Spy Shadow

New York, USA.

Chu Lingyun was sitting in the office, and Chloe was reporting on the financial situation.

She felt very uneasy.

Chloe is now mainly responsible for the TV station. She knows very well that without her uncle's blessing, she is no longer that useful to her boss. However, her boss has not been coming to the United States for a long time, and her expenses are high. Over time, she can bear it. He couldn't help but reach into the company.

Regardless of how responsible she is, she still can't get much money.

The financial aspect was all arranged by Liu Chengzhu, otherwise the company would not have enough money to defeat her.

"What's going on with this thirty thousand?"

Chu Lingyun raised his head and asked Chloe. Chloe was slightly startled. She had embezzled the $30,000 to buy cosmetics and beautiful clothes.

Of course she couldn't explain it.

"And this one has twenty-five thousand, this one has twenty thousand, and this one has ten thousand."

Chu Lingyun said from top to bottom that the amount was not large, but the number of times was high. Chloe could only have so much authority. No matter how much money was made, Chu Lingyun would directly direct it, and Liu Chengzhu would do the lending.

However, adding up dozens of transactions, the accounts amounting to millions of dollars cannot be reconciled.

Chu Ya had found out these things before. She originally wanted to touch Chloe, but Chu Lingyun didn't agree, so she gave up for now.

"Boss, I forgot the money."

"Forgot, you took all the money. You told me I forgot, do you think I am a fool? Do you know what it means? If I sue you, how many years do you think you will go to jail?"

Millions, definitely not a fraction, let the court decide, and Chloe can sit there until she grows old.

Chloe's face turned pale with fright: "Boss, I was wrong. I never dare to do it again. Please don't call the police to arrest me."

Chloe's body was shaking a little because of fear.

Such a large amount of money was all withdrawn from the company, with her signature and formalities, but he could not account for it. Adding to her daily consumption, it would not be easy for Chu Lingyun to send her to jail.

"You know you're wrong? Are you too brave to take so much money from the company?"

Chu Lingyun said coldly that the salary he gave Chloe was not low.

At first it was 3,000 yuan a year, then 5,000 yuan, then 10,000 yuan a year, and now it is 60,000 yuan a year.

She also has an additional bonus, which can be almost 100,000 a year.

This much money was enough for her to live comfortably, but it was not enough, and she took so much from the company, which was equivalent to losing more than one million US dollars over the years.

Chloe didn't buy a house. Even if she bought a house, it would be enough for her to buy a large villa. The purchasing power of the US dollar is much stronger now than in later generations.

The current per capita income in the United States is more than 2,000 points per year, and the average monthly income is less than 200 points.

She earns several times more in a month than others in a year.

"Boss, I really know I was wrong."

Chloe was not a particularly smart person, otherwise she would not have taken the company's money so blatantly.

"It's no use knowing you're wrong. If you return the money, I can forget about it. I'll give you a month. If you still don't pay, just wait for the police to come to your door."

Chu Lingyun shook her head, and Chloe was stunned. With so much money, she couldn't even pay it back in a year, let alone a month.

No, if she didn't have this job, she wouldn't be able to pay it back in her lifetime.

"You go out first."

Chu Lingyun ignored Chloe who was standing there stupidly and asked Ni Loach to force her out. Ni Loach knew that when Chloe was in the Shanghai Concession, because of her uncle, Chloe was a famous socialite in the concession.

Are you so lonely now?

"Boss, you don't plan to arrest her, do you?"

After sending the people out, Loach came back and asked with a smile. He knew Chu Lingyun best. If he really wanted to send Chloe in, he would not wait until now.

It is even more impossible to give her a month to raise money.

"Locking her up won't do me any good."

Chu Lingyun shook her head gently. In addition to being in charge of the TV station, Chloe also helped her contact a mercenary organization.

She was not touched before because she had other functions and Chu Lingyun didn't have the time.

It doesn't matter if she makes some money. When the time comes, Chu Lingyun will let her return her money with interest.

Now that I have time, I can do this.

"Ignore her. Wait until she reaches the point of no return. Go to the TV station first."

The TV stations owned by Chu Lingyun are very scattered. Due to the current technology, the local TV stations in each place cannot be received in other places.

