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Chapter 283 Very beautiful

Buffett said that in the 238-year history of the United States, did those who shorted the United States end well? After the subprime mortgage crisis, more than million people in the United States were homeless. Although Barry made a lot of money, his huge profits were based on the pain of the American people.

The American people hate Wall Street, especially the hedge funds that made money during the crisis. In the second half of 2008, the FBI investigated Thain Capital over and over again. Although no problems were found, Barry still announced the closure at the end of that year. fund.

There is indeed an opportunity before Wang Shu to short the U.S. property market, but if he dares to do so, the FBI will investigate.

Barry is American, he is not.

In addition, he might go to Hollywood in the future. If he registers with the FBI, it will be difficult to get along in Hollywood.

However, if he goes short, he will reap huge profits.

These gains were then invested in plummeting U.S. stocks.

The temptation is great.

As for the suffering of the American people.

It's all painful anyway, there's not much difference.

"Sain Capital manages US$6 million in capital, with annual premiums of US$8000 million."

This thing is only suitable for making a small amount of money. It will be difficult to make a lot of money later.

Wang Shu's assets are far less than 6 million U.S. dollars. If he adds up to million U.S. dollars, it's already as high as the sky.

The toy Yo-Yo has become popular all over the country with the popularity of "The King of Firepower".

As for the mid-to-high-end market, since the selling price and profit are relatively high, there is relatively large room for floating.

After all, although several other companies under his umbrella are running well, they have only been started for a year or two. Putting aside development investment, costs, etc., there is not much profit at all.

Wang Shu did not specifically invest in building a factory for production, but found a factory to manufacture it.

Yo-yo will only be popular for a year or two at most, and the market will shrink.

After all, it is still shorting the U.S. property market. Even if Wang Shu only pays 20 million US dollars, if the source of funds is too single, the risk is still quite high.

"If you want to short the U.S. property market, you have to find someone responsible."

In short, if the shipping price of Wangshu Company's low-end yo-yo is 3 yuan, other large and small companies can lower it to 2 yuan.

It cannot be rolled, and it can only be rolled to death by the numerous companies that make yo-yos that have emerged one after another.

“Let’s get things started first and then talk to them at Cannes.”

Therefore, the US$20 million is almost reached.

No need to put too much thought into it.

Nowadays, there are too many factories making yo-yos in China, and their prices are getting lower and lower due to mutual competition. Not only has the sales volume of Wangshu Company's yo-yos dropped sharply, but it has also made the profit of each yo-yo lower and lower.

His Yo-Yo company is just an empty shell, with no factory of its own at all.

On the contrary, clothing, shoes, accessories, milk tea, etc. are closely related to people's lives and always have a huge market.

Therefore, he plans to attract another 10 million US dollars or so, totaling 30 million US dollars for operation.

Because suddenly there are too many companies making yo-yos, and many companies have their own small factories, which can further reduce costs.

"Follow Thain Capital in Barry and drink some soup. You should be fine, right?"

However, he is just making mental calculations at the moment. It is hard to say whether he can attract US$10 million in Cannes.

And it’s best to bring some people together in the form of private placement.

"If anyone dares to believe it, let's get on the boat and make money together."

Even if he wasn't swept to death, Wang Shu was already planning to stop.

Although the OEM method will further increase the production cost, it also reduces the input cost.

Wang Shu was very excited. With Thain Capital charging at the front, other people drinking some soup would not be a problem. What's more, Thain Capital was not the only one who was shorting the US property market.

Under this premise, it is not necessary to invest heavily in brand benefits.

After all, even if you just drink some soup, you will be resented by the United States, and you can only find a spokesperson.

In addition, the company needs to continue to develop, and there are many places to spend money, so a large amount of capital must be invested.

“Achieve multiple things with one stone.”

"And I don't have that much money on hand. Even if I'm short, it's just a piece of cake."

Of course, it is not about attracting domestic people, but attracting funds from the United States.

For a while, he won't be swept to death.

Naturally, Wang Shu would not deal with this kind of matter personally.

Wangshu is an OEM model, so there is no other way except to reduce the quality of yo-yos to reduce costs.

Moreover, after a while, the low-end yo-yo market will soon be lost, leaving only the mid-to-high-end yo-yo market.

Most of the 20 million US dollars came from his previous yo-yoing.

