China Entertainment started from Nortel 2002

Chapter 638 Let's suffocate for our dreams together
As for the news about the guaranteed box office of "Operation Red Sea", people in the industry are all listening to the gossip.

Those who were well-informed had already received it.

"33 billion?"

Jia Yueting asked again in disbelief.

"Yes, Mr. Jia, the minimum price is 33 billion yuan."

Zhang Zhao said again that he also felt his head buzzing about this number, but it was true.

"You really dare to bid."

Jia Yueting sighed, and then he felt more confident about the negotiations with Li Mu. It was obvious that Li Mu was a person who had absolute confidence in himself, but the more confident a person is, the easier it is to talk to him.

Isn’t this how Wanda’s father and son came to an agreement?

"Who says it's not true? But no one can predict what Li Mu will say. I am tempted, but no one dares to take the risk."

Zhang Zhao was deeply moved when he heard the news. If someone else had bid the same price, the leaders in the industry would have turned their backs on him long ago.

At the same time, Brother Chen Kai, who was filming "The Legend of the Demon Cat" in Xiangyang Tang City, was still instructing his son Chen Feiyu.

"Really?"

"too crazy!"

When Chen Hong heard the news, she couldn't help but raise her voice a little.

Brother Chen Kai and Chen Feiyu clearly heard Chen Hong's voice behind them.

"what happened?"

Brother Chen Kai frowned. Usually Chen Hong was quite calm, and this look was rare to see.

Chen Hong looked around and saw that there were staff members still setting up the scene. After thinking for a while, she whispered in Chen Kai's ear:
"The 25 billion guarantee for Operation Red Sea was rejected, and Director Li asked for 33 billion."

"what?"

Brother Chen Kai's eyes narrowed slightly, as if he didn't understand clearly.

Chen Hong had no choice but to whisper it again in her ear.

"." Brother Chen Kai looked at the script in his hand for a long time without saying anything. After a long time, he said softly, "It has great ambitions. I'm afraid this movie is not simple."

"If it were simple, those old foxes wouldn't give a guarantee of 25 billion."

Chen Hong talked to Brother Chen Kai in a low voice, and Chen Feiyu didn't understand what they were saying, but he was able to make sense of it.

"Director Chen, the scenery, props and everything are ready."

At this time, the crew members shouted.

"Then get the actors ready!"

Brother Chen Kai also quickly came to his senses and seemed ready to devote his energy to the filming of his own movie.

More and more people in the industry know about it, and the media have also received the news.

"Could this be true?"

"Damn, I've written a lot of outrageous articles since I started my career. This time it feels even more outrageous than before, but it might be true!"

"Stop arguing, write quickly, hurry up, your colleagues all know about it!"

The editor-in-chief immediately urged, for this kind of instant news, whoever posts it first will have the largest traffic on the platform.

At this time, two topics on Weibo quickly became popular.

#“Operation Red Sea” abandons the 25 billion guaranteed release!
#“Operation Red Sea” has a guaranteed price of 33 billion!
Many netizens gathered to discuss these two topics.

"Guys, guess what I saw?"

"Damn it, when I saw the 25 billion, my head was buzzing, but when I saw it was Operation Red Sea, I calmed down a lot. After all, it was shot by Li Mu, so it makes sense!"

"It's a pity that we didn't reach an agreement on 33 billion, otherwise the first guaranteed issuance amount in China would have been announced."

"It's still number one even if we didn't reach an agreement. 25 billion is already number one. It's a pity that we gave up. I'm looking forward to Operation Red Sea even more."

"Expectation +1, this guarantee cannot be bad!"

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This guaranteed minimum payment seems to be equivalent to an advertisement for "Operation Red Sea".

After all, the price offered was already very bold, but the asking price was even bolder.

People in the industry were all shocked at the moment and were all asking about the authenticity of the news.

At this time, Tang Jing was smiling.

She had just finished her report, and as expected, she received high praise. The movie is obviously likely to increase revenue for the Navy, but that is secondary. The most important thing is the political achievements here. If it can be promoted well, this will be the greatest political achievement.

This guarantee gives everyone confidence. After all, it means that at least in the perception of major film and television companies, the movie should not be too bad and has passed commercial testing.

Wu Jing, who was still filming "Wolf Warrior 2" in Kenya at the time, was also excited when he heard the news.

This proves that military-themed movies also have the potential to be big hits, and he is currently directing one.

If "Operation Red Sea" can open up the market capacity, then "Wolf Warrior 2" is very likely to take off.

Wu Jing was so excited that she immediately called Li Mu to confirm the situation.

"Did the shoot go well?"

Li Mu answered the phone with a smile and asked, "It's OK. Apart from being a little bit exposed to the sun, a little thirsty, a little windy and sandy, and a little less crowded, there's nothing wrong with it!"

“That would be just like the filming of Operation Red Sea!” After hearing this, Li Mu couldn’t help but think of the situation during the filming. It was roughly the same.

"Director Li, is the news uploaded on the Internet true or false?"

Wu Jing asked excitedly.

"So do you hope it's true or false?" Li Mu asked directly.

Wu Jing understood immediately after hearing this, and in the dusty desert, his eyes narrowed into a line when he smiled.

