"SIR, this is difficult", the people of Yongdao know better than Chu Xiangqian the troubles and unspoken rules here.

Non-premium acquisition, and high premium, Decca Records simply does not need to find an Asian as a partner.

To put it bluntly, if you want to enter the game, you have to pay the entrance fee first. This is still a problem with Decca Records.

Otherwise, the country is not without investors.

Chu Qianqian sighed, whether to win 20% of the shares for 8 million or 6 million US dollars, if you think about it carefully, it is not difficult to choose.

But if you don't bargain, you seem to be too wronged.

"$7 million, if you agree with me, I'll buy shares, if not, forget it."

After saying this, Chu Xiangqian secretly said, it's a big deal to wait a few years and set his sights on the other 7 Hollywood giants.

Anyway, in the next ten years, it will be called the darkest decade by Hollywood.

There are so many opportunities during this time.

And what I want is not a controlling stake, but a partner, and what I like is also issuance.

At the same time, as a shareholder, to avoid being like the Harry Potter movie, which is a box office hit, but when it is finally settled, it is said that it is a loss.

——

The people of Coopers couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when they saw that Chu Xiangqian had increased the price from 6 million to 7 million dollars.

After the investment is completed, you can get 5% of the total amount as a commission.

If the negotiation is not reached in the end, then you can only get the normal labor fee.

And because Chu Xiangqian and Coopers are both shareholders of Standard Chartered, Coopers also gave a 20% discount.

In the end, it may be 20,000 pounds, or about 80,000 US dollars.

Compared with 5% of the 700, the difference is 270,000 US dollars.

The people at Coopers will do everything they can to get this deal done, no matter what.

"SIR, THE SCRIPT YOU GAVE ME HAS BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, DO YOU WANT TO GIVE THE SCRIPT TO THE PEOPLE AT UNIVERSAL PICTURES NOW?"

Chu Xiangqian didn't object, and said with a smile, "Tell the people of Universal that the budget for this movie is 3 million US dollars." If they don't vote, I'll go out alone.

But the distribution of the rice country can be handed over to them. ”

This is equivalent to giving money for nothing, and at the same time, because Chu Xiangqian's film company has made two kung fu movies in a row, which have performed well in Southeast Asia, India, South Africa, and England.

People around the world will definitely think that pulling such an insider into the game may be able to bring more profits to the company.

So since Chu Xiangqian is willing to pay for himself and shoot a movie with an obvious European and American style, let's try whether he is lucky or has real skills.

Anyway, before the release of the movie, it will definitely be released on a small scale.

Only when the average attendance performance is excellent will it be released on a large scale.

Once the performance is not good, then give up, basically no impact on the world.

——

Two days later, the people from Coopers called back to London and asked Chu Xiangqian to go to Los Angeles in person and talk to the people from Decca Records in person.

In other words, Decca Records has almost accepted the request of $7 million to sell 20% of the shares of Universal.

As soon as Margaret heard that he was going to Los Angeles, she immediately pestered her to follow.

Chu Xiangqian said angrily, "I'm going to do business, and there is a high probability that I won't have time to play around with you." ”

Margaret still didn't give up and said, "I will go shopping with my entourage myself, and it won't affect your discussion of the acquisition." ”

Chu Qianqian glanced at this chick, in the final analysis, in addition to not wanting to be separated from himself, he also wanted to sweep the goods in Los Angeles.

And it is naturally yourself who pays.

Fortunately, it is not without benefit to take her there.

Just the identity of the princess, in the hearts of the people of the United States, still has a certain weight.

After all, nominally, Universal is working with a company in London.

Margaret, as the nominal executive director of the London distribution company, also appears normally during negotiations.

It's just that what Chu Xiangqian didn't expect was that after the news that he and Margaret were going to Los Angeles reached Elizabeth's ears, a car soon parked outside the villa on Garden Street.

Chu Xiangqian took the invitation from the butler and looked at it, and actually invited himself and Margaret to the car of the royal horse farm.

With a puzzled mind, he and Margaret arrived at the horse farm, and soon saw Elizabeth wearing a jacket, long pants and boots.

After getting along with Margaret and Norton for a long time, Chu Xiangqian knew that the royal family and nobles had more rules, and in daily and private, they were actually no different from ordinary people.

Even after taking the initiative to say hello, Chu Xiangqian quickly found that Eliza seemed a little restrained.

