Director of Rebirth of Xiangjiang

Chapter 54 Visiting Mr. Run Run Shaw

Zhao Hong's novel Shaw is also reading. He has only been reading it for two days, mainly because he wanted to get to know Zhao Hong.

He thinks it is "Farewell My Concubine". He has a feeling for this book. The strong style of the Republic of China makes him intoxicated. It is hard for him to imagine that a person who has not experienced that period of history can write it so perfectly. Let him experience it personally. Nobody can pick a single flaw.

It wasn't until the two of them had finished eating that Zhao Hong said: "Uncle Six, I invited you here mainly to discuss something with you. You may not know that I have a girlfriend. We have been together for more than seven years. I want to put She is placed by my side, just afraid that you will not agree, Sixth Uncle!" Zhao Hong knew that it was time to talk about business.

"Hongzi, you are a romantic talent! That means you are still young!", Run Run Shaw teased.

"No way! When love comes, you can't stop it. It doesn't matter when. You should know my first novel! The main content is written by her and me, and the content of the book is me and her together Part of my experience." Zhao Hong said seriously, seeing that Run Run Shaw didn't believe it, he spoke with facts.

"Oh! I don't know if that beautiful woman got the favor of you, a talented man. As long as I can do it, I will never refuse." After finishing speaking, Run Run Shaw felt a little regretful, Zhao Hong asked him just for this matter ?If he couldn't do it by himself, why would he ask him for it!Why!

"Sixth Uncle, you said this! This way I can rest assured." Zhao Hong said happily.

"I can still lie to you, who is it? Tell me!", Run Run Shaw pretended to be magnanimous.

There is no way! If the words are spoken, the water that is poured out, even kneeling, must be persisted to the end.

"Okay! As I said, that person is Zhao Yazhi, how about it! Don't be embarrassed! Sixth Uncle." Zhao Hong finally said that person.

Although Run Run Shaw was mentally prepared, when Zhao Hong said Zhao Yazhi's name, his heart twitched. Now Zhao Yazhi is the star of TVB, but a pillar.

If this goes to Suzaku TV, what a loss!
"Hongzi, you are giving me a problem! Ah Zhi is the pillar of our TVB, the treasure of the town, if he leaves, what a loss it will be!", Run Run Shaw pretended to be embarrassed and said.

"Uncle Six, you can ask for whatever you want. As long as I can do it, I will try my best to make up for your loss." Zhao Hong said.

He was ready to be slaughtered. As for what Run Run Shaw promised just now, only children would believe it. Adults only talk about benefits. Zhao Hong never thought that empty words and white teeth would be able to accomplish this.

"I heard that your company is going to make a movie. How about entrusting us to Shaw Brothers for overseas distribution in the future? We will definitely give you the best discount." Run Run Shaw thought for a long time and said.

He is aware of DreamWorks' ambitions, and it will be a matter of time to make movies. Now DreamWorks theaters have grown to a large scale. After his old friend Qiu Degen's four movie theaters were separated from Shaw Brothers, they were sold to DreamWorks.

Calculated in this way, the DreamWorks cinema line has ten cinemas in Xiangjiang, which is not a small cinema line, and there are two leading theaters, so he didn’t mention the local distribution in Xiangjiang. Now his Shaw Films Movies are not very popular in Nanyang, and he is going to look for new film sources.

"Uncle Liu, this is impossible. I plan to build my own theater chain in Nanyang! Also, I don't plan to expand the film company all at once. I plan to develop slowly. As for the external market, it will develop slowly. When I started I won’t take it too seriously.” Zhao Hong replied.

He doesn't want to do it. This kind of approach is not advisable, and it is easy to be choked by people. Zhao Hong likes the way of theaters first. Anyway, he is rich and willful, and he has his own distribution company. Don't worry, he knows how bad the companies like Xiangjiang that hold overseas distribution rights are.

In his last life, he saw a message on Baidu, saying that when Sammo Hung asked Golden Harvest for overseas earnings, he owed Golden Harvest a large amount of money after checking the accounts, so Zhao Hong would definitely not hand over the movies he made to him. What they issue is that external buyouts are stronger than this.

Run Run Shaw was a little disappointed, but he didn't care too much, after all, he didn't know what movie Zhao Hong would make in the future.

"Why don't you invest in Shaw Cinemas, then you can make movies with confidence." He still said unwillingly.

Obviously he is very aware that Shaw Brothers movies have shown signs of weakness. Although they are still making money, profits are declining year by year, and there is an urgent need for new forces to inject new vitality. Zhao Hong is very optimistic about him. He believes that Zhao Hong will be good in the film industry. You can also make a career in the circle.

"Uncle Six, I won't talk about the movie, but I have a suggestion, what do you think?" Zhao Hong said.

"You say, Hongzi!" He was a little unhappy that Zhao Hong didn't accept his proposal, so his voice was a little annoyed.

"Sixth Uncle, Yazhi can't make many dramas in your TVB year, and she signed a monograph contract, so she has a lot of freedom. In addition to accepting two TVB dramas every year, only She can take on movies as she likes outside, and now she won't be short of money, so she doesn't know if she will be filming or not in the future!"

"Then she has only a one-year contract with TVB, at most two dramas, how much money can she make for TVB? The reason for my interview with you is the friendly exchange between the two. Otherwise, it will be a big deal to pay liquidated damages of 200 million. It’s only Hong Kong dollars, I believe I can afford this amount of money, you see, I now have a villa in Victoria Peak, the market price is about 1000 million Hong Kong dollars, how about exchanging it?” Zhao Hong said.

He has no burden on trading that house. In a few months, the house price will be like the price of cabbage, as much as you want. Now the house is worth 1000 million, and it will be worth 200 million Hong Kong dollars by then. After all, that The higher the price of the high-end house, the harder it will be.

Run Run Shaw thought for a while and agreed. After all, it is impossible for Zhao Yazhi to create 1000 million Hong Kong dollars for Wireless in one year, but it is a pity that Zhao Hong did not agree to his conditions.

Zhao Hong would not agree to buy shares or anything. He has his own plan for the theater chain, and he plans to do it in one step.

The cinemas all use small projection halls, so that a cinema can show multiple films at the same time. The cinema must have its own place to sell peripherals, and it can sell DreamWorks toys by itself. Peripheral interests are the most important.

Since DreamWorks Theaters opened, the movie box office can only keep the theaters from losing money, that is, break even, but the net profit earned by the six theaters is more than 2000 million Hong Kong dollars, which is much easier than the money from the box office. It is hardware upgrades, which all cost money.

If Zhao Hong invested in Shaw Brothers Cinemas, he would not be able to take the majority share. The constraints would be too severe at that time, and he could not plan the layout as he pleased. After thinking about it, he realized that doing so would not be worth the gain.

In the end, Zhao Hong and Run Run Shaw reached a lot of consensus on TV station competition, among which is not to poach each other. Of course, the two TV stations can also borrow people to shoot TV dramas, but they can only borrow people after signing by the management of both parties. This is a comparison for Zhao Hong. The main advantage is that TVB has too many good actors.

Just as Zhao Hong and Run Run Shaw said goodbye to each other at the entrance of the Peninsula Hotel, they ended their meeting.

(End of this chapter)