Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

At the celebration of Y's 20th anniversary, Sony's President Akio Morita said ambitiously: "Because of the development of software, new hardware will come into play. I think, not only music, but also movies, Sony needs to establish a more

A bigger, broader software business."

This shows that Akio Morita has regarded movies as a new growth point for Sony’s entertainment empire.

If Lin Daoqiu hadn't appeared, Akio Morita would have acquired Columbia Pictures like he did in his previous life.

But it is a pity that Lin Daoqiu will not let Sony do this, because he does not want Hollywood to have another strong competitor.

Sony's strength in software is particularly outstanding. In January this year, Sony bought Columbia Records (CBS).

You must know that the record group, one of CBS's business areas, occupies 20% of the global market. Sony's purchase of CBS Records is equivalent to holding 20% ​​of the global market in its own hands.

If they are allowed to buy Columbia Pictures, Sony will gradually become a giant in the entertainment industry.

It is impossible for Lin Daoqiu to let Akio Morita and his Sony become a stumbling block for him, so the acquisition of Columbia Pictures has been put on Lin Daoqiu's schedule.

In the early 1980s, Neon promoted financial liberalization and implemented a loose ultra-low interest rate policy. With the economic boom and rising income, more people in Neon transferred their bank deposits to the stock market and real estate without hesitation.

borrow money from banks for speculation.

In order to expand business share and market share, Neon Bank actively promoted people to speculate in land, real estate and stocks, causing land, real estate and stock prices to rise significantly to astonishing heights.

By the late 1980s, all economic entities in the country were adding fuel to the expansion of the bubble economy to varying degrees. People with large amounts of money found that the returns from real estate and stock speculation were very generous.

, so everyone invested all their money in the stock market.

As the largest company in Neon, Sony is making more and more money as Neon's economy is growing rapidly and the people's consumption power is getting stronger. It is no exaggeration to say that they already have a lot of money in their hands.

Don't know how to spend it.

Since there is so much money in Neon's country, there is no way to make more investments, so Akio Morita decided to invest part of the money in order to expand Sony's business and not let the money sit idle.

Looking at markets around the world, no market is more worthy of Neon's investment than North America, so Akio Morita decided to come to North America to flex his muscles.

Competing with Sony is really not a wise choice, because the resources Lin Daoqiu has are far inferior to those of his opponent.

When comparing money with Sony at this time, or comparing money with Neon Consortium at this time, Lin Daoqiu really couldn't compare with them.

Unless he can find a way to postpone the transaction for a year, after Neon's stock market crashes, Sony will definitely adjust its purchase plan and choose a safer way to hold cash in its hands.

But Lin Daoqiu also knew that this was obviously impossible, because he really couldn't think of any way to hold Sony back from buying Columbia Pictures.

But no matter what, Lin Daoqiu still had to talk to Columbia Pictures general managers Wen Jun and Victor Kaufman.

Fang Jinsheng asked Victor Kaufman to find his phone number, and Lin Daoqiu called him directly.

"Hello, who is this?"

"I am Lin Daoqiu from MGM. Is this Mr. Kaufman?"

Victor Kaufman on the other end of the phone did not expect that the call was actually made to him by Lin Daoqiu, the president of MGM, which surprised him.

However, Victor Kaufman quickly adjusted his tone.

"It's me, Mr. Lin. I didn't expect you to call me. It really surprises me."

Victor Kaufman had never been in contact with Lin Daoqiu before, but he had already heard Lin Daoqiu's name.

"Well, I have something I want to talk to Mr. Kaufman about. If you don't mind, how about we come out for a cup of coffee?"

Lin Daoqiu did not reveal on the phone why he was looking for Victor Kaufman, but for Victor Kaufman, it was certainly not a bad thing to meet Lin Daoqiu, so he was very happy.

So he agreed.

Two days later, Lin Daoqiu and Victor Kaufman met in a coffee shop.

What Victor Kaufman didn't expect was that Lin Daoqiu looked even younger compared to him in the photo. He really couldn't understand that a person who could shoot two super special effects blockbusters could be so young.

"Hello Mr. Lin, nice to meet you. I am Mr. Kaufman."

"Mr. Kaufman is too polite, please sit down."

After Lin Daoqiu asked the other party to sit down, a waiter immediately brought him a cup of coffee.

Victor Kaufman didn't care about what he drank. What he cared about was why Lin Daoqiu suddenly asked him out to meet him today. He was very curious about this.

"Actually, I invited you out today because I want to talk to you about something. Recently, I heard some rumors that someone is planning to acquire Columbia Pictures."

Victor Kaufman picked up the coffee and was about to take a sip, but after hearing what Lin Daoqiu said, his movement of drinking coffee suddenly slowed down.

Not long after I met Schulhoff, I didn't expect that Lin Daoqiu already knew about this matter. It seemed that either I or Sony had Lin Daoqiu's spy, or someone leaked the news.

Got out.

However, Schulhoff's meeting with him was just a preliminary negotiation and did not enter into formal negotiations. It can only be said that Sony is indeed interested in Columbia Pictures, but the specific situation remains to be seen.

Now Lin Daoqiu suddenly asked him out to ask about this matter, what did this guy think?

"Well, if it were someone else, I wouldn't be able to tell you, but since Mr. Lin asked about it, I can only say that there is such a thing."

Schulhov's answer was already very flattering to Lin Daoqiu. If it were someone else who asked, he would never reveal this secret.

"He's from Sony, right?"

Lin Daoqiu exposed the mystery directly, but Victor Kaufman was not too surprised, because Lin Daoqiu knew that it was someone from Sony who came to contact him. This was completely consistent with his previous guess, but he didn't know about the betrayal.

It’s just whether the person who got the news is from their side or Sony’s side.