Manhattan Reborn 1978

Wildfire Bar.

Leslie faced David and the others, seemingly helplessly showing off to them the company shares that the family had assigned him to manage.

After listening to his words, Giles, Pine, and Lilith silently observed David's expression.

What Leslie said did not affect the three of them at all. It was not a show off at all. On the contrary, it might become a laughing stock for several people to laugh at Leslie.

For David, knowing that the Rockefeller family holds shares in these companies allows him to be more clear about the layout of some future industries.

Lilith smiled at David and said, "It seems that our film and television company has a partner!"

David nodded silently. After sighing, he lowered his head and began to think.

The focus of his thoughts on Leslie's words was not about the film and television company.

Da film and television is still just a grass-roots team.

There is absolutely no ability or strength to cooperate with those big companies.

Perhaps, after it has produced a wonderful hit TV series and several hit programs, and gained some general recognition within and outside the industry, David will consider looking for some big companies to cooperate.

The focus of his current consideration is that his original media company plan had always been to acquire enough local TV stations to form a nationwide cable TV network.

Now, it seems that with the cooperation of Lilith and Leslie, this plan may be initially realized.

However, there is a more important follow-up development issue that David does not yet understand.

He frowned and looked at Lilith: "You have learned about many TV stations during this period. Are there any TV stations among them that can be broadcast on satellite?"

Lilith smiled and shrugged, and looked at Leslie: "Among the TV stations that Pine and I have investigated and listed as acquisition targets, there are no satellite TV stations."

"Nowadays, TV stations that use satellites to send live TV signals are called super TV stations in the industry."

"In 1975, Radio Corporation of America launched a live television satellite. Since then, the Federal Communications Commission has slowly begun to relax its control over the media. The three major domestic television stations have all boarded the satellite and become super television stations. .”

After Lilith finished speaking, Pine then said to David: "HBO has also been discussing whether to launch satellites in the past two years, but in recent years, the ratings have been declining, and the income has also increased with the video recorder, After the popularity of video tapes, there has been a step-by-step decrease month by month."

"In general, local TV stations are being slowly eroded by several super TV stations, waiting for opportunities to annex them."

"So, we have chosen this acquisition opportunity to acquire some local TV stations, which has both advantages and disadvantages for us."

"Among them, the disadvantages are our lack of funds and the serious lack of capable and trustworthy senior managers."

"Just like when I took over HBO, I can only temporarily retain the previous management and make some fine-tuning. Without affecting the normal operation of the existing TV station, it is difficult to solve some management problems in a short period of time. Process and change.”

"Lilith and I have discussed that we will wait until we finalize the comprehensive acquisition plan of domestic local TV stations.

We will hold another meeting to study how to make some competitive changes in operations, and at the same time recruit several capable managers to manage them to ensure that our future development plan can be completed perfectly. "

Giles kept paying attention to Leslie who said nothing more, and then continued what Pine said: "I have discussed it with my father. After the media group company uses its own funds to complete the initial acquisition plan, it will receive a long-term low-interest loans and the first round of financing.”

"With this funding, we will be able to smoothly move through the initial stages of integration and development and further execute our news station plans."

"But David, after the acquisition and before financing, I want to know if you have a more complete development plan for our media group?"

"If so, can you talk to me now?"

After listening to Giles' question, David turned his head back and forth to look at a few people, and said with a smile: "So you are waiting for me here?"

"Haha~"

David smiled on his face, but he never forgot Leslie's existence in his heart.

Giles, are they going to give him a chance to perform in front of Leslie?

So, is it really necessary to trick Leslie Rockefeller into this?

Um. .

seemingly. .Now that I think about it, there’s no harm in it~!

David put down his wine glass, smiled and said to several people: "I'm going to get myself a drink to sober up. Can Lilith come and help?"

"Okay~!" Lilith was stunned for a moment, looked into David's eyes, nodded with a smile.

Giles looked aggrieved and shouted from the opposite side: "Why don't you call me?"

David glanced at him disdainfully, put his arm around the shoulders of Lilith who stood up next to him and said, "Tch~ Compared with you, I still choose to trust my girlfriend more! Haha~"

"Wow~ You are really a bastard who values ​​sex over friends~!"

"Thanks for the compliment~ Asshole! Come on Lilith, we'll be right back, guys!"

After David had a few words with Giles, he pulled Lilith to the bar. He entered the bar and prepared to make some sober drinks for several people.

Lilith sat opposite him, with her right hand on the bar and supporting her chin, smiling as she watched David mix drinks, her eyes clear.

"Are you asking about Leslie?"

David didn't stop, he looked up at Lilith, smiled and nodded: "I think the tacit understanding between us is getting better and better!"

"Haha~"

Lilith turned her head and glanced at Leslie, who had her back turned to them, and whispered to David: "He is Kylena's brother. He has grown up with us since he was a child."

