Run Run Shaw and Mona Fong, who were standing by, immediately noticed something was wrong. Run Run Shaw's brows immediately furrowed, while Mona Fong's eyes became stern, and she quickly came closer.
The two men have known Li Ka-shing for many years. They rarely see such an expression on Li Ka-shing's face. Obviously, something big has happened.
As expected, when Li Xiaohe saw the two people approaching, he handed them the note with a serious face.
Run Run Shaw only took one look, and for the first time, an extremely obvious expression of shock and absurdity appeared on his face, which had experienced many storms and remained calm even when faced with a mountain collapsing in front of it!
Fang Yihua's pupils suddenly shrank, and a glimmer of disbelief flashed in her eyes!
Yes!
For these two people, most of their lives have passed, and they have seen many storms, but the content on the note still shocked them.
There was only a short line of words on the note, but it exploded in their minds like thunder:
"[Urgent] Xiaolin Tianwang's Longteng Newspaper has announced that due to dissatisfaction with TVB's manipulation of the Miss Hong Kong pageant results, they will initiate a full acquisition process for Rediffusion Television (RTV) to seek justice for Ms. Liu Rumeng!"
And it's not just the TVB leadership, the middle-level managers below, especially those in the news editing department, all have their own news channels. After the pager rang several times in a row, they called back and were all shocked by the news that Kobayashi Tianwang was going to acquire ATV.
Then, the news spread quickly among all TVB employees like a plague.
The banquet hall, which was filled with cheers just a second ago, suddenly stopped as if the mute button had been pressed, and the noise stopped abruptly, and then the discussion became even more heated.
Everyone also saw the bosses' expressions suddenly change, and then the whispers quickly turned into suppressed exclamations.
"Acquire... Rediffusion Television?"
"For Liu Rumeng? To fight against us TVB?"
"Crazy! Kobayashi Tenwang is really crazy!"
"At least tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars! Just to vent your anger?!"
A sense of absurdity, astonishment, and an indescribable sense of panic instantly swept across the entire celebration banquet.
The employees who were just proud of TVB's "fearlessness of power" now felt the chill of being directly targeted by a larger and more unimaginable force.
Several young screenwriters in the writing team looked at each other in bewilderment and whispered, "This... this is even more exaggerated than the TV series we wrote!"
Lao Zhang, the props master, held his wine glass but didn't drink for a long time. He muttered, "Wow, buying a TV station for this competition? How much does that cost..."
Even the actor Adam Cheng, who was so excited just now, looked confused and stunned by the news.
Even though Adam Cheng has just become famous and is considered one of TVB's most popular young actors, under Mr. Shaw's strict cost control, his income is only slightly more than that of an ordinary white-collar worker in Hong Kong Island.
These TVB stars are all getting paid at this time, can you imagine?
Therefore, Adam Cheng was looking forward to what Mona Fong had just said, the "big pie" where employees and TVB grow together and share profits. But who would have thought that just as the pie was drawn up, Kobayashi Tenmo was ready to destroy TVB's job in such a big way.
Seeing this, Run Run Shaw also took a deep breath and forced himself to suppress the fear and surprise in his heart.
Especially when he saw the shock and panic of the employees on the scene, he knew deeply that TVB’s morale must not be shaken at this moment!
So, he stood up again, scanned the entire audience with a sharp gaze, and shouted in a voice even louder than before:
"Dear TVB colleagues!"
The whole place suddenly fell silent, and everyone's eyes were focused on him, wanting to hear what their boss Shao's reaction and opinion were to the news.
"A piece of news just came in, and I'm sure everyone knows it. Mr. Kobayashi said he wants to acquire Rediffusion Television.
My first reaction upon hearing this news was this: young people are truly hot-tempered. To vent their anger, they'll dare to say anything, think anything, and make any decision.
On the surface, Run Run Shaw looked down on Kobayashi Tenmo's behavior and deliberately used this nonchalant attitude to slightly ease the tense atmosphere on the scene. Some old employees began to nod their heads.
Because he knew that if he really acted as if he was facing a powerful enemy and was cautious, it would only make the TVB employees more panicked and would instead increase Kobayashi Tenwang's momentum.
Seeing that the staff on the scene had calmed down a bit, Run Run Shaw's tone returned to his previous serious expression, and then he said confidently:
"But running a TV station, especially producing shows that viewers love, is no easy task! What does it take?
What is needed is a TVB like ours, with more than ten years of accumulated production experience and talent pool!
What’s needed is a precise grasp of the tastes of Hong Kong Island audiences! What’s needed is the support of critically acclaimed and commercially successful dramas like the recently concluded hit “Family Changes,” starring Liza Wang and Chow Yun-fat, and “Lu Xiaofeng,” starring Damian Lau!
What is more needed is a long-lasting variety show like "Happy Tonight" that has been accompanying Hong Kong Island residents for more than a decade!"
Every time he said something, the TVB employees below the stage straightened their backs a little. After all, the programs that Mr. Shao mentioned were the achievements they were proud of.
"Rediffusion Television has been operating for many years and is still struggling. We have come from behind and their ratings are far behind us."
Run Run Shaw's voice was filled with a kind of condescending arrogance. "Kobayashi Tenmo, a novice who had never set foot in television production, a young man who started his career by publishing a newspaper, thought that he could easily break into this field by waving money? And that he could replicate his success in the newspaper industry?
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