The Industrial Giant Reborn.

Chapter 361 Creating a New Media Tycoon

"What? Directly discharged pollutants into the groundwater layer?" Henry Morgan was so shocked that he couldn't speak.

"Yes, direct discharge, which saves a lot of sewage treatment costs." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.

European and American societies have been advocating environmental protection for these years. The first reason is naturally to suppress those countries that have not yet developed. After all, these developed countries have passed the stage where they need to rely on pollution to develop their economies, and their technological research is stronger. There are also many low-pollution technologies. The second is to transfer polluting industries to foreign countries.

But normal European and American companies still have some basic bottom lines. After all, many years of cultural education have made many people pay more attention to environmental protection issues. In the past few decades, many places have also been affected by environmental pollution.

"So, we can use this to make a fuss? But it may not be effective. If you hear this for the first time, you will be surprised, but after all, the United States has not been affected. I guess many people will soon forget it." Henry Morgan thought for a while and said. No matter how small the discharge is, it cannot withstand direct discharge, especially if it is not discharged into a flowing river, but groundwater that is basically immobile.

"Yes, but a mistake is a mistake. The key depends on this matter. How big can it be? If no one interferes, with the power of RCA in the United States, it may not even be able to make newspapers. But if people with the same power continue to use this matter to make a fuss, it will be completely different." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.

Many things actually depend on whether they are pursued or not. Even in the age of the Internet, everyone who has been hyped knows, but as long as the White House doesn't care, who will remember those few months?For example, the US chemical train overturn incident in early 2023?Months later, who, other than the nearby victims, is paying attention?
But if someone pursues the matter and insists on making the matter big, even a small matter can become a big problem. For example, a black man in FD was crushed to death when he was arrested by the police.

RCA has caused serious pollution overseas, and it has no impact on the United States, but only if some people make troubles and make things big, and then invite some environmental saints to come, how dare you, no big boss can stand it.

"I understand what you mean, but I can't do this alone." Henry Morgan said.

"So, this will inevitably require the participation of the family behind you. Otherwise, relying on you, you will not be able to defeat RCA. Moreover, I can't end this matter, and I won't end this matter. If the Chinese end, it will easily reveal loopholes." Chen Zhiwen said again.

In his previous life, he knew about the RCA pollution incident, which was well-known in the domestic environmental protection industry. In the original history, when this incident was discovered, it was already in the 90s. At that time, RCA had been acquired by General Electric, and the original RCA management had disappeared. Because of General Electric’s "number one and two" principle, the home appliance business was all sold to a French home appliance giant in the early 90s.

The responsibility here is completely unclear, and there is still a need to go to a transnational lawsuit. The large number of local victims is powerless. Although the number of local cancer patients has increased significantly, there is no way to prove that their cancer is caused by pollution.

In the end, the Wanwan government could only get General Electric to pay a sum of money to compensate the possible victims through years of hard work, but the dead have passed away, and many of them are of little significance.

In this life, Chen Zhiwen remembered it as early as the end of the 70s when he accidentally heard about RCA, and then sent people to Taoyuan to collect groundwater to find evidence. However, RCA’s investment in Taoyuan City was actually in the early 70s, and no one knew when it began to discharge sewage. It was either not discharged at that time, or the amount of groundwater was large, and the discharge was diluted.

"You're right not to show up. This is an American game, and your participation may indeed cause trouble." Henry Morgan nodded.

"Another point is that you need to obtain the support of the Wanwan government. The Wanwan government itself is also a victim of this matter, but they must be worried that such a large foreign company may withdraw its capital, so you have other advantages to persuade him. I think the Morgan family should be able to do this." Chen Zhiwen said again.

"Morgan's bank can indeed help Wanwan in some profitable businesses, but this value may not be comparable to RCA's investment in Wanwan. As far as I know, this company has created tens of thousands of jobs in Wanwan, and more indirectly, it is also the largest export company in Wanwan." Henry Morgan said.

"Don't worry about it. If your plan is successful, I will acquire RCA's TV business. There will be no accidents in Wanwan's employment and export issues. You can just focus on holding NBC." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.

