Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 1690 Excessive Interpretation
"Lin... isn't Mr. Lin joking?"

Fugeluo looked at Lin Daoqiu in shock, he didn't expect the other party to admit it directly.

"Does Mr. Fugro think I'm joking? In fact, I have already announced this matter in an internal meeting before, so there are such rumors. Although I don't know who spread it, it is the truth."

When Lin Daoqiu said to close New Oriental, his tone seemed to be talking about something that had nothing to do with him.

Fugeluo looked at Lin Daoqiu and couldn't say a word for a long time. The rumors outside before were just rumors, and they were probably false.

After all, gossip magazines and gossip magazines outside usually spread some outrageous rumors, which were later confirmed to be false.

But now Lin Daoqiu has said in front of his face that New Oriental will be shut down after the Chinese New Year.

Seeing Lin Daoqiu's serious expression, Fugeluo believed that the other party was definitely not joking with him.

"Several years have passed since New Oriental was established. Since the "Xiangjiang Film Management Act", New Oriental's development prospects have fallen into a huge bottleneck, so I plan to withdraw from the Xiangjiang film market."

Lin Daoqiu told Fugro bluntly that the biggest reason why he wanted to close New Oriental was the "Xiangjiang Film Management Act".

That is the bill that Run Run Shaw and he promoted.

Although Lin Daoqiu didn't name him by name, Fugro knew very well that the other party was saying that he was one of the culprits who made him shut down New Oriental.

"Mr. Lin misunderstood that the "Xiangjiang Film Management Act" was not issued against New Oriental. The reason why this bill was established in the first place was also for the good development of Xiangjiang Film."

Even Fugro himself didn't believe this sentence. If Run Run Shaw hadn't been behind the strong push, this bill would have been impossible to promulgate.

Run Run Shaw won the Xiangjiang Cinemas with this bill and became the biggest beneficiary, while New Oriental obviously became the biggest victim because of the "Xiangjiang Film Management Act".

It is reasonable for Lin Daoqiu not to want to continue playing, and he can persist for a year and a half, which is already a remarkable thing.

"As the boss of New Oriental, Mr. Fugro and I obviously have very different experiences. This matter is a foregone conclusion. Please report what I just said to the Governor."

Fugeluo came to understand the situation of New Oriental under the order of Wei Yixin. If he went back to answer Wei Yixin according to what Lin Daoqiu said just now, Fugeluo worried that it would affect him.

After all, the "Hong Kong Film Management Act" was strongly promoted by him at the beginning, and Wei Yixin could know the inside story of this matter just by doing a little research.

Although there are still many high-level participants involved, Fugro is the one on the front line. If this matter is to be blamed in the end, he will definitely not be able to escape.

"Isn't Mr. Lin's decision a bit too hasty? I think it will definitely be a big loss for Mr. Lin if New Oriental leaves Xiangjiang. I hope you can seriously consider it."

Fugeluo still wants to persuade Lin Daoqiu to give up this idea.

But when Fugeluo finished speaking, Lin Daoqiu just smiled slightly, and then replied.

"How does Xiangjiang's film market compare to North America's film market?"

As soon as these words came out, Fugro immediately closed his mouth silently.

There is no need to compare the film market in Hong Kong with the film market in North America. No matter in terms of population or currency value, the two sides are not on the same level at all.

Lin Daoqiu had just bought MGM, and he closed New Oriental to Hollywood to earn US dollars. This is a matter of course.

Feeling that it was impossible for him to persuade Lin Daoqiu, Fugeluo nodded and said goodbye to Lin Daoqiu.

For Fugro's arrival, Lin Daoqiu didn't have any expectations at all.

In the final analysis, Fugro is just a special commissioner. Although he can manage the electricity management bureau, he can only play an auxiliary role if the bill is to be cancelled, and he has no decisive ability at all.

So there is no need for Lin Daoqiu to waste time on him. As for how he will reply to Wei Yixin when he goes back, that is Fugeluo's business. Lin Daoqiu will not care about it and is not interested in it.

In his opinion, Fugro's reply would definitely avoid the important ones, and would not tell Wei Yixin the truth of the matter.

What Lin Daoqiu had to do was to wait and allow time to help him. During this period, he had to try his best to make Wei Yixin understand that Xiangjiang Films cannot live without New Oriental, so that the other party could revoke the "Xiangjiang Film Management Act".

As Lin Daoqiu guessed, Fugeluo came to Wei Yixin's office the day after meeting Lin Daoqiu.

"What's the situation in New Oriental?"

Wei Yixin still attaches great importance to Lin Daoqiu, he doesn't want this world-renowned movie tycoon to really leave Xiangjiang, that would definitely be a huge loss to Xiangjiang Films.

And judging from the crowd effect, the films produced by New Oriental can cause huge repercussions in Asia every year, plus Magic Studio, the world's top special effects studio.

It can make filmmakers all over Asia focus their attention on Xiangjiang.

If it was Wei Yixin's successor, the notorious last governor of Xiangjiang, Peng Dingkang, that guy would definitely try to get Lin Daoqiu to leave Xiangjiang.

But Wei Yixin is different, he does things out of a public heart, as long as it is a good move for Xiangjiang, he will do it.

Compared with his successor, it is really rare that Wei Yixin dared to speak out for Xiangjiang after he stepped down as the governor of Xiangjiang and returned to England.

"I have already met with Mr. Lin, and he told me clearly that New Oriental will be closed after the Chinese New Year."

Wei Yixin didn't expect the rumors outside to be true, he was stunned for a few seconds, and then asked.

"Did Mr. Lin explain the reason? The market of Xiangjiang Films has been very good in the past few years, and has repeatedly hit new highs. There is no reason for Mr. Lin to withdraw from the film market of Xiangjiang?"

Wei Yixin couldn't understand why Lin Daoqiu would choose to close New Oriental at this time when the box office of Xiangjiang movies was rising steadily, which was really illogical.

Fugero had already thought up his rhetoric before coming, and he would never reveal Lin Daoqiu's true thoughts to Wei Yixin.

"Mr. Lin said that compared with Xiangjiang's film market, North America is far superior in terms of population and currency value, so he plans to develop in North America."

Fugro has over-interpreted Lin Daoqiu's words in this way, and he is still avoiding the important ones.

He deliberately concealed Lin Daoqiu's biggest reason for closing New Oriental, the "Xiangjiang Film Management Act".

(End of this chapter)