He almost died at the age of 24, survived the catastrophe at the age of 107; was knighted and donated 10 billion to the country

(The Woman Who Speaks of History—Issue 1011) Those who survive the catastrophe will be blessed later in life. There is a strange man in China. When he was 24 years old, he was shipwrecked in a boat and almost died in the belly of a fish. He survived and later lived to be 107 years old. He was also knighted, became a millionaire, and donated 10 billion to the country! If you want to know how this person became a legend, please read the detailed breakdown in this issue. (1) Life begins with "" buddy" This person is Run Run Shaw, the first legendary figure in the Chinese film industry. Run Run Run Shaw, formerly known as Shao Renlang, was born on October 4, 1907 in Zhenhai, Ningbo, Zhejiang. Run Run Shaw's father, Shao Yuxuan, was born in old Shanghai A famous businessman, he once supported Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary activities and was also a celebrity in Shanghai's industrial and commercial circles. When Run Run Shao was still young, his father acquired the famous theater "Laughing Stage" in Shanghai. However, Shao Yuxuan died of illness in 1920. After that, the Shao family gradually declined. By 1923, only one house and the "Laughing Stage" theater were left in the family business. Facing great difficulties, where will the Shao family go? At this time, the eldest son of the Shao family, Shao Renjie, who had been a lawyer, stood up and made a decision that changed the fate of the family's history. Shao Runjie was the sixth among his siblings. The eldest brother, the second brother, and the third brother were named Shao Renjie, Shao Rendi, and Shao Renmei. The fourth and fifth sisters were married, and Run Run Shao was the youngest. At this time, the eldest brother led the brothers and resolutely sold the only house and moved the family into the "Laughing Stage". Since then, the four brothers have no children. He inherited his father's business and entered the entertainment industry. If he wanted to do it, he would do it thoroughly. The eldest brother changed the names of the four brothers Renjie, Rendi, Renmei and Renlang, and changed them to Zuiweng and Cun. In 1925, the Shaw brothers established "Tianyi Film Company" in Shanghai. At the beginning, the company was an all-family team. The boss, Shao Zuiweng, was the producer and director, and his sister-in-law, Chen Yumei, was the producer and director. Leading the cast; the second child, a native of Shaocun, serves as the screenwriter, and the third child, Shao Shanke, is responsible for distribution; the sixth child, Run Run Shaw, who has just graduated from middle school, has no work experience and can only find a position called ""buddy" on the set, doing odd jobs. Run Run Shaw's life Starting from "" buddy". (2) Starting a business in Nanyang and almost dying in the belly of the fish. The four brothers divided the labor and cooperated to complete all the work in this family-style film company (Later, Run Run Shaw was upgraded to photography). They filmed the first The film was called "Become a Buddha", and it immediately aroused great repercussions in Shanghai after it was screened. Tianyi Pictures developed rapidly in the first two years of its establishment, stealing everyone's jobs, so other film companies formed "Liuhe Film Company". , the Communist Party of China was encircled and suppressed. Reluctantly, the Shaw brothers decided to open up a second battlefield in Southeast Asia. So the third brother Shao Shanke went to Nanyang, and he took a dilapidated silent projector to the countryside of Nanyang. The few Tianyi Company films he went to were very popular, and he was overwhelmed with work, so he asked his sixth brother, Run Run Shaw, to be his assistant. At this time, Run Run Run Shao was 19 years old. He was very ambitious and went to Nanyang to start working with his third brother. At the beginning, like migrant workers, they carried movie machines and films and walked long distances under the scorching sun all day long to play open-air movies in farms where overseas Chinese gathered. After shaking the movie, both of them were so tired that their backs and hands ached. After a lot of hard work, they finally established a foothold in Nanyang. In 1930, the Shaw Brothers established "Shaw Brothers Company" in Singapore. , has purchased multiple theaters to exclusively screen new movies from Tianyi Company. Later, due to the impact of the U.S. economic crisis, many movie theaters closed. But the Shaw Brothers decided to persevere. At this time, Run Run Shaw realized that sound films had already appeared in the United States and Western countries, and his silent films would be eliminated, so he put forward the suggestion of making sound films. Then, he personally went to the United States to buy sound film equipment. In 1931, 24-year-old Run Run Shaw took