Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

"Establish a TV station? Mr. Lin, it's a pity that with your current status, you cannot own a newspaper and a TV station at the same time."

Lin Daoqiu brought Richardson and Claydberg over to discuss the future of New Oriental Pictures and Readers Times, as well as the establishment of a television network.

But just after he expressed his plan to set up a TV station, Claydberg immediately told him a surprising fact.

It turns out that in North America, the law prohibits non-North American citizens from owning newspapers and television stations.

Unless Lin Daoqiu chooses to become a naturalized citizen, it is absolutely impossible for his idea to be realized because it is illegal.

But this is not without a solution. Lin Daoqiu can put the TV station under the name of Tang En Morgan, so that he is both a shareholder of "Readers Times" and the owner of the TV station.

But is Tang En Morgan worthy of the great trust given to him by Lin Daoqiu? You must know that the value of a TV station is by no means lower than that of a film company or a newspaper.

"It seems like I really miscalculated this time."

Lin Daoqiu had never expected such a situation to occur before, and it was impossible for him to investigate such a matter in advance. After all, there were not many foreigners who could own both a newspaper and a television station.

In fact, Murdoch established Fox Television Company after acquiring half of Fox's shares.

However, North American laws stipulate that non-North American citizens are not allowed to own newspapers and TV stations at the same time. In order to build his own TV network, Murdoch had to become a North American citizen.

If Lin Daoqiu must hold all the industries in his own hands, then his only way is to become a North American citizen. Only in this way can he achieve this goal.

"Mr. Lin, in fact, Readers Times and New Oriental Pictures will definitely become two important companies in the future. If possible, it will be beneficial to you to become a North American citizen."

At this time, Claydberg suddenly chatted with Lin Daoqiu about the issue of nationality. After all, this was an unavoidable hurdle.

And not just now, I am afraid that when the two companies become more and more influential in North America in the future, it is inevitable that no one will make excuses for Lin Daoqiu's nationality.

Even if Lin Daoqiu became a North American citizen, such a situation could not be avoided, but there was still a big difference between having this level of status and not having this level of status.

"I have never considered changing my nationality. Thank you for your suggestion, but you don't have to worry. My decision will not affect the operation of Readers Times and the goals we have previously set."

From the very beginning, Lin Daoqiu never thought about changing his nationality. If it didn't work out, he could let Tang En Morgan hold shares in the TV station, although doing so would definitely do more harm than good to Lin Daoqiu.

Claydberg was not surprised by Lin Daoqiu's answer, because he knew Lin Daoqiu more or less from his previous contact with the other party.

Lin Daoqiu is very proud of his nationality and identity. He is not like other people who worship foreigners and are eager to change their skin as soon as they achieve something.

However, if Lin Daoqiu does not become a North American citizen, his previous vision for the media group will be greatly discounted.

After all, television network is a very important existence for media groups, and the influence of newspapers alone can no longer fully cover all people.

If newspapers and television can be combined, it will be equivalent to giving "Readers Times" a pair of wings.

"What you have to do now is to do everything you can to increase the circulation of Readers' Times and break through one million copies in a single day as soon as possible."

If someone else had given Claydberg such an order, I'm afraid he would have submitted his resignation letter and left tomorrow.

Because one can imagine how difficult it is to achieve the goal set by Lin Daoqiu.

But with the support of Lin Daoqiu and the Morgan consortium, Claydberg does not think it is impossible to achieve this goal.

He now has money, people and resources. As long as he uses the right strategies, Claydberg is confident that in two or three years, the single-day sales of "Reader Times" will increase from the current 200,000 copies to one million copies.

"Of course, I won't let you work hard alone. MGM will provide you with all the help. I believe that the news about film and television dramas should be able to help you attract a large number of readers."

In the field of global special effects films, Lin Daoqiu's New Oriental Pictures has an unparalleled voice. Of course, movie fans have the highest expectations for the films produced by this company.

From time to time, a little information is revealed from newspapers, as well as interviews with the protagonists, etc., which will attract a large number of fans of special effects movies.

Of course, if Lin Daoqiu only wants to make the circulation of "Readers Times" reach one million copies just by relying on the film and television drama section, it is obviously a dream.

Unless the circulation of "Readers Times" is global, then it is still possible to achieve this goal.

Although Lin Daoqiu has asked "Readers Times" to open a branch in Xiangjiang, this does not mean that he intends to use this trick to increase the circulation of "Readers Times".

The film and television drama section does not occupy a large portion of the pages of "Reader Times", and MGM is not the only film company in Hollywood.

As for what to do, Lin Daoqiu has completely left it to Claydberg to take charge. After all, Claydberg is a professional in the newspaper industry and is much stronger than himself in terms of experience and management.

Professional people do professional things. Lin Daoqiu is not the kind of person who likes to give random orders. Unless he is absolutely confident that he can do better than the other party, he will not take the initiative to intervene in the affairs of "Readers Times".

"Looks like I came just in time."

At this time, Don Morgan walked in from outside. He was also invited to today's discussion, but he was half an hour late.

"North American law stipulates that non-residents cannot own a newspaper and a television station at the same time."

"Well, I've known this for a long time. This is nothing new."

After Tang En Morgan sat down, Lin Daoqiu told him about the incident, but Tang En Morgan did not feel the slightest surprise because he had already known about it.

Although Lin Daoqiu didn't feel strange about this, he couldn't help but feel a little thumped in his heart.

If Tang En Morgan had known about his plan to set up a TV station in advance, would he have had such an idea for a long time after he spent such a large sum of money to buy shares in Readers Times and New Oriental Pictures?

After all, he can't own a TV station, and as a partner, he doesn't have this restriction, so Dunn Morgan has actually been waiting for a long time?

However, these are just Lin Daoqiu's guesses. I'm afraid only Tang En Morgan himself knows the actual facts.