"What can this represent?" Donald looked blankly at the telephone line in front of him, not understanding what Boss Huang meant.
"Since the TV can connect to the phone line, why can't the TV directly connect to the network cable?" Huang He asked this soul-stirring question.
"TV connected to the network cable?" Donald was shocked by this question. Connecting a TV to a TV cable allows you to watch TV, but can a TV cable connected to a network cable watch TV? Does such a network cable exist in the world?
"A TV, to put it bluntly, is a string of data signals. These signals are the same in the television network and the same in the World Wide Web. Computers can watch videos directly through the network, so as long as we put our TV signals on the network and broadcast them as live TV on the network, then we can get rid of the limitations of the cable TV network?" Boss Huang smiled slightly, "Although you are still using the cable TV lines!"
"Sir, this kind of network live TV has been around for a long time." Donald said with a wry smile after listening to Boss Huang, "There are already hundreds of online TV stations on the Internet. If you want to operate an online TV station, you don't need to acquire my TV station at all. You can create an online TV platform with zero cost directly online. Isn't this redundant?"
"Do you look down on online TV?" Huang He retorted when he heard this.
"Yes!" Donald readily admitted, "I think online TV is a terrible thing. They don't have their own programs, and most of them rely on stealing programs to broadcast."
"Even so, the most important thing is that online TV is very unstable, and it's very prone to various signal delays and stuttering. I've never been able to watch online TV programs for more than three consecutive minutes. So the number of users of online TV stations is very small, and many online TV stations directly go bankrupt every day. This is not a good choice!"
"Moreover, the development of online TV stations is restricted by computers. To watch online TV, you must have a computer. But if you'll forgive me for saying so, if you have a computer, most people will choose to play games directly rather than watch TV."
"Because the effect of watching online TV is really far inferior to the effect of a TV set!" Donald said.
"I never said we would watch our TV station on a computer!" Boss Huang smiled slightly, "Since it's online TV, the viewing medium is naturally still a TV set, not a computer."
"Watch online TV on a TV set?" Donald was confused again. Huang He stopped talking nonsense and directly snapped his fingers. His secretary brought out a device about the size of a VCD. xxs
"Let me introduce you to our Jiangnan Group's latest product: the network TV box!" Boss Huang said with a smile, "With this treasure, there will be no problem watching TV through the network!"
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"Sir, I did not handle this job well, and I bear full responsibility. Please punish me! At the same time, give me a chance to make up for my mistakes and allow me to continue to serve you!" Seeing his boss, Little John bowed his head obediently to admit his mistake.
Of course, he had to admit his mistake. Not only did he fail to complete the task and obtain the TV copyright for "Piaomiao Zhi Lu", but he also lost a five-million deposit, and offended four other TV networks. Now Jiangnan Group is publicly promoting CNN's breach of contract, causing the entire industry to mock CNN and making everyone at CNN unhappy.
CNN's president naturally had an unhappy expression. The board of directors had repeatedly ordered him to fire Little John. But this director knew very well that Little John was capable, and had been deeply involved in the television industry for nearly 20 years, with extensive contacts. He was a rare talent who could not be easily fired.
Moreover, this time it couldn't be entirely blamed on Little John. After all, if it weren't for Goldman Sachs's blind command from behind, Little John wouldn't have been tossed around like this.
Of course, the most important point is that there is still a job for Little John to do, which is dirty and tiring, and others in the company would definitely not be willing to do it. It is precisely that Little John needs to atone for his crimes and can dedicate himself to this task.
So the president said, "It's just right, there's a task here. If you complete it, I'll consider it as atoning for your crimes, and your merits and demerits will cancel each other out!"
"I guarantee to complete the task!" Little John immediately patted his chest and promised.
"According to the intelligence we received, Jiangnan Group has now fully acquired the Los Gatos Television Station. Three days ago, Huang He arrived in Los Gatos City and is currently reorganizing the Los Gatos Television Station."
"It is said that on the same day, Huang He directly purchased an entire building in Los Gatos City as the office building for Los Gatos Television Station. In addition, a large amount of equipment was purchased, and more than a dozen trucks were moving things in every day."
