Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 2206

Soon Lin Daoqiu received a call from Victor Kaufman, on the phone Victor Kaufman conveyed Jamie Warren's words to Lin Daoqiu verbatim.

Lin Daoqiu is not surprised by Jamie Warren's answer. If it were him, it would be difficult to be happy with the 25 billion asking price.

And from Victor Kaufman's tone of voice, Lin Daoqiu could clearly feel that Coca-Cola might not plan to contact him because of his low price.

It seems that this time I seem to be playing a bit too big. If I don't grasp the scale well, it is really very likely that I will scare the other party away.

"Mr. Kaufman, if you are not satisfied with my asking price, I think you can still have a chat. There is no need to talk to death all at once. After all, everyone is doing business for a long time to come."

From the tone of Lin Daoqiu's speech, it seems that his attitude has changed a lot compared to before.

In Victor Kaufman's opinion, if Lin Daoqiu does not change his attitude and bid, it is absolutely impossible for him to buy the shares of Coca-Cola.

Fortunately, the other party is still a smart person, knowing that the price he asked and what he said are not beneficial to this transaction at all, so he quickly changed his mind, which is somewhat commendable.

After all, he had encountered some big bosses before because of his stubborn relationship, which caused some deals that could have been reached to end abruptly.

"Of course I hope to have more contact with Mr. Lin, but you have just heard the words I conveyed to you from the people above. If your thoughts don't improve significantly, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to continue talking."

Victor Kaufman's attitude is very firm. After all, Jamie Warren has said everything to death, and it is naturally impossible for him as a subordinate to change the opinion of his boss.

And he has no friendship with Lin Daoqiu, there is no need to offend Jamie Warren for Lin Daoqiu.

"Before I set a new price, can I ask you one more question?"

"Mr. Lin, please, if I can answer, I will speak up naturally."

What Lin Daoqiu wants to know is how much Sony paid at the beginning, because he can't remember how many billions Sony spent to buy Coca-Cola's shares in the previous life.

If he can know their asking price, then Lin Daoqiu is sure that he can delay this deal for a while.

"What I want to know is the asking price on the other side."

Hearing Lin Daoqiu's question, Victor Kaufman was taken aback for a moment, and then he replied with a smile.

"Mr. Lin really knows how to joke. This is a commercial secret. It is impossible and I will not tell you the asking price without the other party's permission."

Lin Daoqiu actually guessed that Victor Kaufman would not say anything, but judging from the attitude shown by the other party, Sony's asking price was at least [-] to [-] million higher than his own.

But as for the number of Lin Daoqiu, he can't be sure, after all, he doesn't have a reference at all, and all of them are based on guesswork.

"Really? If that's the case, then I have nothing to say. Excuse me."

Lin Daoqiu smiled, and then prepared to say goodbye to Victor Kaufman.

Victor Kaufman did not expect that Lin Daoqiu's attitude would suddenly change drastically. He had just heard what Lin Daoqiu said, and he seemed to be preparing to raise the price.

But after he refused to tell him Sony's asking price, Lin Daoqiu suddenly changed his mind. Even in Victor Kaufman's view, Lin Daoqiu didn't even plan to continue asking for a price, which scared him.

You must know that if Sony wants to acquire Coca-Cola's shares without competitors, it will be difficult for them to find an excuse to raise prices.

But if there is a strong competitor to compete with Sony, their shares will naturally be up for sale at that time.

"Mr. Lin, what you said before is very correct. Business should be discussed slowly. There is no need to be so anxious. After all, this is not a small business."

Now I am in a hurry to switch to Victor Kaufman, because once Lin Daoqiu withdraws his intention to acquire, they will lose a huge advantage and excuse in negotiating with Sony.

So instead, he had to do everything possible to keep Lin Daoqiu, but he must not let him run away.

"Mr. Kaufman is right, but after thinking about it carefully, I feel that the information I have now is of no use to this huge acquisition. In this case, it is better to give it to the other party .”

In fact, Lin Daoqiu was hinting at Victor Kaufman, asking him to tell Sony's asking price, otherwise Lin Daoqiu would withdraw his intention to acquire.

Victor Kaufman is not a fool, he knew the meaning of Lin Daoqiu's words as soon as he heard the other party's hint.

"Okay, Mr. Lin, you won, but only this time is not an example."

Victor Kaufman is very helpless. As the general manager of Columbia Pictures, if the amount of the deal reaches a certain amount by then, he will naturally get a generous reward.

For this generous reward, Victor Kaufman naturally couldn't let Lin Daoqiu, who can affect the final price, leave the negotiation, so he could only tell Lin Daoqiu Sony's asking price in exchange for the other party to stay.

"28 billion."

Victor Kaufman said a number, which is also the first quotation from Sony, which is exactly the same as Lin Daoqiu's guess just now.

It's just that this first round of quotation obviously couldn't satisfy Coca-Cola, so they temporarily stopped the negotiation after the first contact.

"Thank you, Mr. Victor Kaufman, if that's the case, then I will also open 28 billion."

"Mr. Lin, if it's only at this price, then I can tell you directly here that this is impossible."

Victor Kaufman certainly hopes that Lin Daoqiu can add a little more, because if his side can increase to 29 billion, Sony will definitely increase the price by then, and it is even possible to add [-] million more than Lin Daoqiu.

"I'm ready for a protracted battle. If there is any latest news, please contact me as soon as possible, Mr. Kaufman. I believe I have given enough sincerity. It depends on what your boss thinks." gone."

Lin Daoqiu didn't plan to add more than Sony, because he didn't know how much less money he had than Sony.

If you compare money with Sony in this acquisition battle, unless Lin Daoqiu raises the price to more than 40 billion U.S. dollars, otherwise, it is really not easy to go head-to-head with Sony, which requires Lin Daoqiu to be prepared Only with sufficient funds can it be possible to snatch Columbia Pictures from Sony.

(End of this chapter)