As a shareholder of MGM, Tim's stake goes back to his father's generation.

In layman's terms, this guy is an old rich second generation, the kind who hasn't suffered much since he was born, and grew up playing with cameras in the star pile.

Don't look at his worth less than one-thirtieth of Han Chudong's, but the fact is that with today's dollar purchasing power, after exceeding 50 million US dollars, the continued increase in wealth has not changed qualitatively in terms of material life.

However, it is another matter to build a top estate and golf course like Han Chudong, and to buy a Boeing 747 to transform it into a private jet.

These expenses do not belong to the necessary category, it is purely Han Chudong's lavish spending in pursuit of the best, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the practice of the nouveau riche who has been poor for a long time.

Seeing the little Chinese guy next to him, who was going to buy a team and hand it over to his father to manage if he didn't agree with him, Tim had a new understanding of Han Chudong's pride.

Holding a wine glass in his hand, he sighed: "I rarely admire anyone in my life, I can count it on one hand, and now Mason you are also on the list." I met Walter O'Malley a few times in the early years, and if you really want it, and he really wants to sell, maybe I can help bring the price down to a good price, and I have many mutual friends with him. ”

"Wow, thank you very much, but I haven't thought about it yet, if I really want to take over this team, I'll call you then. "Han Chudong is not so simple that he can easily trust anyone.

In fact, he would rather buy a basketball team or a soccer team than a major league baseball team, and the return on investment would be negligible, mainly to make himself enjoyable.

But there are a lot of such teams, and as long as you are willing to spend money, you can easily negotiate, so you don't need to be in a hurry, and you can start when you have more spare money in the future.

Tim nodded, "Okay, wait until you've thought about it." I remember the last time you bought a movie from Universal Pictures that was about to be made, right, and it cost 10 million dollars more than the cost of shooting? It's said to be just a shark attack movie, and the director is not famous, you really have confidence, remember to send me an invitation when it premieres, I want to know what kind of movie can make a shrewd and smart businessman like you willing to pay a lot of extra money. ”

The contract has been signed, the money has already been paid to Universal Pictures, and the film is being edited, maybe in time for this year's Christmas schedule.

The duck is already ripe, so even if there is a shareholder of Universal Pictures in this room, Han Chudong still replied calmly: "Of course, I thought I could make money, so I took the initiative to talk to Universal Pictures about the buyout, and a friend said that this movie is quite interesting, maybe it can attract many audiences, and I believe in his vision."

Anderson, I don't mean anything else, judging by the amount of that deal, you Universal Pictures will definitely not lose money, it is like a big gamble for me, no one can guess the result until the box office of the movie is determined, maybe I will be the one who loses at that time. ”

"Don't worry about me, I was actually involved in the board discussion and ended up agreeing to the deal with you. The middle-aged man named Anderson said with a smile that considering that the box office reached 60 million, or even 70 million US dollars, Han Chudong could only recover all the investment, and he seemed to be a winner, and did not think that the movie called "Jaws" could reach that level of popularity.

Anderson pointed at Tim, then at himself, and then said, "Tim and I may not be as good as you in other businesses, but we all know one thing, and that is that if you want to run a good film and television company, you can't just have money." ”

"That's right, many ambitious companies and individuals enter Hollywood with money, thinking that they can make popular and good movies just because they have money, but in fact Hollywood has its own set of rules of the game. ”

Listening to the two singing and harmonizing, Han Chudong understood that their advice was indeed correct.

He replied, "I understand, so I've hired experienced management, including producers, and when I find out about the films I've invested in, I may need to ask two people to help, and you, as shareholders in a big studio, know more about this than I do." ”

Both Tim and Anderson were satisfied with Han Chudong's modest gesture.

Talking about all of this, the conversation turned back to the stadium game, where a guy swung his bat and hit the referee in the stomach, which is much rarer than a home run, and the audience burst into laughter.

This is the home of the Los Angeles people, and of course they gloated over such a serious mistake by the opposing team......

Except for one woman who served them, Helena Bergman was the only girl in the room.

She sometimes watches baseball games at home, and now she sits in a spacious and luxurious box, even if some outsiders are present, she is not disappointed, and watches the game with great interest.

After more than two hours of competition, looking at it, Han Chudong found it more interesting and liked it a little.

When the game was over, he quickly said goodbye, came to a small bar at ten o'clock, the show was over, and after two or three drinks, he chatted for a while, and then sent Helena back to the hotel, still the same, nothing happened.

Straight home?

Of course not, Han Chudong went to the Moonlight Rabbit Song and Dance Hall run by Qiao Wei alone and didn't go home all night......

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The next day, I dozed off and went to pick up Helena to learn about the experience in Hollywood.

Sending her to DreamWorks Film Studios and asking a producer to take her to see the crew in preparation, Han Chudong stopped by Universal Pictures to inspect the post-production of the "Jaws" movie.

As an investor, he is certainly qualified to watch the clips that have been preliminarily edited, which have just been cut out for more than 60 minutes, and there is no soundtrack, and the dubbing is not good enough, which looks a little strange.

Unfortunately, director Steve Spielberg is sick and is not in the post-production crew today, so Han Chudong didn't say much, but just talked to the producer about understanding the psychology of the audience, it is better to be compact and mysterious, and don't let the shark appear too early.

The satellite phone in the car makes it easy to contact the company, at least in Los Angeles, the quality of the call is relatively clear, and the only drawback is that the call fee is ridiculously expensive.

Unexpectedly, I learned that there was news from New York, saying that it was the old enemy K, that is, Kevin Roosevelt, who had blackmailed Han Chudong at that time, actually went to someone else's house to stay overnight last night, which made Han Chudong feel very good.

It's not unusual to go to someone else's house, but it's strange that he actually went to the home of a senior executive of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and I don't know if someone has a green hair on his head, or if Kevin Roosevelt has some shady private dealings with others.

Anyway, he thinks that this matter should be able to be used to make a fuss......