The king of ghost horse comedy

Chapter 524 Li's Change of Hand
During the Spring Festival, the Shaw Brothers lost miserably. Jiayi TV Station held a New Year Gala, and the ratings also fell to the bottom.

At the beginning of 1980, for Shaw Brothers, it could be said that it was bad luck and fell to the bottom.

On the contrary, Xu's and Golden Harvest have made great progress, especially Xu's box office champions year after year. Last year's "Project A" even surpassed [-] million at the box office. It is the envy of many Hong Kong filmmakers.

After entering the 1980s, Xu Guanwu continued to make troubles in the Hong Kong stock market, because he did not get involved in the real economy such as manufacturing, so the cash flow in his hands was very huge, and he could basically speculate in any stock, which also made him He became a stock market tycoon similar to Soros' hedge fund.

The stock market in Hong Kong went up and down under his hype, as if it had been infected with malaria, and any stock he touched would be gone as soon as he touched it, and he would close it with a super high score of one or two. Even if someone wanted to mobilize funds to hedge against him, it would not be enough time to operate.In this way, although the income will not be too high, it avoids a lot of risks, and at the same time keeps the funds in hand flowing at all times.

In addition to calling the wind and rain in the stock market, Xu Guanwu also sold most of the properties under his name, and cashed out a large amount of cash.As a major shareholder of Cheung Kong Properties, Hutchison Whampoa, Hopewell Properties, Henderson Land and other real estate companies, he has a share that can be subscribed in advance before each new real estate goes on sale.

This is not only the treatment that the major shareholders of the company should have received, but it is also the practice of real estate developers taking the opportunity to speculate in real estate.After many real estate properties are hoarded by these big households, the prices of other real estate properties will naturally be pushed up, which also allows real estate developers to make more money.At the same time, giving major shareholders these favorable treatment will make them more agree with the company's decisions, which will naturally make the chairman's position more stable.

Of course, those ordinary citizens in Hong Kong will be miserable. Buying a house after the housing price has been inflated has become a problem, and they have to take a loan from the bank to pay the down payment.Banks not only lend money to real estate companies to build buildings, but also lend money to the public to buy houses. Naturally, they are happy to make money at both ends.

Because Xu Guanwu is the major shareholder of the four major real estate companies, he hoarded a large amount of properties.These houses were originally part of his investment, because Xu Guanwu knew that every inch of land in Hong Kong was expensive, and the price would definitely skyrocket in the future, so he was not relentless when buying properties, and often the whole building was bought by him.

Now he knows that the Sino-British Hong Kong negotiations will be held soon, and the housing prices in Hong Kong will plummet in the future, so he began to quietly sell the properties under his name now.Although there are many properties under his name, they are quietly sold in batches, and it is estimated that all the properties will be sold out within a year.The income obtained is several times that of the previous purchase, which can be described as a big profit and a special profit.And all the cash obtained is put into the financial market to continue making troubles.

……

A few days after the Spring Festival, there was a huge change in Li's TV station. The parent company, Li's Voice, sold [-]% of the shares to the Australian consortium to make up for the losses caused by the previous investment.

Li's TV station changed hands all of a sudden, which shocked the people of Hong Kong.

Hong Kong is dominated by TVB [-], so the presence of Lidi and Jiayi TV stations has always been very weak.Especially Li's TV station has suffered frequent financial crises in the past two years, so it often allocates funds from subsidiaries to rescue emergencies, which has severely damaged Li's TV station.Although there are outstanding TV personalities like Xu Xiaoming, Mai Dangxiong, and Li Zhaoxiong, the quality of TV programs has gradually declined, which has led to a sluggish ratings.

Although they formed an alliance with TVB the year before last, the cooperation was halfway through, and because they couldn't get enough money, the so-called cooperation agreement was in name only.Last year, there were only about ten TV dramas filmed by Li's TV station, and the rest of the time they played old dramas or other self-produced programs to fill up the number.

In comparison, TVB produced more than 30 TV series last year, and five of them were long dramas with a length of 20 episodes.Although Jiayi TV has various difficulties, it has filmed more than [-] TV series.In comparison, Li TV's production of drama series can be described as "poor".

In addition to the low output of the series, the cost is also pitifully low. TVB currently costs about [-] Hong Kong dollars per episode of TV series, and the cost of some big-name and important dramas is about [-] Hong Kong dollars.The high cost means that TV dramas have better natural pictures, more beautiful costumes, and more attention to actors' makeup.Everything can be seen in the details.

However, the average cost per episode of Lai TV's TV series is only [-] to [-] Hong Kong dollars, and even the highlight show "The Change of the Silkworm", which claims to be produced by all the actors in Taiwan, costs no more than [-] Hong Kong dollars.The cost is twice as low as that of TVB TV series. Although the storyline of "The Change of Silkworm" is ups and downs, and the lead actor Xu Shaoqiang is also working very hard, but it is a pity that no matter the setting, costumes, props, sound, special effects, etc. are not satisfactory. .

Although it is claimed to be a sincere work of Li's TV station, the quality is only comparable to TVB's ordinary martial arts TV series.Even if the audience bite the bullet and endure the unsatisfactory hardware problems in order to watch the storyline, it is a pity that Xu Shaoqiang, the lead actor of "The Change of the Silkworm", was poached by Jiayi TV with a high salary when the TV series was halfway through.

The TV series "The Change of the Silkworm" almost died halfway, and finally had to be replaced by another young student Gu Guanzhong to replace Xu Shaoqiang as the hero Yun Feiyang.As for the difference in appearance between the two, it is explained by the fact that Yun Feiyang was reborn after practicing the Celestial Silkworm Kung Fu.It's just a pity that although Gu Guanzhong is also handsome and handsome, he lacks a little luck.

