"Dear Mr. Li, are you still on the other end of the phone?"

Li Lin's long silence almost made the Japanese man wonder if there was something temporary on the other side and had left.

"I'm here."

Li Lin said and said, "Sue me, how much do I need to pay, and what will I gain?" ”

"You have to pay a lot of taxes and a lot of admission." The Japanese-American man said: "And you will also be treated the same as the big companies and groups in the United States, you will participate in the decision-making of the American economy, and you will officially set foot in the upper class of American society." ”

"U.S. citizenship?" Li Lin said undeniably: "When did the American Chamber of Commerce serve the IRS?" ”

The U.S. is overly taxed.

Global taxation, no matter where you set up a factory, as long as you have U.S. citizenship, then you need to pay taxes for the U.S., and it's hard to avoid.

"In the final analysis, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is also an American organization, and it has a great influence in the country, and if the people who are qualified to participate in decision-making in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce are not U.S. nationals, it is easy for other U.S. organizations to accuse foreign forces of interfering in their own economic policies. The Asian man's voice came over the phone, "Dear Mr. Lee, in fact, you are the first person I have met to become an American Chamber of Commerce in my time at work, and you should not refuse." ”

"It's going to be hard for any group that is going to grow in the U.S. without joining the U.S. Chamber of Commerce."

"Where's Sony?" Li Lin asked.

"I'm not going to be able to answer that question, but I thought I could give you a hint. Sony's westernization' is the word. The Japanese man said.

Sony Westernization?

Li Lin thought thoughtfully, he knew that Sony had done a lot of hard work to integrate into the American market. For example, from the top to the bottom, the Americans are all in charge of the company, and the Japanese are even less.

As a result, there were contradictions within Sony, and two teams within Sony were formed, Sony of the United States and Sony of Japan.

But the term 'Sony Westernization' made Li Lin feel a little unbelievable.

How stubborn the Japanese really are, he knows very well, in Japan. Sony has become a hero company in Japan, enjoying the same treatment as a star, if Sony is Westernized. I'm afraid that Sony's image in Japan will collapse in an instant.

But......

Li Lin is not sure, because it is very simple, in his previous life, he once read a report analyzing why Sony was successful overseas. The conclusion they gave was that Sony was not so much Japanese. It's not so much American.

For reason, there are many American bankers and funds on Sony's board of directors.

Whether this Japanese man's words are correct or not, Li Lin can't analyze.

"I'll think about it." Li Lin didn't give a definite answer, and he couldn't make a decision for a while.

"I can wait, the American Chamber of Commerce is ready to open the door for you."

After the Japanese man finished speaking, he hung up the phone, leaving Li Lin alone holding the phone in a daze.

Steve. Case suddenly mentions that he is a mid-level member of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which requires him to become a U.S. citizen. Instead of just a fluttering green card before.

All of this is a shock to him. He needed time to digest the information.

Dingdingding......

Li Lin's phone rang again, he glanced at it, and pressed the answer button, "Steve. Mr. Case, I don't remember any intersection between us. ”

After the ICQ, both sides were unhappy, and Li Lin had already put Steve Lee. Keith is divided into unfriendly camps, and this kind of person can cooperate, but he must always be wary of biting himself.

"Lee, you always have such an attitude." Steve. Case's deep voice came slowly, "I am calling this time to congratulate you on becoming an intermediate member of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and you will be qualified to become one of the makers of U.S. economic policy. ”

"I don't see where the mid-level members of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce can make U.S. economic policy, I just listen to high-level proposals." Li Lin said lightly, "Say, what are you doing with me?" ”

Nothing to do, be diligent, either treacherous or thief!

Li Lin didn't believe Steve. Keith would be grateful for his past contributions and would come and get him a mention, Steve. Keith wasn't that good.

He took the initiative to propose that Li Lin become an intermediate member of the American Chamber of Commerce, and sold a favor to Li Lin, and it was impossible not to ask for this favor, which was one of the reasons why Li Lin did not agree to the Japanese man.

"The acquisition of the Gold Medal Group is a very good idea, isn't it?"

Li Lin smiled.

It's this mention again, Li Lin rejected Steve last time. Case, I didn't expect this time Steve. Again Keys brought up this mention.

"The Gold Group is not for sale, Steve. Mr. Case. ”

Li Lin said word by word, expressing his determination.