"Not only that, but the Los Gatos Film and Television Production Center was also established under Los Gatos Television Station, recruiting hundreds of employees from outside. Employees from Jiangnan Group's Marvel Pictures, Jiangnan Film and other companies have also been transferred to this television station. Therefore, we have reason to believe that Jiangnan Group is preparing to invest heavily in operating Los Gatos Television Station."
"Huang He even said to Donald, the head of Los Gatos Television Station, during a conversation, that he wanted to build Los Gatos Television Station into the largest television station in the entire United States and defeat all of us in one fell swoop!" The president said this without anger, but with a slight smile, as if he took Boss Huang's words as a joke.
However, Little John's face changed greatly and said, "Sir, this matter is very dangerous. Through the exchanges with Jiangnan Group for more than a week, I have found that Jiangnan Group is indeed an offensive, extremely despicable, and unscrupulous entity, and even uses shameless means such as directly modifying the background of communication base stations to deceive us."
"So Jiangnan Group's entry into the television industry this time, and setting such a high goal, means they will definitely exert great effort and ruthlessness. We will face great risks!"
"Jiangnan Group has publicly established this film and television production center this time, mobilized such huge resources, and has rich experience in the film industry. Therefore, I think they must hope to open up the market for their own television station by producing excellent TV series!"
"We must guard strictly and at the same time launch a fierce attack on the opponent. We must eliminate them directly before this television station rises. At the same time, we should try to contact the television industry association and ask them to boycott Jiangnan Group and not give Jiangnan Group a chance to rise." Little John said quickly.
"It's not necessary, they won't have a chance to rise," the president said confidently. "I have already communicated with the presidents of the other four television stations, and we have unanimously decided not to give Los Gatos Television Station access to our cable TV network. No matter how much capital they invest or how excellent the film and television works they produce, as long as the audience cannot see them, it will be in vain!"
"Yes!" Little John nodded. This was indeed a killing blow that could eliminate more than 90% of Los Gatos Television Station's chances of rising. However, Little John continued, "Sir, I don't think Jiangnan Group and Huang He can guess that we will directly target them on the cable TV network, blocking the TV network and not giving them a chance to enter the TV network."
"So I think they must have some solution to this problem, and we have to guard against it!" Little John analyzed, "I think the biggest possibility for Jiangnan Group is to find a breakthrough among our five television stations. Use benefits to lure one of the five television stations to defect, and let them lift the restrictions on Los Gatos Television Station and enter their cable TV network!"
"I even think that if Jiangnan Group is extreme, they might even acquire one of us. For example, I know that HBO Television Station has been operating at a loss for the past five years, which has made its parent company, Time Warner, very dissatisfied. Therefore, Time Warner has always intended to sell HBO. It's just that the asking price is too expensive, as much as 32 billion US dollars, and it's hard to find a suitable buyer for a while."
"If Jiangnan Group can come up with 32 billion US dollars, then acquiring HBO will not be a problem, and Time Warner will be eager to sell the television station to him. Of course, this possibility is small, but it is not impossible."
"I have a good relationship with HBO, and Tony is my good friend. We spent time in the same dormitory back then. I can go to HBO to make contact and prevent Jiangnan Group from acquiring HBO or entering the cable TV network through HBO!" Little John said confidently, he was finding his own value.
"I didn't misjudge you. You are indeed an outstanding guy, to actually think of Jiangnan Group acquiring HBO, such an outrageous idea!" The president said sarcastically, which made Little John's expression stiffen.
However, it must be admitted that letting Jiangnan Group spend 32 billion US dollars to acquire HBO Television Station, this possibility is even lower than that crazy guy who talks a lot, a rich man who actually comes to do TV programs, a shameless guy becoming president.
The most critical issue here is that where does Jiangnan Group have 32 billion US dollars to acquire HBO? They can't come up with so much money!
"President, I'm just proposing such a guess!" Little John said a little awkwardly.
"No, I think this guess is great, and this is the task I'm going to give you!" The president smiled slightly, revealing an expression that made Little John feel terrified. "Your task is to make Huang He determined to acquire HBO Television Station."