Rebirth 1984: Starting from the development of Hanka

Chapter 163 Satellite!satellite! (big chapter)
On the second day after the acquisition of ATV, Zhao Ye came to ATV to inspect the company. Apart from Zhou Anping, there was also a strong woman in the film and television industry—Zhou Liang Shuyi.

Zhao Ye did not intend to resign the people left behind from Qiu Degen's era.

In fact, ATV has a lot of talents, but it can't keep them.

If TVB is regarded as a star-making factory for front-stage performances, then ATV is undoubtedly the Whampoa Military Academy for behind-the-scenes productions.

In the 90s, the executives of ATV were very good. They launched classic TV dramas and variety shows one after another, and they were able to compete with TVB.

When Qiu Degen was the chairman and general manager of ATV, he liked to do things by himself.But Zhao Ye didn't have so much time, so he invited Zhou Liang Shuyi to be the general manager of ATV.

In her previous life, when Selina Chow was in charge of ATV, she used her sympathy card to poach TVB's Wei Jiahui, Zhao Zhenqiang and many other gold medal producers, and the production department of TVB was thrown into chaos.

Make ATV's ratings catch up with TVB.

ATV's TV dramas such as "The Change of the Silkworm", "The Grace of the Earth", "Heroes Huo Yuanjia", "Fist of Fury", "I Have a Date with Zombies", "Battle of the Century", "Across the World" and other TV series have made Zhao Yeh impressed.

It's just that every time TVB's ratings can't compete with ATV's, it will resort to its trump card - Jin Yong's drama.

ATV's ratings can't compete with TVB's. This is not a crime of war, but the influence of Jin Yong's novels is too great.

However, Wujiang Group's entry into ATV is different.

Wujiang Group has strong financial resources and can support ATV to produce more sophisticated programs.

With the thigh here, it is expected that no artist or behind-the-scenes production staff will leave ATV easily.

Soon, Zhao Ye and others arrived at ATV.

Zhou Anping introduced ATV executives, directors, well-known screenwriters, and popular artists to Zhao Ye.

Zhao Ye smiled and shook hands with them one by one to greet them, showing a friendly and amiable look to calm people's hearts.

In the end, Zhao Ye announced that everything else would remain unchanged for the time being, that she would hire Zhou Liang Shuyi as the general manager of ATV, and then arrange a new finance.

At the same time, 2.5 million Hong Kong dollars was injected into ATV to update shooting equipment, expand shooting locations, make costumes and props, train employees, recruit people, etc...

"In addition, I will contact the satellite launch company to launch several satellites for ATV, and make ATV a satellite TV station covering the whole world!"

When Zhao Ye injected 2.5 million Hong Kong dollars into ATV, everyone was already very excited.

He never expected that he would launch a communication satellite for ATV!

How much does this cost!
Satellite TV will definitely add a lot of TV channels, so everyone doesn't have to worry about competition, and everyone has programs to do.

Moreover, because TV programs cover the whole world, they have great influence.

Whether it is an ATV executive or an artist, they are already extremely excited at this moment.

Especially for artists, the more famous they are, the more valuable they are. Advertising endorsements, or commercial performances, the higher the income.

Everyone couldn't help sighing, the thicker the thighs, the stronger they are.

Now, no matter how hard TVB poachs ATV artists, they are unwilling to leave.

Zhao Ye couldn't help but smile when he saw the crowd. It seems that it is right to launch a communication satellite. This alone is very exciting, and it can also attract other Hong Kong artists to join ATV.

After a while, he continued: "In addition, I will also set up a news agency, establish a news information collection network covering the world, and form a multilingual, multimedia, multi-channel, multi-level, multi-functional news release system. Business, newspaper business, TV business, economic information business, etc. are integrated, 24 hours a day in Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish, Arabic, Portuguese and Japanese 8 languages, to provide all kinds of users in the world Various news and information products such as text, pictures, charts, audio and video!"

"The news agency will provide ATV with the latest and hottest news in the future!"

"ATV also needs to take advantage of the advantages of news agencies to make news programs number one in Hong Kong."

