Chapter 796? Premiere
"Seriously, Microsoft's DirectX is shit compared to our Glide, I know, I know that PC games are almost impossible to get around the windows platform, but I assure you, this evaluation is based entirely on facts..."
"John Carmack never liked Microsoft, OK? Next June we'll rock the world with him, and then you'll know which side he's on."
"It's going very well, everything is going well, design, tape-out... the licensed board manufacturers have obtained our ES chips and public version solutions, Diamond, Elsa, Innovation..."
"Anyway, wait and see next June!"
Song Ya was still a step late. The 3DFX trio was also at the game exhibition. Shortly after the richest man in the world was John Carmack's game and next year's DOOM e-sports competition platform, they accepted the interview with great sourness. Microsoft's DirectX is a bite.
"These guys." Song Ya said to Dr. Chen, holding his forehead helplessly, "Didn't we send a professional manager?"
"Yes, they are still in the running-in period. Although this manager also has a background in the chip industry, he is still not involved in the technical level. 3DFX is too new. His expertise is in chip production and inventory management."
Dr. Chen replied: "We can't shut the mouths of these three people. They have certain prestige, contacts and influence in the industry. Many big names in the computer industry speak directly. DirectX is really not good enough. The trio It’s not necessarily a bad thing to talk nonsense for 3DFX to attract a lot of attention at this time, Microsoft is not so stingy, it’s too early to bow your head now.”
"Um."
Song Ya crossed her fingers, and moved her joints viciously, "Let the headhunter dig a marketing manager over there, and I must keep the mouths of these three liars under control before June next year!"
thump, thump, thump, thump...
At 7 o'clock the next night, accompanied by the majestic Game of Thrones music and the A+CN evening news title, the director pulled down one of the faders in his hand and pushed the other up, "Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to watch A+CN's evening news, this is our first episode, I'm Gordon, and on my left is my partner..."
In the small studio, a group of people stood against the wall. Except for Song Ya and his subordinates, most of them came from Comcast and Northern Trust. Everyone stared at the studio scene on the screen wall silently. Screen, try not to disturb the work and communication of the director team.
"Our first news comes from the White House on the follow-up discussion of the Simpson case,
The Chancellor has delivered a new speech in which he urges the states to pass stricter laws regarding the broadcasting of court hearings...”
The director cut the scene to Washington, the reporter gave a brief introduction to the camera with the White House as the background, and then began to play the clip of the general's speech in the morning. The atmosphere in the room was a little more relaxed, "Is everything going well?" O'Grady asked Comcast's people .
"It seems so."
The people from Comcast and their professionals nodded in approval after whispering a few words. A+CN borrowed the resources of a free channel with good ratings, forty-five minutes, forty-five minutes in the evening prime time.
"Let's go out and talk."
The news is always boring. Gordon’s style and ideal is to do serious news. Song Ya waited until the second report, and felt nothing wrong with Congress’s divergent report on the federal budget. She didn’t want to disturb the busy work of the directors anymore. Go to the conference room lightly and watch TV.
The first broadcast has been prepared for a long time, and it is very full. Very professional video materials are matched with the broadcast of major domestic and international news. The reporter of the first international news station in South Africa even interviewed Mandela face to face.
"Do you remember this photo?" Before the end of the interview, the reporter from the South Africa Station showed Song Ya's "Grandfather and Grandson Love" photo to Mandela for identification.
"I don't really remember the specific situation at that time, but I know that there was such an incident. At that time, I didn't expect APLUS to have what it is today. I wish him well..." The old man replied very face-saving.
For the first time, laughter erupted in the conference room.
However, the strength of A+CN is limited after all. In the future, for some news, we can only buy photos from other news agencies to "look at the pictures and talk", especially the international part.
The people from Comcast kept holding the phone to answer the time-segmented ratings they counted. The ratings were not very satisfactory, and the ratings dropped, a lot.
"TV station is a very long-term business, and everyone's recognition of A+CN is not enough." O'Grady explained Song Ya.
"It's okay, I expected it."
