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Chapter 884 The Last Piece of the Puzzle of the Film and Television Empire

Although Ye Ning's departure did not cause any waves in the outside world, it caused quite a stir in the industry.

The film and television industry is currently undergoing an accelerated reshuffle, so a top professional manager is naturally the target of many companies in the industry.

Li Mu learned at this time that many companies including Tencent and Didu Culture were interested in recruiting him.

At this time, Li Mu also called Ye Ning. The reason why he didn't call on the day of the announcement was mainly because the time was not appropriate.

"Did you have a dinner appointment with Mr. Ye?"

Liu Yifei looked over curiously, and then asked, "Are you going to hire me?"

"I have an idea, but it may not be appropriate now. Let's just chat casually this time." Li Mu smiled and straightened his clothes.

Liu Yifei said "Oh", and she became more clear about Li Mu's plan. It was obvious that he still had some ideas, but the conditions were not yet ripe.

Although dining is now open, seats are required to be separated by a table. Compared to the bustling flow of customers in the past, the current situation is extremely depressed.

Inside the box, Ye Ning was also sighing over the scene she had just seen when she came in from the hall.

"But compared to our film and television industry, catering should be considered good."

Ye Ning then laughed at himself, after all, all the cinemas were closed.

"It's just fifty steps and a hundred steps. There's not much difference." Li Mu smiled and shook his head, picked up a piece of meat, and then asked, "How is it? What are your new plans after leaving Huayi?"

"Intend?"

Ye Ning smiled bitterly and shook her head. "To be honest, Director Li, I really haven't. I plan to take a break first. These past ten years have been too tiring."

At this point, Ye Ning suddenly bowed to Li Mu and said, "But I still have to thank Director Li for his care over the years. If Director Li has something to do someday, I will definitely not refuse."

"It's all little things!"

Li Mu waved his hand casually, "It's good to take a break. Anyway, the industry is in the process of a major clean-up. After the peak, there will be decline, and after the adversity, there will be good times. This law seems to be effective in our film industry as well."

"Indeed, I've watched the box office go up. I didn't expect it to reach 50 billion now. Maybe it will break the ceiling. When it can reach 60 billion, it all depends on you, Director Li."

"It's not that easy." Li Mu smiled faintly and shook his head.

"By the way, Director Li, do you think my decision to move from Wanda to Huayi was a win or a loss?" Ye Ning suddenly changed the subject. It was obvious that he still couldn't get over the hurdle of Huayi for the time being.

"What should I say?" Li Mu thought, and Ye Ning did not disturb Li Mu.

“If you leave Wanda, both you and Wanda will be losers,” Li Mu said slowly at last.

In Li Mu's opinion, this is a typical case of a lose-lose situation.

It was just that Wang Jianlin refused to give Ye Ning what she wanted, which ultimately led to this "separation", which actually did more harm than good.

But for Wang Jianlin, who was at the peak of his career at that time, he did not yet see the current era.

"Even if I leave, I think Tencent and Alibaba are better choices, not Huayi. You've been there, and you know what kind of film and television company Huayi is."

Li Mu also spoke openly. After all, they were friends, and it was meaningless to hide some things. Of course, he knew that Ye Ning was actually quite frustrated at Huayi. He wanted to use Wanda's logic to manage Huayi's directors and screenwriters, but it seemed out of place.

Because Huayi was essentially a family business before, the emotional decisions of the Wangs were final, and Ye Ning was never able to fit in from the beginning to the end.

"I really didn't expect Huayi to have such a strong family atmosphere." Ye Ning also smiled bitterly. "When I hold a seminar, I usually list box office, commercial development, and profitability evaluation as the most important items. However, the old filmmakers who have cooperated with Huayi before never follow this routine."

"In the era of Zhonglei, when the brothers sit down to chat, they don't take money so seriously."

When Ye Ning repeated these words, his face was full of helplessness. This management style was obviously an insult to a professional manager like him.

"Don't worry, Director Li, you know that."

"I know!" Li Mu smiled slightly. He had long noticed that Guan Hu was dissatisfied with him, but he usually didn't take such trivial matters too seriously. The other party posed no threat to him.

"When he approached me to get a project, he just said, 'Put the money I need on the table, and don't give a fuck about what I shoot.'"

Ye Ning shook her head when she spoke of this, and then sighed, "To be honest, Huayi has really encountered a good era."

Li Mu nodded slightly when he heard this. Huayi had indeed encountered a golden age and happened to be cooperating with Feng Xiaogang.

Of course, the previous family-style management is somewhat consistent with that era.

When Wang Zhonglei was at the helm of Huayi’s film business, the old people who had worked with Huayi felt "very proud".

Even if the movies he made didn't make a lot of money, as long as he appeared in Huayi and in front of Wang Zhonglei, he would feel a kind of "brotherly respect."

This chain of relationships also provided Huayi with film resources, allowing it to thrive in the early 2000s.

But as time passed, Wang Zhongjun obviously realized it and wanted to turn things around, but unfortunately the scar was too deep and Huayi didn't have time to wait.

"Director Li, Mengying Media has already reached its ceiling in terms of movies. Don't you have any further ideas?"

At this time, Ye Ning also wanted to hear Li Mu's thoughts on the film and television industry. Of course, he had many considerations, and he believed that Li Mu would not bring up these things for no reason.

"Quality content is the path that Mengying Media must take, and it is also the path that it will continue to take in the future. However, quality content means that it cannot be held hostage by capital. The path of capitalization is not suitable for Mengying Media."

Li Mu has always been determined about the development of Mengying.

Ye Ning nodded heavily. He approved of Li Mu's path, but he also felt regretful because Mengying Media did not take the path of capitalization, which meant that it would be difficult for him to join Mengying Media.

Now only a few large companies are attractive to him.

"But Mengying Media has always had a weakness, which is actually not really a weakness."

"Hmm?" Li Mu's words immediately made Ye Ning's eyes narrow. "Director Li, what do you mean by weakness?"

"Haven't you guessed it? Mengying Media is only missing one section, and that is the cinema."

The cinema segment of Mengying Media has not been particularly strong. Because it cannot rely on commercial real estate, the cinema coverage of Mengying Media has not been as good as that of Wanda, Dadi, Jinyi and other cinemas.

There are some cinemas, but they are not among the top ones.

But this is equivalent to a clear shortcoming in the puzzle of the Mengying Media film and television empire.
(End of this chapter)