Night is falling.

In the evening, everyone came to the Xiangjiang International Hotel, and after finishing the meal, the live broadcast ended.

Yang Fei hugged Zhao Yaxin and stood at the window of the hotel to enjoy the beautiful night view of Victoria Harbour.

The two sides of Victoria Harbour are brightly lit, and the lights shine on the water, reflecting the beautiful light of the Daodao, which makes people can't help but be fascinated by it.

This is Xiangjiang, Yang Fei, like many people in the mainland, has an impression of Xiangjiang in his heart is actually the Four Heavenly Kings, Double Monday Cheng, Shaw Brothers Martial Arts, Flying Tigers, and Crazy Boy...... It seems that this is the element of Xiangjiang.

It's a pity that the once glorious era of Hong Kong films has now become a place for bad films.

And TVB, the former TV kingdom, has also reached the state of the twilight of the West Mountain.

Although there are so many regrets, history in general is moving forward, and I hope that tomorrow will be better......

After a long time, Yang Fei cleaned up his mood, and then said: "Yaxin, it's windy outside, don't stand for a long time, I'm going to see Shao Yifu tomorrow, let's rest early." ”

Zhao Yaxin nodded, and the two went back to the bedroom to sleep.

Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate, New Territories, Hong Kong, TVB.

At eight o'clock in the morning, Shao Yifu, who had white hair and was 100 years old, walked into the TV station with the help of his wife, Ms. Fang.

He hadn't been to the TV station for half a year.

"Shao Lao is good!"

"Old Shao, you're here!"

"Mr. Shao is good, Mr. Fang is good......"

For the first time in half a year, the company's employees saw their Mr. Chairman with surprise on their faces.

"Good, good!"

Shao Yifu nodded with a smile, a very kind old man.

But no one noticed his gaze, he was watching everyone, even the small details like one of the clerks at the front desk playing with his mobile phone.

But he didn't speak, still smiling, and then walked into the elevator with the help of his wife.

When the elevator door closed, the staff in the lobby began to talk.

"Why did Shao Lao come to the company suddenly?"

"He has been recuperating at home all the time, and he rarely comes. ”

"Maybe it's because he's been at home for a long time, let's take a look. ”

"How do I feel wrong, something will happen to Shao Lao every time he comes to the TV station, I hope I'm too careful......"

And it was quiet in the elevator.

At this time, Shao Yifu asked casually: "There are many new faces on the TV station." ”

"Hmm. Fang Tai responded.

Shao Yifu was also silent.

"Ding!"

The sixth floor arrived.

Shao Yifu was supported by his wife and walked out of the elevator to the chairman's office, passing through hundreds of meters of corridors and several offices on the way.

He walked slowly, his gaze sweeping from office to office.

Everything has changed now, and along the way, many offices are sparsely populated.

You must know that in the heyday of TVB, there were thousands of people in this building, and they had to queue up for the elevator every day to and from work.

How many are there now?

Especially the state of the staff, although they are laughing, they are laughing numbly and sluggish.

Just as people are old, TVB is also aging.

Inside the office.

Oolong Tea, Ming Pao.

Mrs. Fang prepared them for the old man one by one, and then she stood behind the old man and massaged his shoulder.

Drink tea and read the newspaper

This is most of Shao Yifu's current affairs, picking up the newspaper and opening the entertainment section, the headlines caught his attention:

"Hong Kong dramas are no longer brilliant, and mainland dramas are gorgeous. ”

This is a report written by a mainland Shenzhen Securities TV practitioner, which said: "If you ask how brilliant Hong Kong dramas used to be, it can be said that one TVB supported the fortress of the entire Chinese TV drama market back then...... If you ask how brilliant TVB used to be:

"TVB Artist Training Class" Chow Yunfa, Leung Chiu-wai, Yam Tat-wah, Chow Sing Chi, Yan Tsai-dan, Lau Tak-wah, etc. have now become superstars in Hong Kong and even the Chinese entertainment industry, and are veritable star-making workshops.

In the early years, TVB TV dramas included the self-made first feature-length color TV series "Smoke and Rain" (1973) and the first Jin Yong martial arts drama "Book of Swords and Enmity" (1976), which became popular with TVB's earliest leading ——— Zheng Shaoqiu.

TVB martial arts dramas such as "Dragon Babu", "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", "Snow Mountain Flying Fox", "Chivalrous Journey", "Heaven and Dragon Slayer", "The Legend of Deer and Ding" and other TVB martial arts dramas have swept the country, becoming the best form of mass entertainment in the 1980s when the production of TV dramas in the mainland was weak.

Another TVB TV series that caused a ratings boom in the mainland in the 1980s was "Shanghai Tang" starring Zhou Yunfa and Zhao Yazhi.

There is also "The Desire of the Golden Branch", which became the "Year of the Golden Branch" in the Xiangjiang TV industry without any suspense.

"Golden Branches" not only won all the ratings and word-of-mouth during the broadcast period, but also won almost all the awards at the TVB Celebration Awards Ceremony that year......"

It can be said that TVB used to be a sign of the times, a memory of several generations. But now, TVB is like a lady who has entered old age, her youth has passed away, and her steps are faltering.

