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Chapter 110 Mansion and Assistant (please subscribe!)

December 2003, 7.

After half a year's absence, Wu Yuan once again set foot on the land of Los Angeles.

The one who came to pick him up was John, the right-hand man of Guangshi Era.

"Daniel, you really can't do this. In Chinese terms, you are a hands-off shopkeeper!" John complained as soon as they met.

Wu Yuan was very surprised when he heard the four words "hands-off shopkeeper" in broken Chinese.

This old boy actually started learning Chinese?

A bright smile appeared on Wu Yuan's face.

It seems that John is very satisfied with his stay in the light age, and he has taken the initiative to learn the native language of his boss.

While adjusting the time zone on the watch, Wu Yuan said cheerfully, "John, I think you are enjoying it now."

"I'm not in the United States. You are in charge of everything in the era of light. Being the boss feels more comfortable than being in Fox Searchlight, right?"

Reaching out to take Wu Yuan's luggage, although John looked a little smug, he still pretended to be dissatisfied and said: "Don't talk about it, I will send you an email to confirm the company's major and minor matters first, you are the BOSS!"

"Okay, let's not talk about this." Sitting in John's car, Wu Yuan pinched his uncomfortable neck, "How is the overseas release of "The Hangover" selling?"

The North American distribution of "The Hangover" was handed over to Fox, and Light Era itself didn't have any distribution contacts. There was absolutely no way to lead the overseas distribution by itself, so it could only be sold out.

Like Huaxia, China Film is willing to buy out the distribution rights of "The Hangover" in the mainland, and then release it in the mainland in the form of batches.

As for the price, 30 US dollars, a very low price, who said that "The Hangover" is a very American comedy, China Film is not optimistic about the box office market of this movie in the mainland.

If I'm willing to buy it out, I'd like to see that the box office of this movie in North America is very high, so I thought I'd give it a try.

By the way, Director Han did not know that "Light Times" was Wu Yuan's company. Although this matter was not a secret among Hollywood executives, no one in China knew about it for the time being.

"The overseas distribution of "The Hangover" has been sold in more than 50 countries. The box office of our film in North America is very good, and foreign film companies are still very interested."

While driving, John reported to Wu Yuanhui: "The overseas release has already sold more than 800 million US dollars, and it is estimated that it will eventually sell for more than 1000 million."

Wu Yuan smacked his mouth, sighing a little.

Hollywood movies are easy to sell, but if it were a mainland movie, even one of the top three movies in Europe would not be able to make as much money.
"More than 1000 million, not a lot." Wu Yuan said happily: "I have the money to buy a house."

The money earned from selling the distribution rights is exclusive to Wu Yuan, John can only participate in the North American box office split, and he does not have any other income from "The Hangover".

But John was also very happy, he said cheerfully: "Yes, I have picked out the house for you, let's go and have a look now."

More than an hour later, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles.

The world-famous Beverly Hills is surrounded by many cities in Los Angeles. It is connected to West Hollywood via Darcy Boulevard in the northeast. The famous Sunset Street in West Hollywood also includes the Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills.

Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica Boulevard and Sunset Boulevard make up the main arteries of Beverly Hills.

Beverly Drive and Rodeo Drive are among the shopping districts.

Coldwater Canyon Street is the main road from Beverly Hills to the San Francisco Valley.

As the most famous city within Los Angeles, Beverly Hills is almost an independent city.

Although the area is small, about 6 square miles, with a population of only [-], it has functional departments such as an elected mayor, police department, and fire department.

The people who live here are all Hollywood stars and rich people in Los Angeles. It is known as the world's most prestigious residential area.

Most residents live in the relatively flat "flat area" south of Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills, but homes north of Sunset Boulevard are much more expensive than other areas.

And the most expensive homes in Beverly Hills are all on hilly ground.

On the hilly land, that is, the luxury houses on the hillside and on the top of the mountain, the price is a little too expensive, tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars, Wu Yuan still can't afford it for the time being.

John drove the car, leading Wu Yuan through Rodeo Drive full of luxury stores, and onto Sunset Boulevard.

