Actor: Thank you.

Two weeks later.

After the funds arrived from both ends, Zhang Yuan went to Hong Kong as agreed.

"Meng Guangmei?"

Zhang Yuan informed everyone in Hong Kong about the other investor.

"She was cheated by a foreigner a few years ago."

"Yeah, I heard that too."

“Is she that rich?”

"She's willing to invest so much money in you?"

The Hong Kong bosses have doubts in their hearts.

Then, everyone turned their eyes to him, looking him up and down.

The boy looks quite attractive.

Then he showed a look that said, "You are a ruthless person", "Being handsome is good", "We all understand", "Take care of yourself", and "Just enjoy it".

Zhang Yuan: …

Why are you all the same as Wu Jing?

Do I have to sell my body to raise some money?
Besides, if I really make a living by selling my body, I would have to sell it in a very good way to get back 1000 million US dollars.

Even an iron rod has to be ground into a needle.

After he briefly explained to them his friendship with Meng Guangmei, the bosses finally understood.

"Good people are rewarded, not bad, not bad."

Hong Kong people, especially their generation, still have some "old-fashioned" sentiments.

The so-called old-school includes the words loyalty.

Interests are important, but when facing old brothers, they will occasionally show loyalty.

So when Zhang Yuan said that he had once helped Sister Meng a lot, they easily understood.

It's just that these Hong Kong guys made the calculation.

2000 million US dollars, 15 percentage points interest rate.

In other words, after the movie is released, Zhang Yuan will have to pay an additional US$300 million in interest in addition to the principal.

This is more than 2000 million Chinese yuan!
Based on the data he provided, the bosses roughly calculated the accounts.

The total cost is 8000 million US dollars, and he wants to make money according to his share.

The global box office of this film must be at least 2.5 million US dollars.

Otherwise, if he wanted to repay the loan, he would have to sell his property.

The cost of "Fast & Furious 3" was similar, but its global box office was only 1.6 million US dollars.

Moreover, the global box office of his previous film "Rush Hour 3" was less than 2.6 million.

These bosses are not optimistic about this business.

They believe they made the right choice by borrowing rather than taking on the risk of investing together.

In theory, they were right.

But theories themselves are often wrong...

Zhang Yuan knew that there was another reason why these Hong Kong bosses were not optimistic about this business.

That is, "The Fast and the Furious", like "Rush Hour", is an action movie, not a special effects blockbuster.

A big part of the reason for the decline of the Hong Kong entertainment industry is the impact of Hollywood special effects blockbusters.

Because he died in this incident, he believed in it even more and even worshipped special effects.

It's just like after a big war, the Chinese suffered from "fear of insufficient firepower", and the Americans began to desperately develop individual combat equipment, especially field night combat equipment.

We all have psychological shadows, it's human nature.

The huge sales of "Transformers" in mainland China further convinced them of this.

Therefore, the biggest problem in the Hong Kong circle is that the ideas and concepts have not kept up.

The result is that the comedy trend did not keep up, the science fiction trend did not keep up, and there was no patriotism trend at all. None of them kept up.

However, this backward ideology is actually beneficial to Zhang Yuan.

So he didn't intend to correct the other party.

There would be no lotus without mud.

Without you guys, how can my shooting skills be so accurate?

After taking the money, he flew to North America again.

Zhang Yuan has almost become a frequent flyer recently.

Back to Universal Studios Hollywood.

When Zhang Yuan took out the contract and said that the money was ready, Mike's eyes widened.

A Yuan, you are serious!
It takes a lot of effort for us to raise tens of millions around the world, how come you can do it so quickly?

Not only were the people at Universal shocked, but even Harvey, who was in the same business as the other team and came to collect the referral fee, was bewildered.

I wonder if I have underestimated this young Chinese man.

I've seen rich people, but I've never seen anyone so straightforward.

This kind of decisiveness and directness after identifying the goal is rarely seen in Chinese people.

Compared with white people, Chinese people are more introverted.

But Zhang Yuan's performance was even more cruel than that of the white people.

Just like now.

The money and the contract were right in front of him, but when the other party was drooling over them, Zhang Yuan immediately changed his attitude and put forward several new requirements.

The first thing to be affected is the domestic filming and the use of some Chinese teams.

These are all efforts made to move towards co-production.

After all, according to the contract, he can get half of the domestic box office revenue of this series, so of course he has to consider himself.

"Zhang, I know what you are thinking," Harvey advised.

"I am very familiar with Huaxia, and I am also familiar with your Huaxia film management department."

"I'm afraid this won't be easy."

"Leave it to me." Zhang Yuan answered confidently.

He wanted to earn the more than 2000 million in interest by relying on the share of the domestic box office.

The two foreigners shrugged, not knowing what to say.

This is not an easy matter, because China has its own national conditions.

