Chapter 301: Film and Television Tycoon
Xiangjiang, as one of the financial centers in Asia, has had a lot of business legends in this treasure land, and there have long been many tycoon-level figures, and the experience of these people starting from scratch has become the goal of many people in the future, such as a generation of ship king Bao Yugang, big industrialist Li Jiacheng, and the only one who started by doing the entertainment industry is Shao Yifu, who is one of the most well-known tycoons in Xiangjiang with these tycoons from shipping and real estate.
Yi Qing had seen Shao Yifu's photos in his previous life, and he had also seen his video materials, compared to Qiu Degen, who was low-key, Shao Yifu in the entertainment industry was a star-level tycoon himself.
Although the old man in front of him is nearly eighty years old, he is still in good spirits, and he should be retired to enjoy his old age, but he is still on the front line of his career.
"Hello, Mr. Shao!"
Yi Qing showed enough respect for Shao Yifu, not because he was a Xiangjiang tycoon, but because of his help in the country's education cause.
In his previous life, Shao Yifu donated and built schools in every corner of the country, and for this reason, Shao Yifu deserves Yi Qing's respect.
Shao Yifu has been looking at the other party since Yi Qing came in, although Yi Qing spoke Cantonese, but after all, it was not pure: "Mr. Yi, please take a seat!"
Yi Qing sat opposite Shao Yifu without humility or arrogance, such a scene, he was afraid that he didn't even dare to think about it in his previous life, but the other party was a real film and television tycoon, who single-handedly shaped the glory of Shaw Brothers for 20 years, and also let TVB dominate Xiangjiang.
But now, he actually has the opportunity to sit face-to-face with Shao Yifu like this, and he also has the idea of a cinema company in his name.
"What does Mr. Yi want to eat?"
Yi Qing smiled faintly: "A bowl of wonton noodles, I heard that the pho here is good, try it!"
Yi Qing's face was light and light, but he was complaining in his heart: Do these big bosses of Xiangjiang like to eat tea restaurants, tired of eating delicacies from the mountains and seas?
That's right, the place where Shao Yifu asked Yi Qing to meet was a tea restaurant, even more modest than the place he went to in the morning, only a small room, with four tables next to the wall.
Now in addition to them, there is only the owner of this store, Chen Yangzheng and the people brought by Shao Yifu are waiting outside.
Wonton noodles and pho soon came up, and then the boss hid in the kitchen with a very eye-catching look, Qiu Degen, who rarely appeared on TV and newspapers, not many people knew him, but Shao Yifu, there are a few people in Xiangjiang who don't know him!
"I heard that Mr. Shao was sick before, and I didn't have a chance to visit, I don't know how the old man is now?"
Yi Qing picked a chopstick and put it in his mouth, and the magic was that the taste was really good.
was stabbed by Yi Qing's words, Shao Yifu didn't react at all, but said very politely: "It's much better!"
This old man!
Shao Yifu didn't mention it, Yi Qing also calmed down, anyway, the taste of the things was not bad, and he hadn't eaten dinner yet, so he just filled his stomach first.
It wasn't until Yi Qing drank the last sip of soup that Shao Yifu finally spoke, looked at Yi Qing, nodded approvingly: "Young man, the kung fu of nourishing qi is really good, rare!"
Yi Qing smiled when he heard this: "It's not as good as Mr. Shao, I am a junior, and I have to learn from you and ask for advice!"
Shao Yifu wiped his mouth and said, "It's serious, at Mr. Yi's age, I'm still a hairy boy who doesn't know anything, and only goes into the cinema every day to watch movies, which gives the family a headache! ”
Here's the big thing!
"Okay! I've been in Xiangjiang for a while, I should go back, I can meet Mr. Shao before leaving, I'm already very satisfied, no matter whether things work out or not, it's worth the trip!"
Shao Yifu had a faint smile on his face: "An old man, what's there to see, since Mr. Yi has something urgent to go back, I won't go around in circles, Mr. Yi seems to be bound to win the Shaw Brothers Cinema Line?"
Yi Qing nodded and said, "Then it depends on whether Mr. Shao is willing to cut his love!?"
Compared with ATV's shares, Yi Qing attaches more importance to Shaw Brothers' cinema chain, which is the key to him having enough say in the Xiangjiang entertainment industry in the future.
Shao Yifu saw that Yi Qing was never humble or arrogant, and couldn't help but secretly admire, especially when Yi Qing was still so young, and he had already blown out of work and rest, he couldn't help but feel a sense of heroic twilight: "I have been dealing with movies for half my life, and Shaw Brothers has condensed my life's hard work, and I am really reluctant to give up!"
Yi Qing got up and poured a cup of tea for Shao Yifu: "There is no giving, where can I get it!"
The words of the two of them sounded like a duet.
"Yes, there is no giving, where is there gain, just like us people, at this juncture, we don't know how to give up, I'm afraid we really don't even have a chance to get it!"
Shao Yifu said, under the two thick black eyebrows, a pair of eagle-like eyes shot a bright light, a sharp gaze, as if to pierce something.
"Young man, you come to talk to me, can you really call the shots? The people above will believe you so much!"
