The king of ghost horse comedy

Chapter 560 Chinese Dragon Channel

After staying in Silicon Valley for a day, after visiting Apple Computer Company and Stanley Angel Investment Fund, Xu Guanwu took his wife and son and continued to head east. Months have passed.

When Xu Guanwu accompanied his wife and his son was traveling in the United States, the cable TV company he cooperated with Lei Shidong was formally established. Xu Guanwu invested 6000 million US dollars to occupy half of the company's shares, and also guaranteed a loan of [-] million US dollars for the company. The next step in the acquisition and development plan.

The new company will be managed by Lei Shidong, assisted by Huang Xizhao, the former president of ATV.Because the name "Surprise" has been pre-registered by Marvel Comics, the new company name will be named R&H Cable TV Company based on the first letters of the names of the two partners.

Huang Xizhao opened the Vancouver TVB sub-station in Canada, and started trial broadcasting half a month ago. The main broadcast content is TVB TV series and Hong Kong movies.Although the first Chinese cable TV was launched in Vancouver, it caused quite a stir, local media, newspapers, magazines, radio, TV, etc. also reported on it, and there were many free advertisements for a while.

But because the total number of Chinese in Vancouver is only more than [-], and they are relatively scattered, and many immigrants have lived here for several generations, and they don’t have much affection for Hong Kong or even China, so the first batch of subscribers is only a few. There are only a few hundred households, and they are purely losing money and making money.

Huang Xizhao worked hard for a long time. Facing such dismal ratings, he couldn't help but feel embarrassed. He felt ashamed of Xu Guanwu's love and was about to resign as an apology. Unexpectedly, he received a call from Xu Guanwu, asking him to go to Los Angeles to work as a new director The vice president of the cable TV company, this made him overjoyed again.

After struggling for two or three months in Vancouver, Canada, I finally built a small TV station with less than a thousand viewers.And Xu Guanwu quietly owns a company that includes eight cable TV stations and has 12 subscriptions, which really makes Huang Xizhao amazed.

With Xu Guanwu's capital injection of 6000 million U.S. dollars and a bank loan of [-] million U.S. dollars, R&H Company immediately has sufficient financial resources, and then Redstone will naturally carry out its expansion plan to the end. The cable TV station under R&H has become the largest local cable TV station in Los Angeles, mainly broadcasting content including movies, self-made variety shows and self-made TV series.

The United States is the largest film empire in the world. Film development has a history of nearly a hundred years, and countless films have naturally been born in it.Among them are not only well-known classic series such as "The Sound of Music", "Bridge of Madison County" and "Snow White", but also some unknown B-level and C-level films.These movies with bad reputation may not be appreciated by people when they are shown in cinemas, but they will have a certain ratings if they are shown on TV stations.Sometimes the so-called bad movies are even more popular than classic good movies. For example, on Youtu Kudouer Movie Channel, bad movies generally have a higher click-through rate.The so-called "Divine Comedy" has a wider audience than some classic songs. This is a very interesting subject in the field of media studies.

In addition to acquiring cable TV stations, Huang Xizhao also followed Xu Guanwu's instructions and began to apply for the establishment of a Chinese-language film and movie channel, hoping to introduce Hong Kong films and TVB TV series to the United States and attract local Chinese to subscribe and watch.Because China-US relations are currently in the honeymoon period, and Hong Kong is still a British colony at the moment, coupled with Redstone’s influence in the United States, and Xu Guanwu’s influence in the United States, the establishment of a Chinese cable TV station has not encountered much. Frustrated, the application was quickly approved.

There has never been a Chinese TV station in Los Angeles, the United States. Once the TVB Los Angeles branch was launched, it has received [-] subscribers. It is a very good rating for the new station. Obviously, the Chinese in Los Angeles are more than the Chinese in Vancouver. Much more active.

TVB's Los Angeles branch is named the "Chinese Dragon" channel, and the icon is a golden dragon with teeth and claws.The dragon is a totem in the hearts of Chinese people, and it is very kind to see this icon.China Dragon Channel mainly broadcasts TV series and Hong Kong movies produced by TVB.Because many Chinese in Los Angeles are immigrants from southern China, I feel very caring when watching these Cantonese TV programs, so the ratings and word-of-mouth have always been good, and the local Chinese newspapers also reported that China Dragon Channel is in Los Angeles. The smooth start of the broadcast marks that overseas Chinese will no longer be a silent family and begin to have their own production channels.

Xu Guanwu also felt very relieved when he saw such reports. He knew that although overseas Chinese have always relied on their own hard work, they have obtained wealth that the locals cannot match, but because the Chinese have always liked to follow the conservative path of the mean, they are not willing to do so easily. The early birds make their own voices, so their political status is relatively low. In the United States, they are even lower than the blacks. In other countries, scandals of being vilified and bullied have repeatedly broken out.

Although Xu Guanwu opened a Chinese-language channel in the United States to expand TVB's territory and make this TV station the most influential Chinese-language TV station in the world, if he can also use this to increase the channels for Chinese voices and improve the political status of local Chinese, he also feels that Very honored.

It is worth mentioning that the first episode of "Chinese Dragon" was the TV series "Shanghai Bund" that had just caused a sensation in Hong Kong. After this drama was broadcast on China Dragon Channel, it also aroused the enthusiasm of local Chinese. The ratings boom, even the local English-language newspapers praised it, saying that they did not expect Chinese-language TV stations to broadcast such high-quality programs.Obviously, China Dragon Channel is expanding its influence beyond the Chinese.

