Philanthropist Shaw died at the age of 107 at 8:39 A.M.

January 7, 2014 News, Hong Kong film producer, Shaw Brothers, one of the founders of the film company, philanthropist Shaw died at home at 8:39 A.M. at the age of 107.

Sir Run Run, the Grand Bauhinia-Hyun, ranked 6th among sibling 8, was called "Shaolo" in Shanghai, and was later honored as "six uncles" in Hong Kong. Is a well-known Hong Kong film producer, entertainment tycoon, philanthropist. Over the years, Shaw has donated tens of billions of dollars to the mainland and Hong Kong to build education and medical facilities. The Shaw family's listed companies include Hong Kong television broadcasts.

Run Run excelled Entertainment circle for half a century, to build the Shaw, wireless two film and television kingdoms, cultivate a number of countless entertainers; the campus buildings and hospitals, named after him, are all over China's cities. The old man has been through the hundred years, far more than any of his film and television works are wonderful.

A rich second generation unwilling to inherit the family business

Shaw Brothers father Shao Yuxuan mainly engaged in pigment business, in the early 20th century, the Shanghai industrial and commercial sector is quite active, Shao Yuxuan died in 1920, Kang Youwei, Yuqia, Lu Yongxiang, Tan Yan, and other late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China are the words of his condolences. But many of Shao's brothers did not inherit their father's footsteps, and almost all entered the entertainment circle. Run Run Shaw is ranked sixth at home, so people call him "six uncle", "six Boss".

Shaw Brothers

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The Shaw family's film career began in 1924, this year eldest brother Shao Weng set up the day of the film company, started to break into the era of the founding of the Chinese film industry.

"Tianyi" was first established, exclusively is a family team. Eldest brother Shao Weng is a producer and director, second Shani good at writing, old Shao Ren is proficient in the release, old six run Run is good at photography. They work with each other to do everything, and the company is like a family workshop.

1925, the Shaw Brothers founded the day of the film company produced the film is recognized in the history of the first martial arts film "Woman Li Feifei." Martial Arts master Feiyanzoubi's stunt was first moved to the big screen. As a result of a company produced more than a quick film, and the first film of ancient costume, martial arts films, the script is also more from the common people familiar stories, it has a good reputation.

Days of the rise of the company, so that the Shanghai beach film industry overlord Star Company felt threatened, so the other five film companies, to restrict the purchase of the six companies film publishers to buy the first day of the company's films, the incident is known as the "Liuhe encirclement and suppression." Shaw Brothers decided to avoid the sharpness of the film business from Shanghai to Nanyang. 1926, just graduated from high school to Singapore and three brother Shao Ren together to open up Nanyang Chinese film market. Shaw Brothers gradually formed a huge network of homes and distribution.

In 1930, the Shaw Brothers set up "Shaw Brothers" in Singapore and decided to develop sound films. Run Run run before live in the United States to buy sound film equipment, on the way the ship sank, he held a small wooden sampan, wandering after a night finally rescued alive. But the hard and thrilling end up with a score. 1932, the Shao Brothers in Hong Kong to complete the first film "Platinum Dragon", a lucrative, cost only 10,000 yuan film, only in Guangzhou, the box-office revenue is the cost of shooting 60 times times.

1937 years later, the fall of Nanyang, the Shaw Brothers film development process was disrupted, and then forced to close the door. After the victory of the anti-Japanese War, the 50-Year-old's ambition, Bujiandangnian, moved from Singapore to Hong Kong to set up the Shaw Brothers (Hong Kong) film company, which began the BR of the Hong Kong film.

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Shaw bought 320,000 Yuan at the time was still a barren clear water bay site, the construction of nearly 800,000 square feet of Shori, the use of chip, assembly line operations, with its own distributors and partners, Shaw Brothers from the film production, distribution to the show are very fluent. The annual production of more than 40 films, after decades is still Hong Kong's largest film and television production base, there is "Hollywood in the east," said.

Shori at that time adopted a factory-style mass production model, the heyday of the 15 factory sheds, office buildings, restaurants, dormitories, banks are also readily available, regardless of the contract director and actors, the staff of more than 1700 people. The speed of the Shaw film is also amazing, almost 40 films a year, as of 1987 quit the film market, a total of more than 1000, won the Golden Horse Award, the Gold Statue Award and dozens of awards.

