Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 406 The meeting of the wind and clouds
I don't know how many years I haven't seen these two enemies, Zou Wenhuai and Run Run Shaw, stand together. After receiving the news that they are going to hold a joint press conference, reporters from various media in Xiangjiang were very excited.

The venue for the joint press conference this time was chosen to be the banquet hall of the Regent Hotel. After all, to deal with a large number of media, it is impossible not to have a spacious place.

And this time, in addition to the various media in Xiangjiang, there are also reporters from all over the world who came to participate in the joint press conference.

Although most people have already guessed the purpose of their press conference, but when this thing happened, many people still found it incredible.

When Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers formed a two-line screening before, everyone knew that their goal was actually very simple, that is to defeat the New Oriental cinema chain controlled by Lin Daoqiu.

At that time, most people thought that with the strength of Run Run Shaw and Zou Wenhuai in Xiangjiang, it was easy to deal with a young man who had just risen.

But what happened next surprised them. First of all, Lin Zhengying and Zhongfa left Golden Harvest, but this did not attract much attention at the time.

But then it was Yuen Biao and Sammo Hung's turn to leave, and that was the biggest culprit that really caused Golden Harvest's heavy losses.

After that, Golden Harvest's popular stars left one after another, and there was a trend of declining attendance. Under such circumstances, Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang had to bow their heads to Lin Daoqiu.

"When Golden Harvest was founded, I didn't expect to be able to withstand the suppression of Shaw Brothers in the end. After so many years, I thought I was used to strong winds and waves, but I didn't expect to fall into the hands of a young man in the end."

In the hotel lounge, Zou Wenhuai couldn't help but recall the past with emotion, and He Guanchang on the side also nodded while listening, because he and Zou Wenhuai had the same thoughts.

And I'm afraid it's not just the two of them, even other people can't imagine that a young man who is only 20 years old can force the overlords of Xiangjiang Film and Television to cooperate with him.

"But speaking of it, I'm afraid the sixth uncle is more aggrieved than us. After all, Lin Daoqiu can be regarded as a great contributor to getting up so fast."

If Run Run Shaw and Lin Daoqiu hadn't jointly filmed "Mission Impossible", which made him shine in Hollywood and earned so many dollars, Lin Daoqiu probably wouldn't have been able to buy the film so soon. Princess.

But in fact, what He Guanchang didn't know was that if Lin Daoqiu hadn't gotten 2000 million Hong Kong dollars from them with "Five Lucky Stars", he wouldn't have had so much money to cooperate with Run Run Shaw.

But although they all thought this way, Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang were very sure that Lin Daoqiu would get up sooner or later, and what they did could only be regarded as fueling the flames.

And the Run Run Shaw that Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang were talking about was sitting with Fang Yat Wah in another lounge of the hotel to rest at this time.

They didn't have as many emotions as Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang. Perhaps Run Run Shaw had already thought it through, so he was more open than Zou Wenhuai and the others.

But at this moment, Fang Yihua was thinking about one thing. Although she thought it was difficult to win, she still hoped to get the position of general manager of United Cinemas.

But when she finished talking about this idea to Run Run Shaw, Run Run Shaw just shook his head with a smile.

"Lin Daoqiu won't give it, and Golden Harvest may not want to see our people become the general manager of United Cinemas, so in the end this position will still fall into Lin Daoqiu's hands."

Although the three companies have now formed a joint theater chain, in fact, everyone is at odds with each other, especially Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest. As long as there is no crisis that affects their interests, they will never work together.

The last time Run Run Shaw agreed to do a double-screening with Golden Harvest, it was also because they both had a common enemy, Lin Daoqiu, so he accepted Golden Harvest's invitation at that time, but it didn't mean that Run Run Shaw had already turned his back on it. the grievances between them.

"This Lin Daoqiu, let him take up all the good things."

Fang Yihua has no good way to do this, unless they are willing to unite with Golden Harvest from now on, which may restrict Lin Daoqiu, but this idea has never appeared in Fang Yihua's mind from the beginning.

In the final analysis, it was because the grievances between the two families were too deep, and it was impossible to truly cooperate together. Unless Lin Daoqiu suppressed them too hard, they might have a day to work together.

As for the position of the general manager of United Cinemas, Lin Daoqiu had already decided early on that he would be Li Maowen, the general manager of New Oriental Cinemas. Basically, this was a matter of course.

Because since Li Maowen became the general manager of New Oriental Cinemas, he has been diligent and diligent in his work, and he has not formed any cliques in the company. He is a very honest guy.

Moreover, he has nothing to do with Jiahe and Shaw Brothers. For Lin Daoqiu, Li Maowen is the most suitable candidate.

After all, when the time comes, the general manager of this joint theater chain will be mainly responsible for coordinating the release schedule of the films and arranging the screenings for these films.

Therefore, this person must not have anything to do with Jiahe and the Shaw Brothers, and he must make a bowl of water equal, so that Zou Wenhuai and Run Run Shaw will not have anything to say when the time comes.

Standing respectfully in front of Lin Daoqiu, Li Maowen seemed a little dazed, because just now Lin Daoqiu had told him that he would be the general manager of United Cinemas.

"Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers have already agreed. I hope that after you take office, there will be a level playing field, including the films we produce, otherwise Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers will use this to attack us. "

Lin Daoqiu doesn't want to argue with them because of the filming issue, so fairness and justice are the most important.

"Don't worry, Mr. Lin, I will keep your teachings in mind, and when the time comes to arrange the schedule, I will treat everyone equally, and there will be absolutely no personal subjective ideas in it."

For Li Maowen, Lin Daoqiu is actually quite at ease, otherwise, he would not have preferred Li Maowen to take up this position from the beginning.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and then Fang Jinsheng pushed the door open and walked in.

"Mr. Lin, the guests and reporters are almost here, and the time for the press conference is almost here. You can go to the conference hall now."

Lin Daoqiu nodded after listening, then he stood up and left the lounge with Fang Jinsheng and Li Maowen.

At this time, Zou Wenhuai and Run Run Shaw were also notified, and they also left their lounge.

In the aisle of the hotel corridor, the three of them met by such a coincidence.

(End of this chapter)