Rebirth in America

A few years can change a lot of things. Especially with a lot of money, it's definitely enough to change a family.

The Carpenters grew richer every day. They have also changed a lot. Now the Carpenters no longer have to worry about money.

At first, they think making $10,000 is a lot, then $100,000, $1 million, or even $10 million. The more money you make, the more you spend. Now their desire for money has weakened a lot, and they are no longer trying their best to earn every penny in order to survive.

Bart has changed a lot in the past few years. He managed a large group of researchers every day, with millions of money passing through his hands, and he gradually honed his skills. His position in the family has become more and more stable as the electronics company has prospered, and his words have gained more weight.

As for Angel, she is no longer the illiterate housewife. After several years of study and financial management, her knowledge has become wider and wider, and her management methods have become more flexible and changeable.

Correspondingly, Alex's right to speak has been weakened a lot. He and Richard finally returned to the role of children and were forced to abide by family order. After all, every parent doesn't want their child to turn against them, no matter how smart and capable that child is.

This is really self-inflicted and self-inflicted!

Now Alex wants to do something big, something big. Sadly, he found that he had no means or rights to force his parents to support him unconditionally.

Still, he took action. He first bought several copies of "The Von Trapp Singers" and placed one in the living room, one in his parents' bedroom, and one he read during breakfast time.

"Alex, focus on eating and stop reading." Angel said to his son dissatisfied.

"Well, well, eat after reading this." Alex's eyes did not leave the book, still staring at it.

Bart stretched out his hand to take the book away, and said, "Eat, and don't read any more."

Alex shrugged, said nothing, and started eating breakfast.

At this moment, Bart took a look at the book himself. He said strangely: "Didn't you buy this book, Angel?"

Angel looked at it and said, "I didn't buy it, but I read it. It's well written and very touching."

Alex said from the side: "I bought it. When I passed by the bookstore, I found this book and bought it."

"Oh? What did you say?" Bart became interested and asked.

Angel replied: "It's about a nun who works as a tutor in a rich family, is deeply loved by the children of that family, and then marries the rich man."

Bart chuckled, put the book aside, and said, "This story is very simple."

Alex said loudly: "That's not the case. This story tells that love and freedom will eventually defeat tyranny, defeat evil, and at the same time defeat themselves to reach new glory."

Bart said in disbelief: "Is it as exaggerated as you said?"

"If you don't believe it, just take a look and you will know. This is based on a true story." Alex said.

Angel also nodded and said, "It's a very touching story, worth reading."

After Richard heard this, he said: "I want to see it too, I want to see it too!"

Alex held Richard's outstretched hand and said, "Don't move, that book is for Bart. There is another one over there."

Bart was doubtful and said, "How many copies have you bought? Are they so good? Then I'll find time to read them."

When he came back in the evening, Bart thought about this book. He flipped through it and planned to look at it for a while. Unexpectedly, he looked at it all day long. By the time he reacted, he had already finished reading the book.

"Is this story true?" Bart rubbed his eyes and whispered.

The next day, while having breakfast, Alex noticed that Bart had dark circles under his eyes.

"How was that book?" Alex asked deliberately.

Bart thought for a while and replied: "It's well written and very touching."

Alex took the opportunity and said, "How about we make a movie based on this book?"

"Making a movie?" Angel was also attracted by their topic.

"Yes, make a movie! I think this is a touching story. Since it can touch ourselves, it should also be able to touch other people." Alex said seriously.

Richard said happily: "Can we make a movie again? This time I have to choose a role myself."

Bart didn't immediately comment. He asked, "How much do you think it would cost to make a movie like this?"

Alex said without hesitation: "I think it should cost 8 million US dollars. If the budget is looser, maybe 10 million US dollars will be used!"

As soon as he said these words, everyone couldn't help but take a breath of cold air. They had only just started to get rich. A few years ago, the Carpenters were still worrying about one or two hundred dollars. How can you not be shocked when you hear Alex talk about investing tens of millions of dollars as if he were buying a piece of clothing?

Even Angel felt that investing so much was too risky. She doesn't think that making movies will definitely make money. Just look at Morris. After making so many movies, didn't he only make money from one movie and lose the others?

"This movie costs so much money. If we lose money, then..." Angel said with a look of embarrassment.

Bart touched his chin and stared at his eldest son, not knowing what he was thinking.

Alex was not in a hurry. When Bart didn't speak, he took out his trump card.

"Snapped!"

Alex slapped a stack of drawings on the table and said, "These are the shots I drew. After you read them, you will know how confident I am."

"Oh, it turns out you drew the comic for this book. I thought you wanted to submit it to the comic society." Richard said in surprise.

