Chapter 374, scared to death
"What program is the sixth brother arranging today?" Qiu Degen hung his cigar and asked, "Is there still a movie today?" ”
Qiu Degen and Shao Yifu have been old friends for decades, it turns out that Qiu Degen also makes movies, and he is still Shao Daheng's opponent, and he still runs several theaters in his hands.
But that was in the 60s, when Qiu Degen was favored by the movie tycoon Lu Yuntao, and he started a movie in full swing, and he was in full swing with Shaw Brothers.
However, just when Cathay Pacific Electric was at its most brilliant, Lu Yuntao encountered a plane crash on the way to Taiwan, and Cathay Pacific has been in a slump since then.
At that time, Qiu Degen's wife was also on that plane, and she was also Lu Yuntao's entourage.
After the death of his wife and boss in a plane crash.
I was a little disheartened with movies and turned to other businesses.
Hong Kong's famous Liyuan Playground is his property, and his assets have multiplied several times in recent years, not only as an unlimited shareholder, but also as a Far Eastern Bank.
In normal times, in two years, Qiu Degong will sell his shares in wireless to make money.
Acquired Lishi from an Australian consortium and renamed Lishi's TV station to Asia TV.
The Miss Asia beauty pageant was founded under him.
ATV under the auspices of Khoo Tak Gun was the most profitable and glorious period.
Because of his good personal relationship with Shao Yifu, although ATV and Wireless were dizzy at that time, they always grasped a certain bottom line, and the bosses of both sides often went out fishing together in private.
In 87, ATV had a fire and burned most of the TV equipment, but it was Shao Daheng who ordered wireless lending of filming equipment to ATV to make ATV get through the difficulties.
As for Qiu Degen's remarks, Shao Yifu still arranged for the screening of movies.
Because every time he holds a party at home, Shao Yifu will choose the latest and most entertaining movie for guests to watch.
This is one of the two trump cards that Shao Yifu used to entertain guests.
As for the other signboard, it is naturally a popular female star of Shaw Brothers.
"Shaw Brothers stars are as many as stars in the sky", this advertising slogan is famous in Southeast Asia.
Among them, the famous Shaw Brothers 12 golden hairpins were famous banquet courtesans in Hong Kong in the 70s.
It's just that these few people invited in a few days are all major shareholders of wireless, and they are all tycoons of the older generation, and it is too easy to find female stars, so naturally they don't need female stars to accompany them.
"If you play a movie, don't play Shaw Brothers!" Briton Qi Dezun says:
"I'm tired of watching Shaw Brothers movies for a long time, so it's better to change the taste!"
"For a change of taste!" He took a puff on his cigar and said:
"Then take out the popular "Crazy Robbery" during this time, see and see, I heard that the box office has exceeded 2 million in just one week."
"Hey, Brother Qiu still has an idea." Tycoon Lee Hyo Ho Lee agreed:
"I also want to see how the scariest movie is, and I heard that this movie was invested by Lei Weidong's little guy."
"Brother Li, we can watch it, but you can't watch it." Qi Dezun took a puff of his cigar and said to him:
"Didn't read the newspaper? Lei Weidong's little guy appeared in a full-page advertisement, suggesting that young people under the age of 18 and old men with heart disease like you should not watch this movie. ”
"I'm an old man, and you're not young!"
Li Xiaohe waved his hand and said disdainfully: "
It's all a gimmick, which of our people didn't come from the years of war and chaos, who hasn't seen a hundred or ten dead people, what scenes haven't been seen, and they will be scared by a movie?
In addition, I was also interested in Lei Weidong, a little guy, and quietly bought 43.8% of the shares of wireless.
If it weren't for the vigilance of the sixth brother, my position as chairman would have been taken away by him. I just don't know why he didn't propose to convene a board meeting! ”
"I guess he didn't feel sure he was in control of the board of directors before he did this! After all, we're still too tender compared to him! Shao Yifu was also a little puzzled by Lei Weidong's approach.
"Sixth brother. Let's talk about movies! Qiu Degen held the teacup and said, "Whatever the guest is like, you decide this matter." ”
"If you want to see it, you can." Shao Yifu says:
"I'm also very interested in Lei Weidong, this little guy is really amazing, he made money that we can't earn for most of our lives before he is 16 years old."
While several tycoons were chatting, Shao Yifu arranged for someone to prepare a copy.
Although "Crazy Robbery" is invested by Bigao Company, and the release of Jiahe Cinema does not seem to have anything to do with Shao Tycoon, but where is Shao Yifu's status in the film industry.
And Hong Kong is so small, everyone looks down and doesn't look up to see it, you said that Shao Yifu called Zou Daheng to borrow a copy, saying that Qi Dezun and a few of them wanted to watch the film, and Zou Daheng could not send someone to send the copy over.
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The next day, Lei Weidong slowly and leisurely did not enter the company, and through the glass door, he saw Wang Jing laughing inside, and even Liu Yueqin and others, who had always been smiling, were also smiling.
"What, there's a happy event?" Lei Weidong pushed the door in and asked with a smile, "Or is it interesting?" ”
"There is nothing happy about it, it is not too tiring to watch the beauty work, will be a few jokes." Wang Jing, who was holding a cigarette, bowed his hand and said with a smile: "Lei Shao, what time is it, you just came to the company, I thought you wouldn't be here today." ”
"However, there is a happy event today!" Zhang Aijia said with a smile.
