Tseung Kwan O was still a bit remote at this time, none of the ATV employees dared not come.After all, the company provides you with transportation expenses, if you don't come, don't come to the company to work at all.Hong Kong in October is a good season, with gusts of sea breeze and warm sunshine.In front of the ATV employees, there is only a large piece of land that has been cleared, and there is nothing else.

"What's going on here?" An ATV employee couldn't help complaining in a low voice, "Is the new boss trying to punish us?"

"Let's say a few words less, what's so great about the boss coming a few minutes late? Besides, isn't it time yet?" An old employee immediately came forward to mediate the relationship.After all, it is impossible for other media not to report such a big move by ATV.Not only TVB reporters were present, but also radio reporters from Radio Hong Kong, Commercial Radio and Metro, as well as some print reporters.No matter what the new boss wants to play today, at least everyone can't lose face of ATV.

Just when everyone was guessing what the new boss was going to do, a convoy came here.In addition to two container trucks, there is also a construction team and cranes and other equipment.And behind this huge convoy are luxury cars. The sharp-eyed reporter immediately said: "Wow! That's Lin Sheng's car! Didn't it mean that Lixin launched it? There is also Lin Ershao's car in it!"

Of course, apart from the cars of Lin Baixin and Lin Jianyue, there were two other luxury cars, who were carrying them, but since they were able to walk with the Lin family, they felt that they were not simple people.But before everyone guessed the guests, they saw that the construction team started to work on the site. A group of construction teams were building the rostrum, and the background of the rostrum was always covered by a curtain, which aroused the curiosity of the reporters. .

Another group of construction teams showed that they carefully unloaded crystal-like bricks from the container, and then set up building blocks near the chairman according to a certain sequence.It didn't take long for the reporters to discover the clues. "Look, there is a picture of the industrial park in the crystal wall!" The general industrial park will build a demonstration map before construction, but Dongfeng Asia is the only company that uses the crystal wall as a demonstration map.

"The new boss has too much money, right?" ATV employees are all in the media, so of course they have experience.Although such a crystal wall material has not been seen in Hong Kong, they have learned from reports that this kind of industrial crystal has been developed in the United States.ATV Technology News has also done a similar report. Of course they know how expensive this material is, and it needs more money to display a picture vividly on this material.

Of course, the most important thing is that this material is currently only an experimental product and has not been put into industrial production at all, so it is not easy to buy it.After the crystal wall was built, the spotlights on the scene naturally flashed non-stop.Seeing the scene where the reporters were so enthusiastic, ATV's employees couldn't help puffing out their chests.And at this moment, Jade and Lin Baixin joined hands on the rostrum, and naturally following them were Lin Jianyue and Hunan TV representative Ouyang Changlin.

You must know that Dongfeng Asia also has shares in Hunan TV, so it is also necessary to send people here.When Ouyang Changlin learned that the company he invested in had acquired ATV, he was a little shocked from ear to ear.And when Jed told him the future development strategy of ATV, he felt a little bit like he was listening to the Arabian Nights.When I came to the scene today and saw the exaggerated crystal wall, Ouyang Changlin couldn't help sighing, who said that media can't make money!

Lin Baixin first delivered a speech. He talked about his original intention of acquiring ATV and why he sold ATV to Jade.After listening to Lin Baixin's speech, ATV staff gave warm applause.It must be admitted that the gray-haired man on the rostrum really loves ATV. In his hands, ATV has entered its best years.But as he himself admits, he no longer has the spirit to make progress. At the same time, ATV with chaotic shareholding has reached the era that needs a strong, professional and enterprising person to manage it.

After Lin Baixin finished his speech, Jade also spoke in his fluent and standard Cantonese. "I like Hong Kong, and I also like Hong Kong TV, so I came here. Asia TV is the first TV station in the Chinese area, but it is not the most influential TV station in the Chinese area. This is a problem with our management! I know your hearts Ambitious and ambitious, but ATV didn't give you this stage, it's our fault! But this mistake will not happen again, because we want to create a new ATV!"

Jed waved his hand, and suddenly the curtain behind the rostrum came down, and a brand new ATV logo appeared in front of everyone. "The new ATV will be a place of dynamism and possibilities! Our new logo exemplifies this. It is the letter 'a' morphed from a Möbius circle and the ∞ symbol, symbolizing our Unlimited creativity and unlimited ability. And the representative color I chose for the new ATV is orange red, which is composed of passionate red and young orange. Starting today, we will not only become the most experienced TV station in the Chinese area, but also become The youngest TV station. Seniority represents authority, while youth represents vitality. "Vigor" and "authority" will be our standards for setting up stations in the future. Starting today, the new ATV center will be built here, and there will not only be world-class The media center building also has an internationally leading recording studio. Within this year, ATV will complete its internal reorganization, and our wireless channels will be expanded from two to three, and we agree to launch a new uniform on New Year's Day next year. And ATV will not only ATV in Hong Kong, we want to be based in Hong Kong and become the ATV of Asians! Let the world understand Asia through ATV, let Asia listen to the world through ATV, this is our slogan! Don’t worry about your work, because I will not only open an additional one next year The wireless broadcasting channel will also open two more satellite TV channels. Yes, you heard it right, and on New Year’s Day next year, Asia TV will set up Asia Satellite TV Company, which will be our entry into Asia and the world market. Weapons. So, as long as you have the ability, you have your place in ATV, and you will get a raise!"

The salary increase is not Jed's whim, but Jed found that the income of Hong Kong TV people is generally not very high.Because TVB has always been famous for its frugality, and ATV has always been responsible for the debt load, so the salary of the two companies is not very high.When Jade announced that he would raise his salary, all the ATV employees showed excited expressions in their eyes.

