Chapter 113: The Cunning Bezos

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Jeff Bezos's eyes flashed, and after looking back and forth at Guo Shouyun for a moment, he suddenly stood up.

"I've washed up, we'll talk about the topic just now, we'll talk about it after lunch!"

Looking at his back as he turned away decisively, Guo Shouyun, who was flashed, secretly pulled the corners of his mouth. Although he used his previous knowledge to prepare for this meeting, and never underestimated Jeff Bezos's wisdom and skill, he still didn't take much advantage in the previous encounter. It's a frustrating feeling. However, Guo Shouyun, who has more and more experience and is becoming more and more abundant, is not so easy to admit defeat.

After calming down, Guo Shouyun also got up from the bath, took the bath towel hanging on the shelf next to him, dried his body and changed into his own clothes, and followed Jeff Bezos downstairs.

But alas, after eating the sumptuous lunch prepared by Mrs. Bezos and Wendy, Jeff Bezos did not mention any more related topics about the cooperation between the two sides. Even if he takes the initiative to mention it several times, the other party will cleverly change the topic. After doing this repeatedly, Guo Shouyun also vaguely guessed Jeff Bezos's thoughts. Understand that without doing a detailed investigation, he will not talk to himself about cooperation again.

After thinking clearly, Guo Shouyun no longer did useless work, but took the initiative to chat about all kinds of marginal and easy topics, so this exchange was also enjoyable.

Although today's exchange did not achieve the desired effect in business, he finally became friends with the Bezos. It's not for nothing.

By the time I left Bezos' house, it was already afternoon. After returning to the hotel, he did not plan to go out again.

"Wendy, go book a plane ticket and go back to San Francisco tomorrow!"

After sitting on the sofa in the living room of the hotel suite for a while, Guo Shouyun spoke.

"Tomorrow, aren't you going to leave in three days?"

"We're almost done, and it's time for us to leave! Guo Shouyun shook his head slightly and said.

Hearing him say this, Wendy Solo didn't say anything more, and after glancing at him, she turned and left.

In fact, according to Guo Shouyun's original plan: to stay in Seattle for five days or a week, and have a fuller communication with Jeff Bezos, in addition to bringing the relationship closer to the two sides, can also reach cooperation between the two sides. But looking at his attitude today, if Amazon hadn't done a detailed investigation of the 'Thorn Bird Publishing Company', there would have been no response at all. In that case, there is no need to continue to spend time here.

Seeing the painting bag placed next to him, Guo Shouyun thought of the middle-aged man he met last night. His interest in this man was a whim, coupled with a burning curiosity. Since he hasn't called himself until now, he really refused. In that case, the matter is over.

Booking a plane ticket is very simple, but when Guo Shouyun was packing his luggage and preparing to leave, there was some accident.

"Boss, what's wrong?"

Looking at Guo Shouyun's gloomy expression after hanging up the phone, Wendy Solo hurriedly asked.

"Eric Schmidt refused!"

Wendy instantly understood, "Then we buy the CDMA division of the giant company...?"

"What happened to the new company I asked you to register?" Guo Shouyun replied.

"It's already registered, and the information is at headquarters. ”

"That's good, inject the assets of the CDMA department into the new company, and call it Ruby Technology in the future!As for Eric Schmidt...!" After a while, "I can only find another replacement!"

He wasn't too sure about recruiting Eric Schmidt at first. After all, compared to Nowell, the current ruby technology is too small. Even with his promise of additional investment, it is difficult to condescend the ambitious Eric Schmidt. But fortunately, he has another replacement.

"Jingle bell...!"

The phone that Guo Shouyun had just put down rang again. When I took it out, it was an unfamiliar number, but the people who could have his usual mobile phone number were basically people he knew or valued, so he had to answer it anyway.

"Hello?"

"Is it Mr. Guo Shouyun?"

The voice of a middle-aged man speaking standard English came over the phone.

"I am, who are you?"

"I'm the Liu Zhixing who sold you the painting last night!"

Guo Shouyun was stunned. This is the same, he may have heard Mandarin for a long time. But the other party speaks English, although the level is good, but the recognition is not high.

