Vol 2 Chapter 31: Decided

"In fact, if you want to continue, this solution is not a big problem. Although expansion into a wireless TV station still requires a lot of resources, such as more local base stations, more investment, etc. My father also has Anderson. Uncle and a lot of people will be happy to help, and there is such a successful precedent of News Corporation's X TV station, "Claude explained immediately," but the problem is that this plan has several issues that cannot be ignored, the cycle passes It ’s a long time. It ’s too much investment and the risk is high. We just talked about News Corp. You should know that Murdoch is not doing well now.

"Yes, after Charlie gave me their information, I specially let her organize it." Adrian nodded.
"Although we have the advantage, we cannot guarantee that this will not happen to News Corp., and once we really face their dilemma, we will certainly not support it longer than them." Crowder said with a coffee. " I believe that with you, there will be no problem with the television ratings. You have already proven this, but some things ca n’t be solved by ratings alone, Ed, and you always have the talent to dry up, right? "
After speaking, he quietly waited for a while, and then opened his mouth after Adrian digested them: "I realized this a few months ago, but there was no good solution. But I know that neither you nor I will not give up and flinch. This is the goal that we have set and are working hard for. I finally consulted my father, and then my father asked me that there was something readily available in front of me, why not Need to be entangled in expanding the cable TV station into a wireless TV station? Yes, think about it, if we can successfully acquire it, both influence and voice will have a qualitative improvement, as long as you can get rid of the loss situation, Their TV network plus some of the net and TBs in our hands, we will have the strength of the TV network and the cBs they have done together "
"A pretty speech," Adrian clapped his hands as a symbol of xìng, and looked at Claude with a smile. "If I remember correctly, I should have told you before ... made a mistake? "
Claude breathed a long breath, and the expression on his face didn't change much: "Yes, I made a mistake, and I watched the operation of the TV media, but who hasn't made a mistake? It's better to make mistakes later, don't you? "
"It's true, but I still remember that you said to me at the beginning that we didn't have much advantage." Adrian looked at his dead party, with a little banter and a little annoyance in his eyes. "Young, lack of grades, etc Wait."
"I won't forget what I said, but these things can be solved now." Claude laughed suddenly. "Have you read the latest report? Then you should know the ratings of" Millionaire "? "
Adrian frowned suddenly, although he used less power on television than movies, but he also knew that if he wanted to choose the most popular TV entertainment program in September, then the "Millionaire" that started three weeks ago Nothing.
Enough gimmicks-the winners can get 10,000 bonuses; compact atmosphere-the participants must break through by answering a variety of simple to difficult questions, and can also use a lot of Ways to reduce the difficulty; measures for the people-just sign up to participate. These have made "Millionaires" extremely popular, and received 8.6 ratings in the first week of broadcasting, which means that there are about 10,000 people watching.
For the cable TV station, this is a remarkable achievement. Although some newspapers have criticized the show for suspicion of publicity, it can't stop the advertisers from mén and the increased user base.
"... The ratings rose to 9.2 in two weeks, and there are almost 10,000 viewers. It may not rise any more, but it should not be a problem to keep it until the end of the season." Adrian carefully recalled that Xu Xu said, this is Never forget the benefits. Having said that, he also mentioned Buffy the Vampire Hunter casually, and he knew that Claude would definitely ask: "Buffy the Vampire Hunter was launched at the same time, so far the highest is 2.5, which is in line with the previously expected More than 10,000 viewers. "
"If it were broadcast on TVB, what would be the ratings." Claude smiled and asked another question.
Adrian's eyes narrowed slightly, and the other side's meaning he guessed a bit: "Buffy the Vampire Hunter will not increase too much, after all, the audience is relatively narrow. However, the conservative estimate of" Millionaire "is at least to be Doubled "
"That's one of our chips," Crowder spread his hands. "We did not get any results two years ago, but now it's different. The senior management must understand what such a program means to them. With you, I can tell them that we still have a lot of such shows and TV shows, and they will definitely consider them seriously. "
This is, the ratings of "Millionaires", the ratings of "Friends", and the ratings of "Buffy the Vampire Hunter"-although only tens of thousands of people watched, but for a long time no good TV shows have come That said, it still has a lot of fascination-these are all in front of them, not to mention that they still have a net now, and they will not know, in an ideal state, what these unions mean together.
