Longteng Newspapers, inside the chairman’s office.
After the shareholders of Jiayi Television left with different expressions, the door closed lightly, immediately isolating themselves from the noise of the outside world.
They did achieve the purpose of this trip. Although they were a little nervous, the promise from Kobayashi Tianwang at this time was enough to make them feel a little relieved.
After all, for Hong Kong Island today, Kobayashi Tenwang's name is very famous. A person's reputation is like a tree's influence. Even the two hostile parties, the Governor's Office and the mainland, have to give face to Kobayashi Tenwang.
Naturally, these shareholders of ATV did not dare to underestimate Xiao Lin Tianwang, and they still had high hopes that he could successfully persuade Mr. Lin.
Inside, Lin Huowang walked to the huge floor-to-ceiling window, overlooking the bright lights of Hong Kong Island in the evening. His heart was excited, but his expression was calm.
Gao Qiaohao stood respectfully aside, holding a few newly sorted documents in his hands, but his brows were filled with worry.
Because the shareholders of ATV were present, Gao Qiaohao did not want to interrupt. Knowing more inside information about ATV, Gao Qiaohao was naturally worried about his boss because of his boss's confident promise.
"Boss, although these shareholders have agreed to sell, we still need to convince Lin Xiufeng. The mess this leaves us with is much more difficult than we expected."
Gao Qiaohao stepped forward and gently placed the documents on the coffee table beside Lin Huowang. "This is the latest analysis of ATV's equity structure, as well as Mr. Lin Xiufeng's actions at ATV over the past two years and some...rumors."
Lin Huowang nodded without saying anything, but raised his hand to signal him to continue.
Taking this opportunity, he also wanted to see Gao Qiaohao's independent opinion on the acquisition, so he did not express his own ideas and plans in advance.
Gao Qiaohao clearly didn't realize Lin Huowang was testing him. He flipped open the document and spoke slowly but clearly, "The Lin family is currently the single largest shareholder of ATV, but their shareholding ratio doesn't exceed the absolute controlling stake. The other shareholders have diverse backgrounds, but they all share one thing... a focus on profit and a short-sighted approach."
Over the past two years, Mr. Lin has considered turning the tide. His biggest concern is that ATV's program production and talent pool are far behind TVB.
He has repeatedly proposed to spend huge sums of money to poach core production teams and popular artists from TVB and even Rediffusion Television, especially wanting to recruit a management talent like Ms. Chow Leung Suk-yee.
But every time, the proposals were rejected by other shareholders at the shareholders' meeting. The reasoning was simply that the costs and risks were too high. They believed that ATV was already a leaky ship, and investing large sums of money in it, especially spending large sums of money to poach talent, would only hasten its sinking.
They just wanted to hold onto their existing shares, or even… wait for a final, profitable exit. Mr. Lin had great ambitions, but they were severely constrained by these short-sighted shareholders.
This time, he withheld the life-saving funds he promised to ATV, not because the Lin family was short of money, but... as a tactic, a warning, or even an expression of anger. He wanted to force these shareholders to either agree to his reform plan or simply withdraw and let someone who could get the job done take over!
Obviously, what Gao Qiaohao said at this time was somewhat different from what the shareholders had just said.
Of course, this is also normal. When explaining a fact, anyone will tend to tend to state something that is beneficial to him or her. On the premise of telling the truth, they will also hide some key information.
These shareholders of ATV were just deliberately exaggerating Mr. Lin's dictatorship and unreasonableness, while hiding their own cowardice and caution.
After Gao Qiaohao finished explaining what he had just said, he closed the file and said with a heavier tone of worry, "So, Boss, the core of the problem is not the money, but Mr. Lin's heart knot.
One of his lifelong aspirations is to build his own media empire, and ATV is the closest springboard he can currently grasp to achieve his dream.
He will never let go easily. We want to "buy" this springboard from him, or even just buy it partially, so that he loses control... It is as difficult as climbing to the sky.
What leverage do we have to impress him? Money? He has plenty. Power? He's trying to seize it. Promises? Business is business, and promises without concrete guarantees are worthless.
The office fell into a brief silence, with only the faint sound of ship horns from the distant Victoria Harbour coming.
It has to be said that after analyzing ATV's equity situation, Gao Qiaohao knew that this was quite pessimistic.
He looked at Lin Huowang's back and felt that he had analyzed this dead end thoroughly, and his heart was filled with powerlessness.
He racked his brains but could not figure out any way to break the deadlock faced with such a stubborn, powerful and determined old man, except to confront him head-on or offer an exorbitant price.
And in the face of his lifelong wish, what kind of exorbitant price could be offered to impress this old man? It seems that this method is also unlikely to succeed.
At this moment, Lin Huowang slowly turned around and said:
"Mr. Gao Qiao, your analysis is very insightful and hits the nail on the head. Mr. Lin's 'heartache' lies in the constraints of shareholders, his inability to transform ATV according to his own ideas, and his lack of hope for ATV's true rise."
Gao Qiaohao was also stunned when he heard this, and nodded subconsciously: "Yes, Boss. This is exactly the crux of the problem. But this makes us..."
Lin Huowang gently waved his hand, not letting him finish, and said firmly: "So, the key to convincing him is not how much money we pay for his shares, or what other business promises we make to him..."
When Gao Qiaohao heard this, his eyes widened instantly, filled with confusion.
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