Reborn Tycoon Rise

After chatting casually for a few words, Xu Zhi suddenly thought of something and asked: "Mr. Robson, I am looking for a newer second-hand car. I wonder if you can find one for me?"

"Second-hand car?" Robson was a little confused and asked, "What do you want a second-hand car for? If necessary, I can send you a new car."

Xu Zhi said with a smile: "I'm going to invest in making a short video. One of the props in it is an overturned second-hand car, so it doesn't need to be too good, but the condition shouldn't be too old. A car that has been used for five or six years will be fine."

Robson thought for a moment and said, "I have a few old cars on hand. You can use them if necessary."

Xu Zhi shook his head and said, "No, all you have are Mercedes-Benz and BMW cars. It would be a waste to use them for filming movies."

According to the plot, the first scene is that the car overturns in the forest. Although there is no actual process of overturning, for the sake of the plot, even if there is not a real overturn accident, the surface of the car will definitely need to be treated: such as broken glass. , car skin deformation, etc...

It would be too extravagant to just use a luxury car. Perhaps Robson would not take the money, and he might even repair the car himself later on. But the money may not have been spent, but he owed a favor, and the debt of favor is the hardest to repay.

If things can be solved with money, don't use favors!

Robson was not pretentious and said: "In the southeastern suburbs of Los Angeles, there are several places that specialize in selling second-hand cars. They are very large. You can go shopping and you will definitely find the car you need."

Xu Zhi nodded and thanked: "Okay, I'll go in the afternoon."

…

From the invention of the automobile at the end of the 19th century to 2019, when Xu Zhi traveled back in time, the U.S. automobile market has always been the largest market in the world, bar none.

Many people may say that the mainland's car market after 2010 will be larger than the United States, but in fact this is a wrong statement. It can only be said that the mainland's new car market is larger than that of the United States, but the overall scale is far smaller.

Speaking of the fundamental reason, the United States has a complete second-hand car market transaction system. Every year, the transaction volume of second-hand cars in this country is twice that of new cars. However, in the mainland on the other side of the Pacific, most second-hand cars that have been operated for more than ten years are not Ending with scrapping.

Los Angeles is one of the top five super cities in the United States. It has a large population, and the car and second-hand car markets are naturally extremely developed. Every year, countless fathers spend a month's salary to come to the city's second-hand car market to buy a car. Gave it as a birthday gift to my son who just got his driver's license.

Without further trouble with Robson's team, Xu Zhi took a taxi to the suburban second-hand car market and picked up the car with a little excitement.

Of course, this era does not have the rounded arcs of later generations of cars, nor does it have LCD screens above 7 inches, nor does it have head-up displays, route deviations, 360 cameras, etc...

But the only strong point is the awesome displacement, especially this is the United States. America's favorite thing is large-displacement cars. Xu Zhi spent a long time choosing, and also picked a Ford SUV with a 5.0V8 engine. He stepped on the accelerator. Full of push-back feeling.

But the embarrassing thing is that although Xu Zhi can drive, he does not have a driver's license. In the end, he had to pay the deposit in advance and put the car here for a few days before arranging for someone to pick it up.

…

In the hotel, Xu Zhi and a group of young white people were sitting on the sofa in the suite.

"Mr. Xu, this is our shooting plan. Based on your request, we have found a suitable shooting location in a small forest near Mountain View, Los Angeles!" One of the leading golden retriever guys handed Xu Zhi a plan. .

Xu Zhi opened it and flipped through it, and found out that it was actually the time schedule for the filming of "Moving forward with a heavy load". This short film has a very short plot, and has no action or special effects, so as long as there are no problems with the weather, it can basically be shot in three days. Finish.

When Xu Zhi left the United States last time, he left the plot introduction and marked some environmental requirements. During the time when Xu Zhi returned to Xiangjiang, these old American college students went out to run around the nearby forest several times and found Found a place that fits the scene of a car rollover.

Xu Zhi looked at the plan and found no big problems, so he asked: "Max, have you arranged all the equipment?"

Max nodded and smiled: "Everything is already in place. These are all rented from professional companies. The photographer is a professional who brings his own equipment."

Here in the United States, Xu Zhi is not familiar with the place. Although the short video is short, it can still be regarded as a short film. It also needs the basic equipment required for making movies. These equipment are very expensive and Xu Zhi cannot buy them. The only way is to rent them.

