298 True and False Acquisitions
Run Run Shaw is holding the acquisition of Concord, saving Concord as a savior, when he came out, Wang Xiaohu personally sent Shaw out of the door of the company, the two shook hands for a long time, whispered something to make each other very happy, until the sound of "click" photo behind them, they seemed to be suddenly found strange, panicked let go of their hands, the expressions on their faces were different. 【】
Run Run Shaw still maintained his smile, did not panic in the face of the camera of the media reporters, and even posed very cooperative with the reporter's interview, and the smug smile on his face made all the reporters think that Shao Tycoon had gained a lot this time.
As for Wang Xiaohu, he first showed a trace of panic, frowning and looking at the reporters, as if he was suddenly discovered by the reporters and had a reluctant posture, coupled with the white hair, which made his whole person feel old.
"It seems that an agreement has been reached between Shao Yi and Wang Xiaohu, well, maybe Xiehe will change his surname to Shao tomorrow!"
"Hey, it's a pity, Wang Xiaohu is still too young after all, as soon as Bruce Lee dies, he won't be able to play in the film industry!"
"Natural selection, survival of the fittest, this is the eternal truth of nature, he Wang Xiaohu is not a three-headed and six-armed immortal, how can there be a great cause of the Shaw family."
While taking pictures, the reporters muttered quietly, and all kinds of discussions were transmitted to Wang Xiaohu's ears, which made him a little embarrassed and impatient.
"Xiaohu, don't cry when facing the media, as if the sixth uncle took advantage of you." Seeing his appearance, Run Run Shaw had the urge to beat someone, and said with a smile: "It's still a loss for me, don't pretend to be a mourner, you kid don't pretend to be like a mourner, it's too unpleasant for the sixth uncle to look at it!" ”
"Huh." Wang Xiaohu grinned dryly and said, "Who told Sixth Uncle to listen to the slander of the outside world?"
Before the words were finished, the reporters who had finished taking the photos had already swarmed up and surrounded the two of them, and some reporters had already reached over the microphone and recorder and began to ask questions.
"May I ask Mr. Shao, are you here for the acquisition?" The reporters of "Ming Pao" are very concerned about this issue, after all, they know the relationship between their boss and Concord.
Run Run Shaw coughed, nodded and said: "Yes, yes, no, no, I can't disclose the specific things, after all, a lot of trade secrets are involved, and you will naturally know it when you look at the announcement issued by our company in the future." ”
Run Run Shaw has a deep relationship with Hong Kong's political and legal circles, film circles, and black and white, although his answer is vague, reporters do not dare to risk offending Shao Liushu to ask anything, and after brushing and recording this article, he continued to interview Wang Xiaohu.
"Mr. Wang, the box office results of "Serpentine Trickster" were mediocre after its release, and most of the citizens reported that your style could not be maintained after the death of Mr. Bruce Lee, what do you think?"
Wang Xiaohu sighed slightly, frowned and said: "This is not a matter of style limitations, as far as I am concerned, the quality of "Serpentine Trickster" is still guaranteed, I am very satisfied with the performance of the director and the leading actors, and I don't have any other feelings." ”
As soon as this statement came out, all the reporters were dumbfounded! Why, because Wang Xiaohu answered the wrong question, your Concord is about to be acquired by the Shaw Brothers Group, and he even insisted that there is no problem with "Serpentine Trickster"!
"As you said, if there is no problem with the quality of "Serpentine Trickster", why is the 7-day box office result only 2.3 million?"
"Let me first correct you an idea, the quality of the film is not comparable to the box office results!" Wang Xiaohu corrected very seriously.
Since the box office dismal of "Serpentine Trickster", this is the first time that Concord has been interviewed by the media, Wang Xiaohu's answer did not satisfy the reporters, on the contrary, now everyone is more convinced that Concord without Bruce Lee has come to an end!
Seeing that he was so persistent, everyone didn't continue to entangle, even if they wanted to ask more ugly topics, they would think of Bai Yunsheng's fate, if they were anxious that this master would be beaten, it would be a bit more than worth the loss, and soon the topic of everyone's questions entered the next link.
"May I ask Mr. Wang, how much did Shaw Brothers pay to acquire Concord this time?"
"Hehe, I can't tell you this, because it's a trade secret." After Wang Xiaohu said this, he showed a lack of interest, shook hands with Run Run Shaw again and said, "Uncle Six, hurry up and allocate funds, I'm waiting to pay the salaries to the employees." ”
The corners of Run Run Shaw's eyes twitched, and his heart said What kind of play are you kid playing, others don't know, don't I know that you have made a lot of beautiful knives in Hollywood, you have no money, who will believe it! However, he was still very cooperative with Wang Xiaohu, nodded with a smile and said: "It's easy to say, Shaw Brothers and Xiehe will be a family in the future, and I will handle it as soon as possible after I go back." ”
The two of them quickly understood a problem that all the reporters had, that is, Concord was at the end of its rope, so poor that it could not pay its employees, and so poor that it needed a little relief from the group! This is so shocking, it seems that this Concord has been completely finished, didn't you listen to Run Run Shaw, in the future, Shaw Brothers and Concord will be a family, what does a family mean? Shaw Brothers bought Concord!
