Chapter 316: Betrayal and Ambition
Shao Yifu sat silently on the sofa in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, watching the afterglow of the sunset gradually disappear into the sparkling waves of Victoria Harbour.
Although Shao Yifu always shows a healthy posture in front of the outside media, he has recently felt more and more powerless, which is a deep sense of powerlessness for the future.
It's not that he doesn't know that the martial arts dramas of Ludao have declined, nor does he know that the hearts of the people in the wireless industry have fluctuated during this period of time, but when TVB's tomorrow is uncertain, what kind of ending will the martial arts dramas attached to TVB have?
Although Fang Yihua is controlled with an iron fist, none of Shao Yifu's children are willing to be the prince under the thousands of stars, and Shao Yifu, who is 80 years old, is facing the embarrassing situation of having no successor.
I might be able to hold out for ten or twenty years, but what about after that? His TV legend, perhaps, will draw a break in the near future.
It wasn't until the night completely covered the sky that Shao Yifu stood up tremblingly with his cane, and Ah Hao, who had been guarding him, hurriedly stepped forward to support him.
"Ah Hao, do you think Lin Youlun will agree to the conditions I proposed?" Shao Yifu asked in a muttered manner.
Shao Yifu rarely asks for other people's opinions on such a major matter, so Ah Hao is also very careful when answering: "The contradictions between Lin Youlun and Lin Jianyue have been made public, I think Lin Youlun probably doesn't want ATV to become bigger and stronger in the hands of the Lin family, right?" ”
In other words, cooperating with others, Shao Yifu doesn't have to be so nerve-wracking, but the object of cooperation is Lin Youlun, and his heart is full of contradictory and complex emotions.
When Lin Youlun was still a small screenwriter, he had ambitions to focus on the theater chain in the hands of Shaw Brothers. The current Lin Youlun is no longer what it used to be. If he has too big ambitions for wireless. Shao Yifu's current approach is tantamount to luring a wolf into the house.
Shao Yifu frowned, and Ah Hao didn't dare to speak rashly.
"How long has Yihua been there?" Shao Yifu then asked.
Shao Yifu asked Fang Yihua to negotiate the conditions of the equity swap with Lin Youlun on his behalf, and I don't know if the two sides can reach a consensus after the most difficult situation.
"Miss Fang said she would be back before eight o'clock." Ah Hao glanced at the wall clock on the wall, "There is less than half an hour left." ”
Ah Hao originally wanted to persuade Shao Yifu to sit down and wait slowly, but Shao Yifu insisted on standing, following Shao Yifu for many years, and it was the first time for Ah Hao to see Shao Yifu show such anxious emotions.
Of course, it is not unreasonable for Shaw Yifu to be so nervous, and Lin Youlun's status in the Hong Kong film industry is already very strong. If you re-enter TVB, then the Hong Kong entertainment industry can really cover the sky with one hand.
Although Lin Youlun has always maintained enough restraint on the expansion of the industry under his name, who can guarantee that he has no interest in TVB, and no one can be sure whether such a thing as ambition exists until it is revealed.
When the hour hand was about to point to eight o'clock, there was a familiar sound of footsteps downstairs, and when he saw the cold expression on Fang Yihua's face at the first sight at the staircase, Shao Yifu faintly felt a sense of unease.
"Ah Hua, what happened to make you so angry?" Something happened in the Knowings Road. Shao Yifu was extraordinarily calm.
Fang Yihua also received the news suddenly, and then he was confused all of a sudden. didn't control his emotions in front of Shao Yifu, the best way to deal with it was to hide the news from Shao Yifu for a while, and then tell Shao Yifu about it after she had a treatment plan. Now that Shao Yifu took the initiative to ask about this, she didn't know how to tell Shao Yifu the news for a while.
"I've seen a lot of winds and waves, it's not a big deal, let's say it, I can accept it." Shao Yifu began to comfort Fang Yihua at this time, "Now that the Hong Kong film market is booming, it is normal for Lin Youlun to refuse to agree. ”
"It's not Lin Youlun, it's Xiao Wei!" Fang Yihua said indignantly.
Shao Yifu was confused all of a sudden, why did this matter suddenly have something to do with Xiao Tao again?
"At the beginning, you invited him from Li's, gave him so much power, and supported him to shoot so many TV series, and now that he is famous, he wants to leave after patting his ass!" The more Fang Yihua spoke, the more angry she became.
"Xiao Mo wants to change jobs? Where is he going? Shaw was shocked, but his face remained calm.
"ATV!" Fang Yihua carefully spit out two words, but her eyes kept paying attention to the change in the expression on Shao Yifu's face, she was very worried that Shao Yifu would be angry because of this, the strange thing is that after Shao Yifu listened, his face did not show too many emotional fluctuations, just silent, and seemed to accept this fact very calmly.
"What is he for?" After coming for a long time, Shao Yifu said faintly, but he couldn't hear whether he was happy or sad in his tone.
