America's Road to Wealth

Chapter 374 The Hearst Family's Thoughts
When Li Xinyu called her second sister, Abel's sister-in-law and second sister-in-law to meet at No. 65 East 138th Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.

Abel Smith is on the 30th floor of the Smith Tower.

The Smith Tower has a total of 57 floors, but the office building is large enough, only the 42 floors below.

The floors above the 43rd floor have smaller office areas.

So much so that the top five floors were used by Abel as his private residence.

The headquarters of Abel's companies with a relatively large number of employees are all below the 43rd floor.

This is because the office buildings below the 43rd floor of the Smith Tower have enough area for those companies with a large number of employees to work.

Like the restructuring, the headquarters of the re-developed AMC Television Group.

It occupies the entire 29th and 30th floors.

There are about 400 to 500 employees working in it.

Of course, if you count the employees of the entire AMC TV group, the number is more than that.

In Queens and Brooklyn, the AMC television group has several other studios and divisions.

Not to mention that in many areas covered by the channel, there are corresponding maintenance managers.

After the expansion, AMC, which is determined to become a new TV network group, has done a lot of work.

The number of personnel alone has increased by at least 10 times compared to before.

The Smith Tower here is just the headquarters of the TV Group.

The headquarters of the TV Group, in the largest conference hall.

AMC Television Group CEO Michael Ovitz.

And group president and chief content officer Richard Plepler.

And other high-level executives of Yiying TV Group.

All in the conference hall, listening to the voice of the big boss.

Abel was sitting on the main seat, and he was talking eloquently——

"...As we all know, the rapid rise of cable networks is not unrelated to the Hollywood screenwriter strike in the middle of this year and lasted until September this year."

"The strike of screenwriters has led to the suspension of many popular drama series, which has indeed dealt a heavy blow to traditional TV organizations such as ABC and NBC that rely on advertising for profit."

Having said that, strikes and taking to the streets are too common in various industries in the United States.

The guilds of various industries in Hollywood will shut down almost every few years, demanding salary increases and benefits.

So many types of work come once every few years, so that the entire Hollywood, every one or two years, there is a strike organized by a trade union of a certain type of work.

Over time, Hollywood or the American entertainment industry has adapted to this tone.

This kind of shutdown and work strike is not limited to Hollywood and the entertainment industry.

Other industries in the United States also often engage in it, in commercial sports leagues.

It hasn't been 40 years since the NBA appeared, but it has been suspended five times.

The MLB, which has a longer history, has also been suspended 2001 times from 7 to the present.

The most serious lockout dates back to 1994.

It was the most serious labor dispute in the history of the MLB league, which lasted for 232 days.Player strikes brought the season to an abrupt end, the World Series was canceled, and the 1995 season was cut short.

This kind of thing is not only done by Hollywood screenwriters.

Every industry in the United States often sends out.According to some statistics, there are more than 10 large-scale strikes in the United States every year on average.

There is no way to count the number of small ones that go to the streets.

Americans are used to it anyway, after all, they have to adapt themselves if they are not used to it.

No doubt, whether it's the NBA or Major League Baseball, or the Writers Guild.

These strikes of theirs all have the figure of (AFL-CIO), which is the figure of the American Federation of Labor-Confederation of Industrial Unions.

This is what people do, professionally.

"...The suspension of screenwriters has little impact on the cable network, which relies on audience fees to make money. It is not difficult to see it from the nomination of the Emmy Awards in 2001. The cable network is likely to take this opportunity to share the world with mainstream TV stations, It will make a huge change in the future pattern of American TV drama competition."

Abel looked at the executives of the AMC television group.

"In the new year, new TV series should be established as soon as possible. As long as the review is approved, then don't be stingy with the production fee. What we want is a high-quality series, and we must let all users understand and get used to one thing. AMC produced, whether it is cable or Wireless, they will all be high-quality products! Only in this way will they watch our TV station."

AMC TV group is currently in a period of brutal growth.

In just a few months, it has annexed more than 50 independent and regional TV stations.

Among them are elite TV stations such as Bloomberg TV.

Within the group, under the request of Abel and under the supervision of Smith Media's senior management, an internal adjustment has been carried out.

After the adjustment, the TV Group will be divided into two major departments in the future.

One is according to several major TV networks, Wireless Public Television.

The target of this part is NBC and other giants. There is no charge for programs and channel content, and the pursuit of coverage and ratings is mainly profitable through advertising.

The TV stations and their channels in this part will have blue logos in the future.

It's called Blue AMC.

Since ancient times, red and blue have produced CP, and where there is blue, there will be red.

Blue Label AMC is a wireless station, a public station, and a free station.

The red label AMC is the pay station, the cable station.

The group's internal positioning, the main direction of Red Label AMC in the future will be high-quality drama series, or the kind of drama series with a bit of HBO flavor, and the pursuit is subscription fees.

According to Abel's request, it is to surpass HBO and become a big player in the paid cable industry.

There will not be too many red-labeled AMC channels, and only three to four channels will be launched, each targeting different viewers.

For example, one channel will be more HBO than HBO, but for others, it will be slightly more restrained.