In fact, this is mainly due to the popularity of Hong Kong films in the past few years. Because Xu Guanwu has been sending Hong Kong films to the United States for release, he has also accumulated a considerable number of fans of Hong Kong films in the United States.To be honest, in the 70s and 80s, Hong Kong movies were not much worse than American movies.

Hong Jingbao's "Oriental Condor" is even more grand than Stallone's "First Blood 2", and New Art City's "Best Partner" is also not much different from the 007 series.Coupled with the grand martial arts scenes and sharp moves in Hong Kong films, it is very attractive to a group of young people to watch.

Because China Dragon Channel often broadcasts Hong Kong-produced movies, it also attracts a group of American viewers who like Hong Kong-produced movies to subscribe.Although the number of people is still relatively small, it is already a pleasant surprise for Xu Guanwu.

After the establishment of R&H Company, in addition to opening a Chinese-language TV channel, Lei Shidong also quietly acquired two Chengren film companies according to Xu Guanwu's suggestion, and added a Chengren TV channel, which is mainly used to broadcast Chengren pornographic movies.

There is an old Chinese saying that goes well, when one is full of warmth, one thinks of lust.Americans have already solved the problem of food and clothing early, so they naturally have more pursuit of the word "prostitution".You can buy Chengren magazines in convenience stores in the United States, there are street girls on the street, and more advanced ones are call girls, there are sex phones and movie theaters dedicated to watching Chengren movies...

In the United States, the income of the cesium film industry is even higher than the profits of blockbuster movies, generating at least tens of billions of dollars in profits every year, surpassing the annual profits of the most popular sports in the United States—professional football, professional basketball and baseball. sum of income.Such a huge income naturally attracted many large companies to set foot in this field one after another. Super companies such as General Dynamics and Marat in the United States have all got involved. The former launched the satellite pornography channel "Linear TV", and the latter Runs the X-rated Sungren Films.

Once the R&H Chengren Movie Channel was launched, the number of subscriptions quickly exceeded [-].Because of the high subscription fee of Chengren Movie Channel, the number of subscriptions of [-] households is basically equivalent to the number of subscriptions of [-] households of other channels.Suddenly there are so many new subscribers, which naturally makes Lei Shidong very happy.

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At the same time when the R&H company's business was gradually on the right track after its opening, the matter of Xu Guanwu and David Geffen forming a record company also had a prospect.

Because of Steven Spielberg's relationship, David Geffen also has some affection for Xu Guanwu, a generous investor, so the process of cooperation is basically smooth and pleasant.After the final cooperation agreement was reached, both parties felt very satisfied.

The new record company formed by Xu Guanwu and David Geffen is called Mermaid Records. The reason for choosing this name is that in Greek legends, the mermaid’s singing has the ability to charm people, so the record company is named Mermaid. Attract more fans with the help of singing.

In the new record company, David Geffen and Xu Guanwu each contributed 100 million US dollars, of which David Geffen holds [-]% of the shares, and Xu Guanwu holds [-]% of the shares. If either party wants to sell the company , the other party enjoys the right of first purchase.The company's daily affairs are handled by David Geffen, while Xu Guanwu can send someone to assist him.In addition, Xu Guanwu hoped that Mermaid Records could introduce the singers of Yesung Records to the US record market, and this request was also promised by David Geffen.

David Geffen himself doesn't care what nationality the singer comes from. What he cares about is whether the singer has the strength and the potential to become popular. As for other issues of skin color and nationality, he doesn't consider it.After the establishment of the new record company, David Geffen immediately started a plan to discover newcomers. The first singer he launched was a lady who sang pop dance music named Cher.

Other people in the recording industry who knew his details couldn't help being a little bit surprised, because the Asylum Records (Asylum Record), founded by David Geffen, mainly promoted heavy metal rock, and it seemed that he was the one who made the Eagles popular.Unexpectedly, this leader in the rock record industry has now joined the pop music industry, which can't help but surprise those in the music industry.

But Xu Guanwu knew that David Geffen had a unique vision. He had long known that rock music would be in trouble in the future. With the rise of the young hedonistic generation, they prefer cheerful pop dance music, and are no longer as enthusiastic about cynical rock music as before. .Like Michael Jackson's rapid rise in the 80s, in fact, it just catered to the tastes of the younger generation. His songs generally have a strong sense of rhythm, coupled with his gorgeous dance steps and gorgeous voice, as well as the use of advanced MVs , making him an idol sought after by teenagers.

David Geffen may like music very much, but his investment is mainly for profit. After all, he is a professional manager.Whether the artist makes money or not is actually what he cares most about.It is worth mentioning that after Mermaid Records was established, the first singer Cher launched was David Geffen's wife.

She was originally a very well-known music superstar in the 70s. She collaborated with her then husband on a record, and the contract was also signed to the company opened by her husband at that time.But later, due to the breakdown of her marriage, Cher owed a huge amount of debt to the company, and because of the unfulfilled contract, she was still unable to sign contracts with other record companies. She was forced to make a living as a model.It wasn't until she met her second husband, David Geffen, that her career took a turn for the better.

But what puzzled Xu Guanwu was that David Geffen's homosexuality was almost no longer a secret in the industry, and Xueer was still willing to marry him, which was really a very strange thing.

(End of this chapter)