Chapter 1633: Deep Binding
Spielberg has come to this day step by step in Hollywood, and has accumulated a net worth of more than one billion dollars for himself, it stands to reason that there is no need for such a rich person to work hard, but the truth is that the richer the person, the more eager to become richer.
Therefore, deep down in his heart, he especially cherishes this opportunity to cooperate with Li Mu, after all, he has almost firmly sat in the position of the next richest man in the world, waiting for the day when Makino Technology is listed and his worth is completely quantified.
Although Spielberg is a film artist, he is still a businessman at the end of the day, and the pursuit of profit by businessmen always comes first, so he is eager to have a deeper cooperation with Li Mu.
Li Mu said that the World War II movie brand plan, Spielberg just thought about it and immediately agreed, and said: "Mr. Li, since you believe in me, then I will definitely work hard to live up to your trust in me." ”
Li Mu smiled with satisfaction, picked up his wine glass, and said to Spielberg: "Then I believe that you will come to Huaxia often in the next few years." ”
Spielberg also picked up his wine glass, touched it lightly with Li Mu, and said with a smile: "After this movie is released, I will buy a property in Yanjing, and devote most of my time and energy to film and television schools and World War II film brands." ”
Li Mu smiled and said: "That's really good, come, toast to our long-term cooperation." ”
"Cheers to a long-term collaboration!"
Although Spielberg is almost twice as old as Li Mu, Spielberg hopes to be deeply tied to Li Mu.
So when Li Mu gave a binding plan, he agreed almost without thinking.
Or to put it another way, tying himself to his big boat, which seems to be very uncompelling, but the vast majority of middle-class rich people like him will basically make the same choice.
In the final analysis, it is actually a desire, human desire is endless, at any time, at any stage, there is a higher desire, and there will never be two words of satisfaction.
Satisfaction is always something that lives in the imagination, an imaginary based on desire.
For example, when a person is hungry, he feels that it is a kind of satisfaction to be able to eat a full meal, and this "satisfaction" is actually an imaginary based on desire;
Those who can barely eat enough to eat feel satisfied if they have a balance of one or two thousand dollars a month in addition to their stomachs;
People who have a balance of one or two thousand yuan a month feel that if they can balance one or two thousand yuan a month, they will be satisfied;
Multimillionaires who own a Mercedes-Benz S-Class feel satisfied if they can afford a Rolls-Royce;
Billionaires who own a Rolls-Royce feel satisfied if they can buy a private yacht;
And the rich who own a private yacht are dreaming of a private jet, a private estate, a private island, or even a place where every inch of land is at a premium, owning a skyscraper that moves completely by himself.
Spielberg's current net worth, gritting his teeth and getting a private jet is not a big problem, but it will definitely hurt a lot, but for Li Mu, with his value, after Makino Technology is listed, even if he buys the largest Boeing 747 as a private jet, he will not feel pain, not only because he has money, but also because he makes money too fast and too stable.
This is a microcosm of the huge gap between Li Mu and Spielberg, so any rich man in the world, when he is at his current stage, his heart is not satisfied, perhaps in Bill Gates's heart, if one day his worth reaches the level of Li Mu, he will be satisfied.
And Li Mu, who is at the top of the rich pyramid, is still not satisfied, he knows in his heart that there are too many flashpoints in the future Internet industry and even the entire high-tech industry, and he now seems to have created a huge amount of wealth, but in fact, this is only the first stop of his own business, and there is still a long way to go.
In the ensuing time, Li Mu and Spielberg discussed in detail the details of future World War II film brand cooperation.
First of all, Li Mu opened a new wholly-owned subsidiary under Makino Images, and this wholly-owned subsidiary will also open a North American branch at the bottom level, and then two company shells, one is responsible for the Chinese World War II film and television drama project, and the other is responsible for the Hollywood World War II film and television drama project.
Secondly, Li Mulai is responsible for the establishment of private equity funds, and there are countless capitals around Li Mu and Muye Technology every day, and there are countless people who want to follow Li Mu to make a fortune, and now there are no restrictions on private equity funds, Li Mu can easily raise a large amount of start-up capital to ensure that he can invest in film and television projects as soon as he comes up.
Finally, once the funds are in place, as long as the script comes out for those World War II-themed blockbusters in the future, Li Mu can buy and shoot them at any time, such as "Hacksaw Ridge", "Dunkirk", "The Pianist", "Fury", "Inglourious Basterds", "Flags of the Fathers" and other films, as long as Li Mu can be given the opportunity to cut off his beard, Li Mu can invest without hesitation, and then let Spielberg be responsible for the quality control of the film.
