Hongkong.

The forced promotion of Mandarin training in Tianxia Entertainment not only shocked the whole company, but also caused an uproar in the outside world after the outbreak.

Pro-Mainland newspapers such as Ta Kung Pao and Wen Hui Po praised Xia Tian for his foresight and broad vision. It is really a good thing for employees of Tianxia Entertainment to learn Mandarin (Mandarin) to communicate more between Hong Kong and the mainland.

On the contrary, pro-British newspapers such as South China Morning Post and Oriental Daily criticized Xia Tian for being too domineering and had the right to interfere with employees' freedom of speech, and called on trade unions to protest against Xia Tian's move.

There were also more than a dozen Hong Kong government instrument staff who expressed dissatisfaction and protested Xia Tian's move when interviewed by newspapers, magazines, radio stations, TVB, etc., demanded Xia Tian's stop this plan as soon as possible, and claimed that the Hong Kong government had noticed the matter.

The people are also very happy about Xia Tian’s move.

People who support it believe that as people in the entertainment industry, they often have to go to and from the mainland, Taiwan, Nanyang and other places to cooperate with people there, so learning Mandarin is conducive to communication.

You should know that Mandarin is not only spoken by mainland China, but also by Taiwan. Most of the people in Southeast Asia also speak Mandarin. Although the pronunciations are different, there is basically no big difference.

Learning a new language is not only conducive to the company's work, but also adds value to employees themselves. Just like many people who are studying tutoring classes for learning English after work. There is no reason why people can only learn English, not Mandarin.

Those who oppose it believe that Hong Kong people must speak Cantonese, and those who speak Cantonese are real Hong Kong people. Letting employees learn Mandarin is clearly self-deprecating and a cultural invasion that must be stopped. Otherwise, before China can accept it, the language will take Hong Kong first.

They also gave various examples to illustrate that Cantonese is the most authentic ancient Chinese, with the oldest history and the most complete preservation. Today's Mandarin is changed from "Hu language" and is not as popular as possible.

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Those who support and oppose each other have their own reasons and fight hard, and the more they quarrel, the more they become, the more irritating they become.

Some people even shouted the slogan of boycotting Tianxia Entertainment, not watching movies from Tianxia Pictures, not watching Asian TV programs, not listening to Tianfeng Records songs, not chasing Tianxia Entertainment stars...

Although the outside world's boycotts were louder and louder, Xia Tian didn't care at all.

To be honest, even if the entire Hong Kong market is lost, it doesn't matter to him at all.

Hong Kong has only a population of five million, while any second-tier city in the mainland has a larger population than it.

Which one is more important can be seen at a glance.

Besides, Xia Tian also knew that they were just shouting slogans, but their bodies were still very honest.

There are two wireless TV stations in Hong Kong, one cable TV station and one satellite TV station.

For paid TV, there are less than 100,000 subscribers so far, and at most 300,000 to 400,000 viewers. Therefore, most people still watch free wireless TV stations.

There are two TVBs, one is ATV. B. Before 1986, it was basically the largest TV station in Hong Kong. It has many celebrities, good programs, and the first ratings. It often pushes ATV to the ground and rubs it.

But in 1986, after acquiring ATV in the summer, it helped ATV make a comeback. With his support, ATV not only obtained financial support, but also received more sophisticated programs, but also obtained very creative programs and launched a large number of popular and excellent works.

In addition, with the support of Tianxia Entertainment, ATV, which was originally dim in stars, has become a star-studded and gathered with stars, pressing its former boss TVB under its body.

Now that so many years have passed, Hong Kong people have already developed new viewing habits, and they can't watch Asian TV every day. However, TVB has been in poor business since it was taken over by the Huifeng Group in 1980.

The main reason is that the Huifeng Group is not good at operating the media and cannot find the future development of TVB. Moreover, the business calculating is too strong and he is reluctant to spend a lot of money to invest, and he only knows to balance expenses, which makes it difficult for a good cook to cook without rice.

In recent years, TVB talents have gradually faded. The ratings treasure Zheng Shaoqiu has gone to Taiwan to develop; the treasure of Taiwan, Wang Mingquan, was also banned by Taiwan because of her closeness to the mainland; Dudu and Zheng Yuling have been developing into the film industry. If it weren't for signing a long-term contract with TVB, she would have already switched to Tianxia Entertainment.

In addition, the original Hong Kong girls beauties such as Qiu Shuzhen, Li Jiaxin, Yuan Yongyi, Chen Farong, Liang Xiaobing, etc., have now become Asian girls beauties and entertainment people in the world.

So this led to the decline of TVB veterans, but the newcomers' attendance was in a gap. In the early 1980s, in addition to the five tiger generals, TVB also had young actors such as Ren Dalun, Lu Liangwei, Wan Ziliang, and Shi Xiu. They had to be good-looking and have acting skills.

But now, TVB actors are no longer suitable for the past. Not only are they pitifully small, but their abilities are also very average and they cannot attract audiences at all.

So Xia Tian knew that the group of people shouted boycott, but in the end they still had to watch ATV. Because apart from ATV, they had nowhere to watch.

This is like a mainland search website, which was once boycotted by netizens because of the incident of false advertisements being harmful to others. But in the end, its market share did not decline.

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Therefore, Xia Tian didn't care about this at all. He was concerned about the progress of the "Poison Weed Plan".

Now, Snow satellite TV channel has been launched in Malaysia, Singapore, Africa, Indonesia, Thailand, Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau and other places.

Local people can receive signals and see Snow TV TV as long as they set up a satellite TV receiver, which is the legendary "small pot" and "big pot".

Snow TV's signal is not encrypted and can be watched for free, so the income depends entirely on advertising. In the early stage of the creation of the TV station, advertising revenue was limited. In addition, the initial investment was relatively large, so Snow TV suffered a loss of nearly 50 million US dollars.

But Xia Tian knew that satellite TV was quite prosperous.

Even in the Internet era in my previous life, watching videos, chats, and playing games online was no longer a problem, watching TV was still a daily pastime for many people, and the TV station's ratings and influence were still good. So it doesn't matter if the investment is bigger now, and you can still make money in the future.

Moreover, it doesn’t matter if you lose money and make a name for yourself. The purpose of starting a satellite TV company in the summer is not to make money, but to expand your influence in Asia, especially in East Asia.

There is a media that has an influence covering East Asia, which is a big deal for a super rich man like Xia Tian. It can not only help Xia Tian do publicity, shape his good image, but also guide public opinion and help him eliminate adverse effects.

At that time, anyone who wants to mess with him will have to consider whether he can pay the price.
Chapter completed!