Early the next morning, Gu Biao and Xiao Sui dressed in fine clothes and prepared to embark on the journey back to China.

The money is ready, 30% of the deposit has been to the other party's account, just wait for the goods to be inspected and installed, and the final payment check procedures can be completed.

"It's a pleasure to cooperate," Turazinski warmly shook hands with Gu.

The $500,000 business is really not a big deal for Turazinski's agency, and the reason why he receives such a high standard is purely to take care of Sir Shao's face - Sir Shao asked him to buy more than $2 million in goods in the first half of the year, and it represents the Xiangjiang film industry, which is the big customer of long-term strategic cooperation.

Because there are a lot of things, it is impossible to carry them as carry-on baggage in civil aviation, so the US side specially paid the excess fee for the baggage check-in compartment, and also hired a small box pickup truck to pull the goods of each company and send them to the airport, and all the equipment added up to about one ton.

"Everything is here, do you have to check the packaging seal again before loading? Turazinsky said jokingly.

Gu Biao nodded, and carefully checked it for the last time.

A handyman brought in by Turazinsky, like a pickup truck driver from an equipment company, moved things down and handed them over to airport and customs staff.

The heaviest piece of equipment is more than 200 kilograms, so there is no need for lifting equipment, and two strong men can lift it.

In the process, Gu Biao noticed that the truck driver was a handsome blond guy, quite young, and vaguely familiar.

In Los Angeles, you can often see the kind of good-looking, fierce women who work as waitresses in cafes for a meager salary. You can also see handsome men doing handymen, and they get much less money than doing the same work in the field.

The reason why they are willing is because they can get more opportunities to be seen by celebrities in Los Angeles.

This is like why the migrant workers who built houses in later generations were at least 200 yuan a day (still laborers, not skilled workers, there were five or six hundred skilled workers), and the extras in Hengdian were willing to accept a minimum of dozens of yuan.

Even in the seventies and eighties, those extras in Xiangjiang, including Andy Lau and Zhou Xingxing, were willing to just have a boxed lunch and not take money for nothing.

Because surviving in the media capital comes with an ethereal opportunity for exposure.

And the film management knows how much this opportunity is worth in the hearts of the laborers, so they can naturally squeeze back the difference in wages - there is no need to treat those who want to be popular as people, and the other party will be willing to be dogs.

In this truck driver who worked hard to move goods, Gu Biao saw this kind of sadness.

Because he knew that Turazinsky was driving a freight offer by tonnage, and a normal truck driver would not pull this kind of rib work - the cargo was too small, and there were many places to pick up the goods, and he was completely losing money.

Just like the Ele.me riders decades later, they won't go through the city for a boxed lunch, and if there is no other way to fight for it.

"Hey, I think you're pretty good, let's change your business card, maybe the next time I come to the United States, I'll ask you for some errands." As soon as Gu Biao's heart moved, he took the initiative to hand the truck driver a Marlboro and a business card.

The other party put the cigarette in his mouth, then took out a crumpled wallet from the back pocket of his jeans, took out a business card and handed it to Gu Biao with both hands.

Sure enough, it was James Cameron.

Gu Biao didn't feel surprised in his heart, and he didn't think it was a coincidence.

Because he was originally a truck driver who was determined to change careers, and he didn't have a chance for the time being. Therefore, most of the people who are willing to take over this kind of money-losing business for film equipment companies are the kind of "truck drivers who aspire to be directors".

Although there are many truck drivers in Los Angeles, there are very few of them of this type, so it is normal to encounter them.

For example, if a person travels to the bay of 2000, and then wants to open a record company, and asks the decoration company to send an electrician to install security monitoring at a loss, then there are only two possibilities:

Either there is no decoration company willing to accept this loss-making business, and the business is blown.

Either he is an electrician with a purpose of approaching the boss of the record company, and would rather not work for nothing than take on this job - and if it is the latter case, this electrician is Fang Wenshan, because he is the only electrician who is "motivated to lose money for the boss of the record company".

Because Turazinsky was by his side, Gu Biao was not good at acting presciently, so after accepting the business card, it was as if nothing had happened.

He vaguely remembered that Cameron didn't seem to be well-known before "The Terminator", although he had also made movies, but at least a year or two later, the opportunities were not very good. Even if Gu Biao has the opportunity to invest in this director in the future, there is no need to worry.

Gu Biao's attitude towards historical celebrities has always been to benefit without taking advantage of them, and to use them if they can be used easily. But never like the protagonists in those entertainment kneel and lick historical celebrities, that's too lo.

Turazinski also habitually quipped: "What? Doesn't Mr. Gu need my intermediary next time he comes to the United States to buy equipment? ”

"I think this guy is very handsome, maybe people don't come to Hollywood to be a truck driver, but just want to get to know celebrities in the film industry. Gu Biao laughed evilly.

It's the evil expression of "I know what these people want, so I know what kind of scale to squeeze them, so that I can maximize the benefits and make sure they don't rebel".

