Chapter 413 November
Sister Shitou is currently just a young actress and has a good impression of Wang Shu, a talented director of the same age.
In the United States, especially in the entertainment industry, it is very common to have a crush and then have sex with someone.
After all, America’s private life is more open than in Europe.
Having a crush, just to the extent that they can have a relationship, does not mean they will become boyfriend and girlfriend.
Not to mention, Sister Shitou has a boyfriend.
For several days, Wang Shu and Shitou got together.
During the day, Sister Shitou and Wang Shu wandered around Los Angeles to get acquainted with the city, and at night they had sex.
Sister Shitou never said she wanted to become boyfriend and girlfriend with Wang Shu, but she enjoyed the time together.
For her, these past few days have been an adjustment in her life.
Of course, Wang Shu could tell that Sister Shitou wanted to be his girlfriend.
After all, he is an accomplished director and Sister Shitou is just a young actress. Being with him will help Sister Shitou's career.
It was just that Sister Shitou had a boyfriend and had not known Wang Shu for a long time, so it was utilitarian to talk about these things, so she did not mention them.
But just because it’s not mentioned, doesn’t mean there’s no idea.
I have to say that Wang Shu quite likes to talk about life ideals with Sister Shitou.
Sister Shitou's big mouth held the world inside, allowing Wang Shu to enjoy the happiness of a man.
He was not surprised that Sister Shitou had this skill.
Sister Shitou. She dropped out of school as a teenager and went to Hollywood to work as a part-time job.
In a place like Hollywood, if you don’t have some “skills”, how can you easily get opportunities?
Before she became famous, a well-known actress in Hollywood was on her way to an audition. Before getting off the bus, she directly asked her agent who she wanted to have sex with in order to get the role
All this shows that Sister Shitou’s journey has not been easy.
A few days later, Sister Shitou left because she had work.
Wang Shu’s intention is still unfinished.
At the same time, Wang Shu received an invitation from the organizers of the Berlin Film Festival.
This time the Berlin Film Festival and the Academy Awards are approaching, and "The Wolf of Wall Street" was unable to make it, so it only signed up for the Academy Awards.
Whether it is Wang Shu who came to Hollywood or Matt Damon, a local movie star in Hollywood, the Academy Award is more important.
The organizers of the Berlin Film Festival expressed regret that "The Wolf of Wall Street" could not catch up with the competition in the main competition unit, and then invited Wang Shu to attend with the film in the non-competition unit. .
Matt Damon was also invited at the same time as him.
The Berlin International Film Festival and the Academy Awards actually have no conflict except that they are in similar time.
Hollywood movies, after participating in the Berlin Film Festival, can still compete for various film awards in the United States, including the Academy Awards.
It is precisely because of this that the Venice Film Festival has slowly become a Hollywood outpost.
The Venice Film Festival is in September and the Academy Awards are at the beginning of the year.
Therefore, Hollywood movies have enough time to participate in the Venice Film Festival and then participate in the Academy Awards in China.
In fact, Hollywood movies can also compete for Berlin Film and Academy Awards at the same time.
However, for a series of reasons, "The Wolf of Wall Street" could not keep up with this Berlin Film Festival.
It can only be missed.
Wang Shu did not reply directly, but discussed with Matt Damon before giving a clear reply.
If it is in China, under the director-centered system, everything is decided by him.
Here in Hollywood, the gameplay is different. He has no say in whether "The Wolf of Wall Street" will appear at the Berlin Film Festival.
Of course, if it is just him who goes there, then it is up to him to decide.
But if you want to bring "The Wolf of Wall Street" to attend, it has to be decided by the producer Matt Damon.
Matt Damon felt free to go to the Berlin Film Festival to promote the film and agreed without saying a word.
Actually, he is rushing to make "The Wolf of Wall Street" into a film, and also has the idea of participating in the main competition section of the Berlin Film Festival.
However, on the premise of ensuring the quality of the film, no matter how fast we work, we can't catch up.
It’s November, three months away from both the Berlin Film Festival and the Academy Awards.
Wang Shu has no filming arrangements at the moment and is just starting to make money on the stock market.
Currently we are just preparing funds, not the outcome.
Because the US stock market is still going to fall.
In November, amid chaos, Ao Guanhai was elected President of the United States with a record turnout.
