"Xu Sheng, Sir Shao is here. Zhou Xiqian knocked on the door and reminded.

"Please let him in!" Xu Zhi immediately got up and said.

"Sir Shao, I have admired my name for a long time!" Xu Zhi shook hands and greeted, and the person who came was Sir Shao Yifu, the boss of Shaw Brothers Films, and the founder of the entire Xiangjiang film industry.

Shao Yifu said with a smile: "People are old, they can't compare to a rising star like Xu Sheng, during this time, Xu Sheng's name is famous overseas!"

Xu Zhi beckoned Shao Yifu and the others to sit down and said, "Actually, I don't like this kind of fame, it's better to keep a low profile." ”

Shao Yifu said with a smile: "Fame and wealth are linked, especially self-made figures, which will inevitably become the focus of the media and the public, which is also inevitable!"

Xu Zhi nodded and smiled: "I don't know what Shao Sheng is here for today?"

Shao Yifu went straight to the point and said: "Xu Sheng, I came here today to take the shares of TVB under Hutchison Whampoa Company, and I hope that Xu Sheng can make a price, and I am willing to buy them all." ”

"I see!" Xu Zhi smiled, just half a month ago, the chairman of TVB, Li Xiaohe, died, causing a battle for the management of TVB.

TVB was founded and opened on November 19, 1967 by Qi Dezun, Li Xiaohe, Shao Yifu and others, of which Li Xiaohe was the first convener, Qi Dezun was still the head of Hutchison Whampoa at that time, and was the largest shareholder of TVB, and at that time, Shaw Brothers movies were in full swing, and Li Xiaohe invited Shao Yifu to be the shareholder of TVB, in fact, in order to be able to effectively use Shaw Brothers' shooting and human resources, and reduce the operating costs of the TV station.

But time has passed, Shaw Brothers movies have declined, Li Xiaohe is in poor health, and Shao Yifu has actually become the general manager of TVB.

However, in name, Li Xiaohe is still the chairman of the board of directors, the first person of wireless, he also has an agreement with Shao Yifu, and the latter manages the company, but the sudden death of Li Xiaohe broke the balance, although Mrs. Li has no intention of becoming the owner of wireless, but the descendants of the Li family intend to regain the management of the first TV station in Xiangjiang, Shao Yifu naturally refuses to let go, "big shadow to small shadow", is a turning point in his life and career.

Shao Yifu said: "I heard that Hutchison is selling non-core business, I can definitely offer a price that satisfies Xu Sheng!"

Xu Zhi shook his head and smiled: "Hutchison does intend to lose weight, but the shares of TVB are not among them." ”

Shao Yifu frowned and asked, "Could it be that Xu Sheng also intends to go wireless?"

"Not bad. Xu Zhi replied affirmatively.

Shao Yifu asked: "Xu Sheng, I believe that everything has a price, so why should Xu Sheng directly refuse this deal?"

Xu Zhi replied: "I agree with this sentence, but Shao Sheng, according to the current market price of wireless, even if I make a move, it will only be one or two hundred million Hong Kong dollars, and I will not be richer if it is more than two hundred million, and I will not care much if it is less, but with a TV station, it is different, compared to how much money it can sell, I care more about its influence." ”

"Xu Sheng, your company has no experience in running a TV station. Shao Yifu is old and strong, and he directly hit the point.

Xu Zhi smiled and said: "Yes, but Li Xiaohe has passed away, and the board of directors of wireless will inevitably change, and we, Huang, as the largest shareholders, naturally want to participate." ”

Shao Yifu asked: "Then Xu Sheng said a condition, how can I continue to manage wireless?"

"It's not impossible for Shao Sheng to manage wireless, but I think the single-mindedness of his career is the key to success. Xu Zhi paused and said, "Shao Sheng, you are also the chairman of the Shaw Brothers Film Company, and you have two positions, which doesn't seem very good?"

Shao Yifu frowned and said: "Shaw Brothers Cinema has long had its own rules for operation, and it can operate normally even if I am not there." ”

Xu Zhi smiled: "I understand. Shao Sheng should also know that I have made a few movies, I want to ask, doesn't Shao Sheng think that the movies in Xiangjiang are very problematic now?"

Shao Yifu frowned and said, "What's the problem?"

Xu Zhidao: "In the United States, when a movie is released, although there are not many screens at the beginning, as long as it is popular, then cinemas in almost all regions will increase the screen to play the movie, so that the film production company can get the most profit."

Xiangjiang is completely different, Shaw Brothers' cinemas only show their own movies, Golden Harvest is the same, basically only show their own or its subsidiaries' movies, even if foreign investors make a good movie, but if there is no cinema relationship, they can only hit the street to the end, this model is indeed conducive to monopoly groups, but it is not suitable for the development of the film industry at all.

Let's just say that the drunken fist I made at the beginning, if it can also be released in Shaw Brothers, maybe the total box office will be much higher, the world is bustling for profit, and the same is true for making movies, there will be more good movies with higher returns, isn't it?"

"Xu Sheng is indeed very thoughtful!" Shao Yifu also nodded and said: "But even if Xu Sheng acquires my Shaw Brothers Cinema Line, if Zou Wenhuai refuses to cooperate, it will be useless, and there is a Golden Princess Cinema Line that has just been established recently, with 8 movie theaters, and its boss Lei Juekun is also a strongman in the business world, with sufficient capital, I heard that he is still rent-seeking theaters."

The American model has its benefits, but it may not be suitable for Hong Kong, after all, the culture is different. ”

"It's not that it's not suitable for Xiangjiang, but it's not suitable for the capital behind Xiangjiang!" Xu Zhi said the main reason.

In the city of Xiangjiang, almost all industries are monopolized, from the most profitable real estate and finance to ordinary life in water, electricity, supermarkets, gas, communications, and the same is true of the film industry, where a few tycoons control their own theaters and make things difficult for the producers.

In the 80s, with the overseas market, many producers were still alive and well, but after the 90s, the development of computer technology led to Hollywood movies entering the blockbuster era, and at the same time, the economic rise of Southeast Asian countries also began to develop their own film culture, so they began to reject overseas films, and then under the attack of internal and external difficulties, Xiangjiang films completely declined.

Xu Zhidao: "So what I mean is not to buy Shaw Brothers Cinemas, but to merge all the cinemas in the whole of Xiangjiang and implement fair filmmaking, so that it is more suitable for the development of Xiangjiang films." ”

Shao Yifu said: "How to just the law? Xu Sheng also wants to enter the film industry?"

"Of course not. Xu Zhi shook his head and said: "I don't care about all the film income of Xiangjiang in front of me, how can I participate in this kind of thing, what I care about is this industry, in the future, not only Xiangjiang, but also expand the cinema industry to other countries in Asia, this is just a business." ”

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