Film and Television: Bao Zong has finance in his left hand and entertainment in his right.

After watching this episode, Liu Xiaobao once again offered sharp comments and suggestions for improvement.

Xuezhi listened attentively and took notes.

First, Liu Xiaobao felt that the daily necessities provided in the program were too readily available. He suggested that in the future, the program should have the MCs win all the usable items, whether daily necessities or means of transportation, by playing games.

Secondly, Liu Xiaobao felt that the four MCs on the show were not having enough topics to discuss. He suggested that the MCs must discuss an interesting topic in each episode, and it would be best to include more laughs in the discussion.

Third, Liu Xiaobao felt that the current program was too depressing, and he suggested that the production team assign some interesting tasks to the MCs.

Fourth, there weren't enough cameras. Liu Xiaobao insisted that each MC and every invited guest must have their own camera to film them.

After offering these four suggestions, Liu Xiaobao didn't say anything more, only telling Xuezhi to make improvements based on the actual situation in the future.

Xuezhi did not raise any objections and nodded in agreement to improve the accommodation as Liu Xiaobao suggested.

"By the way, Xuezhi, the regular artists on these three shows are all from our own company, right?"

Upon hearing Liu Xiaobao's question, Xuezhi smiled slightly and answered.

"Yes, Mr. Bao. After listening to your advice last time, I spent a lot of money to poach people. Just as you said, when I lowered the profit sharing ratio to 30/70, promised to pay their breach of contract fees, and promised to use all the resources of ATV and the company to promote them, those artists were willing to switch. Moreover, if they were not artists under our own company (Wang Wang Zhao), we would not use the resources we have on them."

Liu Xiaobao smiled and said, "Speaking of which, it's all thanks to TVB's stinginess; otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to poach people so easily."

Xuezhi nodded in agreement.

"That's right. TVB usually splits profits between its artists 60/40, with the company taking 60% and the artist only 40%. For newcomers, the split is even more 80/20. Otherwise, we really might not be able to poach those people. But Mr. Bao, we've poached TVB artists, which means we've completely offended TVB. Do you think Uncle Shaw will hold a grudge against us?"

Liu Xiaobao gave a wry smile, but didn't seem to care too much.

“Competition among peers is normal. As long as it’s healthy competition, not malicious competition, we don’t need to worry about Uncle Shao causing trouble. After all, we’re just offering more favorable terms, and those artists have the right to choose freely.”

Chapter 184 Shao Daheng's Kind Reminder (Please Subscribe)

Liu Xiaobao wasn't particularly surprised that his company had so many celebrities.

He has invested a lot of money in the entertainment company. It would be strange if he couldn't win over those artists even with such a large sum of money!

Therefore, it is not surprising that the company has signed these celebrities.

However, although Liu Xiaobao seemed not to care much about Xuezhi's reminder, he still took it to heart.

After all, Shaw held a pivotal position in Hong Kong's entertainment industry; his words and actions could influence the entire industry.

Healthy competition between the two sides is acceptable, but Liu Xiaobao is unwilling to completely offend Shaw Yifu unless absolutely necessary. If things get too tense, Shaw Yifu might inflict heavy losses on both sides, which would be very detrimental to the future development of Tianbao Group's entertainment companies.

Therefore, Liu Xiaobao was wondering whether he should visit Shaw Yifu to put aside the minor unpleasantness of 'poaching'.

However, before Liu Xiaobao could make a decision, Shao Yifu called him first.

Shao Yifu didn't say much on the phone, just that he wanted to meet Liu Xiaobao.

Liu Xiaobao was thinking of visiting Shaw, so he did not refuse Shaw's invitation. After hesitating for a moment, he agreed to Shaw's invitation.

The next morning at nine o'clock, Liu Xiaobao met Shao Yifu at Yuexing Teahouse.

Shaw was already drinking morning tea and eating pastries, clearly having arrived a while earlier.

As Liu Xiaobao placed a gift box on the table in front of Shao Yifu, he calmly sat down next to Shao Yifu and said with a smile, "I'm sorry, Uncle Liu, for keeping you waiting. This is just a small token of my appreciation. Please accept it!"

Shao Yifu did not refuse the gift from Liu Xiaobao. He smiled slightly and thanked him, saying, "Thank you, Mr. Bao. You are not late either; I was just a few minutes early. Here, Mr. Bao, the morning tea at this teahouse is quite good. Please have a taste."

Liu Xiaobao didn't stand on ceremony. He waved and ordered a few more baskets of buns, then started eating them very naturally.