"Daniel, the house I picked for you is just north of Sunset Boulevard. Although it is not on the mountainside, it is also located on the slopes of Beverly Hills, overlooking Sunset Boulevard."

"follow me."

After a while, John stopped outside the iron gate of a large villa. He probed a few words with the people in the security room, and the door opened.

Ever since entering Beverly Hills, he has been full of curiosity, constantly looking around at Wu Yuan, and only then did he have the heart to observe this mansion.

With just one glance, Wu Yuan could tell that this mansion was definitely not cheap, and it couldn't be settled with a few million dollars.

The building area of ​​this mansion in front of me is at least three to four hundred square meters, plus the front and rear gardens surrounded by iron railings, outdoor swimming pool, gazebo and other buildings, it is estimated that the entire mansion covers an area of ​​six to seven hundred square meters .

"Daniel, this house has three floors, with a basement and an underground parking lot."

"There are 8 bedrooms on the upper three floors, plus a nanny room and a bodyguard room, with a usable area of ​​more than 800 square meters."

“The basement is primarily a gym, sauna, wine cellar, entertainment room and video room.”

"The house has two gardens at the front and back, two indoor and outdoor swimming pools, and a small supporting servant building that can accommodate 4-6 servants."

John got out of the car and took Wu Yuan to the mansion.

Although he lived in a courtyard house in the capital, Wu Yuan had never seen such a mansion before, so he was indeed overwhelmed.

"The first floor is mainly the living room, kitchen, laundry room, nanny room, bodyguard room, reception room, and conference room."

"The one in the middle of the second floor is the master bedroom, which has more than 80 square meters. It comes with a cloakroom, a luxurious bathroom, a dressing room for the hostess, and a collection room for the host."

"Although the other guest bedrooms are not as luxurious, they all come with a cloakroom and separate bathroom. If you have guests, you don't have to worry about embarrassment."

"In addition to the guest bedroom, the third floor also has a tea room, study room, music room, and a semi-enclosed swimming pool on the balcony with a constant temperature system."

"The first floor of the basement is mainly various entertainment rooms and wine cellars. If you need it, you can find someone to renovate the entertainment facilities you want. If you have children in the future, it will be no problem to change it into a small entertainment venue."

"The last basement level is the internal parking lot, which leads directly to Sunset Boulevard under the hillside. There are two rows of ten cars in the parking lot."

"You know, some luxury cars are not suitable for parking outdoors. At this time, a private underground parking lot is very suitable."

"If guests arrive, their cars can be parked in the open-air parking lot in the courtyard."

It took the two of them half an hour to visit the whole house and supporting facilities, not to mention the back and forth gardens outside the house and the servant building next to the garden.

Coming out of this mansion again, John stood on the steps at the door, looked around the beautiful garden, and said to Wu Yuan with a smile on his face:

"Daniel, don't worry about the cleaning and maintenance of the house."

"This luxury house can be hung under the name of the company, and then the company will hire permanent cleaning staff and gardeners for you to maintain and repair it on a regular basis."

"Your assistant will check in every day to make sure you are ready to move in at any time."

"My assistant?" Wu Yuan was a little stunned, he could count the days he stayed in the company with two hands, yet he still had an assistant?

"Of course." John patted Wu Yuan on the shoulder: "You are the boss of our light age, how can you not have a personal assistant?"

"She will help you handle all personal affairs in the United States, including but not limited to property maintenance, vehicle maintenance, restaurant reservations, itinerary planning, conveying your orders and requirements to the company, etc..."

"Anyway, if you have anything inconvenient or too lazy to do, you can leave it to her."

Putting aside the matter of the assistant, Wu Yuan also looked around the garden, and then recalled his experience of visiting the interior of the mansion. He really liked and was satisfied with this house.

"John, tell me, how much is this mansion?"

"Seventeen million dollars."

John grinned, showing eight white teeth: "You can buy it in the name of the company. Not only does it increase the company's physical assets, but it can also be tax deductible."

Isn’t it just US$800 million?
Wu Yuan gritted his teeth and said, "I bought it!"

(End of this chapter)