"Today the chairman of the Bureau called me."

On this day, Qiao Feng went to TVB to talk to Shao Yifu about the millionaire's copyright authorization.

The format of the show is novel and interesting, and there is a million grand prize to win, especially under the publicity that big-name stars such as Zhou Xingchi, Zhang Min, and Lu Liangwei participated in and won the grand prize, the millionaire achieved amazing results as soon as it was broadcast.

The highest ratings reached more than 80 percent, and the average ratings were more than 60 percent, which was a little higher than the average ratings of TVB's evergreen program Unforgettable Tonight.

The Taiwanese version of Millionaire is also on fire, according to incomplete statistics, the number of users of Pineapple TV has increased by 30% in a short period of time after the broadcast of this program.,

Seeing the popularity and success of the show, Singapore and Malaysia were the first to buy the copyright to make their own.

Like Vietnam, Myanmar and other places have chosen to buy broadcast rights.

Then the Philippine TV station also expressed its intention to cooperate.

Then as the controller of Hong Kong at this time, the popularity of millionaires also spread back to the UK, and then the two British TV stations also issued their intention to cooperate.

After negotiation, Qiao Feng and Shao Yifu have already selected their partners, and Qiao Feng came to Shao Yifu to finalize the cooperation.

As a result, before he could say anything, Shao Yifu spoke first.

"Broadcasting Authority?" Qiao Feng was stunned when he heard this, and then immediately asked happily: "What, do they want to endorse the new film festival?" I just said why McDonald Bear didn't reply to the relevant departments, is the relationship looking for you Sixth Uncle?

Qiao Feng gave a thumbs up in admiration.

"You're wrong." Who knew that Shao Yifu shook his head and said with an unhappy face: "He wants me to license the copyright of the millionaire to the BBC."

"What? Licensing to the BBC? What qualifications does the Broadcasting Authority have to meddle in the commercial operations of our television station.

Qiao Feng was immediately furious.

That's right, the Broadcasting Authority is the superior department of TVB, and the meaning of its existence is to regulate broadcasting in Hong Kong, including radio broadcasting and television broadcasting.

Conduct relevant radio and television broadcasting consultations, receive complaints about the content of radio and television broadcasts, investigate complaints, and then give advice, strong advice, written warnings, fines, and even revocation of the licence of the radio/television station concerned.

For example, TVB often receives fines and warnings about inserting too many advertisements into the program, inappropriate advertising periods, etc., and the warnings are given by the Broadcasting Administration.

And the best part is that this regulator can also revoke the license of TV stations.

In this way, this agency is still a deterrent for TV stations.

But that's about it.

As Qiao Feng said, even if you are a regulator, you are not qualified to meddle in the commercial operation of TVB.

You know, this TV station is called TVB, the largest and only two wireless TV stations in Hong Kong, and the bosses are still Shao Yifu and Qiao Feng.

If you're within the rules of regulatory penalties then don't say much.

But if you think that you have a little right to dictate to such a TV station, then you are too presumptuous.

"So I refused." Shao Yifu is also not afraid of the so-called power of the chairman of the Broadcasting Authority, and the fact that he does not authorize the BBC is also the result of many considerations by him and Qiao Feng.

One comes to another TV station to buy a license and bid higher.

Second, the BBC is so big, it is the absolute leader in the field of British television broadcasting, and it is also the leader in the world.

If the partner is too strong, it will inevitably affect the rights and interests of the other party.

This is the same as cooperating with CCTV in China, in the face of this kind of brother, as a partner, you will not have much say at all, and you are completely subordinate.

Working with another British independent TV station doesn't have to worry too much about that.

British independent television was founded 30 years later than the BBC, and the background is much worse.

But it is also the second largest wireless TV operator in the United Kingdom, and the purpose of its establishment is to compete with the BBC, not to let the BBC monopoly, and not to let the BBC fully control the publicity channels.

For Qiao Feng, Shao Yifu and TVB, this kind of boss who has the strength to challenge the boss is the most suitable partner for cooperation.

First of all, British independent TV is not the boss, so when it competes for the opportunity to cooperate with TVB, it does not have too much capital to be proud of, and the conditions given must be a little more generous.

Secondly, it is also because it is necessary to challenge the position of the BBC boss, and the British independent television station is definitely more willing to cooperate to make better programs.

Again, British independent TV is the earliest commercial TV station in the UK, and they are more experienced in doing commercial programs.

To sum up, no matter how you look at it, it is more willing to pay, less constrained, more like a partnership, and more ambitious British independent TV is more suitable as a partner.

After all, Qiao Feng didn't just want to cooperate for such a time, he wanted to do long-term cooperation.

If you want to build a media empire, you can't ignore such an important place as the United Kingdom.

Now we are cooperating first, and then we will find opportunities to buy a few small TV stations and develop slowly.

Even if you can't buy the right one, it's good to slowly acquire shares, become a shareholder of British independent television, and then have a certain right to speak

Qiao Feng has made a lot of calculations, and he will not allow the BBC and the Broadcasting Administration to disrupt his plans.

Fortunately, Shao Tycoon is also awesome, and he rejected the other party directly without giving face.

"It's just...."Shao Yifu said and shook his head: "It's a pity, the other party said that as long as we agree to cooperate, they will mobilize contacts to mobilize the British film industry and the Hong Kong Governor to fully support us to hold a new film festival.

After speaking, Shao Yifu sighed deeply.

"Actually, it's not a pity.BBC has a huge influence in the UK, and the political, film and television, and media energy is super strong.However, the British independent television stations that can challenge the BBC head-on are not bad, if there is no one and no influence, they have long been pressed by the BBC and can't get up.The conditions that the BBC can give, the British independent TV station can almost give it.Even if it is inferior, it is acceptable. After all, commercial TV stations all depend on interests.Unlike the BBC, as an official mouthpiece, there are too many restrictions, and cooperation is not easy to carry out." Qiao Feng said with a smile.

"Hehe, that's right." Qiao Feng said that Shao Yifu naturally understands that he rejected the BBC because of this.

It's just that I understand it, but I still feel a little pity.

Because if you put aside other considerations, just the consideration of the business interests of millionaires, it is definitely the best to work with the BBC.

In the UK, independent television is able to challenge the BBC's presence head-on.

But in the world, the BBC dares to say that it is the world's largest media, and independent TV is far from it.

Even the three major radio and television companies in the United States, NBC, CBS, ABC are just a younger brother in front of the BBC.

It's just that some things don't just look at the moment's interests, you have to think about the long-term.

Compared with the BBC, which Lao Tzu is awesome and can't do it, cooperating with British independent TV as a domestic challenger is more in line with the interests of TVB and Qiao Feng and Shao Yifu.

Because in this war against the challenged, the British independent television station in a weak position needs more help from the outside world.

"By the way, Mr. Qiao, you said that you would wait for the millionaire to become popular before making a movie, so now the two largest TV stations in the United Kingdom want to buy the rights, is this movie .....?"

Shao Yifu didn't finish speaking, but Qiao Feng understood in seconds, and then nodded lightly under Shao Yifu's expectant gaze.