HK legend Run Run Shaw and his empire

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Run Run Shaw in his early teens. The rise of Tianyi Film Productions posed a threat to a local company in Shanghai, which asked another five companies to jointly block the distribution of the Shaw films. The Shaw brothers then transferred their business to Singapore. Run Run Shaw, just having graduated from high school, left for Singapore with his third eldest brother Runme Shaw to explore the film market there. They gradually developed a vast cinema and distribution network. [163.com]