Era: Starting from divorce from female college student

Chapter 278: How to make money in the two hot markets?
In San Francisco, California, North America, there is a Wanjia Supermarket located on a suburban road. A lot of new goods arrived here today.

Monica Yameyer is a middle school teacher and her husband is a general dentist in San Francisco. Today, both of them had some free time, so they brought their two children to Wanjia Supermarket to go shopping.

Since the emergence of Wanjia Supermarket, Monica Yameyer and her family have become loyal customers of this supermarket. Why?
Although their family was relatively wealthy, no one was a big spender and no one was willing to go to Sears department store in the city and spend a lot of money to buy some useless things.

The most important thing is that Wanjia Supermarket is not only very large, the area of ​​the first floor alone is more than 10,000 square meters. You won’t feel tired even if you spend an entire afternoon shopping in the supermarket. Moreover, the goods inside are very cheap. They are all good products with good quality and low prices. Who wouldn’t like it?
For example, today, when Monica Yameyer and her family drove to the supermarket parking lot, there were already many cars parked there, and more than 90% of the parking spaces were full.

You should know that in order to attract more customers, this Wanjia Supermarket has built a very large parking lot, with thousands of parking spaces surrounding the entire supermarket.

After complaining a few times, Monica Yameyer finally found a parking space, and then the family got out of the car and entered the supermarket, and found that there were suddenly a lot more things in it, because there were many billboards in the special sale area facing them.

Today's discounted item is none other than bananas!

The bananas in front of me are very beautiful, ripe to the right degree, and neatly arranged on the shelves, which cover two large shelves. Many customers who come in will pick up about ten kilograms of bananas and put them in the shopping cart.

There were also two supermarket staff members nearby, who pushed new bananas from the warehouse from time to time to replenish the shelves.

"Excuse me, I want to ask where these bananas are produced? They look so beautiful."

"Southeast Asia!"

After receiving the answer, Monica Yameyer and her family exclaimed, "Isn't this really too far?"
Her husband, Raven Albert, had been to Southeast Asia and knew that there were indeed many tropical fruits there, so after the supermarket staff finished speaking, he popularized it to his two children:
"There are many tropical fruits in Southeast Asia, such as mango, mangosteen, durian, rambutan, and many other fruits are very delicious. Next time we have the chance, our family will travel there, or you can go there when you grow up."

"Raven, is this the durian you were talking about?"

At this time, Monica Yameyer had come to a position a little further ahead, and then saw the durian on the shelf. Raven Albert also saw it and immediately exclaimed.

He likes eating durian very much. Although it smells bad, it tastes delicious.

However, Monica Yameyer and her two children were very disgusted and said they did not want the durians, but Raven Albert still tried his best to sell them and took one off the shelf.

Durian is not cheap, much more expensive than bananas.

A durian costs more than ten US dollars. To be honest, it is not an expensive fruit that most people can afford.

The reason why durian is placed at the entrance of the supermarket is simply because it is very popular. Although it is expensive and smells bad, the packaging is still quite classy, ​​and many people still like to eat durian.

People who hate durian really hate it, but people who like durian love it.

Therefore, although durian is expensive, there is no shortage of customers.

They had just entered the door when Monica Yameyer's family already had bananas and durian on their cart. They continued shopping and soon saw a very cheap TV.

"Can we buy a color TV? This one's only $799."

Their children saw the TV first and noticed the price tag on it, which was $799.

Such a price immediately increases the appeal. For Monica Yarmeyer's family, color TV is still a bit of a luxury, but they are tired of watching black and white TVs.

The salary of a middle school teacher is not high. In Sam's salary class, it is about the same as that of an ordinary company employee. The only advantage is that they have more holidays.

As a dentist, Raven Albert has a relatively high salary, but he does not run his own dental clinic. Although his salary is high, it is also limited. It is just over a thousand yuan a month.

However, their family has a lot of expenses. Not to mention that they still need to pay the mortgage, the tuition for their two children every year is a considerable expense.

