the longest dream

Chapter 342 Interns

Fourteen hours later, the plane landed at Los Angeles International Airport.

The weather is dry and the sun is a little rude.

It's cool in the shade, though.

As soon as they left the airport lobby, Zhang Qing and Qi Juan laughed and said, "It's similar to Xijiang. It's hot without shade, but cool with shade. It's not a sauna day."

Qi Juan was about to respond, but the smile on her face suddenly brightened, and she waved to the front. Zhang Qing looked, and saw Zhao Qiang, Bai Kezhi, and Zhao Lin were all there.

A group of people greeted them, and Zhang Qing embraced them one by one.

Bai Kezhi shook hands with Qi Juan and others.

Meeting old acquaintances in a foreign land, everyone is in a good mood.

Zhang Qing looked at Zhao Qiang in surprise and said, "I'm still a little worried that you're here alone. Director Bai and Sister, don't they come here after a while?"

Zhao Qiang smiled and said, "I came here the day before yesterday. My sister knows that I have never been abroad, so she doesn't worry about me."

Zhao Lin smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Zhao is young and might be very capable, so there is nothing wrong with coming here. Moreover, TVB's legal team in the United States is very cooperative with Mr. Zhao, and we didn't do much to help him when we came here."

Bai Kezhi said: "I heard from Brother Kuohai that young people are going to cast and shoot movies here, so come here to study in advance to see if there is something that can be used."

Zhang Qing said with a smile: "Of course there is. Director Bai has a very important task. It can be said to be a task that can lay the foundation for the future of Chinese-language films. Let's talk about it later and go to the hotel first."

Zhao Lin smiled and said, "Kuo Hai has a mansion in Beverly Hills, which he just bought this year. He went to San Francisco to film a movie, and before he left, he told you that you must live there when you come. He is used to domineering, and we He forcibly picked them up from the hotel."

Zhang Qing didn't hesitate and said, "Then go to him first."

Looking at several luxury cars not far away, the leader is a stretched Mercedes-Benz, Bai Kezhi smiled and said: "It's also a wide ocean, his movie landed in the United States in the 80s, and it became popular the year before last. Hong Kong Island filmmakers, really He is the only one who can gain a foothold in Hollywood and move forward.”

Zhang Qing smiled and said, "Why don't you call me Big Brother... let's go."

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Beverly Hills is located on the cool and pleasant Pacific coast and at the foot of Beverly Hills. It has the title of "the most noble residential area in the world". It is known as the representative and symbol of wealth, fame and fortune, but it is actually a city.

There are elected city government bosses, public security bureaus, and intelligent departments such as the fire department.

Most residents live in the relatively flat "flat area" of Beverly Hills south of Sunset Boulevard, but homes north of Sunset Boulevard are much more expensive than other areas, and the most expensive homes in Beverly Hills are located in On the hilly land, just like a mansion in the mid-levels of Hong Kong Island.

Zhao Qiang introduced to Qijuan on the extended Mercedes-Benz car: "The mansion in Beverly Hills is like a wheat field. The division of each piece is very clear. There will be a circle of green belts around each set of yards, which not only ensures the privacy of the owner. , and at the same time increase the greening in the yard to create a secluded and fresh living environment. Of course, the price is also very impressive. But in fact, it is not much more expensive than Hong Kong Island.”

Qi Juan said with a smile: "What's the median house price here?"

Zhao Qiang said: "20 million US dollars." (263 years later, it will be [-] million.)
Qi Juan looked at Zhang Qing and smiled, "It's okay?"

Zhang Qing nodded. The courtyard house on the second ring road where he lives now is [-] RMB, which is about [-] US dollars according to the official exchange rate.According to the black market exchange rate, seventy to eighty thousand dollars.

Zhao Qiang opened the bag, took out a stack of documents and photos from it, and handed it to Qi Juan: "The real estate agency has introduced a total of five properties, all of which are very good. The price ranges from [-] million to [-] million. There are all of them. More than [-] million is too big, and the annual insurance, garden maintenance, house maintenance, and property taxes add up to more than [-] U.S. dollars, which is not worthwhile."

Zhang Qing asked Bai Kezhi, "Director Bai seems to have been in the United States for ten years... What do you think?"

Bai Kezhi smiled a little helplessly, and said, "Young man, I feel ashamed for saying that. There are so many filmmakers in Hong Kong Island, and those who can afford to buy a house in Beverly Hills can count on one hand. Those superstars are worth tens of millions at most, including houses and cars. Any mansion in Beverly Hills costs more than one million US dollars, which is more than ten million Hong Kong dollars, who can afford it?"

Zhang Qing smiled and said, "Don't worry, for at most three years, Director Bai will definitely be able to afford it... the same goes for the two sisters Zhao."

After all, she turned her head and said to Qi Juan: "Then it is suitable to buy it at the price of three million dollars. You and Shanshan can't live in such a big house. It is not suitable if it is too small, and Sister Fen and the others. "

Qi Juan nodded, flicked through the stack of materials twice, chose one, and said, "This is not bad, take a look."

After Zhang Qing took a look, he said with a smile: "Any one is good... Just looking at these houses, you can better understand the huge gap between the first world and the third world. They are indeed not in the same world. Shanshan, Remember what the first world and the second world are?"

Liu Shanshan got stuck for a while, and looked at Zhang Qing innocently with blinking eyes.

