"Have Huang He actively acquire HBO television!" Hearing this task, Little John felt a surge of frustration.
Could a few tens of billions of dollars acquisition deal be facilitated by him, a mere task-doer? Even Huang He's own father might not be able to make Huang He decide!
Not to mention that he was Huang He's former opponent, someone who almost ruined Huang He. The president saw through Little John's thoughts and said with a smile, "This isn't actually a task I assigned, but a task given to you by that old man!"
"But President, this is an impossible task. I can't do it!" Little John said.
"Didn't you just say yourself that Huang He might acquire HBO to break the cable television network's blockade?" the president said. "This is the opportunity. Huang He intended to acquire HBO in winter, you just need to create a situation that prompts him to act!"
"Also, since this is a task from that old man, you can utilize all the power behind him. Even I have to listen to you and obediently order CNN to cooperate with all your actions! In a way, you are also my boss!" the president said cheerfully. These words made Little John's soul tremble. These were truly damning words.
"But President, no matter how I try, I can't effectively influence Huang He unless I can work by his side. There's a slim possibility, but that's impossible, I..." Little John tried to explain.
Unexpectedly, upon hearing Little John's words, the president's smile widened. "That's right, precisely because of this, you can't stay in our company. Instead, you must go to Huang He's company. That way, you can stay by his side and influence him from the closest distance!"
"???" Little John was stunned.
"What's so strange about that? Huang He just acquired that Los Gatos Television. We investigated, and it's a local television station with only four employees, merely cycling old dramas and movies every day!"
"Such a television station cannot support Huang He's massive expansion plan. Therefore, he will definitely recruit a large number of employees, especially various high-level television talents, otherwise, he cannot even maintain the normal operation of the company."
"However, high-level television talents are basically all in the five major television stations. Even if Huang He hires the top headhunting companies, he won't find many usable people. So, if an elite talent like you actively seeks to join him, Huang He will be overjoyed. He might even appoint you as the station manager of the new television station, which is much higher status than here!" the president said happily.
"But President, the most crucial thing is that Huang He and I are not friends, but genuine rivals. I just caused him to fail an auction, and he wishes he could kill me. How could he possibly accept me if I go there?" Little John was anxious.
"Don't worry, I'll help you with that!" the president said cheerfully, and Little John suddenly felt a great sense of foreboding.
— — —
"Mr. Donald, you seem to be in a good mood today. Is there any good news?" One day, Huang He appeared at the company and saw a smiling Donald.
"It's not exactly good news, but it's something amusing. Someone not only got kicked out by the organization but was also stripped naked before leaving. It was truly a sight to behold!" Donald said gleefully.
"What's going on?" Huang He asked curiously.
"There's a guy at CNN named Little John. He's been in this industry for over twenty years, done a lot of bad things, and is a terrible fellow. But recently, he apparently made a mistake that cost the company a full 5 million US dollars! He also offended four other television stations simultaneously, and as a result, CNN fired him."
"Not only that, but the company also demanded that he compensate the company for the 5 million US dollars in losses. Naturally, he couldn't. So, the company directly reported him to the police, and now his personal assets have been frozen. His house has been sealed, making him not only broke but also incurring over a million dollars in debt. Isn't that hilarious?" Donald laughed.
"Is that so?" Huang He's eyebrows twitched. He hadn't retaliated against this guy yet, and this guy was already fired by his company. It was truly letting him off too easily.
"However, Mr. Donald, I never knew you were someone who built happiness on others' suffering!" Huang He said earnestly, seemingly very displeased with Donald's schadenfreude.
"You're mistaken. I'm not interested in how that guy is. What interests me is that we now have the opportunity to bring him into our fold. This is very important for the future development of our television station!" Donald also dropped his smile and said very seriously.
After that conversation, Donald accepted Huang He's re-hiring and became the Vice President of Jiangnan Film and Television Group, concurrently serving as the Station Manager of Los Gatos Television, continuing his old profession.
This was not because Huang He greatly admired Donald as a person, but because Huang He and the entire Jiangnan Group lacked sufficient resources in the television industry.
It was no problem for Jiangnan Film and Television to produce a television drama now, but if it came to managing the operations of a television station, as well as various government and corporate relationships, Jiangnan Group absolutely lacked such talent. Therefore, Huang He needed an old hand like Donald to serve him, at least to get through the initial few years and train new personnel.
And when Donald learned that Huang He had completed his plan, he became full of enthusiasm for this job. In fact, he was the one in the world who most wanted to turn Los Gatos Television into a first-class television station.
He originally thought this dream was impossible, but now Huang He had handed him the opportunity again, so naturally, he wouldn't give it up.
Therefore, Donald was now working with 200% enthusiasm. One of his most important tasks was to continuously enrich and improve the entire new structure of the television station, allowing this rapidly expanding television station to be built as quickly as possible.
"This is a small-minded person, and I don't want to use him!" After listening to Donald's words, Huang He said very directly.
"No, it's not a matter of whether you want to use him, but a fact that we can only use him!" Donald grabbed Huang He's hand and said, "Sir, although you have found us a brand new track, it still requires a functional executive body."
"Although you appointed me to continue as the station manager, the peak of my career was leading forty to fifty people, and the television station covered the entire state of California. My capabilities and network are also roughly within the entire state of California. If the television station is to advance nationwide in the future, or even become the global Los Gatos Television as you planned, then we need someone like Little John, who has the most advanced television management experience and industry network, to work for us!"
"This is why I rushed to the company to report to you as soon as I heard the news. This is talent we must seize. If we miss him, we might not find such talent for several years."
"If he is willing to join us, I am even willing to give him my current position as station manager, because his abilities are ten or even a hundred times more than mine. We need his strength!"
After listening to Donald's words, Huang He fell silent for a moment, while Donald tried harder and continued to explain Little John's importance.
"Is this guy reliable?" Huang He asked after hesitating for a while. "He deliberately opposed me before. This guy is not a good person!"
"Precisely because he is not a good person, he is reliable!" Donald smiled. "Although Little John has switched jobs several times, he has spent the last decade at CNN. He rose from a CNN program director to the head of the program department, dedicating everything to CNN."
"But in return, he received a dismissal notice, was even sued by the company, and had all his assets confiscated, nullifying twenty years of his hard work. So, while Little John made mistakes first, does he really want to accept this outcome?"
"No, his heart is filled only with hatred for CNN and the resentment towards the five major television stations for colluding to harm him. The worse he is, the deeper this hatred will be, the more he will want to destroy these guys, and the more he can be used by us!"
"So I say Little John is the best choice. He will help us destroy our opponents! This guy knows all their weaknesses!" Donald concluded, and Huang He nodded, accepting the suggestion.
— — —
"This is too smooth!" Little John looked at the conference room in front of him with pain. He hadn't expected everything to be so smooth. He had just been fired by CNN and had all his assets cleared, but the very next day, he received a call from the human resources department of Los Gatos Television, inviting him to visit the station.
Please note, it says "visit" and not "interview." This means Los Gatos Television didn't even need an interview, they just wanted Little John to visit. As long as he agreed, he could immediately join Los Gatos Television.
If he had a choice, Little John absolutely did not want to work at this damn television station. However, the orders from above were in place, and all his assets were under the company's control.
Although the president said that all of this was just a show to make Jiangnan Group believe that Little John was genuinely defecting, and that his assets were temporarily held for him.
However, thinking that all his assets were in another person's hands, and that he was actually in debt for over a million US dollars, Little John felt uncomfortable all over and had no choice but to come to Los Gatos for a visit.