"Laura, Kylena, and I never regarded him as an older brother when we were young, because he was very annoying since he was a child. He would always do some bad things in different ways to make us angry, and then he would be beaten by the three of us. Let's work together to teach you a lesson."

"In recent years, there have been changes after Leslie took over the family business."

"Then he has... changed for the better?"

"He...has become more playful and lustful!"

"Forehead.."

David was speechless.

It's a bit scummy. .

But as a super rich second generation, shouldn’t being playful and lustful be part of our daily life?

This is not actually bad. .

It can only be said that after seeing some of the beauties in the world, Leslie wanted to pursue more, better, and get the best. .

"Okay, then do you think we should invite him to become a shareholder in the media company?"

Lilith squinted her eyes, tilted her head and glanced at Pine, who was looking over. She thought for a moment and said, "Actually, we are all waiting for your decision. After all, this plan was started by you."

"Me?" David placed a lady's cocktail in front of Lilith, wiping his hands and wondering.

"Is this what you, Pine and Giles meant?"

"That's right~!"

"I talked with Pine and Giles. He wants you to help us decide whether this media company should accept Rockefeller's investment!"

"As for myself...I'm just helping now and I don't have any suggestions or opinions on this matter."

"So, you have to make this decision yourself!"

"I...Okay~!

Let me think about it~! "

David was making juice cocktails in his hands and thinking about it in his mind.

After a few minutes.

He finished what he was doing, took the tray, carried the cocktail and returned to his original seat with Lilith.

Giles, Leslie, and Pine all smiled and expressed their gratitude to David, picked up the glasses and began to taste the cocktails.

David drank the wine in his hand, looked at the few people, and made a decision in his mind. He smiled and said: "Leslie, I wonder how much you know about the modern media industry?"

"Me? I don't know much. I just read some reports."

"So, can you talk to me about your thoughts on the future development of media companies?"

David nodded and looked at Giles and Pine.

Giles smiled at David and raised his glass: "Well, buddy, let's get started~!"

"Haha~ okay!"

“The last time we were on the top floor of Blue Crystal, I proposed a plan to form a media group to seize the media market in advance.

We can also make full use of it to serve us in our future business. "

"So I talked to everyone about my views on TV stations, news programs, film and television programs, etc."

"Pine just said that now several super TV stations are slowly encroaching on local TV stations and slowly occupying the market across the United States."

"Then, after we complete the initial acquisition, we need to complete the restructuring of the TV network itself, integrate resources, revise programs, recruit suitable managers, etc. as soon as possible."

"Pine and Lilith are responsible for these tasks. I don't have any better way to help you."

"But I don't know what everyone thinks about the TV station..."

"No, let's put it another way. Do you have any knowledge or ideas about the management, construction, development, and outreach of media platforms?"

"Media platform?"

Several people were muttering in their mouths, and Lilith's eyes flashed with light as she thought of something.

"You're saying that our media company will not only have TV stations or super TV stations, but you also plan to add traditional print newspapers, magazines, and... radio stations to the company's future development plan?"

"That's right!" David gave a thumbs up and praised Lilith for her intelligence!

"Newspapers, we all appreciate its importance in people's lives."

"Magazines, periodicals, weekly magazines, etc. also play a role that cannot be ignored in people's lives."

"Then there's radio, which is something we've been missing, and I'll get to that at the end."

"Let's talk about newspapers first."

“Does anyone know about the Washington Post incident from a few years ago?”

Among the few people, when David asked this question, only Pine showed a look of memory on his face.

"You mean... about the report on the Vietnam War report that was revealed?"

"Yes!"

"That is, the New York Times published it and was ordered to cease publication by the authorities."

"Later, the Washington Post bravely stood up and continued to publish, letting countless people know the truth about why the war lasted for 20 years, and fought with the authorities until the Supreme Court about the Vietnam War report incident."

"Just because of this incident, the current newspaper industry has regained new vitality."

"Have you noticed that in the past two years, the time people spend reading newspapers has been basically the same as the time spent eating breakfast or going to a bar?"

"Reading newspapers has become the main source of up-to-date information for countless people every morning, morning, lunch break, and before going to bed at night."

"And this large group of people who often read newspapers will be the most important audience and consumer group that our media group company will compete for in the future."

"This group has relatively stable jobs and income, needs for information acquisition, and special attention to a specific industry."

"The Wall Street Journal, for example?" Giles responded, raising his hand.

"That's right, haha~"

"The Wall Street Journal is a comprehensive newspaper featuring financial and financial reports."

"It is mainly issued in New York and Wall Street, so its content focuses more on finance, finance, business and other related fields."

"Its main reader groups include politicians, investors, bankers, education tycoons, stock market investors, as well as chairmen, presidents, managers, supervisors, and ordinary employees of various companies."

