Chapter 293 Li Ye: I am not qualified to tell you?
"Mr. Li, after listening to Xiaohui's story, I really regret not going to watch your debate in person."
At the dinner after the debate, Li Ye did not go to Fengze Garden with Li Huaisheng and others because Pei Wencong asked his sister to find Li Ye and said that there were some things that needed to be discussed.
So Li Ye cooked a few dishes in the courtyard of Zaojun Temple and sat across from Pei Wencong for a drink.
Li Ye toasted Pei Wencong and said with a faint smile: "Are you going to discuss the debate with me tonight?"
"Of course not."
Pei Wencong sipped the pungent flavor of Erguotou and frowned as he said, "I followed your instructions and contacted several mainland film studios by phone. They all had almost the same reaction. Mr. Li, what do you think their reaction was?"
Li Ye laughed and said, "They all thought they met a scammer?"
"Yes!"
Pei Wencong stamped his feet and said with a smile: "I, Pei Wencong, have sold fruits, worked as a laborer, and resold pornographic magazines, but I have never been a liar. How did they know that I sound like a liar?"
Li Ye smiled and said, "When you gave the budget for the film, were they all stunned for a few seconds?"
Pei Wencong was stunned for a moment, and said thoughtfully: "Yes, and they checked with me again and again whether it was denominated in US dollars. Mr. Li meant that I only reported the initial budget, which was only 5 million!"
Li Ye said: "It's obvious, they think the budget you gave is too high, ridiculously high, and unrealistic."
"Oh~, so that's how it is."
Pei Wencong suddenly realized, and then praised Li Ye repeatedly: "Mr. Li really understands the situation in the mainland. If I were to guess it myself, I wouldn't be able to guess it until tomorrow!"
Li Ye smiled and didn't expose him.
Because in his previous life, he saw that the biggest boss of his own group also smiled and remained calm when faced with the flattery of his subordinates.
Your subordinates are all respectful to you, you can't disappoint them!
More than a year ago, Pei Wencong and Li Ye had a purely cooperative relationship, but now that he has learned this, he must be encouraged.
Pei Wencong poured a glass of wine for Li Ye and said, "Then I'll explain it to a few film studios tomorrow? Or should I lower the price?"
Li Ye shook his head and said, "Just wait for them to come to you! You know how many people got fooled, and they are not stupid, so why did they still get fooled?"
"People are attracted by the benefits. They know there are risks, but they will still come to find out. When the time comes, you can let them make their own offers, and they will know the unique advantages of the mainland in historical and war films."
Historical films and war films require a lot of manpower to create the scenery, as well as a large number of extras to create momentum. These are a big part of the budget in overseas countries where labor costs are high.
But when Brother Jie was filming "Shaolin Temple" in 1982, his daily salary was only one dollar. As for the venue usage fee, he probably didn't get any.
So when Pei Wencong reported an initial budget of five million, plus a US dollar BUFF bonus, it would be strange if people didn't think he was a liar.
"But I heard something from Wu Jinyuan yesterday," Li Ye suddenly said, "There are rumors in Hong Kong that a film company has taken over your $35 million order. Will this force you to surrender?"
"Force me to submit? How is that possible?"
Pei Wencong smiled and said, "They still don't understand our current strength. If they knew how much money we have, they wouldn't do such a trick."
Seeing that Li Ye was a little suspicious, Pei Wencong shouted outside the house: "Aqiang, come in."
A Qiang, who was glaring at the big yellow dog "Pavlov" outside, hurriedly pushed the door open.
Pei Wencong said: "Call back to Hong Kong tomorrow and tell that Xiong brother to ask his boss not to treat me as a fool anymore and not to spread rumors and cause trouble.
I want to give him a living, but I have to do it willingly. If he dares to play tricks, don't blame me for ruining his job."
A Qiang blinked his eyes and suddenly said, "Boss, do you want to destroy his place right now? Just give me $300,000 and I'll have someone rob them."
"Pah~"
Pei Wencong slapped Aqiang on the forehead.
Aqiang is a guy with a hard life. He joined a gang for a few years when he was young, so there is still a lot of gangster spirit in him. He restrained himself when he was down and out, but now that he is rich, he can't help but miss the glory of being a "big brother".
"Now that you're wearing a suit, stop treating yourself like a short mule. If you want to join a society, go ask your reporter Pan if she's willing."
"I was just talking! Why did you hit me? I'm warning you, don't hit me on the head again."
“.”
Ah Qiang ran out cursing. Although he knew that he was Pei Wencong's younger brother, they had been through so many hard times together for so many years, so he would never be soft-hearted.
Pei Wencong was so angry that he wanted to rush out and beat him up, but was stopped by Li Ye.
"Aren't you wearing a suit too? Why are you so rude and hit him on the head?"
"That kid will itch if he's not disciplined for three days. He has no parents and if I don't discipline him from time to time, he would have been sent to Stanley to work in a kiln long ago."
“.”
Only then did Li Ye understand that Pei Wencong's friendship with Aqiang was deeper than he had imagined.
