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When Xiao Shan arrived at the TV station, he discovered that in addition to the station's senior executives, there was also Guan Bowen.

However, Xiao Shan ignored Guan Bowen and led the TV station's senior executives directly to the conference room.

Upon entering the conference room and after everyone had found their seats, Xiao Shan got straight to the point: "I believe you have all heard that after Jia Yi TV resumes broadcasting, it will be renamed Taishan TV! The purpose of this meeting is not only to get to know each other, but also to hear your thoughts on the development of the TV station."

Upon hearing Xiao Shan's words, the TV station executives present exchanged glances before Zhou Liangshu was the first to speak: "Mr. Xiao, as long as the restrictions on television licenses remain, Taishan TV is inherently disadvantaged and will find it difficult to find a way out..."

"It's too early to talk about whether there's a way out!" Xiao Shan said to everyone. "Regardless of whether Taishan TV can turn a profit, we will stick with it. Taishan Group is the strongest backer of the TV station!"

"To be honest, my original intention in establishing the TV station was its influence, and I was not so concerned about profits."

From beginning to end, Xiaoshan never intended to make money through the media industry.

What's frightening about the media is its power to manipulate public opinion; its profitability is simply not comparable to other industries.

"Mr. Xiao, you need to give us an answer. What should we do if the losses continue? How should the eight-hour teaching hours be arranged?" Marketing Director Lu Guozhan asked.

Xiao Shan replied without hesitation, "As long as Taishan Group doesn't go bankrupt, Taishan TV won't collapse!"

"Regarding the eight-hour teaching period, there will be dedicated programs broadcast! If you have suitable programs, you can also launch them. If not, this matter will be handled by Taishan Publishing House."

Currently, Taishan Publishing House is preparing to film "Lectures on the Three Kingdoms".

In addition to "Lectures on the Three Kingdoms," Xiaoshan also has follow-up programs to make up for the eight hours of educational programming.

However, the TV station has not yet resumed broadcasting, and Taishan Publishing House is not a TV station studio after all, so other programs can only be postponed while they are being prepared.

The promises made by Xiaoshan were very appealing, and the senior executives present were also very tempted.

Creative supervisor Liu Tianchi asked, "Can Taishan Publishing House currently resolve the issue of how much time each day is allocated for educational programs?"

"Four hours!" Xiao Shan answered truthfully.

The eight hours are divided into four parts, each of which is two hours of educational program time. Any more than that would cause viewers to feel disgusted.

In addition, the professors are limited by their age and cannot record for extended periods of time.

Moreover, even educational programs need diverse content in order to attract as many viewers as possible.

Once "Lectures on the Three Kingdoms" is on track, Xiaoshan will launch another educational program, but everything will take time to accumulate.

Even Taishan Radio is not yet on the right track, so Taishan TV is even less in a hurry.

Liu Tianchi thought for a moment and said, "The program we planned before can last for two hours!"

“Very good!” Xiao Shan nodded.

Xiao Shan was also struggling with the eight-hour-long educational program, so it was somewhat helpful that Liu Tianchi and his team could help with two hours of it.

Next, we discussed the compensation for the senior management.

Xiaoshan has never been stingy when it comes to compensation.

After the meeting was introduced, Xiaoshan was the first to leave the meeting room.

Upon seeing Xiao Shan emerge, Guan Bowen, who had been waiting outside, quickly approached him: "Mr. Xiao!"

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Xiao Shan frowned as he looked at Guan Bowen, who had come uninvited.

Otherwise, since they've come all this way and waited outside for so long, I can't be too rude to them.

Xiao Shan then invited Guan Bowen to sit down in the reception room before asking, "Mr. Guan, what brings you to me this time?"

"I wouldn't dare to offer advice!" Guan Bowei said humbly. "I've heard that Mr. Xiao has taken control of a joint cinema chain, so I've come here specifically to seek his assistance. Could you perhaps give me a chance?"

Taishan Cinemas, which has integrated Shaw Brothers, Shuangnan, Lisheng, Edko Films, and numerous other cinemas, is almost three times the size of Golden Harvest in Hong Kong. Anyone with a discerning eye can see the strength of Taishan Cinemas.

The release of "Mr. Vampire" and numerous other films that were screened without minimum guarantee fees further solidified Taishan Cinema's foothold.

After a period of observation, many production companies finally entered the fray, eager to join forces with Taishan Cinema.

Xiao Shan declined, saying, "Taishan Film Industry has already absorbed a lot of production companies and is at its saturation point. There's nothing I can do to help Guan Sheng..."

Xiao Shan wasn't surprised that Guan's Film Company had this idea.

In the future, even more people will covet the film industry and rush into it.

However, Guan Bowei was dedicated to art films, and Guan's Film Company was of no value to Xiaoshan.

