"Thankfully, if both of them are naughty kids, I should really think about whether to take on this film!" Tom Sadiak drew a cross on his chest, and his move amused both Lin Mu and Jim Carrey. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

After solving the script and directing, Lin Mu began to prepare for the actor's things. He first got in touch with these two young actors, and as soon as he heard that he could film with Hollywood stars, Shao Wen's parents agreed to Paramount's invitation without any hesitation. But on Shi Xiaolong's side, the situation has changed somewhat. Shi Xiaolong's father knew that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but he was still apprehensive about working with Hollywood films, and as a citizen of mainland China, he was still politically sensitive, and he wanted to read the script before deciding whether to agree to the film contract.

Pyra sent the script as he requested, and soon received a reply, and Shi Xiaolong's father accepted Paramount's invitation after reading the script. Lin Mu finally offered a salary of one million dollars to these two young actors, although the combined salary of Hao Shaowen and Shi Xiaolong was less than one-tenth of that of Jim Carrey alone, but this caused a lot of repercussions in China/China at that time.

Millions of dollars are exchanged for local currency, and the salaries of Hao Shaowen and Shi Xiaolong have exceeded the salaries of many big-name stars in Hong Kong and Taiwan, which makes many people secretly envy the good luck of these two young actors!

In order to ensure the foolproof shooting of the film, Lin Mu also personally contacted the Chinese/Chinese embassy in the United States, and he hoped that the filming of the film in the mainland could get the support of the Chinese/Chinese government.

The Chinese ambassador to the United States personally met with Lin Mu, a leader in the Chinese business community in the United States, and read the script brought by Lin Mu, and the Chinese ambassador to the United States expressed his appreciation for Lin Mu's display of China's image in the film, and he immediately contacted the relevant departments of the mainland through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed Lin Mu to the mainland for filming, but the relevant approval still needs to be boarded for a period of time.

"Mr. Lin is so interested in Chinese/Chinese culture, you might as well return to China to take a walk when you have time, now the country is out of the good situation of reform and opening up, for overseas Chinese businessmen like you with a strong sense of national responsibility, we are very welcome to invest in the motherland!" Before leaving, the Chinese ambassador to the United States warmly extended an invitation to Lin Mu.

"I admit that China/China has made remarkable achievements under the leadership of Mr. Deng, you know that I have invested in related industries in the field of culture, but now there are still many restrictions on foreign investment in the cultural industry of the mainland, I only hope that there will be more cooperation with the mainland's film industry in the future!"

"Reform needs to be carried out step by step, and I believe that in the future, there will be more and more opportunities for cooperation between the mainland and Mr. Lin!" The Chinese ambassador to the United States expressed his understanding of Lin Mu's concerns, but he still expressed great confidence in the future cooperation between the mainland and Lin Mu.

The approval of the project was quickly approved, and Lin Mu finally got a promise from China/China in the United States that the filming of "Detective Plane Head 3" in the mainland would receive the full cooperation of the relevant departments, which made Lin Mu dispel the last concerns.

After coordinating the relationship between all aspects, the crew of "Detective Plane Head 3" was assembled in Hong Kong, and after the preparations were completed, they could go directly to mainland China for location shooting. Many people have seen Lin Mu's determination to enter the Asian film market from Paramount's move, and more people have set their sights on the rising market in Asia. The mature market mechanism has not yet been formed, and the dark war for this emerging market has already begun.

At Lei Shidong's home, Lin Mu and he had a discussion about the Asian market. "What do you think of the situation in Asia now?" Lei Shidong knows that Lin Mu has always been very concerned about the economic situation in Asia, and the huge income of "Detective Plane Nose 2" in Asia also proves the huge potential of this market, after the acquisition of Warner Records, Viacom has indirectly entered this market.

Although Viacom has been growing rapidly through successful mergers and acquisitions, the combined company still firmly grasps its two core businesses - broadcast and film - rather than blindly expanding into new businesses, and focuses on how to do better with existing businesses. The film forest has begun to actively enter, but the broadcasting industry is obviously not developing at the same time. At this time, Lei Shidong was already thinking about how to enter the field of radio and television in Asia.