"Ah, forget it, let's not talk about Aqiang," Pei Wencong said, "Mr. Li, I want to ask, are we going to enter the film and television industry in the future? It's actually not easy to make money by making movies, it's better to continue to do finance."
"Our main business in the future will be manufacturing, but we must never give up on the cultural aspect."
“Manufacturing?”
Pei Wencong did not immediately agree with Li Ye, because he now somewhat looked down on those industries that "make money slowly".
What about Fenghua Garment Factory and Talang Literary Publishing House? After working so hard for a year, you can’t make as much money as you can in a few days in the foreign exchange market or the stock market. It really doesn’t generate any passion!
Li Ye glanced at Pei Wencong and said, "This time, making a movie is to give you a ticket to develop in the mainland.
Next, you will set up factories in Pengcheng, producing clothing, electronics, and machinery. As long as the mainland needs it, we will do it. Do you understand?"
Pei Wencong looked at Li Ye, who had a serious expression, licked his lips, and then said frankly: "I can't understand it now, but please don't doubt it, Mr. Li. I am definitely willing to follow your advice."
"Can't understand?"
Li Ye smiled gently and said, "Then you should be able to understand it after you attend the National Day ceremony in a few days."
Pei Wencong smiled and nodded, "Okay, okay, Mr. Li, please take care of me when the time comes. If there is anything you don't understand, please be sure to remind me so that I won't make a fool of myself."
“.”
Li Ye looked at Pei Wencong for a long time without saying anything, and his cheeks seemed to be twitching uncontrollably.
Pei Wencong realized something was wrong and asked quickly, "Mr. Li, is there any problem?"
Li Ye gritted his teeth and squeezed out a few words: "You have to go with others during the celebration. I can't go with you."
Pei Wencong asked curiously: "Why?"
I'm not allowed to enter that area. Do I need to tell you? Look how cocky you are.
"We're done eating, go back first!"
Pei Wencong looked at the four dishes that he had barely touched, and tried his best to guess, but he couldn't figure out how he had offended his destined benefactor.
. . . . . .
On the last day before National Day, two groups of people from the Shanghai and Chang'an film studios rushed to Beijing and found Li Ye almost at the same time.
"Comrade Li Ye, right? We are from the Shanghai Film Studio. Can you contact Mr. Pei in Hong Kong Island now?"
"We are from Chang'an Film Studio, and we are also looking for Mr. Pei."
Li Ye looked at their ID cards. One of them had the surname Xiong and the other had the surname Zheng, and both were directors.
He asked in confusion: "Didn't Mr. Pei leave you a contact address? Why did you come to me?"
Director Zheng from Shanghai said, "We arrived at the hotel where Mr. Pei was staying, but we couldn't find him. We heard that Li Ye was very familiar with Mr. Pei, so we wanted to come and ask him."
Li Ye shook his head and said with a smile: "You ask me, I don't know where Mr. Pei went? He will attend the National Day ceremony tomorrow, can't you go find him the day after tomorrow?"
"National Day celebration?"
Director Xiong and Director Zheng looked at each other, and it seemed as if sparks flew when their eyes collided.
In a competitive relationship, a few sparks are nothing.
Li Ye figured that the two groups of people should have gone to the hotel to look for Pei Wencong, but Pei Wencong was not there, so they bumped into each other while they were waiting outside.
If you still had some doubts before, but after hearing the words "National Day Celebration", the doubts will probably disappear.
Can a liar attend the National Day celebrations?
"Does Li Ye smoke?"
Director Xiong from Changan took out a pack of cigarettes and talked to Li Ye with a smile.
Li Ye shook his head and said with a smile: "You don't have to be polite, just ask directly if you have anything to say! But I really don't know where Mr. Pei is."
Li Ye didn't want to get into trouble all the time, so he always claimed to the outside world that he and Pei Wencong were the author and the boss of a publishing house.
Director Xiong didn't light up his cigarette himself, but put the cigarette box back in his pocket, and then asked, "Student Li Ye, we just want to know, does Mr. Pei really want to spend 5 million US dollars to make a movie?"
"I don't know how much this will cost," Li Ye said implicitly, "but he said he wanted the best director, the best actors, and the best scenery, so it must cost a lot of money!"
Director Zheng hurriedly asked: "Does he have so many US dollars?"
Li Ye said frankly: "I don't know about this, but he just donated $300,000 to our Beijing University, in cash."
"Three hundred thousand dollars in cash."
“.”
"Thank you, Li Ye."
"Thank you, little comrade."
The two directors smacked the food and suddenly turned around and left.
A moment later, in two adjacent telephone rooms at the Beijing University Post and Telecommunications Bureau, two people reported to the factory at the same time.
"Hey, hurry up and call the factory manager. There's a big deal going on here. Ask him to bring the best director and the best actor. I don't care which one to bring. Let the factory manager decide."
"Director, forget about the meeting. I ran into the old bear in Changan. I can't beat him and I need support!"
(End of this chapter)
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