Chapter 736: Cocktail party and catching one

A few days later, Lanse was invited to attend a cocktail party regarding investment.

For Jincheng now, if Mayor Williams was the "high mountain" visible to people, standing on the sky of Jincheng!

Then, Lanse was an invisible giant peak, hidden in everyone's heart.

You can't see him, and them.

The pedestrians rushing on the road, those young people gathered together smoking in groups of three or five, those... everyone you see walking on the road.

You don't know if they are people from the Lanse family, nor do you know if they are carrying some kind of mission, but you know, they have always been there.

In places you don't notice, watching you.

There are many legends about the Lanse family and about Burton; everyone knows that Burton has become one of the eyes for Lanse to control this city.

You can't see him, you can't see them, but they can see you.

Added to the fact that Lanse controls a large amount of the most profitable businesses, his influence actually already exceeds that of Mayor Williams.

However, he rarely appears in front of the public. For the public, Mayor Williams, who can be seen every day, actually has more influence.

The theme of this cocktail party was about a new medium, the television.

The development of television cannot be considered fast; imaging technology has actually been out for many years, but it wasn't until now that people applied it to television.

Added to the fact that the value is at least over 1,000 dollars per unit, almost all working-class people cannot afford it, so television stations didn't appear as fast as imagined.

Many news groups in many places don't think television and television stations will develop.

"I noticed that we have actually implemented a new tax law, and the tax rate is as high as over 40%!"

"This will prevent more people from trying to buy a television, including the middle-class group."

This was a commercial cocktail party. Lanse, as the person in Jincheng with the most abundant cash on hand and the most special status, was also on the invitation list.

The one who invited him was the Jincheng News Group behind George...

In this conflict between the Bay Area and Lanse and Mayor Williams, the Jincheng News Group chose to stand on the side of Lanse and Mayor Williams, so the equity structure was also adjusted.

You can't allow the defeated to enjoy the same power as yourself after the war, so those people were kicked out, the equity of the Jincheng News Group completed an evolution, and also allowed the group company to obtain a round of new capital injection.

Holding some money, the Jincheng News Group began to consider the next investment.

Capital will never let money be trapped in a pool without flowing; only when funds flow will it bring more wealth to capital.

After a period of investigation, the Jincheng News Group became interested in establishing a television station.

The television station in New Jincheng has been established for a period of time; it is said that the response is very good, and they have already found some ways to make profit.

So the Jincheng News Group also wants to develop in this direction; they themselves own radio stations.

The main way to receive programs for television at present is still radio waves. If a television station is established, the news group only needs to carry out functional expansion on the radio station, no need to start from scratch.

Experts all believe that a more intuitive "reading" method helps more people pay attention to daily news, and watching operas and movies at home doesn't seem like a bad thing.

Many people predict that television will become an indispensable part of home entertainment!

It has great development potential, but not now.

From January 1st of this year, the Federation implemented a new tax law, which is the bill that even if the income is only one cent, it must be reported.

Added to the outbreak of the war, the conditions that meet the bill regarding the change of the state of the country to the tax rate, basically half of everyone's monthly income, over 40%, must be paid as tax.

According to the current calculation method, if a person can get 45 dollars a month, then he probably needs to pay 19 to 20 dollars in tax.

The remaining money is barely enough for them to live.

Under these circumstances, wanting ordinary people to take out at least 1,000 dollars to buy a television is basically impossible.

So the Jincheng News Group intends to give up the idea of building a Jincheng television station with their sole investment, but adopted a multi-shareholder investment plan.

After all, from some content they have learned so far, just being able to emit radio waves that television can recognize is not enough.

They also have to shoot and play more content, and radio waves can be accepted by anyone, and there are still blind spots in terms of charging, and no specific profit direction can be seen.

In a short time, it is very likely to face continuous losses. This process may be two or three years, or three or five years.

But it is also possible that it is ten years or even longer.

Capital never does infrastructure things; that doesn't meet their demands for benefits, so the Jincheng News Group intends to use this cocktail party to find some suitable investors to reduce risks.

As for the future?

If the television station can really make money and can make money, they can completely establish a new one themselves. Left hand and right hand fight, the final winner is still them.

Both the old and new batches of capital group representatives attended this cocktail party, which should be considered a business promotion meeting, especially the new capital group; they urgently want to join in more urban construction and development.

Just like a puppy peeing, wanting to leave more of their own scent and circle a territory.

This is also the cunning part of the news group. There has always been confrontation and friction between the new and old capital groups. Neither side will hope to see the other side achieve greater development and success. With them here, investment is basically ensured.