Today there is no cable TV, let alone satellite. TV is similar to radio in that it uses signal towers for transmission and is limited by distance.

And the TV must also be equipped with a receiver. Without a receiver, the TV station's signal cannot be received.

The TV industry in the United States developed relatively early. China's TV industry only began to develop brilliantly in the 1970s and 1980s. TVs in that era all used receivers to receive programs. At one time, many homemade receivers appeared.

For example, cobbled together from cans.

The same is true in the United States at this time. It not only requires outdoor receivers, but also the programs that can be received are very limited. American television is a private industry. If you want to set up a TV station, you need to set up a signal tower. No matter who wants to use the signal tower here, they need to pay a fee.

Signal towers do not allow unlimited use, so there are very few programs that people can watch at home.

Chu Lingyun's TV station has its own signal tower. The investment in these signal towers is not low. He has not yet built a signal tower in every city.

Loach accompanied Chu Lingyun to the TV station.

Chu Lingyun's TV station headquarters is here. New York is the most prosperous city in the United States. There are the most TV stations here. Not to mention too many at this time, but the most programs can be received here. San Francisco does not even have one-third of the ones here. .

"boss."

The director had been notified before and was waiting at the door.

Chloe is just a flower vase. Chu Lingyun's TV station is actually free-range. Each TV station has a director, who is responsible for the daily specific work.

Chloe works at the head office, so in fact she can only do so much.

Including program production, advertising reception, etc., each TV station does it all by itself. The headquarters is like a housekeeper, helping them coordinate, apply for funds, purchase copyrights, etc.

Mainly movie rights. If you buy the rights, you can broadcast them on TV.

This is by far the most popular show among viewers.

But a TV station can't just show movies. It also has news and other programs. The TV station also prepares and produces TV series, which are also a type of program.

"Let's talk after we go in."

Chu Lingyun led everyone into the TV station. New York TV station was the one with the largest investment and the largest number of users, ranking third among all TV stations in New York.

There are many TV stations in Chu Lingyun, so the corresponding holding costs will be lower.

For example, the movie copyrights purchased can be used by all TV stations, and the construction of signal towers is more experienced, which can save money.

As for technology, it is really not the most critical factor at this time.

Everyone was the same. The resolution was not good enough and the TV was not big. The main thing was signal reception. In the beginning, some people often couldn't receive the TV station signal. Chu Lingyun simply bought two TV factories and made matching TV sets by himself.

Today, the investment from TV stations and newspapers has exceeded US$100 million.

This amount of money is just for a dozen TV stations. If you want to make a good TV station, you will need more investment in the future.

For Chu Lingyun, the biggest good news is that the TV station has begun to make profits. There is a TV station and it has also established broadcasting and other channels. The good momentum will allow him to develop faster in the future.

"Show me the latest program."

Chu Lingyun ordered, and the station director immediately brought the program list. Today's TV is not uninterrupted 24 hours a day, and basically disappears at night.

The daytime programs are mostly news, repeat movies and some simple programs.

“Which shows are the most watched right now?”

Chu Lingyun asked. The New York TV station only made it to third place, which obviously did not satisfy him. You must know that more than 10 million US dollars were invested here, and the investment in the first and second TV stations was not as big as his.

The main reason for such a large investment is that they bought the house where they work. In a place like New York where land is at a premium, you won't suffer any loss when buying a house.

"The first is movies, but the rights we purchased last time were played too many times and have dropped significantly, followed by news, and finally the TV series we made ourselves."

The station manager replied that the programs of today's TV stations are actually the same. In fact, their programs are richer and have more film copyrights and are better.

But the boss is away all year round, and the station manager's relationship is not as strong as Chu Lingyun's. They can't compare to those two companies in terms of advertising and publicity. However, although they are third, they are not much different from the top two.

There are a few months every year where their rankings are either first or second, but at the end of the year they are always a little bit behind.

"Show me your news and TV series."

Chu Lingyun asked them to play the latest program. The news was a bit chaotic. It was a normal broadcast, but there was no orderly sequence. It was completely broadcast what came to mind, and the time was very long, and there were all kinds of news.