After thinking about it a little, it will be understood that in the era of the decline of monarchy, when Eliza faced ordinary people, in order to avoid being caught making mistakes and omissions, she would naturally be too cautious in reporting the information in the media.

Looking at the photos of her when she was young, many of them seemed very shy.

Of course, this is likely to be a form of self-preservation, and people always like humble, kind people.

And when Eliza was young, she was not as close to the people as later generations.

She has suffered from superiority and arrogance.

A speech on the roll-off of a new Jaguar car led to a flood of critical reports across England.

That sense of superiority and superiority makes it difficult for ordinary people to get close to her, but they feel that it is ironic.

At that time, there was a lot of discussion in society about whether it was necessary for the royal family to continue to exist.

Eliza had to think carefully about whether her actions were appropriate.

——

Following Margaret and Elizabeth, they toured the stables and dozens of thoroughbreds.

It soon became clear from the conversation that Elizabeth had the idea of reforming the royal horse farm at this time.

But it's right to think about it, after six or seven years of investment, I don't know how much money is consumed, but I don't even have a horse that can run in the top three.

However, Chu Xiangqian's horse was able to win two championships in a row in the Triple Crown competition, and he personally felt that he was wronged.

Moreover, the royal family's horse farm has not improved for six or seven years, which already shows that England has really lagged behind in horse breeding and horse training.

If you don't make some changes, no matter how much money you invest, you will still be disappointed in the end.

Elizabeth wanted to ask Chu Xiangqian to take care of herself in the United States and visit several of the most famous horse farms in the United States on her behalf.

Moreover, Chu Xiangqian himself has built a super luxury horse farm, and he also needs to gain experience in this area from the horse farm in the United States.

This time, Elizabeth contacted the horse farm in the United States, and Chu Xiangqian just went to visit and steal learning, which was indeed a win-win situation.

So Chu Xiangqian agreed without hesitation.

Elizabeth's mood suddenly improved, and Margaret had said more than once in front of her family that Chu Xiangqian was a very powerful horse trainer.

So in Elizabeth's opinion, the more powerful Chu Xiangqian is, the more he can steal and learn.

In the future, the two horse farms may be able to form a cooperative relationship.

This is beneficial to both parties.

Not to mention anything else, as long as the horse farm on Hong Kong Island becomes a partner of the Royal Horse Farm, it will greatly enhance its reputation.

In the future, more wealthy people in Southeast Asia will go to Chu Xiangqian's horse farm to see and buy horses, or put their own horses in the horse farm to raise.

In the evening, I was invited to have dinner at the manor outside the city, and it was not until after 9 o'clock that Philips came from outside.

Chu Qianqian looked at him with a slightly red face, guessing that he should have drunk a lot of wine, and it seemed that he was going to some kind of banquet or party again.

Margaret and Elizabeth frowned at the same time, but they should have been afraid of Chu Xiangqian's presence and didn't say much.

Chu Xiangqian thought about it for a while, shouldn't he have run to find a good match?

Philips has a criminal record, during the Melbourne Olympics in 56, under the pretext of going to the opening ceremony, he drove a cruise ship with dozens of aristocratic children, and wandered outside for five months.

And this group of guys is still not clear-headed, and they wrote a letter about the experience of the past five months back to the noble club in London.

not only showed off how many dances he had seen along the way, but even wrote about all his encounters.

It can be said that this road is a man's journey of pleasure.

Even Philips' friends described in their hearts that every time the ship docked, it would recruit women.

After this incident was reported, it caused a huge sensation and trouble.

And Philips' approach is also very royal, pushing his friends out directly, but under all the trouble.

Then he played a PR drama with Eliza. even forced Eliza to make him Prince of Wales.

But he's only been honest for a while.

In his previous life, Philips had dozens of rumors of lovers, which have always been flooded on the Internet, and even illegitimate children have heard that there are many.

Chu Xiangqian thought about it and felt that he was the same person as him.

At night, they smoke, drink and chat together, and the one who talks is called a meeting and hate.

Philips also took advantage of the Margaret sisters to sit on the sofa and chat.

Pulling Chu forward to the balcony, he whispered, "I heard that there are a lot of parties in Hollywood, how about you go to the racecourse over there and find a reason to call back and invite me over?" ”

Chu Xiangqian was stunned for a moment, and quickly reacted, this guy really didn't seem to be a peaceful master.

