The rise of Hong Kong's wealthy families

Thursday, September 6

Hutchison Group holds 2.36 million shares of Heung Kong Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (TVB) and is one of the largest shareholders, while Shao Yifu only holds 320,000 shares, Li Xiaohe holds 270,000 shares, Li Rongsen, Li Rong Da each holds 110,000 shares.

HSBC also holds 2.36 million shares, and Times Life International holds 2.26 million shares. Since Li Xiaohe founded the TVB TV station, the three major shareholders are willing to let Li Xiaohe take charge of the company.

He Jiahao took over the Hutchison Group Company, so he naturally wanted to join the board of directors of Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd.

As the chairman of the board of directors, Li Xiaohe sat in the first seat, and Ho Ka-ho sat in the lower right position. The other two British companies sent two senior staff to participate.

“Welcome Mr. Ho Ka-ho, Chairman of Hutchison Group, to join the company’s board of directors!”

"Crack!!"

Toshitaka took the lead in clapping his hands, and other directors followed suit, and the applause echoed in the conference room.

"Thank you everyone!" He Jiahao stood up and bent down.

"Back to today's topic, last year, that is, in 1978, the company made a full-year profit of 178 million, and the profit in the first half of this year was almost 100 million, which was slightly better than last year, so I proposed to use 150 million as dividends. What do you think?" Li Xiaohe said with great enthusiasm.

"No one would refuse a good thing like dividends. I agree." He Jiahao said jokingly.

The other directors smiled and agreed to the dividend.

"Okay, there is another topic. Shaw Brothers has a movie studio and a lot of artists. I suggest cooperating with Shaw Brothers Co., Ltd. to make a TV series and showing it on TVB at the same time." Li Xiaohe said with a smile.

In fact, Shao Yifu is also one of the founders of Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd., but he does not have a strong background like Li Xiaohe, so he can be a director who receives dividends with peace of mind.

Nowadays, Shaw Brothers Film Company has been in decline in the film industry and it is difficult to turn around. Therefore, Shaw Brothers wants to take advantage of this to enter TV series in order to gain more rights to speak on television stations.

"Lisheng's proposal is very good, but Shaw Brothers Film Company has always been in the film industry and may not have much experience in TV dramas. If the ratings are not high, it will definitely have an impact on the reputation of the TV station." He Jiahao said seriously.

It is well known that He Jiahao and Shao Yifu have some feuds. Even if what He Jiahao said is very reasonable, it is difficult to get rid of the rumors of revenge against Shao Yifu.

Of course, He Jiahao just wanted to embarrass Shao Yifu and let out a sigh of relief.

"What He Sheng said makes sense. Movies are different from TV series. However, I have invited directors and producers with more than ten years of experience to join me. This should not be a problem." Shao Yifu defended, staring intently. He Jiahao, he knew that He Jiahao was seeking revenge, but he had no idea what to do. After all, the offensive and defensive postures between them had already changed.

"I personally feel that it is in the interests of the company to adopt a purchasing approach, which can also select some good quality TV series to attract advertisers. If we have been consuming the credibility of the TV station, when real competitors appear, we will fall The altar is just like Li's TV station." Seeing that it was impossible to cancel the cooperation, He Jiahao changed his direction to prevent the interests of the two companies from being tied together and reduce Shao Yifu's penetration of TVB.

Hearing Li's TV station, Toshitaka was silent for a moment, but nodded, "The biggest reason why TVB was able to defeat Li's is that Li's was unwilling to change the status quo. Wireless is already the dominant TV station in Xiangjiang. If it wants to continue to maintain it, the only way To make changes happen and keep viewers watching, TVB TV series are inseparable, and this is inseparable from the quality of the programs. I think what He Sheng said is very good."

Shao Yifu took a deep look at He Jiahao, as if he was blaming He Jiahao for screwing up his affairs, "Li Sheng, I think TV stations are not only about TV series, some programs also need famous actors and scene shooting, Shaw Brothers Movies and Wireless Cooperation will It’s a win-win situation.”

