1990My Entertainment System

Chapter 175 Holding a mobile phone, standing in the wind and rain~
On September 1, the "Interim Provisions on the Management of Film and Television Production and Operation Institutions" were released.

There is a sentence in it: "In principle, individuals and private enterprises should not establish film and television production and operation organizations."

That's really something!

"Not in principle established"
That's brilliant!

This has left some room for private capital in film and television production.

Subsequently, the "Regulations on the Administration of Television Drama Production Licenses" did not explicitly prohibit private companies from participating in television drama production.

It even hinted that, provided certain conditions are met, private companies could apply for a "Temporary License for Television Drama Production".

This can be interpreted as the government now tacitly allowing private companies to participate in television drama production...

Last year, following the establishment of Xia Tianxia Entertainment, a number of private production companies, such as Tanglong International, Paige Taihe, Huanle Media, and Enlight Media, were successively established.

During this period, with the higher authorities basically turning a blind eye, private capital actively participated in the production of TV dramas.

However, although private capital has been tacitly allowed to enter the TV drama production field and the access issue has been resolved, there are still many difficulties.

For example, a license usage fee needs to be paid to the affiliated unit either once or per episode, with prices varying—the highest being tens of thousands of yuan per episode.

For example, entities with long-term licenses may contribute very little or even nothing, yet still split the profits equally with private companies, or even take the lion's share.

For example, if a licensed company offers machinery and equipment, private enterprises generally dare not refuse, even if the price is much higher than the market price.

Fortunately, you have to eat one bite at a time!

Take your time~
……

Xia Tian was still pondering whether his company, the first film and television production and entertainment company in China, should take advantage of this time to make a splash.
Then some work came in~
Milan found Xia Tian: "Hey, you know what?"

Summer: "How am I supposed to know what you're asking me if you don't tell me?"

Milan, with a sly grin, said, "Xiaoli called me~"

Xia Tian: "...Don't try that on me, I'm telling you!"

Milan ignored Xia Tian and continued, "She's in a bit of trouble now, no! More than a little! You have to help her with this!"

"What help do I need? You should just help me!"

Don't try to pimp me out!

How much did Liu Xiaoli pay you? I'll pay double!
Milan replied, "I really don't have the strength to do this..."

It turns out Liu Xiaoli is in legal trouble!
She got divorced, but the custody of the children hasn't been settled yet!
Otherwise, why would you have been in such a hurry to run away from Jiangcheng to Yanjing with your child?
Now, her ex-husband has hired a lawyer to sue her for custody of Liu Qianqian!
Xia Tian thought: How can I help with something like this? Oh my god! If I help, I'll be in deep trouble!

Milan, however, said with a serious expression: "You can't just stand by and watch her daughter be taken away from her!"

Summer: Calm down, that's someone's biological father! Isn't it normal for someone to take it?!
Milan didn't care about that: "Xiaoli said that even if she had to fight him to the death, she wouldn't hand Xixi over to him!"

You really can't reason with women. Especially when a woman is in a rage!
Although Ms. Mi has never been an unreasonable person, she is now a mother, and there is really no reasoning with her when it comes to this kind of thing!

Xia Tian had no choice but to surrender: "Okay, okay, here's what I'll do. I'll contact a lawyer for you, and you can talk to him. He'll definitely handle it..."

After all, this case will definitely be decided in Yanjing, there's absolutely no problem with that.

The outcome was pretty much as Xia Tian had predicted: Liu Qianqian ended up with Liu Xiaoli.

She doesn't even want child support! This is a complete break from all ties!
Liu Xiaoli wanted to invite Xia Tian and Milan to dinner, but Xia Tian quickly declined.

But that's all! There's always gossip around a widow's door!
Oh no, this is divorce, that's also full of trouble!
Summer never expected that even after trying so hard to avoid suspicion, she still couldn't escape it!

About two weeks later, he heard from someone that her ex-husband had said: Liu Xiaoli has found a new boyfriend! And he's very capable! She has a lover backing her up!

Summer: Heaven and earth bear witness! I didn't touch a single hair on your head, and I've been wronged like this for no reason... No, I can't swallow this!
Milan: "Wow~ What a capable wild man~ I like him too~"

"Get out of here!"

……

In mid-September, a "World Women's Congress" was held in Yanjing.

It was the fourth UN General Assembly, held at an international conference center. This was actually a implicit condition for our entry into the WTO…

This is considered to be in line with international standards, directly introducing the results of the second wave of the American women's rights movement.