Qi Juan said with a smile: "This is a saying during the Cold War. The first world is the two superpowers of the United States and the Soviet Union, the second world is the developed countries, and the others are the third world... Take it seriously."

Liu Shanshan cursed secretly: "That's great!!"

Zhang Qing chuckled, looked at the information stuffed into his hands again and read: "It covers an area of ​​17000 square feet, with 9 bedrooms, 2 living rooms, a 2-story dining room, a large home theater, a gym, a swimming pool and a tennis court. And multiple sets of offices, including assistant room, staff room and hotel... What else can you say about these conditions? Oh, yes. Wait until next year, let's buy a ranch, and you can design the house built on the ranch yourself. It must be more comfortable to build a manor than this!"

Qi Juan was ashamed: "After all, I'm still a woman, and I can't get rid of my yearning and longing for material things. A few words from Qingzi made my heart surge, and you are getting better and better."

Liu Shanshan was annoyed: "You two are almost done!"

Qi Juan giggled, and Zhang Qing said leisurely: "Shanshan, don't worry, with your relationship with Juanzi, a room will be built for you at the gate."

When Liu Shanshan heard the words, she was first happy and then angry. She punched her a few times, making a loud bang, and said angrily, "I'll watch the door for you? I'll watch the door for you?"

Everyone laughed.

Zhao Qiang took the information and asked Qi Juan, "This mansion is not far from Brother Kuohai's house. The previous owner was the famous movie star Peter Lloyd. He hasn't lived here in the past three years. Someone has been taking care of it all the time. .Do you want to go and have a look? Do you want to take a nap first and rest?"

Qi Juan said with a smile: "I slept halfway on the way, so I'm not very tired. Is it okay to have a look?"

Zhang Qing nodded, and said: "Yes, it's a matter of solving one thing first."

Zhao Qiang smiled and said, "At that time, I asked the lawyer to call the agency... The company has already been registered, Cuckoo Films. Forty million US dollars will be transferred in, and your green card does not even need to be interviewed, and the Immigration Bureau will approve it directly."

Zhao Lin smiled and said, "This is a paradise for the rich."

While speaking, the car drove into Sun Kuohai's mansion.

The entrance and exit is the iconic swimming pool, surrounded by tall trees, very modern villas, tennis courts, etc.

After entering the villa, you will see a large living room with luxurious decoration.

Sitting on the sofa, Zhang Qing feels that this place is more like China twenty years later in the dream world. Although Hong Kong Island is also luxurious, it always gives people a sense of crampedness. That city is too small.

After appreciating it roughly, he asked Qi Juan, Zhao Qiang, Liu Shanshan and others to go to work and contact the agent to inspect the property. Zhang Qing said to Bai Kezhi, "Director Bai, do you have a special effects company in your hand?"

Bai Kezhi smiled and said, "It's not a company, it's just a studio. And..." He shook his head, smiled wryly and said, "Young man, to tell you the truth, my new visual effects studio is almost done. I can’t keep going. The special effects are really expensive. Hollywood’s Industrial Light and Magic is backed by a listed company with a market value of several billion dollars. , the new films are [-]% less than the previous year. There are even fewer who can afford special effects companies."

Zhang Qing thought for a while and said: "You set a price. Shengshi Investment will acquire New Vision, a wholly-owned acquisition. Because next, I will inject a large price into it. The purpose of our entry into Hollywood is not to buy luxury houses here to enjoy. The fundamental goal is to learn from others. Industrial Light and Magic supports more than [-]% of the special effects of Hollywood movies, and we must learn from them!"

Bai Kezhi shook his head and said: "The new vision is not worth much. The total investment in these years is only a few million Hong Kong dollars, less than [-] million. I have also thought about sending people here to steal the teacher, but Industrial Light ILM didn’t give the opportunity at all. When I visited their company, I was not even allowed to take a photo. The software they used was developed by themselves. Since the [-]s, ILM began to do special effects, but before that, ILM The founder of Magic, Michael Caine, has accumulated a lot of props. They have decades of experience, and it is too difficult for us to catch up."

Zhang Qing smiled and said: "Nothing is impossible. This year's "Once Upon a Time" was a big hit, with a box office of more than [-] million US dollars. The state-owned film production company's monopoly protects power, and each year will introduce ten foreign language films and release them separately. Although Kane Films behind Industrial Light and Magic is powerful, it is not one of the six major Hollywood film companies and wants to compete for this cake , basically impossible. I can guarantee that among these ten imported films, Kane Films will have a share every year, as long as Industrial Light and Magic can train us ten special effects interns. This is not a high requirement, right? The special effects work of a movie requires the efforts of as few as a hundred or as many as thousands of people, ten interns, isn't that too much?"

Bai Kezhi looked a little moved, and said: "If it is really possible to guarantee one imported film every year, then Industrial Light & Magic will definitely agree!! Ten interns will not be able to catch up with them in a hundred years, and it is basically impossible to compete with them."

Zhang Qing said with a helpless smile: "Competition...what are you competing for? In the high-tech field, the strong are always stronger. When we are learning, they are still running. But, even so, we have to Learning. We can fall behind, but we have to start, and we can’t give up on ourselves. It’s better to be behind than nothing... Director Bai, when we went to Industrial Light & Magic to negotiate, we used this saying, saying that our heart is for civilization.”

Bai Kezhi: "..."

"By the way, after the discussion, out of the ten internship lists, seven are selected from the mainland."

Bai Kezhi: "..."

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(End of this chapter)