The last week of January is also the last week before the Lunar New Year.
For many citizens in Xiangjiang, Wednesday finally ushered in the finale of "Blue Life and Death". The result was predictable: not only the male and female protagonists died, but also the second male lead.
It aroused a lot of public opinion in Hong Kong. Fortunately, on the second day of the finale, ATV used the media to calm down the public's anger. The explanation given was that the male and female protagonists were really together in another way.
After all, the female protagonist died of cancer, so it would be unreasonable to leave a male protagonist in the world!
Lin Zuhui also noticed the huge influence of "Blue Life and Death" and couldn't help but sigh, it was indeed a TV series that caused a huge sensation in Hong Kong and Taiwan in his previous life.
"Blue Lives Matter" is a tragedy. In order to make up for the "harm" to the public, Lin Zuhui plans to start filming "Full House" in the second half of this year and give everyone a comedy Hong Kong drama series early next year.
One is sad and the other is happy, forming a strong contrast, which also shows that Hong Kong cultural dramas can handle tragedy and comedy with ease.
Of course, there are three other Hong Kong dramas planned to be filmed this year, namely the adaptation of "Dae Jang Geum", "Stairway to Heaven", and "Paris Lovers". Except for "Dae Jang Geum" which needs to be renamed, the other two will use their original names.
The filming will definitely not be exactly the same as the previous one, but the subject matter will definitely be similar. "The Kingdom Stage" will continue to follow the path of tragedy, and the heartbreaking love story will be fully displayed, while "Lovers in Paris" will crazily create romance and coincidences.
.These characteristics are themselves the essence of previous Korean dramas.
In short, if you compare the works of the two generations before and after, it will definitely be obvious that they are plagiarism. There are many similarities.
After "Blue Life and Death" is broadcast on the ATV Chinese channel, it will soon be rebroadcast on Asia Satellite TV. Based on the previous public opinion, I believe that many Xiangjiang citizens will not miss it a second time.
The most important thing is that it can be spread overseas through satellite TV; whether it is spreading Hong Kong culture or attracting the attention of overseas TV stations, this is the result that Lin Zuhui wants.
Lin Zuhui made a tour of the ATV building, chatting briefly with the staff and artists to show his affinity.
In fact, compared to Shao Liushu in TVB, Lin Zuhui in ATV gives people a more majestic feeling.
The old man definitely makes people feel more approachable!
What's more, Lin Zuhui's wealth and status in Xiangjiang are not comparable to those of his sixth uncle.
Therefore, both ATV staff and ATV artists are respectful to Lin Zuhui.
come back to the office.
Lin Zuhui asked Li Zhuanglie, director of the drama department, and asked: "How is the preparation for "The Swordsman" going?"
Li Zhuanglie said: "The filming started in January and is expected to be completed in March!"
Wireless bought all the rights to adapt Jin Yong's novels in the 1980s and filmed almost all of them. In the previous life, in the 1990s, they bought the rights again and filmed them again.
Lin Zuhui joined ATV. With his relationship with Jin Daxia, as long as he opened his mouth, he would almost always respond to requests, and the money was just a formality.
Therefore, Lin Zuhui had already obtained all the copyrights for Jin Daxia's novels in 1989.
Currently, ATV has 40% to 50% more drama series than TVB because it owns Asia Satellite TV and is considering selling copyrights to make a profit.
Jin Yong's dramas are not to be missed. Lin Zuhui remembered Jin Yong's dramas in the 1990s in his previous life, and many of them sold their copyrights to the mainland. However, the mainland did not film its own Jin Yong dramas until almost the turn of the millennium.
What's more, Jin Yong's dramas are simply a tool for flattery, and Lin Zuhui certainly can't miss it.
Of course, with the rise of Hong Kong dramas, Jin Yong's dramas were filmed just before the mid-1990s. After the mid-1990s, ATV's Hong Kong dramas accounted for more than 50%.
Lin Zuhui nodded and said: ""The Swordsman" stars Lu Songxian and Weng Hong. We will try to shoot "The Legend of the Heroes" at the end of the year or early next year and stars Louis Koo and Li Ruotong."
Li Zhuanglie immediately said: "Okay, I remember it!"
As for the performance of costume dramas, ATV's level in the 1980s is not inferior to TVB at all, so Lin Zuhui does not worry about the quality. The important thing is that ATV has always been more generous than TVB in terms of production fees, so it will naturally produce better movies.
The works come.
Throughout the morning, Lin Zuhui took turns calling in senior executives to listen to work reports and give some pointers. He was very busy.
Being a media company is not for making money, but for a sense of accomplishment.
Especially when I think of it, in the future, a local TV station in small Hong Kong will produce a large number of excellent programs and dramas in the world and make countless Hong Kong idols famous. It is simply a miracle.
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Years ago, Joseph Lam received a Japanese guest, Yoshiaki Tsutsumi, at the Deep Water Bay Golf Course.
The richest man in Japan flew to Hong Kong in person to see Lin Zuhui. He had no reason not to entertain others. Yoshiaki Tsutsumi is the largest real estate developer in Japan, and Lin Zuhui is the largest real estate developer in Hong Kong, but this is the first time for the two to meet.