So when it comes to other expenses, of course, they have to be as frugal as possible. Otherwise, with Raven Albert's salary level, Monica Yameyer can definitely be a housewife.

Just when Monica Yarmeyer was about to discuss with her husband whether to buy a color TV, their children made a new discovery: the black and white TV next door only cost $299?

Wow, when did TVs become so cheap?

Although Sam's black and white TVs faced fierce competition, and the emergence of color TVs in the past few years caused the price of black and white TVs to drop sharply to the four hundred range, there was really no shopping mall or company that would lower the price to starting with 2.

This time, Monica Yameyer and Raven Albert were really surprised. What was going on?

So they made a quick decision and bought a color TV.

It’s time to change it now, otherwise if you wait a while, the black and white TV in their house will depreciate even more.

However, Monica Yameyer and her family's "shopping trip" is not over yet today, because the further they go into the supermarket, the more they will find many new products on the shelves, and the prices are really attractive.

For example, the cherries that have just been on the shelves recently are attractive in color and look delicious. There is also blueberry jam, which is much cheaper than before.

These cherries and blueberry jam are all harvests from nearby farms.

Wanjia Supermarket has acquired many farms. After the acquisition, these farms have been planned according to different needs, soil conditions, climatic conditions, etc. There are cherry orchards, blueberry orchards, banana orchards, etc.

Although the labor cost of growing such crops in Sam's place is higher than in Southeast Asia and Australia, there is no way around it.

It's impossible for everything to be imported from somewhere other than Sam's Club? That would be illogical.

Besides, there are quite a few immigrants in Sam's hometown, such as immigrants from the Crocodile Country, immigrants from the Cactus Country, immigrants from the University of the East, etc. Immigrants from these places all have one characteristic in common: they are hardworking and willing to work hard.

Of course, not all immigrants from all places are like this. After all, there are honest and dishonest people in every place, and this certainly cannot be generalized.

The emergence of various orchards has greatly enriched the variety of goods in Wanjia Supermarket. After these goods were put on the shelves, Wanjia Supermarket's turnover also saw a surge. In particular, the emergence of home appliances such as televisions, air conditioners, refrigerators, and washing machines has exacerbated this situation.

Just like the large number of martial artists from Hong Kong Island attacking Hollywood, there are also many Chinese from the mainland who, after receiving training in Australia or Hong Kong Island, have come to Sam's Club one after another and become home appliance installation and transportation workers for Wanjia Supermarket.

Since the emergence of various home appliances of Sam's Club, the company has been required to provide various after-sales services. This is inevitable.

As for home appliances such as Midea air conditioners, Haier televisions, Galanz refrigerators, etc., their after-sales service can only be handled by Wanjia Supermarket.

There are certainly quite a few white people in the after-sales service team of Wanjia Supermarket, but there are more Chinese teams.

Especially in the field of logistics and transportation, there are the largest number of Chinese people because they are the most able to endure hardships.

At the checkout counter at Wanjia Supermarket, the beautiful white woman working the register reminded Monica Yamayer, "Since you bought our color TV, when would it be convenient for you to deliver it to your door and install it?"

“Is this free?”

"Yes, ma'am. The delivery and installation are free. The price already includes this service. And as you can see from the warranty card above, it includes free warranty within one year."

After hearing the reply from the beautiful cashier, both Monica Yameyer and Raven Albert were surprised. This was really a great deal, right?

Because the black and white TV they bought before had to be transported back home by themselves, and they naturally had to contact the company's after-sales service for installation. Then they had to pay an additional $30 for installation and also had to pay a tip.

After going through the entire process, the price of a black and white TV set six years ago is now close to six hundred US dollars.

This is a very high price, it's horrible!

Before they could be surprised, they saw a black guy in the checkout line next to them, who was checking out for a Midea air conditioner. The cashier girl told him that all door-to-door installations were free of charge, which shocked the black guy beyond words.

Even Monica Yamayeye couldn't help but confirm with the cashier next to her after hearing this: "The air conditioners and televisions in your supermarket are all delivered and installed for free, right?"