"Shaw's production" dominates the Hong Kong film market for nearly 20 years. From silent film to sound, from black-and-white to color, from fashion to ancient costume, from large ancient costume to the Huangmei opera, from the Huangmei opera to martial arts films, Shaw's every attempt to movie to the Chinese film industry has brought new possibilities.

Since the 70 's, Hong Kong's film industry has declined, and the Shaw Brothers have cut production and rented or sold the hospital line. In 1987, Shaw was formally discontinued, while run Run was in the TV circle.

To dominate TVB wireless training course + Miss Hong Kong selection

In 1980, he took over as chairman of the board and increased his shareholding to become the largest shareholder. Then he concentrated on operating the pearl and Jade Taiwan Two television stations, the "Shori" star and the Hong Kong performing arts in the Nets to the door, to improve the "wireless" production of the quality of the series, the ratings soared, overwhelming its competitors in Hong Kong "ATV."

Run Shaw, with its wisdom to lead TVB into the Golden Age, "Shanghai Beach", "carving hero Biography" and so became a generation of collective memory, and TVB's Chow Yun-Fat, Stephen Chow, Tony Leung, Andy Lau, etc. are also Chinese film and television circles and the "Godfather level" characters. Today, TVB is the world's largest Chinese commercial television station, the annual production of 520 episodes of TV dramas, affecting the expansion of mainland China, Macao, Taiwan and the world's Chinese society.

In 1971, Run Run Run Run a wireless training course, training a lot of today's superstar celebrities. Run Run Shaw hand-picked the music "four Kings" brand, Aura has not faded. and "Miss Hong Kong" election is also since the creation of TVB, every year to earn enough eyeballs.

An average of more than 100 million donations to the mainland each year

As early as 1973, Shaw set up Shaw Foundation, and since 1985, he has donated more than 100 million Hong Kong dollars a year to the mainland to support various public welfare undertakings. During the 20-year run, Shaw supported more than 3,000 projects in the mainland, more than 80% of which were educational projects. In 1990, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in recognition of his contribution to education in China, will be the discovery of the Planet No. No. 2899 named "Run Run Shaw star." In 1977, the Queen of England knighted him as the first person in the entertainment circle in Hong Kong to be honored.

In China, young people from different regions often find common ground, that is, there is a "Shaw House" in the school where they attended. Whether it is Shaw House, Shaw Secondary School, or Shaw Stadium, many people know that Shaw's people are due to the teaching buildings named after him. The splendor of film and television brought him endless wealth, but his greater fame was not due to his wealth, but to his devotion to charity and the extravagantly of donations.

The 70-Year-old still works 16 hours a day

In the 70 's, run Run run to see six hundred or seven hundred films a year, the highest record is a day to see 9 films. Even until the end of the year, run Shaw still insists on working 16 hours a day. Director Cheh This recollection of the last century in the 60 's Run Run: "Run Run Run Run, is my life is rare." ”

Run Run Run "know endure, can endure hardship", his "covetous" as his generosity charitable, already legendary. In the entrepreneurial period, once even Juwu went outside 20 yuan to buy 100 fried buns application also refused to approve, the reason is the company's internal canteen sold steamed bread A only 1 cents.

Run Run's film empire should have successor, but his children have no intention to take over film and television business, two sons are now living in Singapore, the main real estate, and film has nothing to do. Run Run Shaw chose to sell the stake in his hand. March 31, 2011, the consortium led by the "Shell King" Chan Kwok-Keung won tvb26% 's stake in the hands of Shaw. At the same time, the Shaw Fund donated 2.59% per cent of the company's shares to several educational and charitable institutions. After the gift was completed, the stake in the Shaw fund fell to 3.64%.

2011, TVB for more than 30 years, "Shaw Era" officially ended. On December 7, Hong Kong television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) officially announced that at the end of 2011, run Run, the 104-Year-old, officially resigned as chairman of the Board of Directors, and since October 2011, run Run did not appear in public again, and he really became a xianyunyehe under his name. Shaw. " At the age of 107, Shaw died peacefully at home in January 7, 2014.