"Yes, the taste is indeed very good, very authentic Hong Kong style. No wonder you invited me here for dim sum, Uncle Six!"

"Mr. Bao, let's eat first. Don't waste this good food. We'll talk after we finish eating!" Shao Yifu nodded with a smile, then continued to eat.

Liu Xiaobao had no objections and continued eating with Shao Yifu until they were full before they started talking about serious business while drinking tea.

However, Liu Xiaobao did not bring up the topic of 'poaching' first, but waited for Shao Yifu to speak first.

Shao Yifu didn't keep Liu Xiaobao waiting long, and immediately brought up the matter.

"Mr. Bao, I believe you've already guessed some of the reasons I asked you to meet today. So I won't beat around the bush. I won't pursue the matter of those artists you poached from TVB. I just want to ask you, Mr. Bao, what exactly are you trying to do? Why are you breaking the rules of the Hong Kong entertainment industry and changing the artists' profit-sharing ratio?"

Liu Xiaobao hesitated for a moment before answering Shao Yifu.

"Uncle Six, first of all, I must apologize to you for what you said about our company poaching people from TVB. I am really sorry, but I was unaware of this matter. It was all done on my own by my employees. I am very grateful that you are so magnanimous as to not hold me accountable!"

Shao Yifu didn't respond, but just silently looked at Liu Xiaobao.

Liu Xiaobao also knew that the matter of 'poaching' talent was a thing of the past for Shao Yifu, who was now focused on Tianbao Entertainment's future strategic plans.

So Liu Xiaobao didn't waste any more words and went straight to Shao Yifu.

"Uncle Six, to be honest, it's not that our company wants to break the rules of the Hong Kong entertainment industry, but I feel that the previous contract splits were really unfair to those artists. So no matter how your TVB or other film companies sign contracts, I will try my best to treat the artists fairly in my Tianbao Entertainment Company. As for the final choice, we still respect the artists' freedom. We will never force them to come to our company."

Shao Yifu did not show any emotional reaction to Liu Xiaobao's words.

Shao Yifu calmly took a sip of tea before pressing Liu Xiaobao for an answer: "Mr. Bao, aren't you afraid that your company will become a public enemy in the industry because you broke the rules?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Xiaobao's eyes turned cold: "Sixth Uncle, are you warning me or threatening me?"

Shao Yifu raised his hand: "Mr. Bao, please don't misunderstand. Others may not know, but I do know that you are already the son-in-law of the He family. With that gambling king backing you, I wouldn't dare to do anything to you. So I'm just giving you a friendly reminder, not a warning or threat. However, although I have a big reputation in this circle, it's not an industry I monopolize. Besides me, there are others. I suggest that you maintain your previous rules to avoid malicious retaliation from others!"

Liu Xiaobao could tell that Shao Yifu was not lying, and he was not surprised that Shao Yifu knew about his relationship with He Chaoqiong.

Although the He family has not made the news of Pansy Ho and Xu Jinheng's divorce public yet, out of consideration for the Xu family's reputation, the news of Liu Xiaobao and Pansy Ho's marriage has also not been made public.

However, even though Pansy Ho moved out of the Hui family home and then into No. 9 Peak, the Hong Kong tycoons were still able to get the news. With just a little investigation, they would know about the relationship between Lau Siu-bo and Pansy Ho.

However, Liu Xiaobao didn't quite understand the well-intentioned reminder from the tycoon in front of him.

"Sixth Uncle, I was rude just now, and I apologize to you. But could you please be more specific? Who are you referring to as 'other people'?"

Shao Yifu hesitated for a moment, and instead of answering Liu Xiaobao directly, he asked a question in return.

"Mr. Bao, do you know why my TVB controls most of the artists in Hong Kong's entertainment industry, yet has never been able to monopolize it?"

Liu Xiaobao was unfamiliar with the Hong Kong entertainment industry, so he didn't bother to think about it. He simply shook his head and humbly said to Shaw, "I would like to hear more details. Please enlighten me, Uncle Six."

Shaw nodded, then spoke slowly.

"To be honest, Mr. Bao, I have always wanted to monopolize the entertainment industry in Hong Kong, and I have always been committed to this goal. However, due to the special nature of the industry's profits, it has long attracted the intervention of various underground forces. They are using film and television production to launder money. Even I dare not provoke them. After all, it is easy to dodge open attacks but hard to guard against hidden arrows. I can only let them establish themselves in the industry and cannot truly monopolize the entertainment industry."