When he replaced Xu Shaoqiang in "The Change of the Silkworm", the ratings began to drop rapidly, and the word-of-mouth also began to plummet.People don't agree with him playing the hero Yun Feiyang at all.So "Celestial Change" had to end after filming more than a dozen episodes.Li's TV station also suffered heavy losses due to Xu Shaoqiang's job-hopping incident.

Xu Shaoqiang's job-hopping is actually just a microcosm. In fact, last year, Jiayi TV station poached many actors, directors, screenwriters, behind-the-scenes production, etc. from Li's TV station.The reason was that Li's TV station was short of money, so it was too late to start filming new TV series.

And actors, directors, screenwriters, behind-the-scenes staff, etc., all have to work to get paid.But Li's TV station was unable to start filming new dramas due to lack of funds, so everyone could just sit there and eat.Not being able to make money is not the most important thing. The key actors actually have a shelf life. If they have not met with the public for a long time, and if there is no high-quality work for a long time, the reputation of the actor will also decline rapidly.This is the scariest thing for a human being.

So Jiayi TV station saw that Li's TV station was in trouble, and immediately ran over and stepped on it several times, snatching away the talents of Li's TV station, and making Li's TV station manager Huang Xizhao angrily slap the table and scold his mother.But it's useless to get angry again. It's hard for a smart woman to cook without rice, and it's hard for a penny to make a hero.So what if you don't have money in hand, no matter how ambitious you are?
Since Huang Xizhao took over as the manager of Li's TV station, he has also tried his best to support it. He has filmed "The Grace of the Earth", "Crocodile Tears", "Hero Shen Shengyi", "Chameleon" and many other well-known and well-rated TV shows. TV dramas, and successively promoted excellent TV talents such as Xu Xiaoming, Mai Dangxiong, Tu Yongxiong, Li Zhaoxiong, etc.It also boldly formed an alliance with its old rival TVB, avoiding the vicious competition between the two TV stations.But it is a pity that the building is about to collapse, and it is still difficult for him to turn the tide by himself.

A few days after the Spring Festival, Li's parent company sold half of the TV station's shares to an Australian consortium, taking cash to make up for the losses caused by the previous investment.

After the Australian Gang took control of Li's TV station, they immediately began to carry out cleaning operations.Huang Xizhao, who was originally the manager, was naturally also on the list of being purged.

Huang Xizhao was kicked out by the Australian Gang immediately after handing over all the work.The other employees of Li's TV station naturally complained about how their big brother was treated like this.

Among them, Mai Dangxiong, who has the hottest temper, reacted the most. He was able to achieve his current status because of Huang Xizhao's promotion.In addition to repaying Huang Xizhao's promotion, Mai Dangxiong also knew the so-called emperor and courtier.Since Huang Xizhao has been invited away, as Huang Xizhao's direct line of troops, it is naturally impossible for him to receive preferential treatment. In this case, fortunately, it is better to leave.

What's more, McDangxiong is quite confident in his own strength, and Hong Kong movies are now booming, so he is confident that he can make a career in the film field.

When Mai Dangxiong left, he also took away his team directly, such as screenwriter Xiao Ruoyuan, Mai Dangxiong's younger brother Mai Dangjie, and director Pan Wenjie and so on.But their destination was not Xu's, but Jiahe.

Ever since Golden Harvest received investment from New Line Films, it has started aggressively recruiting people again.Although Mai Dangxiong is only a TV person, he has always been famous. For example, when he was filming, he acted recklessly and almost killed the actor.For example, the Hong Kong traffic jam caused by occupying the road for filming, etc., can be described as notorious for its bad deeds.

A person with such a personality naturally attracted Jiahe's interest, so they secretly communicated with the song and reached a cooperation agreement early.

Although Mai Dangxiong received Xu Guanwu's invitation a long time ago, he knew that he would definitely be accepted when he went to Xu's, and the treatment would also be very generous.But it is a pity that McDonald is not a person who is willing to be inferior to others.In particular, Xu's capable people have many rules and regulations, so it is naturally difficult for a lawless person like him to adapt to Xu's law-abiding environment.

In addition, Golden Harvest also promised to help him set up the company, allowing him to become a boss from a wage earner, and Jiahe has now cooperated with New Line Films, opening up the world line to Hollywood, and the development potential does not seem to be weak. Yu Xu.Therefore, after careful consideration, Mai Dangxiong went to Jiahe, which has more favorable conditions.

When Xu Guanwu heard that Mai Dangxiong voted for Jiahe, he couldn't help shaking his head regretfully.After finally waiting for the replacement of Li's TV station, Mai Dangxiong was about to leave, but he didn't expect that he went to Jiahe instead.

"Damn it! Am I so unpopular?" Xu Guanwu couldn't help cursing.

Wu Siyuan and Xu Ke were like this before, and now there is another Mai Dangxiong.I really don't understand what these people are thinking.Letting such a good company as Xu's not come, he went to a company like Jiahe.

"It's your fault." Xu Guanwu cursed fiercely.He knew exactly what Golden Harvest's so-called satellite company system was. It looked beautiful but it was actually a trap.

As for Li's TV manager Huang Xizhao who was kicked away, Xu Guanwu knew that he was a talent.Li's TV station can persist in such a precarious environment, and Huang Xizhao should take the lead.Moreover, Xu Guanwu admired his vision very much.Mai Dangxiong only graduated from high school, and Xu Xiaoming was just an actor before, but under his promotion, they all became excellent TV talents. It is really not an easy person.

So when he knew that Huang Xizhao had nowhere to go and wanted to go home to set up a factory, Xu Guanwu rushed there in person.

(End of this chapter)