Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 440 Secret News
"SIR, this is difficult." The people in Yongdao knew the troubles and hidden rules better than Chu Xiangqian.

It was a non-premium acquisition, and it was a high premium. There was no need for Decca Records to find an Asian as a partner.

To put it bluntly, if you want to join the game, you have to pay the admission fee first.This would only be possible if there was a problem with Decca Records.

Otherwise, it’s not like there are no investors in the United States.

Chu Xiangqian sighed, whether to get 800% of the shares for 600 million or 20 million US dollars. Thinking about it carefully, it is actually not difficult to choose.

But if he didn't counteroffer, he would appear to be being taken advantage of.

"700 million U.S. dollars. If you agree, I will become a shareholder. If it doesn't work, forget it."

After saying this, Chu Xiangqian secretly thought that he could wait a few years and set his sights on the other seven Hollywood giants.

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

There are so many opportunities during this period.

Moreover, what I want is not to hold a controlling stake, but to become a partner. I am also interested in issuance.

At the same time, as a shareholder, we can avoid the situation like the Harry Potter movie, which was obviously a box office hit, but was said to be losing money at the final settlement.
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The people at Yongdao couldn't help but feel a little relieved when they saw that Chu Xiangqian had increased the price from 6 million to 7 million US dollars.

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

If the negotiation fails in the end, you can only receive normal labor fees.

And because Chu Xiangqian and Yongdao are both shareholders of Standard Chartered, Yongdao also offered a 8% discount.

In the end, it was probably only 2 pounds, or about 8 US dollars.

Compared with 700% of 5, the difference is 27 US dollars.

Yongdao people will try their best to facilitate this transaction no matter what.

"SIR, the script you gave me has been registered with the industry association. Now do you want to give the script to the people at Universal Pictures for a look?"

Chu Xiangqian did not object, and said with a smile, "Tell the people at Universal that the budget of this movie is 300 million US dollars. If they don't invest, I will make it alone.

But the distribution in the United States can be left to them. "

This is equivalent to giving away money for free, and at the same time, Chu Xiangqian's film company has produced two Kung Fu movies in succession that have performed well in Southeast Asia, India, South Africa, and England.

People at Global are definitely thinking that if they bring such an expert into the game, they might be able to bring more profits to the company.

So since Chu Xiangqian is willing to spend his own money to shoot a movie with a clear European and American style, let's try whether he is lucky or has real ability.

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

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

Once the performance is not good, then give up, and it will basically have no impact on Universal.
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Two days later, people from Yongdao called back to London and asked Chu Xiangqian to go to Los Angeles in person to talk to people from Decca Records.

In other words, Decca Records has almost accepted a request of US$700 million to sell 20% of Universal's shares.

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

Chu Xiangqian said angrily, "I'm going to do some business, and I most likely won't have time to play around with you."

Margaret still refused to give up and said, "I will go shopping with my entourage myself, and it will not affect your negotiation of the acquisition."

Chu Qianqian rolled his eyes at the girl. After all, in addition to not wanting to be separated from him, he also wanted to shop in Los Angeles.

And the one who pays is naturally himself.

Fortunately, taking her there is not without benefits.

Just her status as a princess still carries a certain weight in the hearts of American people these days.

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

As the nominal executive director of the London Distribution Company, Margaret's appearance during negotiations was normal.

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. It was actually a carriage inviting himself and Margaret to the Royal Horse Farm.

With puzzled thoughts, she and Margaret arrived at the horse farm, and soon saw Elizabeth wearing a jacket, trousers and boots.

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

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

If you think about it for a moment, you will understand that in the era of the decline of monarchy, when dealing with ordinary people, Eliza would naturally appear to be too cautious when reporting information to the media in order to avoid being caught making mistakes or omissions.

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

Of course, this is probably a form of self-protection. People always like humble and kind people.

Moreover, when Eliza was young, she was not as friendly to the people as she would later become.

She has suffered the consequences of being condescending and arrogant.

A speech given at the launch of Jaguar's new car generated a lot of critical reports across England.

That sense of superiority and condescension made it difficult for ordinary people to get close to her, and instead thought it was ironic.

At that time, society was full of discussions about whether it was necessary for the royal family to continue to exist.

This forced Eliza to think carefully about whether her behavior was appropriate.
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Following Margaret and Elizabeth, we visited the stable facilities and the dozens of thoroughbred horses they house.

It was quickly learned from the conversation that Elizabeth had the idea of ​​reforming the royal stud farm at this time.

But it’s right to think about it. After investing for six or seven years, I don’t know how much money was spent, but there was not even a horse that could finish in the top three.

However, Chu Xiangqiang's horse was able to win two championships in a row in the Triple Crown competition. Everyone felt that they were taken advantage of.

Moreover, the royal horse breeding farm has not made any progress for six or seven years, which shows that England has really fallen behind in terms of 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.

Only then did Elizabeth want to ask Chu Xiangqian to visit some of the most famous horse farms in the United States on her behalf after he took care of his affairs in the United States.

Moreover, Chu Xiangqian has built a new ultra-luxurious horse farm himself, and he also needs to gain experience in this area from horse farms in the United States.

This time Elizabeth contacted the racecourse in the United States, and Chu Xiangqian just went to visit and learn secretly. It was indeed a win-win situation.

So Chu Xiangqian agreed without hesitation.

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

So in Elizabeth's view, the more powerful Chu Xiangqian is, the more things he can learn secretly.

The two horse farms may even form a cooperative relationship in the future.

This is beneficial to both parties.