The glory of the queen of Chinese TV is gone.

Hong Kong drama fans can only sigh helplessly: 'The heart is still the heart that is obsessed with Hong Kong dramas, and the drama fans are still the same group of drama fans, but TVB is no longer the TVB of the year. ’

On the other hand, mainland dramas are becoming more and more sunny, not only with super high ratings, but also with a large number of TVB artists joining in the north, which has the potential to seize the Hong Kong drama market......"

Shao Yifu muttered to himself, his hands trembling slightly.

The wife behind her wanted to say something, but was speechless in the end.

In the dark, it seems that God is at work.

TVb has witnessed the glory of Heung Kong TV, promoted the glory of Heung Kong TV, and also witnessed the decline of Heung Kong TV, and also followed the decline.

“...... Now that the TV is turned on again, 67 satellite TVs, in addition to Xiangjiang Satellite TV, resolutely implement the idol fashion line, and how many stations will be keen to broadcast Hong Kong and Taiwan dramas? Hong Kong and Taiwan dramas are declining and gradually becoming a fact. And behind this decline, there are many emotional entanglements and reasons insider, let's count them one by one.

Reason 1: Monopoly on the TV industry in Hong Kong, the system is chaotic. As we all know, there are only two or three TV stations in the Xiangjiang area, and the impact of cable stations on TVB is very insignificant. It is conceivable that TVB has no rivals and almost monopolizes the TV industry in Xiangjiang. A satellite TV station has to meet all the needs of TV dramas and feed a huge TVB team. The annual output is very high, but for artists, directors, screenwriters, and producers, there is a serious imbalance between what they pay and what they receive.

A former TVB artist revealed: In order to strive for performances, earn money, and realize their dreams, artists silently compromise with a company that has long required artists to work 24 hours a day, but the salary is only one-third or one-quarter of that of mainland artists. There is no competition in the entire TV industry in Xiangjiang, wireless is dominant, and artists have no choice, and this situation has not been improved so far. ”

Reason 2: There is constant infighting at the top and people's hearts are scattered......

Reason 3: The salary is too low, and the gold medal directors have left the nest......

Reason 4: Artists go north to make money, and they are bent on looking at "money......

The fifth reason is also the most attention-paying reason: the mainland is developing too fast, and TVB has stagnated

For the current booming market in the mainland, there are few high-quality Hong Kong and Taiwan dramas.

A well-known director in the mainland explained: "In fact, TVB has not regressed in recent years, you know, ten years ago, when the mainland didn't know what a set was, the filming of Xiangjiang was already very advanced. In fact, the mainland is developing too fast, and TVB is just stagnant. ’”

"The mainland is developing too fast, and TVB is just stagnant"

This sentence reached Shao Yifu's heart.

Why TVB is stagnant, Shao Yifu actually understands better than anyone else, and the core reason is that he is old.

And the TVB aircraft carrier has not yet found its captain, and without an heir at the helm, the aircraft carrier will be lost in the sea.

On the other hand, mainland dramas have flourished in the past four or five years.

This report also introduces in detail the prosperity of mainland TV dramas, the scale of which has even begun to penetrate into Xiangjiang.

"Last year, a mainland TV series "Love in the World" landed on Heung Kong Cable Entertainment and HD at the same time. "The Temptation of Returning to the Village" has become the highest-rated mainland drama in Hong Kong and Taiwan. ”

The copyright prices of some domestic TV dramas have continued to soar in the past year, and the online copyright of some popular film and television dramas has jumped from 10,000 yuan a year ago to 1 million yuan to 2 million yuan per episode.

In June last year, the unfinished "Attacking the Heart" network copyright was sold for 20 million yuan; in July, Sohu Video bought the exclusive broadcast rights of the new "Huanzhu Gege" website for 30 million yuan; in October, Tengxun purchased the exclusive online copyright of "Palace 2" at a high price of 70 million yuan, setting a record in China so far. ”

Seeing these reports, Shao Yifu rubbed his brows, put down the newspaper and took a sip of tea.

After composing himself, he continued to read the newspaper.

At this time, a news picture appeared in his eyes not long ago.

In the picture, Yang Fei received the "Charity Gambling King" trophy from the gambling king.

"Is this young man what I want to see today?" Shao Yifu asked his wife, pointing to Yang Fei in the picture.

"Yes. Madame nodded.

"Oh. ”

Shao Yifu sighed and continued to read the newspaper.

This newspaper gave a detailed account of the situation on the day of the King of Gamblers, especially the 200 million yuan gambling game between Yang Fei and Marubeni Taro.

The gambling game of 200 million meters caused a sensation in Macau.

The past, the number of romantic figures, but also look at the present.

"There are talents in the country, a generation of new people replace the old, and the young people of today are really amazing!" Shao Yifu couldn't help but sigh.

He knew that his body was getting weaker, and although he looked healthy, only he knew that he was dying.

But TVB has not yet found a suitable successor, so how dare he just leave.

If he is ten years younger, he is confident that he will reinvigorate the majesty of TVB, but there is no aphrodisiac in the world.

"It seems that it is time to abdicate and make way for Xian. Such a thought flashed through Shao Yifu's heart.