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Chapter 702 Gift of a Luxury Villa

Liu Yifei was stunned for a long time before he came back to his senses.

She didn't quite believe what Li Yu said, she felt that Li Yu was fooling her.

How could any director refuse Deshini's invitation to collaborate?

That’s right, Li Yu must be lying to her.

It is also possible that Li Yu wanted to come back and give her a surprise.

Yes, that must be the case.

Maybe Li Yu would turn around and tell her that he was just joking with her last time, and then urge her to hurry up and go for the audition, and the role would be hers after going through the process.

If Li Yu could hear Liu Yifei's inner voice, he would definitely say speechlessly: "You think too much. I really didn't act this time."

Barbie is seeing strong box office growth.

The 300 million and 500 million Euro mark have been broken, and we are moving towards higher numbers.

After seeing Li Yu's terrifying commercial value, Deshini finally made a decision and sent someone to contact Li Yu, expressing its desire to cooperate with Li Yu.

They said a lot of nice things, saying that Li Yu was talented and capable, and that they had the funds and the platform.

As long as Li Yu is willing to cooperate with them, great achievements will be made.

They also secretly dissed Huana, saying that the senior management of Huana were all idiots.

Movies that Warna executives are not optimistic about usually perform well, but once they are optimistic about them, it's all over. Once micro-manipulation comes in, no matter who is in charge, they will be in trouble.

They also said that Li Yu had a disagreement with Huana before because he didn't know Huana's character.

The implication is that Li Yu is cooperating with Deshini, and after "Mulan", Li Yu can shoot whatever he wants, and they will never obstruct him but will only strongly support him.

This is a tactic to sow discord.

Li Yu wanted to shoot "Joker" and "Oppenheimer" before, but Warner Bros. did not support it and asked Li Yu to shoot "Aquaman 2".

There aren't many secrets in the entertainment industry, and many people in Hollywood know about these things.

Everyone also knows that "Barbie" is the result of a compromise between Li Yu and Huana, each taking a step back.

Li Yu was unwilling to film Aquaman 2, and Warner did not support Li Yu's risk of filming Joker Oppenheimer.

The two sides are in a stalemate. If they don't both take a step back, the stalemate will continue.

Li Yu had made up his mind to reject them from the beginning, so no matter how nicely they spoke, Li Yu would choose to reject them.

However, Li Yu's EQ is not that low. He will find an appropriate reason to reject the other party.

"I want to know how you plan the movie "Mulan" internally? Will you follow the successful animated version in 98, or abandon the successful experience of the animated version and write a new story?" Li Yu asked.

"Of course, it will be a success if we continue with the successful experience of the animated version and add some elements of energy and female awakening." The other party said confidently.

In their opinion, the 98 animated version was already a success.

With successful experience, why would they take risks to innovate?
They added some elements to the cartoon, and the plot remained roughly consistent with the animated version, so this is an enhanced version.

The regular version brought in both fame and fortune in 98, so the enhanced version shouldn’t be a sure win, right?

Li Yu shook his head and said, "Cartoons and live-action movies are not the same thing. In cartoons, it's OK to have the Xiongnu Khan sneak into the capital with dozens of elite soldiers to kill the emperor, because people are more tolerant of cartoons.

The live-action version wouldn't work, having subordinates lead the army to feint attack on the front line while the Khan personally leads elite troops to sneak into the capital to carry out assassination would be a complete joke.

If you want to invite me to be the director, I will definitely overturn the successful experience of the animation, get rid of empiricism, and make a Mulan that is different from the animation. "

People are quite tolerant of cartoons, and Li Yu is not just making things up.

Cartoons carry people's emotional memories, and people's childhood was spent in countless cartoons. In the eyes of many people, cartoons are for children.

There are many unrealistic plots in cartoons, but people don’t take them seriously and just laugh it off.

Once a live-action version is made, the situation will be different. People will wonder whether those outrageous plots are reasonable.

So even if Mulan is filmed according to the animated version of that year, the live-action version will still distract the audience.

What's more, they made the live-action version even worse.

The animated version also features Mulan's growth experience after joining the army to replace her father, which is portrayed quite well.

At the beginning, Hua Mulan was always bullied by the soldiers, but in the end, she conquered all those who had questioned her through her own efforts and became an excellent soldier.

The live-action version is outrageous. What kind of growth experience and growth portrayal? It doesn't exist. It's just passed over with a sigh.

With just one sentence, he took off his armor and let down his long hair. It was as if his Ren and Du meridians were opened. He charged into the Hun army alone and chopped the enemies to pieces.

Li Yu knew that the other party would definitely not be willing to give up the successful experience, so he deliberately said that he wanted to tear down the successful experience of the cartoon and start over again.

Then he can use this as a reason to reject the other party.

Facts have proved that Li Yu's judgment was very accurate.

When Li Yu proposed to start over, the other party said that he could not make the decision and had to go back and report to the company.

When the top executives of Dishini learned that Li Yu wanted to start over, their first reaction was that Li Yu was too arrogant.

Do you really think you'll be invincible just by making two hit movies in Hollywood?

There is a successful template, but instead of copying it, you take the risk of starting over again. This is too arrogant.

They would never take risks with Li Yu.

So they replied to Li Yu and said that their ideas did not match this time and they would have the opportunity to cooperate again next time.

This is exactly the result Li Yu wanted.

Huana was overjoyed to learn that Li Yu really rejected Dishini's invitation, and praised Li Yu for being a very honest person.

With a wave of their hands, they spent several million dollars to buy a villa for Li Yu in the wealthy area of ​​​​Los Angeles and gave it directly to Li Yu.

They found a good reason: "Mr. Li will probably come to the United States frequently in the future. Since he will come frequently, how can he not have a dedicated home? It is not suitable to live in a hotel for a long time. The feeling of a hotel is different from that of home."

Li Yu accepted the luxurious villa given by Huana without hesitation.

The movies he shot, "Aquaman" and "Barbie", helped Warner Bros. make so much money that he felt at ease buying a villa worth several million.

He has made great contributions, and it is not like he should not receive rewards without merit.

However, Li Yu cannot enjoy this luxurious villa in Los Angeles for the time being because he has to return to China to attend the premiere of "Barbie" in China.

Although Hua Na and Li Yu are not optimistic about the film's performance in China, the necessary process must still be followed.

China is such a big market, but they didn't even hold a premiere ceremony. That's really disrespectful to this big market.

So Li Yu quickly boarded the plane back to China.

As soon as he got off the plane, he received a call from Liu Yifei.

Liu Yifei was very shocked and said on the phone: "You actually rejected the cooperation invitation from Deshini, didn't you? No way?"

She had heard the news and was shocked when she received it.

I thought Li Yu was joking, but I didn't expect that Li Yu was serious.

(End of this chapter)