Chapter 52: A Secret Meeting

Zhao Fei sent the plan made by Ye Chengkang through a special channel, waiting for a reply from above.

Half a month after the release of "The Wrong Car" in Taiwan, it finally moved to Hong Kong, and all the major media in Hong Kong rushed to report the popularity of the film in Taiwan. Hong Kong fans are also looking forward to the release of "The Wrong Car", Lin Qingxia and some other main creative staff came to Hong Kong to promote, Ye Chengkang did not appear, because he has been very busy recently, one is to upgrade the trial, the other is to arrange funds to invest in South African diamond mines as soon as possible, and they are in secret contact with Xiang Huaqiang, so that Xiang Huaqiang can arrange for him to meet Shao Laoliu. Ye Chengkang wants to use 10% in his hand In exchange for funds and the cinema in the hands of Shao Laoliu, this needs a middleman, Xiang Huaqiang is a very good middleman, he has been in contact with Shao Laoliu, and quickly arranged a party, but this is a private meeting, not in a familiar place, but arranged in a teahouse, surrounded by Xiang Huaqiang's manpower, after all, these two people are not simple people, one is the actual person of the 14K German word pile, although it is claimed to be the God of Wealth of the German word pile, but he is one of the few people who know the details, Bai Zishu is actually a chess piece in Ye Chengkang's hands, but Bai Zishu itself is not to be underestimated。 Shao Laoliu himself is a knight of Hong Kong, and was awarded the CBE by the Queen of England in 1974. In 1977, Shao was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II, becoming the first person in Hong Kong's entertainment industry to receive the title of "knight". If something happens to these two people on Xiang Huaqiang's territory, it is estimated that Xiang Huaqiang will not be able to eat and walk away.

Ye Chengkang and Shao Lao Liu were both sitting in front of an antique coffee table, watching a woman in her thirties demonstrate a tea ceremony for them.

The tea ceremony originated in China. At least before the Tang or Tang Dynasty, the Chinese were the first in the world to use tea as a way of self-cultivation, and there is such a record in the Tang Dynasty's "Fengshi Wenjian Ji": The tea ceremony is a great practice, and the princes and dynasties are all drinkers. This is the earliest extant record of the tea ceremony. It can be seen that the earliest and most complete tea ceremony process is the sencha tea ceremony created by Lu Yu in the Tang Dynasty. In the Preface to the Tea Banquet on the Third Day of March, Lu Wen made a very vivid description of the elegant atmosphere of the tea banquet and the wonderful charm of tea tasting. During the Tang and Song dynasties, people were very particular about the environment, etiquette, operation and other tea drinking rituals for drinking tea, and there were some conventions and rituals. I also have a very deep understanding of the role of tea in self-cultivation. The tea ceremony belongs to the oriental culture. The difference between Eastern culture and Western culture lies in the fact that Oriental culture often does not have a scientific and accurate definition, but relies on individuals to get close to it and understand it with their own understanding. As early as the Tang Dynasty in China, there was the word "tea ceremony", for example, in "Feng's Wenjian Ji": "Because of the theory of Honggradual, widely polished, so the tea ceremony was popular." Liu Zhenliang of the Tang Dynasty also clearly stated in the "Ten Virtues of Drinking Tea": "Tea can be the way, and tea can be elegant." Writer Wang Xinjian's poem "Song of Tea" said: Thousands of choices between the white clouds, the copper pot is roasted and fried on firewood. The mud pot is mellow and poetic, and the porcelain ou is green and happy. The old man is enlightened and raises Yazhi, and Yuan Liang talks about dispelling the noise of vulgarity. Without going through Nirvana, how can you keep the source fresh. Tea ceremony is a kind of performance art that expresses certain etiquette, character, artistic conception, aesthetic views and spiritual thoughts through tea tasting activities. It is a combination of tea art and spirit, and the spirit is expressed through tea art. It flourished in the Tang Dynasty of China, flourished in the Song and Ming dynasties, and declined in the Qing Dynasty. The main content of the Chinese tea ceremony pays attention to the beauty of the five realms, that is, tea, tea, fire, tea utensils, and environment, and at the same time is accompanied by emotions and other conditions, in order to achieve the highest enjoyment of "taste" and "heart". Known as an aesthetic religion, the Japanese tea ceremony, which is based on the spirit of harmony, respect, purity, and silence, is inherited from the Tang and Song dynasties. In-depth excavation of the connotation of Chinese culture, in-depth research and exploration of the revival of Chinese culture. Tea culture belongs to the category of Chinese culture, that is, it is a kind of artistic conception that is standardized in all details of tea tasting with etiquette, and pays attention to tea, tea, heat, tea utensils, environment, and the cultivation and emotions of drinkers. The connotation of tea culture is actually a specific manifestation of the connotation of Chinese culture, and it must be combined with Chinese Han culture to talk about tea culture. The spiritual connotation of tea culture is a cultural phenomenon with distinctive Chinese cultural characteristics formed by the combination of habits such as making tea, appreciating tea, smelling tea, drinking tea, and tasting tea with Chinese cultural connotations, and it can also be said to be a ritual phenomenon.

