Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 2229
"Do you think what Sanchos said is true or false?"

After Sanchos left, Jeffrey Katzenberg couldn't help asking.

Because this matter is no small matter, once it is true, the pressure on Paramount will be reduced a lot.

Barry Diller shook his head, and he couldn't immediately tell whether what the other party said was true or not.

"I think it's true."

Jeffrey Katzenberg suddenly and directly offered his judgment.

Barry Diller looked at each other with a puzzled face. In his memory, Jeffrey Katzenberg was not a person who made judgments easily, and he was usually very cautious, which was not his style.

Seeing Barry Diller looking at him with puzzled eyes, Jeffrey Katzenberg quickly explained to the other party.

"It should be well known how good the relationship between Lin Daoqiu and Longmeyer is. Universal suddenly fired Longmeyer and replaced him with Sanchos. It is understandable that Lin Daoqiu would be angry."

"Do you think businessmen have a conscience in Hollywood?"

Barry Diller couldn't help laughing.

He has been in Hollywood for so many years, but he has never seen a person who can sacrifice his own interests for his friends, at least he has not seen such a person so far.

"But Lin Daoqiu is not from our side, he is from Xiangjiang, so his thinking is different from ours, and it is very likely that he will do such a thing for his friends."

Originally, Barry Diller thought that Jeffrey Katzenberg was joking, but after hearing what the other party said, his thoughts began to loosen.

"Go check it out as soon as possible and see what's going on."

It would be a lie for Barry Diller to say that he was not moved. If this was true, he would accept Universal without hesitation.

But if there is something strange about this matter, then Barry Diller may have to slow down and study it carefully before making a decision.

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"Isn't it nice that Sanchos went to Barry Diller?"

A few days later, Lin Daoqiu received news that Sancho Smith would meet Barry Diller.

However, this is not a secret, after all, basically only those who are interested will know what happened on the golf course.

Although Lin Daoqiu did not find out what Sanchos and Barry Diller talked about, he was sure that it must have something to do with the league.

"Are you really not worried about Universal and Paramount joining forces? Just thinking about this matter makes me feel scared."

Richardson still can't believe that Lin Daoqiu really wants to let Universal and Paramount join forces.

Because in his original expectation, the alliance between Paramount and Disney would reduce its share in Hollywood year by year due to their oppression.

In the end, due to the problem of income, the company can only maintain the operation of the company by laying off employees or reducing investment.

In the future, it is even possible that Paramount and Disney will never recover because of the failure of investment in one or two blockbuster films.

The situation predicted by Richardson has been encountered by many film companies before, and the worst ending is to disappear directly.

Originally, he had already imagined the most ideal situation, so he waited for it to be realized step by step.

But now that Lin Daoqiu actually chose to let Universal rely on it, this really made Richardson unable to understand what Lin Daoqiu was thinking. Is he really so sure that the Paramount alliance cannot grow?
"Your worries are necessary, but you can rest assured about this matter. What I have said will not change. You should be very clear about this."

Lin Daoqiu no longer wants to continue discussing Universal with Richardson, because this is a foregone conclusion and will not be changed.

"Well, since you have made such a decision, I, as your subordinate, will naturally follow your wishes."

Although Richardson couldn't understand Lin Daoqiu's thoughts, as Lin Daoqiu's subordinate, he still had to carry out Lin Daoqiu's orders.

Putting Universal's affairs aside, Lin Daoqiu no longer intends to devote his time and energy to it.

As for whether Barry Diller will form an alliance with Universal in the end, Lin Daoqiu feels that he has no choice under the current situation.

Because if they are at a disadvantage and give up a strong partner, it will completely pull Paramount into the abyss for Barry Diller.

But what Barry Diller probably didn't expect was that the "partner" Lin Daoqiu arranged for them would make them fall into the abyss faster.

"Brian DePalma called me yesterday. The filming of "007: M" Xiangjiang has been completed, and they are going to return to LA next week."

When Lin Daoqiu went from Neon to LA, the crew of "007: M" had already finished shooting the scenes of Neon, and went to Xiangjiang to shoot the final plot.

After they stayed in Xiangjiang for a period of time, with the assistance of Magic Studio, Brian DePalma also successfully finished shooting all the scenes of "007: M" in Xiangjiang.

"007: M" was originally planned to stay in Xiangjiang for post-production, but Brian DePalma insisted on returning to LA.

And Brian DePalma's reason is very good, that is, the premiere of "007: M" will be in North America instead of Xiangjiang.

It would be a waste of time if the post-production in Xiangjiang is completed and then brought to North America.

Lin Daoqiu knew that Brian DePalma didn't want long-distance fatigue, and he didn't like staying in Xiangjiang either.

After thinking about it, Lin Daoqiu decided to agree to the other party's request and let the post-production of "007: M" go back to Hollywood.

"No problem, let him set off when he's ready."

After getting Lin Daoqiu's approval, Richardson was relieved.

Because he was worried before that Lin Daoqiu was unwilling to let "007: M" return to LA for post-production, which would cause disputes with director Brian DePalma.

Although in Richardson's view, it was difficult for Brian DePalma's request to be met, he did not expect Lin Daoqiu to agree.

"Brian is right in saying that "007: M" will premiere in Hollywood at that time, so I will agree to his request, which is considered kind."

According to Lin Daoqiu's past personality, once he decided on something, he would not change it.

Not to mention it was just a small director's request, basically a big man like Lin Daoqiu could just ignore it.

And from Lin Daoqiu's change of attitude this time, Richardson felt that Lin Daoqiu could at least listen to what others said, which was somewhat a good thing for him.

Otherwise, once Lin Daoqiu becomes the kind of boss who is arbitrary and does not allow others to disobey his will, then Richardson may have to consider whether he should stay at MGM and continue working.

(End of this chapter)