Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 479
Chu Xiangxiang hurriedly explained that he had earned more than 200 million US dollars through export business.

It's okay not to mention this. The teacher's wife really can't figure out what kind of export business can make so much money in a month.

Naturally, Chu Qianqian would not explain it so clearly. He pretended to be embarrassed and said, "Master's wife, please don't ask. In short, there is no problem with the money I make."

Chen Shenglan glared at Chu Qianqian angrily, secretly thinking that as her children grew older, they would hide things from their elders when doing things outside.

Chu Xiangqian took the opportunity and said, "Master's wife, please ask my uncle this afternoon. If she is willing to live in Hawaii for a few months, then I will send someone to Hawaii to find a house tomorrow.

At that time, you, Master, Uncle Liu and Uncle Jiang will live in Hawaii until next April, when the city starts to warm up, and then you will return to the capital. "

Chen Shenglan nodded, "I'll ask the second girl about this first, and then discuss it with your master and Master Liu in the evening."

Chu Xiangqian had no objection to this, left the front door, thought about it, and went to find his immediate boss Tang Lianxin.

I plan to mention the Tom and Jerry cartoon to him.

Mr. Tang is naturally very active in earning foreign exchange, or even exporting values ​​to the United States.

It's a pity that Chu Xiangqian is not stupid. The script of Tom and Jerry must be reviewed by him. Otherwise, even if it is produced, Chu Xiangqian will not show it in the United States.

Magic City Animation Studio was established in 57, but it was originally the animation unit of Northeast Film Studio and moved to Magic City as a whole.

The foundation is still there, but there are also many difficulties.

It has been 57 years since 3, but only one 1-minute episode of Zhu Bajie eating watermelon has been produced, and this is also the first paper-cut cartoon in China.

This was followed by "Ji Gong Fights Cricket" in 58 and "The Fisher Boy" in 59.

This year, I started experimenting with ink cartoons again.

"Tadpole Looking for Mom", released in 61, not only won domestic awards, but also won many international awards.

It can be said that in the 6s and 70s, the Magic City Animation Film Studio had become one of the important animation film studios in Asia and even the world.

However, funding has always been a problem, and no matter how popular the cartoons produced, profitability has nothing to do with the studio.

Filmmaking relies entirely on funding from above, and decline is inevitable after glory.

I heard that there were foreign businessmen in the Magic City and wanted to entrust their studio to produce about 10 episodes of cartoons.

And I could pay in U.S. dollars, so I was immediately interested.

But before that, it still has to be reported to the city, and only after receiving a reply can we discuss cooperation.

Chu Xiangqian was not in a hurry. Anyway, he also found a group of American cartoon production teams to go to Hong Kong Island.

If the deal cannot be reached in Shanghai, the best thing to do is to spend more time and let the team from Hong Kong take their time.

Tang Lianxin asked how much money Chu Xiangqian planned to spend to produce a 10-episode cartoon. It would cost three to five thousand dollars per episode, and if the cartoon he produced met the requirements, he would probably produce 100 episodes.

Tang Lianxin immediately became more interested.

Converted into Chinese currency, that's 8 to 1 per episode.

For a production factory where painters only earn a few tens of yuan per month, they will definitely not lose money.

And one hundred episodes would cost millions of Celestial Coins.It is equivalent to the annual performance of a large factory with a thousand employees that has good performance.

The only trouble is that Tang Lianxin is worried that the Magic City does not have enough technology to produce cartoons that Chu Xiangqian is satisfied with.

Then he asked again, why do you really want to make cartoons?
Moreover, a short drama that lasts only a dozen or 1 minutes per episode, rather than an hour and a half, is more suitable for a full-length drama to be shown in cinemas.

Chu Xiangqian thought for a while and then said, "I was in the United States some time ago and acquired 20% of Universal Pictures' shares. I plan to sell this movie to American TV stations through Universal Pictures."

After hearing this, Old Man Tang stood up suddenly, grabbed Chu Qianqian's arm and asked, "You, you didn't lie to me?"

Chu Qianqian shrugged, "I can't lie about this, and before I went to Hong Kong Island, I said that I would become a media tycoon.

If it weren't for Hong Kong Island TV, which was controlled by a ghost guy, I would have wanted to buy out the entire TV station.

If that doesn't work, then buy Gui Lao's Li's Group. "

Old man Tang couldn't sit still at this moment and hurriedly said to Chu Qianqian, "I have to report this to the second elder."

After saying that, Old Man Tang thought about it carefully, "I guess that after the superiors know that you have become a shareholder of Universal Pictures, they will probably not agree to cooperate."

When Chu Xiangqian thought about it, he knew that this was to avoid Americans from focusing on him as much as possible.

