Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

"Hahaha... You are so interesting. I never thought Mr. Rupert could be such a humorous person."

"Mr. Lin, I don't think there's anything funny about what I said. I'm sorry, I have something else to do, so I'll excuse you."

Murdoch was very angry. He felt that Lin Daoqiu was so rude and dared to laugh at what he said in front of him.

As the saying goes, what is tolerable is unbearable. It is naturally impossible for Murdoch to stay here and be ridiculed by Lin Daoqiu.

So he left the golf course with his men without looking back.

"Three to five years? Mr. Rupert, do you think the Hollywood film market is still as calm as before? I advise you to understand the situation of Universal and Columbia."

When Murdoch was leaving, Lin Daoqiu said loudly behind him, but Murdoch deliberately acted as if he hadn't heard anything and didn't hesitate a step.

"Looking at his angry look, you can tell that Mr. Lin, you must have said something that made Mr. Rupert very unhappy, right?"

Fang Jinsheng and Richardson came over. Richardson knew from the look on Murdoch's face that the chat he had just had with Lin Daoqiu must have been very unpleasant.

With a faint smile on his face, Lin Daoqiu did not deny this, because he actually did it on purpose.

If we negotiate with Murdoch in a normal way, it is estimated that buying out his Fox shares will not only take a lot of time, but also result in a serious premium.

In this case, Lin Daoqiu naturally cannot negotiate with Murdoch slowly according to normal negotiation methods. He must use some eccentric methods.

Fortunately, Neon's companies have focused their attention on Universal and Columbia Pictures. As for Fox, no one is competing with him, so Lin Daoqiu is not worried that doing so will be self-defeating.

On the way back, Murdoch put on a bad face, and it was clear from a glance that he was in a very bad mood at this time.

"Who does he think he is? He thinks he is great just because he has a few small coins in his hand? He wants to buy the shares in my hands, unless he kneels down and begs me."

The furious Murdoch became more and more angry as he spoke.

Hoddrison and Larsami were sitting across from Murdoch, and they could feel how angry their boss was at this moment.

But because they didn't hear the conversation between Lin Daoqiu and Murdoch just now, they naturally didn't know what made Murdock so angry.

"Boss, Lin Daoqiu received investment from the Morgan consortium not long ago. With the Morgan consortium backing him, it's no wonder Lin Daoqiu is so arrogant."

When the Morgan consortium was mentioned, Murdoch, who was originally very angry, began to calm down slowly.

"If Lin Daoqiu asks people from the Morgan consortium to come to put pressure, I wonder what the boss plans to do?"

When Hodrikson asked this question, Murdoch turned his head to the other party in surprise, because he had never thought that such a situation would happen.

The angry expression before had been replaced by shock, and it could be seen that Murdoch seemed a little nervous at this time.

Because he knew very well that if Lin Daoqiu really asked the Morgan consortium to put pressure on him, with Murdoch's current strength, it would be impossible to resist the other party's "persuasion". By then, he would definitely want to take the shares of Fox

Sold to Lin Daoqiu.

"The Morgan consortium shouldn't be able to do this, right? Although I don't have any friendship with them, but..."

"The Morgan consortium has bought 30% of the shares of Readers Times and New Oriental Pictures, and is the second largest shareholder of these two companies. Do you think they won't?"

Murdoch originally wanted to shake his head, but he suddenly stopped in the middle of shaking his head.

It seems that Murdoch has to admit that this possibility exists and is very likely to happen.

Once the Morgan consortium comes to put pressure or act as a lobbyist for Lin Daoqiu, then if you dare to reject the Morgan consortium, "News Corporation" may be in big trouble next.

Although the Morgan Financial Group is only one of the top ten financial groups in North America, their influence is not limited to North America.

Murdoch's main businesses are located in three places: North America, England, and Australia, and the Morgan consortium happens to have great influence in these places.

If Murdoch dares to resist, his media empire is likely to collapse rapidly in the next few years.

"Do I really want to sell Fox Film Company to Lin Daoqiu?"

Although Murdoch said he was very reluctant, if Hodrikson's guess was correct, then he might not be able to prevent this from happening.

"Boss, movie companies don't actually play a big role for us, and you don't have much interest in investing in movies, do you?"

When Hodrikson said this, Murdoch was reluctant to admit it, but he still nodded.

Because his main businesses are newspapers and television stations, the film company's role for Murdoch is only to provide some IP and movies to the television stations.

From the beginning to the end, he never thought about developing Fox Film Company into the most famous film company in North America or even the world. In this regard, he and Lin Daoqiu are very different.

Moreover, Fox has performed very well in terms of revenue in recent times due to its cooperation with Lin Daoqiu.

If Lin Daoqiu really kicks them out of the league, with both Universal and Columbia Pictures changing hands, the future of Fox Film Company can be said to be very bleak.

While others were making a lot of money, his film company was forced to lose money because of the crowding out effect. This was definitely not what Murdoch wanted to see.

"Since the boss is not interested in movies, this movie company can actually be sold to Lin Daoqiu. Of course, the price must be relatively reasonable."

Hodrison did not resist selling Fox Film Company to Lin Daoqiu, but the problem was that the other party had to come up with a matching price. As for the premium, it would depend on how much Lin Daoqiu was willing to pay.

"But before that, you must maintain your attitude just now and make Lin Daoqiu feel that it is absolutely impossible for you to take the initiative to sell Fox Film Company, so that you can negotiate the price."

"What you said makes sense. If that's the case, then I'll do what you say. If Lin Daoqiu comes to visit, it's up to you to contact him. I'll get very angry when I see him now."

When he got on the bus, Murdoch was still very resistant to selling the film company to Lin Daoqiu, but after Hodlison said this, his attitude immediately changed dramatically.

Of course, if Lin Daoqiu wants to impress Murdoch, then he must offer a price that makes Murdoch excited, so that they can continue the negotiation, otherwise Murdoch would rather hold on to death than take it easy.

Sold the film company to Lin Daoqiu.