"Found the Morning News, the Noon News, the Evening News, the Late Night News, etc..."

Zhou Liang Shuyi, Xu Xiaoming and others couldn't help being dumbfounded when they heard this.

Another big deal!

Is this the difference between having super thighs and not having super thighs?
"and also……"

Zhao Ye thought for a while, and then said, "I also plan to build a film and television base in Hengdian in the Mainland. In the future, ATV can go to the Mainland Film and Television Base to shoot scenes."

There are not enough places in Hong Kong for ATV to build its own film and television bases. If you insist on buying, of course you can buy it, but the land is prohibitively expensive.

At present, ATV makes dramas, and sometimes rents Shaw Brothers' Clear Water Bay studio.

This is a little embarrassing, as if there is a feeling of being under the fence.

Wujiang Group is in charge of ATV, if it still leases other people's studios, it will not look good.

Besides, investing in Hengdian Film and Television City will definitely not lose money.

After finishing speaking, Zhao Ye took out a document and handed it to Zhou Liangshuyi, and then explained: "Here are some ideas I have for variety shows, and ATV is responsible for perfecting them and producing them. There are five programs in total. : "Millionaire", "Tucao Conference", "Ace vs. Ace", "Star Detective", "The Voice of China"."

These five programs are all variety shows that Zhao Ye believes will be popular nowadays.

It will definitely increase ATV's ratings.

As for TV dramas, Zhao Ye didn't have the time to write, and besides, he couldn't write either.

For these variety shows, he only described the content and main selling points of the programs in detail, and the production team needed to further improve the details.

"Boss, I have to meet with the representative of CITIC Group next time, time is tight..." Liu Yinyin walked to Zhao Ye's side and reminded in a low voice.

Zhao Ye nodded when he heard the words, and then said to everyone: "Okay, let's leave it at that for now. I have other things to do. Whether ATV can develop or not depends on everyone."

Zhou Liang Shuyi said with a smile: "Boss, don't worry, we will definitely live up to your high expectations!"

Zhao Ye nodded, got up and walked outside.

……

"Boss, CITIC Group is a state-owned enterprise with an extremely strong background. This time, CITIC Group plans to establish an 'Asian Satellite Company' with General Electric (GE) of the United States. Our Wujiang Group is temporarily joining, and the representative of CITIC Group said that we must first talk to you Let's meet and discuss whether to allow Wujiang Group to become a shareholder of 'Asia Satellite Company'." In the car, Liu Yinyin introduced.

Zhao Ye nodded, closed his eyes and meditated.

The Asia Satellite Company in the previous life happened to be established this year, and later developed into the leading satellite communication service provider in Asia.

Wujiang Group just acquired ATV and needed to launch satellites. Therefore, Zhao Ye considered investing in Asia Satellite Company. On the one hand, he could save the cost of launching satellites, and on the other hand, he could enjoy the benefits of investing in Asia Satellite Company.

Of course, Zhao Ye yearned for the stars and the sea.

Elon Musk can create SpaceX, and Zhao Ye can also create a similar company, but the country has not yet opened up private spaceflight.Coupled with the fact that the technology is not yet mature enough, Zhao Ye decided to settle for the next best thing and sneak into Asia Satellite Company first.Arrange your own manpower to be familiar with the satellite communication industry.

When the time is right, start another aerospace company.

The reason why CITIC Group chose GE to cooperate is because of GE's high level of aerospace technology on the one hand, and GE's influence in the United States on the other hand.

China’s rocket delivery is okay, and one of the purposes of the establishment of AsiaSat is to seek cooperation between China and the United States to transport commercial satellites from the United States to China, and then launch the first commercial satellite with the help of China’s launch vehicle "Long March [-]".

In fact, the Chinese and US government delegations have been negotiating for many times, hoping that the US government can approve the issuance of licenses for satellites destined for China, paving the way for Chinese rockets to launch foreign satellites.

In the previous life, during the No.1990 Asian Games in 11, foreign radio and television organizations from 25 countries and regions broadcast the event on an unprecedented scale through satellites.And this, thanks to April 1990, 4, the first regional communication satellite dedicated to serving the Asian region was successfully launched in China.