The industry is still heatedly discussing the guaranteed box office for "Operation Red Sea", mainly because the main creators of all the major crews are so envious that they are crying. After all, anyone would rush to take the guaranteed box office.

However, Li Mu's refusal made many producers in the industry beat their chests and stamp their feet. They could only complain about Li Mu's waste, but when they thought of Li Mu's own record, they finally fell into silence.

Compared to the "Operation Red Sea" incident, the fact that two female stars in the industry were competing for roles in the costume drama "Man Man Qing Luo" did not attract much attention at all.

Only a small number of fans started to curse at Ye Qing and Yao Di on Weibo. After all, Ye Qing and Yao Di are not very famous.

The next day, on the 6th floor of Wanda Sofitel Hotel.

Jia Yueting is unique in that he deliberately discusses things at the dinner table.

"Mr. Li!"

Jia Yueting was very enthusiastic and shook hands tightly with Li Mu as soon as they met.

Zhang Zhao was also here at this time, as well as Lei Zhenjian from LeTV Sports, and Zhang Yi.

"Come on, come on, please take a seat! I heard that Mr. Li rejected the 25 billion guarantee yesterday."

While gesturing, Jia Yueting was still talking about something that had been hotly discussed over the past two days.

"25 billion, if it was us, we would have accepted it a long time ago. It's because Mr. Li has this confidence. I hope Mr. Li and LeTV Pictures will cooperate more in the future."

Zhang Zhao took up the conversation at this moment.

This is how it is when doing business. When you need money, you will be particularly flattered.

Jia Yueting raised his hand to call the waiter and brought the menu.

"Mr. Li, this is my second time here. I have eaten here before with Mr. Wang from the Pusi Group. The food was pretty good. Please take a look at what you would like to eat. Let's take our time. Eating well is the most important thing. Whether it succeeds in the end or not is actually not important."

Li Mu took it with a smile. This negotiation was indeed a chain of events. The move was made right from the beginning.

Li Mu ordered casually on the menu. The food here was indeed high-end, and even quite artistic and ceremonial. There was even a small wooden stool on the table.

"By the way, Mr. Wang from the Pusi Group is referring to Wang Sicong from Wanda, right?"

After Li Mu finished ordering, he followed Jia Yueting's suggestion and specifically talked about this matter.

“Hahaha, who else could it be?” Jia Yueting said with a smile, “As the saying goes, like father, like son. After Wanda’s President Wang invested, Zhenjian, Mr. Wang and I had a meal here, and it was decided immediately.”

"So this is still Mr. Jia's blessed place."

Li Mu said with a smile, and the atmosphere suddenly became extremely harmonious.

"By the way, Mr. Jia, I remember that LeEco completed its B round of financing of 4 billion yuan in April. Why is it still so short of money?"

Li Mu asked calmly.

"Mr. Li, LeTV Sports has become a phenomenal sports broadcasting platform in China in just a few years.

Not only do we have the Chinese Super League, Asian Champions League, Premier League and other football events, but we also have the broadcasting rights or exclusive broadcasting rights for many other events, such as tennis events, golf events, fighting events, F1 events, etc. These are all places where you have to spend money.”

As Jia Yueting's top general, LeTV Sports CEO Lei Zhenjian boasted about it.

Li Mu smiled and nodded, but he knew that the money might have been misappropriated illegally.

"Mr. Li, in my vision, LeTV must include seven ecosystems: Internet and LeTV Cloud, content, large screen (super TV), mobile phones, sports, automobiles and LeTV Finance."

"LeTV has also been committed to building a full-industry chain business system of "platform + content + terminal + application". I call this model the "LeTV model", or the "LeTV ecosystem"!"

"LeEco smartphones will be the most important part of LeEco's ecosystem. Mr. Li, I often say before, 'Let's suffocate for our dreams together'. This is not an empty talk. I am willing to suffocate for LeEco and its dreams."

Jia Yueting is still using his usual speaking skills to talk about his ambitions for LeTV, and it sounds very beautiful.

Moreover, during his speech, it seemed that when LeTV's ecosystem was completed, LeTV's trillion-dollar market value would be within reach.

"The marketing is great, but it's a pity that he's too reckless, too ambitious, and has dug too many traps."

Li Mu shook his head in his heart. Only after meeting him did he realize that this person's level of deception was indeed very high. He was particularly good at talking and could talk a lot. Of course, his marketing was also first-class.

This reminded Li Mu of another legend in the business world: Lei Jun.

However, the latter is not only good at marketing, but also has real practical experience in the end.

Jia Yueting fell halfway up the mountain.

"Mr. Li, not only that, if we can reach a cooperation, Mengying Media and LeTV Pictures will join hands, plus LeTV's ecosystem, we will have an unshakable position in the industry, which is a win-win situation for everyone."

Jia Yueting is still talking nonstop.

"Mr. Jia, it is indeed very tempting." Li Mu nodded and had to admit that what Jia Yueting said would be wonderful if it came true.

At this moment, Jia Yueting was also looking forward to Li Mu's reply.

"I am very interested in LeTV Pictures, but Mr. Jia still failed to explain the previous 80 billion yuan funding issue in detail. If you want to invest in Mengying Media, you need to know the financial status of the funds clearly, otherwise there will be too much risk."

(End of this chapter)