King of Hollywood Chapter 31: Decided

"In fact, if you want to continue, this solution does not have much problem, although expanding into a wireless TV station still needs a lot of resources, such as more local base stations, invest more money, etc. Father And Uncle Anderson and many people will be happy to help, and there are precedents for the success of News Corporation's x TV station," Claude explained immediately, "but the problem is that there are several problems that cannot be ignored in this program. , The cycle is too long, the investment is too large, and the risk is high. Just now we talked about News Corp., you should know that Murdoch is not good now."

"Yes, after Charlie gave me their materials, I asked her to sort them out." Adrian nodded.

"Although we have an advantage, we cannot guarantee that this will not happen with News Corporation, and once we are really faced with their dilemma, we will certainly not support it longer than them." Say, "I believe that with you, there will be no problems with the ratings of TV stations. You have proved this, but some things cannot be solved by ratings alone, Ed, and when you are always exhausted, right Is it?"

After he finished speaking, he quietly waited for a moment, and waited for Adrian to digest these things before opening again: "I realized this a few months ago, but there is no good solution. , But I know that neither you nor I will give up and retreat, this is the goal we have set and are working hard for. I finally consulted with my father, and then my father asked me that there was something in sight, why Do you have to struggle with expanding cable TV stations to wireless TV stations? Yes, think about it, if we can successfully acquire them, both the influence and the right to speak will be qualitatively improved, as long as you can get rid of the loss. , Their TV network plus some of the net and TBs in our hands, we will have the strength to engage with cBs in the TV network"

"A very beautiful speech," Adrian symbolizes xìng and claps his hands, looking at Claude with a smile. "If I remember correctly, I should have told you before... I made a mistake. ?"

Claude took a long breath, and the expression on his face did not change much: "Yes, I made a mistake. I looked at the operation of TV media, but who hasn’t made a mistake? And now Making mistakes is better than making mistakes in the future, isn't it?"

"It's true, but I always remember that when you told me that we didn't have much advantage." Adrian looked at his buddy, with a little playfulness and a little annoyance in his eyes. "Young, lack of grades, Wait."

"I will not forget what I said, but these are now solvable." Claude suddenly smiled, "Have you read the latest report? Then you should know the ratings of "Millionaire"" Rate it?"

Adrian immediately raised his eyebrows, although he used less TV power than the movie, but he also knew that if he wanted to choose the most popular TV entertainment program in September, then it was not the "Millionaire" which was broadcast three weeks ago. "It's none other than.

Enough gimmicks-the final winner can get ten thousand bonuses; compact atmosphere-participants must answer a variety of questions from simple to difficult to break through, you can also use many such as to the scene The way the audience asks for help to reduce the difficulty; measures that are close to the people-as long as you sign up, you can participate. All these have made "Millionaire" very popular, and the first week of the broadcast received 8.6 ratings, which means that there are about 10,000 people watching.

For cable TV stations, this is a remarkable achievement. Although some newspapers criticized the show for its suspicion of being popular, it could not stop the advertisers and the increased user base from finding mén.

"...The ratings rose to 9.2 in two weeks, and there were almost 10,000 viewers. It may not go up again, but it should not be a problem until the end of the season." Adrian recalled Xu Xia said carefully, this It is the benefit of never forgetting. Speaking of which, he casually brought out "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", he knew that Claude would definitely ask: ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer" will be broadcast at the same time, so far the highest is 2.5, which is in line with the previously expected tens of thousands of viewers."

"If the change is to be broadcast on a TV station, how many ratings will there be." Claude smiled and asked another question.

Adrian’s eyes narrowed slightly, and he guessed a little bit about the meaning of the other party: ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer" will not increase too much, after all, the audience is relatively narrow. However, "Millionaire", conservatively estimated at least also need to turn up Double"

"This is one of our bargaining chips," Claude spread his hands. "We didn't get a good result two years ago, but now it's different. Seniors must understand that such a program means to them. What is it. With you here, I can tell them that we still have a lot of such programs and TV series, and they will definitely seriously consider it."

It’s the ratings of "Millionaire", the ratings of "Friends", and the ratings of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"-although only tens of thousands of people have watched it, there is no good TV show for a long time. It is still quite confusing to say-these are all in front of them, not to mention that they still have a net now, it is not unknown, in an ideal state, what it means to join together.

"So you only waited two months before telling me, did you?" Adrian asked, rubbing his chin.

