Chapter 958 I Come With Sincerity

When the plane landed again in Atlanta, it was already nightfall in the United States.

After getting off the plane, the other assistants were busy getting their luggage, but Fang Shengnan immediately turned on Li Qian's and her cell phones—a message came in soon.

Li Qian has too many things to do now, so the company has already assigned him three assistants. As a result, Sun Yuting, as the assistant director, is busy working on the post-production special effects follow-up of "The Matrix". As a special envoy, Li Qian sent him to northern Shaanxi to watch over Jin Han, but Fang Shengnan, who was originally a music assistant, became the only assistant Li Qian could bring with him.

She is the niece of Cao Zhan's second concubine, Chu Bing, and a graduate of Huaxia Conservatory of Music.

Originally, the music department recommended her to come here, one is to be optimistic about her musical talent, and the other is to urge Li Qian to pay more attention to the affairs of the music department, but today, she seems to have begun to get used to her secretary and assistant My job, originally to study music, is not so important.

After receiving the message, she went over immediately and whispered to Li Qian: "President Qi sent a message. It is said that a counselor from the consulate is also waiting for you in the pick-up hall!"

Li Qian was slightly surprised, but still nodded his head to show that he knew.

It is estimated that this is because he heard the news that he was coming, so he came here temporarily, so Qi Jie didn't have time to use other methods to notify, so he sent a message to let himself be prepared in advance.

Regardless of China or the United States, cultural matters have never been trivial matters.

The U.S. government knows better than anyone else how much the global expansion of Hollywood movies has contributed to the global strength of American culture and the shaping of the international image of the United States, and they have always been very good at using movies as a medium for publicity ——It is said that the publicity funds approved by the U.S. Department of Defense every year and the money spent on cooperating with film shootings are at least hundreds of millions of dollars.

You want to make military scenes, and you want to promote the image of American soldiers. As long as the image is positive, you can apply to the U.S. Department of Defense for cooperation or even sponsorship. What the Department of Defense can give is not only tanks, planes and American soldiers Cooperate with you to make movies, and even directly give money to sponsor you.

Therefore, in countless American movies, the U.S. government can be fucked up, and even the president can be fucked up, but American soldiers are often brave, wise, and fearless, anyway. And in countless other American movies, a big house with big lawns in the front and back, a few big trees, a big dog and two children at home has simply become the standard image of the United States in the eyes of people in all other countries in the world.

This is a very important part of the propaganda war, and this is the role of the positive image of the US government and the United States brought by Hollywood movies sweeping the world.

In Hollywood movies, the United States has almost become a paradise for the whole world to worship.

Therefore, if a company, one of the seven major Hollywood film companies, is to be acquired by a Chinese company, the US government is not just talking, they really care and pay attention.

And the Chinese government also deeply understands how powerful the propaganda ability of movies is, and it also understands how many points Hollywood movies have given the US government around the world over the years.

So, as a matter of fact, the joint negotiating team of Minghu Culture and Morgan Stanley just arrived in Atlanta, formally contacted Coca-Cola, and started negotiations. What, the Chinese may like internal fighting, but the group of people who represent China's image to the outside world and are stationed abroad all the year round are often more patriotic and united than the people in China.

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Ten minutes later, Li Qian met Liu Zhangang, Counselor Liu, in the pick-up hall.

And he is not from the Atlanta consulate, but the deputy cultural counselor of the Chinese embassy in the United States—the rank must be higher than that of the Atlanta consulate.

The two sides shook hands, and Li Qian sincerely expressed his thanks.

Liu Zhangang said with a smile: "The matter encountered a little resistance. I heard Mr. Qi said that you would come over, so I flew here in advance and wanted to talk to you about this matter."

Li Qian nodded seriously, "Okay, let's chat."

So on the way back, on the high-end concierge car of the hotel that Qi Jie brought to pick him up, the fender of the car was raised, and Li Qian, Qi Jie and Liu Zhangang chatted in the back of the car.