In addition to red and blue, there will also be a pink label AMC.

This pink label, you can tell by the color, its positioning will be a little pink, it is a TV station that specializes in broadcasting 18+ high-quality programs.

According to these standards, the pink label will not even bear the name of AMC, but use another name independently.

So as not to affect the integrity and brand of AMC.

Then the TV dramas and programs on the Red Label AMC station are also time-sensitive.

A year or half a year later, you can also see the deleted version on the popular blue label AMC.

Try to achieve multiple uses in one drama, and the paid cable and free wireless are drawn to each other to attract ratings.

The entire TV group hopes to be able to kill all audiences, young and old, and serve all Americans and some foreign publics.

As a Smith Media subsidiary, it is almost as important a television group as MGM.

Abel has always attached great importance to AMC Television Group.

No, it hasn't been long since I came back to New York.

Just come here for a meeting, and let the senior executives of the AMC TV Group know the intention of the chairman.

"Understood, boss." Michael Ovitz nodded seriously.

Richard Plepler nodded too.

"Do you have any preparations for the documentary crew related to Huaxia?"

Abel looked at the Plepler executive on his lower right and asked.

Plepler and Michael have a clear division of labor, and one person is responsible for developing the group's business, mainly to acquire TV stations to expand the scale.

Plepler is in charge of operations and administration, and most importantly content production, where he is an expert.

As for what Abel said now, it was not long ago, at the reception at the Shilla Hotel.

Abel has communicated with envoys from many countries in Korea.

Among them, they chatted very well with Huaxia's Wang Envoy.

The king's envoy has been inviting Abel to visit China as a guest.

Abel smiled the whole time and said nothing about the invitation.

But he promised Wang Envoy that he would appropriately increase his investment in China.

Among them are the entertainment industry and investment in the television industry.

According to Abel's words to the envoy Wang, that is - "China has an ancient heritage, and Eastern civilization has a long history. It is very suitable for filming documentaries. Whether it is about humanities or reminiscing about history. I have a TV station under my banner, and I am preparing to shoot a series of ancient civilizations. Documentary. Huaxia is a place that cannot be missed, and I hope to get your help when the time comes."

What Abel said was too high-sounding.

Naturally, Messenger Wang could not refuse and said that he would definitely help.

AMC Television Group has indeed found several excellent documentary teams and is preparing to start a series of documentary filming.

Although TV stations can't make a lot of money shooting documentaries, they still have a certain audience and are very stable.

As long as the filming is good, even if it is a pass, it can usually pay back.

Also because broadcasting rights are easy to sell, there is no timeliness, and they can be sold for a long time.

More importantly, a well-filmed documentary, and an excellent documentary, will be of great help to improve the quality of the TV station.

After learning of the boss' request, AMC TV station also made some preparations.

Hearing the boss's concerned inquiry at this moment, Richard Plepler quickly replied——

"It has already started. The Huaxia government attaches great importance to our filming this time. The liaison personnel we sent over were very welcomed by them."

Abel listened to the report, nodded in satisfaction, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said lightly:

"Remember, don't interpret it with ideological colored glasses. What I want is a real China, and I want all Americans to know what the real China looks like."

"As for the reason..."

Abel waved to the senior executives of the TV group in the conference room:

"Think about it, everyone. In the entire American market, things related to China are all the same. But the things of AMC TV station have more characteristics, which are different from others."

"Believe me, this will also become the selling point of AMC's type of documentaries! In any case, the market is diverse and the audience is diverse. Making TV is the same as opening a factory. If we want to sell, we sell different products!"

From a businessman's point of view, both Richard Plepler and Michael Ovitz felt that what the boss said about the Huaxia program was very reasonable.

Coupled with Abel's request, Plepler was of course happy to implement it.

After the meeting, the executives of AMC Television Group began to leave.

Ovitz and Plepler were left behind, and Abel spoke to them a few more words.

At this time, there were also employees from the administrative department of the TV group, who began to come in to collect the manuscripts, slides, PTT and other materials at the meeting site.

"...Go to Huaxia, eh—"

Just as he was about to explain to Plepler, Abel saw among the dozen or so employees who came in to pack things.

There are two people I know.

His reaction was naturally in the eyes of Ovitz and Plepler.

Seeing Abel's gaze, he looked behind the two people.

Richard Plepler was very calm, but Michael Ovitz quickly said:

"It's like this...Boss, I owe a favor to Mr. John Hearst. He came to me a while ago and said that he wanted to arrange for two juniors to come to us for two months of college practice. I think this is a small problem. I agreed. I didn't expect that it was these two young ladies who he arranged to come over..."

John Hearst, the chief financial officer of the Hearst Group, is one of the main power holders of the Hearst family.

It was Amanda Hearst, and Lydia Hearst's uncle.

Michael Ovitz said this because Abe was among the dozen or so station employees who came in to collect the material.

He saw Lydia Hearst and Amanda Hearst.

Looking not far away, it took several minutes just to pack a few A4 papers, which was extremely slow.

Also keeps peeking at her own Amanda Hearst.

Abel smiled wryly and waved his hand to show his understanding.

"Go out and let the two of them stay. I have something to say to them."

