Perfect Life

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

After getting off the plane, the other assistants accompanying them were busy picking up their luggage, but Fang Shengnan turned on both Li Qian's and her mobile phones at the first time - a message soon came in.

Li Qian has too many things right now, so the company has equipped him with three assistants for a long time. As a result, Sun Yuting, as the assistant director, is busy with the post-production special effects of "The Matrix". Qin Nuo was As a special envoy, Li Qian was sent to northern Shaanxi to stare at Jin Han, but Fang Shengnan, who was originally an assistant in music, became the only assistant Li Qian could bring.

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

Originally, the music department recommended her to come here. First, she was optimistic about her musical talent, and second, it was used to urge Li Qian to pay more attention to the music department, but today, she seems to have become completely accustomed to her secretary and assistant. The job was originally to study music, but it is not so important.

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

Li Qian was slightly surprised, but nodded, indicating that he understood.

It is estimated that this is the news that he is coming, and he came over 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.

Whether China or the United States, cultural matters are never trivial.

The U.S. government actually knows better than anyone how much the global expansion of Hollywood films has helped the global power of American culture and the shaping of America’s international image, and they have always been very good at using film as a medium for publicity. ——It is said that the propaganda funds approved by the U.S. Department of Defense every year and the money spent on filming are at least hundreds of millions of dollars.

You want to shoot military dramas, you want to promote the image of American soldiers, as long as the image is positive, you can apply to the US Department of Defense for cooperation or even sponsorship. Cooperate with you to make movies, and even directly sponsor you with money.

So, in countless American movies, the US government can be fucked, and even the president can be fucked, but American soldiers are often brave, wise, fearless, anyway. In countless other American movies, a big house with big lawns in front and back, plus a few big trees, a big dog and two children at home has 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 propaganda of the US government and the US as a country that Hollywood movies have swept around the world.

In Hollywood movies, the United States has almost become a paradise worshipped by the world.

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

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 U.S. government on a global scale in recent years.

So, in fact, the joint negotiating team of Ming Lake Culture and Morgan Stanley just arrived in Atlanta to have formal contact with Coca-Cola, and then started negotiations. The Chinese embassy in the United States has already begun to intervene in the open and covert - what to say What, the Chinese may like to fight internally, but the group of people who represent China's image to the outside world and are stationed abroad all year round are really often more patriotic and more united than domestic people.

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Ten minutes later, Li Qian met the counselor Liu Zanggang in the airport pickup hall.

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

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

Liu Zhangang smiled and said, "The matter encountered a little resistance. I heard that Mr. Qi said that you were coming over, so I flew over here in advance and wanted to talk to you about it."

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

So on the way back, in the luxury concierge car of the hotel that Qi Jie brought to pick up the person, the baffle 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 lobby in Washington on this matter. At the government level, the opinions are not big, and we are basically sure that we can suppress it. However, recently These things, public protests are still trivial. In the United States, this level of parade is actually not a big deal. It cannot affect the politicians on Capitol Hill and the White House, but the hit of your "Hulu Baby" However, many cultural officials on the government side were suddenly alerted. Now it is those people who have repeatedly expressed their position within the government and are resolutely opposed to this acquisition, so the above attitude is a bit vague. "

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

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

Li Qian didn't expect that because the news of the acquisition was announced in advance, it would suddenly arouse great interest in "Hulu Baby" from North American audiences, and then pull up the box office all of a sudden, but he also didn't expect it. The thing is, because of the popularity of "Hulu Baby", some insightful people in the United States suddenly became alert to this acquisition from China.

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

Again, there is never a shortage of smart people in this world.

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

Resting his chin in his hand, Li Qian thought for a moment and asked, "So, what do you think about the embassy? What should we do now? Do you have any good suggestions?"

Liu Zhangang said: "I have talked to President Qi on the phone before, and we had a few more chats while waiting for you. Our meaning remains the same. Of course, we support cultures like Minghu Culture. It is a good move for companies to go out, promote Chinese culture, and acquire Colombia. Of course, we will give full support, and we will continue to do some lobbying work at the government level. However, this may be difficult. Landed in a short period of time!"

After a pause, he said: "We exchanged information with President Qi. According to her observation, Coca-Cola's attitude was very proactive, but in the past two days, the negotiations have reached a stalemate. We guess that this should be scruples. Coca-Cola is a little worried about Washington's response. 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, and upon seeing this, he said directly: "There is still a shortfall of 160 million. Originally, we planned to negotiate a deal within a week at most. At present, our offer has been given to 2.64 billion US dollars. But they insisted that it must be 2.8 billion US dollars. We have almost reached some consensus, and everyone understands that this price is likely to fall between 2.72 billion and 30 million. But in the past two days , they suddenly began to dawdling, and the words were vague, and they didn't talk to us about the price at all."

