Hong Kong's Clear Water Bay is actually a peninsula, and since the Shaw Brothers Film Company established its studio here in the 60s, it has become the stronghold of Hong Kong's film and television industry, with more than a dozen crews and thousands of people working here every day at its peak.

However, with the opening of the film and television market in the mainland to Hong Kong, the completion of the three major film and television bases in the mainland, and the construction of large-scale film and television bases in the New Territories by the four major film companies, the once lively Clear Water Bay has become deserted, and even the surrounding land prices have begun to fall.

The sun was shining in the early morning, and the ninety-year-old Uncle Shao was in good spirits, standing on the top of the mountain and looking at the deserted set, he didn't feel good in his heart. Although he still controlled Hong Kong's largest television station, his era came to an end. Sun Ziming, who was next to him, looked at the place where he worked day and night ten years ago, and sighed.

After looking at the scenery for a while, the sixth uncle pointed to the bench next to him and teased: "Boy, you can do it enough, you dare to take this step." ”

Hey, dismiss a Qiu Xiaoming, 1/3 of the backbone of the TV station is gone, and even Sun Ziming is anxious to sit in the TV station, watching those screenwriters who are not good enough every day to do things in a hurry. It seems that the TV station will not be able to recover its vitality without a year or two of work. You must know that the consequences are so strict, and what you say will not be so arbitrary.

'Hey, it's a mistake', Sun Tzu sighed secretly, helped the elderly sixth uncle to sit down, and sat down at the downwind outlet to take out a cigarette, but sighed: "Sixth uncle, if you don't take this step, the TV station will not be mine, but someone else's." ”

"Well, when the judgment is constantly suffering, Ah Xiang doesn't have the courage of you, but you are too anxious."

A breeze blew, and Sun Ziming hurriedly changed the place again, so as not to blow the smoke to the sixth uncle, and said stiffly: "Sixth uncle, you think too highly of those people." It's not me who blows, as long as Qiu Xiaoming can't mess with Starlight Media, the people who left will have to come back in disgrace. When the time comes, it will not be me who asks them, but they will ask me. ”

Sun Ziming's ease made the sixth uncle laugh, this is the person he fancies, as arrogant as he was back then. Hong Kong is so big, and there are so many film and television talents, as long as you have a TV station in your hand, are you afraid that you won't be able to find the right person to start work?

Besides, there are more talents in the mainland than in Hong Kong, so it's a big deal to put TV dramas and variety shows in the mainland, and it also saves costs! This world is the world of capital, a group of little red guys want to fight against capital, I really don't know where they got the courage, and they thought they were all Zou Wenhuai?

However, today, the sixth uncle specially called Sun Ziming here, not for this matter.

"Boy, I don't think it's appropriate for you to do anything about Southeast Asia."

Sun Ziming was stunned, and couldn't figure out what this old man meant for a while, didn't he talk to himself about the TV station?

What's wrong with Southeast Asia? Don't look at the current clamoring in Southeast Asia to adopt a quota system and protect local film and television, in fact, some politicians want to take office, or some intellectuals are calling. The economy is a mess, what can be used to develop the domestic film and television industry? The cultural industry is attached to the real economy, and it must have a profound cultural heritage.

In the past few years, if it weren't for the timely opening of the mainland market in Hong Kong, and the filmmakers taking the initiative to integrate into the mainland under the leadership of light and shadow, Hong Kong films would have gone downhill long ago, how could there be today's prosperity?

After pondering for a while, Sun Zi Mingcai tentatively said: "Sixth uncle, film and television are the market first, and then capital and technology. If the country's economy has not developed, the market will naturally not be immature, in such a situation, it is simply a fool's dream to talk about how to develop local film and television! ”

Seeing Sun Ziming say this, Uncle Sixth didn't say what he thought anymore, but sighed at the development of Hong Kong films in the past ten years. It's too easy for someone like him to take the initiative in the conversation.

Sun Ziming also lamented the influence of his little butterfly, if he hadn't let the Hong Kong film company see the mainland's 'money scene', and forced the reform of the Academy Awards, seized the opportunity of the mainland government to talk about politics, and came up with the concept of the Greater China region ten years in advance, maybe Hong Kong movies would have been yesterday's yellow flowers just like in his 'memory'.

The sixth uncle, who is old and sophisticated, saw his grandson Ming smiling leisurely, and immediately guessed what he was thinking, and also remembered this kid's prediction of the prospects of Hong Kong movies. really made this kid right, if there is no support from the mainland market, as soon as Nanyang adopts a quota system, Hong Kong movies will be a dead end!