Although Shao Yifu did not explicitly state his meaning, Liu Xiaobao had already understood it.

"Sixth Uncle, do you mean that I broke the rules and those underground forces will harm me?"

Chapter 185 Xuezhi is Kidnapped (Please Subscribe)

Shaw might have been worried about being seen by those underground forces.

When asked by Liu Xiaobao, Shao Yifu neither confirmed nor denied the question; he simply said one thing to Liu Xiaobao.

"If I'm not mistaken, ATV's three new programs have been a success, and it should soon bring a storm!"

Liu Xiaobao was slightly taken aback, but after a moment's thought, he immediately understood what Shao Yifu meant.

Clearly, Shaw was reminding him that the underground forces entrenched in Hong Kong's entertainment industry would soon take retaliatory action against Tianbao Entertainment.

In the past, with Liu Xiaobao all alone and Su Jie protecting him, he wouldn't have worried about his safety.

However, he is currently concerned about the safety of He Chaoqiong, Zhou Huimin, and even Li Jiaxin and Xuezhi.

Therefore, Liu Xiaobao took Shao Yifu's reminder very seriously.

However, Liu Xiaobao did not show any panic in front of Shao Yifu. He just smiled and said, "Sixth Uncle, a thunderstorm has to be strong enough to hurt people. If it's just a lot of thunder and little rain, then it won't hurt anyone."

Shaw glanced at Liu Xiaobao with a hint of surprise, and reminded him again, "Although the gambling king has absolute power in Las Vegas, Mr. Bao, this is Hong Kong after all. You can't let your guard down!"

Shao Yifu's words clearly indicated that he believed Liu Xiaobao wanted to rely on He Hongshen's influence.

Liu Xiaobao didn't offer much explanation. He simply nodded, thanked Shao Yifu, and then said...

"Thank you for the reminder, Uncle Liu. Let me treat you to this morning tea as a small token of my appreciation. However, let's keep things separate. Uncle Liu, I will not change the artist revenue sharing contract. If you are still worried that your people will come to our company, you might as well change the revenue sharing ratio and treat the artists more favorably. Then they will not leave."

Shao Yifu smiled slightly: "I'll see how long this thunderstorm lasts before I consider this matter! Thank you for the morning tea, Mr. Bao. I'll take my leave now. Goodbye!"

Liu Xiaobao stood up and watched Shao Yifu and his men leave, then gestured for Su Jie behind him to sit down and eat.

Su Jie was not reserved in front of Liu Xiaobao. While ordering several baskets of buns, he asked Liu Xiaobao a question without any hesitation.

"Mr. Bao, was Mr. Shao referring to organized crime in his words just now?"

Liu Xiaobao nodded: "That's right. I've known about those forces using film and television to launder money for a long time, but I didn't pay attention to them before because we didn't have any direct interests. However, our company's actions this time may affect their interests, and they might really come looking for trouble for me."

Su Jie noticed the worry in Liu Xiaobao's eyes.

"Mr. Bao, are you worried about the safety of your women?"

Liu Xiaobao didn't hide anything from Su Jie, nodding and replying, "Well, with you here, I don't need to worry about my safety. But they don't have any experts around them. If those people make a move against them, it will be hard to defend against! Sigh, I should have set up a security company earlier, so that I wouldn't be in a situation where I have no one to use when I need people."

Liu Xiaobao looked worried, but Su Jie casually reminded him, "Mr. Bao, it seems you're overthinking it. Although your security company isn't fully established yet, you still have people you can call upon!"

Upon hearing Su Jie's words, Liu Xiaobao was taken aback: "Where would I get people to call upon? Should I borrow them from my father-in-law in the casino? He only has ordinary people there. They're fine for dealing with petty thugs, but they're probably not enough to handle a planned act of revenge."

Su Jie rolled his eyes and continued, "The manpower in the casino is indeed not very good, but it can fill in the numbers and make a show. As for experts, Boss Bao, you can ask your wife in Beijing to borrow Long Liu and the others for a while, that will do!"

Reminded by Su Jie, Liu Xiaobao slapped his forehead: "That's right, how could I forget about them? I believe that as long as Ling'er brings it up, the old leader won't object."

After saying that, Liu Xiaobao immediately called Hu Ruoling.

Not wanting Hu Ruoling to worry, Liu Xiaobao didn't tell her the details, only saying that he wanted to borrow Long Liu and a few others to protect He Chaoqiong and Zhou Huimin.