After that, all sorts of foundations, non-government NGOs... opened their doors wide, welcome them!

Summer really wants to shout: Brothers, be a Sigma man, and never fall into the XX trap!

I dare not say more, just understand!
……

Summer was still pondering this grand gathering of immortals when spring arrived.

I sat down and downed a bottle of ice-cold soda—glug glug glug glug! Burp~
"So cool~"

Then he started complaining: "Today when I went to pay my phone bill, I realized—my words are actually worth a lot!"

Da Chun is feeling a bit heartbroken about the phone bill he's paying!
He's considered to have a high income, and both he and his wife have high incomes, but they still feel the pinch.

Because this thing is like cutting off your own flesh!

If someone were to make international calls like Xia Tian does, they would definitely go bankrupt from all those calls!

Da Chun touched his phone and said, "I feel like my money, though it didn't come from thin air, really did seem to have been blown away by the wind!"

Summer grinned: Da Chun, how did you know I just bought the patent for a PHS phone?!

Da Chun: Who asked you? No, what's a Little Smart?!
……

After about half a year of operation, Baize Venture Capital stepped in and bought the domestic patent rights to Xiao Rizi's PHS technology.

Only buying 15 models~
After all, in ten years, practically no one will use this thing anymore! People will be making phones then~
PHS technology is what later became known as Little Smart (小理通) technology!
Many young people may not know about this.

Xiaolingtong is a personal handheld wireless telephone system, also known as a low-power mobile phone system, or PHS for short.

—This generally refers to PHS (Personal Handyphone System) mobile phones!
Using microcell technology, wireless coverage is achieved through microcell base stations, allowing user terminals (i.e., wireless local loop phones) to wirelessly access the local telephone network.

This allows traditional landline phones to no longer be fixed in one location, but can be used freely within the coverage area of ​​the wireless network, enabling users to make and receive local, domestic, and international calls anytime, anywhere.

It's basically making the landline microphone wireless!

Although it also has various drawbacks, such as not working well outside the city and sometimes having poor signal.

But it has one major advantage—it's cheap!
Cheap is enough!

As Xia Tian said, there is huge demand in the domestic communications sector, but the technological barriers are too high, the costs are too high, and the consumption is too expensive!
Ordinary people can't afford mobile phones, not only because the phones themselves are expensive, but also because getting a phone number is expensive, and the phone bills are extremely expensive!
It's a double-charge system, expensive for both making and receiving calls!
Summer is always more about doing than talking, like Little Smart.

In China, he had quietly used his connections in the literary circle to buy the trademark and naming rights of "Xiaolingtong" from Mr. Ye Yonglie, the author of "Xiaolingtong's Journey to the Future"!

"Little Smarty's Adventures in the Future" is a children's science fiction novel published in 78.

It caused a huge sensation, with an initial print run of 300 million copies, generating a wide impact and becoming a permanent memory for those born in the 70s and 80s.

We still have several of these books at home from the summer!

They don't want money, so they definitely can't work in the summer!

They gave me 10 yuan right away and I signed a contract. This will likely become a selling point later!

Meanwhile, in Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Shanghai, and Beijing, production lines for PHS (Personal Handyphone System) phones and related equipment have already begun assembly.

Factory workers are too easy; those friends in the summer are really familiar with the job!

From Vixidi to Lushu Walkman, from suitcases to small export appliances, from Xiaotiancai to this Little Smart Phone... Now, in the summer, a single phone call can result in a brand-new factory in just half a month!
What is efficiency?

Time is money, my friend!
Moreover, Xia Tian has already contacted many people and is in talks with China Telecom to integrate Xiaolingtong (a type of mobile phone service) into the China Telecom telephone network.

The grid connection has been basically finalized; now we're negotiating with the sole supplier of PHS (Personal Handyphone System) handsets.
Collecting phone bills is one business, selling PHS phones is another!
The reason we contacted China Telecom is that after it was separated from China Mobile, it no longer had a mobile business license and could only engage in fixed-line telephone services!

China Telecom is extremely anxious as its competitor, China Mobile, is making a killing in the mobile phone market, while they themselves can't even get a taste of the profits!
Now, suddenly summer has arrived, and we can enjoy the benefits of mobile services without needing them – that's just wonderful!
Sometimes in the summer, I would sigh and say: "Sigh, all the entertainment in the world is almost dead, and all I do every day is do 'side hustles'!"

(End of this chapter)