If it’s not about money, and if it’s not about exchanging interests for commercial promises, then what is it about?
Lin Huowang knew that Gao Qiaohao must have a lot of questions in his head, so he smiled and began to guide his thinking:
"Mr. Lin is in his early sixties and in good health. With his family background and the care he takes, it won't be difficult for him to live to his eighties.
He has plenty of time and capital to wait and waste time. By holding back on funds, he's effectively wasting time with shareholders, forcing them to make concessions. His ability to afford this wait is his confidence.
Gao Qiaohao became even more confused when he heard this. He held his breath, not understanding why the boss suddenly mentioned Mr. Lin's health condition.
Lin Huowang smiled and looked up at Gao Qiaohao, then continued, "But what's the prerequisite for being able to afford the delay? He's convinced that as long as he clears those shareholder obstacles and gives him enough time and resources, such as recruiting Zhou Liangshuyi's team, his 'ATV Media Empire Dream' will be possible!"
But what if I convinced him that this dream was nothing more than a mirage? No matter how much he invested, no matter who hosted the show, ATV was doomed to fail and ultimately fail. "
When Gao Qiaohao heard this, it was as if the clouds had cleared and the sun had appeared. At the same time, he suddenly took a breath of cold air! He felt as if all the blood in his body seemed to rush to his head.
The boss's thinking... completely jumped out of his inherent thinking framework! He actually considered the problem from this angle.
It’s not about purchasing, it’s not about competing, but rather… cutting off the source of the problem and directly destroying the other party’s firm belief?
But, can such a stubborn old man succeed? After all, just now, Mr. Lin's eldest son, Lin Wenhan, also emphasized that he has always been pessimistic about A-Show and has been trying to persuade his father.
If Young Master Lin can't do it, can the boss really do it?
Lin Huowang continued confidently, "How deep are TVB's roots? Sir Run Run Shaw has worked hard for many years, and has established an unbreakable system from artist training, production process, program reserves to audience habit.
ATV's spending money on poaching may bring a short-term boom, just like giving a dying patient a shot of cardiac stimulant.
However, TVB's ability to generate revenue is endless. The artist training class delivers fresh blood every year. The huge program library is enough to support multi-line operations, and the audience's habits and cognition are deeply rooted.
How can ATV continue to compete? By constantly burning money and poaching talent? What will the cost be? And how long will the effect last? One year? Two years?
Countless historical lessons have proven that this path is a dead end. Without the necessary conditions and capabilities, forcing a challenge to TVB would have been doomed from the outset.
Mr. Lin is not unaware of the power of TVB, he is just blinded by his unwillingness and the "only opportunity" before him, selectively ignoring those fatal and insurmountable gaps.
What we need to do is to put the cruel reality that he has ignored and is unwilling to think about in front of him in a way that he cannot refute or avoid.
Let him understand that continuing to hold on to ATV, a platform destined to sink, will not only be detrimental to his dream of a media empire, but will instead drag down the Lin family and consume his precious resources and time that could have been used in other safer and more promising directions.
Moreover, I want him to see in me the hope of ATV's rise! What he can't do, I will do for him, fight TVB for him, I think this is what he hopes to see..."
After Lin Huowang's advice, Gao Qiaohao also felt that there was a breakthrough in this deadlock.
The boss’s thinking is terrifyingly clear!
This is completely a direct attack on the core assumptions of the other party's strategic decision-making from a higher dimension!
Yes, if Mr. Lin is sure that ATV is doomed, then what is the point of him blocking funds and forcing shareholders to withdraw?
Isn't it the greatest folly and waste to cling to a position doomed to failure? The key to success lies not in money, not in power, but in... cognition!
More importantly, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Now that ATV has been dealt such a bad blow by TVB, Mr. Lin probably dreams of someone helping him to use ATV to bring down TVB.
"I understand, Boss! I...I understand! What do you need me to prepare for tomorrow? I'll get you a high-end gift right away!"
Lin Huowang nodded and said, "Just choose something elegant and appealing as a gift. Also, tomorrow morning, you have to do something for me."
He whispered a few words, and Gao Qiaohao nodded repeatedly, remembering every word firmly in his mind.
Seeing his boss calm and confident, all the doubts and powerlessness in Gao Qiaohao's heart had vanished, replaced by a deep respect for Lin Huowang.
It was clearly the same information, but the boss was able to see the only hidden path to victory from a completely different perspective! This vision, this vision...
Just when Lin Huowang and Gao Qiaohao were finalizing a plan to break the deadlock, fueled by news from TVB, the news that "Xiao Lin Tianwang's acquisition of Rediffusion Television was firmly rejected by the British headquarters" also caused a huge uproar in Hong Kong Island.
From business tycoons to ordinary Hong Kong citizens, everyone knows that Kobayashi, the tornado that has always been riding the wind and waves, has encountered his first Waterloo in Hong Kong Island.
Especially in the early morning of the next day, almost all mainstream newspapers in Hong Kong, except the Asia Times, put this news on the front page and gave it eye-catching headlines.
The Oriental Daily's headline was pungent, clearly a deliberate attempt to add insult to injury: "Upstart hits a wall! Kobayashi Tianwang's attempt to take over Rediffusion gets ruthlessly slapped back by British capital!"
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