The president promised during the election that the government would spend billions of dollars on infrastructure, unemployment insurance and Medicaid, and expressed support for the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
While actions by the Treasury and the Federal Reserve may have slowed the spread of the financial crisis, the economy's decline plummeted in the final months of 2008.
The United States is headed for its worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.
On November 10, AIG announced a quarterly loss of US$25 billion (at the same time the government once again provided the company with US$150 billion to slow the spread of the financial crisis).
Fannie Mae announced a loss of $29 billion and said the funding needed may exceed $100 billion (previously, the Treasury Department pledged to provide $100 billion to keep the company afloat).
The stock market hit a new low on November 20, falling more than 20% that month (down 52% compared to the high).
Oil prices fell sharply (below $50 per barrel) and home prices continued to fall.
On November 25, the Federal Reserve and Treasury announced an $800 billion loan and asset purchase plan aimed at lowering mortgage rates (helping the housing market).
The central bank pledged to buy $600 billion in home loan-related debt.
This is the first round of quantitative easing program and a classic and critical step in controlling deleveraging.
A central bank in crisis can only choose between two options.
One is to "print" more money (in excess of what banks need for liquidity) to replace declining credit.
The second is to allow monetary policy to tighten significantly when credit collapses.
When things change drastically, the central bank will inevitably choose to print money.
Anyway, as soon as the machine is turned on, you can have as much money as you want.
As for the consequences, as the world leader, of course the whole world will pay for it.
Throughout November, most important economic data was released that was worse than already very bad expectations.
Consumer spending fell rapidly, with retail sales down more than 8% and car sales down 30% year-on-year.
Companies in various industries have made historic layoffs due to poor profitability. The unemployment rate has risen to more than 6.8%, the highest level since 1994, and layoffs and unemployment rate forecasts have increased significantly.
December’s manufacturing data was the worst since 1982.
The economy is on the verge of collapse.
On February 17, 2009, Ao Guanhai signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
On March 1, American International Group will announce a fourth-quarter loss of US$62 billion.
On March 9, the World Bank issued a very pessimistic report, with Buffett saying that the economy had "fallen off a cliff."
The stock market fell 1%, investor sentiment was extremely bearish, and selling was surging.
However, on this day, the U.S. stock market hit bottom and the U.S. dollar exchange rate hit its top.
On March 10, Citigroup's stock price rose 38%, driving US stocks to soar 6.4%.
Although the U.S. stock market has fluctuated since then, it has been rising. Therefore, if Wang Shu is brave, careful and thick-skinned, he will naturally do it on March 9 (Monday).
On this day, the World Bank's tragic report and Buffett's "falling off the cliff" caused panic in the stock market, and most investors were fleeing.
As the saying goes, others are afraid but I am greedy.
It's only November 2008, and there are still three or four months before March 9, 2009, so there is no rush.
At present, the first thing is to get the funds in place to avoid losing the chain.
Wang Shu has two parts of funds, one is the funds obtained from the United States, and the other is the funds left in China to contribute to Big A.
Actually, at the end of October, he quietly returned to China in order to contribute funds to Big A.
On October 16, 2007, the Shanghai Composite Index reached its highest point so far, 6124 points.
On October 28, 2008, the Shanghai Composite Index hit a ten-year low of 1,664 points.
Big A bottoms out.
In just one year, from laughter to walking on the rooftop.
Wang Shu quietly returned to the country, just to inject blood into Big A on the day it hit bottom.
Milk tea, clothing, shoes, and accessories all adopt a simple and crude franchise model.
As for the quality control of franchised milk tea shops, it is not particularly strict as long as they ensure that there are no mistakes.
As long as you give money and it still works like that, you can join.
This kind of operation can be seen by anyone with a discerning eye, and it will definitely damage the brand's reputation over time.
However, the purpose of Wang Shu Teng’s brands is to quickly absorb funds, rather than hang themselves on this tree.
No matter milk tea, clothing, shoes, or jewelry brands, unless they are always sought after by the public, they will not last long.
Furthermore, the technical content of these projects is too low and the competition is too great.
On the premise that there are other options, it is thankless to fiddle with it.
Therefore, Wang Shu’s established arrangement is to absorb funds and speculate in stocks through these brands.
