Hong Kong Entertainment 1979: A Beating Up the Manager at the Start

At 9 a.m. sharp, Shao Yifu walked into his office.

He first practiced a set of health-preserving exercises, then sat down at his desk and looked at the newspaper his secretary had brought him.

Shao Yifu first read Ming Pao, whose front page usually featured international news.

Ming Pao has reported on events such as the formal establishment of diplomatic relations between the US and China this year, the war between China and the West, and the nuclear accident that occurred in the US.

Shao Yifu quickly finished reading the first issue and then turned to the supplement of Ming Pao.

Just as he was engrossed in watching, there was a knock on the door.

"Please come in!"

The office door was pushed open, and Shao Yifu looked up to see who it was; it was Fang Yihua.

Shao Yifu found it strange. Shouldn't Fang Yihua be in charge of Shaw Brothers Studio? Why was she coming to see him so early in the morning?

Fang Yihua placed the newspaper she was holding on the desk and asked softly, "Sixth Brother, have you read today's Oriental Daily?"

Shao Yifu shook his head, indicating that he had not yet read it.

Fang Yihua pushed the newspaper in front of Shao Yifu, "Then please take a look at this article."

Shaw Yi-fu put down the Ming Pao newspaper in his hand, picked up the newspaper on the table, and began to read it carefully.

The Oriental Daily's supplement featured a very incisive article—an interview with <Shanghai Bund>.