Liu Zhangang said: "The embassy has been helping to lobby in Washington on this matter. At the government level, the opinion is not too big. We are basically sure that it can be suppressed. However, the recent These things, public protests are still a trivial matter. In the United States, a parade of this level is actually not a big deal. It will not affect the politicians on Capitol Hill and the White House. But your hit "Gourd Baby" , but made many cultural officials in the government suddenly alert. Now that group of people has repeatedly expressed their position within the government and resolutely opposes this acquisition, so the attitude of the higher authorities is a bit vague."

Li Qian nodded slowly, with a wry smile on his face.

The more you pay attention to the world's affairs, the more you will find that almost every one of them affects the whole body.

Li Qian did not expect that because the news of the acquisition was released in advance, it would suddenly arouse the huge interest of North American audiences in "Calabash Baby", and further boost the box office at once. However, he also did not expect that What's more, because of the popularity of "Calabash Baby", some insightful people in the United States were suddenly alert to the acquisition from China.

The story of "Gourd Baby" is of course no problem, the standard Hollywood model, the standard American story, but what it really sells after packaging is actually a lot of Chinese cultural things.

Again, there is no shortage of smart people in this world.

Li Qian wants to use the skin of Hollywood movies to promote the beauty of Chinese culture and spirit, no matter how careful and concealed he is, he will still be spotted by those who care - you are not popular, no one will take you as a dish, as long as you If you become popular and start to have influence in the United States, you will be targeted immediately!

Putting his chin on his hand, Li Qian thought for a moment and asked, "So, what do you think of the embassy? How should we change it now? Do you have any good suggestions?"

Liu Zhangang said: "I have already called Mr. Qi to talk about this matter before, just now we waited for your time, we chatted a few more words, our meaning here is still the same, of course we support cultures like Minghu Culture It is a good move for the company to go out, promote Chinese culture, and acquire Colombia. Of course, we will fully support it, and we will continue to help do some lobbying work at the government level. However, this matter may be very difficult. Landed in a short time!"

After a pause, he said: "We exchanged information with Mr. Qi. According to her observation, the attitude of Coca-Cola was very proactive, but in the past two days, the negotiations have reached a deadlock. We guess that this should be a scruple. Seeing Washington's reaction, Coca-Cola is a little worried. Even, it is very likely that they have received a lot of pressure from Washington."

Li Qian pursed his lips and turned to look at Qi Jie.

No one knew him better than Qi Jie. Seeing the situation, he said directly: "There is still a difference of 160 million. Originally, we planned to reach an agreement within a week at most. Now our quotation has reached 2.64 billion US dollars. But they insisted that it must be 2.8 billion U.S. dollars. Originally, we had almost reached a consensus, and everyone knew that the price was likely to fall between 2.72 billion and 30 million. But in the past two days , They suddenly started dawdling, talking vaguely, and didn't even negotiate the price with us."

Li Qian pursed his lips again and asked Liu Zhangang, "Counselor Liu, according to the analysis of your embassy, ​​how much pressure can the US government put on Coca-Cola?"

Liu Zhangang thought about it, shook his head, and said, "It's hard to say! In the US government, from Capitol Hill to the White House, many people actually don't feel much about this acquisition. They are not that sensitive. In addition, we help Over five million dollars have been spent on lobbying. In fact, the voice of opposition is even smaller. However, the US government has always been like this. Even if the US president thinks there is no problem, the people below will still If you express your disapproval, you can even completely ignore the president and directly put pressure on specific departments. In many cases, the president can't do anything about them!"

Li Qian nodded and didn't speak.

Liu Zhangang continued: "So our suggestion is, don't be too anxious about this matter, let's take our time, and the embassy will continue to help you with lobbying, as for you, just hold off and talk slowly. Since the matter If we can’t be in a hurry, let’s not be in a hurry!”

Li Qian took a deep breath and nodded slowly.

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When the car arrived at the entrance of the hotel, Liu Zhangang got out of the car and got into another car belonging to the Chinese Consulate in Atlanta and left. A group of people got out of the car and wanted to enter the hotel, but the accompanying bodyguards immediately noticed the presence of the reporter and told them Immediately sound a reminder.

Therefore, the reporters should have only taken a few photos from a distance, but before they could rush over, Li Qian, Qi Jie, Fang Shengnan and others had already entered the elevator under the protection of bodyguards.

