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As audiences become increasingly discerning, traditional martial arts films will inevitably decline, and those working in the film industry will have to adapt.

However, facing change means uncertainty.

After all, not every film company has the courage to risk everything to create a completely new film style.

If the film is poorly made and fails to sell at the box office, it can lead to financial ruin.

"Should we inform Xiao Sheng about this?" Jiang Zhiqiang, who was in charge of Taishan Cinema Circuit, asked softly.

He was finally convinced!

No matter what, today is a big day for Taishan Pictures. As the boss, Xiao Shan is completely indifferent to it. Just how much does he look down on Taishan Pictures, which is valued at nearly 300 million?

"No need, let's wait for the first week's box office results!" Luo Jiwang shook his head and said.

Jiang Zhiqiang continued, "What about Liang Puzhi's matter?"

“I’ll talk to him!” Luo Jiwang said after thinking for a moment.

Since Xiao Shan has entrusted me with the affairs of Taishan Film Industry, I should naturally play a role and not let Xiao Shan make all the decisions.

Jiang Zhiqiang naturally had no objection to this.

At this time, Xiao Shan was focusing his energy on Taishan Radio and Taishan Games.

The general managers of these two subsidiaries were both headhunted by Xiaoshan from abroad; one was named Dongfang Yu, and the other was Ximen Jun.

Following Xiao Shan's instructions, the two began to set up Taishan Radio and Taishan Games step by step.

Meanwhile, Xiao Shan also met with Jia Yi's boss through Luo Leming's introduction, and the two sides had a good talk.

The owner of Jia Yi also intends to sell Jia Yi.

After all, CTV broadcasts eight hours of educational programs every day, and this shortcoming has caused it to suffer greatly in the competition with TVB and ATV!

Now that someone wants to take over, Jia Yi's boss is naturally willing to go with the flow!

After several rounds of negotiations, both parties reached an agreement that Xiaoshan would acquire Jiayi for 150 million yuan.

"Damn it! A bunch of money-grubbing idiots who only care about their own interests and not their own backsides. What do you mean by inviting wolves into the house? Now they're reaping what they sowed and they're even dragging TVB down with them!" Looking at the Taishan Radio Station, which was starting construction outside, Shao Renling launched a tirade against the neighboring RTV and CTV.

Currently, Hong Kong's top media outlets are basically controlled by TVB and ATV, with TVB holding a superior position and looking down on the entire Hong Kong.

Those foreigners actually split up Hong Kong's RTV to save their own country's situation. Isn't that like cutting off a piece of flesh to feed a tiger?

Right after Taishan Radio obtained its radio license, the senior management of Jiayi sold Jiayi to Xiaoshan. If there was no shady dealing involved, Shao Renling would never believe it.

"Sixth Brother, what should we do?" Fang Menghua asked, her face full of worry as she looked out the window, supporting Shao Renling.

"What should we do?" Shaw Ren-ling sneered. "If they want to challenge TVB's position, then we'll take them on! We've weathered so many storms over the years, I don't believe we can't suppress a rising star."

Thinking about it carefully, that little rascal Xiao Shan is really cunning.

Taking advantage of the conflict between Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest, the acquisition of Shaw Brothers cinemas was ostensibly a move to compete with Golden Harvest, but in reality, it was an opportunity to enter the digital media field and lay the foundation for future television broadcasting.

Looking at the Taishan Radio Station under construction across the street and the soon-to-be-owned Jiayi, Shao Renling said with a stern gaze: "The Governor's Office will not sit idly by. Jiayi's eight hours of educational programming will not be reduced in the slightest."

"In addition, Jiayi only has one channel, and the Governor's Office will not approve any more channels for him."

Shao Renling was very familiar with the Governor-General's Office.

Any conglomerate with a closed-loop industrial chain is a force that the Governor's Office greatly fears and will use legal means to suppress it relentlessly.

Companies that can successfully form closed-loop conglomerates either choose to go public and return profits to the people, or accept investment from the local government.

