Hong Kong's new giants

Chapter 514 [Cooperation of two media tycoons]

In Xiangjiang, ATV Group is a leading communication company. In addition to TV stations/satellite TV stations, it also has influential wholly-owned subsidiaries such as YG Entertainment, DreamWorks Films, and record companies.

Because of this, Lin Zuhui's status in Xiangjiang is far from being comparable to that of other real estate developers, let alone the largest factory owner in Xiangjiang, the king of ready-made garments, the king of comics, and the media tycoon.
Dreamworks suddenly released rumors that they wanted to learn from Hollywood and make big-budget commercial films, which immediately made people puzzled. Pan Cheng was right, right?

Also, as the boss of ATV, could it be that Lin Zuhui didn't care and allowed Pan Cheng to waste money like this?
For a while, there was a lot of public opinion, and there were many unfavorable comments, because DreamWorks did not have 'Cheng Long'.

Lin Zuhui didn't worry about these things, he was just playing around anyway, the important thing was to snatch the IP of "Resident Evil".

It can also be used as a game IP. Overall, it is impossible to lose too much.

Most importantly, Lin Zuhui can feel proud.

"Resident Evil" can be regarded as a creative sci-fi film, and DreamWorks is also regarded as the representative film company of Xiangjiang, and Lin Zuhui is the boss of DreamWorks.

Who will say that Xiangjiang has no science fiction in the future? Dreamworks will teach him to shut up!

Both "Resident Evil" and "The Plague of Python" had to be filmed!

In the previous life, the richest man in Ma could film "Kung Fu Tao" in order to realize his dream.

Lin Zuhui's money is many times that of his, so why can't he invest in a movie just to play a zombie!

In fact, Lin Zuhui hopes to use this movie as an opportunity to drive the growth of the entire Xiangjiang movie.Koreans were also able to shoot a series of wonderful sci-fi and disaster films such as "Han River Monster", "Train to Busan", "Snowpiercer" and "Haeundae" in their previous lives, so Xiangjiang will also shoot these films in this life.

This B, he set it up.

In the waters south of Hong Kong Island, Lin Zuhui entertained Murdoch, an Australian media tycoon who came to Hong Kong, on his super yacht.

Murdoch personally came to Xiangjiang to visit Lin Zuhui, the purpose is self-evident, that is for Dragon TV.

In the previous life, in the hands of Murdoch (Murdoch), Asia Satellite TV really shined, with dozens of channels, a total audience of 3 million people, covering nearly 60 countries.The content is also rich and varied. Hollywood blockbusters, American programs, and British programs have almost opened satellite channels in many Asian countries, either wholly-owned or joint-venture, and the industry has grown very large.

On the flybridge, Lin Zuhui picked up his wine glass and said, "Mr. Murdoch, please!"

"Thank you Mr. Lin for your hospitality." Murdoch responded politely.This time he came to Xiangjiang to visit Lin Zuhui in person. It was because the person in front of him could not be invited to his yacht, so in order to show his sincerity, he came to Xiangjiang in person.

Soon, the two sides got to the point.

Murdoch said seriously: "Mr. Lin, I don't know if the equity in Dragon TV in your hand can be sold? It is said that you just want to use Dragon TV to promote Hong Kong culture. If this satellite TV is given to us to operate, we will have For more development, we will definitely purchase the program copyright of ATV Group as a cooperation."

Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "Mr. Murdoch, if the United States allows it, I can buy Warner Brothers and Disney. I won't even blink. Do you know why?"

Murdoch was in a strange mood immediately, he didn't expect Lin Zuhui's "aggressive" negotiation, but he still understood the meaning of Lin Zuhui's expression.

"Because you are not short of money!"

Lin Zuhui laughed happily, and said after a while: "Yes, I am not short of money, so I have no plan to sell Dragon TV. In my plan, we will also rent more satellite receivers in the future to form a satellite TV network. It will create an entertainment culture suitable for us in Asia. As for European and American programs, they only account for a small part."

Murdoch tentatively said: "But you have to know that if Satellite TV really wants to enter some countries and regions, it needs to have a good relationship with the local area. Moreover, as the first satellite TV network in Asia, Dragon TV should do bigger and stronger."

