When Li Mu heard this, his eyes were already red.

Not only him, but even Senior Brother Liu beside him was teary-eyed, and Anne Hathaway didn't say a word, but she was already in tears.

No one expected that a story casually told by Spielberg would move a table of people like this.

Anne Hathaway's big eyes were rolling with tears, and she choked up and asked Spielberg: "Director Spielberg, the lonely old lady in the last scene is the American nurse in the Flying Tigers, right?"

Spielberg nodded slightly: "That's right." ”

Li Mu took a deep breath, raised his head and relieved for a long time before the tears flowed, and after finally holding back the tears, he asked Spielberg solemnly: "Steven, how long will the budget for making this movie take?"

Spielberg said: "Aside from the cast, with the labor cost, resource cost and price level of Huaxia, I believe that the production cost of the film should not exceed 50 million US dollars, and it is likely that 35 million US dollars can do a good job, but the cost of actors fluctuates very much, mainly depending on the casting." ”

Li Mu said without hesitation: "The male number one must be Tom Hanks, and the male number three must be Leonardo DiCaprio, the role of the female nurse of the Flying Tigers, I hope that Annie will play it, and then match some supporting roles with good Hollywood acting skills." ”

As soon as Li Mu's words fell, Anne Hathaway, who had been crying sadly, hurriedly waved her hand and said in a panic: "Mr. Li, this role is too heavy, I can't control it......"

Li Mu looked at her and asked, "Why can't you control it?" You definitely can't control the old female nurse, this has to be handed over to the makeup artist, but there is no one more suitable for a young female nurse than you!"

Anne Hathaway subconsciously blurted out, "Mr. Li, I'...... I'm afraid that I won't be able to play such a role well and discredit the whole movie......"

"No, it won't. Li Mu said firmly: "Annie, I believe in my vision, this movie and this role, in my opinion, are tailor-made for you!"

Spielberg couldn't help but nod at this time and said, "Annie, what Mr. Li said is right, this role is indeed yours!"

Anne Hathaway looked at Spielberg and then at Li Mu, seeing that the eyes of the two were extremely persistent and full of encouragement, she couldn't help but nod with tears, clenched her fists and said, "Then I will do my best to play this role......"

"This is the attitude I want!" Li Mu taught slightly, nodded, and then asked Spielberg: "Steven, how high is the salary budget for such a lineup?"

Spielberg hesitated for a moment and said: "According to Hollywood's external offer, the actual salary of the two actors should add up to about 35 million US dollars, and Anne's salary is relatively low, but at least it must be around 40 million." ”

Li Mu nodded, 40 million US dollars is very expensive, but he can't afford to spend it, it mainly depends on whether the story is good or not.

In his opinion, this script can definitely be regarded as a relatively large theme in war movies, whether it is from the sense of history or from the war scenes, and the story elements span the eastern and western hemispheres, across the two races of China and the United States, across different cultures, different histories, different values, and finally join hands to fight fascism for freedom and liberation, such a story is a very rare material in history.

World War II movies in the Western world, most of which revolve around the story of the entire World War II European battlefield, although the Americans helped Britain and France fight against Germany, but in the final analysis, it was the white people who helped the white people, and the United States and Britain were still in the same vein hundreds of years ago, from this point of view, the story of the Flying Tigers is more magnificent and more heart-wrenching than the story of the Americans landing in Europe.

Moreover, the main theme of this movie is very respectful of history, no matter how high RB's current international status, how high its recognition, and how completely Westernized it is, people around the world should remember this history, remember the sacrifices made by the Chinese people for the world, and also remember the harm that RB has done to the Chinese people and the people of the world!

For the sake of this story, in order to let Westerners understand the courage and unyielding of the Chinese nation back then, he is also willing to spend this money!

So, Li Mu waved his hand and said without hesitation: "Steven, money is never a problem, this movie will be approved immediately, you help me make an appointment with them, if you can, I hope to start preparations as soon as possible, as for investment, I will promise 100 million US dollars in production costs today, if DreamWorks doesn't want to invest, you don't have to pay a penny, I will give you 10% of the revenue share, if DreamWorks wants to invest, I will give you up to 20% of the investment space." ”

The purpose of giving DreamWorks a share is to let Spielberg and the DreamWorks team go all out, and it would be better if they were willing to invest, what Li Mu needed was not for them to help him share the investment, but for them to really invest.

Spielberg knows that Li Mu is not short of money, tens of millions of dollars or even 100 million dollars is nothing to him, and the most important thing is that Li Mu's appeal in China is extremely strong, and a small-budget romance film can break through the box office of 400 million and continue to rise.

And his influence in Hollywood is not vegetarian, such a film that integrates Chinese and American elements will inevitably attract the attention of American audiences, and if Hollywood companies do overseas distribution, not only North America, but also the box office of other countries will be guaranteed.