This communication satellite is "Asia One".

……

Soon, Zhao Ye came to the Peninsula Hotel and met with representatives of CITIC Group.

"Boss Zhao, hello, nice to meet you. I am Liao Xinghua, vice president of CITIC Group. I have admired you for a long time. You are the pride of our China!" A middle-aged man saw Zhao Ye and his party Walking into the private room of the hotel, he immediately stood up, stepped forward to greet him, and said.

"Mr. Liao, hello, I'm also very glad to meet you. I dare not say that I am the pride of China. In fact, there are many people in China who are better than me, but their contributions have not been announced. , I have to keep working hard." Zhao Ye shook hands with Liao Xinghua and said modestly.

Full loss, modest benefit.

There's always something wrong with being humble.

"Boss Zhao, you are so humble, come on, please sit down."

"Ok."

The two sat down.

Liao Xinghua asked, "Boss Zhao, how did you come up with the idea of ​​investing in Asia Satellite Company?"

Zhao Ye smiled and replied, "I have had a spaceflight dream since I was a child, but it's a pity that the space industry has not been opened to private individuals in China, otherwise I might have spent money to develop rockets or satellites."

This is really not a joke. When the Soviet Union disintegrated, countless aerospace talents were dug to the United States or Europe.

If we had planned early and contacted these aerospace talents, we might be able to intercept a group of people.

It goes without saying that the Soviet Union's aerospace technology is not powerful.

Therefore, if there is an opportunity, Zhao Ye may really establish an aerospace technology company. He didn't expect this company to do much at the beginning, let's accumulate technology first.If there is state support, maybe it can develop rapidly!
China's aerospace industry has always been isolated by the West, and it has to develop by itself everywhere, such as the space station. China has applied for it many times, but others just don't take you to play, so you can only build one yourself.

There are many similar situations.

China's aerospace market is bigger than imagined.

It's just that the country has been developing it by itself before, but if private companies can also flourish, the country has no reason not to support it.

Liao Xinghua couldn't help laughing when he heard the words: "Sooner or later, the aerospace industry in China will be opened to the outside world. Boss Zhao's aerospace dream will have a chance to come true!"

Immediately afterwards, Liao Xinghua introduced to Zhao Ye the goal and development direction of the establishment of Asia Satellite Company very carefully.

AsiaSat is not a technology company. Its essence is to use its deep background to do business that is difficult for others to do.And maybe a little government mission.

"Boss Zhao, if you want to take a stake in Asia Satellite Company, there is no big obstacle from our CITIC Group, but I don't know if GE will agree."

"I don't think GE will stop it..." Zhao Ye said to himself.

"Why?" Liao Xinghua was slightly surprised.

Zhao Ye laughed and said, "Because Wujiang Group will invest in launching many commercial satellites!"

He paused for a moment, and gave an example, "In the early 80s, the 'retail giant' Wal-Mart invested in launching a commercial satellite and established its own satellite communication system, so that each store distributed around the world has its own terminal. It is also connected to headquarters via satellite.

In this way, stores all over the world can check the inventory, shelves, and sales of each commodity within one hour. Moreover, through the satellite communication system, Wal-Mart's data center has also established contact with suppliers, forming a rapid response supply chain. , so that Wal-Mart supermarkets will not be out of stock! "

"With the increasing number of flagship stores of Wujiang Group, it is also necessary to launch commercial satellites and build its own satellite communication system!"

Liao Xinghua nodded when he heard that. With the scale of Wujiang Group, it is indeed necessary to launch commercial satellites.

Zhao Ye continued, "In addition, I recently acquired Asia TV, and I want to turn it into a satellite TV covering the whole world... Look, isn't this going to launch a communication satellite again? I am a major customer of the communication satellite company, Will GE not agree to allow me to invest in Asia Satellite Company, then I can only find other companies to cooperate with!"

Zhao Ye hasn't said yet that the news agency he plans to build will also use communication satellites.

