Chapter 612: Caged Beast

After the documentary came out, the outside world responded well, BET in the black community, the Chicago Tribune in the print media credibility, plus Chicago's local WGN TV, the overall coverage is okay, and then CUU contacted BET, wanting to buy the broadcast and re-editing rights of the video materials into their in-depth news column, which is even better news for Song Ya.

"BET is only in the early twenties of cable stations, while CUU is the undisputed number one in terms of subscribers and influence among cable stations."

The Christmas holiday is approaching, and the managers of the business have come to Chicago for a meeting, and Song Ya happily praised another proud work of his crisis public relations after the meeting, "Eli, I don't know what to do without you." ”

Whitewashing oneself is still second, this short film at least led the media to the direction of the discussion in the 'right' direction, and then the relationship media reports that lifted the ban generally continued this line, reflecting on the problems of the black community itself, blaming the white people's resources for not leaning enough, and then reviewing the bad habits of the rap circle, especially the gangster rap circle, plus the legend of Sinaloa's crazy killing story, remembering the FBI detective, and the grievances of singers in the three major cities of the United States, the depth and compulsion are there, and the gossip is also very good-looking.

For a while, the rhythm brought up by VIBE magazine was perfectly reversed, and Eli, the great hero, stood up proudly and greeted gracefully.

At the end of the meeting, the group went downstairs to attend the party, "Scott, A+ clothing only has a small amount of dividends this year, and next year's expansion plan must not be missed, as a major shareholder, I am under a lot of pressure." ”

Song Ya and Scott talked as they walked, "Especially since Mimi and I have settled millions of endorsement fees from the company. ”

A+ clothing has made a lot of money this year, but the dividends are still not very high, this year he and Mariah Carey's endorsement fees are settled at market price, and other small and medium-sized shareholders except Wal-Mart are Hayden, Song Asheng and other people, Song Ya does not want to have a falling out with Roberto Clevell from a friend to a stranger.

"Don't worry, the company's operation is very healthy and cautious." Scott played a package ticket.

"Well, I believe you. I've promised some media to advertise next year, is it okay on your side? ”

"It's a bit stressful, but it should be manageable, and it's always not a bad thing to advertise more."

The two walked to the cold food counter, and happened to meet Samur and O'Grady, after Samur became the vice president of customer service at Beimi, he and Song Ya rarely met, and the general accounting business was lost to the Coopers office in Chicago, but Song Ya would not lose this customer, so he occasionally came back to exchange feelings.

"APLUS, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOU AND MISS KELLY'S RECORD SALES."

This year, the Dance My Life soundtrack sold late and didn't make it to the top of the charts, but Mariah Carey's music box album was the second best-selling album in '94, behind Ace Of Base's The Sign.

On other summary lists, Fujibee estimated that he earned 150 million in 94 years, and was undoubtedly listed as the first singer, and they even began to discuss whether it was time to include him in the all-rice rich list, and the current threshold for entering that list only needs more than 300 million dollars.

He also entered the Hollywood Reporter magazine's list of power in the entertainment industry for the first time, ranking 38th in the list of 100 people.

"You're going to send a second college next year? Songs ready too? ”

Northern Trust's O'Grady was drooling when he saw him, "Why don't you put the cash out again?" You're going to lose a lot of money by tax season. ”

"It's still a secret."

Song Ya winked playfully, "I don't know where to pitch, do you have any good suggestions?" ”

"Ha, I wish you had a chance to reveal to me." O'Grady smiled self-deprecatingly, "I'm sorry, I'm out of sight of Apple's stock price, and it's still hovering around your one-three-to-three cost line." ”

"Don't talk about these unhappy things, oh yes, speaking of opportunities, is there a chance in the TV industry?"

Song Ya took the opportunity to ask him and Samuel, "MC Hammer is a small cable station in a broken place, and Comcast is willing to pay a high premium to buy it." ”

He has done a lot of blood for the public relations of this crisis, mainly because of the previous talks with Scott, advertising to some TV stations and print media, and selling TV stations through MC Hammer, he thought that he would simply get his own family, even if he didn't make money, he could make his voice in the media industry much bigger, just like the potential influence of America Music Magazine, which loses money every year, in the music industry.

