Inside a luxury cruise ship on Tai Lake.
A certain little maid woke up in a daze, feeling weak all over. She twisted her body slightly a few times, but still didn't get up. Instead, she felt that someone else was sleeping soundly next to her.
Looking around, I saw the three of them on the big bed.
Then he remembered what happened last night, and it was a very confusing scene. However, the three of them, who are currently popular among the people, were just side dishes last night, or rather marginal side dishes, and could only be regarded as dipping sauces. The protagonists turned out to be those Being a nameless little girl is what makes the little maid most depressed. Fortunately, they were wearing blindfolds at the time, so they probably... wouldn't be recognized.
Of course, even if they were recognized, those little girls would not dare to reveal anything.
Thinking about the identity of a certain man, all this may not mean anything. That man is too high and mighty. In his eyes, the three of them are no different from those girls.
I definitely won't be able to work today, and I don't think Empress Ren will come and force her to the set.
Empress Ren, this is the nickname the little maid secretly gave Ren Jingxi, alongside Aunt Rong. Of course, he is the kind of person who wouldn't tell anyone. After all, he is now under Ren Jingxi's company, and the relationship between the two parties is actually very good on the surface.
Thinking randomly, I fell asleep again somewhat depressedly, and when I woke up again, it was already noon.
The two people beside him were still sleeping, obviously too tired yesterday.
The little maid got up and summoned the maids. This was what she was most satisfied with when she was around someone. The maid team around that person was simply attentive.
Unfortunately, someone was no longer on the ship. From the smell, the waitress who stayed behind just shook her head and didn't even know if the other person would come back tonight. The little maid really hopes that the other party will come back. She didn't talk much yesterday. It's best to find an opportunity today to talk about her desire to develop in Hollywood, even if she just shows up in some small films.
I called Ms. Ren, and sure enough she adjusted her work schedule and said she could take a day off.
It’s only been a day, let’s get rid of it!
But I also understood that that person should leave tomorrow.
They thought there would be no chance to see each other again this time, but in the evening, they were notified that they could attend a cocktail party in a manor at the foot of Dayang Mountain. The little maid who likes to follow certain news in the circle knows that there is also someone's private residence there.
The Huanzhu trio arrived on time at seven o'clock, and the cocktail party here just started.
This time was not a gathering in the film and television circles, but a very high-end business cocktail party. When the little maid entered, she recognized several well-known business tycoons at a glance, the kind who often appeared in various media.
It’s inevitable to cheer up.
Even if the three of them were arbitrarily classified as someone's forbidden favorites by Chen Qing, it was definitely right to get to know more people. Unfortunately, the ones who were most affected were obviously Xiaoyanzi and Ziweihua. She, this little maid, was just like in the TV series. The role is like that, it can only be regarded as a foil.
Thinking of the ongoing filming of "Legend of Sword and Fairy", I hope this fairy tale drama can take her career to the next level.
As he took the initiative to come forward and chat with Mr. Wang from Vanke, he noticed that someone had finally appeared, so he cheered up. After a while, he finally found a gap and walked over to say hello.
I couldn't help but sigh.
There was someone last night... She couldn't see it, but there were definitely many of them. She didn't expect that he was still so energetic at this time, chatting and laughing with a group of people around him.
Simon has just talked with several representatives of Jiangsu textile companies that Chen Qing has recently taken a fancy to. After the last mention, Chen Qing has moved very quickly. During this period, he has already spent 30 million U.S. dollars and is expected to invest at least 100 million U.S. dollars in related fields this year. .
US$100 million does not seem to be much in Simon's view, but for China's current textile industry environment, it can definitely spawn several medium-sized giants and continue to invest in the future. In addition, China's status as the world's factory is becoming more and more evident, even if There is no industry oligarch-level super giant, but it will definitely be no problem to create a few first-line giants.
In fact, it’s just going with the flow.
To use a very popular saying in the business world later, this is called "wind outlet".
What is the current trend in China
The real estate industry, which will soon become the backbone of the national economy, has already been bet on. The telecommunications industry is one of them, and it will be explosive in the future. It is also one of them, and it has also made moves. The electronic industry, VCD, mobile phones, computers, etc., has still not been missed. There is also steel, whether it is iron ore or steel companies, the Westeros system has already been laid out. Then there is the field of heavy industry machinery, which is associated with real estate and infrastructure, and the move is also quite smooth.
