Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 608 The first flight

仅仅在59年里芭比娃娃其实就卖出35万个，但59年其实也只卖了5个月，因为国际玩具展览会是7月举行。

By the 60s, more and more dealers saw the market prospects of this kind of dolls, and orders poured into Mattel like flakes.

It took Mattel, still a small company, to produce at full capacity for nearly three years before there was no shortage of products in the market.

And because of the shortage in the market, the price of Barbie has risen from the initial retail price of US$5 to US$8.

Some high-quality products even cost more than 20 US dollars, or even 50 or 60 US dollars each.

As for the ex-factory price of this kind of doll, Chu Xiangqian couldn't find it in a short time, but he believed it wouldn't be difficult for Universal to check it.

Of course, the high price has something to do with the low plastic production in this era and the high price of raw materials.

Now that Universal has quoted a purchase price of US$2.4 each, Chu Xiangqian knows that the purchase price of Barbie should be higher than this.

If it is produced on Hong Kong Island, at least half of the net profit will be made.

At the same time, he also knew that it was not that easy to take advantage of Chu Xiangqian.

Because it signed a stage sharing contract with the theater, Universal can only get 15% of the box office share after one month of release and subsequent long-term releases.

It's not impossible to do business with the society, but he doesn't want to become someone else's money-making tool.

Moreover, before the merger and acquisition, the team of lawyers and accountants had already fully understood the situation of the three factories.
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After settling the toy matter, Chu Xiangqian's thoughts again focused on Philips and Taylor.

The cost is less than 3 US dollars, but the selling price is 5 US dollars. 5 units is a net profit of 10 US dollars.

However, in the end, Chu Xiangqian did not set up his own toy factory because of this business. It was not because he disdained this business.

Universal was very cautious at first, ordering only 5 princess dolls.

There were 1800 cinemas when it opened, and the box office in the first week exceeded 650 million.

By the way, I also call from time to time to inquire about the box office of Roman Holiday in China, Europe and other places.

Finally, when Chu Xiang Xiang planned to find a partner, or in other words, he would provide money, place orders, and find an operator who could make money for him, these people also found the white rice fish who had the best relationship with Chu Xiang Xiang.

I could only discuss it with a few factory owners, and finally told Chu Xiangqian that we could set up a new company together and then control those toy factories.

Therefore, although the bosses of these toy factories are now businessmen, they still have inextricable relationships with societies and police officers. After Chu Xiangqian understood this, he could not help but feel a little hesitant.

Universal over in the United States has been optimistic about this movie from the beginning, and is naturally more willing to organize more cinemas to show it.

But there really are no suitable professional managers among them.

Since Baifanyu said that, Chu Xiangqian thought for a while and simply left this matter to Baifanyu.

The result was not what Chu Xiangqian expected. After the 5 dolls arrived in Los Angeles, they were all sold out in just three days, not only in Los Angeles but also in Santa Barbara County and other West Coast cities.

Chu Qianqian was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that this old guy just wanted to get a piece of the soup and drink some soup.

Even if the sea freight is included, the final purchase price from Global will definitely not exceed US$2.5.

For girls under 10 years old, princesses actually have more status than Barbie, and they also yearn to be princesses themselves.

The competitiveness of Hong Kong Island's light industrial products is still very high. In addition to labor, low prices, and cheap factory buildings, the main reason is also because Hong Kong Island's status as a financial center makes capital transactions very convenient.

To put it bluntly, they don't care where the money comes from. They can use the light industrial product export contract to transfer the money from abroad and deposit it in the bank smoothly.

For those bosses who come from corporate backgrounds, if they can establish a relationship with Chu Xiangqian, they will have great potential for making money.

The total amount is only US$12, but if this doll is released on a large scale along with Roman Holiday, I’m sure many viewers will fall in love with the princess in the movie.

Then in the name of the company, those toy factories were acquired.

Then I thought about buying a princess doll for my daughter.

But even in the first month, the box office has reached 2840 million.

As soon as they found out that this toy was a character in the movie "Chu Family" invested by Hollywood, these people immediately didn't dare to do anything wrong.

And Baifanyu is very aware of Chu Xiangqian's ability to make money, and he wants to keep up with any business he does.

Then Baifanyu and Baifanyu jointly spent 380 million Hong Kong dollars to acquire three factories based on their shareholding ratio.