"Are you here to call me to say no?"

"No, after a day of consideration, I have decided to grant your request. ”

"Oh?"

Guo Shouyun was a little surprised!

"Got it thought through?"

"Hmm!"

Guo Shouyun smiled, Liu Zhixing's consent was also good news for him, who had just been rejected by Eric Schmidt, and somewhat diluted some of the troubles in his heart!

"Since you agreed, then I will give you three days to prepare, and I will send someone to pick you up when you fly to San Francisco in three days!"

"San Francisco?"

"Questions?"

"No... Nope!"

I heard some ups and downs in Liu Zhixing's tone, but Guo Shouyun didn't ask much, and there was time to understand in the future.

"In terms of salary...?" Liu Zhixing said tentatively.

"The monthly salary is 5000, and the food and accommodation are all inclusive!"

Guo Shouyun's conditions are good enough. In the United States for 2,000 years, this salary was enough to shape a middle class.

"Thank you!"

"You're welcome, if your ability is good enough, I have a higher position and a more generous salary waiting for you!" Guo Shouyun said with deep meaning.

“… Okay, I've said everything I need to say. See you in San Francisco in three days!"

"Okay!"

"Goodbye!"

"Goodbye, Mr. Guo!"

After hanging up the phone, Guo Shouyun let out a sigh. This trip to Seattle was finally a bit rewarding. Say hello to Wendy and Matthew Bloom and get on the plane back to San Francisco!

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"Bang...!"

Guo Shouyun, who was shirtless and only wearing a pair of big flower pants, raised his head in his hand in the face of the rising sun, and then smashed it into the ground. Soon, a large chunk of dark soil was brought out.

After a long period of labor, fine beads of sweat on his forehead continued to emerge along the pores, and after accumulating more and more, he could not resist the gravity of the earth, and flowed down his cheeks, thick neck, and muscular upper body, soaking through the large flower pants that were already a little dirty.

However, against the backdrop of strong muscles and golden sunlight, Guo Shouyun, who is also shining despite the faint sweat on his body, is full of masculine charm at the moment!

Wiping the beads of sweat on his forehead, looking at the plot of about fifty square meters that he and Matthew had turned up, Guo Shouyun held his head, like an old farmer who had been plowing the land for many years, and his heart was full of joy after labor!

"Wendy, where do I want cold boiled water?"

Guo Shouyun, who felt thirsty, shouted at the top of his throat.

"It's coming!"

Wearing a light blue shirt, slim jeans and brown sneakers, Wendy, who was full of youthful vitality, came to Guo Shouyun at a trot with a cup in her hand.

After taking a sip of the water cup she handed over, looking at the land that was turned over by himself, Guo Shouyun said with a smile: "After picking up this piece of land and using organic fertilizer, go to Chinatown to buy some cucumbers and tomato seeds, and plant them in the spring of next year, and we can eat the organic vegetables we grow in the summer!"

"If you want to eat it, let's just buy it, why do you have to grow it yourself, it's so troublesome!" Wendy couldn't help but grumble.

"You don't understand this, how can the things you buy have the fragrance grown at home!"

In his previous life, almost every Internet writer, including him, no matter what level, basically had a dream of 'picking chrysanthemums under the east fence and leisurely seeing Nanshan'. It's a pity that he, like most people, is forced by life and it is difficult to break free from the cage of the city. Therefore, the idyllic dream is only illusory after all.

Fortunately, he didn't know which way the gods were valued, and he actually got the strange fate of 'crossing and rebirth'. In this life, I finally have the foundation to realize my ideals.

He has already planned to open up a vegetable plot of two or three acres behind the 26,000-square-meter Guo's manor. Wait for the winter to build a greenhouse and plant some flowers and plants. As for cattle and horses, don't think about it for the time being, although 26,000 square meters is large, it is not enough for him to toss.

"I must change to a bigger place to live in the future!" Thinking that he couldn't ride a horse at home, Guo Shouyun thought a little unwillingly.