Going forward, the Internet is actually only in its seedling stage. It will take at least 10 years to get sufficient returns.
Other food, beverages, coal, automobiles, and recently textiles can only be considered small outlets considering that China will join the WTO. However, the "small" here is only in terms of the volume of interests, not the industry itself. Too small, but because of various restrictions, it is not easy to make it too big, or the violence cycle is too short, or the profit rate is low.
Of course, this arrangement is only Simon's personal standard.
In any case, every industry will be important in the future if it can do it well.
Seeing the little maid who looked like the peach blossoms blooming in Taohuawu recently approaching, Simon chatted with her for a few words. The little maid probably realized that there were not many opportunities to talk to her and said frankly that she wanted to go to Hollywood to see the world, but she didn't. He refused and promised to keep an eye out for her.
Then continue.
After the evening socializing, I didn't go to the boat again this night, but rested directly in the manor. I didn't want to be ridiculous anymore. I always had to be more restrained. There was only Chen Qing by my side.
The next morning, I flew to Hangzhou to spend a day with Lin Su and a certain little guy, and then rushed to South Korea.
The time has also come to April 3rd.
Friday.
Easter this year is April 12th.
Hollywood’s Easter schedule starts on April 3.
There are two main films this Easter: "Deep Chill" on April 3 and "The Truman Show" on April 10.
Among them, "The Deep Chill" is produced by Stephen Sommers, the director of "The Mummy", and the heroine is the 'alien' girl Natasha Henstridge. The original version of "Deep Chill" was a huge failure at the box office, and the subsequent peripheral distribution revenue was very impressive, which made Simon feel that it was largely a publicity mistake by the producer Disney at the time.
This time, the new version of "Deep Chill" definitely has no shortcomings in terms of promotion and distribution, and its schedule is relatively popular. However, because of the previous failure, Simon is still quite concerned and specifically asked the United States to report the box office status of this film in a timely manner. .
When the news came back that the first day's box office was US$7.17 million, Simon felt relieved.
7.17 million on the first day, about 20 million in the first three days of the weekend, and is expected to be around 30 million in the first week. It is not too successful, but it is certainly not a failure. The total domestic box office is expected to be 60 million US dollars, which is quite satisfactory. The final production cost of the film was US$35 million, which was lower than before. US$15 million was invested in publicity and distribution. It is expected that after the global release, the total production and publicity cost of US$50 million will be recovered in the theater stage alone. Subsequent video tapes and TV The peripheral income will be very considerable.
As for the subsequent "The Truman Show", Simon was not too concerned.
After completing this project, Jim Carrey, who has always been inconsistent with Daenerys, will end his five-movie contract and become free. However, with the strength of Daenerys Entertainment, this once Hollywood comedy king in the 1990s will also end his peak period.
Simon will not give the other party a chance.
"The Wedding Singer" at the end of last year has already allowed Daenerys to successfully introduce Adam Sandler. Next, there will be the gang of bad guys in the summer "The Hangover", plus some other veteran comedy stars, Kim... It is difficult for Carrey to be the only one, and it is also conceivable that because of previous achievements, it is difficult to reduce the production cost of Jim Carrey's comedy. Whoever wants to use it, according to Simon's custom, has to work for the stars and earn hard-earned money.
After working hard on a few movies and realizing that they are not making money, naturally no one will jump into the trap again.
Seoul.
In the blink of an eye, it is already April 5th.
Sunday.
Arriving in South Korea on Friday, Simon secretly had a meeting with South Korean President Kim Dae-jung that night. On Saturday the next day, he met non-stop with the backbone of the Westeros system in South Korea. It was not until Sunday that he relaxed. Come down.
Simon doesn't like Seoul very much.
The main reason is that the house in Itaewon is too small. When you look up, you can see the rows of houses around it. Simon has not felt this way for a long time.
Therefore, I completed my planned schedule on Friday and Saturday, and left Seoul on Saturday night and rushed to a manor in the mountains southeast of the city.
This is what Chen Qing started to prepare last year. It was originally the suburban villa of a small chaebol family in South Korea. Under the bankruptcy wave of Korean companies last year, a large number of properties were sold off, and this place is no exception. The land surrounding the manor, which covers an area of about 10 hectares, has also been sold. It was bought by Chen Qing and a supporting golf course is being developed.
In addition, there are also disadvantages.
