Spielberg has reached this day step by step in Hollywood and has accumulated a net worth of more than one billion U.S. dollars. It stands to reason that such a rich person no longer needs to work hard, but the truth is that the richer he is People are more eager to become richer.
Therefore, he deeply cherishes this opportunity to cooperate with Li Mu. After all, he has almost firmly secured his position as the next richest man in the world. He is waiting for the day when Makino Technology will be listed and his net worth will be completely quantified. Once that moment comes, Li Mu will His net worth may be more than double that of the second-ranked Bill Gates.
Although Spielberg is a film artist, he is ultimately a businessman. The pursuit of profits by businessmen always comes first. Therefore, he is eager to have a deeper cooperation with Li Mu.
When Li Mu mentioned the World War II movie branding plan, Spielberg immediately agreed after thinking about it for a moment, saying, "Mr. Li, since you believe in me, I will definitely work hard to live up to your trust in me."
Li Mu smiled with satisfaction, picked up the wine glass, and said to Spielberg: "Then I believe you will come to China 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 house in Yanjing and devote most of my time and energy to film and television. School, and the World War II movie brand thing coming up.”
Li Mu smiled and said, "That's great. Come, let's drink to our long-term cooperation."
"Cheers to long-term cooperation!"
Although Spielberg is almost twice as old as Li Mu, Spielberg hopes to be deeply tied to Li Mu.
So when Li Mu came up with a binding plan, he agreed almost without thinking.
Or in other words, it is to tie oneself to his big boat. It seems very unqualified to say it, but most middle-class rich people like him will basically make the same choice.
At its root, it is actually a desire. Human desire is endless. There is a higher desire at any time and at any stage, and there is never the word "satisfaction".
Satisfaction is always something that lives in the imagination, an assumption based on desire.
For example, a person who fills his stomach feels that being able to eat a full meal is a kind of satisfaction when he is hungry. This "satisfaction" is actually an assumption based on desire;
Those who can barely afford to eat feel satisfied if they can have one or two thousand yuan in surplus every month in addition to food;
People who have a monthly balance of one to two thousand yuan also feel that they would be satisfied if they could have a monthly balance of one to two thousand yuan;
A multi-millionaire who owns a Mercedes-Benz S-Class feels content if he can afford a Rolls-Royce;
A billionaire who owns a Rolls-Royce thinks he would be satisfied if he could just buy a private yacht;
Rich people who own private yachts are also dreaming about private jets, private estates, private islands, and even owning their own skyscrapers in a place where land is of high value.
With Spielberg's current net worth, it is not a big problem to bite the bullet and get a private jet, but it will definitely be very painful. But for Li Mu, with his net worth, after Makino Technology is listed, even if he buys one The largest Boeing 747 is used as a private jet, so you won’t feel any physical pain. This is not only because it is rich, but also because it makes money so quickly and so stably.
This is a microcosm of the huge gap between Li Mu and Spielberg. Therefore, any rich man in the world will be dissatisfied at his current stage. Perhaps Bill Gates feels that if one day If his worth reached Li Mu's level, he would be satisfied.
Li Mu, who is at the top of the rich pyramid, is still not satisfied. He knows that there are still too many explosive points in the Internet industry and even the entire high-tech industry in the future. He now seems to have created a huge amount of wealth. But in fact, this is just the first stop for starting his own business. There is still a long way to go. If he continues to develop, his net worth may reach the second to tenth richest people in the world combined, or even be higher than their combined total. Be high.
In the subsequent time, Li Mu and Spielberg discussed in detail the details of future brand cooperation on World War II movies.
First of all, Li Mu opened a new wholly-owned subsidiary under Makino Imaging. This wholly-owned subsidiary will also open a North American branch at the bottom. By then, there will be two company shells, one responsible for Chinese World War II film and television dramas project, a project responsible for Hollywood's World War II film and television dramas.
Secondly, Li Mulai is responsible for setting up private equity funds. There are countless capitals surrounding Li Mu and Muye Technology every day. There are also countless people who want to make a fortune with Li Mu. And now there are no policy restrictions on private equity funds. Li Mu can easily A large amount of start-up capital has been raised to ensure that investment in film and television projects can be made as soon as possible.
Finally, once the funds are in place, Li Mu can buy and shoot future World War II blockbusters as long as the scripts are released, such as "Hacksaw Ridge", "Dunkirk", "The Pianist", "Fury", As long as Li Mu is given the opportunity to cut corners in films like "Inglourious Basterds" and "Flags of Our Fathers", Li Mu will invest in them without hesitation, and then let Spielberg be responsible for controlling the quality of the film.
