Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 2205 Being Despised
Victor Kaufman felt that Lin Daoqiu's idea was too naive. What did he mean by hoping to get a reasonable price?Where is he here?
Not to mention that he is the boss of MGM, even if he is the emperor of Hollywood, he has no right to bargain in front of capital.

If there is no competitor, Lin Daoqiu's request may be met, but now he wants to compete with Sony, and it is obviously impossible to expect them to take the initiative to lower Lin Daoqiu's price.

And it's useless even if Victor Kaufman agrees to do so, because the people above won't listen to him at all.

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

Victor Kaufman wanted to laugh more and more. 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 not optimistic at that time. Basically, no one was willing to take over, and someone offered a very low price as far as he knew, or it was because of this that Lin Daoqiu bought it.

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

If Lin Daoqiu can successfully buy Columbia Pictures in the end, MGM and Columbia Pictures will be merged by then, and they will be able to compete with Paramount and Universal.

As far as Lin Daoqiu's camp is concerned, once Columbia Pictures is included in Lin Daoqiu's pocket, Paramount and Disney will fall into a real desperate situation.

At that time, the four companies of Universal, MGM, Columbia, and Warner will unite together, and it can basically be said that the victory is already in hand.

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 among the best.

"Give it a try, maybe your boss will make a decision that surprises you."

Lin Daoqiu looked very confident, but his self-confidence became 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, I'm Victor Kaufman, and I have something to report to you."

"Please speak, I am listening."

Jamie Warren on the other end of the phone was on official business. Since Sony sent someone to Victor Kaufman to reveal their intention to buy Coca-Cola's share of Columbia Pictures, Jamie Warren has been appointed to be in charge. Take charge of this matter.

"Mr. Lin Daoqiu, the boss of MGM, came to me today. He said that he intends to acquire all the shares of Columbia Pictures in the hands of Coca-Cola."

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

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

You must know that Sony just came to them to discuss the acquisition of shares. Unexpectedly, MGM also approached them not long after that. I didn't know when Columbia Pictures became a favorite.

If it weren't for the films produced by Columbia Pictures in the past few years, not only did they not make money, but they also lost a lot of money, Coca-Cola really didn't think about selling all its shares.

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

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

"Did he offer a specific price?"

Jamie Warren is very curious about what price Lin Daoqiu set, or he just revealed to Victor Kaufman that he intends to acquire shares of Coca-Cola, and has not yet given an exact price.

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

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

"Tell me, how much 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 asking price will not be less than 30 billion US dollars.

"Mr. Lin said that he intends to pay 25 billion US dollars to acquire all the shares in Coca-Cola."

"What are you talking about? $25 billion? Isn't he joking?"

After Jamie Warren heard what Victor Kaufman said, he realized why the other party couldn't help laughing out loud after he just asked this question.

25 billion US dollars just want to buy their shares. This is simply a dream, because it is absolutely impossible to happen.

In Jamie Warren's view, such an asking price is almost humiliating them. If it is lower, Jamie Warren will even tell Victor Kaufman not to talk to Lin Daoqiu, because it is just a waste of time.

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

"What did he ask you to tell me?"

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

Shaking his head, Jamie Warren has lost interest in Lin Daoqiu as a buyer. He feels that talking to the other party is 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, and forget it this time."

Coca-Cola now only has shares in a film company, Columbia Pictures, and Jamie Warren is telling Lin Daoqiu to go where it is cool.

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

Victor Kaufman immediately understood what Jamie Warren meant after listening, and he replied with a smile.

"Don't worry, I will pass on your reply to Mr. Lin as soon as possible."

(End of this chapter)