On the second day after the premiere, film critics in major newspapers gave fairly fair reviews, pointing out that this is a well-made action commercial blockbuster. And most of the doubts before have turned into approval.
Although, there's nothing high praise in it. After all, this movie doesn't have much connotation at all. But if it is regarded as a standard Hollywood action commercial blockbuster, it is absolutely excellent.
At the box office in the first week, as expected, the movie successfully reached the top. Then, after winning the No. 1 spot on the North American box office chart for two weeks, the cumulative box office in North America alone has exceeded 140 million U.S. dollars. Then the third week started to slide...but not too quickly.
After making an estimate, the North American box office of this movie can reach about 240 million, and the final global box office is expected to reach more than 400 million. To my surprise, according to the survey, the box office in Japan alone is expected to reach 100 million US dollars... This data surprised me quite a bit. But then the company's experts told me that the Japanese film market has always been an important overseas territory for Hollywood.
In addition to the profits from the peripheral products of this movie, and the sale of several rounds of broadcast rights for TV screenings with American TV stations, plus the release of the final DVD and other audio-visual products... the final net profit of this movie can reach approximately More than 200 million.
Does everyone say that movies can make money!
By the way... More than 200 million, I don't have to share with the Rothschild family. According to the supplementary terms of our cooperation, this film belongs to the company's investment before the cooperation, and it is completely independently invested and shot, so the final profit does not need to be shared with the Rothschild family. Martin doesn't care about this, he doesn't care about this little money, but what he values is the long-term profit in the future. And the big profits of this movie also gave him enough confidence.
I stayed in Hollywood for more than a month.
During the past month or so, Aze was the happiest. This pervert followed me, well-groomed, and looked like a playboy from an aristocratic family. He attended various Hollywood parties with me, and flirted with many female stars... He really succeeded a few times, once in the spring night! !
As a result of this matter, he finally made a decision when he was excited: "I've made up my mind! I want to buy a house in Beverly Hills! I can come here every year for vacation!"
As for me, although I circle among many celebrities every day, talking and laughing happily, and showing the appearance of a rising Hollywood force, there is a little haze in my heart.
Because, at the moment of celebrating the big profits of the company's first movie, the biggest hero who created this situation——Yang Wei, didn't show up!
In fact, Yang Wei hasn't contacted me since I got married in Vancouver. I thought she would come to Hollywood for this movie premiere, but she didn't show up. Mr. Yang Er from the Yang family sent a representative to attend, but Yang Wei did not come.
I finally couldn't bear it any longer and called, but I couldn't find Yang Wei! I originally had a cell phone number where I could find her at any time. But that number has been shut down. I realized that she didn't seem to want to be found.
I called the Yang family, but Mr. Yang Er simply told me that Yang Wei went to China to handle some family business, and then he would stay in Asia for a while.
"To China?" I couldn't help but sigh.
Is she trying to avoid me
With this regret, I was not happy in Hollywood. After two months, I left here and returned to Vancouver. Of course, I didn't come back empty-handed.
The profit of the film company is enough to wake up everyone around me with laughter.
I couldn't help but think, when old Sorin threw the film company to me like trash, how would he feel if he saw the company's profit account in my hand? Hey!
And on the second day after I returned to Vancouver, Wu Gang, who had been missing for two months, finally visited again! !
The one who came with Wu Gang this time, in addition to his three subordinates last time, there was another middle-aged man. This is a man who looks very dark and thin, with ordinary facial contours, but the calmness revealed in his eyes, I can tell at a glance that this kind of person is definitely the kind of person with perseverance!
I can see that Wu Gang is very polite to this person, and when introducing me, he first introduced me to the middle-aged man: "This is Mr. Chen Yang, the boss of Huaxing Company, and also a powerful person here in Vancouver. .”
When introducing the middle-aged man, he just said vaguely: "This is Comrade Ren."
The title comrade already represents a different meaning.
On this day, I invited two people into my office, and we talked for an entire afternoon before sending them off. As for the content of the conversation, I did not mention it to any of my staff.
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The next day, I went to Huaxing Company, and then held a management meeting of the company. At the meeting, I announced two decisions.
The first decision, I decided to inject $20 million into the company. This news made Sun Wendi and others very happy, but my second decision immediately surprised Sun Wendi. If I didn't stop it with my eyes, I am afraid that I have appointed the number one general of this company and I will argue with me on the spot!
