Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 287 The Real United Cinemas

He raised his watch and looked at the time. There were still 5 minutes before the agreed time with Lin Daoqiu, but he hadn't seen the other party's figure until now.

He Guanchang, who hadn't been so nervous for a long time, seemed a little restless.

After all, once the United Cinemas business can be successful, it will be of great importance to Golden Harvest.

The only thing that troubles He Guanchang is how to persuade Lin Daoqiu to accept Golden Harvest as the majority when allocating shares. This is the most difficult thing for He Guanchang now.

But when He Guanchang was anxiously waiting for Lin Daoqiu's arrival, he suddenly found that someone he didn't want to see appeared here.

When Fang Yihua entered the coffee shop and saw He Guanchang, she immediately felt something was wrong.

"Mr. He, why do you have time to drink tea here today?" Fang Yihua walked up to He Guanchang and asked with a smile.

"Miss Fang is safe and sound. Today I invited someone to come here to talk about things. I didn't expect to meet Miss Fang here by chance."

Although He Guanchang thought it was very strange, he didn't think about it elsewhere, he just thought it was just a coincidence and it wasn't a big deal.

Fang Yihua looked at his watch, and found that the appointed time was coming soon, so she and He Guanchang had a brief chat, then turned around and walked to another seat.

Neither of them thought until now that they were actually waiting for the same person today.

And when Lin Daoqiu appeared on time, Fang Yihua and He Guanchang discovered each other almost at the same time.

Lin Daoqiu saw that Fang Yihua and He Guanchang had arrived, so he went over to say hello to He Guanchang.

"Mr. He, please wait a moment. I'll ask Miss Fang to come over."

He Guanchang greeted Lin Daoqiu with a smile all over his face, but what the other party said made him freeze in place.

He hadn't heard before that Fang Yihua would also attend this meeting, isn't Lin Daoqiu just messing around?
But He Guanchang couldn't stop it at all, because Lin Daoqiu had already walked towards Fang Yihua.

"Miss Fang, if you don't mind, let's go over and have a chat together."

Fang Yat-hua, like He Guanchang, was welcoming Lin Daoqiu with a smile on his face, but she was stunned as soon as the other party finished speaking.

She never thought of discussing this matter with He Guanchang, Lin Daoqiu made such a sudden move, it can be said that Fang Yihua and He Guanchang were caught off guard.

But now the dominant power is on Lin Daoqiu's side, unless Jiahe and Shaw are willing to unite against Princess Jin, otherwise they can only do what Lin Daoqiu wants.

The reluctant two finally sat together, but their eyes never met.

"The two of you invited me out for tea before. I just happen to have time today, so I just invited everyone together. You two probably don't mind."

He Guanchang and Fang Yihua actually minded very much, but it is impossible for them to say such things now.

"How could it be? It's my pleasure to drink tea with Miss Fang."

"Mr. He is polite. It's good for everyone to sit down and chat."

What the two said was obviously completely different from what they thought in their hearts, but that's what socializing is all about, and it's over.

"I believe the two of you should also know that I just bought the Golden Princess Theater, and the purpose of the two of you looking for me should be to talk about the joint theater?"

Lin Daoqiu simply cut to the chase and said what they wanted to say first.

Only then did He Guanchang turn his head to look at Fang Yihua, and Fang Yihua turned his head to look at He Guanchang almost at the same time.

"My first movie was only thanks to the help of Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers, and I won a box office of 800 million. The power of the double screening is already so powerful. I believe that the two should also see it. .”

Of course these two people knew that the double-screening was a good thing, if not, they would not have come to Lin Daoqiu to discuss this matter.

But the problem now is that they want to know which side Lin Daoqiu is going to choose.

According to He Guanchang and Fang Yathua's guess, Lin Daoqiu should be more inclined to Jiahe, after all, Shaw had some unpleasant things with him before.

Moreover, Golden Harvest can be said to be the leader in commercial films.

As for Shaw Brothers, all of them were streamlined movies. It was obvious that Lin Daoqiu liked Jiahe more in terms of style.

But now he is running theaters, not making movies, so Lin Daoqiu doesn't have much inclination.

"Mr. Lin is right, of course a dual screening is a good thing. Mr. Lin has collaborated with Golden Harvest on several films before. We hope to have a deeper cooperation with Mr. Lin."

After He Guanchang finished speaking, Fang Yihua obviously didn't listen.

"Mr. He is right, but Mr. Lin's most profitable film is a collaboration with Shaw Brothers. Although there were some small frictions before, I believe that Mr. Lin should not care about these things."

Fang Yihua would not be so naive as to think that if he complimented Lin Daoqiu, the other party would act as if nothing had happened, after all Lin Daoqiu was not that easy to coax.

"Mr. Lin, I believe you have already seen the power of Uncle Liu, so it is definitely not a good choice to cooperate with Shaw Brothers."

He Guanchang didn't care so much anymore, he absolutely didn't want to see Lin Daoqiu cooperate with Shaw Brothers, so he simply dismantled her in front of Fang Yathua.

"If you don't choose Shaw Brothers, why should you choose Jiahe? Mr. He's words, I can't agree with you. This is just your own guess. Everyone knows the character of Sixth Uncle. It is really inappropriate for you, a junior, to say these words .”

Fang Yathua couldn't bear it anymore, and she couldn't accept He Guanchang talking about Run Run Shaw.

"I'm just telling the truth. It's fair and at ease. If what I said doesn't match the facts, Mr. Lin will definitely be able to see it."

He Guanchang and Fang Yathua seemed like fire and water were incompatible, before Lin Daoqiu said a few words, the two immediately began to tear each other down.

Lin Daoqiu didn't want the two to really quarrel in the end, after all, he didn't come here to see them quarrel.

"Don't be impatient, both of you. No matter if you choose Shaw Brothers or Jiahe, the other side will not be satisfied, won't you?"

Lin Daoqiu's words made both He Guanchang and Fang Yathua nod secretly. Apart from increasing the box office revenue, the most important thing to form a double screening is to hit another theater.

Regardless of whether Lin Daoqiu chooses Golden Harvest or Shaw Brothers, the side that is not selected will start to bear tremendous pressure, especially Shaw Brothers.

Therefore, it was Fang Yihua who most wanted to reach an agreement today, not He Guanchang.

"Since everyone knows the benefits of combining theater chains, why don't the three of us just unite together to form a real joint theater chain?"

The two people who were originally angry were stunned on the spot after hearing Lin Daoqiu's words.

(End of this chapter)