Director of Rebirth of Xiangjiang

Chapter 48 Influence (Second Update)
Suzaku TV Station is going to suspend broadcasting for a month, mainly to straighten out all the projects on the TV station, so now there is only one free TV station in Xiangjiang, that is TVB, and during the TVB evening news, there are reports about the acquisition of DreamWorks.

"Sixth Brother, Sixth Brother, big news!" Fang Yathua knocked on the door and entered Run Run Shaw's study, which was in the office of the Chairman of the Wireless Board of Directors in the Wireless Building.

"What's the matter? Yat Hua, sit down and talk." Run Run Shaw said, he spoke slowly, but calmly and forcefully.

Run Run Shaw, formerly known as Shao Renleng, was born in Zhenhai, Ningbo, Zhejiang.

Among the eight brothers and sisters of the Shao family, he is the sixth. He was called "Shao Lao Liu" in old Shanghai, and "Sixth Uncle" after he came to Hong Kong.

Run Run Shaw established the Shaw Brothers film company in Hong Kong in 1958. Now the Shaw Brothers film company is not doing well, mainly because the management model is backward. Fortunately, there is a strong distribution network to support it. It has its own theaters in Xiangjiang and Nanyang, which are self-produced and sold, and have a large-scale studio system, with very low labor costs.

He was awarded the CBE by the Queen of England in 1974. In 1977, Shao was conferred the title of Sir of the Lower Order by the Queen of England, and became the No. 1 "Jazz" title in the Hong Kong entertainment industry, so he is called Sir Shao.

Run Run Shaw's life is a legendary life. In the evaluation of Mr. Run Run Shaw, I personally think that the most pertinent one is: the last old businessman, who has achieved the ultimate in business, and has never forgotten his charity.

To use Ma Boyong's description of Mr. Run Run Shaw's life: he was born in the late Qing Dynasty, and it was the 21st century when he passed away.

In its heyday, Shaw Brothers Studios had more than 1300 employees, and was hailed as the "Hollywood of the East" by foreign media.

Before Run Run Shaw came to Hong Kong, the movie theaters in Hong Kong implemented a classification system, and local films could only be shown in low-level movie theaters.Run Run Shaw advertised in newspapers to recruit talents.

Soon, Tao Qin, Li Hanxiang, Bu Wancang, Yue Feng, Luo Zhen, He Menghua, Yan Jun and other famous directors came; Lin Dai, Li Lihua, Leti, Zhang Zhongwen, Ding Hong, Ding Ning, Chen Hou, Zhao Lei, Guan Shan, etc. Actors also came.

In addition, Shaw Brothers also found a large number of talents in photography, production, makeup, editing, etc., and many playwrights also came to apply.

Run Run Shaw first hired Zou Wenhuai as the editor-in-chief of his "Film Weekly".

"Film Weekly" is rich in content and lively, especially the columns such as "Movie Star Life", "Shaw Brothers Star", "International Film News", etc., which attract a large number of young people.

Of course, Run Run Shaw himself has a strong management style, and his directors, actors and collaborators Hu Jinquan, Wang Yu, Zou Wenhuai, etc. left Shaw one after another. In the end, Zou Wenhuai fell in love with him and killed him for half his life.

Run Run Shaw’s conservatism caused the Shaw Brothers film industry to close down, especially the large-scale studio system that made the film lose its vitality, but Hong Kong is called "Oriental Hollywood", which is inseparable from his large-scale studio system, but a system cannot always be applied .

Zhao Hong admires him very much. Run Run Shaw is not the richest man in Hong Kong, but he is one of the few big philanthropists among the rich in Hong Kong.

According to statistics, Run Run Shaw has donated more than 100 billion Hong Kong dollars to social welfare and charitable affairs over the years, and built more than 6000 educational and medical projects.

Especially for the cause of education and science and technology, the education funds donated by Run Run Shaw spread all over the land of China, and many colleges and universities in China have "Shaw Buildings" named after Run Run Shaw.

The construction of many post-secondary institutions in Hong Kong has been donated by Run Run Shaw, such as the Shaw College of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Shaw Building of the University of Hong Kong, and the Shaw Library of the City University of Hong Kong.

