History of Hong Kong Island

Chapter 385

"It's simple."

Shao Yifu said: "Ningbo people demand change."

Li Huili frowned.

"How?"

Shao Yifu said: "Thaoshan people have guns, and Ningbo Tsai also has guns. Chaoshan people have talents."

"Ningbo Tsai also needs to produce talents."

Dong Haoyun, Wang Chuanlin, Chen Tinghua and others all restrained their expressions, and their expressions gradually became solemn. Shao Yifu continued: "In terms of money, no one loses to the Chaoshan guys, but the Chaoshan guys have the police force in their hands. .”

"Relying on the power of the police force to do any business, ranging from shipping trade to grain and oil products, black opium and arms, and white banks and gold stores. When the Chaoshan people didn't hold their guns, the Ningbo Chamber of Commerce was not afraid of the Chaoshan people at all. .Now the Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce dominates the police force, the Ningbo Gang, the Bamin Gang, and the Hakka Chamber of Commerce all have to shut down in front of the Chaoshan people.”

"It's not that we Ningbo people don't have errands, and it's not that we don't have associations, but no one pays attention to the people below, which has affected the business of the chamber of commerce."

Dong Haoyun, Wang Chuanlin, and Chen Tinghua all had a correct posture, knowing that Shao Yifu was not joking, but had a very mature plan.

"Shao Sheng."

"What do you mean?" Chen Tinghua said.

"Ningbo people who support the police force, train Ningbo youngsters to serve as errands, spend money to support Ningbo associations, contact Ningbo chambers of commerce in Nanyang, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea, and strengthen the influence of associations in East Asia." Shao Yifu said: Students go to the UK to study and pursue advanced studies, whether it is to be a policeman, a lawyer, or a doctor."

"Create a charity fund to help children from Ningbo to study, spend 20 years of hard work in exchange for 100 years of benefits."

Dong Haoyun, Wang Chuanlin, and Chen Tinghua all looked shocked.

This style of play is not uncommon in the Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce and the Bamin Chamber of Commerce. It is what the Chamber of Commerce has been doing in the early years. However, the Ningbo Chamber of Commerce came to Hong Kong Island later. It has not changed its mentality for less than 20 years. Think of Hong Kong Island as your real hometown.

This is also the reason why the Ningbo Chamber of Commerce has always been inferior to Chaoshan and Bamin Chambers of Commerce. Now Shao Yifu's great achievements are more than that. He also said: "In addition, the Ningbo Chamber of Commerce has too few banners, and how many people are there in Ningbo?"

"How many are on Hong Kong Island?"

"There are 50 Chaoshan people and 100 million Cantonese people in Hong Kong Island. Are there [-] Ningbo people? No!"

Yifu Shao stretched out a hand and said in a vibrating voice, "But there are 50 Shanghainese!"

"Most Ningbo people searched for gold in Shanghai in the early years. It is also a ten-mile foreign market. Ningbo people can make a fortune in Shanghai and Hong Kong Island. Many of the first batch of people who fled Hong Kong were rich businessmen in Shanghai. Gangsters, some people are not from Shanghai, nor from Ningbo, but their parents work in Shanghai, so naturally they are also close to Shanghai."

"We have to fly the Shanghai flag, establish the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce, and unite all Shanghai escapees from Hong Kong, so that we can take root in Hong Kong Island and fight with the Chaoshan people."

Dong Haoyun and his group all looked thoughtful, but no one objected. It seems that Shao Yifu's words won the hearts of the people.

Although there are pro-China factions and British capital factions among these people, political stances cannot change the conflicts in their hometown. Before the conflicts erupt, they are willing to work together to make the cake of the Ningbo community bigger.

Shao Yifu picked up the bowl again, took a mouthful of porridge, and sighed: "We didn't come out to just drink porridge, give back to our hometown, donate to help students, and not only to compete with others, but to fight for life!"

