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Chapter 637: Unable to Give a Guaranteed Price
"I also brought the sample today, you can take a look first."

Before Li Mu finished speaking, Zeng Maojun spoke first, in a very domineering manner.

"Director Li, I don't think it's necessary to go through so much trouble. Everyone knows the quality of your films. Wanda gave us a guaranteed 15 billion for Operation Red Sea."

These words really made the heads of film and television companies such as Lianrui Pictures, Zhonglian Huameng, and Yaolai Pictures furious.

Li Mu wanted to show this kind of film to everyone, but Zeng Maojun just did this.

"So damn rich!"

"Fuck, working in real estate is so great, there's so much money and nowhere to spend it?"

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Everyone was cursing in their hearts, and Yu Dong was the one who wanted to curse the most, as he was still frightened.

Because he was deceived and gave a 1 billion guarantee for "Legend of the Gods" without even watching the sample film.

Tang Jing was a little stunned. She hadn't even seen the sample film yet, but the price had already reached 15 billion.

"Mr. Zeng, don't worry. I think we should just take a look at the sample film."

Li Mu came out to smooth things over.

"Yes, Mr. Zeng, let's take a look at Director Li's masterpiece first!"

“Wanda has money, but we can provide a guarantee.”

Everyone spoke up and said that there were so many people here, even if one family could not afford the guarantee, it would not be a big deal if several families joined together.

“I would like a higher minimum guarantee for Operation Red Sea.”

Li Mu then added a sentence, signaling the staff that they could start showing the sample film.

This sentence immediately burned up everyone's CPU.

"15 billion is not enough, how much more do you need?"

"20 million!"

"30 billion?"

Everyone kept thinking in their minds, how great is Li Mu.

Yu Dong was secretly happy at this moment. After all, the more confident Li Mu was, the better it would be for Bona's "Operation Mekong".

Wang Changtian was quite calm. After all, he and Li Mu had experienced the guaranteed score of "The Mermaid". He estimated that Li Mu's score might really exceed everyone's expectations.

"I'm afraid it's going to be difficult."

La Peikang was secretly shocked, secretly estimating the possibility of getting the guaranteed role in "Operation Red Sea".

As the sample film was shown, the people watching looked more and more nervous.

“This movie is so well made!”

"Li Mu's level is still as stable as ever!"

"It seems that the minimum guarantee of 15 billion is really low. How should we give it?"

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Everyone was weighing the price in their hearts, secretly calculating the price they would offer later.

As the lights in the house came on, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but their faces became more solemn.

"it is good!"

Ye Ning was the first to applaud.

"Director Li made a great movie!"

"really!"

"15 billion is indeed too little, Wanda should offer 20 billion!"

As soon as Zeng Maojun opened his mouth, he proposed another 5 million, which made some people who were about to speak up extremely uncomfortable.

"Can you please increase the price a little bit at a time?"

"You really don't play by the rules!"

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The resentment in everyone's hearts was almost written on their faces, but Zeng Maojun didn't care at all.

Zeng Maojun then looked at Ye Ning and asked, "Boss Ye, how much does Huayi plan to give?"

Everyone could clearly feel the strong smell of gunpowder.

"Director Li, Huayi gave 22 billion!"

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"It's normal to bid, but I didn't hesitate at this price."

"22 billion, this is the highest guaranteed price. How high can Operation Red Sea go?"

With Ye Ning giving a guarantee of 22 billion, everyone is thinking about the box office capacity of main-theme movies.

They admitted that Li Mu's film was indeed very enjoyable and exciting, with not a boring moment throughout, but there had never been a film with a military theme that grossed over 10 billion before, let alone the 22 billion that is being offered now.

Fortunately, the name Li Mu was there, otherwise no one would dare to offer this price.

Tang Jing remained silent, but she did not expect that "Operation Red Sea" would now guarantee a box office of over 20 billion yuan.

You should know that the highest-grossing domestic film today, "The Mermaid", only grossed 33 billion.

However, at this time, Yang Wei from Hehe Pictures quickly discussed with the people around him in a low voice, and slowly said, "23 billion!"

A new force emerged. Wang Changtian took a look and then looked away.

Just when Zeng Maojun seemed to want to continue raising the price, Wang Changtian said calmly, "25 billion guaranteed!"

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This voice calmed everyone down.

25 billion is only 8 million away from the highest box office of "The Mermaid", and this is based on the premise that there is such potential.

"The Mermaid" is a comedy, but "Operation Red Sea" is not. If we go any further, everyone is wondering how high the cost-effectiveness can be.

When Liu Weijuan saw Li Mu's calm face, she immediately knew that this price might not even reach the price her boss had in mind.

"Director Li, why don't you tell me? You said what you want is a bit high. What is the minimum price you want? Then we can bid accordingly."

Lin Ning was also observing Li Mu's expression at this moment. Weying Times really wanted this guaranteed bottom line, but it was already very dangerous after bidding up to 25 billion, and Li Mu hadn't spoken yet, so he had to speak first.

After hearing Lin Ning's words, everyone stopped and looked at Li Mu. Li Mu raised three fingers and then said slowly, "33 billion!"