Moreover, in addition to making money by making toys, these people are also engaged in some bank business.

930 million in the second week, 800 million in the third week, and 460 million in the fourth week.

So now Chu Xiangqian just wants to invest in a toy company in Hong Kong with cash and orders.

The toy business, which is not very advanced in technology and can easily copy and produce popular foreign toys, has long been targeted by these people.

After the final negotiation, Chu Xiangqian received 51% of the new company's shares, Baifanyu 15%, and other shareholders 34%.

What he didn't expect was that he had already chosen a target, but he didn't expect someone to come to him.

There will definitely be many children who fall in love with this kind of doll.

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiangqian realized that many retired local community leaders and retired police officers in Hong Kong Island had actually been engaged in industry in recent years.

The 5 princess dolls have long been noticed by them.

All of a sudden, Chu Xiangqian received 20 orders.

And it can allow Chu to invest in Xiangqian, place orders, and get 51% of the new company's shares.

According to the stipulated share ratios of 80% in the first week, 60% in the second and third weeks, and 35% in the fourth and fifth weeks, Universal will receive US$1719 million from the box office in the first month alone.

It can be said that this alone has made Universal, Chu Xiangqian, Magnesium Music, and Decca Records make a lot of money.

It's a pity that Universal didn't invest in this movie from the beginning and could only earn 15% of the distribution fee.

But who let Chu Xiangqian and Magnesium Music and Decca Records control the vast majority of Universal's shares.

As the movie became a hit again, Chu Xiangqian's status within Universal began to skyrocket.

Hong Kong filmmakers such as Wrinkle Huai, as well as the behind-the-scenes staff of Chu Film Company, have also risen in global status.

The most important thing is that earning US dollars and spending them back in Hong Kong is the envy of many Hong Kong filmmakers.
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As Taylor became more famous, her entanglement with Philips became deeper.

Men, the only reason they like female celebrities is because they are generally pretty, and their fame is also a plus. This allowed Chu Xiangqian to have a large number of photos of the two of them messing around together.

By the time Chu Qianqian and Margaret finished touring Downton Abbey, Philip had actually taken Taylor and secretly went to the Scottish Highlands to spend the summer.

Chu Xiangqian immediately realized that this matter might not be hidden from Elizabeth.

In order to avoid being implicated by Philips, he could only take Margaret with him to the pasture in Magnesia for a while to take care of business.

By the way, let’s take a look at whether the money laundering business in Magnesia can continue, and whether the food supply in Panama City can continue.

After arriving in the Magnesium Country, Chu Qianqian was dragged by Margaret to Boyin's factory after just resting at the ranch for a night, to visit the private jet that was basically ready for handover.

As Boin 707’s first private customer, it goes without saying that Boin attaches great importance to Chu Xiangqian and Margaret.

Once this aircraft appears in front of the public, it may soon usher in a trend of private customization.

The price of 300 million US dollars per unit, plus 120 million US dollars for internal modification and decoration, although it is an astronomical figure to ordinary people, but to large companies and the super rich, it is just a big toy.

Even if the aircraft is well received, Boyin plans to lobby the White House to replace the president's Air Force One with the painful 707.

If this is done, it can be foreseen that future orders for the 707 will definitely keep Boyin busy.

After getting on the private plane, even though Chu Xiangqian was the owner of the plane, he was shocked by the decoration inside.

He looked back at Margaret, who had a satisfied smile on her face. This girl was worthy of being from the royal family. In many aspects, she was indeed not comparable to children from ordinary families like herself.

Seeing her man looking at her with satisfaction, Margaret quickly guessed what Chu Xiangqian was thinking.

Her chin was slightly raised, and she hummed slightly with a proud expression on her face. Chu Qianqian looked at her and wanted to catch her and bully her.

After visiting the interior of the aircraft and even trying out the private big bed, Boyin’s person smiled and said, “Chu, do you want to experience it yourself? Fly to San Francisco and just sleep in a private suite on the aircraft. A comfortable journey?”

Chu Xiangqian naturally had no objection and looked back at Margaret. The girl also showed a surprised expression.

Looking at Boyin's vice president, "Is this Flying Princess ready to fly?"

Lawrence smiled and nodded, "Your Highness, after the aircraft has been modified, it has actually gone through 10 flight tests. Only after everything is normal, we dare to call you and Mr. Chu."

