Hong Kong Variety Show: Let you eat melons, eat melons on your sister-in-law

Chapter 299 "299" - A Neglect?

Mr. Shao remarked with some emotion, "Young people these days are something else!"

"This Lin Yao started from scratch and has made his fortune in finance, real estate, entertainment, and media. There are very few people in Hong Kong with such abilities."

Even though Lin Yao was his opponent, Lin Baixin had to admit that.

He cut off his own lifeline, forcing him to seek help from an old friend.

However, he doesn't have any better options right now.

This is the only way we can do for now.

Fortunately, Shao Yifu didn't seem to have a good impression of Lin Yao and was willing to help him.

Otherwise, by this point alone, he would have already suffered a crushing defeat.

Now it's a matter of who's more likely to give up.

With enough manpower borrowed from Shao Yifu, Lin Baixin's plans have resumed progress.

Lin Yao, on the other hand, also encountered some trouble.

After so many years in the entertainment industry, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him a dominant figure.

Lin Yao's film company, although it has produced a few blockbuster movies, is still no match for this kind of big shot.

In order to give Lin Baixin face, Shao Yifu even went so far as to use his connections to strangle Guangyao Film and Television Company.

Old Li from the film company quickly realized something was wrong: the adaptation of Hong Kong's Ten Great Mysteries by Guangyao Film Company was being treated differently in the censorship process.

They rejected their completed films for various reasons, refusing to grant them the right to be screened.

This caused Lao Li to make several trips back and forth and spend a lot of money bribing people before someone finally revealed the truth to him.

Someone contacted the film review department to give special consideration to films from Guangyao Film Company.

Upon hearing this news, Old Li knew that this was no longer a problem he could solve, so he immediately reported it to Lin Yao.

"Damn, you're trying to strangle me, huh?" Lin Yao almost laughed out of anger when he heard this news.

A phone call was made to Ma Zhiquan, asking him to help investigate who was behind it.

Ma Zhiquan is now a mid-level official in the Provincial Administration Commission. With the intervention of Lin Yao's funds, his development in recent years has been quite rapid.

Investigating this kind of thing is quite simple.

Ma Zhiquan quickly sent back feedback, stating that Shao Yifu was behind the entire affair.

“Shao Yifu? We have no connection with TVB, right? Why is he targeting us?” Lin Yao said, somewhat puzzled. “Could it be related to Lin Baixin? I’ve never heard of them having any dealings!”

"I don't know about that, but that's the information we got from the film review team!" Ma Zhiquan shrugged and said.

Lin Yao frowned and asked, "Is there a way to solve this?"

Ma Zhiquan shook his head: "Although we are both government departments, it's not necessarily true that we can get involved in this matter."

"Damn it!" Lin Yao was immediately annoyed.

Lin Baixin underestimated Lin Yao, and Lin Yao clearly underestimated Lin Baixin.

He hadn't expected this guy to have such a trump card.

Moreover, judging from the internal situation of ATV, although Lin Yao removed all the middle-level managers from all departments of ATV.

However, Lin Baixin somehow managed to borrow manpower and continued to push forward with his plan.

Clearly, their attempt to undermine their own efforts did not achieve the desired effect.

But the more this happened, the more interesting it became for Lin Yao.

It's not fun when the opponent is too weak.

Lin Yao has plenty of time to play along with the other party.

The affairs of the film and television company naturally need to be taken seriously, so Lin Yao asked Ma Zhiquan to contact the leaders of the inspection department.

I plan to smooth things over with the connections first, and then release my video.

As for Shao Yifu, Lin Yao had no intention of bowing down to him.

Since the other party wanted to play, Lin Yao didn't mind playing along.

"Check out Shaw Brothers' latest movies for me!" Lin Yao said directly to Old Li.

Old Li asked, somewhat puzzled, "Why are you investigating this?"

Lin Yao said with a sneer, "I'm going to specifically target Shaw Brothers' movies. Whatever they release, we'll release the same thing and chase after them!"

Lin Yao is confident in his company's films, believing they can outperform the outdated Shaw Brothers productions.

Moreover, Shaw Brothers had significant problems; its head, Fang Yihua, was fond of cutting costs.

A Hong Kong star who became famous earned a salary equivalent to that of a taxi driver, and was not allowed to accept roles in external films. This kind of exploitation is simply outrageous.

Lin Yao plans to take action from this direction and give Shaw Brothers a hard time.

Let's see if that old guy Shao Yifu can withstand his combination of punches.

When Old Li learned of Lin Yao's idea, he was immediately filled with ambition as well.

This opportunity to compete with industry giants is also a challenge for their film and television companies.

Lin Yao then shared some of his ideas with Lao Li, such as poaching talent from Shaw Brothers films.

The exploitative system employed by Shaw Brothers films has likely caused considerable discontent among some of its stars.