The drop is relative to the historical ratings of this channel. After the channel that belongs to A+CN is actually obtained in the future, the black 24-hour news channel will be able to have the current ratings. Real money subscription, "Wait a minute, Gordon told me that the exciting part is the in-depth special on the Simpson case at the end, and the first episode will be aired today."
Alicia didn't come. She and Peter went to canvassing activities. The model couple only appeared in the domestic part for about ten seconds. Gordon is very ambitious and won't pay too much attention to the news of the TV station. Give potential national subscribers a first impression of a regional station.
Of course, Gordon knows the political inclination of the boss, and the reports on Peter and Alicia are more positive.
"Typhoon Gordon is very stable. This TV station feels to me as if it existed before and has always been there."
the Comcast man said between calls.
"After all, he has worked in BET for so many years, but from another perspective, it can also be said that it lacks new ideas?" O'Grady said with a smile: "It's not easy for news stations to come up with new ideas, it's the same all over the world."
"It's started." Song Yachao pouted on the TV, and Simpson's famous prison photo appeared in the upper right corner of the studio on the screen.
"As for the just-concluded Simpson case, I think people all over Mimi still remember it well..."
After Gordon's introduction, an in-depth report appeared on the screen: Everything you know about Simpson, the first series of words.
"OJ Simpson was born..."
The following are short documentaries that have been made, and last ten minutes. Gordon slipped out of the studio and met with everyone in the conference room.
"Very good, nothing went wrong." Song Ya encouraged him.
"Yeah, I was afraid of low-level mistakes on the first day." Gordon looked cheerfully at the Comcast people, "The ratings..."
The Comcast man shrugged silently and shook his head.
"It will get better and better." Song Ya patted him on the shoulder, "The ratings during the special report period should increase significantly."
"I hope so."
Gordon shared his gains and losses with everyone and listened to their opinions. "Tomorrow I will be less moderate. I have prepared materials about excessive law enforcement against African Americans in certain cities."
A+CN refuses to be bound by regional labels, but the African-American group must be caught. Neither Gordon nor Song Ya himself expects to build a news station that can be accepted by whites at the same time. Comcast accepts, Investing in shares and concentrating on helping A+CN is also a market segment of African-American subscribers.
The ambition to create a 24-hour news station that belongs to black people is great, but it is not the case from another perspective. The black population only accounts for 10% of the whole meter, and the proportion willing to pay to subscribe to small news stations is extremely low. .
"Don't put too much pressure on Gordon."
Before Gordon, who was urged back to the studio by the staff, Song Ya shouted to his back. In the Simpsons special, Song Ya made an appointment with politicians or former politicians such as Daly Jr. and Dingkins, and fought with Simpson. All the black stars in Los Angeles, the pastor Jesse Jackson, the African-American leader, the widow of Malcolm X, etc., all really tried their best.
In this regard, his accumulation of network resources is far inferior to BET's Johnson, but Gordon should have been mentally prepared to come to A+CN to sit in a high position and get a high salary. He does not owe Gordon.
The 45-minute news program ended at the end of Simpson's brilliant football career. It was the first episode, and there were many first-hand interviews with his friends, alumni, coaches, and teammates at the time. Gordon's ability in this aspect is indeed true. There is nothing to say, the depth is enough, and the complexity of Simpson's character and experience is fully explained within ten minutes.
"cheers!"
Except those from Comcast who were still waiting for the ratings report, Song Ya and others and all the staff of A+CN opened champagne in the studio to celebrate the successful completion of the first broadcast of the TV station without any surprises.
"How is it?" Gordon was of course the most nervous. Seeing the Comcast person put down the phone, he hurried over to ask in a low voice.
The people from Comcast smiled and gave a thumbs up, and everyone was even more excited, cheering and celebrating.
"No, the ratings haven't improved at all, they've been going down all the way."
But when several minds got together, Comcast's people told the truth, "Gordon, please re-cut the second series tomorrow, and make it more explosive. You are a senior media person, and you know what to do." How do you do it?"
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