Chapter 396: Dumbfounded, U.S. Department of Commerce

At that moment, Steven Spielberg was really happy, he was not afraid of Wang Ye opening his mouth, he was afraid that Wang Ye would not open his mouth.

For Steven Spielberg, although this is a movie, it is more of a task, as long as the task can be completed with high quality, not to mention making less money, or even not making money, or losing a little less, he is completely acceptable, because the lost benefits can be made up in more ways from other aspects.

At the end of the day, because it's an important task.

Not to mention, Steven Spielberg has enough confidence in himself that not to mention that the story is already full of heat and appeal, even if it is just a mediocre, even rather uninteresting story, Steven Spielberg thinks that he can make it into a wonderful movie that will eventually sell well in the market.

All in all.

In fact, from the very beginning, obtaining Wang Ye's adaptation authorization was a cover, because although Jack, who was adapted by Wang Ye, was the protagonist, he was not the key to the task, the key to the task was the two women who had not been adapted, so it was not important to get Wang Ye's authorization, but it was important to get the authorization of those two women.

The reason why it is important is because this film is a mission, a propaganda with a movie shell, if there is a mistake in the object of publicity and the content of the promotion, for example, if the movie is released, the two women do not approve, disagree, or even oppose, and want to sue Steven Spielberg and a series of film companies, then the film will be a complete failure, and at the same time the mission will fail, which is an unacceptable result for Steven Spielberg.

Now, although Wang Ye does not leave the advice, but his relationship with those two women is well known, so the suggestion is not a suggestion, but a request!

Obviously, Wang Ye understood the meaning of Steven Spielberg's display, and he put forward his request, and this is why Steven Spielberg is happy, because when he meets these requirements, it means that Wang Ye will order the two women to cooperate with him, so this movie and this task can be successfully completed.

Not to mention, Wang Ye also gave two "sincere" suggestions that can double the publicity effect of this matter.

That is, the charity gala donation and the invitation to the foundation to invest in the film, which are all in line with the good side that the United States wants to show to the world and to its rival Soviet Union, after all, the ultimate purpose of this film is not to show a "abandon the dark and turn to the light", and then attract more Soviets and Soviet allies to abandon the dark and turn to the light to run for freedom and light?

And this is also the reason why Steven Spielberg lamented that Wang Ye was a business genius.

Because Wang Ye's methods are typical of American capital and business operation methods, and the means are quite superb, it is not difficult to imagine that when these two things are widely publicized by various media, they will cause unimaginable promotion and help to this movie, and at the same time disgusting the Soviet Union, it can also promote a wave of American "kindness", which is simply a lot of one stone.

Of course, Wang Ye also has his own benefits in doing this, and money is only the least important.

What's more, it's the name!

Because with the fermentation and publicity of the movie, Wang Ye will become more famous in the world, and the essence of those two women is Wang Ye, so Wang Ye will also enjoy the benefits brought by the follow-up of the movie, such as there will be more similar Soviet people who choose to defect to Wang Ye, or even to the country behind Wang Ye, and this will bring tangible benefits.

And this point is also in line with the interests of the United States at present, because at present the two sides are friends, as long as they abandon the darkness, as for how to turn to the light, they can give up the contradictions for the time being, and enjoy the final benefits together, as for the future, that is a matter of the future.

As for what Steven Spielberg has to pay in the end, it's actually not worth mentioning.

The film is currently expected to have a total investment of 25 million, and it will be released in a year, and the global box office is expected to be 300 million US dollars, so it is not a problem to take out 6 million out of 25 million to those two women, because the production cost of this movie will not be very high, plus a good look, and some well-known actors will not be used, so the cost will be lower.

In addition to the six million dollars, whether it is a charity gala or an investment, it is a piece of cake for Steven Spielberg, the charity gala is a "mutual benefit and win-win", they need this gala, the rich need a platform, they will obediently pay for it when the time comes, there will definitely be millions, and investment is still a good thing for Steven Spielberg, because making movies requires investment, if the foundation does not invest, he has to go to various investors and rich people to lobby hard, convincing them to invest in the film.

Of course, this movie is a staggering benefit visible to the naked eye, and there are naturally many people who want to invest, unlike that kind of simple literary film.

"Mr. Steven, that's the opinion of our factory director."

"What do you think?"

At this moment, Xu Jiaojiao, who was sitting opposite, asked, and in an instant Steven Spielberg came back to his senses, picked up the coffee cup next to him and made a gesture of please, saying:

"There is no problem, I think the advice given by Mr. Wang Ye is very good."

"I'll contact the two ladies."

Hearing Steven Spielberg say this, a smile finally appeared on Xu Jiaojiao's face and said:

"Oh! Then you succeed. ”

Then the two exchanged a few more words, Steven Spielberg got up and said goodbye, and after Steven Spielberg left, Xu Jiaojiao sighed and said to herself:

"He's still so good."

"However, I'm not bad, with the impact of this round of stowaways, ammunition sales have increased by a full seventeen percent compared to last week!"

"Hehe, maybe it's time to think about bringing in guns."

Thinking of this, Xu Jiaojiao's face grew with a smile on her face, humming an unknown tune, and returned to her office leisurely

June 16.

The scale of the purchasing group reached an astonishing 300 people, which is the largest state-level procurement since the reform and opening up, and the total amount of procurement will also set a historical record, and the total number may reach 6 billion US dollars.

June 18, 8 a.m. ET.

The purchasing team submitted a list of 1,700 pages to the U.S. Department of Commerce.