It ranges from international current affairs to small anecdotes from the street.

Even stocks, cars and other things are included in it, it is simply a hodgepodge.

This is not only the case for them, but also for other TV stations. Due to the lack of programs at this time, everyone wants to broadcast news as long as possible, pursuing more and more complete news.

No matter where you are, the rise of a new thing always requires people to explore and experience.

Chu Lingyun has exactly these experiences.

After patiently watching the news, Chu Lingyun continued to watch the TV series they filmed.

While watching, the station director had a bad feeling. The boss's brows were always knitted together. It was obvious that he was not very satisfied with their program.

Chu Lingyun had never watched TV before.

Mainly because later generations watched in high definition, and he really couldn't stand the blurry images now.

Moreover, the program is single and not interesting.

But he didn't expect that the TV station would film the series like this.

Is this thing called a TV series?

Well, at this point it's just called a TV series, it's just poorly shot.

The technology is limited, there are not many good special effects, the TV investment is correspondingly small, and each TV series does not have many episodes at all.

And very casual.

Some have five episodes, some have eight episodes, and some have more than ten episodes.

The five-episode TV series they shot was only over 60 minutes in total. It told an inspirational story about a stock trader, but it was full of mistakes. It was obvious that they did not understand it in detail before filming.

If you film based entirely on your own perceptions, the ratings will naturally not be good.

Fortunately we are not in the Internet age, otherwise they would have been sprayed to death.

"Don't let go."

After watching it for a while, even if it was fast forwarding, Chu Lingyun couldn't stand it. Ni Loach watched it with gusto. In the United States these days, he can already understand some basic terms, but the whole TV series still seems to be from heaven.

Even if he doesn't understand it, it doesn't affect his ability to read it. At least the woman inside looks beautiful.

This is also a common problem among TV stations nowadays. Although the picture quality is so poor, they still like to find beautiful actresses to support the show. As for acting skills, let’s not mention them.

Anyway, in Chu Lingyun's eyes, the short jokes of later generations are better than theirs and more entertaining than theirs.

"Call everyone from the production department and the news department. I'm going to hold a meeting for them."

Chu Lingyun ordered with a sullen face, no wonder there has been no improvement after so much investment, and he has been the third child for thousands of years.

Given their current situation, how far behind are the top two? They have never widened the gap with their own TV station?

It's almost unbearable to look at.

The station director called all the people from the production and news departments over. Chu Lingyun was closing her eyes in deep thought, thinking about improvements to the station.

Improvements cannot be made blindly. Things that may be acceptable to future generations may not be acceptable now, such as talk shows and so on.

But there are some things that can be used now.

The program is rich and diverse. Let’s start with some interview programs. Each episode does not need to be too long, just thirty minutes.

Other TV stations will definitely imitate the programs they appear on, but Chu Lingyun can always let them eat ashes behind their backs.

News also needs to change. Comprehensive news must be available, but the duration must be controlled, no more than half an hour at a time.

The rest of the news can be about finance, life, or even cooking.

Take your time, little by little.

Play TV shopping, TV song requests, variety shows, etc. first, and don’t play too many at one time.

But TV shows have to change.

The pictures taken now are really bad.

First of all, actors must have acting skills. This kind of vase is no longer available. If they are not good at acting, they will be sent to Hollywood for training, or they will directly hire professional actors to act.

Smith has not always wanted to be an actor. When the time comes, he can be asked to guest star as a governor or a congressman.

It's definitely no problem for Smith to play his true self.

There is also the most important plot. Not only should there be suspense at the end of every episode, there should be at least one in three episodes.

Being there all the time, how can we better attract the audience to wait beside the TV? Engage them in discussion?

Without discussion, where would the popularity come from?

Don't make those fancy things in TV dramas, they don't make any sense. Now make life movies, which are low-cost and have more content to shoot.

For example, the growth of a family and so on.

Just add some funny elements to make ordinary family life full of happiness. Not only can such a TV series be filmed, but it can also be filmed for a long time.

Even growing up with a generation.

Such actors should be chosen carefully. It is best to train them yourself and tie them up with a brokerage company and a contract to avoid being poached by others in the future.