"So you waited for two months before telling me, did you?" Adrian Mo asked with a chin on his arm.
"Yes, I want to confirm the ratings of Millionaire and Buffy the Vampire Hunter." Claude said frankly, "I would like to see the situation on TnT, but if I want to start, now it is The best time, and the ratings of Millionaire and Buffy the Vampire Slayer are already persuasive enough. "
"And if TnT continues to succeed during the negotiations, it can further increase the persuasion, right?" Adrian had to admit that Claude was really leak-free.
Regarding the transformation of TnT's direction, because the willingness to spend money has been initially completed, Adrian had already told Bosworth that he could prepare for the TV series prepared for them before "Millionaire" was aired three weeks ago. The "Yù Wangdu" which made it a step up in the age.
The competition in American TV dramas is very fierce. Almost all of the works that can be taken in the 6th and 7th seasons are made by jīng. Especially in the 21st century, the pace of life is further accelerated. It is also fortunate that "Friends" was in the early years. It ’s hard to say if such a sitcom can be filmed for ten seasons.
The production of "yù Wangdu" is easier said than done, because it is easy because the jīng essence of this movie lies in the unbridled topics of fashion and nv people, such as all kinds of bright and attractive dresses, or open Discuss men's size, capabilities, and more on television. To put it simply, this is a TV series that promotes nv rights, and the audience is also the nvxìng and male xìng who are curious about nvxìng.
Adrian had early contacted Candice Buschner. At this time, "Yù Wangdu" has not yet been assembled into a book, and is distributed in her column. With the promise of publishing, the other party sold him the right to adapt quickly, and promised to be the director of the adaptation of the script. As for the actor, anyway, as long as you 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 not easy. This is TnT's own production of TV series. Although Adrian has arranged some help and contacted many teams, after all, they are not as experienced as that.
Of course, this can also be seen as a test. Adrian provides TnT with all kinds of conveniences and resources as much as possible. If this is still a mess, then you have to switch to cooperation.
"Yes, when we are negotiating, even the reorganized TnT can make results, and it will naturally be more tempting." Claude nodded, seeing that the coffee was gone, and then poured another cup for himself. .
"Well, then the second question, funding." Adrian changed his posture.
"Because of the proper strategy for acquiring TBs, we only spent 5.5 billion, so carefully calculated, there are still about 100 million funds available to use." Claude answered with a smile.
"It's impossible," Adrian reveals a surprised god, "Don't tell you that you didn't spend any money when you bought those newspapers."
"Of course it took, but we are also making money at the same time." Claude shrugged. "Don't forget, we still have foreign trade companies in Russia, Clinton administration also forced the yen to continue to appreciate, and this year's Mexican peso crisis ... "
"Wait, you mean Mexican peso?" Adrian was even more surprised. "I remember we talked about this at the time, and you were against it."
"Yes, but what I'm against is too much investment. It's okay to go in and collect money as a hot money." Claude smiled slyly. "I have to admit that Soros is a terrible guy. In that case, netbsp can still be commanded; "So, what about the 1992 pound? "Adrian asked immediately, his eyes blinking at him without blinking.
"A little bit, you get less profit than the peso." Crowder spread his hand without concealing in the slightest.
"You guy ..." Adrian couldn't help laughing and sighed after pointing his finger at him.
"Well, even then, it is still not enough. I remember that you might have expected to spend nearly 100 million US dollars." He said immediately, "even if we already have a score that can be achieved, can it be worth 100 million?"
"No, but billions are still fine." Crowder immediately answered.
"Really?"
"Don't look at yourself, Ed. Remember Carl Rainer, the vice chairman of Viacom, who thinks your value is far beyond what you show, and I think this is Redstone's view. My father also said , Your potential is incalculable. "
"It sounds as if they are going to ng me into the National Academy of Sciences for the biopsy study." Adrian said in a serious way, 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 expected it would be the answer.
