In early October, Lin Zuhui asked three group companies, ATV Group, Wanhui Media Group, and LEIT Group, to each spend 2 billion Hong Kong dollars to buy Microsoft stocks and use the company's funds as appreciation investments.
The annual profits of these three groups are all around HK$2 billion, but Lin Zuhui has always been "cautious" about dividends, so the cash flow on the books of the three companies has reached about HK$3 billion.
Generally speaking, if the net profit for that year is 2 billion Hong Kong dollars, Lin Zuhui will use 500 million Hong Kong dollars as dividends, which will make everyone happy. The remaining funds will be used as cash flow reserves or for new investments.
Letting three companies invest in U.S. stocks this time is also in the hope that after the financial crisis, the 2 billion can become 4 billion; by then, plus the cash flow on the books of the three companies, it is equivalent to each company having more than 6 to 7 billion Hong Kong dollars in potential.
To drive.
Prepare for a rainy day, this is what Lin Zuhui likes to do.
Of course, the premise of this approach is that he knows the general trend of history.
ATV building.
In the conference room, Lin Zuhui held a high-level meeting on "Hong Kong Stream Culture".
Hong Kong culture is related to Hong Kong's economic prospects, and Lin Zuhui has always paid close attention to it.
"How is the development of Hong Kong culture in South Korea? Please report to me in detail!" During this period, Lin Zuhui suddenly asked.
After all, if nothing else happens, the Korean Wave is about to start. I just don’t know if Bangzi will directly copy the ‘Hong Kong Wave Culture’?
As the vice president in charge of external affairs, Shi Nansheng is very skilled in business. She reported seriously: "In terms of drama series, the three Korean TV stations will purchase a considerable number of episodes from our ATV every year. We have always adhered to your teachings back then and adopted low prices.
Dumping, in general, Hong Kong dramas occupy a considerable share of the Korean market."
That's right, Korean Bangzi has been colonized by the United States and Japan, and is now about to enter the ranks of 'developed countries'; obviously, they have strong self-esteem. If they want to introduce Hong Kong culture into Korea and destroy Korean culture, then
Dumping at low prices is a matter of course.
With an average of US$5,000 per episode, a 20-episode drama only costs US$100,000, which is 6 to 8% of the shooting cost. Why wouldn't they do it?
Since Hong Kong culture already has a large audience base in South Korea, the three major TV stations are more willing to purchase Hong Kong dramas for the sake of efficiency. In addition, South Korea's economy is very good at this time, so they are not aware of the importance of the cultural industry.
Hong Kong dramas have strangled Korean dramas in the cradle. This is the conclusion reached by Lin Zuhui.
Then, YG Entertainment President Yu Xiaoming also reported: "Hong Kong idols are very popular in South Korea. This year we held 16 concerts in South Korea, and the concerts were full. Album sales. However, recently South Korea has also begun to produce girl groups, what are they called?
BB, it looks like you want to learn Hong Kong culture."
Lin Zuhui nodded and said: "Our Hong Kong culture has become systematic, mature and international, and we are not afraid of beginners and imitators. However, we cannot ignore it."
Yu Xiaoming said: "Well, this year we have strengthened the selection of Korean trainees, and through many efforts, we have expanded our business in South Korea. In addition, we have established a branch in South Korea to prepare to release Korean records for our groups."
The best way to break into a country is to release records in the local language. In the past, when Korean groups went to Japan to develop, they had to release records in Japanese. Otherwise, others would not understand and it would be difficult for them to be accepted.
Once you have a fan base in Japan, they will not only accept you singing in Japanese, but also accept you singing songs in your own language. Therefore, if a group under YG Entertainment wants to develop in Japan, learning Japanese is inevitable.
Hearing these good news, Lin Zuhui nodded with satisfaction. It was his innermost thoughts to nip the Korean Wave in the cradle. At least before 1998, South Korea would not realize the importance of culture.
After the financial crisis, when President Kim came to power to formulate a cultural outline, Hong Kong culture will immediately enter the second stage: Hong Kong variety shows, second-generation troupes, second-generation Hong Kong dramas, etc. will gradually appear after the millennium, completely killing it.
Korea’s cultural industry.
Then, Lin Zuhui asked: "How is the progress of the comedian artist training class? Why is there no special program yet?"
In the past life, there was such a wave of TV power in South Korea, that is, comedians. Many variety shows require main MCs, who are crucial to the entire program.
In previous lives, mainland China couldn't do well in buying other people's copyrights. One of the biggest reasons was that those celebrities were too delicate and couldn't afford to play, so the entertainment value was greatly reduced.
Comedians are the most 'inferior' entertainers, and being ugly and funny is their essential job. Of course, if you stand out and become the top MC, your status will be greatly improved, such as Korea's Yoo Jae Suk in his previous life.