"Well, even then, you can't forget about work. At 10 o'clock this morning, you're going to have a conference call with Buddy!" Wendy reminded.

"Time?"

"Forty minutes to go, but don't you think you need to take a shower before you start?" Wendy reminded.

"Well, listen to you!"

Guo Shouyun, who was aware of his situation, nodded. After returning the water glass to Wendy and throwing the head in his hand to Matthew, he took the towel she handed over, and walked towards the villa in front of him while wiping his sweat.

After returning to the room and taking a hot shower, he went downstairs to the study after changing his clothes, and when he saw Wendy walking in, he remembered what he had told her before he went to Seattle.

"How's that with me letting you recruit authors?"

"I've already found three, the data is on my computer, if you want to see it, I'll print it out and bring it over immediately!" Wendy quickly replied.

"More on that later. Tell me about their respective areas of writing, as well as their previous writing experiences!" Guo Shouyun said after waving his hand.

"Okay!" Wendy nodded, organizing the language, "McKenzie Theron, 27, graduated from Arizona State University's Department of Classics, worked as an editor at the Chicago Tribune for three years, and also published some short and medium-length realistic themes in between, but they didn't attract much attention. ”

"Vince Doss, 32, graduated from the history department of Mount Saint Mary's College in Los Angeles, freelance film screenwriter and part-time writer, once wrote a long-form love book of "Heaven on Earth", which sold no more than 1,000 copies after publication!"

"Chris Carter, 30 years old. Graduated from the University of Southern California, he was originally a police officer in the Los Angeles Police Department, he loved writing, and after resigning, he engaged in the creation of suspense literature, and one of his novellas called "The Murder of Butters" was also adapted into a movie, but because the box office was not high, it did not have much popularity!"

Guo Shouyun nodded clearly, all three of them have a foundation in writing, although he doesn't know how the specific writing is, but he is willing to believe Wendy's vision.

"Realistic themes, love themes and suspense themes! Although they don't match too much, they are almost the same!"

Thinking of this, he bent down to open the safe in the corner of the study, took out three points of printed materials from it and handed them over.

"Here are my three outlines, "The Big Bang Theory" to Vince Doss, "Lost" to Chris Carter, "Spring in the Cattle Herding Class" to McKenzie Theron! Remember, let them write a 20~300,000 word long work in strict accordance with the outline, and give it to me for review after they are finished!"

Writing an outline of four or five thousand words is not too easy for Guo Shouyun, who already has a movie plot reference in his mind, and has sufficient writing experience and typing speed. If time permits, he can write five or six copies a week.

"Understood!"

"In addition, don't stop recruiting authors, especially remember to find me an author with creative experience in magic!"

After Wendy nodded, Guo Shouyun handed over the three outlines in his hand. When these three books are written, he is not too sure whether the physical book will make money, but the movies and TV series will definitely be profitable. Therefore, before these movies come out, he must first occupy the pit.

"It's okay, you go out and get busy first!"

Wendy Solo nodded, turned and left Guo Shouyun's room.

After she left, after sitting on the chair and sorting out her thoughts, Guo Shouyun picked up her phone, found Buddy Morris's number and dialed it.

"Boss!"

"It's been more than a week since Halloween, and the box office of Saw should be out, right?"

"Hmm... From Oct. 31 to Nov. 6, Saw earned $20.88 million in its first week. Among all the horror films released in the same period, word-of-mouth and box office all ranked first. According to the current box office curve, when the movie is drawn, the box office will inevitably exceed $50 million. If the international box office is counted, it is also very likely to break 100 million. So, boss. This movie has made us money again. ”

After speaking, Buddy Morris's tone also became excited. The movie makes money, and he, the CEO, will inevitably get a generous cash reward.

Moreover, the total investment of "Saw Horror" plus publicity is only about 5 million US dollars. Not counting disc revenue, not counting TV copyrights, not counting peripheral copyrights, but the box office can also bring at least four times the profit to Matrix Pictures. If you count it, eight times is not a problem, but it takes a long time to get back.

Guo Shouyun, who had long expected that "Chainsaw" would make money, was not as excited as Buddy Morris.