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Sworn in on January 20, 1993, Bill Clinton is the third-youngest president-elect in U.S. history after Theodore Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy, whose terms began in 1901 and 1961, respectively, and the first U.S. president born in a post-World War II baby boomer. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

So it's not hard to imagine how high-spirited the young and promising Bill Clinton was. In the period from winning the general election in early November last year to mid-January this year, he has almost conveyed to the outside world the governing philosophy of transforming American society and carrying out various major political ~ government plans in accordance with the ideals of the liberal ~faction.

Most newspapers and television networks in the United States, including CNN, which has a close relationship with Mr. The Richest Man, tend to be liberal~free, especially at the Australian Regatta about ten years ago, Rupert Murdoch's fleet deliberately knocked over Tang Huan and Ted Turner's fleet, making personal grievances public, and then after its television network layout in the United States was sniped, the United States lost a conservative media main force like Fox Television Network in the original time and space.

In this case, Bill Collinton's political ~ political briefing was naturally enthusiastically touted by the mainstream media.

However, in the eyes of a discerning person like Mr. the richest man, if the new president is slowly trying to figure it out, the world may be peaceful, but if he pushes it drastically, I am afraid that it will make a lot of trouble.

However, these variables are not the key to Tang IT, and it is still the same sentence - the political ~ political promoter who promotes the development of the Internet is in place, and it will be worth the ticket price.

After attending the presidential inauguration, at the next private meeting, the richest man Tang wrote a sponsorship check for the renovation to Sillari, the new hostess of the White House, and then planned to go to Vancouver, Canada to take a breath and then start his trip to China.

Unexpectedly, Barry Diller, CEO of Shopping TV QVC, hurriedly came over.

"I can't bear it? I have to wait a few days for the trip to China. Tang Huan quipped that QVC was also part of the business delegation, with the aim of purchasing some high-quality and inexpensive and distinctive goods in China, and forming a regular mechanism.

"Don, I'm here this time, and I have something else to do. Barry Diller said with a solemn face.

"Let's talk about it. The richest man waved his hand casually, "Looking at your expression, it seems to be a little tricky." ”

"Don, have you heard? Viacom's Somer Leishidon is planning a hostile takeover of Paramount. Barry Diller looked directly at Tang Huan and said tentatively.

"I've been busy lately, and I haven't really paid attention to this aspect of it. The richest man shrugged his shoulders, "You also know that with the current share of various film companies under Yanle Group in Hollywood, I don't need to care about Paramount, and I can't care about Paramount." Otherwise, the suspicion of monopoly will be even stronger. ”

"Under the command of Don, Luen Mei, MGM, and Twentieth Century Fox have been reborn in business, which is obvious to all. Barry Diller complimented him heartily and then pulled back the words, "There are not many people who are not interested in Paramount like Don. ”

The richest man looked at Barry Diller, helped him poke through the window paper and asked directly, "So, you want to compete with Somer Ray Stone East for Paramount?"

"Yes. Barry Diller nodded affirmatively, "Actually, Summers had his mind on Paramount a few years ago, but it didn't work out. Beginning in the second half of the 1980s, Paramount spent a lot of cash on theme parks, but this year, when the stock price fell to a level that was perfect for selling, Summer-Ray stepped in. It has to be said that his vision is very precise. ”

At this point, Barry Diller looked into Tang Huan's eyes and elaborated sincerely: "Don, I was CEO of Paramount for 10 years, and then for Turner Broadcasting for almost 10 years – you can surely understand my ambition to build a media conglomerate in line with my own ideals. ”

Tang Huan, who was crossing Erlang's legs, pressing his hands on the sofa, and listening carefully, bowed his head slightly, with an interested look on his face, but he didn't interject, just encouraged the other party to continue talking with his eyes.

Barry Diller thought about it for a moment, and he understood that the next words were very important - why did the richest man use a lot of resources to support himself if he didn't take sides and didn't take a stand?

