Entertainment tycoon who started out as a director

Chapter 201 I will take care of the mansion

Still didn't get through.

He panicked.

Tried hitting again.

Finally got through this time.

"Hey, Anthony, how was the box office of House of Flying Daggers?"

"What do you say?"

"A thousand theaters opened, and the box office took in more than 400 million U.S. dollars in three days. Now it's been a week, and it's only 800 million U.S. dollars. It's like you're kidding me. It's very likely that we won't even be able to recover the cost." People in the United States Anthony felt like he was having a bad time.

Since discovering an excellent partner like Gu Ming, he has been very interested in Chinese filmmakers.

The success of "Hero" made him think that he had found a new Gu Ming, and Zhang Yimou would also bring a lot of profits to Sony Columbia.

Ever since, he advocated to win Zhang Yimou's "House of Flying Daggers".

Although there are no well-known North American stars in this film, the most famous ones are actually international ones.

But Zhang Yimou is somewhat famous. He just won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, and "Hero" also did well at the box office.

He secured a thousand painting venues.

Unexpectedly, this was the result. The box office was heartbreakingly low, and the reputation was also a mess.

I wouldn't have bought it if I had known it earlier. Apart from Gu Ming and Spider-Man, there really was no one I could rely on.

"What is the expected total box office in the United States?" Zhang Weiping asked cautiously.

"Ten million dollars, maybe."

"Three days after its first premiere, the attendance rate of House of Flying Daggers was so low that all major theater chains notified the distribution department that they would reduce their film schedules, and they lowered it again not long ago."

"What about overseas copyright...?"

"Of course we want it! That belongs to Sony Colombia!"

Anthony would never give up this piece of meat.

"House of Flying Daggers" cost him a lot in North America, with more than 1000 million in publicity and distribution expenses, and a little over 1000 million in purchase costs. If the final box office is only 1000 million, according to conventional calculations, DVD discs, TV broadcasts, etc. If you add up, you will only make 500 million yuan. Add in the money recovered from the box office, and you will still lose more than 1000 million yuan.

Overseas copyright is his only hope of repaying his money.

Anyway, according to the estimated box office, overseas copyright will cost more than 300 million.

With Zhang Yimou's reputation in the European film circle, there was no way he could earn back 300 million there.

"How could this happen?" Zhang Weiping became angrier as she thought about it, "Did you not promote it well? You want to take away the copyright of other parts of "House of Flying Daggers" at a low price!"

"Zhang, if the film doesn't work, just say the film doesn't work."

"Don't blame this or that."

"I have worked with Gu so many times, have you ever seen his North American box office be low?"

"We at Sony Columbia are not going to do what you said just for a small profit. That is not what a big company like us would do."

"The box office in North America is not high. There is only one reason. Your film is not popular."

"I have something else to do, let's talk about it later." After saying this, Anthony hung up the phone.

Zhang Weiping was left leaning on the chair and slumped on it.

Staring at the ceiling with dull eyes.

After a long time, he muttered and calculated.

"If the final box office in North America is 1000 million, other copyrights will be counted as more than 300 million, and all overseas copyrights will total only 400 million US dollars."

"I invested a total of US$700 million in "House of Flying Daggers", which means I still have to earn US$300 million, over [-] million yuan..."

Looking at the current domestic box office, [-] billion is a difficult problem.

After receiving 6000 million, he still had to throw away more than 1000 million in publicity expenses.

"what……"

Zhang Weiping wiped her face depressedly.

Even if you sell a lot of shares at a premium, you may not make any money in the end.

All your hard work was in vain.

"Depend on!"

Zhang Weiping was so angry that she slapped all the golden toads placed in front of the table to the ground.

"How come Gu Ming can make a lot of money, but I can't? God doesn't care."

……

Los Angeles.

Beverly Hills.

A place famous around the world.

There have also been famous films such as "Beverly Hills Cop", which topped the North American box office charts in 1984 and made more people aware of this place.

It is surrounded by many cities in Los Angeles, and is connected to West Hollywood via Darsini Avenue in the northeast, as well as Sunset Boulevard, etc., which constitute the main thoroughfares of Beverly Hills.

Under the protection of bodyguards, Gu Ming followed the agent and looked at the houses listed for sale.

It's no big deal to always stay in hotels. Now that I'm rich, I can spend a lot of time in Los Angeles in a year. It's time to buy a house.

but……

Gu Ming had difficulty choosing.

In fact, US$1000 million is not too small.

Although this place is also a gathering place for Hollywood stars and Los Angeles rich people, housing prices of US$[-] per square meter are unusual.

Then you can buy a pretty nice villa.

but……

how to say.

It’s like looking at a car. I originally planned to buy a car under [-] yuan, but I thought that since I already bought this, I might as well add more money to buy a joint venture car. I thought about buying a joint venture car, but I thought that they were already selling joint venture cars, so I might as well add more money. Get a BBA.

Add to that, you can see Lamborghini from Wuling Hongguang.

The vast majority of people will be interrupted by the endless cycle of looking at the height of this mountain and the height of that mountain, interrupted by their account balance.