In this way, Li Mu is responsible for the release and box office of China, and DreamWorks is responsible for the release and box office of North America and other countries, as long as everyone performs their duties, they can at least ensure a total global box office of more than 300 million US dollars.

There is a more critical point, Li Mu's YY has become a global super Internet product, the number of users around the world, influence, and information delivery capabilities are amazingly strong, with its blessing, the global box office can be further improved, so even if this movie really needs to spend a total budget of 100 million US dollars, it will definitely be able to make a steady profit.

Spielberg thinks about money, while Li Mu thinks about the image of the country and the nation in the world.

He knew that if he invested tens of millions of dollars and invited a Hollywood team to shoot a domestic anti-Japanese war battle, as long as the budget was in place, he would definitely be able to shoot those classic battles to the fullest, and he would definitely be able to shoot the heroism and tragedy of the Chinese people resisting RB fascist aggression back then, and such a movie may not be worse than "Saving Private Ryan", "Battle of Stalingrad", "Tiger and Tiger" or "Hacksaw Ridge".

But the most critical problem is: Li Mu's fundamental goal is to make some commercial films about the Chinese War of Resistance that the world can accept and like, the key is that it must be accepted by the whole world, and it must be absolutely commercialized.

It was also from a commercial point of view that Spielberg chose such a story with the actual participation of Americans, otherwise if it was all the stories of the Chinese themselves, the Hollywood elements would not be able to be intuitively highlighted, and there would still be no way to break through to the world.

Moreover, Hollywood's commercialization is indeed unparalleled, which can be seen from Spielberg's body, he deliberately set the characters in the script of this movie so distinctly and contrastingly, in fact, it is for commercialization considerations, whether it is the choice of background, plot and character, or love story, it is very commercialized and full of Hollywood characteristics.

If this movie is made, then first of all, for Westerners, they will never be excluded, for Americans, this is the story of Americans helping people in other countries to achieve freedom and liberation overseas, which itself can cater to their world police psychology, and there are so many Hollywood stars and famous directors, it will definitely have a strong influence;

Not to mention the Chinese people, no one would dare to think that the 100 million dollar budget of the Chinese Anti-Japanese War movie would be put into 2020, Li Mu would have realized it, which may make the blood of the people of the whole country boil;

For the people of other countries, except for RB, the people of the rest of the countries don't have to think about it so much at all, Hollywood + Spielberg + Tom Hanks + Leonardo DiCaprio + a production budget of 100 million US dollars, which is enough to support them to enter the cinema.

Film and television works have a strong ability to instill values, and it is the ultimate means to truly achieve moisturizing things silently, and if the film achieves commercial success around the world, it will definitely achieve deeper success.

Through this film, Li Mu wants to let the world understand the real Chinese history, the real Chinese people, and the Chinese culture and spirit.

Spielberg didn't expect Li Mu to be so refreshing, 100 million dollars can make decisions in less than a meal, even if it is a well-known director, he has never met such a generous, cost-free investor, for him, this is a good opportunity that he can't ask for, because the budget is sufficient, he can make the film as perfect as possible, as far as possible to achieve all his ambitions.

So Spielberg was also very excited and said, "Mr. Li, please come and give this movie a name!"

Li Mu shook his head and said with a smile: "The best Chinese name I can think of is Top Gun, but it has been occupied by your "Top-Gun", although I think this movie is more suitable for the four words Top Gun than "Top-Gun", but I don't want to collide with that kind of idol blockbuster, if you have no opinion, I suggest using the most simple name Flying Tigers, as for the English name, also use the literal name: Flying-Tigers!"

Spielberg immediately said, "No problem!

Li Mu smiled happily: "Steven, come up with a script and a detailed plan as soon as possible, we have to make this movie move as soon as possible!"

Spielberg was also extremely excited, nodded and said, "Please rest assured, I will definitely do it as soon as possible!"

Senior Brother Liu on the side promised $100 million as soon as he heard Li Mu open his mouth, and couldn't help but remind in a low voice: "Li Mu, the story is indeed a good story, but you still have to think about it, the story directed by Spielberg mainly revolves around the American Flying Tigers and the Chinese Flying Tigers, but the Chinese Flying Tigers back then were completely the GM Party's team, and there is no plot of our party fighting the Japanese army in the story structure of this movie, will there be some kind of resistance?"

Li Mu shook his head and said seriously: "Senior Brother Liu, you are a little bit of a gentleman's belly with the heart of a villain. ”

Senior Brother Liu's eyes widened, and he looked puzzled.

Li Mu said: "Have you seen "Bloody Battle in TEZ Zone"? It is one of the most classic war movies in China, filmed in 85, but it is completely about the story of the GM Party army fighting the Japanese army in the TEZ area, which is the history of the nation and the historical fact that the Chinese people resisted the RB invaders. ”

Senior Brother Liu instantly blushed, and said with embarrassment: "I remembered when you said this, I have watched "Blood Battle TEZ Zone" many times, and the filming is really good...... Blame me, blame me ......"