The king of ghost horse comedy

Chapter 296 New Actions

Back from the Shen Bi appreciation banquet, Xu Guanwu originally wanted to spend some time with his wife, but it was a phone call that spoiled the good time.

"What, Shao Yifu has invested in Jiayi TV?" Xu Guanwu asked in surprise.

It turned out that it was Liang Shuyi who called and told him that this afternoon, when Xu Guanwu and his wife were attending a banquet, Jiayi TV held a press conference and invited Mr. Shao Yifu to become the No.6 shareholder of the company.

After Xu Guanwu heard the news, he couldn't help but be surprised. In his previous life, Sir Shao was in charge of TVB, and with his brilliant management methods, TVB still ranked first in ratings under the impact of ATV.And in the 90s and [-]s, countless classic film and television works were shot.

But now the person who was going to take over TVB is himself, and Sir Yifu Shao is going to go to Jiayi instead. This TV station is destined to go bankrupt due to poor management?This history has changed too much because of my participation.I don't know if Sir Shao Yifu's management ability can help Jiayi get out of the predicament and become one of the three major TV stations in Hong Kong.

In fact, the reason why Sir Shao Yifu invested in Jiayi was also because of Xu Guanwu.He secretly contacted HSBC and successively acquired the shares held by the three major shareholders of HSBC, Hutchison and Times, and became the largest shareholder of TVB.

And Sir Shao Yifu also wanted to invest a large amount of shares in TVB, but he did not have as much liquidity as Xu Guanwu, so he was a little slower in raising funds.As a result, Sir Shao lost the chairmanship of TVB because of this one-step difference.

But Sir Shao Yifu believed that the TV industry must develop, so since TVB couldn't get him a share, he had to find two other TV stations, Jiayi TV and Li's TV.

It's just that although the ratings of Li's TV station are not as good as TVB, Li's voice, the old owner of Li's TV station, still has money, so they disdain to let Sir Shao Yifu become a shareholder, and this John Bull's inherent arrogant personality.

And the only one left is this Jiayi TV station, which is catching up with the operation for more than a year, and the losses are so serious that several major shareholders can't bear it, and urgently need to raise additional funds to maintain expenses.Originally, He Zuozhi wanted to cooperate with Xu Guanwu, because whether it was the Stars Forget Me Extravaganza or the music program hosted by the Winner Band, they all had very good ratings.

Moreover, Xu Guanwu is also a world-class investor, not only wealthy but also has an excellent investment vision, attracting him to the board of directors will definitely turn Jiayi TV into a profit.However, it was unanimously opposed by the three major shareholders of "Sing Tao Daily", "Business Daily" and "Overseas Chinese Daily".

The political inclinations of these three newspapers are all close to Taiwan, and they are actually very dissatisfied with Xu Guanwu, a businessman who claims to be neutral, but actually has entanglements with the mainland.Moreover, the "Daily Daily" under Xu Guanwu is also the biggest competitor of the three newspapers.

So after hearing He Zuozhi's suggestion, the three shareholders unanimously objected, claiming that if Xu Guanwu was to be invited to join the board of directors, the three of them would exercise their shareholders' rights to remove He Zuozhi, the chairman of Jiayi TV.Naturally, He Zuozhi didn't want to offend the other three shareholders of the company because of Xu Guanwu, so this proposal had to be abandoned.

But his proposal also inspired people. The purpose of inviting Xu Guanwu is to use his money; secondly, to use his talents; thirdly, to use his genius.In fact, there are still a few people in Hong Kong who can do this. One is Sir Yifu Shao, the head of Shaw Studios, and the other is Mr. Zou Wenhuai from Golden Harvest Films.

These two film and television companies are both rich and rich, and have rich experience in producing programs. If they randomly pull out a few directors and actors, they are better than Jiayi.

Among the choices between Sir Shao Yifu and Mr. Zou Wenhuai, He Zuozhi first chose to discuss with Sir Shao.Because George Ho's father, Sir Ho Tung, had a friendship with Shao Yifu before, it was easier to ask him to cooperate.

However, Sir Shao also wanted to cooperate with Jiayi, and it happened that they hit it off and reached an agreement quickly.Sir Shaw invested to become one of Jiayi's major shareholders, and the resources under Shaw's company can be exchanged with Jiayi.Including Shaw Brothers Studios, directors, actors, makeup, etc., the fees can be relatively cheaper.

Sir Shao also figured it out, it happened that Shaw Studios was currently cutting expenses, so part of the studio was vacant, which happened to be lent to Jiayi TV.It can not only charge a certain amount of rent, but also give idle people the opportunity to work, so that the company will not be able to support the idlers.

However, the rich resources of Shaw Brothers Studios are exactly what Jiayi TV Station wants. Being able to shoot in such a large movie theater not only makes the TV series look magnificent, but also saves the cost of setting up the sets themselves.The cooperation between the two parties is really mutually beneficial and win-win.

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Although Xu Guanwu didn't know the inside story, he was also worried that Jiayi would get the resources of Shaw Brothers, and he would become invincible from now on.But after he thought of that point later, his doubts disappeared and he felt at ease.

That point is the educational program of Jiayi TV's prime-time period. There are four hours of educational programs in the afternoon and evening every day.During this period, there are not many ratings, and no commercials can be inserted, which is equivalent to exposing one's vitals directly to the enemy. Doesn't that mean that you will win no matter what you fight? !
Unless Sir Shao is so powerful that he can cancel these four hours of educational programs.Otherwise, even if Jiayi TV station gets Shaw Brothers' resources, it can reduce most of the TV series expenses from now on, but it still can't beat TVB TV station and Li's TV station.

