America's Big Hero

Sean calculated that the total expenses for this year would be 200 million US dollars as a base.

It’s really not that I don’t know, but I’m startled, the combat power is exaggerated, and the crushed gangs don’t dare to take a breath, but what the hell... What is a gold-swallowing monster!

He can't make money, spend money No.1!

Sean carefully calculated his income. On the surface, only the "Sean Fitness Club" is making money, but the money will be used for the second round of expansion, and there is no money at all.

The actual money comes from 'smuggled wine'. Since the cost of counterfeit wine is almost zero, these sites can currently generate about 800 million US dollars in profits every year. Gustavo's rent is about 100 million US dollars a year, and the actual income is like this too much.

It still needs to be cleaned, and some people who support Jonas must be taken out. In addition, the investment in politicians such as Police Chief Wells, Democratic Congressman Johnson Ted, and prosecutor Emerson Cyril will be removed. The security company is a bottomless pit.

Oh, I have to invest in a movie... I've been busy for more than half a fucking year, but I just don't see any money in my hands! !

I really saw a ghost!

The good mood disappeared at once, and after being sullen for a while, Xiao En pulled himself together again and set himself a one-year short-term plan.

Chapter 86: The Future

There was a piece of paper on the table, with many words and Chinese characters scrawled on it.

Sean still likes to write Chinese characters while thinking.

This is the 'one-year plan' he has been thinking about for himself.

First: Shoot the movie and let Sean Films gain a complete foothold in Hollywood.

The reason is not only to teach the free American people how to rob... It is to enrich the entertainment and cultural life of the American people, but also to drive a nail in Hollywood. Movies and TV are one of the best propaganda and brainwashing weapons. Given tampering, how much darkness was washed away by the film.

The great man once said: The position of public opinion is like...

So, being part of the bourgeoisie...ahem.

Anyway, that's what it means.

Second: Get rid of the Dimio criminal group and expand your control territory.

At present, the matter of his own 'cottage wine' has not been exposed, and he can still intercept excess profits, but Sean knows that this kind of thing will be revealed sooner or later. Before that, he must try to expand the territory and search for more profits.

What's more, once the matter is exposed, the huge profits of the 'cottage wine' will inevitably attract many black forces to deal with him. If his foundation is not deep enough, not only the business will not be able to keep it, but the f*cking people may not be able to keep it.

Third: continue to carry out intensive cultivation on the current site.

The site I currently occupy belongs to a part of the Greater New York metropolitan area, which actually has great potential for development, and I will further develop it myself.

Thoroughly developing it will not only make money, but also allow one's own roots to be deeply inserted into the surrounding areas, allowing its influence to penetrate everywhere.

And there are many projects that can be developed, such as 'underground casino', 'private lottery', 'strip club', 'underground boxing ring', 'black market', etc., legal and illegal, many things can be developed.

Among them, the second goal takes the longest time, and Sean already has a lot of information on the Dimio criminal group in his hands.

But too much on the surface.

After decades of development, the Dimio criminal group has stabilized its organization, and the head of the group is elected.

The group has a total of 26 small families, which are distributed in various cities in New Jersey. Among them, who is the owner, who are the main members, and what legal and illegal projects are operated by Sean.

But these things can't help Sean fight or even overthrow the Dimio criminal group.

He also needs to know how close these families are to each other, who is an ally with whom, who has grievances with whom, and at a deeper level, how deep is the relationship with the political circles, and who will protect them if something goes wrong.

Only when all the information is complete, Sean can find a way to split the Dimio criminal group. Only when they are in civil turmoil, Sean will have the opportunity to do it.

Before that, Sean couldn't do anything, he had to keep a low profile and prevent the other party from discovering his private little moves.

Therefore, at present, Sean can only focus on filming and in-depth development of Newark surroundings.

……

"The script is not bad." Norris flew from Hollywood to Newark again, this time when he came here with a lot of spirit.

Because the $24 promised by Sean has arrived!

This made him feel that following Sean might make more money than staying with the previous company!

Even if there is only 2% of the shares.

"But the question is, boss, how much money are you going to spend on filming? In the final analysis, filming depends on investment." Norris now wants to analyze the problem from the perspective of a professional, which is why Sean invited him.

