July 1, 2003.

After a long absence of half a year, Wu Yuan once again set foot on the land of Los Angeles.

He was picked up by John, the right-hand man of the Light Age.

"Daniel, you really can't do this, in your Huaxia words, you are a hands-off shopkeeper!" John complained as soon as they met.

Listening to him say the four words "shake the hand shopkeeper" in broken Chinese, Wu Yuan was very surprised.

This old boy actually learned Chinese?

A bright smile appeared on Wu Yuan's face.

It seems that John is very satisfied with his stay in the light age, and he has taken the initiative to learn his boss's native language.

While adjusting the time zone of the watch, Wu Yuan said happily: "John, I think you are enjoying it now." ”

"I'm not in the United States, but you're in charge of everything in the Light Age, and it feels more comfortable to be a boss than in a Fox searchlight, right?"

Reaching out to take Wu Yuan's luggage, although John's face was a little proud, he still pretended to be dissatisfied and said: "Don't talk about it, I will send you an email to confirm the company's big and small things first, you are the boss!" ”

"Alright, let's not talk about that." Sitting in John's car, Wu Yuan pinched his somewhat uncomfortable neck, "How is the overseas release of "The Hangover" selling?" ”

The North American distribution of "The Hangover" was handed over to Fox, and the light era itself did not have any distribution connections, and the overseas distribution was categorically unable to lead by itself, so it could only be sold out.

Like Huaxia, China Film is willing to buy out the mainland distribution rights of "The Hangover", and then release it in the mainland in the form of batch films.

As for the price, $300,000, a very low price, who called "The Hangover" is a very American comedy, China Film is not optimistic about the box office market of this movie in the mainland.

Can you be willing to buy out, or look at the box office of this movie in North America is very high, thinking about whether you have dates or not, and try it twice.

By the way, Han Dong didn't know that the "Light Era" was Wu Yuan's company, although this matter was not a secret at the top of Hollywood, but no one knew about it in Huaxia for the time being.

"At present, the overseas distribution of "The Hangover" has been sold in more than 50 countries, and our film has done well at the box office in North America, and foreign studios are still very interested."

While driving, John reported to Wu Yuan: "The overseas issuance has sold for more than 8 million US dollars, and it is estimated that it should be able to sell for more than 10 million US dollars in the end." ”

Wu Yuan smashed his mouth and sighed a little.

Hollywood's movies are easy to sell for money, and if they are replaced by mainland movies, even if they take the three major European movies, they can't sell so much money.

"More than 10 million, not a lot." Wu Yuan said happily: "I have the money to buy a house." ”

The money earned from selling distribution rights is exclusive to Wu Yuan, and John can only participate in the North American box office, and the rest of the income from "The Hangover" is not his share.

But John was just as happy, and he said happily, "Yes, I've picked out the house for you, let's go and see it now." ”

A little over an hour later, Los Angeles Beverly Hills.

The world-famous Beverly Hills is surrounded by many cities in Los Angeles, and is bordered by West Hollywood via Dacini Avenue to the northeast, and the famous Sunset Street of West Hollywood also includes the Sunset Drive of Beverly Hills.

Wilchee Boulevard, Santa Monica Boulevard, and Sunset Boulevard make up Beverly Hills' main thoroughfares.

Beverly Avenue and Rodeo Drive are among the shopping districts.

Coldwater Canyon Street is Beverly Hills' main road to the San Francisco Valley.

As the most famous city-within-a-city in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills is almost a city in its own right.

Although it is small in size, about 6 square miles, and has a population of only 35,000, it has functions such as an elected mayor, a police department, and a fire department.

The people who live here are Hollywood stars and Los Angeles billionaires, and it is known as the most exclusive residential area in the world.

Most residents live in the relatively flat "flat area" south of Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills, but homes north of Sunset Boulevard are much more expensive than in other areas.

And the most expensive homes in Beverly Hills are located on hilly ground.

The price of the mansion on the hilly land, that is, halfway up the mountainside and on the top of the mountain, is a little too expensive, tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars, and Wu Yuan still can't afford it for the time being.

John drove the car and took Wu Yuan through Rodeo Avenue, which was full of luxury stores, and drove onto Sunset Avenue.

