After going to work on Monday, Ronan formally signed the real estate contract and bought the luxury estate, which was paid in the form of a mortgage with a down payment of $10 million and the rest paid off over ten years.

It wouldn't put much financial pressure on Ronan.

Someone once said that people who really do business are good at financing and loans.

Some equipment needed to be added to the estate, and the gardens and other premises needed to be slightly renovated according to Ronan's request, and Ronan would not move there for a while, and the move would be a month away at the earliest.

In the past few days, Ronan has also been buying all kinds of supplies like crazy, spending millions of dollars.

For example, the car, the manor has a very large garage, which is empty, Ronan went to the Motor City in Los Angeles to go around, originally thinking of replacing this ordinary Cadillac and buying a Rolls-Royce Phantom.

When I went to see the car, I found that the sixth-generation Phantom currently on sale belonged to an earlier design and was directly abandoned.

The seven generations of Phantoms are estimated to be available in a few years.

Ronan gave up on the Rolls-Royce for the time being and ordered a black elegant car at Bentley.

Deliveries of new cars will not be available until the second half of the year at the earliest.

Of course, this kind of car is not suitable for self-driving, it is a work car, and Ronan sometimes drives himself, choosing a BMW X5 that was launched in the United States in 99.

Originally, Ronan was considering the Mercedes-Benz G series off-road vehicle, after all, the angular tough shape is very in line with the masculine temperament of a man, but the feeling of test driving is not very good, this car that has not been overhauled, the seat is a little hard, the road performance is relatively average, and the comfort is not very good.

Ronan didn't think about driving off-road, so he simply gave up.

I vaguely remember that in my previous life, the owner of a big G joked to himself: either he was refueling or on the way to the gas station.

Then, on the recommendation of Tom Cruise, he bought a McLaren sports car.

The fiery red appearance is very suitable for pretending.

Having said that, this seems to be the biggest role of a sports car.

In addition, Ronan plans to buy a five-seater Ford pickup truck after the move, which will be used as a car for the family's workers.

Follow-up vehicles can be purchased slowly, with his financial resources, meet likes, just buy it.

Tom Cruise also took a day out to take Ronan to see the wine to fill the huge empty wine cellar in Ronan's house.

Ronan also has a few drinks when appropriate, but is not an alcoholic.

Champagne, whiskey, brandy, vodka, red wine, etc., you can choose from a whole bunch of them.

"Do you have any special hobbies?"

In the huge showroom of the liquor company, Tom Cruise asked Ronan, "Which wine do you like, I can give you more." ”

Ronan was unceremonious and said, "82 years of Lafite." ”

Tom Cruise almost vomited blood, not because he couldn't afford it or was reluctant to buy it, but because he couldn't get it.

"A lot of '82 Lafite on the market is fake. Tom Cruise said directly, "I can't give you a fake bar?"

Ronan thought for a moment and said, "Lafite in '99." ”

I vaguely remember that when I accompanied customers to drink in my previous life, I heard people say that 99 Lafite is another classic after 82 Lafite, and the genuine 99 Lafite is very rare.

Tom Cruise happily agreed: "Lafite in '99 said that I asked people to go directly to the winery to buy it. ”

It's only 2001 and this wine is nowhere near as scarce and hyped as it was later.

Ronan asked the person in charge of the business next to him, "Do you have any Oriental liquor?"

"There are several. The person in charge of the business replied.

Ronan asked directly: "Does Moutai have it?"

"Yes. The person in charge of the business said embarrassedly: "There are only a few bottles of sample wine." ”

Ronan waved his hand: "Forget it." ”

There was a saying in the previous life that it is better to speculate on a house than to speculate on Moutai.

Perhaps, like some vintages of Lafite, Moutai is also a frantically hyped liquor, and it is said that some people have made a fortune hoarding Moutai.

Ronan just asked for a few bottles of sample wine, and he didn't mean to buy it in large quantities, after all, this wine is too small in the Western market, and it would be too wasteful of time and energy to go to the East to get rid of it.

Having said that, probably the level of the previous life was not enough, Ronan rarely saw anyone drinking Moutai, and the catering was basically based on red wine and local liquor.

For example, in his hometown, he made the name of a generation of female citrators into a liquor brand, even if it is a well-known blended liquor, it is also an absolute hegemon in the local market.

At lunchtime, Tom Krust opened a bottle of Moutai.

With a sip, Tom Cruise pushed the glass aside: "This wine tastes a little weird, not to my taste." ”

Ronan drank a little and simply proposed, "Let's change to something else." ”

Maybe he was used to drinking the strong flavor blend wine in his previous life, and he was not used to the taste of this sauce flavor.

