Feng Yu is not interested in having dinner with these old men. Most of the time, they are not on the same wavelength, and there is a generation gap.
Fu Rongqi left with Superman Li, but Li Zeju stayed behind to discuss with Feng Yu about investing in the Li Family's businesses.
30 billion USD will be invested under the name of Taihua Holdings. Most of the money will be invested by Feng Yu, and Feng Yu's shares in Taihua Holdings will have some changes.
Although Feng Yu will give the top management a lot of shares every year, and Feng Yu, as the Chairman, does not get any shares, Feng Yu's shares will not decrease by much. He might even increase his shares a little. This is because Feng Yu can make more money from his investments.
Those executives naturally wouldn't object. Although their shareholding ratio had decreased, the dividends per share had increased every year. Every time Feng Yu merged into Taihua Holdings's businesses, his profits will be high, and the top management will be happy.
Normally, such a large investment will take a long time to negotiate, and every detail will affect at least a million USD.
But Feng Yu and Li Zeju discussed quickly. Both of them believe that the other party will not fuss over some small details. They only need to make a rough estimate and ask their subordinates to make the decision.
Superman Li saw Feng Yu is also optimistic about the telecom industry, and so, he discussed with Feng Yu. They will also cooperate to acquire Canada's telecom business, but the major shareholder will be Wind and Rain Holdings.
Superman Li had already sent his men to contact the UK's telecom company, and he is also targeting Australia's telecom company. In the telecom industry, Superman Li is more experienced than Feng Yu.
Li Zekai had also invested in a TV station in the UK, including an online TV station. He noticed Sohu's model is interesting. An online TV station can also be a satellite channel.
Also, it will be more effective if it is combined with an online platform. Television ratings, online platform click-through rates, all of these could be used as bargaining chips to negotiate with advertising companies, allowing them to profit through advertising.
If he were to sell the rebroadcast rights of some of his own variety shows and TV series, he would be able to earn even more.
Sohu Channel is one of the best in Hua Xia. Some of the rights have been licensed to North American TV stations or TV program production companies. Li Zekai had also bought the rights to produce a UK version of the show. He can also make a lot of money in Europe.
Actually, Kirilenko also has a TV station and produced many popular programs in Eastern Europe. It's a pity that Feng Yu and Li Zekai did not buy the rights to those programs.
Feng Yu and Bear Grylls had created a show called Survival in the Wild. It is very influential in Hua Xia and North America. After Li Zekai introduced it to Europe, the ratings there are also very high.
Therefore, Kirilenko also made such a program, but he made some changes.
He did not hire professional wilderness survival personnel to lead the team. Instead, he got the professionals to be the cameramen and let the contestants sign up for the competition themselves. The final winner would receive a prize of ten million euros.
Such a huge prize would naturally attract a large number of applicants. Ten million euros, in any country, could be considered a rich man. Although they cannot be extravagant for the rest of their lives, they can still be wealthy for the rest of their lives.
Feng Yu also felt 10 million euros is too much. Can this program still make money?
Especially when this program is sponsored by Kirilenko's own brand, and many of the commercials are owned by Kirilenko.
This program's production cost is more than 50 million euros, and with the marketing and prize money, 80 million euros might not even be enough, and there are no celebrities on the show.
But Kirilenko told them that this program will be very profitable. After the first season was broadcasted, Feng Yu and the rest were shocked. They had really made money from this program.
A survival in the wild program can make so much money? Feng Yu and Li Zekai are in disbelief. They looked at the content of this program and don't know what to say.
Other programs are about survival, but this program is asking for death!
There are 100 applicants, and the program charged 100,000 euros for each applicant. This 10 million euros prize money is from the applicants themselves. Kirilenko did not pay a single cent, and he even used this money for three months to earn the program's staff's prize money.
The registration fee of 100,000 Euros per person was not something that ordinary young people could afford. They either had to come from a good family or they were elites. These people are too free. They can easily fork out 100,000 euros at such a young age. Why should they take the risk for this amount of money?
You might think that using 100,000 euros to bet 10 million euros is a good deal. The 1% chance of winning is much higher than buying lottery tickets. But this is a survival in the wild program, and it's not for you to sit at home and rest.
These people will be living in the Siberian forest for three months, and each of them only has a dagger, a survival flare, a GPS, and nothing else.
No tents, food, water, fire equipment, and even ropes.
You will say that in the forest, there will surely be water and food. There is snow in the forest. Isn't that a water source? There are wild fruits and game in the forest. As long as you know how to drill wood to make fire, you will definitely be able to survive.
If everything is prepared, how can it be called survival in the wild?
But don't forget, there are indeed game in the forest, but there are also wild beasts. There are also many wolves, bears, and other ferocious animals. This used to be a hunting area, and everyone brought hunting guns and hounds.
If you want to eat game, you can bring a small dagger. If you meet a ferocious animal, who knows who will be the one eating who for lunch?
Maybe some people think that this program will not kill people?
But when everyone registers, they have to sign a life and death contract. Many rich youths backed out or were influenced by their families to back out.
What does it say? It's fine if you don't take responsibility if you are bitten to death by wild beasts, but why is it not illegal to kill your competitors in the program?!
This law will not be passed in the UK and Hua Xia. Even if it is passed, the program will be banned if there are too many gory scenes. But in North America, the program can be broadcasted on restricted channels.
That's why Kirilenko's survival program is not only popular in Eastern Europe, but it also has a large number of loyal fans in North America.
In Kirilenko's words, "Let those Americans see how brave and fearless Russians are!"
Feng Yu replied. How is this brave and fearless? It's more like a butcher! Feng Yu even felt that this program is challenging the moral bottom line of many people. They will do anything for money.
Although the program did not kill anyone in the end, many contestants quit with injuries, and many had to release the SOS flare with daggers on their necks.
But this program is so popular, and Feng Yu can only attribute it to the difference in values.
He had only heard that the Russians are fearsome fighters, but he did not expect a TV program to be so scary!
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