Rich people in South Korea have not yet had the habit of living in the suburbs. This area is far from being considered a wealthy area, and is even somewhat remote.
Fortunately, Simon didn't care.
And it is conceivable that just as many people continue to buy around the Maoer Hutong mansion in Beijing, as Simon settles here, many people in South Korea will also hear the news and come to be Simon's neighbors, and it will soon become a wealthy suburb.
In the morning with spring rain.
In the main villa of the manor, Simon sent the visiting SK Cui couple to a living room on the second floor of the villa. He sat by the floor-to-ceiling window, overlooking the green surrounding mountains and the loss on both sides of the Han River, while listening to just Chen Qing, who brought a stack of information over, talked about various things here.
"Well, we have completely captured the Black Star Society," Chen Qing handed a piece of information to her boss, and continued: "The original leader was named Yin Dongji. I gave him some tests, but unfortunately he failed. Just choose three other people to take charge, one from the gang itself and two from our own staff."
Simon did not ask what happened to Yin Dongji who failed the test, but let go of the information in his hand.
All are character resumes.
The first one is named Park Byung-ho, 34 years old. He was originally a small leader of the Black Star Society and was selected as the new gang leader. Park Byung-ho has a burly figure, but his face has a bit of harmless loyalty. However, his face is probably the biggest disguise of this man, but he is actually the former "Mr. Accountant" of the Black Star Society. It even shows that this man graduated from Seoul. University.
The second person's name is Song Jinmin. He looks a little tender, but he is actually only 24 years old. He was once a member of the South Korean Marine Corps and has a very clean foundation. Of course, the information given by Chen Qing will not be concealed. Song Jinmin voluntarily transferred from the Westeros family's security company in South Korea to the Black Star Society in order to raise money for his mother's treatment.
Finally there is a woman, her Korean name is Cao Minyuan, but she is actually a 22-year-old girl from China.
There are photos in the information. A very beautiful girl, 172 centimeters tall, with an oval face and big eyes. The slightly downward corners of her mouth make her look a bit unruly. In fact, Simon took six pages of information with great interest. After reading it, I can’t help but feel that this world is wonderful.
To put it simply, the girl whose pseudonym is Cao Minyuan is the type who is worthy of being sent to the execution ground. She has at least 7 lives on her hands. She is also the 'talent' that Chen Qing accidentally discovered after her brother Chen Qing was dragged into a gambling game last time. The opponent was saved and originally sent to Eastern Europe. This time, he was recalled to Asia and placed in the Black Star Society.
This girl also has a nickname, 'Dark Phoenix'.
Chen Qing sat next to Simon and talked about letting the Black Star Association take advantage of the situation to expand its scale. On one side, it would be Korea, and on the other side, it would extend its tentacles to Japan and Eastern Europe. Seeing that her boss was obviously very interested in the information in front of him, she smiled. Said: "Boss, do you want to call someone over to show you?"
Simon nodded: "Okay."
"She's a very wild girl," Chen Qing added, curling her lips: "Maybe even the boss can't surrender?"
Simon smiled and asked: "Then how did you surrender?"
"Of course it's coercion and inducement," Chen Qing said without hiding anything: "She has a younger brother who is the only child of their Cao family. Boss, you know that Chinese people attach great importance to inheritance from descendants, and she is also a very traditional person. She was probably told by her parents, so she regarded her brother as a treasure. I promised to send her brother to the United States to study in the best school, live the best life in the future, and become a master, so she was willing to do it. I gave my life."
"Sounds like a novel."
Chen Qing smiled and said: "Novel can be as exciting as reality."
"That's right," Simon said, "Hurry up, call and show me."
Chen Qing nodded, took out her cell phone and gave some instructions, hung up the line, and then looked at her boss: "How about, boss, I'm going to order some medicine?"
"What kind of medicine?" Simon didn't react for a moment, but he understood after asking. He knocked on the forehead of the girl next to him: "Don't mess around."
Chen Qing rubbed her head aggrievedly, and then nodded to herself: "Yes, it's unnecessary. The boss is so strong. Even if she is very powerful, she is no match for the boss. She can defeat her ten times with one effort."
Simon no longer paid attention to some of the thoughts in the girl next to him, but said: "I don't object to you making these arrangements here, but you must be careful not to be caught."
Chen Qing nodded: "I just plan to let Black Star do business. What's the point?"