America’s Road To Wealth

  Chapter 374 The thoughts of the Hearst family

  When Li Xinyu called her second sister, Abel's sister-in-law and second sister-in-law to meet at No. 138 East 65th Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.

  Abel Smith is on the 30th floor of the Smith Tower.

  Smith Tower has a total of 57 floors, but the office building is large enough, only the 42 floors below.

  Floors above 43 floors have smaller office areas.

   Even the top 5 floors were used by Abel as his private residence.

  The headquarters of Abel’s companies with a relatively large number of employees are all below the 43rd floor.

  This is because the office buildings below the 43rd floor of the Smith Tower have enough area for those companies with a large number of employees to work.

  Like the headquarters of the redeveloped AMC Television Group after the restructuring.

   occupies the entire 29th and 30th floors.

  There are about 400 to 500 employees working in it.

  Of course, if you count the employees of the entire AMC TV group, the number is more than that.

   In Queens and Brooklyn, AMC Television Group, with several other studios and divisions.

   Not to mention that in many areas covered by the channel, there are corresponding maintenance managers.

  After the expansion, AMC, which is determined to become a new TV network group, has done a lot of work.

  The number of personnel alone has increased by at least 10 times compared to before.

  The Smith Tower here is just the headquarters of the TV Group.

  TV Group Headquarters, in the largest conference hall.

  AMC Television Group CEO Michael Ovitz.

   And group president and chief content officer Richard Plepler.

   and other senior executives of Yiying TV Group.

   All in the conference hall, listening to the voice from the big boss.

  Abel is sitting on the main seat, he is talking eloquently—

  “…As we all know, the rapid rise of cable TV networks is not unrelated to the Hollywood screenwriter strike in the middle of this year and lasted until September this year.”

  “The strike of screenwriters has led to the suspension of many popular drama series, which has indeed dealt a heavy blow to traditional TV organizations such as ABC and NBC that rely on advertising for profit.”

   Having said that, strikes and taking to the streets are too common in various industries in the United States.

  The guilds of various industries in Hollywood will shut down almost every few years, demanding salary increases and benefits.

  So many types of work come once every few years, so that the entire Hollywood, every one or two years, there is a strike organized by a trade union of a certain type of work.

   Over time, Hollywood or the American entertainment industry has adapted to this tone.

  This kind of lockout and work strike is not limited to Hollywood and the entertainment industry.

  Other industries in the United States also often engage in it, in commercial sports leagues.

   It hasn’t been 40 years like the NBA, but it has been suspended five times.

  The MLB, which has a longer history, has also been suspended 7 times from 2001 to the present.

  The most serious lockout dates back to 1994.

   That was the most serious labor dispute in the history of the MLB league, which lasted for 232 days. Player strikes brought the season to an abrupt end, the World Series was canceled, and the 1995 season was cut short.

  This kind of thing is not only done by Hollywood screenwriters.

  All industries in the United States often post. According to some statistics, there are more than 10 large-scale strikes in the United States every year on average.

  The number of small ones on the street is simply impossible to count.

  Americans are used to it anyway, after all, they have to adapt themselves if they are not used to it.

   There is no doubt that whether it is the NBA or the MLB, or the Writers Guild.

  Their strikes all have (AFL-CIO), which is the figure of the American Federation of Labor-Confederation of Industrial Unions.

  They specialize in this, professionally.

"...The suspension of screenwriters has little impact on the cable network, which relies on paying viewers to make money. It is not difficult to see it from the nomination of the Emmy Awards in 2001. The cable network is likely to take this opportunity to share the world with mainstream TV stations, so that The future pattern of American TV drama competition has undergone tremendous changes."

  Abel looked at the executives of the AMC television group.

"In the new year, new TV series should be established as soon as possible. As long as the review is approved, then don't be stingy with the production fee. What we want is a high-quality series, and we must let all users understand and get used to one thing. AMC produced, whether it is cable or Wireless, they will all be high-quality products! Only in this way will they watch our TV station."

