Chapter 304 Making money is to enjoy life
The plane flew for a total of 14 hours and landed at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport.
This is already the second time Gu Wei has been on a plane for such a long time.
The last time I went to London, I sat there for 11 hours.
In the past, no matter where we went in the country, it would take up to a few hours to fly back and forth.
Even if I fly frequently, it’s just a bit of a hassle and I can’t even say I’m tired.
Gu Wei pulled the suitcase and walked out with the large group, thinking about when to get a private jet.
There are not many people in the entertainment industry who have private jets now. They are basically big guys.
Like Cheng Long and Zhao Benshan.
After all, it is expensive on the one hand. After buying it, the annual downtime fee, crew salary, etc. are a lot of money, which is not something ordinary celebrities can afford.
Of course, Gu Wei is an exception. With his financial resources, there is no problem in owning a private jet of his own.
The only thing that worries him is that it is only 2015, and there are a lot of investment opportunities in the financial market and elsewhere.
Every dollar he earns now, invested through various channels, will bring him a return of at least 2 times in a few years.
Stocks such as Maotai and Tengxun, as well as the US stock Tesla, are sure-fire investment channels that even ordinary people know.
The threshold is low and the upper limit is high. Just open an account at a securities company and invest money in it.
And whenever you want to use money, you can do it at any time.
With the huge size of Maotai and Tengxun in the trillions in the future, Gu Wei will not be afraid of being stuck no matter how much money he invests.
Maybe you can become a shareholder by stock trading, but your worth will definitely keep rising.
Even though it seemed like he spent a lot of money to buy a house in the capital and Shanghai, he knew that house prices would skyrocket in a few years and it would not be a problem for the value of the house under his name to double.
Buying an airplane is different. The price is at least hundreds of millions. The only purpose is to facilitate travel. Even the first class cabin is definitely not as comfortable as a private jet.
Don't think about appreciation in value. This thing is just like buying a car. It will depreciate once you get it. It has only use value.
Of course, these are all his previous thoughts. To be honest, he has some philistine thoughts.
After these two long-distance flights, he also figured out that he can never make enough money, and his own comfort is the most important thing.
What's more, he just received a very large amount of investment income this year.
Since the end of 2014, the domestic stock market has been rising like crazy. In just half a year, the Shanghai Composite Index has risen from more than 2,000 points to a maximum of more than 5,100 points.
Stock traders are shouting that the bull market is coming. At that time, as long as you invest money in the stock market, you will make money with your eyes closed.
It even created a wave of national stock trading atmosphere.
It’s a pity that no one is good in every way, and no flower is as bright as a hundred days.
The stock market crash started on June 15. The Shanghai Composite Index suddenly turned downward from a high of 5170 points. The trend weakened, and the stock market crash officially came.
The market has entered panic, and individual stocks have continued to panic, falling by their limits continuously.
Since June 15th, there have been a total of 52 trading days. Among them, there have been 21 trading days when the index fell sharply or plummeted, and there were 17 times when the limit of 1,000 shares fell. The limit of 1,000 shares is nothing, and there were several times where the limit of 2,000 stocks fell. Yes, this is A-share!
That’s right, this is the 15-year stock market crash that still remains fresh in Gu Wei’s memory.
It was also the turning point in his life from a rich second generation with a good family background to a negative second generation.
Subsequently, he experienced the closure of his father's factory, the family house was sold, and the family of three moved to a rental house with only a few dozen square meters.
His life has completely changed.
The severe blow also made Gu Wei mature overnight and became taciturn.
After graduation, I devoted myself to endless part-time jobs.
Fortunately, he worked hard enough and his father, who had made a big mistake, woke up in time and cheered up again. A few years later, through the efforts of the family, he paid off all the foreign debts and started a beautiful and promising life again. Life.
Once again, this stock market crash is nothing to Gu Wei.
He once called home and learned that his father was still trading stocks, just on a small scale, and it was not as crazy as the stock trading with real estate loans and mortgages in the original time and space.
It's right to think about it. Knowing that his son can earn hundreds of millions by making a movie, Dad Gu will naturally not pay attention to the profit from stock trading. It has become a complete entertainment to pass the time.
In the face of this historic nationwide financial fluctuation, Gu Wei is as insignificant as an ant. Even with foresight, nothing can be changed.
Of course there is no problem in making a little money by taking advantage of this east wind.
As early as the end of 2014, he found a specialized securities manager to help him arrange A shares.
I invested about 200 million yuan and entered the market when the market price was over 2,000 points.
All funds were dispersed into more than 10 stocks, including monster stocks that surged more than ten times in his memory, and some blue-chip stocks that only rose less than double even in the bull market.
