Film and Television World Life Record

Deng Jiajia nodded vigorously: "I will, Brother Mu. I will study hard and make myself better."

Li Mu smiled and said, "Okay, I also hope to see a brand new Jiajia."

At this point, passengers on the flight had begun to go through security checks one after another.

Li Mu said, "Alright, go ahead!"

Deng Jiajia's eyes were red, and she rushed over to kiss Li Mu for a while before reluctantly walking toward the security checkpoint.

After watching Deng Jiajia pass through security, Li Mu breathed a sigh of relief, feeling both reluctant and relieved. Things had finally come to a satisfactory conclusion.

However, as soon as she passed through security, Deng Jiajia's tears flowed uncontrollably again, like beads from a broken string.

She felt a deep attachment to Li Mu, who had pulled her out of the mire and given her hope. She also felt a fear, even a dread, that when she returned from her studies abroad, Li Mu would be married with children, and the two would be strangers with no further connection.

She didn't expect Li Mu to marry her; the gap between them was too big, and she was actually quite insecure. She also knew Li Mu's personality and that his decision wouldn't change because of her.

She only hoped that Li Mu would not forget her, the person who pulled her out of the mire, gave her light, and was also the most important person in her life.

If he doesn't allow it, she won't disturb his life and family in the future.

She just wanted to be closer to him, and even if she couldn't get close, just seeing him from afar would make her feel at ease.

"Sigh..." She sighed softly, glanced at the city again, and began boarding the plane.

……

During this period, negotiations between a well-established domestic game operator and Li Mu regarding the acquisition of two games under his name have been ongoing intermittently.

To this end, Li Mu even hired several lawyers, accountants, etc., to form a professional small negotiation team to contact the other party.

These days, he's been dealing with Li Wei's affairs while also devoting time to contacting the other party. Fortunately, with a professional negotiation team, he only needs to grasp the overall direction and doesn't have to do everything himself.

This game operator is indeed sincere, and recently offered Li Mu a very attractive acquisition price of 580 million RMB.

To be honest, Li Mu was tempted. These two games seemed to be making a lot of money right now, but games all have their peak periods, especially small games like these. After that, their momentum will gradually decline.

These two games might bring him a few hundred million in revenue, but they won't reach the level of 5.8 million. The cycle will also be very long, three to five years or even longer, until the games' lifespan is exhausted.

He can't wait that long, and it's pointless.

Selling the game now will generate a large cash flow, allowing us to do even more things.

Naturally, the game operator also benefited from acquiring these two games; having the games in Li Mu's hands is a different matter from having them in theirs.

In Li Mu's hands, they could only earn advertising revenue. In the hands of game developers, they could not only earn advertising revenue, but also have enough talent and channels to develop merchandise and IP for these two games, earning more money than just advertising revenue through a "profiting from the source" approach.

Furthermore, with the support of these two games that have a large number of users overseas, and after some promotion, the stock price might even hit the daily limit.

In short, you feel like you've gained something, but the other party won't lose anything either.

After considering it for two days, Li Mu readily agreed to the other party's offer, and the two parties officially began the transaction.

To this end, Li Mu registered another company, "Muwu Culture Co., Ltd.", and injected the technology company that had been registered some time ago and owned the games Pixelbird and 2048 into the name of Muwu Culture Co., Ltd.

By transacting with this game operator through Muwu Culture, they could directly sell their technology company to them as a package, saving time and avoiding taxes.

However, there is still a disagreement on the acquisition method. 580 million in cash is not a small amount, and the other party intends to acquire the company by combining cash and stock.

The acquisition was completed with 2.8 million in cash plus 3 million in shares of the other company.

Li Mu was naturally unwilling. Stocks fluctuate too much, especially A-shares, and it's not easy to cash out. It's not as comfortable as real money.

After several more days of negotiation, both sides made concessions and finally reached an agreement. The other party would pay the 300 million yuan in shares by converting them at 65% of the share price, and would use shares with an open market value of 460 million yuan as payment.

Ultimately, the deal was successfully completed, and both parties were very happy.

Li Mu received 2.8 million yuan in cash and 4.6 million yuan worth of stock.

He agreed because he saw that the other company was developing well and had considerable potential for future stock price appreciation, so he went along with it and considered it an investment.

Chapter 88 Martial Arts School

With the money in hand, Li Mu didn't let it sit idle. He found a professional consulting agency to look for wedding dress chain stores and a suitable martial arts school venue.

Finding a suitable location was the easiest part. Seven or eight suitable sites were quickly found for Li Mu. After inspecting each one, he finally settled on a plot of land with a total area of ​​about 8,000 square meters.

The surrounding infrastructure is complete, the environment is quiet, and most importantly, it is not far from his villa. Although the surrounding businesses are not very developed and there are no large enterprises, Li Mu does not care about that.

It's better for a martial arts school to be in a quieter area.

The only downside is that, according to policy, there are restrictions on the use of buildings on this land. High-rise buildings, street-front shops, and residential buildings are not allowed.

The limited functionality of this plot of land has made its price much lower than that of the surrounding areas.