  AMC TV Group is currently in a period of brutal growth.

  In just a few months, it has annexed more than 50 independent and regional TV stations.

   Among them are elite TV stations such as Bloomberg TV.

   Within the group, at the request of Abel and under the supervision of Smith Media's senior management, an internal adjustment has been carried out.

  After the adjustment, the TV Group will be divided into two departments in the future.

  One is according to several major TV networks, wireless public TV stations.

  The target of this part is NBC and other giants. There is no charge for programs and channel content, and the pursuit of coverage and ratings is mainly profitable through advertising.

  The TV stations and their channels in this part will have blue logos in the future.

   It's called Blue AMC.

   Since ancient times, red and blue have produced CP, and when there is blue, there will be red.

  Blue Label AMC is a wireless station, a public station, and a free station.

  The red label AMC is the toll station, the cable station.

  The internal positioning of the group, the main direction of Red Label AMC in the future is high-quality drama series, or the kind of drama series with a bit of HBO flavor, and the pursuit is paid subscription.

   According to Abel's request, it is to surpass HBO and become the leader in the pay cable industry.

  There will not be too many red-label AMC channels, only three to four channels will be launched, each targeting different viewers.

  For example, one channel will be more HBO than HBO, but otherwise, it will be a little more restrained.

  In addition to red and blue, there will also be a pink label AMC.

  This pink label, you can tell by the color, its positioning will be a little pink, it is a TV station that specializes in broadcasting 18+ high-quality programs.

  According to these standards, the pink label will not even bear the name of AMC, but will use another name independently.

   So as not to affect the integrity and brand of AMC.

  Then the TV dramas and programs on Red Label AMC are also time-sensitive.

  After a year or half a year, you can also see the deleted version on the popular blue label AMC.

  Try to achieve multiple purposes in one drama, and pay for cable and free wireless to attract each other and attract ratings.

  The entire TV group hopes to be able to kill all audiences, young and old, and serve all Americans and some foreign publics.

  As a TV group under Smith Media, it is almost as important as MGM.

  Abel has always attached great importance to AMC Television Group.

  No, it hasn't been long since I came back to New York.

  Come here for a meeting, let the senior executives of the AMC TV group know the intention of the chairman.

   "Understood, boss." Michael Ovitz nodded seriously.

   Richard Plepler also nodded.

   "Do you have any preparations for the documentary crew related to Huaxia?"

  Abel looked at the Plepler executive on his lower right and asked.

  Plepler and Michael have a clear division of labor, and one person is responsible for developing the group's business, mainly to acquire TV stations to expand the scale.

  Plepler is in charge of operations and administration, and most importantly content production, where he is an expert.

  As for what Abel said now, it was not long ago, at the reception at the Shilla Hotel.

  Abel has communicated with envoys from many countries in Korea.

   Among them, the two had a good chat with Huaxia's Wang Envoy.

  The envoy of the king has been inviting Abel to visit China as a guest.

  Abel smiled the whole time and didn't say much about the invitation.

  But he promised Wang Envoy that he would appropriately increase his investment in China.

   Among them are the entertainment industry and investment in the television industry.

According to Abel’s words to the Wang Envoy, that is—“China’s heritage is ancient, and Eastern civilization has a long history. It’s very suitable for filming documentaries. Whether it’s about humanities or remembering history. I have a TV station under my banner, and I’m preparing to shoot a series of documentaries about ancient civilizations. Huaxia is a place that cannot be missed, and I hope to get your help then."

   What Abel said was too high-sounding.

  The king's messenger naturally couldn't refuse, saying that he would definitely help.

   AMC Television Group has indeed found several excellent documentary teams and is preparing to start a series of documentary filming.

  Although TV stations do not make a lot of money shooting documentaries, they still have a certain audience and are very stable.

  As long as the filming is good, even if the filming is a pass, you can usually get your money back.

  Because broadcasting rights are easy to sell, there is no timeliness, and they can be sold for a long time.

