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After going to work on Monday, Ronan officially signed the real estate contract and bought the luxurious manor. The purchase price was paid by mortgage, with a down payment of 10 million US dollars, and the remaining payment was paid off in ten years.

This will not bring much financial pressure to Ronan.

Some people have said that those who really do business are good at financing and lending.

Some equipment needs to be added to the manor, and the garden and other places also need to be slightly renovated according to Ronan's requirements. Ronan will not move there for the time being, and the move will take a month at the earliest.

In the past few days, Ronan has also been frantically buying various supplies, spending millions of dollars like water.

For example, for cars, the manor has a very large garage, which is empty. Ronan went to the Motor City in Los Angeles to go around. Originally, he wanted to replace this ordinary Cadillac and buy a Rolls-Royce Phantom.

When I went to see the car, I found out that the sixth-generation Phantom currently on sale belongs to an earlier design, so I gave it up directly.

It is estimated that it will take a few years for the Seventh Generation Phantom to go on the market.

Ronan temporarily gave up the Rolls-Royce and ordered a black Elegance from Bentley instead.

The new car will not be delivered until the second half of the year at the earliest.

Of course, this kind of car is not suitable for self-driving. It is a work car. Ronan sometimes drives by himself. He chose a BMW X5 that was launched in the United States in 1999.

Originally, Ronan considered the Mercedes-Benz G series off-road vehicle. After all, the sharp-edged and tough shape is very in line with the masculine temperament of a man, but the test drive feeling is not very good. This car has not been greatly modified, and the seat is a bit hard. The performance is relatively average, and the comfort is not very good.

Ronan didn't consider driving off-road again, so he simply gave up.

I vaguely remember that there was a car owner with a big G in his previous life who teased himself: he was either refueling or on his way to a gas station.

Then, on the recommendation of Tom Cruise, he bought a McLaren sports car.

The fiery red appearance is very suitable for pretense.

Having said that, this seems to be the biggest role of the sports car.

In addition, Ronan is also planning to buy a five-seat Ford pickup after moving, which will be used as a car for workers at home.

Subsequent vehicles can be added slowly. With his financial resources, if he likes it, he can just buy it.

Tom Cruise also set aside a day to take Ronan to see the wine, so as to enrich the huge empty wine cellar in Ronan's home.

Ronan also had a few drinks at the right time, but he was not an alcoholic.

Champagne, whiskey, brandy, vodka and red wine, etc., choose a lot.

Do you have any particular hobbies?

In the huge showroom of the liquor company, Tom Cruise asked Ronan: Which kind of wine do you like, I can give you more.

Ronan said unceremoniously, Lafite in 1982.

Tom Cruise almost vomited blood, but it wasn't that he couldn't afford it or was reluctant to buy it, not that it was difficult to get it.

Many 1982 Lafites on the market are fake. Tom Cruise said directly: I can't give you a fake bar?

Ronan thought for a while, and then said, Lafite in 1999.

I vaguely remember when I drank with clients in my previous life,

I heard people say that the 1999 Lafite is another classic model after the 82 Lafite, and the authentic 99 Lafite is very rare.

Tom Cruise readily agreed: The 1999 Lafite is easy to talk about. I'll send someone to buy it directly from the winery.

It is only 2001 now, and this red wine is far less scarce and highly fried than it was later.

Ronan asked the person in charge of the business who was following him: Do you have any oriental liquor here?

There are several models. The person in charge of the business replied.

Ronan asked directly: Is Maotai available?

Yes. The person in charge of the business said shyly, There are only a few bottles of sample wine.

Ronan waved his hand: Forget it.

There was a saying in the previous life that speculating in real estate is not as good as speculating in Moutai.

Perhaps like Lafite in some years, Moutai is also a highly hyped wine. It is said that some people have made a fortune by hoarding Moutai.

Ronan just asked for a few bottles of sample wine, and didn't intend to purchase in bulk. After all, this wine is too small in the western market, and it would be a waste of time and energy to go to the east to sell it.

Having said that, probably the previous life level is not enough, Ronan rarely sees people drinking Moutai, and the meals are mainly red wine and local liquor.

For example, in his hometown, the name of a generation of female poets was made into a liquor brand. Even the well-known blended liquor is an absolute leader in the local market.

During lunch, Tom Crewster uncorked a bottle of Moutai.

After taking a sip, Tom Cruise pushed the glass aside: This wine tastes a bit weird, it doesn't suit my taste.

Ronan drank a little and simply suggested: Let's change to something else.

Perhaps it was because he was used to drinking strong-flavored blended wine in his previous life, and he was not used to this sauce-flavored wine either.

The wine that Tom Cruise gave to Ronan was delivered to the manor one after another in the afternoon, and some that need to be ordered will be delivered after a while.

