Hong Kong's new giants

However, because Times Communications is more sensitive to technology, currently Hutchison Communications only has [-]% of its customers.

Yuan Tianfan thought for a while and said, "Mergers and acquisitions are a good thing, and the total investment can be reduced. However, Hutchison Telecom is unlikely to ask for cash."

Lin Zuhui nodded and said, "That's true, and they won't be reconciled. I'll talk to Li Chaoren about it later. After the merger, it will be good for future development to change two companies to run one company."

Yuan Tianfan immediately asked: "Then who will be in charge and deputy in the management?"

Lin Zuhui thought for a while, and said: "Look, Huo Jianning is a talent, and I want you to shift your focus to the group's affairs, responsible for the group's acquisitions and global planning and development; and I'm developing high-tech industries, and I want you to be a consultant. "

Upon hearing this, Yuan Tianfan immediately said, "I'm fine!"

For him, he is very happy to be able to participate in Lin Zuhui's overall strategy.

Lin Zuhui immediately said: "Okay, let's adjust the division of labor later."

……

Furama Hotel.

Lin Zuhui took Yuan Tianfan to entertain Li Chaoren at his shop, and Li Chaoren also brought Li Zeju and Huo Jianning, because they had contacted beforehand.

After everyone met, they were not in a hurry to talk about things, but chatted happily and chatted happily.It is one thing to have competition, but there can also be cooperation.

While eating and chatting with everyone, Li Chaoren praised: "Lin Sheng is indeed a good businessman. Last year, he made continuous acquisitions, and there are classic projects like Cyberport, which is very admirable."

Lin Zuhui responded: "It's all projects that cost money. Li Sheng worked every step of the way to get a lot of projects done at the smallest cost. For example, Hutchison Whampoa bought 50% of Panama's Freeport Harbor last year. Li Sheng is about to master it." The economic lifeline of the world!"

Freeport Harbor is a Panamanian company, and Li Chaoren took a stake in it to build relationships with the local government; with some additional investment, when the time is ripe, he can control the container terminals at both ends of the Panama Canal.

Li Chaoren is naturally not afraid of Lin Zuhui's intervention, because he has already seized the opportunity and signed a memorandum of understanding with Panama.

"Lin Sheng was joking. The matter has not yet been finalized. Besides, it is only possible to cooperate with the port. It can be said to control the lifeline of the world economy."

Lin Zuhui reminded friendlyly: "If we really want to build a container port there, the public opinion in the United States may be unfavorable!"

Li Chaoren said gratefully: "Thank you, Lin Sheng, for your reminder, but we are going to invest. I believe the Panamanian government can clarify."

Lin Zuhui no longer discussed this topic. He also invested in Panama, but it was a registered offshore financial company.It is a world-renowned offshore financial area, and it is also an area with very low tax rates.At the peak of the previous life, Panama, with a population of only a few hundred thousand, had a registered fleet of 5000 million tons. Because of the low tax rate, many ship owners registered their ships there.In addition, there is also a small island lease there, with a term of 100 years. Many world celebrities bought small islands there in previous lives.

Next, Lin Zuhui said: "What do you think, Li Sheng, about the competition between our two companies in the UK's telecommunications industry?"

To put it bluntly, it was Times Communication who took the lead in developing the digital cellular network. Hutchison Communications also saw the success of Times Communication and developed rapidly.

Li Chaoren said: "Competition is a good thing, but if we can cooperate, it is indeed more in line with everyone's interests. Although Times Communication has more customers in the UK than us, our Hutchison Communications business is more comprehensive. Hope to take it into consideration.”

This is a fact, Li Chaoren did not fool people, and Hutchison Communications entered the UK at the end of the 80s, which also has many advantages.

Lin Zuhui said directly: "Then a merger of equal value, the shareholders of both parties will get a [-]-[-] share."

Times Communications also includes British capital, and so does Hutchison Communications, although the proportion is very small.

Li Chaoren nodded and said, "Lin Sheng is refreshing, so let Manager Huo and President Yuan discuss the details before we formally sign the contract."

"Okay, Li Sheng is also refreshing, come, let's have dinner!"

In fact, the reason why Lin Zuhui took the initiative to talk about the merger was because after the rapid development of Times Communication's business in the UK, he and Yuan Tianfan discovered that Hutchison Communications was also developing very fast. Grab a cake.

Why bother?Reducing internal friction is the right thing to do. Xiangjiang couldn't tolerate him and Li Chaoren, so everyone went to sea to seek opportunities.

As for whose city is Xiangjiang?

This one can also be compared:

Li Chaoren controls [-]/[-] of Xiangjiang's electricity, and Lin Zuhui controls [-]% of Xiangjiang Media's communication;

In other industries, everyone has their own advantages!

