Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 1747 Additional Investments
"Add another 5000 million US dollars? Mr. Lin is not joking, is he?"

Song Ganggong received a call from Lin Daoqiu in his office.

On the phone, Lin Daoqiu told the other party that the budget of "1992" was almost exhausted, and an additional 5000 million US dollars was needed.

The terms they negotiated at the beginning were that Dongbao would invest 1992 million US dollars and get [-]% of the global box office of "[-]" in addition to Neon.

Now if Lin Daoqiu wants to add 5000 million US dollars, Dongbao's share will inevitably be adjusted. This is a situation that Isao Matsuoka absolutely does not want to see.

"Chairman Matsuoka, I'm really sorry, but I believe you are also very clear that most of the special effects technologies used in "1992" are new technologies that have not yet been released. It takes a lot of energy and resources to just explore and research."

Lin Daoqiu is not looking for trouble for Isao Matsuoka, but it is an indisputable fact that "1992" will require additional investment.

"Of course I know, that's why I was full of confidence in "1992" before."

Isao Matsuoka is very clear that there are two ways in front of him now, one is to add at least 2000 million US dollars to it, and keep his previous share unchanged.

The second is not to add a penny, but the share is bound to be adjusted and shrunk.

Is it a right choice or a wrong decision to invest 2000 million U.S. dollars in this way, which made Matsuoka not know how to choose for a while.

Such a large amount of money is not a small amount. If it is converted into Japanese yen according to the current exchange rate, it will reach 25 billion.

And this money is just an additional investment, plus the previous investment of 1992 million US dollars, Dongbao's investment in "[-]" is already an astronomical sum for them.

In case, if "1992" fails to make money or even loses money as expected, Isao Matsuoka will probably resign because of this incident.

Isao Matsuoka hadn't considered this issue at all before, that's because Lin Daoqiu had always been invincible and never missed.

But in the view of Matsuoka Isao, Lin Daoqiu is also a human being, as long as he is a human being, he will always fail, and it is impossible for someone to be undefeated all the time.

If this happens to him, then he will really ruin his reputation for the rest of his life.

Thinking of this, Isao Matsuoka couldn't help but sweat from his forehead.

"A good film, especially one that requires special technology, requires a large investment."

Lin Daoqiu didn't know what Matsuoka Isao was thinking at this time, he just simply explained to the other party.

Even if Isao Matsuoka is unwilling to invest more, it doesn't matter, Lin Daoqiu can completely pay the money by himself.

"But... but Dongbao has already invested [-] million US dollars. To tell the truth, Mr. Lin, after the money was invested, the company has never stopped talking about me. In case... in case something goes wrong, I'm screwed."

Of course Matsuoka Isao didn't want such a thing to happen, but he still had to think about himself.

Lin Daoqiu can fully understand Matsuoka Kou's worries. After all, the other party's trust in him cannot be blind.

"President Matsuoka, if you are really worried about such a situation, I have a good suggestion here."

"I wonder if Mr. Lin has any suggestions?"

Isao Matsuoka didn't think that Lin Daoqiu would help him save money. After all, brothers have to settle accounts clearly in the business field, let alone they are just partners.

"If Dongbao's pressure is too great, I can allow you to recover all the investment in "1992"."

If Isao Matsuoka had made such a statement, it must be difficult for him to say it.

But now Lin Daoqiu took the initiative to speak out this proposal, which means that as long as Isao Matsuoka agrees, Dongba can immediately get back the investment of [-] million US dollars.

If you just do this, then [-]% of the global box office will be divided into Dongbao, so naturally you don't have to think about it.

"President Matsuoka, it's not a bad thing to be conservative sometimes, but if you want to continue working together, additional investment in this drama is inevitable."

On the one hand, all the previous investments can be recovered immediately, on the other hand, not only do they have no money to take, but they also need to add a huge sum of money.

Isao Matsuoka, who was dripping with cold sweat, couldn't say a word at this moment, his brain was running fast, trying to find the most suitable decision for Dongbao from these two options.

As for Lin Daoqiu's sentence just now, being conservative is not a bad thing at all, which seems to have disturbed Matsuoka's nerves a bit.

"Really... can this be done? Mr. Lin is not joking, is he?"

The contract has been signed, and the money has already been paid. If you let yourself get back the investment now, will it be Lin Daoqiu's anger?

If there was any unhappiness with the other party because of this incident, then Isao Matsuoka would naturally not want to see this situation.

"Don't worry, President Matsuoka. We have cooperated for so long and you should be more or less aware of my personality. I am not joking, and I will not have any dissatisfaction with President Matsuoka because of this matter."

Hearing what Lin Daoqiu said, Isao Matsuoka was secretly relieved.

It seems that Lin Daoqiu has laid out everything properly. Even if Isao Matsuoka nodded, he would not offend Lin Daoqiu because of this, let alone create a rift with the other party.

And if the [-] million U.S. dollars were withdrawn, Dongbao's internal noise about him would definitely stop immediately. This is of course what Isao Matsuoka would like to see very much.

But "1992" will be released next year. Is it really the right choice to withdraw investment at this time?
"Since...Since Mr. Lin has said so, I would like to say sorry to you on behalf of Dongbao. I...I decided to withdraw the previous investment."

After thinking over and over again, Isao Matsuoka finally accepted Lin Daoqiu's suggestion "reluctantly" and took back the previous investment agreement.

"Chairman Matsuoka doesn't have to worry too much. I will send someone to send the agreement to Dongbao in a few days. Everyone will continue to cooperate as before."

Lin Daoqiu agreed very easily, because for him, the shock of the drama "1992" will only be stronger than that of "Godzilla".

After all, "Godzilla" is a monster movie, but "1992" is a special effects disaster blockbuster.

Although these two films are two films with cross-age significance, "1992" is a blockbuster film made after the technology of Magic Studio took shape, and it is even higher than "Godzilla".

Under such circumstances, the success of "1992" is certain, and the global box office will definitely be much higher than that of "Godzilla".

Since this is the case, asking Dongbao to take back the investment is naturally a lucrative deal for Lin Daoqiu. What reason does he have to refuse the other party?

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