Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 1889 All you have to do is not pay?

"At first, I thought we might have to wait a long time for our meeting."

Lin Daoqiu received an invitation from Alan Ryder Jr. to come out for coffee. In his opinion, the other party must want to talk to him about cooperation.

The relationship between Fox and Paramount can only be said to be good or bad, but if it is said that the relationship between the two parties is an alliance, it is obviously not to that extent.

Little Alan Ryder is crazy and he is very arrogant. If he is to bow his head to Barry Diller, it is impossible for little Alan Ryder to accept this alone.

So Lin Daoqiu thought this was a good opportunity for him to pull Fox to his side.

"I believe you should also be very clear about why I asked you to meet here today."

Little Alan Ryder doesn't like to talk nonsense, and he and Lin Daoqiu basically have nothing to talk about.

In fact, he has never had a good impression of Lin Daoqiu, and even hated him a little bit.

Because from the moment Lin Daoqiu first arrived in Hollywood, little Alan Ryder couldn't control him.

You must know that Alan Ryder Jr. is a person who likes to take the initiative in his own hands. In this regard, he is almost the same as Barry Diller, and it happens that Lin Daoqiu is also such a person.

So when people with the same personality get together, if they want to talk about cooperation, they must share a dominant position. Obviously, none of them is a person who is willing to back down.

"The advantage of working with Paramount is that it can compete for the second place, but unfortunately, Paramount's chances of winning are too low, so it's better to come to our side."

Of course, Lin Daoqiu knew that little Alan Ryder was unwilling to bow to Barry Diller, so all he could do was turn to himself. Of course, if he wanted to be the boss, it was obviously impossible.

"The only thing I can see on your side is Magic Studio. Of course, don't think that Magic Studio is the best in the world. When you poached Dykstra away, Industrial Light and Magic hasn't fallen yet."

What Alan Ryder Jr. said is indeed true. Although the development of Industrial Light and Magic in recent years is not as good as that of Magic Studio, it is still a top special effects company in Hollywood.

Once a large sum of money is invested, Moli Studio's leading position in special effects technology will be gradually caught up, and it may even be surpassed.

"Could Chairman Alan mean that he intends to let me hand over the Magic Studio?"

If little Alan Ryder nods, then this cooperation can be said to come to an end completely, because this is a condition that Lin Daoqiu absolutely cannot and will never accept.

As soon as Lin Daoqiu finished speaking, little Alan Ryder raised his hand directly.

"I'm not that stupid. The magic studio is your treasure. The possibility of you handing over the magic studio is no different from zero, but my request is very simple. I hope that the magic studio can be compared with Industrial Light and Magic. Cooperation."

To put it bluntly, Alan Ryder Jr. hopes that through Lin Daoqiu's investment, Industrial Light and Magic can absorb more nutrients from Magic Studio.

After all, it is impossible for Fox to invest [-] million U.S. dollars a year to research special effects for Industrial Light and Magic.

"Fox doesn't want to burn money, so it wants to take advantage of me. Chairman Alan's calculations are very strong, but the question is what can I get?"

Lin Daoqiu did not object to this proposal, because Industrial Light & Magic has always been Lin Daoqiu's confidant.

If he can control the process of industrial light and magic special effects technology, this may not be a bad thing for him,
Once he can monopolize Hollywood's special effects technology, Lin Daoqiu's dominance will be greatly improved after the opening of the mainland film market in the future, although it will take decades.

"The first is the screen you want the most. As long as you agree, Fox will vigorously support MGM's blockbuster movies in terms of screen numbers, so that MGM's box office performance in Hollywood will get better and better."

Alan Ryder Jr. dug a hole here. He was talking about MGM blockbusters, not all MGM movies.

If this is the case, then Fox can say that this is definitely a profitable business for Fox, because Lin Daoqiu must be the producer of MGM's blockbusters.

Only needing to provide the number of screens can make their theaters earn a lot of box office revenue without taking risks, and they can even obtain advanced special effects technology from Lin Daoqiu. It can be said that Alan Ryder's abacus is planned It was great.

"Do you think I look like a fool?"

Lin Daoqiu looked at little Alan Ryder and asked with a smile: "You can get advanced special effects technology from me without spending a penny, and you can earn a lot of box office revenue from me without spending a penny. Chairman Alan is Not thinking too much."

Originally, Lin Daoqiu thought that little Alan Ryder was a smart person, but he used his smartness in the wrong place, and he obviously regarded himself as a fool.

"If I say [-]/[-] at the box office, what do you think?"

If Lin Daoqiu hadn't punctured little Alan Ryder, then I'm afraid the other party would never take out this [-]-[-] percent ratio.

"It's kind of sincere, but I have to add one more thing."

"You said."

Little Alan Ryder was a very cheerful person. After a round of probing, he felt that Lin Daoqiu was not a fool who would be easily hooked, so he began to look at him squarely.

"Fox invests no less than 5000 million U.S. dollars in the research and development of special effects technology every year. In addition, you have to be responsible for negotiating with Warner. This should not be difficult for you."

Of Lin Daoqiu's two requests, the latter is obviously easier to achieve, because Fox is on Lin Daoqiu's side. If Warner still does not move, or chooses to cooperate with Paramount, then Ashley will really Hopeless.

As for the condition of investing at least 5000 million U.S. dollars a year, this made little Alan Ryder a little embarrassed.

"If Chairman Alan is still hesitating, I can call Lucas now. I believe he should have more ways to convince you."

Little Alan Ryder looked at Lin Daoqiu with a feeling of being out of breath.

If Lin Daoqiu told Lucas the content of this negotiation, Alan Ryder Jr. believed that Lucas would definitely bother him and force him to agree to Lin Daoqiu's request.

In fact, Alan Ryder Jr. also saw that special effects movies will be the mainstream of movies in the future, but he couldn't persuade the boss of Fox to buy Lucasfilm. Industrial Light and Magic is a subsidiary of Lucasfilm.

Under such circumstances, investing 5000 million U.S. dollars in research and development expenses to Industrial Light and Magic every year, the board of directors could not pass it, and then it became an endless loop.

(End of this chapter)