In the elevator, Qi Jie asked: "I didn't inform Morgan Stanley and Coca-Cola about your coming, but it's very likely that a reporter took a picture just now, should I inform you now, or, See you later or something?"

Li Qian shook his head, "Not yet."

Qi Jie saw that he was pursing his lips tightly, looking like he was thinking, so she nodded silently.

After entering the suite where Qi Jie lived in the hotel, the new secretary who was brought by Qi Jie's side was busy serving tea and water, while Li Qian and Qi Jie came to sit down on the sofa.

Turning to look at Qi Jie, she seemed to have lost weight, but she was still so energetic. Li Qian reached out, grabbed her hand, and said, "Have you been under a lot of pressure lately? You've lost weight."

Qi Jie smiled, "Fortunately, Morgan's people are mainly responsible for negotiating."

While speaking, she glanced back behind her.

The disciples of the Son of Heaven are always promoted quickly. Huang Wenjuan has been with Qi Jie for two years, and now she is considered to be in charge of the party. Qin Nuo was selected to be Li Qian's assistant, and now he is also sent out to hold the line.

For the same reason, now that Qi Jie has gone to Atlanta to personally preside over and follow up on the acquisition of Columbia, she has left her assistant secretary Lu Min in China to be in charge of the general manager's office. A bond of communication, and assisting Li Qian in handling the company's daily affairs. On the other hand, to be honest, she is already qualified to make decisions on some small matters.

Just like this, the secretary she brought with her was another girl.

Whether it's Huang Wenjuan, Lu Min, or Qin Nuo, they're all familiar with it. In front of them, even if Li Qian was a little more intimate, Qi Jie didn't feel any difference, but with someone else by her side, she would Just awkward.

But at this time, Li Qian didn't seem to show any intention of going further, so she didn't say anything.

And soon, Li Qian stood up and walked to the huge French window.

After a while, he asked, "What's going on inside Columbia?"

Qi Jie replied behind him: "Some people dance very well, but the two most important people, Executive President Glenshire and Vice President David Emerge, were very strange and didn't say anything. Among them, Emer Qi also expressed his appreciation for you personally. He said that he likes your movies very much."

With his back to Qi Jie, Li Qian forced a grin.

In this way, it is a bit strange.

Qi Jie looked at him puzzled.

Li Qian is a person who likes to be silent, especially in recent years.

But today, he seems to be unusually silent.

In the end, she didn't care about anything else, got up and walked over, hugging him from behind.

Li Qian turned his head to look in surprise, Qi Jie raised his face, and said, "Don't be too impatient. I think what Counselor Liu said is reasonable, so let's talk slowly while lobbying. Anyway, Coca-Cola is definitely willing to sell it. ! As long as one is willing to buy and the other is willing to sell, we can always negotiate! It’s just a matter of time.”

However, Li Qian shook his head slowly.

Qi Jie looked up at him.

He said: "Can't wait! Absolutely can't wait!"

After a pause, he said: "Even if you don't consider the sudden appearance of bidders, the sooner you win the better, we need at least two to three years to straighten out the internal relations in Colombia. By that time , 3D is just about to start showing. If it is postponed, I am afraid that this side has not been cleaned up, and it will be difficult to free up hands to sort out the relationship here."

After a pause, he seemed to have suddenly made up his mind, turned his head and said, "Help me make an appointment with Wilson, the chairman of Coca-Cola, and just say that I want to see him, and I'm here with sincerity!"

Qi Jie was surprised when he heard this, "The Coca-Cola person in charge of negotiating with us is their vice president, Walter Foster, shouldn't..."

Li Qian shook his head, "I only see Wilson!"

Qi Jie seemed to realize something, didn't say any more, just nodded slowly, "Okay, I'll call Walter Foster myself."

Li Qian nodded and said, "Two sentences, the first sentence, I came here with sincerity, and the second sentence, I hate long negotiations."

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There are less than 30 hours left, and this month is about to end, brothers, even if you tear up the monthly pass, you have to hurry up, otherwise it will be automatically invalidated, and you won’t even hear a ring!

With a hiss, it was thrown into the ticket basket of "A Perfect Life".

Perfect!