Although Xiangjiang is the economic center of Asia, it is still too small after all, such a big place, with a population of millions, how big can the film market be?

But in such a small place, there are so many large and small film and television production companies, get a camera, and dare to make a movie if you invite two people casually, and there are actually four cinema companies.

The Shaw Family, the Golden Harvest Family, the Golden Princess Family, Huamao with a red background, and some scattered movie theaters compete with each other and fall into each other, especially Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest.

Regarding the grievances between Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest, as long as you know a little bit about the Xiangjiang entertainment industry, everyone knows that Shao Yifu scolded Zou Wenhuai for a lifetime, and Zou Wenhuai also scolded Shao Yifu for a lifetime.

If you want to talk about the beginning of this grievance, you have to start from 1959, when Zou Wenhuai entered the Shaw Brothers, which was in urgent need of talents, and he was promoted by Shao Yifu from the publicity director to the production manager.

With power in his hands, Zou Wenhuai carried out drastic reforms in the Shaw Brothers, preparing to shoot the Huangmei tune movie Vicious Cathay Pacific, creating the Shaw Brothers martial arts era, and hiring foreign directors to make Western films, wanting to lead the Shaw Brothers to the world.

It can be said that he has made many miraculous achievements, and has made great contributions to the Shaw Brothers' domination of Xiangjiang, and he also has the title of "Shao Lao Liu's second" in the Shaw Brothers.

However, one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. This so-called dilemma of monarchs and ministers is the same in ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad. Zou Wenhuai soon hit the ceiling at Shaw and couldn't take a step further.

Although Zou Wenhuai is the No. 2 person in the Shaw Brothers, there have been three general managers on his head to check and balance him, and Shao Yifu never promoted him to implement the strategy of "first-class talent, third-class position, and special rights".

Especially in 1969, Shaw's confidante Fang Yihua entered the Shaw Brothers, and Zou Wenhuai was even more powerful. So, he left Shaw Brothers with He Guanchang and other friends to create his own Golden Harvest.

However, it is obviously very difficult to compete with the rising Shaw Brothers.

The start-up Golden Harvest, Zou Wenhuai's funds in his hands are only two million, the director who can work immediately is only Huang Feng, and the actors are only three newcomers, Miao Kexiu, Yiyi, and Mao Ying.

There is no set, there are not many employees, and the office space is rented in a few hundred feet unit in the Nathan Road Tung Ying Building, and only a few desks can be placed.

And in the midst of everyone's watching, the first film that came out had a mediocre response. In order to attract the market, Zou Wenhuai prepared for the auction.

However, Shaw Brothers' gold lacquer signboard, so this drama attracted a lawsuit with Shaw Brothers for more than a year, and the lawyer's fees alone were as high as one million.

During this period, the Jiahe period, which was launched during the Jiahe period, also had poor results and weak funds, and came to an extremely dangerous situation.

Fortunately, Zou Wenhuai had a good eye for talents, and put all his net worth on Li Xiaolong, and finally relied on one to completely revitalize Golden Harvest, and also began the dragon and tiger fight between Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers for more than ten years.

Zou Wenhuai's independent producer system and Shao Yifu's large-scale studio system have been advanced for at least 20 years, and there is no reason not to win at all.

Shao Yifu adheres to the big studio system, no matter how big the star or management is in Shaw Brothers, he only gets a salary and does not participate in dividends.

Shao Yifu's business philosophy of "sole proprietorship and self-responsibility" made stars and directors dissatisfied with their salaries, and Zou Wenhuai also suffered from it.

When Li Hanxiang was dissatisfied with his income and left Shaw Brothers, Zou Wenhuai proposed to Shao Yifu that the dividend system was rejected.

When Shaw Brothers makes a lot of money but has nothing to do with the employees, it is naturally difficult to tie the morale of the military, and the employees will change their doors as soon as the wind blows.

After working at Shaw Brothers for 11 years, Zou Wenhuai was well aware of the drawbacks of this system, so after founding Golden Harvest, he took the initiative to share dividends with partners, and Li Xiaolong was the beginning of the dividend system.

The competition with Golden Harvest was frustrated, and Shaw Brothers finally stopped production completely, although Shao Yifu focused on the TV industry, but in the face of the once strong rival Golden Harvest, he still has a heart of revenge.

In 1998, when the contract for the Axe Hill Road studio, which had been used by Golden Harvest for more than 20 years, expired and was withdrawn by the Hong Kong government, Golden Harvest set its sights on the newly developed Tseung Kwan O and prepared to build a film and television base there.

Just when Golden Harvest was determined to win, Shaw Brothers joined forces with 6 companies of China Star, Media Asia, Meiya, Era, and Jingyi to form a group to bid, and finally won the Tseung Kwan O studio at a high price of 78 million.

Originally, at that time, the Xiangjiang film industry encountered a cold snap, and the major production companies suffered financial setbacks, and also suffered from the squeeze from the TV industry.

Zou Wenhuai's Golden Harvest is naturally also in danger, and the bid for Tseung Kwan O Cinema was retaliated against by Shao Yifu and the bid failed.