As for the salary, we will increase it after it becomes popular.

As long as a drama becomes popular, will you still worry about losing ratings?

In the current TV market, their TV station's failure to outperform others is the biggest failure.

Everyone entered the conference room. The station manager stood next to Chu Lingyun. Seeing that he had his eyes closed and was concentrating, he did not dare to speak.

Everyone knows that their boss is very powerful. Even though he is Chinese, he is an emerging capital and has good relations with many big shots.

They are working people, not proud scientific experts, and no one dares to raise their tails.

"Department of Information, let me talk to you first."

Chu Lingyun opened his eyes. He was not discussing, let alone asking, but was giving orders directly.

"All news will be changed immediately. Comprehensive news will be broadcast for half an hour at 7 p.m. every day. Only the news of that day will not be used at other times. It will be replayed at 12 noon the next day. Comprehensive news should be simple and clear. If there is not so much news, We can spend more space on some news.”

"In addition, financial news is broadcast at 7 o'clock every morning for the same half-hour, and sports news is finally broadcast at 9 o'clock in the evening."

"Boss, what do you mean, do the news separately?"

The Minister of Information was stunned for a moment and asked hurriedly. Chu Lingyun nodded: "Yes, all anchors must be trained and given a serious look. Don't be so casual. The current news is only in these time periods, financial and sports news Just reverse the replay time."

Each news is half an hour, so three news is one and a half hours, plus reruns, that's three hours.

If there is an urgent current matter, just insert it directly or broadcast it live.

Other news will come slowly, and Chu Lingyun will take the lead. If they can't produce other professional news, these people will all be replaced by then.

"Yes, boss."

They didn't expect that the boss had made such a big change, and several of them felt uneasy.

"You go back and have your own meeting first, and bring me the changed news plan. I'll need it tomorrow."

Chu Lingyun ordered them, and everyone in the news department got up and left. The boss came here with bad intentions this time. He didn't even ask, and made such a big change directly?

If the changes are unsuccessful, they will lose even more market share and may not even be able to keep their third position.

"Production department, your problem is the most serious and biggest. If any of you have any suggestions, you can tell me now. Don't say that I didn't give you a chance. I will stay if I can do it, and leave early if I can't."

Chu Lingyun was not polite to them. The Information Department at least followed the rules and made changes.

What kind of stuff does the production department make?

If they fail, Chu Lingyun will be replaced immediately. The United States has no shortage of talents now.

People in the production department look at me and I look at you. Everyone has a strong sense of crisis in their hearts.

The director of the production department spoke first: "Boss, I think we should just make longer TV series, but we are worried that the audience will not have the patience. Other TV stations have tried..."

"Don't worry, it will last long."

Chu Lingyun interrupted him. This was quite pertinent. If the minister couldn't say anything better, he would be the first to get out.

"Yes, boss, in terms of content, we are going to do some war or foreign style..."

This time Chu Lingyun let him finish. The reason why he chose war was because the war had just ended a few years ago, and he still had a deep impression of the war.

"We'll talk about war dramas later. The cost is too high. What about the others?"

Chu Lingyun looked at everyone and asked each of them to speak. Everyone had no choice but to express their thoughts one by one.

Although their ideas are not very good, at least they are based on the technology of this era and this period.

There were two people who made false claims. Chu Lingyun was not polite at all and directly ordered the director to pay them their wages and leave. They were fired.

Dismissal required compensation, but Chu Lingyun didn't care about the money.

No waste is left here.

There are a total of eight people in the production department, and two of them were directly driven away, which is equivalent to a quarter of them.

Although the remaining people stayed temporarily, they all had a great sense of crisis in their hearts.

"I will tell you two projects next, you go first."

"One is a long-form TV series, each episode is fifteen minutes, and two episodes are broadcast every day. The first season will be filmed first. Find two actors and three children to film, and film their daily lives. Before filming, you will collect scripts. Each episode The story should be brief, just ordinary life, but with funny and happy elements. You should be careful when selecting actors. I will re-register with an economic company, and all actors must sign contracts with our economic company."

Chu Lingyun said slowly, the others looked at each other and took pictures of family life, is this okay?

Will the audience not buy it?