However, once Lin Zuhui's "Cultural Establishment of Hong Kong" and "Technology Establishment of Hong Kong" break out, Li Chaoren will be far less influential than him.

"Culture-based Hong Kong" and "Technology-based Hong Kong" are like the policy outline of a "country", and the policy outline of the Hong Kong Special Economic Zone was developed by Lin Zuhui, a businessman, over seven or eight years. It is conceivable how influential it is .

It can be said that after Mr. Dong came to power, he will visit Lin Zuhui soon, and then earnestly ask for advice and study.

The reason is very simple, because the Asian financial crisis came, and he just took office, the pressure is on him.Because of this, there was a failure case of "Chinese medicine port" in the previous life.

Of course, it cannot be said to be a complete failure. Li Chaoren has done a lot. He used Watsons to acquire thousands of pharmacies in Europe, which is obviously true.

The reason for the failure is not Xiangjiang, but the Chinese medicine industry in the mainland, which cannot be supported by Adou.

Lin Zuhui originally wanted to build a 'Chinese Medicine Port', but in the end he failed. He only invested in the success of 'Yunnan Baiyao Toothpaste' and the establishment of Times Medicine.

There are various reasons for this, including the conservativeness of the mainland, the lack of strength of Times Medicine, and the lack of relaxation of European and American laws.

Of course, if Mr. Dong intends to restart in the future, and Li Chaoren is willing to do it, Times Medicine can also invest; whether it succeeds or not, Xiangjiang Special will give it face, and it will definitely promote Chinese medicine to a certain extent.

……

The management of New Era Group has changed slightly:

Lin Zuhui is the chairman of the board of directors and executive director

Chen Bin is the executive director and president

Liang Zhenxun is executive director and vice president

Yuan Tianfan is an executive director, vice president, and president of Hengchang Holdings

The main reason is that Yuan Tianfan added the title of vice president, and then started to focus on the group's acquisition business, which is a financial project he is good at.

In the meeting room, Lin Zuhui made some simple adjustments, and said to Yuan Tianfan: "I want to start some businesses in Brazil, mainly investing in mining. Not surprisingly, Brazil will fully liberalize privatization this year. If there is an opportunity, we will also invest in some Pen. With the opening of the mainland, steel production will explode at a certain stage, which will inevitably lead to a rise in global iron ore prices. Therefore, you should first establish an investment company there, and then build a management team."

Yuan Tianfan was quite surprised in his heart, his boss was moving forward bravely.

"Okay, I recently arranged and started to pay attention to the business over there."

Lin Zuhui nodded, and then said to everyone: "New Era Group's 'New Era' means that we will always be a company of the new era, instead of being stagnant. It is right to seek stability, but to move forward bravely, we must be resolute. "

Everyone's spirits were shaken, and they echoed in unison, and their morale immediately rose.

As the core executives, we all know that the company's cash plus stocks is much higher than its debts.Equivalently, New Era Group has no debts.

The important thing is that the current stable real estate business and hotel business of New Era Group account for a very large proportion.This is equivalent to a solid foundation and confidence in expansion.

Chapter 563 [The Pride of Hong Kong]

Recently, Asia Television broadcasted a documentary about ATV, which instantly ignited the national pride of Xiangjiang citizens and shocked people's hearts.

In the documentary:

There are helicopters shooting "ATV City" from high altitude. The entire building complex can only be described as majestic. People have never thought that a TV station can have such a huge building complex; the towering ATV building, the huge three video buildings, the elegant and classical The ancient city of ATV makes people yearn for it.

Viewers can find that there are all kinds of foreigners coming and going in ATV City. The promotional video gives the answer, that is, overseas TV stations are constantly seeking program authorization; ATV's programs have been exported to 51 countries and regions, covering Europe, America, Asia and Africa.

The audience can also see the production team of ATV working hard, and their professionalism, dedication and self-confidence are clear at a glance.

The audience also saw that ATV's hardware equipment is new and high-tech, and the studio is like a future world.

Viewers also saw the viewing images of Asia Satellite TV in each country.

For a time, Hong Kong residents gave ATV good reviews one after another, calling "ATV" the pride of Hong Kong people.

……

Two managers from the Dutch TV station came to ATV City. After visiting the city, they couldn't help but praise them repeatedly, which made the staff who led them feel very happy and proud.

"This way, please!" The staff led the two into the ATV building. The lobby here is also full of technology and cultural atmosphere, which makes people sincerely admire.

The two Dutchmen followed the staff and came to the copyright department of ATV Group, where the manager Guo Quan personally negotiated.