"There's nothing for sale, Li, the reason why a non-sale is a non-sale is just that the price I paid is not enough." Steve. Case said: "Ten billion, I will give you the equivalent of ten billion US dollars of AOL Time Warner shares to acquire the shares of the Gold Group in your hands, how about it?" How about this mentions? ”

In Steve. When Keith said 10 billion, Li Lin was moved, but waited until Steve. When Case said the $10 billion equivalent of AOL Time Warner's stock, Li Lin was laughed at angrily.

What does he want AOL Time Warner stock for? Become a shareholder of AOL Time Warner? Then, a year or two later, let the stocks in your hands shrink step by step, and even cause the share of stocks in your hands to plummet because of the injection of external funds?

He's not that stupid.

An AOL Time Warner stock wants to exchange for the gold medal group in his hand, which is simply to treat him as a fool.

"The gold nest and the silver nest are not as good as their own kennels, Steve. Mr. Case, this is an old saying in China, and I don't think the AOL Time Warner Board will appeal to me more than the Gold Group will appeal to me. ”

"That's why I refuse your suggestion."

Stocks are not dollars, and while the dollar can also cause disguised wealth evaporation due to inflation, the dollar is much stronger than stocks.

As long as the United States does not issue dollars indiscriminately and the United States suddenly collapses, then the value of the dollar is still very guaranteed.

"Lee, you'll always be so stubborn."

Steve. Case's voice wasn't overtly disappointed, "I don't like your stubbornness, although I think it's the stubborn people who have been able to get the group to where it is now. ”

"If you want to sell the Gold Group one day, remember to consider your old friend me, the price I offered, I will definitely be satisfied with you."

"Oh."

Li Lin let out a voice of unknown meaning and stopped.

Just kidding, what an old friend of him and Steve. Is there a friendship between Keith? He bet that if he wanted to sell the Gold Group, Steve. Keys will definitely push the price down.

Don't look at Steve. Keith is bidding very high now, but if he agrees, and there is a hint of eagerness in his voice, then it is not Steve who is anxious. Keith, it's him.

And Steve. The conditions that Case has just put forward will be completely reversed.

As for credibility, is he reputable?

For him this kind of red. Bare. For naked businessmen, reputation is bullshit, reputation is often in the mouth when needed, and when it is not needed, reputation is like a fart.

"Alright, let's talk about something else!" Steve. Keith said: "First of all, congratulations to Lee, your Diablo 1: Original Sin War has achieved extremely high box office worldwide, which is really the envy of many other Hollywood studios. ”

Li Lin became vigilant when he heard this, and he said: "You have won the award, as far as I know, AOL Time Warner's "Harry Potter" and "Batman" series are both gold-absorbing weapons, compared with these series of masterpieces, whether it is "World of Warcraft" or "Diablo 1: Original Sin War" is not more than a step weaker in terms of gold absorption. ”

said weak, not because of the low box office, but because of the income.

Needless to say, "Harry Potter" is also high, but "World of Warcraft" is one and two of them, and the "Batman" series doesn't look very good now, but Li Lin knows the glory of the "Batman" series.

If possible, Li Lin would rather trade the two series of masterpieces "Diablo" and "World of Warcraft" and AOL Time Warner for the two series of masterpieces "Harry Potter" and "Batman".

Because both "Harry Potter" and "Batman" have a large number of book fans and comic book fans behind them, their time span and loyalty are much higher than those of game fans, and the risk is much smaller.

But is it possible?

Of course not. AOL Time Warner made an unknown amount of money with "Harry Potter" and "Batman", and they will not stop until "Harry Potter" and "Batman" are played to death.

Comparatively speaking, the unfamiliar World of Warcraft and Diablo are easier to play.

"You're really wary, Lee." Steve. Keith's voice came from the other end of the phone, "I just want to work with you." ”

"As far as I know, the game adaptation rights of World of Warcraft and Diablo are in your hands, how about it, cooperate with our AOL Time Warner!"

"We at AOL Time Warner have magazines, newspapers, online media, TV stations, etc., and in terms of publicity channels, we are much stronger than Universal Movies."

"We work together and it's a win-win situation."

Over the years, Warner has been thriving, why? With the support of the parent company Time Warner's various resources, they have an innate advantage in publicity, and with the same effect, they only need to pay half of the advertising fee, and with these, their financial statements have always been very good. (To be continued......)