Use the funds obtained from stock trading to invest in the mobile phone industry.
Then seek listings for these brands and make a fortune.
Then use these funds to invest in new energy.
Therefore, Wang Shu is not particularly concerned about the reputation and future of these brands.
They are just tools used by Wang Shu to absorb funds.
Under normal circumstances, if you are serious about making products, you should have your own factory at least.
Wang Shu’s four brands are mainly outsourced and there are not many factories at all.
This is the difference between making a brand and making a product.
These four brands of Wang Shu are not products, but brands.
Through a series of operations, he succeeded.
In the future, when investing in mobile phones and new energy, you have to focus on making products rather than “brands”.
The technical content and positioning of the two are different, and their gameplay is also different.
Of course, having said that, the quality control of clothing, shoes, and accessories is still pretty good.
Only in milk tea shops, it is difficult to guarantee quality control because it needs to be made on-site in the store.
If these brands with no technical content and high competition can survive. Of course Wang Shu will continue to do it.
The outsourcing method is growing wildly now, but it does not mean that this model will always be used in the future.
As long as there are no problems with development, the brand is not ruined, or the company is not beaten to death on the beach, Wang Shu will still invest in building a factory.
It can only be said that industries such as clothing, shoes, accessories, and milk tea are really difficult to maintain for a long time.
For example, clothing brands such as Guirenniao, Baleno, Metersbonwe, etc. are very popular in this era.
However, it is also popular in this era and will be replaced by new brands in the future.
The same is true for milk tea. A lot of brands have fallen, and the last remaining one is the king.
The technical content is too low, many people can make these brands, and many people can come and grab this meal.
Even if Wang Shu is reborn, there is no guarantee that he will remain prosperous in these fields.
Mobile phones, new energy, etc. are different.
Although there is competition, not just anyone can come and eat this bowl of rice.
It is undeniable that Wang Shu does not have the corresponding technical level.
But. He knows how to seize the opportunity to invest.
As for e-commerce platforms such as Pinxixi, he did not consider it.
It is also undeniable that Pin Xixi snatched a large piece of meat from the mouths of Ali and JD. However, Pin Xixi’s ingredients are very complicated.
In the early days of Pinxixi’s establishment, Pinxixi was able to operate unimpeded operations that were prohibited by e-commerce platforms such as Taobao, Tmall, and JD.com in violation of laws and regulations.
Although Pin Xixi has snatched meat from Ali and JD.com, in fact, this kind of success cannot be replicated at all.
Unless, there is also the element of fighting for Xixi, coming from behind through cheating.
Otherwise, it will be difficult to make it even if you invest money in it.
At the end of November, Thanksgiving is here. This is a very grand holiday in the United States, and the whole country has a day off.
On this day, Sister Shitou invited Wang Shu to a party.
Wang Shu thought it was a festival and did not refuse.
Walking on the streets of Los Angeles, he could feel the atmosphere of Thanksgiving.
After a lot of running around, we arrived at the party location.
As soon as Wang Shu was brought in by Sister Shitou, he saw many beauties.
Anna Faris, Kat Dennings, Katherine McPhee.
As soon as they entered the door, these beauties all stepped forward to say hello with their eyes lit up.
"Shu, welcome to our party."
The beauties introduced themselves exuding feminine charm.
Hollywood. There is no airtight wall.
Not to mention that "The Tuner", which has a global box office of US$500 million, has made Wang Shu famous, let's talk about the news that Wang Shu and Matt Damon are collaborating on an art film to prepare for the Academy Award. It has already spread.
And they are all young actors. They not only look up to Wang Shu, but also have the idea of getting to know Wang Shu.
"It's my honor to be here." Wang Shu said politely.
Then, the actresses were too enthusiastic, and Wang Shu couldn't resist them.
I couldn’t help but secretly curse in my heart, the evil capitalism and the evil Hollywood are so corrosive to people’s hearts.
For example, now, Anna Faris holds a wine glass and uses the influence of alcohol to approach Wang Shu, and asks with a look in her eyes: "Shu, how long have you been in Hollywood?"
Wang Shu saw Anna Faris clinking glasses, raised the glass and clinked it with the wine glass in her hand, and then said: "If you don't count the time last year, it has been several months."
(End of this chapter)