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Chapter 502: The First Chicken Soup in History
When he met Li Dongling, Gary Hansen specifically mentioned the past events when shaking hands with Li Dongling. When Li Dongling heard this, his eyes narrowed slightly.

It sounds like Gary Hansen is trying to get closer to Li Dongling. In the past, ABC media also cheered for the lawsuit between Dongling Hi-Tech and Microsoft.

But you can't just listen to the sound. ABC TV has a huge status in America. As one of the top media giants, it possesses resources, connections, and information channels that far exceed the outside world's imagination.

To put it bluntly, the uncrowned kings like ABC, NBC, and Fox have no idea how much dirty laundry they are doing on American bigwigs. The term "calling a horse a zebra" is tailor-made for the media giants. The key is that they really have the ability to do it. At the most critical moment, they can either elevate a person to a pedestal or bring a person, even the president, down from his horse.

Don't daydream about expecting ABC TV to be a kind-hearted party. Gary Hansen's words in front of Li Dongling may have some suggestive meaning.

It would be fine for other small media, but ABC might not have noticed the unusualness of the lawsuit. Suddenly, Microsoft was criticized and attacked by everyone. ABC was very familiar with this kind of fanning the flames.

As long as they want to investigate, they will definitely be able to find out something. After all, the methods used by Li Dongling and Larson back then were not foolproof. As long as ABC is willing to investigate, they will definitely be able to find some clues and know the inside story of the incident.

"I said it before. Microsoft's concession was inseparable from the reports of ABC, New York TV and other media. You are the guardians of fairness and the embodiment of justice. The Statue of Liberty is proud of you..."

Li Dongling praised ABC TV station a few times. Anyway, there is no money in praising. But if you really believe it, then whoever believes it is a fool. If you really believe the reports of ABC and other TV stations that call a horse a zebra, then you will probably be sold out and have to help count the money.

After hearing this, Gary Hansen just smiled. He had some power and connections in ABC TV station and had access to some internal information. From those internal information, Gary Hansen knew that the man in front of him was by no means as simple as reported by the media.

This move of shifting the blame almost caused Microsoft to be sued for antitrust violations and become a mortal enemy of the entire computer hardware industry.

And looking at the current situation of Dongling Hi-Tech, in just a few years, its annual revenue has exceeded 6 billion US dollars. In America, it would be a person who could be a guest of honor of the governor of a state. How could such a person be as simple as the New York TV station reported back then? !

Gary Hansen interviewed the team and first filmed the Himalaya Silicon Valley office. Then the interview was held in an office near the window, where a portion of the Silicon Valley street scene could be seen.

Gary Hansen interviewed Yao Luoying, Zhou Hualiang and others, but the interviews were not long. Although Yao Luoying is the head of Feiyan Technology, the parent company of Himalaya Radio, and Zhou Hualiang is the actual controller of Himalaya Radio in America, Gary Hansen learned that the most important person on the Himalaya website is Li Dongling.

Li Dongling was also the main interviewer of Gary Hansen this time. "Li, you are the founder of Himalaya.com. How did you come up with the idea of ​​establishing such a..."

"Himalaya was established by Feiyan Technology's general manager, Zhou Hualiang, Lu Kui, Justin and everyone else!"

Without waiting for him to finish, Li Dongling spoke directly. Gary Hansen smiled when he heard this. He felt the difference between the inland and America.

In America, generally speaking, there is no such thing as pushing away credit. Instead, people try their best to take credit for themselves, just like Edison, who registered all the inventions of his company under his name and did not allow a second genius to appear.

It is easy for "gods" to appear in America and Silicon Valley. Yahoo is doing the same now, trying desperately to put Yang Zhiyuan and Filo on the altar, and the same will be true for Jobs and Musk in the future. The outside world only knows these gods who are pushed forward on the surface, but does not know the geniuses behind Yahoo, Apple, Tesla and others.

The founders of these companies, or the board of directors and management, usually do not allow any geniuses other than the founders to emerge and affect their authority and influence.

This approach, of course, has its pros and cons. The good thing is that it can quickly increase the company's visibility by leveraging the fame of the founder, obtain a large amount of traffic, save advertising costs, and the effect is outstanding.

The bad thing is that God cannot fall. Once God is tied to a company, once God falls, the upper limit and ceiling of this company will appear there, and the successor will never be able to break through this ceiling. A genius who wants to stand out will not choose to live in the shadow of God forever.

After all, who likes to be cannon fodder? Working like a horse, doing all the dirty work, while the fame and fortune go to others? Which genius would be willing to do that?

