Entertainment tycoon since 83

Chapter 175 Entering the TV Station

"Hey, who?"

A slightly tired and old voice came from the receiver.

It seems that the phone number on the business card given by the other party is quite authentic!

Huang Ze collected his thoughts and said in Shanghainese, "Uncle Qiu, it's me, Huang Ze from Xinghai Film and Television."

"Oh, it's you." Qiu Degen also switched to Shanghai dialect, "My dear fellow, what's going on? Tell me."

"I want to visit Uncle Qiu. Does he have time?"

"Yes! I'm in the office at ATV right now. If you're okay, you can come over now."

"Okay, then I'm being abrupt!"

It is better to choose a day than to hit it.

Huang Ze didn't bother with any of that nonsense and drove directly to 81 Broadcast Road, the site of ATV.

Looking up at the ATV building that had suffered a major fire last year, Huang Ze couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth. He then walked in, reported to the front desk, and then came to Qiu Degen's office.

"Dong dong dong."

"Come in, Huang Ze is here!"

"Yes, Uncle Qiu."

"Welcome!" Qiu Dege stretched out his hand and shook hands with Huang Ze. "Sit down and tell me what you want from me?"

"Looking to buy."

"Hmm?" Qiu De raised his eyebrows and asked jokingly, "What do you want to acquire? You're not going to acquire ATV, are you?"

"Hehe." Huang Ze didn't say anything, just smiled and nodded.

"What?" This time it was Qiu Dege's turn to be surprised, "Are you really asking to buy my ATV?"

"That's right." Huang Ze nodded again. "I really want to buy it. I heard that Uncle Qiu is also interested in selling it. How about giving it to a fellow villager like me at a lower price?"

"It seems that your records are quite profitable." Qiu De didn't mention the movies. He knew that a few movies couldn't make so much money, and it could only be Huang Ze who made the bulk of the money from the record revenue.

After looking at Huang Ze, Qiu De was stunned and wondered what he was thinking about.

After half a minute, Qiu De said, "It's not impossible, but I've already said in advance that I'll give ATV a valuation of 600 million."

"understand!"

After hearing this valuation, Huang Ze gave up on bargaining and stopped trying to negotiate.

It was basically the same price when it was sold to Lin Baixin in the previous life.

Since the other party is not asking for an exorbitant price, don't bargain too hard. Everyone should be more straightforward and avoid things from going astray if things drag on.

Huang Ze still values ​​this TV station very much.

After all, there are only two free TV stations in the whole of Hong Kong Island. The other one is Jade Channel, which is the career that Shaw Laoliu focused on after he retired from the film industry. It cannot be sold for this amount of money. Even if you multiply it by five, the other party may not sell it.

Moreover, Huang Ze still feels that it would be more fulfilling if the second one defeated the eldest one.

Challenging!
Well, actually I just can’t afford it.

"How many shares do you want to buy?" Qiu Dehe smacked his lips. "Don't say 100%. I want to keep some shares for my retirement."

"And by the way, let's see what ATV can become."

"How about 80 percent?" Huang Ze quoted the price based on the cash in his hand. In order to make the deal happen as soon as possible, Huang Ze said, "I can pay the full amount in one lump sum! The money is already in the account."

"As long as the audit company checks the accounts and confirms that there are no large debts that I am not aware of, we can sign the contract immediately."

"Okay! That's it! Eighty percent of ATV shares, 480 million Hong Kong dollars."

Qiu Degen nodded in agreement.

Then he smiled and shook his head, "In fact, the Lin family and the Zheng family also asked me to buy ATV." "Oh? There is such a thing?" Huang Ze pretended to be surprised.

"The price I offered you is almost the same as the price we agreed with them." Qiu Degen stopped shaking his head, stared at Huang Ze, and said in a tone that was almost word by word, "Do you know why I decided to sell it to you so quickly?"

"I don't know."

"After I bought ATV, I had only one wish in my mind, which was to surpass TVB and make ATV the largest TV station in Hong Kong Island."

"pity……"

"You're not strong enough!"

"Given my current situation, if I continue to be in charge, there is absolutely no hope of achieving this goal, and I may even drag ATV into the abyss."

"Compared to you, the two of them." Qiu Dehe paused, "How should I put it? They have never been involved in the film and television industry. I can imagine what they will do after they take over. There is only one trick, which is to spend money and pay TVB several times the salary to poach behind-the-scenes people, actors, and hosts."

"We invest a lot of money in it every year."

"But now ATV is losing money. TVB can make money, but you also have to look at how much TVB actors can earn."

"Even if ATV can have the same income as TVB, can it guarantee that it will not lose money if it pays the backstage staff and actors several times more?"

"Not to mention that they already have the ability to generate revenue. If we poach one of them, the newcomer might be able to take his place."

"Continuously throwing money at it is not a long-term solution!"

"No one wants to do a business that loses money, and no one knows how many years they can last. As long as their main business is in trouble, selling the TV station that requires continuous investment is their first choice."

"For example, me." Qiu De pointed at himself with a wry smile, then patted Huang Ze on the shoulder.

"You come from the entertainment industry. Your music is world-famous and you're also very good at movies. Maybe you can do something on TV, too."

“I hope you can let me see the day when ATV surpasses TVB!”

"I'll try my best!" Huang Ze didn't dare to brag.

You still have to remain in awe.

After all, when Lam Pak-yan was in charge of ATV in his previous life, there was once a signal problem at TVB and there was no program signal for twelve minutes. The ratings of ATV during the same period did not exceed 50%.

Many viewers would rather watch the snow over there than come to watch your TV station's programs.

What a heartbreaking thing this is!
Therefore, although Huang Ze has some thoughts about surpassing TVB, he will not say it out loud.

Just do it first, and when the day comes when you really exceed it, there will be no need to say anything.

"Haha, I'm optimistic about you, young man from my hometown!" Qiu De sat down and said, "Find a company to audit us."

"I also want to retire as soon as possible. I've worked hard all my life, and now I'm faced with this. I don't have the energy to fight with Shao Laoliu anymore."

"Thank you, Uncle Qiu!"

Huang Ze expressed his gratitude again.

In the following time, Huang Ze lived a life of going to and from work.

His wife and children were busy at home, focusing on the post-production of "Once Upon a Time in China" and pushing forward the acquisition of ATV.

……

June 15th.

Many media outlets in Hong Kong reported the same thing at the same time.

【Today, Huang Ze successfully took over ATV. 】

【Asia Television changes its owner, the new owner is only 28 years old. 】

[Huang Ze points his sword at TVB, 28 vs 82, will the young people defeat the old masters with random punches? ]

[Young and strong people are better at fighting, how does Uncle Shao defend himself? ]

(End of this chapter)