Zhao Zhenqiang immediately said: "There will be a sketch program on New Year's Day next year, and there are some good talents in the comedy artist training class."
Lin Zuhui nodded, mentioning that he proposed the idea of this comedy artist training class two years ago, and even briefly mentioned the content of the training.
He himself has a certain understanding of the Korean Wave in his previous life, so he would not hesitate to give some pointers.
Hong Kong idols, Hong Kong dramas, and Hong Kong variety shows will all work together to drive Hong Kong's tourism, beauty and makeup industry, clothing industry, etc., and a complete industrial chain will be formed. Of course, this is just one part of the cultural industry.
Rings, comics, games, software, etc. are all cultural industries.
South Korea, SM Entertainment.
Lee Soo Man is studying information on "Hong Kong idol groups" in the office, and SM Entertainment is about to give birth to the first male idol group, and a new entertainment era in Korea has arrived.
The only regret is that the new Korean entertainment era seems to be a shadow of "Hong Kong entertainment", which makes Lee Soo Man a little ashamed. It is not wrong to say that it is plagiarizing Hong Kong culture.
"President, all preparations for the P group are complete and they can officially debut!" the deputy walked into the office and said.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Li Xiuman raised his head and said: "I wonder how the response will be? After all, the style is too similar to that of Xiangjiang's .T group, and this group has a certain reputation in South Korea
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This is a real problem. When others seize the opportunity, it is difficult to get rid of the "imitator" element, and innovation is so difficult! So generally speaking, people behind can only follow the predecessors and innovate if they have the opportunity.
The deputy thought of something, and then immediately said: "As far as I know, YG Entertainment has established a branch in South Korea, and I am afraid it will focus on developing business in South Korea. Hong Kong's entertainment culture is too systematic, and it is indeed a powerful force.
power and has a great influence on local entertainment forces."
Hearing this, Lee Soo Man pondered. In recent years, "Hong Kong culture" has exploded suddenly, conquering cities and territories in Asia. Now in South Korea, "Hong Kong elements" are everywhere, which has had a great impact on local culture.
Now that South Korea's economy is developed, the government has no intention of restricting "Hong Kong culture". Not only that, several major TV stations are even helping the evil by introducing a large number of Hong Kong dramas.
It is no exaggeration to say that South Korea now is like Japan in the late 1980s. It has the image of a nouveau riche, buying, buying, and gambling all over the world. And everyone is very proud because South Korea is about to enter the 'rich man's club'
'The ranks of developed countries.
Lee Soo Man said helplessly: "SM Entertainment's power is still too small. Only when it develops can it attract the attention of the Korean cultural community and have its own say. Let's arrange it. The P group will usher in a new entertainment era in Korea. We must defeat it completely.
'Hong Kong Culture'"
"yes"
At this time, SM Entertainment had a registered capital of only 50 million won (approximately HK$300,000) and was considered a newcomer at the Hong Kong Cultural Festival.
But Lee Soo Man's ambition is definitely not small. He hopes to develop SM Entertainment and defeat Hong Kong entertainment culture, which belongs to South Korea anyway.
As everyone knows, the Korean Wave is destined to be unable to succeed in this life and will live in the shadow of the Hong Kong Wave. Especially since Lin Zuhui has formulated a suppression of Korean entertainment culture, the Korean Wave does not have much room for production.
Furthermore, the genres of many classic songs were created by Lin Zuhui. There are still so many classic genres that may be produced; it is like a treasure that will be lost after being poached.
What makes Lin Zuhui even more confident is that Hong Kong variety shows and second-generation groups will gradually begin to develop after the financial crisis. This is the most important key.
In the office of ATV, Lin Zuhui met with Liu Changle from Phoenix TV in his previous life.
In the past two years, under the supervision and mediation of Lin Zuhui, Asia Satellite TV has not made any big mistakes, so there has not been any "choosing sides" between Taiwan and the mainland. Of course, Asia Satellite TV is an external party after all.
TV station, so the audience in the mainland is probably the three southeastern provinces (connected to the cable TV network, and hotels and some units across the country), and the audience is probably less than 100 million people.
At this time, the audience of the entire ATV Group has reached 350 million, and the development speed is quite fast.
"Lin Sheng has taken the liberty to interrupt!" Liu Changle said respectfully.
It has become a media saying that when doing business and doing things in Xiangjiang, you have to go through Lin Zuhui, a local snake; and if he wants to start a "satellite TV", he cannot avoid the great god Lin Zuhui, because Lin Zuhui has the cards.
Lin Zuhui smiled and said: "President
It was introduced by the president of Xiangjiang Branch of Xinshe. Lin Zuhui should give him some face, of course, but the premise is to deal with it.
