Those who knew it was a patriotic businessman, but those who didn't know it thought it was a mobilization meeting for D members.

Chairman Tao, what a red heart!

"The 24-hectare area is a bit small and not enough to show our ambition. The most important thing is that more than 10 million U.S. dollars of funds are really not enough to do anything."

Comrade Ni's expression was a bit subtle. Why is more than ten million dollars not enough?

This is why these words are so refreshing and refined coming from your mouth.

It took us more than half a year in Shanghai to come up with 100 million, and we distributed it to several lower-level units.

As his thoughts changed, a warm smile appeared on Comrade Ni's face.

"Comrade Yushu's idea is to build on the high ground! 'Riverside Exhibition Belt' is a good idea! It coincides with our municipal government's idea of ​​'Riverside Film'!"

He first gave a couple of strong compliments, and then asked Lin Chaoyang, "Comrade Chaoyang, do you have any ideas?"

Lin Chaoyang: "Yu Shu is right!"

Comrade Ni nodded.

Well, you are worthy of being the head of the family, the final word!

"Wait a moment, everyone, I'm going to make a call."

More than half an hour later, the top leader reappeared at the New Jinjiang Hotel.

The Chinese New Year is coming soon. He was originally inspecting the factory below today. As soon as he received a call from Comrade Ni, he immediately ended his trip ahead of schedule.

I thought I was here to set an example, but I didn't expect that I wanted to be a white jade pillar holding up the sky and a purple golden beam bridging the sea. How could I not come here myself?

Seeing Lin Chaoyang and his wife again, the leader's smile was as bright as the warm winter sun.

With the presence of the top leader who could make decisions, the conversation between the two parties went very smoothly and showed the pattern.

"$100 million!"

Tao Yushu shouted out a number. His voice was not loud, but it was shocking.

"I will not make specific requirements for this US$100 million. We will make overall planning in Shanghai to see how big the scale of development can be.

I only have one vision, which is to develop this area into a Chinese business card facing the world!"

The top leader and Comrade Ni were once again inspired by Tao Yushu's speech.

Lin Chaoyang on the side said, "What a good guy, my daughter-in-law's acting skills are becoming more and more superb now. She is at the level of the Secretary of Group D of the Deep Water Bay Road Subdistrict Office!"

"Thank you Comrade Yushu, thank you Comrade Chaoyang, thank you two comrades for your strong support!"

One hand held the couple's hands and shook them vigorously up and down, with excitement written on their faces.

The scale of fundraising suddenly jumped from the expected tens of millions of dollars to the level of 100 million yuan. The top leaders were both surprised and surprised. They immediately summoned staff from the Shanghai Municipal Government, Pudong Development Office, Lujiazui Development Company and other parties to the revolving restaurant of the New Jinjiang Hotel.

"Research here, we must come up with a plan within today!"

The top leader issued a military order, and dozens of people racked their brains around the model and map.

Until after nine o'clock in the evening, the current night in Shanghai is far from the bright lights and drunkenness of later generations.

Especially the east bank of the Huangpu River is pitch black as far as the eye can see.

When the subordinates handed the results of the discussion to the top leader, he looked calm and calm after reading it.

"They paid 100 million U.S. dollars, but we only gave them this little space?"

"It's a little less, but this is the essence of our Lujiazui and our Pudong, leader!"

Wang Ande, director of the Policy Research Office of the Pudong Development Office and general manager of the Lujiazui Development Company, explained.

The leader shook his head, "If you don't have it, it will make people feel chilly!"

Wang Ande was silent, and Comrade Ni suggested: "How about adding this area to the north?"

"There are too many, and we have to consider future development. Foreign businessmen will come in in the future," Wang Ande said.

"Without the present, where would the future come from? Besides, there are still so many places!" Comrade Ni said.

The two argued without saying anything, but handed over the decision-making power to the leader.

The top leader looked solemn and pondered for a moment. Finally, he waved his pen on the map and included the area mentioned by Comrade Ni.

"That's it!"

After discussing the specific plan with his subordinates, the top leader called to discuss it with the main leading comrades.

After a short and serious discussion, Shanghai finally decided to take out the best 180 hectares of land on the east bank of the Huangpu River in the Lujiazui area.

This plot of land is seven times larger than the original 24 hectares, which exactly matches the US$100 million investment given by Tao Yushu. The shareholding ratio of both parties is still 55%:45%.

The leader stood by the floor-to-ceiling window and solemnly held the hands of Lin Chaoyang and his wife again.