The next day's newspaper all reported the news, all the citizens in the heart of the concord after seeing the collapse of Concord, after being acquired by the Shaw Brothers, the heart is not a taste, once upon a time Concord Company is a dark horse in the Hong Kong film industry, its four films have refreshed the Hong Kong box office record one after another, for everyone to create Chen Zhen, Tangshan, Tang Long, Ip Man and other vivid national heroes, and bring you wonderful and exciting martial arts action, and now say that it will go out of business, and the egg will be over, how can you let everyone accept it?
Especially those dragon fans and tiger fans, watching Concord close its doors and be acquired by Shaw Brothers, they felt that regret and sourness in their hearts!
As soon as this report came out, the Dragon and Tiger Martial Arts Union was also in a downturn and questioned, their former idol Wang Xiaohu, the tiger brother who had never succumbed to the imperialist powers on the screen and was not afraid in the face of the two hundred gangs of the Iron Blood Hall, actually handed over Brother Xiaolong's concord to others, they couldn't accept it!
So several representatives of the dragon and tiger martial artists led by Wan Hanfei and Luo Jianhua came to the office indignantly, and they wanted to reason with Wang Xiaohu and ask him why he ruined the future of Xiehe.
"Brother Tiger, we heard that Concord was acquired by Shaw Brothers! Is this news true? Wan Hanfei stared at the bull's eye, pinched his waist with both hands and asked angrily.
"Brother Tiger, don't give Concord to the Shaw Brothers!" The sad expression on Luo Jianhua's face was about to cry, and several other martial artists also echoed and said: "Yes, Brother Tiger, you have to hold on, Brother Xiaolong is gone, isn't there still us, we just don't want a salary in the past few years, and we don't want to watch Concord change owners!" ”
It can be said that the first batch of trainees are all people who follow Xiehe with all their hearts, they were admitted after undergoing strict screening in the June 18 rain disaster, and they are considered to be the top among the dragon and tiger martial artists in terms of character and ideology, and their words are very sincere.
Wang Xiaohu was quite moved, nodded and asked them to sit down, and then said unhurriedly: "I can understand your feelings, but the truth is not as you heard, we are just cooperating with Shaw Brothers, and there is no such thing as being acquired." ”
"But the newspapers outside have reported it, and even "Ming Pao" has opened a column" Wan Hanfei's words were not finished, but Wang Xiaohu waved his hand to stop him, he smiled and said: "What others say is their business, now that Brother Xiaolong is gone, our company is indeed in a low state, but as his brother, his apprentice, and his partner, how can I give Concord to others?" ”
"That's good." Wan Hanfei and the others were relieved when they heard this, Wan Hanfei grinned and said, "I'll just say, Brother Tiger is not that kind of person!" ”
"Huh." Wang Xiaohu smiled and said: "Go back and give a word to the brothers, the specific situation is inconvenient for me now, you tell everyone: the trough is temporary, as long as we survive this period, our Concord will continue to be brilliant." ”
What he said was not very passionate, but in the ears of Wan Hanfei and others, they were inexplicably excited, they could feel the strong self-confidence in Wang Xiaohu's words, only Brother Tiger at this time was the Tiger Brother in their memory, and he was the big hero who once dominated Hong Kong and even Hollywood with Brother Xiaolong!
"Brother Tiger, we are relieved to have your words!" Wan Hanfei said happily.
Wang Xiaohu nodded, patted him on the shoulder and said, "If I, Wang Xiaohu, don't realize today, everyone will use a knife to cut me at that time, if I blink my eyes, I will be a turtle bastard!" ”
"Haha!" Several Dragon and Tiger Martial Artists laughed and left the office satisfied.
Wang Xiaohu sighed and came to the window with some emotion, now he is under a lot of pressure, but he must resist it and persist until that time comes, he silently prays in his heart that the other party will start quickly, if the other party moves too slowly, then he has to help behind him.
After thinking of this, Wang Xiaohu laughed, grabbed the phone and called Huang Renzhi, a Korean action actor who had worked together twice: "Ah Huang, take the time to come to my office, I have something for you to do as soon as possible." ”
After arranging these things, Wang Xiaohu walked out of the office humming a little tune, and said to Li Shaonan, who was dozing off with boredom: "Young man, go and call Shi Tian, Mai Jia, and Huang Baiming, there is a new task for you!" ”
Concord Company is currently in a depression, and there seems to be nothing to do within the company, Li Shaonan was dozing off with his chin propped up, and immediately woke up and jumped up after hearing Master's words, probably because of the lack of congestion in his lower limbs caused by long-term drowsiness, and he almost fell, "Master, Master, what's the matter?" ”
(To be continued)