"The Asian economy is developing vigorously, and prosperity is also pregnant with crisis!" Lin Mu still remembers the financial crisis that swept Asia in '98. In Southeast Asia, the hardest-hit countries of the crisis, the financial system collapsed, and more than a decade of development gains were wiped out. Although it is only 96 years now, some signs of instability have already appeared, but most people are still immersed in the economic prosperity and ignore these instability factors.

"So what about China's development in recent years?" In the past, when talking about the Asian economy, Japan could not be avoided, but now, the development of China's economy has also become an important factor that cannot be ignored in the Asian economy, especially after the Plaza Accord, the yen appreciated sharply, and the Japanese economy fell into a continuous forest strip, and in the economic development of Asia, some emerging developing countries/countries began to emerge.

"China's economic growth has just begun, and in the next 20 years, it will become the engine of Asia's economic development!" Lin Mu said almost without thinking.

"Do you put aside the influence of national sentiment in your remarks?" Lei Shidong was a little worried that the reason why Lin Mu made such a judgment was because he was a Chinese. Many Chinese people want their motherland to be strong, and inner expectations often affect a person's judgment.

"I think it's not just the People's Republic of China that has this view, many economists are also very optimistic about China's development at this stage!"

"What do you think of Viacom's choice of country as a breakthrough into the Asian market?" Lei Shidong agreed with Lin Mu's statement, and he immediately put forward his own idea.

"It's a good fit. But it's also hard! Lin Mu replied with a seemingly inconsistent sentence.

"I want to hear the reason why you chose China/China first!" Lei Shidong asked quietly.

"For the economic development of China/China. I think we've reached a consensus before. In Asia, there may still be a certain gap between China's economic strength and Japan's, but in the long run. China's potential far surpasses that of Japan. And from the perspective of the cultural industry in the place where Viacom is engaged. China has the strongest cultural soft power in Asia. throughout Southeast Asia. Almost all of them are radiation areas of Chinese culture. This kind of cultural leadership determines the infinite potential of China's cultural industry in the future! Lin Mu explained why China was a "good fit".

"What about the difficulty of entering the ground?" Lei Shidong is also very concerned about this issue, and knows that Lin Mu rarely uses the word difficult. But this time he not only used the word, but also added an adverb of degree in front of it. This is an indirect indication that this matter is hardly feasible in reality.

"The Chinese mainland is very strict about the cultural industry, and Viacom is not able to merge any communication channels in the Chinese mainland for the time being. Therefore, it is difficult for the company's usual development model to be promoted in China/China.

"Lin Mu blocked Viacom's usual passage to the mainland of China with a single sentence.

"Does that mean we're going to give up the market?" Lei Shidong felt that Lin Mu seemed to have something to say, and in his eyes, Lin Mu was not a person who would give up easily when he encountered difficulties in doing things.

"Either choose to cooperate with the Chinese/national government!" Before Lin Mu finished speaking, Lei Shidong shook his head, a global company like Viacom must be strictly neutral in its political position, which is the golden rule that almost all multinational groups abide by.

"Or indirect access from Hong Kong and Taiwan/the Gulf

Lin Mu proposed another option, and in fact Paramount's development has advanced in this direction.

"Hong Kong is about to return to mainland China, do you think Viacom's development in Hong Kong will not be restricted by the mainland's political system?" Lei Shidong raised his concerns.

"Although I don't know what you think about the unified concept of 'one country, two systems' put forward by China's leader, Mr. Tang, I believe that the Chinese government will not be untrustworthy and Hong Kong's future economic system will not change!" Lin Mu tried to dispel some of Lei Shidong's unnecessary concerns about the Chinese/Chinese government.

"What is the basis for your judgment?" Lei Shidong is still a little cautious on this issue.

