Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 1635 Gambling

"I really don't understand why you choose to cancel the cooperation with ACC at this time."

In a coffee shop, Langmeyer looked at Lin Daoqiu suspiciously.

He really couldn't figure it out, the Christmas schedule was about to start, and Lin Daoqiu actually canceled his cooperation with ACC, the largest movie theater company in North America, at this time. This decision was really crazy.

Regarding Langmeyer's question, Lin Daoqiu seemed very calm, because in his opinion, this matter has become an established fact, and there is no need to discuss whether to do this.

"In general, I'm not satisfied with the plan Chris Wolfe made for MGM, so I decided to do it myself."

Lin Daoqiu believes that as long as Chris Wolfe is the chairman of the ACC theaters, it will be impossible for MGM to be on an equal footing with Paramount and Fox.

"ACC has worked with Paramount and Fox for many years. Their relationship is deeper than you think. I think you think things too simply."

In Langmeyer's view, Lin Daoqiu's move is more to force Chris Wolf to increase the priority of MGM in ACC theaters.

But this kind of thing is impossible if you think about it. First, because Lin Daoqiu is Chinese, no matter how many achievements you get in Hollywood, others will look at you with colored eyes.

Even if they don't usually show it in front of you, secretly they will definitely not give any convenience to Lin Daoqiu who controls MGM.

The next day was what Langmeyer said just now. ACC has cooperated with Paramount and Fox for many years, and the relationship between them can be said to be as stable as Mount Tai.

Lin Daoqiu let alone want to surpass them, even if MGM is equal to Paramount and Fox, it is impossible.

"There is one thing I appreciate about Hollywood, that is, interests come first. If ACC is willing to exchange for cooperation with Paramount and Fox at the expense of its own interests, then I am also optimistic."

Lin Daoqiu didn't believe that ACC was really willing to watch a lot of banknotes that belonged to them fly away, which was more uncomfortable than killing those capitalists.

But before Chris Wolfe bowed his head to himself, Lin Daoqiu had to find more screens for MGM.

"I can't convince the board of directors to give MGM more screens unless...unless you are willing to reduce the revenue by [-]%."

Although Langmeyer is the president of Universal Pictures, he doesn't promise everything in the company, especially when it comes to this kind of issue of interests, he is even less likely to turn his arms outward.

"You don't have to worry about this matter. This year's Christmas schedule, there will only be two popular movies. I have absolute confidence."

Lin Daoqiu didn't think about asking Universal to provide him with more screens, after all, they also have their own films to be released.

Although Lin Daoqiu believes in terms of quality, the films released by Universal during Christmas this year will definitely not be as good as "Rush Hour" and "Life of Dawn", but before witnessing this scene with their own eyes, it is normal for them to have some reservations.

"Excluding the 2000 yuan screen provided by ACC, "Rush Hour" and "Life of Dawn" can only equally share the 2000 yuan screen number. Do you really think it's okay?"

Langmeyer couldn't help but began to worry about Lin Daoqiu. No matter how good the movie is, if it doesn't have enough screens, it will definitely not perform too well at the box office.

As for Langmeyer's concerns, Lin Daoqiu seemed to have thought of a solution long ago.

"I'm going to talk to RT Cinemas."

"RT theaters? They only have 3000 yuan for screens, and they have already allocated them to Paramount. It's too late for you to go to RT now."

If it had been a few months earlier, Lin Daoqiu would have gone to RT to cooperate, and with the two films "Rush Hour" and "Life of Dawn", coupled with Lin Daoqiu's own quality assurance, he might have gotten some screens.

But now it's too late for Lin Daoqiu to go to RT, because all the work for the film's release has come to an end, and he will not abandon Paramount to release Lin Daoqiu's movie.

"Who knows, nothing will change if I don't give it a try. Maybe I can convince the boss of RT to take a gamble."

It seems that Lin Daoqiu himself is not very sure about this trip, which makes Langmeyer feel even more pessimistic.

In his opinion, the result of Lin Daoqiu's negotiation with RT Cinemas will definitely end in failure.

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"The boss of MGM wants to see me? That Lin Daoqiu?"

RT Cinemas ranks third in North America, with a total of about 3000 yuan of screens.

Unlike the ACC cinema line, most of the cinemas of the RT cinema line are located in the suburbs, or in less favorable locations around the city.

Therefore, the fare is cheaper than ACC by 0.5-1 US dollars.

Like ACC, RT Cinemas has also adopted a model of cooperation with major production companies, among which Paramount, Universal, Fox, and Warner are their most important customers in recent years.

As for MGM, in addition to the fact that MGM can get a large number of screens in RT theaters when "007" is released, it is usually only possible in the off-season or when other companies do not have strong movies on the block.

It can be seen from MGM's North American box office rankings in the past few years that, except for the "007" series that can achieve relatively impressive results, other movies simply don't make much money.

从70年一直到86年这16年之间，除掉《007》系列，米高梅只有70年的《战略大作战》、82年的《鬼驱人》、83年的《战争游戏》这三部电影进入北美年度前十的票房。

Even with the addition of the "007" series, MGM has only been selected for the annual box office 4 times.

On the other hand, Paramount, except for the year 71, when no film entered the top ten annual box office in North America, Paramount was on the annual box office list in other years.

It's no wonder why North American theaters treat Paramount preferentially and despise MGM. This is probably the most important reason.

For Lin Daoqiu's visit, Jason Green, the owner of RT Cinemas, was a little surprised.

Because he had already heard the news that MGM had canceled its cooperation with ACC Cinemas, he did not expect Lin Daoqiu to find him so soon.

But it is a pity that although Jason Green has a good impression of Lin Daoqiu, it is impossible for him to provide the screen number for the other party at this time, because their screen numbers during the Christmas period have already been allocated.

"Please come in."

Although Jason Green couldn't cooperate with Lin Daoqiu, he still wanted to meet this legendary movie tycoon.

After all, Jason Green has heard a lot about Lin Daoqiu's deeds, but he has never seen Lin Daoqiu before. Jason Green wants to take this opportunity to see if Lin Daoqiu is as magical as the legend says.

(End of this chapter)