mousepad-d2 Chapter 242: No Rabbit, No Eagle
Chapter 242: No Rabbit, No Eagle
Since the in-depth cooperation between Fox TV Network and Dongfeng TV Company, with a series of reality shows, the American media has given it the reputation of "the fourth largest TV network".You must know that the xenophobia of Americans is not weaker than that of any country in the world. It is not easy to add a TV network on the basis of the three traditional TV networks in the United States, and this TV network is still run by an Australian. It is even more difficult to operate.
However, in order to make Americans less repulsed by his Fox TV network, the old fox of Murdoch moved the headquarters of News Corporation from Australia to the United States, making him a traitor from the pride of Australia overnight.And Jed also knew that the old fox had broken his wrist after facing the "News of the World" scandal, and made a wonderful move.That is to split News Corporation into News Corporation, which operates the news publishing business, and Fox Group, which operates the media and entertainment business. Fox Entertainment, the parent company of the Fox Television Network, is naturally a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fox Group.
The original Fox TV network was established by inheriting the main body of Dumont TV Network, the oldest TV network in the United States - the Metropolitan Broadcasting Group, and Murdoch deliberately named it after Fox, the veteran Hollywood film company. From this we can know his ambition.Jed does not reject Murdoch's approach. After all, it has become the fourth largest television network in the United States in just 20 years. This courage and perseverance are not something ordinary people can do.
Looking back at his own Warner Dongfeng TV Group, Jed feels a little "mud can't support the wall". CBS news, NBC sports, ABC soap operas and FOX reality shows, the four major TV networks already have their own characteristics, but the characteristics of WE TV network have never been developed.The well-known American TV magazine "TV Guide" ridiculed WE TV network as a transition choice for American audiences from Nickelodeon TV network to the four major TV networks, because the audience of WE TV network is basically American teenagers and college students, audiences over 25 years old It is already rare, let alone the golden audience of 30 to 40 years old.Fortunately, WE TV Network ranks No. 16 in ratings among 25- to [-]-year-olds, so there are still many sports brands or young brands willing to advertise.
Knowing that it is difficult for the WE TV network to make a difference, Jade began to launch two digital channels, WEHD and WE+, but he has made some achievements in wireless digital channels.However, Warner Dongfeng TV Group's main revenue still comes from cable TV. The subscribers of the Art Entertainment TV Network for female audiences and the historical TV network for male audiences have maintained a steady growth trend.Now Jade's mind is planning to acquire StarZ, the third largest pay TV network in the United States, so as to increase the competitiveness of Warner Dongfeng TV Group in the media.
The reason why Fox Network decided to buy "Prison Break" this time is that the four major TV networks have already understood that high-definition channels are a trend, and whoever can get a surprise on this channel for the first time will be very powerful in the competition for the future ratings market.While Jade was digitizing and transforming the WE TV network into high-definition, Murdoch, an old fox, followed closely behind.Although the FOX TV network has not launched their future killer FX channel at this time, they have already got their FOXHD channel out.Murdoch's plan is to use "Prison Break" to realize the dream of simultaneous broadcasting of the SD and HD versions of the FOX television network.
Although Jed knew that he was doing Murdoch a big favor this time, but his teammates were too weak.According to the provisions of the company law, Dongfeng TV Company and Warner Dongfeng TV Group are two independent companies. Naturally, Jed cannot interfere with commercial activities, so he has no choice but to reach an agreement with Fox.
After the deal was signed, TV Guide reviewed Prison Break. The editor of "TV Guide" expressed concern about the ratings prospects of "Prison Break", "We already have "CSI" and "North Crime Squad" two classics in the police and gangster genre TV series, yes, these classic themes They were all produced by Dongfeng TV Company, but when the two classic police and gangster TV series are still broadcast on CBS and ABC respectively, wouldn’t it be too unflattering to make another TV series with similar themes? According to relevant sources, " The production cost of "Prison Break" is as high as 200 million US dollars per episode, and this TV series has completed the production of 23 episodes of the first season before the trial broadcast, which means that Dongfeng TV Company has paid at least 5000 million US dollars for this cost. Although we I believe that Dongfeng TV’s TV series will be aired for four rounds in the United States, and it will not be a problem to sell copyrights in Canada and Europe, but will this TV series really destroy the best TV production company in the United States? According to the company An executive who did not want to be named said that the show was the result of Mr. Jed Sherman's unilateralism. Has the title of 'tyrant', and also has the title of 'tsar' within the company."
