At a high-end restaurant in Los Angeles, Lin Qirong and Miranda stood up to greet a middle-aged man who pushed the door in.

"Hello Ms. Miranda. The other party smiled and took the initiative to say, "I didn't expect you to take the initiative to find me." ”

"Hello, Daniel. Miranda chuckled, "I heard you've been not doing well lately, and I hope you can get through it." ”

Daniel shook his head, "This time it's hard to pass. ”

"That's a shame. Miranda lamented, "Actually, it's not me who wants to see you this time, but this Lin next to me." ”

In Daniel's surprised gaze, Lin Qirong smiled and stretched out his hand, "Hello, Mr. Daniel, I'm Lin Qirong." ”

Daniel was stunned for a moment, then smiled wryly.

Of course, he knows Lin Qirong, not only because of his fame, but also because it was the movie he directed that made his desperate gamble a complete failure, which can be said to be one of the reasons that directly led to the bankruptcy of Ebesi.

Of course, he will not arbitrarily attribute this responsibility to Lin Qirong, he has been in this field for so long, and he knows very well that the film industry is very risky, his company has no ability to compete with others, and he can't complain about others, he can only say that there is a problem with his decision-making, and he just happened to meet two terrifying opponents.

And Lin Qirong's intention was also understood for the first time, and now he has some value that can be remembered, that is, the company of Yibeisi.

"Hello, I'm Daniel, I've heard of you, a very good singer and director. Daniel stretched out his hand and shook hands with Lin Qirong and smiled, "Miranda, I thought this was a reunion of old friends, but I didn't expect this to be the reason." ”

Miranda said calmly, "I'm sorry, but I told you before that I invited you for a friend this time, I hope you don't mind." ”

"Please don't blame Ms. Miranda. Lin Qirong said sincerely, "I begged Ms. Miranda to introduce Mr. Daniel to me, and I believe Daniel had already guessed it."

That's right, I sincerely want to talk to Mr. Daniel about cooperation, and I hope Daniel can give me this opportunity. ”

"What if I don't?" Daniel said calmly, "If it weren't for your company's films, I believe our films would have a great chance of achieving better results, and then our company wouldn't be in the predicament it is in today, and it stands to reason that I should hate you." ”

Lin Qirong shrugged, "I didn't know Mr. Daniel before, he was purely a competitor in the same field, we all know that it's normal for anyone to win and lose in this kind of thing, and we're just lucky."

But in the film field we are rivals, in the business we can be friends, I have always believed that win-win cooperation is the best way to get along, we really want to be friends with Mr. Daniel, with Ibess, and then work together. ”

Daniel was silent for a while before he smiled with relief, "You're right, business is business, I shouldn't have such emotions." ”

"I think I can understand your emotions. Lin Qirong smiled, "If it were me, it would be difficult for me to accept, Mr. Daniel's self-cultivation is admirable." ”

Daniel smiled bitterly and said to Miranda on the side, "I now understand why you value him so much." ”

"That's why I'm introducing it to you. "Maybe Lin is not the best choice, but working with him will be the most comfortable choice." ”

Daniel continued to be silent for a moment before he said, "You invited us, didn't you just stand like this?"

"Of course. Lin Qirong smiled happily, "Here, please, let's have a meal first, and then talk about other things." ”

Daniel's willingness to sit down and eat means that there is a chance in this matter, and Lin Qirong is of course happy.

The waiter quickly began to serve the food, and opened a bottle of red wine, and the three of them chatted while drinking wine and eating the food, talking and laughing as if what had just happened.

It was almost as long as Daniel had drunk before he sighed softly.

"I've been in the film industry for so long, I didn't think that I would be the CEO of Ebest, and I didn't think that Ibeth would fall in his own hands.

Thinking about it, it's all because of me, the company itself is already struggling, but I have to gamble once, and I lost the bet. ”

A wry smile appeared on his lips.

"No one can think of this kind of thing, right?" Miranda comforted, "Film and television investment itself is very risky, and we haven't encountered it, didn't MGM fall the same way?"

"yes. Daniel said, "Others seem to have a beautiful circle of people in our circle, but in fact, we are walking on thin ice, and if we are not careful, a movie loses money, and it will cause a chain reaction."

That's it this time, the movie is losing money again, the creditors are unhappy, and the company can't be sustained. ”

Miranda and Lin Qirong were silent, they didn't know what to say about this kind of thing.

"Actually, I should have seen it a long time ago. Daniel laughed, "Now that the production cost of movies is getting higher and higher, and the audience's appetite is getting more and more dizzy, it is impossible to make a movie like before and make money."

