Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 1604 Who Bows First
On the other hand, Paramount's Barry Diller also guessed that Lin Daoqiu and Langmeyer would cooperate before they held a press conference.

But these were just his guesses. When the other party really announced the decision at the press conference, Barry Diller still couldn't help frowning.

The reason why Paramount has been able to secure the number one throne of Hollywood film companies over the years and become the strongest film company in Hollywood is naturally due to the helm of Barry Diller.

Originally in 84, Barry Diller, who was born in the TV circle, should have switched to Murdoch's Fourth Television Network, but he stayed at Paramount in this life.

During this period, Murdoch was somewhat attracted to him, but Barry Diller has been hesitating.

The reason why Barry Diller hesitated was more because of the upsurge caused by Lin Daoqiu.

Coupled with the great success of "Godzilla", Barry Diller feels that the future movie market will be even more lively.

It was really not a good choice for him to switch to the TV industry at this time, so he stayed at Paramount to helm this giant Hollywood ship and moved on.

But now a huge threat has come to Paramount, that is, MGM and Universal teamed up.

What is certain is that the combination of these two companies has given them a market share of the movie market that is almost on par with Paramount.

The momentum of global development in the past few years has been very good, and this must have something to do with Lin Daoqiu.

Now that the two sides are joining forces like this, they will definitely carve up a large part of the film market in the United States by then.

Barry Diller couldn't even imagine what would happen when Paramount's box-office market share fell.

"MGM and Universal can join forces, why can't we find someone else to join forces?"

Jeffrey Katzenberg, one of Barry Diller's men, aroused his enthusiasm for the combination of MGM and Universal.

The later head of American DreamWorks was still working under Barry Diller at this time.

If Barry Diller had left Paramount, he would have been poached by Disney.

"Little Alan Ryder?"

Barry Diller didn't have to guess what Jeffrey was trying to say.

"According to the current situation, Alan Ryder Jr. must have the same worries as us. If the two of us can join forces, MGM and Universal will have nothing to fear."

Jeffrey Katzenberg's proposal is indeed in line with the situation at this time, and Barry Diller has also thought about this possibility. After all, joining forces with Fox seems to be the only best choice for them at present.

Although Barry Diller was already moved, he didn't want to take the initiative to call Alan Ryder Jr.

Because both he and Alan Ryder Jr. have the same opinion, whoever makes this call first will be at a disadvantage in this negotiation.

If Paramount and Fox really cooperate, the two companies' share of the movie box office and peripheral sales will become the biggest obstacle to their cooperation.

Of course, Paramount hopes to get a share in line with its own market share, but Barry Diller believes that Alan Ryder Jr. is absolutely unwilling to cooperate in this way.

"Jeffrey, do you think Alan Ryder Jr. is willing to accept the offer of seven to three points?"

Barry Diller looked at Jeffrey Katzenberg and asked.

Jeffrey Katzenberg shook his head without even thinking about it.

"It's absolutely impossible. Based on what I know about little Alan Ryder, let alone five or five points, even if we get [-]% and he gets [-]%, this guy will never be satisfied."

Jeffrey Katzenberg knew Alan Ryder Jr. very well, and that guy was simply arrogant and defiant.

If it were someone else, maybe this negotiation would be easier, but if it was placed on little Alan Ryder, the possibility of having a good communication with him is almost zero.

"Excluding Fox, there are only two companies, Columbia and Warner. In comparison, it is easier to negotiate with them than with Alan Ryder Jr."

Although Jeffrey said so, he still prefers to cooperate with Fox.

After all, the more companies involved, the more complicated the problems will be.

"Let's wait and see whether our patience is better or little Alan Ryder's patience is better."

Barry Diller never thought about working with Warner or Columbia. Compared with those two companies, he admired Fox more.

After all, the purpose of the cooperation is to join forces to defeat MGM and Universal. If they join forces with two less capable guys, they will only let them take advantage of themselves.

If that's the case, Barry Diller would rather Paramount fight Lin Daoqiu and the others by himself than let those two companies suck blood on him.

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"I received news that Barry Diller and Alan Ryder Jr. seem to be interested in working together."

Langmeyer was not too surprised by this news, after all, the alliance between MGM and Universal is indeed a big news for the Hollywood film market.

As the leader of Hollywood at this time, Paramount is naturally unwilling to be surpassed by them, so they will try their best to prevent this from happening.

"To tell you the truth, even if the other five join forces, I don't think there is any threat."

Lin Daoqiu said this sentence lightly, and Lang Mayer didn't know what to say.

If Paramount teamed up with Fox, it would have already made Langmeyer feel big. If the other five joined forces to deal with them, Langmeyer felt that it would be the end of the world.

"It's good for you to have such confidence, but it's better not to make such a joke. If the five of them really join forces to deal with us, it won't be long before the board of directors will dismiss me."

Lin Daoqiu knew that although Langmeyer trusted him, he didn't know that he was fully capable of stepping on the feet of the other five film companies.

It's just that he would never say such things in front of Lang Mayer. The other party obviously mistakenly thought that he was talking big to embolden him.

In this case, let Langmeyer continue to maintain this idea. Anyway, in Lin Daoqiu's view, the final victory must be on his side.

"Well, if they fire you, then you can come and work for me."

Lin Daoqiu is already the boss of MGM. If Langmeyer really doesn't have a job, he doesn't mind inviting him to MGM.

As for the 'olive branch' thrown by Lin Daoqiu, Langmeyer could only respond with a wry smile.

Although this was just a joke, Langmeyer really thought about it for a few seconds. One day, he might really switch to Lin Daoqiu's command. This possibility is not impossible.

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