a ship to the United States. Unexpectedly, the ship ran aground and sank on the way. However, Run Run Shaw was lucky. After falling into the water, he held a small piece of wooden sampan and wandered on the sea for a night before he was finally saved. He came to Hollywood, USA, and successfully bought back gramophone and other equipment. Perhaps he did not expect that his survival this time would actually bring him blessings, and he actually lived to be 107 years old. After the September 18th Incident, due to the unstable situation in Shanghai, "Tianyi Pictures" moved to Hong Kong for development and established "Tianyi Port Factory". In 1932, Run Run Shaw hired Cantonese opera star Xue Juesheng at a high price to serve as the director. He starred in the movie "Platinum Dragon" as his own producer and director, which became a sensation. Once when the film was shown in Thailand, some viewers were curious and smashed the gramophone open to see if there was someone hiding inside talking. . From now on, Run Run Shaw will send someone to protect the gramophone every time he shows a movie. This movie cost 10,000 yuan, and the revenue from the screening in Guangzhou alone reached 600,000 yuan. This also made Shaw the founder of Chinese talkies. At this time, Shaw Brothers already owned 139 movie theaters and 9 casinos in Southeast Asia. However, the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War in 1937 disrupted the development of Shaw Brothers and was forced to close down. After that, Run Run Shaw inspected the Australian and American film markets and decided to regain his glory. He was determined to find a new place to start a business again and realize his ideal. He finally chose Hong Kong.

(3) Building Oriental Hollywood, life begins at the age of 50. In 1938, Tianyi Pictures officially changed its name to "Nanyang Film Company". After the end of the Anti-Japanese War, the second brother Shaocun also returned to Hong Kong and renamed "Nanyang Film Company" ""Shaw Brothers". However, ""Shaw Brothers" did not develop smoothly in Hong Kong. In the 1940s, it was attacked by the two major film companies, "Dianmao" and "Great Wall", so Run Run Shaw made up his mind to take over the film industry in Hong Kong. Business. In 1957, at the age of 50, Run Run Shaw officially moved to Hong Kong to rebuild his dream. After returning to Hong Kong, Run Run Shaw bought a piece of land in Clear Water Bay and began to build Shaw Brothers Studios. "Shaw Brothers (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd." This land was actually just a barren hill. He cut it off by 60 feet and made it into flat land, and built a studio on it, which later became the Shaw Brothers Film Studio. The land price and earthwork alone cost nearly HK$500,000. However, Run Run Shaw built a film empire here and advertised in newspapers to recruit talents. Feng and other famous directors and playwrights, as well as Lin Dai, Li Lihua, Ding Ning, Chen Hou, Guan Shan and other famous actors. In addition, he also found a large number of talents in photography, production and other fields. Shaw first hired Zou Wenhuai as his director. Editor-in-chief of "Movie Weekly", this publication attracted a large number of young people. In order to get the first shot at Shaw Studios, Run Run Shaw personally selected the script "The Beauty of the Country", which tells the story of Diao Chan. However, the budget cost was at least 1 million Hong Kong dollars, and everyone persuaded him to give up the film. However, Run Run Shaw boldly appointed Li Hanxiang, who was only 30 years old, as the director. "The Beauty of the Country" became an instant success, setting a record for the highest box office of Hong Kong movies at the time, and ranked fifth. This film not only gave Shaw Brothers a firm foothold, but also made Li Hanxiang famous. Immediately after, Run Run Shaw spared no expense and made "Yang Guifei" and "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai". "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai" was a big hit. When it was released in Taiwan, an old lady actually watched it for more than 100 times. After entering the 1960s, the film produced by Shaw Brothers won many awards. At its peak, 1 million viewers visited his theater every day. Run Run Shaw was the first to implement the movie star system in Hong Kong, creating a large number of big stars, great directors and famous screenwriters, such as Wu Die. , Li Lihua, Lin Dai, Ling Bo, Li Hanxiang, Zou Wenhuai, etc. In this movie city, the Shaw Brothers have filmed more than 1,000 movies and have been hailed as the "Hollywood of the East" by foreign media. (4) Creating the Five Tiger Generals and The Four Kings, Life Begins Again at the Age of 60 Later, the Shaw Brothers got involved in the rapidly developing television industry at the time. In 1967, Run Run Shaw founded Hong Kong Wireless Television (TVB). From then on, his life began