Lin Zuhui spread his hands and said, "I will not forget my original intention for the sake of money. Xiangjiang needs a business card, that is Hong Kong culture, so Satellite TV was born for this culture."

Murdoch immediately understood that this is the most difficult negotiating opponent, because others do not have the quality of "qualified businessman" at all.

"Mr. Lin, can you tell me what Hong Kong culture is? I'm sorry, because I live in the West, so I don't know much about it."

Lin Zuhui said seriously: "No, you understand! Europe and the United States also have our culture!"

Murdoch had to say, "Are you talking about Who's a Millionaire, American Idol, The Voice?"

"Of course, he is the culture we treat variety shows—innovation, new era, trend, fashion. And our music, TV series." Lin Zuhui talked about the achievements of ATV Group. Never been so proud.

So what about Europe and the United States, when ATV Group develops more variety shows, they will also buy copyrights, unless you don't want to develop them.For example, variety shows such as survival and reality shows will be all-in-one at that time. If you don’t come to buy the copyright, you will not be able to make progress at all.

As for direct plagiarism, developed countries in Europe and the United States will not do that. It's not that they don't want to do it, but they don't dare. It's a matter of face.

Murdoch finally said with admiration: "Mr. Lin is very powerful. As you said, if you are not from Xiangjiang, but an American, maybe you can do better than me." Pop culture is very difficult. The important thing is that ATV Group does have a lot of influence throughout Asia.

Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "Xiangjiang is too small, it is really difficult to develop and grow, so satellite TV is very important. If this industry allows more Xiangjiang people to have a good job, I will not allow accidents to happen in this industry."

Murdoch fell silent, with a bit of unwillingness on his face. He wanted to break into the Asian media market, and Xiangjiang's satellite license was the only possibility to get it, because this is a free port.

He sees farther than Lin Zuhui. He thinks that the satellite TV market in Asia has at least hundreds of millions of viewers, so the TV network should be able to have dozens of channels. The important thing is that it can also bring European and American culture to Asia, and News Corporation has A large number of film sources.

After a long time, Murdoch put away his unwillingness and said, "So, has Mr. Lin considered cooperation?"

Lin Zuhui said: "One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. I'm afraid there will be conflicts in the future after this kind of cooperation!"

ATV Group's production ability is not weak, it is impossible not to participate in the operation and management of satellite TV, and it must be guaranteed to be the dominant power.

Murdoch said: "The two parties are [-] holdings, and the cooperation is win-win. Mr. Lin's purpose is to promote the 'Hong Kong Stream Culture', while our purpose is to expand the satellite TV network and make money. There is no conflict. You are responsible for the content of certain channels. We are responsible for the content of certain channels. Both of us have very strong production capabilities, and I believe the cooperation must be perfect."

For a while, Lin Zuhui also thought about it.In fact, compared with News Corporation's influence and production ability, ATV Group is still far behind. If this satellite TV network can be made into the most powerful satellite TV network in Asia, it will indeed be beneficial to ATV and Xiangjiang.

The important thing is that satellite TV may also offend people. If it is a joint venture, it will be much easier. After all, his purpose is to use satellite TV to spread Hong Kong culture.

Lin Zuhui suddenly asked: "Mr. Murdoch, what is the purpose of your investment in Satellite TV?"

"Make money," Murdoch said without hesitation.

Lin Zuhui nodded and said, "If this is the case, then we can indeed cooperate, and we will discuss the details in detail. You should buy the equity in Hutchison's hands first and then talk about it!"

Murdoch said happily: "Well, a gentleman is hard to chase after a word!"

Can speak Chinese, my wife hasn't changed it yet!
In fact, Lin Zuhui also understands Australian capital, and their investment in Heung Kong is "speculation", not sincere long-term investment.For example, the "South China Morning Post" in the hands of Murdoch sold 27% of the shares to Guo Huinian for 35 billion Hong Kong dollars, which is a sky-high price.

Therefore, if Murdoch came to run this satellite TV network to make money, he can still choose to cooperate.Moreover, whenever there is a need to offend someone, Lin Zuhui also has someone to stand in front of him.

In essence, he invested in the satellite TV network just for the 'Hong Kong culture'.

Then again, through this kind of cooperation, can Lin Zuhui also invest in Hollywood in the future, after all, Murdoch is the boss of 21st Century Fox.

(End of this chapter)