Six months later, when the Shanghai Composite Index reached 4,500 points, he ordered the manager who managed his funds to start slowly liquidating the funds and withdrawing funds.
At that time, his key account manager also advised him to wait and the stock market would rise.
Even the general manager of the Galaxy Securities branch where he opened an account went to Gu Wei to confirm with him whether all the companies were going to be liquidated.
After getting Gu Wei’s definite answer, the staff had no choice but to follow his request and liquidate more than 10 stocks one after another within half a month.
At this time, the market is still very hot, and countless funds enter A-shares every day.
The daily turnover of the stock market is hundreds of billions. Gu Wei still sells his money in half a month, which makes no splash in the market.
The final cost of 200 million turned into 1.1 billion six months later, with a net profit of 900 million.
Part of this money was used to buy the stocks of Moutai and Tengxun again, and part of it was kept in his hands to consider other investments.
Now it seems that buying a plane is a good choice. Investment is not necessary to make money, and it is also good to improve your life.
Outside the airport, the motorcade waiting for Director Sophie to pick him up was lined up.
This was the first time that Gu Wei and her met. Before in China, apart from making phone calls and sending messages, they had only seen each other's face in video conferences.
Sophie is in her 40s, has an ordinary appearance, is thin and not tall. She is wearing a professional suit and looks energetic.
“BOSS~
The hotel has been arranged, we can go there now.
People arriving on subsequent flights will also be received by others. "
There were no unnecessary pleasantries during the meeting. Sophie spoke simply and directly.
Gu Wei nodded.
"Thank you for your hard work! ”
After that, he followed her into the car.
"The staff from the union have been found, and the movie can officially start shooting when they arrive tomorrow.
Tsumabuki Satoshi landed yesterday, and arrangements have been made for him to stay in the hotel."
Get in the car. After that, Director Sophie kept reporting to Gu Wei on the preparations in New York, and all aspects were clearly arranged.
“Very good, Sophie.
It seems that inviting you to join us is the most correct decision for this shoot.”
Gu Wei praised.
Hearing Gu Wei's words, Sophie who was sitting aside did not speak, with a slight smile on her face.
Although she is a Chinese-American, she is different from those ABCs who have been completely Americanized. She grew up in Chinatown and was surrounded by Chinese people with the same yellow skin.
And influenced by her grandfather who took care of her when she was a child, she knows where her true roots are.
Her work experience after growing up made her understand that in the United States, no matter how hard a Chinese-American tries, they cannot break through class barriers. There is an invisible wall that blocks their channels for advancement.
After all, real Americans will not treat them as one of their own.
Furthermore, from the time she was in school until she entered social work, racial discrimination was something that everyone kept silent about, but it was everywhere, especially for Chinese people like her with yellow skin, which was even worse than black. Not as good as. This time, the crew of "Tang Detective 2" found her, on the one hand, the reward was really generous, and on the other hand, she had a good impression of the Chinese people who share the same origin.
I hope to have more cooperation opportunities in the future if I perform well.
To be honest, she is not very competitive in Hollywood, and there are not many job opportunities in daily life. Opportunities like the generous shots of the "Tang Detective 2" crew, and the position of assistant director are rare.
Gu Wei sat in the car and looked out the window.
There is a constant flow of cars of all kinds on the roads in New York. There are rows of high-rise buildings in the distance. The Statue of Liberty mentioned by Yang Chaoyue is also in the distance. It is a scene like an international metropolis.
But when you enter the city, you can see that the buildings in many places are very old, and some of the streets are also dilapidated, with graffiti and garbage thrown everywhere, as if you have entered another world. a city.
Gu Wei frowned slightly, a little worried about safety issues during filming.
Sophie saw from the side and knew what Gu Wei was thinking.
"New York is like this. It is a diverse metropolis, very tolerant and multi-faceted.
Isn't there a TV series in China that says this
'If you love him, Just take him to New York, it's heaven; if you hate him, take him to New York, it's hell'
It's actually very pertinent
This is a paradise for the rich and a paradise for the poor. Hell.
New York is a big city. Manhattan and Long Island are wealthy areas where lawyers, doctors, bankers and businessmen live. The public security is very good.
Brooklyn has the largest slum in New York, mainly inhabited by black people, and shootings and robberies often occur.
But don’t worry, most of the locations we shoot at are landmark buildings in New York, and the security is very good. ”
Gu Wei nodded and said nothing.
Soon, the convoy arrived at the place where the crew was staying. Although it was not a five-star luxury hotel, judging from the exterior decoration, the conditions were relatively good. Not bad.
