Station Chief Jia walked out of his office helplessly. The leader also felt that he was thinking too much!
The leader said that it was not that this idea was not good, and it was not that private companies cannot set up this WebTV. It was that CCTV should be the first to set up this WebTV and then allow private companies to set up this WebTV.
In China, the state-owned enterprises are the first to enter the industry, followed by the private sector.
What? Tai Hua Supermarket was also the same? There were state-owned cooperatives first, right? It was the same.
Even if it was an internet company, it was a state-owned company that appeared first, and then a private company!
This WebTV was a good idea, and everyone had been discussing it. CCTV should think of a way to set it up first.
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"Station Chief Jia, you all want to set it up yourself? We will only be allowed to set it up after you all succeed? I am not trying to be sarcastic, but do you know how much is needed to set up a PC WebTV? "
"How much?" Station Chief Jia asked.
"Not much. Only a few hundred million USD." Feng Yu replied casually.
Sohu and Feng Yu had money, but CCTV does not have a few hundred million USD.
Feng Yu might be exaggerating. In the future, a few hundred million RMB was enough to set up a PC WebTV. But now, it was not enough.
The website's server, database, all sorts of programs, movies, and TV series' copyrights needed money.
Moreover, they also needed experienced practitioners, which was the most valuable. Does CCTV have any talents in this field? Yes, but not many. They were not as good as Sohu.
Sohu had started to produce online videos, and it was known as the top Chinese video website. Although most of the videos had to be downloaded, there were still some users who chose to watch online.
CCTV still does not have any experience in this area!
"General Manager Feng, we don't need so much." Station Chief Jia's hands trembled. A few hundred million USD? CCTV does not even have a few hundred million RMB.
"You can calculate how much Sohu had invested and how much is it going to be listed. Most of our advertising revenue is invested in this area. Otherwise, Sohu would have been profitable like NetEase. "
NetEase is the first to make profits, followed by Sina. But Sohu, Baidu, and Tencent are still losing money.
But Feng Yu believes that within two years, these three companies will start to make money. Alibaba, with Feng Yu's investment, had started to make profits. But because of the new website's construction, Alibaba is losing money.
But what was there to be afraid of? Feng Yu could afford it. Losing money for two to three years, or even three to five years wouldn't matter. In the future, Feng Yu would definitely be able to earn back ten times, or even a hundred times!
"General Manager Feng, why don't we cooperate?" Chief Jia asked.
"Cooperate? Haven't I been talking about cooperation? CCTV will license some of the copyrights to Sohu, and they will cooperate. Also, if Sohu has any good programs, they will let CCTV produce them. What other cooperation do you want? "
"Do you think CCTV can invest in Sohu?"
"No!"
CCTV wants to invest in Sohu? Of course, they want the voting rights. This will dilute the shares of Taihua Consulting and Zhang Chaoyang's team. Even if Zhang Chaoyang agrees, Feng Yu will not agree.
The most difficult period for Sohu is almost over. How can they let CCTV get all the benefits? Even without WebTV, Sohu can still make profits from its online video hosting website!
"General Manager Feng, if you let CCTV invest in Sohu, it will be easier. If not, the higher-ups will not approve." Chief Jia said.
"Stop it. We have known each other for a long time. If it is difficult, you will tell me directly." Feng Yu sneered.
Chief Jia smiled embarrassedly. He was too familiar with Feng Yu, and his tricks were useless against him.
"General Manager Feng, look. You want me to help you with the advertising slots in CCTV and squeeze out those Japanese, Korean, and US products. I have helped you, right? "
"I think we had also increased the advertising fees, right?"
That's right. You had helped us, but we did not let CCTV suffer any losses. In the end, CCTV is still the one benefiting.
"You asked me to give your company more publicity. Just 'Eastern Horizon' and 'Focus Interview' should be enough for your company to appear on these programs, right? I had also helped you promote other TV programs, right? "
"You all have the responsibility to promote your companies and their representatives. If our companies and our top management do not appear on TV programs, who else can do it?" Feng Yu retorted.
Before Chief Jia could say anything, Feng Yu continued. "Also, how many creative programs have I come up with for CCTV? I had thought of many ways to make money for CCTV. I had donated a lot of money to CCTV to build a new office building, right? I was the one who helped CCTV with the copyright issues, right? I was the one who paid the copyright fees for so many Hong Kong movies, right? "
"Alright, alright, I know you've done a great job, okay? If you want to come up with creative programs, then you must advertise your products, right? The ways you came up with to make money are not bad, but we will never pass that beauty pageant. It will be embarrassing if some girls walk around in their swimsuits! You had donated money to build the new office building, but you want to change the road in front of CCTV to Tai Hua Road, right? You are the one who paid the copyright fees for those Hong Kong movies, but your Aiwa DVD commercials must be shown during every movie, right? "
"Eh … … Chief Jia, let's not talk about these. Just tell me how are you going to help me with this? If you say you can't do it, I will think of other ways. "Feng Yu skipped the topic. He acted like they were friends and there was no need to talk about it.
Station Chief Jia looked at Feng Yu helplessly. Feng Yu's business had been growing for so many years, but he was still like this.
"You all might not be able to set up your own WebTV now, but it should not be a problem for you all to produce WebTV programs."
Feng Yu rolled his eyes. "Then we will not call it Sohu TV Station. Can we call it Sohu TV Channel?"
Station Chief Jia's smile froze. Why did he feel that Feng Yu had taken advantage of this loophole? Channel? Everyone's first reaction was still a broadcasting station.
But calling it Sohu TV Channel was not against the rules, and the higher-ups will approve it.
"Sohu TV Channel? Fine, Sohu TV Channel. You must not set up another TV station!" Station Chief Jia warned.
He knew that if he did not say all these, Feng Yu would surely find loopholes in his plans.
"Don't worry. When we want to set up a second TV station, the procedures for the WebTV should be approved. If not, I will go to Hong Kong to buy a TV station. This way, it will not be against the rules. "
"Save it. If you do that, it will be hard for me to do anything. Alright. Alright. That's settled. Get someone from Sohu Channel, and I will tell him how to go through the approval procedures. But if you don't show me two good programs, I will go back on my words! "
"Don't worry. I promise you will not let me go!"
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