Mr. Pfeiffer is actually sitting at the desk of Sir Run Run Shaw, in a very well lit office, with a great view. Feng Shui has played a great part in setting up the office, where orientation, sun, light and view were of importance. This is the place were decisions and stars were made and films were discussed. This office, still in use, has been kept exactly as before, when Sir Run Run was running the studios since 1960.

On the bottom left of the pictures, three film posters are framed. They are films that made Sir Run Run proud and they were great successes: two films with Cheng Pei Pei, The Girl with the Thunderbolt Kick (AKA Golden Swallow, 1968), Hong Kong Nocturne (1967), and The One-Armed Swordsman (1967).

Sir Run Run also owns a small private theatre that can accommodate around 36 guests. Still in use, the comfortable screening room, tastefully decorated, has great facility and a state-of-the-art sound system. We were told that while visiting the studio US director Quentin Tarantino (Kill Bill) had a chance to sit on the boss's sofa in the theatre.

Sir Run Run's villa is located in the studios (middle). A bridge facilitates the access to the villa.

Shaw was used to driving his Rolls-Royce - an exterior sign of richness - to his office from his villa. Also, he had a great view and the beach down his villa was used as location for The Pirate (1973).

A close up on the villa (top right) with the bridge for access. We'd have been honored to see in which environment Sir Run Run had been living for four decades, but of course, the mogul's private quarters were off limits.