"Yes, including washing machines, refrigerators and other home appliances, they are all the same. And if you need to buy something relatively heavy, such as some heavy items like grains and rice, or beds, we can provide free door-to-door delivery service."

"In addition, if you purchase goods worth more than $200 at a time, we can also deliver them to your door for free within a ten-kilometer radius."

Ten kilometers is not very far, but generally speaking, few people buy ordinary goods worth more than two hundred US dollars at a time, and most Sam's Club customers own their own cars, so they naturally do not need such free door-to-door delivery services.

Of course, these are not the most important things, but it is really amazing that Wanjia Supermarket can provide such services.

Why wasn’t it there before?

That’s because there were no home appliances before, and the logistics system was not yet fully established. On the other hand, the after-sales service employees had not completed their training. How could they provide services if they were not on the job?

The training courses for these employees also include driving skills, familiarity with road conditions, etc., as well as certain language skills.

But for ordinary consumers like Monica Yarmeyer, what they saw and heard today was undoubtedly shocking.

Let’s not talk about color TVs, let’s just talk about air conditioning. Since the emergence of low-cost window air conditioners in 1947, air conditioning has officially entered thousands of households.

In 1947 alone, a total of 43,000 window air conditioners were sold at Sam's Club.

However, what follows is the issue of air conditioning installation costs, because labor costs are also increasing, especially in recent years. This type of air conditioning installation master must have certain installation skills before they can officially take up their posts, and the cost is definitely not low.

The price of air conditioners has been reduced, but the installation service fee is still not low.

Especially for the installation of home central air conditioning, the price is almost as high as the cost of the air conditioner itself.

As a result, Wanjia Supermarket can now provide free installation services?
So consumers like Monica Ameyer are, of course, very happy.

Of course, the scene that happened in Wanjia Supermarket quickly shocked Sam's Club's competitors. The first to react were giant companies such as Macy's and Sears.

They have seen the aggressive Wanjia Supermarket. Because of the low-cost home appliances such as televisions, coupled with free installation services, the already good traffic flow of Wanjia Supermarket has now increased dramatically.

As one thing grows, another shrinks. Of course, customers who originally went to traditional retail giants such as Macy's have all gone to Wanjia Supermarket. Well, there are also Target Supermarket and Walmart Supermarket, but they are not the focus. Who can blame Wanjia Supermarket for having more stores and larger store areas?
Giants like Macy's quickly launched a counterattack, holding promotions to attract customers, while also thinking of other ways. The most important one was to appeal to the court, saying that Wanjia Supermarket was engaging in industry monopoly and throwing mud at Wanjia Supermarket.

Although Wanjia Supermarket is not a monopoly, this tactic works every time. Making Wanjia Supermarket's management exhausted is a victory.

Next are air-conditioning giants such as Trane, Carrier, and York; television giants such as General Electric, Pioneer Television, and Radio Corporation; and refrigerator giants such as Whirlpool, Kettler, Maytag, and General Electric. These giants have held management meetings to discuss how to deal with this crisis.

In August 1963, Wanjia Supermarket had a total of 50 stores in the United States, which was not a lot at the time, but after 1964, the number of stores had expanded to 160, and it also had several stores in European cities such as London, Paris, and Frankfurt.

By March of 1965, the number of stores in the United States had exceeded 200, of which more than 100 had a business area of ​​10,000 square meters.

Having more than 200 stores was not considered impressive in Sam's retail industry at that time, but it was definitely not bad.

On average, a store sells ten home appliances such as televisions, air conditioners, and refrigerators every day, which means two thousand units a day and sixty thousand units a month. Although the sales are distributed among various categories such as air conditioners, color TVs, black and white TVs, refrigerators, and washing machines, the number is much smaller.

But such business data cannot be underestimated, and can even be said to be very shocking.

There is no way. The prices of these products are much cheaper than similar products on the market, and they are delivered and installed for free. Of course, consumers will vote with their feet and directly choose Wanjia Supermarket.

