Chapter 1390 - 1405: On Fire
"Brother Lin, is the film base case cleaned up?" Zhou Xun asked slowly, resting on Lin Mu’s shoulder.
"It’s considered half done. I’ve already found all those people and wiped them out. There’s just one leader left, but with his strength alone, he can’t really make an impact!" Lin Mu said.
"It shouldn’t affect our film release, right?" Zhou Xun asked.
"Of course there will be some impact; after all, this case involves a fatality, and the other party are all desperadoes. But it’s no big deal for us at the Flying Dragon Group, at most we just do more lobbying in the background, and then have the police issue a statement saying the culprits have been caught. This won’t have much negative impact on society." Lin Mu explained.
"That would be best. I really hope this film can be a big hit!" Zhou Xun said.
"Rest assured, it definitely will be! Once it screens in major cinemas across the country, it won’t affect Guan Suo Liancheng’s box office, and this case at most will only affect the tourism industry at the film base a little." Lin Mu explained.
"I heard that on the day Guan Suo Liancheng is released, there are several other good films coming out, plus one from a well-known director, I’m afraid it might be affected then." Zhou Xun said worriedly.
"Don’t worry, let Nanny Yu take care of it. We’ve already done enough on the promotional front, and with the hot broadcast of the Guan Suo Liancheng TV series, the box office of the movie should not fall short!" Lin Mu said.
"Okay," Zhou Xun nodded, and then said, "By the way, Brother Lin, there’s another matter I want to ask you about."
"What is it, go ahead." Lin Mu responded.
"A couple of days ago I got an opportunity for a performance in Beijing cooperating with Hollywood. They want to invite me to participate in shooting a Hollywood blockbuster, do you think I should take it?" Zhou Xun asked.
"Go for it, why not? Even though you’ve gained fame domestically, you don’t have much international recognition yet. If you can boost your fame to the U.S. Hollywood, you’ll be extraordinary!" Lin Mu said. Participating in a Hollywood blockbuster is many actresses’ dream, some even rack their brains dreaming to be suggested by the director but can’t make it. So this is definitely a rare chance indeed!
And Zhou Xun dreams of being an international superstar one day, so she cannot miss such a good opportunity.
"Yes, I want to seize this chance." Zhou Xun said happily.
"Then let Nanny Yu help you contact the U.S. side, I believe someday you’ll definitely become an international star like Fan Xiaobing and Zhang Ziyi!" Lin Mu praised with a smile.
"Yes, for your encouragement, I will also strive to achieve results like them in the U.S.!" Zhou Xun said confidently.
The next day, around eight o’clock, Lin Mu and Zhou Xun woke up.
After breakfast, Zhou Xun went to the film company, while Lin Mu, having nothing else to do, went to Yunhai Mansion.
"Hey, Feifei, good morning!" Lin Mu walked over and grinned, greeting Sophie together.
Sophie looked up at Lin Mu, gave him a sideways glance, and said, "You seem to be in a good mood today!"
"Hey, seeing my dear wife, the mood is naturally good!" Lin Mu smiled.
"Silly! Has that case been completely resolved?" Sophie asked.
"It’s almost completely resolved. I’ve dealt with Celestial Eagle’s two men and those desperadoes, so the film city’s crisis is considered resolved." Lin Mu nodded and said.
"Good that it’s resolved, but I have some bad news to tell you." Sophie said.
"What bad news?" Lin Mu was depressed, seems like not having a good day, always bad news, really depressing!
"Tang Sect is using their strong business resources to start encroaching on our business." Sophie said.
Lin Mu doesn’t understand business as thoroughly as Sophie, so he asked somewhat puzzled, "Weren’t they always attacking us before? Is there a difference now?"
"Of course there’s a difference, before was merely competition, this kind of free competition is very common in the business world, whoever has stronger capital has the advantage. But now Tang Sect is deliberately using improper business means to erode Su’s Great Enterprise’s subsidiary industries, including Flying Dragon Group and our stocks have been heavily hit. If nothing unexpected happens, it will quickly reach a historical low point by next week!" Sophie said.
"Damn, that damned old bastard!" Lin Mu grumbled an insult, it seems the conflict between Flying Dragon and Tang Sect must be thoroughly resolved, otherwise he won’t have peace.
"Lin Mu, just cursing is useless. In the current situation, we are at a disadvantage, so you should think of some way to help me. Business wars in some respects can be as ruthless as in real wars! If we’re not careful, we could end up bankrupt and homeless overnight. And Tang Sect, being a veteran name in industry and commerce, has skills in fighting business wars that exceed your fighting skills. In this aspect, we’re no match for them in terms of experience and financial power, so you must act quickly to deal with this, come up with a good strategy. I’m already doing my best to integrate Su’s Great Enterprise and Flying Dragon Group’s resources. If we each fight on our own, we’re doomed to fail soon!"