"I was born in San Francisco and have always considered myself a Californian. Barry Diller said from the bottom of his heart: "So, my career is based there, and I yearn for the California consortium with Tang as the core." ”

"As long as you have the heart, it is only a matter of time before you become a core member of the California consortium. Tang Huan, who had received the other party's allegiance, commented, and then pointed to the core of the question and said: "Summerman Lei Shidong is your old acquaintance, what preparations have you made in order to compete with him for Paramount?"

Barry Diller, who was in high spirits, quickly replied: "If Somer Leishidong wants to make a hostile takeover of Paramount, the bid will not be less than 8 billion US dollars, and I hope to participate in the face of a white knight, and before I come to Tang, I have a good collaborator, that is, John Malone, the CEO of TCI." ”

"It's a great reinforcement. Tang Huan suddenly smiled slightly - TCI, which was born in 1968, is the largest cable operator in the United States, and the degree of monopoly is to the extent that the Federal Communications Commission wants to cut it, and the Craig McCaw brothers turned to operating cellular mobile phones because they could not compete with these old powerhouses, and John Malone is the owner of such a huge enterprise.

"At first, I thought so. Barry Diller smiled wryly: "But as the communication deepens, John Malone's strength is becoming more and more obvious." Moreover, the year before and last year, TCI carried out mergers and joint ventures, respectively, and the ability to mobilize funds was inevitably affected. ”

"I understand where you are now. The richest man muttered: "I will make a statement first, I am willing to support you." However, I am now rushing to Vancouver, Canada, to spend the traditional Chinese New Year with my family. In this case, if you want to gather more information, it is best to invite John Malone over and discuss it together. ”

Barry Diller naturally has no opinion on Tang Huan's arrangement - he has a request for others, and he must run errands diligently, but he still has some grievances in his heart, and Guy John Malone has a quirk, that is, he hates flying around on airplanes - from the United States to Vancouver, Canada, must be within this range. But no matter what, John Malone should be accommodating in front of the richest man. I hope he can understand this, otherwise, he will only have to pick the thickest leg and hug it

Thinking of this, Barry Diller quickly got up and said goodbye and went to run for his ambitions.

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Tang Huan can indeed understand Barry Diller's ambition to make a big move, after all, the other party has been immersed in this industry for decades, although he has a short temper, but he has no ability, and Ted Turner, who also can't control his temper, finally failed to win him over, and let go of a worry-free right-hand man.

In Tang Huan's view, Barry Diller is the life of a super worker, and it is not difficult to restrain him - according to the original plan, he is ready to let him help him with the part of online media content. Now that the other party is eyeing Paramount, it may not be impossible to praise it.

You know, as Turner Broadcasters and Time Warner get closer and closer, there is inevitably the possibility of dilution of their own control over it, and the rise of online media will take some time, and at the same time, it is inseparable from the support of traditional media, it is better to use Barry Diller as an alternative - according to the current industry development trend, no matter who controls Paramount, the next step will be to expand to the media without choice.

Moreover, Summer-Rayshidon and Barry Diller, who are also Jews, are obviously easier to control, and it should be interesting to watch them fight.

Calculating the stakes along the way, Mr. The richest man came to Vancouver, Canada. There is no doubt that he also has a comfortable nest here, and Mi Xue happily has everything ready for him.

Looking at Jin Wei and Jin Dong running all over the ground, Tang Huan said: "They are already four years old, so let's start to receive collective education in San Francisco this year." ”

Sydney, who was also busy, pouted and said, "Jinwei and Jindong are still very young, and they need to be taken care of by familiar relatives." ”

Tang Huan glanced at the other party, "If you don't feel at ease, you can go over to be a nanny, anyway, their other brothers also have relatives such as uncles or aunts, instead of their busy mothers, taking care of the details of life." ”

"Then it's settled. Sydney suddenly burst into laughter, causing Mi Xue to glare at her.

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The richest man can't really be idle in Vancouver, after all, he also has a huge investment here, just after a meal, Feng Yongfa, who was greeted at the airport not long ago, brought his family over to pay New Year's greetings.