"Then, why do you want to launch Himalaya Internet Radio?!" Gary Hansen changed the question.

"When Feiyan Technology was founded, its main business was mini radios, including the Dolphin multi-function emergency radio, which was also produced by Feiyan Technology!"

"Ooh!"

Gary Hansen exclaimed, this time he was really surprised. The Dolphin radio was well-known to all Americans who had experienced the New Orleans hurricane. Gary Hansen also had a Dolphin at home. Although it was gathering dust in the basement, he did not dare to throw it away. The Dolphin multi-function emergency radio was sold by many agents in America. The brand was well-known, but the developer Feiyan Technology was not well-known. Only people in the industry knew a little about it.

Li Dongling continued, "After investigation, Feiyan Technology found that although its users are still there, the radio market is declining rapidly!

Feiyan Technology launched Himalaya Radio not to replace traditional radio stations, on the contrary, it wants to use the Internet to make more people pay attention to the radio industry. After all, there is no dying medium, only dying media! "

Gary Hansen savored Li Dongling's last words, raised his head and looked at Li Dongling, "Li, are you saying that Himalaya Radio is going to change the radio industry!"

“It’s not a change, it’s just a try!”

Li Dongling did not say anything. At present, Himalaya Radio still needs offline traditional media. Li Dongling does not want to offend all his peers. After all, they still expect them to make money for Himalaya Radio.

“The appeal of traditional radio programs to users is decreasing, the number of radio stations is disappearing, practitioners are changing careers, and radio sales are also sluggish!

This is not a threat, but a fact that is happening. The launch of Himalaya Internet Radio is also an attempt by Feiyan Technology.

This is not only an attempt for the Internet, radio stations, and the radio industry, but also an attempt for users, allowing more people to let the world hear their voices! ”

"Like Jolly Kings?" The first person that Gary Hansen thought of was the person who had recently caused a stir in America, causing unrest in many industries including academia, sports, aerospace, and education.

Li Dongling stretched out his hand, waved it a few times, and said with a serious face, "Jory is somewhat controversial, and his remarks have caused some debate, but as long as he does not violate federal law, he has the right to speak, and this is true for everyone who enters Himalaya Radio!

In fact, it's not just Jori. There are currently more than 271 podcasters who have established programs on Himalaya. Through their podcast programs on Himalaya Radio, they have made their names and talents known to more people.

Especially some of them like Logan, Toni, Hainam, Carlos, etc., have already realized their dreams.

Logan has become a host on NBC, Hainam has signed an agreement with a record company and will release his first album, and Carlos is also negotiating with a publishing house about publishing poetry..."

Li Dongling cited these examples, "Himalaya Radio hopes to give people who enter the platform an opportunity to show themselves. Of course, they can also get some benefits. Currently, there are three people who have earned more than one million US dollars in Himalaya Radio podcasts, seven who have earned half a million US dollars, and another fourteen who have earned more than ten thousand US dollars.

The average advertising and sponsorship revenue of radio stations cooperating with Himalaya increased by 11.4%, and some TV stations increased their revenue by more than 200%..."

Listening to the data listed by Li Dongling, Gary Hansen couldn't help but feel excited. He is now a well-known state TV reporter, but his annual income is only hundreds of thousands of dollars, which is not low.

But damn, those "amateurs" of Himalaya Radio, little guys who had no reputation at all, went to Himalaya Radio and became famous football stars, social opinion weathervanes, TV hosts, released records, and published poetry. In just one or two months, they made more than one million US dollars. Is this fair?
Gary Hansen felt a little jealous at the comparison. Li Dongling noticed the change in Gary Hansen's expression. Not to mention him, the expressions of the interview team members behind him had obviously changed.

Jolly Kings is fine, but Logan, Toni, Heineken, Carlos and others were just passers-by before, but now they have suddenly turned around.

In the future, everyone was tightening screws in the factory the day before, and a month later, the person at the next workstation suddenly became an internet celebrity with millions of fans. All the fragments of Cullinan were collected, and he had his arm around his assistant with a high-tech internet celebrity face, and was followed by a group of younger brothers who served him wholeheartedly. Aren’t they jealous?

In my mind, I probably unconsciously had a thought: if that guy can drive Cullinan, why can't I? !

“We hope that Himalaya Radio can help more people realize their American dream and allow more people to enjoy the convenience and benefits brought by technology. This is the meaning of the existence of technology!
Everyone is a potential genius, but they just lack a platform to showcase themselves. Himalaya hopes to be that platform!"

Li Dongling drank another bowl of thick poisonous chicken soup, but he didn't know how many people would be drunk after it was released through ABC TV station.

(End of this chapter)