"Qiu Degeng from Eastern Bank and Bao Yugang from Global Shipping are all talents from the Ningbo Gang. Why are they now getting closer to the Chaoshan Gang and making money for the Chaoshan people? Because we Ningbo people were kicked out in Shanghai and have already lost their jobs. Without ambition, there is no room for talent.”

Chen Tinghua couldn't bear it any longer, and immediately shouted: "Okay!"

"Mr. Shao."

"I am willing to contribute money to support the establishment of the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce."

Dong Haoyun also nodded after deliberation: "Since we can repay the villagers and strengthen the chamber of commerce, there is nothing to object to."

"Yes."

"Mr. Shao, you start to do it. If you want money or people, we are willing to help." Li Huili also said.

Run Run Shaw immediately showed joy, picked up the porridge bowl and said, "Thank you everyone."

"Need not."

Dong Haoyun said: "It's all for the chamber of commerce."

For the chamber of commerce, in fact, for myself, donating money to study and cultivating the talents of the Ningbo Gang is actually paving the way for business. It is considered an investment, but it can open up channels for the entire Ningbo people on Hong Kong Island and play a positive role. Effect.

It is beneficial to the people.

Naturally it will be supported.

Before that, Yifu Shao had never donated to schools or developed charitable causes. Now, in order to compete with the Chaoshan Gang, he stepped into the charitable industry and won the most important fame in his life.

A week later, the news that the Ningbo Chamber of Commerce was about to be reorganized into the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce spread throughout the Chinese business community. Qiu Degeng, Bao Yugang and others did not receive the news during the meeting, but as directors of the Ningbo Chamber of Commerce, they will definitely be informed of the situation when it is formally reorganized .

This time the Ningbo Chamber of Commerce raised the Shanghai flag, which indeed caused quite a stir, but the business owners from Shanghai and Ningbo generally supported it with a positive attitude. It seems that it is indeed a measure that has won the hearts of the people.The reorganization was also carried out very quickly. In just half a month, the sign of the Ningbo Guild Hall was put away and replaced by the Shanghai Guild Hall.

When He Dingxian received the news, he was shocked, but then he was relieved: "I used to hear people say that the Shanghai people in the business circle of Hong Kong Island are powerful, and I thought it meant Shanghai immigrants. This loose group, I didn't expect there to be real people. Unfurl the banner of the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce."

"Shao Yifu is really not easy."

Can a leading figure in the business world be easy?

Qiu Degeng sat beside the tea table, wearing a long gown, holding a teacup in his hand, and said with a smile: "In my opinion, Mr. Shao also has a sense of compulsion. The theater chain can't compete with the Oriental Group, and the influence of the big boss of Nanyang It's getting stronger and stronger."

"If we don't make any more moves and use offense instead of defense, and don't mention the business on Hong Kong Island, the business in Nanyang may be affected."

He Dingxian smiled and said nothing, but in his heart he understood Shao Yifu's difficulties. After all, Nanyang theaters, amusement parks and other businesses also depend on government relations. As the situation in Nanyang becomes more and more unstable, it will enter a window period of risks and opportunities.

For He Dingxian and Yifu Shao, this is an equal opportunity, and no one will let it go, but the focus of contention is Hong Kong Island.

In addition, after the establishment of Shaw Brothers, the movie box office is actually very good, and the income is higher than that of Oriental movies.Yifu Shao has been in the film industry all his life, and his production ability is actually very strong, especially now that he is in his prime, full of energy, and very capable of playing.

Otherwise, Shaw Brothers Huangmei Opera movies and Kung Fu movies will not be popular for 20 years.

When Zou Huaiwen left to set up Golden Harvest, Yifu Shao was actually old and frail, and his energy and ideas began to decline.
It's more or less a sneak attack on the old man.

Dongfang Film has cultivated a group of young directors and young artists. In fact, they are young people in front of Shaw Brothers, but they have secured a lot of land in advance, occupying the theater and the one-dollar film market, and relying on the business model to make money.

