The air conditioning in the office of the president of Longteng Newspaper was turned up very high, but it couldn't suppress the quietly spreading sense of tension.
These people who came to visit suddenly were also meeting in person for the first time Kobayashi Tenmo, the influential figure who has caused many controversies and public opinion storms in Hong Kong Island in the past six months.
Because of their fame, sweat broke out on their foreheads, and they felt a strong pressure when Lin Huowang's eyes swept over them.
Lin Huowang had a faint smile on his face. He sat on a large leather chair while Gao Qiaohao stood beside him.
His eyes swept calmly over the visitors standing opposite him, who seemed a little uneasy.
Leading the group was Lin Wenhan, the eldest son of the Lin family, the largest shareholder of Jiayi Television Station. Following behind him were several directors and managers representing other shareholders.
Even though Lin Huowang had anticipated today's scene when he set up this plan, he was still quite surprised to see so many ATV executives and shareholders coming to his door at once.
Of course, their behavior also made Lin Huowang indirectly speculate that there are probably many contradictions and crises within Jiayi TV Station.
The expressions on each of their faces were rather solemn, yet also a bit anxious and hopeful.
It can be seen that this trip to Longteng Newspaper to see Lin Huowang was with the last hope.
They did not hide this fact at all, but they were bound to feel a little embarrassed when facing Lin Huowang, who was as young as their nephews.
"Xiao Linsheng!"
Lin Wenhan, who was in the lead, cleared his throat and spoke very respectfully.
Facing Kobayashi Tenwang, he also made up his mind and kept a low profile.
"We've come here today uninvited because... we're desperate. We heard Xiaolinsheng was interested in acquiring Lishi, but Lishi refused to be acquired. So we... we shamelessly came here uninvited, bringing all the information about Jiashi."
As he spoke, he gestured behind him, and immediately someone respectfully handed a thick folder to Lin Huowang's desk.
Obviously, both their attitude and the detailed information and documents they brought demonstrated their utmost sincerity.
Lin Huowang did not look through the documents immediately. He just raised his eyebrows slightly, with just the right amount of surprise and inquiry on his face, as if he had really heard of this for the first time.
"Oh? So your station... is also interested in selling?"
"yes!"
Another shareholder representative, surnamed Chen, immediately took over and said sincerely, "Mr. Lin, to be honest, ATV is in a very difficult situation right now! Mr. Lin Xiufeng, Wenhan's father, is our largest shareholder. He's obsessed with the television industry... He believes that television media is the core of future influence and will continue to do so even if it means losing money. But the problem is..."
At this point, shareholder Chen paused, gave a helpless smile, and said to Lin Wenhan beside him: "Wenhan, you should talk about the problem here!"
Lin Wenhan was helpless and could only take over the conversation. A complex expression flashed across his face, showing both his disagreement with his father's stubbornness and the bitterness of having to "betray" his father. He continued, "Alas! Mr. Lin, to be honest, my father is too determined. He wants to take full control of A-Show and reform it according to his blueprint to achieve results.
However, ATV's equity is dispersed. Although he is the largest shareholder, he does not have absolute control, and many of his plans... cannot be approved by the board of directors.
The reforms he wanted to make and the money he wanted to invest were blocked by other shareholders or internal resistance.
Over the past six months, my father has been trying to force other shareholders to make concessions or withdraw, and he's even been holding back on capital increases. ATV's cash flow is now in a very difficult situation.
Lin Huowang was listening very carefully to these conflicts within ATV. Although he had already had a general idea based on the rumors from later generations and some of the information he had learned now, he still had a rough idea of it.
But how can one hear it as authentically as when heard from the mouths of the parties involved, such as Lin Wenhan?
However, when Lin Wenhan spoke frankly about his father's actions and strategies, Lin Huowang nodded in agreement and said, "To put it bluntly, running A-Show is no easier than running a large company. With dispersed equity, reforms will inevitably face significant resistance. Mr. Lin has inherent ambition, but it lacks the necessary strength!"
"Mr. Xiaolin, this is actually only one reason. If my father's reform strategy is really as good as he says, there's no way the board wouldn't approve it."
Sighing, Lin Wenhan looked at Lin Huowang with an unusually frank expression, even with a hint of desperation, and said directly, "The most important thing is that I have never been optimistic about ATV since its inception.
Because TVB is too powerful and deeply rooted, the iron fist of Sir Run Run Shaw and Miss Fang, coupled with the unprecedented momentum after the Miss Hong Kong pageant, has almost sucked away 90% of Hong Kong Island's television advertising.
We followed behind, not to mention eating meat, we couldn't even drink soup. I advised my father countless times to cut losses in time, sell ATV, cash out while the TV license was still valuable, and invest the money in other more promising industries. But..."
Lin Wenhan smiled bitterly and said nothing more.
Director Li beside him immediately added, "Yes, Mr. Lin! Mr. Lin won't listen. We shareholders are stuck in the middle and it's even more uncomfortable."
Seeing that the hole of ATV was getting bigger and bigger, it was burning money every day, but the future was bleak.
Mr. Lin wants complete control, but we...we really don't want to pour any more money into this bottomless pit! So, we're colluding privately, hoping to find a good buyer for ATV so that everyone can exit with dignity."
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