I believe that when I was in school, everyone's school had a "Yifu Building". When I was a child, I didn't understand what this building meant and why there were so many Shaw Buildings. Later I learned that the Shaw Building was donated by Mr. Run Run Shaw. As "China's number one philanthropist", he has done countless charitable works throughout his life. His donations to society have exceeded 10 billion Hong Kong dollars. He is a true patriot. Compassionate home.
Shao Yifu was born in a wealthy family. He was the sixth eldest child in the family and was very favored. But later, due to his family's financial difficulties, he was forced to start from scratch. He and his brothers jointly founded "Shaw Brothers Pictures" and created "Oriental Hollywood". Shaw Brothers has produced countless classic martial arts dramas and made stars one after another. People like Chow Yun-fat, Er Dongsheng, Zheng Peipei, etc. are all superstars who came out of Shaw Brothers.
Not only that, the "Miss Hong Kong" talent show that we are familiar with was actually founded by Run Run Shaw. Although the Miss Hong Kong contest is not as good as the previous ones, it was a sensation back then. Most of Hong Kong's famous beauties stood out from the Miss Hong Kong contest, and then they gained their current status.
After becoming rich, Run Run Shaw began to do charity. He used the word "Shao Fu" as his name and donated and built many educational schools and institutions, including some libraries, hospitals, teaching buildings, etc. It's called "Yifu Tower". There are Shaw Towers in big cities, and even in small county-level cities. His charity work spread all over the country, and he donated and built more than 6,000 Shaw Towers in his lifetime.
However, in the eyes of outsiders, Run Run Shaw, a compassionate man, has ordinary family relationships, and his relationship with his children is not very harmonious. It all starts with his wife.
Shao Run Run’s first wife was named Huang Meizhen. She was actually snatched away. She was originally the girlfriend of Shaw's friend, but the two of them fell in love with each other and secretly got together. Seeing this, the friend chose to be considerate and generously let go and wished the two of them well, so they got married smoothly.
After her marriage, Huang Meizhen continued to do her best to help her husband, gave birth to two boys and two girls for him, and served as his virtuous wife in his career. Unfortunately, as she grows older, her beauty wanes, and her husband falls in love with a newcomer - Fang Yihua.
Fang Yihua is known as the "oriole out of the valley". He was 45 years old at the time, but he was still attracted to her when she was 18 years old. A young, beautiful girl with a good voice made him forget his first wife, who had been with him for many years.
Huang Meizhen is a gentle and virtuous woman. Gradually she realized something was wrong, but she said nothing. Huang Meizhen is young and beautiful, so she often accompanies Run Run Shaw to attend major events. The two of them appear in front of the public as a couple. But the outside world didn't dare to say anything, after all, no one could offend him.
It wasn't until his wife passed away that Shao Yifu began to be eager to give it a try. Fang Yihua had been with him for so many years, and he wanted to give her a status. He ignored the opinions of his children and wanted to marry him. Finally, at the age of 90, he finally married another wife who was 27 years his junior. From then on, Fang Yihua became the well-known Mrs. Shao, and began to frequently visit the company and handle matters.
The relationship between the children and their father has reached a freezing point. Both sons have emigrated, and father and son have not interacted with each other for more than 20 years. Until later, when his father passed away, his children attended the funeral, but they were unwilling to inherit a fortune of 20 billion.
The children of the original wife are all outstanding. They have established a firm foothold in society through their own efforts. Their father's inheritance has no attraction for them. In addition, their father was unfaithful in their marriage, and their relationship with their father was relatively ordinary, so they were even less willing to inherit it.