   More importantly, a well-filmed documentary will be of great help to improve the quality of the TV station.

  After learning of the boss' request, AMC TV station also made some preparations.

  Hearing the boss’s concerned inquiry at this moment, Richard Plepler quickly replied—

   "It has already begun. The Huaxia government attaches great importance to our filming this time. The liaison personnel we sent over were very welcomed by them."

  Abel listened to the report, nodded in satisfaction, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said lightly:

   "Remember, don't interpret it with ideological colored glasses. What I want is a real China, and I want all Americans to know what the real China looks like."

   "As for why..."

  Abel waved at the senior executives of the TV group in the conference room:

   "Think about it, everyone. In the entire American market, things related to China are all the same. But the things on AMC TV station have more characteristics and are different from others."

   "Believe me, this will also become the selling point of AMC's type of documentaries! In any case, the market is diverse and the audience is diverse. Making TV is the same as opening a factory. If we want to sell, we sell different products!"

  From the perspective of a businessman, both Richard Plepler and Michael Ovitz felt that what the boss said about the Huaxia program was very reasonable.

  With Abel's request, Plepler is of course happy to implement it.

  After the meeting was over, the executives of AMC Television Group began to leave.

  Ovitz and Plepler were left behind, and Abel spoke to them a few more words.

   At this time, there were also employees from the administrative department of the TV Group, who began to come in to clean up the manuscripts, slides, PTT and other materials on the meeting site.

   "...Go to Huaxia, huh—"

  Just as he was about to explain to Plepler, Abel saw one of the dozen or so employees who came in to pack things.

   There are two people I know.

   His reaction was naturally in the eyes of Ovitz and Plepler.

   Seeing Abel's gaze, he looked behind the two people.

  Richard Plepler was very calm, but Michael Ovitz quickly said:

"It's like this... Boss, I owe a favor to Mr. John Hearst. He came to me a while ago and said that he wanted to arrange for two juniors to come to us for two months of college practice. I think this is a small problem. I agreed. I didn't expect that it was these two young ladies who he arranged to come over..."

  John Hearst is the chief financial officer of the Hearst Group and one of the main power holders of the Hearst family.

   is Amanda Hearst, and Lydia Hearst's uncle.

  Michael Ovitz said this because Abe was among the dozen or so station employees who came in to collect the material.

  He saw Lydia Hearst and Amanda Hearst.

   Looking not far away, it took several minutes to pack a few A4 papers, which was extremely slow.

   also keeps peeking at her own Amanda Hearst.

  Abel smiled wryly, and waved his hand to show his understanding.

   "Go out and let the two of them stay. I have something to say to them."

  Michael Ovitz nodded yes, and Plepler got up and left.

  After going out, Michael Ovitz called all the other administrative staff away.

  Looking at Sister Hurst, after entering the meeting room, they even closed the door of the meeting room.

   Plepler watched him do all this and wondered why this guy was so trusted by his boss.

  While doing an excellent job, he can also satisfy the boss's greatest hobby.

  This kind of person is not a cronies, who can be a cronies?

  Thinking this way, as the current second in command of the TV group, Plepler smiled and stepped forward to chat with Michael Ovitz, and went to make friends.

  In the conference room.

  The two Hurst sisters are both wearing a standard winter OL white-collar beauty suit and skirt suit, even the style is the same, the only difference is the color.

  Amanda's is slightly reddish, and Lydia's is slightly bluish.

  But they all set off their slim and beautiful figures very well.

  The two were standing in front of Abel at this time, and Lydia Hearst lowered her head slightly, looking at her own toes.

  Amanda Hearst stared straight at Abel, and his eyes met him, without any sign of timidity.

"Forehead…"

   Looking at the two "acquaintances" who haven't contacted for a long time, Abel's meaningless opening remarks just came out.

  Amanda said directly:

   "Mr. Smith, we just came to your company for college practice and internship. I hope you don't think too much."