How can a city of six million people afford a huge film industry if there is no foreign market?

Just when Sun Ziming was smug, the sixth uncle suddenly said, "Did you think of something?" ”

"What?"

Sun Ziming was stunned again, the string in his head was tensed again, the old man called himself over today, and he talked halfway, what kind of idea did he have? This old man is a standard businessman, and he never talks about human feelings when he starts business!

"Those politicians in Nanyang are easy to deal with, and when they deal with their people, they have to turn a corner."

Sun Ziming was stunned, and hurriedly asked, "Sixth Uncle, do you have a way?" ”

The sixth uncle laughed, half because Sun Ziming still respected himself as before, and even paid attention to not letting himself smell the smoke when he smoked; The other half saw that this kid actually drilled the tip of the horns.

"Tell me, it stands to reason that you are not a moral gentleman, why do you always think of stupid ways?"

The sixth uncle looked at Sun Ziming playfully, and saw that he didn't seem to be a fake, so he suddenly realized that this guy had to balance the interests of several companies, and couldn't help laughing: "Boy, now you know that there are big difficulties, right?"

Wouldn't you circumvent local laws by merging your newly established subsidiary into the U.S. as you did in South Korea? The United States is their protectorate, and with a layer of Hollywood skin, can the Nanyangs still be crooked? ”

Sun Ziming was disappointed, Uncle Zeng mentioned this plan, but it conflicted with his own ideas, the American Light and Shadow Group is going to go public to make money, and Hong Kong Light and Shadow is the foundation of the future. How can you invest the assets of the foundation into the company that will eventually give up?

But this is not good to say to the sixth uncle, Sun Ziming had to find a reason: "My company is easy to run, what about other companies?" It is not a good thing to be alone, only when everyone fully competes is the way to go in the long run. ”

After a pause, Sun Ziming continued: "You have also watched "Titanic" produced by our American company, and it will be the development trend of movies in the future. Although our special effects company in Hangzhou can also provide you with special effects of the same level, our directors are still not as good as Hollywood.

Now our Hong Kong films can overwhelm Western films in Nanyang, but that can't last, we can only find a way from somewhere else. ”

The sixth uncle has been in the business world for decades, he has never seen anything, and he has experienced anything, and when his grandson finished talking nonsense, he mocked: "Boy, I eat more salt than you eat!" I admit that you are a genius, and no one can match your genius in film and television, but you also come to fool an old man like me!

Hahaha, I'm afraid you're Jiang Lang is exhausted, right? In the past, when making movies, it took half a month when it was fast, and two films a year when it was slow, but now a movie can be made for two years and one year. I guess, your American light and shadow listing, I'm afraid it's because you still have some goods that haven't been cleaned, and you want to take the opportunity to make money, right?

You don't want the new company to appear as a subsidiary of American Light and Shadow, I'm afraid that you won't be able to control those subsidiaries in the future, and finally make a wedding dress for others. ”

The sixth uncle's heart-wrenching words made Sun Ziming smile bitterly in his heart. Westerners like to use numbers to talk and engage in a bunch of possibility analysis, but Easterners look at the general trend and often point directly to people's hearts.

However, Sun Ziming didn't admit it in his mouth, and argued strongly: "Sixth uncle, you are too much to look at people through the cracks in the door, our company accounted for three of the top ten grossing movies in North America last year, and three of them were jointly produced by us." If I wanted to make money, would I give the hen that lays golden eggs to someone else? ”

The sixth uncle waved his hand to interrupt Sun Ziming, pointed to the deserted set at the bottom of the mountain, and said: "Boy, it doesn't matter whether my guess is right or wrong, the important thing is not to make my mistakes!" ”

Sun Ziming was stunned, looked at the set where there were two or three figures at the bottom of the mountain, and when he received a call from this old man last night, he felt that something was wrong. What does he want to say when he called himself over so early today?

What did he do wrong? The Hong Kong film industry, if it weren't for its own butterfly, would have gone downhill a long time ago. At the beginning, he was right to give up movies and go all out to run the TV industry, even if Golden Harvest is known as the second largest film company in Hong Kong, the annual profit is actually less than half of TVB's.

The sixth uncle watched the set under the mountain for a while, his expression was gloomy, and he turned his head for a long time, and said: "Ziming, I am ninety-three years old this year, and I don't have many years to live, and fame and fortune are meaningless." ”

This is the tone of the elders, Sun Ziming hurriedly stood with his hands tied, and said respectfully: "Please also ask the sixth uncle to teach." ”

The sixth uncle looked at Sun Ziming with a complicated expression, and suddenly sighed: "Ziming, you have changed, and you have become as shrewd as I was at the beginning." ”

Sun Ziming was stunned, isn't it good to be shrewd?

