Chapter 30 Are you questioning me? "I wonder how Mr. Lin got the news from?" Shao Laoliu personally poured tea for Lin Zehao to show his goodwill, while also not forgetting to test him. Lin Zehao put his index and middle fingers together and tapped the table twice without raising his eyelids. "What? Are you questioning me?" "Or do I have to report to you?" Shao Laoliu waved his hands repeatedly, "No, no, I just felt that Lin Sheng had great magical powers, and there was absolutely no other meaning." After thinking it over, he asked, "Mr. Lin, how do you want to solve this problem?" Things have developed to this point, and Shao Laoliu has already fallen into a disadvantage. Now Lin Zehao is the knife and he is the fish. Fang Menghua also understood what was more important, so she just lowered her head and said nothing. Wu Zhaonan didn't even dare to speak. He still didn't quite understand why Shao Laoliu's attitude changed so quickly.
He is good at collecting protection fees and he is also good at killing people, but he knows nothing about business, so how can he understand the deep meaning of it? "I believe in peace and friendship. Harmony brings wealth. I have no interest in fighting and killing." Lin Zehao neither drank the tea nor responded, but just talked to himself. "Yes, it's all for money. When we do business, we believe in making money through harmony. Many times, it's just misunderstandings." Shao Laoliu looked at Fang Yingmin lying on the ground and nodded in agreement. "Uncle Six is a senior veteran in the entertainment industry. When talking about Shaw Brothers, who in Hong Kong wouldn't give him a thumbs up?" "Although Chow Wai-man's Golden Harvest has gained a lot of attention in recent years, it further proves that Shaw Brothers is full of talented people." Hearing this, Shao Laoliu's smile became a little unnatural, and his fingers were trembling slightly. Everyone in Hong Kong knows that Zou Huaiwen was the former CEO of Shaw Brothers. A big reason why he resigned to establish Golden Harvest was that Shaw Brothers was stingy and paid him too little. It was a miracle that Shao Laoliu did not get angry after being ridiculed in person. After a pause, Lin Zehao continued, "Sixth Uncle, I heard that someone at TVB is not appreciative and does not intend to sell the shares to you. Is that true?" This incident caused quite a stir at the time, and he had looked it up online, so he remembered it very clearly. Shao Laoliu was almost going crazy. Even if he racked his brains, he couldn't figure out who leaked such confidential information to Lin Zehao. He even felt that his blood pressure was a little high and his head was dizzy. Fang Menghua, who was standing by, quickly supported him, gently stroked his back, and helped him calm down. Shao Laoliu let out a long sigh and finally calmed down. "Mr. Lin, I started helping my eldest brother run the company's business when I was 18 years old. Until this year, I am already 73 years old." "Over the years, the business world has experienced ups and downs, with some losses and some gains, but overall the gains have been greater than the losses." "It makes me feel that life is like the sea, the mountains and the rivers, nothing more than that." "There are not many people in this life that I admire. My senior Bao Yugang is one of them, and now there is another one."
"Let's not beat around the bush and state the conditions." Shao Laoliu didn't say it, but at the beginning, he looked down on this young boy Lin Zehao from the bottom of his heart. No matter from which aspect, he did not think that Lin Zehao was qualified, capable, and could be on an equal footing with him. Now, Shao Laoliu was convinced, really convinced. After so many years of struggling in the martial arts world, he understood that if he did not submit to the masters, he would die. It's nothing to admit that you are not as skilled as others, but if you insist on holding on, you will lose more than just face. At this time, Lin Zehao couldn't help but admire Shao Laoliu. For many people, especially those with status and position, losing face is more painful than killing them. However, Shao Laoliu was able to put aside his pride and not care about it, which is absolutely worthy of admiration. To be fair, if Lin Zehao were in other people’s shoes, he might not be so free and easy. "I have set up a film company and I want to make some movies to pass the time. I wonder if you can rent the Shaw Brothers cinema to me?" "We can sign a purchase contract, pay it in installments over two years, and rent instead of buy." Lin Zehao was very clear about Shaw Brothers's thoughts. Around 1985, Shaw Brothers sold all of its cinema chains to Dickson Pan. This also made the D&B Cinemas chain under Dickson Poon become one of the three major cinema chains in Hong Kong Island. Shao Laoliu stared at Lin Zehao for a long while, but apart from finding that this man was extremely handsome, he did not get the information he wanted. He really didn't understand why a gang leader would want to do business, and on such a large scale? There is no gang leader like Lin Zehao in the whole of Hong Kong Island. Not to mention that they are always fighting and killing to seize territory, they are also short-sighted and can only think of doing smuggling at most. There are very few people who are doing well in the industry, and even fewer who are doing well. This is also the reason why Shao Laoliu didn't think highly of Lin Zehao at the beginning. Young and Dangerous, brainless. "Mr. Lin, the scale of the cinema chain under Shaw Brothers is not small. It is not so small in Hong Kong Island, as there are Golden Harvest and the Golden Princess that was just established by the Lei family at the beginning of the year. They can barely be compared with them." “But looking at the whole of Southeast Asia, Shaw Brothers has many cinema chains. In Nanyang alone, there are hundreds of them.” "It's such a big portion, I wonder if Mr. Lin can eat it." Since it is a legitimate business, Shao Laoliu is not afraid to talk about it. You can't just ask me to pull out a gun and shoot him if we can't come to an agreement, right? "Uncle Six, although my wealth is not as good as that of a business senior like you, it is still no problem to pay it off in two years." "Besides, you don't plan to continue running the film business anymore. You can't just rip me off and ask for too much, right?" Lin Zehao is not afraid of the lion's asking price, but he is afraid that Shao Laoliu does not want to sell. Although Shaw Brothers did sell its cinema chain in its previous life, that was in 85. No one can guarantee whether Shao Laoliu has this idea now.
Hearing this, Fang Menghua on the side looked at Lin Zehao deeply, and her impression of him changed greatly. In recent years, as Shao Laoliu's business has grown and his status has become higher, and he is already in his 70s, he simply does not have that much time and energy. In fact, Shaw Brothers was already run by Fang Menghua. Therefore, she was very clear that Shaw Brothers was actually on the decline. Especially in recent years, Golden Harvest has produced stars such as Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, and Sam Hui, and the film types are also flourishing, with a strong momentum of development. Shaw Brothers produced martial arts films and erotic films. In addition, Shaw Brothers also shifted its focus to TVB, and the investment in Shaw Brothers films was greatly reduced. As one thing grows, another declines. All in all, Shaw Brothers is already on the decline. At a family dinner some time ago, someone in the family suggested closing the film production department and focusing on developing the television business. It is precisely because she knows the inside story that Fang Menghua admires Lin Zehao. An outsider, a young boy in his 20s, who was still a member of a gang, was able to see through the Shaw Brothers' predicament. He really had a sharp vision and was a genius. (End of this chapter)