The king of ghost horse comedy

Chapter 262 Rapid Expansion

The rest of the flight of more than ten hours was relatively safe, so Xu Guanwu finally had a peaceful sleep.When I woke up again, the plane had already reached the sky above the United States.

After getting off the plane, Xu Guanwu and his wife found the pick-up person who had been waiting there for a long time.

Stanley angel investment fund manager Paul got the news in advance, specially sent someone to pick up the plane at the airport, and drove Xu Guanwu and his wife to the reserved hotel.

The Stanley Angel Investment Fund was founded by Xu Guanwu last year, and it is responsible for handling all his affairs in the United States, such as income from shares in National Entertainment, film copyright income from 21st Century Fox, equity income from CAA manager company, etc. , and is also responsible for investing the money in the high-tech industry in Silicon Valley.

The Stanley Angel Investment Fund has to report its performance to Stanley Market Research Company every month and every quarter, and Stanley Market Research Company directly reports to Xu Guanwu.Under layers of control, it is ensured that no benefits will be lost.

The young man in charge of picking up the plane was very alert, and his mouth was very strict. Apart from answering Xu Guanwu's questions along the way, he didn't say a word during the rest of the time. He even just looked at the road with his eyes, which made Xu Guanwu feel very satisfied. .

When they came to the hotel, there was naturally someone to help with the check-in procedures, and Xu Guanwu and his wife didn't have to take care of themselves at all.

After helping with everything, the staff responsible for picking up the airport got up and said goodbye, "Boss, Mr. Baoluo would like to ask you when it would be more appropriate to report to you."

"Let him work with peace of mind, don't come here for now. After the awards ceremony is over, I will make a special trip to Silicon Valley." Xu Guanwu waved his hand and said.

The staff member nodded and retreated respectfully.

Xu Guanwu walked to the floor-to-ceiling windows and took a long breath, "It's better to be down-to-earth to feel at ease."

"Ah Wu, the Golden Globe Awards will be held only after the ceremony. Do you have any plans for tomorrow?" Zhao Yazhi asked while packing her luggage.

"Isn't it just to disturb Lei Shidong, then see Richard Zaniuk and David Brown, then go to the CAA manager's company, and then say hello to Stallone." Xu Guanwu Counting with his fingers, he just came to his senses and quickly put down his hands, "We can do these things after the Golden Globes are over, Azhi, do you have other plans for tomorrow?"

"I want to go to Sunset Boulevard to buy clothes, can you go with me tomorrow?" Zhao Yazhi stared at Xu Guanwu and asked.

"Uh... don't you have many boutiques in Hong Kong now? You can find brand-name clothing from all over the world, and they are all the latest styles. Why bother... Oh, why don't you go tomorrow? Let's rest early tonight." " Xu Guanwu thought of going shopping with Zhao Yazhi, and his calves started to twist, and he refused instinctively, but halfway through the conversation, he found his wife's murderous eyes, and quickly changed his words.

"Actually, it's not that I want to go shopping. It's sister Siqi and sister Quan who knew I was coming and said that clothes are cheaper here, so they asked me to bring them back some brand-name goods." Zhao Yazhi waved her hand and explained.

"Well, since I promised her, let's go together tomorrow." Xu Guanwu nodded, "But remember not to promise them this next time. We are here to do business in the United States, not a seven-day shopping trip in the United States. .”

"It's just a little favor. If I refuse all of them, how can we play together in the future?" Zhao Yazhi gave Xu Guanwu a white look and said.

……

Because of jet lag, Xu Guanwu spent the whole night baking sesame seed cakes, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.On the contrary, because Zhao Yazhi is used to being a flight attendant, she often flies around in the sky, and because she is used to turning day and night upside down as an actor, she fell asleep after lying on the bed for a while.

Waking up early the next day, Zhao Yazhi ate breakfast in good spirits, and Xu Guanwu, who was yawning and holding two panda eyes, went to Hollywood Sunset Boulevard to go shopping.

"Honey, can you forgive me, I'm so sleepy, okay?" In order not to be laughed at, Xu Guanwu specially put on a toad mirror.

"I have prepared sleeping pills for my luggage, who told you not to take them yourself." Zhao Yazhi scolded, "Since you promised me yesterday, don't even think about slipping away today."

"Where did you put the sleeping pills? I tried to find them yesterday, but I couldn't find them for a long time." Xu Guanwu asked.

"It's in the dark compartment above the suitcase. If you can't find it, just wake me up. Let me help you find it." Zhao Yazhi said.

"I'm not afraid of waking you up to sleep. It's really kind of unrewarding." Xu Guanwu said depressedly.

……

When you come to Sunshine Avenue, there are boutique clothing stores everywhere, selling designer clothes from all over the world, and each store has a star wall, posting photos of all the Hollywood stars who have come to shop.So many stars look at you together, it seems to say, "Come in and buy some clothes to wear, and you will become as famous as us when you wear them."

Zhao Yazhi walked over enthusiastically, and began to choose clothes under the gracious reception of the clerk.Xu Guanwu yawned and sat on the sofa. At first, he forced himself to watch his wife choose clothes, but then he couldn't bear it any longer, so he closed his eyes and yawned.

After an unknown amount of time, Xu Guanwu suddenly felt a pain, and when he opened his eyes, he saw his wife looking at him angrily.

"What are you doing?!" Xu Guanwu asked in a daze.

"Let you accompany me to buy a piece of clothing, you sit here and sleep, hum!" Zhao Yazhi said angrily.

