Chapter 156 The development of Hong Kong entertainment! The top 5 record companies in Hong Kong! !
1978 7 Month 29 Day.
Saturday.
Liang Shuyi submitted her resignation letter yesterday to Lin Xiufeng, the major shareholder of Jiayi TV. Last night, the six major shareholders of Jiayi TV were already aware of it.
In particular, Lin Xiufeng and the former largest shareholder, honorary chairman, and founder of Jiayi TV, He Zuozhi, knew that Liang Shuyi was powerless.
As for Liang Shuyi's hope that the major shareholder of Jiayi TV would spend 500 million Hong Kong dollars to solve the salary issue of more than employees of Jiayi TV, in the end, Lin Xiufeng and others did not agree to spend that much money.
It’s not that they don’t have money, it’s that they don’t want to give it up.
Discussions went on and on, and among the six major shareholders, Lin Xiufeng shared part with them, and He Zuozhi used his own capital to share the majority.
As for whether the remainder is not enough, we can only wait until Jiayi TV is liquidated before calculating.
The six major shareholders were powerless when faced with the situation of Jiayi TV.
However, since Liang Shuyi took the blame and resigned.
Jiayi TV Station still exists before it is liquidated.
That night, they decided to let Li Xuelu take over the position of general manager Liang Shuyi.
The next day, Li Xuelu took office at the Jiayi TV Building, taking over Liang Shuyi's position.
at this time.
Liang Shuyi has resigned.
Yesterday, Liu Tianci and others held a management meeting of Jiayi TV to inform them that Liang Shuyi would take action to solve their two months' salary.
In addition, new jobs will be arranged for them.
As for what kind of new jobs Liang Shuyi will arrange for more than 800 of them?
Liu Tianci and others did not say anything.
Even so, it appeases the people of Jiayi TV Station.
When it was confirmed that Jiayi TV was really going to close down, more than 800 Jiayi TV employees were panicked.
This morning.
The shareholders of Jiayi TV suddenly announced that Li Xuelu would take over Liang Shuyi's position. More than 800 employees of Jiayi TV still felt panicked.
Li Xuelu joined TVB in 1967 and was in charge of advertising and TV station business development. He was later promoted to assistant to the managing director.
In 1976, just as his career was flourishing, he was accused of receiving commissions from internal salesmen of the TV station and was imprisoned. He became the first executive in the history of Hong Kong TV to be imprisoned.
Constitutional prison, bitter prison, everything changes with time.
After he was released from prison, various TV stations including TVB rushed to recruit him, and now he was invited by the major shareholder of Jiayi TV Station to take over Liang Shuyi's position.
When Li Xuelu saw the financial situation of Jiayi TV, he was helpless.
The six major shareholders of Jiayi TV only provided HKD 3 million.
This money can barely cover one month's salary, and it can no longer be spent on other aspects.
. . .
Liang Shuyi returned from the mid-level villa in Repulse Bay.
When she got home, she still didn't know what Mr. Yang had arranged for her to do.
Thinking about my current situation, as long as I don't return to TVB, I can have a place of peace of mind, which is already very good.
Early the next day.
Liang Shuyi dressed herself up and drove to the Federal Building.
When she arrived at the Federal Building Empire Group, she learned that Mr. Yang had not come yet.
Today was originally Saturday, and Yang Ming was resting at home.
Yang Ming still took the time to come to Empire Games to check out the status of Pac-Man.
During this time, "Pac-Man" has been in internal testing and is basically ready for release.
Yang Ming finished breakfast.
"Peter, do you still have to go to work today, Saturday?" Li Yufang asked distressedly.
"Mommy, I'm going to the company to arrange work for Miss Liang."
"You mean Miss Liang Shuyi?"
Yang Ming nodded.
Yang Ming got into the Rolls Royce.
Come to the Federal Building.
Go up to the 28th floor.
At this time, many people at Imperial Games were working overtime, including Tomohiro Nisikado and those Toyo R&D personnel.
Yang Ming's arrival surprised Nisikado Tomohiro.
"boss."
Tomohiro Nisikado greeted.
"I'll just come and take a look."
Yang Ming took a look at the internal testing of "Pac-Man".
In Yang Ming's opinion, it is somewhat similar to Snake, but not exactly the same. He did not expect that in history, in addition to being a classic masterpiece of Namco, this game has sales and revenue exceeding that of "Space Invaders" 》.
Yang Ming found that in current internal tests, there are basically no problems and the smoothness is also very good.
As for comparison with "Space Invaders", in Yang Ming's opinion, it is actually about the same.
After Yang Ming read it.
Go upstairs.
At this time, there are people working overtime here at the Imperial Group.
Like General Manager Meilisi.
When Liang Shuyi came over just now, she had been waiting for Yang Ming to come over.
"Mr. Yang."
Liang Shuyi stood up and said hello.
"Ms. Liang, come into my office."
Lin Xiuzhi has rested today.
Now Yang Ming personally made a cup of coffee for himself and Liang Shuyi.
Liang Shuyi was a little touched. She didn't expect that a rich man like Mr. Yang would actually make coffee for her.
While Yang Ming was sitting there drinking coffee, he looked at Liang Shuyi and said, "Huang Xizhao has done a good job as the general manager of Asia Television. I will not touch him."
Liang Shuyi has long been mentally prepared. How can she be qualified to be the general manager of Asia Television if she is a loser?
