Chapter 175: Stepping into the air is doomed [continued]
"Sheng Chen, if a kid wants to start a business, it's my fault. I can't just ignore him." Gao Yuanming said this calmly.
"Kid, why did I hear that Yihai wants to enter the television industry?"
Chen Jianxing said this with a sarcastic tone, "Child, are you kidding a fool? It's obviously your son who is out there trying to find out about ATV."
If you were an outsider, you, Gao Yuanming, would come forward to ask the Lin family and the He family to be lobbyists to restore ATV's license. If you, the Gao Group, want to advance into the television industry, just say so, there is no need to beat around the bush.
"Chen Sheng, our Gao family has not been cooperating with TVB for more than a year or two. There is no need for me to lie to you."
"The one who is really interested in ATV is my nephew Gao Jin."
From Gao Yuanming's point of view, there is nothing to hide in this matter. Xiangjiang City is so big and there are only a few top wealthy families. Concealing it will make you look smaller.
Chen Jianxing owns more than 20% of the shares of TVB. Although he is the major shareholder, he does not have absolute controlling rights. He will not fight with the Gao Group over the ATV matter.
After all, Chen Jianxing has other industries, and TVB is just one of the many industries under his name.
Among them, the famous Little Bee snack chain company in Xiangjiang has many stores in Xiangjiang City and even inland cities that rent the storefronts of Desheng Property.
Others may be qualified to fall out with Gao Yuande. Chen Jianxing's opponent Gao Yuande was beaten to death.
"Chen Sheng, it's just for kids to play with. I'll probably lose interest after two years. There's no need to make a fuss."
Gao Yuanming said this with a hint of warning.
"I don't care if someone will take care of it," Chen Jianxing said, his tone no longer so tough.
"Sheng Chen, why did TVB develop so well under the hands of Mr. Shao? It was because of the existence of ATV, and the subordinates focused on creating good programs."
"When there is competition, there is pressure, and when there is pressure, there is motivation, and only then will good-looking programs be produced."
"I've also heard about the internal affairs of TVB in the past few years. Chen's reform proposals were rejected several times. That's because they no longer feel the pressure."
"If ATV can be reborn, it will be of certain benefit to Mr. Chen."
Gao Yuanming's words were very beautiful, and at the same time he pointed out Chen Jianxing's shortcomings. Even though you are now the chairman of TVB, it is not all smooth sailing for you in TVB.
There is external pressure, which is of great benefit to your internal integration.
Chen Jianxing didn't say anything else. After chatting with Gao Yuanming for a while, he hung up the phone. Gao Yuanming let out a long breath.
"He knows how to look," Gao Yuande said from the side. Gao Yuanming smiled and shook his head.
"Yuande, it is better to dissolve enemies than to make enemies."
"Chen Jianxing has the support of Boss Li behind him. Otherwise, it would be his turn to become the chairman of TVB."
"I believe he is a smart man. The rise of ATV will only benefit him and not hurt him. If he is smarter, it will be easy to increase his shares in TVB by taking this opportunity."
Gao Yuanming said this with profound meaning. No matter how much TVB makes, the money distributed to Chen Jianxing will not be very much.
Becoming the chairman of the board of directors of a TV station has a good reputation, but the actual profit is not much. This is one of the reasons why those big guys don't get involved in the TV industry.
After the two families discussed for a while, Gao Jin and his father Gao Yuande left Gao Yuanming's place and returned home.
Now all that is left is to wait for the news. Once there is news from the Telecommunications Office, they will directly announce that the Protoss Group has taken over ATV.
As time passed, some big bosses began to have secret confrontations. The Telecommunications Office and the SAR government were also in a dilemma.
TVB's shareholders also have big bosses, and when they join forces, they are no less powerful than the Gao family, the Lin family, and the He family. Now it depends on who has the strongest connections.
On this day, Gao Yihai arranged a place where Gao Jin met Zheng Kuohai.
There were only two people in the room, Gao Jin and Zheng Kuohai. Gao Yihai didn't know how they talked, but he only knew that the Zheng family also joined the Gao family's camp the next day.
The balance began to tilt towards the Gao family.
Early in the morning two days later, Gao Jin, accompanied by Guan Hongsheng, went to the Telecommunications Office for questioning. The people responsible for questioning Gao Jin included council members, special personnel from the municipal government, and personnel from the Telecommunications Office.
As soon as the door was closed, no one knew how to inquire inside. They just knew that the inquiry lasted for a long time, lasting more than two hours.
In the afternoon, the two forces once again began to compete with each other. Now, it is no secret that ATV has changed its situation among the top leaders of Xiangjiang City.
The next day, Guan Hongsheng went to the Telecommunications Office to pay ATV's 40 million arrears in license fees. In the afternoon, the Office of Telecommunications' approval was issued, officially approving ATV to continue to hold the free TV license.
Early in the morning, ATV's dilapidated office building began to be cleaned. Everyone was neatly dressed. Executive General Manager Li Xuejian stood at the door neatly dressed and with several management personnel.
At around 9:30, three modified high-end nanny cars escorted an old-fashioned Rolls-Royce to the gate of ATV. Guan Hongsheng, four financial officers, and the bodyguards got off first.