"I guessed that you were interested in RCA's TV business. It seems that it's just General Electric's air-conditioning business, which really can't satisfy you." Henry Morgan said with a smile. As Chen Zhiwen's partner and half friend, he naturally understands Chen Zhiwen's business needs, although he doesn't know why this Chinese is obsessed with the home appliance market. Obviously, this industry is almost a sunset industry in the United States.

"Yes, I'm interested in RCA's TV business and radio business." Chen Zhiwen nodded and admitted: "But if you control NBC, I can also give you a lot of advertising business. You also know that my products are invested in advertising in the United States every year. In this way, your debt after acquiring NBC TV station will also be buffered."

Before, he had entrusted Morgan’s investment bank to approach General Electric and wanted to acquire its home appliance business, but was rejected because Welch was not short of money, and he wanted to exchange business or technology with other giant companies to achieve complementary advantages. For example, in the original history, General Electric’s home appliance business, including RCA TV business, was sold to a French giant.

However, through the efforts of Morgan Investment Bank, Welch agreed to sell General Electric’s central air-conditioning business, and the final price was 8000 million US dollars. Chen Zhiwen also obtained a 10% share of the central air-conditioning market in the United States and a set of sales channels. However, central air-conditioning is mainly for commercial use, and it does not greatly promote the business of household appliances. At most, it can provide some technical help.

And after Chen Zhiwen obtained the evidence that RCA polluted Taoyuan City in Wanwan, he also had an idea about its color TV business. You must know that the first asset of RCA is naturally NBC TV station, and the second largest asset is TV business and radio business. Not to mention the various king companies of the Japanese department, the strongest competitor among them is Sony.

After the technology has reached the top level, European and American national cultures can’t compete with Asian companies at all. However, it is possible within Asia. If you can acquire RCA’s TV business, plus Midea’s advantages in other electronic markets, as well as your own layout in terminal channels, then the TV business, not to mention defeating the Japanese, will definitely survive. Moreover, TVs are the same as white goods.

Of course, the other advantage is the technology. RCA’s technology is actually a bit worse than that of the Japanese, but it has not yet reached the revolutionary gap. In the future, before the commercialization of LCD TVs, the technical ceiling of traditional picture tubes will not be far behind.

However, how to cheat RCA has become a problem for Chen Zhiwen. Exposure by himself is absolutely impossible. Originally, he hoped that General Electric could cooperate with him, but Welch and Midea did not reach any major cooperation. At the same time, he may not look at Midea as a "new power technology company".

Henry Morgan is currently my best partner. First of all, he has cooperated with me for a long time and has a very good relationship. He is also one of the trustworthy people. Second, although he himself may not have the ability to fight against RCA, there are families behind him. As long as he inflicts a small wound on a bison, the lions and lions will naturally not miss the opportunity. Television stations can also obtain a large amount of advertising revenue from Midea, Red Bull, Costco, Best Buy, etc., killing two birds with one stone.

Of course, RCA's TV business is what he needs most at the moment.

"It's really good. I'm very moved by what you said now." Henry Morgan said sincerely. He actually understood that this is really a rare opportunity. With a target to attack, the opponent's weakness, and the help of a big chaebol, with so many opportunities, as long as he does it himself, the family behind him will definitely be willing to help him.

The reason why I have this opportunity is also because Chen Zhiwen is not a white American, otherwise, he must have prepared to sharpen his knife and start by himself, and there is no chance for outsiders, and it would be difficult for him to drink a cup of soup.

And Chen Zhiwen also has his own needs. He needs RCA's second largest TV business, and he also hopes to find a stable partner in the US media field in the future. Compared with Dang Midea's distributor, the benefits are much greater, not just income, but influence. Once he really gets NBC, the White House may be three points polite to him.

This is your chance to climb the top pyramid of America.

"Actually, I have a more daring idea." Chen Zhiwen smiled and said: "If you get NBC, is it just the starting point of your career?"

"What do you mean?" Henry Morgan was a little confused.