"Everyone, how should we deal with this problem now? Someone is trying to undermine market rules and prevent us from making more money. I can't explain this to the board of directors if you can't think of a better solution..."

Kevin Arnold asked in a deep voice with a cold expression at a meeting of the refrigerator and television department of General Electric Group.

Under his gaze, all the major managers lowered their heads and did not dare to look him in the eye. There was nothing they could do as they all felt guilty and could not think of a better solution.

This wave of marketing strategies by Wanjia Supermarket is impossible for ordinary people to defend against, and it can almost be said to be unsolvable, because no one knows where Wanjia Supermarket's profit point lies.

The cost of producing a black and white TV is not low. At Sam's Club, the cost of producing each TV is at least one hundred and eighty US dollars. In addition, there are related costs such as sales, transportation, and advertising. When the cost is spread over each TV, the cost has reached two hundred and thirty-five US dollars.

However, the selling price at Wanjia Supermarket is US$299. Even after deducting the cost of home delivery and installation, the profit of each device is definitely less than US$.

Is Wanjia Supermarket really implementing a low-cost strategy?

Where did companies like Haier, Midea, and Galanz come from?

At this moment, the door of the conference room was finally knocked. After getting Kevin Arnold's permission, the person outside pushed the door open and walked in, saying in a deep voice:

"Kevin, we've found information about Haier. Their factory isn't located here at Sam's. They're said to be built overseas. That's probably why their costs are lower."

"Fuck, these bastards!"

After hearing this, Kevin Arnold couldn't help but curse.

After Wanjia Supermarket started selling those cheap TVs, Kevin Arnold began to arrange people to investigate. He didn't expect that Haier Company was so insidious.

Haier does not have many employees at Sam's Club, so it takes a certain amount of time just to investigate their company, especially their factory, which took quite a while.

But what they never expected was that Haier's factory was actually overseas, and apart from the company's CEO, no other employees knew about it. Furthermore, the company's management spent years overseas and rarely returned to Sam's Club. Even when they did, it was difficult to see them.

There are only a few kittens and puppies in total. I didn't expect so little information was provided.

The main tasks of the Haier employees at Sam's Club's headquarters were simple tasks such as paying taxes and contacting Wanjia Supermarket to pick up goods. They did not have any very important work.

So in this situation, it was difficult for the people sent by General Electric to investigate specific information.

There is no place to bribe them even if you spend money, so the only way to find a breakthrough is from Wanjia Supermarket, or to follow the Nolinasun Ocean Shipping Company and track the ship.

However, the cargo ships of Nolinasun Ocean Shipping Company are very large, and ordinary people cannot board such a cargo ship at all. Even if they get on secretly, they will be discovered in the sea. The result is self-evident.

In short, things are not that simple, and it is very difficult to investigate them thoroughly.

However, it is almost impossible to bribe the captain of a cargo ship. Why?
Because the captains, seamen, etc. on these cargo ships have high salaries, and their families are all at the headquarters of the Nolinasun Group, and they have a happy family life.

If they were to betray, the price they would have to pay would be something the captain and his men were not willing or able to afford.

It's that simple, yet not that simple.

Kevin Arnold was very angry and yelled loudly in the meeting, asking management to find a solution immediately.

So some people suggested that General Electric's products should also be reduced in price, while others suggested contacting the court, bribing the judge, or other units to force Wanjia Supermarket to rearrange its prices and not engage in this kind of price war that disrupts the market.

Some people also proposed to acquire Wanjia Supermarket.

In short, many of the suggestions were ridiculous, but after quickly summarizing them, they actually found a more targeted response strategy.

Just as many home appliance industry giants such as General Electric, Whirlpool, RCA, and Trane were paying attention to Wanjia Supermarket and fighting back, a huge wave was also set off in Hollywood.

Last Christmas was a happy day for family reunion. During that time, Universal Pictures released a movie called "Home Alone", which caused a movie-watching craze.

This kind of movie is very suitable for the whole family to watch together. The little ghost in the movie really makes the audience love him, especially the Chinese child from the little ghost’s neighbor’s family. Although he is not the first male lead, he behaves more like the male lead.

