The woman behind Shao Yifu

Run Run Run Shaw is a legend. He filmed the first sound film in China, and witnessed the whole history of China films from silent films to sound films, and from black-and-white films to color films. At the same time, he set up Shaw Fund with his personal property and donated HK$ 2.5 billion to mainland education. Xiao is not only a legend in life, but also the woman behind him is as romantic as the movie made by his company. ...

In the mid-1960s, after Shaw dominated the world, Ran wooed the most popular female stars at that time, Li Lihua He, and made them actors of Shaw. And trained a large number of new people, such as Cheng Peipei and He Lili. They are all big stars of Shore, and they are the ones who really polish Shore's gold-lettered signboard. The situation that actresses dominated the film industry was gradually reversed until Zhang Che started the trend of male martial arts in the late 1960s. In the past, Hong Kong's film industry was dominated by these beautiful women.

Shao Yifu was born in Ningbo, 1907, and was born in a wealthy family in Shanghai. His father, Shao Yuxuan, has five men and three women, and Shao Yifu ranks sixth among brothers and sisters, so he was later honored as "Sixth Uncle" by Hong Kong film and television circles.

Runrunrun was gifted from an early age, especially obsessed with drama and movies. At that time, his biggest dream was to show his talents in the film industry. Because his family came down, 1926, Shao Yifu, who just graduated from middle school, went south to Singapore at the invitation of his third brother Runme Shaw and began to set foot in the film industry.

In Singapore and Malaysia, the Shaw brothers personally carried projectors and films, trudged under the scorching sun, and went deep into the farms of many overseas Chinese to show open-air movies. At that time, the film projection equipment was very backward, and it was necessary to shake the films one by one by hand. Putting down a film made my back ache and my hands ache, but Shao Yifu just gritted his teeth and survived.

The two brothers spent several years traveling around Singapore and Malaysia and gradually became famous. At that time, Dongxuan Yu, the most famous billionaire in Singapore, admired the Shaw brothers very much and invited them to his home. That day, they were invited to Yufu, and Dongxuan Yu personally went out to meet them. There is also a beautiful woman in a white dress, fresh and refined, noble and elegant. Dongxuan Yu said, this is Miss Huang Meizhen.

After dinner, Dongxuan Yu invited Runme Shaw to the study to talk about business cooperation intention, and invited Huang Meizhen to accompany Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Two young people are walking in the garden and chatting. What they talk about most is movies. A carefree chat, each other feel that there are many * * * the same topic, there is a feeling of brief encounter. When we first met, both Run Run Run Shaw and Huang Meizhen had ripples in their hearts. After leaving Yufu, the beautiful image of Huang Meizhen appeared in front of Shao Yifu, giving him the first taste of love.

Later, with the full support of Dongxuan Yu, the Shaw Brothers established the Shaw Institution in Singapore. Soon, Runme Shaw saw that his younger brother's talent could be independent, so he entrusted his Singaporean career to Run Run Run Run Run Run Run and went to Malaysia to explore new markets.

Run Run Run Run is busy with his career, while Huang Meizhen is deeply attracted by Run Run Run Run's talent and enterprising spirit. In order to meet him, Huang Meizhen often makes excuses to visit Shao Yitian in Shao Yifu's institution, and also brings some gifts to employees from time to time. Knowing which family was in trouble, he tried his best to help them solve many problems.

The hearts of two people are getting closer and closer, and an inexplicable feeling of transcending bosom friends is constantly rising in their hearts. If they have time, they will go to the cinema below the company to see a movie. After the break, Paopao always takes the initiative to send Huang Meizhen home. Huang Meizhen doesn't like taking buses.

They just walked and talked, and then walked back. On the way from the company to the imperial palace, young people left many footprints of love. While enjoying the budding heart of love, Shao Yifu was deeply troubled by this torrent of feelings. Because Huang Meizhen is Dongxuan Yu's girlfriend, and Dongxuan Yu is both a senior and good to herself. Runme Shaw, the third brother, urged Shao Yifu to give up this relationship and pointed out that it was inappropriate for Huang Meizhen to be five years older than him. But Shao Yifu doesn't think age is an obstacle.

The scandal about the ambiguous relationship between Bernard Shaw and Huang Meizhen reached Dongxuan Yu's ears, but Dongxuan Yu laughed it off and said, "Meizhen likes movies. It's good to have Bernard Shaw as an expert who knows movies." Dongxuan Yu's tolerance made Huang Meizhen secretly happy. She is more involved in the internal affairs of the Shaw organization and actively puts forward suggestions.

1930, Shaw Brothers Company was established.

