Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

Regarding Kirk Kerkorian's price of 1.5 billion, Lin Daoqiu's face showed no fluctuation at all, as if he was listening to something that had nothing to do with him.

Kirk Kerkorian originally thought that Lin Daoqiu would be shocked by the price he offered, or would hurriedly refute himself and list a series of examples to tell himself that MGM was not worth 1.5 billion.

But what Kirk Kerkorian never expected was that Lin Daoqiu didn't even say a word. After hearing the price he offered, he just smiled lightly on his face, that's all.

"What do you think of Mr. Lin? I think the price of 1.5 billion is very fair. If you are interested, we can continue to discuss it."

Kirk Kerkorian was testing Lin Daoqiu's attitude. He wanted to know what the other party's base price was.

"My thoughts are not much different from Mr. Kirk's thoughts about 500 million and 700 million just now."

Lin Daoqiu would never start the negotiation with a price of 1.5 billion. He didn't want to end up spending hundreds of millions more.

"Mr. Lin is really humorous, but this time I am very serious. The price of 1.5 billion is my bottom line."

Although Kirk Kerkorian said so, he could not always insist on the price of 1.5 billion, unless he was crazy, or he had no intention of selling MGM at all.

Lin Daoqiu could only shrug his shoulders at this. He felt that Kirk Kerkorian must think that he was young and easy to bully, and wanted to overwhelm him in terms of momentum and scare him into panic.

But unfortunately, Lin Daoqiu's state of mind was very stable at this time, without any ups and downs at all, and the expression on his face was also very calm.

"If it were me, I would have the same idea as Mr. Kirk, but unfortunately I am not you, so I will not spend 1.5 billion to buy MGM. This is also my bottom line."

From the beginning, the two people could not reach an agreement at all, and there seemed to be no chance of even getting to the negotiating table.

"Then I can only say I'm sorry for making Mr. Lin's trip in vain."

"It doesn't matter. It's an honor for me to meet Mr. Kirk. It's not a wasted trip."

After Lin Daoqiu finished speaking, he stood up.

The first meeting was just a test, and Lin Daoqiu didn't even think about making any progress today.

Kirk Kerkorian didn't expect Lin Daoqiu to be so impatient. He scared him away with just two words? Or is he trying to retreat in order to advance?

Not sure what Lin Daoqiu was thinking, Kirk Kerkorian stood up and shook hands with the other party.

Then Lin Daoqiu left without hesitation.

Looking at Lin Daoqiu's leaving figure, Kirk Kerkorian didn't seem very happy.

In fact, even if Lin Daoqiu doesn't come today, Kirk Kerkorian will still sell MGM before long and invest the money in his gambling business.

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Back in LA, Longmeyer came to the door directly. He wanted to know how Lin Daoqiu went to meet Kirk Kerkorian.

"There was no progress. The other party offered a price of 1.5 billion. I felt there was no need to continue the negotiation, so I came back."

Lin Daoqiu didn't want to waste his time on meaningless things, so he planned to put Kirk Kerkorian aside first.

Anyway, Lin Daoqiu previously estimated that it would take at least a year to acquire MGM. Now it has just begun. He has plenty of patience and time to take his time.

"Five billion? That guy is really whimsical."

Longmeyer couldn't help laughing when he heard Kirk Kerkorian's asking price of 1.5 billion.

If Lin Daoqiu really buys MGM for 1.5 billion, he will definitely be regarded as a big fool and a big idiot.

"You can't say that. After all, I took the initiative to find him. It's normal for him to raise the price."

Lin Daoqiu didn't think there was anything wrong with Kirk Kerkorian's outrageous price of 1.5 billion.

If it weren't for the Paramount Act, MGM's price would probably be more than 1.5 billion.

In recent years, the "Paramount Act" has begun to loosen, and the previous situation where production companies were not allowed to control movies will be gone forever.

The best time for Lin Daoqiu to acquire MGM is now. If it were slower, if it were bought by someone else in two years, the selling price would be more than 1.5 billion.

"Kirk Kerkorian is not easy to get along with, and he has casinos as financial support. There will be no shortage of funds in a short time. I'm afraid you have to put more thought into buying MGM.

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Longmeyer felt that it would not be an easy task for Lin Daoqiu to buy MGM.

Especially Kirk Kerkorian is definitely not an easy person to get along with. He is a bit stubborn and he still has money.

If he wants to change his mind and sell MGM for less than 1.5 billion, Lin Daoqiu may have to be prepared for a long war.

If you want to solve this matter as soon as possible, the only way is to spend more money, but this is obviously impossible for Lin Daoqiu.

"Of course I know this, but I'm not in a hurry to negotiate with Kirk Kerkorian now. I can wait, and he won't always be short of money."

Lin Daoqiu does not think that Kirk Kerkorian will really not be short of money. It is just that he is not short of money now, but it does not mean that he will not be short of money in the future.

As long as he has sufficient funds in his hands, if there is any problem with Kirk Kerkorian, Lin Daoqiu can directly come to him and talk to him about MGM.

"Do you really think so? Then I think you may have to wait for a long time."

Langmeyer is not too optimistic about this, but Lin Daoqiu's inability to buy MGM is actually a good thing for Universal.

After all, the split between them and Lin Daoqiu is now 50/50, especially for this time's "Godzilla".

If Lin Daoqiu buys MGM by then, then I'm afraid the way the shares will be divided will not be the same as it is now.

"Don't worry, I have a lot of patience, and if I were asked to spend one billion to acquire MGM now, I wouldn't be able to do it."

Lin Daoqiu doesn't have as much as one billion dollars in hand now. He just bought the shares of Xiangjiang Electric Lighting before. It is simply impossible for him to come up with one billion US dollars now.

"God knows what you are thinking, but if there is anything you need my help with, just ask."

Langmeyer didn't know what Lin Daoqiu was thinking, but what he could do was provide some help to the other party.

As for the financial problem, that is not where Longmeyer can help. He can only do nothing.