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

After hearing this, Liu Zhangang thought for a while, shook his head, and said, "It's hard to say! Inside the U.S. government, from Capitol Hill to the White House, in fact, many people don't feel much about this acquisition, they are not that sensitive, plus we help Lobbying has spent more than five million dollars so far. In fact, the voice of this kind 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 following people will still If you don't agree, you can even ignore the president completely and directly put pressure on specific departments, and many times, the president can't do anything about them!"

Li Qian nodded and said nothing.

Liu Zhangang continued: "So our suggestion is, don't be too anxious about this matter, we will take your time, the embassy will continue to lobby for you, and you, just hold on and talk slowly. Since the matter If you can't hurry, then let's not hurry!"

Li Qian took a deep breath and nodded slowly.

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The car arrived at the entrance of the hotel. Liu Zhan just got out of the car, and immediately got into another car of the Chinese consulate in Atlanta and left. The group got out of the car and wanted to enter the hotel. Sound reminder immediately.

So, the reporters should have just taken a few photos from a distance, but before they rushed over, Li Qian, Qi Jie, Fang Shengnan and the others entered the elevator directly under the protection of bodyguards.

In the elevator, Qi Jie asked, "I didn't tell the people from Morgan Stanley and Coca-Cola about what you're coming to, but it's very likely that a reporter took a photo just now. Would you like me to tell me now, or, See you later or something?"

Li Qian shook his head, "Not yet."

Seeing that he was pursing his lips tightly and looking like he was thinking, Qi Jie nodded silently.

After entering the suite where Qi Jie was staying in the hotel, the new secretary who was with Qi Jie recently was busy serving tea and pouring water, while Li Qian and Qi Jie came to sit on the sofa.

Turning his head to look at Qi Jie, he seemed to have lost a little weight, but he was still so energetic. Li Qian reached out and grabbed her hand, saying, "I've been under a lot of pressure recently? I've lost weight."

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

While speaking, she also glanced behind her.

The disciples of the emperor have always been promoted quickly. Huang Wenjuan has been with Qi Jie for two years, and now he is the only one in charge. Qin Nuo was selected to be Li Qian's assistant, and now he is also sent out to fight.

For the same reason, now that Qi Jie went to Atlanta to personally preside over and follow up on the acquisition of Columbia, she left her assistant secretary Lu Min in China and was in charge of the general manager's office, on the one hand, as Qi Jie and the company's side It is a link of communication and assists Li Qian in handling the daily affairs of the company. On the other hand, to be honest, she is qualified to decide some small things.

Only in this way, the secretary she took with her was another girl.

Whether Huang Wenjuan, Lu Min, or Qin Nuo are all familiar, even if Li Qian is a little more intimate in front of them, Qi Jie doesn't feel any difference, but with someone else by her side, she Just be awkward.

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

And soon, Li Qian stood up and walked to the huge floor-to-ceiling window.

After a while, he asked, "How's it going inside the Columbia company?"

Qi Jie replied behind him: "Some people dance very well, but the two most important people, executive president Glenn Shire and vice president David Emerge, strangely didn't say anything. Qi also expressed his admiration for you personally. Said that he liked your movie very much."

With his back aligned, Li Qian forced a grin.

It's kind of weird that way.

Qi Jie looked at him a little puzzled.

Li Qian is a person who likes silence, especially in recent years.

But today, he seemed to be a little 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 makes sense. 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 slowly shook his head.

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 factor that there will be a sudden appearance of bidders, the sooner you win, the better. We need at least two to three years to straighten out the relationship within Colombia. By that time, , 3D is just about to start showing. If it is delayed, I am afraid that this place has not been cleaned up, and it will be difficult to free up my hands to slowly sort out the relationship here.”

After a pause~www.wuxiaspot.com~ He seemed to have made up his mind suddenly, turned his head and said, "Help me make an appointment with Wilson, the chairman of Coca-Cola, and said I want to see him, and I'm here with sincerity!"

Qi Jie was surprised to hear that, "Coca-Cola is in charge of negotiating with us, their vice president Walter Foster, should it be..."

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

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

Li Qian nodded and said, "Two sentences, the first sentence, I come 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 coming to an 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 sound!

With a hiss, he threw it into the "Perfect Life" ticket basket.

Perfect!