Chapter 25: The Great Detour
The day after the premiere, critics in major newspapers commented fairly that it was a very well-made action commercial blockbuster. And most of the voices that questioned before have become recognition.
Although, there is no high praise in it, after all, the film does not have much connotation to speak of, but if you just treat it as a standard Hollywood action commercial blockbuster, it is definitely excellent.
At the box office in the first week, the film successfully reached the top. Then, after two weeks of topping the North American box office charts, the North American box office alone has accumulated more than $140 million. After that, the decline began in the third week...... But the rate of decline is not too fast.
After making estimates, the North American box office of this film can reach about 240 million, and the final global box office is expected to reach more than 400 million. To my surprise, according to the survey, the box office alone is expected to reach $100 million...... This data surprised me. But then I was told that the film market in Rìben had always been an important overseas territory for Hollywood.
In addition, the profitability of the film's peripheral products, as well as the sale of several rounds of TV screening rights with American television stations, plus the distribution of DVD and other audio-visual products...... In the end, the net profit of this movie can reach about more than 200 million.
Does everyone say that movies make money!
By the way...... More than 200 million, I don't have to share it with the Rothschilds. According to the supplementary terms of our cooperation, this film belongs to the investment of the company before the cooperation and is completely invested in the shooting. So the final profit can not be shared with the Rothschilds. Martin doesn't care about that, he doesn't care about the money, but he values the long-term profits going forward. And the big profit of this movie also gave him enough confidence.
I stayed in Hollywood for more than a month.
In the past month or so, the happiest person is Aze. This sè wolf followed me, well-dressed, and completely looked like a playboy of a family, attending various Hollywood parties with me, and accosting many female stars...... Really succeeded him a few times, [**] once!!
As a result of this incident, he finally made a decision in addition to excitement: "I think about it!" I'm buying a house in Beverly Hills! You can come on vacation every year in the future! ”
And I, although I am circling among many celebrities every day, talking and laughing, showing the appearance of an emerging power in Hollywood, but I have a trace of yīn haze in my heart.
Because, at the moment of celebrating the big profit of the company's first film, the biggest hero who created this situation, Yang Wei, did not appear!
In fact, since I returned to Vancouver to get married, Yang Wei has not contacted me. I originally thought that this time the movie premiered, she would come to Hollywood, but it turned out that she did not show up. Mr. Yang Er of the Yang family sent someone to attend on behalf of him, but Yang Wei did not come.
In the end, I couldn't bear it anymore and called over, but I didn't find Yang Wei! I had a mobile phone number that I could find her at any time. But that number is already off. I realized that she didn't seem to want people to find her.
I made a phone call to Yang's house, but Mr. Yang Er simply told me that Yang Wei went to China in order to deal with some family business, and then he had to stay in Asia for a while.
"Went to China?" I couldn't help but sigh a little.
Is she hiding from me?
With this regret, I was not happy in Hollywood, and two months later, I left here and returned to Vancouver. Of course, I didn't come back empty-handed.
The profit of the film company is enough to wake up everyone around me with laughter.
I can't help but wonder how old Sorin threw this film company to me like garbage, and now if he saw the company's earnings account in my hand, what would he think? Hey!
And the day after I returned to Vancouver, Wu Gang, who had been missing for two months, finally came to visit again!!
This time, Wu Gang came to the door with him, and in addition to his three subordinates last time, there was another middle-aged man. This is a very dark and thin looking man, with a very ordinary facial outline, but the calmness revealed in his eyes makes me see at a glance that this kind of person is definitely the kind of person who is persevering!
I can see that Wu Gang's attitude towards this person is very polite, and when he introduced, he first introduced me to the middle-aged man: "This is Mr. Chen Yang, the boss of Huaxing Company, and he is also a powerful person here in Vancouver. ”
When he was introduced to the middle-aged man, he just said very vaguely: "This is Comrade Ren." ”
The title of comrade already represents a different meaning.
On this day, I invited the two of them into my office, and we talked for an afternoon before finally sending them off. As for the content of the conversation, I didn't say anything to any of my men.
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The next day, I went to Huaxing, and then held a meeting of the company's management, at which I announced two decisions.
The first decision was that I decided to inject $20 million into the company. This news made Sun Wendi and the others happy, but then my second decision made Sun Wendi very surprised, if I hadn't stopped it with my eyes, I am afraid that I would have decided that the number one general of this company would have argued with me on the spot!