Angel and Bart both took some and looked at them. The more they looked at them, the more shocked they became.

Ever since Alex came up with the transistor, they hadn't seen him do anything unexpected. Gradually, they began to treat Alex as Richard. Unexpectedly, Alex would surprise them again at this time.

From these storyboards, they can see how much work Alex put into it.

Alex took out another piece of manuscript paper and said: "This is the movie script. I added it after drawing the shots. These things were all in my mind from the beginning. To make it easier for you to read, I Just draw them."

The Carpenters looked at each other, thinking that Alex was talking about the details of how to make the movie that came to his mind after reading the book. They secretly said in their hearts that the stunning Alex was back.

Bart finally said: "Then do you plan to be the director yourself?"

Alex shook his head and said: "No, I can't be a director yet. I think Morris can be asked to direct the play. However, I want to be able to choose the characters and filming locations. And the other thing is, the filming At that time, I have to shoot according to the script and shots I wrote to the greatest extent.”

Bart thought for a while and felt that doing so might be helpful. However, investing $8 million in one go would not be good for current electronics companies or record companies.

"Angel, how much is our company's reserve fund now?" Bart turned around and asked his wife.

"It should be more than 5 million U.S. dollars. If working capital is included, 10 million U.S. dollars should be available." Angel thought for a while and replied.

Alex and Richard were stunned when they heard this. They didn't expect that the Carpenter family company would have so much money. But think about it, this little money is actually not much. When they bought the record company, they paid off the company's $2 million debt in more than a year, and the Carpenter brothers received a lot of dividends from it.

When purchasing an electronics company, he spent another $1 million, and later produced electrical appliances such as radios, computers, and air conditioners. Radios alone make more than $5 million a year, not to mention computers. If they hadn't continued to invest money in research, they would have had more money.

Bart shook his head and said: "This is too dangerous. Once we encounter an emergency, we will be very passive."

Alex suddenly interjected and said: "Then use the money that Richard and I earned. This part of the money should not be included in the reserve fund you mentioned."

The Carpenters looked at Alex. They didn't expect Alex to mention the money. Since the Carpenters' company was able to operate normally, they invested the money earned by the Carpenters into a fund account. This was intended to be passed on to the Carpenters after they came of age.

Angel asked Richard: "Are you willing to invest this money in making this movie?"

Of course Richard was in favor of it. He was now obsessed with being an actor and wanted to do it again whenever he had the chance.

Bart had no choice but to say: "Then withdraw US$3 million from the account, and then we will withdraw US$5 million from the company's reserves. If it is not enough, we will talk about it at that time."

Angel began to frown, and she said: "Isn't this good? If you want to use the company's reserves, other shareholders must also agree. If it is investing in building a factory or something, there will definitely be no problem. Making a movie will be troublesome. Yes, I think there will definitely be a lot of opposition.”

Today, the company's shares are no longer concentrated in the hands of the Carpenter family, and some shares have been divided in the form of options. Especially the shares of electronic companies and battery companies. The shares of these two companies have more options, and they only hold about 80% of the shares.

Alex suggested: "Why don't we all contribute money from the funds of our two brothers. If it's not enough, let the family contribute some more."

Bart immediately objected and said, "That's not okay. How come it's all coming out of your fund account? If you lose money, it's all over."

Finally, they decided to withdraw $5 million from the Carpenter Brothers Fund, use the couple's stocks as collateral, and borrow some money from the company's reserves. UU reading www. uukanshu.net

"If 8 million is not enough by then, we can make other plans." Angel said, she manages the family's finances and knows that the family has not prepared much money, and it has not reached 1 million US dollars. The money the couple received from the company every year was used to invest or buy stocks, and the money could not be moved for the time being.

Bart still asked uneasily: "Alex, do you really want to make this movie? What if you lose money?"

Alex shrugged and said: "If you lose, you lose. Richard and I are still young and still have a lot of time to make money."

Richard also echoed: "Yes, yes. If we lose money, we will sing songs for another ten years and make back all the money we lost."

After hearing this, the Carpenters burst out laughing. They began to feel that it didn't matter if the investment was in vain, since they still had several companies making money. Besides, why would you save so much money? The two brothers are so capable. Are they still afraid that their children will starve to death when they grow up?

After getting rid of his worries, Angel also started to pay attention to this novel. She said: "Do you think I can play a role in it?"

Bart joked: "Okay, you play Maria and I play the colonel."

Alex was coughing desperately beside him, and he said: "As agreed, I will decide the actor, so don't interfere. If you want a role, you can go through the interview with me first."

Seeing Alex's anxious look, everyone joked that they wanted to play a certain role. Even the little sister Karen was clamoring for a role.