Lanse was also on the invitation list. Just after he walked in from outside, he heard some people around a gentleman talking about his views on the future of television.

"The price of television is too high, gentlemen!"

"One thousand dollars a unit, even if the development of technology allows it to gradually lower the price, but now it is during the war."

"It is said that the tax revenue in Jincheng has to be paid at 37%. Those poor people, so I think, the vast majority of ordinary federal people don't need it, and can't use it."

"I don't deny it will become dazzling in the future!"

"However, gentlemen, now, its return rate and return cycle, we can't see at all!"

"I don't know what you think, but for me, my answer is 'refuse', firmly no!"

Lanse stopped for a while to listen to his statement. To be honest, saying very bad things about the New Jincheng Group at a cocktail party hosted by the Jincheng News Group can indeed bring him some trouble.

Someone saw Lanse and immediately took the initiative to come over to greet Lanse. As one of the most prominent people in the city, soon people were attracted by Lanse's arrival and surrounded him.

After a simple greeting, someone asked, "Mr. Lanse, do you think television stations will become things that thousands of families will have, like ovens and hair dryers?"

Lanse nodded and shook his head. "Definitely will, but not now."

"Just like what that gentleman said just now, the current television is too expensive, and those who can afford it are ultimately just a minority."

"But in the future, it will definitely be as dazzling as the sun!"

The person who asked asked, "You are optimistic about it?"

Lanse nodded. "Yes, I am very optimistic about this business. If it goes well, I will also invest some money."

People began to think deeply, and some people began to talk to others who didn't know about these things. Some people were shaken and decided to think about whether to follow Lanse to invest a part.

But some people still persisted in their views, that is, within ten years, at least within ten years, television and television stations will not have any huge development.

They also didn't care much about Lanse's judgment; that was just a gang leader.

It cannot be denied that he is very smart, his brain is very flexible, and his courage is also very big.

But now they are talking about the development of a scientific industry, not talking about how to make the opponent kneel and beg for mercy faster. They don't say it, and don't show it, doesn't mean they really care about or value Lanse's views on this issue in their hearts.

This is like a professor who might listen patiently to a homeless person's ideas about science because of upbringing, but he won't really adopt it, or really think about it.

The executive CEO of the Jincheng News Group saw Lanse and walked over actively. Others saw this and gave up the position and space to this CEO gentleman.

George was also beside him. In these two years, George reported quite a few big news, was nominated for the "Gold Newspaper Award" twice, and won once.

It has just started this year, and it is said that he has already received a nomination at the Gold Newspaper Award. If he can produce heavyweight news in the next period of time, then winning another Gold Newspaper Award is just a small problem for him.

As the top news person selection award in the entire news industry, the Gold Newspaper Award is a very important qualification for practitioners.

It seems that quite a few people win it every year (non-unique awards), but if you put these few people or more than a dozen people in the entire industry, the scale of hundreds of thousands of practitioners, it is still extremely precious.

Added to the fact that George and Lanse have a good relationship, so the CEO gentleman brought him along.

The two shook hands; they had met once before, but were not very familiar.

"I just heard Mr. Lanse, you talked about your views on the future of television. You are very optimistic about the prospects of television in federal society."

Lanse didn't deny it. "When electric irons first came out, people said they would only enter the homes of the rich, just like people's views on better multi-functional stoves."

"Science and technology are always progressing, Mr. CEO."

"An electric iron that used to cost dozens of dollars, now it only costs 4.99 dollars at the discount counter of the supermarket."

"Those multi-functional stoves worth hundreds of dollars now only cost less than 100 dollars."

"Science and technology develop too fast, always surpassing most people's cognition of the future. Maybe in a few years, television will only cost a few hundred dollars, or even... two or three hundred dollars, one or two hundred dollars?"

Hearing Lanse say this, the CEO nodded noncommittally. "We have also had such guesses. In this regard, our views are the same; we are all optimistic about its future development."

"If you are very interested in our television station, I can make the decision to leave a part of the shares for you."

He said these catering words, but actually recognized Lanse's view, but not all of it.

He doesn't think the price of television will drop in a short time, and he is also not sure what the profit model of the television station is.

Those who registered can receive the radio wave signal of the television, and those who didn't register but bought a television can also receive the television signal.

So everyone is confused, not sure if this thing can really work.

Lanse thinks it is feasible, that's best; he can let Lanse invest. If Lanse is willing, this can solve many troubles.