In the past one or two years, the copyright income of ATV Group has been increasing. It is not that there are more new programs, but that after indirect publicity through TV stations in the United States and the United Kingdom, countries around the world are interested in buying the copyright of a certain program. In the end, I could only find Hong Kong ATV TV station.

For example, the copyright of "Who Is a Millionaire" has been sold in 21 countries, and the number is still increasing, and more and more countries intend to introduce it.

After everyone sat down in the conference room, Andrei, a Dutch TV executive, couldn't help but ask Guo Quan: "Mr. Guo, there is one thing I don't understand. ATV's programs are not produced by a third party, but are produced by ATV's PD. How did you manage to create high-quality programs such as "Millionaire", "American Idol", "The Voice of America", "Survival in the Wild" and other high-quality programs within a few years? After all, you are only the internal strength of the TV station, far from Is the institutional model produced by a third party good?"

Guo Quan was taken aback, is that so?Are systems made by third parties better?That being the case, why can ATV become a world-class TV station?

Therefore, he quickly said resolutely: "I think the innovative atmosphere of our TV station is better. You may not know that what our ATV TV station pursues is the Taiwan motto of 'Innovation first, entertainment first'. I think, in this Under the atmosphere, everyone has the same pursuit, and we can work together to produce better programs."

This statement is completely unconvincing, but Andri did not get to the bottom of it.

Soon, everyone entered into negotiations on the purchase of copyrights. ATV’s copyright fees are determined according to the local population and economic development. There may be a little price increase, but it is very reasonable and acceptable.

……

The top floor of the ATV building, the chairman's office.

Lin Zuhui was flipping through the "1994 Financial Report of ATV" with joy on his face. Last year's net profit was as high as 18.8 billion Hong Kong dollars, which can be called a miracle in the TV industry.

As a local competitor, TVB is no longer a competitor at all, and a yearly profit of 3 million Hong Kong dollars is not bad; this is because TVB has gone the way of ATV, produced Hong Kong dramas, and established an entertainment company.It can be regarded as common progress, but TVB's local ratings are still only [-]-[-]%.

ATV's copyright income still accounts for a lot, a total of 7.6 million Hong Kong dollars, which is very strong. The copyright mainly comes from variety shows and Hong Kong dramas.

The biggest income is of course the advertising fee. The audience of the entire ATV station is about 1 million, covering dozens of countries in Asia; in addition, overseas fee-paying programs also account for a small part.After that is the income of YG Entertainment and DreamWorks.

Putting down the financial report, Lin Zuhui thought about it.

ATV Group has more than 6000 employees, and it is still growing. After all, when many programs are output, buyers still need consultants (additional money), assistance (additional money), and a strong public relations department.

He's not afraid of not being able to afford it, but he knows the power of copyright income.

In the previous life, the copyright of "Millionaire" was broadcast in more than 100 countries and regions, and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region alone spent 3000 million Hong Kong dollars to purchase the production copyright of 52 episodes.From 2006 to 2008, copyright fees, consulting fees, and auxiliary fees for 93 to 2 world programs totaled as high as [-] billion euros.The copyright fee for buying a running man in the mainland is as high as [-] million RMB. Lin Zuhui felt unbelievable when he saw the news.

It can be said that the program copyright in Lin Zuhui's mind is probably worth tens of billions of dollars easily, and it is simply a mobile treasure house.

His idea is that the 90s copied European and American variety shows, and after the millennium they copied Korean variety shows.

Of course, because Lin Zuhui only provided the outline and important details of the program, the PD had to conceive it perfectly, which is also a test of the level; but under the atmosphere of the ATV Group, everyone's production level is quite high, the key is the budget Also give more.

In the sale of copyright, the buyer pays millions to tens of millions. What he buys is not only the use of copyright, but also the template; The shell packaging is established, and there is no way to change it. When buying this 'packaging box', the copyright owner will provide a 'bible' of hundreds of pages (the product manual that comes with the copyright), from the plot design, the script of lines, lighting, music, The process, and even the writing of the invitation letter and registration form have foolish explanations.

Lin Zuhui thought, currently on variety shows, he has contributed "Millionaire", "The Voice of Chinese", "Chinese Idol", "Survival in the Wild", "Talent Show", "Music Bank", not too many , but they are all world-class boutique programs.

Time to make another batch!

His first idea was "Big Brother". This variety show originated in the Netherlands. It is a social experiment game reality show. A group of strangers live in a room full of cameras and microphones as "roommates". Every day, 7 hours a day, all every move will be recorded, edited and broadcast on TV.Players will be nominated, contested, voted, eliminated during the game time, and those who stay will win the grand prize.

