Rebirth of the Great Entertainment Empire Chapter 145

The Tea Restaurant of the Peninsula Hotel is still the original location, with Xu Cun and Shao Yifu sitting opposite each other.

"Drink something," Shao Yifu greeted Xu Cun and said.

"I'll do it myself, Uncle Six." Xu Cun said. Then, Xu Cun rushed to the waiter at the door and shouted, "Bring me a tea with milk tea, two pork chop buns, a bowl of barbecued pork rice, and half a roast goose."

After ordering the meal, Xu Cun smiled and explained to Shao Yifu, "I haven't had dinner yet."

"I remember that the last time we had tea here, you didn't seem to have dinner, and you seem to order these things." Shao Yifu asked for words.

"I am nostalgic. Once I like something, I won't change it easily." Xu Cun said.

"People who are nostalgic usually hold grudges, are you also such a person?" Shao Yifu said meaningfully.

"Those who are nostalgic are also grateful. I thank Uncle Six for the help of the release of et in Asia this time." Xu Cun said sincerely.

"I'm just the icing on the cake." Shao Yifu said modestly.

"A Cun, are you interested in re-cooperating?" Shao Yifu said again.

"How to cooperate?" Xu Cun asked calmly.

"How about merging Shaw Brothers and your DreamWorks together?" Shao Yifu said amazingly.

Shao Yifu's words made Xu Cun's hand holding the milk tea shake unconsciously. Then, Xu Cun stared at Shao Yifu with wide eyes and asked, "Uncle Liu, are you kidding me?"

"When I'm in a position like you and me, especially on such an occasion, do you think I'll be joking?" Shao Yifu said solemnly.

Before coming here, Xu Cun didn't think that Shao Yifu would mention cooperation with him again, and he also imagined the cooperation methods that Shao Yifu might propose, but he never thought that Shao Yifu would take such a big step.

Therefore, for a while, Xu Cun really didn't know how to answer Shao Yifu's words.

"In 2006, I just graduated from high school. At the invitation of my third brother, I went south to Singapore to help develop the Nanyang film market. After that, the two of us took a worn-out silent projector and the film "Tianyi" to the Nanyang countryside to tour. , and opened amusement parks and movie theaters. Tianyi Film developed rapidly in the first two years of its business, so other film companies formed "film companies" to encircle and suppress "Tianyi", forcing big theaters in Shanghai and even Nanyang to stop broadcasting Tianyi's films. Movie.

In three years, I went to the United States to buy sound film equipment. On the way, the ship hit a rock and sank. Fortunately, I was dead. After falling into the water, I held a small wooden sampan and drifted on the sea overnight, and finally survived, and bought the needed "speech machine" from Hollywood.

In 1932, after the September 18th Incident, due to the unstable situation in Shanghai, "Tianyi Films" decided to move to Hong Kong for development and established "Tianyi Port Factory". In the same year, the release of the first sound film in China, Golden Dragon, which I directed, caused a sensation, bringing the Chinese audience into the "sound era".

In 1937, on the eve of the Anti-Japanese War, Tianyi Films was in Shanghai, Shaw Brothers was in Southeast Asia, and had more than 110 cinemas and nine amusement parks in Singapore, Malaysia, Java, Vietnam, Borneo and other parts of Southeast Asia. A complete film distribution network has been established.

Thirty-eight years later, the Second World War spread to Southeast Asia, and the Hong Kong and Nanyang regions fell one after another, and Shaw Brothers was hit hard.

After the war, it took our brothers more than a decade to rebuild Shaw Brothers from the ruins, brick by brick. "Shao Yifu stated while recalling.

Taking a look at Xu Cun, who was listening very seriously, Shao Yifu continued: "In 1957, I established Shaw Brothers Studios in Qingshui Bay and established Shaw Brothers Co., Ltd. To this day, as the Hollywood of the East is known, as long as I have time, I will walk around the studio and sometimes give a few words to the newcomers.”

After a pause, Shao Yifu's tone changed, and he said, "Shaw Brothers has condensed the lifelong efforts of our brothers. If it was because of money, no outsider would have the opportunity to become a shareholder in Shaw Brothers." Then, Shao Yifu looked at Xu Cun, said, "A Cun, do you know why I want our brother's Shaw Brothers to merge with your DreamWorks?"

Although there was a vague answer in his heart, Xu Cun didn't say it. He shook his head gently, indicating that Shao Yifu didn't know.

"Because our brothers love movies more than anyone else," Shao Yifu said with a frenzy in his eyes. Then, Shao Yifu said leisurely: "When I went to Hollywood to buy equipment that year, I swore that I must let Shaw Brothers movies enter the United States in this life. Unfortunately, decades have passed, and my wish has not been realized. Moreover, as I got older and more utilitarian, I gradually forgot the oath I made to increase my life."

Shao Yifu stared at Xu Cun with piercing eyes, and said, "Your brilliant achievements in Hollywood reminded me of my wish again, and as long as I work with you, I have the possibility to realize this wish." Shao Yifu put his own He closed his eyes and said, "I discussed it with my third brother, and he supported my idea and agreed to the merger of Shaw Brothers Pictures and your DreamWorks. Therefore, as long as you want, Shaw Brothers Studios, including Shaw Brothers Studios, will merge with you. C's Pictures has half of yours."

"hiss"

Shao Yifu's words made Xu Cun take a deep breath.

Xu Cun immediately sighed inwardly, "This old guy has such a big hand."

In addition to people and a brand, DreamWorks now has almost nothing.

Shaw Brothers Studios is different, not to mention other things. The Shaw Brothers Studios in Repulse Bay, which covers an area of ​​more than one million square feet, is worth nearly one billion Hong Kong dollars~www.mtlnovel.com~ Moreover, this is still the current price , if it is put into the 21st century, it will have to be at least tenfolded. The most important thing is that if you have money, Shaw Brothers doesn't sell it.

It can be said that as long as Xu Cun nods his head now, he will immediately get 500 to 600 million Hong Kong dollars in vain, and after a few decades, it will be 500 to 600 million Hong Kong dollars.

This temptation is extremely strong even for Xu Cun, a reborn person.

After calming down for a long time, Xu Cun said in a dry voice: "Sixth uncle, I really didn't expect that you can always look down on me so much. Let me ask you one more thing, you don't have any additional conditions."

Shao Yifu gave Xu Cun an admiring smile and said, "My seventy-third birthday will be in a few days. My family is going to help me celebrate it. Come join in the fun. Our brothers have more than a dozen granddaughters. , Most of them are extraordinary in appearance, a few are not even inferior to Azhi's girl, and most of them are well-informed, maybe you can meet one of them, not necessarily."

After Shao Yifu finished speaking, Xu Cun thought subconsciously: "Wow, this old guy is not trying to marry me, right?"

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