China Entertainment: I became a capital tycoon

Chapter 551 549. Are you trying to test my strength?

new York.

After the celebration banquet, the guests said goodbye and left, but Musk found Cao Yu.

"Boss, I submitted an IPO application to the New York Stock Exchange last year. Isn't our Tesla going to be listed in June this year as planned?"

Today's grand launch of Fei'e Video makes Musk still excited and longing for it.

Raising more than 20 billion, how many rockets can be built with this? If I have this money, the Mars immigration plan may be realized earlier.

"Stop applying for listing and wait two years before listing."

Cao Yu is finally not short of money now, and Tesla is still too small and is a little anxious to go public.

"why?"

"New energy vehicles are not popular yet. Once our factory is built and we have a certain influence and reputation in the market, it will not be too late to launch them."

When Cao Yu heard this word, he smiled and said: "It makes sense. You must pay more attention to the brakes. Do you understand?"

Cao Yu explained and then said: "In the past two years, you can dig more technical personnel to promote the development of new energy vehicles as soon as possible and lay a solid foundation for the future."

Cao Yu pondered for a while and said: "Battery is the most critical component of new energy vehicles. It is best to have this part in your own hands."

"Ok."

"Cao, I didn't expect that you could write such a script after taking a trip to Wall Street. What a genius!"

"no problem."

"safety?"

Bob agreed, but he was still curious: "You already have your own film and television company. With such a good script, why are you still cooperating with me?"

Musk thinks his car brakes are pretty good, so why does his boss still tell him?
Although Musk did not agree to develop batteries, Cao Yu planned to talk to BYD when he returned to China and start investing in lithium batteries.

"I suddenly had an inspiration." Cao Yu said: "The male protagonist of this script can be played by Xiao Lizi."

"We chose Panasonic's battery, which has good battery life and safety."

"I'll definitely never forget it."

After seeing off Yang Shuxue, Cao Yu flew back to Los Angeles, attended the opening ceremony of "The Avengers", and chatted with Universal Pictures about the script of "The Wolf of Wall Street".

That night, Cao Yu walked around New York with Yang Shuxue, and had a simple haircut. It was February 2nd, and then he prepared to go to Japan, and asked his secretary to send his itinerary to Ai Hui.

When he said this, he suddenly asked: "Which company are we currently using for the new energy vehicle battery?"

Old Bob was very satisfied after reading the script.

"Um"

"It's not necessary. We just need to study the performance, safety, and controllability of the entire vehicle."

At the airport, when Yang Shuxue left, she said with some reluctance: "Huanyu Group will be listed in Xiangjiang in May this year, you must come back."

Now Huanyu Group is also one of the top real estate companies in China. The company is listed, and Cao Yu, the shareholder, cannot be absent.

"Marvel has already had four projects this year, all related to comics. Marvel is not good at other movies. It is more convenient for us to cooperate."

"I see."

Bob was very satisfied with this reason and said with a smile: "I really saw the right person."

However, he hesitated and once again mentioned a suggestion he had made before: "Cao, would you like to think again about becoming an American citizen? It would be better to develop in the United States with your worth."

"I will."

Although Cao Yu said this just perfunctorily, he had no intention of considering it at all, let alone betraying his ancestors.

He changed the topic and said: "By the way, Bob, I'm going to fly to Japan tomorrow. When you have time, you can help me look at a piece of land. I plan to build a manor by myself."

"Leave this to me. I'll help you pick out a good one when I get the chance."

Bob was very willing to help. He felt that Cao Yu was planning to buy land and might have already planned to join the United States.

"Thank you then. Tell me if you have news."

Cao Yu actually planned to buy a piece of land, and then build a Chinese-style manor in the United States according to his own ideas. This would also let the foreign devils see the beauty of Chinese architecture, and maybe lead a trend.

The night before leaving, Cao Yu and Disha bid farewell in bed. Early the next morning, they boarded a plane and flew to Japan.

As soon as the plane landed at Tokyo Haneda Airport, Cao Yu saw a motorcade holding a banner at the airport to welcome him from a distance.

There are several large Chinese characters on the banner: "Welcome Mr. Cao Yu to Japan!"

Looking at this welcome speech, Cao Yu felt dumbfounded.

In front of the motorcade, Ai Hui's Kimura and several men in suits and ties stood under a banner, and next to them were a dozen young girls in their twenties holding banners.

"They are all very beautiful. Are you trying to test my waist?"

Cao Yu smiled inwardly. When the plane stopped and walked down the spiral staircase, Kimura greeted him.

"Mr. Cao, this is our president of Aihui, Mr. Katsuto Matsuura."

"Hello Mr. Matsuura"

Cao Yu shook hands with the man in his forties, but said in his heart: "Why does this man look so wretched?"

"This is Isao Matsuoka, Chairman and CEO of Toho Co., Ltd."

After some introduction, the people who came to welcome Cao Yu were all well-known figures from Ai Hui and Dongbao. This level of specification showed that they valued the richest man in China.

Toho Co., Ltd. has been established for more than seventy years. It is considered one of the five major film companies in Japan. It is very powerful. It not only has strong film and television production capabilities, but also controls theater chains in Japan. After the welcome ceremony, Toho's Chairman of the Board, Kojo Matsuoka, said: "Cao-kun, our company's Chairman Shimatani Nosei is already waiting for you."

"Then let's talk first."

As a guest himself, Cao Yu had no objection to this arrangement.

