Chapter 459 459 Attend the yacht party! Investment [Avatar] 100 million US dollars!

  In the evening, Los Angeles Hilton Hotel.

  At dinner, Wang Guanxi said: "Olen Paley, you will continue to shoot the ghost video sequel in the future, and finish filming all the movies in this series!"

  This ghost film is a big hit, and its cost is very small. If you continue to shoot a sequel, you can still make a lot of money.

  And the cost is also low, a sequel of less than three million dollars is enough, but the box office is hundreds of millions of dollars, which can be described as a huge profit.

  Wang Guanxi’s American GBE company wants to gain a foothold in Hollywood, so he has to make a series of movies. He will not invest heavily in making big movies, but specialize in small-cost movies to win big box office.

  Those who have invested heavily in movies can easily lose money to the company’s bankruptcy, so currently the US GBE company will not do any blockbuster movies.

   "Yes, BOSS!" Oren Paley said respectfully.

  Because of this movie, he has also become the president of GBE in the United States, and also serves as a major director. He will control this entertainment company with assets of more than 130 million U.S. dollars, and his salary is also high.

  He also became famous because of the ghost recording of the movie.

  This ghost video will be a sequel, and it will definitely make hundreds of millions of dollars.

  Wang Guanxi said: “This American GBE company has just started, and its foundation in Hollywood is not stable. Don’t worry, take the time to make movies, and strive to become famous by relying on the sequel of [Ghost Record], otherwise it will be a flash in the pan.”

   "Yes, BOSS!" Everyone was very excited.

  Next, Wang Guanxi talked about a few small-cost and high-box office movies, and asked Ma Tsai to buy out the copyright, and then used it to make a movie.

  At this time, Wang Guanxi's phone rang, and it was from the media tycoon Murdoch.

  Connected, Wang Guanxi said, "Mr. Murdoch, what's the matter?"

   Murdoch smiled on the phone: "Mr. Wang, have you come to Los Angeles?"

   "Well, yes, just finished dinner" Wang Guanxi said.

Murdoch: "Congratulations to your GBE company’s [Ghost Record] which sold 200 million U.S. dollars at the box office. The whole Hollywood was shocked. No one thought that your cost was only 11,000 U.S. dollars, and the box office exceeded 200 million U.S. dollars. Now Hollywood companies are inquiring about how sacred your GBE company is."

  Affected by the financial crisis and the digital revolution, the Hollywood film industry experienced the largest "earthquake" in 25 years.

  Several traditional production companies are on the verge of bankruptcy, and some large-scale movies that are about to start shooting are also facing stranding.

  Recently, a horror film costing only more than 10,000 US dollars, "Smart: Ghost Record", has made a splash on the North American box office list, like a hussar, bringing a breeze to the crisis-ridden Hollywood film industry.

  The American GBE company has become a dark horse in Hollywood, and it suddenly came out, shocking Hollywood.

  Wang Guanxi smiled and said: "I didn't expect an inconspicuous little movie to get such a high box office."

  Murdoch: "Mr. Wang, your vision is beyond James Cameron. Tomorrow, I will hold an event on the yacht to finance the advertising campaign for Cameron’s film. Are you free to participate?"

  James Cameron is a famous Hollywood director. He has filmed [Terminator], [Titanic], and [Avatar] which will be released this year. This is a world-famous director.

  This time Cameron’s movie should be [Avatar]. Avatar has already been filmed, but the advertising advertisement is also a huge expense.

  Wang Guanxi: "Of course!"

  The next day, May 8.

  Wang Guanxi took Luo Baowen, Jennifer Lawrence, Ford Ingrid, Zhang Xiaolei, Oren Paley of GBE, and Wu Jianmin, CEO of East West Bank, to attend the yacht party.

  In terms of the number of yachts in the world, it must be the United States with the largest number, especially in seaside cities like Los Angeles, where there are many yacht clubs near the port.

  There are two main types of business operated by the Yacht Club. The first is to rent docks to various private yachts and receive maintenance fees by the way.

  The second is to rent out yachts to customers.

  In addition to the yacht club, many wealthy people also own private piers, and their yachts dock directly in front of their villas.

   Such wealthy people usually have sea view villas by the sea. Such sea view villas are generally equipped with private piers. Of course, the tonnage that can be berthed by this private pier is not very large.

  In Los Angeles, some middle-class families usually buy small yachts to go out to sea. The price of those small yachts ranges from US$10,000 to US$50,000. There are also a lot of second-hand goods, usually several thousand dollars.