"Previously, Comrade Yushu said that the development of Lujiazui should be turned into a business card for China.

Let me tell you, patriotic entrepreneurs like you are China’s business card!”

Faced with the heartfelt praise from the top leader, the couple quickly said a few words of humility.

Shanghai plans to hold a press conference after the year to announce Lin Chaoyang and his wife’s investment in Pudong.

This investment is nominally funded by the couple's sole proprietorship. The company has no trace of it yet. The couple has to set up a company in the next few days.

In time for the Chinese New Year, even if the light is green all the way here in Shanghai, it will take several days to complete the procedures, not to mention the issue of funds leaving the port.

100 million U.S. dollars, converted into Hong Kong dollars, is nearly 790 million.

Several subsidiaries owned by the couple have healthy cash flows, especially Lam Pictures.

This year, Lam Pictures' "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" hit the global box office, and its cash reserves are as high as HK$850 million. It's extremely rich!

As for the problem of draining all the funds from Lin's Pictures, Tao Yushu is not worried at all. After all, the listing will require financing, and the money will not be wasted unless it is in vain.

"I have an immature opinion——" Tao Yushu said after shaking hands.

He said solemnly: "What a name!"

After discussing the investment, Lin Chaoyang and his wife planned to fly to Yanjing the next day.

But the authorities in Shanghai enthusiastically allowed the couple to stay and let them stay for two more days no matter what. A banquet was specially held for the couple on the 26th of the twelfth lunar month.

At the banquet, Lin Chaoyang also met Xie Jin, whom he had not seen for more than half a year.

"The boss knows that I'm familiar with you, so he specially asked me to come over to accompany the guests!" Xie Jin said to Lin Chaoyang.

There is no entertainment industry these days, it has to be called the literary and art world. It is normal for famous people like Xie Jin to participate in various high-end government meetings and activities. He is worthy of the reputation and status of a "people's artist".

"Red Cliff War" has received the support of Tao Yushu, so there is no need to worry about funding. It has been in preparation since the beginning of the year, but it has not yet started filming.

There's nothing we can do about it. A movie with an investment of 30 million yuan these days is almost the same as a blockbuster movie with an investment of 20 to 3 billion yuan in the future. There is too much work to be done.

For more than half a year, Xie Jin has not been idle for a day.

"How is the preparation for the movie going?"

"That's almost it. Thanks to Yushu's decision, I took advantage of CCTV and saved a lot of effort."

The CCTV version of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is also currently in preparation. It is a Three Kingdoms-themed film and television production like "Red Cliff War", and the two have natural convergence in terms of location.

In order to control costs, Tao Yushu contacted CCTV and proposed the idea of ​​renting the filming base for "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

The CCTV version of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" invested 170 million yuan, which is huge. 100 million yuan was used to build the filming base, and the remaining 70 million yuan was used for filming. CCTV's funds were also very tight.

It is of course a good thing to increase revenue and reduce expenditure. Tao Yushu's proposal quickly received a strong response from CCTV.

In this way, both parties save a lot of money, and only a small amount of coordination work is required.

"The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" has planned 84 episodes of the plot, which is huge in scale. It plans to shoot in the spring next year and the cycle will last for 3 years.

Years can be coordinated no matter what.

In addition to the shared use of filming bases, both parties also share actors.

For example, after CCTV selected the role of Guan Yu played by Lu Shuming, Xie Jin also took a fancy to his appearance as Guan Yu. At that time, he had to coordinate the filming time of the actors.

This is because of the reputation of a famous director like Xie Jin, otherwise CCTV would never be able to let him go.

"When will it be turned on?" Lin Chaoyang asked.

"I plan to stagger it with CCTV by one month in April. As long as it can be filmed, it should be completed next year, and it will not be a big problem to release it in the first half of the next year."

Sensing the urgency in Xie Jin's words, Lin Chaoyang comforted him: "Don't put too much pressure on yourself."

Xie Jin smiled bitterly, "30 million! Is there no pressure? If the shot fails, I won't be able to see Jiangdong's father!"

"The more you think like this, the easier it is for you to take bad pictures."

"Oh, just do your best!" Xie Jin sighed.

Then he said, "Can you tell Yushu about something?"

"You want me to turn a deaf ear? What's the matter?"

"It's about actors. Yushu wants to use two more stars, but the candidates are indeed a bit different from my ideal image."

Tao Yushu's idea is also easy to understand. If "Red Cliff War" is to be sold abroad, it must include a few stars with box office appeal.
To be continued...