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In the blink of an eye, it was the next day.

Today is July 1980, 7.

In the morning, Lin Haoran got up at around seven o'clock.

Hong Kong in July is very hot. Even at seven or eight o'clock in the morning, the temperature is still 7 or degrees Celsius.

The shareholders' meeting of TVB was held at nine o'clock in the morning, and it would obviously take a lot of time to travel from the villa on Sze Hoon Road to Kowloon Tong, especially since this time period was during the rush hour and the traffic volume in the city center was bound to be very heavy.

So, Lin Haoran had a simple breakfast, read the newspaper for a while, and then went out with the two brothers Li Weidong and Li Weiguo at eight o'clock.

As expected, the constant flow of traffic made the main roads in the center of Hong Kong very congested, especially Gloucester Road leading to the Hung Hom Cross-Harbour Tunnel, where there were long queues.

It was not until 8:30 in the morning that Lin Haoran's private car successfully crossed the Hung Hom Cross-Harbour Tunnel and arrived at the Kowloon Peninsula.

At around 8:50, the car finally stopped successfully at the TVB headquarters on Broadcast Drive in Kowloon Tong.

Lin Haoran is also a well-known figure in Hong Kong. Most Hong Kong people recognize Lin Haoran, not to mention places like TVB that often deal with news.

Therefore, Lin Haoran's appearance immediately surprised many TVB staff.

The news of his acquisition of TVB shares has not yet spread, so even TVB staff are not aware of this matter at the moment.

However, there were also some brave ones who took the initiative to greet Lin Haoran, the wealthy Hong Kong tycoon.

Some people have even speculated that perhaps Lin Haoran has become one of the company's bosses, otherwise why would he come here so early in the morning.

After all, this morning, many shareholders and directors who are rarely seen in other days came to the company.

It is obvious that Lin Haoran came to TVB at such a special time.

"Good morning, Mr. Lin."

"Mr. Lin, I didn't expect to see you here!"

"Mr. Lin, are you looking for Mr. Shao? How about I take you there?"

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Lin Haoran nodded in response in good faith, and followed the young man who said he would take him to find Shao Yifu into the elevator of the building.

Obviously, for someone of Lin Haoran's status, who else would he look for at TVB except Run Run Shaw?

In the days after Li Hau Ho's funeral, Run Run Shaw frequently visited TVB, almost temporarily taking over the power that Li Hau Ho had before his death.

"Are you Zhou Runfa?" Lin Haoran asked with a smile as he walked.

The person who took him upstairs was the famous movie star Zhou Runfa. When he opened his mouth, Lin Haoran recognized him.

Chow Yun-fat, now 25 years old, was admitted to the TVB Actor Training Class in 1973. In 1974, Chow Yun-fat successfully graduated from the training class. After a short career as a supporting actor, Chow Yun-fat got the opportunity to perform.

In 1975, the costume love drama "Dream of Red Mansions" co-directed by Xiao Sheng, Li Huimin and Chen Yuchao was broadcast, in which Zhou Runfa played Jiang Yuhan.

In 1976, he starred in his first movie "The Reincarnated Man". Especially the TV series "The Bund" broadcast at the beginning of this year, made him a male star popular in Hong Kong.

"I didn't expect that Mr. Lin knew me?" Zhou Runfa showed joy on his face.

After all, the person in front of him is a famous business tycoon.

Although they are about the same age, Zhou Runfa is just an actor. Even though he became famous through filming, he is not presentable at all. He is not on the same wavelength as business tycoons like Lin Haoran.

"How could I not know the Xu Wenqiang played by you? Your performance was very good. Keep it up, I believe you will be famous in the entire Chinese community soon!" Lin Haoran said with a smile.

"Mr. Lin, I will try my best!" Zhou Runfa said excitedly.

Although they are about the same age and Zhou Runfa is now a household name, when facing Lin Haoran, he always feels like he is facing his boss.

I took the elevator and went up.
Soon we arrived at the chairman's office.

The door was open. At this moment, there were many people standing or sitting in the office, including both foreigners and Chinese.

Among them was Run Run Shaw.

"Mr. Lin is here." Seeing Lin Haoran, Shao Yifu greeted him with a smile.

Everyone else immediately looked towards Lin Haoran.

"Hello, Mr. Shao, and good morning, everyone." Lin Haoran greeted the strangers with a smile on his face.

Those who appear here must be shareholders or shareholder representatives.

TVB has many shareholders. In addition to Run Run Shaw and him, there are also the Eu Yan Sang family, British Independent Television, Gillette & Co., American National Broadcasting Corporation, and even Hutchison Whampoa, all of which own shares in TVB.

It was thanks to the joint efforts of these forces that TVB was able to obtain the only two television licenses.

If only Run Run Shaw and Li Hau Ho brothers joined forces, they would never be able to get the second television license in Hong Kong.

TVB was founded and officially opened on November 1967, 11 by Li Xiaohe, Qi Dezun, Run Run Shaw and others.

Among them, Qi Dezun is the former chairman of the board of directors of Hutchison Whampoa. When TVB was founded, Hutchison Whampoa invested in TVB. However, it is obvious that Hutchison Whampoa does not hold many shares now, so the current Hutchison boss William Wells only sent a senior executive to attend the meeting.

Through the introduction, Lin Haoran knew that this person was Wei Li's deputy Richard Xin.