As for other program directors, production directors, etc., in Liang Shuyi's view, they are also okay.
Yang Ming asked with a smile: "Miss Liang, where do you think you are suitable?"
What position?
In fact, Liang Shuyi has worked in many departments of TVB, such as assistant to the general manager, producer, program director, etc. She has worked in all of them.
Do you want to say that you are almighty?
Is that possible?
However, she is familiar with all departments of the TV station and can get started quickly.
"Mr. Yang, I think all departments of the TV station can do it, and even the logistics are fine." Liang Shuyi said.
Yang Ming said: "The more than 800 people at Jiayi TV Station are still too many. Asia TV can't take over so many people at once, so they have to be diverted. Some of them join Jiayi TV Station, and they continue to do their original work, and the other part It will be transferred to the new company I established."
New company?
Yang Ming continued: "I know TVB has a record company."
He was talking about TVB’s record company.
It was Huaxing Records.
Huaxing Records is a subsidiary of TVB. Five years after the establishment of TVB, the group company began to expand its presence in the recording industry.
In 1971, China Star Records was established, and in 1975 China Star Records Division was established.
But throughout the 70s, Huaxing Records was established mainly to serve TVB's film and television dramas. It was only a carrier of songs for Shaw Brothers movies and TVB drama series, and did not sign any independent singers.
Until 1982, Huaxing Records welcomed its first signed singer Chen Meiling, and then signed singers such as Zhang Guorong, Chen Jieling and Anita Mui, and the company grew bigger and bigger.
It can be said that from joining Huaxing in 1982 to switching to Xinyibao in 1986, Zhang Guorong was the popular "big brother" of Huaxing Records. Before Zhang Guorong became famous with "MONICA" in 1984, his Luo Wen's status will be impacted, but with the support of veterans such as Li Xiaotian and Chen Shufen, Zhang Guorong's "first brother" status is still very stable.
Because it is backed by TVB and has programs such as the Rookie Singing Contest to select talents for it, China Star Records has not had a break in its talent team. It is the first stop for rookies such as Lu Fang, Du Dewei, Xu Zhiyu, Su Yongfan, Liang Hanwen, and Chen Yixun to debut. They are all signed to China Star Records.
After Zhang Guorong transferred to Xinyibao Records in 1987, China Star Records' "first brother" had a bye, and the male singer camp appeared to be old and young. Lu Fang, Xu Zhiyu and others were just starting to grow, and Luo Wen had passed At her peak, the only popular singer was Anita Mui from the women's camp.
In 1991, Aaron Kwok returned to Hong Kong for development and signed a record contract with China Star Records. This move was considered to be China Star Records' attempt to build momentum for the new "No. Brother".
In 1992, China Star Records promoted Aaron Kwok to become one of the Four Heavenly Kings. After five years of absence, China Star Records finally welcomed its own popular "big brother".
However, China Star Records did have some problems with its business strategy. It could not retain talents, especially popular talents. Aaron Kwok changed his contract to Warner Records after staying at China Star Records for two years, and China Star lost its "first brother" again.
When this "giant" in the local record industry was unable to acquire any of the Four Kings, China Star Records never gained any advantage in the competition in the 90s.
Popular singers could not be retained, and newcomers chose to change jobs as soon as their contracts expired. By the mid-90s, Huaxing Records was unsustainable.
In 1996, China Star Records was acquired by the South China Morning Post Group. A large record company that had existed for more than 20 years was facing its "existence in name only" amidst the ups and downs.
There is a saying in the Hong Kong music scene that in 1974, Cinderella's song "The Cause of Laughter" and Xu Guanjie's "Ghost Horse Double Star" marked the entry of modern Cantonese pop songs in Hong Kong into the eyes of fans.
If we take 1974 as the timeline, the modern Hong Kong Philharmonic has a history of 48 years.
From its exploration and development in the 70s to its all-around popularity in the 80s, to its dominance of Chinese pop music in the 90s, the HK Phil’s ancestors are truly wealthy.
By the end of 1999, when Li Ming and Zhang Xueyou faded out one after another, the era of the Four Heavenly Kings came to an end, and the Hong Kong Philharmonic was in decline and has not yet recovered its vitality.
In its heyday, the Hong Kong Philharmonic had the best singers in the Chinese pop music scene, as well as several giants in the record industry. The Hong Kong Philharmonic once had PolyGram, China Star, Warner, EMI and BMG.
The Hong Kong Philharmonic has always been dominated by PolyGram. Even though China Star occupies the "right location", Warner has the "right time".
The remaining EMI and BMG are both "diamond-level" rivals in a "small era". Although EMI once owned Luo Wen, Lin Zixiang, and Chen Pak-keung, BMG once signed Andy Lau, Anita Mui and Ekin Cheng.
At this time, it was just 1978, and real music in Xiangjiang had not yet developed.
At this time, if Yang Mingjie lets Xiangjiang Records, it can be said to be very smooth.
"Mr. Yang, are you talking about TVB's China Star Record Company? It has no role. It only serves to assist the TV station and Shaw Brothers Film and Television."
What Liang Shuyi said is right, Huaxing has indeed not yet risen.
However, history is different.
"I plan to establish Asia Records, which will be an independent company and have equal status with Asia Television. I will serve as the first general manager of Asia Records."