Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 2388 Let them bleed
Hearing Lin Daoqiu's question, Anderson Mellon was stunned for a few seconds, and then he suddenly started laughing.

"Haha... Mr. Lin is really good at joking, how could I be a lobbyist for others?"

Anderson Mellon shook his head while laughing, it seemed that Lin Daoqiu guessed wrong.

"Oh, it turned out that I misunderstood Mr. Anderson. I'm really sorry. Please forgive my recklessness."

Although Lin Daoqiu said so, but from his expression, it is impossible to see that Lin Daoqiu has the slightest apology.

On the other hand, the smile on Anderson Mellon's face suddenly became awkward.

Lin Daoqiu actually said this on purpose to block Anderson Mellon's mouth, just because he was worried that he would also get involved in this muddy water.

Since the Mellon consortium didn't want to compete for the investment of New Oriental Pictures, Lin Daoqiu naturally didn't want him to get involved in this deal, after all, he wouldn't even have friends to do it.

In Lin Daoqiu's view, Anderson Mellon does not have the kind of utilitarianism that people in the other four consortiums have. Of course, this is just what Lin Daoqiu feels after the current contact with the other party.

If Anderson Mellon is the type who pretends to be a pig and eats a tiger, then Lin Daoqiu will not find anything strange, after all, the members of these super consortiums are not vegetarians.

It is very likely that the appearance they show in normal times is not their real side at all, they are just pretending to confuse others on purpose.

"Actually, I was quite curious about which consortium has taken the lead, but since Mr. Lin has already opened his mouth, then we will not talk about this topic."

It seemed that he was worried that Lin Daoqiu might misunderstand him, so Anderson Mellon decided to change the subject altogether.

It seems that Anderson Mellon really didn't think about intervening in this investment transaction, but for some reason, Lin Daoqiu always felt that this guy didn't seem to care as much as he showed.

Walking with Anderson Mellon in the garden of his villa, the two of them chatted with each other, basically talking about topics related to movies.

Although Anderson Mellon is not engaged in the film industry, Lin Daoqiu can feel from the conversation with him that he can be regarded as a very standard movie fan.

It's just that he is not fascinated by directors and actors, he is fascinated by the genre of movies, especially the new special effects movie Anderson Mellon that has been released in recent years is even more praised.

"As far as I know, Mr. Lin's investment in "Godzilla" alone was as high as 5000 million US dollars. Although it is not unprecedented, it is definitely unprecedented. What do you think?"

Anderson Mellon was very curious, how Lin Daoqiu was willing to spend such a large sum of money to make a movie.

Although "Godzilla" later broke the highest box office record in global film history, Anderson Mellon believes that this is definitely not what Lin Daoqiu expected at the beginning. Isn't he afraid of losing money?

"Actually, I didn't expect to be able to get such a high box office, but I think that a movie made at this level can at least save money, so I made it, and the matter is as simple as that."

Lin Daoqiu shrugged, his explanation sounded very simple, as if it was just an insignificant matter.

But Anderson Mellon doesn't think things are really that simple, 5000 million US dollars, even now is an astronomical investment.

And Anderson Mellon would bet that apart from Lin Daoqiu, none of the other film companies would be willing or dare to spend 5000 million US dollars to make a film, absolutely none.

"To be honest, after chatting with you like this, I am full of confidence in the future of New Oriental Pictures. It will be very interesting to become your partner."

At this time, Anderson Mellon suddenly turned the conversation back to New Oriental Pictures, but unlike before, this time he made a long foreshadowing.

This is what Anderson Mellon meant to test Lin Daoqiu, but it is a pity that the Mellon Consortium and Anderson Mellon himself have no advantage over other consortiums.

Lin Daoqiu never considered Anderson Mellon from the beginning, so he was not in Lin Daoqiu's options from the beginning.

But in this case, Lin Daoqiu would naturally not say it directly in front of Anderson Mellon, because it would be a bit hurtful.

"Thank you very much for your favor, but I think if you are a movie fan, it is better to continue to maintain this identity, because it will give you more fun, after all, it will be a very painful thing to turn a hobby into a job .”

Lin Daoqiu was politely rejecting the other party's temptation, and Anderson Mellon had already heard what Lin Daoqiu meant, and he looked a little discouraged.

"Well...you may be right, the food should be almost ready, we can go to eat."

Anderson Mellon wisely did not continue this topic, but took Lin Daoqiu to the restaurant for dinner.

During the meal, Anderson Mellon didn't mention the matter of New Oriental Pictures. He didn't take Lin Daoqiu and Isabella Adjani out of the villa until the meal was over.

After Lin Daoqiu's car drove away, Anderson Mellon returned to his study on the second floor, then picked up the phone and dialed a number.

"Lin Daoqiu declined my temptation."

"Oh...that's a pity. In fact, I think you should say it directly, instead of using that euphemism."

Dunn Morgan on the other end of the phone had an unhappy expression on his face. He felt that Anderson Mellon hadn't done things well, which made him very disappointed.

Originally, he and Anderson Mellon agreed that the two would jointly compete for New Oriental Pictures, but Anderson Mellon failed to convince Lin Daoqiu, which made him a little depressed.

"Jabs and Charlie, Yoder and Fitch, these two pairs are much better than us, it is normal for Lin Daoqiu not to choose us."

Both Anderson Mellon and Dunn Morgan already knew the news that the four consortiums had formed two groups, so Dunn Morgan approached Anderson Mellon to cooperate, but they didn't expect the start to be unfavorable.

"You are too pessimistic. You must not give up lightly until the last moment. Now we still have a chance. It depends on how to grasp this opportunity."

Twain Morgan is a very optimistic person, at least judging from his optimistic attitude, he has not thought of admitting defeat so far.

Even if it's just trying to be brave, it's much stronger than Anderson Mellon's character of giving up immediately after being rejected.

"Then I don't know, respected Mr. Dunn Morgan, do you have a better way?"

"Of course, we can increase the quotation. Even if we can't reach an agreement in the end, I will let them bleed."

(End of this chapter)