Life 1984

Chapter 714 I don’t care about anything!
Li Yunhai knew that Jennifer had good intentions.

But he is not worried about these things happening.

He had no desire to covet Xiaosi, nor did he think of developing her as a lover, nor did he think of making her a star.

Moreover, he came to New York to do business, and he would leave as soon as he was done. He would not stay here for long.

"Jennifer, thank you for your reminder, I will pay attention. How was your meeting today? Can the company open tomorrow?" Li Yunhai asked.

"Of course!" Jennifer said, "I will wait for you at the company tomorrow."

"Okay, I'll go back to China after signing the contract. Goodbye."

Li Yunhai bid farewell to Jennifer and returned to the box where Xiaosi was.

As soon as he arrived at the door of the box, he heard someone talking inside.

A man said fiercely: "You either have to be obedient, or I will prevent you from receiving the script! You have already taken off your clothes in the past, and now it is not easy to put them back on! You have to think clearly whether you can accept it or not." Take this play?”

Xiaosi replied loudly: "If you say it ten thousand times, I will only have one answer. I am not interested in this kind of nonsense!"

The man said in a deep voice: "If you take off your clothes once, you will still take them off. If you take them off ten thousand times, you will still take them off! You should understand what this industry is like! You are quite old now. If you don't take advantage of these few days to film more movies, You’ll never get a chance to be famous!”

Xiaosi refused without hesitation: "I won't answer! Find someone else!"

The man cursed FUCK and said, "Just wait to starve to death!"

The box door was opened forcefully, and a Caucasian man in a suit and leather shoes came out. When he saw Li Yunhai, he said coldly: "Don't have any ideas about her! Keep your hands!"

Li Yunhai originally didn't want to get involved in this matter, but upon hearing this, he sneered: "I've never been threatened by anyone!"

The man frowned and strode away.

Li Yunhai walked into the box and saw Xiao Si covering her face and crying.

He patted Xiaosi's shoulder gently.

Xiaosi opened his hand as if she was frightened.

When she saw clearly that the person coming was Li Yunhai, she quickly said sorry.

Li Yunhai asked: "How much do you owe them?"

Xiao Si asked in confusion: "How do you know I owe them money?"

Li Yunhai said: "Obviously, if you don't owe them money, you don't have to be restricted by them."

Xiaosi bit her lip and said, "It's my mother. She lent them a sum of money."

Li Yunhai was surprised: "Your mother sold you!"

"It can be said." Xiaosi huddled up and sat on the sofa, wiping tears with her hands and said, "I will never be free until I pay off these debts."

Li Yunhai asked: "How much does it cost?"

Xiaosi said: "One million US dollars."

Li Yunhai said: "Logically speaking, this amount of money is not that much, why can't you pay it back?"

Xiaosi said: "Ever since I decided to go to college, I haven't made much money. My mother signed a contract with them for 5 movies and received a salary of 100 million US dollars in advance. The scripts they gave me were all It’s a restricted movie, I don’t want to make this kind of movie again.”

Li Yunhai pondered: "I can understand. But what are you going to do next?"

Xiaosi shook her head and said: "I don't know, no other director has approached me to film. Even if there is, the salary is very low. It is impossible for me to repay this debt."

"Discuss with your mother, sell the house and car, and pay off the debt first?"

"If I breach the contract, I will have to pay US$150 million in compensation." Xiaosi sighed, "I don't have any valuable assets. The sports car I drove here today was all borrowed from friends."

"Uh!" Li Yunhai didn't know what to say for a moment.

Although he has money and is not short of one or two million dollars, he cannot give the money to Xiaosi for no reason.

Moreover, Xiaosi has MJ as a friend. If she is really desperate, she will definitely ask MJ first instead of borrowing money from herself.

So Li Yunhai could only comfort Xiaosi: "Don't be afraid, don't worry, no matter how difficult it is, it will eventually pass. Your mother signed the contract, but you didn't sign it. You can let your mother face all this." . You have to be brave enough to leave your mother's control, otherwise you will never be able to be independent. Even if you only accept some second-rate scripts and the pay is not high, you can at least support yourself."