But since he has made such a large sum of money, they won’t find it strange if he does any magical operations.

"I have another request regarding this matter," Zhang Yuan continued.

"I need an internship position on the crew."

"It has to be an internship seat in a core position of the film crew."

“One that has access to most of the work processes.”

Mike's expression became a little more serious.

This Chinese boy wants to send me a supervisor?
After complaining for a few words, he noticed that Zhang Yuan had a smile on his face and was looking at him with caring eyes.

You're taking me for a fool... Mike shut up.

"Supervision is the right of investors, and this works globally."

"But the internship I want is not for supervision."

After Zhang Yuan informed the people he wanted to arrange, the two of them reacted immediately.

"I understand." Mike nodded: "I will inform the company and the crew to provide full reception for this intern."

"Very good, thank you for your support."

We had another meal after the chat.

The food here in America is a bit better. Although not as exquisite as French food, it is delicious.

Steak and lobster, pure meat, the ultimate enjoyment.

Moreover, these two old white men do not believe in vegetarianism or environmental protection, and their attention to small animals is limited to cooking methods.

Zhang Yuan looked around and couldn't help but sigh.

At that time, there were not so many strange organizations and genders. The men and women on the street were really just men and women.

There's not that much political correctness in the movie either.

This is the golden age of the Beacon Country and the golden age of Hollywood, but it is coming to an end.

You are ignoring the Chinese market now, but in ten years or so, it will be out of your reach!
After transferring the agreed 50 U.S. dollars to Harvey, the old guy smiled happily.

The cost of his trip was not low. It cost him nearly a million US dollars to take care of the expenses and set up the event.

Adding in the financing costs, Zhang Yuan can say with certainty that no one else in China dares to do this.

In recent years, Chinese film and television companies have had a habit of inserting people into Hollywood blockbusters.

But I just followed the success of other people's series of works and followed their lead.

It is extremely rare to go against the current like he did.

It almost goes against common sense in the circle.

After chatting with these two, I went to see Vin Diesel the next day.

The last time we parted, my brother said he would invite him to his home for dinner.

Well, here I come, you said it.

My brother had already heard from the producer that Zhang Yuan had collected 2000 million US dollars, and he was very enthusiastic to see him come!

An American-style brotherly greeting.

He also enthusiastically took him to visit his own mansion.

To be honest, the taste is average.

It's the kind of genre that's more old money and not very modern.

But the interior decoration is a bit strange, incorporating many religious decorations.

Considering that he came from a charlatan family, it’s not too strange.

Vin Diesel is considered a first-tier star in Hollywood today, but he is not a top-tier star like Tom Cruise.

But this condition, which is not as good as any other, but better than any other, has enabled him to own a large yard of several thousand square meters, a swimming pool, a sauna and a gym.

It is enough to crush ordinary domestic luxury houses. And this house is located in Hollywood and the price is amazing.

After the visit, he was invited to dinner.

Old Fan has a Dailian ancestry, so the food he eats tends to be Dailian style.

Italy is known as the Little China of Europe, besides having similarities in food styles.

I like to eat tomatoes, peppers and noodles.

Moreover, Italians have a strong sense of family and male chauvinism is prevalent.

So it is a good match for Vin Diesel to play the role of a family hero.

During the meal, Zhang Yuan asked a lot of questions about his house and Hollywood real estate.

"Zhang, you want to buy real estate in North America?"

"I can introduce you to a real estate agent."

"I'll think about it." Zhang Yuan gave an ambiguous answer.

He was somewhat interested.

Since I will come to Hollywood often in the future, it’s not impossible to buy an apartment.

Lao Fan is from New York, but he bought a house here because of his work.

So he can buy it too.

Just avoid wildfire zones...

Real estate in Hollywood is also one of the most valuable areas in the world.

But there is a problem.

Houses here are too expensive!
Besides, it is not the right time to take action now.

Because of the financial crisis, real estate prices across the United States are declining.

After all, the cause of this financial crisis was subprime loans.

The so-called subprime mortgage crisis is that banks and institutions provide loans to poor people who have no repayment ability so that they can buy houses.

The peak period in 06 and 07 can also be called the crazy period.

In North America, you can even get a loan in the name of a cat or dog, and no one will check.

The entire credit system is in chaos.

These low-quality loans, after being labeled as high-quality assets by rating agencies, are packaged into financial projects and resold to other banks and investors.

In the end, the poor cannot pay back the money, and the banks and investors lose all their money.

Only the big short sellers who set up the game made a fortune.

Without transfusions from the whole world, a crisis of this magnitude would be enough to cause a developed country to completely collapse.

Later, Jack Ma’s Ant Financial wanted to play with subprime loans!
His heart can be killed.

He made money, but left the mess behind, and who will clean it up?