"Ah Wu, who called just now?" Zhao Yazhi couldn't help asking curiously seeing Xu Guanwu frowned for a while, and then relaxed his brows with a look of relief.

"It was Ms. Liang Shuyi who called and told me some bad news." Xu Guanwu smiled and said.

"What is the news, why is it not very good?" Zhao Yazhi asked again.

"Sir Yifu Shao has become the major shareholder of Jiayi TV Station today." Xu Guanwu smiled, "Jiayi TV Station's own program production capabilities are insufficient, now that there are talents from Shaw Brothers joining, and Shaw Brothers Studios as a base, in the future TVB I'm afraid there will be some trouble for the TV station."

"It turns out that Jiayi's broadcast of "Hong Xiguan and Fang Shiyu" a few months ago has caused a lot of repercussions, and news has been reported in the newspapers, saying that Jiayi TV station has changed its previous bad luck, and now its ratings are all up. It was much higher. And they tasted the sweetness later, they started filming Jin Yong's martial arts drama "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", and the ratings have been rising steadily." Zhao Yazhi introduced, "But probably because of this, the expenses are high Some. Last month, it was rumored that Jiayi TV Station suffered serious losses and continued to solicit new outside investment.”

"It turned out to be like this. Unfortunately, I was busy with disaster relief last month. I didn't read the newspaper for several days. Otherwise, I could replace Sir Shao Yifu and become the major shareholder of Jiayi TV." Xu Guanwu couldn't help but feel a little annoyed when he heard this.

If you can take TVB TV, Jiayi TV, and Li's TV under the command of the three major TV stations, and then unify Hong Kong's TV industry, then you can really run rampant, and even the Governor of Hong Kong will give yourself three points.

It's just that this idea can only be thought about. The various forces in Hong Kong are intricate, and it is impossible for one person to monopolize all TV stations. That would be ineffective for governance.And even if they really unify the three major TV stations, they are likely to open a few more TV stations to compete in order to seek balance, and it will be even more troublesome at that time.

"Even if you read the news, it's useless. The major shareholders of Jiayi TV, "Sing Tao Daily", "Overseas Chinese Daily" and "Business Daily" are fighting with us like black-eyed chickens. How could they be willing? The same company as you? Even if Chairman He Zuozhi is willing, several of their major shareholders will unanimously oppose it." Zhao Yazhi relented.

"My wife, what you said really made sense, but I ignored it. It seems that Jiayi TV Station really has nothing to do with me." Xu Guanwu couldn't help sighing, then looked at Zhao Yazhi and smiled, "You You were confused about business matters before, how can you speak clearly and logically now?"

"I usually just don't care about it, do you think I'm really a fool?" Zhao Yazhi said with a proud smile.

"I knew my wife was extremely smart, come on, let me have a good one!" Xu Guanwu laughed.

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The news of Sir Shao Yifu's shareholding in Jiayi TV Station only caused a slight uproar, and then it was like a stone thrown into a lake, and after a little splash, there was no more noise.

But Xu Guanwu didn't take it lightly, he knew Shao Yifu's talent.It is invincible to manage TVB TV stations in Hong Kong, and it has always occupied the first place in ratings without any risk. If you say that you don't have two brushes in your hand, would you believe it?

In the office of Mr. Li Xiaohe, the chairman of TVB, Xu Guanwu sat on a chair and looked at Mr. Li Xiaohe.After a few months of absence, the old man became more energetic, as if heart disease did not exist at all.

"Sir Shao went to Jiayi TV Station." Xu Guanwu smiled and said, "Mr. Li, have you heard about this?"

"Young man, I have heart disease, not presbyopia, nor deafness, how could I not know this news?" Mr. Li Xiaohe said pretending to be angry, "But you don't have to worry too much, Shao Yifu Although he is very talented, Jiayi TV Station is hurt at the root, so he has no ability to turn the tide."

"Mr. Li, as long as you have confidence in yourself, I just remind you a little bit." Xu Guanwu couldn't help smiling when he heard what Mr. Li Xiaohe said, "By the way, Sir Shao had quite a strong network in our TV station before. Will you spend a lot of money to poach people from us?"

"The person who paid twice the price to lure Lin Dai back then, do you think he is poaching corners?" Mr. Li Xiaohe smiled and said, "And I know that he has already sent someone to contact the personnel in our station. "

"Really?! Did you poach anyone?" Xu Guanwu couldn't help asking in surprise.

"Don't worry, he plans to take care of the whole team of "Happy Tonight", from the show producer to the host, from the actors to the behind-the-scenes screenwriters, all in one pot." Li Xiaohe waved his hand, "In the end, I left it alone. gone."

"Oh?! Which sentence is so effective? Teach me, and I will learn it later." Xu Guanwu couldn't help asking in surprise.

"It's very simple. I said that the company will be doubled for those who stay." Li Xiaohe said with a smile, "Shao Yifu is still so stingy wherever he goes, and the labor is only increased by [-]%. So they naturally stayed."

Xu Guanwu couldn't help laughing wryly when he heard this, he thought that Li Xiaohe would understand it with emotion and act with reason, but it turned out that it still depends on the magic of money teaching.However, it is an eternal truth that money can turn ghosts.

"Although we escaped this time, we still have to be cautious." Xu Guanwu thought for a while and said, "Let's find some time to send someone to sort out the contract, and sign any contract that is about to expire, so as not to be caught by Sir Shao void."

His previous silver hoe operation was to use a lot of money to poach many talents from Shaw Brothers, so he was very worried that Sir Shao would use his trick of "returning the other's way to the other" to poach the talents of the wireless TV station. .

In this way, although Jiayi will not defeat TVB in the end, it will still be a troublesome matter after all.

(End of this chapter)