Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 600: To each his own needs and publicity

The 120 sika deer and 12 tigers that Youguchi Restaurant needed for two months were sold to Youguchi Restaurant for HK$72.6.

If we add Chu Xiangqian’s half of the shares in Spine, this batch of sika deer and tigers alone can earn another 36.3 Hong Kong dollars.

Not only is this business stable, it's basically like picking it up for free.

As for the money earned from other dishes in the restaurant, after deducting the salaries of the kitchen team, waiters and other employees, it is basically only tens of thousands of Hong Kong dollars in dividends every month.

It can be said that most of the profits of Guangqi Restaurant come from sika deer and tigers.

That's why Duan Hongchun's family regards Chu Xiangqian as the father of the benefactor.

Not only can't bear the slightest dissatisfaction.

Instead, he was worried that in two years' time, when the previously signed three-year supply contract for sika deer and tigers ended, Chu Xiangqiang would not have the guts to renew the contract.

For Chu Xiangqian, cooperation with acquaintances is naturally more reliable.

This kind of thing will be the same whether it is Hollywood or Asia in the future.

If you want to spend these 200 million US dollars, you need to do a lot of accounting.

Chu Xiangqian first told Wrinkle Huai that he planned to ask her to be the spokesperson for the Bald Eagle watch while Roman Holiday had not yet been released, Taylor's reputation had not increased again, and the advertising fee was the same as the year before.

To be honest, Wrinkles Huai didn't expect that just a love movie would take so long.

Even if Taylor likes to be a monster, he can't restrain himself when faced with wrinkles.

However, although this woman is troublesome, there is no need to doubt her acting skills, and she is pretty enough, so the final effect of the film is indeed excellent.

But thinking about the half-finished movies I watched during the post-production period, Wrinkle Huai felt that Taylor's fame would most likely skyrocket after this movie was released.

Chu opened the car door forward and let Xue Jinglan and Hong Kong get in the car first. He comforted Feifei, Linda, and Alisa who had a resentful expression, and then the three girls reluctantly got into his car. Car ride home.

It can be seen that the US dollar in this era is really valuable.

But Wuxian felt aggrieved about this matter. It was true that this woman Taylor was as difficult to deal with as rumored.

Asking her to shoot an advertisement at this time was considered a mistake. Then he shook his head and said with a smile, "Boss, Taylor is very difficult to deal with. You have to be prepared for this woman and her agent to cause trouble after the movie is released."

So even though Taylor left the crew from time to time, the $200 million was actually not spent after filming was completed.

This also made his patience and tolerance for Taylor extremely high. In addition, the "Millie Girl" he previously produced was a box office hit, which also greatly increased Wrinkles' status in Universal Studios and Hollywood.

It is rumored that Fa Ge, the acting god, had various requirements when filming a movie in Mainland China in the new year. At one time, he had more than 100 guarantees, and even the insurance company of Magnesia found it outrageous.

But Chu Xiangqian didn't care about the troubles during the filming. As his boss, he only looked at the results.

But now that I have so many women, sometimes I really feel like I have nothing to do.

It can be said that this kind of thing is actually too normal in the entertainment industry.

Under normal circumstances, one film can be completed in a month at most.

Ehime simply handed over the car to the bodyguard and got into Feifei's car and went back to Fujing Building together.

This can save hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Wrinkle Huai was stunned at first, and then wanted to persuade Chu Xiangqian to think about it again.

Wrinkles Huai originally thought that his boss was dissatisfied with the film. From preparation to shooting to post-production, it took a full 8 months.

Chu Qianqian laughed and said that Taylor had a weird temper. It would be better to say that in order to ensure their own status, big stars like them kept making various demands for treatment that exceeded other actors.

Even if a woman can satisfy all of her materially and physically, when there is no shortage of material, individuals will begin to seek spiritual satisfaction.

On Hong Kong Island, two months of filming a movie would be considered a serious overtime.

It's a pity that Hollywood has been developing for more than 40 years, and things have been institutionalized. Although it is convenient for filming, it also means that various restrictions are inevitable.

In addition, his boss actually asked Taylor for several leaves of absence. Each time he left the crew for at least a week, sometimes it took half a month before he came back.

As for why Chu Xiangqian asked for leave from Taylor, it was really the Gebai gangsters from Hong Kong who were really willing to spend a lot of money just for a kiss.

Although the wages of behind-the-scenes staff on Hong Kong Island are closer to those in Hollywood, the efficiency of film workers on Hong Kong Island is not even a bit better than those in Hollywood.