"When 1997 comes, the brand-new ATV center will be completed here. At that time, ATV and Asia Satellite TV will move to work here, and at the same time, we will also have film companies and music companies belonging to ATV born here. 1997 was the year when Hong Kong ushered in a new era, and it was also the year when ATV entered a new era. New ATV, new era!"

After Jed finished his speech, he received the warmest applause from all ATV employees.After Jade's speech, Lin Jianyue and Ouyang Changlin also took the stage to give a speech.According to the future composition of the company's shareholders, Lin Baixin will remain the chairman of ATV's board of directors, while Jade and Ouyang Changlin will become vice-chairmen, but the actual operation of the company will be in charge of the company's president Lin Jianyue.After the speech, Jade and his party were immediately surrounded by reporters from Hong Kong, and various questions emerged one after another.At the same time, Jade's live speech was also spread throughout the city of Hong Kong through the radio, including TVB's Shao Daheng naturally.Hearing Jed's ambitious speech, Shao Daheng's expression was not good, and Aunt Fang on the side comforted him: "The young man has no hair on his mouth, what are you worried about?"

"What do I have to worry about?" Shao Daheng smiled self-deprecatingly, "Didn't you hear what he said? He was telling me that his ATV didn't bother us to compete in the Hong Kong market. His ATV has a higher My goal is to become the ATV of Asians!"

"It also depends on whether their ATV has this ability! When our TVB aired in Taiwan and Japan, their ATV almost couldn't get along." Aunt Fang sneered, "You, don't worry about it. The words pissed me off."

Shao Daheng just shook his head and did not take Aunt Fang's words anymore.At this time, Jed also broke through the siege of the reporters, returned to the current office of ATV, and gathered all the company's executives for a meeting.Some things are not suitable to say in front of reporters, but they must be communicated clearly to all high-level officials.So when the company employees returned, the executives and Jed entered the meeting room again.

"This is ATV's future development plan." Jade has already ordered someone to hand over a plan to the senior officials. "If we are limited to the Hong Kong market, one day we will either be killed by TVB or we will kill TVB. If it is the former, then we can only close down. But if it is the latter, what can we do? Why do we If we want to set our sights on the three-acre land in Hong Kong, we have to go out! The South Korean SBS I invested in has changed from a small capital TV station to one of the best TV drama production companies in Asia, so I invest in ATV must become one of the best companies in Asia! North America has CNN, Europe has BBC, so why can’t Asia be without ATV? Yes, our Hong Kong and international channels will be transformed into information, financial and news channels! We will broadcast our news programs and information topics to the whole of Asia in Cantonese and English 24 hours, BBC and CNN are our goals!"

"Isn't it a pity that we gave up the country we had built?" Some executives put forward their opinions.

"Yes, it would be a pity." Jed nodded in agreement with his words, "That's why I plan to add a wireless broadcast at the end of the year, called the Family Carnival Channel. On New Year's Day next year, the Family Carnival Channel will become ATV's channel for local audiences. The entertainment channel that broadcasts, currently ATV's variety shows and TV dramas will be transferred to this channel. Hong Kong and international channels will broadcast various news, information topics, commentary programs and financial programs, of which the Hong Kong channel is also the Cantonese channel , while the international channel is an English channel.”

"If there are no Mandarin programs, it will be difficult for us to increase our influence in Taiwan!" another supervisor asked.

"That's why I asked for the establishment of Asia Satellite TV Company. This channel currently only needs two channels, one for the mainland China, and one for Taiwan's Asia News." Jed elaborated, "The Chinese channel only needs early The rest of the programs will be mainly variety shows, film and television dramas, life information programs, historical and cultural special topics, and natural exploration programs. The information I have so far is that the mainland will open up the satellite TV market to a limited extent, but absolutely We will not allow foreign TV to involve too much current affairs news. Our purpose is to make money, so we don’t need to make trouble with them. As for the news station targeting Taiwan, I hope this channel can be very authoritative and solemn, because this channel we not only want to Taiwan will land in Japan, Southeast Asia, and even Europe and America. Everyone knows that I own a satellite TV platform company, and I will bring Hong Kong, international and news stations to the United States and Europe. Let us Realize the slogan: let the world listen to Asia through ATV, and let Asia understand the world through ATV! Therefore, we have no layoff plan. Instead, I want you to dig the best journalists from mainland China, Taiwan, Japan, and Singapore People come here! I hope that next year ATV’s press stations will cover major cities, and by 1997, I hope that ATV’s reporters will appear on all news sites!”

While Jade was cheering up ATV executives, Xinhua News Agency Hong Kong Branch also got the transcript of Jade's speech at the New ATV Center today.After watching it, a man with a serious expression smiled slightly and said, "This American is interesting. He actually believes that Hong Kong will be better after the reunification than Hong Kong people! But I have also heard about him. He has a relationship with Hunan TV Station now. The cooperative relationship also helped Hunan TV's international channel to successfully land in Japan and the United States, which made the people on CCTV very interesting. And I also heard that China Film Corporation wanted to introduce his movies, but I was a little worried about his politics. Tendency, but this speech may reassure everyone. Let’s make an article, since Americans can believe that the United States will be better tomorrow, why can’t we Hong Kong people? ——If there is a chance, I really I want to chat with this American, I think he is also an interesting person."

After explaining some important matters, Jed delegated all the powers to Lin Jianyue, and he also had to rush back to Hollywood to prepare for the movie schedule at the end of the year.At the same time, he also has to review the final edited version of "12 Monkeys" and whether it can be released in the Christmas schedule.As for ATV's revision work, Jade combined the main editors and editors of Al Jazeera's English channel and Phoenix Satellite TV's information channel to make a few lists for ATV's people to dig.At the same time, he also told Lin Jianyue not to manage too deeply in fields that are not his own expertise, lest "a layman guide an expert".