Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 2402 is almost intimidating

Richardson and Murdoch's subordinates are following slowly, because they know that their boss has something to talk about.

After fighting for a full hour, Lin Daoqiu had already realized that Murdoch should have seen his intentions, but he didn't want to take the initiative to ask, he just didn't want to give himself the initiative.

In this case, there is no need for him to procrastinate. After all, playing golf is not a pastime for Lin Daoqiu at all, and he is actually not happy to play.

"Speaking of which, if Richardson hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known that Mr. Rupert was actually a major shareholder of Fox."

Lin Daoqiu seemed to just mention this matter casually, but Murdoch didn't think so when he heard it. He immediately realized that the reason why Lin Daoqiu asked him out today was probably because of Fox's affairs.

In Murdoch's impression, since Fox formed an alliance with MGM, its revenue has increased a lot at once.

But Alan Ryder is responsible for the affairs of the film company. He will not take the initiative to intervene in the decision of the other party. He focuses more on newspapers and TV stations.

"Mr. Lin laughed. In fact, it was just an accident to buy Fox. At that time, Fox's situation was not very good, but I think this company has great potential, so after some careful consideration, I decided to buy half of this company. shares of..."

"From the current point of view, my decision is not wrong. The future of Fox is indeed very bright."

Murdoch followed Lin Daoqiu's words, and then raised the value of Fox a lot.

The word "future" can be either bright or dark, depending on what the speaker and the listener think.

"As far as I know, Mr. Rupert spends most of his energy on the media and TV stations. You don't seem to be very interested in the film company."

"How could it be? The reason why I didn't intervene in the film company is because Alan Ryder is there, and I trust him very much. In this case, I don't think it is necessary to intervene in his work..."

Murdoch's answer was impeccable, so he would not give Lin Daoqiu a chance to take advantage of the loophole.

Lin Daoqiu was not at all surprised by Murdoch's strict defense, because in his opinion, Murdoch should have guessed that his purpose of coming today is for the Fox film company.

"Your decision is very wise. There are not many bosses who have such an idea. I believe you should have heard that two film companies, Universal and Columbia, are being acquired."

How could Murdoch not be aware of things that even Lin Daoqiu knew? His newspapers and TV stations have reported news in this regard.

But what Lin Daoqiu said made Murdoch feel a little strange. He didn't understand why the other party said that?
"As far as I know, the progress of the acquisition of these two companies is basically close to completion, but some details are still being negotiated, but I believe that a deal will be concluded in the near future."

"Mr. Lin's reading is right. I didn't expect Universal and Columbia to sell the company to the Neon people, but this is their decision and outsiders can't interfere."

Murdoch didn't realize what Lin Daoqiu was going to say. The other party seemed to be looking for something to talk to, or did his words have any deep meaning?
"People from Panasonic and Neon have negotiated with me. As long as the deal is concluded, they will join the MGM alliance."

"Congratulations, Mr. Lin. Once Universal and Columbia Pictures join in, the strength of the alliance you lead will be second to none in Hollywood."

Murdoch's words sounded like he was praising Lin Daoqiu, but he never expected that Lin Daoqiu's next words would make his brows wrinkle all of a sudden.

"Hollywood's film market is so big, if once two companies join in, plus Warner and Fox, there will be five companies, which is a bit too much."

"Mr. Lin, what does this mean?"

Murdoch immediately stood up, and then immediately frowned.

He is not a fool, he is very shrewd and extremely smart, if not for this, Murdoch would not have become a well-known newspaper tycoon at the age of 60.

Murdoch has already heard the meaning of Lin Daoqiu's words. If Universal and Columbia Pictures join in by then, he will kick Fox out of this alliance.

Although such an approach sounds a bit too disrespectful, after all, Lin Daoqiu took the initiative to approach them to cooperate.

As a result, now that Lin Daoqiu has gained a firm foothold in Hollywood, he is about to kick Fox out. Isn't this really too nasty?
"Mr. Rupert, I believe that you have been in North America for such a long time, and you should be very aware of the style of doing things here. Fox has no way to provide any help to this alliance, so I can't continue to let it stay, unless... ..."

"Unless Fox becomes Mr. Lin's company, then it can remain in your alliance. Well, Mr. Lin is really smart, but unfortunately I have no idea of ​​selling Fox shares."

Lin Daoqiu was not surprised by Murdoch's answer at all, because he didn't think Murdoch was a person who could be frightened by just a few words.

After Murdoch finished speaking, Lin Daoqiu just nodded with a smile, but didn't say anything more.

"Actually, if you sell Fox's shares to me now, you can still cash out at a high price. After all, the film company does not play a big role for you. All you want is a TV station..."

"And what I want is a film company, we can get what we want, you get a good offer, and I can also get a film company, why not do it?"

For Lin Daoqiu's statement, Murdoch actually felt that there was some truth to it.

But it makes sense. If Lin Daoqiu used the room for negotiation before, or directly told him that he wanted to acquire Fox, then Murdoch might still be interested in talking with him.

But Lin Daoqiu used almost threatening methods as soon as he came up, which made Murdoch very annoyed. Naturally, it was impossible for him to discuss this deal with Lin Daoqiu calmly.

"Mr. Lin, I'm sorry. I remember that our company still has some urgent matters to deal with. Let's end today's game. As for the request you just raised, I'm afraid it will be difficult to achieve it within three to five years. This is my answer, did you hear me clearly?"

Lin Daoqiu didn't expect Murdoch to say such a thing, he suddenly laughed directly in front of Murdoch.

(End of this chapter)