Now that Lin Yao has Guangyao Film Company extending an olive branch, they have no reason not to accept. If they then release some insider information, it will definitely create a huge public relations crisis for Shaw Brothers.

Lin Yao also contacted Yang Siwen, preparing to have the Jianghu magazine publish the news.

The two sides had reached the point of no return, and Lin Yao no longer needed to hide anything from them.

Even if the other party has TVB to clarify, there's a saying that goes something like this:

Spread a rumor and break a leg.

The citizens of Hong Kong don't care whether this is true or false; they just want to enjoy the gossip.

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"Mr. Li, to be honest, this is a very difficult situation for us!" The official from the inspection department looked troubled.

Old Li said with a smile, "I know this matter is related to Mr. Shao, but our film absolutely complies with the censorship process! Our boss, Mr. Lin, also really wants to make friends with everyone!"

"By the way, I heard that some of you are knowledgeable about golf. Our Guangyao Group recently hosted a golf tournament with a prize of 1.8 million!"

Upon hearing Lao Li's words, how could the people in the inspection department not understand what he meant?

If you accept bribes directly, it's easy to give others leverage against you.

The people in the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) are not to be trifled with.

But if you win the prize money through your own competition, the other party can't control you anymore, right?
They exchanged a smile, and then said directly, "We do have some research on this. Since Mr. Li has extended such a kind invitation, please help us register to participate!"

Whether or not there's a competition is irrelevant; what matters is who wins the prize money.

Even if these guys can't even swing a club, Old Li still has a way to make them win the championship.

So the matter was settled.

A few days later, the films that Guangyao Film Company had been holding back were successfully released.

In fact, Shao Yifu did not intend to use this method to hold Lin Yao back indefinitely, after all, Lin Yao was not an ordinary person.

The effect was very limited.

Shao Yifu's main purpose was to create trouble for Lin Yao and make him unable to focus on other things.

He did manage to do it, but the results were probably different from what he expected.

Lin Yao indeed temporarily stopped paying attention to Lin Baixin and instead turned his attention directly to Shaw Brothers and TVB.

Just in the last few days, the scandal surrounding TVB's meat processing plant was exposed.

Several TVB stars have come forward to denounce the company's unscrupulous exploitation.

The contract was laid out before the public, and it astonished capitalists and saddened the black slaves.

Who would have thought that a popular young actor's salary at TVB is only a few hundred dollars more than that of a taxi driver?

This directly enraged the die-hard fans of these celebrities.

Don't think that there are no die-hard fans in this era; this kind of thing has never been a rare commodity in any era.

There are quite a few people who arrange to fight offline for their favorite celebrities.

As a result, TVB was stormed, with celebrity fans protesting with banners outside the office building.

This infuriated TVB's head, Fong Ngai-fa, who directly threatened to blacklist several celebrities who leaked the information and take them to court.

However, the media and fans soon discovered that these celebrities had turned around and joined Guangyao Film and Television Company.

They even invited reporters to participate in their signing ceremony in a rather high-profile manner.

Furthermore, at the press conference, they directly stated their position: Guangyao Group has a mature legal team capable of handling any lawsuits filed by celebrities.

This move was clearly intended to make Fang Yihua look bad.

This immediately caused a stir among the reporters present.

When a newcomer to the film industry challenges a veteran, will the new wave crush the old, or will the old guard prove to be the best?

This kind of conflict is exactly what journalists love.

As for Jianghu Magazine, which hadn't seen any new user growth for a long time, it sold out completely this time.

This uproar swept through the entire film and television industry, creating far more problems than Lin Yao had anticipated.

"Damn, other companies are also taking this opportunity to poach TVB's talent?" Lin Yao asked in surprise.

Old Li said with a smile, "Many people are envious of TVB's artist resources, so this is a good opportunity to capitalize on that."

"Damn, I heard that TVB's star performers have all been poached. That's a ruthless move!" Lin Yao said with a smile. "Let's not hold back either. Let's lay out our follow-up plans! Strike while the iron is hot!"

Old Li chuckled strangely, "It's time for this giant, whose body is already old and decaying, to fall down!"

"I'll move forward with the plan immediately and go after Shaw Brothers!"

"I've heard that quite a few gangs have their eyes on this pie, and the methods they're using are anything but legitimate!"

Lin Yao said with a smile, "Anyway, as long as they don't get involved with us, that's fine. Those celebrities you poached have already pledged their loyalty, so we have to protect them! Contact Jimmy and spread the word that these people are protected by us and Luen Shing!"

Old Li nodded, gave Lin Yao a thumbs up, and said, "Boss, you're so thoughtful!"

“We’re old friends, there’s no need for you to flatter me!” Lin Yao shook his head and said, “By the way, after I take over ATV, are you still interested in going back to work?”

Old Li shook his head and said, "No need, I think I'm doing pretty well at the film company!"

"Whatever you want!" Lin Yao smiled. Old Li had indeed discovered his talent at the film and television company.

(End of this chapter)