May is the Cannes International Film Festival, and "Horror Cruise" will also hold a banquet in Cannes, which will be attended by many well-known figures in the film industry and film studio bosses.

The main reason is that after Yo-Yo became popular, too many people saw business opportunities and too many people joined it.

It’s just that Thain Capital manages US$6 million and is the largest company.

"When the financial crisis broke out in 08, I not only made money from short selling, but also gained connections in the European and American film circles."

After all, the U.S. property market has been rising for seventy or eighty years, and the perception that it only rises but never falls has become deeply ingrained.

Being short-sold is like having a brain disease, and no one wants to be a fool.

"When the time comes, I'll have to talk to them peacefully." Wang Shu thought.

Bringing people from the European and American film industry together to make money by shorting the U.S. real estate market, the risk of being approached by the FBI is just one of the risks.

The second is connections.

If the short-selling is successful, people in the European and American film circles will make money and they will rush to continue cooperation.

The U.S. stock market subsequently fell sharply.

And a big fall is accompanied by a big rise. Even if there is no Wang Shu, others can make a profit by entering after the big fall.

Wang Shu took this opportunity to lead these people to continue making money in the U.S. stock market. This connection made his network of contacts in the European and American film circles even wider.

This kind of behavior of making money in the U.S. stock market, if it is just a small matter, it will naturally be nothing.

But if the funds are huge and single, the problem will be big.

In order to save trouble, it is most appropriate to bring other people together to invest in private placements.

Because this method is no longer about one person, but a community of interests formed by respectable people.

At the Cannes Film Festival, Wang Shu could only attract a small number of people from the European and American film circles who went to the Cannes Film Festival to get on the train.

However, as long as the short sale succeeds.

He can use those few people to attract more people.

For example, some people from the Motion Picture Association of America or officials from the United States, etc.

By then, not only will it be easy for him to get involved in Hollywood, but it will also be easy for him to win the three major European awards.

As long as you don't touch distribution and theaters, it's easy to set up a production company as an independent filmmaker in the United States.

These days, no matter how well you do in the domestic film industry, going to Hollywood means competing on the world stage, which means you are even more awesome. As a director, Wang Shu wants to go higher and further. In addition to the three major honors in Europe, there is also Hollywood.

The top three in Europe correspond to the field of art films, and Hollywood corresponds to the field of commercial films.

Speaking of popularity.

As a director who has won the Golden Bear, the Golden Master Award, and the Cannes Grand Jury Prize, Zhang Yimou is certainly an international director.

But after all, his name is only famous domestically.

His popularity among foreign public groups is not as good as that of Chen Long.

Chen Long is abroad, and ordinary people in most countries and regions know his name more or less.

And Zhang Yimou's name is only famous in the international film circle.

In comparison, Hollywood director Christopher Nolan has not won any of the three major European awards, and he has directed only commercial films in Hollywood.

He is much more famous than Zhang Yimou.

In other words, even if Wang Shu wins the three major European awards, he will only be as famous in the international film industry as Zhang Yimou, but he will only be famous in the international film industry and domestically.

But if he also achieves great fame in Hollywood, then he will be a well-deserved international director.

If "Horror Cruise" went to Cannes to hold a dinner promotion event as a stepping stone, then attracting European and American filmmakers to make money by shorting the U.S. real estate market was his foothold in Hollywood.

Then everyone will work together to make money in the U.S. stock market, which is the quick way for him to gain a foothold in Hollywood.

This way of bringing everyone together to make money allows everyone to make money with their own money, and the money earned can be held in their hands with peace of mind and no worries.

Giving money privately to expand your network is certainly a way, but in comparison, it is an inferior move.

Next, Wang Shu met with the heads of several of his companies one after another and had detailed discussions with them one after another.

At the same time, the news about Mei Ting being selected as the heroine of Wang Shu's new film was also exposed on the Internet.

Also exposed was the news that Mei Ting was willing to star in the film for zero pay, and that Wang Shu offered a salary of 100,000 yuan.

When these two pieces of news were combined, although many netizens were a little surprised, they also suddenly understood.

I was surprised that Wang Shu chose Mei Ting as the heroine, and suddenly it was Mei Ting who did not need to be paid for the role. This is no wonder.

In 2007, Mei Ting was very popular. Although she was not as good as Si Dan Shuang Bing, she was still one of the first-line TV actresses.

