Chapter 1952 1954 [ATV]

  In December, Xiang Nan also launched "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban".

  Because just in time for Christmas, a large number of parents choose to buy books as gifts for their children, so the sales volume of this book is still good, with sales exceeding one million copies in January.

  In today's declining physical book market, such sales volume is simply a myth, and it makes those publishing companies envious.

  …

   Entering January, "The Matrix" was officially finished. Xiang Nan took Cong Shan and Tranquility back to Yanjing to spend the Spring Festival with his parents, so he didn't participate in this year's Golden Globe Awards.

   But this year's Golden Globe Awards had little to do with him. Because this year's Golden Globe Awards is dominated by "Braveheart".

   This film has successively won many awards such as Best Drama Film, Best Director, Best Drama Actor, Best Soundtrack, Best Adapted Screenplay, etc. Compared with receiving an award, it's better to go home with my parents.

  Xiang Nan is 40 years old this year, and Ning Weiguo and Qi Aihong are both in their 70s. The so-called seventy years of life is rare, and there is not much time to spend with them.

  …

   After spending the Spring Festival with their parents, brothers and sisters-in-law, Xiang Nan, Cong Shan and Ning Jing came to Xiangjiang.

  At this time, the general environment of Xiangjiang is a chilling scene. Because of the outbreak of the Asian financial crisis in 1997, Xiangjiang was also affected to a certain extent. The stock market, property market, and futures market were all gloomy, and the wind was jittery.

  Under such circumstances, the people of Xiangjiang didn’t even have a good Spring Festival, and all of them looked sad, looking very disappointed.

  Xiang Nan went to see Shanshan first, "Happy New Year, Happy New Year~" He cupped his hands and smiled.

   "Happy New Year, big brother." Shanshan also cupped her hands and said with a smile, "Why do you want to come back this Spring Festival?"

   "When you get old, your mentality is also old. You always want to go home and stay with your relatives." Xiang Nan laughed.

   "Don't say that, you are not old, you are young." Shanshan said immediately after hearing this.

  Xiang Nan smiled, "How have you been in the past year? Have you improved in your homework?"

   "There are all of them. I can graduate next year." Shanshan smiled, "Brother, you have to agree to my conditions."

   "Okay." Xiang Nan nodded.

  …

  Xiang Nan then went to see Wang Jing again.

   "Mr. Ning, are you interested in TV stations?" Wang Jing asked Xiang Nandao with a smile.

   "TV station?!" Xiang Nan blinked, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and asked with a smile, "ATV is going to be sold?"

   "You are so smart." Wang Jing nodded immediately, "I received news that the Lin Consortium is facing a financial crisis and is really unable to support the development of ATV, so it is going to sell it."

  ATV was formerly known as Laidi. In 1982, it was purchased by Mr. Qiu Degen, chairman of the Far East Group, and changed its name to Asia Television, or ATV for short. Under the auspices of Mr. Qiu, ATV has made great progress. The Miss Asia and Mr. Asia beauty contests were started by Mr. Qiu.

   Later, because the Far East Group was involved in the [Far East Bank False Account Case], it sold ATV to the Lin consortium in 1988. Lin's consortium started out as a garment manufacturer, and the famous Crocodile brand is its product.

  After Lin's consortium took over, they not only invested heavily in ATV, but also increased revenue and reduced expenditure, which made the development of ATV increasingly better. But now the Asian financial crisis has greatly affected its clothing industry.

   In addition, another bribery case was involved, which caused troubles, so it was urgent to sell assets to cash out. Therefore, ATV, which does not make much profit but has a huge burden, has become the target of the first sale.

  Xiang Nan nodded when he heard this, "You can talk to them."

  Having a TV station is actually a good thing for Xiang Nan.

  On the one hand, the TV station can revitalize the company's assets, such as those classic old movies in the film library, which can be broadcast on the TV station. This kind of old movie is still very attractive to the audience.

  It can also become a talent training base for the company. Many talents in the Xiangjiang film industry came from TV stations. Such as Chow Yun Fat, Leslie Cheung, Andy Lau, Stephen Chow, Maggie Cheung, Tony Leung and so on.

  They honed their acting skills on the TV station and accumulated popularity, and then they entered the film industry before they could feel like ducks in water. It can be said that without the cultivation of the TV station, these stars would not know what they were doing.

   On the one hand, one of the most important publicity channels of the TV station has a particularly large influence in Xiangjiang. There are hundreds of newspapers and magazines in Xiangjiang, three radio stations, but only two TV stations, either one or the other.

   Even though TVB is the only one, ATV still has 30% to 40% of its ratings, and it can affect more than one million people, which is far higher than the sales volume of any newspaper or magazine.

  As a rich person, the biggest trouble is how to protect your money.

  Especially like Xiang Nan, although he is very rich, he has no roots in the United States. In the eyes of high society, he was still an outsider.

  It is completely incomparable with white people like Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg.

   Now is a peaceful world, so of course there is nothing to worry about. But once it's a chaotic year, a rich man like him may become meat on the chopping board.

  So Xiang Nan prepared early in the morning to build Xiangjiang into his own base. This is also the reason why he invested huge sums of money to build a mansion in Taiping Mountain.

   And ATV will become his mouthpiece and become his most powerful weapon. It’s not like that saying, public opinion is the fourth power!

  …

  After meeting Wang Jing, Xiang Nan asked Yang Gongru to meet.

  Yang Gongru participated in the Asian sister beauty pageant in 1995, and not only won the runner-up, but also won four awards: "Miss Photogenic", "Most Popular Beauty", and "One Person One Vote".

  Her facial features are exquisite, and I feel sorry for her, so it can be said that she deserves these awards.

   Therefore, after ATV signed her contract, it immediately made great efforts to win her. Right after his debut, he starred in ATV dramas such as "Sword Roaring Jianghu", "I'm From Chaozhou", "Snowflake Excalibur" and so on.

  However, ATV is still a small TV station after all. Usually, its ratings are good, and it can still score four or six points with TVB. If the ratings are not good, it can't even maintain three or seven points.

   Therefore, although Yang Gongru is the chief actress in ATV, she is not very famous in Xiangjiang.

   "Hello, Ms. Yang~" Xiang Nan shook hands with her with a smile and said, "I heard that you are the chief actress of ATV. Seeing you today, you really deserve your reputation."

   "Mr. Ning is too polite, I am honored to meet you." Yang Gongru smiled immediately.

   There are beauties like her in the Xiangjiang entertainment circle, there are fifty if not one hundred. But a superstar like Xiang Xiangnan, a billionaire like this, is unique.

   "Sit down, please." Xiang Nan smiled, "I have to say, you're a bit of a loser for staying in ATV. Have you considered changing jobs?"

   "Not yet. After all, ATV is kind to me. Without ATV, there would be no me now." Yang Gongru smiled and said.

   "Okay, it's a good thing to know how to be grateful." Xiang Nan nodded.

  Yang Gongru smiled even more happily when he heard him say this.

  (end of this chapter)