"The second decision... I will transfer 20 million funds from the company, and then I decide to start the company's overseas development and set up branches overseas. I plan to set up three branches in Europe, Asia, and... Africa at the same time. .The branch office in Asia is set up in Shanghai, China, and the branch office in Europe is set up in Genoa, Italy... Africa... "
"Africa?" Sun Wendi cried out when he heard me speak.
I didn't change my face: "African branch, I will personally take people to several countries in Africa to inspect and make a final decision." I glanced at Sun Wendi and signaled him not to speak.
After the meeting, in my office, Sun Wendi began to complain to me: "Boss! We have already planned to set up overseas branches! And these are all in our planning, Asian branches and European It is not surprising that the branch offices in Africa... But Africa?? From the current stage, I don't think it makes any sense to set up branches in Africa!! The investment environment in African countries is not good, and...the situation there is complicated, although the environment in North Africa Slightly better, but they are separated by a mediterranean from Europe, where the market is taken over by the Europeans! I don't think we will have any development in Africa... The future of the company is in Asia, which I think we have already had confirmed!"
He was waving his arms and complaining loudly at me. I just sat in my seat and watched him quietly.
"I have my own considerations." I said lightly: "I am responsible for all the affairs in Africa, and I don't need people from the head office to intervene... Well, and I can tell you that I don't plan to do business in the African branch. , I am going to invest there."
"Investment..." Sun Wendi almost groaned: "Invest in Africa? What to do? Mining? Impossible, the minerals in Africa are controlled by large and small armed forces, or they are manipulative agents of European and American powers. We are not qualified... Ordinary business? Hell, what business is there in Africa? Do you want to poach wild animals?"
I sighed, then raised my eyelids and looked at Wendi Sun: "I know you are thinking about the company. But I can tell you that this matter is not as simple as business. You have been in my company for so long, my identity What is the background, you don't know it?"
Sun Wendi was speechless.
"I can't tell you too much, but I just want you to understand that I have other considerations when I go to Africa to do things. These have nothing to do with the company's current legal business. Others, you don't need to know too much. I bring If the funds are gone, I won’t let the company bear the burden, I will personally inject capital into the company first, and then withdraw the capital injection, it’s as simple as that.”
Sun Wendi left my office silently, and I could see that he was forced to accept it.
I sat in the office, and then took the Wanbaolong gold pen in my hand and drew three big circles on the paper. Three words are written in three circles: Vancouver, China, Africa...
I put a few arrows on several circles again, so that the order of the circles on the paper becomes: Vancouver-Africa-China...
"Oh!" Sighing, I tore up the paper and threw it into the shredder, then smiled wryly: "It's a big detour, a big detour...the road back to China is really not smooth."
After applying for a visa, there are various formalities, and finally a series of preparatory work has been passed. I carefully selected a group of people. Except for Hammer, who was always by my side as a bodyguard, I also selected ten smart and capable generals from the big circle. In the end, I thought again and again, I didn't take Shiro with me, and kept him at home to manage the smuggling business at the dock.
And just before departure, there was finally one more person in my team who forced himself in!
jojo!
Knowing that I was going to Africa, Jojo almost strongly demanded to go with me. I refused several times but failed, but one of her reasons finally convinced me.
"In Africa, simply knowing English is not enough! The official language of many countries in Africa is French! Can you speak French?" Qiao Qiao looked at me with her arms crossed.
"You will?" I glanced at her.
"%￥#￥... ※%" Qiaoqiao quickly said a series of strange sentences to me, with a look of disdain on his face.
"… What's the meaning?"
"French, it means, you nasty stallion!"
Originally, I wanted to refuse, but later even Yan Di said that she wanted me to take Qiao Qiao to Africa. This move surprised me a bit! But then I understood that because I married her, Yan Di always felt sorry for Qiao Qiao in her heart, as if she had snatched the position of being my wife, and she had already acquiesced in the relationship between me and Qiao Qiao. Therefore, she allowed and even encouraged me to take Jojo with me, which is a kind of compensation in my heart.
After a few times, I finally agreed to Qiao Qiao, but made a deadly rule: "After you go out, you are not allowed to do anything wrong! You must obey me in everything! You are not allowed to disobey!" Looking at this female bandit, I gritted my teeth: "If you dare to be disobedient , I'll throw you off the plane!"
What I didn't know was that this decision of mine made my trip to Africa extremely exciting because of the addition of this powerful female bandit...