Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 1602 The New King of Hollywood
On the day when "Movie Entertainment" was published this week, many readers of "Movie Entertainment" bought the latest "Movie Entertainment" and planned to go home to read it as usual.

But when they picked up the weekly magazine and glanced at it, they suddenly saw that the headline of Dou Da said "King of Hollywood".

Many people are attracted by this title. In their opinion, there are many kings of Hollywood, but they don't know who the king of Hollywood is in the eyes of "Film Entertainment".

When they opened the weekly magazine, the first page inside was a single photo of Lin Daoqiu.

At first Lin Daoqiu was unwilling to take this photo, but under Percy's strong request, he reluctantly accepted the other party's request and took a single photo sitting on a chair.

The secret of Lin Daoqiu becoming the boss of MGM has also become a well-known thing with the popularity of "Film Entertainment".

Those newspapers and magazines bigger and stronger than "Film Entertainment" did not get this exclusive information from the beginning to the end, which made them feel very jealous.

How can a small magazine like "Film Entertainment" get such shocking scoops? What is going on here?

But it's useless no matter how upset they are, what they can do now is to minimize the loss as much as possible.

All of a sudden, news about Lin Daoqiu and MGM appeared on TV, newspapers and magazines.

As the inside story was slowly revealed, everyone realized that Lin Daoqiu and Kerkorian had been in contact a year ago.

All the media people are looking for Lin Daoqiu like crazy, hoping that he can accept their interview.

But it is a pity that Lin Daoqiu did not accept their invitation, but sent Richardson, the new president of MGM, to hold a press conference.

After Lin Daoqiu bought MGM, he recruited Richardson to be the president of the company.

In addition to Richardson, Carls was also appointed as MGM's publicity manager.

When Lin Daoqiu's first film was released in Hollywood, it was with the help of Carls and Richardson that he was able to flex his muscles in Hollywood.

Moreover, Richardson is a good man, and his vision is also very accurate. He saw the huge potential of "Mission Impossible" at a glance.

It is precisely because of his persistence that Warner was willing to increase the number of screens, which allowed Lin Daoqiu's play to rise rapidly.

"Gentlemen and ladies, distinguished guests, welcome to this MGM press conference. I am Richardson, the new president of MGM."

After Lin Daoqiu handed him an olive branch, Richardson readily agreed to Lin Daoqiu's invitation.

After all, in his opinion, for a long time to come, Lin Daoqiu and his magic studio will occupy a large market in Hollywood.

It is definitely a very rare opportunity for him to become the president of MGM at this time.

And he can get rid of those old and decayed guys in Warner and change the working environment, which is why not.

"I believe everyone should already know that MGM has been officially transferred. I believe that under the leadership of Mr. Lin, MGM will usher in a very brilliant time."

In fact, even if Richardson doesn't say it, everyone knows that MGM with Lin Daoqiu and MGM without Lin Daoqiu will be two completely different situations.

"Next, there will be three films produced by MGM, namely the science fiction film "1992", the action film "Rush Hour", and a comedy film."

If there is anything that can boost MGM's sluggish morale, these three movies are definitely a shot in the arm.

When Richardson made such an announcement in public, there was a burst of exclamation immediately.

You must know that Lin Daoqiu has not had a movie released in Hollywood for a long time, and he did not expect that three movies will be released at the same time next year.

In addition to MGM's self-produced movies, next year is likely to be a year of MGM's strong rise.

"In addition to announcing the news just now here today, I want to tell you one more thing."

Richardson's words immediately attracted the attention of everyone present.

At this moment, Richardson suddenly turned sideways and made a gesture of invitation.

The door next to it was suddenly opened, and when the spotlight shone on the door, Lin Daoqiu and Lang Meyer came out from inside.

Richardson is only in charge of the opening. The real protagonist tonight is actually Lin Daoqiu.

In any case, as the owner of MGM, it is impossible for Lin Daoqiu not to appear at this press conference.

Langmeyer, who accompanied him to attend the event, surprised everyone even more, although everyone knew that Lin Daoqiu had a very good relationship with Universal.

But under such circumstances, Langmeyer did not sit in the audience as a guest, but walked out directly with Lin Daoqiu. What does this mean?
After Lin Daoqiu and Lang Mayer stood still on the stage, Lin Daoqiu opened his mouth to speak.

"Good evening, everyone. I'm Lin Daoqiu. Although you don't need to introduce me, everyone already knows it, but please allow me to introduce you grandly. This is Mr. Langmeyer, the president of Universal Pictures."

Lang Mayer greeted everyone at the scene with a smile, but everyone was more concerned about why Lang Mayer and Lin Daoqiu came out together.

"During the years of my development in Hollywood, I have always received strong support from Universal Pictures and Mr. Langmeyer. When I bought MGM, I also received a lot of assistance from Mr. Langmeyer. I would like to express my gratitude to him here. With deep respect."

"Mr. Lin is too polite. It is the greatest honor in my life to cooperate with a movie genius like you. It is a matter of course for me that you bought MGM. You don't need to thank me."

The good relationship between Langmeyer and Lin Daoqiu was also fully demonstrated in this dialogue on stage.

"To invite Mr. Langmeyer to attend this press conference with me today is because I want to announce to you that starting today, MGM and Universal Pictures will form a strategic partnership to make their own contribution to Hollywood. contribute."

MGM is going to join forces with Universal Pictures. When the news came out of Lin Daoqiu's mouth, many people at the scene were a little surprised.

But thinking about it, this is actually a matter of course. Although Lin Daoqiu has a very strong box office appeal in Hollywood, it does not mean that he will be equally popular as the boss of MGM.

If there is no strong person to assist him, I am afraid that if MGM wants to develop well, it may take a very long time to achieve it. This is definitely not what Lin Daoqiu hopes to see.

(End of this chapter)