Chapter 510

When Li Dongling met Gary Hansen, as they shook hands, Hansen deliberately brought up the past. Upon hearing this, Li Dongling's gaze tightened slightly.

It sounded as if Gary Hansen was trying to draw closer to Li Dongling; after all, ABC Media had once cheered for Dongling High-Tech during its lawsuit with Microsoft.

But one shouldn't just listen to the tone of the words. ABC Television held a significant position in America as one of the top media giants, possessing resources, connections, and information channels far beyond the outside world's imagination.

To put it bluntly, uncrowned kings like ABC, NBC, and Fox held onto the dark secrets of countless American bigwigs. The phrase "calling a deer a horse" was tailor-made for these media giants; the key was that they truly had the ability to do so. At the most critical moment, they could elevate someone to a pedestal or drag someone—even a President—down from power.

Expecting ABC Television to be kind-hearted was a pipe dream. Gary Hansen saying these things in front of Li Dongling likely carried a hint of insinuation.

Other small media outlets might be one thing, but ABC might well have sensed the anomalies in that lawsuit back then. The sudden way Microsoft was pointed at by thousands and attacked from all sides—ABC was all too familiar with such methods of fanning the flames.

As long as they wanted to investigate, they could certainly find something. After all, the tactics Li Dongling and Larson used back then couldn't be called foolproof. As long as ABC was willing to dig, they could definitely find some clues and uncover the inside story of the event.

"I said back then that Microsoft's ability to concede was inseparable from the reporting of ABC, New York Television, and other media. You are the guardians of fairness, the embodiment of justice; the Statue of Liberty is proud of you..."

Li Dongling heaped praise on ABC Television; after all, flattery cost nothing. But if anyone truly believed these words, their brain must be waterlogged. If one truly believed the "calling a deer a horse" reports from these TV stations, they would likely be counting the money for the person who sold them.

After hearing this, Gary Hansen only smiled. He had some power and connections within ABC Television and could access internal documents. From those documents, Hansen knew that the man before him was by no means as simple as the media reported.

A single move of diverting the disaster almost made Microsoft bear the brunt of an antitrust lawsuit and become the mortal enemy of the entire computer hardware industry.

And looking at Dongling High-Tech's current situation, in just a few years, its annual revenue had exceeded six billion dollars. In America, that was the status of someone who could be a guest of a state governor. How could such a person be as simple as New York Television reported back then?!

Gary Hansen's interview team first filmed the Himalayan Silicon Valley office, and then the interview location was set in an office by the window, where a portion of the Silicon Valley streetscape could be seen.

Gary Hansen interviewed Yao Luoying, Zhou Hualiang, and others, but none of the interviews were long. Although Yao Luoying was the head of Feiyan Technology, the parent company of Himalayan Radio, and Zhou Hualiang was the actual controller of Himalayan Radio in America, according to the information Gary Hansen received, the most important person at the Himalayan website was Li Dongling.

Li Dongling was also Gary Hansen's primary interviewee this time. "Li, you are the founder of the Himalayan website. How did you think of establishing such a..."

"Himalaya was established and completed together by the General Manager of Feiyan Technology, Zhou Hualiang, Lu Kui, Justin, and everyone else!"

Before he could finish, Li Dongling spoke directly. Gary Hansen smiled upon hearing this; he felt the difference between the mainland and America.

In America, under normal circumstances, people would never push the credit away; they would desperately hoard it. Just like Edison, who registered all the inventions of his company under his own name and did not allow a second genius to appear.

America and Silicon Valley were both prone to creating "gods." Yahoo was doing the same now, desperately trying to elevate Yang Zhiyuan and Filo to a pedestal. The same went for future figures like Jobs and Musk. The outside world only knew these gods pushed to the forefront, but they didn't know the geniuses behind Yahoo, Apple, Tesla, and others.

These company founders, or rather the board of directors and management, usually wouldn't allow geniuses other than the founders to emerge and affect their authority and influence.

This approach, of course, had both advantages and disadvantages. The good part was that it could rapidly increase the company's visibility based on the founder's fame, acquire a large amount of traffic, save on advertising costs, and the effect was outstanding.

The bad part was that gods could not fall. Once a god was tied to a company, once the god fell, the company's upper limit and ceiling would appear there. Successors could never break through this ceiling, and geniuses who wanted to get ahead would not choose to live in the shadow of a god forever.

After all, who likes to be cannon fodder? Doing all the dirty and tiring work while the fame and fortune belong to others—which genius would be willing to do that?

"Then, why did you want to launch Himalayan Internet Radio?!" Gary Hansen changed his line of questioning.

