Chapter 402: A Mere British Court Knight
Chapter 402: A Mere British Court Knight
Shao Yifu, wearing a white suit and leaning on a cane, stood up and said, "Mr. Yin, I have heard of your name for a long time."
"Sir Shaw, you're welcome." After shaking hands with Run Run Shaw, Yin Zhaotang looked at the 75-year-old movie tycoon.
Shao Yifu sat back on the sofa, offered tea, and got straight to the point: "Mr. Yin is young, but his business layout is very extensive. He is a smart, capable, and far-sighted man."
"A Quan and I both think the cooperation agreement with Huaxing is very exciting, but I think it can be even bigger."
Yin Zhaotang picked up the purple clay teacup and took two sips before perking up and responding carefully: "How does Sir Shao want to play?"
Shaw Yifu looked confident, resolute and powerful: "Shaw Capital can continue to invest in Chunghwa Electronics and quickly help Chunghwa Electronics expand its production capacity."
“Help Chunghwa Electronics become the best in Hong Kong and Asia, and compete with Sony and Philips.”
Yin Zhaotang's expression was not as good as before, and he said solemnly: "Mr. Shao has a good appetite. Do you want to eat Zhonghe?"
In his early years, Run Run Shaw was only a co-investor of TVB and served as managing director. It was only after the death of TVB chairman Li Ka-shing in 1980 that he increased his stake and became the boss of TVB.
In recent years, Shaw Brothers' martial arts films have fallen into a slump, and have been losing ground under the fierce attacks of Cinema City and Golden Harvest. TVB has become Shaw Brothers' main source of income, and Huaxing Records is an important chess piece.
Run Run Shaw's vision is even longer than Chen Liuquan's. He has skipped the record industry and focused on the electronics industry.
"With Mr. Yin's talent, he should understand the importance of financing in business. With the arrival of one product after another, the market has already been occupied by others."
"In the world of fame and fortune, the competition is about who has the fastest money flow. Shaw Brothers can pay out 1 billion Hong Kong dollars and join hands with Chung Ho's technology."
"Strong alliances change the world!"
As Shao Yifu spoke, he had already untied his pen and signed a cooperation agreement, handing it to Yin Zhaotang: "This agreement is just a good start, for good luck."
Yin Zhaotang was no longer polite: "Mr. Shao, money has no national boundaries, but bosses do. If we are not a family, we cannot eat the same bowl of rice."
"Goodbye!"
Shao Yifu's face turned red instantly and his chest heaved. Chen Liuquan didn't expect that the agreement initiated by Zhonghe would be torn apart with the support of the big boss.
Du Zihua, who came for business, witnessed the show, picked up his briefcase, and left Huaxing in a hurry without even putting on any pretense.
He was in the elevator, holding his bag, looking puzzled, and asked, "Brother Tang, what happened?"
"That guy named Shao is asking for a huge stake in Zhonghe, which is over the line." Yin Zhaotang stood in the elevator car in a serious suit.
Du Zihua frowned: "Shao is a businessman. It's normal for him to want to make money."
Yin Zhaotang replied: "The core technology of the factory was provided by the mainland. How can Shao Yifu, a lower-ranking British knight, be qualified to share a piece of the pie?"
The sales cooperation that bundled the Walkman with cassette tapes as gifts and the commercial agreements that had nothing to do with the mainland, all involved the equity of Zhonghe Electronics.
It must be considered from a political perspective.
Even though Zhonghe Electronics' factory is located in Hong Kong Island and is 100% Hong Kong-funded, its production, sales, management and profits have nothing to do with the mainland.
When technology is introduced from the mainland by using political connections and financing is done in a disorderly manner, it is treason!
If you really need money to grab the market, you can seek financing from the mainland. Things that make money should be given to outsiders first, and things that don't make money should be kept for your own people?
What a bastard! Du Zihua curled his lips and said, "Times have changed. Sir Yingting can no longer scare people, but has become a crime."
