Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 2384 Could it be that he...

"I know that "Readers Times" is still renting offices. If Mr. Lin doesn't mind, you can choose any building here to be the future headquarters of "Readers Times."

As soon as Charlie Wood made a move, he used a building as a meeting ceremony. It seems that this guy is really generous.

You must know that the cheapest of these buildings costs 8000 million U.S. dollars, and the most expensive one reaches [-] million U.S. dollars, and they are all located in the city center.

It can be seen that Charlie Wood has indeed achieved enough sincerity when he asked Lin Daoqiu to meet this time.

Of course, it is impossible for Charlie Wood to give Lin Daoqiu a building for free. His purpose or request is very simple, that is, to ask Lin Daoqiu to cooperate with him and let him invest in "Reader Times" and New Oriental Pictures.

Of course, Lin Daoqiu knew very well that Charlie Wood would not let him choose a building for no reason. Although the Wood consortium was very rich, they would not treat money like this.

The purpose of Charlie Wood's doing this is very simple, that is, to make more money from himself, so these can only be regarded as his initial investment.

"Thank you for your kindness, but we have a saying that you don't get rewarded without merit, so I appreciate your kindness."

It is impossible for Lin Daoqiu to be so foolish as to actually choose a building. He only wants to impress himself with only [-] million US dollars. It can only be said that Charlie Wood is a bit too taken for granted.

You must know that this cooperation will determine Lin Daoqiu's future to a large extent, so how could he accept Charlie Wood's petty profits.

Lin Daoqiu's answer made Charlie Wood a little surprised. He didn't expect Lin Daoqiu to refuse so simply. Originally, he wanted to deepen the relationship between himself and Lin Daoqiu in the name of giving away the building.

But now it seems that I take Lin Daoqiu too lightly, at least if you want to impress the other party, it is absolutely impossible to do it with these things alone.

"Mr. Lin, don't get me wrong. I didn't think about changing your mind through these things. I'm just expressing my sincerity, that's all."

Charlie Wood hurriedly explained to Lin Daoqiu that he didn't want his move to cause Lin Daoqiu to misunderstand him badly, because it would affect their subsequent negotiations.

"Don't worry, Mr. Charlie. Of course I know that these are all your kind intentions, so I appreciate it. I don't know what's the matter with you looking for me this time?"

Lin Daoqiu closed the book, then walked across to Charlie Wood and sat down.

Charlie Wood didn't expect that his well-prepared tricks failed to impress Lin Daoqiu, but he quickly adjusted his mood and stopped thinking about things that made him unhappy.

"I know that Mr. Lin has already met with all four consortiums, and has already begun to consider which one of them to choose as your partner. Am I right?"

Charlie Wood clarified the matter as soon as he came up, and it can be seen that he also realized that the Wood Consortium did not take the initiative in this negotiation.

If he continued to wait, Charlie Wood was even worried that other financial groups would take away this big business, so he had to show up to meet Lin Daoqiu earlier.

"Yes, what Mr. Charlie said is true. I have indeed met people from four consortiums, and I am already considering choosing one of them as my partner."

Lin Daoqiu did not hide this, he nodded honestly and admitted it.

Charlie Wood admired Lin Daoqiu's honesty, because he couldn't hide this kind of thing if he wanted to hide it. Charlie Wood could find out what he wanted to know immediately after a little research.

"I don't know if I may take the liberty to ask, what are the chances of the Wood Consortium among these four consortiums?"

"To tell you the truth, it's zero."

When Lin Daoqiu said it was zero, the smile on Charlie Wood's face suddenly became more eye-catching than before.

Charlie Wood did not expect Lin Daoqiu to be so honest in front of him, and it could even be said that he was so honest that Charlie Wood felt a little annoying.

Doesn't this guy know how to talk nonsense when he sees people?Even if the chance is not great, it is better than directly saying that it is zero.

"Mr. Lin is really honest, but I like to cooperate with honest people like you, because everyone can be more aware of the risks they will take in the future."

Lin Daoqiu was already clearly telling Charlie Wood that the Wood Consortium was basically out, but the other party seemed unwilling to give up just like that.

"It's a pity that although we didn't become partners, if Mr. Charlie doesn't mind, we can still be very good friends."

Charlie Wood looked at Lin Daoqiu with a smile. Judging from his expression, he didn't know what he was thinking in his heart at all, but it was basically certain that Charlie Wood should not be happy.

If he just gave up like this, Charlie Wood would definitely not be reconciled. After all, as one of the core members of the Wood Consortium, he has never taken the initiative to say defeat in the mall.

It's just that the challenge this time is bigger than the difficulties he encountered before. After all, the other three are all well-known super consortiums in North America, and Charlie Wood doesn't have any advantage in this regard.

"If I hope that Mr. Lin can give me a chance, I wonder if you will consider my request?"

Charlie Wood actually used the word "request" to Lin Daoqiu, which made Eli Wood, who was standing on the side, have a surprised expression on his face after hearing it.

You must know that he has been following the young master Charlie Wood since he could remember. Over the years, Eliwood has never heard his young master use the word request to other people.

"Mr. Charlie, we didn't have any friendship before this, even this is our first meeting. If you want to win this business, you have to come up with more advantageous conditions than others."

Lin Daoqiu and Charlie Wood didn't have any friendship at all, so under such circumstances, he naturally wanted to talk about business.

Basically, in Lin Daoqiu's heart, the Wood Consortium is already out. If Charlie Wood insists on continuing the competition, then he must offer conditions that others cannot offer.

"If I remember correctly, Mr. Lin offered us US$30 billion in exchange for [-]% of the shares in Reader Times, right?"

Lin Daoqiu nodded. This was indeed the price he offered Eliwood at the time, but it was just a rhetoric to force the other party back.

Unless it's 20 years from now, the Reader Times stake won't be worth that much then.

But Charlie Wood suddenly brought up this topic, could he...

(End of this chapter)