On January 1, 1978, at the beginning of the new year, Hong Kong Concord Film Company announced to the media that Jackie Chan would establish the New Century Film Company, and as a result, Concord Company had a total of five satellite companies: Hui's, Yuan's, Debao, New Art City, and New Century. [Full text reading]

The family members of the five satellite companies are now well-known figures in the Hong Kong film industry, the comedy of the Hui Guanwen brothers, the kung fu comedy of Yuan Heping and his son, the comedy of the common people of Sammo Hung, the Hong Kong version of New Arts City 007, and Jackie Chan's adventure action, just like five carriages, have become the backbone of Hong Kong films.

And Wang Xiaohu, the boss of Concord, is the guide who opened these five major satellite companies, and Wang Xiaohu also replaced Run Run Shaw as the top tycoon in Hong Kong films.

Run Run Shaw looked at the newspaper headlines the next day, his heart was full of emotion, he knew that this day would come sooner or later, it took him more than ten or twenty years to create this film dynasty, and his godson Wang Xiaohu only took less than six years, looking at the entire film industry, I am afraid that no one is as bold and courageous as him, the key is to have brains.

On the third day of the new year, Uncle Six invited all the shareholders of TVB to discuss the future development route of Shaw Brothers and TVB in the conference room on the top floor of the building.

Wang Xiaohu, as one of TVB's major shareholders, did not attend, the reason why he did not show up was Fang Yihua's idea, the head of TVB said to Run Run Shaw at the time: "Yifu, we have worked hard for decades, but in the end we have become someone else's dowry, they have already taken the top spot in the film field, do you still want to watch TVB change hands?" ”

Like a drink, Run Run Shaw came back to his senses after a long time, there is no banquet in this world, no one is unclear about the truth that it will be divided for a long time, even Run Shaw understands in his heart that if according to Wang Xiaohu's current development momentum, after he truly unifies the film industry, the next goal will be extended to the TV industry, and with his understanding of his godson, he is very interested in the future development trend of the TV industry.

Needless to say, the advertising operation department of TVB is now using the plan proposed by Wang Xiaohu.

"Jingwumen" is now also a TV series that TVB TV must broadcast every year, looking at the entire TV station, no director can have such a skill as Wang Xiaohu, shooting a TV according to the mode of a movie, and the pictures, character costumes, music, and actions of each episode are never tired of watching.

Moreover, the variety show "Art Life" has also become the most popular variety show in Hong Kong, replacing the hegemony of "Happy Tonight" before coming, and the artists, directors, and screenwriters who can be invited by "Art Life" are also the most active group in the Hong Kong film and television circle. It is this seemingly talking, chatting, and reminiscing program that provides TVB with a lot of advertising agency fees every year.

It can be said that Wang Xiaohu, as the major shareholder of TVB, does not have many things, but these three things alone have made TVB's profits soar, and as Fang Yihua said, don't even lose TVB.

If TVB also changes his surname to Wang, then Run Run Shaw's decades of hard work will be handed over.

"Xiaohu shouldn't be such a person." Shaw sighed for a while before he aggravated his tone, as if to confirm his thoughts, and said, "Yes, he is not such a person." ”

"Yifu, I know that you and Xiaohu are like father and son, but he is not your children after all, even if you don't plan for yourself, what will your children do in the future?" Fang Yihua persuaded hard: "You can't let your children work for Xiaohu, right?" ”

"This" Run Run Shaw raised his head and looked at Fang Yihua, not knowing how to answer.

Although it was Run Shaw who summoned everyone to the meeting, he did not preside over the meeting, not even come forward, and the person in charge of presiding over the meeting was the proprietress - Fang Yihua.

Run Run Shaw himself came to the high-end villa community of Camperen Road for the first time, Wang Xiaohu's home.

At this time, the sixth uncle was playing with Wang Jiaen, and the little guy was very naughty when he saw that he was about to be two years old, writhing back and forth in Run Run Shaw's arms, and from time to time stretched out his little hand to grab Run Run Shaw's ears, Wang Xiaohu had to reprimand a few words when he saw this.