The martial arts were displayed with great power. Although he was not as strong as an adult, the Chinese child directly targeted the two thieves' weak points, such as their eyes, buttocks, genitals, etc. He also launched sneak attacks and cooperated with the white boy protagonist, making the audience laugh.

For such a movie, the box office in the United States has exceeded 100 million. In today's low point of the film industry, it is simply amazing to achieve such a box office result.

In addition, there are many restricted horror movies in theaters during Christmas. These niche movies also have good box office revenues, ranging from a few million to tens of millions of dollars.

Such box office results made many Hollywood film companies envious.

So in March of 1965, all kinds of copycat movies appeared, including gang movies, bloody movies, goblin comedies, kung fu movies, etc. They followed the trend too closely.

20th Century Fox specializes in developing kung fu films, and it has hired many Hong Kong martial artists. The kung fu films it produced are very popular in the market, and the cost is not high, so giants such as MGM, Warner Bros., Columbia, and United Artists have followed suit.

But they were already much slower. The better martial artists had all been snatched up by the three giants, Paramount, 20th Century Fox and Universal Pictures. Hollywood giants like MGM could only turn their attention to Hong Kong and Taiwan and poach people with high salaries.

Martial arts actors are not celebrities, so it is relatively easy to recruit better ones as long as you are willing to pay.

There are only a few stuntmen left in Hong Kong Island. The local film companies in Taiwan and Hong Kong are complaining bitterly. They either have to improve the salaries of the stuntmen or continue to poach more people.

The martial arts school, which had been in a low ebb, rose at this time. The previous war era had subsided, and many people did not want to practice martial arts anymore. After all, there were many other better ways out besides practicing martial arts.

But now, with the rise of kung fu movies in Hollywood, martial artists have become popular, and more and more people have started to practice martial arts.

Gangster movies, kung fu movies, war movies and other film and television dramas all require a large number of stuntmen. From the release of "The Godfather" last year to now, in just over half a year, the number of stuntmen in Hollywood has exceeded tens of thousands.

This is a very scary data.

But no matter how terrible the data is, the status of Chinese people in Sam's Club has begun to change, and it has become more obvious.

Of course, at this time, many people have not yet realized the logic behind this change. After all, in Sam's place, making money is king.

In the California state capital office, Pat Brown held a meeting, where he proposed restricting giants like Paramount from making kung fu films because the treatment of Chinese people in Hollywood was too high.

However, at the meeting, many office members and legislators clearly brought out Sam's constitution, etc., explaining that their country is a multi-ethnic immigrant country, and that letting a hundred flowers bloom and a hundred schools of thought contend is the right attitude.

"You know, since the end of World War II, many people have flocked to our North American continent from all over the world. Mr. Governor, didn't your father immigrate from Great Britain?"

Councilman Alex Valentine looked at Pat Brown in the main seat and said loudly:
"The Chinese are a very friendly people. My neighbor is a Chinese mathematician named Zhou Weiliang. He seems very lonely, but he is a very nice person."

"If it weren't for these talented people from all over the world, where would Sam be today? Lyndon Johnson also strongly supported our current immigration policy."

"We should not only not restrict the status of these Chinese in Hollywood, but also strongly support them. Why? Because only in this way can we attract more outstanding talents to come here, and at the same time prove that our system is more advantageous, right?"

After the rebuttal, Pat Brown was dumbfounded.

Because it wasn't just Congressman Alex Valentine who raised objections. Many people strongly opposed it. Except for a few descendants of other ethnic groups, all other white people must have accepted the money, right?

So even though Pat Brown was very unhappy, he could only skip this topic and move on to the next one.

The next day, Pat Brown also received a "gift money". Although it was not much, only 100,000 US dollars, it was already very good for him as he only had a two-year term.

In this way, the status of Chinese in Hollywood has soared, and more and more Chinese have entered Hollywood to make a living. The overall environment of Hollywood has deviated from the original trajectory of time and space.