"Thank you, Mr. Li. I'm just a little sad." Xiaosi wiped away her tears and said, "I will take care of these things."

After watching the show, the two left the club.

The next morning, Li Yunhai and Jennifer formally signed a new cooperation agreement and also changed the order contract.

Jennifer is much more powerful than Li Yunhai imagined. Although she has never managed a company before, she knows how the company operates by being influenced by her ears and eyes.

After signing the contract, Li Yunhai gave Jennifer a little reminder to be careful about rivals poaching her company's talents, but he did not mention Farrok.

After all, there is no closeness.

At noon, Jennifer invited Li Yunhai and others to dinner.

While dining, people at the table next to me were talking about film investment.

Twentieth Century Fox Film Company is preparing to produce a movie. The script and director have been finalized and investment is being solicited.

Film production companies are literally producers of films, and film investment companies are companies that invest in film production as a means of profit. They are partners and employers.

Li Yunhai heard them talking about the words "Speed ​​of Life and Death".

Li Yunhai had watched this movie on a computer in his previous life. It was one of the few good movies that he had to watch several times after watching it without fast forwarding.

He couldn't help but be interested.

But the other party was in contact with an investor, and it was hard for him to interrupt.

The investor obviously didn't have any vision. After reading the script, he thought it was very ordinary, and the total investment required was almost 30 million US dollars. This investment required a lot of risk.

The film's split is generally about one-third.

With an investment of US$30 million, the box office needs to reach US$90 million to make back the investment.

You must know that "The Shawshank Redemption", which was later regarded as a classic, had an investment of US$2500 million and a box office of only US$2834 million!
Another classic, "Once Upon a Time in America," had an investment of US$3000 million and a box office of only US$532 million.

These movies, both in terms of scripts and acting skills, are remarkable, and the results are without exception a hit on the street.

Therefore, investors will consider many factors when choosing to invest in movies.

No surprise, the investor was not optimistic about the show and felt that the investment was too high, so he decided to give up the investment.

After the investors left, the people from the film company shrugged their shoulders, took a sip of wine from their glasses, and prepared to pay and leave.

"Hello!" Li Yunhai suddenly called to the other party.

"Sir, are you calling me?" The film company representative looked around and pointed to his nose uncertainly.

"Yes! Can I talk to you?" Li Yunhai asked calmly.

"Sir, what can I do for you?" the other party asked.

Li Yunhai said: "I just heard you guys talking about investment in a movie? I'm very interested."

"Oh, sir, that's great! I'm from Twentieth Century Fox Film Company. We are preparing to film "Speed". I wonder if you are interested?"

"Speed ​​of Life and Death, has the starring role been confirmed?"

"We invited Keanu Reeves and he agreed to star."

"Is he the leading actor who played "400 Years of Danger"?"

"Yes, that's him."

This year, "The Matrix" has not yet been released, and the Chinese people's main recognition of this male star is "The Story of 400 Years of Love."

Li Yunhai just watched this movie not long ago.

Chen Meilin smiled and said: "Really? The male protagonist is quite handsome!"

Li Yunhai said: "Yes, I am also very optimistic about his performance."

He asked the film company representative: "How much investment does your film still need?"

"Ten million U.S. dollars!" the other party replied, "Our total investment is more than 2800 million U.S. dollars."

"Has the heroine been decided yet?"

"We invited Halle Berry, but she refused to play the heroine Annie! So we are still looking for a new heroine."

Li Yunhai said: "If I invest, can I arrange a heroine?"

Chen Meilin smiled and said: "Brother, will you arrange it for me?"

Li Yunhai glared at her and told her to stop interrupting.

Chen Meilin smiled. A representative of the film company said: "If you can really invest 10 million US dollars, of course it is possible! But it also depends on who your heroine is? It is best to be white, but black can also be used. We have to consider the acceptance of the North American market. degree."

As he spoke, he looked at Jennifer and Chen Meilin.

He thought that the heroine Li Yunhai wanted to arrange was one of these two people.