But yes, Philips is only in his 30s now, which is when a man has the most energy.

Being pressed by my daughter-in-law at home, and having various titles outside, but not having any real power, it is too normal to feel depressed.

After thinking about it, he said, "Otherwise, I'll buy a wine estate or ranch or something in California." How many days a year will you be invited to visit my estate as a private person? ”

"Good idea", Philips suddenly became interested, and then muttered a lot of experience in managing manors and farms to him for fear that Chu Qianqian would regret it.

The royal family has a lot of land, and Philips does have enough experience to teach Chu Qianqian when it comes to managing farms and pastures.

The two stood on the balcony and talked for more than half an hour, and when Eliza and Margaret came to find them, they happened to hear the two of them talking about whether more grapes, oranges, apples, etc., in the big farm, could bring more benefits to the farm.

The sisters were stunned for a moment, and then they were relieved.

Laughing and smiling, he walked onto the balcony and joined the group of small talkers.

Seeing that Chu Xiangqian actually planned to invest one or two million dollars to buy a large area of farms and pastures in the United States, Eliza subconsciously felt that it was better to invest this money in England.

Anyway, some are down-and-out aristocrats who want to sell their ancestral castles and farms.

"Stark, I don't think you need to buy farms and ranches in the country. Around Margaret's estate outside the city, there are quite a few decent farms and pastures that are being transferred. ”

Philips's face darkened, and Chu Xiangqian hurriedly said, "The investment plan in England has long been there, and I plan to build a cattle and sheep ranch here."

It's just that I haven't been able to find a suitable pasture.

As for the California estate, it is more likely to be a wine farm.

By the way, there are many fruit trees such as oranges, apples, cherries, bayberry, and pears.

One investment can reap the benefits for many years.

Moreover, although the annual profit of agriculture and animal husbandry is not high, the risk is very low, which is a good hedging project. ”

Eliza and Philips nodded their heads again and again, the couple are the kind of conservatives who don't understand financial investment at all, don't trust bankers, and can only make money from the agricultural and animal husbandry products of various estates.

Although the royal family can get 5 million pounds of special funds from Downing Street every year, with so many people in the royal family and the people hired, this money has long been a bit beyond its means.

So much so that many years later, Eliza's bedroom furniture and curtains were damaged, and she was reluctant to replace them.

Of course, it is likely that it is really unnecessary to show off by the way, after all, the returns of various funds of the royal family are not low.

To put it bluntly, Eliza was not willing to use her own money to subsidize the deficit. and even kept hiding royal property.

Lest one day if he is really ousted by the English, there will be nothing in the end.

A few decades later, the entire royal family's apparent wealth was only more than 900 million pounds.

It's impossible to think about.

If you count the various funds, there are tens of billions of dollars, to say the least.

Chu Qianqian then looked at Margaret, "My business is not small, these manor farms and ranches can be handed over to Peggy to manage."

I will not use the proceeds, but in a fund that is not open to the public. It's a guarantee that Margaret and I will live for the future. ”

As soon as these words came out, Margaret was moved.

But Eliza and Philips' expressions were a little bad, and Chu Xiangqian naturally knew what the two of them were worried about.

Once he and Margaret marry desperately, it may shake the rule of the royal family.

With the arrogance of the English, Asians would never be allowed to marry their princesses.

But Chu Xiangqian never thought of marrying Margaret, knowing that it was as difficult as climbing to the sky, so a fool was desperate to go against countless people.

He smiled and said, "I'm getting married in October, but unfortunately I can't send you an invitation." ”

Eliza and Philips were stunned at the same time, and their faces instantly showed anger, but looking at Chu Xiangqian's calm face, and Margaret's low but sad expression.

The couple quickly understood that Chu Xiangqian was going to get married, and they had already told Margaret about it.

Even Margaret has been understood.

Thinking deeper, this is a good thing for the royal family.

If the two don't get married, it doesn't matter if they are having an extramarital affair, or using marriage as a cover to continue to stay together, it's good for everyone.

Maybe in a few years, the relationship between the two will fade.

Chu Xiangqian had to make his marriage public, so as not to be known by Eliza afterwards, which would be more troublesome.

Then everyone lost interest in continuing the conversation, and Eliza insisted on leaving Margaret to spend the night at the racecourse, apparently trying to persuade Margaret to give up the relationship again.

But deep down, Eliza actually hopes that Margaret will continue to make trouble.

(End of chapter)