"To be honest, I can't wait."

"Hey, me too, Fack! That's going to be a huge order! ”

"Guess what they're going to buy?"

"Fighters! I guess there will definitely be fighters, like the F-16. ”

"But we're going to sell them F-14 fighter jets."

"I have to say, this cooperation model is very interesting!"

At the U.S. Department of Commerce, four or five people in the office were making small talk, all looking relaxed, and among them was a man in a military uniform, which was obviously from the Hexagon.

"Tuk-tuk."

At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door, and I saw the slightly bald man shouting:

"Come in!"

With his voice, the staff pushed open the door and hurriedly walked in, and she said quickly:

"Mr. Smith, they've submitted the purchase list."

Hearing the voice of the staff, in the already quiet room, the man named Smith smiled:

"Really? Anything interesting? ”

"Tell me about it?"

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Faced with this question, the staff hesitated for a moment before saying:

"I'm sorry, Mr. Smith."

"There is a certain deviation between their thinking and our previous prediction."

"In the entire procurement list, we didn't find any weapons, even anything related to weapons, very, very few."

"Almost all of them are related to national development, economic construction, and the content of light and heavy industries in the life of the people."

When the staff's words fell, several people who were still communicating excitedly at that moment instantly became dumbfounded, and when they looked at each other, they saw the incredulity on each other's faces.

Because in their view, the most likely thing to purchase this time is weapons, because according to the contract, this money will inevitably flow back to the United States, and in such a situation, if the United States wants to let this money flow back, it must give up some restrictions and sell some things that it was once unwilling to sell, such as more advanced weapons and equipment.

However, they never imagined that the other party did not want to buy it at all!

"Are you sure? Are you sure? Not at all? ”

"Did they have two purchase lists, and only the first one was delivered today?"

In the next second, Smith, who was obviously the leader of the Ministry of Commerce, was in a hurry, stood up suddenly, looked at the staff member and asked urgently.

Under the sharp gaze of everyone, the staff member shook his head and said:

"I'm pretty sure that our team has done a rigorous check."

"It involves a more direct relationship with the military industry, no more than five percent of the total, and almost none of the rest are directly related, but you also know that industry is interconnected, there is no direct relationship, and it can basically be judged as unrelated, otherwise any industry can be equated with the military industry."

"As for whether there is a second copy, according to them, there should be none."

"However, after the judgment of our staff, the total amount of their procurement list this time, if it is based on the international market price, should be about 5 billion to 5.5 billion US dollars, so they still have at least 5 billion US dollars left in their hands, and perhaps in the future negotiations, they may choose weapons and equipment and related technologies."

"But this time, it should be gone."

After the staff finished speaking, the expressions of several people in the conference room were different, but they were obviously ugly, because the reason why they gathered here was to look forward to this order, for themselves, and even more for the capital groups behind them, and most of those capital groups were in the military industry.

After all, for them, it is the state that pays for it, not them, but it is they who make money!

"What the hell are they up to?"

"Such a good opportunity, but you don't buy a single weapon?"

"Hey, is there some conspiracy?"

"There must be a conspiracy, but I haven't come up with an answer yet."

"It must be because they guessed that we would increase the price, so in order not to suffer too much, so they don't choose weapons and equipment?"

"It's possible, but the problem is, weapons and technology can't be measured by price?"

"That's right, from us, they can get technology that is impossible for other countries in the world to buy."

"It's not good, it's completely off our expectations."

Finally, there was a burst of conversation in the office, and the faces of several people became more and more ugly, because they were ready to negotiate, but these preparations were for various weapons, and in the civilian field they hardly did any advance rehearsals.

Because civilian equipment has a relatively high liquidity in the world, there are many suppliers, the price will not be too high and not too low, there will be a "public price", so there is not much to talk about, unlike weapons have a "monopoly", the price can be said casually, as long as there is demand, even if it is crazy premium, the other party has to accept,

"What should we do?"

After discussing it for a while, a middle-aged man asked a question, and this question was completely over the chat.

After a few seconds, Smith let out a long sigh and said:

"What else can I do? Negotiations are conducted normally. ”

"Report the news to the Black Palace and see what it means."

Hearing him say this, another middle-aged man next to him opened and closed his mouth, and finally lowered his voice and asked:

"But how do we explain it to those companies?"

Regarding this question, the hexagonal man in the military uniform looked much tougher, and he didn't know if he was very angry and laughed, stood up and said directly:

"What's the explanation for that? What they want to buy, is it up to us to decide? ”

"If they're not happy, then go and sell, who limits them?"

"Fack! It's funny! ”

After finishing speaking, he shook his hand angrily and left the office, and finally several people in the office looked at each other, saw each other's helplessness, and left in a moment.

Smith was left alone in the office, sighed and said:

"Why don't they play their cards according to common sense?"

"But anyway, if you want to kill it this time, I'm afraid it's going to be very difficult."

With the procurement list being submitted to the Ministry of Commerce, in less than an hour, this matter quickly spread in various relevant official agencies and major companies, directly causing a sensation!

"Heh, they should be surprised, right?"

In the hotel where he stayed, the leader of the team said with a smile with a cigarette.

In the next second, he pressed out the cigarette butt in his hand, restrained his smile and coughed lightly and said:

"Okay, first step, we've won."

"But in the next negotiations, we must brace ourselves and find ways to do big things with little money!"

At that moment, the conference room, which had undergone strict anti-eavesdropping inspections, resounded with a unanimous response.

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