This kind of popular actress is willing to act for zero pay and then get the role, which is natural in the eyes of many netizens.

In addition, Mei Ting already had a basis for cooperation with Wang Shu in "The Legend of Zhen Huan", so no one would think of Wang Shu having a relationship with Mei Ting.

"The great directors who won the Best Actress at Cannes are in high demand, and even popular actresses like Mei Ting are rushing to star in her films even if they get zero pay."

Some netizens posted laments on the Internet.

"Haha, he is a big director now, instead of a twenty-year-old young director?"

"Mei Ting is so fast. I heard that Yishu had just released the news that Director Wang would make another art film, so Mei Ting immediately grabbed the role with zero pay as a sign of sincerity."

"Mei Ting is so confused. She is a first-line actor after all, but she has to star in a new film by an 18-year-old director for zero pay. How stupid is she to make such a choice? Zhao Yanzi should go to such a bad film by an 18-year-old director. play."

"I heard that Director Wang's new film is going to the three major European film festivals. Do you think Mei Ting can win the Best Actress Award at one of the three major European film festivals this time?"

"Are you a big cabbage when you think of Europe's top three movie queens? You can praise her as much as you want? You can take it as much as you want?"

"What? Are you looking down on our 20-year-old young director?"

At this moment, Yang Mi also learned that Wang Shu had decided to give the heroine to Mei Ting, and she looked stunned.

She asked Wang Shu to have dinner with the excuse of returning the scarf, and she had the idea of ​​​​being a heroine in her heart.

As a result, the heroine was gone before the meal was eaten.

"Isn't it agreed that the audition will take place in two days? How come the heroine has been decided in advance?" Yang Mi complained to herself.

She had been thinking about it and prepared a lot of words, so that she could mention the heroine smoothly when having dinner with Wang Shu in the evening.

See if you can get the role.

Now it seemed as if I had lost something in my heart, and a feeling of loss suddenly emerged.

"A drama should have at least several female characters. Even if the heroine is gone, there will still be other supporting roles and there will still be opportunities."

"What's more, Director Wang's film is competing for awards in Europe's top three majors. It's so important. Even if the heroine is not confirmed, there is a high probability that it will not be her turn."

"so."

Yang Mi took a deep breath, swept away the disappointment in her heart, and began to regain her confidence and motivation.

In the evening, Wang Shu drove to pick up Yang Mi.

Yang Mi wore a small jacket on her upper body, a leather skirt, warm tights and boots on her lower body.

Thermal tights became popular in 2003, driven by the post-90s generation. At that time, this fashion aesthetic of the post-90s generation was controversial.

Facts have proved that the post-90s generation is indeed at the forefront of the times.

Thermal tights will remain popular even in the future.

Wang Shu just glanced at it and then withdrew his gaze.

It is undeniable that Yang Mi's dress would look a bit earthy a few years later.

However, it really has the flavor of the times.

This is not to say that Yang Mi wore a small jacket on her upper body, a short leather skirt on her lower body, warm pantyhose and boots. This combination was also very common in the next ten years or so.

I just want to say that the style of the small jacket, leather skirt and boots is a bit vulgar.

But even so, in this era, this outfit is at the forefront of the times.

When Yang Mi sat in the passenger seat and fastened her seat belt, Wang Shu turned his head to look at her, smiled and praised, "She's very beautiful."

When Yang Mi heard this, the corners of her mouth raised slightly.

Now in 2007, Yang Mi's face has not yet been fine-tuned, and her face is relatively wide.

In a few years, her jaw will become more curved, which is obviously the result of cosmetic surgery.

Then every once in a while, her appearance would decline, and then return to normal.

If you have watched Yang Mi's roles in "The Golden Family" and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" as Guo Xiang, you can see the fact that Yang Mi's mandible is relatively wide.

This kind of bone stereotype cannot be changed even if you lose weight.

Since 2010, the distance between Yang Mi’s lower jaw and chin has become significantly curved, which can only be achieved by bone grinding.

In addition, her chin has also undergone obvious changes, most likely due to minor adjustments such as bone cutting, mandibular bone grinding, and chin filling.

"Thank you, Director Wang, for your compliment."

Yang Mi responded shyly.

Yang Mi at this stage is completely different from more than ten years later.

Nowadays, she often uses various emo to convey negative energy.

(End of this chapter)