Chapter 447 Radio
Year after year, day after day.
Facing the rising sun above his head, Lu Dongjie couldn't help but speed up his pace. His recent life can be summed up in three words: busy.
This morning, Lu Dongjie went back to the office building of the TV station and took a bite, then took the documents and ran to the office building of the commercial radio station next door.
He is going to the office building of his former boss He Zuozhi to talk about some recent work and also explore other cooperation.
Although there is only a wall between the two organizations, Jiayi TV still retains an office for He Zuozhi, but he has not set foot in the Jiayi Building since he stepped down as general manager.
Other senior figures would not visit him if nothing happened, so as not to be rumored to miss the old owner and cause suspicion and dissatisfaction to the new owner.
However, Lu Dongjie's status is somewhat special. In addition to being a shareholder and director of Jiayi TV, he is also a partner with He Zuozhi.
He Zuozhi is also a shareholder of Universal Music Company. The two are partners, both in public and private affairs. The outside world has nothing to criticize Lu Dongjie.
At the same time, commercial radio is also the most important promotion platform for record companies. Everyone has frequent contacts. If there are singers under the label releasing records, the radio station needs full support.
Of course, Lu Dongjie and He Zuozhi have a good personal relationship, so in addition to reminiscing about old times, he also came over today to talk about business matters.
Among his cooperation with commercial radio stations, one is with Universal Records, which has already been in progress and needs no further introduction. The other is with Tiantian Daily, which needs to be discussed in detail.
Tiantian Daily's advertising on TV stations is just a short-term operation, so now he plans to join forces with commercial radio stations to create a program to maintain long-term influence.
Having made an appointment in advance, Lu Dongjie could go straight to He Zuozhi's office building without any obstruction.
After He Zuozhi asked him to sit down, he looked at him with a smile and said, "You young people have made the TV station so impressive. I really can't bear to accept it."
Lu Dongjie shook his head and smiled calmly, "The biggest fear is that the thunder is loud and the raindrops are light. If I get lucky in the end, I don't know how to close the course."
He Zuozhi nodded with slight approval, "Your work ability is obvious to all. I believe the board of directors also recognizes you very much and will pay more attention to you in the future."
He only talked about Lu Dongjie, but avoided talking about the Lin brothers. It seemed that he was not particularly optimistic about them.
Lu Dongjie smiled calmly, "I'm a quiet person, so it's good if I can do my job well. I don't dare to think too much about anything else."
He Zuozhi pointed at him with a smile, "You first set up a record company, then a TV station got involved, and now you've turned to running a newspaper. I really don't know where you get so much energy."
Lu Dongjie had no choice but to spread his hands, "The record company is currently small, and it will take some time for the market to digest it after it is launched. The TV station has Lin Sheng in charge of the overall situation, and I have no say."
He paused for a moment and continued: "It just so happens that the Webster family intends to sell Tiantian Daily, so I will take it over and work on it to see if I can make something famous."
He Zuozhi took a sip of tea and reminded kindly: "There is too much competition pressure in newspapers now, and it is not that easy to handle."
Lu Dongjie immediately hit the snake on the stick and took over the topic with a smile, "So now I'm here to rescue you, He Sheng."
He Zuozhi's eyes narrowed again and she looked him up and down, "Oh, it seems that you don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything. Unfortunately, I thought you made a special trip to see me."
Lu Dongjie smiled, then handed over a document, "There is a cooperation plan for you to take a look at and see if there is any possibility of cooperation."
He Zuozhi took it and took a look. The cover said "Happy People Every Day". He immediately thought of something and couldn't help but look up at him suspiciously.
People in the industry know that Lu Dongjie is now the new owner of Tiantian Daily, but they don’t know his purpose in acquiring such a newspaper.
If he can turn the situation around, that's fine. The worst thing is that he doesn't know what the sky is and what the earth is, and in the end the people's hearts are not enough.
Lu Dongjie shrugged and didn't explain anything.
The word "every day" is self-evident.
He Zuozhi gathered her thoughts, opened the first page of the plan, and read through it carefully. Her expression was calm, but occasionally she could see a little surprise between her brows.
Lu Dongjie leaned back on the sofa leisurely, holding a tea cup in his hand, and slowly tasted the top-grade Pu'er tea collected by He Zuozhi.
He Zuozhi looked at it carefully for about half an hour, his face became thoughtful, and he flipped through several pages before finally closing the plan.
He cleared his throat and looked at the other side with a somewhat puzzled expression, "I can see that the program you planned is very unique and targeted. In principle, I support this cooperation plan."
Lu Dongjie is not surprised and is waiting for the next step.
He Zuozhi continued to smile and said: "But, you know that I am only responsible for administrative affairs. If this specific program can be finalized, I would like to discuss it with Yu Zheng and the others."
Lu Dongjie nodded, but smiled bitterly, "I'll go down to find her later, but I'm afraid she will blackmail me again."
Although he has He Zuozhi's support, this cooperation plan is almost certain, but Yu Zheng is not a simple person, and he still has to spend a lot of money.
He Zuozhi also laughed, and then he suddenly remembered something, "You should know about what happened in Hong Kong and Taiwan recently, right?"
Lu Dongjie nodded in understanding, "After reading about it in the news, someone finally came out publicly and accused these jockeys of overstepping their bounds."
He Zuozhi said with a somewhat playful smile, "But the water in the record industry is getting deeper and deeper, and before you know it, another big crocodile has sneaked in."
Lu Dongjie was noncommittal, and after thinking for a moment he said: "In the record business, you can't fish in troubled waters. Only with strength can you catch the fish."
The "water" in He Zuozhi's mouth actually has two meanings, and is a judgment on the current entire record market environment.
The word "water" in Cantonese can also be said to mean "wealth". In other words, the current record market is very profitable and everyone can come in and pick peaches and make a fortune.
Since the first Golden Disc Awards were successfully held and the Hong Kong Composers and Lyricists Association was established a few days ago, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Hong Kong record market has matured.
And another meaning is that after the water gets deeper, the situation we face will become more complicated, and it will no longer be the simple confrontation between the two powers before.
A few days ago, Radio Hong Kong's disc jockey Chen Yam was investigated by the Independent Commission Against Corruption for allegedly seeking improper benefits for Polydor.
The reason is that Chen Ren himself is an employee of RTHK and has also signed a contract with Polydor. During this period, there may be an issue of exchange of interests in a secret operation.
Especially in the program he hosted, 80% of the songs broadcast were from records released by Polydor, and only a few were from other record companies.
As Polydor's mortal enemy, EMI was naturally very dissatisfied with this obviously biased approach, so it directly reported it to the Independent Commission Against Corruption.
The level of overt and covert fighting is getting increasingly fierce.
However, Chen Ren held a press conference yesterday. In addition to defending his behavior, he also announced his resignation from Radio Television Hong Kong and Polydor Corporation, and was preparing to serve as the head of a new record company.
And this new record company is Sony Records, as you can tell from its name, its parent company is Japan's Sony Record Company.
Therefore, many international record companies have smelled the smell of blood and are preparing to land in Hong Kong to compete for this piece of fat.
Chapter completed!