Fortunately, I had a backup plan, so I didn’t have to worry about delaying the filming of Tom and Jerry.

It just took a little longer to make.

"By the way, my uncle, Mr. Gong Ruomei, is not in good health. I'm worried that the cold wind in the winter in the capital will affect my uncle's health.

I plan to buy a house in Hawaii so that my uncle and his wife can spend the winter in Hawaii.

Wait until April next year, when the capital becomes warmer, and then return to the capital to live in seclusion. "

Tang Lianxin frowned after hearing this, but Gong Er's physical condition had been checked by national players before.

It was true that he sought revenge on Ma San, which hurt his heart and foundation.

And although Chu Qianqian's master, master's wife and master's uncle left the Celestial Dynasty, his second uncle, third uncle and three next-generation men all stayed in Xiao Lai.

So Tang Lianxin did not embarrass Chu Xiangqian, "You can handle this matter as you please, and we have always insisted on freedom of coming and going. Not to mention that Mr. Gong was a meritorious person who killed relatives out of justice."

Chu Qianqian felt relieved and waited to return to the master's house in the evening to see what the old men and women thought.

After bidding farewell to Old Man Tang, Chu Xiangqian thought for a while and decided to go to Mao'er Alley.

Sure enough, this woman Qin Huairu was really waiting in the yard.

Sitting in the main room, drinking the tea brought by Qin Huairu, I heard the woman sitting aside saying something anxiously.

"You don't know, I brought two bowls back last night, and my mother-in-law couldn't believe that I was so lucky to pick them up.

However, because of this, she didn't talk to me about my going back last night.

At early 6 o'clock this morning, he took me to the commission store to wait.

When I saw the two bowls sold for 2 yuan and 3 cents, my mother-in-law's eyes lit up.She said naggingly that when she had a break, she would go back to her parents' home and bring back some old-looking dishes. "

Chu Xiangqian was stunned. He went to his hometown village to hunt for treasures, and he would definitely come across many dishes from the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

After all, Qin Huairu's hometown, Qinjiazhuang, had already sold a lot of good things to him.

Then Chu Xiangqian thought silently, maybe Jia Zhang would put himself in prison in the future.

After finishing the gossip, Chu Qianqian looked at his watch and saw that it was already past 3 o'clock. He winked at Qin Huairu, and the two of them soon chatted on the bed.
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At around 6 o'clock in the evening, Chu Qianqian rode his bicycle back to the front door. As soon as he entered the door, he saw the master, Gong Er and others waiting for him in the hall.

Moreover, there were seven or eight dishes placed on the table. If I didn't come back for dinner, the five old men and women might wait until 5 or 7 o'clock to eat.As soon as Xianxian Tian saw him coming in, he stood up and asked, "Go forward, is what you told Sister-in-law Chen true at noon?"

It's about Gong Er, so Yi Xian Tian is naturally very concerned about it.

Gong Changqing and Lao Jiang also looked over with expectant faces, and even Gong Er himself had expectations in his eyes.

There are a few people who are really willing to die early if they can live.

Chu Xiangqian nodded hurriedly, "I'm sure there's no problem with money here. If you're worried about me spending money randomly, then live in Los Angeles.

I bought a 1-acre ranch in Solvang, a small town in Santa Barbara County a little over an hour north of Los Angeles.

The daytime temperature there in winter is often 20 degrees.January is the coldest month, and most people can survive the whole winter with jeans, T-shirts and jackets.

The only trouble is that although winter is not cold, it rains a lot, but that's relative.Otherwise, Los Angeles wouldn’t be rated as one of the best places to live in the United States during the winter. "

It is said that it is the most livable city in the United States, but in fact it is only relative. Los Angeles or California are both hot and dry in summer.

But wintering in the pasture is indeed more suitable for Gong Er than the capital or Hong Kong Island.

When the five old ladies heard that he actually bought 5 acres of pasture in the United States, they all had expressions of disbelief on their faces.

One acre is roughly a little over 6 acres, and 1 acres is 6 acres.

This is 8 square kilometers larger than the second ring road in Beijing.

When he thought that Chu Xiangqian actually had such a large land, Gong Changqing felt that as a master, he had the obligation to help his apprentice look after some pasture if he needed it.

Chu Xiangqian actually hopes that the master and others can retire in a more relaxed environment.

In the past five or six years, the capital has been suitable for living, but it is difficult to say during special periods.

While your body and bones are still in good shape, let's try to see how comfortable it is to live there on the ranch.

During special times in the future, we will live on both sides of the ranch and Hong Kong Island.

Live on the ranch in the winter and on Hong Kong Island in the summer.