"Boss, how many episodes are you talking about?"

The production director asked carefully. He guessed eight or ten episodes. If it was more, twenty episodes would be enough. No more would be filmed.

"We will shoot 60 episodes first, which will be enough for one month's broadcasts. We will see how the market goes. If it is good, we will broadcast a few more seasons in the future."

Chu Lingyun shook his head. The more episodes, the better. His plan was to shoot ten seasons. If this was not suitable for long-term filming, he would even want to make a TV series with tens of thousands of episodes.

"Sixty episodes?"

The production director was stunned for a moment? Is it necessary to shoot so many episodes for a TV series that has not yet been proven?

"Boss, are you filming too much? Why don't we try filming thirty episodes first?"

The director advised carefully, and Chu Lingyun shook his head: "No need to try, just apply. This project will be approved immediately. You will start collecting scripts later. Make my requirements clear and get a suitable script sample within three days at the latest. In the next few days, I’m looking for actors at the same time every day. It’s best to find experienced ones. If you don’t have experience, I’ll give them quick training. In short, I’ll start filming this project in a week.”

We have to shoot in a week, so urgent?

"This is the first project. There is another project that you will start at the same time and do a one-and-a-half-hour interview, which is to interview some celebrities, including but not limited to political figures, various celebrities, financial experts, writers, veterans, etc."

"Let's start with the veterans, preferably those who have participated in many battles, especially those who have fought with the Japanese and are injured and disabled."

"The interview mainly asked him about his feelings during the war, his views on the war, and the impressive things that happened during the war."

Chu Lingyun said that the second project he was given would be put aside for the rest. This improvement would allow their TV station to completely outperform other peers. If this still doesn't work, Chu Lingyun might as well just sell the TV station.

The province is annoying.

As for long-form TV series, let them accumulate some experience first, and then choose a suitable one to shoot. There are so many successful TV series, Chu Lingyun can learn from a few.

"Yes, boss."

The production director was helpless. The TV station belonged to others and they could only obey orders.

The station director was even more depressed. For such changes, other small TV stations should try the water first. After all, theirs is the largest here, and so is the boss. It should come directly from them.

However, the boss's other TV stations will definitely broadcast the things they film. Even if it is his own company, they will still have to pay for broadcasting their things, just a little less.

"Let's do this for now, let's break up the meeting."

Chu Lingyun stood up. The TV station had to improve slowly. There were no long-form TV series yet, but there were already radio dramas.

But they are broadcasts, not real TV series, and the real long-form TV series has not yet begun.

Chu Lingyun would definitely do this kind of long-form TV series with tens of thousands of episodes.

It lasts so long, affects several generations, is low-cost and has high ratings. It would be foolish not to do it.

I really should wait until there are no more ratings before stopping.

In Tokyo, Yoko carefully came to the metropolitan government, she was a little embarrassed.

Originally, she wanted to find Takemoto, who was even more powerful in the special search department, but when she got there, the place was heavily guarded and there were many Americans, so she didn't dare to enter.

Later it was changed to the Metropolitan Government.

A lot of time was wasted running this lap.

"I want to find Minister Shuicheng Jun. Is he here?"

Taking courage, Yoko came to the door and told the doorman that anyway, she had been a wife before, and it would be a failure if she couldn't even take this step.

"Who are you?"

The guard frowned. Yoko was not well-dressed and he was not too young. What was he doing with Minister Shuicheng?

"My man is an old friend of Minister Shuicheng. I have something I want to talk to him about."

Yoko said quickly. When she said that her man and Minister Shuicheng were friends, the guard looked at them suspiciously, but the guard understood that Minister Shuicheng was a soldier before, and there are indeed many former soldiers who are in trouble.

"What's your man's name? Let me ask it for you."

"Thank you, his name is Kubo."

Yoko hurriedly replied. At this time, Jun Shuicheng was handling official business in the office. He was a minister and had a lot of work. Now he has to build the Genjin Shrine headquarters, and there is not enough time every day.

"Ring ring ring."

The phone on the table rang, Shuicheng Jun picked it up casually.

"Kubo's wife?"