"The funds I can raise are only 460 million at the moment." Sean confessed, 120 million of which was placed by Norris by the former drug criminal, and 180 million was robbed a few days ago... a few days ago for Tian Xingdao .

After all, it had only been in operation for half a year, and it cost a lot of money to set up a security company, and Sean didn't have much money.

Norris smacked his lips, and said very tactfully: "Or, let's go to the video market."

Sean didn't speak, just looked at him quietly.

"Okay, okay, let me think about it!" Norris frantically rubbed his Mediterranean hairstyle, which made the hair volume that was not much hair less.

It's no wonder Norris is worried, it's because Sean's request is too much.

This is a crime film, or an urban crime film, which involves robberies, gun battles, chases, etc. This is completely a big production routine, and every frame of the shot is made with dollars.

Unless it is made into a five-cent special effect.

As far as Sean's more than 400 million US dollars is concerned, at least Norris thinks it is not enough for the gunfight scene.

What's more, there are actors' money, director's money, film, shooting team, equipment, exploding vehicles, simulated weapons and ammunition...

There are also distribution costs and advertising costs. Normally, a film like this would cost about 1500 million.

Take "Scarface" filmed in 1983 as an example. The production cost of that play was as high as 3000 million US dollars.

Of course, Sean never thought of hiring a superstar like Al Pacino, otherwise the 460 million would not be enough for his salary.

Sean also knew that Norris was a bit embarrassed, but I have no money.

Seeing Norris' frantic look, Sean had no choice but to say, "Tell me where you need to spend the most money, and I'll give you a way to save money."

"Okay!" Norris rubbed his face, calmed down and said, "The robbers in front didn't spend much money when planning, but when we rob the bank, we need the scene layout and find a building like this." The house, and then renovating it to look like a bank and a vault, was a huge expense, and every shot had to be redecorated.”

"The second one is the gunfight scene, which is extremely expensive." Norris gestured: "If the effect is good, it must be filmed on-site, and then you have to apply to the city government for a time slot to close the road, which requires a large number of extras and needs to be broken. Many vehicles require professional stand-in actors, and ordinary actors can only put on a pose, especially in the later part of the battle in the abandoned factory that you designed."

"These shots are the most difficult to shoot. If you want to get good results, you have to use long shots. In the long shots, if there is a problem with an extra or a stand-in, you have to reshoot. The time, film, and venue costs are horribly high."

"By the way, the Actors Union and related laws stipulate that these must be insured by an insurance company, which is also a lot of money."

"Any more questions?" Sean looked at Norris and asked.

"Uh...it's gone." The corner of Norris' mouth twitched, isn't that enough?

"Wait for my news!" Sean said and stood up immediately.

Chapter 87: I Didn't Take It

The top floor of the Newark branch of Kelsey Bank.

"Polly!" Sean smiled and pushed open the door of the manager's office, walked in, and stretched out his hand with a smile.

"Sean, welcome." Polly came over, and the two shook hands.

After chatting for a while, Sean asked Polly if he was satisfied with the services provided by X Security, and then he said in a chatty manner: "Polly, tell me, if the last bank robbery was made into a movie, Will it be very attractive?"

"Well, it should be. As someone who experienced this incident at the time, I think it is still very shocking. To be honest, those robbers are very powerful. In fact, the bank has experienced many robberies, but it has never been successful before. , This is the first time." Polly said after thinking about it.

"I think so. In fact, you can invest in such a highly restored movie. This should play a very good role in promoting your bank."

"Invest in making movies?" Polly smiled and waved his hands, "That's not okay, we are just a local bank, and we don't have the money to invest in making movies. Although it will have a good publicity effect, the cost is too high .”

"That's right." Sean leaned closer, "What if you don't need to spend money to invest?"

Polly frowned and looked at Sean, blinked his eyes, and said for a while, "Well, I knew you must have something to do here, so let's just say it."

"Sure enough, I can't hide anything from you." Sean smiled and shook his head, "I bought a film company and brokerage company in Hollywood last month, and the first film was prepared to shoot the last robbery. Case, easy to promote the adaptation, is a good stunt, and, it can promote my X security company."

"So I thought of you. We are friends and partners. Of course, this kind of good publicity opportunity cannot forget you, so I came here."

"No, no, no, what you just said is 'you don't need to spend money'!" As expected of a bank manager, he is very keen on money.