  Of course, this kind of small yacht can only be played offshore, and it is very small, generally only about 25 feet to 50 feet in length. Such yachts are generally used by ordinary middle-class people, just like the Ford in the car.

  And above this is the luxury yacht for the rich, like the Rolls Royce in the car.

  Of course, there are also private customizations on luxury yachts. The super luxury yachts are even more powerful. A single one will be produced for several years, and the price will be tens of millions of dollars, or even hundreds of millions.

  This kind of yacht can be large or small, and the size ranges from more than 100 feet to hundreds of feet.

  The decoration on yachts is generally extravagant, extremely luxurious, decorated with all kinds of real wood, all kinds of leather and all kinds of precious materials from all over the world.

  No matter how big the yacht is, but no matter how big the level is, if the length reaches more than seven or eight hundred feet, it is a large private luxury cruise ship, which sells for hundreds of millions of dollars.

  Under normal circumstances, the size of this luxurious super yacht is often between 200 feet and 100 feet, that is, the length is between more than 30 meters and more than 60 meters.

  The private jets, private yachts, and super luxury houses are the most expensive of the rich. This is for the rich. The cost of a private jet for a year is almost one-tenth of the price of the jet.

  For example, the custody fee. First, the private jet needs to be hosted by a certain aerospace company. The annual fee for a certain airline is about 800 to 10 million Hong Kong dollars. This is the cost of business jets.

  For such an expensive fee, you must also take care of it, because if you buy a plane to take off, you must register with an airline.

  Wang Guanxi’s private jet was managed by Hawaiian Airlines.

  There are also crew costs.

  Pilot: the annual salary is about 600,000 to 800,000, the pilot: the annual salary is about 150,000 to 200,000, the senior flight attendant: the monthly salary is 30,000 plus the allowance of 20,000, and you can get about 50,000 a month.

  There is also an annual salary of 600,000 yuan!

  There are also aircraft maintenance costs and fuel money.

  Gas cost + maintenance: The flight cost per hour is about 25,000 yuan. Now you can calculate the total cost.

Annual custody fee: 6 million yuan, pilot: 500,000 to 600,000 yuan, stewardess: 300 to 400,000 yuan, flight cost: 25,000 yuan/hour, annual average flight time: 400 hours, total cost: 6 million + 500,000 + 400,000 + 10 million = 17 million yuan.

  There are also maintenance costs for private jets.

  The annual maintenance cost of private jets usually accounts for about 10% of the aircraft price.

  Whether it is in the United States, Australia, or Russia, if you fly frequently, the annual flight cost of a private jet is about 1.5 million to 2 million US dollars.

  Most wealthy people who can afford private jets can afford the follow-up expenses. For example, New York Mayor Bloomberg, who is the head of Bloomberg News Agency, often takes planes to go on vacation, and the cost of flying back and forth is calculated in tens of thousands of dollars.

  Wang Guanxi’s plane will cost tens of thousands of dollars for one flight, hundreds of thousands of dollars.

  There are also expensive insurance premiums

  There are many insurance items to be purchased for private jets in the United States, and they are all very expensive. As with driving a car, the insurance premiums for domestic and commercial aircraft are completely different depending on the purpose of the aircraft registration, and there is a big difference in insurance premiums. Generally speaking, the annual insurance premiums, aviation gasoline fees, pilot fees, etc., can add up to US$100,000 to US$200,000.

  There are also maintenance costs. This private jet also has a lot of labor costs for overhaul or maintenance, ranging from US$100 to US$190 per hour. If you add the annual maintenance fee for the aircraft, it is an expensive expense. Aircraft maintenance is an expensive expense. When Wang Guanxi bought the private jet just before, Ma Zai only spent $50,000 on the parts of an important part of the small plane.

  This is true for this private jet, and the same is true for that private yacht.

  Wang Guanxi and others soon arrived in a sea-view villa in a convoy arranged by East West Bank.

  This is the mansion of media tycoon Murdoch in Los Angeles.

  The parking area of ​​this villa is full of dozens of cars, including Ferrari, Rolls Royce, Bentley, Porsche, Maserati and other luxury cars.

  Of course, there are also some large luxury commercial vehicles.

  Wang Guanxi’s team is Ford, which is still an extended version. Although the price is very low, it represents the brand of Ford.

  In order to support Ford Motors, Wang Guanxi’s controlled companies require orders for Ford Motors’ brands as a fleet.

  Wang Guanxi and others just got off the bus,

  Murdoch brought a group of people to greet him, including the great director Cameron.