Chu Xiangqian hurriedly spent the money he had spent on improving two canals across most of the pasture, artificial lakes, and one or two thousand acres of farmland.

Golf courses, resorts, wine estates and shooting ranges will also be built in the future.

Also, it was revealed that the ranch now has more than 1 cattle, nearly [-] sheep and dozens of horses.

Gong Changqing, Yixiantian and Lao Jiang immediately became interested. Even though the three old men were all in their fifties or sixties, they were still very interested in riding horses and hunting.

Not to mention that there must be a lot of serious things going on in the ranch. For old men and women like them, having a place to use their spare energy is more important than simply eating and waiting to die.

Xiantiantian winked at Gong Changqing, Gong Changqing nodded, looked at Gong Er who was silent and said, "Sister, how about we go to the forward ranch to stay for a few days and treat it like a trip.

Moreover, I am sorry to say that your brother, me and your sister-in-law have never been abroad in our lives.

Now that I am getting old, I really want to go out and take a look. "

Gong Er knew his situation, and when Gong Changqing said this, he also thought about going to the United States while he could still move.

He looked at Chu Xiangqian and asked, "Qianqian, have you really bought such a big ranch? Don't ask me to buy it tomorrow as soon as I agree."

Chu Xiangqian nodded hurriedly, "I bought it in mid-September and it cost me millions of dollars. How could I lie to you, my master, my wife, and Uncle Liu and Uncle Jiang about this?"

When they heard that he actually spent millions of dollars, the five old men and women were shocked again.

When I got off work, I heard Chen Shenglan say that this guy made 200 million US dollars last month, which was scary enough.

Unexpectedly, he turned around and said that he would spend millions of dollars to buy a ranch.

He secretly thought that this kid's talent in martial arts was second to none, but he didn't expect that his ability to make money was even greater.

Gong Er and Yixiantian both looked at Gong Changqing and Chen Shenglan with envy. Lin Lao actually accepted such a monster apprentice, which made people envious even if they didn't want to.

Then when I thought about it carefully, it was indeed impossible to buy tens of thousands of acres of pasture without such a large sum of money.

Seeing this, Gong Changqing decided, "Then we will go there after you get married."

The others had no objections. After the meal, Gong Changqing, Yixiantian and Lao Jiang felt happy and drank a lot of wine.

Even Shi Niang and Gong Er drank some tiger bone wine.

The next day, as soon as Chu Xiangqian got up, he was kicked out of the house by Eyuan and his second aunt.Ask him to bring back all the wedding stuff as soon as possible so as not to delay them in decorating their new house.

Chu Xiangqian could only go to Xue's house early in the morning, and then drive all the things back with Xue Jianguo.

People in the yard finally knew that Chu Xiangqian was getting married, and they all came to congratulate him.

In the evening, after the new house was decorated, Chu Xiangqian waited for Shazhu to get off work, then invited him home and discussed setting up wine in the yard the day after tomorrow.

Silly Zhu was naturally very happy that Chu Xiangqian could ask him to cook.

He patted his chest and said, as long as the ingredients are in place, the chef will use his best ability to cook the dish.

A year ago, or two years later, Chu Xiangqian would definitely be doing something big.

But now, when the country is most short of food, we finally decided on a braised rabbit, a stewed big fish, a shredded radish with grated oil, and a stir-fried cabbage with chicken offal.

Although there are only four dishes, the portions are similar to sea bowls.

Silly Zhu gave Chu Qianqian a thumbs up, "Qianqian, you still have the ability, you can get hares and big fish these days."

Chu Qianqian shook his head, "If you are really good at it, it should be the oily braised pork."

Silly Zhu was stunned, and after a moment's thought, he realized that Chu Qianqian didn't want to be too high-profile, otherwise with his ability, how could he not get ten or eight pounds of pork belly.

No matter how bad it is, as long as you are willing to spend money, you can still buy pork at the pigeon market.

As for the staple food, there are two steamed buns with two noodles per person, but the diners have to give food stamps.

Finally, we decided on 4 tables in the courtyard, and set up 2 more tables for our relatives and friends who came to visit us.

Chu Qianqian thought for a while, and whispered to Silly Zhu, "I will prepare 8 tables of rabbits, big fish, oil residue, chicken offal, etc., but the dishes will only be served to 6 tables.

The remaining dishes were prepared to prevent me from having too many friends come to my door. "

Silly Zhu nodded, "Don't worry about this, I understand what you mean."

In the evening, Chu Qianqian went out and came back with two full baskets of things.

Fortunately, there is no shortage of sea salt in Xinshou Village. The meat is marinated in salt. In the 10-degree weather in October, it is easy to preserve it for two or three days.

(End of this chapter)