The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 511 Software Company?

"This is Linlin's last film, so of course we have to make it well and strive for perfection!"

Liu Tao's attitude was very positive.

Director Yang Jie frowned and said, "But CCTV's investment is limited. It doesn't have that much money. CCTV can only come up with 5 million RMB!"

Even though director Yang Jie has already achieved success with "Journey to the West", CCTV is unlikely to give her too much investment.

Because CCTV has no money either!
Although the first TV commercial advertisement appeared in the mainland in 1979, CCTV launched the "Business Information" program in 1979 and began to broadcast domestic and foreign commercial advertisements. On January 1979, 1, Shanghai TV announced that "Maidou will accept advertising business from now on" and broadcast the "Shengui Tonic Wine" advertisement, which was also the first TV advertisement in the mainland, opening the first page of the history of TV advertisements in the mainland.

However, the advertising revenue of each TV station is not much.

Because there are not many companies in the mainland willing to advertise on TV.

"In this way, "The Legend of the New White Snake" will be co-produced by Hong Kong TVB and CCTV, and Hong Kong TVB will also contribute 10 million RMB. Someone will contact you then to invest in "The Legend of the New White Snake". The total investment should be able to reach 20 to 30 million RMB." Liu Tao pondered for a moment.

In addition to Hong Kong's TVB participating in the co-production, Liu Tao also thought of having China Motorcycle, China Automobile, Gree Home Appliances, King Long Computer and others invest, which is equivalent to product placement.

These companies themselves spend a portion of their funds on advertising every year.

Investing in "The Legend of White Snake" now will be very beneficial in terms of publicity.

Although there was some suspicion of abusing his power for personal gain, Liu Tao had no regrets.

Yang Jie was secretly amazed. She was already satisfied with an investment of three to five million for making a TV series, but Liu Tao said twenty to thirty million just casually.

But she knew that Liu Tao's identity was extraordinary, so she didn't say much.

Sure enough, someone came to Yang Jie the next day, and the total amount of money from all parties was as much as 30 million RMB.

This made Yang Jie very excited, and she quickly formed a crew.

Start getting busy.

Liu Tao didn't pay any more attention to this aspect. He attended a meeting as soon as he returned to the capital and only now had time to go home.

He began to prepare materials, not about China's "re-entry into the WTO", as China's "re-entry into the WTO" had specialized professionals to do the job.

The materials he is preparing now are two things.

One thing is about setting up root servers in Europe, the United States, Moscow, etc., and preparations can start now.

At present, root servers are not taken seriously. It can even be said that the Internet is not taken seriously and is in its infancy.

At this time, negotiating with the root server is much easier and there are fewer obstacles.

Otherwise, by the time the United States has built its root servers and realizes the importance of the Internet, it will not be easy for China to develop the Internet.

Setting up a root server in the United States can negotiate with the US root server set up in China.

Liu Tao firmly believes that the world is so big that it can accommodate two Internet worlds at the same time.

The two Internet worlds can coexist and compete, thereby continuously improving.

Now, universities and research institutes in China are already building networks, and the length of optical cables being laid each year is increasing at a speed visible to the naked eye. Around this time next year, universities and research institutes across the country will be able to complete nationwide networking.

In addition, the military’s dedicated Internet will basically be laid out by the end of next year.

In terms of the Internet, China is already ahead of the world. Internet technologies are becoming more familiar and mastered, and the technological progress is very fast.

It is expected that by next year, that is, 1987, the Internet in Hong Kong and Macao will be connected to the Internet in the mainland.

As for Formosa, the two sides are currently negotiating.

Following the ice-breaking journey of the two sides in launching the mini-three links, the major three links are being negotiated this year.

The so-called "three links" are to achieve direct "postal, air and trade links" between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait.

If nothing unexpected happens, the 'three links' negotiations should be able to be realized.

The second thing is to set up a specialized software company so that it can be listed in the United States.

In this regard, Liu Tao has always had a concern, that is, if it is not listed in the United States, it is inevitable that it will encounter difficulties in North America, Europe, and Japan.

Therefore, he wanted to learn from Jinlong Technology Group's listing in the United States and also allow software companies to be listed in the United States.

Similarly, Liu Tao plans to place this software company in Hong Kong and make Hong Kong its headquarters to avoid giving others a handle.

Liu Tao is not opposed to going public.

Because this is also a form of financing. As long as the controlling rights are in their hands, those who buy stocks are shareholders. Many shareholders are a powerful force, and it will not be so easy for the United States to trip them up again.

Of course, it is inevitable to abide by other people's rules of the game so that they can make a profit.

Although it is unpleasant, it has to be done. Otherwise, given the nature of Americans, they will easily turn the table.

In the evening, Liu Tao received news that an American special plane had arrived in Beijing.

The first person to get off the plane was not Secretary of State Shultz. Although Shultz is the current Secretary of State of the US government and has served in three important cabinet positions, including Secretary of Labor, Secretary of the Treasury, and Director of the Office of Management and Budget during the Nixon period, and Secretary of State during the Reagan period, his influence on Sino-US relations is not as great as Kissinger's.

Of course, this does not mean that Shultz is insignificant. On the contrary, he is an important figure. Previously, it was Shultz who shuttled diplomacy between the capitals of the Middle East countries, thus ending the fifth Middle East war and allowing the Israeli army to withdraw.

As for Kissinger, he did not hold an official position for several years. Instead, he founded Kissinger International Consulting Company and served as its chairman. He also worked as a news analyst for the American Broadcasting Corporation.

However, as relations between China and the United States developed rapidly and became increasingly important, Kissinger was rehired.

China welcomed the American delegation with the highest courtesy.

That same evening, Liu Tao received a phone call and an hour later, he met his old friend in Saudi Arabia.

Then Liu Tao was shocked by what his old friend 'Taufik' said.

Saudi King Fahd is going to visit China, and one of the most important topics of the visit is the purchase of medium-range ballistic missiles.

Before 1979, the relationship between China and Saudi Arabia was actually average. After the two sides established diplomatic relations, the relationship quickly warmed up. The friendly relations between the two countries developed comprehensively and rapidly, the two sides had frequent exchanges, and the areas of cooperation continued to expand.

China is paying more and more attention to Saudi Arabia, the nominal leader of the Arab world. On the one hand, it is because Saudi Arabia plays a vital role in the Arab world and China needs the support of the Arab world in many aspects; on the other hand, Saudi Arabia is a major customer, not just a major customer of weapons and equipment, Saudi Arabia also imports many goods from China, which is real benefit.

Another thing is that Saudi Arabia’s investment in China is increasing, and it is providing China with low-interest or even interest-free loans, which is money that China needs.

Another aspect is that with the rapid development of China's economy, oil consumption has increased rapidly. As a result, even though China's oil production is setting new highs every year, China's annual oil exports are setting new lows.

If nothing unexpected happens, China will probably turn from an oil exporter into an oil importer either next year or the year after.

(End of this chapter)