#1072 Hollywood Director
Li Mu is indeed a super hot spot right now.
Unlike Boss Ma, who often tossed around in the Western world in later generations, Li Mu's popularity depends not only on his career and wealth, but also on the eye-catching radiance of humanity. The latter is the reason why he is sought after by the Western world.
When Spielberg heard that Li Mu had agreed to his invitation and was about to come to Los Angeles to attend his charity dinner, he was beyond excited. Although he had already made a name for himself in the film and television industry, from his own point of view, he He thinks that his achievements are far inferior to Li Mu, and he feels that he is far worse than Li Mu in terms of money, influence, and changes he has brought to the world.
Spielberg has the intention to make his charitable organization bigger and benefit more African children, so he especially hopes that Li Mu, a "superstar" in the philanthropic world, can bring greater influence to his charitable organization, and at the same time he I can take this opportunity to move my charitable organization closer to Li Mu's 3321.
It is no exaggeration to say that Li Mu is a "superstar" in the charity world. Since 3321 was completely revealed to the Western world, the Western world regards 3321 as the only tip of the pyramid in the charity world, and no other charitable fund can compare with it.
In this case, Spielberg even had a little admiration for the 20-year-old Chinese boy he had never seen before.
In the next two days, Li Mu did not meet with any capital. Although many capitals were eager to negotiate with him personally, Li Mu refused all of them without exception. His current idea is to push Ding Zhenglin to the front and let him discuss everything. Let him go to the top, and he always maintains a sense of restraint and mystery. If he wants to maintain the image of the ultimate boss, he must pass the little boss Ding Zhenglin before he can face to face with himself.
After arranging things in Silicon Valley properly, Li Mu was ready to take Li Ziwei and his bodyguards to fly to Los Angeles on the business jet packaged by Elon Musk.
On the way to the airport, Li Ziwei, who has always been extraordinarily calm in front of Li Mu, couldn't hold back her excitement. According to her, Tom Cruise and Leonardo DiCapri will appear at this charity dinner. Ao Du is her favorite Hollywood actor. She never dreamed of having the opportunity to meet them before. Since she has such a unique opportunity this time, she must take a photo with them and ask for an autograph.
Li Mu teased her: "Since you like them so much, then just invite them to have a meal together, then you will have plenty of time to chat with them or something."
"Ah?" Li Ziwei asked in surprise: "Can I really eat with them? Wouldn't it be too troublesome..."
Li Mu smiled and said: "What's the trouble with this, since Spielberg organized this charity dinner, there must be not only these two big stars, maybe there are many other first-tier and second-tier stars.
When you see who you like, I will invite them all. "
Li Ziwei widened her eyes and said with a smile after a while: "Mr. Li, you have a lot of face. I believe that if you invite, the invited stars will appreciate their faces no matter how busy they are."
Li Mu nodded: "Celebrities, in most cases, they only pursue two elements, one is fame and the other is profit. No matter which country's entertainment industry, stars like to revolve around the rich and famous, this is the same forever. of."
Li Ziwei smiled and said, "Just right, you are a rich man and a wise man."
Li Mu smiled indifferently and said, "This time we are not to attend a charity dinner, but mainly to win over some Hollywood resources first, Ziwei, you must have a string in your mind, talk to these stars, famous directors, producers, film and television for me. The boss of the company and the interface person communicate, it may be useful in the near future."
Li Ziwei asked in surprise, "Mr. Li, are you going to enter Hollywood?"
Li Mu asked her, "Why not? Do you think I have nothing to do and go to Los Angeles to hang out with a bunch of celebrities?"
Li Ziwei stuck out her tongue and asked, "Is Hollywood the next stage of development?"
Li Mu said: "No, Hollywood is not our focus, but it is a very good development project. Now Hollywood has not poured in Huaxia Capital, but I believe that it will not take too long, Huaxia Capital will form a group to enter Hollywood, to that At that time, the entertainment industry all over the world will undergo earth-shaking changes.”
Li Ziwei was stunned for a moment, and said: "Mr. Li, Hollywood seems to be very globalized, but I feel that its own American localization and the idea of closed development are still very clear, not to mention foreign capital, foreign actors are all It's hard to really fit in."
Li Mu nodded slightly and said with a smile: "From the current situation, you are right, Hollywood is more arrogant and always feels that it is the master of the world's film industry, but in the thirty years of Hedong and thirty years of Hexi, sooner or later one day , they will actively look for Huaxia Capital to cooperate."
Li Ziwei nodded in understanding, although she didn't know the future development of Hollywood, but after following Li Mu for a long time, she had an extremely strong blind following of Li Mu, and always felt that what Li Mu said must be right.
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Elon Musk didn't spend any less money for Li Mu this time. For a flight of more than an hour, he specially chartered a business jet. He had never played such extravagant handwriting before.
However, Elon Musk doesn't feel bad about the money at all, because he knows that such a little investment will bring huge promotion and improvement to his sister's business development.
After meeting with Li Mu and boarding the plane together, Elon Musk said to Li Mu: "Director Spielberg invited a security company in Los Angeles and a high-end fleet to serve Hollywood celebrities to meet him at the airport, and he will also be there in person. Waiting at the airport to catch the wind for you."
Li Mu nodded and said with a smile, "Americans are so polite."
Elon Musk said with a smile: "After all, you are the distinguished guest he is looking forward to very much, and it is reasonable to welcome you in person."
After speaking, Elon Musk added: "It is said that many media have been notified, and it is estimated that the material will be filmed at the airport, but you can rest assured that a large number of security personnel are arranged on the scene, so there is no need to add an additional interview session, just get off the plane. Get in the car and go to Director Spielberg's villa in Paii-Palisades, where the charity dinner will be held tonight."
