Chapter 70: The Squalor Beneath the Prosperity
Genius remembers in a second [Aishang Novel Network biquge.info] to provide you with wonderful novels to read.
The Hollywood that Jiang Zhiqiang said in his mouth is very different from the Hollywood imagined by Li Mingbao.
In Li Mingbao's impression, Hollywood is not without dirty things, but the level of dirtiness will be very high, such as things like box office and awards, these things related to big money, dirty is not unusual.
And people like actors at the bottom, the current environment should have been greatly improved. But he got a completely different answer from Jiang Zhiqiang.
Hollywood has deals on that side, and there are a lot of them, and it's not surprising that even if it's a big star. This is not surprising to Li Mingbao, but there are more transactions at the bottom, and such a thing completely subverts Li Mingbao's previous concept.
is like those actresses in Jiang Zhiqiang's mouth, these girls are indeed actors, and they have registered with the Actors Association. But this kind of identity is not popular here in Hollywood, there are too many registered actors in Hollywood, even if you haven't made a movie, you can still register, it's just a matter of paying money or not.
Hollywood has unspoken rules, and they haven't changed much after 30 years, but they have just turned the unspoken rules into explicit rules. Of course, it's not that there is no article that washes the floor for such a statement, saying that the unspoken rules are no longer popular in Hollywood, because Hollywood pays more attention to the market, if there is no market for the film that makes zuò, it is the investor's money that is lost, and the maker smashes his job just for the unspoken rules, and no one will do it stupidly.
Li Mingbao is an insider, so he naturally scoffs at such articles. But Li Mingbao also felt that the unspoken rules were making way for the market, and now, Li Mingbao heard another version of Jiang Zhiqiang's story.
Regarding those so-called actors, those actors, they all came here with the idea of becoming a big Hollywood star, but in this part of Hollywood, even if the stars have a high output, compared to the vast number of handsome men and women from all over the world, the number of stars is pitiful.
In such a prosperous market, a movie is no longer about the unspoken rules that can be on the top. Because those celebrities all play this, even if you are a newcomer, even if you engage in unspoken rules, those crew members can't look down on it, why should they give up the opportunity to be a star with unspoken rules to uncover rules for you, a newcomer?
Therefore, in the years when the unspoken rules became explicit rules, the unspoken rules were actually not very helpful to the cause. Of course, it's not that it's useless, it's just that for Hollywood, it's the equivalent of a stepping stone, and if you don't hand out the stepping stone, you won't even be able to enter the door.
And those who can enter the door, that is to say, can be actors, in fact, for this problem, it is equivalent to the basic activities of the day, more is not good, but less is not good. When everyone is playing this set, it is basically difficult for newcomers to rely on this position.
And those young boys and girls who came with the dream of stardom, after handing over their bottom line, did not get anything, so naturally they would not give up so lightly, so they formed those huge crowds on the streets of Hollywood.
Under the education of Westerners, in fact, they do not attach much importance to this issue. And the key is that under the education of Westerners, when their children become adults, they become a new individual, and if they want to gnaw on the old or something, they basically only think about it in their heads.
And those who come to Hollywood with the dream of stardom, there is no other way to go before there is no harvest, and if they want to continue to survive, they will naturally continue to sell themselves as goods. And people who think like this are very common in Hollywood, and under the fierce competition, the price will naturally come down.
They naturally know that it is a loss to do so, but with the support of their star dreams, no one plans to do that industry all the time, so they are also trying to persevere. And whether the final harvest of perseverance can be satisfying is only known to God.
When Jiang Zhiqiang said the doorway here, Li Mingbao felt two words, cruel. Hollywood is like a terrifying machine, after devouring countless people, it will spit out a few lucky people. And those who are unfortunate, few people will miss them, and they will eventually be unknown and waste their youth.
When Li Mingbao sighed on the side, Jiang Zhiqiang said: "Ah Bao, do you know why I tell you so much about Hollywood things? ”
"I don't understand, it stands to reason that I should mourn for these people, but there are so many people in Hollywood every year, even if I want to be silent, I can't be silent, so I have to give up." Li Mingbao said in a somewhat unhappy mood.
"No, I'm not talking about these actors. What I'm going to say is that Hollywood is very realistic and brutal. Those people are losers. Ah Leopard, since you want to get ahead here, you can't be a loser, you can also see the misery of the loser, so I just want you to take it as a warning.