At the same time, choose some themes about the Anti-Japanese War in China and shoot them according to Hollywood standards, even if you lose money, it doesn't matter if you lose money, in order to give a sample of the entire World War II film and television dramas in China.
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After confirming the intention of cooperation with Spielberg, Li Mu set off for Yanjing early the next morning.
This time, on the way back, there was an extra companion, a little girl Du Wei who cried into tears.
Du Wei has been spoiled by her parents and sister since she was a child, she is simple and sincere, and it is easy to have inseparable friendships with the people around her.
suddenly had to leave the crew that had been living, studying, and working for several months, Du Wei felt uncomfortable and cried so much that it rained.
When the helicopter of Southwest General Aviation Company landed at the airport, the entire crew came out to say goodbye, and Du Wei shook hands and hugged these people one by one with tears, feeling extremely sad.
In fact, for these crew members who are used to seeing gatherings and scattering, they also like Du Wei, a simple and kind girl by nature.
The crew didn't know where to hear about Du Wei's family background, no one could believe that a little girl born with a golden key in her mouth since she was a child, in a place like the southwest with difficult conditions, never complained of being tired, and even sometimes, Liu Ye needed to grit her teeth to overcome the difficulties, Du Wei was also able to face it with a smile, this kind of little princess without princess disease is particularly likable in the crew.
Spielberg took the main crew to send Li Mu and Du Wei all the way to the helicopter, and before the helicopter engine started, he said loudly to Li Mu and Du Wei: "Mr. Li, I'm still waiting for you to tailor the theme song for Du Wei!"
Li Mu made an OK gesture and said, "I'll record this song with Du Wei when I go back, and I'll tell you in advance that the title of this song is "21Guns"!"
Spielberg has made so many war films, and he knows what 21Guns means when he hears it, and the 21-gun salute is the highest level of tribute and the highest respect.
Although he hadn't seen the lyrics yet, let alone heard the song, Spielberg didn't think it was a big problem just because of the song title.
Before, he was still a little worried, Li Mu had to take care of the theme song, what if it was a bad song?
Now, though, Spielberg is much more optimistic.
Leonardo, Tom Hanks and Anne Hathaway also took turns saying goodbye to the two outside the helicopter, and Li Mu found that Anne Hathaway looked at her very specially, as if with a strong attachment, but with a little resentment and sadness.
Li Mu sighed in his heart, Anne Hathaway in this state really made herself feel a strong desire to protect.
Li Mu and she looked at each other for a few seconds, Anne Hathaway was not shy this time, her eyes looked at Li Mu without blinking, as if she wanted to imprint Li Mu into her big deep eyes.
The engine of the helicopter started, the blades accelerated slowly, bringing huge noise and downward strong winds, Li Mu and Du Wei and others put on soundproof earmuffs under the prompting of the pilot, and the people who saw them off were pushed back by the huge strong wind for more than ten meters.
When Li Mu and everyone waved to each other, the plane had already risen slowly, and then flew in the direction of Chuncheng Airport.
When the airstrip was no longer visible within visual range, Li Mu heard Du Wei's crying from the helicopter's intercom system.
Turning her head to look, Du Wei was looking out the window, crying until her shoulders shrugged.
Li Mu was distressed when he saw it, and he didn't know what to think, his brain was hot, and he reached out and gently took her in his arms.
Du Wei's body trembled, and she turned her head to look at Li Mu, her red eyes and the tip of her nose made Li Mu feel pity.
Li Mu looked at her and asked with a smile, "Reluctant?"
Du Wei nodded and said, "They have always taken care of me like my brother and sister, my parents and my parents, and they have lived with them for so long, and I am so reluctant to leave suddenly, and I don't know if I will have the opportunity to meet again in the future." ”
Li Mu comforted: "It's just a temporary separation, you will meet again soon, and you will have the opportunity to meet and even cooperate with them in the future." ”
Du Wei looked at Li Mu pitifully and asked, "Brother Li Mu, is what you said true?"
Li Mu nodded firmly and said: "After the movie enters the pre-release publicity period in the future, the main creative team will do a roadshow together, and you will work together at that time." ”
Du Wei nodded lightly and said, "It may be a few months or even half a year later." ”
Saying that, Du Wei sighed lightly and said, "I'm so reluctant to Sister Annie." ”
Li Mu looked at her, smiled dotingly, and said: "After the whole drama is finished, they should leave Shanghai to return to the United States, but since you are reluctant to them, I will charter a Boeing 747 from Air China and let them go back from Yanjing, so that you still have a chance to meet them again." ”