  "Mr. Wang, welcome!"

   "Mr. Murdoch!"

  The two shook hands, and then Murdoch introduced Wang Guanxi: "This is James Cameron, the great director of Hollywood!"

  Cameron quickly said: "Mr. Wang, hello!"

  Murdoch has already told him about Wang Guanxi, a super-rich worth tens of billions of dollars, is very powerful in the Ohio area in the middle of the United States, and controls many large companies.

   "Mr. Cameron, I have seen the Terminator you shot, the Titanic, and my memory is still fresh!" Wang Guanxi smiled and shook hands with Cameron.

  After a few words of courtesy, everyone entered the sea-view villa together and entered.

  In the distance, a huge yacht on the coast came into sight. It was very luxurious and shocking. It was Murdoch’s private yacht.

   "Mr. Wang, please!"

"it is good!"

   Then everyone got on the boat. The whole yacht was in the shape of a drop. The exterior was painted sky blue. The shape was very beautiful. From a distance, the glass on the yacht reflected a dazzling light.

  The name of the yacht is written in white paint on the hull of the yacht: St. John.

  The visual length of this yacht is at least 30 meters and the whole body is sky blue, giving people a very powerful sense of technology.

  The cost must have exceeded hundreds of millions of dollars.

  The yacht is docked at the private pier of the coastal mansion. The pier and white clouds are white, and the sea, sky and yachts are all sky blue.

The    corresponds to each other, giving people a strange sense of harmony.

  Wang Guanxi exclaimed: "Mr. Murdoch, your yacht is very good."

  Murdoch also smiled and said: "If Mr. Wang likes it, you can come often."

  Wang Guanxi smiled and said, "I will also customize one in the future."

  This yacht is very big, and then went to sea.

  There are many Hollywood stars on this yacht, which is quite fun. Jennifer Lawrence and Ford Ingrid are talking with their favorite stars.

  Luo Baowen, Zhang Xiaolei, Wu Jianmin, Zhu Renzhi, Oren Paley and others are talking with some rich people.

  Wang Guanxi, Murdoch, and Cameron are talking in one place.

  Cameron also played a special violin.

  Wang Guanxi asked: "Mr. Murdoch, you invested in Avatar this time?"

  Murdoch nodded: "Yes, the production cost of 350 million US dollars, including my investment of 150 million US dollars!"

  Wang Guanxi knew that the sci-fi movie "Avatar" was led by Murdoch. The film cost of 350 million yuan and the promotional cost of 150 million made "Avatar" the most expensive film production in history.

  Wang Guanxi asked, "Are you still short of money?"

  Murdoch nodded: "We invested 360 million U.S. dollars, spent 350 million U.S. dollars to produce the film, and there was still 10 million U.S. dollars left to promote the [Avatar] movie, but it was not enough. I plan to continue to raise funds."

  Wang Guanxi asked, "How much is there?"

   Murdoch looked at Cameron.

  At this time, Cameron said: “This time there will be a large-scale promotion around the world. I plan to collect 150 million US dollars to advertise the film, and there is still a short of 140 million US dollars.”

  Wang Guanxi thought for a while and said: "Then my American GBE company invests 100 million US dollars."

  Opened his mouth for 100 million U.S. dollars, and Cameron took a breath. Sure enough, when the super rich voted for 100 million U.S. dollars, he didn’t blink.

   "Okay, Mr. Wang, this movie of Avatar will never make you lose money"

   Then Wang Guanxi called Zhu Renzhi and Oren Perry.

  First of all, the US GBE company will spend 10 million US dollars to continue shooting the sequel to the [Ghost Record].

  Another $5 million will be used to shoot low-cost movies.

And 100 million US dollars is used to invest in [Avatar], [Avatar] This movie has been shot and is being promoted, and if the promotion needs to burn money, everyone can invest, and there is currently an investment of 40 million. The rich people of the evening have finished casting their votes.

  Olen Paley was surprised: "BOSS, shall we directly invest 100 million US dollars?"

  Wang Guanxi nodded: "Yes, all the 100 million US dollars have been invested. If you have made money, if you have no place to spend, you can invest in entertainment company stocks."

  In fact, it is easy to lose money when investing in blockbuster films. For example, if a huge investment of 100 million yuan is invested, if the box office does not exceed 200 million US dollars, then it is a loss.

  [Avatar] At the box office of 2.7 billion US dollars, this investment will also make a profit of 170 million US dollars, which is not bad.

   "It's the boss!"

  (End of this chapter)