After checking in, Gu Wei also met Japanese actor Satoshi Tsumabuki who arrived early.
He didn’t have many scenes in [Tang Detective 2], but he became the main supporting role in the third Tokyo episode.
Gu Wei will definitely not copy the script of the original [Tang Detective 3], and will make more changes than in the second one.
But he doesn’t plan to change Tokyo, the place where the story takes place.
Tsumabuki Satoshi knew that the crew had arrived, so he waited at the hotel specially. After meeting Gu Wei, he shook hands and bowed respectfully.
"You don't have to be so polite. You'll have your part tomorrow when the movie starts. Play well, I'm optimistic about you~"
He said and patted Tsumabuki Satoshi's shoulder gently.
After all, he is one of the major supporting characters in the third film, and his performance in the original version was also very exciting. Gu Wei had a good impression of him.
Tsumabuki Satoshi, who originally communicated with Gu Wei in English, was very surprised when he heard that Gu Wei spoke fluent Japanese and immediately switched to Japanese.
“Director, your Japanese is so good, with a very pure Tokyo accent!”
"It's not that difficult if you have time to learn it occasionally~"
Gu Wei said modestly with a smile on his face.
After the skill [Language] appeared on his previous panel, [English] became a small item under the general category.
Later, he tentatively asked a teacher to learn some Japanese and Korean.
As expected, new [Japanese] and [Korean] skills appeared under the [Language] skill.
Without hesitation, just use experience points to point them to [Mastery].
It is conceivable that according to this rule, as long as Gu Wei wants to, he can master all the languages on the earth and become a true language master.
Even if you don’t become a celebrity or a translator, you won’t have to worry about having a living.
Haha, just thinking about it, no one can afford a translator of his worth.
“Awesome~Awesome~”
Satoshi Tsumabuki praised.
At this time, other people who had just entered the hotel also heard the two chatting.
Liu Yifei looked surprised. She had known Gu Wei for so many years, but she didn't know that he still had this skill.
She has considerable talent in language learning. The environment in which she lived since she was a child has allowed her to master both Chinese and English languages.
Later, she signed a contract with Sony Music and released records in Japan. She also taught herself Japanese for a period of time. She could barely use it but she was definitely not as proficient as Gu Wei.
It is precisely because she has studied that she knows how difficult it is to master a language proficiently.
Gu Wei separated from his wife, Tsumabuki Satoshi, and Liu Yifei came up to him.
“I’ve known you for so long, and I didn’t know you could still speak such authentic Japanese.
Being able to write English songs shows that English is not a problem.
You are so popular and so busy, how can you have time to learn these languages?”
"Ahem~
Did you know that there is a kind of person called a genius?
Unfortunately, it is just me!"
Gu Wei said unceremoniously , looking like I am the best.
Liu Yifei looked at his face and curled her lips.
"You said you were fat and you were breathless.
Great genius, can you tell me, what else do you know that I don't know?"
"Sister Yifei, I am like this, It's called a treasure boy. The longer you stay in contact with it, the more novel things you will discover, just like digging a treasure chest full of treasures.
You will slowly experience it in the future~"
said. Wan Guwei ignored Liu Yifei's reaction, left her and walked straight to the hotel.
"Treasure boy?
Neptune! The sea is also full of treasures.
I think there will be many girls digging for your treasure!"
Looking at Dian Dian and Follow Behind Gu Wei, Liu Yifei frowned and complained to Naza.
After arriving at the place, Gu Wei did not rest completely.
When everyone on the follow-up flight arrived, he called the main creative staff together, and everyone spent some time discussing the shooting plan for the whole day tomorrow.
Whether it is the photography team, recording team, art team or actors, if you have any questions, ask them first and try to deal with the problems that may affect the progress of the shooting before shooting. After all, when filming here, every time Wait for a minute and the funds will be burned.
No need to worry, everyone will only discuss the day's work tomorrow. From now on, this kind of thing will be a fixed link and will be done every day after completing the day's shooting tasks.
After about an hour, when no one said anything, Gu Wei announced that the meeting was adjourned.
"Baoqiang, I think you will bring an assistant with you when you come out this time. Didn't your agent follow you?"
Seeing Wang Baoqiang turning to leave, Gu Wei thought of something and suddenly asked.
"No, there are still some things for him to deal with back home."
"Will my sister-in-law come to visit me during this time?"
When it comes to his lover, Wang Baoqiang is honest and honest. A trace of tenderness flashed across his face.
“It’s only 40 days, which is not a long time, so I won’t bother her. There are still children at home to take care of.”
Gu Wei nodded and said nothing.
(End of this chapter)