As soon as Yi Qing heard this, he knew that Shao Yifu had misunderstood: "Mr. Shao is too careful, there is no one above me, and besides, I and Huamao are not the same family!"
Shao Yifu obviously regarded Yi Qing as an official person, and the acquisition of Shaw Brothers Cinemas was to expand the influence of the mainland in Xiangjiang, to put it bluntly, it was to use Shaw Brothers Cinemas for political propaganda.
Just like the Huamao Cinema Line with a red background, they mainly screen films from the mainland.
"Oh!"
Shao Yifu frowned slightly, staring at Yi Qing deadly, seeing that Yi Qing's complexion had not changed at all, he couldn't help but be even more surprised.
Could it be that I am wrong!
Obviously, Yi Qing didn't look like he was lying to him!
If Yi Qing really doesn't have an official background in the mainland, he would have one less layer of worry, it's not that Shao Yifu is timid, the key is that this moment is too sensitive, the British are obviously unwilling to give up Xiangjiang like this, even after the joint statement was issued, he has been restless and always wants to do things.
If the Shaw Brothers Cinema Line falls into the hands of that side, I am afraid that TVB will also be suppressed by the British.
Shao Yifu had to be cautious: "In this way, I'm too cautious, so it's okay, we can have a good talk!"
When Yi Qing heard this, he put on an open face to listen to the teaching, "Mr. Shao, please speak"
"Okay! So I'll rely on the old and sell the old, Mr. Yi, let me ask you first, what will you do if the Shaw Brothers Cinema Line doesn't fall into your hands in the end?"
Yi Qing said without thinking: "Although Xiangjiang is small, there is always enough place for me to build ten and eight cinemas, and when I have a foundation, I will unite with Jiahe to crush Princess Jin first, and then slowly grind the Shaw Brothers to death!"
Yi Qing is not alarmist, if he fails to acquire Shaw Brothers Cinemas, he will really do this, and Zou Wenhuai will not refuse.
Don't look at the decline of the Shaw Brothers now, but it has always been a big mountain pressing on the heart of Zou Wenhuai, the "second and fifth boy", if you don't watch him fall completely, Zou Wenhuai is afraid that he will not feel at ease.
"That's not a bad idea!" Shao Yifu's face turned a little colder, and then he asked, "Then what will you do if I transfer the Shaw Brothers Cinema Line to you?"
"When the time comes, I will buy the Golden Harvest Cinema Line, and then squeeze the Golden Princess and integrate all the cinema chains in Xiangjiang. ”
Yi Qing said this, but Shao Yifu was also a little surprised, he didn't expect Yi Qing's ambition to be so big, and he wanted to dominate the Xiangjiang Cinema Line.
At this moment, Shao Yifu suddenly felt that he was really old, he thought he knew countless people, but he couldn't see through the young man in front of him.
"What if Zou Wenhuai doesn't agree?"
"Then I'll go find Lei Juekun. ”
Lei Juekun is the owner of the Golden Princess Cinema Line, started in the minibus business, and is now also the owner of New Art City.
"If Lei Juekun doesn't agree either. ”
Speaking of this, Shao Yifu himself shook his head first, he knew very well in his heart that there would definitely be one person among Zou Wenhuai and Lei Juekun who would be persuaded by Yi Qing.
"Can you tell me about the purpose of this?"
Yi Qing said: "To be small, I want to eat the cake of the Xiangjiang Film Market by myself, and to say it big, sing high-profile words, I am for the future of Xiangjiang films!"
Shao Yifu smiled and said, "Okay! Let me hear how you sing in a high note!"
"Let's put it this way, the Xiangjiang Film Market is like a piece of cake, people living in this circle only think about how to divide it, but before I eat it, I think about how to make this cake bigger, only when the cake is bigger, I can eat more, and at the same time, only when the cake is big, I don't mind others sharing it. ”
Shao Yifu frowned and said, "Do you think there is a problem with the film market in Xiangjiang?"
Not only is there a problem, but the problem is simply big!
Otherwise, the reason why Xiangjiang Films will fall rapidly after reaching its peak and becoming a benchmark for Asian films is that there are too many shortcomings in this circle.
Just like Yi Qing said just now, people in this circle are thinking about how to compete for this cake, and no one has ever thought about how to make this cake bigger.
As a simple example, two equally wonderful movies, because they belong to different theaters, are released on the same schedule, and the two movies fight to the death for the audience, and in the end it seems that they can decide the winner, but in fact both are losers!
And then there is, after a movie with a theme became popular, everyone followed the trend to shoot movies with the same theme, such as zombie movies is the most obvious example, Lin Zhengying made zombie movies, so a large group of people immediately followed up, completely ignoring the quality of the movie, wearing an official uniform of the Qing Dynasty, they dared to jump around, and ruined the brand and made it stink.
After some analysis, Yi Qing came to the conclusion: "If we want to solve this problem, there can only be one theater in the Xiangjiang Film Market in the future! Only when the right to speak is in the hands of one person can I formulate rules to eliminate these drawbacks, so that Xiangjiang films can develop more healthily, and make this cake bigger and more delicious!"