It is undeniable that the initial purpose of filmmaking was to record current events, gradually shifting to the production of art films, and finally to the rise of commercial films.

The value of art films lies in the coexistence of literary and artistic qualities; film itself is also recognized worldwide as the seventh art.

It's not that art films have no commercial value; in fact, the best films are those that combine art and commerce. It's just that this Kwan Bo-wai and his Kwan Film Company lack that value.

Guan Bowei did win many awards when he was young, and he was the first actor in Hong Kong to have the title of international Best Actor, but so what?

Guan Bowen was quite embarrassed by Xiao Shan's direct rejection.

Relying on his seniority didn't yield good results, so Guan Bowei changed the subject, saying, "Mr. Xiao, you misunderstand! I'm almost fifty years old and can't handle the pressure of working in the film industry anymore. I'm only thinking about doing some small business in the future."

"What does Guan Sheng mean?" Xiao Shan couldn't help but wonder.

“Sigh!” Guan Bowei sighed and said, “A few years ago, my wife and I divorced. My ex-wife took our son to the United States, leaving my daughter and me to make a living in Hong Kong.”

“My daughter is very intelligent. She has been learning acting from me since she was a child and has honed her skills. Her acting is decent. I was wondering if Jia Hui could join Taishan Film Industry?”

Xiao Shan finally understood Guan Bowen's convoluted explanation.

He wanted to join Taishan Film Company through the dying Kwan's Film Company in order to cultivate his daughter?

In Xiaoshan's view, this is not impossible!

After all, his daughter is Guan Jiahui!

"Let's forget about Guan's Film Company!" Xiao Shan said after thinking for a moment. "Taishan Film Company has Taishan Agency, which is responsible for discovering the commercial value of artists and can provide comprehensive training for your daughter."

"Thank you, Mr. Xiao!" Guan Bowei said insincerely. "Then, when you're free another day, I'll have my daughter come to the company so you can interview her in person?"

Guan Bowei knew that his daughter's appearance was among the best in Hong Kong.

If they could get close to Xiao Shan, then their daughter and their future would be secure.

"Ok?"

Xiao Shan instantly understood Guan Bowen's plan and couldn't help but sigh, "With a father like that, it's no wonder that Guan Jia Hui was determined to marry into a wealthy family later in life."

However, such purposeful behavior is unlikely to win one's favor.

"No need!" Xiao Shan shook his head and refused. "I have other things to do. I will explain your daughter's situation to Taishan Brokerage Company."

Meanwhile, after a month of release, "Mr. Vampire" finally broke the 10 million mark at the box office!

This is the first film in Hong Kong to break the 10 million mark at the box office, a feat worthy of being recorded in the history of Hong Kong cinema.

However, the large number of screens in the joint theater chain exhausted the film's full potential.

After today's promotional campaign that surpassed 10 million, another day of release should be enough to cover the revenue.

Now that Taishan Pictures has truly established its reputation and brought real cohesion to the previously scattered joint cinema chains, "Mr. Vampire" has fulfilled its mission and there is no need to drag it out of theaters.

Thanks to the success of "Mr. Vampire", Taishan Films attracted some small cinemas that were hesitant to join the Taishan United Cinema Circuit, which offered to screen co-produced films in their own cinemas.

Listening to Jiang Zhiqiang and the bald man's report on the Taishan United Cinemas, Xiao Shan slowly said, "All the profits from 'Mr. Vampire' will be used to purchase land near Golden Harvest Cinemas to build cinemas. I want a Taishan Cinema to be located around every Golden Harvest Cinema!"

"Focus on Golden Harvest Cinemas first. If those franchised cinemas still don't know when to back down, then open one next to them to completely shut down Golden Harvest Cinemas!"

Golden Harvest owns 19 cinemas in Hong Kong, as well as 11 affiliated cinemas.

Now, with the momentum of victory, Taishan Cinemas has a great opportunity to put unprecedented pressure on Golden Harvest.

Taishan Film Industry has enough capital to set up a cinema near Golden Harvest to compete for box office revenue, but Golden Harvest does not have enough funds to make such a move near Taishan Cinema.

Hong Kong is too small to support so many cinemas, but Xiaoshan's move is to target small cinemas that have joined Golden Harvest first.

After seeing Taishan Cinemas springing up all around Jiahe, if these franchised cinemas don't switch to Taishan United Cinema Line, then don't blame Taishan Cinema Line for taking them all down with them.

In fact, one of the 11 affiliated cinemas of Golden Harvest Cinemas has already proactively sought partnership with the joint cinema chain.

Two other companies remain undecided, but it is believed that they will make the right choice after seeing the blockade of Taishan Cinema in front of Jiahe Cinema.