"The main business of Feiyan Technology when it was founded was mini radios, including the Dolphin multi-function emergency radio, which is also produced by Feiyan Technology!"

"Oh!"

Gary Hansen let out an exclamation. This time he was truly surprised. The great name of the Dolphin radio was known to every American who had experienced Hurricane Katrina; Gary Hansen himself had one at home, and although it was gathering dust in the basement, he didn't dare throw it away.

The Dolphin multi-function emergency radio was sold by many agents in America. The brand was famous, but Feiyan Technology, the developer, was not very well known; only industry insiders would understand a bit.

Li Dongling continued, "After investigation by Feiyan Technology, although its users are still there, the radio market is rapidly declining!

Feiyan Technology launching Himalayan Radio is not to replace traditional radio stations; on the contrary, it is to use the Internet to let more people pay attention to the radio industry. After all, there are no dying mediums, only dying media!"

Gary Hansen savored Li Dongling's last sentence, looked up at Li Dongling, "Li, are you saying that Himalayan Radio is going to change the radio industry!"

"It can't be called changing, it's just a little 'attempt'!"

Li Dongling didn't talk big. Currently, Himalayan Radio still needed traditional offline media. Li Dongling was unwilling to offend the entire industry; after all, he was still counting on them to make money for Himalayan Radio.

"Traditional radio station programs are becoming less attractive to users, the number of radio stations is disappearing, practitioners are changing careers, and radio sales are also sluggish!

This is not fear-mongering; this is a fact that is happening. Launching Himalayan Internet Radio is also an attempt by Feiyan Technology.

This is not only an attempt in the Internet, radio station, and radio industries, but also an attempt for users, allowing more people to let the world listen to their own voices!"

"Just like Jory Jin Si?" Gary Hansen first thought of the figure who had recently caused a stir in America, making academic, sports, aerospace, education, and many other industries restless.

Li Dongling stretched out his hand and waved it a few times, his face serious, "There is some controversy about Jory; his remarks have caused some debate, but when he has not violated federal law, he has the right to speak. Everyone who enters Himalayan Radio is like this!

In fact, not just Jory, currently the number of podcasters who have entered Himalaya to establish programs exceeds 271. Through their podcast programs on Himalayan Radio, more people have come to know their names and talents.

Especially like Logan, Tony, Hainam, and Carlos among them, some have already realized their ideals.

Logan became a host for NBC Television, Hainam has signed an agreement with a record company and will launch his first record, and Carlos is also negotiating with a publisher to publish poetry..."

Li Dongling gave these examples, "Himalayan Radio hopes to give people who enter the platform a chance to show themselves. Of course, they can also get some income. Currently, there are already three podcasters on Himalayan Radio who have earned over one million dollars in income, seven who have earned five hundred thousand dollars, and another fourteen who have earned over ten thousand dollars.

The average advertising and sponsorship revenue for radio stations cooperating with Himalaya has increased by 11.4%, and some television stations have seen revenue increases of over 200%..."

Listening to the data listed by Li Dongling, Gary Hansen couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement. He was now a state television reporter with some fame, but his annual income was only over one hundred thousand dollars, which was not low.

But damn it, those "amateurs" on Himalayan Radio, those nobodies with no fame at all, ran to Himalayan Radio and became famous ball stars, social opinion trendsetters, television hosts, released records, and published poetry. In a month or two, they raked in over a million dollars. Is there any justice left?

In contrast, Gary Hansen felt a bit sour. Li Dongling noticed the change in Gary Hansen's expression. Not to mention him, looking at the expressions of the interview team members behind him, they had clearly changed.

Jory Jin Si was one thing, but Logan, Tony, Hainam, and Carlos were people who were like passersby before, and now they had suddenly turned their lives around.

In later generations, that would be like everyone tightening screws in a factory the day before, and a month later, the person at the next station suddenly becomes an Internet celebrity with millions of fans, collects all the Cullinan fragments, has a little assistant with a full-tech Internet celebrity face on their arm, and is followed by a bunch of lackeys. Just ask, is it sour?

In their minds, a thought probably unconsciously arises: if that guy can drive a Cullinan, why can't I?!

"Himalayan Radio hopes to help more people use it to realize the American Dream, and let more people enjoy the convenience and dividends brought by technology. This is the meaning of technology's existence!

Everyone is a potential genius, just lacking a platform to show themselves. Himalaya hopes to become that platform!"

Li Dongling poured another bowl of thick toxic chicken soup. It's just that I don't know how many people can be poured down after it's broadcast through ABC Television.