Jed put down TV Guide with a smile, and said nothing more.Sherman Entertainment Group owns five large enterprises in North America, Galaxy Film Group, Galaxy Animation Group, Dongfeng TV Company, Warner Dongfeng TV Group and New Generation Music Group. At present, only Galaxy Film Group and Warner Dongfeng TV Group are under Warner Dongfeng Broadcasting Co., Ltd. is a listed company, and other companies are basically Jade's "single words", and the company's senior officials have basically adapted to the model that Jade makes decisions alone and everyone implements them together.But with the expansion of the company, the new senior officials may not respect Jed as much as the old senior officials.After all, Lansing, Jia Fei and others have witnessed Jed's "prophecy" ability with their own eyes.
"What? Are you unhappy about these people's criticisms?" John felt Jed's displeasure. Although Jed still had his trademark harmless smile on his face, his eyes were menacing, clearly It's on the verge of rage.John took Jed's "TV Guide", scanned the report slightly, and laughed, "Of course your Eastern family management system will not be accepted by Americans who believe in freedom and democracy. Lansing and the others It is only because I have seen your ability and control that I chose to compromise. But if you give them a chance, it is not necessarily that they may leave your company. You know, you are just the president of Sherman Entertainment Group, and at the same time It’s just the chairman of the board of directors of other subsidiaries. You are not the president of those subsidiaries, let alone the CEO or chief operating officer. Do you need me to help you analyze the nature of the position? You are the chairman, as long as you grasp the general direction of the company That’s good, your presidents are responsible for implementing the general direction. The CEO and COO are responsible for the daily operation of the company. Are you worried about losing control of the company? The president, CEO and A balanced trend of triangular competition has been formed among COOs, and you still have the right to appoint the financial director and personnel director of each company. Are you still worried about losing control of the company? Look at your so-called chairman The size of the secretary's office is almost comparable to a small company. Your secretary general is your real president, and those with the title of president are more like senior employees. Since you can even give shares , why don’t you hand over part of the power? Shannetti now only controls the company’s financial power, so why do you have to be O, COO and many other positions?”
Jed rubbed his forehead and didn't answer John's words. In fact, Jed also found that he was a little powerless. First of all, there are more and more companies, so how can he have so much time to manage?What's more, I am also a screenwriter and director; secondly, I really have more and more mundane tasks. Now Jed would rather stay in the apartment on Hockey Road with John and watch TV than go to Burbank. Entertaining a meeting at the Twin Towers; finally Jed had to admit that his energy was not what it used to be.
After thinking for a while, "It seems that we have to ask McCarthy or Boston Consulting Group to help us sort out the company's position and jurisdiction." Jed leaned back on the sofa, "The future company can't rely entirely on my ability Just do it."
"It's good if you can figure it out." John said with a smile, "By the way, what do you want for dinner? There is an Italian restaurant called 'Ferrellite' nearby. I think the taste is pretty good. Would you like to try it together?" try?"
"You are in charge!"
Talking about Jed and John changing their clothes, they felt the Italian restaurant named "Faleng Cui".Unexpectedly, this restaurant is still very popular, and Jed and John had to wait for a while to get a seat.The appetizers of Italian dishes include cold dishes and hot dishes. Jed and John both chose chestnut red wine vinegar with sardines for cold dishes, and fried mushrooms with bacon and ham for hot dishes.After the rich-flavored appetizers, the first dish served by the restaurant is a northern Italian specialty—wild mushroom risotto.Italian food will not be the mother of western food. Italians are not weaker than Chinese in cooking rice and mushrooms. Rice and mushrooms are perfectly matched, which not only retains the unique umami taste of wild mushrooms, but also combines the flavor of mushrooms and rice. The faint fishy smell was eliminated.
Although the first course of Italian dishes will be served with rice or pasta, but because it is not the main course, the serving size will not be too much.After the first course came the main course. John chose fried chicken with marinated vegetables, while Jed chose fried fish with potato chips.Italian food is actually greasy, so the main dish is generally not much, and lettuce salad will be served to relieve the greasy.At the same time, the waiter also brought a second glass of wine.The first glass is an aperitif, usually sparkling sweet wine, and the price is average; while the second glass of wine is the restaurant's main wine, red wine with red meat, white wine with white meat, so Jed and John drink white wine.Dessert was naturally after the main course. Both of them served a lighter fruit platter, and the third glass of after-dinner wine was also served.The aperitif is sweet, the main wine is full-bodied, and the after-dinner wine is a relatively light wine, which is more suitable for chatting with two people.
Just as Jed and John were about to leave after tasting the delicious food, they suddenly heard a loud quarrel behind the kitchen of the restaurant.Embarrassed, the waiter asked Jed and John for forgiveness before escorting them out of the restaurant.Meanwhile, the back door was slammed shut and someone yelled, "You're insulting Italian food! God, you're insulting your chef's hat by cooking with chemical spices instead of herbs! "
Jed and John were a little upset for a moment, they spent so much money but what they got was not authentic food.Originally, Jed wanted to find a restaurant to make a theory, but John stopped Jed and said, "Forget it, but the chef seems to be very good, why don't you invite him to our house?"