Finally, in 2007, Zou Wenhuai transferred the equity of Golden Harvest to Orange Sky Entertainment in the mainland, completely withdrew from the film industry, and has since retired to live a retired life.

After decades of fighting, they finally ended up losing both, and the most ruthless injury was the Xiangjiang film industry, which could have been enough as a benchmark for Asian films, and Xiangjiang films have since collapsed, actors and directors from all walks of life have gone north, and Xiangjiang films have fallen into a vacuum.

Yi Qing never thought of turning things around, and really led Xiangjiang filmmakers to fight against Hollywood, which is pure nonsense, after all, Xiangjiang movies themselves are congenitally insufficient, and the market is too small.

With a population base of several million, how to watch the Hollywood confrontation?

Trouble!

The reason why Yi Qing entered the game is actually very simple, but he plans to use the market of Xiangjiang as an import place for mainland films in the future while stabilizing the downward momentum of Xiangjiang films.

But if you want to achieve such a goal, you must have the right to speak, not only to be able to speak, but also to be qualified to make rules.

He is clear about the bullshit of Xiangjiang Film Company, but if he becomes the one who makes the rules, he can obviously avoid some problems and make this market develop more healthily and orderly.

Shaw Brothers is just the first step, and then there are Jiahe, Princess Jin, as for Huamao, Yi Qing pretended not to see, there is a place with a red background, it is not something that he can casually set foot in, but it is very possible to cooperate in the future.

Shao Yifu listened to Yi Qing's analysis of the problems in the Xiangjiang film market, and couldn't help but sigh secretly, as a generation of film and television tycoons, how could he not see the existence of these problems.

When a subject becomes popular, someone immediately follows the trend and shoots, and they have to tap the potential of this theme until it stinks.

A film company's works have a high box office, and immediately some people unite to suppress them, digging all kinds of pits, making stumbling blocks, and the most uncomfortable thing is to let the schedule crash.

This kind of thing, Shaw Brothers also did it, in order to fight against Golden Harvest.

Although Shao Yifu also knew that this was not good and wrong, when he thought of Zou Wenhuai's two or five boys, he would lose his cool.

"If the Shaw Brothers give it to you, you are really sure that Zou Wenhuai will be moved, then he is not an easy guy to deal with!"

Shao Yifu and Zou Wenhuai have been fighting for more than ten years, although they hate each other's betrayal very much, but they also have to admit that Zou Wenhuai is a talent, and a great talent.

"Mr. Shao, I have just said, Zou Wenhuai and Lei Juekun, one of them will accept it, even if they don't accept it, or even join forces to deal with me, I don't care, although Xiangjiang is not big, but there are still places to build a few movie theaters, and I have abundant funds, famous directors, stars, I can invite them if I have money, I am not afraid of fighting with them, as long as I know, I can last until the end!"

If you fight for money, how much money can Zou Wenhuai have now?

In 1994, when Golden Harvest was listed, Zou Wenhuai's net worth was only 600 million Hong Kong dollars, which was not enough compared with Yi Qing.

However, Yi Qing didn't really want to fight with Jiahe for money, so it was over.

Even, he didn't think that this time he came to Xiangjiang to completely solve this matter, no matter what he did, it would take a process.

The current Yi Qing has no foundation in Xiangjiang at all, even if he wins the Shaw Brothers cinema chain, there are no works, who knows what he does?

You can't just come to the door now, tell Zou Wenhuai, give me your theater chain, I have money, if you don't agree, I will use the money to kill you!

How will Zou Wenhuai react?

Let go of Cheng Long, kill this hysterical rotten boy!

The meal should be eaten one bite at a time, and the road should be taken step by step.

Yi Qing naturally understands this truth, but in the face of Shao Yifu, his attitude must be tougher.

Yi Qing's words were crazy, but it also made Shao Yifu think highly of Yi Qing a little more, if Yi Qing is just a good schemist, whether it is a conspiracy or a conspiracy, he is always a fan-shaker, such a person can do things, but he can't do big things.

People who want to do big things are okay without a little blood, without a little guts!

Thinking of this, Shao Yifu smiled: "Okay! Seeing you, I really feel old!"

Yi Qing said with a smile: "Mr. Shao is old and strong, and now he is fully committed to the TV market, this decision is very wise." ”

"Oh, do you really think so?"

Yi Qing nodded: "Of course, the audience of the TV industry is wider than that of movies, and Mr. Shao is a senior, so he won't be unable to understand it!"

Yi Qing's words made Shao Yifu a little vigilant, although he didn't know Yi Qing's background or his strength, but an outsider dared to fight the idea of Shaw Brothers Cinemas just after he came over, thinking that Yi Qing's strength was very strong.

If this kid is eyeing the TV industry, it's a troublesome thing.

Everyone thinks of TVB at the same time as Shao Yifu, but in fact, TVB is not Shao Yifu alone, and his shares in TVB are only more than 70%.

"Make a price, I'm not afraid to tell you, Pan Disheng has approached me, and the price is 100 million Hong Kong dollars, how much can you open?"