Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 1902 Lin Daoqiu's Weakness
"MGM has been a little bit big lately, so you have to do something."

A certain golf course in LA, Langmeyer invited Lin Daoqiu to play golf this day.

Speaking of golf, this sport has always been regarded as a noble sport, and ordinary people can't afford it at all. A good set of golf equipment costs at least tens of thousands of dollars to start.

However, Lin Daoqiu has no interest in golf at all. The reason why he is willing to come here with Langmeyer is just for socializing.

"That's why you invited me here early this morning."

Lin Daoqiu knew that Langmeyer was doing it for his own good, and he also knew that as long as he made a little big move in Hollywood, he would attract a lot of attention.

Originally, Lin Daoqiu was not a person who liked to show off, but if he wanted to build a film and television empire, then these pre-works had to be done, and naturally it was difficult to avoid causing controversy.

But fortunately, unlike Nihong who is throwing money everywhere, Lin Daoqiu's area is not valued by the United States, so even if he makes those acquisitions, he will not let others go to war to mess with him.

But this does not mean that Lin Daoqiu can always live in peace like this, unless he immigrates to the United States and becomes an American, in which case he can avoid a lot of criticism.

It's just that Lin Daoqiu never thought about emigrating, so he will have to bear these pressures in the future.

"I'll introduce you to a few people. If you make friends with them, you will be less stressed when facing public opinion in Hollywood."

Langmeyer specially invited a few special guests, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper, the top executives of the TV station, and some congressmen.

These people have a high social status, and at some point, as long as they can help Lin Daoqiu say a few words, the effect will naturally be very good.

But this kind of thing is not one-sided. Since someone has helped you, you have to provide some help to others, such as funding or financial assistance.

But these things can't be done casually, if you can't find the way, people will ignore you at all.

"It seems that running a large company is really not an easy thing."

Lin Daoqiu has already begun to consider finding a public relations company to help MGM improve its image, and also handle this issue by the way.

In fact, not only Lin Daoqiu, the public relations departments of other film companies have always been responsible for handling these matters, but Lin Daoqiu was busy filming and ignored this.

"Hollywood is completely different from Xiangjiang. From cultural surprises to box office revenue, everything is completely different, so you still have a lot to worry about in the future."

Langmeyer has been the global president for so many years, so he naturally knows a lot of things that others don't.

It is precisely because of the good relationship with Langmeyer that Lin Daoqiu can avoid detours and spend less money.

After playing golf all day, Lin Daoqiu actually didn't know what he was talking about with those people, but what was certain was that they had no interest in movies at all.

For them, beautiful cars, beauties, good wine and delicacies are the goals they pursue, and Lin Daoqiu can provide them with other things except women, so everyone quickly became good friends.

"I think it's better to let Richardson do these things in the future. I don't seem to be suitable for such an occasion."

After sending those people away, when Lin Daoqiu recalled what he had just talked with those people, he felt that it was a waste of his time.

"You are the owner of MGM, and Richardson is just your agent. If possible, I still hope that you should attend these social activities."

Langmeyer really disagrees with Lin Daoqiu's laziness. In his opinion, these things must be done by the boss, and it is beneficial for Lin Daoqiu to make friends with those people.

"But I think chatting with them is like playing the piano against the cow. What they like is different from what I like."

Langmeyer certainly knows this, but in many cases, you can't do whatever you want.

Just when Langmeyer was planning to make an appointment with Lin Daoqiu to play golf next time, Lin Daoqiu suddenly told him that he was going back to Xiangjiang.

"I've pretty much dealt with things in Hollywood. The next time we meet, I'm afraid we'll have to wait until "1992" is released."

Lin Daoqiu has arranged everything that should be dealt with, and MGM has Richardson watching, so he has nothing to worry about.

In addition, he still has a lot of things to deal with in Xiangjiang, so it is impossible to stay on Hollywood's side all the time.

"To be honest, the combined box office of Xiangjiang's movies can't compare to "1992". I think you should put New Oriental Pictures' focus on Hollywood. As for the Xiangjiang market, it can be handled by others."

Langmeyer really couldn't understand why Lin Daoqiu was so determined to stay in Xiangjiang to develop. If it was him, he would have immigrated to the United States long ago, or put all his focus on Hollywood.

After all, the box office of Xiangjiang's movie is only 2000 million US dollars, but the box office of Hollywood is dozens of times higher than that of Xiangjiang. Lin Daoqiu has no reason to spend his energy there.

"It is impossible for me to give up the Xiangjiang market since I started my business in Xiangjiang, so I appreciate your kindness. As for MGM, Richardson has actually done a good job. I think he is a very suitable agent."

Knowing that he couldn't persuade Lin Daoqiu, Lang Mayer didn't have a good idea. Originally, he planned to take Lin Daoqiu to meet more people, but now it seems that Lin Daoqiu doesn't intend to follow his plan.

"Okay, I respect your idea, then we will see you later."

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It has been two months since he left Xiangjiang, and Lin Daoqiu didn't tell anyone when he came back, because he didn't know who to call to pick him up.

Brigitte Lin is filming "Swordsman", Zhong Chuhong also has her film to be filmed, Wang Zuxian is still filming "The Legend of Wesleyan" abroad, and Guan Zhilin and her friends went to Italy to play.

"Let's do this first, you've been away from home for so long, go back and have a look, I don't have anything to do here."

Lin Daoqiu gave Fang Jinsheng instructions.

This time I have been in LA for two months, Lin Daoqiu planned to give Fang Jinsheng a few days off and let him go home to rest for a few days.

Originally, Fang Jinsheng wanted to refuse, but Lin Daoqiu made him shut up immediately with a look.

After Fang Jinsheng left, Lin Daoqiu called a car and called a car.

After inquiring about the location of the "God of Gamblers" crew starting today, Lin Daoqiu drove to the set of "God of Gamblers".

(End of this chapter)