"Where does the joy come from?"
"Lei Shao, isn't it hypocritical." Wang Jing pointed to the newspaper in Lei Weidong's hand and said: "The weekly box office of "Crazy Robbery" has exceeded 2 million, isn't this a happy event? ”
"It's a happy event that the weekly box office exceeds 2 million, and after that, the weekly box office exceeds 10 million, and you are not allowed to jump into the river!" Lei Weidong casually threw the newspaper on the table.
For the box office hit, Lei Weidong has no surprises, there are a lot of scary means in the next ten years, if it can't exceed the box office of the old version, it will be a waste of Lei Weidong putting so much effort on it.
"It's not a happy event to have a weekly box office of more than two million, so is the invitation to the Singapore Film Festival a happy event!"
Wang Fatzi shook the red invitation in his hand and said with a smug smile: "Sister Zhang, after receiving the invitation, I came over early in the morning to report the good news, how can I come here so late like you!" ”
"An invitation to the Singapore Film Festival?" Lei Weidong snatched the invitation and flipped it up.
Lei Weidong has been waiting for this invitation for a long time, of course, Lei Weidong is not interested in the film festival at all, and it doesn't matter if "Crazy Robbery" wins the award or not!
Who let there be a big beauty waiting for her to save at the Singapore Film Festival, this is the best chance to soak in Sister Dongfang.
"It's the Singapore Film Festival in July! 张爱家 says:
"I really envy Sister Xu, the first movie was recognized, and I believe that I will soon receive an invitation to the Golden Horse Awards."
"Sister Zhang, you are the same, you are the heroine of the film, you will definitely win the award this time!" Zhong Chuhong said with some envy.
"Others need to be envious! Sister Hong, what else do you envy! has a rich husband like Lei Shao, and I'm worried that I can't be the heroine! ”
Wang Jing's grinning appearance makes people feel particularly cheap.
Hearing Wang Jing's words, Zhong Chuhong buried his head with a flushed face.
"Fatty, you're a wireless screenwriter! Run to me all day long, beware of being turned on by wireless! Looking at Zhong Chuhong's embarrassed appearance, Lei Weidong diverted the topic.
"Wireless!" Wang Jing pursed his lips and said: "Now that wireless has long been a mess, how can you still have time to ask me about this little thing!" ”
"What's wrong with wireless?"
"Tycoon Lee Hyo Ho Lee is hospitalized!" Wang Jing said with a smile: "And this matter is said to have something to do with you!" ”
"What does Li Xiaohe's hospitalization have to do with Adong? Adong was at home yesterday but didn't go out! Regarding Wang Jing's words, Zhong Chuhong raised his own questions.
"Yesterday my father was at Shaw Brothers Cinemas for a night show, and I also went to help." Wang Jing explained:
"At about nine o'clock in the evening, I came home from Shaw Cinemas, and saw that Uncle Six was in a panic at the door of the villa in Clear Water Bay, and there was an ambulance, so I was curious to inquire about whether it was Tycoon Li who fainted."
"What does this have to do with me?"
"Yes, it has a lot to do with it."
"Since it's related to me." Lei Weidong thought about it with interest and guessed:
"I haven't had much contact with Tycoon Lee lately! At most, my secret acquisition of wireless shares was known to those old guys. ”
"It's possible, my old bean said that recently, Li Tycoon, Qiu Degen, and other wireless shareholders often meet at Uncle Six's place, and it may be to discuss your affairs."
Wang Jing said with some uncertainty: "But the sixth uncle will definitely show a movie, I don't know why last night, I played "Crazy Robbery", but Li Tycoon was scared and had a heart attack on the spot and went to the hospital. ”
"This can only be regarded as bad luck for the tycoon?" Lei Weidong shrugged his shoulders and said that he was a little helpless, but Lei Weidong suddenly remembered something and hurriedly asked:
"You said that now the wireless is in a mess, it can't be that the situation of the Li tycoon is not good! Could it be that he! ”
"It's not good." Wang Jing said: "I inquired, Li Tycoon had a bad heart and was in poor health, and now he is still lying in the emergency room of the hospital for rescue, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to survive this time when he is frightened!" The doctor has issued a critical illness notice! ”
"If you can't get through it, you're in trouble! Because of this incident, the Li family will probably hate me to death. Lei Weidong shook his head with a wry smile, he was too unlucky, such things could happen!
"Tycoon Li, why do you still watch horror movies if you have a bad heart, isn't this looking for death!"
"The most troublesome thing is that that movie was still made by our company!" Zhong Chuhong sighed.
"They won't come to us for compensation!" Zhang Aijia asked, because it was the first time he encountered something that scared people to death in a movie, so Zhang Aijia didn't know what to do!
"It shouldn't be a claim, the Li family is not short of that money, and they don't want to be embarrassed!" Lei Weidong shook his head.
Rich people want to save face, the Li family doesn't want people to know that Tycoon Li was scared to death by watching a movie, even if the news spreads all over Hong Kong, he will bite to death and won't admit it, but the matter of taking a stake in wireless is troublesome!