Hearing this, Liao Xinghua couldn't help laughing: "No wonder Boss Zhao is so confident. He has so many orders in his hands. If I were GE, I would try my best to win you over!"

"By the way, how many shares do you want Wujiang Group to hold in Asia Satellite Company?"

"After all, Wujiang joined later. How about CITIC and GE each taking 40% and Wujiang only taking 20%?" Zhao Ye has no ambitions for Asia Satellite Company. Asia Satellite Company is just a transition and he will create it himself in the future. Aerospace Technology Corporation.

After all, AsiaSat is just a commercial satellite operation organization, not a technology company.

However, investing in Asia Satellite Company now not only facilitates the launch of satellites, but also allows the satellite to be operated by Asia Satellite Company, thus saving a lot of money for the group company.

Of course, Liao Xinghua has no objection to Wujiang Group's plan to hold only 20% of the shares of Asia Satellite Company.

"Boss Zhao, since you are planning to invest in launching communication satellites, do you know anything about the current satellites?"

Zhao Ye shook his head: "I don't understand."

Liao Xinghua introduced: "Geosynchronous communication satellites need to be launched into a geostationary orbit 3.6 kilometers above the equator. Technically, it is relatively difficult. On April 1984, 4, my country's first communication satellite - Dongfanghong-8 The successful launch of the 0B satellite ended our country's long history of having to lease foreign communication and broadcasting television satellites."

"It can be seen that our country has the strength to launch communication satellites. However, the manufacturing technology of communication satellites is still relatively backward, and the design life is short, only three or four years, and the data transmission quality is average..."

"If you want to launch a communication satellite, I still recommend that you buy a communication satellite produced by the Houston company."

"If China's communication satellites want to be commercialized, I am afraid there is still a long way to go."

After Liao Xinghua finished speaking, he couldn't help but sigh slightly.

Zhao Ye was also very helpless when he heard that the domestic communication satellites were not good enough, so he could only buy foreign communication satellites, and then transport them to China for launch.

……

At around 10 o'clock that night, Zhao Ye received a call from Liao Xinghua at home.

"Boss Zhao, CITIC Group communicated with General Electric of the United States. In the end, both parties expressed that they welcome Wujiang Group to join AsiaSat. Wujiang Group only needs to invest 1000 million US dollars to obtain 20% of the shares."

"No problem, I will arrange someone to sign a contract with you tomorrow."

"Okay, goodbye, I won't disturb your rest." Liao Xinghua smiled and hung up the phone.

Zhao Ye picked up the phone at this time and arranged for people to meet with CITIC Group and GE tomorrow to sign the contract.

There is no need for Zhao Ye to do anything about signing a contract.

Tomorrow morning, he has already made appointments with other people.

At this moment, he was thinking about how to persuade the other party to agree to his terms tomorrow, but he didn't know that the entire Hong Kong entertainment circle was a sensation, and many people could not sleep overnight.

His speech on ATV in the morning during the day spread like wildfire, causing shock in the entertainment industry.

"Sure enough, he is the richest man in the world. He is rich and powerful. Not to mention the huge additional investment in ATV, he also invested in launching communication satellites to turn ATV into a veritable Asian TV station. Oh, thinking of this, I want to switch from TVB to ATV! "A certain TVB actor couldn't help but talk to his colleagues about the news he heard today after finishing the night scene.

"Yeah, I want to go too. The salary of ATV artists is higher than that of TVB. Now with Zhao Ye's thick legs, the development prospects of ATV artists may far exceed that of TVB artists..."

"..."

Jiahe.

Zou Huaiwen said to He Guanchong: "After Zhao Ye took over ATV, he really made a big move. He is worthy of being the boss of Wujiang Group. We, Golden Harvest, will take the initiative to make friends with ATV in the future, so that we can use ATV's power to promote Golden Harvest's movies and artists!"

He Guanchong nodded.

……

Shaw.

Shao Sixth Uncle is very worried at the moment, he is not afraid of ATV replacing someone else, but the Wujiang Group is really too rich, they use their power to overwhelm others, and they have no martial ethics.

(End of this chapter)