"Uh..." Sean seemed a little hesitant, "This kind of shootout movie, you know, those shootout scenes cost a lot of money."

Polly didn't speak, just spread his hands.

"Well, it's okay if you don't want to invest. In order to ensure the degree of restoration, I need to borrow this place for shooting." Sean pointed to his feet.

"You want to use the vault!?"

"Of course, but the money can be transferred first, just put some counterfeit money for filming."

Polly frowned and kept rolling his fingers back and forth, "At present, there is no such precedent. Besides, our bank was robbed. I don't know if this will help the company's image."

"You upgraded your security measures, you closed the loopholes, everyone will know that you have become safer, and most importantly, you did get the money back, and there is nothing lost."

"No, it's still $20 short!" Polly said through gritted teeth.

Sean was taken aback, and almost shouted out the three words "impossible".

I obviously didn't get a penny, so I returned it!

Almost immediately, Sean thought of the bank staff who were present at the time, who could issue invoices for the robbery...

"Well, think about it, I owe you a favor, it's personal." Sean continued to add weight.

"Okay, then it's decided, my friend!" Polly smiled and stretched out his hand. In fact, this is not difficult. Making good customers, maintaining local relations, advertising, and just changing the name can make the head office nod.

Standing up, Sean and Polly clapped their hands.

Coming out of the bank building, Sean opened the door and got into the car, and gestured to Norris, "It's done, take the scene directly from here."

Norris stared blankly at Sean with his mouth wide open, this...

Hollywood has its own filming studio, and he never imagined that he could directly borrow a bank for live-action shooting. That is a real bank vault!

"Go, go to the police station!" Sean ordered, and the car turned around and went straight to the police station.

Sean doesn't understand Hollywood shooting rules, but he has many ways to save money!

Let’s not talk about production costs here. Hollywood’s waters are very deep. Those production costs are like women’s breasts. Most of them just look real. It is still squeezed out, or it is bulged...

In the Sheriff's Office, Sean gave Wells a big hug as soon as he entered the door, "Dear Chief, I have excellent news for you."

"Really!" Wells raised his eyebrows and looked Sean up and down. He knew Sean well, and he suddenly became so enthusiastic. If there was no benefit, he would eat the desk in front of him!

"Tell me, what's the trouble?"

"I'm so sad that you said that about me!" Sean shook his head regretfully.

"It's okay, I have a meeting, goodbye!" Wells stood up and went to get his coat.

"I have a great opportunity to be famous and let you show your abilities in front of the whole United States. This wave will greatly increase your prestige, and you will have enough money to run for mayor." Sean sat on the chair without getting up, and the old god was Said on the ground.

Wells grabbed the coat and stopped there, hung the coat again and turned around, his face had changed into a smile, "Sean, I knew it, you must have brought me good news!"

Pulling the chair over and sitting next to Sean, Wells smiled kindly.

"Aren't you going to a meeting!" Sean rolled his eyes.

"Hahaha, compared to entertaining my best friend, it doesn't hurt to postpone the meeting or something."

"Very good, looks like a mayor!" Sean gave a thumbs up.

The two looked at each other and laughed.

The police chief is actually a very criticized position, because the law and order in the United States has always been bad. The reputation of the police chief in any city is not very good. Sitting in that position, it is difficult to compete for anything. This is also the case before. Wells never thought about why.

It was only after Sean mentioned it last time that Wells saw a glimmer of hope.

Sean's behavior is completely different from the existing mafia in the United States. Compared with making money from gangs, he pays more attention to legitimate business and his own reputation. Therefore, the behavior of the mafia and the gangs under his control has also changed a lot. Big.

If Sean continues to cultivate in Newark and make his foundation more stable, then it is really possible to fundamentally improve the law and order in Newark in a short period of time.

Coupled with the fact that 60% of Newark's population is black, if Sean is really willing to make a big push, Wells really sees a bright future for running for mayor.

"Well, let me be blunt. I bought a film company in Hollywood, and I plan to make a movie about the bank robbery."

"Try to restore the real events. I hope you will appear on the screen to participate in the filming, and bring the people in the police station. In the film, I will tell you about your achievements over the years, and you will become famous in one fell swoop!"

Chapter 88: Really Shameless

Sean just briefly described it, and Wells immediately agreed!

Without any hesitation.