Both options would result in the loss of corporate control.

However, once a company like the Taishan Group, which is not easily controlled, develops into a powerful force, it will inevitably turn against the Governor's Office.

Petty thieves steal money, moderate thieves steal virtue, and grand thieves steal the country.

When a region is impoverished, the government will support individuals to stimulate the region's economic environment.

But when an individual reaches a certain level of development, they will strive to move upwards, and capital needs to grow!

When capital has nowhere left to go, it will naturally steal the country!

Although Taishan Group had not yet reached that level at this time, it was already showing such a trend.

It doesn't go public, doesn't raise funds, and has no inherent weaknesses. Once it closes its loop, it's extremely difficult to destroy from the outside.

How could the Governor's Office possibly trust such a company?

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And more importantly, Xiao Shan came from the mainland!

And so far, he has not publicly expressed his political leanings.

This is what the Governor's Office is most worried about!

If, after Xiaoshan completes the closed loop, it turns out that Xiaoshan and the Governor's Mansion are not on the same side, then things will get really messy!

"Sixth Brother, take a rest!" Fang Menglan's legs were getting sore from standing, so one could imagine that the elderly Shao Renling was probably already numb from standing.

But Shao Renling did not move. He stared blankly at the Taishan Radio Station not far away, his expression becoming increasingly emotional.

In Hong Kong, Chinese people are ultimately second-class citizens.

If a media tycoon could emerge from among the Chinese and dare to break through the restrictions of the Governor's Office, it would not be a bad thing.

As a Chinese, Shao Renling also wanted to do his best to help and give back to his motherland. His family had been burdened by the status of second-class citizens for too long!

How to help Xiaoshan achieve a closed-loop media ecosystem?

This will have a crucial impact on the rise of Chinese people in Hong Kong. Xiaoshan is still young and has great potential.

But Shao Renling did not want to do that.

It's not that he's reluctant to give up TVB, but if Xiao Shan can't even break through his blockade, then even if he becomes a media tycoon, he won't have much of a future.

According to Shao Renling, completing the media closed loop is only the beginning stage.

It is still a long way from becoming something that can move the Governor's Office!

This path is destined to be extremely arduous.

Whether TVB is a whetstone or a stumbling block on Xiaoshan Media's path depends on Xiaoshan's capabilities, not on Shao Renling's attitude.

If this is the end, then it means that's all there is to it!

If they could defeat TVB and break through the Governor's Office's numerous blockades, Shaw Ren-ling would be pleased.

Because he saw the hope that the rise of Chinese people would turn against British capital.

But no matter what, Shao Renling will not easily admit defeat!

A few days later, Mr. Vampire's box office revenue exceeded five million in its first week!

Despite having anticipated this, those in the film industry were still amazed by the solid box office results, not to mention the reactions of the general public.

In no time, "Mr. Vampire" became a phenomenal masterpiece, and Uncle Lam Kau-kau's name resounded throughout the film industry.

Even small workshops that saw a business opportunity started making spirit banners using the symbols from "Mr. Vampire".

Even worse, some unscrupulous merchants printed Lin Jiu's image on ghost money without Taishan Film Industry's permission, leaving Lin Jiu speechless.

The entire Hong Kong film industry seemed to have found a lighthouse in the fog, with more than a dozen comedic zombie movies starting production simultaneously.

Six film companies offered Lin Jiu the lead role in their zombie films.

With the competition among them, Lam Kau's salary soared, reaching as high as HK$70 for a single film, making him one of the highest-paid actors in Hong Kong.

Chen Jiayin's opinion was that she should accept it, she absolutely had to!

In Chen Jiayin's view, Lin Jiu is also an artist under Taishan Entertainment and has a responsibility to make money for the company.

However, the bald man believed that since Lin Jiu already had box office appeal, Studio No. 3 should continue to shoot zombie movies, as this would be more profitable for Taishan Film Company as a whole.

