Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 370
"Mr. Barry, I hope you can think about it and give us another..."

Kars originally wanted to ask Barry Diller to give Lin Daoqiu a chance, but Lin Daoqiu suddenly raised his hand to stop Kars from continuing.

"Opportunities are not given by others, but by yourself. Since Mr. Barry doesn't like this script, then forget it. I won't force it."

As soon as Lin Daoqiu finished speaking, Kars simply closed his eyes. Since it was already like this, it was useless for him to say anything.

Barry Diller feigned regret and put the paper back on the table.

When he met Lin Daoqiu today, it was actually destined that the two of them would not be able to cooperate from the very beginning.

What Barry Diller wanted was someone who could listen to him, but Lin Daoqiu obviously couldn't do it, so their positions were opposite from the beginning.

If Barry Diller knew that this movie would be a hit after it was made, he would definitely accommodate Lin Daoqiu this time.

However, based on the "script" he has seen now, Barry Diller doesn't think such a play can be a blockbuster. He thinks this play can only be a few hundred to tens of millions of dollars at most.

Under the same conditions, Barry Diller felt that if he could just find a movie to cooperate with, he could sell more than Lin Daoqiu's movie.

"Mr. Lin's words are right. Opportunities are won by ourselves. Since we can't cooperate this time, it doesn't matter. Maybe we will have opportunities in the future."

Barry Diller showed a very gentlemanly look, and after he finished speaking, he stood up and extended his hand to Lin Daoqiu.

After the two shook hands, Kars and Lin Daoqiu also realized that it was time for them to leave here.

"Since this is the case, I won't disturb your work. If there is a chance in the future, I will come again."

Lin Daoqiu's words sounded ridiculous to Barry Diller's ears. He didn't think Lin Daoqiu would have a second chance to come here, unless he was making a very popular movie.

"In that case, I'll wait here for Mr. Lin's arrival."

But this time Barry Diller's tone of voice sounded a bit perfunctory.

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"If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have come with you."

After leaving Paramount's headquarters, Kars couldn't help complaining to Lin Daoqiu.

Who is Barry Diller? He is the big man who saved Paramount from the brink of bankruptcy. It is definitely not a good thing to have a bad relationship with him.

"What do you think, a piece of paper...you took a piece of paper to see him, if I were Barry Diller, I would definitely be very angry."

Kars still can't believe it, Lin Daoqiu actually went to see Barry Diller with only a piece of paper, which sounds crazy.

"Kars, I'm afraid you misunderstood me this time."

Lin Daoqiu stopped suddenly, and then looked at Kars with a serious expression.

Kars also stopped, but when he turned around and looked at Lin Daoqiu, his eyes were full of confusion, as if he was asking Lin Daoqiu where he misunderstood you.

"Barry Diller wants obedient people, but the collaborator I want is impossible to cooperate with him. No matter who leads, the other side can't accept it."

Kars also felt that what Lin Daoqiu said was right after listening to it. After all, Barry Diller's impression of Lin Daoqiu didn't look very good from the very beginning.

In particular, he didn't go along with the other side's bad jokes, which made Barry Diller look a little unhappy.

Since then, Barry Diller has suddenly seemed to be a different person. This may be because Lin Daoqiu didn't flatter him like everyone else.

"Well, even if what you said is true, but now Warner, Fox, and Paramount, you have drawn X in these three companies, so what should you do now?"

The problem Karls mentioned is indeed a very difficult matter. If Lin Daoqiu does not solve it quickly, even if "Home Alone" is filmed, there will be no place to show it.

Moreover, this drama needs to be driven by the North American market to achieve good results in other places, let alone the North American market is the big head of this drama.

"There will always be a way, and I'm sure you can."

Lin Daoqiu suddenly threw this trouble back to Kars, which made the other party open his eyes wide after listening, and then looked at Lin Daoqiu with an incredible expression.

I managed to help him meet with Barry Diller, but Lin Daoqiu didn't cherish this opportunity at all, and now he had to think of a way.

"Lin, you really don't have a lot of money to make. If I had known, I would have chosen to take 200 million US dollars instead of 5.00% of the box office. Maybe I would end up with nothing."

Kars shook his head as he spoke, looking dejected.

But the strange thing is that Lin Daoqiu didn't mind this at all, and it seemed that he didn't get discouraged because of the collapse of the talk with Barry Diller, instead he looked indifferent.

Lin Daoqiu put his arms around Kars' shoulders, comforting him as he walked.

"Don't worry, there are so many film companies in Hollywood, it doesn't matter if these three are missing, it's not like there are others, such as..."

"Like what?"

Kars really wanted to know what good solution Lin Daoqiu could come up with at this time.

But what he didn't expect was that Lin Daoqiu really thought of a partner.

"Like Universal, what do you think?"

In fact, even if Lin Daoqiu didn't say anything, Kars was going to go to Universal Pictures to try his luck. After all, there were only five film companies left.

"I hope Mr. Langmeyer can tolerate your bad temper. Otherwise, I think even if he agrees to meet this time, he will definitely screw up in the end."

It seems that Kars is not very confident in Lin Daoqiu, because he is worried that Lin Daoqiu will make Langmeyer unhappy this time, just like meeting Barry Diller this time.

However, Karls guessed wrong this time, because Langmeyer and Barry Diller are two different types of people, so the final results will be different.

"Then you just pray that we will have good luck this time."

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"You said Lin Daoqiu, the screenwriter of "Mission Impossible", wants to meet me?"

The next morning, Langmeyer received a phone call that took him by surprise.

Lin Daoqiu's name, Lang Mayer, had been heard before.

Because "Mission Impossible" defeated "Kramer and Mrs. Kramer" in North America last year to win the box office championship in North America.

As the president of Universal Pictures, it is impossible for Langmeyer not to know Lin Daoqiu's name.

Moreover, Lin Daoqiu sold the copyright of "Mission Impossible" to Fox for [-] million US dollars, which also caused a wave of heated discussions in Hollywood at that time.

Some people thought he was a fool, even willing to sell such a profitable movie.

But there are still some people who think Lin Daoqiu is very smart, and Langmeyer is one of them.

"I have time tomorrow, let them come over."

After Langmeyer put down the phone, the corners of his mouth suddenly rose slightly, and it seemed that he was in a good mood because of the news.

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