Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 1888 Everyone Wants to Take Advantage of Him
"Paramount was the first to reject Lin Daoqiu's invitation. Disney seems to be unable to cooperate because the request for share is too high."

Lin Daoqiu was looking for cooperation in Hollywood, so naturally he couldn't hide it from little Alan Ryder.

It seemed normal to Barry Diller to reject Lin Daoqiu.

After all, Paramount's momentum has been very strong in recent years, and it has a good chance to sit on the top of Hollywood.

Except that Universal can compete with Paramount, other film companies basically have no chance.

But now MGM has suddenly fallen into the hands of Lin Daoqiu, and the speed of its rise is far beyond everyone's expectations.

Most of this is due to Lin Daoqiu, but part of it is also due to the strong support of Universal.

"How's the situation over there at Warner?"

Lin Daoqiu went to several companies and Alan Ryder Jr. knew it very well. What he wanted to know was how Fox should make a choice now.

If you choose to cooperate with Paramount, Fox can only be its younger brother all the time, and there is no possibility of turning around.

"Ashley is still considering it, but according to my guess, he should choose to cooperate with Lin Daoqiu. After all, the box office revenue of "1992" is too attractive to refuse."

Warner is not as rich as Paramount. After tasting the delicacy of "Godzilla" last time, the possibility of Ashley rejecting Lin Daoqiu is too low.

The reason why he didn't agree to Lin Daoqiu immediately was probably because he hoped that the other party could increase some of the box office share, and he also waited and watched Fox's actions by the way.

"Warner's development momentum in the past few years can only be said to be mediocre. It is in the middle and lower ranks in Hollywood. It is not easy for Ashley to endure such a large sum of money on their heads."

It's not that Alan Ryder Jr. looks down on Warner, but the size and income of the company determine their development direction.

If he were the chairman of Warner, Alan Ryder Jr. estimated that he would also choose to cooperate with Lin Daoqiu.

But now Fox is in a very awkward position. If you want to say that it is not strong, apart from Paramount and Universal, other Hollywood film companies are really inferior to Fox.

But if you want to say that Fox is very strong, he can't stand in the first echelon in Hollywood.

Except for the Star Wars series, Fox has really not had any popular movies in recent years. The most popular movie is actually "Mission Impossible" they bought from Lin Daoqiu.

"If we choose to cooperate with Paramount, we can also pull in several other film companies to deal with the alliance between Universal and MGM."

In the eyes of some Hollywood movie tycoons, Universal and MGM are almost bound together now.

The relationship between Lin Daoqiu and Langmeyer can be said to be too good, although this relationship is based on mutual benefit.

But even this kind of relationship maintained by interests is actually a very common thing in Hollywood.

"Who do you think will benefit the most if they are defeated in the end?"

Little Alan Ryder looked at his assistant Lewand and asked.

Asked by little Alan Ryder, Lewand began to seriously think about his question.

"Paramount is naturally the biggest beneficiary, because if Universal and MGM fall, they can firmly sit on the throne of Hollywood's No. [-], and we are very hopeful that we can take over Universal's position."

In Lewand's view, under the current situation, Fox cannot compete with Paramount and Universal.

Even after the fall of Universal and MGM, Fox can only take over the position of Universal.

"You are wrong. If Universal and MGM fall, we may not be able to sit on the second throne. Don't forget Columbia."

In the early 80s, Coca-Cola bought Columbia Pictures, but the beverage company apparently knew nothing about movies.

But even under such circumstances, Columbia's development in the past few years has been pretty good. At least they have made some blockbuster movies when they don't have to worry about funds.

Alan Ryder Jr. recently heard some rumors that a foreign consortium intends to buy Columbia from Coca-Cola.

Once Columbia is sold, Fox will definitely be affected if it develops well.

"But if we cooperate with Lin Daoqiu, we can neither compete with MGM nor Universal, and we can only rank third in the end."

In Lewand's view, being second is obviously better than being third. He believes that Alan Ryder Jr. should not be confused.

But what Levan didn't know was that Alan Ryder Jr.'s idea turned out to be to cooperate with Lin Daoqiu.

You must know that his decision will affect the future of Fox. If he makes a wrong choice, Alan Ryder Jr. may definitely resign.

"Your argument is based on the fact that Paramount will definitely win, but if Lin Daoqiu is the one who must win, how would you choose?"

Lewandowski was overwhelmed by this question from Alan Ryder Jr., but the answer is actually very simple.

If Lin Daoqiu is sure to win, then Lewandowski will definitely choose the winning side, even if he can only be ranked third, it is better than falling worse.

"Magic Studio's current momentum is too strong. I don't see how Paramount can compete with Lin Daoqiu..."

"If we cooperate with Lin Daoqiu, we can get more help from Magic Studio to establish our special effects company, I think it will be worth it."

It is not impossible for Alan Ryder Jr. to cooperate with Lin Daoqiu, but what he wants is the technology of Magic Studio.

Even if he doesn't get all of them right away, what Alan Ryder Jr. hopes is that within at least the next ten years, Fox's special effects technology must be able to catch up with or approach the level of Magic Studio.

"Don't forget, we still have George."

Lin Daoqiu was able to establish Magic Studio because he poached Dykstra from Industrial Light & Magic.

But the relationship between Alan Ryder Jr. and George Lucas can be said to be extraordinary.

Special effects movies have been proven to be the trend of future movies. As long as we grasp this point, Fox may not be unable to fly.

But one difference is that Fox couldn't bear the amount of money invested in researching special effects, so he had to find someone to share it or ask Lin Daoqiu to help pay for it.

This is also the key point why Alan Ryder Jr. thought of cooperating with Lin Daoqiu. After all, it costs hundreds of millions of dollars a year to develop special effects technology, and other film companies except Lin Daoqiu can't do it at all.

That's why Alan Ryder Jr. planned to use cooperation to enjoy the results of Lin Daoqiu's investment in special effects technology. Of course, it depends on whether Lin Daoqiu is willing to accept it.

(End of this chapter)