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When these words were spoken, everyone in the venue was shocked.

As a partner, Tang Jing was also extremely surprised at this moment.

She really didn't expect Li Mu to call out a sky-high price of 33 billion.

The same thing happened to Liu Weijuan, who was sitting next to Li Mu, but she recovered quickly.

After all, she has seen many ups and downs over the years, and most of the domestic box office records were created by Mengying Media. 33 billion may surprise people for a long time, but for her, it is just a moment.

Yu Dong also had an expression of disbelief on his face.

"Director Li, you are not kidding us."

Zeng Maojun couldn't help but ask.

"No, everyone. Whoever can give the 33 billion will guarantee Operation Red Sea."

Li Mu said with absolute certainty that he was absolutely confident of the box office of 33 billion, and he was also very curious whether there was anyone in the circle who had the courage to follow suit.

“It’s really unexpected.”

Wang Changtian smiled bitterly. He really didn't expect this price.

"Director Li, The Mermaid only grossed over 33 billion yuan at the box office. You're going to go straight to 33 billion. This is too risky!"

"Yes, Director Li, it's not that we don't dare, but is the price negotiable?"

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Everyone is arguing, and if there is no room for negotiation, then this price is really a gamble.

"Everyone, this is a private screening of Director Li's Operation Red Sea for enterprises and institutions."

As one of the producers, Tang Jing quickly added weight to Li Mu.

Although she was also shocked, if the deal could be reached, it would definitely be great news.

"Director Tang, we have taken this into consideration!"

"Yes, Director Tang, it's just 33 billion, it's really difficult to handle."

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"33 billion. I am confident that I can give this amount. The rest depends on your courage."

Li Mu had no intention of lowering the price. In his opinion, 33 billion was a relatively favorable minimum guarantee amount.

Everyone smiled bitterly.

The minimum guarantee is 33 billion, which means that about 13 billion funds have to be paid out. Both Zeng Maojun and Ye Ning and others are afraid to keep up.

The main reason is that this position is very awkward. There is no problem with the quality of the film, the subject matter has not been verified, and there is no problem with Li Mu's reputation value, but it is stuck at 33 billion. No one can guarantee what the cost-effectiveness is.

“I don’t think I’ll play around with you guys.”

Yu Dong is thinking that if the box office is really as good as Li Mu said, then "Operation Mekong" will have a chance to avenge the shame of "The Legend of the Gods".

However, he would definitely not be willing to guarantee a minimum of 33 billion for "Operation Red Sea".

At this moment, everyone in the room had the same idea as Yu Dong.

Can't judge, no way to follow.

"Then forget about the guarantee."

Li Mu smiled and said, since no one dared to guarantee the bottom line, then Mengying Media would make the money.

"Director Li, if it can be under 30 billion, we can still talk!"

"Yes, Director Li, 33 billion, this..."

Everyone was still somewhat unwilling.

However, with Li Mu shaking his head, this guaranteed election would end in no result.

At this time, because some people knew that a large number of film and television industry executives had gone to Mengying Media, combined with the existing information, some people had guessed that "Operation Red Sea" seemed to be doing a guaranteed release.

The media news immediately spread on the Internet.

However, this news only had a tiny bit of traffic and it wasn't particularly big news after all.

"Director Li, I admire you!"

After seeing the person who came to guarantee the bottom line leave, Tang Jing also started talking to Li Mu.

"If it was the Navy, I'm afraid the 15 billion guarantee would have been handed over."

"Hahaha, Director Tang, you won't."

How could Li Mu not know that Tang Jing was complimenting him?

"25 billion, I don't think the Navy can get past this hurdle." Tang Jing said intentionally or unintentionally, and it was obvious that this sentence was true.

The moment Tang Jing heard the 25 billion yuan offer, she really wanted to agree to it. That was the highest guaranteed amount in the industry, and it guaranteed income. No matter what the final result was, the 10 billion yuan income was safe. Unfortunately, the initiative was in Li Mu's hands.

"I believe 25 billion will not be the end of Operation Red Sea!"

Li Mu said very confidently.

"No matter what, today I have seen a new guaranteed slot. I am looking forward to the release of Operation Red Sea."

Tang Jing looked at her watch and it seemed that the time was about up, so she stood up and shook hands with Li Mu again.

She still has to report this news.

I don’t know what the leaders’ expressions would be when they heard that Li Mu rejected the guaranteed price of 25 billion and asked for 33 billion.

Tang Jing was also quite looking forward to it at this moment.

"Lao Wang, do you think Operation Red Sea can really reach 33 billion as Director Li said?"

Yu Dong was walking with Wang Changtian at this moment, and they were still discussing the issue of the minimum guarantee.

"It's hard to say. If it were anyone else, I would definitely turn around and leave without hesitation, but for Director Li, the chances of success are pretty good."

Wang Changtian sighed and wanted to take it, but he didn't have the courage.

"Then let's watch the National Day movie."

Yu Dong also knew that everyone probably had the same mentality at the moment, and he could only wait and see the final result.

(End of this chapter)