Although Li Ka-shing has become a major shareholder of Hutchison Whampoa, he has not yet officially announced his takeover of the company. Therefore, the current head of Hutchison Whampoa is still Welch, who serves as the chairman and CEO of Hutchison Whampoa.

As for the Yu family, the British Independent Television, the Gilman Company, the American National Broadcasting Corporation, etc., they only sent their own representatives.

There were nearly ten people present, each representing a faction.

Shao Yifu introduced everyone to Lin Haoran one by one.

Obviously, these people also knew in advance that Lin Haoran had acquired the shares of the Li family, so they were not surprised at this moment.

"It's almost time, let's go to the meeting!" General Manager Yu Bojun said at this time.

The clock on the wall of the chairman's office showed that it was almost nine o'clock in the morning.

So, everyone left the chairman's office and went to the conference room next door, where they sat down around the large oval conference table.

As the general manager, Yu Bojun is the host of today's meeting.

"Before the meeting, we first observe a minute of silence for the passing of Chairman Li Xiaohe..."

One minute later.

"Everyone, first of all, we welcome the new member of TVB, Mr. Lin Haoran, who is now also the largest shareholder of our TVB." Yu Bojun first introduced Lin Haoran.

"Dear colleagues, I am very happy to work with you. I hope TVB will get better and better!" Lin Haoran stood up and said simply.

Apart from Shao Yi-fu, there were actually no other important figures present. They were basically just representatives sent by the forces behind the scenes, so Lin Haoran was too lazy to exchange pleasantries.

"I'm sure you all know the reason why I called everyone here today. Yes, the main content of our meeting today is to re-elect a new chairman of the board of directors." Yu Bojun looked at everyone and continued.

"On behalf of ITV, I want to announce that we have no intention of standing for the chairmanship of the board."

"On behalf of Gilbert & Co., I declare that we, Gilbert & Co., also have no intention of running for the position of chairman of the board of directors."

"On behalf of NBC, I want to announce that we have no intention of running for chairman of the board either."

"We at Hutchison Whampoa also have no intention of running for the position of chairman of the board!"

As soon as Yu Bojun finished speaking, representatives from several British and American capital companies expressed their lack of interest in the position of chairman of the TVB board of directors.

These people rarely participate in TVB's decision-making. They are not interested in the management of TVB. In addition, they do not hold many shares themselves. They know that even if they want to become the chairman, the probability is slim, so they are naturally too lazy to make any effort.

Run Run Shaw looked at everyone present. Although he had been in charge of Shaw Brothers for many years, he seemed excited at the thought of becoming the chairman of TVB.

At this moment, except for Run Run Shaw, everyone present even thought that the reason why Lin Haoran acquired Li Jia's shares was to take over TVB and become the chairman of TVB.

Therefore, many people present were ready to watch the fun.

"Everyone." At this time, Lin Haoran also spoke.

Suddenly, all eyes were focused on him.

Except for Run Run Shaw, everyone else thought that Lin Haoran would definitely run for the position of chairman of the board of directors.

"As the largest shareholder of TVB, I solemnly recommend Mr. Run Run Shaw to serve as the chairman of the TVB board of directors. I personally think that he is undoubtedly the most suitable person to hold this position!" Lin Haoran said with a smile.

As soon as Lin Haoran's words came out, many people present were immediately surprised and shocked.

Unexpectedly, this young and promising boss was not interested in the position of chairman, but instead fully supported Run Run Shaw.

At this time, the representative of the Yu family, TVB General Manager Yu Bojun also stood up and said: "On behalf of the Yu family, I also fully support Mr. Run Run Shaw to serve as the chairman of the board of directors!"

Basically, the combined shareholdings of the three major shareholders, Lin Haoran, Run Run Shaw and the Yu family, have exceeded 50% of the shares.

This means that even if someone else wanted to compete for the position, it would be difficult to compete with Run Run Shaw.

Moreover, Run Run Shaw's prestige in TVB has always been very high, second only to the late Li Xiaohe.

Now that Li Xiaohe has passed away, Run Run Shaw's prestige has naturally become the highest in TVB.

Therefore, it is indeed legitimate and popular for Run Run Shaw to take charge of TVB.

"I am very grateful to Mr. Lin and Mr. Yu for their trust and support. As everyone knows, TVB is in a difficult situation right now. Since no one is willing to run for this position, I will recommend myself. I hope to serve as the chairman of the board of directors of TVB and work hard to manage TVB better!" Run Run Shaw stood up and said confidently with a smile on his face.

With the firm support of Lin Haoran and Yu Bojun, Shaw Yi-fu felt fully confident. Even if the British and American forces did not express their support, he believed that he could successfully take on this position.

What's more, he already maintained good relations with the representatives of these British and American forces.

"Then let's vote. Please raise your hands if you agree that Mr. Run Run Shaw should serve as chairman of the board of directors!" Yu Bojun proposed a vote at the right time.

As expected, the voting process went extremely smoothly and no one raised any objections.

"Thank you very much for your trust and support!" Run Run Shaw's face was filled with a spring breeze smile, "As the new chairman of the board, I propose that Mr. Lam Ho Yin be appointed as the vice chairman of the TVB board. I believe that with his assistance, our TVB will be able to usher in a new peak of development!" (End of this chapter)