193 1 year, Shao Yifu decided to make a sound film, and this bold idea was immediately recognized by Huang Meizhen. With the support and encouragement of Huang Meizhen, Xiao decided to visit the United States. There was no plane to take at that time, so we had to take a boat. Unexpectedly, on the way, the ship hit a rock and sank. Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run A few months later, when Xiao returned to Singapore from the United States with a large number of equipment, Huang Meizhen was already waiting at the dock. Looking at Xiao's loss, she was too distressed to speak, and two lines of clear tears could not help but flow down. A pair of lovesick lovers can't help hugging each other.

1932, the Shaw Brothers finally produced China's first sound film "Bai Jinlong" in Hongkong, which opened a new era of China's sound film. This film made Shao Yifu make a lot of money and became famous in one fell swoop. Despite the controversy, Run Run Shaw and Huang Meizhen feel increasingly inseparable from each other.

Finally, one day, Xiao summoned up his courage and went to Yufu in person to confess to Dongxuan Yu that he and Huang Meizhen were in love. After listening, Dongxuan Yu was silent for a while and said with a smile, "I have noticed your business for a long time. A gentleman has the beauty of an adult Since my brother and Mei Zhen really love each other, you don't have to worry so much. Do you want Meizhen to be an old man with me all my life? " Run Run Run Shaw made a deep bow to Dongxuan Yu!

1937, 30-year-old Shao Yifu broke through all kinds of worldly prejudices and shackles and married Huang Meizhen in Singapore. On that day, Dongxuan Yu also sent a gift of 500,000 yuan to congratulate him. Every time Dongxuan Yu is mentioned, RunRunRunRuneyes are filled with tears, and he is grateful to this generous and kind elder. After the marriage, both Run Run Run Shaw and Huang Meizhen cherish this hard-won marriage.

1937, after the outbreak of World War II, Bernard Shaw's cinema was completely destroyed, and Bernard Shaw himself was beaten to pieces by the Japanese gendarmerie for "shooting anti-Japanese movies" and put into prison. Huang Meizhen supported the family business alone, and found Japanese Yamamoto and Nakano who used to work in Shaw Brothers through their relationship. He paid a large sum of money to invite them to the Japanese gendarmerie to speak for Xiao before being rescued.

Huang Meizhen accompanied Shao Yifu through the most tortuous and turbulent period in his career and life, and the true feelings tempered by years deeply touched Shao Yifu. Even later, the beauty around him was like a cloud, but all this was over, and Huang Meizhen's position in his heart never wavered. Later, Huang Meizhen concentrated on taking care of her husband and educating her children at home, and gave birth to two men and two women for Shaw.

1945 After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Shao Yifu, who was in his prime, was still ambitious. Because of the war, Xiao company is in a state of neglect. With a sense of urgency, Shao Yifu devoted himself to the film industry with greater enthusiasm, rebuilt the photo studio, contacted the cinema and insisted on watching at least one movie every day. At that time, the Rolls Royce he was riding in was an expensive and luxurious car with a bar in it, but in order to handle official business, he converted it into a small desk and didn't even waste time on the road.

/kloc-one night in 0/952, Xiao went to the nightclub upstairs of Shaw Theatre to listen to music. The first few performances made him sleepy. Just as he was about to leave, the host said, "We invite Miss Fang Yihua, a female singer who is popular all over Nanyang, to sing." After listening to the word "Fang Yihua", Shao Yifu felt familiar with it. He waved to the waiter to ask. The waiter told him: Miss Fang is a singer who has been popular all over Nanyang recently, and a song "Flower Moon Ceremony" charmed a guest. Shaw suddenly realized that he had listened to her record. Because he liked her singing very much, Shao Yifu asked the waiter to send a big bunch of flowers.

After the concert, Fang Yihua put on an elegant cheongsam and made a special trip to thank Shao Yifu. They came to a quiet restaurant and chatted over dinner. Xiao realized that he was also from Shanghai, and his mother was an old "dancing red star" on the beach 24 years younger than him. Because of her poor family, she inherited her mother's graceful figure and beautiful singing voice. 17 years old, living on stage, mainly performing in high-end clubs in Hong Kong. Fang Yihua is very clever. All her favorite songs are catchy, clear and refreshing, and her pretty appearance and beautiful singing voice make her more and more famous. This time, she was invited by a Singaporean performer to perform. That night, the two chatted happily.

Since then, Run Run Shaw has been in and out of Hong Kong frequently because of his choice of movies. Whenever he comes to Hong Kong, as long as time permits, he will join the nightclub where Fang Yihua performs. Fang Yihua told Shao Yifu all kinds of interesting stories about his childhood performances in Shanghai and Nanyang. Shaw listened attentively. Occasionally, a burst of hearty laughter and a wise sentence made Fang Yihua feel that what was sitting in front of him was not an unattainable movie mogul, but a kind brother, a kind teacher and a humorous friend.