At 3:30 in the afternoon, the plane took off from San Francisco.
The flight time of more than one hour was very short. Basically, it started to land shortly after take-off. When the Gulfstream business jet landed at Los Angeles Airport, the plane taxied all the way to the company's dedicated hangar, and Spielberg and his The prepared luxury fleet has been waiting here for a long time.
When the plane slowly pulled into the hangar, Li Mu had already seen six black luxury cars parked on the side of the huge hangar, including a stretched limousine. There were more than a dozen people standing on the side of the convoy, one of them. A lean old man, Li Mu recognized at a glance, that was the famous Spielberg.
After the plane stopped, the cabin door slowly opened. Spielberg had come to the spiral staircase ahead of time. Before Li Mu came out, he deliberately tidied up the collar of his suit, which made him look very formal.
Elon Musk and Spielberg have met several times, and they can be regarded as acquaintances, so he got off the plane first, and Spielberg shook hands with him very kindly, and did not forget to thank him .
After all, being able to invite Li Mu over is entirely due to Elon Musk.
The two greeted, and Li Mu walked off the plane. Seeing that he was about to meet Spielberg, Spielberg took the initiative to take a step forward, shook hands with Li Mu, and said excitedly, "Mr. Li Mu, welcome to Los Angeles!"
Li Mu was also very excited. After all, he is a world-class director who has influenced countless people. Li Mu still respects him very much, so he politely said, "Hello, Mr. Spielberg, thank you very much for your invitation."
Spielberg hurriedly said, "Thank you for coming!"
After that, Spielberg said again: "Let's get in the car and talk while walking."
"it is good."
Li Mu and Elon Musk got on the luxury stretched sedan brought by Spielberg. This kind of car has a special name in the United States called limo. The length of the car has reached an astonishing 8.5 meters. There is also an L-shaped sofa, an audio-visual system and a simple bar.
Sitting in such a long car, the three of them didn't feel crowded at all, and there was even a bit of emptiness, especially when the three of them sat on one side and formed a concave shape, which made the interior space even more empty.
After getting in the car, Spielberg said to Li Mu: "Mr. Li, there may be a lot of media present at the charity dinner tonight, and they may focus on you, but don't worry, the host of our charity dinner tonight. Journalists are not allowed to enter the venue."
Li Mu nodded lightly: "No problem, everything is subject to your arrangement."
I am a guest, and I naturally want guests as I wish. It is best if Spielberg arranges it, and he can come as he pleases.
Afterwards, Spielberg introduced to Li Mu the specific situation of his charitable organization, including how long it has been established, where it focuses on, and what charitable contributions have been made in the years since its establishment.
On the whole, it is similar to what Elon Musk introduced to himself. This is a private charity organization dedicated to solving malaria problems for children in Africa. The funds they raise every year will be used to provide treatment for children suffering from malaria in Africa, and at the same time for more children. more children with malaria prevention supplies.
According to Spielberg, the charitable organization has many Hollywood members, including not only Tom Cruise and Leonardo DiCaprio, but also Tom Hanks, Matt Damon and other first-line celebrities, most of these well-known actors have cooperated with Spielberg.
Li Mu also forgot the timelines of several of Spielberg's classic films, and couldn't help but ask him, "Mr. Spielberg, which films have you made this year?"
Spielberg said: "I have two films coming out this year, Minority Report with Tom Cruise and Leonardo and Tom Hanks. "Cat and Mouse," "Cat and Mouse," will be released in North America on Christmas Day."
Li Mu was very familiar with "The Game of Cats and Mouse" and couldn't help but ask him, "When will this movie be released for Christmas in China?"
Spielberg said: "This film did not cooperate with China Mainland. We had communicated with China Film Company before, but because some details were not negotiated, we gave up showing it in China Mainland."
Li Mu frowned, "Cat and Mouse" is indeed a very good movie. It would be a pity if it couldn't be released in China, but at this time Hollywood really didn't pay much attention to the domestic movie market. In the past two years, Hollywood movies At the highest box office in China, you can get tens of millions of RMB, and after layers of accounts are divided, there is not much money left in the hands of investors. The most important thing is that they are subject to policy constraints, so many film and television companies have given up. Huaxia Market.
However, Li Mu suddenly thought that the development and testing of the online ticketing system he asked Fang Xudong to develop should have almost completed. Now he is installing and debugging the theater line he acquired. Christmas and New Year's Day "The Girl We Chased Together in Those Years" and " Crazy Stone is about to be released. At that time, the online ticket system can be put into use. For Li Mu, he does not ask how much money the online ticket system can make, but only hopes that through the linkage between YY and the online ticket system, If you can create a higher attendance rate in your own theater, then more and more theaters will cooperate with you.
However, the influence of domestic films is indeed limited, and it is not enough for Li Mu to only affect the cinema, so a crazy idea popped up in Li Mu's mind. It is better to find a way to promote Spielberg to bring "Cat and Mouse" to China for release. At that time, I will use YY to combine with the online ticketing platform to push up the box office of this movie, let the whole country and Hollywood realize the potential of this online ticketing system, and lay a better foundation for future cooperation.
Regarding the solution of the entire online ticket system, Li Mu has already made the company's team register a large number of patents, forming a relatively complete patent chain. The system was introduced to the United States, and now YY itself has a large number of American users. If we can find a good local partner, this online ticket system can take root in the United States!
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PS: Sorry, only one more chapter today