"Yes, I want to confirm the ratings of "Millionaire" and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." Claude said frankly, "I wanted to see the situation on the TnT side, but if you want to start, it is now The best time, and the ratings of "Millionaire" and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" are already convincing enough."

"And if the TnT side continues to be successful in the negotiation, it can be further persuaded, right?" Adrian has such a problem, I have to admit that Claude is really leak-proof.

Regarding the transformation of TnT in the direction, because the willingness to spend money has been initially completed, Adrian had already told Bosworth to prepare the TV series prepared for them when "Millionaire" was not broadcast three weeks ago. It is the "Yù Wangdu" that made a step in the era.

The TV series in the United States is very competitive, and almost all of the 6 and 7 seasons are made by jīng. Especially in the 21st century, the life rhythm will be more intense after being further accelerated. Fortunately, "Friends" is It was shot at the beginning of the decade, otherwise it would be hard to say whether such a sitcom could be shot for ten seasons.

It’s not easy to say that the production of "Yù望城" is easy, because the jīng essence of this movie lies in the unbridled topics between fashion and nv people, such as various dresses that can attract people’s attention. Or openly discuss men's size, ability, etc. on TV. Simply put, this is a TV series that promotes nv powerism, and the audience is also a large number of nvxìng and a male curious about nvxìng.

Adrian contacted Candice Bushnell early on. At this time, "Yù Wangdu" has not been assembled into a book, and they are all distributed in her columns. With the promise of publishing, the other party readily sold the adaptation rights to him and promised to act as a guide for the adaptation of the script. As for actors, as long as they know how to dress and know how to show these in front of the camera, it doesn’t have to be Sarah Jessica Parker.

That’s why it’s easy to make, but it’s not easy because it’s TnT’s own production of TV series. Although Adrian arranged some manpower and contacted a lot of teams, they are not as experienced as they are after all.

Of course, this can also be regarded as a test. Adrian provides various conveniences and resources for TnT as much as possible. If it is still made in a mess, then it has to be turned to and cooperated in the future.

"Yes, when we are negotiating, even the reorganized TnT can make achievements, naturally it will be more tempting." Claude nodded to see that the coffee was no longer available, and then for himself Poured a glass.

"Okay, then the second question, the funding issue." Adrian changed to a sitting position.

"Because of the proper strategy for acquiring TBs, we only spent 5.5 billion, so carefully calculated, there are still about 100 million of funds can be used." Cloud replied with a smile.

"It's impossible," Adrian showed a surprised god, "Don't tell you that you didn't spend money when you bought those newspapers."

"Of course it took, but we are also making money." Claude shrugged. "Don’t forget, we still have foreign trade companies in Russia. Clinton politics fǔ also bī forced the yen to continue to appreciate, but also There is this year's Mexican Peso crisis..."

"Wait, do you mean Mexican peso?" Adrian's surprised **** is even bigger, "I remember we talked about this at the time, you were opposed."

"Yes, but what I object to is excessive investment. It's OK to go in and grab a few pens as hot money." Claude smiled very cunningly, "You must admit that Soros is a terrible person. Guy, in that case, you can still command netbsp; "So, what about the pound in 1992? "Adrian asked immediately, and looked at him without blinking.

"A little bit, the profit is less than pesos." Claude spread his hands, without concealing.

"You guy..." Adrian couldn't help laughing, sighed after reaching for his finger.

"Okay, even so, it is still not enough. I remember that you might have spent nearly 100 million US dollars at the time." He said immediately, "Even if we already have a score that can be done, it can be worth 100 million. Is it?"

"No, but 100 million is still okay." Claude answered immediately.

"Really?"

"Don’t look at yourself, Ed, remember Karl Reina, the vice chairman of Viacom, he thinks that your value is far more than what is shown, I think this is Lei Shidong’s view. Father In other words, your potential is incalculable."

"Sounds like they seem to plan to send me to the National Academy of Sciences for slice research." Adrian said seriously, and continued after Claude laughed: "Well, even so, we still lack 100 million. , You plan to..."

"We can raise money." Crowder's answer was already prepared, but Adrian did not reveal the surprised god. He obviously had expected this answer.

"Whether it is my father or your uncle Anderson, they will be happy." Claude said softly.

"Of course, this will happen sooner or later." Adrian sighed.