Perhaps, more than a year ago, the richest man in Japan would not even take a serious look at Lin Zuhui and other Xiangjiang real estate developers, because when his net worth was at its highest, he was the richest man in the world.
But things are different now. After Japan’s real estate bubble burst, housing and land prices fell in a bubble-like manner.
Yoshiaki Tsutsumi's life was not easy. Now that he came to see Lin Zuhui, he most likely expected Lin Zuhui to take over.
"Mr. Lin, I have heard of your name in Japan for a long time. Some colleagues in Japan even call me 'Japanese Lin Zuhui'. I am very honored!"
Lin Zuhui simply admired the thick-skinned Japanese people. This statement would indeed make sense in a few years. But now, it is obviously a trick.
Lin Zuhui calmly swung the golf club, and then said with a smile: "You are joking, the area of Xiangjiang is not as big as Tokyo; and I am only one of the big real estate developers in Xiangjiang. On the contrary, it is you, Mr. Yoshiaki Tsutsumi
, you are the richest man in the world."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Yoshiaki Tsutsumi smiled bitterly: "Mr. Lin was just joking. The world's richest man is already a thing of the past. I came to Xiangjiang to visit you this time because I want to cooperate with you!"
Lin Zuhui pretended not to know and asked: "How to cooperate?"
Yoshiaki Tsutsumi looked sincere and said: "Lin Sheng came to Japan to buy commercial real estate at low prices. I am willing to cooperate with you!"
Lin Zuhui declined: "Mr. Tsutsumi Yoshiaki, I'm really sorry, you may not have noticed the news in the mainland recently, which is deepening its opening up. Therefore, I plan to use the funds to invest in emerging fields. As for Japanese commercial real estate, to be honest,
I think now is not about buying the bottom, but about losing money.”
Yoshiaki Tsutsumi was stunned. He didn't expect Lin Zuhui to refuse so quickly. Logically speaking, with himself as Japan's largest real estate developer taking the lead, Xiangjiang real estate developers should feel that there is cooperation from local snakes, and they will happily go to Japan to hunt for bargains.
After all, real estate developers in Xiangjiang are famous for bargain hunting.
Yoshiaki Tsutsumi said unwillingly: "Japan is still the richest economy in Asia, but now real estate has dropped 60% from its peak, which is perfect for bargain hunting. Mr. Lin, do you really not consider it?"
Lin Zuhui said sternly: "Mr. Yoshiaki Tsutsumi, it is a kind of fate that you came to me on your own initiative. Let me advise you, if you cut off your wrist and sell the real estate now, maybe the Seibu Group will have better prospects."
Anyway, I won’t invest in Japanese real estate. After the 2008 financial crisis, it will be about the same.
Yoshiaki Tsutsumi listened to the advice, so he just said: "Thank you, Mr. Lin, for your advice! However, I think Li Chaoren should be more courageous than Mr. Lin!"
Lin Zuhui almost beamed with joy. Then he remembered that in his previous life, Superman Li followed Yoshiaki Tsutsumi to Japan to hunt for bargains. But in this life, he became the largest real estate developer in Hong Kong, so he came to him first.
"Maybe!"
I still invited Yoshiaki Tsutsumi for a meal, even though he was an unlucky guy, and no good words could persuade him. But Lin Zuhui would still be the host and entertain Yoshiaki Tsutsumi from little Japan.
Lin Zuhui doesn’t know why Sony’s Akio Morita still admires people like Yoshiaki Tsutsumi. Any businessman without a sense of crisis is not a qualified businessman. When Chen Qingsong established a tens of billions empire in three years, it was still between the late 1970s and the 1980s.
Early 1990s, but so what.
As far as businessmen are concerned, what Lin Zuhui admires most is Li Huanggua!
Of course, although he admired Li Huanggua, it still did not affect Lin Zuhui's idea of defeating him.
Even Lin Zuhui was delighted to hear that Yoshiaki Tsutsumi wanted to cooperate with Li Chaoren.
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As the annual Spring Festival approaches, Lin Zuhui also puts aside all his work to spend time with his family.
This year's New Year's Eve and Spring Festival will naturally be spent at No. 75 Deep Water Bay.
On New Year's Eve, a large family gathered around a big round table to eat, and it was very lively. Not counting Zou Kaixuan's mother and son who were left outside, there were twelve children of the Eight Immortals in the family alone, which can be said to be a huge family.
Lin Zuhui doesn't care about whether his children will become talents now. Anyway, he feels that he can live long enough and there is no point in thinking so much. Of course, theoretically speaking, children from rich families are more likely to become talents.
Starting from the second day of the Lunar New Year, Lin Zuhui began to meet his father-in-law and his mother-in-law. The most unforgettable ones were of course Wang's parents and Lin's parents. In the past, he didn't want to meet them, but as soon as the child was born, Lin Zuhui took the initiative to invite them to Hong Kong to meet.
Wang's parents immigrated to Canada, and Lin's parents and brother immigrated to the United States. It happened that Lin Zuhui also arranged for Wang and Lin in this way, which turned out to be a good thing.