Rebirth: I Want to Surf

After a long flight of tens of thousands of kilometers, Yao Yuan arrived in his loyal Los Angeles.

Beijing is 16 hours faster than Los Angeles. It should be midnight in China, but it is morning here. Most people are going abroad for the first time, and their excitement overwhelms their own adverse reactions.

In 2007, Los Angeles was full of vitality. Everyone had a face that had never been bullied. The median house price was 550,000 US dollars. Buying at 0 yuan was not popular yet, and there were only a few genders. Black people can still go naked is prejudiced……

The group stayed in a hotel close to Hollywood. The company booked a luxurious suite for Yao Yuan, which was resplendent and resplendent, but he didn't have much energy. He took a shower and lay down on the bed not wanting to move.

Yinyin is in good condition, she came out after washing her hair, and said, "How many days will the time difference be reversed?"

"I don't know, anyway, I will give them a day off, and then I will work for me. I really think they are here for free travel expenses!"

"You black-hearted boss, how can you work before your body recovers?"

"If you don't recover, go for treatment, acupuncture and moxibustion."

"Acupuncture? Do you know where there is acupuncture?"

"Just that, that..."

Yao Yuan hummed blindly with his eyes closed, and pointed casually, "Walk 200 meters east of the First People's Hospital of Los Angeles. There is an old John who has massaged bones, acupuncture and moxibustion, and he has tried all kinds of things passed down from his ancestors."

"spit!"

Yinyin ignored him, and being able to talk poorly meant that the problem was not serious.

While wiping her hair, she walked to the large French windows. From this angle, she could see nine huge white letters on a mountain: HOLLYWOOD!

This logo has spread all over the world with the advent of the Internet age.

In fact, it was originally an advertising billboard set up by a real estate developer to sell houses, with the four letters LAND behind it, each letter is about 15 meters high.

In 1932, an actress named Peg Entwistle jumped off the "H" letter due to her unsuccessful career-there is also a "D" letter.

This is what Yinyin read from the book. She made a lot of preparations before she came, and she couldn't help sighing: "There are so many stories in just one Hollywood!"

"So soon you worship foreigners?"

"Fart! I can't even sigh?"

Yinyin turned around and said, "But to be honest, I saw high-rise buildings on the way here by car, but I still feel very old."

"Because people completed the infrastructure construction decades ago, I don't know when the next wave will be."

"Oh, just like Hong Kong and Taiwan developed rapidly in the 1970s and 1980s, but we were still poor at that time, so we felt that there was a gap. Now we are also vigorously developing, and we will soon catch up."

"Yeah yeah……"

Yao Yuan took a few tablets of vitamins, and said impatiently: "If you have this spare time, why don't you check the room to see if there are any sneak shots on the camera, I have to lie down for a while."

"Sneak shot?!"

Yinyin was taken aback, and ran to the bathroom to check. Yao Yuan had downloaded a similar video on the Internet, and the two watched it together.

It's very exciting to watch, but if the protagonist is yourself, it's not fun.

While checking, another sentence came over there: "Why don't you find some Disney music and play it, even if it is posted on the Internet, Disney will sue him for us."

"roll!"

…………

Yao Yuan really gave him a day to rest, and then sent his subordinates out.

He himself took Yinyin to play nearby for a few days, visiting the Avenue of Stars, Universal Studios, Disney, and Santa Monica Beach. Many scenic spots in the world are similar, and what they see is the style.

This afternoon, a cafe in Hollywood.

Yao Yuan elegantly drank a cup of latte with palm leaves, looked out the window at the leisurely pedestrians bathed in the afternoon sun, and always unconsciously remembered the morning that suffocated George Floyd 13 years later.

He now sees the United States from a different angle than others, and even said that he is different from the vast majority of people in the country, which has been refined over time.

Before finishing a cup of coffee, the door was pushed open, and a middle-aged man who was so bald walked in.