Outsiders can't understand it.

Just one expression made Turazinsky give up his suspicions.

"Then I wish you all the best of luck. ”

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Flights from Los Angeles to Hong Kong also have to be refueled in Tokyo.

But this time, Gu Biao directly bought himself and Xiao Sui air tickets to Tokyo, and then sought a turnaround.

At the same time, he bought a direct ticket to Xiangjiang for the technical support engineer/camera assistant sent to him by Turazinsky, and asked him to escort the equipment back first and connect with Sir Shao.

He needs to stay in Tokyo for a few days to help Han Ting's new problems in the game console business deal with it.

When Gu Biao went to Xiangjiang, it was already mid-November, and he was running around three places these days, and it was already the end of the month when he returned to Tokyo.

Han Ting's subsidiary in Japan has successfully sold the first 600 arcade machines. The various complicated affairs in the rapid expansion have approached the limit of Han Ting's ability.

However, the first competitor, Taidong Electric's arcade machine, is finally about to go on the market.

About a month and a half after Hanle Electronics' first arcade machines were put on the market.

This catch-up speed is already very fast, and other competitors will never be able to do it. After all, only Taidong Electric has the original "Space Invaders" in its hands, and the modification, optimization and production can be so fast.

Namco will be at least February next year, while Konami and Nintendo may be in March~April.

Han Ting specially drove herself and went to Narita Airport to pick up Gu Biao. She can drive in China, and when she arrives in Japan, she just wants to refamiliarize herself with the traffic rules, and as long as you can pass the exam, she is not strict with the training process, so she has been able to drive in Japan for two months.

Gu Biao and Xiao Sui got rid of the Americans and got into Han Ting's car lightly.

"This is Mr. Han, who was in charge of student internships when I was at the Foreign Affairs University, and also worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Gu Biao introduced very politely, and Xiao Sui also hurriedly greeted Han Ting.

"This is Xiao from Fudan, a beautiful writer...... Well, it's also my girlfriend I just dated, Mr. Han, you have to keep it a secret for me. ”

Han Ting carefully observed Xiao Sui's appearance in the rearview mirror for a while, and was also quite pleased.

"Mr. Xiao...... It looks like he should be older than Xiao Gu, right?" Han Ting completely used the teacher's vision to help Gu Biao check the gates.

Xiao Sui smiled shyly and said modestly: "After I celebrate the New Year, even if I am 20, I am three years older than Xiao Gu." Maybe in a few years he won't like me. ”

"Don't say that, it's fine to be a little bigger. Xiao Gu, this child, I watched him develop, and he was too bold. It's also good for someone to put a halter on him and put it away. Although the domestic policy in the past two years has been completely liberalized, there are always loose and tight, and people who have never suffered a loss, once their brains are hot and they can't see the direction of the wind clearly, it is easy to suffer a big loss. ”

Han Ting's exhortation was a little chattering, which made Gu Biao feel awkward:

How does it feel like what he said when he persuaded Ma Feng to "hold on a little and have a forced number"?

It's just that the other party is the teacher who gave him the first bucket of opportunities, and with this kindness, Gu Biao is not easy to refute and clarify.

"Teacher Han, don't worry, I have it all in my heart. ”

Everyone chatted like family, and soon arrived at the company in Yokohama.

Because of the expansion of business, Han Ting rented a small three-story factory building, because it is located in the suburbs of Yokohama Port, 50 kilometers away from Tokyo, so the land price is still relatively cheap.

Covering an area of 6,700 square meters and a total floor area of 2,000 square meters on three floors, the annual rent is only more than 3 million yen - less than twice the size of the flagship experience store in Akihabara.

It can be seen that the difference between the industrial land in the countryside of Yokohama and the golden shop in Akihabara is more than 20 times the unit price per square meter.

Only a small half of the ground floor is an assembly workshop, and the rest is a warehouse. In the 400-square-meter warehouse, the upper and lower floors are stacked with angle iron shelves. Today, there are 500 machines. Moreover, there is also a batch of the latest semi-finished products that have been shipped from Taicang Port, and they will be able to reach Yokohama Port within two or three days.

Gu Biao inspected the company's warehouse, and Han Ting explained beside him: "According to what you said, since the first 600 units of goods were shipped, there has been no movement for more than half a month, and I have been waiting for the goods of Taidong Electric to appear on the market."

What kind of fame do you want to make? Isn't this kind of thing sold at a good price the later it is on the market? Why did you let me hold back on the eve of Taidong's listing?"

The strategy mentioned by Han Ting was precisely Gu Biao's remote control and manipulation instructions during his time in Xiangjiang and the United States. At that time, because the international distance was not clear, Gu Biao did not have the opportunity to explain the deep meaning.

Because he had calculated that the time was too late, it was better to wait for him to deal with this wave of offensive in person.

Gu Biao motioned to Han Ting not to be impatient: "Don't worry, I have my own clever plan-by the way, did you get the sample of Taidong Electric? ”