However, Jiang Zhiqiang opposed the bald man's proposal.

Jiang Zhiqiang, who had a long talk with Xiao Shan, knew that Xiao Shan looked down on so-called bandwagon filming.

What Hong Kong cinema needs is a diverse range of films, not just a handful of big names and a few small ones.

Even if you reach the same level as Bruce Lee, if the overall industry development is poor, you'll ultimately only be training talent for Hollywood.

Lin Jiu really wanted to hear Xiao Shan's opinion on whether or not he should accept these messy roles.

Xiao Shan's advice to Lin Jiu was to accept!

Taishan Film Studio can't rely on Lin Jiu forever; Bald Lao and Hong Dabao also need more time to develop.

Moreover, Lin Jiu and Jack Dragon are fundamentally different.

Jack Lung's comedic kung fu films have the potential to reach a higher stage, break through Asia, and enter Hollywood.

But don't expect those foreigners to understand zombies, let alone the gags like drawing talismans and scattering glutinous rice.

So now Lin Jiu is taking the opportunity to make more money, which is good for both him and the company.

Xiao Shan also reminded Lin Jiu to drink less alcohol when he has nothing to do!

Although Lin Jiu didn't quite understand, he still nodded in agreement.

Because of Xiao Shan's instructions, Lin Jiu gave up drinking altogether in the days that followed!

At this moment, Jiahe looked worried.

It grossed over 500 million in its opening week, even during a relatively poor release period; it's like telling a completely different story.

Such a miracle could only have been achieved under the combined efforts of Taishan Film Industry and the cinema chain.

Although those in the film industry know that releasing "Mr. Vampire" on such a large scale through a joint theatrical release is depleting the film's potential, the 20-day release period is almost the limit.

But just because people in the film industry know this doesn't mean the audience does.

With the Taishan Daily's relentless efforts in guiding public opinion, it is believed that "Mr. Vampire" will achieve another qualitative breakthrough in the new week.

However, tomorrow, Golden Harvest's "Money Crazy" will be released, going head-to-head with the currently popular "Mr. Vampire".

Other films are afraid of not being able to escape, but they deliberately go and fight.

It's easy to imagine how "Money Crazy," which premieres tomorrow, will fare against the high-spirited "Mr. Vampire."

However, given the current situation, withdrawing the application is no longer an option.

The fact that "Foxbat" fled without a fight is shameful enough.

Fortunately, only industry insiders knew about it, and the vast majority of viewers were unaware.

Since "Money Crazy" has already been promoted, it must be shown to the end, even if it gets canceled halfway.

Otherwise, even a fool could figure out how the Taishan Daily would publicize Jiahe's retreat without a fight!

Golden Harvest couldn't afford to lose face, so even knowing it would end in a crushing defeat, they had to continue.

Clearly, the director of "Money Crazy" knew what the outcome would be.

"Mr. Zou!" Wu Baige looked at Boss Zou with resentment. "Let's leave it at that this time! Can you give me a good release date for my next movie?"

When the decision was made to pit "Fox Bat" against "Mr. Vampire," Mr. Zou promised Leung Po-chi a good release date for his next film.

Wu Baige's demand for money now is not unreasonable.

Mr. Zou sighed and nodded: "Alright! Jiahe will definitely prepare it for you!"

"We need to sign a contract for the Spring Festival season!" Wu Baige demanded an exorbitant price without any hesitation.

Wu Baige is prepared to suffer huge losses this time, so how can she believe Boss Zou's verbal promises?

With more than eight months to go before the Spring Festival film season, he has plenty of time to prepare a movie that can recoup the losses from "Money Crazy".

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However, Boss Zou's face darkened, and he said coldly, "Let's not sign it!"

Are you kidding me?

If every film produced by one of its production companies that loses money by clashing with Taishan Film Studio gets a good release date for its next film, how will the theater chains be managed in the future?

This precedent must not be set!

Wu Baige shook her head and didn't refute him again, already knowing the fate of his debut work.