But Xu Zhi didn't know much about the situation in Hollywood, so when Max and his amateur team were confirmed as the main filming crew, all the rental and equipment arrangements were outsourced to him.

Max will definitely make a lot of money from this, but while making money, he will also ensure that there are no problems. Although he spent a little more money, he is not big in size, and Xu Zhi doesn't care. It is impossible to save money. Thousands of dollars, he personally ran around Hollywood, Los Angeles, renting equipment and paying back the price!

Xu Zhidao: "According to our contract, I am responsible for the car. Now that I have bought it, you can drive the car away and find some professionals to see how to modify it to look like it will cause an accident!"

"no problem!"

…

In the afternoon, Tom, who learned that Xu Zhi and others had returned to the United States, rushed over from Las Vegas in a hurry.

Before Xu Zhi could say a few polite words, Tom asked directly: "Xu, please give me more arcade machines this time."

Xu Zhi smiled and said: "It seems that my game is very popular!"

Tom took a sip of Coke and nodded: "Yes, I placed a few slot machines in several casinos. Unexpectedly, they are more attractive than ordinary slot machines. There are no less people around there from morning to night every day." .”

In order to seduce some weak-willed players in casinos, almost all machines will spit out coins with a certain probability, just to stimulate some people's adrenaline.

But arcade machines are different. This thing is purely a game, not gambling. Coins can only go in and out, but it still attracts a group of people to queue up to visit.

The owner of the casino is certainly not a fool. Although an arcade machine costs more than 2,000 US dollars, and you can make money one coin at a time, the advantage is that it is time efficient. People are playing all the time. You can make 100 US dollars in one day, after deducting operating costs. And electricity bills, etc., can also net a profit of 70 US dollars.

Of course, this is a cluster effect caused by too few machines. If there are more machines, the profit is estimated to be only half or even less, but paying back the money in a few months is definitely not a problem. More importantly, this game can increase the number of casinos Attraction to customers is a greater advantage than direct profit.

So Tom was quickly asked to provide more of this game, but Xu Zhi had already left the United States at that time. Unable to find anyone, he went to buy some popular Space Invaders on the market and put them in the casino. Look, the effect is also good.

The arcade machine of Space Invaders is too expensive, costing more than 3,000 US dollars, and although it is even more popular than Hong Kong Cube, the two game types are completely different. One is a stimulating battlefield and the other is a casual game, but the casino itself is exciting. Place, give it a try and turn your bicycle into a Rolls-Royce.

In the outside world, Space Invaders is considered a relatively exciting and exciting game, but in a casino, it is far less than that. What the casino needs is a leisurely and time-consuming game like Xiangjiang Cube, for those who are not interested in gambling but still want to play. A woman who comes with her spouse, or a gambler who is too excited and needs a break.

Therefore, Tom was anxious about when Xu Zhi could return to the United States. If it was later, he would probably have to fly to Xiangjiang.

Xu Zhi asked: "How many units do you need?"

Tom opened his right palm and said: "We want 500 units in total, 400 Xiangjiang cubes and 100 Snakes. I wonder what kind of discounts can be obtained?"

Xu Zhi thought for a while and asked: "Are they all provided to casinos?"

Tom nodded: "Yes!"

Xu Zhidao: "Then let's get a 10% discount!"

Tom immediately frowned and said, "Last time we had a 20% discount."

Xu Zhi smiled and said: "Last time you paid in full. If you can do it this time, I will give you another 20% off. How about it?"

Last time there were only 10 units, which only amounted to US$20,000. For a large dealer, this was nothing, but this time it was up to 500 units, and the capital was almost one million US dollars. This is a very big sum. number.

Tom asked: "How much is the deposit?"

Xu Zhidao: "Half!"

Tom said: "This is too high. Generally, the market price is 20% to 30%."

Xu Zhi did not answer directly, but smiled and said: "We at Midea have already planned to find a general dealer in the United States. It should be finalized in the next month or two. If by that time, you will have to find a local dealer to buy, then I’m afraid the price will be much higher.”

Tom asked again: "When can it be delivered?"

Xu Zhi thought for a moment and said: "If we sign the contract now, the delivery will take almost two months. After all, shipping by sea also takes a month."

Tom frowned and said, "This is too slow!"

Xu Zhi said with a smile: "There is no way, neither the production capacity nor the channels are perfect now, and it is impossible for our company to produce too much inventory. When everything is confirmed, our production capacity will increase rapidly. By then, Tom, how much do you want to buy?" As many as there are!”