Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 2403
"Hahaha...you are so interesting. I never thought that Mr. Rupert was such a humorous person."

"Mr. Lin, I don't think there's anything funny about what I said. I'm sorry, I have something else to do, so I'm sorry."

Murdoch was very angry. He felt that Lin Daoqiu was so impolite that he dared to laugh at what he said in front of him.

As the saying goes, whether it is tolerable or unbearable, it is naturally impossible for Murdoch to stay here and be ridiculed by Lin Daoqiu.

So he left the golf course with his men without looking back.

"Three to five years? Mr. Rupert, do you think that the Hollywood film market is still as calm as before? I advise you to learn about the situation of Universal and Columbia."

When Murdoch was about to leave, Lin Daoqiu said loudly behind him, but Murdoch deliberately acted as if he hadn't heard anything, and didn't hesitate a step.

"You can tell from his angry look, Mr. Lin, you must have said something that made Mr. Rupert very unhappy, right?"

Fang Jinsheng and Richardson came over. Richardson saw Murdoch's appearance and knew that his chat with Lin Daoqiu just now should be very unpleasant.

With a faint smile on his face, Lin Daoqiu did not deny this, because he actually did it on purpose.

If you negotiate with Murdoch in the normal way, it is estimated that it will not only take a lot of time to buy Fox's shares in his hands, but also there will be a serious premium.

In this case, Lin Daoqiu naturally couldn't talk to Murdoch slowly according to the normal negotiation method, he had to use some slanted methods.

Fortunately, Neon's company has focused on Universal and Columbia Pictures. As for Fox, no one is competing with him, so Lin Daoqiu is not worried that doing so will be self-defeating.

On the way back, Murdoch put on a stinky face, and it was clear that he was in a very bad mood at this time.

"Who does he think he is, and he thinks he is great with a few small coins in his hand? He wants to buy the shares in my hand, unless he kneels down and begs me."

Murdoch, who was burning with anger, became more and more angry.

Hodrickson and Larsamy sat opposite Murdoch, and they could feel how angry their boss was at this moment.

But because they didn't hear the conversation between Lin Daoqiu and Murdoch just now, they naturally didn't know how to make Murdoch so angry.

"Boss, Lin Daoqiu received investment from the Morgan Consortium not long ago. With the Morgan Consortium as his backer, it's no wonder Lin Daoqiu is so arrogant."

When the Morgan consortium was mentioned, Murdoch, who was very angry, began to calm down slowly.

"If Lin Daoqiu asks people from the Morgan consortium to put pressure on him, what will the boss plan to do?"

Asked by Hodrickson, Murdoch turned his head to the other party in surprise, because he never thought that such a situation would happen.

The previous angry expression has been replaced by shock, and it can be seen that Murdoch seems a little nervous at this time.

Because he knows very well that if Lin Daoqiu really finds the Morgan consortium to put pressure on him, it is impossible for Murdoch to stop the other party's "persuasion" with his current strength. Sold to Lin Daoqiu.

"The Morgan consortium shouldn't be able to do this, right? Although I don't have any friendship with them, but..."

"The Morgan consortium has already bought [-]% of the shares of "Reader Times" and New Oriental Pictures, and is the second largest shareholder of these two companies. Do you think they will?"

Murdoch was about to shake his head, but he stopped half way and suddenly stopped.

It seems that Murdoch also has to admit that this possibility exists, and it is very likely to happen.

Once the Morgan Consortium came to exert pressure or serve as a lobbyist for Lin Daoqiu, if he dared to reject the Morgan Consortium, "News Corporation" would probably encounter big trouble in the future.

Although the Morgan consortium is only one of the top ten consortiums in North America, their influence is not limited to North America.

Murdoch's main businesses are located in North America, England, and Australia. It just so happens that the Morgan consortium has great influence in these places.

If Murdoch dares to resist, his media empire is likely to disintegrate rapidly in the next few years.

"Am I really going to sell Fox Films to Lin Daoqiu?"

Although Murdoch said he was very reluctant, but if Hodrickson's guess is correct, then he may not be able to prevent this from happening.

"Boss, the movie company doesn't actually have much effect on us, and you don't have much interest in investing in movies, do you?"

Murdoch was reluctant to admit it, but he still nodded after being told by Hodrickson.

Because his main business is newspapers and television stations, the role of film companies to Murdoch is to provide some IP and movies to television stations.

From the beginning to the end, he never thought about developing Fox Films into the most famous film company in North America or even the world. In this point, he and Lin Daoqiu are very different.

Moreover, due to the cooperation with Lin Daoqiu in the recent period, Fox has performed very well in terms of revenue.

If Lin Daoqiu really kicks them out of the league at that time, with both Universal and Columbia Pictures changing hands, the future of Fox Films can be said to be very bleak.

When everyone else is making a lot of money, his film company can only lose money because of the crowding out effect. This is definitely not what Murdoch wants to see.

"Since the boss is not interested in movies, this movie company can actually be sold to Lin Daoqiu. Of course, the price must be reasonable."

Hodrickson did not resist selling Fox Films to Lin Daoqiu, but the problem was that the other party could come up with a matching price. As for the premium, it depended on how much Lin Daoqiu was willing to pay.

"But before that, you must maintain your attitude just now, and make Lin Daoqiu feel that it is absolutely impossible for you to take the initiative to sell Fox Films, so that it is easy to negotiate the price."

"What you said is very reasonable. Since this is the case, do what you said. If Lin Daoqiu comes to the door, you will be in contact with him. Now I will be angry when I see him."

Murdoch was still very resistant to selling the film company to Lin Daoqiu when he got in the car, but after Hodrickson said this, his attitude immediately changed dramatically.

Of course, if Lin Daoqiu wants to impress Murdoch, then he must offer a price that will make Murdoch's heart beat, so that they can continue to talk, otherwise Murdoch would rather hang on than easily Sell ​​the film company to Lin Daoqiu.

(End of this chapter)