Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 2385 You are too greedy

Lin Daoqiu has already begun to think, if Charlie Wood really agrees to the offer, does he really want to let him take a stake in Reader Times?
"Mr. Lin, don't be too nervous. I'm just asking casually. I haven't thought about and it's impossible to spend 30 billion US dollars to buy [-]% of the shares of "Reader Times", unless I'm crazy."

Charlie Wood looked as if he was amusing Lin Daoqiu, otherwise why would he suddenly ask this question.

However, Charlie Wood angered or annoyed Lin Daoqiu at this time, which obviously did not help the negotiation between him and Lin Daoqiu, and even had a negative effect.

"I believe that Mr. Lin should be very clear. Compared with "Readers Times", New Oriental Pictures is the target we want to cooperate with, and "Readers Times" is just an addition."

Charlie Wood made it clear, and not only Charlie Wood, but also Twain Morgan and Fitch Dupont had the same idea. Everyone wanted to take this opportunity to invest in New Oriental Pictures.

As for the investment in "Reader Times", in their view, it is just to buy something that comes with this package, and it is even dispensable to them.

Could it be that Charlie Wood simply uttered wild words in front of himself because he knew that the Wood Consortium had been excluded from this transaction?

If this is the case, then Lin Daoqiu will be very disappointed with him, and this meeting may be their last this time.

"Readers' Times may not be of much value to you, but in my opinion, the future of "Readers' Times" will not be inferior to that of New Oriental Pictures."

Charlie Wood just smiled after hearing what Lin Daoqiu said.

Because he felt that Lin Daoqiu's words sounded a little familiar, just like the beautiful scenes depicted by those who came to him for investment, it sounded a bit idealistic.

But it is impossible for Charlie Wood to ridicule or ridicule Lin Daoqiu's remarks, even if he does not think that the future of "Readers Times" has much potential.

"I believe what Mr. Lin said, but judging from the current situation, the ability of the newspaper to make money is far lower than that of a blockbuster movie..."

"It's hard to know how many newspapers would have to be sold to achieve the box office earned by "1992". Therefore, it is correct to choose New Oriental Films over "Readers Times."

Charlie Wood's view is very simple, use the data that the eyes can see now to compare, and then draw the most realistic conclusion.

If a newspaper office does not lose money, it is already a great thing, and if it can make money, it will be really great. This is why everyone is not enthusiastic about investing in news media.

It's not good to have this money to do something, why use it to open a newspaper, in Charlie Wood's view, it is absolutely impossible to make money just by opening a newspaper.

"You're right. It's obviously impossible to make a lot of money just by selling newspapers and accepting advertisements."

Lin Daoqiu seems to be agreeing with Charlie Wood's statement, but if you chew his words carefully, you will hear his implication.

"Mr. Lin means that the profit point of "Readers Times" is not only in the two parts of newspapers and advertisements? Are there other places?"

Charlie Wood was very curious. If the profit points that these two newspapers have always relied on for a living were left aside, would Lin Daoqiu have any other ways to make money?
Regarding Charlie Wood's doubts, Lin Daoqiu just smiled slightly, and it seemed that he didn't intend to tell Charlie Wood this secret.

"Okay, Mr. Lin, it seems that I have asked a little too much. How about this? In order to support you and represent my trust in you, I decided to buy [-]% of the shares of "Reader Times" from the previous [-] million, and increase it to [-] million. You What do you think?"

Charlie Wood directly added [-] million US dollars to acquire the "Reader Times" in one breath. It can be said that his sincerity is already sufficient.

But if you think about it for a while, you will find that Lin Daoqiu just rejected the building presented by Charlie Wood, and the other party added an extra [-] million US dollars at this time, which was actually intended to be given to Lin Daoqiu.

It was just because Lin Daoqiu rejected the building offered by Charlie Wood, so Charlie Wood simply discounted the money and added it to the amount for the acquisition of "Reader Times".

But his actions like this will make people feel that Charlie Wood has indeed added [-] million to buy [-]% of the shares of "Reader Times". Even Lin Daoqiu can't fault it.

Lin Daoqiu didn't even think about it, he just shook his head and rejected Charlie Wood's offer.

Perhaps he had realized that Lin Daoqiu would refuse, but when he saw the other party shaking his head, Charlie Wood's face sank all of a sudden.

"It seems that there seems to be no fate for cooperation between me and Mr. Lin, does it?"

"Mr. Charlie is really sorry, so far I don't think that cooperating with the Wood Consortium will help my industry much."

If someone else said that to Charlie Wood, then he would definitely think that guy must be a lunatic, or something with a flooded mind.

The Wood Consortium is one of the top ten consortiums in North America. Prestige, fame, capital, and strength, all of these cannot be underestimated.

But in front of Lin Daoqiu, the Wood Consortium seemed to have changed from the previous favorite of heaven to a toad on the ground. For Charlie Wood, this was the first time he had encountered it since he was born.

"Mr. Lin, the Wood Consortium is not as weak as you imagined. If you give up your cooperation with us, we will definitely lose the most."

What Charlie Wood said sounds a bit stubborn, after all, the Morgan Consortium and the DuPont Consortium are by no means inferior to the Wood Consortium in terms of strength.

So even if he did not choose to cooperate with the Wood Consortium, there would be no loss for Lin Daoqiu.

"Mr. Charlie, if you really want to take a stake in "Readers Times" or even New Oriental Pictures, I have a good proposal for you."

Lin Daoqiu actually wanted to give himself an idea, which made Charlie Wood feel very fresh.

He was not in a hurry to refuse, but wanted to hear what kind of idea Lin Daoqiu planned to give himself.

"Unite the other three consortiums and invest in "Readers Times" and New Oriental Pictures together. Only in this way will you have the chance to get what you want."

After listening to Lin Daoqiu's suggestion to himself, Charlie Wood suddenly burst out laughing.

"Hahaha... Mr. Lin, you are really good at joking. In my opinion, you are the most greedy person I have ever met."

Lin Daoqiu actually wanted four of the top ten consortia in North America to cooperate to buy shares in his "Reader Times" and New Oriental Pictures. The probability of this happening can be said to be zero.

It's no wonder that Charlie Wood felt that Lin Daoqiu's idea was a bit too unbelievable. He was born with such an unrealistic idea because he was too greedy.

(End of this chapter)