Watching several cars leave, Chu Qianqian smiled and shook his head. When he listened to Lao Guo's cross talk in his previous life, when he said, "If you want to live a restless life, marry two wives," I thought he was exaggerating just for the sake of jokes. .

So Wrinkle Huai didn't dare to say anything.

Then we flew to Los Angeles first, and while chatting with Margaret who came over to meet her, we found Wrinkle Huailai Ranch, who was doing post-production work on a Roman holiday.

And companionship is something that Chu Xiangqian cannot do fairly.

Of course, it also has something to do with the fact that the crew hired at least one-third of the people behind the scenes in Hong Kong.

Although Wrinkle Huai didn't know what the boss was doing with Taylor, he vaguely heard that Taylor went on a trip with some ghost guy.

Moreover, because Roman Holiday is a three-party collaboration, although it is claimed to be an investment of US$300 million, in fact it is Decca Records and Magnesium Music Company that actually contributed the money.

Needless to say, it must be helping the boss and accompanying a powerful person.

Chu Xiangqian was naturally willing to help with this small favor.

Before joining the crew, I made all kinds of demands, and after joining the crew, I made all sorts of mistakes.

Once your status reaches a certain level, not asking for anything will make producers, investors and directors think you are easy to handle.

For this reason, Chu Xiangqian simply put off even entering the island country's market and stayed in Hong Kong Island to accompany a few women for two weeks.

Of course, this is because they are afraid of commercial films. If it is an award-winning work of art, those big names will spend their own money to make it as long as they like the script.

But this is actually related to interests. If you win an award, your worth and status will naturally be higher.

Chu Xiangqian had heard a lot about this kind of thing, and even if Taylor was a monster, the real headache was Wrinkle Huai, not him as the boss, so naturally he felt unhappy.

The two discussed it for more than an hour, and after confirming it, they called Taylor and asked her to meet and talk.

Taylor was reluctant at first, but she was hooking up with Kai Zi, whom she met while filming a movie in Rome.

But when I heard that Chu Xiangqian offered her an endorsement fee of 30 US dollars a year, her salary for filming Roman Holiday was only 25 US dollars. The woman immediately changed her mind.

Together with the three British guys Chu introduced to her, they helped her get more than 300,000 US dollars.

After all, although Taylor is famous in Hollywood and even won the Best Actress twice, the movies she made are basically literary films.

Since it is not a box office queen, its commercial value must be greatly reduced.

And despite the glamor of these Hollywood female stars, their luxurious lives cannot be satisfied if they live purely on film salary.

That's why most Hollywood female stars are so keen on walking among the upper class and the rich.

Accompanying a wealthy man on a paid trip for a week can earn you $10. For a Hollywood actress, this kind of thing may be just a job.

Once you marry into a wealthy family, you can still live a luxurious life even if you sign a prenuptial agreement.

If you meet a fool who doesn't sign an agreement before getting married, then when you get divorced, you can get 3% of the other party's property without even saying a word.

If the man has some leverage, he can take 5% of the money.

Chu Xiangqian only waited at the ranch for three days before learning that Taylor had flown back from Europe.

The signing process went smoothly. When Taylor and her agent saw the specially prepared handmade watches, they not only felt that the brand's watches were really beautiful, but they also didn't have to worry about being like a food endorsement, which might cause a thunderstorm at any time.

The food safety problem in the country is actually very serious these days. All kinds of additives are added to the food. Even in Chu Xiangqian's pasture, antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs are added to the fodder when cattle and sheep are fattened.

If you eat too much of this stuff, it will remain in the bodies of cattle and sheep, and then be transferred to humans.

It’s no wonder that many people in Europe and the United States rarely take medicine, but when they go to the hospital, they find that the normal dose of anti-inflammatory drugs prescribed by doctors is useless to them.

This is when the body becomes resistant to anti-inflammatory drugs.

The source is that there are trace amounts of residual anti-inflammatory drugs in beef and mutton.

If you eat it for many years, you will naturally have sequelae.
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After the contract was finalized by the lawyers of both parties, Taylor happily signed his name on the contract, and Chu Xiangqian also happily paid Taylor's 30 endorsement fee directly.

The reason why he gave the money so happily was because after Chu Qianqian saw the semi-finished product of Roman Holiday, he felt that this woman's Princess Anne was no worse than Hepburn's.

When Hepburn filmed Roman Holiday, she was actually in her early 20s and was only a little better than a newcomer in the film industry.

