Chapter 530 Goodbye Li Xiaolong
After a tour, Yang Wendong said with emotion: "Mr. Levis, Boeing's management is really amazing. An aircraft can have dozens or millions of parts, and it can achieve perfect supply coordination."
Anyone who has worked in industry knows that even in the 21st century, it was difficult for large factories with various monitoring software to manage too many parts. Not only warehouses, but also procurement, logistics, quality and other departments required precision. It is important to ensure that the goods arrive on time, otherwise tens of thousands of parts may not arrive in time or have quality problems, causing the entire project to be shut down;
This is the case in the automotive industry. In order to control, a very complex quality system has been developed; but compared to aircraft, the number of parts is far less.
It can be said that airplanes are the industrial crown of any era, and Boeing was the leader. Until decades later, it was almost destroyed by a group of third brothers
Levis smiled and said: "This also relies on the strength of American industry to achieve this. The Boeing 737 aircraft was only successful by gathering thousands of factories across the United States to work together.
There is a prototype in front, which was originally intended for Iran Air, but as you know, due to the recent events in the Middle East, it has been put on hold for the time being. ”
"Then I can get it directly now?" Yang Wendong asked nonchalantly.
Levis smiled and said: "If the price can be negotiated, of course, but I have to tell you first that many other airlines are also interested in this batch of aircraft."
"They want a batch, and I just want one." Yang Wendong said with a smile.
Levis said: "Yes, everything can be discussed. How about we go take a look at the plane first and then discuss it?"
Boeing didn't attach much importance to Yang Wendong's visit. After all, it was only planning to buy one. However, it still sent a vice president because it was considering opening up the market of the world's super-rich;
Over the years, there have been many private jet companies in the United States and Europe that specialize in producing small aircraft for wealthy people. Boeing actually wants to do this business, but only a very small number of very wealthy people will consider Boeing, but in the end very few have closed the deal. , mainly because business aircraft are restricted by airports in various places and cannot take off or land at some small private airports;
But Yang Wendong's arrival gave Boeing a good direction, which is to serve overseas wealthy people. Although the economies of countries outside Europe and the United States are far less than those of Europe and the United States, they still have considerable economic strength combined, and there are also many super-rich people. .
The group of people observed the plane in and out, and it was over soon;
In fact, there is nothing good to see, it is just an empty shelf now, not even a flight cabin;
Levis explained: "Eric, we at Boeing are only responsible for the production of aircraft. Each customer's requirements for subsequent interior decoration of the aircraft are different, so the subsequent customers will find other companies to decorate themselves;
However, although Boeing does not do this business, we do have cooperative companies that we can introduce to you. ”
"The interior of a private jet is different from that of a business jet. Can they do the same?" Yang Wendong asked.
Levis smiled and said: "Of course."
"Okay, let's discuss the price and various details." Yang Wendong nodded and said.
After a day of conversation, the two parties gradually got closer in terms of price;
Boeing’s quotation is US$5.4 million, while Yang Wendong’s price is US$5 million;
US$5 million is the current purchase price of many airlines. Boeing thinks that you are one machine, so there is no discount, so the two parties are unwilling to give in to each other;
But after all, it was a multi-million dollar deal, and it was normal to spend some time wrangling. After Yang Wendong determined some issues, he left the counteroffer task to several professional international business negotiation teams, and he himself came to Los Angeles ;
Business is important. There is no need to stay in Seattle for hundreds of thousands of dollars. There are still some important tasks here in Los Angeles.
Hollywood:
After Yang Wendong took Su Yiyi for a tour inside, Su Yiyi smiled and said: "Brother Dong, the various shooting locations in Hollywood in the United States are much bigger than the Hong Kong Film and Television City."
Yang Wendong said: "Of course, the market is hundreds of times different, and the scale must be different. If there are 300 million Chinese in Southeast Asia, and their economy is similar to that of the United States, then the film shooting base will not be smaller than here."
"In this case, we are definitely not the only one?" Su Yiyi asked.
Yang Wendong nodded and said: "Of course, but I still hope that the market will be bigger, so that even if it is not the first, it will be much better than it is now. A pond that is too small cannot raise big fish."
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In the previous life, Hong Kong movies were able to take off because the Southeast Asian market and even the Japanese market were open to them. Later, they declined because the market was closed;
Therefore, I am trying to find a way to acquire a large number of theater chains in Southeast Asia and even Japan, just for this purpose. Even in the future, I can even go to the mainland to build theater chains after the mainland opens.
"Well" Su Yiyi suddenly pointed forward and said: "Is the English word in front of you the movie you are talking about?"