He was dressed decently, but it looked like work clothes at first glance, with a professional smirk on his face, and he had the breath of an American social animal all over his body.

"..."

He looked around for a while, then walked towards this side, and asked uncertainly, "Mr. Yao?"

"Yes, your pronunciation is very standard."

"I often watch Yao Ming's games. The game between the Rockets and the Lakers is very exciting."

The man cut into the topic very flatteringly, and stretched out his hand to introduce himself: "Harris, a Hollywood information consulting company, is here by appointment."

The so-called information consulting company is a company engaged in the collection and analysis of various information, and provides solutions, suggestions, etc. to customers.

After finishing the politeness, Harris went straight to the point, first talked about the charging plan, and then said it directly without taking any information, which fully demonstrated the quality of the business.

"Since Paramount bought DreamWorks, Sony bought MGM, Hollywood has turned back to the Big Six. Disney blah blah... Warner blah blah... Universal blah blah..."

He briefly reviewed the current situation of the Sixth University.

Yao Yuan asked: "What is the current market share of the Big Six?"

"About 85%."

"How many independent production companies?"

"About 50 companies, including the subsidiaries of the Big Six, produce about 450 films a year, four times that of the Big Six, but they can only get a share of the remaining 15%."

Harris patiently answered these low-value questions, and did not think that a Chinese could do anything. It is not the past, when Hong Kong movies were very popular in the United States, and they were even more popular in the video rental market.

Entering the new century, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Hero" brought out an oriental martial arts style, but it was cut off by "The Promise".

Now who watches Chinese movies, even Jackie Chan has passed his prime.

However, he still dutifully said: "Mr. Yao, if you want to start a film company, I can help you do it, and it will save you a lot of trouble."

"Start a business? Oh, maybe..."

Yao Yuan was noncommittal, and asked some more questions, asking for a list and detailed information of all Hollywood independent film studios, and by the way, treated the other party to a cup of coffee.

The business of this kind of company is often very complicated. Harris only had the most basic consulting fees and material fees this trip, but he got used to it and left the cafe politely.

…………

The matter of domestic capital going overseas to Hollywood has to start in 2011.

There is a company called Xinyuanye, which invested 10 million US dollars in the movie "Cloud Atlas", which is the first of its kind, and lost nothing.

This year, LeTV spent 8 million US dollars to buy the investment share of "The Expendables 2". In 2013, a company called DMG became the investor of "Iron Man 3". that.

Immediately afterwards, Wanda acquired Legendary Pictures for US$3.5 billion.

Hunan Dianguang Media approached Lionsgate, claiming to invest US$1.5 billion to make 50 films. Shanghai Film Group will also invest US$1 billion in Paramount's film list, and Bona will invest US$235 million in six blockbuster films of 20th Century Fox...

For a while, it seemed that Chinese capital was going to buy out Hollywood.

But in fact, we can't squeeze in the six major studios at the core of Hollywood's power, not to mention acquisitions, and we don't even need to talk about buying shares. We can only sign film orders.

Moreover, Hollywood will not let go of investment in those films with stable profits. Only those with relatively high risks will accept your investment.

So lose more and earn less.

After Yao Yuan got some information, he stopped dealing with Hollywood affairs, because the time had not yet come.

After playing with Yinyin for another day, when they returned to the hotel at night, Gu Jiaming and Zhao Xuetao from the game department found him. Zhao Xuetao had overseas experience and was the director of the overseas studio.

"looking for me?"

"We have an appointment with Riot Games, we will meet tomorrow."

(no more...)

Fever is the most uncomfortable thing, especially at night, when my whole body hurts and I can’t sleep, I finally squint for a while and think it’s been a long time, but it’s only a few minutes when I look at the time. Minutes, just stay up until dawn.

My fever has basically subsided now, but I still have a severe cough, nausea, and want to vomit after eating. I hang on to fruits for several days, and I don’t even feel hungry.

Take care of your body, it's too uncomfortable, it's too uncomfortable!