Run Run Shaw laughed and scolded: "Children are not sensible, what are you murderous? ”

Wang Jiaen was very ghostly, and when he heard that someone was helping him, he immediately held Run Run Shaw's head and nibbled twice, and said in a milky voice: "Grandpa is the best for me, Dad is a murderer, not good." ”

"Haha~" Run Run Shaw was in a good mood.

"Lao Dou, you can't spoil him so much, otherwise I won't be able to discipline him in the future."

Wang Xiaohu watched his son stick out his tongue at him and make a grimace, he was angry, although this son is his own, but what godmother, godfather's handful, if he disciplines himself, his son will find a backstage support, and these godmothers and godfathers are all spoiled by him, and over time, his son is no longer afraid of his father.

"What are you afraid of, when you were a child, you didn't have a father or a mother to discipline you, and now you have a successful career and a happy family?" Run Run Shaw grimaced, "Now that the conditions are good, can you still watch your children and grandchildren suffer in the old-fashioned way?" Before, there was no way to be poor! ”

"Yes, you're right!" Wang Xiaohu simply didn't speak, glared at his son twice, and was depressed in his heart: Sooner or later, I will clean you up, otherwise I won't be your son!

It's easy to wait until Zhao Yazhi comes home, and there are two daughters Lin Qingxia and Lin Fengjiao who came back together, as soon as the little guy sees the three mothers coming back, he is no longer in Run Run Shaw's arms, and he runs to Lin Qingxia's arms with a sweet cry, and after the three women take their son away, there are only Run Run Shaw and Wang Xiaohu left in the living room.

"Xiaohu, what are your plans for the future?" Run Run Shaw asked.

Wang Xiaohu said without thinking: "Now that my brothers are reading, I am much lighter." This year's plan is to finish filming "Myth" and go to Hollywood, so that our Hong Kong films can go abroad and reach an agreement with the mainland by the way."

These were all planned by Wang Xiaohu, so they spoke very smoothly, so that Run Run Shaw, the listener, couldn't help but admire.

From Wang Xiaohu's words, Run Run Shaw heard his ambition, and after completing the initial unification of Hong Kong films, he set his sights on Hollywood, even the mainland, and the trend of the whole Southeast Asia encircling Asia.

"Haven't you thought about developing it in terms of television?" Run Run Shaw probed.

"TV?" Wang Xiaohu smiled when he heard this, shook his head and said: "Hong Kong's TV industry has Lao Dou, you can host the best." I'd better devote all my energy to movies, after all, the influence of movies is far-reaching, and making Hong Kong films make a world in Hollywood is the best way to promote Chinese culture. ”

A few years ago, Wang Xiaohu might have been interested in the TV industry, after all, TVB's brilliant achievements in the future are obvious to all, and with his steady improvement in the film industry in recent years, his concept has completely changed.

How can I say it?

The television industry will replace movies as a pastime for ordinary people in the next few years, but only if television is free. Free means that if you want to maintain the survival of TV stations, you must sell TV drama copyrights, advertisements and other means, but no matter how big an empire you develop TV into, more people will see the potential market for TV in the future and join in to share this cake.

The land of Hong Kong is not big, and the three TV stations of TVB, ATV, and Jiayi are in full swing every year, and Wang Xiaohu really doesn't want to toss in this circle.

Of course, it doesn't mean that he gave up on TV like this, in his eyes, TV is just a ticket, and whether Ah Zhi will develop on TV in the future depends on his mood.

"Not enough influence?" Run Run Shaw frowned, it was the first time he had heard this theory from Wang Xiaohu's mouth.

"That's right." Wang Xiaohu nodded and said: "No matter how TV develops, no matter how exciting TV series is, after all, it is for people in a country or region, Lao Dou, have you ever seen any country in the world set up awards for TV dramas?" ”

Shaw shook his head and said, "Not yet." ”

"That's it." Wang Xiaohu said with a smile: "But movies are different, the United States has the Academy Awards, the Golden Globe Awards, France also has the Palme d'Or, and even Taiwan has the Golden Horse Awards. ”

Run Run Shaw's cheeks twitched for no reason, and he secretly thought in his heart: I didn't expect this kid to be so ambitious, and after making enough money in the past few years, he set his sights on these big film awards.