Seeing her eloquent teeth as always, Abel laughed, clutching his chest and pretending to be sad, "Ah, I thought we were already good friends. I didn't expect you to come to my place without telling me... I don't know why, I It hurts a little here."

  Looking at him like this, Lydia, who bowed her head, didn't respond.

  Amanda covered her mouth and laughed.

   "It's not that I didn't tell you. It's because our purpose is pure, and we just came here for an internship to gain experience."

   "You must know that our Hearst family also has a TV group. We will most likely go to work in our own company in the future. It is a very good choice for us to come to you in advance to gain a little experience."

   Amanda makes a lot of sense.

  Lydia thought to herself, then why did you move so slowly when packing up the materials just now, and kept dangling in front of Abel on purpose?

  I'm afraid he won't recognize you...

   Now it is still emphasizing that there is no other purpose, it is really... so envious.

  Lydia envied her cousin's openness and directness.

   She will die.

  Lydia thought she couldn't do it.

   "Okay." Abel smiled. "A very reasonable explanation. It can't be more reasonable."

"So…"

  He stood up. He was 1.95 meters tall, and with leather shoes with a slight root, he stood almost two meters tall.

   Such Abel stood in front of two little girls who were born in 1984 and were less than 1.7 meters tall.

   It's like two deer with a big North American brown bear lying in front of them.

  At this moment, the "Great North American Brown Bear" bent slightly, and invited the two Hearst family deer to lunch—

   "Two beautiful ladies, I don't know if I have the honor to invite you to have lunch at noon today?"

  Seeing him like this, Amanda Hearst laughed directly, and said softly:

   "The big boss is doing this. To avoid being fired by the big boss, of course we dare not refuse!"

   This is a promise.

   Lydia Hearst, who had her head down, raised her head slightly at this time and looked at him.

  After realizing that Abel was looking at her, Lydia smiled shyly and continued to lower her head.

  That shy little expression made Abel feel a little itchy.

   Half an hour later.

  Beside the Smith Building, in a high-end restaurant.

  In the warm box, the Hurst sisters took off their coats and coats to keep out the cold.

   Even in the winter in New York, Abel saw how women can dress against the seasons for the sake of beauty and to show off their own figures.

Lydia Hearst, who changed her office suit, was wearing a gray-green suspender floral cake gauze dress, which made her already quite large upper body more prominent, and the outer contour of her career line Looming, it adds a touch of maturity that she lacks at this age.

   Compared with Amanda, who is outgoing and cheerful.

  The introverted and gentle Lydia, on the contrary, is more... passionate.

  Amanda is wearing a deep V-neck grass green, bohemian suspender dress.

  Her material is not big enough, and the deep v cannot be stretched.

  But with a small waist and round hips, a slender figure, with the delicate youthful feeling of a girl, she is also very beautiful and good-looking.

  Take off your office coat, sit in the box, and dress like this.

  Two beautiful girls from the Hearst family, talking and chatting with Abel finally became normal.

   Anyway, since that time in Hawaii.

  They haven't been alone with Abel for almost a year.

   During the rumors of the marriage between Bush and Smith, it has not yet come out.

  Amanda is often in contact with Abel, and often calls.

   But after June this year, she didn't make many phone calls.

  Abel also knew the reason, after all, he was not the emperor of ancient China. With the empress of the main palace, the kind who can still marry a noble concubine. .

   After all, they are also one of the wealthy families, and the Hurst family is unwilling to lose that kind of face.

   will restrict or even prohibit them, and Abel fully understands.

   It's just that he didn't expect that now, why is it the Hearst family who sent them to the AMC TV group? ?

  Don't say they came here by themselves, they don't have the ability.

   Didn’t hear what Michael Ovitz said, is it John Hearst’s favor?

  John Hearst is an important figure in the Hearst Group, the Hearst Family.

  Getting him to do this kind of thing is definitely not something that the little sisters can do. .

   That's how to do it, which is what John Hearst, or the Hearst family does.

  Abel is now curious about what the Hearst family wants to do. .

  (end of this chapter)