Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 1098 The Helm of MGM

Founded in 1924, MGM is one of the most prestigious film companies in Hollywood.

As the helm of MGM at this time, Kirk Kerkorian is not a filmmaker, he is actually a gambling tycoon.

Lin Daoqiu actually didn't know much about Kirk Kerkorian. Compared with Langmeyer and others, he even said that he knew almost nothing about Kirk Kerkorian.

But even so, for Lin Daoqiu, even if he doesn't know Kirk Kerkorian, this does not prevent him from buying MGM.

As the most prestigious film company in the world, MGM owns the copyrights of many movies and TV series, such as "007", "The Wizard of Oz", "Gone with the Wind", "Rocky" and other well-known films.

As long as MGM can be bought, the copyrights of these movies and TV series owned by MGM, as well as the completed films made before, are enough for Lin Daoqiu to make a lot of money back.

And the reason why Lin Daoqiu bought MGM was to make more money in Hollywood, and he didn't need to be half-divided with others like now.

Although Langmeyer is a nice person and treats himself very well, the relationship between himself and Universal is nothing more than a cooperative relationship in the final analysis.

Moreover, after staying in Xiangjiang for so long, Lin Daoqiu is not used to the fact that his movies have to be divided equally with others, but this is not the case here in Hollywood.

Before he had his own film company, Lin Daoqiu had to cooperate with others, so this made him want to have his own film company even more.

Under Langmeyer's lead, Lin Daoqiu came to Las Vegas, where he met Kirk Kerkorian, the current owner of MGM.

With neatly combed hair and a cigar in his hand, Kirk Kerkorian looked at Lin Daoqiu who came to visit him.

"I didn't expect you to be the famous Lin Daoqiu. Are you... 30 years old?"

Kirk Kerkorian was very curious. Although he usually didn't pay much attention to movies, he had heard of Lin Daoqiu's name.

Especially recently, "Godzilla" has been very popular. In TV shows and daily life, Kirk Kerkorian can still hear others discussing "Godzilla" from time to time.

"I'm 24 years old."

Lin Daoqiu looked at Kirk Kerkorian and smiled, then walked up to him and sat down.

Across a table, Kirk Kerkorian just stared at Lin Daoqiu without speaking.

At the age of 24, he has become an internationally renowned film tycoon, which is simply unheard of.

At this time, Kirk Kerkorian was 67 years old. Compared with Lin Daoqiu, he suddenly felt empty.

Lin Daoqiu, who was sitting across from him, was only 24 years old, with a vigorous look, and it was the happiest time in his life.

And I am about to reach 70 years old. Although my body is not bad, it is not much worse than when I was young.

"I heard from Langmeyer that you want to buy MGM?"

Although there was a lot of emotion in his heart, Kirk Kerkorian suppressed those messy thoughts and turned the topic back to the purpose of Lin Daoqiu's trip.

"Yes, I came to see Mr. Kirk today because of MGM."

Lin Daoqiu nodded.

"How much are you going to pay?"

Kirk Kerkorian didn't want to know why Lin Daoqiu bought MGM, and he wasn't interested in talking about other things with the other party. He only cared about one thing, and that was money.

If Lin Daoqiu can offer a price that makes his heart beat, then Kirk Kerkorian will naturally not mind selling MGM to the other party.

After all, MGM is not a money-making machine in the hands of Kirk Kerkorian at this time, but a money-losing industry.

But if Lin Daoqiu wants to take advantage of the fire, or wants to buy at a bargain, then Kirk Kerkorian will definitely not give the other party any good looks, let alone sell MGM to the other party.

"Seven hundred million dollars."

Lin Daoqiu offered an extremely low price, and Kirk Kerkorian couldn't help laughing after hearing it.

"[-] million? Does Mr. Lin think MGM is only worth [-] million? Or do you want to buy MGM because you only have [-] million?"

Kirk Kerkorian smiled disdainfully. He felt that Lin Daoqiu was a bit too whimsical. If the price was [-] million, he would not even have a chance to be on the negotiating table.

"Actually, it doesn't matter how much I drive. What matters is the price in Mr. Kirk's mind. After all, I'm the one who buys from you and sells to you. Meeting your requirements is the most important part of this negotiation."

This time, he approached Kirk Kerkorian himself, not that the other party was actively selling MGM, so Lin Daoqiu was at a disadvantage in the beginning.

Kirk Kerkorian seemed very satisfied with what Lin Daoqiu said, and he nodded while listening.

"Mr. Lin is right. Since you want to buy it, you have to give me a price that will make my heart beat. But this price is definitely not [-] million, and it is even less likely to be [-] million."

In fact, Kirk Kerkorian didn't think much about how much it would cost to sell MGM. After all, it is impossible for such a big company to set the price casually.

If they were to talk, they'd have to get an accounting firm to estimate MGM's price, and then add or subtract from that price.

"Actually, Mr. Kirk and I are very clear that it is impossible to negotiate the price of MGM today. I came to see you today just as a familiar face. After all, I believe that we will have many opportunities to meet in the future."

Kirk Kerkorian originally thought that Lin Daoqiu was anxious to settle this matter, so that he could find a way to raise the price more.

But judging from what Lin Daoqiu has shown, he doesn't seem to be in a hurry to buy MGM right away, which is not a good thing for Kirk Kerkorian.

"Although I don't know where Mr. Lin's self-confidence comes from, I appreciate your modest attitude. Here I can give you the bottom line. In my heart, the price will not be lower than 15 billion U.S. dollars."

Kirk Kerkorian's price has directly exceeded 50.00%, which is more than half of the previous predictions of Lin Daoqiu and Langmeyer.

Things like lions opening their mouths are commonplace for businessmen like Kirk Kerkorian.

Moreover, Lin Daoqiu was so young, he came to see him alone, Kirk Kerkorian wanted to bluff him, if he could bluff him, he would make money, if he couldn't bluff him, let it go, anyway, he would have no loss at all.

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