"Whether it's my father or your Uncle Anderson, they'll be happy." Crowder 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 achieved their careers with the funds and various conveniences provided by various groups or consortia. But from another perspective, isn't this an opportunity for big conglomerates to extend their tentacles into various industries?
They quietly entered the board and watched everything silently. When you can make money, they won't have any changes; but when you can't bring in profits, they will start to chase all kinds of affairs and make your company into their pocket. If you are dissatisfied and want to fight back to regain your power, they will politely let you go. Jobs will be swept out of Apple by mén, although it is related to his personal arrogance, but this factor is not without it.
The media, especially television stations, is very important for a country, otherwise the United States will not have laws such as "non-U.S. Citizens must not acquire American television stations." Secondly, I said that the high society in the United States half-coupled and half-hit the Jews, but the high society controlled mostly the traditional paper media, and the Jews have a lot of power in the emerging media such as movies and television-Hollywood has been more than a day It was called Hollywood Jewish for two days.
Thinking 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 in. Adrian has no objection. This is a rule. It is an irreversible rule. This is true for almost every company. There are no exceptions, but he needs to say the right now, because only he knows what the future will look like. Wait until after the year.
The original plan was to continue to expand TBs, through the godfather and uncle, to slowly and limited participation of those funds, but if you want to buy now, with the large amount of funds entering ...
"What are you thinking?" Claude asked, seeing Adrian not talking for a long time.
"It's nothing," Adrian shook his fist. "What you said is the ideal situation. Don't forget, we have to face the competition from Disney. They have been negotiating for a while. What is Eisner? You should know something about it, and we took Miramax from them before. "
"I know your worries, but I'm not sure, I won't tell you this, Ed," Claude smiled. "Denis really has advantages that we don't have, such as rich financial resources, such as rich resources. , Such as long-term qualifications; but our advantage, we have successful experience, but they do not, do they? "
"What if it fails?" Adrian asked, his frown slightly raised.
"Then we will continue with the previous plan. At most, it may take a little longer. It took News Corp. ten years, and we can't take that long." Claude shrugged, then watched Adrian laugh: "I know What are you 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 those who don't understand come in?" Crowder made a gesture. "Furthermore, this acquisition negotiation still takes a long time, and financing can also be discussed slowly, maybe over time. Over time, the amount of financing required may be reduced. You must know that Yahoo's click-through rate has exceeded 10,000. "
Adrian raised his eyebrows unexpectedly. He did not expect that Claude had been paying attention to the Yahoo show. As early as February, he mentioned Jerry Young and David Ferro via email, so Yahoo appeared on the Internet two months in advance, and because of him, their website was originally called Yahoo. In this way, the website exhibition is also very fast, coupled with Adrian's e-mail notification from time to time, after a few months, Yahoo's click-through rate has reached a level that should have been at the end of the year.
According to reliable information, the two people who started the website have begun to set up an ambitious company. UU 看书 www. uukanshu. Com Adrian is therefore ready to start, in the capacity of Stanford alumni, want to inject capital into it is a breeze. If there are no problems midway, Yahoo will be ready to go public at the end of the year, and then the media will have more room to maneuver.
However, Adrian was able to make this judgment because he could see the future of Yahoo, and Claude was entirely in his own eyes, and he raised it before he thought of it.
Adrian tapped his fingers back and forth on his 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 can be The odds are already worth the bet, and ... if it can be dragged to the end of next year, Cisco and Microsoft, which have begun to work, will give him more room for manoeuvre, and Uncle Regert will take good care of his fund . Coupled with the relationship between the godfather and uncle and Crowder's ability, and even if the financing of 100 million is not thinner than the threshold, you don't have to worry too much about the company's control issues, let alone sign an agreement-in fact, it is profit The problem is that as long as you can continue to make profits, even if you only have a few percent of the shares, you can still control the company.
Well, Adrian closed his eyes and took a deep breath, then looked at Claude seriously: "Then, let's take it down