Wu Cheng had made a joke with Michael Ovitz before, saying that if there was a theater chain here that was willing to sell, he wouldn't mind getting a theater chain to come over and have fun.

At the time, he was really joking, because he didn't have that much money at all.

Even now, he doesn't have that much money. But since Ovitz is serious, Wu Cheng has no choice but to take a hard look at it, if he can, maybe he can really have fun.

"How many theaters are there in that theater line?" Wu Cheng asked with a smile as he walked.

Although he had no money on him, Wu Cheng's expression was still very calm. It's just a matter of going over and seeing how it goes, and you don't have to take over, do you?

"This theater chain is actually not big, there are only eighteen theaters in total, and all of them are in California, Los Angeles accounts for three, and the scale of the theaters is not large, the largest one is only 900 seats, which is still the number of seats in the two theaters on the upper and lower floors combined. ”

Wu Cheng couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and secretly wondered: Could it be that during this period, Lao Mei began to develop a multi-functional screening hall? It should be unlikely!

After pondering for a while, Wu Chengcai said: "In this way, the total of this theater line does not add up to eighteen screens, right?"

"Well, there are twenty-eight screens, and there are several theaters with only one screen!" Ovitz smiled, "Speaking of which, a small theater like this is actually not cost-effective!"

"Oh, what do you say?" Wu Cheng was surprised.

In other words, the multi-functional small screening hall is the trend of the future!

Ovitz laughed, "Hey man, you're not going to test me with this, are you, as the owner of a film company, still can't you think about this problem?"

"You think so, that's it!" Wu Cheng said with a smile.

"I think the situation here is similar to the situation on your side. Ovitz smiled: "Nowadays, people's entertainment, in addition to movies, is only television, and of course, paiduì. By the way, a few people, you can also play with a personal computer. In this way, the question arises, who of today's young people wants to watch TV with their parents at home?"

Wu Cheng finally reacted, and it turned out that the problem was on the computer.

Therefore, watching movies has become the first choice for young people nowadays. But if you think about it, if you have two or three hundred seats, you have to occupy one copy, and this investment is much more than the investment of one or two thousand seats?" After a pause, he added: "Moreover, the theater is small, the flow of people is small, and the rest of the surrounding profits can't keep up." In this case, how can you hold on?"

Wu Cheng knew that during this period, personal computers were not yet popular, the Internet had not yet appeared, and pirated video tapes were also not popular, which was the time when the big theaters were popular.

The reason why the future generations will change from large theaters to multi-functional small theaters is just to conform to the diversified entertainment trend. When video recorders appeared, when DVD players came out, when the Internet came out, the big theaters could only come to an end! When the time comes, the bigger the theater, the more it loses.

But now, the smaller the theater, the less money it makes!

Ovitz shook his head and smiled bitterly: "In fact, although many small theaters have equal income and expenditure in the open, they are secretly losing money. If it were another business, I would definitely make more money than I do now!"

Wu Cheng naturally understands this truth.

At this time, Wu Cheng was still silent, and when Ovitz saw this, he showed a sincere look and said, "Cheng, hearing this, do you still want to buy this theater chain?"

Wu Cheng knows that Ovitz's meaning is obvious, this cinema line is actually a cinema line that does not lose money on the surface, but it loses money secretly. Otherwise, the other party will not sell it lightly.

"What's his offer?" Wu Cheng asked.

"Fifteen million dollars!" Ovitz said, "but, I suppose, it's worth eight million at most." Of course, the other party is definitely not willing to accept this price. ”

Eighteen theaters, twenty-eight screens, 8,000 seats...... If you don't care about its total number of seats, such a theater is no longer a small theater in Xiangjiang.

However, if you count the number of seats, not to mention that it is a small shrimp in this place in North America, or in Xiangjiang, it cannot be compared with today's Feilong Cinema Line.

8,000 seats, if replaced by several leading theaters of the Flying Dragon Cinema Line, only four can be done, and its copy only needs one-seventh of the former, and tens of thousands of dollars can be saved here. Plus the income from the surrounding area......

It is conceivable that during this period, it is a lot of losses to engage in small theaters.

This is different from the countryside of Xiangjiang. After all, in Xiangjiang, it is also a last resort to build those small theaters in the countryside. Of course, this is also because the video camera has not yet become popular, otherwise this kind of small cinema is the way for cinemas to go in the future.

Although Wu Cheng didn't know exactly when the recording camera appeared, he felt that it should be soon. It seems that the advent of video cameras was in the late 70s, just within a year or two.

When the video camera is released, the big theater will definitely feel the strain.

