Xiangjiang giants

Chapter 52 Xuelin
"Sir, do you really plan to invest 1000 million US dollars? Oh, it's really great." George Lucas is already preparing to shoot "Star Wars 2". Now that the special effects have hit a bottleneck, An Yifei's investment is It's like sending charcoal in the snow.

"Yes, George, but I don't have much time to manage, you know my main business is in Hong Kong"

"Okay, Ann, but I still have to give you [-]% of the shares. You know my friend, we need to invest continuously to make a profit. As the future boss, it is your responsibility to find more money." The square Lucas unceremoniously let go of his courage and threw it to An Yifei. For a director like him, both management and financing are shortcomings.

An Yifei looked around at the actually messed-up Industrial Light & Magic with a wry smile, unable to imagine how it would become a world-renowned special effects company in the future.But he still made a phone call to Wendy in front of Lucas, talking about buying Industrial Light & Magic and asking her to send someone to be in charge of financial and other management.

After inviting a group of technical fanatics in the company to have a dinner, An Yifei was liked by everyone.What's more, he can still come up with a bunch of fresh ideas that make people's eyes shine?
After the banquet, An Yifei came to the living room of Lucas's independent house, and the two continued to discuss things as if they hit it off.

"George, you are right. We will continue to stay in Silicon Valley. Computer talents are everywhere here, and related technologies are advancing rapidly, which can provide continuous support for future special effects."

"Of course, that's why I plan to buy the current company building. Ann, do you plan to buy a Hollywood theater or a pure film company? In fact, this is not a difficult task, the difficulty lies in the operation"

"Don't worry, George. It will be an offshore company in Cayman that will buy the pure film company, and an offshore company in the Virgin Islands will buy the theater. Oh, the antitrust law? Can it be so wide?"

The entire period from the 70s to the mid-80s was a nightmare period for Hollywood. In this era, a large number of stars died or disappeared, such as Ingrid Bergman, Audrey Hepburn and so on.However, no new replacements emerged, creating a vacuum that lasted more than a decade.

In the early 80s, when buying assets in any industry could be considered a bargain, An Yifei, who had no intention of eating a fat man, bought a small film company owned by George Lucas and changed its name to DreamWorks.His current focus is not in the United States, but only for shooting some classics and packaging Hong Kong films, the company does not need to be very large.

Later, his main purpose was to acquire theater chains. In this era of economic downturn and continuous sluggish movie market, the dollars that An Yifei threw out looked very cute in the eyes of those theater bosses.As a result, the Hong Kong dollars continuously produced by the freshwater plant have been turned into fixed assets in the United States in circles, and there is no chance for it to depreciate at all.

The purchase of the film company went smoothly, but in order to buy those theaters, the negotiating team sent by Wendy had to negotiate for more than two months. Only then did the two originally independent movie theaters be acquired together and merged into one that was secured by Ann. Yifei named "Blackstone" a theater film company, and Blackstone Financial Investment Company was upgraded to Blackstone Industrial Investment Company, becoming a comprehensive investment company.

Although a lot of efforts have been made to acquire theaters, once it is won, it will be another money printing machine.Even if everyone knows that "Blackstone" and "DreamWorks" are actually An Yifei's company, but on the surface he did not violate the monopoly law of the United States. This is one of the functions of offshore companies, so that many departments in the United States can only Can stare.

Zhang Manyu has already returned to Hong Kong. She knows what An Yifei is busy with. Not only her, but other Ah Hong, Ah Lian, Ah Zhi, etc. all know that he is doing business, so they all cooperate to make Hong Kong run well. Yes, save him from being distracted.

When the acquisition of theater chains was still negotiating, An Yifei didn't wait stupidly, but specifically found the original director of "Baby Smart Stars", Chris, and now this guy is still very frustrated.Then he threw the written English script to him.

"God, Ann, I think this movie is going to be a hit when it comes out. Oh, I gotta cast some good actors for it"

"This is your business, Chris, it's summer now. If you start preparing now, I think it will be time to re-shoot the outdoor snow scene, and it will be released before Christmas."

The CEO of DreamWorks, An Yifei, did not go looking for those powerful figures in history. An Yifei, who has always been patriarchal, hired a professional white-collar worker who graduated from the University of California named Helen.In fact, in the final analysis, all he needs is an obedient secretary.Because he has countless movies to shoot if he wants to, the main focus is on the theatrical side.

Therefore, as the company's first film, and An Yifei was not short of money, DreamWorks had nothing to do and started to revolve around "Baby Smart Stars".

