Chapter 152: Sixth Uncle, Are You Joking?
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Hearing the words of the sixth uncle, Li Mingbao's whole person was not good, and his mind was full of Sparta. Damn, can you say it in this case, Uncle Six? Is there still a little bit of discipline? Please, Uncle Six, you are a big man in the Hong Kong film industry, why do you have a strong smell of bustards when you say such things?
How about our Shaw Brothers Cinemas? This is equivalent to going to Yihong Courtyard, and my mother said to the guests attentively: "Official, you are here, our Xiaohong hasn't seen you for a few days." This plate and slivers are almost old, just waiting for you to come. β
Is Shaw Brothers Cinemas good, how can it be explained in one or two sentences? If it wasn't good, Li Mingbao wouldn't look at it badly, just waiting for the sixth uncle to fry the courtyard under the pot, and then serve it on the table for others to taste.
And now Uncle Six's words, for Li Mingbao, are the Shaw Brothers Cinemas waiting for the boudoir, just waiting for a good family to welcome the big girl of the Shaw Brothers Cinemas back. Knowing this, Li Mingbao also knew why the sixth uncle had repeatedly mentioned the little white rabbit of the theater in front of Li Mingbao, the wolf.
It turned out that Uncle Six had the idea of taking action against Shaw Brothers Cinemas, and Li Mingbao's thinking was fixed, thinking that it was impossible for Uncle Six to shoot Shaw Brothers at this time. Because in the original history, in 82, Uncle Six had to make another "Interstellar Blunt Tire" like four dislikes, and after being hit, he realized that the Hong Kong film industry was no longer a place where he could mix well, and finally shot the theater.
And this time the Shaw Brothers Cinemas are actually much better than the situation in history, whether it is Li Mingbao's first movie "Happy Ghost", or the second movie "Baby Zhiduoxing", or "The True Colors of Heroes", which is now counting jΓΉ, all of which have made Shaw Brothers Cinemas make a lot of money, although it is still losing money, but after all, there is not much bloodshed, and it does not hurt the muscles and bones at all.
Compared with the Shaw Brothers Cinema Line, which did not have the unexpected factor of Li Mingbao in history, and the Shaw Brothers lost all their blood and capital, the current Shaw Brothers Cinema Line looks pretty good. Although it is not a high-performing stock, the skeleton is not completely loose. Such a Shaw Clan, in the eyes of the sixth uncle, is more valuable than in history.
According to Li Mingbao's thoughts, this kind of Shaw Brothers, no matter what, the sixth uncle will not be able to sell it, after all, he can still hold on, and he is not in a hurry at all. Therefore, although Uncle Six's previous hints were obvious, Li Mingbao subjectively did not think that Uncle Six wanted to sell Shaw Brothers Cinemas.
But no matter what Li Mingbao thinks in his heart, what Uncle Sixth said just now has actually been said very thoroughly, Shaw Brothers Cinemas, Uncle Six is really planning to sell. Although Li Mingbao didn't know what prompted Uncle Six to sell Shaw Brothers Cinemas, it did not prevent Li Mingbao from confirming Uncle Six's idea.
So Li Mingbao pretended to be frightened and asked: "The Shaw Brothers Cinema Line is naturally excellent, and there is no better cinema chain in Hong Kong than the Shaw Brothers Cinema Line." But Sixth Uncle, when you say this, aren't you planning to sell the Shaw Brothers Cinemas?
Although you and I are also very familiar with Uncle Six, this kind of joke is not funny at all. The Shaw Brothers Cinema Line is doing well, how could you say such a thing, Uncle Six? Is it because I want a theater? If that were the case, then my sin would be great.
I really wanted a theater of my own, but I couldn't win people's love. Especially for you, Sixth Uncle, I can do so well now, and it is completely dependent on the support of you before Sixth Uncle. If I robbed Shaw Brothers Cinemas now, wouldn't I be a white-eyed wolf who couldn't be raised?
No, absolutely not. It's one thing to like it, but like you Sixth Uncle, I can't pass this hurdle in my heart. Sixth uncle, don't worry, I will never do such a clever and robbing thing, the so-called gentleman loves money and takes it in a good way. Although I, Li Mingbao, am not a gentleman, I am definitely not a villain. In the end, Li Mingbao's face was awe-inspiring, and he was as upright as he looked.
Seeing Li Mingbao's appearance, the anger in the sixth uncle's heart did not come to a place. It's not the first time he's in contact with Li Mingbao, and coupled with the old experience of the sixth uncle, how can he not know what kind of person Li Mingbao is?
Li Mingbao and the sixth uncle actually have something in common, that is, they want money when they die, and they can hold money. I think that when Li Mingbao made his first movie, for the sake of the box office, he not only contacted Shaw Brothers, but also pulled other small movie theaters together. At the beginning, Li Mingbao did this, which can basically be regarded as a precedent for Hong Kong.
Before Li Mingbao, absolutely no director would take care of those little sesame seeds after getting the broadcast rights of a certain theater. is only Li Mingbao, who is not soft at all when he does these things, if it weren't for Boss Lei's brain, Li Mingbao's first movie would not only be Shaw Brothers Cinemas and small cinemas showing Li Mingbao's movies, but also a golden princess.