Margaret held Chu Qianqian's arm and sat in the seating area outside the suite. Seeing this, the people accompanying her hurriedly found their own seats.

Lawrence also nodded to the assistant beside him, and soon the three crew members got on the plane.

Ten minutes later, the plane glided for a while and successfully flew into the sky, heading towards San Francisco.

The distance between the two places is about 615 kilometers, and it takes about an hour to fly. Margaret has not yet recovered from her excitement. She is still talking about plane-related topics. The radio has already announced that the plane is about to arrive in San Francisco. Airport announcements.

Margaret immediately pouted, feeling that the flight time was too short.

Subconsciously, he hugged Chu Qianqian's arm and shook it a few times.

Chu Qianqian didn't know what his woman was thinking, so he smiled and said to Lawrence sitting on the side of the aisle.

"After the plane lands in San Francisco, fill up the tank with fuel, and then we fly to New York. Margaret and I will treat you to dinner at the best restaurant in New York. How about that?"

To be honest, Lawrence has quite a lot to do, but Chu Qianqian, a super funder, has said so, and no matter how busy he is, he has to find time to agree.

An hour later, the plane successfully parked at San Francisco Airport, and soon a refueling truck drove next to the plane and started refueling.

Because we were flying to New York, we simply filled up the tank with fuel. By the time the plane took off again, it was almost noon.

Fortunately, in order to win the goodwill of Chu Qianqian, the financial sponsor, and Princess Margaret, Bo Yin thought that if they were satisfied, the Yingwang royal family might also customize a private jet of the same model.

Therefore, a lot of preparations have been made for this maiden voyage.

Three good-looking flight attendants made a steak set meal for everyone on the plane. The taste was not very good, but it was much better than the work meal.

Moreover, Boyin also comes with a lot of good wine, which is stored on the plane.

At around 7 p.m., when the plane landed at New York International Airport, just like in San Francisco, many passengers spotted it and began to watch and discuss it from a distance.

Before the group got off the plane, Lawrence suddenly said to Chu Qianqian and Margaret with a smile, "Your Highness, Mr. Chu, the company has a gift for you."

Chu Xiangqian and Margaret were stunned for a moment, but soon followed Lawrence to the outside of the plane and saw the stretched Cadillac sedan slowly backing out of the luggage compartment of the plane.

Chu Qianqian recognized it at a glance. It must be a bulletproof vehicle, otherwise the body and tires would not appear so heavy.

Although the private customization of this kind of car may only cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, which is not worth mentioning to me, but Boyin can think so thoughtfully, which really makes people feel comfortable.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that Boyin is not yet the Big Mac in the future. As the financial backer who ordered the first 707 private jet, he naturally became the object of their attention.

But Margaret, her entourage, and bodyguards felt a little unhappy.

In their hearts, Rolls-Royce is the best sedan and bulletproof vehicle.

Chu Xiangqian seemed a little indifferent to this aspect. First of all, as long as it was a bulletproof vehicle, no matter if it was a Cadillac or a Rolls-Royce, it was a tool vehicle.

Secondly, the bulletproof technology these days is not even a bit worse than it was a few decades ago.

More often, steel plates are added to the doors, and the bulletproof effect of the glass is not satisfactory.

When encountering AK fire, it can only defend against a few bullets before it breaks.

However, the defense against pistols is not weak.

After getting in the car, Margaret took the initiative to hold Chu Qianqian's arm and whispered, "My dear, these two cars will be parked on Hong Kong Island for your use from now on.

If we go on a trip together, how about buying a Rolls-Royce of the same level as my sister? "

The two ace agents driving the car immediately pricked up their ears. Chu Xiangqian agreed, which showed that he was more inclined to England.

On the contrary, you should be like some people and yearn for the country of magnesium.

Chu Xiangqian actually looked down on the Ying Kingdom. After all, the future Daying would only talk about being strong. In other aspects, whether it was economy or military, it had gradually declined to the point where it could not even compare to the second rate.

Of course, whether it is the Yingguo now or in the future, the image of the shit-stirring stick will always remain the same.

When Margaret saw that Chu Qianqian had agreed to spend 8 pounds to purchase a Rolls-Royce, the highest level of bulletproof car, she couldn't help but excitedly hugged him and kissed him.

While Chu Qianqian was enjoying the beauty's fragrant lips, he was busy looking for the button to raise the soundproof panel in the car.

(End of this chapter)