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Originally, Shao Yifu planned to contact Li Jia again after a day or two.

But now, Yu Bojun proposed to convene a board meeting to re-elect the chairman of the board, so he decided to find Li Jia in advance.

For Run Run Shaw, the position of chairman of TVB is something he is determined to obtain.

After all, as his third brother said, it was time for Shaw Brothers to find a way out for itself.

The television industry is Shaw Brothers' best option for a fallback.

So, Shao Yifu directly used the phone in the office to call Li Mingze.

Although Li Mingze is not a shareholder of TVB, everyone in Hong Kong knows that many matters of the Li family are decided by Li Mingze, as he is the head of the Li family.

Run Run Shaw's goal was to acquire Lee Ka's shares and become the largest shareholder, so that he could legitimately serve as the chairman of TVB.

If he wanted the shareholders of the Li family to sell their shares to him, it would be most appropriate for him to ask Li Mingze to act as an intermediary.

"Brother Mingze, what are you busy with?" Shao Yifu said politely after the call was connected.

"I'm handling some things at the company. How come you have so much time to call me today, Brother Yi Fu?" Li Ming asked curiously.

The two are only two years apart in age, both in their seventies. In addition, they have known each other for decades, so their relationship is considered good.

"I called you this time because I do have something to ask for your help," replied Shao Yifu.

"Brother Yi Fu, please tell me if you have any problem. Based on our friendship, I will definitely help you in any way I can!" Li Ming became even more curious about the reason why Shao Yi Fu called.

"Then I'll be frank. I wonder if Brother Mingze is interested in the position of chairman of TVB?" Run Run Shaw said with a smile.

"You know my character. You wanted me to co-found TVB, but I had no interest at all. Not to mention that I'm so old now and have a lot of duties on hand. I don't have the energy to manage TVB?" Li Ming answered without hesitation.

"That's perfect. Since Brother Mingze is not interested in TVB, I want to buy the TVB shares held by your Li family. I will offer a relatively fair price. Brother Mingze, please help me lobby and see which of your brothers is planning to sell their shares. How about that?" Run Run Shaw finally stated his purpose.

"Brother Yi Fu, I'm sorry I can't help you with this matter!" Li Mingze said with a wry smile when he heard the other party's words.

"Why? Is there anyone in your Li family planning to inherit Brother Xiaohe's position as chairman?" This was Shao Yifu's first reaction.

"No, Brother Yi Fu, it's not that I don't want to help you, nor is there anyone in our Li family who wants to be the chairman of TVB. It's just that you came too late. Our shares were sold yesterday. They should be planning to wait for the board of directors to inform you. We didn't expect that you would be interested in the TVB shares held by our Li family. If you knew, I would not let them sell it." Li Mingze said helplessly.

In fact, he deliberately did not tell Run Run Shaw.

Because Li Ming felt that although Run Run Shaw was also a big shot in Hong Kong's business world and a well-known Hong Kong film king, he was almost the same age as him, so how much time could he have left?

What's more, Lin Haoran's status is obviously higher than his now, so high that even Niu Bijian has to apologize proactively.

If it were Run Run Shaw, he really wouldn't have the ability to make Niu Bijian apologize to the entire Hong Kong audience through television.

Obviously, the Li family needs connections like Lin Haoran more.

Because of this, he deliberately did not tell Shao Yifu about this matter in advance.

In fact, as a veteran who has been in the business world for decades, how could Li Mingze not know that for such a big thing as selling stocks, it would be best to discuss it with other shareholders of TVB, or at least notify them in advance?
He just did it on purpose.

It was a rare opportunity for Lin Haoran to strengthen his relationship with the Li family, but Li Ming was unwilling to miss it.

Li Mingze himself is not interested in TVB. For him, it is just a sale and it does not cause any loss to the Li family.

After hearing what Li Mingze said, Shao Yifu was stunned.

The shares of the Li family, which he regarded as his own, were taken away by someone else?

It really fits the saying: "He who strikes first is strong, and he who strikes last will suffer."

At this moment, he regretted very much that he would not have delayed any more if he had known earlier.

Originally, I thought that Li Xiaohe had just passed away and it was not appropriate to mention this matter to the Li family, so I waited a few more days.

Unexpectedly, this wait was in vain.

After calming down, Shao Yifu asked helplessly: "Who is the other party?"

"Mr. Lin Haoran came to us hoping to buy our TVB shares. After discussion, my second and fourth brothers agreed to Mr. Lin Haoran's acquisition request and sold the shares to him on the same day. Now 24% of our Li family's shares have been sold to Mr. Lin Haoran." Li Ming said truthfully.

"Okay, I got it. Sorry for disturbing you, Brother Mingze. I'll come and have tea with you when I'm free." Shao Yifu no longer had the heart to continue chatting with Li Mingze.

"Okay, then Brother Yi Fu, you go ahead and get busy. I also have to continue dealing with the work on hand." This matter was a bit awkward, and Li Mingze had no interest in continuing the conversation.

