Hong Kong's new giants

Chapter 651 [The second wave of Hong Kong culture strikes]

On Saturday morning, Lin Zuhui came to the ATV Building.

He came directly to the meeting room, and Zhao Zhenqiang was already waiting in advance.

"boss"

"Well, let's start playing directly, let's watch and chat!"

"Ok"

Lin Zuhui sat on the seat, and Zhao Zhenqiang pressed the DVD button, and then the TV in the meeting room played——"X-man" premiered at prime time tonight.

Zhao Zhenqiang did the work next to Lin Zuhui, and was still holding paper and pen to record.

After all, the Hong Kong drama "X-man" was proposed by Lin Zuhui. Although it is not detailed, the model is definitely similar to the previous Korean drama; The structure is similar), Lin Zuhui can only come from the deep part of his memory.

prelude:

"Reality show 'X-man'"

"Hindering the team's game, performing tasks that disrupt teamwork, a first-level secret agent, he is an unknown existence, we call him X-man."

"Hong Kong's original psychological reasoning variety show, the reality show of looking for X-man, that brand new adventure begins!"

"X-man"

The next show has officially started!
Opening 1: The main MC introduces the two deputy MCs one by one, and makes frequent physical and verbal jokes.

"It's not bad, the main MC is ugly and funny, and his ideas are not bad, and the assistant MC's cooperation is also good!" Lin Zuhui commented.

He also has a memory that the main and sub MCs in Korea in his previous life were switched at the beginning, and after a few episodes, the sub MC performed better and became the main MC.Although the main MC was more popular at the time, he was not very adaptable to the new format of the program.

"Well, after watching the two episodes so far, the PD, VJ, and writers all agree that the main and deputy MCs are doing very well, and there is no need to change them for now!"

In variety shows, PD is the boss, equivalent to the director; VJ is the camera, and the writer is the editor.

Opening 2: Introduce the team members. The host must have both fluent hosting skills and the ability to perform on the spot. For variety shows, making the audience laugh is the core.And the artists (team members) who come to participate must also cherish the show and create a good variety show effect, commonly known as "variety show coffee". .

Opening 3: Opening dance.It can be funny dance, creative dance, or strength dance.In fact, audiences prefer creative and funny dances.

Opening 4: The team members (including the deputy MC, that is, the two captains) come to a place one by one and receive instructions—whether you are X-man or not.The person who received the 'X-man' (one per team) not only had to hide that he was an X-MAN, but also had to wreak havoc in his own team, and when the final identification was made, there should be as few suspicions as possible.

"The prelude is a bit long! But considering that the audience doesn't know the rules yet, plus the three MC's hosting and funny skills, it's acceptable. Overall it's pretty good!"

"Thank you boss for the compliment! The problem with the prelude should be better after a few episodes."

"Well, those who want to write PD will notice, no need to paraphrase!"

"Ok"

The first game session: Unity Riding WanWan Sui.In the same group of four male players, one stood facing his teammates, and then the remaining three got into the crotch of the person in front one after another, bowing down, just like a horse, only three-section body (three players lying on their stomachs) ); and the opponent's group, four boys run up one by one, jump on the horseback and ride, "the horse can't bear it" and the game is over, the horse is caught, and the attacker falls to the ground and loses.The two sides win according to how many opponents they bear.Of course, female players will also participate, but the attacking side will also be female artists.

"Variety shows are all about risking your life, otherwise the competition is so big, everyone thinks you can easily make money!" Lin Zuhui said as usual.

Those mainland stars in the previous life simply couldn't afford it; but in the early days of Japanese and Korean variety shows, they all played games with their lives, which is called professionalism.

Zhao Zhenqiang nodded, and said: "It's nothing. Everyone used to ride horses when they were young, but now it's just a little bit different!"

"That's true! But after this failure, the team members can do some exaggerated effects to express that the gravity it bears just now is painful. Only in this way can the audience feel sorry for the artists and admire their hard work and professionalism, which is conducive to development .”

This game looks dangerous. In fact, when the waist can't bear it, it will immediately get down completely, and the leather pad underneath protects the possibility of injury to the greatest extent.

"Okay, I took note!"

This is called the program effect, just zoom in!

Of course, even if Lin Zuhui doesn't bring it up, the show will be mastered soon, Lin Zuhui is just expressing his leadership opinion!

