Reborn Tycoon Rise

"Xu Sheng, Sir Shao is here." Zhou Xiqian knocked on the door to remind him.

"Invite him in!" Xu Zhi stood up immediately and said.

"Sir Shao, I have long admired you!" Xu Zhi shook hands and greeted. The person coming was none other than Sir Shao Yifu, the boss of Shaw Brothers Films and the founder of the entire Hong Kong film industry.

Shao Yifu said with a smile: "As I get older, I can't compare to a rising star like Xu Sheng. During this period, Xu Sheng's name is well-known overseas!"

Xu Zhi asked Shao Yifu and others to sit down and said, "Actually, I don't like this kind of fame. It's better to keep a low profile."

Shao Yifu smiled and said: "Fame and wealth are connected together. Especially those who are self-made will inevitably become the focus of the media and the public. This is inevitable!"

Xu Zhi nodded and smiled: "I wonder why Shaosheng is here today?"

Shao Yifu went straight to the topic and said: "Xu Sheng, I am here today to buy the shares of the wireless TV station owned by Hutchison Whampoa Company. I hope Xu Sheng can offer a price and I am willing to buy them all."

"That's it!" Xu Zhi smiled. Just half a month ago, TVB chairman Li Xiaohe passed away, triggering a battle for the management rights of TVB TV stations.

TVB was founded and opened on November 19, 1967 by Qi Dezun, Li Xiaohe, Shao Yifu and others. Among them, Li Xiaohe was the first convener. Qi Dezun was still the head of Hutchison Whampoa and the largest shareholder of Wireless TV at that time. Shaw Brothers' movies were at their peak. Li Xiaohe asked Shao Yifu to be a shareholder of TVB, in fact, in order to effectively utilize Shaw Brothers' filming and human resources and reduce the operating costs of the TV station.

But times changed, Shaw Brothers movies declined, Li Xiaohe was in poor health, and Shao Yifu actually became the general manager of TVB.

However, in name, Li Xiaohe is still the chairman of the board of directors and the number one person in TVB. He also has an agreement with Shao Yifu, and the latter will manage the company. However, Li Xiaohe's sudden death broke the balance. Although Mrs. Li had no intention of taking over TVB, However, the descendants of the Lee family intended to take back the management rights of Hong Kong's number one TV station, so Shao Yifu naturally refused to let go. "The transition from a big shadow to a small shadow" was a turning point in his life and career.

Shao Yifu said: "I heard that Hutchison Whampoa is selling non-core businesses. I can definitely offer a price that satisfies Xu Sheng!"

Xu Zhi shook his head and said with a smile: "Hutchison Whampoa is indeed intending to commit suicide, but the shares of TVB are not among them."

Shao Yifu frowned and asked, "Is it possible that Xu Sheng also intends to go wireless?"

"Not bad." Xu Zhi replied affirmatively.

Shao Yifu asked: "Xu Sheng, I believe everything has a price, so why should Xu Sheng directly refuse this deal?"

Xu Zhi replied: "I agree with this sentence, but Shao Sheng, according to the current market price of Wireless, even if I sell it, it will only be one or two hundred million Hong Kong dollars. If it is more than one or two hundred million, I will not be richer. If it is less, I will not be richer." I don’t care too much, but it’s different with a TV station. Compared with how much money it can sell, I care more about its influence.”

"Xu Sheng, you don't have any experience in running a TV station." Shao Yifu, always confident, hit the point directly.

Xu Zhi smiled and said: "Yes, but Li Xiaohe has passed away, and the wireless board of directors must change. As the largest shareholder, Hutchison Whampoa naturally has to participate."

Shao Yifu asked: "Then Xu Sheng, please tell me some conditions. How can I continue to manage Wireless?"

"It's not impossible for Shaosheng to manage Wireless, but I think career focus is the key to success." Xu Zhi paused and then said: "Shaosheng, you are also the chairman of Shaw Brothers Film Company. You have two responsibilities. , This doesn’t seem good, does it?”

Shao Yifu frowned and said, "Shao's Cinema has already had its own operating rules. It can still operate normally even if I'm not around."

Xu Zhi smiled and said: "I understand. Shao Sheng should also know that I have made several movies. I would like to ask, doesn't Shao Sheng think there is a problem with the movies in Xiangjiang now?"

Shao Yifu frowned and said, "What's the problem?"

Xu Zhidao: "In the United States, when a movie is released, although there are not many screens at the beginning, as long as it is popular, cinemas in almost all regions will add more screens to show the movie. In this way, the film production company can get the maximum income.

It's completely different here in Xiangjiang. Shaw Brothers' theaters only play their own movies. The same goes for Golden Harvest. They basically only play their own movies or their subsidiaries' movies. Even if foreign investors make a good movie, if they don't The relationship between theater chains can only be fought to the end. This model is indeed beneficial to monopoly groups, but it is not suitable for the development of the film industry at all.

Let’s just say that the movie Drunken Master that I made back then, if it had been released on Shaw Brothers, maybe the total box office would have been much higher. Everyone in the world is interested in profit, and the same goes for making movies. Only with higher returns can There are more good movies coming out, aren't there? "

"Xu Sheng does have great ideas!" Shao Yifu also nodded: "But even if Xu Sheng acquires my Shaw Brothers theater chain, it will be of no use if Zou Wenhuai refuses to cooperate. Also, there have been recent incidents The Golden Princess Cinema Chain has also just been established, with 8 cinemas. Its boss Lei Juekun is also considered a strong man in the business world and has sufficient capital. I heard that he is still looking for rent from the cinema chain.

The American model has its advantages, but it may not be suitable for Hong Kong because the culture is different. "

"It's not that it's not suitable for Xiangjiang, it's just that it's not suitable for the capital behind Xiangjiang!" Xu Zhi explained the main reason.

In the city of Xiangjiang, almost all industries are monopolized, from the most profitable real estate and finance to water, electricity, supermarkets, gas, and communications in ordinary life. The same is true for the film industry. Several tycoons control their own theaters, which is very important to them. The producers made things difficult in every possible way.

In the 1980s, many producers were still very prosperous relying on overseas markets. However, after the 1990s, the development of computer technology led to the era of blockbuster movies in Hollywood. At the same time, the economies of Southeast Asian countries rose and they also began to develop their own movies. culture, so they began to reject overseas movies. Then, under the attack of internal and external difficulties, Hong Kong movies completely declined.

Xu Zhidao: "So my intention is not to acquire Shaw Brothers Cinemas, but to merge all the cinemas in Hong Kong and implement fair filming. This is more suitable for the development of Hong Kong movies."

Shao Yifu said: "How to enforce justice? Is Xu Sheng also going to enter the film industry?"

"Of course not." Xu Zhi shook his head and said: "I don't care about Xiangjiang's entire film income for a year. How could I be involved in such a thing? What I care about is this industry. In the future, not only Xiangjiang, I will also The theater industry is expanding to other countries throughout Asia, it’s just a business.”