It may even be used as a financial bomb by the enemy to attack the country.

One trump card will directly destroy your domestic economy and cause internal strife, and the next step is for you to surrender.

Imagine what would happen if ten or twenty Evergrande companies went bankrupt at the same time.

The subprime mortgage crisis in the United States has not yet reached its peak, and housing prices have not yet hit rock bottom.

The lowest point was probably around 11, which was almost half of what it was in 07.

This time, Zhang Yuan saved several million dollars in working capital.

You can't just put it in a Swiss bank and collect interest.

Got to find a way to spend it.

Investing in Hollywood real estate is also an option.

After dinner, I had a few more drinks.

What Vin Diesel meant was "I'll protect you, and you can walk all over Hollywood from now on."

Zhang Yuan thought to himself that you were also drunk.

It is not certain who will protect whom in the future.

Before leaving, I was given a name tag of a real estate agent, who was a local celebrity agent.

Real estate transactions in Hollywood are very developed, and these agents are also very good at marketing themselves.

They even record reality shows to hype themselves up.

The golden-haired buddy Zhang Yuan knows has also been on quite a few reality shows.

On this side, entrepreneurs are very mature in their methods of hype through the entertainment industry.

Zhang Yuan put away the business card, thinking that he might be able to use it in the future.

We said goodbye and returned to the imperial capital.

The next day, he came to the office building of China Film Group Corporation holding a large cardboard box.

Knock on Lao Han’s office door.

"Hey, you're here... What's this?"

Han Sanpin pointed to a box in his arms.

"Mineral water." Zhang Yuan put it on the floor of his office and clapped his hands in reply.

"Why are you bringing me water?"

"Moutai brand mineral water." Zhang Yuan added.

Old Han smiled and raised his hand to nod at him.

The higher-ups have been cracking down on this recently, and many people within the system can’t stop doing this.

How to do?
The most common way is to put Moutai into mineral water bottles and bring them to dinner parties.

Zhang Yuan was essentially telling an inside joke.

"That won't do. The Olympics are coming up soon."

"China Film Group also needs to cooperate with us on a lot of work."

“We have to pay attention.”

"If you send it, and I send it, how can we do things?"

"Take your things with you when you leave later." Old Han said sternly.

Zhang Yuan took a look and decided that this wouldn't work.

You're still making a fuss with me.

If you don't take it, how can I make progress?

"I heard you've been doing pretty well lately."

"CCTV even went to Hollywood just for you." After sitting down, Lao Han half-knocking and half-reminding.

"Another big job in Hollywood."

"It is said that you have collected tens of millions of US dollars?"

"Is this happening?"

"Yes, that's why I came here." Zhang Yuan said without hesitation.

"Keep a low profile." Old Han looked at the "problem child" in front of him.

He had kicked Li Shaohong and punched Wang Zhonglei before.

They were all his beloved relatives, friends, brothers and sisters.

An old relative.

Now there is another big incident in Hollywood, and people are afraid that he will cause trouble again.

So when we met today, I planned to put some pressure on him and make him behave himself.

"Many people have opinions about you."

"I'm such a good person, but they have opinions about me. That means they are narrow-minded and can't tolerate good people."

Han Sanpin: ...

You are a good person.

Chen Kun was almost driven to death by you, fortunately.

"Tell me what you want from me."

Zhang Yuan then roughly talked about his plan to make "Fast & Furious 4" a co-production.

"Tsk..." Old Han clicked his lips and pretended to make an expression.

"It's not easy to handle."

“This is not easy to handle.”

"Co-productions are strictly controlled by the higher-ups and the review is very strict."

Zhang Yuan smiled but said nothing.

It was completely within his expectations that Lao Han would say this.

Co-productions account for 45%, and split-revenue films account for 13%.

This is the approximate difference in revenue sharing between the two films.

Guess who got the remaining 32%?
How much benefit can China Film Group get from this 32%?

Lao Han is the president of China Film Corporation.

Approving Zhang Yuan to do a co-production will affect the company's interests.

Moreover, he wanted to suppress Zhang Yuan, but he approved it. Not only did he not suppress him, but he also praised him more, didn't he?
But Zhang Yuan also understood that this matter could not get around the hurdle of Old Han.

You want to jump over him?
In the film and television industry, he may not be able to guarantee your success, but he can definitely guarantee that you will not succeed!

Given his position, there are many opportunities for him to stumble.

So what ordinary people have to do is to find him first.

If his attitude is ambiguous, then you have to use other relationships, but the success rate will be much lower.

The nickname Zuoshan Diao is not given for nothing!

But after hearing the hidden meaning in his words and understanding his attitude, Zhang Yuan did not back down.

What I am fighting is the elite!

Before he came, he had prepared a "special method" to deal with Lao Han... (End of this chapter)