He naturally couldn't understand the big plan in Wang Xiaohu's heart, so he smiled awkwardly and said, "It's really not okay to disobey the old, or you young people are motivated." ”

After that, Run Run Shaw stroked his crutches, suddenly raised his head and said to Wang Xiaohu: "Boy, I plan to shift all my focus to TVB, and at the same time I want to divide my film industry." ”

"Huh? Lao Dou, are you going to quit the film industry so early? Wang Xiaohu jumped up from the sofa blatantly, looked at Run Shaw in surprise, saw that he didn't look joking at all, frowned for a while, and then let go: "It's too early." ”

"It's time. Ideologically speaking, my consciousness is not as great as yours, I just use movies to make money. Now that you have become a leader in the film industry, and my film company does not have much development prospects, Suo quickly cut through the mess and invested funds in the promising industry of television. Run Run Shaw said with a red face: "I'm not young, I will have to go into the coffin in a few years, I don't have so much energy to toss, and besides, you are young and promising and have already supported the backbone of Hong Kong films, I am also relieved." ”

"Lao Dou, what you said" Wang Xiaohu didn't expect that a generation of movie tycoons suddenly said such a thing, which was somewhat heroic and twilight, and he couldn't help but be a little sad and persuaded: "Wait a minute, the current Hong Kong movies are in ruins, and without an old qualification like you, it won't be like it after all." ”

"Haha, how can you say such spineless words?" Run Run Shaw tapped his palm with a cane, and said with a smile: "The back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, you kid now want talents and talents, you want funds and funds, and you are afraid that others will not be able to rob you of your job, my old guy quit the film industry, wouldn't it be faster for your family to become bigger?" ”

"The so-called solo happiness is better than the joy of all." Wang Xiaohu shook his head and said: "It's not interesting to be a person playing to the top in a certain industry, isn't the Shaw brothers developing very well now, without Shaw Brothers, it's a big loss for Hong Kong films!" Besides, you've been watching me toss around in this big dye vat? ”

"Don't pretend to be pathetic here." Run Run Shaw was angry: "If you are also called a blind toss, then we old guys should jump off the building and die." After speaking, he was still angry, and continued: "Have you ever seen anyone who has made such a big industry blindly? ”

Wang Xiaohu laughed dryly: "Didn't I persuade Lao Dou not to be impulsive." ”

"Well, I've made up my mind that I won't be attached to this field anymore." Run Run Shaw seemed to be trying to convince himself, "I'm old and useless, I'd better focus all my energy on the wasteland of TV, at least you kid won't rob me." ”

Wang Xiaohu could only shake his head helplessly when he heard this, but he quickly heard other meanings from Run Run Shaw's words, especially the last sentence he said just now, as if he was worried that he would also run into the TV circle.

After a quick calculation in his heart, Wang Xiaohu immediately understood the meaning of Run Run Shaw's words. "Is this a tactful way to quit TVB?"

He knew that Run Run Shaw was embarrassed to speak, and he could vaguely guess the reason why Run Run Shaw was so frightened, and then looked at the dilemma in Lao Shao's eyes, and he knew it right away: he still holds 18% of TVB's shares! is the largest shareholder except for Run Run Run Shaw and other veterans, since Lao Shao has withdrawn from the film industry, the easiest way to prevent himself from getting involved in TVB is to let himself hand over his shares.

"Lao Dou, it's hard for you!" After Wang Xiaohu figured out the mystery, he said with a little loss.

"Huh? Xiaohu, what do you say? Run Run Shaw laughed.

"Go back and let Barrister Benaki come, and I will return the shares of TVB as they are."

"Xiaohu, you, you know everything?" Run Run Shaw raised his head and looked at Wang Xiaohu in surprise.

Wang Xiaohu sighed and said, "Isn't it a matter of time or time?" It's just that I didn't expect it to be so early. ”

Even if Run Run Shaw and himself are in a relationship with him, no matter how close the cooperation between the two is, no matter how good a strategic partner is, when he is in the film industry, the other party will be afraid of himself, even if he tells Run Run Shaw that TV is just an act of playing tickets, and the original cooperation is just to covet your wireless artist training class, and there is no ambition to swallow TVB

But would someone like Run Run Shaw, who is accustomed to reading, believe it?

(To be continued)