"The second decision...... I will draw 20 million funds from the company, and then I will decide to start the company's overseas development. I started to set up branches overseas, and I was ready to set up branches in Europe, Asia, and ...... at the same time. Africa, with three branches at the same time. The Asian branch is located in Shanghai, China, and the European branch is located in Genoa, Italy...... Africa ......"
"Africa?" When Wendi Sun heard me speak, he immediately lost his voice and screamed.
I don't change my face: "African branch, I will personally take people to several African countries to investigate, and finally decide." I glanced at Wendi Sun and motioned for him not to speak.
After the meeting, in my office, Wendi Sun began to complain to me: "Boss! We are already planning to set up an overseas branch! And these are all in our planning, and it is not surprising that we have branches in Asia and branches in Europe...... But, Africa?? At this stage, I don't think there is any point in setting up a branch in Africa!! The investment climate in African countries is not good, and ...... The situation there is complicated, although the environment in North Africa is slightly better, but they are only separated from Europe by the Mediterranean, and the markets there are occupied by Europeans! I don't think we're going to have anything to do in Africa...... The future of the company is in Asia, and I think we've been sure for a long time! ”
He waved his arms and complained loudly at me. I just sat in my seat and watched him quietly. [Heaven's Kiss Hand-hitting]
"I have my considerations." I said lightly: "I am personally responsible for all affairs in Africa, and there is no need for people from the head office to interfere...... Well, and I can tell you that the branch in Africa, I'm not going to do trading business, I'm ready to invest there. ”
"Investment ......" Sun Wendi almost groaned: "Invest in Africa? Do what? Mining? No way, Africa's minerals are controlled by armed forces large and small, or they are the agents of the European and American powers, and we are not qualified...... Ordinary business? Hell, what's the business in Africa? Do you want to poach wild animals? ”
I sighed, then raised my eyelids and looked at Wendi Sun: "I know you are thinking about the company. But I can tell you that it's not just business. You've been in my company for so long, you don't know what my identity background is, right? ”
Sun Wendi was speechless.
"I can't tell you too much, but I just want you to understand that I went to Africa to do things with other considerations, and these have nothing to do with the legitimate business that the company is currently running. For the rest, you don't need to know much. I take the funds away, and I won't let the company bear it, I will inject capital into the company privately, and then withdraw the part of the capital injection, it's as simple as that. ”
Wendi left my office silently, and I could see that he was forced to accept.
I sat in my office, and then I took the gold pen in my hand and drew three large circles on the paper, and three words were written in each of the three circles:
Vancouver, China, Africa......
I drew a few more pointing arrows on the circles, so that the order of the circles on the paper became: Vancouver - Africa - China......
"Alas!" Sighing, I tore up the paper and threw it into the shredder, and then smiled softly and bitterly: "Big detour, big detour...... The road back to China was indeed not smooth. ”
The visa was processed, there were various formalities, and finally a series of preparations were passed. I carefully selected a group of people, except for Hammer, who has always been a personal bodyguard by my side, and the others, I also selected ten capable jīng soldiers in the big circle. In the end, I thought twice about it, didn't take Ciro with me, and kept him at home to manage the smuggling business at the docks.
And just before I left, I finally had one more person in my team who was shoehorned in!
Jojo!
Knowing that I was going to Africa, Jojo almost forcefully demanded to come with me, and I refused several times to no avail, but in the end she persuaded me with one reason.
"In Africa, it's not enough to know English! The official language of many countries in Africa is French! Do you speak French? Jojo looked at me cross-legged.
"Will you?" I glanced at her.
"%¥#¥......※%" Qiao Qiao quickly said a series of strange sentences to me, with a look of disdain.
“…… What do you mean? ”
"French, meaning, you abominable stallion!"
Originally, I was going to refuse, but then even Yan Di said that she wanted me to take Qiaoqiao to Africa. I couldn't help but be a little surprised by this move! But then I understood that Yan Di had always felt sorry for Qiaoqiao because I married her, as if she had robbed her of the position of becoming my wife, and she had already acquiesced in the entanglement between me and Qiaoqiao, so she allowed and even encouraged me to take Qiaoqiao with her, which is a kind of compensation psychology.
After a few times, I finally agreed to Qiaoqiao, but made a dead rule: "After you go out, don't do anything wrong!" Listen to me for everything! Don't disobey! Looking at this female bandit, I gritted my teeth: "If you dare to disobey, I will throw you off the plane!" ”
What I didn't know was that my decision made my trip to Africa even more colorful because of the addition of this tough female bandit......