"According to an incomplete statistics from the Wall Street Journal last year, 65 people in New York read the Wall Street Journal every day."

“And among them, the lowest-income earner’s annual income is more than $8000!”

"But I think this Wall Street Journal investigation doesn't mean anything."

"Pine, everyone who works at Stanley Investment Bank will buy a newspaper on the way to work, right?"

“What are the chances that they will choose the Wall Street Journal?”

"Probability? More than 80%. After all, it is a newspaper born for Wall Street."

"So... do you know whose property the Wall Street Journal belongs to now?"

"Uh... I don't know~!"

Pine was a little stuck on this question. He thought for a moment and shook his head.

David looked at the other people with somewhat incomprehensible eyes: "Hasn't anyone thought about controlling the Wall Street Journal and making it a heavyweight bargaining chip?"

Giles, Lilith, and Leslie all shook their heads thoughtfully.

If David had not asked this question, none of them would have thought about it. . .

Isn’t the Wall Street Journal influential?

Very big~!

Some of the contents on it are enough to influence the trend of daily international economic activities.

But. .How come no one thought of holding it in their hands?

Is it a blind spot or misunderstanding in people’s thinking?

David saw how many people were thinking, took a sip from his wine glass, and continued: "The importance of newspapers is that they allow ordinary people to obtain information anytime and anywhere. There are no specific requirements or thresholds."

"Then our media company, after completing the acquisition and integration of TV stations, needs to turn its attention to the newspaper industry. It will be one of the indispensable necessities of life for people in the next 20 years!"

"After talking about newspapers, let me talk about radio stations."

"Radio, compared to television and newspapers, the constraints of communication are faster, and the information is disseminated more concisely, clearly, and to the point!"

"It will not have the long, subjective or objective comments on TV or newspapers. It will only deliver information to people in a way similar to the focused broadcast of news information."

"After all, there are very few radio listeners who like to listen to a piece of news and can't stop talking about it for several minutes."

"Moreover, radio is the best way to obtain information for those who are in the car all year round, or who are inconvenient or have no time to watch TV or read newspapers."

"Just like my bodyguard Ravis, when he was driving a taxi, he rarely had time to watch TV or read newspapers."

"So when he is driving a taxi, he likes to turn on the radio to listen to the latest news, find a favorite song to listen to, or find a favorite voice to accompany him through every night."

"We have included radio stations in the media group company, which can be regarded as a supplement to the information dissemination on television and newspapers."

"It will also provide supplementary help for our other companies' advertising in the future."

After David finished speaking, he stopped and looked at the cup in his hand, not knowing whether to continue speaking.

In his latest plan, Da Film and Television Company will become Da Entertainment Group in the future.

Radio stations, newspapers, and TV stations will all be the main publicity positions of Da Entertainment Group in the future, as well as the main entertainment output platforms.

But it’s still too early to say this now~!

After he shook his head and dismissed the idea, he looked at Giles and Pine: "Media companies will use TV reporters, newspaper reporters, and special reporters as their main means of obtaining information in the future."

"They will be the lowest and most important employees in media companies."

"So, in the future, we will pay more attention to these hard-working employees in terms of operations and compensation, and provide them with more resources so that they can work harder for the company."

Leslie frowned and gestured, then asked, "Then the media platform you just mentioned refers to... what?"

"Good question~!"

David murmured in his heart, just waiting for you to ask!

"Media platforms can actually also be called traditional media communication platforms."

“It refers to the combination of one or more communication means to form a media organization form in which resource aggregation and relationships can be converted to each other.”

“To put it simply, we can use the TV stations, newspapers, magazines, and radio stations owned by all media companies to realize the transformation of information value from a single media dissemination to a full-coverage, all-round information consulting dissemination. "

amount. .

Leslie looked at David in confusion: "Can you explain it more simply?"

How simple?

David scratched his head and thought for a moment before saying, "Let's put it this way, for example, we now have the latest news."

"Compared with other decentralized TV stations, newspapers, newspapers, and radio stations, their broadcast time, broadcast content, authenticity of information, etc. will vary greatly."

"More likely, the news was already broadcast on television last Monday, but newspapers and radio stations only broadcast it on Monday this week."

"That's it... Giles, tell me!"

“The delay in obtaining information is caused by missing the timeliness of obtaining information in the first place!”

"Haha~ Giles, you are such a genius!"

"Bullshit genius!" Giles gestured to him with the middle finger angrily!

Leslie looked at the interaction between the two indifferently, and after a while, she began to look at David seriously again: "Where did you come from? How did you let Giles meet you?"

"Haha~"

Several people looked at his stupidity and laughed.

David smiled and shook his head and said to him: "I have been here since I came to New York~!"

"here?"

"Correct!"

"right here!"

"Wildfire Bar~!"