Second game session: Of course.This game tests who has the more poisonous mouth. The attacker asks: "You look ugly", and the other party has to say: "Of course." If you hesitate for three seconds, you lose, and if you can't answer, you lose.Of course, there are more interesting questions and answers in this show, it depends on who has a better sense of variety. Of course, it's all about the effect of the show, and sometimes the host will let you 'lose'.Once someone is really angry in the 'of course' environment, the host can let the music play, and then everyone dances together to resolve the 'temper', which is also the effect of the program.

"After the birth of this game, I believe some artists will practice the questions in advance. It's quite interesting!"

"Haha, what the boss said makes sense!"

There is nothing else to say, Lin Zuhui thinks that he can only give advice like this, and believes that the program team will do better and better.In fact, he's quite satisfied so far!

The third game link: Long live the COUPLE warrior. COUPLE means a pair, couple, husband and wife, etc.This program is the most interesting, and it is also Lin Zuhui's favorite part.Because men and women are not equal, and the players can be single or double, it may be a male-male combination or a male-only combination.Of course, the most exciting thing is when you choose a couple. Men can choose women, and women can also choose men. Dancing is the best courtship skill, and it can also satisfy the audience's sense of watching. You must know that HK-POP is singing and dancing, and come here The participants in this program are first-tier and second-tier Hong Kong idols, actors, etc.

In fact, the game is far more than just three games. For example, after choosing COUPLE, there are games for couples to play together; moreover, cockfighting games, sumo games, reaction games, etc. will be inserted in the middle, all in all to make the audience happy.

It took two hours to read the volume of two weeks (divided into two episodes), Lin Zuhui said with satisfaction: "Not bad, let the PD improve according to the effect later!"

When Zhao Zhenqiang heard that Lin Zuhui was satisfied, he immediately said happily: "Don't worry, the boss, we ATV Group has a lot of talents, production capabilities, etc., and we will definitely make the program more and more excellent."

Lin Zuhui nodded and said, "If the effect is good, then change it to Sunday."

"Okay, I know!"

This variety show is the early Hong Kong variety show of "Hong Kong Variety" that most attracted Asian audiences. The specific meaning is to bring joy to the audience during the game of the stars (usually the first-line stars in Hong Kong) and increase their popularity. etc. (such as donating to charity),

And some viewers can also see more of their favorite stars. It can be said that stars promote their best programs, especially for overseas promotion of Hong Kong streams, which is very effective.

In the previous life, many mainland Hallyu fans first got to know their idols from Han Zong, and then fell in love with their albums, concerts, and even obsessed with other people's dynamics; a star eating a meal or posting a selfie can make fans excited on the Internet endlessly.

From Lin Zuhui's personal point of view, he naturally doesn't like the behavior of fans. (In his previous life, he only liked to watch Korean dramas and dramas, but he didn’t follow stars)
But from the perspective of Hong Kong's economic development, Lin Zuhui said that the more such fans the better, Hong Kong Stream can create more foreign exchange.

In this life, Hallyu is already in a difficult situation.

For example, under the influence of the official relationship between China and South Korea, South Korea brought Hallyu stars to the mainland; soon Korean entertainment companies discovered that the Hong Kong Stream, which fans in the mainland like, regarded them as 'knockoffs'.

Although there must be cultural exchanges in the relationship between governments, there is no way if you can't open up the Korean wave here.

In mainland China, Japan, and Southeast Asia, they have long encountered the imprint of "Hong Kong streamers". Others have been chasing Hong Kong streamers for several years, so it is naturally difficult to accept "copycats".

In terms of quality, Hallyu cannot be compared with Hong Kong Current.

A new week begins.

Lin Zuhui got the news from the newspaper that the ratings of "X-MAN" were very good, and the public's feedback was very good. The media used "the first Hong Kong variety show" and "ATV's innovative program "X-man" is coming" and so on. praise.

Although it is only half an episode so far, it has already achieved good results, which is actually the result of publicity in advance.What's more, ATV Group has become the vane of Hong Kong's entertainment culture, and naturally it has attracted the attention of the public.

One piece of news was captured by Lin Zuhui, that is, Hutchison Telecom has successfully entered the US market after acquiring 19.9% ​​of the shares of Western PCS and about 5% of its parent company Western Wireless Corp. '

He couldn't help thinking.

Hutchison Telecom's business has developed very well. It has telecommunications business in many countries. It used to be a loss; but now in the Internet age, telecommunications is a proper high-quality asset. It can raise funds for development or cash out through listing.

By the end of next year and after the millennium, we will sell the 2G business and use the funds to invest in the 3G business.