So in terms of temperament, she is indeed not as good as Taylor, who has been in Hollywood for more than ten years and has won two Oscars for Best Actress.

As long as Taylor takes the money and the watch really sells in the island country, even if she and her agent want to cause trouble, Chu Xiangqian can ask the lawyer to inform them that the liquidated damages are 10 times the endorsement fee.

US$300 million may not be a big deal to some Hollywood stars. After all, some male stars are indeed rich these days.

But for actresses, 300 million is the salary for at least ten movies, and this is the salary for first-line actresses.

Taylor would never dare to take the risk of losing all his money in compensation, and he would have to make himself uncomfortable.

Moreover, after taking the money from Chu Xiangqian, according to the contract, Taylor had to be invited to fly to the island country to participate in an event organized by Bald Eagle Watch.
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In the next few days, after filming the advertisement specially designed for islanders, Chu Xiangqian ordered people to place advertisements in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Hawaii.

The reason why these three cities are the first choice is that Los Angeles and San Francisco are among the top ten largest cities in the United States.

Secondly, these two places are also the first choice cities for islanders to settle after immigrating to the United States.

As for Hawaii, although it is small in area and is four to five thousand kilometers away from the mainland of the United States, the islanders here once accounted for 40% of the population a few decades ago.

It can be said that as long as the Bald Eagle watch is well-known in these three cities, the island country will soon know that Taylor endorses this watch brand.

However, it takes time for the news to reach the island country, so Chu Xiangqian’s energy in the recent period has been basically focused on Roman Holiday starring Taylor.

Not only did he personally oversee the post-production and editing, he even personally formulated the promotion plan for the film.

Fortunately, Chu Xiangqian is not only a shareholder of Universal, but also a producer of Roman Holiday. Since Hollywood is a producer-centered system, it was easy to get the editing rights of Roman Holiday.

After the post-production process is completed, the directors of Universal Music Company, Magnesium Music Company, and Decca Records will be invited to watch the finished film.

Everyone's confidence in this movie suddenly exploded.

Chu Xiangqian took the opportunity to suggest that he take Taylor to London to participate in the kick-off event of the Triple Crown of Horse Racing.

People from Universal and the other two record companies naturally have no objections.

Chu Xiangqian just mentioned it to Margaret, and the girl personally invited Taylor to participate in the kick-off event.

For Taylor, although like most of the top Hollywood actresses, she said she didn't care about the British royal family, but when the royal family actually invited her, she was more positive and excited than anyone else.

When he arrived at the London racecourse, he saw that Chu Xiangqian was not only with Margaret, but also standing with Philips and Elizabeth, talking and laughing. Taylor was surprised and regretted it instantly.

No need to guess, if an Asian can enter the most elite circle of aristocrats, he must not only be super rich, but also must be a very powerful boss.

As for Hollywood producers, movie company shareholders, or the rich people who hang out in Hollywood Vanity Fair, no matter how rich they are, they are not qualified to enter this kind of circle.

Moreover, this kind of rich people say they are rich, and they do have a lot of wealth, but they are still far away from the top rich people.

To put it bluntly, the really super rich people have no regard for the vanity fair of Hollywood.

For them, the financial circle of Wall Street and the power circle of the military-industrial complex are the circles that fit their status or are expected to join.

It's a pity that Chu Xiangqian was not interested in Taylor from the beginning. This woman's love history is too rich. Maybe she can make a movie, fall in love with someone, or even get married.

Who knows when this woman will wear a hat for herself after following him.

As for fun, Chu Xiangqian and even Hollywood actresses, many people have a deep hobby of collecting stamps.

Who knows whether he is playing with her or Taylor is collecting stamps.

However, Chu Xiangqian still did not forget the purpose of inviting Taylor over. Due to the limitations of media technology in this era, apart from the effect of advertising on TV stations, it was actually not as effective as newspapers.

Once there is big news, not only the newspapers in the United States will report it as quickly as possible for the sake of sales, but newspapers in other countries will also most likely reprint it.

So early in the morning, reporters stared at Taylor, who was dressed in a gorgeous way, and took photos, and even took photos of her and Margaret.

In this set of photos, the watches worn by the two people are naturally indispensable.

At that time, the island country only needs to publicize that top Hollywood actresses and infant country princesses all favor Bald Eagle watches. Not to mention the young people of the island country, even South Korea, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia may no longer need to advertise, and there will be a group of young people. People take the initiative to buy this watch.

(End of this chapter)