Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

Lin Daoqiu's arrogance made Kerkorian very unhappy, but the problem now is that his situation is very worrying. If he hadn't encountered big trouble this time, he would not have taken the initiative to call Lin Daoqiu.

When encountering such a master, Kerkorian really has no good solution.

"Mr. Lin, let's each take a step back. What do you think of the price of 1.1 billion?"

"I'm sorry, I think 800 million is already a very reasonable price."

Kerkorian felt that Lin Daoqiu had no intention of seriously negotiating with him, otherwise how could he offer such a base price of US$800 million.

Although this price was already the highest at this time, a year ago, Kerkorian would not even listen to this offer.

Feeling that he was being bullied by a dog, Kerkorian was very angry, but there was nothing he could do.

"One billion, the price of one billion is already very reasonable. Mr. Lin, please consider it."

Kerkorian is still making his final struggle. His current psychological price is still one billion yuan. After all, he has not reached the final step yet.

"Mr. Kerkorian, 800 million is my final offer. If you are interested, we can trade at any time, but if it is more, there is nothing I can do."

Lin Daoqiu is not without money, but there is no need to spend an extra 200 million US dollars to buy MGM. After all, 200 million US dollars is by no means a small sum for him.

If Lin Daoqiu didn't do anything to save this money, why should he give it to the other party for free?

"Mr. Lin, I can't accept the price of 800 million under any circumstances. If you are interested in 1 billion, you can contact me at any time."

Kerkorian insisted on the price of one billion. After all, he had reduced it from 1.2 billion to one billion. This was already a huge concession.

"In that case, let's talk if we have a chance in the future."

After Lin Daoqiu finished speaking, he put down the phone.

Kerkorian on the other end of the phone looked helpless. After he put down the phone, he leaned heavily on the back of his chair, looking very tired.

Although he had expected that the conversation with Lin Daoqiu would not go smoothly this time, he did not expect that the other party would be so incompetent that he could not do anything about him.

In recent years, the global film market has grown to varying degrees, with Hollywood experiencing the largest growth. Especially with the birth of "Godzilla", everyone has seen the bright future of special effects films.

But it is a pity that even Kerkorian, who is one of the eight major Hollywood studios, is not able to ride on this trend.

After the birth of "Godzilla", all film companies tried their best to invest in the creation of special effects movies, but Kerkorian's MGM did not keep up. This has to be said to be a pity.

If this were not the case, Kerkorian's MGM would not have been priced down to such an extent that it could not be sold. In the final analysis, it was because he usually did not pay attention to MGM, which led to such a result.

"Master, do you want to take a rest? I see you look very tired."

Kerkorian's butler was standing nearby. He was very worried when he saw Kerkorian's tired look.

After all, Kerkorian was already old at this time. He was almost seventy years old and could not have as much vitality as he did when he was young. Now he looked old and lost his former glory.

"I'm fine..."

Kerkorian shook his head. He couldn't rest at all now. He still had many things to deal with.

If he makes one wrong move, he will face a tragic fate, which is complete bankruptcy. This is by no means the result Kerkorian wants to see.

Different from the anxious Kerkorian at this moment, Lin Daoqiu on the other side looked relaxed and at ease.

He was sure that within three months, Kerkorian would definitely sell MGM to him for US$800 million. The reason was simple: he had no other way out.

Unless he is willing to continue to be saddled with MGM, a film company in his hands that has no ability to make money at all.

Now Kerkorian is just unwilling to accept this fact. Once he realizes that there is no room for maneuver in his situation, I believe he will wake up by then.

Once he acquires MGM, Lin Daoqiu's first consideration is whether to continue to focus on Hong Kong or move to Hollywood.

Magic Studio's base in Xiangjiang has been renovated several times and a huge amount of money has been invested. No matter what, Lin Daoqiu will never give up easily.

But if MGM is successfully purchased by then, both MGM and Dykstra will definitely strongly urge Lin Daoqiu to establish a branch of Magic Studios in Hollywood.

In the past, Dykstra had no choice but to stay in Hong Kong. Now that he has bought MGM, he will definitely try his best to return to the United States. After all, that is his hometown.

Once Dykstra leaves, it will be difficult for the Magic Studio in Xiangjiang to be as strong as before.

But the good thing is that the technologies of Magic Studio are interoperable. Even if the branch of Magic Studio in the United States develops the latest technology in the future, Xiangjiang can also share it.

But Lin Daoqiu must also speed up the training of talents in special effects technology in Xiangjiang, otherwise if something goes wrong with Dykstra by then, he will really have no place to cry.

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After staying in Neon for a period of time, Lin Daoqiu set off back to Hong Kong. Dykstra did not go back with him because he had to stay in Neon to take charge of the remaining filming of "1992".

Not long after Lin Daoqiu returned to Xiangjiang, the serialization of "Tomb Robbers Notes" also came to an end.

This novel, serialized on commercial channels, is more popular than the previous "An Embroidered Shoe", and it has also triggered a craze for buying antiques.

"Mr. Lin, what do you think of this Qing Qianlong pastel three-son longevity vase? I bought it for half a million yuan. According to the seller, this vase was placed in Qianlong's study."

Mai Jia came to Lin Daoqiu to talk about something that day, and by the way, he brought a bottle over for Lin Daoqiu to appreciate.

It seems that he was also influenced by "Tomb Raiders" and went hunting for these antiques.

Lin Daoqiu didn't know much about antiques, so he couldn't see any clues at all.

"When did Lao Mai learn from others and pick up antiques? Do you understand this?"

After Lin Daoqiu looked at it for a while, he put the bottle back on the table.

"Hey, it's not because of "Tomb Raiders", but to be honest, if that novel can be adapted into a movie, it will definitely be a big seller."

Mai Jia still doesn't know that "Tomb Raiders Notes" was actually written by Lin Daoqiu. He is planning to go to the commercial station to talk to Yu Cheng to see if he can buy the film adaptation rights of this novel.