Xiang Huaqiang's original intention was to hope that the two bigwigs could understand the scope of etiquette in the tea ceremony, and not make unpleasant trouble on his territory, Ye Chengkang actually respected Shao Lao Liu very much, especially Shao Lao Liu's charity, which made him forgetful. Since 1985, Sir Run Run Shaw has cooperated with the Ministry of Education through the Shaw Foundation to donate huge sums of money to mainland education for the construction of education and teaching facilities, with a grant amount of nearly HK$4.75 billion as of 2012 for the construction of 6,013 education projects. Over the years, it has donated more than 10 billion Hong Kong dollars to social welfare and charity. This number makes many people embarrassed, and there are Shaw buildings in many places, whether it is medicine or education, there are contributions from this old man.

"Mr. Shao, the junior asked Xiang Huaqiang to ask you to meet this time, which is a bit abrupt, and I would like to ask you Haihan if you are offensive. Ye Chengkang picked up a cup of tea and saluted Shao Lao Liudao with both hands.

"Young people are terrible. Shao Lao Liu is also a person who came over in the wind and waves, but he just picked up the teacup with one hand, Ye Chengkang didn't care, as long as Shao Lao Liu was willing to speak, it meant that there was still something to talk about.

"Mr. Shao, Ye has a lot of things to do, many times he is too anxious, there is a place where you can't live in your old man's house, please don't care, now Hong Kong has not stabilized because of the showdown between China and Britain, it is the time for us to develop steadily, and in recent years, Japan and South Korea have also been deeply affected by the stock market, and Japan's development in recent years has gradually been out of the control of the United States, the United States is likely to have economic sanctions, I don't know if the old gentleman has the courage to go to Japan and South Korea with the younger generation to make a fortune?" Ye Chengkang knows that there is no eternal enemy, only eternal interests, Shao Laoliu can eat from Shanghai to Hong Kong, of course, there are family reasons, and his own charm is also very strong, for Hong Kong's entertainment bigwigs, making money is always the first priority.

"Young man, don't look down on me, when it comes to making money, I, Shao Lao Liu, have never been afraid of anyone, just Bo, I know you have recently heard your name in the mouth of Shen Bi of HSBC, I will bet with you once, 100 million US dollars, I will see how much you can Bo back." If you can pay back 200 million, I will grant you a request. Shao Lao Liu smiled so much that his wrinkles bloomed, and Ye Chengkang asked him to come out just to ask for something, to make money, and to agree to a request.

"No problem, I also have a plan for a TV show here, which is a reciprocat, please rent the theater to me first. Ye Chengkang handed a document bag in his hand to Shao Lao Liu. Ye Chengkang also knows that it is not a long-term solution for one to dominate, ATV and TVB are competing for peaceful development, each developing different types of programs, which are chosen by the audience, and the turnip greens have their own love, which is a long-term solution for the two radio stations.

The first page of the proposal reads, "I love to remember lyrics." Planning case, this is the main program of a TV station in later generations, the ratings were very high at that time, I believe that TVB can build better, because the platform determines everything, the starting point of TVB itself is higher, and there are more advantages in terms of people, property and other aspects, and now there are many stars in Hong Kong, what are the albums to play songs, and now there is no platform to do publicity, and now this show is just here to promote, and every record company also hopes that its album can be recognized, and it can also test the water through this program. Shao Laoliu's eyes lit up, the value of this show is immeasurable, and it can be done for a long time, but Ye Chengkang won't tell him that such a show will only be done for a year or two, and there will not be much meaning once the freshness passes, and Ye Chengkang still has many programs for ATV to choose from, so such a program is dispensable for ATV, and it is not bad to hand it over to Shao Laoliu to sell a friendship.

"Okay, tomorrow I will send someone to find Manager Fang Yihua to sign the contract. In the future, I am optimistic about you, the next big man in the entertainment industry will definitely be you, I am not as good as you. Shao Lao Liu thinks that he is still not as good as the young man in front of him in terms of bearing, it's good to be young, what are he doing at the age of twenty, he is still pushing a car to send movies to the countryside, he is far from the talent of this young man, he wants to see how far this young man can go in the future. Although TVB is developing well, if there is no enemy around him, maybe there will be no more development, ATV will be on a rugged side by side with TVB sooner or later, I don't know if anyone among his juniors can beat him.

"Please have tea. Ye Chengkang saw Shao Laoliu's sincerity, and said with a teacup in both hands.

"Please. ”

So the two exchanged views on Sino-British relations, philanthropy, and views on the inland, the more they talked, the more speculative they became, Shao Laoliu himself had a deep affection for China, after all, he came out of the inland, Ye Chengkang is also the soul of China, and naturally there are many similarities.

Three hours later, when Xiang Huaqiang entered the private room, he saw an old man and a young man laughing and talking, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. So Xiang Huaqiang also told Shao Laoliu that they would set up a film company together, Shao Laoliu no longer wanted to meddle in the movie, but he still decided to invest in a part, and he was optimistic about the relationship between these companies. So Yongsheng Film Company was formally established, Ye Chengkang invested 50 million US dollars, accounting for 40% of the shares, Xiang Huaqiang invested 20 million US dollars on behalf of Xin Yi'an, accounting for 15% of the shares, Ye Chengkang replaced Bai Zishu to invest 20 million US dollars, accounting for 15% of the shares, and the other shares depend on Shenghe's eldest brother Cheng and Shao Laoliu to share, and Shenghe contributed as much as he could, and the rest was purchased by Shao Laoliu. The theater rents Shao Laoliu, and Xiang Huaqiang is responsible for the director, screenwriter, and actors, and Ye Chengkang provides at least 2 or more good scripts to Yongsheng every year, which is required from Huaqiang. Ye Chengkang has agreed, anyway, it doesn't cost much, but Ye Chengkang has the right to arrange actors for the script he wrote.