After getting in the car, he learned about his itinerary. Today he would go to meet the president of Dongbao to discuss film cooperation, and then go to Aihui the day after tomorrow to discuss the details of the concert.

The convoy left the airport and did not go to the city. Instead, it came to a suburban manor.

The manor is large and quiet, with a traditional Japanese architectural style. There is also an ancient waterwheel from hundreds of years ago in the yard. The bamboo pipes are beating along with the water flow, like a rhythmic sound. People's mood tends to be peaceful.

"Welcome, President Cao."

Walking into the courtyard, a middle-aged man came out to greet him. It seemed that he was the head of Toho, Nosei Shitaya.

Entering the living room, the two parties sat down, while two young girls in kimonos were waiting to make tea.

Nose Shitani said in broken Chinese: "First of all, congratulations to Mr. Cao for your success in Hollywood. I have seen all of your screenwriting movies in Hollywood. They are really good. The Korean movie "Strange Her" is also very good. I think I bought the adaptation rights. In addition, I hope that Dongbao and Feiyu Entertainment can also cooperate in film and television. I wonder if Mr. Cao is interested."

“Good tea!”

Cao Yu was worried that the other party wanted cultural penetration and did not agree immediately. He picked up the tea cup and took a sip.

Shimatani Nosei didn't mind and said with a smile: "It seems that Mr. Cao is also well versed in this?"

"of course."

Cao Yu smiled and said to himself: "You all learned these tea arts from us!"

Hearing that Cao Yu was not talking about business, Shimatani Nosei smiled and said: "Cao Jun, how about this tea-making girl?"

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When he came here, Cao Yu actually didn't pay much attention to the girls around him. When he heard the other party asked, he took a look and felt that one of them looked familiar, but the other one didn't.

"Is this Satomi Ishihara?"

Cao Yu watched this girl's performance in "Sadako 3D", but it was released a year later.

However, he pretended not to know her and said with a smile: "It's okay, but it's a pity that I don't know much about Japanese actresses."

"I can undo it slowly in the future."

Nose Shitani smiled softly and said, "What do you think of their appearance in "Strange Her"?"

Cao Yu looked at the current Satomi Ishihara: "It's not bad, but she's a bit older."

"That's it..."

Shimatani Nosei was mistaken. He really thought that Cao Yu thought that this girl was too old, so he was not interested. He was thinking about whether there should be a few younger ones in the evening.

Cao Yu didn't know what the other party was thinking, so he smiled and said: "The adaptation rights can be sold to your company. As for cooperation, I have a very good animation script."

Shimatani Nonaichi said: "We will discuss the script at the company tomorrow. Today we will only talk about deepening our cooperation."

"What do you think, President Shitaya?"

"In the past two years, the development of our country's movies has been slow. There are fewer and fewer outstanding movies, and they have been surpassed by Korean movies."

When it comes to the topic, Shimaya Nose picked up the tea cup and took another sip, sighing slightly: "Today's young people like European and American movies, so we want to cooperate with an excellent screenwriter like Mr. Cao."

Cao Yu just drank tea and did not speak, thinking secretly: "This should be Dongbao's real purpose. The copyright of "Strange She" should be just an introduction."

But what the other party said is true. Since the beginning of the new century, the Japanese film market has been dominated by Hollywood films. They are basically living on their laurels and relying on animation exports to barely support themselves.

Seeing that Cao Yu remained silent, Nose Shitani could only continue: "We in Dongho have the number one theater chain in Japan. In the future, we can introduce and distribute Cao Jun's movies in Hollywood, China, and Korea, and we can also co-produce them." Some excellent work came out.”

Cao Yu thought for a while and then said: "There is no problem in introducing movies, but I lack understanding of the customs and customs of the Japanese country. It is a bit difficult to compile a movie suitable for the Japanese market."

"It doesn't matter. If Mr. Cao stays here for a little longer this time, he will probably understand a little bit more about it."

As Shitani Nose spoke, he said to the girl named Satomi Ishihara: "Sit next to Mr. Cao and help him pour tea."

Satomi Ishihara understood, gently sat down next to Cao Yu, and respectfully brought a cup of tea to his mouth.

Cao Yu was not used to being served like this, so he said "thank you", took the tea cup and drank it himself, saying: "I'll think about it."

Shimatani Nosei no longer forced himself and said with a smile, "That's fine. Mr. Cao is tired from the journey. I'll have someone take you to your accommodation. We'll talk tomorrow."

Cao Yu was placed in an independent courtyard. In addition to Cao Yu's bodyguards, Dongbao arranged security guards to protect the surrounding area.

After resting for a while, he was about to turn on his computer to process emails when he heard a knock on the door.

Opening the door, there were three girls standing at the door, each with a delicate face and a very sweet smile.

It's just that a few girls don't look very old, and they exude a girlish charm.

"You really want to test my waist?"

The surroundings were so well protected that if the three girls were able to come in, Cao Yu would understand the purpose of Dongbao's president.

However, he still asked deliberately and curiously: "What do you want?"

One of the women said in English: "Hello, Mr. Cao, my name is Nozomi Sasaki. During this period, we will be responsible for taking care of your daily life and helping you understand the Japanese culture."

Another girl hurriedly bowed down: "My name is Arimura Kasumi, please take care of me, Mr. Cao!"

The youngest girl, who was still wearing a school uniform, introduced herself in Chinese that she might have just learned: "My name is Komatsu Nana, I'm glad to serve you!"

(End of this chapter)