The bald man looked at Xiao Shan and said, "Mr. Xiao, Lin Jiu has already taken on two zombie film projects and will not be considering taking on any other films for the time being. The Third Studio will be preparing the script for 'Mr. Vampire 2' soon."

Taishan Pictures positioned Lin Jiu as a Taoist priest who kills zombies.

Having already found a profitable business model, Lin Jiu is not considering a transformation at present.

"Okay!" Xiao Shan nodded. "But be careful not to use keywords like Uncle Nine or Maoshan when filming other zombie movies, and also don't have a large number of the original cast and crew from 'Mr. Vampire' appearing in other zombie movies!"

"The script for Mr. Vampire 2 revolves around the first film, highlighting Uncle Nine's background in Maoshan while trying to use the original cast and crew from the first film to create a standalone series of zombie movies produced by Taishan Pictures!"

"This can be seen in Jin Yong's martial arts world, where various zombie films produced by Taishan Pictures can be linked together to form a unique worldview!"

"In addition, Taishan Publishing House has begun preparations, but the market is not yet suitable for launching the plan, and everything is still in the planning stage."

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Upon hearing Xiao Shan's words, Jiang Zhiqiang and the others were shocked.

Unexpectedly, he valued Lin Jiu so much, and even planned to turn zombie movies into a series.

Why are Jin Yong's works so powerful?

Not only is he exceptionally talented in writing, but he also manages to connect the historical periods in each of his novels, presenting readers and viewers with a martial arts world that is as realistic as possible.

In addition, it is also inseparable from the almost brainwashing bombardment of numerous martial arts novels.

Just like the superhero movie series that followed.

The Taoist priest and the superheroes don't exist; the real challenge is to make the audience believe in their existence—that's the world that Taishan Pictures needs to create.

This requires not only the creation of a complete global system, but also a market environment to enrich this "credibility".

However, all other production companies can do is enhance the credibility of the story.

Taishan Film Industry doesn't need to do everything itself; it only needs to change the overall environment.

The ghostwriters and illustrators at Taishan Publishing House have already begun creating the "Zombie Universe".

Xiao Shan's words made everyone realize that the boss still cared about them and Taishan Film Industry.

"Mr. Xiao!" Hong Dabao then said to Xiao Shan, "The First Studio is preparing to film 'Enter the Fat Dragon,' can we schedule it for the Christmas season?"

As one of the "sons" of Taishan Films, Hung Tai-po immediately asked for the best release date of the year.

Neither Lin Jiu nor the bald man had any objections to this.

Liang Puzhi dared not have any objections.

"Okay!" Xiao Shan nodded.

Xiao Shan believes that Hong Dabao's movies won't lose money, so let him do whatever he wants!

At the same time, all the Chinese silver channel programs of Taishan Radio were completed and broadcast daily by a dedicated department.

With the strong support of the Taishan Daily, Taishan Radio not only has ample news information, but also substantial revenue from commercial breaks.

It is believed that as these programs are gradually improved, Taishan Radio will truly become profitable and compete with Hong Kong Radio and Hong Kong Commercial Radio for listenership.

Most importantly, once Taishan Radio was on the right track, it had a springboard to launch an attack on television stations.

This is what Xiaoshan values ​​most.

As for the English-language blue channel, at present, Dongfang Yu can only make arrangements and gradually improve it on his own.

Even so, Taishan Radio put immense pressure on Hong Kong Commercial Radio.

Backed by a leading newspaper like Taishan Daily, the cost of engaging in combat is relatively much lower.

If Taishan Radio were to engage in malicious competition, Hong Kong Commercial Radio would likely be no match for it.

"Currently, the daily listenership of Silver Channel can be stabilized at 15%, which is enough for Taishan Radio to break even. I am confident that the listenership will reach 20% and become profitable within a month." After receiving the average listenership, Dongfang Yu excitedly announced the success of Taishan Radio to Xiaoshan.

The Hong Kong Broadcasting Station, now under the jurisdiction of the Governor's Office, has five radio channels, the Hong Kong Commercial Radio has three radio channels, and there are also religious radio stations that cannot divert listenership.

Among so many radio channels, Taishan Radio's Silver Channel achieving a 15% listenership shortly after its launch is already a very good result.

"Very good!" Xiao Shan said with satisfaction. "Try to increase the listenership to over 35%, and don't hesitate to cut any programs that need to be cut!"

"In addition, we still need to focus more on the television station. Digital media is the most important part of the media industry and will be the final sprint for Taishan Media."

"Okay, Mr. Xiao!" Dongfang Yu replied excitedly. "Four hours of 'Lectures on the Three Kingdoms' have been successfully recorded. I believe that as the professors become more familiar with broadcasting programs, the recording speed will increase! The premiere of Taishan TV is not far off. Shouldn't we start preparing for the TV series now?"