"It's all for the Telecommunications Act."

Samuel analyzed: "It is estimated that the bill will be submitted to the Senate for consideration before the middle of next year, although the specific provisions have not yet been implemented, but depending on the actions of large companies, they should prepare for the fierce competition after the bill takes effect, so ......"

He poured cold water on Song Ya, "I'm afraid it's a little late to enter the market now, and it is estimated that there will only be some major players left in the cable TV industry in the future." ”

"That's right." Song Ya nodded thoughtfully.

"But you just mentioned Comcast, if you want to get a TV station, they have a chance, in the cable TV field, they only have more than four million subscribers now, and they lack channel resources, so they are eager to imitate TCI's 500 TV plan to provide users with richer choices, they need TV stations, the more the better, so they don't hesitate to pay a high premium to buy."

"And Comcast is leading the way in the TV and network cable laying business, and their main investment is actually there," Samuel said. With this unique advantage, their number of cable TV subscribers is expected to continue to grow, and the stock has just been listed this year, which is very popular. ”

"But now the opportunity to buy TV stations has been lost, and major companies are expanding, and there is no cheap choice."

O'Grady saw that Song Ya was a little moved, and kindly warned: "According to their actions, it is not difficult to guess that the telecommunications bill will tend to liberalize competition, which is also in line with the economic policy of the current president." So...... There are opportunities, but the risks are greater. ”

"I'll just ask."

The two had different views, Song Ya listened to them arguing for a while, felt that there was a quarrel, and quickly changed the topic, "If the competition is released, will the status of the three major wireless TV networks be challenged?" ”

"Of course, there is a good chance that ABC will be left behind, and CU's Turner Network, and FOX's Fox Network, will have the best chance of replacing it."

"So there's a good chance that Met, which owns ABC next year, will sell it to Disney, or else it will lose the competition with the emerging powers," Samuel said. ”

O'Grady agreed, "FOX is okay, CUU is a caged beast, their unique 24-hour news model has established good authority, and if it is freed from Turner Network's cable subscribers by the Telecommunications Act, all the major channels of the three major networks will not be able to compete." ”

"Who watches the news 24 hours a day?"

Song Ya actually doesn't often watch CUU, and now NBC, CBS, and ABC's comprehensive ones are all news on the morning and noon on the hour, and then TV dramas are shown in prime time, and then variety shows, talk shows and other programs, and old movies are shown late at night, which is rich in content and much more interesting.

"Maybe people don't stare at it often, but the user needs are there, most people are happy to press the remote control when they want to watch the news, and I feel that as long as they can book CUU, no one is willing to book it at home, so I agree with O'Grady on this matter, CUU is a caged beast."

Samuel said: "The world is constantly rotating 24 hours a day, and no channel can compete with the timeliness and authority of the 24-hour news station, and the influence of the three major radio stations on the people of the United States, especially in terms of political tendencies, will be greatly weakened, and the owners behind the three major stations will certainly not be happy to see this happen." ”

"Yes, CUU already has a very complete global news system, and the number of subscribers has increased dramatically just by broadcasting the Gulf War, and it is the only American television station that was allowed by Iraq to continue operating in the territory after the war." O'Grady added.

β€œWhat? Do Iraqis have masochistic tendencies? Song Ya was shocked, "CUU live we bombed their army, and they still allowed CUU to operate in the territory?" ”

"There must always be a channel of external communication, and Saddam Hussein believes in the neutrality and objectivity that CUU has always advertised." O'Grady replied.

Samur smiled, "Actually, Saddam Hussein doesn't know, CUU wishes we could beat him up again, otherwise how can the good thing of a big increase in subscribers happen again?" A peaceful Middle Eastern country doesn't make big news. ”

"Tut-tut......"

Song Ya was surprised again and again, "So how will the three major wireless stations deal with this beast that will be released immediately." ”

"There's no good way, I guess it's a competitor to deal with it, the three major stations are already very old, and the internal operation is extremely inefficient, if you don't inject fresh blood and vitality, it will be difficult to ...... in the future."