Chapter 491 Let’s have a fight with the Shaw Brothers
Cao Weidong fell into deep thought.
It is really difficult to evaluate Mr. Shao as a person.
On the one hand, Mr. Shao has an excellent reputation in China.
Especially his philanthropy.
According to incomplete statistics.
Mr. Shao has donated up to 2.5 billion yuan to mainland science, education, culture and health.
Donated more than 3,000 projects.
More than 80% of them are educational projects.
More than 1,000 schools have benefited.
There are more than 30,000 teaching buildings, libraries, science and technology museums and other cultural, artistic, and medical institutions named after Mr. Shao, all over China.
But on the other hand.
Mr. Shao's reputation in Hong Kong City is mixed.
It is said that Mr. Shao is very stingy towards his relatives, colleagues and employees.
At that time, Bruce Lee was somewhat famous in Hollywood.
After Bruce Lee returned to Hong Kong, he approached Shaw Brothers to discuss cooperation in making movies.
But one of the conditions is a salary of US$10,000.
But Mr. Shao did not like Bruce Lee, and responded that he only had 2,500 US dollars, and love would never come.
Bruce Lee left Hong Kong and returned to the United States in anger.
Zou Wenhuai, who later founded Golden Harvest Films, valued Bruce Lee. He went to the United States many times for negotiations, and finally brought Bruce Lee back with a large sum of money. He also supported Bruce Lee in filming "Brother Tangshan", "Fist of Fury" and other hit films.
With the help of Bruce Lee, Golden Harvest continued to expand its territory in the Hong Kong city, and at its peak could even compete with Shaw Brothers.
In the same example, Liu Jialiang's widow Weng Jingjing asked for 5 million in film dividends on Liu Jialiang's behalf...
Therefore, this is an extremely contradictory person.
Cao Weidong thought about it and decided that it would be better to stay away from Mr. Shao.
Anyway, he is now focused on writing books and running newspapers, and he has no idea of turning his works into movies.
So Cao Weidong said.
"Uncle Six, thank you very much for your love. I am really flattered."
Among the eight Shao brothers and sisters, Mr. Shao ranked sixth. In the old Shanghai era, he was known as "Shao Laoliu", and after coming to Hong Kong, he was honored as "Uncle Liu".
Mr. Shao nodded with satisfaction.
He thought Cao Weidong was going to give in, but he didn't expect that the other party would change the subject and refuse directly.
"It's just that I'm used to being idle, and I'm really not used to cooperating with big companies. And I don't have the idea of turning "Zhu Xian" into a film and TV show for the time being, so please forgive me for not agreeing to this business."
Ding Pinghou's heart skipped a beat.
It’s bad to scream secretly.
Cao Weidong is still too young to know Mr. Shao's status and influence in Hong Kong City.
And if you refuse in person, Mr. Shao will definitely be angry.
Sure enough.
Mr. Shao's face darkened, and his words were filled with displeasure.
He originally admired Cao Weidong, otherwise he wouldn't have hosted the banquet in person, but he didn't expect that the other party would be so disrespectful.
"Mr. Cao, I hope you can think more about it. After all, in the entire Hong Kong City, no one dares to cooperate with you except us, Shaw Brothers."
"And you published "Piaomiao Journey" in China Hong Kong Newspaper to promote this newspaper. If you cooperate with me, I can use Shaw Brothers' influence to help you promote China Hong Kong Newspaper."
Mr. Shao’s words actually contain a threat——
I can use Shaw Brothers' influence to help you promote the China-Hong Kong Newspaper, and I can also prevent your newspaper from running.
Cao Weidong's face darkened.
Putting the chopsticks on the table, he said stiffly.
"Thank you, I don't think so, Mr. Ding, let's go."
As the saying goes, a thousand cups of wine is too little to meet a close friend, but half a sentence is too much to talk without speculation.
Since the conversation has broken down, there is no need to continue the conversation.