At the same time, we will choose some anti-war themes about China and shoot them according to Hollywood standards. It doesn’t matter if we lose money on this part, in order to set a pattern for the entire Chinese World War II film and television dramas.
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After confirming the intention to cooperate with Spielberg, Li Mu set off back to Yanjing early the next morning.
This time, I had an extra companion on the way back, a little girl Du Wei who burst into tears.
Du Wei has been pampered by her parents and older sister since she was a child. She is simple and sincere, and it is easy to develop unbreakable friendships with the people around her. Seeing that all her scenes have been completed and she is about to leave the crew, she feels like she For every friend I met in the crew, I have a deep foundation of friendship.
Du Wei was heartbroken to have to leave the crew where she had lived, studied, and worked for several months and burst into tears.
When the Southwest General Aviation Company's helicopter landed at the airport, the entire crew came out to see them off. Du Wei shook hands and hugged these people one by one with tears in her eyes, feeling particularly sad.
In fact, for these crew members who are used to seeing each other around, they also like Du Wei, a girl with a simple and kind nature.
The crew didn't know where they heard about Du Wei's family background. No one could believe that a little girl who was born with a golden key in her mouth never complained about hardship or tiredness in a place with difficult conditions like the southwest. , Liu Ye had to grit his teeth to overcome the difficulties, and Du Wei was able to face them with a smile. This kind of little princess who has no princess disease is particularly lovable in the crew.
Spielberg took Li Mu and Du Wei to the helicopter with the crew and crew. Before the helicopter engine started, he loudly said to Li Mu and Du Wei: "Mr. Li, I'm still waiting for you to tailor-made for Du Wei." Here’s the theme song!”
Li Mu made an OK gesture and said, "I will record this song with Du Wei when we get back. Let me tell you in advance that the name of this song is "21Guns"!"
Spielberg has made so many war movies, and you will know what 21 Guns means as soon as you hear it. The 21-gun salute is the highest level of salute and the highest respect.
Although he hasn't seen the lyrics or heard the song, Spielberg doesn't think it's a big problem just because of the song title.
He was a little worried before. Li Mu had to be responsible for the theme song. What if it was a bad song? Can I just bite the bullet and use it
But now, Spielberg is much more optimistic.
Leonardo, Tom Hanks and Anne Hathaway also took turns saying goodbye to them outside the helicopter. Li Mu found that Anne Hathaway looked at him in a very special way, as if she had a deep attachment, and With a touch of resentment and sadness.
Li Mu sighed in his heart, looking at Anne Hathaway in this state really made him feel a strong desire to protect her.
Li Mu and she looked at each other for a few seconds. Anne Hathaway was not shy this time. She looked at Li Mu without blinking, as if she wanted to imprint Li Mu into her big, deep eyes.
The helicopter's engine started, and the blades accelerated slowly, bringing huge noise and strong downward wind. Li Mu, Du Wei and others put on sound-isolating earmuffs at the pilot's prompt. Those who were seeing off were pushed away by the huge strong wind. Step back more than ten meters.
When Li Mu and everyone waved to each other, the plane had slowly ascended and then flew towards the Spring City Airport.
When the airstrip was no longer visible within sight, Li Mu heard Du Wei's crying through the helicopter's intercom system.
Turning around, Du Wei was looking out the window, crying until her shoulders hunched.
Li Mu felt distressed and didn't know what to think. His mind became hot and he stretched out his hand to gently hold her in his arms.
Du Wei trembled and turned to look at Li Mu. Her red eyes and nose made Li Mu feel pity.
Li Mu looked at her, smiled and asked, "Can't you bear to part with me?"
Du Wei nodded and said, "They treat me like a brother, sister, father and mother. They have always taken care of me. After living with them for so long, I suddenly left. I felt so reluctant to leave. And I don't know if there will be any more in the future." See you again when we have the chance.”
Li Mu comforted them: "It's just a temporary separation. You will meet again soon, and you will have many opportunities to meet and even cooperate with them in the future."
Du Wei looked at Li Mu pitifully and asked, "Brother Li Mu, are you telling the truth?"
Li Mu nodded firmly and said, "After the movie enters the pre-release publicity period, the creative team will do a road show together, and you will still work together when the time comes."
Du Wei nodded slightly and said, "It may take a few months or even half a year."
After saying that, Du Wei sighed softly and said, "I can't bear to leave Sister Anni."
Li Mu looked at her, smiled fondly, and said: "After the whole drama is completed, they should leave from Shanghai and return to the United States. But since you can't bear to leave them, I will charter a Boeing 747 from Air China for them when the time comes. Go back from Yanjing, so that you can have a chance to meet them again."
(End of chapter)