In the end, Li Mu spent 80 million to acquire this piece of land with excellent conditions in all aspects, which works out to 10,000 per square meter.

This price might be very high in other places, but this is Beijing, within the Fourth Ring Road. Even though it was 2012, it was still acceptable.

After acquiring the land, Li Mu found a professional design company and planned to build a comprehensive martial arts school that combines classical charm with modern technology on the 8,000 square meter, roughly 12-acre plot of land.

He doesn't expect to make money; at the very least, he wants to be able to meet his own needs for a training space. If he can attract some experts to come and exchange skills, broaden their horizons and knowledge, that would be even better.

The martial arts school has just finalized its design blueprints and officially started construction, and the chain wedding dress store is also showing promise.

The "Crystal Love" chain of wedding dresses, headquartered in Beijing and well-known in China, has been facing a shortage of funds due to its rapid expansion in the past two years, and has announced that it is seeking financing.

As a large wedding dress chain established in the early 21st century, Crystal Love has considerable influence in the industry and has branches in many cities across the country, which meets his requirements.

Ultimately, Li Mu acquired 18% of Crystal Love's shares for 120 million RMB, and his Muwu Culture became the third largest shareholder of Crystal Love's chain of wedding dress stores.

After a busy period of time, I finally got everything sorted out and had some free time.

At this moment, in the lobby of the Langham Hotel, Yang Tao is about to face a major setback in her career.

The hotel manager approached her and said, "Peach, let's go sit over there and chat."

Yang Tao paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Okay, Mr. Huang!"

The two went to a side hall next door.

"Peach, would you like some coffee?"

"No need, Mr. Huang, is there anything I can help you with?"

Mr. Huang nodded: "There is something I'd like to discuss with you."

Peach felt a tightness in her chest; she had a bad feeling.

"Mr. Huang, is this about the contract? Please tell me what you want to say!"

Mr. Huang said, "Alright, Peach, your contract expires in a month. I'd like to hear your thoughts, and of course, I hope you can continue to stay at our hotel."

Yang Tao smiled bitterly to herself; she had guessed correctly. But after working at the hotel for so many years, she really didn't want to lose her job.

“Mr. Huang, I have worked at this hotel for six years. I am very familiar with it, I understand the business very well, and I have a deep affection for it. So I don’t really want to leave. I am also confident that I can do a better job as the lobby manager.”

After hearing Yang Tao's words, General Manager Huang smiled.

“I believe you. You’ve worked at the hotel for six years and have been an outstanding employee every year. I hope you can continue to work here.”

"But I have a personal question I'd like to ask you. Are you still not married? With all your advantages, why have you waited until you're so old?"

Yang Tao smiled wryly and said, "My previous relationship was unreliable and delayed me for many years. These past few years I've been busy with work, and before I knew it, I'd gotten this old."

Mr. Huang said, "Isn't your family pressuring you?"

Yang Tao said, "My mom keeps nagging me, every single day, constantly trying to set me up with a boyfriend! Luckily, I already have a boyfriend now, and my mom has finally calmed down."

Mr. Huang frowned slightly, but still had a smile on his face.

"I knew it! With your looks and qualities, how could you not have a boyfriend? But then again, now that you have a boyfriend, shouldn't you be talking about marriage?"

"You're so old, once you get married you'll definitely have to have a baby right away. If that's the case, you probably won't be able to stay idle for the next year, two years, or even three years."

Yang Tao gave a wry smile: "Mr. Huang, is the hotel going to fire me?"

Mr. Huang shook his head: "It's not a matter of dismissal, but your employment contract really can't be renewed."

"Now! You still have a month before you leave. You can start looking for a job right now, and you can leave anytime after you find one. I also hope that you can hand over your work to Li Li as soon as possible."

"As for your salary, don't worry, I will definitely pay you strictly in accordance with the hotel's regulations."

"I also wrote you a letter of recommendation, hoping it will be helpful. As you know, I have always admired you and am very grateful for your contributions to the hotel over the past six years."

"I actually hope you can stay, but as you know, reality is cruel."

Yang Tao sighed softly and silently accepted the result.

"Mr. Huang, I understand. Actually, I should thank you. Thank you for your guidance and for giving me so much trust in my work over the past six years."

"No need for the recommendation letter, Mr. Huang. I'll be going now. You can go ahead and get back to work."

After speaking, Yang Tao, whose expression remained calm and who was trying her best to suppress her emotions, quickly walked out of the hotel.

As soon as she reached the fountain, she could no longer suppress her emotions, her eyes immediately reddened, and a few crystal tears slowly slid down her cheeks.

Yang Tao has worked at the Langham Hotel for six years, spending the best years of her life there. Now, because she is getting older, they are afraid she will take leave to get married and have children, so they are asking her to leave.

This made her very sad, extremely sad, and she also witnessed the cruel side of the workplace.

……

Just as Yang Tao was feeling sad and wronged, she was suddenly hugged from behind. Just as she was about to struggle, a familiar voice rang in her ears.

"Peach, you look so wronged. What's wrong? Who bullied you?"