Speaking of which, the Feng family has been completely tied to the richest man - on the Canadian side, Feng Yongfa worked for Tang Huan in the fields of media and real estate, and on the Asian side, Feng Jingxi, who did not die as suddenly as in the original time and space, is leading Sun Hung Kai Bank to serve the Qinhe family.

Now, New Era Media has integrated Cathay Pacific Television and Canadian Chinese Television, headquartered in Vancouver and Toronto, respectively, plus several radio channels under Canadian Chinese Radio, covering the east and west sides of Canada, becoming Canada's leading Chinese media group.

The relevant regulatory authorities in Canada had to relax the policy, and according to the previous setting, the Chinese media outside the new era media could not bear the pressure of losses, and the integration of all Chinese TV and radio media resources became the only way out.

Of course, it cannot be ignored that the New Era Media has also caught up with an opportunity - after a wave of Hong Kong immigration triggered by the Sino-British negotiations in the early 1980s, Canada has ushered in an even larger wave of Hong Kong immigration from the late 1980s to the present, and thus formed a sizable Chinese-language media audience.

In fact, if you calculate the commercial interests, real estate is the absolute majority.

Those who are able to immigrate are often the economically wealthy class. Such a huge group of people come to Canada, a strange place, to eat, drink, and sleep, and everything is inseparable from money.

Mr. The richest man has long anticipated this inevitable and unchangeable general trend, and has built many real estate projects in major Chinese-populated cities such as Vancouver and Toronto, Canada, especially in Richmond in Metro Vancouver, which is equivalent to creating a small Xiangjiang.

It can be said that these Xiangjiang immigrants have obtained the greatest possible convenience in the process of buying real estate, living, working, etc., and then willingly sent their savings for many years to the hands of Qinhe and the family, which can be said to be unable to escape the "exploitation" of the richest man in both Xiangjiang and Canada.

To summarize the situation roughly, these Chinese immigrants were united in the hearts of the people by the New Era Media and the Miss Chinese Contest, and they were also united in interests by the property invested by the richest man.

Feng Yongfa knew that Tang Huan was not usually busy, and he couldn't stay in Vancouver for a few days this time, so he tried to buy some time to exchange those important matters.

He first said: "The consortium on the other side of Hong Kong has seen the prosperity of the Chinese living circle in Vancouver, and is actively expanding its business, and has found some of our properties. ”

"Then sell it to them. Tang Huan did not hesitate to clappe: "Canada is not as good as Xiangjiang, the Chinese belong to the minority, and it is in need of such people to collect firewood and flame high - the plate is bigger, and we can also benefit a lot from it." ”

Speaking of this, Tang Huan broke Feng Yongfa's worries and quipped: "Are you afraid that in the process of losing the franchise of Xiangjiang Telecom, the contradictions between the Qinhe family and other Chinese business consortia will spread?"

"That's not necessary, I still have this amount of energy. One yard is one yard, and we must consider the interests of the whole. ”

"I'm certainly not worried about that. Feng Yongfa hurriedly complimented: "The convenience that Xiangjiang immigrants have received after coming to Canada is really a great merit, and this is completely due to Datang's foresight. ”

After accepting the praise with peace of mind, the richest man said: "We must also see that although these immigrants have settled down smoothly, their employment is not so optimistic, and the pressure to sit on the mountain is extremely high." I have heard that after settling down, many people hurriedly returned to work in Hong Kong as Chinese Canadians. ”

"Actually, this is already the best result. Feng Yongfa said with a wry smile: "For example, many Xiangjiang artists are now working in the new era media, but their positions are limited after all. At the end of the day, this is more like a retreat, or a place to retire. ”

"Then let it be and be observant. Tang Huan nodded thoughtfully, "I estimate that in the future, in addition to the source of Xiangjiang, the treasure island and Chinese mainland will also obviously make more and more Chinese immigrants in Canada." The prospect of commercial scale effect is still very optimistic. (To be continued.) )