Of course, no one is perfect, and Run Run Shaw is notoriously "stingy".

In terms of money, he is extremely stingy in controlling operating costs, even penny-pinching, no different from most Xiangjiang bosses. (Hey! I accidentally hacked another wave of Xiangjiang bosses.)
As for Fong Yat Wah, she is Sir Run Run Shaw's second wife, aliased as Li Mong Lan, Fong Meng Wah.She is known for being ruthless, Fang Yat Hua's way of doing things has made TVB staff quite critical, the reason is that Fang Yat Hua is too ruthless in doing things, but anyone who doesn't like her will be "cut down with a knife".

Fang Yihua is too subjective in her work and never evaluates people and things objectively. She once laid off a large number of staff in the technical department in one go, which caused quite a stir in Hong Kong.

Now Fang Yat Hua is Run Run Shaw's right-hand man, "Sixth brother, I learned today that DreamWorks has acquired Li's TV station.".

"When did it happen?" Run Run Shaw said in a deep voice.

"Just this afternoon, DreamWorks held a press conference to announce it." Fang Yihua replied.

Run Run Shaw did not speak for a long time.

"Sixth brother, it will be much easier for us this way. I heard that DreamWorks appointed Huang Xizhao as the general manager. Isn't this resignation to fate? You must know that Huang Xizhao was beaten by us without any power to fight back. The Zhao family's two A junior is still too young!" Fang Yihua said relaxedly.

She really didn't pay attention to the chairman and president of DreamWorks. She admitted that Zhao Yingying was good at managing the company, but she was still very tender when it came to a TV station. As for their director Zhao Hong, she was even worse. It's just the author, and she also admits in her heart that Zhao Hong is good-looking, but handsome can't be taken for granted.

"You said they appointed Huang Xizhao as the general manager?" Run Run Shaw asked again.

"Yes, Sixth Brother, it's not ridiculous for you to say that." Fang Yihua replied with a smile.

"You! You, you are very wrong to think this way. Huang Xizhao is not a simple character. Look at the group of talents he has cultivated, even I am salivating. You don't remember "The Change of the Silkworm", That's why he couldn't lift his head from wireless. He was constrained by the ghosts. He was very talented and could play five points. It's not bad. Now he's good, and he was appointed by DreamWorks again. It's like a dragon ascending to the sky and entering the sea. Be careful in the future." Run Run Shaw said bitterly, he felt that Fang Yat Hua's thinking was too simple.

As soon as Fang Yihua heard Run Run Shaw's analysis, she felt bad all over, "Sixth brother is really so serious?".

"It's just that serious! Is there anything else?" Run Run Shaw asked.

"There is also the establishment of DreamWorks Entertainment, a subsidiary of DreamWorks. DreamWorks Entertainment also includes DreamWorks Cinemas, the newly established film company, and Suzaku TV. Brother Six, they appointed Zhou Liang Shuyi as the general manager. You say this appointment is absurd. Well, Jiashi went bankrupt under her hands, and I won't be able to watch Suzaku TV for long." Fang Yihua replied.

"Yihua, what should I say about you? Don't look at things so one-sidedly, okay?" Run Run Shaw was really speechless.

Then he said: "The bankruptcy of Jiashi is mainly due to the fact that it was born deformed and danced with shackles. In addition, due to insufficient funds, Zhou Liang Shuyi had to resort to military tactics, so the closure of Jiayi TV Station has little to do with her, and there is After this failure, she will become more mature and harder to deal with."

Fang Yihua's eyes were wide open, he didn't expect there to be so many twists and turns, and he said in a coquettish voice: "You are still the sixth brother, you can see through the problems at a glance, it seems that I will learn more from you in the future!" .

Run Run Shaw said quite complacently: "Usually, if you use your brain more, many problems can be solved easily.".

"Sixth brother, your brain is enough. For me, whatever you say is what you say." Fang Yihua said sincerely.

Run Run Shaw was very moved. Ever since he joined him, this woman has been working hard and obeying her words. He likes that she has no complaints and no regrets.

(End of this chapter)