Xu Guanwu quickly rubbed his face with his hands, and regained his energy, "Ah, the one in your hand is very good! That's all right, let's buy this one, right?" He pointed at the one in Zhao Yazhi's hand Said happily.

"Buy your head, this is the one I don't like the most." Zhao Yazhi threw away her clothes and directly covered Xu Guanwu's head.

"Haha..." Just as he was talking, someone beside him suddenly laughed.

Xu Guanwu took off his clothes, stared at him with displeasure, and saw a black man standing there, maybe 30 or [-] years old or [-] or [-] years old, it's hard to tell from his complexion, but his eyes were still clear, It shouldn't be too old.

"I'm sorry." Seeing Xu Guanwu's displeasure, the black man quickly apologized and walked away quickly.

Xu Guanwu curled his lips, "Then whichever one you choose, buy it quickly. After buying it, I can go back to the hotel to sleep, I'm almost sleepy."

"Good idea, come with me to choose clothes, don't doze off anymore." Zhao Yazhi dragged Xu Guanwu over with all her strength.

"Why ask my opinion, you already know my aesthetic vision." Xu Guanwu muttered.

"I just know your aesthetic vision, that's why I asked you to help me choose." Zhao Yazhi smiled, "In this way, they won't look prettier than me when they wear the clothes you choose."

Xu Guanwu was almost overwhelmed, he admired his wife's scheming so much.

Accompanying his wife to carefully select a batch of clothes, Xu Guanwu was finally liberated. What made him feel strange was that the black guy seemed to be quite interested in the couple. Floating over made Xu Guanwu feel uncomfortable for a while.

After the big fight, Zhao Yazhi was like a victorious general, holding her head high and arrogant.Followed by Xu Guanwu seemed to be her prey, yawning with two panda eyes.

"Ah Wu, did you notice that someone seemed to be staring at us just now?" Zhao Yazhi said suddenly.

"Of course, it's the black man." Xu Guanwu waved his hand, "Don't worry about him, this is Hollywood, one of the safest cities in the United States, and there won't be any violent incidents."

"Oh, that's good, but why does he keep looking at us?" Zhao Yazhi asked worriedly.

"Maybe it's because I've never seen a Chinese woman as beautiful as you." Xu Guanwu said with a smile.

"Poor mouth." Zhao Yazhi smiled, "Okay, seeing how sweet your mouth is with honey, I'll let you go back to the hotel to sleep."

"Great." Xu Guanwu immediately jumped three feet high.

……

Back at the hotel, Xu Guanwu didn’t sleep for long. It turned out that he didn’t ask anyone to look for him. When Lei Shidong heard the news that Xu Guanwu had come to the United States, he stared at the office for a long time and didn’t see him visit. Excited in my heart, I ran to the hotel to find Xu Guanwu in person.

"My dear Xu, how are you now?" Upon meeting, Lei Shidong greeted happily with a bear hug.

"Thank you for asking me, I'm fine. But if you come two hours late, I'll be better." Xu Guanwu yawned, "Why did you come to the hotel to see me?"

"I still want to meet my biggest business partner, my most reliable helper in my career, my dearest Xu." Lei Shidong said with a smile.

"Stop, the more you listen, the more disgusting you become." Xu Guanwu said coldly, "How have you been in the past six months? Let me hear what's new."

"There's nothing new, but we now have [-] theaters under National Entertainment." Lei Shidong said proudly.

Xu Guanwu took a sip of tea halfway, and almost jumped up, "How much?!"

"Three hundred theaters, more than 700 screens." Lei Shidong said with a smile, "We are now the third largest theater chain in the United States."

"Wow." Xu Guanwu couldn't help opening his mouth. If he remembers correctly, last year National Entertainment only had more than 100 theaters and more than 400 screens.Now it has only half a year, and it has more than doubled in size. This speed is really amazing.

"Although this move also led to an increase in the company's debt ratio, I still think it is very worthwhile." Lei Shidong said with a smile, "In the future, I plan to continue to expand and become the largest theater chain in the United States."

Xu Guanwu was very happy when he heard it at first, but then he couldn't help frowning, "You said the debt ratio has increased?"

"Yes, because of the rapid expansion, I mortgaged many of my movie theaters to the bank for loans." Lei Shidong nodded and said, "Originally other shareholders were against it, but with you firmly behind me, we Both have a majority of votes, so their negative votes are invalid."

"When did I support you firmly behind your back?" Xu Guanwu became more and more confused the more he heard it.

"Didn't you listen to me for all other matters except for major incidents?" Lei Shidong glanced at him and said reproachfully.

"Oh, there is such a thing." Xu Guanwu suddenly realized. He remembered that when he bought shares in National Entertainment Company, in order to dispel Lei Shidong's concerns, Xu Guanwu promised that he would not casually participate in the company's operations.

Of course, this "casual" is not an accurate term, so it needs to be considered in many cases.

Xu Guanwu is not opposed to Lei Shidong's expansion of territory. To be honest, the bigger the National Entertainment Company, the better.However, Xu Guanwu also opposed blind expansion, especially in the 70s when the film market was in a downturn. Many large film companies were on the verge of bankruptcy and could not sustain themselves.The downstream theater operators are even more miserable, and they are also living in dire straits.

Films such as "Rocky", "Jaws", and "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" that have achieved great commercial success did not seem to have many films in the 70s.

After the rapid expansion, if there are no good movies or blockbuster movies released, those movie theaters that could have made profits will become a big burden, overwhelming people.And the bank will also become a vicious vampire, pressing people to the ground and skinning them.

(End of this chapter)