The CEO nodded. "We can talk privately. I am very interested in this topic now. If the television station can be successfully established, then Mr. Lanse, you will need to provide us with more suggestions and help."

Lanse didn't refuse; he also had ideas about doing the television station.

Whether it is treated as a project that will definitely make money, make big money in the future.

Or treat it as a channel that can speak for himself, or treat it as a kind of political capital, it is very necessary to increase investment in this regard.

After a simple greeting, the CEO went to receive others again, but George stayed behind.

"If you feel that I invited you, you must invest...", he felt a bit embarrassed, and also felt that Lanse said these things because of his invitation.

Lanse is indeed good to him, and he indeed treats Lanse as a friend. Everyone actually doesn't look forward to the short-term development of the television station; otherwise, the news group doesn't need to recruit other investors at all.

They can do things that make money themselves, and leave it to others?

It is because they feel the prospects are not optimistic, so they think of absorbing some investors to fight risks with them.

Lanse waved his hand. "I don't have the idea of catering to anyone; this is my real thinking!"

He paused. "How have you been recently?"

George shrugged. "I have been reporting on the Holy Bell Party news. The more I dig, the more terrifying it is, you know?"

"They recently discovered a...", he suddenly stuttered, and after a while, he shook his head and continued, "I don't know how to describe it. In short, they will throw the people who died in the process of human trafficking into a pit. More than sixty corpses have been cleaned out inside, and it is constantly increasing."

"Some people say that at least two hundred corpses are buried inside, possibly more, and there will be more... corpse pits!"

He spelled a word himself, but described it very accurately.

"Really a bad piece of news, do you think you can win the award this year?", Lanse asked.

George shook his head. "This news is local news, and... you know sometimes the organizing committee will be dissatisfied with this kind of news."

"They want that kind of news that can make people feel redemption, or despair, the kind that can trigger people's emotions. I can't quite say what it is, but it's definitely not this."

He said this and paused. "Actually, I want to go to the front line and be a war reporter."

Lanse was stunned for a moment. "Your idea is good, but I think the risk of doing this is too big."

"If you haven't won the Gold Newspaper Award, I would support you; this is a good opportunity for you to realize your ideals."

"But now you have been nominated many times and have won a Gold Newspaper Award; there is absolutely no need to work so hard."

George sighed. "Maybe this is the pursuit of news people; I always want to put the most shocking things in front of them."

"I heard you have a good relationship with the military?"

Lanse stared at him for a while and couldn't help but persuade again, "This is not a good choice!"

But George seemed to have made up his mind. "The news in the country is too closed; it's always the Ministry of Defense issuing press releases, and some well-informed media don't speak out. I suspect there is some situation we don't know about inside."

"Their news caliber is too unified; this is a sign that there is obviously a problem."

"The people have the right to know the truth!"

Lanse tried one last time. "Even if it's possible to die over there?"

George picked up the wine glass and took a sip. "This is what I crave most now."

Lanse frowned. "Alright, I will help you get the war reporter pass, but you have to be mentally prepared yourself; sometimes bullets don't necessarily come from the front."

He actually had some things he didn't say so clearly. The navy stationed here had left the port a while ago. They increased pressure through maritime military operations in the East Ocean, easing the pressure on the ground.

In the situation of not facing the enemy's main force and being in a clear defensive advantage, and causing far more casualties than the other side, the entire Ministry of Defense and the military were keeping silent.

The country shouted "Long live the Federation" and "Long live victory," a scene of the world in my hands.

Outside the country, corpses were everywhere, blood flowing like a river. How could they allow this kind of report to appear in the country?

Isn't this a major blow to the President, the Ministry of Defense, the military, and even the authority of Congress?

This is a serious political event!

Why don't those national-level media report it? It's because they don't want trouble either.

Whoever dares to report the truth is the enemy of the Federation!

It can even be said that the federal people won't accept this fact either!

George could hear what Lanse meant. He hesitated slightly, but still gritted his teeth. "I want to go over and see."

Lanse didn't persuade again. This is like someone wanting to jump off a cliff; you persuaded two or three times, fulfilled the obligation of being a friend, and that's it.

There is no need to block the other party with your own body to prevent him from jumping, or jump with him.

It's just that Lanse felt it was a pity; after all, George had won the Gold Newspaper Award and could be considered a top talent in the news industry.

"You handle your work, and when you've arranged it, give me a call, and I'll give you the pass."

While chatting, Erwen walked in from outside. George saw this and touched glasses with Lanse, and soon left.

"Caught one, a Holy Bell Party killer..." ===== CHAPTER 737 =====