"Good choice, Chris. This guy is great." An Yifei came to the filming scene while the theater negotiations were still wrangling. Although it was temporarily impossible to shoot outdoor snow scenes, it did not affect a large number of indoor scenes.The young actor who played the leading role made An Yifei feel very familiar, and he looked even cuter than the original one, so he couldn't help but praise him.

Accompanied by his parents and the director, the handsome young man came before An Yifei, "Hello, sir. Are you the producer of this film?"

An Yifei shook hands with the little boy like an adult in amazement, "Hi, boy. You did a great job, oh, what's your name?" The boy's parents looked at their baby with a smile. My son is very confident.

"Leonardo, sir. Leonardo DiCaprio"

Quickly suppressing the surprise, An Yifei smiled and nodded, "You can call me Ann, Mr. Leonardo, I think you will succeed, trust me"

Seeing the future film star was just the first surprise. Then, An Yifei also felt very familiar with the little actor who played the little guy's sister, so he took the initiative to ask, "May I ask your name?"

The little beauty seemed to know An Yifei's identity, and replied with a little excitement: "Xuelin Fen, you can call me Xuelin"

An Yifei was shocked, only then did he notice that it was indeed this actor known as the last classical beauty in Hollywood.Since Hollywood in the 80s and early 90s was still not very prosperous, he later became a porn star.But she is actually famous because she defeated other actors and became the leading role in "The Biography of Elizabeth Taylor".Being able to play the role of "Yu Po" shows how beautiful she is, and thus won the honor of being one of the top ten most beautiful women in the world.

"Oh, your accent has a Detroit-like ending. How did you end up in Hollywood?"

The girl looked at An Yifei with beautiful dark blue eyes, "Sir, I have been shooting commercials since I was very young. This time the director chose me"

An Yifei glanced around her, but found no family members accompanying her, and her wretched psychology of being a weirdo broke out.After a vague hint, the girl readily agreed to his dinner invitation.

With a height of nearly 175 cm and a beautiful retro face, if you take a nostalgic black and white photo, you will definitely be no worse than any previous actress, and she is still so pure.For this 15-year-old girl, An Yifei can only think of a description from later generations: "The appearance of a lolita, the figure of a devil"

"I was on summer break and I was given very little. You know, Mr. Ann, my father was a jazz singer and my mother was a former keyboard player. In Detroit, most of the kids had I am no exception to the desire to be independent from my own family. Therefore, I only asked my mother’s advice to appear in this movie, but it was actually my own decision.”

The girl's western food movements are dignified and elegant, it seems that the family is well-bred.Of course, An Yifei knew the city that declared bankruptcy in his own time. Although it is still relatively prosperous now relying on the automobile industry, the law and order is one of the worst places in the United States.

"Xuelin, you have a unique beauty. This is your capital. If you want, I can provide you with good conditions. It depends on whether you are interested."

"Are you planning to support me?" The girl looked at An Yifei with a smile, of course she knew that her capital was natural beauty.In addition, the boy opposite is not annoying. On the contrary, she, who has a little Hungarian blood, likes his face very much, "I just started high school this year, maybe... maybe I really need help. Because my family is very poor"

"You can go to high school in a noble school. I want to buy a beach house in Los Angeles, but my business is in Hong Kong, so once I buy it, it will be empty. Would you like to live in it?"

"Well, can you go and see my mother? You know, she is my guardian after all. I'm sorry. My mother took me and my brother to wander in many cities and suffered a lot. Although we are more like friends now , but I can't leave her alone, I... can't do it"

The 60s in the United States was a chaotic period. Many people born in this era are called the "born on the car" generation.But now Xuelin's mother seems very intellectual. With the turn of social morality, these original hippies are already reflecting on what they did in the past, and most of them are struggling at the bottom of society.

Xuelin's mother is named Irene. Although she used to be a hippie-style keyboard player, she was born in a traditional family.Due to playing music for many years without gaining fame, coupled with getting older, she wandered around with her children in search of life after divorce. After settling in Los Angeles three years ago, she played a role in many movies to support her family.

And Xuelin's elder brother has already left alone, and rarely comes back.Therefore, the arrival of An Yifei flattered Irene who was living in hardship.

Xuelin looks very similar to her mother. This woman who is less than 40 years old reminded An Yifei of her past self, and sighed secretly: "No matter which country, the poor are the poor. In the United States, if you want to be in the hands of major consortiums It is more difficult to find food here”

"Ann, I agree with your arrangement for Xuelin. You know, now I only have more than 100 dollars left in my possession, and I don't even have the rent for the house. If you agree, can you allow me to move in with Xuelin live?"

"Of course, ma'am. I don't know what major you studied in college in the early years. My company is acquiring two theaters. Now I am absent to help me keep an eye on the candidates there."

(End of this chapter)