Once upon a time, the title of knighthood, which could not be obtained without donating 1 or 8 billion to British Hong Kong, was the highest honor for the upper class and wealthy tycoons.
"The lower class knight" is even more full of irony. If the British court is strong enough, the lower class knight is a superior person. If the British court is weak, the lower class knight is an inferior person!
After the Iron Lady fell and returned home in disgrace, all the Chinese tycoons who had received royal titles were terrified and tried their best to protect themselves.
Shao Yifu wanted to invest in Zhonghe so that he could pursue the electronics industry and establish a relationship with red-top businessmen. It would be a two-birds-at-one deal and he would definitely be generous.
Yin Zhaotang responded with practical actions: "Are you worthy?"
Just do business. On the track of patriotism, he has no rivals and does not accept apprentices.
After watching Yin Zhaotang leave the office, Shao Yifu suddenly raised his cane and swept the purple clay teapot and cups on the coffee table to the ground.
"Oh!"
The sound of porcelain breaking echoed in the house. Chen Liuquan was frightened and stopped talking, holding his breath, feeling extremely frightened.
Shao Yifu stared at the gentleman's stick in his hand, and suddenly slammed his palm on the ground with great force, cursing: "You little bastard, you are so arrogant and disrespectful!"
Chen Liuquan looked at the cane broken into two pieces and was shocked. His pupils suddenly widened and he swallowed his saliva unconsciously.
Seeing that Shao Yifu's breathing was getting faster and faster, he quickly helped take out the heart-protecting pills and fed six to the boss: "Sixth Uncle, if we didn't reach an agreement once, we can still negotiate a second time."
"There's no need to get angry with a gangster. It's harmful to your health."
Shao Yifu regained his breath, which gradually became steady. He drank some water and said, "When doing business in Hong Kong Island, you should avoid showing off your talents. If you don't even have the ability to play both sides and sit on the fence, you won't last long if you are stubborn."
"Shao Laoliu" started out by producing movies in Malaysia. When things were most difficult, he rode a mobile projection vehicle every day to sell movie tickets in street squares.
In a media interview, he frankly admitted that he was a penny-pinching businessman. He once refused to share profits with movie stars, which led to Zou Huaiwen's departure to found Golden Harvest, and he missed out on superstars such as Xu Guanwen, Xu Guanjie, and Jackie Chan. He also scolded Bruce Lee for being arrogant and conceited, and he cut the salary of 2500 US dollars for a film to US dollars per film.
The demise of Shaw Brothers was not due to the failure of the company but the failure of its boss.
Today, TVB is merely relying on the first-mover advantage accumulated from the first free television licence and the audience's inertia to continuously plagiarize programs from RTS and overseas, and remake novels and TV series to guarantee ratings. It seems to be booming, but in fact it is clinging to its old ways and has no ambition to make progress.
Such an elderly businessman is actually the chairman of the Hong Kong Red Cross, a well-known philanthropist in San Francisco, and Sir Inting. You can imagine how much money he has donated.
The money donated was actually a way to surrender to the British, seek sympathy from the foreigners, and become a comprador for the film and television industry.
The first of the Yifu Buildings, which later became popular all over the country, was donated to East China Normal University in 1986. It was not until 1985 that Shaw began his charitable activities in China. From the timing, we can tell that Shaw's charity had strong political intentions.
Yin Zhaotang held a noncommittal attitude towards Shao Yifu's behavior. As a businessman, he just needed to do his duty. Paying the protection fee was a kind of wisdom.
But a wise person cannot think that he is a fool just because he is young.
After becoming a knight of the British court, you should behave like a good servant and donate money obediently, and he will give you some face. If you want to ride his car for free, act like a big boss and make money without doing anything, then you should be sorry and don't blame him for not giving you any face.
Even if Shao Yifu was the most influential leader of the Ningbo Chamber of Commerce, he would still be offended if he deserved to be offended.
(End of this chapter)