Hutchison Telecom's telecommunications industry has a characteristic, that is, it is listed separately by region and business. For example, the orange company sold to Osman in the previous life was actually a 2G business.After the sale, Hutchison Telecom did not withdraw from the British market, but spent more than 40 billion pounds to acquire a 3G license to continue to develop telecommunications.

Lin Zuhui is hesitant to develop 3G, because he thinks this thing is a bottomless pit, not yet profitable, and 4G licenses have come out again.

As for the telecommunications industry, he puts more emphasis on overseas telecommunications equity investment. For example, when Brasil Telecom was privatized this year, Times Telecom bought some shares, although not many.

Because this is an investment in the nature of 'buying and selling assets', just buy shares. The bubble crisis has little impact on the telecommunications industry, and the telecommunications industry is still booming after the millennium.

After thinking about it carefully, Lin Zuhui showed a firm expression on his face.

He decided to take the initiative - to acquire Hong Kong Telecom, rather than continue to wait for the change of the board of directors of Dadong, or the news that Dadong Telecom Bureau and Singtel contacted.

Take the initiative to attack and occupy the advantage!

Picking up the dedicated phone, Lin Zuhui dialed the numbers of the two people.

About 30 minutes later, Chen Bin, Liang Zhenxun, and Yuan Tianfan had already sat down at the conference table in Lin Zuhui's office, and Liang Botao just walked in panting.

"Bo Tao, come and sit down, the meeting is on!" Lin Zuhui waved his hand.

Liang Botao was taken aback for a moment, he was the vice president of Barings Bank, why did he have a meeting with the Big Three of New Era Group.

Although he was a bit suspicious, he still sat obediently next to Yuan Tianfan. The two former colleagues had now become colleagues again.

It can be said that "the world is impermanent, the large intestine wraps the small intestine"!
Lin Zuhui saw that everyone was here, so he said directly: "I plan to acquire Xiangjiang Telecom, so I invite you to discuss it!"

As soon as the words fell, everyone showed incredible expressions.

Chen Bin took the lead in saying: "Compared with Hong Kong Telecom, Times Telecom's mobile phone business is evenly matched. The fixed line and international call services are the advantages of Hong Kong Telecom. Although several fixed line telecommunications companies have interrupted Hong Kong Telecom's monopoly, international calls Business is the biggest source of profit. Generally speaking, this acquisition is very promising, but if the acquisition is successful, our two licenses will be cancelled.”

Yuan Tianfan was very interested in this acquisition, and immediately said: "The license can also be transferred, and even if it is cancelled, the business can be merged into the new company."

Regarding this question, Lin Zuhui said: "Hongkong Telecom can have a stable profit of 100 billion a year, coupled with a lot of cash flow on its account, it is a very worthwhile asset to acquire. Today, Hong Kong Telecom's market value is 2200 billion Hong Kong dollars, which is not as good as 300 billion US dollars is a good time to start."

Everyone quickly decided to buy!

Yuan Tianfan said again: "Now is how to persuade Dadong Telegraph to sell Hong Kong Telecom!"

Lin Zuhui nodded and said, "Okay, let Tian Fan handle the acquisition, and Bo Tao will be the consultant."

"Yes!"

Chen Bin and Liang Zhenxun have their own affairs. After all, the entire New Era Group has a huge business, so inviting them here is just to let them know about it.

Then, Lin Zuhui said: "There are two aspects to persuading the Dadong Telegraph Bureau, you can organize it well:
First, Heung Kong Telecom has been limited. Originally, Dadong wanted to sell Hong Kong Telecom shares to Mainland Telecom, hoping that Hong Kong Telecom could enter the mainland telecom business, but this is obviously unrealistic.So, Heung Kong Telecom has no 'prospect'

[-]. The current explosion of the Internet is a better investment than the traditional telecommunications industry, so the Dadong Telegraph Bureau may not have considered it.

In short, it will be a matter of time before the Dadong Telegraph Bureau cashes out Hong Kong Telecom, so it doesn't matter if we contact them in advance. "

Yuan Tianfan nodded and said, "Okay, we must succeed in lobbying!"

Lin Zuhui added: "Well, they definitely want to cash out, but there are few companies that can be bought, so there is almost no change in price. The important thing is who gives more cash and less stock. This is the important decisive victory. The key. Of course, these are things for later, let’s get in touch first, let’s move forward step by step!”

"Yes, boss!"

(End of this chapter)