Jun Mizuki was surprised to hear that someone was looking for him, and it was Kubo's wife. He had met Kubo once some time ago, but the two of them didn't say anything at all. Ishihara-kun gave Kubo a chance, but he gave up on his own.

What are you doing here to find yourself?

"Let her in."

After thinking about it, Shuisheng Jun did not refuse. After all, Ishihara Toru gave Kubo a chance. Who knows whether Ishihara Toru wanted to use this person?

"Come with me, Minister Shuicheng is waiting for you in the office."

The guard's attitude was obviously better. It seemed that this inconspicuous woman really had a certain relationship with Minister Shuicheng, otherwise he would not have seen her so soon.

"Thank you, thank you."

Yoko bowed and thanked him, followed the guard, and soon arrived at the door of Jun Shuicheng's office.

At this moment, Yoko's heartbeat was very fast and she was even more nervous.

"Hello, Minister Mizujo, I am Kubo's wife, Kubo Yoko."

Yoko said quickly, and Kubo asked her to sit aside and walked out.

"Why did you come to me?"

Shuicheng Jun got straight to the point. He had many things to finish and had no time to chat.

"I would like to ask if I can let Kubo take the job you told him last time. We don't need five times the salary, just the same as the original salary."

Yoko said nervously, Shun Cheng was a little surprised. Is this why you came to him?

"Do you mean it, or does Kubo mean it?"

Jun Shuisheng didn't answer. He couldn't make the decision on this matter. Whether Kubo was needed or not depends on Ishihara Toru, not him.

"Kubo regretted it. He gave the opportunity to others last time, and the result..."

Yoko told him the reason. Kubo was kind to others, but in the end he couldn't borrow a penny, which really chilled him.

"Okay, I understand, you go back first."

Shuisheng Shun understood the reason. For him, it was a very small matter, even if it was just a matter of one sentence to help Kubo arrange a job.

As long as it involves Ishihara Hiroshi, he will not make the decision without authorization.

"Are you still blaming him? It doesn't matter if our salary is less, as long as he has a job."

Yoko felt cold and asked carefully, even if the salary was reduced by half or even more, it would be enough to allow Kubo to go to work first.

What she was afraid of was that Kubo would become depressed after being hit.

Then their family would really be in ruins.

"That's not the reason. I don't have anything to say about him. You can go back first."

Shuicheng Jun shook his head. He didn't need to explain so clearly to Kubo's wife.

"Yes, I'm leaving first."

Yoko didn't dare to ask any more questions, so she got up and left honestly. After thinking about it for a moment, Shuicheng Shun immediately left in the car.

He is a minister and has his own car and driver.

When they arrived at the tea house, Jun Shuicheng personally sent a report to Ishihara Hiroshi, reporting this matter. The government has radio stations. In recent years, the Americans have loosened their restrictions. Important government departments can be equipped with radio stations, but they must report it. What is being sent needs to be known to Americans.

If you send something they don't know about, you'll be in big trouble.

The radio station there cannot be used casually, and it is far less convenient than the radio station in the tea house.

Chu Lingyun had just returned to San Francisco.

Let the people in New York work on the program in advance. After they have achieved results and gained some experience, all the TV stations will make unified changes.

The pharmaceutical company sent him good news.

Two more popular drugs have been successfully developed and have entered the clinical trial stage and will soon be available on the market. After these two drugs are launched on the market, they can bring in at least US$300 million in revenue within five years.

Newly launched drugs are the most expensive.

The research and development cost is less than 100 million, and making 300 million in five years is already a huge profit. Moreover, after five years, they will reduce the price and continue to sell it. Popular drugs are used by many people and can be produced for a long time.

If we wait to sell the patent later, in the long run, each of the two drugs can bring benefits of US$500 million, but it will take a little longer.

It'll be fine if it lasts longer, as long as it succeeds.

With more R\u0026D funds, pharmaceutical companies can maintain stable development by making more drugs in the future.

In Chu Lingyun's industry, pharmaceutical companies are the backbone. New drugs can still bring him hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue every year. The prices of new drugs have dropped a lot, but the market is big enough. Because there is almost no drug resistance, now Many people will be injected with new drugs when they are sick.

As long as their production can keep up, there will be no shortage of sales.

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