Liu Changle nodded and said: "That's right, I want to set up a satellite TV network, and I want to ask Lin Sheng's Asia Satellite TV to help!"
Lin Zuhui smiled and said, "Aren't you trying to steal business from me?"
Liu Changle breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Lin Zuhui's expression was relaxed and not angry. This is a real master. If he really disagrees, even if the mainland officials want to make a 'Phoenix Satellite TV', they will have to send Beijing-level officials to persuade them.
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Yes, it means persuasion, but giving orders. Even if it is Empress Jiuqi, that is the case. After all, Xiangjiang is the Z government of the Special Administrative Region.
"The business is actually different. We found that Mr. Lin's Chinese station attaches great importance to entertainment culture. I know this is related to the 'cultural revitalization of Hong Kong' proposed by Mr. Lin. To be honest, I admire Mr. Lin's 'cultural revitalization of Hong Kong' strategy."
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Lin Zuhui smiled and said: "Thank you for the recognition!"
Liu Changle said quickly: "I dare not. In fact, this time I plan to use Lin Sheng's satellite license to establish a Chinese satellite TV station. The content is very different from Lin Sheng's entertainment culture. We pay more attention to news and Chinese culture."
After listening, Lin Zuhui began to think, and Liu Changle did not dare to disturb him.
ATV Chinese Channel has entered the national cable TV system, not just the Pearl River Delta region. This is a very rare achievement; in the previous life, it was canceled due to something in 1994, but in this life, Asia Satellite TV did not broadcast "How Much of the Founding of the M Country of China"
The New Year's ceremony, plus it is Lin Zuhui's TV station, so the mainland has always taken care of it.
In fact, even if Lin Zuhui is the head of ATV Group and Wanhui Media, there have been many "Z-related incidents", and sometimes he is under a lot of pressure; but fortunately, the senior management under him is of the same mind as him, so these problems have not caused serious consequences.
Influence.
Therefore, Lin Zuhui's media group has not yet been blocked. At this point, he has to thank the management for not posing problems for him. Of course, there is also the factor that ATV Group is concentrating on promoting "Hong Kong Streaming Culture".
Time has nothing to do with politics; even news, ATV Group does not attach great importance to it, it just broadcasts it in accordance with the regulations of the Hong Kong government, and will not spend more time and energy.
The people in Xiangjiang like ATV because of its entertainment. In fact, even American TV stations don’t like to broadcast news. If it weren’t for government regulations, who would be willing to waste time.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! To read the news, you have to read the newspaper.
"How to divide the shares?" Lin Zuhui said.
Liu Changle was overjoyed. Lin Zuhui said this and agreed. He hesitated for a moment and then said: "How about 45% for Asia Satellite TV?"
It was originally planned to be 38%, but he was worried that Lin Zuhui had too few shares!
Lin Zuhui immediately said: "You don't need so much, just give me 39.9%."
Liu Changle suddenly blushed, wondering if he had violated other people's taboos, and others didn't like '4'.
In fact, this is not the reason. After all, Lin Zuhui’s shareholding in almost all companies exceeds 40%.
"Okay! What about the other major shareholder of Asia Satellite TV?"
Asia Satellite TV's equity is half-shared by News Group and ATV Group. ATV Group is responsible for the Chinese channel and News Group is responsible for the English channel. The current cooperation between the two parties is happy. Murdoch is a businessman. He only values economic value and is not exporting the West.
That set.
Of course, Lin Zuhui is also guarding against him causing trouble, so although one person owns half of the shares of Asia Satellite TV, 62% of the shares of the licensed company are in the ATV Group, and News Corporation only holds 38%.
Of course, a licensed company has no ‘actual value’, theoretically speaking.
"I'll introduce News Corporation to you later. They won't refuse."
"Thank you so much, Mr. Lin!"
Lin Zuhui couldn't help but ask: "Is Phoenix TV's stance biased towards the 'center'?"
Liu Changle nodded seriously and said: "Well, this is what the capital wants me to do. They also hope to have their own voice in Hong Kong and overseas. Of course, Hong Kong values freedom of the press, and I also hold the main shares.
, Mr. Lin, don’t worry, we will control the intensity.”
Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "You don't need to look at what we mean. Asia Satellite TV is an investor. Liu Sheng can do what he wants. I fully support you. After all, there is no fairness in Western media. Z customers, they
They only consider their own interests; but it is much more difficult for us businessmen, we can play both sides, haha!"
Seeing how generous and funny Lin Zuhui was, Liu Changle sighed and said: "Lin Sheng's words are very philosophical."
What is the most important thing for a businessman?
Of course it’s circulation, so ‘choosing a side’ is equivalent to giving up one side of the business, and isn’t that a loss?
Of course, only Americans can do this kind of thing that makes people choose sides. China values moderation and unity.