Taking advantage of these two days' free time, Ronan specially interviewed a British housekeeper and several female workers. After all, the manor also needs people to manage it.

The security personnel were the first to be identified. David and Finch recommended two well-trained personnel. Although they were a bit old, they were more than enough to serve as guards.

There is no need to worry about the chefs and the like in the back, it will not be too late to find them when the adjustment of the manor is almost completed.

At this time, Ronan got good news. The post-production of The Bourne Shadow has been completed. After submitting the sample and application to Dongfang Scissors, it has successfully passed the introduction review of the big scissors, and thus has the ability to be screened in theaters on the other side of the Pacific Ocean. Qualifications.

A little later, Shrek also passed the review, and the Eastern Office established by Embassy Pictures played an important role.

Although the share is a little less, the 13% share is after a series of expenses such as publicity and taxes are removed, which is almost pure profit.

It is a pity that the most profitable peripheral aspects of animated films such as Shrek basically do not generate revenue in the East.

In addition, peripheral products from two large foundries in the East are shipped to all parts of the world, including North America, after undergoing strict factory inspection.

Even including shipping costs, the cost of these products is more than half that of Disney's related products.

Disney also has cheap purchase channels, but Indian products are too unreliable in this era, and the health and quarantine alone are often stuck by customs.

Although Bourne Shadow has not yet been released, work on the sequel has also started. After Paul Greengrass completed the production and took a vacation, he co-writer Tony Gilroy began to write the sequel script.

In addition, there is one more thing that is very important to Ronan.

After several years of serious illness, the original author Robert Ludlum became critically ill several times in 2001, and died on March 12. He did not see Bourne's Identity on the big screen with his own eyes.

This has to be said to be a pity.

Before the Oscars, Ronan also attended Robert Ludlum's funeral with Paul Greenglass and Matt Damon.

It is a pity that the era when Robert Ludlum was active is a bit far away, and his death has hardly caused much disturbance among the media and book fans, and has even been gradually forgotten.

Ronan asked someone to contact Robert Ludlum's family members. The family did not want Robert Ludlum to be forgotten, and hoped that his father's name would spread throughout the United States like it did in the 1980s.

In this way, there is nothing to worry about.

Absolutely not!

At a release meeting of the Embassy Films, Ronan was very angry, as if he was extremely saddened by this matter: Robert Ludlum is the father of political thrillers and should not be forgotten. We have the responsibility and obligation to remind people all over the world that Robert - Ludlum is the father of political thrillers. Lu Delun once wrote such a wonderful work.

Robert was the first to agree: Yes, it is very necessary.

Others were a little unclear, so David Villa tentatively asked: We want to promote Robert Ludlum?

Ronan said: Yes. This is very necessary. Fans and book fans should commemorate such a great novelist. David, you are responsible for developing a publicity and memorial plan for Robert Ludlum, starting in May at the Initiate relevant activities among the media and the public.”

David Villa recalled it at this time and said: I will take someone to do it myself.

Ronan said very seriously: You can contact Robert Ludlum's publishing house, presumably they will also be interested.

How can a great writer die in obscurity? His death should be remembered by countless people, reminded of his works by countless book fans, and deeply mourned by going to the theater to watch the film adaptation of his works.

Ronan believes that as long as it is properly publicized, many people will definitely make such a choice.

Robert Ludlum is a very memorable man.

A good writer of commercial fiction, like some actors, is worth more than in life.

Ronan characterized this as a charity event.

There are many similar public welfare activities in the United States, such as donating half of their own assets to charity and so on.

At the same time, after Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon premiered on North American TV stations, DVDs and videotapes also entered the offline market with great momentum. In just one week of being on the market, 1.8 million DVDs alone were sold, with a sales volume of 38.5 million. Dollar.

Among all the Oscar-winning films this year, it is second only to Gladiator.

Gladiator made nearly $50 million in DVD sales in its first week.

Of course, these are far worse than the Spider-Man that will be released next year. Spider-Man can be said to have created a new era of Hollywood movie DVDs: DVD sales in the first week exceeded 100 million, with a total sales of 210 million US dollars.

When Ronan thought of it, he sighed at Marvel's behavior of selling his son. Why did he sell Spider-Man so early?

That is to say, from 2002 when the Spider-Man movie came out, in the following eight or nine years, the annual DVD sales of Hollywood movies have completely surpassed the total annual box office in North America.

A large number of movies with annual DVD sales of over 10 million copies will appear every year in the future.

Even, Di Baobao dragged out all the classic animations in the past, and released DVDs next to each other. Old movies like The Lion King can easily squeeze into the top ten annual DVD sales.

Di Baobao holds a large number of priceless treasures in his hands.

It's a pity that Ronan has nothing to do except drooling.

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