again at the age of 60 and entered a new era. In 1971, Run Run Shaw opened a training class known as the "cradle of Hong Kong stars" and created the "golden generation" of the Hong Kong entertainment industry, such as Chow Yun-fat, Stephen Chow, Tony Leung, Andy Lau, Aaron Kwok, Carina Lau, etc. Director Johnnie To and others all came from this training class, making TVB the world's largest Cantonese and Chinese commercial television station. Under the leadership of Run Run Shaw, TVB has produced a series of great shows: "Shanghai Bund", "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", "The Deer and the Cauldron" and other huge productions have been produced one after another, and created the so-called "Five Tiger Generals" Huang Rihua, Andy Lau, Tony Leung, Miu Kiu Wai, Tang Zhenye and other five superstars; actresses include Wang Mingquan, Zhao Yazhi, Cheng Yuling, Weng Meiling, Chen Yulian, Zeng Huaqian, Qi Meizhen, Lai Meixian, Carina Lau, etc. It is worth mentioning that the candidates of the "Four Heavenly Kings" of the Hong Kong music scene. and title were also organized by Run Run Shaw. In 1973, Run Run Run Shaw also held the first Miss Hong Kong election, which became the most representative beauty pageant in Hong Kong. (5) Married for the second time, and his life began to be immersed in entertainment at the age of 90. Run Run Shaw is surrounded by beautiful women. He often says that he loves dancing, eating, shopping and chatting with female celebrities. However, he is a man who is very devoted to love. He has married two wives in his life. They have been in love for many years. He met his first wife Huang Meizhen in his youth, when he was still working hard to start a business in Southeast Asia. The two got married in 1937. Huang Meizhen gave him two sons and two daughters. The marriage lasted for half a century. Until Huang Meizhen died of illness in Los Angeles, USA at the age of 85. After Huang Meizhen's death, Shaw Brothers stopped production for a year to mourn his wife! His second wife, Fang Yihua, was born in Shanghai in 1934 and was a popular singer in her early years. The two got acquainted in 1952. For more than 40 years, Fang Yihua stayed with Shaw to help him manage the daily business of Shaw Brothers and Wireless, becoming his most trusted partner until 1997, the 10th anniversary of his wife's death. The couple officially registered their marriage in Las Vegas, USA. At that time, Run Run Shaw was 90 years old and Fang Yihua was 63 years old. Run Run Shaw became a groom for the second time, and his life started again at the age of 90. (6) In 1980, Shao quit the world at the age of 104! Shaw became the largest shareholder of TVB and became the chairman of the board of directors. At the same time, he quickly resigned, causing Shaw Brothers' film business to continue to shrink. In 1985, all theaters were sold. By May 1987, Shaw Brothers announced that it would stop producing movies in 2011. In March, Run Run Shaw retreated again.

He sold his controlling stake in TVB, together with the land in Clear Water Bay, New Territories, to Li Ka-shing's close friend and tycoon Chen Guoqiang, known as the "Shell King" for HK$8.6 billion. The Shaw era of TVB, which spanned more than 40 years, officially ended. At this point, the 104-year-old Run Run Shaw officially retired from the world. Only those who can advance and retreat are masters! (7) Established the Shaw Award and donated 10 billion to national education and charity. For example, in 1974, he won many honors from the United Kingdom. He was awarded the Order of the British Empire by the Queen; in 1977, he was awarded the Knight BACHELOR by the Queen of England, which made him a knight. In 1988, the city of San Francisco in the United States designated September 8th as "Shao". Shaw Day" in recognition of his contribution to social welfare. In 1990, the Purple Mountain Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences named the asteroid No. 2899 "Shaw Star" in recognition of Shaw's contribution to China's scientific education. 2008 In 2006, he was awarded the "China Charity Award Lifetime Honor Award" by the People's Republic of China and the Ministry of Civil Affairs. These honors were not earned in vain. Although his career glory brought Run Run Shaw a wealth that was unparalleled in the country. Wealth, but he is not Grandet, he understands that money is something outside his body! How much can he spend? Where does it come from? Over the years, he has spent his wealth on charity. November 15. On July 1, 97-year-old Sir Run Run Shaw established the "Shaw Award", which stipulates that this award is not limited to race or nationality and is awarded once a year to commend outstanding contributors in the fields of astronomy, mathematics, life sciences and medicine from all over the world. Each award carries a prize of US$1 million, surpassing the US$950,000 of the Nobel Prize, the highest