"Daniel, the house I picked for you is just north of Sunset Boulevard, not on the mountainside, but also on the slope of Beverly Hill, overlooking Sunset Boulevard."

"Follow me."

After a while, John stopped outside the iron gate of a large villa, and after a few words from the probe and the person in the security room, the door opened.

Since entering Beverly Hills, he has been full of curiosity, constantly looking at Wu Yuan around him, and then he has the heart to observe this mansion.

With just one glance, Wu Yuan could see that this mansion was definitely not cheap, and it could not be done for millions of dollars.

The construction area of the mansion in front of me is at least three or four hundred square meters, plus the front and back gardens enclosed by iron railings, outdoor swimming pools, pavilions and other buildings, it is estimated that the entire mansion can cover an area of six or seven hundred square meters.

"Daniel, this house has three floors, and there is a basement underground, and an underground parking lot."

"There are a total of 8 bedrooms on the upper three floors, plus a nanny room and a bodyguard room, with a usable area of more than 800 square meters."

"The basement is mainly a gym, sauna, wine cellar, entertainment room and video room."

"The house has two gardens in the front and back, two swimming pools indoors and outdoors, and a small supporting maid's building that can accommodate 4-6 maids."

John got out of the car and took Wu Yuan and walked to the mansion.

Although he lived in a courtyard house in the capital, Wu Yuan had never seen such a mansion in his two lifetimes, and he was indeed suppressed.

"The first floor is mainly the living room, kitchen, laundry room, nanny room, bodyguard room, reception room, and conference room."

"The middle room on the second floor is the master bedroom, which is more than 80 square meters, with a cloakroom, a luxurious bathroom, and the hostess's dressing room and the man's collection room."

"The other guest bedrooms, although not so luxurious, all come with a cloakroom and independent bathroom, if there are guests to stay, there is no need to worry about embarrassment."

"On the third floor, in addition to the guest bedroom, there is a tea room, a study, a music room, and a semi-enclosed swimming pool on the balcony with a thermostatic system."

"The basement floor is mainly a variety of entertainment rooms and wine cellars, if you need it, you can find someone to renovate the entertainment facilities you want, and if you have children in the future, it will be no problem to change it into a small casino."

"Finally, the second basement level is the internal parking lot, which leads directly to Sunset Avenue down the hillside, and the parking lot can park two rows of ten cars."

"You know, some luxury cars are not suitable for outdoor parking, and having a private underground parking lot is perfect at this time."

"If a guest visits, their car can be parked in the open parking lot in the yard."

The two of them spent half an hour, and they couldn't even walk around the entire house and supporting facilities, let alone the two gardens in the back and back of the hollow outside the house, as well as the maid's building next to the garden.

Coming out of this mansion again, John stood on the stairs at the door, looked around the beautiful garden, and said to Wu Yuan with a smile:

"Daniel, don't worry about the cleaning and maintenance of the house."

"This mansion can be listed in the name of the company, and then the company will hire permanent cleaning staff and gardeners for you to maintain and repair it regularly."

"Your assistant will come in every day to check in and make sure you're ready to move in at all times."

"My assistant?" Wu Yuan was a little stunned, he counted the days he spent in the company for a year on both hands, and he was actually equipped with an assistant?

"Of course." John patted Wu Yuan on the shoulder: "You are the boss of our Light Age, how can you not have a personal assistant?" ”

"She will help you with all personal matters in the United States, including but not limited to property maintenance, vehicle maintenance, food reservations, travel planning, communicating your orders and requirements to the company, etc......"

"In short, if you have anything inconvenient or lazy to do, you can leave it to her."

Putting aside the matter of this assistant first, Wu Yuan also looked around the garden, and then recalled the feeling of visiting the interior of the mansion before, he really liked and was satisfied with this house.

"John, let's be straight, how much does this mansion cost?"

"Eighteen million dollars."

John grinned, revealing eight white teeth: "You can buy it in the name of the company, not only to increase the physical assets of the company, but also to deduct taxes." ”

Isn't it 18 million dollars?

Wu Yuan gritted his teeth, "Bought it!" ”

(End of chapter)