Yang Wendong looked into the distance and said: 'Yes, that's it. Let's take a look around first, and then see where Li Xiaolong is. ’
Coming to Hollywood is just a way to see the scenery, but the main thing is to come to see someone; this person is naturally Li Xiaolong;
Yang Wendong met him in the United States three years ago. At that time, Li Xiaolong was still arrogant. "The Green Hornet" had achieved great success, and he had become a Chinese movie star known to many people in American society. Therefore, I want to succeed in Hollywood and become the first Chinese superstar here;
Therefore, Yang Wendong did not persuade him to return to Hong Kong for development at that time. Sometimes, if people don't hit a wall, they will not give up. Otherwise, even if Yang Wendong deceives him to go back, after becoming famous in Hong Kong, he will still want to go. Hollywood.
At this moment, where Yang Wendong and others are, a movie called "Scandal Blood" is being filmed. Li Xiaolong plays a gangster killer in it. Not to mention that this is a negative role. In fact, he doesn't have much role, just a small supporting role. , compared to the previous "Green Hornet", it was far behind; soon, they found Li Xiaolong, and Yang Wendong first greeted with a smile: "Hello, Bruce."
Bruce is Li Xiaolong’s English name in the United States. This is also normal. Generally, people who live abroad must have an English name. Even in Hong Kong, those with a slightly better job also need it;
Li Xiaolong was shocked when he looked up and saw Yang Wendong. He quickly stood up and said, "Yang Sheng? Why are you in the United States?"
Three years ago, Yang Wendong was not very well-known in the United States, but in the past few years, as Yang Wendong has become recognized as the richest Chinese man in Hong Kong, and his capital has begun to invest on a large scale in Southeast Asia, Europe and the United States, many Chinese overseas have naturally also We all know him, and even many overseas Chinese newspapers have published his pictures;
Li Xiaolong is currently doing well among overseas Chinese, but he is not good enough in front of Yang Wendong;
He once had very high achievements in the field of martial arts. He thought it would be easy to enter Hollywood through this, but he did not expect that Hollywood's capital could easily manipulate him. This also made him understand what a joke his once high self-esteem was. I also have a new understanding of the power of capital.
"I went to your martial arts gym. They said you were here, so I came." Yang Wendong asked. "Will there be a movie shooting later?"
Li Xiaolong shook his head and said: "No, I am just a guest role."
Yang Wendong said: "Let's go then. I'll treat you to a meal. Maybe we can discuss something."
It turns out that Li Xiaolong contacted the Shaw Brothers in Hong Kong in 1970 and planned to return to Hong Kong. As a result, Shao Yifu had a high self-esteem and did not negotiate any terms with Li Xiaolong. He directly replied that he would come to Hong Kong to negotiate;
Then Li Xiaolong really went back and wanted a salary of US$10,000. After being rejected, he was hired by Zou Wenhuai, who had just founded Golden Harvest, for US$7,500. Then he made "Tangshan Brother", which became completely popular in Asia.
Nowadays, the history of Hong Kong has changed. Although Shao Yifu's film industry is still there, it is not as good as Changxing Film Company. However, it is still living well, because Yang Wendong makes a big cake and eats it together. The Shao family only eats it. If the proportion is small, the cake may not be too small.
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And now that I came to Los Angeles by the way, it was almost time, so naturally I came to see Li Xiaolong.
Li Xiaolong agreed: "Okay."
Several people found a KFC store near Hollywood Studios. Li Xiaolong asked: "Mr. Yang, does this store belong to you too?"
"You know quite a lot, don't you?" Yang Wendong said with a smile.
Although he did not deliberately keep it secret when he acquired KFC, KFC was not a listed company at the time, so it was not announced. Most people would not know about it without special investigation.
Li Xiaolong said: "I also found out by chance. Later I checked and found out that Yang Sheng also has many industries in the United States."
"The United States is the largest market in the world, so I will naturally invest." Yang Wendong said: "Just like you, I also want to develop in Hollywood."
Li Xiaolong sighed and said, "Yes, it's just that in Hollywood, it's really difficult for Chinese people like me to develop. Let alone starring roles, even negative roles are not available. They are usually very bad negative roles."< br>
"Villains are sometimes very important, such as Yang Kang." Yang Wendong smiled: "In an environment like the United States, blacks have a higher status than Chinese. Your original "Green Hornet" was actually just an accident;
If you want to truly develop in the film industry, you cannot go directly to Hollywood. Even if there is no racial discrimination here, there are still a large number of high-quality actors among white people. It is a one-in-a-million chance for anyone to succeed. ”
"Then what should I do? To become a real superstar." Li Xiaolong asked: "Only by becoming a superstar can I promote our Chinese martial arts in movies."
Yang Wendong asked back: "Since it is Chinese martial arts, why not go directly to the Chinese territory to make movies? You should also know that Hong Kong movies have developed quite well in the past few years. There have been several box office hits in the local market alone. Over a million movies;
In Southeast Asia, Hong Kong movies are also very popular, and there are already many famous kung fu actors in Hong Kong. Although the box office and income of the movies are still far behind Hollywood, at least, this is a very good one. Good start. ”
"Yang Sheng, do you want me to go to Hong Kong to make a movie?" Li Xiaolong asked.
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