"Hey, I'm not saying it's bad to be shrewd, just that you're too shrewd now, just like I was back then."

The sixth uncle sighed, pointed to himself, and said: "I am a standard businessman, as long as it involves interests, it is absolutely necessary, so I founded Shaw Brothers Pictures and TVB, and made a lot of money by making movies and TV." ”

After speaking, the sixth uncle pointed to Sun Ziming and sighed: "Although you were shrewd before, you are not as shrewd as me, so you founded Far Eastern Group, Carrefour, Guangsha, Light and Shadow, Hong Kong Satellite TV, ......, and expanded your career to the United States and South Korea."

Do you understand? You used to be shrewd, but you were actually an idealist. You come up with a dream, and ask your subordinates and partners to help you achieve it, so they can share in your success, so you are invincible.

Now you have changed, you have become a businessman like me, and you have begun to see things and do things from the perspective of practical interests. I can't say it's wrong, but it's not what a leader does. ”

Sun Ziming thought for a moment and felt that he saw a glimmer of light, but he was never able to catch it.

The sixth uncle was a little lonely and said: "You are very good, you rely on a dream to give everyone a goal to strive for, and use practical interests to unite everyone." I didn't do well at the beginning, I didn't give the benefits that should be given, and I couldn't give everyone a goal to strive for, so I heard that they all broke away from the Shaw Brothers, and in the end, the Shaw Brothers could only be liquidated. ”

sighed at the gains and losses of his life, and the sixth uncle couldn't help but laugh and scolded when he saw his grandson Ming stunned: "It's still known as a genius, I don't understand this?" There are a few people who have achieved great things, and they all draw a big pie for everyone, and then throw the work they want to do to their subordinates.

What makes you better than those people is that you can do better than everyone else! But you are more stupid than before, Nanyang is backward now, but will it always be behind? Forty years ago, Hong Kong was still colluded with police and bandits, and the people were struggling to make a living! ”

Sun Ziming didn't pay attention to the latter words, but the previous words touched him.

Didn't you just do that? Draw a pie for the company to let Chinese movies dominate Asia, and then throw those things that must be compared to Uncle Zeng and Gao Ying, and he only cares about letting everyone make good movies, good TV series, and produce good variety shows.

The money earned by the company is not stingy and is distributed according to the size of the credit.

Am I wrong?

"Stupid! You can unite people's hearts, in addition to these, because you are a legend in your own right, representing their dreams! If you start to get busy with your actual work like Ah Xiang and them, then you won't be the same as them? ”

Sun Ziming somewhat understood what this old father and son meant, in addition to making movies, he should be like a dreamer, responsible for providing spiritual opium/tablets to everyone, and constantly painting big cakes for everyone.

That's right, I seem to be wrong, if you want to work hard, how can you compare to Uncle Zeng and Gao Ying. Just like the matter of the TV station, if you boil the frog in warm water according to Uncle Zeng's method, why are you so passive now?

The human heart is the most complicated, and since you have given power to others, you must fully trust others. There is no suspicion in employing people, and there is no need for suspicious people, not to mention that under the modern management system, who can bypass themselves?

"Got it? If you figure it out, you can quickly put your energy into the movie, don't worry about those things you don't understand, and we, the shareholders, still expect dividends to live! Gone, it's time for breakfast. ”

Sun Ziming, who was much more relaxed, saw that the time was almost up, and hurriedly helped the old man down the mountain.

Seeing that this kid was still as humble as before, Uncle Six also went back to the future of the Hong Kong film and television industry.

"Ziming, you are now just like the original Shaw Brothers. At the beginning, Shaw Brothers suppressed Golden Harvest, but Golden Harvest overturned Shaw Brothers, and Golden Harvest suppressed you again, and as a result, you overturned it again. ”

Only then did Sun Ziming think of the words of the sixth uncle, and thought that what the old man said also made sense, a temporary backwardness does not mean that it will always be backward. Anyway, film and television dramas are sold to local TV stations and theaters, and it is better to set up several TV stations and theaters to directly face the audience. This roundabout way can not only get rid of the intermediate links and make more money, but also have a good relationship with the local government, the best of both worlds, why not?

"I understand, we also went to Southeast Asia to open a few branches, buy a few TV stations and theaters, and directly control their film and television industry."

"You can teach, take a long-term view, and only then can you earn money in the future!"