Hong Kong: Starting with 10 billion

Chapter 87 Acquisition of TVB Shares
After the release of "Lin Shirong" in August last year,

After half a year of overseas distribution, DreamWorks received only a little over 800 million Hong Kong dollars in box office revenue.

In terms of box office appeal, Fatty Hong is far inferior to his junior brother Jackie Chan.

Director Zhang Guoming's "Pointing at the Soldiers" was made after a long and tormented process.
终于在去年12月3日上映，到今年1月3日下画时，票房达到了393万港币。

This result is just so-so, and as the company did not lose money, it has already satisfied everyone at DreamWorks.

This year, DreamWorks' opening blockbuster is undoubtedly Jackie Chan's fourth film, "Young Master".

Fang Hexuan attached great importance to this movie.

After filming four movies, Jackie Chan's salary and red envelopes from DreamWorks alone will exceed 350 million Hong Kong dollars.

This is the second person in Hong Kong besides Bruce Lee.

Of course, Fatty Hong, who is both a boss and an actor, does not count.

On February 2, "Young Master" was officially released in Hong Kong after a month of continuous publicity and promotion.

To show his respect, Fang Hexuan even held a grand premiere for the film.
It not only gave Jackie Chan enough face, but also filled DreamWorks with confidence.

Because they found that any movie that the boss cares about will basically sell well.

On February 2, Li Ka-shing, the third son of drug dealer Li Hysan and founder of TVB, passed away.

Fang Hexuan had already had ideas about TVB, so he had been waiting for this news to come.

Before, he had also visited the old man in the hospital, as a way to establish a good relationship in advance.

On the day of the funeral, Fang Hexuan brought Jiu Wenlong and others to the Li family.

In terms of status, he was not the most distinguished, but in terms of wealth, no one present was as rich as him.

Therefore, although Li Jia was not very familiar with Fang Hexuan, he still thanked him for coming to pay his respects.

A week later, when the Li family had completed all the funeral procedures,
Fang Hexuan sent an invitation letter to Li Xiaohe's widow, Li Lu Yanqun.

Invite her to the Mandarin Oriental Hotel for a while.

Li Lu Yanqun thought about it for a while and roughly guessed what the young man was thinking.

But she did not refuse to attend the meeting.

In fact, her husband had just died and she inherited all of his shares in TVB. She seemed to be enjoying a great life.
But there are still many ruthless people like Run Run Shaw who are eyeing the shares she holds.

Fang Hexuan is not the only one with ideas.

"Hello, Mrs. Lee, I still want to say 'I'm sorry'!"

"Thank you Mr. Fang, everything is over."

"I asked Mrs. Li to come here this time. I'm sure you can guess why."

"Just a wild guess, is it about TVB shares?"

"Yes, Mrs. Li is indeed very smart."

"Thank you for the compliment. However, I am very curious as to why Mr. Fang is interested in TVB?"

"To be honest, real estate and movies are not my main career in the future. Doing business, such as making cars, is my dream career."

"The mainland has opened up, and TVB will be the only TV station in Hong Kong that can broadcast TV signals in Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and the mainland."

"I need TVB's influence to provide a channel for publicity and promotion of my business."

"I understand a little bit, but I still have a question. Mr. Fang is also from Ningbo, why don't you ask Mr. Shao to buy shares? Or, if you ask me to buy, what do you think Mr. Shao will think?"

"Haha, I don't think these are problems. It's true that Sir Run Run Shaw and I are from the same hometown, but business is business. I know him. He treats TVB as a treasure and will not sell me a single share. As for me becoming a shareholder of TVB, even if Sir Run Run Shaw has the idea, I will explain it to him clearly. If I can't explain it clearly, there is nothing I can do. I can't change my plan just because he is from the same hometown and senior."

"Also, although I have money, I am not seeking to control TVB. I am content to be a small shareholder."

"Why do you think I would sell it to you? If I drag you in, what if you and Mr. Shao team up to attack a woman like me? Wouldn't that be like inviting a wolf into the house?"

"You don't have to worry about this, Madam Li. Compared to you, I think Sir Shao is the most threatening person. If a battle for equity really breaks out, he will be everyone's common opponent."

"From a game theory perspective, uniting the weak to control the strong is the way to form alliances." "How many shares do you want?"

"That depends on how much Mrs. Li is willing to sell it for. I have plenty of money, but I'm not greedy."

"Just tell me a specific number. If I can accept it, we can make the deal."

“At least 5%, preferably more than 10%.”

"I'll give you 6%. This way, you'll be TVB's fourth largest shareholder."

".Okay, I accept. I'll let my team negotiate the price with your people."

"no problem!"

On February 2, Li Jia announced that

9000% of TVB's equity will be transferred to Mr. Fang Hexuan at a price of HK$6 million.

When Hong Kong media hear news about Fang Hexuan, they subconsciously feel excited.

Is Fang Hexuan going to spend money to enter the television industry?

Is his next step to drive Run Run Shaw away and completely control TVB?
Is Rediffusion's TV trembling?

Real estate, movies, toys, and television, what will be the next industry?
These are issues that the Hong Kong media are very concerned about.

However, Fang Hexuan didn't have time to agree to them.

Run Run Shaw's home.

Run Run Shaw and Fang Hexuan, two old and young, sat opposite each other.

"Ah Xuan, you really scared me."

"Everyone knows that you have a lot of Hong Kong dollars in your hands. Wherever you go, you will be known as Fang."

"Sixth Uncle, the way you said that makes it seem like Fang Hexuan is just a local hooligan."

"Haha, do you think the person you stepped on would not look at you like this?"

"Uncle Six, I came here this time specifically to explain to you about my purchase of TVB shares."

"Oh? I'd like to hear the details!"

"Uncle Six, you and the seniors in our hometown association know that I don't like to play with the stock market or real estate. I just want to build cars in a down-to-earth manner."

"Two years ago, when I said this, you probably didn't believe me. Now I'm still saying this, can you still not believe me?"

"At least until you are still strong, I have no extra thoughts about TVB. I just hope that TVB can be a strong boost to my car-making business."

"So you still have ideas about TVB?"

"I dare not lie in front of you. It is true that I have my own ideas, but as long as you are in TVB, I will still follow your lead."

"Uncle Six, to be frank, my DreamWorks is definitely more promising than your Shaw Brothers. Just as I said in front of the media a year ago, DreamWorks will enter Hollywood in the future and become a global multinational film group."

"If one day, Uncle Six, you are tired and want to retire, and you hand over TVB to me, I will exchange it for shares in DreamWorks and let you become a shareholder of this giant film group. Wouldn't that be a different kind of life experience?"

"We are all from Ningbo. In the future, you can be absolutely assured when you hand over TVB to me. I will not only protect it, but also help it go beyond Hong Kong and Asia!"

".We'll talk about the future later. As for you becoming a shareholder of TVB, I have no objection. People outside say that I, Shao Laoliu, am stingy, but they know nothing!"

"Haha, Uncle Six is ​​generous."

"A flatterer! Li Lu Yanqun underestimates me, Shao Laoliu."

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　Thanks to Yijidao for the recommendation!

(End of this chapter)