natural science award, and is called the "Nobel Prize of the East in the 21st century". Over the years, Run Run Shaw has made donations to social welfare and charity affairs. In 1973, Run Run Shaw established the Shaw Foundation. Since 1985, he has donated an average of more than 100 million yuan to the mainland every year to support various projects. Social welfare undertakings. Especially for education and science and technology, Run Run Shaw’s donations are spread all over China. Many universities, middle schools and primary schools in China have teaching buildings and library buildings named after him. "Shaw Tower". Even famous universities such as Peking University, Tsinghua University, Fudan University, Nankai University, and the University of Hong Kong also have "Shaw Tower". In 1985, Run Run Shaw invested 10 million to protect the murals of Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes. In the early 1990s, Jiangsu and Zhejiang suffered rare typhoons and floods, and many schools were submerged. Shaw immediately commissioned Dr. Ma Lin from the Chinese University of Hong Kong to come to Zhejiang. Dr. Ma and several comrades in the education system rowed to go deep into the school buildings to understand the situation. , setting a record of funding more than 150 disaster-stricken primary and secondary schools at one time. In 1991, Run Run Shaw went to Inner Mongolia for the first time. After inspecting Hailar Teachers College and some primary and secondary schools in the Hulunbuir Prairie, he donated funds to build "Shaw School" in Inner Mongolia. 104 The total donation amounted to HK$137 million. In 2005, Run Run Shaw donated HK$10 million to aid tsunami-stricken areas in South Asia. In 2008, three days after the Wenchuan earthquake, Run Run Shaw and his wife Fang Yihua donated HK$100 million to the disaster area. In 2010, after the Yushu earthquake in Qinghai Province, Run Run Shaw donated HK$100 million. In March 2013, Run Run Shaw donated 200 million Hong Kong dollars to Zhejiang University to build the "Run Run Shaw Medical Center" and the "Run Run Shaw Medical Research Center." Donated 100 million Hong Kong dollars. In addition, Mr. Shaw also donated to Taiwan, Japan, the United Kingdom and other places. Mr. Shaw lived until he was old, worked until he was old, and donated until the end of his life on January 7, 2014. , Mr. Run Run Shaw passed away peacefully at home at the age of 107. ? (8) Run Run Shaw became the person who watched the most movies in the world. Mr. Run Run Shaw has dominated the film and television industry for 80 years and is a veritable "" Chinese film and television tycoon". He created many achievements in his life. He has set many records, such as filming China's earliest sound film "Platinum Dragon"; he shot more than 1,000 films in his lifetime, ranking first among all film studios in China; he owned the most theaters, with more than 200 at the highest period, and was The number one private owner in China; he built the largest film shooting base in Asia, etc. But Run Run Shaw also set a world record as the person who watches the most movies in the world. In order to study movies, he watches at least one movie a day. , has persisted for decades! As for how many movies he has watched, he probably can’t remember this record. It is estimated that no one on earth can beat it, unless you can live for more than 107 years, and you must be absolutely loyal to the movie. In his spare time, he doesn’t play with computers, mobile phones or mahjong. Also, Run Run Shaw watches all kinds of movies, good and bad. Why? Because he is studying movies. Find out what makes a good movie good and what makes a bad movie so bad, so that you can make the best movie.

Who can achieve this kind of persistence? So there is only one Shaw in the world! In fact, he also gave those bullish critics in China (including literary critics and film critics) a resounding slap in the face! Those guys think they are very smart. After watching a few books or a few movies, they start to comment: The novels you write are garbage! The movies you make are all bad! If Run Run Shaw knew about it, he would definitely say: Haha, how many books have you read and how many movies have you watched? What a waste, you calf spirit! Therefore, China cannot produce great critics. Finally, let’s talk about Run Run Shaw’s longevity. Since he can live to be 107 years old, there is a secret to it. In his later years, Run Run Shaw did Qigong for 45 minutes every morning and played golf four times a week. His regimen is "Three Don'ts": first, don't gamble, second, don't drink, and third, don't do abnormal things. Another one is that he is not greedy for money. No matter how much money he makes, he uses it for good deeds. , which makes him happy, and of course he will live longer. (Article/The Woman Who Talks about History·Yimi Nuanyang)

Reference materials: "The Biography of Shaw", etc.