The two parties broke up unhappy like this.
Cao Weidong cupped his hands and stood up to say goodbye.
Mr. Ding sighed.
Put down the glass.
He apologized to Mr. Shao and followed Cao Weidong out of the box.
Eurokai said fiercely.
"You are just a young boy who dares to refuse your invitation. Mr. Shao, I would like to say hello to you. I guarantee that within a month, the China-Hong Kong Newspaper will close down."
Mr. Shao nodded, and then said with some emotion.
"It's a pity, I'm actually very optimistic about Zhu Xian..."
Mr. Shao sipped a glass of wine and asked instead, not in a hurry to go back.
"Has anything happened in the company recently?"
He often understands the internal situation of the company through this method.
Eurokai hesitated for a moment and then said.
"One more thing. Mr. Zou is very dissatisfied with your decision to cut the film schedule in half and invest the funds in the television industry. He is actively contacting the film industry actors in the company and wants to negotiate with you again."
Mr. Zou is actually Zou Wenhuai.
Mr. Shao said displeasedly upon hearing this.
"Wen Huai's matter was extremely inappropriate. Television is definitely the trend of the future. We should actively embrace the future."
It’s been really weird lately.
The same worries come one after another.
First, his confidante’s plan to join Shaw Brothers was blocked by his family because of his status as a concubine.
Then there is his old enemy. Many former Cathay Pacific executives were collectively killed due to the hijacking incident. Because he was a direct beneficiary of this incident, Mr. Shao was subject to many investigations and suspicions, both overtly and covertly.
In addition, director Li Hanxiang is clamoring to leave because his contract has expired.
Wait wait wait.
In short, nothing goes as planned.
Now Zou Wenhuai is openly contradicting himself in the company, which gives him a headache.
If it were anyone else, Mr. Shao would definitely give him a severe criticism.
In the worst case, I’ll be fired.
Anyway, the Hao Group has a great business and there is no shortage of people.
But Zou Wenhuai is different.
He is the production manager of Shaw Brothers Pictures.
For more than ten years, he accompanied him in fierce battles with Cathay, returned to Lingbo, made Huangmei tunes, and made martial arts films. It can be said that he has experienced hundreds of battles and made extraordinary achievements many times, and he can be called the most capable minister of Shaw Brothers.
For Zou Wenhuai, he decided to focus on appeasing him.
Thinking of this, Mr. Shao no longer wanted to eat, so he stood up and said.
"That's it for today. Let's go back first. We will hold a company meeting tomorrow and I will make an important speech."
.......
It's almost autumn now.
Although the port city has normal temperatures all year round due to its geographical location, the night breeze is still a bit cool during this season.
Being blown by the cold wind, Cao Weidong couldn't help but slow down.
I was thinking about how to deal with Shaw's next attack.
Ding Pinghou said sighing next to him.
"Weidong, your behavior just now is really too extreme. Even if we don't agree, we can't refuse it directly. If you offend the Shaw family, we will be in big trouble."
"You just came to our Hong Kong city not long ago, and you don't know much about it. Although Shaw Brothers is a film company, its tentacles cover all three religions and nine streams in Hong Kong city. It has great power. Banning us is as easy as playing..."<
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Cao Weidong nodded.
"I understand Mr. Shao's energy."
Mr. Shao has an excellent relationship with the British Hong Kong government. In 1974, he was awarded the CBE title by the Queen. In 1977, he was canonized as a knight of the lower order, becoming the first person in the entertainment industry in Hong Kong to receive the title of "knight".
Ding Pinghou said anxiously.
"You still say that? What should we do now?"
He invested all his wealth in the China-Hong Kong Newspaper. If the newspaper failed, he would have to sleep under a bridge tomorrow.
Cao Weidong's eyes were shining as he spoke word by word.
"The wolf has already come to our door. What can we do? In this case, we can only choose to fight with Shaw Brothers."