Such a person is absolutely interests first. And now Li Mingbao is pulling out some white-eyed wolf for his sixth uncle. Li Mingbao really wants to take into account these influences, and when he came back to shoot "The True Color of Heroes" after going to the United States, he would not have gone to Golden Harvest. When did Li Mingbao not talk about white-eyed wolves?
The sixth uncle is also an old man, how can he not know what Li Mingbao meant when he said these words? It's not that Li Mingbao doesn't have ideas about his own theater, but there is one condition, that is, to get rid of the negative impact, so that Li Mingbao can take over safely.
In terms of big business like the cinema chain, Uncle Sixth is very shrewd, and it has a negative impact or something, but in fact, it does not affect the transaction of the cinema chain at all. Anyway, one of them is now willing to sell, and one is willing to buy. On the issue of at least hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars in transactions, a small problem is not a problem at all.
It's not that Uncle Sixth hasn't thought about selling the cinema to other people, but now that all the rich people in Hong Kong have calculated, those who really have the ability to eat the Shaw Brothers Cinema Line in one go, although Li Mingbao is not the only one, but other people may not be interested in the Shaw Brothers Cinema Line.
In this industry, only Li Mingbao, who has so much money that he has no place to spend it, can eat Shaw Brothers Cinemas without panting. Even the Shaw Brothers' rival Golden Harvest, although he has 100% ambition to eat the Shaw Brothers, but he has ambition and no ability, even if he asks them to take out 100 million Hong Kong dollars in cash, Zou Wenhuai has to shake it a few times, and he has to find a bank loan, and the degree of payment is definitely not as good as Li Mingbao's.
Both of them are people whose interests are paramount, but now Li Mingbao is throwing out some white-eyed wolf remarks, in the eyes of the sixth uncle, this is clearly a price reduction. Regarding Li Mingbao's price reduction, the sixth uncle not only did not feel unhappy, but breathed a sigh of relief.
The sixth uncle is not afraid of Li Mingbao's price reduction, what he is afraid of is that Li Mingbao will not even press the price, which proves that Li Mingbao has no idea about Shaw Brothers Cinemas at all. And now lowering prices is just a normal business practice.
So the sixth uncle smiled and said, "How can this be regarded as a white-eyed wolf?" The current situation of Shaw Brothers Cinemas is not clear to others, aren't you still clear about Ah Leopard? Sixth uncle, I'm old, and now I can't even make movies, and the era of Hong Kong is for you young people after all. Now I give you the Shaw Brothers, but I am looking for a successor for the Shaw Brothers Cinema Line, and Ah Bao, you are the most suitable.
In terms of reputation, you can now say that you are the best producer in Hong Kong, and every film can achieve good results. In terms of strength, your strength is also the strongest in the circle. I don't feel at ease with who the Shaw Brothers Cinemas Line will hand over, but I am the most relieved to hand it over to you, Ah Bao. Could it be that Ah Leopard, you can't bear to watch an old guy struggle to support such a large theater chain? People who are about to retire, why is it so difficult to find a successor? Speaking of this, the sixth uncle sighed.
Seeing the sixth uncle like this, Li Mingbao couldn't help but complain in his heart: Nima, are you retired? I'm afraid you won't retire when I retire. As the most famous workaholic in the world, Uncle Six, your old man is a model of living and working until he is old, and he still doesn't let go and retires when he is more than a hundred years old? Whoever wants to believe that you are retired is a real fool.
"Sixth Uncle, you are old and strong, how can you retire so soon? I have small arms and legs, and I still need your support from Uncle Six. I see that Uncle Six, your current body, you can work for at least thirty years, if you retire or something, Uncle Six, don't talk about it. Li Mingbao said complimentingly.
"Thirty years, Ah Leopard, you are really joking, I may not be able to live until thirty years later, you tell me to work for another thirty years, that's a joke. Ah Leopard, don't be modest, I really want to hand over the Shaw Brothers Cinemas to you this time. This idea is not new, but a very mature one.
You know, my energy is all about wireless now, and I really don't have much energy to manage the movie. If you hadn't appeared, I might still think that Shaw Brothers would have been able to hold on, after all, the signature of so many years is not that it will fall, just two years ago, our Shaw Brothers have produced some good movies.
But now the audience in Hong Kong is amazing, and Uncle Six's set can't be played anymore. If Shaw Brothers Cinemas wants to continue in my hands, it will be a real waste. Rather than letting the cinema chain waste in my hands, it is better to hand it over to someone who can reassure me, which will be of great benefit to me and to Shaw Brothers Cinemas. Ah Leopard, you just lack such an opportunity, we can also be regarded as a strong combination. The sixth uncle didn't believe Li Mingbao when he said that he could still work for thirty years. Thirty years, thirty years later, he will be more than a hundred years old, where will he have the energy to care about these things at that time?
The sixth uncle has said this, and if Li Mingbao wants to resign, it will not be in line with his identity at all. In these years, the sixth uncle is anxious, and Li Mingbao is even more anxious. Uncle Sixth is now afraid that Shaw Brothers Cinemas will not be able to sell, but Li Mingbao knows that Hong Kong movies are about to be revived, and the profits of movies for a period of time are definitely more exaggerated than TV. Now that the sixth uncle can't see this, Li Mingbao can still pick up the cheap, if it is delayed until that time, the sixth uncle's psychological expectations will inevitably be greater, and the sixth uncle may not be so easy to talk at that time.