After the emcee finished teasing, Xu Guanwu took Zhao Yazhi into the hall.

David and Richard greeted them, and both of them laughed, "You don't give ABC face too much, do you, you just say that you have no comment?" "Actually, being rich is not a bad thing, why not admit it generously?"

Xu Guanwu couldn't help but smile, "What good is it for me to admit that I have money, it's not that there will be a few more dogs behind me in the future." There is an old saying in China called 'wealth is not exposed', and it is not unreasonable that it has been passed down for thousands of years. In the United States, the rich are under a lot of pressure, such as the steel tycoon Carnegie and the oil tycoon Rockefeller, who were strongly criticized during their lifetimes. I don't want to be the next victim. ”

"It's not that serious, Carnegie and Rockefeller's process of starting out was so bloody that people blamed and despised it. You didn't use despicable means in the process of making your fortune, you really earned it from your own investment, what else can they accuse you of?" Richard said with a smile.

"If you want to add sin, there is no excuse. If someone really wants to fix me, even if there is no reason, they will make up the reason. Have you forgotten Mark. Mr. Twain's "Running for Governor." Xu Guanwu said with a smile, "As a foreigner, I scrape hundreds of millions of dollars a year in Hollywood, which is enough to find people to hate, and now I have to let the media hype it up, I'm afraid I won't die too soon." ”

"It seems to make some sense, but if I have as much money as you, I will make a big deal of it, and I can't wait for the whole world to know that I am rich." Richard smiled and said, "People will come and flatter me then." Sexy and attractive beauties will also come to me. Food and wine. Luxury Yachts, Private Jets ......"

Xu Guanwu couldn't help but laugh when he heard Richard say this, "The life you live is basically the same as those ancient faint kings, wine ponds and meat forests, arrogant and lascivious...... It seems that men's preferences have not changed much for thousands of years, and it is said that science and technology have advanced and human beings have progressed, cut! ”

"That's right. Is it true that the master of ceremonies just asked, do you really have that much money? David asked curiously.

"Why are you so gossipy?" Xu Guanwu glanced at David in surprise and said, "Is there so much money, is it really that heavy?" ”

"Of course, if you really have that much money, then I will be more respectful when I see you in the future." David teased with a smile.

"You shouldn't call me 'master' when you meet, do you?" Xu Guanwu also said with a smile.

"If you're willing to give me half of your property, I'll consider calling you that." David said with a smile.

"When I really divide half of your property, you will say that we are both equally rich, why do I want to call you master." Xu Guanwu also said with a smile.

"That's what I said." David smiled as if he was right by what you said.

……

After a short break in the hall, there were quite a few film company managers. Producers, directors and even actors come to pick up a conversation. Among them, there are many beautiful women with hot bodies and sexy clothes, they ignore the anger in Zhao Yazhi's eyes on the side, and still flirt with Xu Guanwu with flamboyance, which makes Richard and David look so hot. It's just that Xu Guanwu didn't dare to talk to these women much because his wife was next to him, and he didn't like to play with golden cats, especially the strong smell of perfume sprayed on their bodies.

Xu Guanwu knew that Europeans and Americans have a problem with heavy body odor, and even beautiful women are difficult to avoid this, so they generally rely on strong perfume to mask the smell. But if you wear too much perfume, it is as unbearable to people as it is to have a strong body odor. Especially now that there are so many people gathered in the hall, the smell of various perfumes is mixed together, and the resulting smell is extremely strange, which makes people faintly disgusting after smelling it, which is really unbearable.

Among the many accosters, Xu Guanwu also met the Edward. Mr. Presman is the producer who holds the copyright of "Conan the Barbarian" and intends to let Xu Guanwu invest in filming.

However, Edward now is very different from Edward a few years ago, Edward a few years ago was like a pug, constantly revolving around the managers of these big Hollywood companies, trying to do everything possible to get them to invest in their own movies, but because the cost of the play "Conan the Barbarian" is too high, and the box office may not be ideal, so although Edward tried his best to praise this film to the sky, those big film companies are still not interested in investing.

However, now Edward is exhaling and raising his eyebrows, looking like he is satisfied with his success, and he is neither humble nor arrogant in the face of Xu Guanwu, as if his backbone has suddenly replenished calcium. Compared with the two of them before, the temperament is obviously different, which makes Xu Guanwu can't help but be amazed.

"Hey, this Edward. Mr. Presman has changed sex, huh? Xu Guanwu asked with a smile, "Could it be that I have already pulled the investment, so the waist is much harder than before." ”

"You guessed it, Universal Pictures invested in his film last year, and his film is currently being set in Hungary, and it is expected to start shooting in the second half of the year." Richard smiled.

"No wonder." Xu Guanwu nodded, it seems that Arnold. Schwarzenegger is finally coming to his early days. If the miscalculation is not made, after this movie, Arnold's image as a big screen hero will be established, and then he will be replaced by James. Cameron played the cold-blooded and murderous Devil Terminator, establishing his position in the field of action movies in one fell swoop and becoming an action superstar who can compete with Stallone.

