Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

"I believe that when the final results come out, everyone will be surprised."

Longmeyer already knew that Lin Daoqiu spent 600 million to buy MGM not long after Lin Daoqiu and Kerkorian reached the deal.

Looking at the newspapers and magazines published in the past few days, there were still some names listed, and when they thought they were the most suitable candidates, Longmeyer couldn't help but want to laugh.

Lin Daoqiu didn't care about the outside reports at all, because the matter had been settled, and the deal could be signed as long as the accounting team investigated all of MGM's finances.

As for what the media people like to say or write, it has nothing to do with Lin Daoqiu. After all, people have to eat, and in their opinion, if a Hong Kong person buys MGM, it will definitely be a loss of face for Hollywood.

Fortunately, Hollywood at this time was not like the film market that would dominate the world in later generations, so the pressure from public opinion that Lin Daoqiu had to bear would not be too heavy.

What's more, Lin Daoqiu owns Magic Studio and has produced movies like "Godzilla" that shocked the world, so even if the media knew that he bought MGM, they wouldn't make too much fuss.

The most they can do is criticize Hollywood in newspapers and magazines for letting a Chinese buy their film company.

Lin Daoqiu knew very well that after buying MGM, if he wanted to develop rapidly, he must have strong support.

After all, MGM has been weak for a long time, and it cannot suddenly turn around and succeed with the success of one or two movies.

Although Lin Daoqiu knew many film company bosses in Hollywood, that happened in the past, and he was a film producer at the time.

Now that Lin Daoqiu has become the boss of MGM, under such circumstances, the other party is unlikely to continue to cooperate with him, but will try every means to suppress MGM.

So what Lin Daoqiu has to do now is to try to win more allies for himself, such as Longmeyer.

"I hope there will be more cooperation between MGM and Universal Pictures in the future."

Langmeyer was of course happy to accept the olive branch offered by Lin Daoqiu.

After all, every movie Lin Daoqiu has made from the past to the present has been a hit. Under such circumstances, Longmeyer will naturally not push away the opportunities to make money.

But if one day Lin Daoqiu's movies no longer sell well, then their cooperative relationship will end there.

"Of course there is no problem. We have been cooperating for so many years, and I strongly support your purchase of MGM. When the time comes, when we work together, we will definitely be able to flex our muscles in Hollywood."

Langmeyer raised the wine in his glass, and it seemed that he was already confident about this cooperation.

Of course Lin Daoqiu knew what Longmeyer was thinking. Although he and Longmeyer had a very good relationship, the only condition was that he could bring benefits to the other party.

Although this combination of interests is cruel, it is also a basis for maintaining the relationship between the two parties.

Not to mention that Lin Daoqiu is very confident in himself. He feels that it only takes ten years to make MGM the top film company in Hollywood.

"Wish us a happy cooperation..."

Lin Daoqiu also raised his cup.

The two clinked their glasses and drank it all in one gulp. Then Longmeyer and Lin Daoqiu laughed almost at the same time.

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"Mr. Lin, thank you very much for accepting this interview. The information I compiled before shows that you don't seem to like being interviewed?"

As the deputy editor-in-chief of "Film Entertainment" weekly, Bai Xi, for the first time, got an exclusive interview opportunity with Lin Daoqiu.

To be honest, she didn't know why Lin Daoqiu was willing to accept an exclusive interview with "Film Entertainment".

Bai Xi actually did a lot of research before interviewing Lin Daoqiu. She found that Lin Daoqiu was not a person who liked to be interviewed, and he even rarely appeared in news reports.

This has to make Percy curious, and "Film Entertainment" is not that big of a magazine.

There are countless media outlets in Hollywood that are more famous, powerful, and prestigious than "Film Entertainment". In total, they are just a middle- and low-level weekly.

But in fact, the reason why Lin Daoqiu was willing to accept an exclusive interview with "Film Entertainment" was entirely because of the drama "Home Alone".

"Home Alone" was widely criticized when it was released. Most people didn't like the show, and it even received huge negative reviews before it was released.

However, among these people, Percy was an outlier. At that time, she was assigned to write the film review for "Home Alone".

It was precisely because of the report written by Percy that everyone began to understand what an excellent movie "Home Alone" was.

Although the success of "Home Alone" is not entirely due to Baixi's report, she has more or less contributed to it. This is why Lin Daoqiu is willing to accept an exclusive interview with "Film Entertainment".

"Actually, there aren't that many reasons. I just happened to be free, and I happened to see the invitation sent by "Film Entertainment", so I just happened to accept your invitation. That's all."

Lin Daoqiu's answer was very simple. It didn't sound like there were many reasons. It was just a coincidence.

But only Lin Daoqiu knew that he was only accepting this interview to repay his kindness.

If Lin Daoqiu really wanted to use an exclusive interview to promote himself, he would definitely choose the most influential media, and he would never choose the weekly magazine "Film Entertainment".

"Does Mr. Lin mean that this is all just a coincidence?"

Bai Xi didn't quite believe Lin Daoqiu's explanation, but she couldn't say that the other party was lying. After all, Lin Daoqiu was willing to accept their exclusive interview, which was already a great news for "Film Entertainment".

As for why Lin Daoqiu is willing to accept an exclusive interview with "Film Entertainment", this is not a question that Baixi needs to consider. All she has to do is to do a good job in this exclusive interview.

"Of course, doesn't Miss Percy believe what I say?"

Lin Daoqiu looked at Bai Xi and asked with a smile.

Percy shook his head and did not continue to dwell on the issue just now.

"Then I have to thank Mr. Lin again for letting us get back to the topic. There was a report in Hollywood recently about the film company MGM. I wonder if Mr. Lin has heard of it?"

Lin Daoqiu said nothing, he just nodded.

"Many people have been listed as targets for acquiring MGM, and Mr. Lin's name is also among them. I would like to know what Mr. Lin thinks about this matter?"

In fact, what Bai Xi wanted to ask was whether Lin Daoqiu was involved in the MGM acquisition, but she felt that even if she asked the other party, he would not answer, so she simply changed the way of questioning.

"I don't have any opinion, because I have already bought MGM."