"China's economic system is transitioning from a planned economy to a market economy, and the entire economic system will move towards an open market in the future, which is the same as the current situation in Hong Kong." Lin Mu further analyzed the current economic situation in China to Lei Shidong.

"There is a very interesting saying about China's reform this year, saying that Chinese, Americans and Russians drive on the street, at the intersection, the Americans do not hesitate to turn right, and the Russians do not hesitate to turn around, do you guess which road did the Chinese/Chinese people choose in the end?"

"The Chinese/Chinese naturally like to follow behind the Rus!" Lei Shidong has become accustomed to a certain kind of political thinking.

"That Chinese/Chinese man sued his driver, hit the left turn signal, and then turned right!" Lin Mu's answer made Lei Shidong stunned.

"When you say that, I feel like I must go to Hong Kong." Lei Shidong suddenly had the idea of going to Asia. "By the way, I can also go to Japan!"

"If your physical condition allows, this trip can be arranged for you!" Facts speak louder than words, Lin Mu also hopes that Lei Shidong can go to Hong Kong for a field trip, and at the same time, considering Lei Shidong's physical condition, he made a request, "But you must have a doctor's certificate for a long-distance trip!" ”

"Let it go, I don't think God is in a hurry to see me right now!" Lei Shidong said with a smile, he knew his physical condition very well, "Since I have decided to invest in Asia, I must conduct a comprehensive assessment of this market, I will focus on Hong Kong and Japan this time, Taiwan/Bay and Southeast Asia will be handed over to you!" ”

Lin Mu was not too surprised by such a result, "When are you going to leave?" ”

"It's better to be able to leave tomorrow!" Lei Shidong is a resolute figure, and this time of recuperating at home has also suffocated him, and he has long wanted to go out for a walk. "I probably need to leave for more than a week, you can't leave the head office for the time being, and when this time is over, you can choose to visit Taiwan/Bay, and I hope that in a month, we will be able to draw up a complete development plan for Asia!"

After coming out of Lei Shidong's house, Lin Mu went straight to Viacom's headquarters building, where a standing board meeting was still waiting to be presided over by him. The reason why Lei Shidong didn't let Lin Mu go with him was not because Viacom couldn't run without the two of them, but there were a lot of decisions to be made recently, and the FL music company that had just been acquired was also being integrated, and Lin Mu and Lei Shidong had to leave one person to sit in the center.

Lei Shidong secretly left the United States the next day, and his itinerary this time was not made public, which was also the result of his discussion with Lin Mu. If Lei Shidong goes to Hong Kong with great fanfare, then the whole world can guess Viacom's next strategic intention. Both Lin Mu and Lei Shidong thought it was not a wise move to expose their investment intentions too early. So in the eyes of outsiders, Lei Shidong is just a normal trip.

And during the time that Lei Shidong left, Lin Mu was not idle, FL Music Company encountered some difficulties in the negotiation with Michael Jackson, as long as Michael Jackson's old club Sony Music Group was unwilling to let him go so easily. Because of Michael Jackson's private termination of the contract, he will face a breach lawsuit from Sony Music Group and is likely to pay Sony up to $5 million in liquidated damages. This adds a lot of difficulty to the negotiations between James and Michael Jackson, because Michael Jackson wants FL to pay this liquidated damages for him.

At the same time, Sony Music Group put pressure on Viacom, suggesting that Viacom should not get involved in the dispute between Michael Jackson and Sony. After learning of the intention of the Sony representative, Lin Mu directly allocated $1c million to FL Music in front of him for James to solve the trouble that Michael Jackson was experiencing. Lin Mu hated being threatened by others, so he had a tough attitude in dealing with this matter, and did not save any face for Sony Music Group, and the representative of Sony who was angry at the end walked away.

Shi Dong carefully inspected Hong Kong's television media industry, he visited the TV successively, and then found that the Phoenix TV Chinese channel, which had just been launched in March, was actually affiliated with Murdoch's News Corporation, and Viacom was obviously behind his old rival at this time, which made Lei Shidong more and more determined to invest in Asia. (To be continued.) )