"Xiao Wei's contract with the company just expired a month ago, and he kept saying that he would renew the contract with the company, and I believed it, so I didn't urge him, but I didn't expect him to have a second heart a long time ago!" Speaking of these, Fang Yihua felt a little aggrieved in her heart.
Xiao Wei hid very deeply this time, and he hid it from everyone's eyes, two days ago he came to Fang Yihua to inquire about the news, and Fang Yihua also told him the news that Shao Yifu intended to unite with Lin Youlun, but he didn't expect this guy to be an anti-bone boy.
Shao Yifu sighed softly, but didn't say anything, since Xiao Yi could be bought by him and betray Li, he could also be bribed by others and betray Wiless.
Shao Yifu had long expected such a thing to happen, but he didn't expect this day to come so quickly.
Fang Yihua saw Shao Yifu's reaction in her eyes, and couldn't help but feel a little disappointed in her heart, she suddenly felt that Shao Yifu was really old, if something like this happened ten years ago, Shao Yifu would definitely use all kinds of means to suppress Xiao Wei, but now he just sighed lightly, but he didn't see any moves.
"I don't think this matter can be tolerated!" Fang Yihua said angrily, although wireless is full of talents at this time, and it will not hurt the muscles and bones if he walks a little bit, but the impact of such a bad start is very bad.
"Now that he has jumped to ATV, we can't help him in the short term, the most important thing at the moment is to stabilize other people's hearts first." Shao Yifu said calmly. Xiao Wei has worked in wireless for many years, and his subordinates have also gathered a group of people, and the top priority is not to settle accounts with him, but to eliminate the adverse effects left by him after changing jobs.
After Shao Yifu's reminder, Fang Yihua suddenly remembered something: "A while ago, Xiao Wei and several other producers often had dinner parties together, would he collude with others to change jobs with him?" ”
Shao Yifu also frowned when he heard this, Xiao Wei really made Wireless very passive, especially in this critical and sensitive period, "Who are the approximate people?" ”
Fang Yihua quickly reported a string of names, and when he heard "Wang Tianlin", Shao Yifu's body shook, and his hand holding Fang Yihua suddenly tightened.
Fang Yihua was frightened, and hurriedly explained: "This is just my personal speculation, many of them are old people who have been with you since the Shaw Brothers, and you treat them well on weekdays, so I think they will not be so ruthless and unjust." "That being said, Fang Yihua is actually very bottomless in his heart, this world is always the supremacy of interests, and the so-called loyalty is just because the bargaining chips for betrayal are not enough.
"Help me sit down." Shao Yifu felt a little weak for a while, Fang Yihua's words just now really stimulated him a lot, and also amplified his uneasiness about this matter.
After helping Shao Yifu sit down, Fang Yihua didn't say much, just sat down carefully.
Shao Yifu leaned weakly on the sofa, staring blankly at the ceiling, without saying a word.
I don't know how long it took, Shao Yifu finally spoke: "When you meet Lin Youlun today, what kind of attitude does he have?" ”
Shao Yifu's plan is to exchange 5% of the shares of wireless for 5% of the shares of Jiayi Cinema Line, from the perspective of the company's market value, wireless seems to be at a loss, but from the actual commercial value, Jiayi's 5% of the shares are more valuable than 5% of the shares of wireless.
Because in terms of market position, Jiayi Cinema Line monopolizes the entire Hong Kong film market and has an absolute right to speak in the industry; Although TVB is a dominant company in the field of Hong Kong television, there are also competitors such as ATV.
From the perspective of the two sides of the exchange, 5% of the wireless equity is dispensable for Lin Youlun, and the control of wireless is still firmly in the hands of Shao Yifu, and if Shao Yifu increases another 5% of Jiayi shares, he can win one more seat on the Jiayi board of directors, while Lin Youlun's seats in his hands have been reduced from 7 to 6 seats, and the absolute half of the board of directors composed of 11 people still occupies an absolute half, but the control will be weakened to a certain extent.
Although it is basically impossible for the three families of Shaw Brothers, Golden Harvest and Lai Sun to come together, it is not impossible for them to join forces to counter Lin Youlun when they have common interests.
The only benefit of this deal for Lin Youlun is that he becomes a shareholder of Wireless, and if Shao Yifu decides to give up his shares in Wireless, he can enjoy the right of first refusal.
Shao Yifu has always been worried that Lin Youlun has too big ambitions for wireless, but if this deal is to be successful, Lin Youlun needs to have a certain ambition for wireless.
Shao Youfu is now 80 years old, and Lin Youlun is only in his early 20s, many people think that Lin Youlun can survive until Shao Yifu really retires, only Lin Youlun himself knows that Shao Yifu really quit TVB 20 years later, and it is really unwise to stay with an old man who is destined to live for hundreds of years.
"So he refused?" Shao Yifu was mentally prepared for this, but he still felt a little disappointed.
"He didn't refuse outright, but just put forward one condition." Fang Yihua glanced at Shao Yifu in embarrassment, because she felt that it was impossible for Shao Yifu to agree to Lin Youlun's request. (To be continued.) )