What a coincidence, Gu Ming is not this kind of person.

Seeing that the ones under 1000 million US dollars were not very good, I wanted to increase the budget and add another 500 million US dollars.

Those who are less than 500 million yuan have not yet closed their eyes.

Then add another 2000 million!
Gu Ming's continuous price increases made the agents happy, with enthusiasm written all over their faces.

"Gu, you will definitely like the next villa. It really suits your noble temperament." He drove to a French villa.

Gu Ming fell in love with this appearance at first sight.

"Follow me." After the agent talked to the person in the security room, he walked in with Gu Ming.

"This mansion has three floors, with a basement at the bottom, a parking lot, and an outdoor swimming pool outside."

"The first floor is the living room, kitchen, reception room, conference room, and nanny's room."

"This is the master bedroom on the second floor, with its own dressing room and luxurious bathroom."

"There is a semi-enclosed swimming pool with a constant temperature system on the third floor and..."

"Okay, that's enough!" Gu Ming raised his hand to interrupt the other party and went to the third floor to look outside. From here, he could overlook Sunset Boulevard.

At this point, it doesn't matter how many other rooms there are.

"How much does it cost?" Gu Ming asked, looking at the scenery outside.

"One thousand eight hundred and eighty eighty thousand. If you want, I can give you a discount of 880."

"no need."

Gu Ming waved his hand.

Fafafa, what a good sign!

There is absolutely no need to save more than 80 yuan.

Think of it as spending money to buy good luck.

Besides, it’s the company’s money anyway.

That's right, Gu Ming's personal pocket money is no longer enough to buy this house, and Gu Ming doesn't want to take out a loan in his own name.

He decided to invest his $1000 million in the stock market.

The villa was purchased by Big Dipper in the name of the company.

It's also tax deductible.

I also enjoyed it.

Two do not delay.

Reasonable and legal tax avoidance methods are not used in China, but they are used in vain in the United States.

The billionaires here don't know how much tax they pay in a year. They don't do any fancy operations, and they are already very conscientious.

"Let's sign the contract tomorrow!"

Gu Ming went back to the company.

Notified the representative sent by Sony here about the need to allocate 880 villas.

It's not easy to tell the other person directly, "I, Gu Ming, want to live in a mansion and pay for it!"

After all, he is only one of the four shareholders, apparently holding one-third of the shares.

You always have to find a reason to make Sony and the two funds under your own name barely manageable.

Well, this reason is easy to find!
"As we all know, film is a risky industry. Our company must achieve diversified development, sustainable management, walk on many legs, and take a fast and good development path."

"I think investing in property is a pretty good option."

"I think everyone has noticed that the real estate market in the United States has been extremely hot recently!"

"Real estate prices are rising every year, and the increase is not small."

“Investing in real estate can not only deduct taxes, but also earn profits in the near future.”

"Then it can't be left empty. I propose that Gu live in this property." Sony's representative has seen this kind of thing happen many times, and many of his friends around him have done this. Anyway, the real estate price is rising at a gratifying rate, so there is no loss.And even if he objects, he can't stop Gu Ming at all. He is happy to be a smooth favor.

"Hey, then you should suffer me a little more and worry more about the pain."

"Who puts the burden of the entire company on my shoulders?"

If he were in China, Gu Ming would have to play a trick of three concessions and three concessions.

But this is abroad.

Who knows whether foreigners will do this?

In order to avoid embarrassment to himself, Gu Ming did his duty and made a well-deserved decision.

The company pays for property taxes, nannies, security, etc., and I am only responsible for living there.

Oh no.

By the way, I'm looking at some houses for the company.

The next day, the contract was signed.

This property became Gu Ming's future destination in Los Angeles.

You don’t even need to settle in, you can just move in with your bags.

However, there is one more thing.

Throw a party as the Romans do!
Tell your friends here.

Gu Ming doesn't need to worry about this matter. There is a special party company here in Beverly Hills. They and their servants will take care of these matters.

What Gu Ming did was decide who to invite and who not to invite.

After thinking that things were going well here, Gu Ming dialed the numbers one by one.

Oh, and Jin Suo, who just finished filming here.

He said he wanted to meet him, so he came to the party just in time.

……

That night, Jinsuo was the first to arrive.

Wearing a formal dress, she held Gu Ming's arm with a smile on her face, "Director Gu, my sister-in-law is not in Los Angeles, do you mind if I can be your female companion?"

"I don't mind." Looking up and down at Jin Suo, who had lost weight and got in better shape due to dance practice, Gu Ming asked, "How did it feel to film this movie?"

"If Director Gu recommends a play, of course it will be good. I think it will be a big hit."

"I think you're right."

Xiao Xiao made a joke and saw someone coming in at the door. As the host, Gu Ming and Jin Suo greeted him.

It was Jackie Chan who walked in.

Carrying Lin Fengjiao and a young man with a big nose and small eyes.

Zhang m……

Wrong, Fangzhu Ming.

(End of this chapter)