Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 1100 Warner Dispute

Regarding the acquisition of MGM, the meeting between Lin Daoqiu and Kirk Kerkorian was just a beginning, and he was not in a hurry to reach an agreement with the other party immediately.

On the other hand, the trend of "Godzilla" in North America can be described as devastating.

In the first week, it accumulated [-] million US dollars, easily breaking the box office record in the first week in North America, and the attendance rate has remained high, and the crowds in line have continued to increase.

Ashley originally thought that the popularity of "Godzilla" would only last for a week, and then it would gradually decline.

But judging from the current situation, the popularity of "Godzilla" has greatly exceeded his expectations.

And those theaters that cooperate with Warner, because of the impact of "Godzilla", the attendance rate has not exceeded [-]% for a whole week.

If you look at it like this, they will continue to lose money in the future, and most importantly, even if they lose money, it has nothing to do with Warner, because the other party will not compensate them.

I don't know which wicked guy broke the news that Lin Daoqiu went to Ashley, and the theater bosses who cooperated with Warner immediately led people to Warner's headquarters.

"Mr. Ashley, I think you have to give us a reasonable explanation, why did you reject Mr. Lin's request for a joint screening?"

In Warner's conference room, the atmosphere was very solemn at this time, and the other party looked at Ashley angrily, hoping that he could give a reasonable answer.

The purpose of cooperating with Warner is of course to make money. If Warner can't help them make money, then they can switch to other film companies to cooperate. After all, Warner is not the only one in Hollywood.

"I admit that I made some mistakes in my judgment on "Godzilla", and here I can only say sorry."

Now that the facts were in front of him, it was useless for Ashley to quibble, so he simply admitted his fault first.

But he just said that his judgment was wrong, and he didn't tell the real truth, because he hated Lin Daoqiu very much and didn't want to cooperate with him.

"Now the attendance rate of our theaters has not exceeded [-]% for a week, and we are losing money. Mr. Ashley, don't you plan to do something?"

It's not that Ashley is ignorant of the situation, but there's nothing he can do about it.

After all, his new film is not the opponent of "Godzilla" at all, and he is not even qualified to fight against the opponent. He is completely crushed.

"Everyone has worked with Warner for so long, and there are profits and losses. "Godzilla" is just an exception. Believe me, if you stick to it for another week, the popularity of this movie will definitely drop."

Ashley still feels that "Godzilla" should be about the same, and the popularity will decrease after a week at most.

But it's a pity that Ashley's answer was not satisfactory at all. The bosses of those theaters stared straight at what he said.

"Mr. Ashley, if you have such an attitude, then we can only say sorry."

Ashley didn't understand what the other person meant.

"We're going to find Mr. Lin and screen his "Godzilla"..."

As soon as the other party said this, Ashley's eyes stared straight this time.

He never expected that these guys would abandon Warner's new movie for money, and that movie has only been released for a week.

"Are you crazy? How can you do this? I will never allow this to happen."

Ashley was in a hurry, he would never allow this to happen.

But for those cinema owners, making money is the most important thing.

Now seeing that Warner's new movie can't bring them any income, not to mention that they are still losing money, and even let them continue to lose money, this is absolutely unbearable for them.

"Mr. Ashley, please make it clear that we have a cooperative relationship with Warner, not a vassal of Warner. Either you go to talk to Mr. Lin now, or we will go by ourselves."

The owners of these theater chains control the movie theaters, and they usually respect Ashley because the other party can make money for them.

If the other party has no way to make them make money, but instead makes them lose money, then this kind of cooperative relationship may not be able to continue.

Ashley was going crazy with anger. Usually these guys were always respectful in front of him, but now they suddenly changed their faces.

He silently told himself in his heart that he must not be angry, if the talk collapsed, it would not be of any benefit to him and Warner.

If he really fell out with these theaters by then, the group of directors would definitely not agree, and then he, the president of Warner, might not be able to continue doing it.

"Otherwise, we are waiting and watching for a week, if after a week..."

Ashley originally thought that if the popularity of "Godzilla" subsides after a week's delay, there is no need to cooperate with Lin Daoqiu.

But before he finished speaking, the other party had raised his hand to stop Ashley from continuing.

"Since Mr. Ashley thinks this way, I can only say sorry, and we will talk to Mr. Lin ourselves."

After the other party finished speaking, he got up directly, as if he was about to leave.

At this time, Ashley has been driven to a dead end, and if he doesn't do something at this time, something really big will happen.

"Everyone...Everyone, I'm going to see Lin Daoqiu, and I'm going to talk to him."

In the end, Ashley still couldn't withstand the pressure of these theater bosses, so he nodded and agreed to talk to the other party.

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For Ashley's appointment, Lin Daoqiu was not surprised, because not only those theaters that cooperated with Warner were affected, this time "Godzilla" affected the entire North American theaters.

It's just that on Ashley's side, he refused because he took the initiative to come to the door, so the bosses of those theaters took the opportunity to attack.

"I didn't expect us to meet so soon."

In a coffee shop in LA, Lin Daoqiu met Ashley who was waiting for him here.

There was no hint of happiness on the other party's face, but a calm face, and one could tell that the other party was in a bad mood.

"Mr. Lin, I don't know what method you used to disclose the news that you went to find me, but I have to say that your move is really clever."

Ashley felt that it was Lin Daoqiu who disclosed the news, so the bosses of those theaters knew about it.

If he didn't do this, he wouldn't need to come to see Lin Daoqiu in such a humiliating manner and be humiliated by the other party.

"Mr. Ashley, I'm sorry, this matter has nothing to do with me, and I don't need to do it."

This matter has nothing to do with Lin Daoqiu in the slightest, he was wronged by Ashley.

Hearing Lin Daoqiu's answer, Ashley smiled coldly, and he knew that he didn't believe what the other party said at all.

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