Of course, when you come to Hollywood, the starting point is much higher than those who don't have anything, they just want to come and be a star. And what you have to do now is to praise the star. Hollywood is a place that doesn't pay attention to failure, so Ah Bao, you're here, it's best not to fail.
People like you, who come to Hollywood with funds, are not nothing, but there are many, like Boss Zou, who is such a person, but he has not been successful in Hollywood over the years. Why did I agree to your request? It's because I see the taste of success in you, on the Hollywood side, the Chinese are a vulnerable group, so I want to see success even more, and Ah Bao, you are now qualified to succeed, and I don't want you to fail even more. Jiang Zhiqiang said ambitiously.
Hearing Jiang Zhiqiang's words, Li Mingbao's heart, which was still a little dim just now, suddenly became hot. Just like Jiang Zhiqiang said, he didn't come here to see the losers in Hollywood, but to try to be a success. As long as he can succeed, then the things of those losers will never be related to Li Mingbao.
"Brother Qiang, don't worry, I, Li Mingbao, eat everything, I just don't like to suffer. Hollywood, I don't think he's going to make me suffer. I don't know the situation here yet, so I'll have to wait a while before I do it. But Brother Qiang, you can also start doing the preliminary work here.
First, we need a place to stay. An office space, and a villa that can accommodate so many people, these things, shouldn't the cost be too much, right? ”
"It's not big, nothing is good in the United States, but the housing prices are much better than in Hong Kong, even if this is Hollywood, get an ordinary office space, plus a villa that can live in many people, and buy cars and other means of transportation, you can solve all the problems if you don't need a million dollars." Jiang Zhiqiang replied with a smile.
One million US dollars, converted into Hong Kong dollars, is almost 8 million or so. This time, Li Mingbao came to Hollywood, and he didn't bring all the money on him. More than 200 million Hong Kong dollars, Li Mingbao exchanged 100 million Hong Kong dollars, and the rest of the money is still in Hong Kong.
The reason why Li Mingbao didn't bring all the money to the United States was not because he was afraid that he would lose all the money in Hollywood, but simply because he couldn't use so much money at all on Hollywood's side, and even if he brought all the money over, it would be a waste if he didn't need it.
In contrast, Hong Kong, as the foundation of Li Mingbao's future, needs money to do things even more. Before Li Mingbao went to Hollywood, he had already asked his eldest brother to start buying movie theaters in Hong Kong, and he suffered a loss in this area, so Li Mingbao naturally would not continue to suffer losses. Now, taking advantage of the time when he has been in Hollywood, when others have shifted their attention to other places, he has received some potential movie theaters into his hands in a low-key manner, and when he returns to Hong Kong from Hollywood, he will not continue to be like a person without the slightest foundation, who can knead as much as others want.
100 million Hong Kong dollars, at the current exchange rate, converted into US dollars, is 12.5 million US dollars. Spending a million dollars to get your hands on some basic stuff is obviously a good deal.
Don't look at a million dollars seems to be a lot, in exchange for Hong Kong dollars you have to have 8 million, in Hong Kong just to get a company, buy a villa, and buy some cars, it doesn't seem to cost so much at all, but buying in Hong Kong and buying the same thing in the United States, the value is not the same.
On the Hollywood side, if you spend $300,000 to get a company out, that's basically equivalent to the overall value of a small three-story building, and the area is not small. And in Hong Kong, if you want to spend $300,000, or HK$2.4 million, to get a company of the same size, that's a joke.
And spend another 400,000 yuan to buy a villa, in the United States, you are equivalent to buying a large manor, not to mention only ten people, even if it is 50 people, it will not be too crowded, and the 400,000 villa, not only the villa, but also a large lawn outside the villa, will be your private territory. In Hong Kong, even if you spend 10 million Hong Kong dollars, you can't achieve the same effect.
As for the remaining $300,000 in car money, not to mention, although the tariff on imported vehicles from Hong Kong is very cheap, it is still related to taxes. And 300,000 US dollars to buy a car in the United States, basically Li Mingbao and others can meet the requirements of one car per person, and even one or two cars will be vacated. This is still on the premise that Li Mingbao's own car requires a price of at least $100,000. And 100,000 dollars in the United States, you can already buy a luxury Cadillac.
For the same price, even if it costs 8 million Hong Kong dollars in Hong Kong, you may not be able to buy these things in the United States. Therefore, the one million dollars that Jiang Zhiqiang asked for was a very cost-effective deal in the eyes of Li Mingbao. Besides, these things are not one-time purchases, and Li Mingbao and his company will need to use them in the United States in the future.