The wine that Tom Cruise gave to Ronan was sent to the estate in the afternoon, and some of the things that needed to be ordered would be delivered later.

Ronan took advantage of the time in the past two days to interview a British housekeeper and a few female workers, after all, the manor also needs someone to manage it.

The first to be identified were the security guards, and David and Finch recommended two well-trained men, who were a bit older but more than enough to act as janitors.

There is no need to rush the personnel such as the chef in the back, and it is not too late to find them when the manor adjustment is almost complete.

At this time, Ronan got the good news, the post-production of "Spy Shadow" has been completed, and after submitting samples and applications to the big scissors of the East, he successfully passed the introduction review of the big scissors, so that he has the qualifications for public release in cinemas on the other side of the Pacific.

A little later, "Shrek" also passed the review, and the Eastern Office established by Embassy Pictures played an important role.

Although the share is a little less, the 13% share is to remove a series of expenses such as publicity and taxes, which is almost a net profit.

It's a pity that the most profitable peripheral aspects of animated films like "Shrek" basically do not generate revenue in the East.

In addition, peripheral products from two large foundries in the East are shipped to all parts of the world, including North America, after strict factory inspections.

Even if shipping costs are included, the cost of these products is more than half that of Disney's related products.

Disney also has cheap purchase channels, but the products of Indians in this era are too unreliable, and the health quarantine alone is often stuck by the customs.

Although "Spy" has not yet been released, work on a sequel has also begun, and after Paul Greengrass finished production and took a vacation, co-screenwriter Tony Gilroy began to write the script for the sequel.

Also, there is one more thing, something very important for Ronan.

The original author, Robert Ludlum, became critically ill several times since 2001 and died on March 12 after being seriously ill for several years, without seeing "The Identity of Bourne" on the big screen with his own eyes.

This has to be said to be a pity.

Before the Oscars, Ronan also went specifically to Robert Ludlen's funeral with Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon.

It is a pity that the era of Robert Ludlen's activity is a bit far away, and his death has hardly caused much of a stir among the media and book lovers, and has even been gradually forgotten.

Ronan had Robert Ludlum's family contacted, and the family did not want Robert Ludren to be forgotten, hoping that his father's name would spread throughout the United States as it did in the eighties.

In this way, there is nothing to worry about.

"Absolutely not!"

At a distribution meeting of the Embassy Pictures, Ronan was indignant, as if he was extremely sad about this incident: "Robert Ludlun is the father of political thrillers, and he should not be forgotten, and we have the responsibility and obligation to remind people all over the world what kind of excellent works Robert Ludlun has written." ”

Robert was the first to agree: "Yes, it is very necessary. ”

Others were a little confused, and David Villa tentatively asked, "Are we going to promote Robert Ludren?"

Ronan said, "Yes. This is very necessary, and movie fans and book lovers should commemorate such a great home. David, you are responsible for developing an advocacy and memorial plan for Robert Ludron, launching a campaign in the media and among the general public starting in May. ”

David Villa then came back to his senses and said, "I'll take someone to do it myself." ”

Ronan said very seriously: "You can contact Robert Ludlun's publishing house, I think they will also be interested." ”

How can a great writer pass away in obscurity? His death should be remembered by countless people, reminded of his works by countless book fans, and deeply mourned by countless people in the form of going into theaters to watch movies adapted from his works.

Ronan believes that with proper publicity, there will certainly be many people who will make such a choice.

Robert Ludrun is a man to be remembered.

A great business writer, like some actors, is worth more than just his life.

Ronan characterized this as a public welfare event.

There are many similar public welfare activities in the United States, such as donating half of one's assets to charity.

At the same time, after the premiere of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" on North American television, DVDs and videotapes also entered the offline market with great momentum, selling 1.8 million copies of DVDs alone and selling $38.5 million in just one week after its release.

Among all the award-winning films at this Oscar, it is second only to "Gladiator".

Gladiator's first-week DVD sales were close to $50 million.

Of course, these are far from "Spider-Man", which will be released next year, and "Spider-Man" can be said to have ushered in a new era of Hollywood movie DVDs: DVD sales exceeded 100 million in the first week, with total sales of $210 million.

Ronan sighed at Marvel's act of selling his son when he thought about it, why did he sell Spider-Man so early?

That is, since 2002, when the "Spider-Man" movie came out, in the next eight or nine years, the annual DVD sales of Hollywood movies have surpassed the total annual box office in North America.

Movies that sell 10 million DVDs a year will be released every year in the future.

Even, Di Baobao dragged out all the classic animations of the past and released DVDs next to each other, like "The Lion King" or something, and easily squeezed into the top ten DVD sales of the year.

Di Baobao holds a large number of priceless treasures in his hands.

It's a pity that Ronan doesn't have much to do other than drool.