Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

Victor Kaufman felt that Lin Daoqiu's idea was too naive. Why did he hope to get a reasonable price? What did he think this place was?

Not to mention he is the boss of MGM, even if he is a Hollywood emperor, he has no bargaining rights in front of capital.

If there were no competitors, then perhaps Lin Daoqiu's request might be met, but now he has to compete with Sony, and it is obviously impossible to expect them to take the initiative to lower Lin Daoqiu's price.

And even if Victor Kaufman agreed to do this, it would be useless, because the people above would not listen to him at all.

"Mr. Lin, although I really want to help you, unfortunately I am afraid I can't translate what you just said for you."

The more Victor Kaufman talked, the more he wanted to laugh. He felt that Lin Daoqiu in front of him was so innocent and cute. He really couldn't understand how Lin Daoqiu bought MGM.

However, the situation at MGM was very pessimistic at that time, and basically no one was willing to take over it. Some people offered it at a very low price, as far as he knew. Perhaps it was because of this that Lin Daoqiu bought it.

But this time the situation between Columbia Pictures and MGM is completely opposite. Compared with MGM, Columbia Pictures is a really big company, and naturally it cannot be compared to MGM.

If Lin Daoqiu finally succeeds in buying Columbia Pictures, when the time comes to merge MGM and Columbia Pictures, it will be able to compete with Paramount and Universal.

As for Lin Daoqiu's camp, once Columbia Pictures is included in Lin Daoqiu's pocket, Paramount and Disney will be in a real desperate situation.

By the time Universal, MGM, Columbia, and Warner join forces, it can basically be said that they have a guaranteed chance of victory.

It can be said that among the people who least want Lin Daoqiu to buy Columbia Pictures, the top executives of Paramount and Disney are definitely at the top.

"Try it and maybe your boss will make a decision that will surprise you."

Lin Daoqiu looked very confident, but his confidence turned out to be ridiculous in the eyes of Victor Kaufman.

After thinking about it, Victor Kaufman decided to help Lin Daoqiu, but he felt that it was just a waste of his time.

Back in his office, Victor Kaufman called Jamie Warren, Coca-Cola's vice president in charge of Columbia Pictures.

"Hello Mr. Warren, my name is Victor Kaufman. I have something to report to you."

"Please speak, I'm listening."

Jamie Warren on the other end of the phone was handling official business. Ever since Sony sent someone to Victor Kaufman to reveal their intention to buy out the shares of Columbia Pictures held by Coca-Cola, Jamie Warren had been appointed to take charge.

Take charge of this matter.

"Today the boss of MGM, Mr. Lin Daoqiulin, came to me and said that he intends to acquire all of Coca-Cola's shares in Columbia Pictures."

Jamie Warren, who was signing documents, heard what Victor Kaufman said, and he put his pen on the table in surprise.

Lin Daoqiu actually wanted to buy their shares, which was really something that shocked Jamie Warren.

You must know that Sony had just come to them to discuss the acquisition of shares. Unexpectedly, MGM also came to them not long ago. When did Columbia Pictures become a popular company, I didn't know at all.

If it weren't for the fact that the films produced by Columbia Pictures in recent years not only failed to make any money, but also lost a lot of money, Coca-Cola would never have thought of selling all its shares.

But now the actions of Sony and MGM have made Jamie Warren start to wonder whether the decision by the people above to sell all the shares of Columbia Pictures was the right decision?

At least from the current point of view, Columbia Pictures, which is coveted by Sony and MGM, does not seem to be as useless as they thought.

"Did he give a specific price?"

Jamie Warren was very curious about what price Lin Daoqiu offered, or maybe he only revealed his intention to acquire shares in Coca-Cola when he approached Victor Kaufman, but had not yet given an accurate price.

When Jamie Warren asked this question, Victor Kaufman suddenly laughed out loud, which made Jamie Warren feel very confused. He even thought that it was the question he asked and the idiot that made the other party laugh.

Just laugh out loud.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Warren. I didn't mean it just now. Mr. Lin did offer a price, but I think you won't be too satisfied with this price."

"Tell me how much money Mr. Lin plans to spend to acquire our shares."

Jamie Warren is very curious about this, because Sony has not yet offered an accurate price, but at least from the current point of view, the other party's offer will not be less than three billion US dollars.

"Mr. Lin said he planned to acquire all the shares in Coca-Cola for US$2.5 billion."

"What did you say? Twenty-five billion dollars? Is he kidding?"

After Jamie Warren heard Victor Kaufman say this, he understood why the other person couldn't help but laugh out loud after he just asked this question.

Wanting to buy out their shares for US$2.5 billion is simply nonsense, because it is absolutely impossible to happen.

In Jamie Warren's view, such an offer was almost humiliating them. If it were lower, Jamie Warren would even ask Victor Kaufman not to continue talking to Lin Daoqiu, because it would just be a waste of time.

"Mr. Lin also asked me to bring you a few words."

"What message did he ask you to give me?"

"He said he wanted to get a fair price, not an inflated price."

Shaking his head, Jamie Warren had lost interest in Lin Daoqiu, the buyer. He felt that talking to the other party would be a waste of time.

"You can tell Mr. Lin that if he is interested in other film companies under Coca-Cola in the future, he can contact me at any time. Forget it this time."

Coca-Cola currently only holds shares in Columbia Pictures, a film company. Jamie Warren's words are tantamount to telling Lin Daoqiu to go where the coolness is.

However, Jamie Warren considers himself a cultured person, so he would not say those rude words, but would tell the other party in a very tactful way.

After hearing this, Victor Kaufman immediately understood what Jamie Warren meant, and he answered with a smile.

"Please rest assured that I will convey your reply to Mr. Lin as soon as possible."