With the deepening of communication, Shao Yifu was pleasantly surprised to find that Fang Yihua was not only beautiful, but also insightful, and regarded her as a confidante. 1955, Shao Yifu, who has occupied half of Southeast Asian films, found that filmmakers have no studios, which means workers have no factories. If Shao wants to develop in the fierce competition in the film industry, he must set up his own film studio. He intends to set up a "Shaw Studio" in Hong Kong-it needs a lot of money. However, his idea was strongly opposed by Xiao Erge, who presided over the work in Hong Kong. Later, my second brother, who didn't like the film industry, wrote a letter hoping that Shaw would come to Hong Kong to preside over Shaw's film industry.

1In the early autumn of 957, Shao Yifu left Nanyang, where he had been struggling for 30 years, broke up with his third brother, who had worked together for 30 years, and came to Hong Kong from Lion City. This year, Shao Yifu just turned 50, and Confucius said it was the year of "knowing the destiny". However, Runrun Runrun still ran into Hong Kong ambitiously. When he came to Hong Kong, Run Run Shaw did something of great significance to him: he sent an invitation to Fang Yihua to work for the Shaw Brothers. At that time, Fang Yihua's singing career was in full swing, and many people advised her not to go. However, she is still desperate to quit the music scene and leave people's sight to pursue the man who found her and made her feel worthy of spending her life together-Shao Yifu.

Sure enough, Fang Yihua didn't let Shao Yifu down. Since joining Shaw Company, she has devoted herself to her work. Every day, she is the first person to go to work and the last person to leave Shaw Company. She started as a small clerk in the purchasing department of Shaw Enterprise, and gradually became proficient in all departments of the company, mediating internally and communicating externally. Fang Yihua's diligence, cleverness and wisdom soon made her a think tank and the most effective assistant in Shao Yifu's career.

1957, under the strong recommendation of Fang Yihua, Run Run Run Shao invested HK$1000000 to boldly employ Li Hanxiang, who was only 30 years old, as a director. Li Hanxiang lived up to expectations, set the highest box office record for Hong Kong films at that time with "Beauty of Jiangshan", and won five awards at the 5th Asian Film Festival. Since then, Shao Yifu has spared no expense to put Yang Guifei and Liang Zhu on the screen. These two blockbusters set off a wave of China movies in Hongkong, Taiwan Province Province and even Southeast Asia. Shaw Film Company has produced more than 1 1,000 films for more than 20 years, with 200 cinemas and a daily audience of about 1 10,000 people. In its heyday, Shaw Studios had more than 65,438+0,300 employees and was praised as "Oriental Hollywood" by foreign media.

In the heyday of Shaw's films, films were challenged and threatened by television. At this time, Fang Yihua had a unique vision. He suggested that he should run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run,

Fang Yihua is not the kind of vine that clings to trees. She proved her ability and loyalty with her own actions, and won the sympathy and respect of Shao Yifu. Therefore, although there are many outstanding pink girls in Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Since entering Shaw, Fang Yihua has been with Shaw for more than 40 years, dedicating a woman's most precious time, wisdom and affection to Shaw and his film and television career without any regrets.

From 65438 to 0987, Shao Yifu's first wife, Huang Meizhen, died in the United States. At the age of 85. Her marriage to Run Run Run Shaw lasted for 50 years.

Although Xiao has a busy career, he only takes an hour off every day and doesn't spend much time with his wife, but Xiao is a long-lasting person, and his wife's position in his mind is irreplaceable. In memory of his dead wife, Shaw Company closed for one year that year.

But for Fang Yihua, Shaw always felt guilty. Although Fang Yihua never proposed to him, he knew it was her dream for many years, and he didn't want to betray this spoony woman. So, after his wife Huang Meizhen died 1997, 10 years later, Run Run Run Shaw finally decided to remarry, and married for more than 40 years and devoted all the most precious time of women to Fang Yihua of Bernard Shaw.

Regarding this wedding, Cha Xiaoxin, a famous Hong Kong commentator, said: What Fang Yihua needs is not shelter, but respect and recognition. All she pursues is to grow tall kapok beside the tall oak tree. "She admires, appreciates and admires him, instead of relying on and begging for love. A truly noble man will eventually give her a place. "

After Shao Yifu and Fang Yihua got married, their original lives didn't change much, and they didn't get together like ordinary couples. Run Run Run Shaw and Fang Yihua still live in their own homes. Life in Fang Yihua is still very simple. They live in a small house with two sisters and a pet kitten. On weekdays, they work together in TV City. On Sunday, I will go to Shao's house and have lunch with Uncle Liu. Every time she stays for about 3 hours, in fact, their residence is only 5 minutes' drive.

On 20 10/month, Shao Yifu, a veteran who lived to 1 02, decided to have a rest. He stepped down as the executive chairman of tvbi, and handed over the TV kingdom with a market value of HK$164 billion that he had built all his life to Fang Yihua. After more than half a century of wind and rain, Fang Yihua is still the most trustworthy and trustworthy object in this legendary figure's heart, just as he chose when he first came to Hong Kong to start a business.