Not to mention anything else, as long as the Hong Kong Island horse farm becomes a partner of the Royal Racecourse, its reputation will be greatly improved.In the future, more wealthy people in Southeast Asia will go to Chu Xiangqian's horse farm to see and buy horses, or keep their own horses in the horse farm.

In the evening, I was invited to have dinner at a manor outside the city. It wasn't until after 9 o'clock that Philip came over from outside.

Chu Qianqian saw that his face was slightly red, and he guessed that he must have drank a lot of wine, and it seemed that he was attending some banquet or party.

Margaret and Elizabeth frowned at the same time, but they were probably worried about Chu Xiangqian's presence and didn't say much.

Chu Xiangqian thought for a moment and secretly thought that he was running to find his sweetheart, right?
Philips has a criminal record. During the 56 Melbourne Olympics, he drove dozens of aristocratic children on a cruise ship under the pretext of attending the opening ceremony, and wandered around for five months.

Moreover, these guys were still not clear-headed and wrote a letter about their experiences in the past five months and sent it back to the Noble Club in London.

Not only did he show off how many dances he had seen along the way, but he even wrote about his romantic encounters.

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

Even Philip's friends were still describing in their hearts that every time the ship docked, they would recruit girls.

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

And Philips' approach was also very royal. He directly pushed his friends out without all the trouble.

Then there was a PR drama with Eliza.She even used this to force Eliza to make him Prince of Wales.

But he only stayed honest for a while.

Rumors that Philips had dozens of lovers in his previous life have been flooding the Internet. It is even said that he had many illegitimate children.

When Chu Xiangqian thought about it, he felt that he and he were on the same path.

We smoked, drank and chatted together in the evening, which was like meeting each other at a late date.

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

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

Chu Qianqian was stunned, and quickly realized that this guy seemed to be not a peaceful master.

But that's right, Philip is only over 30 now, which is when a man is most energetic.

Being suppressed by my wife at home, having various titles outside but without any real power, it is so normal to feel depressed.

After thinking for a while, he said, "How about I buy a wine estate, or a farm or something like that in California. From now on, I invite you to visit my estate as a private person for how many days every year?"

"Good idea." Philip was immediately interested. Then, as if he was afraid that Chu Qianqian would regret it, he muttered to him a lot about his experience in managing manors and farms.

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

The two stood on the balcony chatting for more than half an hour. When Eliza and Margaret came over, they happened to hear the two talking about growing grapes, oranges, apples, etc. in the big farm. The question is whether it can bring more profits to the farm.

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

He walked into the balcony with a smile and joined the chatting team.

Seeing that Chu Xiangqian actually planned to invest 200 million US dollars to buy a large farm and ranch in the United States, Eliza subconsciously felt that it would be better to invest the money in England.

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

"Stark, I don't think there is any need for you to buy farms and ranches in the United States. There are many good farms and ranches for sale around Margaret's manor outside the city."

Philip's face darkened, and Chu Xiangqian said hurriedly, "I have already made plans to invest in England, and I plan to build a cattle and sheep ranch here.

I just haven't found a suitable pasture yet.

As for the estates in California, most of them plan to set up wine farms.

By the way, plant some fruit trees such as oranges, apples, cherry bayberries, and pears.

A one-time investment can reap benefits for many years.

Moreover, although the annual profit from agriculture and animal husbandry is not high, the risk is very low, making it a good value-preserving project. "

After saying this, Eliza and Philips nodded repeatedly. The couple were the kind of conservatives who didn't understand financial investment at all and didn't trust bankers. They could only make money by relying on agricultural and animal husbandry products from various estates.

Although the royal family can receive 500 million pounds in special funds from Downing Street every year, with so many people in the royal family and the staff they employ, this amount of money has actually been unable to make ends meet.

So many years later, when the furniture and curtains in Eliza's bedroom were damaged, she was reluctant to replace them.

Of course, it is very possible and indeed that they feel it is unnecessary and just show off. After all, the income from various funds of the royal family is not low.

To put it bluntly, Eliza was not willing to use her own money to subsidize the shortfall.He even continued to hide royal property.

Just in case the English are really ousted from power one day, there will be nothing in the end.

Decades later, the apparent wealth of the entire royal family was only over 9 million pounds.

Thinking about it makes it impossible.

If we count the various funds, there are tens of billions of dollars at least.

Chu Qianqian then looked at Margaret, "My business is not small. These manors, farms and pastures can be managed by Peggy.

I will not use the proceeds, but they will be stored in a fund that is not open to the public.It is a guarantee for Margaret and I’s future life. "

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

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

Once he and Margaret desperately marry, the rule of the royal family may be shaken.

With the arrogance of the English, they would never allow an Asian to marry their princess.

But Chu Xiangqian never thought about marrying Margaret. He knew that it would be extremely difficult, so he was a fool who desperately wanted to go against countless people.

He smiled and said, "I'm getting married in October, but it's a pity that I can't send you invitations."

Eliza and Philip were stunned at the same time, with angry looks on their faces for a moment, but they looked at Chu Qianqian's calm expression, and Margaret's downcast but did not say much sad expression.

The couple soon realized that Chu Xiangqian had already told Margaret that he was going to get married.

Margaret even understood it.

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

If two people don't get married, it would be best for everyone if they continue to stay together regardless of whether they are having an extramarital affair or using marriage as a cover-up.

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

Chu Xiangqian had to make his marriage public to avoid Eliza finding out about it later, which would cause more trouble.

Afterwards, no one was interested in continuing the conversation, and Eliza insisted on keeping Margaret at the racecourse overnight, apparently trying to persuade Margaret to give up this relationship again.

But deep down, Eliza actually hoped that Margaret would continue to make trouble.

(End of this chapter)