Yes, Wu Chengneng and so on!

Moreover, if there is a theater of its own in North America, then Hong Kong films can be gradually delivered in the future. Even though this theater is small, its role is not small.

After thinking about it, Wu Cheng looked at Ovitz and said: "If it is negotiated within 10 million, then I will want this theater line, if it exceeds this number, then forget it! In addition, I have to know the specific situation of this theater line, whether there are other potential safety hazards, you have to help me find out!"

Ovitz nodded and said, "Please rest assured about this! Although I don't know why you want to buy this theater chain after knowing these things, I will definitely do a good job of it!"

After a pause, he smiled again: "Hey, man, if I succeed in helping you negotiate, is there a reward? You know, I spent a lot of energy on helping you find such a theater chain!"

Wu Cheng smiled and stretched out his hand to touch him a few times, and finally said with a smile: "Okay! When you do this kind of thing again in the future, don't miss your own work." Otherwise, I won't be able to explain to Lang, your partner!"

"Of course!" Ovitz smiled, "In addition, I have to sue you that Lang also has a role to play in this matter." So, he also has a share of this expense!"

"Okay, if you negotiate within 10 million dollars, how much you can negotiate, I'll give you a 30% commission as a bonus, how about it?"

"Wow, I like your generosity!

"I think you're probably thinking to yourself, oh, this damn Oriental Yankee, what an idiot who takes money for nothing, and even buys it when he knows it's going to lose money, isn't it a fool?"

"Hahaha...... Okay, we've been out there long enough, I'm sure Bobby is in a hurry, let's go meet him!"

……

When Wu Cheng and Ovitz went to meet the owner of the theater, Shenglong and Hong Jinbao were already surrounded by a group of Yanmars. At first, they didn't reveal their identities, and as a result, those Yanmars directly ignored these two foreigners from the East.

But both of them are cheeky guys, ignored by others, and they don't care much, and they are cheeky to talk to each other, and they make a lot of jokes in that somewhat half-baked English.

But the two of them were enjoying themselves, and even Hong Jinbao threw the sentence 'When you go abroad, you lose the face of the countrymen'.

But the result was not as they wanted, those women, who knew them!

In this part of the United States, it can be said that Asians are actually the least statused, and even blacks have a higher status than Asians.

It wasn't until Shenglong pulled Ron Meyer to reintroduce their identities that the big Yanmars flashed golden light one by one and stuck upside down towards them.

Therefore, in this place, even if Asians have no status, as long as you have money and status, then no one will care what kind of ethnicity you are.

But obviously, these two guys have been hit a lot in their hearts. Although they still have a smile on their faces, if you look carefully, you can find that their smiles are completely different from their previous smiles. Now the smile is clearly masked.

And Zhao Yazhi was chatting with Lan Xin, Zhao Yazhi is the proprietress of Donglong International, which Wu Cheng personally admitted. In Shirley Lansing's eyes, this Ms. Zhao Yazhi has the gentleness and generosity of an oriental woman, and in her, Lansing can feel a very gentle aura, which makes people feel very comfortable, so that she has no pressure.

Although there are aesthetic differences between the East and the West, Lan Xin still feels that this Ms. Zhao is indeed very beautiful, and it is no wonder that their boss Wu Cheng is indifferent to the beauties on the Hollywood side.

"Now, I understand why the boss is not moved by the beauties here!" Shirley Lansing smiled and complimented, "It turns out that there is a big beauty like Anji!"

In the face of such compliments, Zhao Yazhi only smiled slightly, but he didn't dare to agree, because Wu Cheng obviously had a heart for Deng Lijun and Lin Qingxia.

"But Anji, you have to be careful, those beauties here, but they can't wait to eat the boss, you have a lot of competitors!" Lan Xin joked.

After smiling and rejecting an invitation from a handsome guy from North America to dance, Zhao Yazhi smiled and said, "If the opponent is just these people, then I'm not worried!"

"Oh, it seems that Anji, you are very confident in your appearance!"

Zhao Yazhi couldn't help but chuckle when she heard this, and finally shook her head and said: "It's not that I'm confident, but he won't like these women, the makeup on their bodies is too thick, and their temperament is not good!"

Shirley Lansing's eyes widened when she heard this, and she was surprised: "Wort?" After a pause, she added, "No wonder Anji, you look like you don't have makeup." ”

"Painted some light makeup!" Zhao Yazhi glanced at Lan Xin, who was surprised, and chuckled: "Don't talk about him, let's talk about what is interesting about you here!"

"Ha, you're asking the right person! let me sue you......"

As a result, the two women quickly became one.

(Ask for a ticket!)