Li Yunhai said: "I can invest ten million U.S. dollars! The heroine I want to arrange is a female star. Her name is Xiaosi! You must have heard of her name."

The film company representative said happily: "Xiao Si? I know! Of course she can do it! She is somewhat famous! Her acting skills are not bad! If you can invest 1000 million US dollars, we can use her as the heroine."

Li Yunhai said: "Then there is no problem! I voted for this project!"

"Great, what is your name?" the other party asked, taking out his business card and handing it to Li Yunhai, "My name is York."

"Hello, Mr. York, my name is Li Yunhai, and I am the boss of Sihai Group!" Li Yunhai said in a deep voice, "I will arrange for someone to contact you!"

"Sihai Group!" York took out a Meihua mobile phone from his pocket and said with a smile, "The company that produces this kind of mobile phone?"

Li Yunhai said: "Not bad!"

"Mr. Li, nice to meet you! I'm glad to see you here! It's such an honor!" York stretched out his hands, shook hands with Li Yunhai, and said, "We can cooperate more in the future. Our company still has many movies."

Li Yunhai said: "If there is a good script, I will invest in it!"

"Great, Mr. Li!" York grinned happily, thinking he had found a money tree.

Li Yunhai and York exchanged contact information.

"I will arrange for you to sign an investment agreement with your company. I hope this movie can help me make money instead of losing money." Li Yunhai smiled slightly.

As far as he knows, the movie ended up grossing over $300 million at the box office!

The box office accounting method will be stipulated in the contract.

Every time the box office reaches a level, the share ratio will be different.

In any case, this is an investment that is sure to make money without losing money.

Saying less can make tens of millions of dollars.

However, Li Yunhai chose Xiao Si as the heroine. I wonder if it will have a big impact on the final box office results?
Fortunately, the highlight of this movie is all about the action and the performance of the leading actor.

Li Yunhai believes that with Xiao Si’s acting skills, she should be able to do the job.

Many people have acting skills, but they just lack an opportunity.

Li Yunhai not only made money for himself, but also gave Xiaosi a chance to change her life against the odds.

After York left, Jennifer asked with some confusion: "Mr. Li, do you really want to support Xiaosi? Have you forgotten what I told you last night?"

Li Yunhai said calmly: "This is my business, so I don't need you to worry about it. You should just mind your own business!"

Jennifer smiled helplessly: "Okay, I'm just meddling! I hope your investment is correct!"

Shen Xiulan never interfered with Li Yunhai's investment decisions.

Because over the years, Li Yunhai’s investments seem to have never failed!

After signing the contract with Jennifer, Li Yunhai's trip in New York came to an end.

Companies that have cooperated with Sihai Group before still choose to continue cooperation.

This also marks that Sihai Group has truly taken root in North America!
Even if a group of dealer bosses are collectively killed, Li Yunhai can reshape the dealer channel in just a few days!
Blacksmith need its own hardware!
If Sihai Group's products are not easy to sell and no one can make money, who will take advantage of you?
On the contrary, as long as your product is good enough, dealers will naturally come to you for cooperation.

That afternoon, Li Yunhai arranged for Shen Xiulan and Chen Meilin to go to Los Angeles, California, to sign an investment agreement with Twentieth Century Fox Film Company.

Of course Shen Xiulan and Chen Meilin are willing to go, and they can take a trip to Los Angeles by the way.

Li Yunhai chose to stay in New York and work with Zhao Jinping to develop new businesses and find more dealers.

The next day, Shen Xiulan signed a contract with 20th Century Fox Film Company.

Before signing, Shen Xiulan called Li Yunhai and reported the contract contents in detail.

Li Yunhai listened, had no objection, and agreed to Shen Xiulan's signature on behalf of the company.

At the same time, Li Yunhai and Zhao Jinping found two more dealers.

These two dealers mainly deal in electronic products and have opened specialty stores in prosperous areas of New York.

Li Yunhai and Zhao Jinping came to lobby, and the two sides hit it off.

In the afternoon, the two returned to the hotel. While eating, Zhao Jinping smiled and said: "Mr. Li, do you think Jack, the manager of the North American branch, is serious about developing the dealer network? Why can we attract dealers as soon as we come here?" business?"

