We're building a super chaebol in Hong Kong

"President Liang, if I want to acquire a film company in Hong Kong, which one do you think I should acquire?" Su Cheng thought for a moment and asked directly.

Movie ticket sales are still a good way to make money, so Su Cheng wanted to enter the market as soon as possible.

"Film company? Currently, the Hong Kong film market mainly has two major film companies, Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest. In the 1970s, almost all popular Hong Kong films were monopolized by these two companies. Besides them, there are also Great Wall Movie Enterprises, Seasonal Film Corporation, and many smaller film studios.

To be honest, acquiring a Hong Kong film company is very difficult. For example, Shaw Brothers is the industry of Mr. Run Run Shaw, a famous entertainment tycoon in Hong Kong. With his strength, he would never consider selling Shaw Brothers.

As for Golden Harvest, it can be said to be No. 1 in the Hong Kong film industry. Its achievements in the film industry in recent years have almost surpassed Shaw Brothers. With such performance, unless you spend a lot of money, it is impossible for the three bosses of their company to sell Golden Harvest.

Great Wall Movie Enterprises is an old brand in the Hong Kong film industry. It used to be the leading film company in Hong Kong in the 1950s and 1960s, but it has declined in recent years. However, it is still difficult to acquire them because they have multiple bosses, and it is almost impossible to completely control Great Wall Movie Enterprises.

As for Seasonal Film Corporation, it was founded by the famous director Ng See-yuen. This film company can be said to be small but exquisite, producing almost only high-quality products. It can also be regarded as Director Ng See-yuen's personal studio. Director Wu is unlikely to work for others. He came from Shaw Brothers and started his own company in his twenties. Now he has produced many films with extremely good reputations. Basically, the most valuable asset of this company is Director Ng himself.

As for other small studios or small companies, they simply have no value for acquisition."

Liang Shuyi analyzed the general situation of the Hong Kong film industry to Su Cheng in detail.

Su Cheng nodded. He naturally knew about the companies Liang Shuyi mentioned, especially Golden Harvest, which came from Shaw Brothers. Even Director Ng See-yuen, the big shot who was later known as the Godfather of Hong Kong Cinema, came from Shaw Brothers.

It can be said that Shaw Brothers Film Company is simply the Whampoa Military Academy of the Hong Kong film industry.

As for Win's Entertainment, D\u0026B Films, Media Asia Film, Cinema City and other famous Hong Kong film companies in later generations, they have not yet been established.

"Then I can't acquire a film company?" Su Cheng asked in surprise.

"Boss, my suggestion is that it is difficult to acquire large film companies, and small film companies are not worth acquiring, so it is better to set up your own film company. This is not difficult, and there are many similarities between making movies and TV series. Boss, you have the entire Commercial Television as a foundation, so it is too easy to set up a film company.

Moreover, even if you can spend a lot of money to acquire companies like Golden Harvest or Shaw Brothers, so what? Just as you said, you have many great movie scripts in your hands. This is the real value of a film company. It is really not worth spending a lot of money to buy a film company. You see, Golden Harvest once separated from Shaw Brothers, but didn't they still dominate the Hong Kong film industry? That's because Shaw Brothers produced many classic and best-selling movies."

Liang Shuyi gave her advice directly.

As a famous figure in the Hong Kong television industry, Liang Shuyi is very clear about the Hong Kong film and television industry. Her advice is very worthy of reference.

Su Cheng thought for a while and felt that it was also true. In the film industry, in addition to the producer and director, the most important thing is a good script. Only with a good script can you make a popular movie.

What do I have? Don't I have a lot of movie scripts? Why do I need to buy a film company like this?

And Su Cheng doesn't lack producers and directors!

Although making TV series and making movies are different, they are also interconnected.

Moreover, after the film company is established, you can also poach people from Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest. These are not problems.

"Boss, actually, before I entered the television industry, I worked in the film industry. My father used to run a film distribution and theater business. At that time, I became interested in drama and film. Later, I went to the Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama in the United Kingdom for research and worked as a teacher and actor at the Royal Academy of Music's drama school.

It was not until I returned to Hong Kong that I joined TVB and officially entered the television industry. Therefore, I am not only good at managing TV stations, but I am also very knowledgeable about the film industry. If the group is given to me to manage, I will definitely be able to manage it very well." Liang Shuyi's eyes lit up when she heard Su Cheng's words.

She is also an ambitious woman, only 33 years old now, and there is still a lot of time in the future. Being the general manager of a TV station cannot satisfy her ambition.

Therefore, when she heard Su Cheng say that he was going to build a film and television group and asked her if she had the confidence to manage it, her ambition immediately revealed itself.

As the saying goes, a soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier, let alone that she has already risen to the highest position in the TV station, and if she wants to rise further, she can only be promoted to the Su's Group.

However, as far as she knows, the Su's Group has a wide variety of businesses and is not suitable for someone like her who has always been in the film and television industry.

Therefore, the establishment of a film and television group is in line with her wishes.

"Well, since you have the confidence, then I will give you a chance. Take one year as the assessment period. During this period, you will set up a film department within CTV, specializing in making movies. As for the movie scripts, I will provide them; In addition, set up an brokerage department to sign all the actors; set up a record department, I will provide the songs, and train our signed actors to be all-round stars, so that they can develop well in the three fields of film, television, and song.

Wait a year, if I think you have the ability to meet the standards, then I will establish a new film and television group. At that time, the film department, brokerage department and record department will be independent and become new companies, just like CTV, becoming subsidiaries of the new film and television group. In addition, I will invest in a film and television city in Tseung Kwan O to create the largest film and television base in Hong Kong, surpassing the current Shaw Brothers Studio. At that time, this film and television city will also be directly managed by the film and television group."

Since Liang Shuyi is ambitious, then Su Cheng decided to give her a chance.

With the numerous TV scripts, movie scripts, and songs provided by Su Cheng, if Liang Shuyi still can't manage the company well, then it means that Liang Shuyi has not reached this level of ability, and then it will be time to replace her.

"Boss, please rest assured, I have written down everything you said. I will cherish this opportunity and will never fail your expectations!" Liang Shuyi said very definitely.

Although he doesn't know what level of film and television scripts Su Cheng will give, based on the previous 'A Step into the Past' and the newly given 'My Date with a Vampire', she believes that what Su Cheng gives is definitely the best of the best.

With so many works of this level as a backing, she doesn't believe that she can't manage a film and television group!