Immediately afterwards, Guo Tao opened the door and Gao Jin got out of the car.
Seeing this posture, Li Xuejian knew that the young man in front of him was the young master of the Gao family, the new boss of ATV, and he immediately greeted him.
"Young Master Gao," Li Xuejian said very respectfully. Gao Jin nodded and shook hands with Li Xuejian.
"Are the other directors here?" Gao Jin asked.
"Not yet, the agreed time is ten o'clock, and there is still more than half an hour before the time. They are expected to come one after another," Li Xuejian replied truthfully.
"Issue a notice and hold a press conference after the board meeting?" Gao Jin said calmly.
"Yes, Chairman, please come here." After Li Xuejian finished cleaning up, he took Gao Jin into the office building.
Not long after, ATV issued a notice, and the board of directors concluded at noon to release major news. After the news spread, various media began to send personnel to ATV.
During this period of time, I have felt that ATV is not normal, but I don’t know that clearly. The big bosses are fighting, and these media are definitely not able to grasp the news.
Time passed one by one, and the remaining directors of ATV arrived and gathered in the large conference room, waiting for Gao Jin's arrival.
Cai Hongyang, Chairman of Fengnianda Group
Lijia Representative Libier
Kadoorie family representative Mak Wen-lai
Cao Xinren, representative of Asia Sky Bank
Wang Yongzhen, representative of Boyuan Investment Company
Chen Mingtang, representative of Hengfu Financial Company
The remaining six major shareholders of ATV were all present. These six companies have basically received the news that Gao Yuande's son, Gao Jin, chairman of Xingling Group, has taken over ATV.
The shareholding ratio has exceeded 60%.
The main reason I came here today was to see Gao Jin, listen to Gao Jin's plan, and see if Gao Jin can bring ATV back to life.
If you can, support Gao Jin. If ATV survives, the shares held by these people will be more valuable.
While the five people were chatting and laughing in the room, the door of the conference room was pushed open. Li Xuejian patted Gao Jin and walked in. Gao Jin took the main seat without hesitation.
The door to the conference room was closed. Guan Hongsheng and several others sat on chairs nearby to listen. The large conference room became quiet.
"Everyone, let me introduce to you, this is Mr. Gao Jin, chairman of Xingling Group. Mr. Gao Jin already holds 62% of ATV's shares."
"In accordance with the principle of rights based on the size of the shares, Mr. Gao successfully became the chairman of the board of directors of our ATV."
After Li Xuejian finished speaking, he took the lead in applauding. Gao Jin stood up with a smile, and everyone also applauded with smiles on their faces. No matter what happens in the future, at least there must be some basic etiquette at this moment.
Gao Jin sat down and waved his hands. The conference room became quiet. Everyone looked at Gao Jin, wanting to hear what Gao Jin had to say.
"Everyone, I originally wanted to meet with the directors privately in advance to discuss the future of ATV, but time does not wait for us, so I can only postpone meeting with you until today."
"I'll get straight to the point. If I offend you in any way, I hope you'll bear with me."
After Gao Jin finished speaking, he looked around at everyone, and many people had a bad feeling when they looked at Gao Jin.
"I believe everyone knows the situation of ATV. It has chaotic management, outdated equipment, unpaid wages, unpaid license fees, billions of foreign investments, etc. It can be said that it is terminally ill."
"The top priority is to first raise a sum of funds to clear the 14 million owed employee salaries, 1.6 billion foreign debt, and 40 million owed license fees."
"If these matters are not resolved, ATV's shares will become worthless."
"Today's ATV is like a person who is already standing on the edge of a cliff. This person has already raised one foot and is about to step into the abyss."
"One step in vain will lead to eternal disaster"
"What we have to do now is to pull this person back and let him take a step back and plant his feet on the ground."
"To complete ATV's rebirth, we need a lot of money. Therefore, I propose to raise 10 billion in financing to save ATV."
Gao Jin said this straight to the point with a smile on his face. These people clearly wanted to make a fortune without investing, so there was no need to be polite to these people.
After hearing Gao Jin's words, Cai Hongyang and others couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Raising 10 billion, are you crazy?
"I am opposed to financing. What ATV needs now is to integrate various departments to form combat effectiveness, rather than financing," Wang Yongzhen, a representative of Boyuan Investment Company, said on the sidelines, clearly expressing his objections.
Boyuan Investment Company holds 10% of ATV's shares, and it will invest one billion to raise 10 billion. Now the company cannot come up with the money at all, so it can only oppose financing.
"I am also opposed to it," Chen Mingtang, the representative of Hengfu Financial Company, said immediately.
"I object" "I disapprove"......
All six shareholders were opposed. Gao Jin looked at these people and smiled.
"Everyone, I am notifying you now, not negotiating. You will pay your share according to your respective shares within a week. If you cannot pay the amount on time, your shares will only be diluted in accordance with relevant laws."
Gao Jin watched everyone say these words, and a murderous intention swept through the entire venue. Everyone understood that this young man had sharpened his knife and pointed the gun at him.