"It seems that we have to find a chance to sign the 'governor', this tough guy has created a lot of box office." Xu Guanwu couldn't help but think. Not to mention the "Devil Terminator" series, just "True Lies", "Cosmic Dragon", "Dragon Brother and Mouse", etc., are all blockbusters with a box office of over 100 million US dollars. And most importantly Arnold. Schwarzenegger has a strong appeal overseas, and although his films only grossed tens of millions of dollars in the United States, they did more than 100 million dollars overseas. Arnold. Schwarzenegger relies on his burly build, solid muscles, and sharp movements. Won the hearts of action movie lovers all over the world.

"Now only Universal Pictures is willing to invest in him. The high cost of more than $20 million is to hire a newcomer to be the protagonist. It's good to be able to recover the cost in the end. David also shook his head and said. Xu Guanwu had also recommended to them that they could invest in this movie, but after careful research, they felt that the investment in this movie would require at least $20 million, and the follow-up promotion would cost at least $10 million. The cost alone was $30 million, but the actors were just newcomers, and there was no guarantee that they would be able to recoup their investment, so they had to abandon the film after much consideration.

Xu Guanwu knew that this movie would definitely be able to recoup its investment, because later a sequel was made to this movie. It's called "Conan the Destroyer" and the spin-off movie "Queen's Excalibur". But compared with other more profitable movies, more than 20 million yuan invested in "Conan the Barbarian" just to recover the cost, which is not Xu Guanwu's way of investment. If a movie doesn't have two to three times the profit, he won't consider it at all. Otherwise, he would rather spend money in his own software laboratory, so that the things he researches can be patented, bringing Xu Guanwu a steady stream of wealth.

"Why is Universal Pictures so generous, isn't it afraid of bankruptcy and bankruptcy because of this?" Xu Guanwu asked with a smile. He knew that Universal had an economic crisis a long time ago, and in his previous life, he was able to come back to life because of blockbusters such as "Jaws" and "ET", but in this life, because of Xu Guanwu's mixing, Universal Pictures lost a great opportunity to make a fortune. So it should have been on the verge of bankruptcy, why can he still take out 20 million to invest in the filming of "Conan the Barbarian"?

"It's because it's going out of business. That's why it's so crazy. David said with a smile, "I heard that Universal Pictures gave its film library to the bank in order to raise funds, and if Conan the Barbarian can't even make back the cost by then, I think Universal Pictures will be in bad luck." ”

David said with a smile that there was no sadness about the death of a rabbit or a fox, or the sadness of a thing. In fact, he is not to blame, Universal Pictures and 20th Century Fox are competitors, and it is naturally better for them to have one less enemy than one more.

Xu Guanwu listened to it but was very greedy for Universal Pictures' film library, Universal Pictures thought that it was the second oldest large company in Hollywood, and it was once the first film company in Hollywood Pictures, and there are many classic works in its film library, such as "All Quiet on the Western Front", "Cleopatra", "Vampire", "The Mummy", "Frankenstein", etc., if these films are bought by Xu Guanwu, they can be broadcast on cable TV at that time, not only can they get good ratings, And it can also save a lot of copyright fees.

It's just that the film library is like their lifeblood for a film company, unless it is dying, no film company is willing to sell the film library to others. In addition, even if the company goes to the last step, it can file for bankruptcy and liquidation, and as long as the film library is still in its own hands, it can continue to be used for financing, which is also the magic weapon that many Hollywood film companies rely on to survive. So although Universal Pictures is on the verge of bankruptcy, the film library in his hand is not something he can get his hands on if he wants to. What's more, the upcoming "Conan the Barbarian" will recover the cost for Universal Pictures, so there is no possibility that he will go bankrupt at all.

"But what if something goes wrong during filming, or if the movie doesn't do well at the box office after it's released?" Xu Guanwu couldn't help but think, "If you push it from the side and let Universal Pictures fall into the quagmire and make him unable to repay the bank's debts, then the film library will be auctioned off, and I can buy it at that time." ”

The more Xu Guanwu thinks about it, the more he thinks this method is good, but now he is not in a hurry to implement it, he plans to wait for the film to be halfway through, most of the funds have already been invested, and then there will be a little more movement, it is estimated that Universal Pictures will not be able to withdraw by then.

……

After standing in the hall for a while, the Academy Awards ceremony officially began, Xu Guanwu took his wife's hand and entered the venue, and sat in the more important front row as usual.

"The beauties who accosted you just now, you can talk to them very well." Zhao Yazhi leaned into Xu Guanwu's ear and whispered, seeing that she was so close, there was still a smile on her face, and she didn't know what she was saying sweetly.

"Wronged wife, they took the initiative to chat with me, and I didn't seduce them." Xu Guanwu hurriedly shouted injustice.

"Hmph, you still need to seduce them in person, as long as you shine your title as an entertainment tycoon, there will naturally be a large number of beautiful moths rushing over like flames." Zhao Yazhi snorted.

"It's not what I want, you know I've always kept a low profile." Xu Guanwu said with a smile, "What's more, I'm not interested in these European and American golden silk cats, and you also know this." Why bother eating this dry vinegar? ”

"Humph! I just don't feel comfortable when I see you talking to those women. Zhao Yazhi said. (To be continued......)