Lin Zuhui has watched the Chinese version, which seems to be called "Roommates Together", and also watched some foreign ones. I still remember this show in a certain country. The ugly tragedy of men and women happened.

Although this incident aroused a lot of public opinion, it still couldn't stop him from being popular for more than 20 years, and was adapted into various versions by nearly a hundred countries, with an audience of more than 20 billion.

After writing the outline of "Big Brother", Lin Zuhui launched another program "The Speeding Forward". Two versions of this program were produced in the Mainland; however, Lin Zuhui prefers the American CBS version.

But soon he discovered that there were many rules in the American version of "Fordward". A group of two people, who can be lovers, family members, etc., will embark on an unforgettable round-the-world trip.But while enjoying the beautiful scenery of foreign countries, they have to complete various adjustments that test their wisdom and physical strength, and gradually eliminate the team.The final winner will receive a bonus of 12 million local currency.

Lin Zuhui simply wrote down the outline of "The Extreme", added some plot points, and put down his pen in satisfaction.

Although incomplete, ATV's production team has proved with their strength that they have a world-class production level; otherwise, Lin Zuhui would not have supported such people.

ATV's production team not only needs unconstrained creativity, but also needs to learn the models and advantages of programs from all over the world. In addition, their competition is also very fierce, so everyone is under great pressure and constantly breaks through themselves.

After writing the two manuscripts, he called Zhao Zhenqiang, the program director of ATV. He was Lin Zuhui's secret agent; , If there is any 'scandal', I can't escape the responsibility.

"This is because someone else contributed to my two programs. You arrange two groups of elite troops to create a high-quality program for me. I am very optimistic about the copyright output of the two programs, so give me a higher budget, and you must not let European and American TV stations underestimate them. us."

"No problem, we will definitely give it the highest attention." Zhao Zhenqiang assured seriously.

ATV's program budget has always been very high, far from being a program for a city with a population of 600 million; even the programs produced by the three major American TV stations are comparable in quality.

Especially for "Survival in the Wild", the budget for one episode of this program is as high as 300 million Hong Kong dollars, and 12 episodes in one season require a production fee of about 3000 million.The birth of this show opened the era of survival reality shows.

American TV stations not only bought its broadcasting rights, but ATV also sold the copyright of the program "Living Alone in the Wild" for US$4000 million.

Of course, American television stations valued the unproduced program "Living in the Wild" the most, but they did not expect that once the English version of "Survival in the Wild" was broadcast, Lin Zuhui's bodyguard leader would immediately become a big star in the United States, and immediately let a The Chinese are on fire in America.

After chatting with Zhao Zhenqiang for a while, the two came to the meeting room together to hold a group meeting.

Everyone first listened to Shi Nansheng's talk about ATV's overseas development. ATV is currently the only TV station that can broadcast in the Mainland, Taiwan and Taiwan. It is obviously the result of various competitions.

In Taiwan, Asia Satellite TV broke the pattern of the old three stations and became the existence of the fourth ratings; Asia Satellite TV has passed the cable TV network in the mainland, and it can be seen in almost all three southeastern provinces, and can also be seen in many special places in the country. ; Asian TV stations in Macau account for 80% of the ratings, surpassing local TV stations in Macau.

And Asia Satellite TV is already available in more than 50 countries, with an audience of 1 million.

Of course, this achievement is not enough, so Shi Nansheng has a lot of work to open up overseas markets. In North America (the United States), Europe, and Australia, he also needs to develop and operate pay TV services; he also needs to use different channels to cooperate with various types of cooperation models. TV stations, licensed distributors, and system operators around the world provide TV program entertainment to more home users around the world.

Through these extensions in all aspects, ATV can enter the world and become the world's largest Chinese TV station; Lin Zuhui's goal is that 3 million households around the world can watch ATV's programs.

Shi Nansheng specially reported: "In the United States and the United Kingdom, progress has been made, allowing us to operate pay TV services..."

Lin Zuhui nodded. The most important thing in a country is of course the cable TV network. It is impossible for foreign investors to obtain a license for this.The pay TV service business is obviously not big, and it is almost only the local Chinese who will pay to watch it.

"Okay, I entrusted you with the overseas public relations work. It seems that I have chosen the right one. ATV Group is not only a TV station, but an excellent cultural output medium. The citizens of Xiangjiang regard us as proud, so we cannot live up to this trust... ..." He occupied the moral high ground, fired violently, and made a group of his subordinates enthusiastically worship, as if doing a great and meaningful thing.

Next, Li Baoan also reported on the financial work. The company had more than 20 billion cash in its account, and everyone couldn't help but smile.

"Take out 3 million Hong Kong dollars for dividends, and the rest as working capital."