Chapter 494: A Small, Fine, and Expensive Cinema
Rejecting Alfred's suggestion to put Home Alone in Washington for the premiere, Li Changheng groaned in his heart and looked sideways into his eyes.
It soon became apparent that there was a trace of regret in this guy's eyes, and he didn't understand that the other party was binding everyone, or meant deep cooperation.
It's a pity that Li Changheng is not that stupid.
He is not one of those American companies that rely on policies to make a living, let alone the leader of the United States who seems to be powerful.
But you only need to really understand the power structure in the United States to understand.
No matter how capable you are, how you are in the Senate, House of Representatives, business, and politics, you only need to sit in the Oval Office.
All your abilities and means are like being bound by your hands and feet, and countless things that hinder you will appear in front of you.
The real power is not getting yourself involved in the conflict between the elephant and the donkey, but the influence on the members and volunteers whether it is the elephant or the donkey.
Therefore, he will definitely stand in the team, but he will never let himself fall into the battle between the elephant and the donkey.
And say something funny.
No matter in the past or in the future, supporters of elephants and donkeys will support one or several volunteers from different factions when necessary.
Besides, the Zhengke of the United States can be said to be the most realistic group of people in the world, who support him to become a volunteer or even a general.
It is not uncommon for the back foot to calculate in reverse because of its own interests, and even kill supporters.
Therefore, people like Li Changheng who have a lot of money-making ideas and even want to share them are the most difficult to deal with, and they are also the existence that many people are least willing to offend.
However, everything has advantages and disadvantages, if Li Changheng didn't have the Death Squad in his hands.
And the operation in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, guaranteed that there would be a pack of hyenas trying to figure out how to take a big chunk out of him.
So when Alfred was embarrassed by himself, even his eyes dodged and his heart beat faster.
Li Changheng suddenly laughed and said, "I will put the premiere of the movie in an amusement park in London, and I like people to come to me to cooperate."
Alfred said cautiously, "But people in Hollywood are not so easy to deal with."
"I know," Li Changheng said with narrowed eyes and a smile, "As long as you are not from Hollywood, you will be treated like a fool by them, wantonly embezzling the interests of investors in terms of box office share and later profits.
It's a pity that no matter how they calculate, they still have to ask someone else in the end. "
After finishing speaking, he smiled and pointed to the theater, "The money I spent to buy this theater is enough for me to make two movies.
If you add the three single-family buildings bought in the other three most prosperous squares in Westminster, the total cost is 33.5 million US dollars.
Including the renovation and remodeling costs, it cost 35 million US dollars, but do you know how much cash I have in the bank in the United States waiting to be spent? "
It was only at this time that Alfred realized the compulsion of the young man in front of him, who didn't take money as money, but was too good at making money.
In the United States, the rich are gods.
If you have money and are willing to spend it, you will definitely be protected by many honest customers and gain power.
Think again of those in New York and Virginia who used funds or institutions to join the Panda Restaurant.
Alfred silently reminded himself in his heart that the young man in front of him was definitely not as gentlemanly and harmless as he looked.
Smiling and echoing, "It should be a very, very large sum of money."
Li Changheng chuckled, of course he wouldn't really say that from April to December now, ordinary and professional calculators brought him more than 200 million US dollars in cash.
Instead, he smiled and said, "I like to buy real estate in big cities and downtown business districts to legally avoid taxes and preserve value, so if people in Hollywood want to expand outside the United States.
Maybe you would be very willing to see a theater chain established in the most prosperous areas such as London, Paris, Madrid, Rome, Berlin, Hong Kong and Kowloon, Tokyo, Seoul, etc., right? "
Alfred was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head with a smile and said, "If you really do this, I think even if Hollywood doesn't regard you as a god, it will definitely not embarrass you in terms of distribution."
After finishing speaking, he responded with a smile and said, "If you play Hollywood movies in a theater in London tomorrow.
Then the movie you made will definitely be rushed by major Hollywood film companies to distribute it in the United States for you. "
Li Changheng said with a smile, "I like Vivien Leigh and Gone with the Wind, but I don't know if Michael is willing to authorize me."
"Surely no problem."
After Alfred finished speaking, he frowned and thought in his heart, why didn't Henry Lee mention other movies, and other movie companies didn't mention it, but why did he show Michael's movie 31 years ago?
Then I thought of Michael Enzyme, who seemed to be on the verge of bankruptcy, and was invited to buy by a gambling tycoon in Las Vegas.
Alfred said in surprise, "Do you want to buy Michael Enzyme?"
Now it was Li Changheng's turn to be stunned.
Thinking of the memory of Michael Enzyme in my mind, I soon remembered this company that would be used as a toy by the same person in the future, and the company would be sold and bought repeatedly as a money-making tool.
Think about the big Hollywood companies in the future. If they don't have the backing of the media group, they will look like they only have a name but no strong backing.
He shook his head after thinking about it for a while.
I really want to get the rights to Hollywood, except for investing in real estate in big cities like London and Paris and building small but sophisticated theaters as I think.
It is better to directly invest in those media groups.
But then he thought again, the kind of bigwigs in Las Vegas who are not accepted by the mainstream society can use Michael Enzyme as a tool to make money.
If I buy it in the name of Wall Street, and if I make one or two high-grossing movies from time to time, I can easily make a profit of hundreds of millions of dollars and sell it to the backer.
They didn't even sell it, but put it on the market. With Migaozyme's own reputation, there is still a strong blow to Migaozyme's revival.
It is easy to search hundreds of millions of dollars from Americans.
The only problem is, if this is really done, while being scolded as a Wall Street vampire, it may speed up the pace of Wall Street's invasion of Hollywood.
After all, there is a ready-made example. Wall Street and those bankers will not think that they are inferior to Li Changheng, a young man in his 20s.
After thinking about it, Li Changheng thought in his heart that it might be a good thing to pull Wall Street investment banks into a super quagmire like Michael Enzyme and United Artists in advance.
After being cheated a lot, this group of bankers will understand that movies and capital are completely different things.
But if Li Changheng can succeed again.
For this comparison, no matter which investor is in the future, he will regard him as God.
At a certain time, it might become a huge boost.