Everyone knows that if you want to succeed, sharing and win-win is the best way. Many people have the funds and conveniences provided by various groups or consortia to achieve their careers. But from another point of view, is this not an opportunity for those big consortia and big consortia to extend their tentacles into various industries?

They entered the board of directors silently, watching everything silently. When you can make money, they will not have any changes; but when you can't bring profits, they will start to deal with various affairs and make your company into their pocket. If you are dissatisfied with the desire to fight back and regain your power, they will let you go out of nowhere. The reason why Jobs will be swept out of Apple by Mén is certainly related to his personal arrogance, but this factor is not without.

Media, especially TV stations, is a very important thing for a country, otherwise the United States will not have laws like "Non-U.S. citizens are not allowed to buy US TV stations." Secondly, I said before that the upper-class society in the United States has half-struck and half-struck the Jews, but the upper-class society controls mostly traditional paper media, and the Jews have great influence in the emerging media such as movies and television-Hollywood has been more than a day. Two days has been called Hollywood of the Jews.

Think about Adrian’s uncle and his circle, the media may be one of the breakthroughs. If Adrian and Claude do a good job, it is certain that higher-level people will reach out. Adrian has no objection. This is a rule, an irreversible rule. Almost every company is like this without exceptions, but he needs to say the right now, because only he knows what the future will look like, even if he wants to share it, he has to wait at least Years later.

The original plan was to continue to expand TBs, let the godfather and uncle let those funds slowly participate in a limited amount, but if you want to buy now, with the entry of large amounts of funds...

"What are you thinking?" Claude asked, seeing that Adrian had not spoken for a long time.

"Nothing," Adrian clenched his fists. "What you said is the ideal situation. Don’t forget that we have to face Disney’s competition. They have been negotiating for a while. Eisner is You should also understand what you want, and we have taken Miramax from them before."

"I know your worries, but I'm not sure, I won't tell you this, Ed," Claude smiled. "Dinnis does have advantages that we don't have, such as richness, such as Rich resources, such as long experience; but our advantage, we have successful experience, but they don’t, don’t they?”

"What if it fails?" Adrian asked this, frowning slightly.

"Then we will continue with the previous plan, at most it may take a little longer. News Corp. spent ten years, and we will not spend so long." Claude shrugged, then looked at Adrian and laughed: "I Know what you are worried about, Ed, don’t forget where the money comes from."

"Yes, I know," Adrian did not deny, "but not only the godfather and my uncle, right?"

"It’s better than letting people who don’t know anything come in?" Claude made a gesture. "Besides, this acquisition negotiation will take a long time, and financing can be discussed slowly. Maybe Over time, the amount of financing needed may be reduced, knowing that Yahoo’s clickthrough rate has exceeded 10,000."

Adrian raised her eyebrows unexpectedly. He didn't expect Claude to pay close attention to Yahoo's exhibition. As early as February, he emailed Jerry Yang and David Ferro, so Yahoo appeared on the Internet two months in advance, and because of him, their website was initially called Yahoo. In this way, the website exhibition is also very fast, plus there are Adrian from time to time by e-mail reminder, a few months later Yahoo's click rate reached the height that should have been at the end of the year.

According to reliable information, the two people who founded the website have already begun ambitious preparations to set up a company ~IndoMTL.com~Adrian and are therefore ready to start. With the identity of Stanford alumni, it is easy to invest in it. If there is no problem in the middle, Yahoo will be ready to go public at the end of the year, when the media will have more leeway.

However, Adrian can make this judgment because he can see the future of Yahoo, and Claude is entirely in his own eyes, and he mentioned it before he thought it, which is quite out of the question

Adrian tapped his fingers back and forth on the desk, want to buy? Of course, not only will your company have a qualitative improvement, but the time spent on TV media will be greatly shortened, but... well, there is no perfect thing in the world, the key is bsp; basically, there is The odds are already worth gambling, and... if it can be dragged to the end of next year, the start-up Cisco and Microsoft will give him more leeway, and Uncle Regget takes care of his funds very well . Coupled with the relationship between the godfather and uncle and Claude’s ability, and even if the financing is not less than the critical value, don’t worry too much about the company’s control, let alone sign an agreement-in fact, it is still profitable. The problem is that as long as they can continue to make profits, even if they only have a few percent of the shares, they can still maintain control of the company.

That's it. Adrian closed its eyes and took a deep breath, then looked at Claude seriously: "So, I will take it down