Our small companies are not like those movie giants who have big businesses and deep heritage, just like Manfei, there is a huge comic market there, even if the movie is bad, the box office will not be bad. ”

"But there's only a few Disneys, isn't it?" Miranda said, "and the environment is like this, there are fewer and fewer good movies, and there is no way to do it." ”

That's why Lin's movies were able to achieve such good results. Daniel looked at Lin Qirong and said, "Lin is stuck at this critical period, and he brings a lot of fresh feelings to the audience with his movies, so everyone likes his movies."

Several movies with billions in a row are really remarkable. ”

"It's just luck. ”

Daniel shook his head and said seriously, "We are engaged in movies, although luck is very important, but the most important thing is strength.

You can create excellent movies and win such a high box office, because you have the ability to make the audience pay for it willingly.

Which of the film giants did not rise by relying on one excellent movie after another? In that era of competition among the heroes, countless classic movies were released, which eventually created film giants such as Disney and Warner, and also created the reputation of Hollywood as a mecca for movies.

Therefore, please do not deny your own strength, otherwise we losers will really be ashamed. ”

Lin Qirong was slightly stunned, then nodded, "I know, we will remember this in the future and continue to create more excellent works." ”

"So, you're looking to buy Ibeth this time?" Daniel finally said the theme of the evening.

Lin Qirong and Miranda glanced at each other and nodded calmly, "Yes, this is the main reason why I invited Mr. Daniel to meet tonight."

But now I think it's a good idea to get to know Mr. Daniel. ”

"Thanks for the compliment, a loser like me can't afford it. Daniel shook his head and said, "It's difficult, you should know it." ”

"Yes, I know, but I want to give it a try. ”

Daniel glanced at him, "I think you're a worthy friend, so I'll be very direct in my speech."

The difficulty is not only because it is a competitor's problem, but also because you are a Chinese, a film company with a lot of fame in Hollywood was acquired by a Chinese company, and you should know what kind of results such news will cause.

Neither people in the film industry nor ordinary people want this to happen, and before that, including me. ”

Lin Qirong was not surprised by his words, "So I will talk to Mr. Daniel about this first, after all, Mr. Daniel has enough influence in this, and I hope to let you see my sincerity."

I think this matter is actually very simple, it's just a business, is it possible that Ebeth was acquired by us, and Hollywood was captured by Huaxia Film Company? The film market in the United States is not so fragile, right?

Business is business, and there is no need to involve too much.

In other words, it is not unacceptable for us to fail in the acquisition, but it is definitely not a good thing for Ibess.

Warner, these movie giants, they have all of them, and it is really unnecessary to buy you, and they may have to shrink to protect themselves.

And for other companies, it's really unknown how much strength they can have to buy you.

There is an old saying in our Huaxia that the current Yibeisi is chicken ribs for those companies, and it is a pity to eat tasteless and discarded.

I am confident that among the many companies that have ideas for EBES, our Tonghua Group is definitely the most sincere, because for us, EBIS is the most valuable company, and we really need such a company as our gateway to join the Hollywood game.

So we are definitely the most sincere, and at the same time, our acquisition plan is also the most beneficial to Ibex, and I ask Mr. Daniel to think deeply. ”

"You've seen it all. Daniel shook his head helplessly, Lin Qirong was completely right, which is why they have not received an offer since the company was declared bankrupt.

Large companies are not interested, those who are interested do not have the strength, they are all waiting and watching, wanting to take away the most valuable things, but they do not want to take on the things they need most, such as the placement of employees, the company's debts, and so on.

To put it mildly, they were just waiting for Ibeth to be unable to drag it out, and then take advantage of the fire to rob it.

Yibeisi's current troubles really can't be dragged on, if there is no turnaround, the only end is what Lin Qirong described.

And if Tonghua Group wants to really gain a foothold in Hollywood, Yibes is a very good identity, and to put it mildly, Tonghua Group puts on a coat and successfully becomes one of the members of Hollywood, and then it is very convenient to do a lot of things.

For example, if a movie is released again, the original resources of Ibex can be of great help.

For example, if they participate in the Oscars again, they can compete for awards not only for Best Foreign Language Film, but also for Best Director and Best Picture.

Thinking about it this way, Tonghua Group is indeed the most sincere company.

Lin Qirong looked at Daniel's somewhat bitter smile and said with a smile, "Why doesn't Mr. Daniel listen to our conditions?"

Daniel took a deep breath, nodded and said, "You say, I'll think about it seriously." ”