While the Voice of China conducts auditions across the United States and records programs, Star TV is also building its own TV broadcasting network.

On April 18, Star TV rented a satellite transponder from directv, a satellite TV service provider, for $8 million a year. Star TV can use satellite transponders to build thirty TV channels, which can cover hundreds of millions of TV users in North America, including the United States, Mexico, Canada, etc.

In April, Star TV rented cable TV network from cable service provider Comcast for $15 million a year.

In 1999, the number of cable paid users in the United States was around 50 million. The company has 18 million cable TV users, 8 million broadband network users and 3 million IP phone users. It is the largest cable TV company in the United States.

Beiro TV, the predecessor of Star TV, is also a cable TV station, but it only has a pitiful 5,000 users.

On April 23, Star TV once again rented Time Warner Cable, the second largest cable TV service provider in the United States for $10 million a year. Time Warner Cable has 9 million cable TV users, 4 million broadband network users and 10,000 IP phone users, making it the second largest cable TV company in the United States.

Through these three transactions, Star TV paid more than $30 million in expensive rent every year. It initially has its own TV broadcasting network, which can cover hundreds of millions of wireless TV users across the United States, and 'Millions of wired paid users can receive "The Voice". This is unimaginable in China, because private enterprises are currently not allowed to run TV stations in China. The procedures for renting satellites are very complicated, and even if there is a connection, it will take several years.

Since then, all the preparations for "The Voice of America" ​​have been completed, and it has finally come to May 1st.

At 10 a.m., Star TV held a grand "The Voice of America's World Premiere Press Conference."), Fox News Channel (foxnews), and ABC (a**c).

The press conference was filled with many media organizations and nearly 100 reporters. At the beginning of the press conference, Chen Lin saw the scruples and directness of the American media.

A few days before the press conference, a post of four mentors joining "The Voice of America" ​​was exposed on a forum on Google Station. The post revealed the franchise fees of four mentors, including Mike Jackson, Whitney Houston, $15 million, Arthur, $10 million, and Liu Dehua, $10 million. Reporter Lei Luo first questioned the four mentors about this post, because the four mentors had always claimed to be attracted by the excellent creativity of the show in previous promotional activities. As soon as this post came out, some friends suspected that they were just attracted by money.

"Mike, you have always said that you joined the Voice because the show is very good. Now there are sky-high franchise fees. Some people say that you are burdened with debt and only joined the show for the sake of sky-high rewards. What are your objections to this statement?"

"I still say that. There is only one reason why I joined, that is, the show is very good. I am happy to participate. As for how many real names are there on the posts that have been leaked?"

"Since Mike, you think the post is fake, what is your real reward?"

"Sorry, the remuneration question is a trade secret, and I can't answer you."

"Is it difficult to answer, or is the news on the post true?"

"Please don't bother with this question. I will not answer any questions about remuneration. Please ask other questions." The reporter was a little unhappy, but American journalists do not have any superstar worship. They dare to ask directly, "Mr. President, what color of ** did you wear today?" Mike's displeasure naturally could not simply make the reporter give up asking.

When Lei Luo was about to fire another fire on Mike's debt, he was very familiar with the American media person named Ceo Lawrence Bello, who answered the topic in time.

"No need to make things difficult for the four mentors. Let me answer the questions of this journalist friend." Lawrence continued with a smile: "You should also know that the remuneration is a commercial secret. It is impossible to tell everyone the specific number, but I can responsibly tell everyone that the posts on the Internet are unreliable. Let me say that several mentors are "zero" franchise. I will say that it is "zero" franchise again, but it can also be said that it is a sky-high franchise, and the sky-high price is more than the amount of leaked information in the post."

What is "zero" reward and why do you say it is sky-high reward? Lawrence's contradictory statement immediately ushered in a wave of questions from reporters.

But they were disappointed. Lawrence is a master of dealing with the media. In Chinese, Tai Chi is very good. He always smiles and always answers the reporter in one sentence: "Please pay attention to our program. The truth will be known sooner or later. Please forgive me for keeping it confidential."

The reporter was so angry that Lawrence was so angry that he was so angry that he was tiring, and the four mentors also agreed not to answer questions about remuneration. As for the producer Chen Lin, who sat on the rostrum and kept silent, he was also a little fox. When facing the reporter's questioning, reporter Lei Luo, who was the same surname as the old fox Lawrence, fired again. This time his artillery fire was even sharper, aiming at the only Chinese face among the four mentors - Andy Liu Dehua.

"Mr. Andy, you are the least experienced among the four mentors. Is it stressful for you to cooperate with the other three?" Lei Luo said discriminatoryly, saying that Liu Dehua's qualifications are not as qualified as the other three.

Liu Dehua smiled slightly, not caring about the ridicule of the other party's words, and said with a smile: "The cooperation with the three mentors is very pleasant, very relaxed and pleasant. The Voice of Good is a pleasant program. None of our four mentors felt any pressure, and they were just happy. Having said that, as for whether what I said is true, please pay attention to the global premiere of "The Voice of America" ​​at 8 o'clock tonight."

Lei Luo did not end the trouble and asked another tricky question: "As far as I know, Mr. Andy has a good relationship with the program producer Mr. Chen Lin and Mike. Is it because of the relationship between you and you can join the ranks of mentors?"
Chapter completed!