This change is only temporary. The status of Chinese in the entire Sam's Club is still very embarrassing. Although there are many martial artists, this group of people is not so well-behaved.

As their status rises, their wages also increase significantly, and their ability to cause trouble also soars at the same time.

Just recently, in March, a martial artist got into a conflict with someone and injured him. The next day, he was killed with a gun.

Such a big event, of course, caused a huge shock. All the martial artists in Hollywood were shocked, and more than 10% of them went to seek revenge.

Thousands of dragon and tiger martial artists got guns from nowhere and went straight to the person involved, and then a bigger conflict broke out.

By the time the news of this major incident reached Pat Brown, hundreds of people had already died, and the number of injured was impossible to count. The number of injured people counted later was probably more than a thousand.

The martial artist had already escaped and was not caught by the police on the spot, but everyone knew that it was the martial artist who did it.

In a short time, the Dragon and Tiger Martial Arts Master became famous.

However, in the game behind the scenes, all the martial artists involved in this incident were fined and warned by executives from three major companies including Paramount that if similar incidents happened again, they would have to pay compensation.

The martial arts actors who led the riot directly bore the losses. The compensation of over one million US dollars was enough for them to make dozens of movies.

Pat Brown received another "gift money", a total of 500,000 US dollars. This time he was really surprised, and at the same time he was very envious of the money-making ability of giants like Paramount.

Because if Hollywood giants like Paramount don't make money from these stuntmen and believe that these stuntmen can continue to bring more profits to the company, then these giants will definitely give up on these people.

Capital is never merciful. If it really is merciful, it is definitely because the object of its mercy still has value that has not been exploited.

Of course, although California Governor Pat Brown was envious, he had no way of knowing how much money giants like Paramount made. However, after mid-March, with the release of two movies, he soon found out.

One is "The Emperor of Chicago" produced by Paramount Pictures. This is still a gang movie, but the angle is more tricky and bloodier.

On the second day of its release, the box office exceeded two million, and continued to break the record on the third day, reaching five million US dollars in a single day.

The news appeared in the newspapers and the whole United States saw it at once. Everyone was very surprised, and the box office continued to explode.

Just because in an era when the film market is sluggish, the box office performance of a movie can exceed 5 million US dollars in a single day, how good a movie must be to be able to achieve this?

Many people said it was good, so it naturally attracted a lot of people to watch it.

Monica Meyer went to the cinema with her husband to watch a movie on Friday night. As for their two children, they were directly handed over to Raven Albert's parents. Otherwise, the two of them would not be able to go on a date.

Although the movie "The Emperor of Chicago" is about gangs, it actually has a lot of influence from kung fu movies. There are many fighting scenes, and it is also quite funny.

Nearly one-third of the characters in this movie are Chinese. The second male lead is also Chinese. This time he is not the gang leader's master, but the male protagonist's good brother.

The reason why this movie became so popular is actually largely because there are no other better movies on the market. In addition, the influence of "The Godfather" before it aroused the audience's enthusiasm for watching movies.

The popularity of "The Godfather" last year led Hollywood giants such as MGM, Warner Bros., and Columbia to launch gangster movie projects, hoping to take advantage of this favorable trend and get a piece of the pie.

The result is predictable. There are many copycat movies on the market, but most of the gangster movies shot out lack creativity. After all, how can a project that is rushed into operation come up with anything new other than imitation?
In more than half a year, the market has been flooded with many such gangster movies, and the audiences are simply tired of them.

Now that "The Emperor of Chicago" is out, wow, the dark tones and exquisite soundtrack, this is a familiar taste, plus the unique style, different from the fighting scenes in "The Godfather", which really excites everyone.

Martial arts stuntmen played a very important role in the film, because the fighting scenes in the movie were all masterpieces of many stuntmen.

In the vast land of China, there are thousands of martial arts schools, including Southern Fist and Northern Leg, Wudang and Shaolin, Tai Chi, Xingyi, Bagua, etc., as well as local martial arts inheritance of major families.