These words reminded Li Yunhai.

Li Yunhai muttered: "What you said makes sense. But our requirements cannot be too high. As the saying goes, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away. Our headquarters is in Xizhou. How can we manage the affairs of North America? As long as they don't make big mistakes!" "

Zhao Jinping said: "We can develop a reward mechanism. That is, the bonuses for branches in various places are linked to their performance to encourage them to develop more dealers and sell more products. If they only get a dead salary, of course they will be happy. No matter whether you do more or less, the salary is the same.”

Li Yunhai said: "We now have a similar reward mechanism."

Zhao Jinping said: "I think we can add one more thing, which is to develop new dealers and get more rewards! In this way, there will always be people working hard to improve performance and get bonuses."

Li Yunhai said: "This is also a good suggestion. After returning to China, we will have a meeting to discuss how to implement it. Mr. Zhao, you have worked hard these days. I will give you a few days off. Where do you want to go in the United States? Although go!"

Zhao Jinping shook his head and said: "I have little interest in the scenic spots in the United States. And we come to the CES annual exhibition every year. I have already been to the famous scenic spots, and there is nothing special. I might as well keep the money and go there I’m traveling in China! There are so many beautiful places in China, but I haven’t seen them all yet.”

"Okay!" Li Yunhai said, "Speaking of travel, our company hasn't done any travel group building yet, right? We will do it next year!"

Zhao Jinping said: "That's great! Where to go?"

Li Yunhai said: "Let's hold a vote and let everyone choose!"

Zhao Jinping said: "Okay!"

While they were chatting, Li Yunhai's phone rang.

He sells mobile phones. When he arrives in New York, of course he also needs a local phone number to facilitate his work.

"Hello?" Li Yunhai answered the phone.

"Mr. Li, where are you?" Xiaosi's joyful voice came over, "I'm going to see you soon!"

Li Yunhai smiled and said, "I just had dinner. Well, let's do this. You come to the Plaza Hotel and I'll wait for you at the bar."

"Okay!" Xiao Si happily agreed.

Li Yunhai thought to himself, needless to say, Xiaosi must have received a notice from Fox Film Company.

After returning to the hotel, Zhao Jinping went back to his room to rest by himself.

Li Yunhai came to the bar.

After a while, Xiaosi came over. She rushed over, hugged Li Yunhai from behind, and said with a smile: "Thank you! They invited me to film "Speed"!"

"This script is pretty good. Are you willing to take it?" Li Yunhai asked.

"Yes, I'm so willing! I just want to take on such a big Hollywood drama!"

"Haha! Then you have to seize the opportunity! Whether you can make a comeback depends on this time." Li Yunhai patted the back of her hand and said, "The god of fate has begun to favor you, but can you seize the opportunity and make a comeback? , you still have to rely on your own efforts.”

"I will definitely be able to take the photo well!" Xiao Si was so excited that she shed tears, and the tears diluted the makeup on her face.

Li Yunhai took out a tissue and handed it to her, saying, "Don't cry, save your tears and go to the set to shed them!"

Xiaosi held his hand tightly and said, "Why are you helping me like this?"

Li Yunhai thought about it seriously and said, "Because you are cute!"

Xiaosi hung his neck with both hands and kissed him as if no one else was watching.

Li Yunhai groaned and tried to help her up, but found that her whole body was hanging on him.

"Xiaosi!" Li Yunhai helped her sit up firmly and said, "Everyone is watching!"

"Whatever! You can watch it if you want! I don't care! With you here, I don't care about anything anymore!" Xiaosi stared at him tightly, her eyes unblinking, "I want to accompany you! Tonight, okay!" "

"Want to watch a movie with me? Or drink wine all night?" Li Yunhai asked knowingly.

Xiaosi came close to him, put her hand on his leg, and squeezed it gently.

Li Yunhai's heart trembled.

Xiaosi blew into his ear and said, "I'll accompany you and fly to the clouds."

Li Yunhai's mind was shaken.

(End of this chapter)