"Shao Sheng is very confident. Can we guarantee that the cooperation with Shaw Brothers will bring an annual profit of 50 million yuan to Wireless?" He Jiahao said with a smile. If you can guarantee it, I will admit defeat.

Without waiting for Shao Yifu to answer, Li Xiaohe said, "Let's adopt the purchase plan first. If Shaw Brothers Film Company can maintain good quality, we will talk about in-depth cooperation."

Li Xiaohe naturally knew Shao Yifu's purpose and had not refused before, but Shao Yifu had proposed it many times. Due to human feelings, He Jiahao was now regarded as the villain, so he just went along with the situation.

Of course other directors will not get involved in these matters. Watching a show is the best choice, as it can benefit both sides without offending both parties.

After the meeting, He Jiahao was about to return to Hutchison Group to handle official business, but was intercepted by a voice saying, "He Sheng, please wait."

He turned around and saw that it was Shao Yifu. "Is there anything else Shao Sheng can do?"

Ho Ka-Hao knew that Shao Yifu was determined to make peace, because Ho Ka-Hao could prevent Shao Yifu from seizing more power from TVB and even hinder the development of Shaw Brothers Film Company.

"He Sheng, can we have a chat?" Shao Yifu smiled warmly.

He Jiahao was forced to agree and nodded.

In a tea restaurant near TVB

Shao Yifu said, "I think back then, He Sheng just entered the film industry, and now he is a tycoon in both the film and real estate industries. It is true that a hero comes from a young age."

Facing Shao Yifu's compliment, He Jiahao smiled and said, "Shao Sheng praised me, I'm just a small businessman."

"He Sheng is too humble." Shao Yifu did not dwell on this topic. "Hong Kong is very small, and the box office revenue of movies is very limited. If He Sheng is willing, the Shaw Brothers are willing to cooperate with Yun Zhimeng and support Yun Zhimeng's film development overseas. market."

"Okay, Shaosheng, let's make a price." He Jiahao would naturally not struggle with money, not to mention that Shao Yifu had already bowed his head.

"40 million a year, all theaters under Shaw Brothers, including the Southeast Asian market." Shao Yifu said.

With a rent of 40 million, Yunzhimeng's movie box office must reach at least 100 million to be able to recover the money.

This Shao Laoliu still hasn't changed his true colors.

He Jiahao sighed secretly, but smiled on the surface and said, "40 million is too high, Yun Zhimeng can only bid 25 million."

Shao Yifu frowned, "He Sheng, this is more than 130 theaters, 25 million is too low, let's do this, 38 million, this number is good."

"Twenty-eight million yuan is more promising. It's easy to make money. If Shao Sheng makes a fortune, so will I." He Jiahao said.

"36 million, this price is very suitable."

"29 million, it will last forever."

After some negotiation, Ho Jiahao won over the theater chain owned by Shaw Brothers for 32 million, which was a small advantage.

"He Sheng, I hope we will have more cooperation in the future." Shao Yifu hinted.

He Jiahao knew what Shao Yifu meant: You took advantage and regained face. It's time to let go of the TVB matter.

"Okay, I'd also like to see it."

After hearing this answer, Shao Yifu also let go of the big stone in his heart, and finally removed the stumbling block.

Ho remembers that Li Xiaohe will die of a heart attack next summer, and Shao Yifu becomes the largest private shareholder of TVB. None of the three companies is willing to manage TVB, making Shao Yifu the biggest winner.

In this life, he felt that Shao Yifu would not be able to take control of TVB so smoothly, because with He Jiahao as the operator, Shao Yifu might not be able to get this management right if he didn't make some efforts.

He Jiahao didn't mind sending someone to manage the TVB station, but the restrictions set by the original establishment of the TVB station made He Jiahao a little unhappy. It would be easier to control Li's TV station.