With so many factions, martial artists can freely combine them, and with the different movie scenes, extraordinary fighting scenes can naturally be created.

The local people of Sam don’t know what a stunt double is, but the martial artists know it very well. With the help of a stunt double, even the male lead can become a very powerful master.

After just half a month of release, the box office of "The Emperor of Chicago" is about to break 100 million yuan, and major film companies such as MGM are all jealous: Why are so many people watching Paramount's movies?

So film companies such as Columbia had to call many directors to sit down and analyze movies such as "The Godfather" and "The Emperor of Chicago" frame by frame. However, before they could analyze it clearly, 20th Century Fox's new movie "Chinese Boxing Gym" was released.

April is traditionally a low season for the film market, but March was already extremely hot due to the movie "The Emperor of Chicago", with the box office exceeding 100 million yuan in just half a month. This is the box office for a hit movie that is only possible in the summer season, so April may also create a miracle.

As long as the quality of the movie is up to par, there will definitely be no problem with this.

"Chinese Boxing Gym" was released, and its box office grew even faster than "The Emperor of Chicago". In fact, this movie is just about a white guy who was bullied, and then by chance he became a disciple of the Chinese Boxing Gym, worked hard, and then took revenge, and finally married a beautiful and rich woman, reaching the peak of his life.

There are many factors that contributed to the success of this movie, among which the fighting scenes were also loved by the audience. They were funny and exciting, and the tense soundtrack brought all the audience into the scene, so the audience enjoyed it very much.

The second is Bai Fumei, who is really stunningly beautiful. She is a beauty that conforms to both Eastern and Western aesthetics. Through makeup and dressing, Bai Fumei becomes even more beautiful.

So a poor young man can also marry a beautiful woman. For many viewers, this certainly satisfies all their yearnings for a better life.

The box office was booming again, which made California Governor Pat Brown realize that the Hollywood film market seemed to be really rising, and that film giants like Paramount could really make a lot of money.

Pat Brown certainly wasn't very clear about whether the film made money or not. He could only guess based on the box office. But what he didn't know was that in addition to the box office, peripheral profits had begun to rise and might even surpass the box office.

For example, celebrity posters, celebrity-style clothes and hairpins, etc., these are all movie peripherals that can sell very well, and they are shipped in large quantities during the release of the movie.

This is how business should be done. This is real business.

Half a month after the hit release of "Chinese Boxing Gym", Universal Pictures quickly followed up with an American musical, which was considered to change the market's taste and avoid spoiling the audience's appetite all at once.

At the same time, Paramount and other three giants are also busy filming other films, and it seems that they have already agreed that the three of them will dominate the film market this year.

Zhao Mancang, who was far away in Beijing, didn't know many things that happened on Sam's side, but he had a lot to do with it all. It could even be said that he was the one pushing the current situation behind the scenes.

Not long after the Spring Festival, the Tenglong factory had already started mass production of drones. Even the military leaders wanted Zhao Mancang to reduce the production capacity of home appliances such as air conditioners, refrigerators, and televisions, and invest more production capacity in drones.

But it was rejected by Zhao Mancang.

It's not just because he saw that Sam's home appliance market was about to become popular, but also because he knew very well that the current drones are far from being a big hit. Producing tens of thousands of drones is enough, and there is no need to produce so many.

Let ordinary soldiers get familiar with drones. After a few years, when the drones are upgraded, they can replace their equipment in large numbers. That is when the drones will be able to form combat effectiveness and show their capabilities.

Just as March began, Zhao Mancang was called to attend a meeting. When he arrived, he found that only military leaders were there, and the other leaders were not there.

He didn't know what the meeting was about, so he started chatting with several leaders he knew well, including Qiu Qicheng, Feng Zixin, and Chen Guiqiang:
"Old Qiu, Old Chen, Old Feng, do you know what the topic of today's meeting is? I'm completely confused and don't know anything. Why are so many leaders here?"

"You don't know? This matter has a lot to do with you. We all thought you knew it." Qiu Qicheng and the other two widened their eyes, their faces full of disbelief.

(End of this chapter)