It's a pity that as a cultural product, soft power is very important in movies, and it has the effect of making a big difference with a small one.If Dongfang Film hadn't cooperated with MP & GI, it might not be qualified to challenge Shaw Brothers in the film market, and could only be regarded as a small one.

"The Mainland's first Huangmei opera film "The Match of Immortals" was released last year. It is the first attempt to integrate local opera into film art. According to the company's news, Shaw's ace director Lin Hanxiang is filming Shaw's first Huangmei opera film "Diao Chan". Ye and MP & GI jointly produced "Farewell to the Country", one is a love story during the Three Kingdoms period, and the other is a historical story of the Song Dynasty, when the time comes, we will see who can step on the first wave of Huangmei Opera."

The most popular Huangmei Opera film in East Asia is started by a mainland studio, which is actually surprising to many people.Shaw Brothers was able to make the Huangmei Opera film a big success, firstly because it has a vast overseas market, and secondly because it has a large number of senior directors.

The directors under Ho Ting-yin can only make small films at present, but if they want to make big productions with an investment of over 20 Hong Kong dollars, they must invite MP & GI's family to direct the shots.Lu Yuntao's attitude of striving for perfection caused him to start filming earlier than Shaw Brothers, but it is estimated that it will be released a few months later than Shaw Brothers.

Fortunately, as long as they take the initiative to keep up with the shareholder style of Huangmei Opera, even if they earn as much as Shaw Brothers, it is at most the difference between the boss and the second, and they can get rid of the old companies such as Great Wall and Phoenix early.

When Qiu Degeng introduced the progress of the banking business, He Dingxia listened and thought about it: "The Ningbo Gang has already played the banner of the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce, and the Chaoshan Gang is still standing still and sticking to the pedantic family line. This is not good. "

"If you fall one step behind, if you don't catch up, you will fall behind every step."

"big boss."

Seeing that He Dingxian was absent-minded, Qiu De suddenly reminded him.

He Dingxian came back to his senses, smiled, and apologized: "Sorry, I was distracted, you continue."

He temporarily put down his mind and listened attentively.

A month later.

The Shanghai Shanghai Chamber of Commerce was formally established. On the same day, the presidents and leaders of the major chambers of commerce on Hong Kong Island came to congratulate.Subsequently, the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce did two things that brought He Dingxian a strong sense of crisis. The first was the establishment of the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce Charity Fund, announcing a cooperation with Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, and plans to establish two primary schools and one middle school within two years , The second thing is to invite the big boss of the Shanghai Youth Gang, "Gu Jiatang", who used to be one of the Four King Kong under the leadership of Du Boss, to come forward, and accept "Wu Aqing" who sits in the Haiding Club as his disciple.

Although making Wu Aqing a disciple of the top 24 and "xue" generation in the Green Gang cannot really improve Wu Aqing's strength in the world, his status and reputation in the world are very good, and it can better demonstrate the importance that the chamber of commerce attaches to Wu Aqing, which is of great significance.

In the early years of the Qing Gang, there were originally [-] character generations, and later added four character generations of "Datong Wuxue". ", Gu Jiatang is a person of the same era as Du, and he is of the generation of enlightenment, so his disciples are naturally of the generation of "learning".

Up to the generation of learning characters, they are called the first 24 generations, and later added the 24th generation who "take refuge in all phenomena, pass on the precepts, transform the heart, open the universal door, illuminate the universe, and practice with the Dharma". [-] characters.

After Wu Aqing became a student, he undoubtedly became the first in seniority in the Youth Gang. In order to develop associations in the Jianghu in the future, it will be of great benefit to make friends with members of the Youth Gang.

As for the matter of supporting Ningbo police officers, lawyers and other public officials, the tone is very tight-lipped, and no definite news has been released. If you can imagine it, Shanghai Gang will definitely do it!

(End of this chapter)