So, both parties hung up the phone tacitly.

After hanging up the phone, Shao Yifu sat in the chair with a complicated expression.

I thought about it so much, but I never expected that the young man Lin Haoran would be the first to buy it.

He holds 21% of the shares, which is not much different from Lin Haoran's 24%. He is not very entangled about this. What is entangled with Shaw Yifu is what Lin Haoran's purpose is. Is he really planning to completely control TVB?

Run Run Shaw was not very familiar with Lin Haoran, the suddenly rising business tycoon. Since they were in different industries, they had no chance to communicate with each other. They had only met at the Hong Kong Chinese General Chamber of Commerce and at Li Xiaohe's funeral.

"It seems that I have to pay a visit to this young boss who forced Niu Bijian to admit his mistakes." Shao Yifu said to himself.

He wanted to know what Lin Haoran's purpose was in acquiring TVB.

The sudden appearance of such a competitor caught him off guard.

Originally, Run Run Shaw thought that there would be basically no problem in taking over TVB.

But now, the sudden appearance of Lin Haoran, a person he found difficult, was indeed beyond his expectations.

If it were someone else, he would still have the confidence to compete.

But the other party was Lin Haoran, who had recently acquired a number of listed companies and forced even the boss of Jardine Matheson to admit his mistakes. So he lacked confidence.

There is no point in thinking so much, so Shao Yifu simply stopped thinking about it and decided to meet this young man to see what his real purpose is!

Then he searched for his contact number on his body.

Soon, he found a business card in his wallet, which had Lin Haoran's contact information on it.

This was the business card that the two sides obtained when they exchanged contact information at the Hong Kong Chinese Chamber of Commerce last time.

At this moment, Lin Haoran was already in the office of Huanyu Investment Company.

After leaving the headquarters building of Huifeng Bank, he took the two brothers Li Weiguo and Li Weidong to a nearby high-end restaurant for a simple lunch, and then went directly to Wanqing Building.

Just as Lin Haoran and Su Zhixue were chatting about stocks, a beeping sound came from the pager on his waist.

"Let me make a call." Lin Haoran said.

"Boss, I'll go to the investment department first to take a look at the situation." Su Zhixue left the office very consciously.

Although he didn't know who called the boss, there were some things he definitely couldn't hear. Su Zhixue always knew how to avoid suspicion.

After dialing back, Lin Haoran asked directly: "Hello, I'm Lin Haoran, who are you?"

"Hello Mr. Lin, I am Shao Yifu, I hope I did not disturb you?" An old man's voice came from the other side.

"It turns out to be Mr. Shao. Of course not, there is no such thing as disturbing you." Lin Haoran said with a smile.

Unexpectedly, the other party called me so quickly. It seems that he must have known about my purchase of TVB shares.

Therefore, Lin Haoran was not very surprised when Shao Yifu called him. It was just a matter of time.

"Mr. Lin, is it convenient now? I would like to visit you and discuss something with you in person." Shao Yifu made the request directly.

"Mr. Shao, since you want to see me, I am of course free. I am in my office on the 31st floor of Wanqing Building in Central now. Mr. Shao, just come over directly!" Lin Haoran invited enthusiastically.

"Okay, then please wait for a moment, Mr. Lin. I am currently at the TVB headquarters in Wharf Mall. It will take about 30 to 40 minutes to get there." Run Run Shaw replied.

"It's no trouble. I have nothing to do, so I'm waiting for Mr. Shao to arrive." Lin Haoran said with a smile.

After hanging up the phone, Lin Haoran sat in the office calmly and called the front desk on the first floor of Wanqing Building, informing them that Shao Yifu would be coming over here and to have someone bring him to the office.

Afterwards, Lin Haoran continued to look at the shareholding information that Su Zhixue had just given him.

It's not close from Kowloon Tong. One is in the north of the city and the other is in the south, a full ten kilometers apart. Both pass through busy sections of the city center, with traffic jams, waiting for traffic lights, queuing to pay tolls at the Hung Hom Cross-Harbour Tunnel, etc. It will definitely take thirty to forty minutes.

It was expected that Shao Yifu would look for him.

Even if Run Run Shaw didn't look for him, he planned to find time to visit this legendary boss of the Hong Kong film industry.

Lin Haoran knew that TVB was indeed at a disadvantage in terms of ratings and could not compare with ATV in the same city, but after Run Run Shaw came to power, he quickly changed this situation.

After that, TVB has almost always been ahead of ATV.

In the era before he traveled through time, all the Asia Television stations had gone bankrupt, but TVB remained as solid as a rock.

It can be said that after Run Run Shaw took charge of TVB, TVB indeed entered the fast lane of development. 20 years later, in March 2000, the market value of TVB even soared to HK$3 billion.

Therefore, Lin Haoran did not intend to compete with Shao Yifu for the power, because there was no need to do so.

As a major shareholder now, he must have a certain say in TVB. When he needs TVB, he can use it at any time.

As for holding power, forget it. He knows his own limitations. (End of this chapter)