Michael Ovitz nodded yes, and Plepler got up and left.

After going out, Michael Ovitz called all the other administrative staff away.

Looking at the Hurst sisters, after entering the meeting room, they even closed the door of the meeting room.

Plepler watched him do all this and wondered why this guy was so trusted by his boss.

While doing a good job at my job, I can also satisfy the boss's greatest hobby.

This kind of person is not a confidant, who can be a confidant?
Thinking about it this way, as the current second-in-command of the TV group, Plepler smiled and stepped forward to chat with Michael Ovitz, and went to make friends.

in the conference room.

The Hearst sisters are both wearing a standard winter OL white-collar beauty suit and skirt suit, even the style is the same, the only difference is the color.

Amanda's is slightly reddish, Lydia's is slightly bluish.

But they all set off their slim and beautiful figures very well.

The two were standing in front of Abel at this time, and Lydia Hearst lowered her head slightly, looking at her own toes.

Amanda Hearst stared straight at Abel, looking at him, without any sign of timidity.

"Forehead……"

Seeing the two "acquaintances" who hadn't contacted for a long time, Abel's meaningless opening remarks just came out.

Amanda said directly:

"Mr. Smith, we just came to your company for college practice, an internship. I hope you don't think too much."

Seeing her eloquent teeth as always, Abel laughed, clutching his chest to look sad, "Ah, I thought we were already good friends. I didn't expect you to come to my place without telling me... I don't know why, I feel a little pain here."

Seeing him like this, Lydia, who bowed her head, didn't respond.

Amanda covered her mouth and laughed.

"It's not that I didn't tell you. It's because our purpose is pure. We just came here for an internship to gain experience."

"You must know that our Hearst family also has a TV group. There is a high probability that we will work in our own company in the future. It is a very good choice for us to come to you in advance to gain a little experience."

Amanda is right.

But Lydia thought to herself, then why did you move so slowly when you packed up the materials just now, and kept dangling in front of Abel on purpose?

I'm afraid he won't recognize you...

It is really enviable to emphasize that there is no other purpose now.

Lydia envied her cousin's openness and directness.

She can't.

Lydia didn't think she could do it.

"Okay." Abe laughed. "A very reasonable explanation. It can't be more reasonable."

"So……"

He stood up. He was 1 meters tall, and with slightly rooted leather shoes, he stood almost two meters tall.

Such Abel stood in front of two little girls who were born in 84 and were less than 1.7 meters tall.

It's like two little deer with a big North American brown bear lying in front of them.

At this moment, the "Great North American Brown Bear" bent down slightly, and invited the two Hearst's fawns to lunch——

"Two beautiful ladies, I don't know if I have the honor to invite you to have lunch at noon today?"

Seeing him like this, Amanda Hearst laughed outright, and said softly:

"The big boss is like this. In order to avoid being fired by the big boss, of course we dare not refuse!"

This is promised.

Lydia Hearst, who was bowing her head, raised her head slightly at this time and looked at him.

After realizing that Abel was looking at her, Lydia smiled shyly and continued to lower her head.

That shy little expression made Abel feel a little itchy.

After half an hour.

Next to the Smith Building, in a high-end restaurant.

In the warm box, the Hurst sisters took off their coats and coats to keep out the cold.

Even in the winter in New York, Abel saw how women can dress against the seasons for the sake of beauty and to show off their own figures.

Lydia Hearst, who changed her office suit, was wearing a gray-green suspender floral cake gauze dress, which made her already quite large upper body stand out even more prominently, while the outer contour of her career line Looming, it adds a touch of maturity that she lacks at this age.

Compared with Amanda, who is outgoing and cheerful.

The introverted and gentle Lydia, on the contrary, is even more... passionate.

Amanda is wearing a deep V-neck grass green, bohemian suspender dress.

Her material is not big enough, and the deep v cannot be stretched.

But with a small waist and round hips, a slender figure, with the delicate youthfulness of a girl, she is also very beautiful and good-looking.

He took off his office coat, sat in the box, and dressed like this.

The two beautiful girls from the Hearst family finally started talking to Abel normally.

After all, since that time in Hawaii.

It had been almost a year since they had been alone with Abel.

During the rumors of the marriage between Bush and Smith, it has not come out at the time.

Amanda is often in contact with Abel, and the phone calls are frequent.

But after June this year, she didn't call much.

Abel also knew the reason, after all, he was not the emperor of ancient China.With the empress of the main palace, the kind who can still marry a noble concubine. .

Anyway, it is also one of the wealthy families, and the Hurst family does not want to lose that kind of face.

It will restrict or even prohibit them, and Abel fully understands.

It's just that he didn't expect that now, why is it the Hearst family who sent them to the AMC TV group? ?
Don't say they came here by themselves, they don't have the ability.

Didn’t hear Michael Ovitz say it all, is it John Hearst’s favor?
John Hearst is an important figure in the Hearst Group, the Hearst family.

Getting him to come forward to do this kind of thing is definitely not something the two little sisters can do. .

That's what to do, which is what John Hearst, or the Hearst family does.

Abel is now curious about what the Hearst family wants to do. .

(End of this chapter)