"The media industry is very special. Its profits cannot be said to be bad, but they are not very high. It is far inferior to the electronics industry. But its influence is huge. If possible, I would definitely invest heavily in the media industry in the United States. However, the laws in the United States are very strict on the media industry. Non-Americans cannot even buy newspapers, and TV stations can only allow foreign capital to control 25% of the equity." Movies, publishing, etc., maybe you can become a media tycoon in the United States?"

"Media tycoon?" Henry Morgan was shocked by the blueprint for the future described by Chen Zhiwen. If Chen Zhiwen helped him and gained more family resources after he had the ability, then this blueprint is really possible to realize.

"Yes, and the media industry in some countries in Europe, South America, and Asia has few capital restrictions on the United States. In the future, you will also have the opportunity to enter these countries and become a global media tycoon." Chen Zhiwen added.

"Forget it, stop talking, you are talking too far. Even if I buy RCA with your help, I don't know how many years it will take to pay off this debt. The future is too far away." Henry Morgan finally woke up from the future blueprint.

"Don't worry about it. In fact, it won't be much. After you acquire RCA, the TV business will be sold to me. It will be worth hundreds of millions of dollars at least. The rest, except NBC, will be sold, and it will be worth more than a billion dollars. Then you can concentrate on running NBC as a TV station. Moreover, after you stabilize, I will also invest in NBC as permitted by law. Although it won't be a lot, I can provide you with some funds. In this way, although you are in heavy debt, NBC will have a lot of funds. At least it can expand in the United States first. Let’s face it, the greater your influence in the media, the higher your income will be.” Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.

This ambition is indeed a bit big, but it is not impossible, because the later media tycoon Murdoch did it. Relatively speaking, Henry Morgan’s conditions are better. He is a native of the United States, and the family behind him is powerful.

PS: In the case of the rebirth of the commercial novel, it is naturally impossible for a Chinese to control American TV stations, etc., and I did not let the protagonist have this idea.

The media industry is inherently inaccessible to outsiders. Not to mention Europe and the United States, even some countries in Southeast Asia and West Asia cannot allow Chinese to control TV stations or even newspapers, so this will be something that Chinese protagonists are naturally impossible to do. At most, they can rule the roost in Hong Kong. If they go out, it is impossible even in the mainland. (Except for movies, it is not counted as media, right?)
But also because of this, the protagonist has no conflict of interest with the media industry, so I wrote such a plot. With a small amount of help and prophetic ability, an American who has cooperated for many years can become an influential person in the media industry. Regardless of Murdoch's level, at least he has a certain influence.

As for the comments in the last chapter, Angsa people are not good people. I also know that capitalists are all the same, just for profit.

In the case of no conflict of interest with the media industry, and in the case of cooperation in the electronics industry, the protagonist does not have any ZZ requirements. It stands to reason that the possibility of conflicts should not be great, right?Besides, according to the protagonist's future dependence on the US market, in the future, he must spend a lot of effort to find powerful people in the US to cooperate with and bundle interests.

Even if all capitalists put profit first, there is always a long-term cooperative relationship, right?I don't believe that in the 21st century, when Li Jiacheng made such a large-scale investment in Europe, there is no rich man of the same level who has "long-term cooperation" with him?As long as there is long-term mutual benefit, white capitalists also know that water will flow forever.

In the United States, there are actually many opportunities that can be used to make money, but some are not convenient for Chinese people to participate in. If you disclose this kind of thing, your "ally" can make a lot of money. In turn, the other party will naturally give the protagonist some other benefits, such as some interests in the United States.This is also considered a white wolf with empty gloves.

As long as there is no conflict of interest and there are benefits to be earned, then the relationship can be maintained for a long time. This should be no problem, right?
That's the logic. The protagonist didn't intend to completely control Henry, and then control American TV stations. It's purely a cooperative relationship, because without him, he will need to find other people in the future, or win a large group of people through means such as going public. The essence is the same.

And in the next 30 years, Sino-US relations will be good for most of the time. As long as you don't die, and you are willing to invest in your network, then you can reasonably keep your wealth, right?
As for the decoupling after 40 years, that is too long ago, just go slowly ten years in advance.

If you still think it is unreasonable, please tell the truth, and I will think about it carefully. After all, my personal brain is limited, and I may not be able to think fully.

(End of this chapter)