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Text Chapter 70 The filth beneath the prosperity

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    There is a huge difference between the Hollywood spoken by Jiang Zhiqiang and the Hollywood imagined by Li Mingbao.  In Li Mingbao¡¯s impression, Hollywood is not without dirty things, but the level of dirtiness is very high, such as box office and awards. It is not uncommon for things related to big money to be dirty.  And for people like actors at the bottom, the current environment should have been greatly improved.  But he got a completely different answer from Jiang Zhiqiang.  ¡°There are a lot of deals in this area in Hollywood, and it¡¯s not surprising even for big stars.  This is not surprising to Li Mingbao, but there are more transactions at the bottom. This kind of thing completely subverts Li Mingbao's previous concepts.  Just like the actresses Jiang Zhiqiang talks about, these girls are indeed actors and have been registered with the Actors Guild.  But such an identity is not popular in Hollywood. There are really too many registered actors in Hollywood. Even if you have not made a movie, you can still register. It is just a matter of paying or not.  There are unspoken rules in Hollywood, and they haven¡¯t changed much thirty years later. They just turned the unspoken rules into explicit rules.  Of course, it¡¯s not that there aren¡¯t articles that defend this statement, saying that unspoken rules are no longer popular in Hollywood, because Hollywood pays more attention to the market. If the film produced does not have a market, all investors will lose, and the producers will lose money.  No one would be stupid enough to destroy their jobs just for the sake of unspoken rules.  Li Mingbao is an insider, so he naturally sneers at articles like this.  But Li Mingbao also felt that the unspoken rules were giving way to the market, and now, Li Mingbao heard another version told by Jiang Zhiqiang.  Regarding those so-called actors, those actors all came here with the idea of ??becoming big stars in Hollywood, but in Hollywood, even if the number of stars is very high, compared with the vast number of stars, they come from all over the world.  The number of handsome men and beauties and stars is simply pitiful.  In such a prosperous market, a movie can achieve success by following unspoken rules.  Because those celebrities are all doing this. Even if you, a newcomer, try to make unspoken rules, the crew will look down on you. Why would they give up the opportunity to be a star with unspoken rules to unspoken rules for you, a newcomer?  Therefore, in the years when unspoken rules have become explicit rules, the unspoken rules are actually not very helpful to the cause.  Of course, that¡¯s not to say it¡¯s useless, it¡¯s just that for Hollywood, it¡¯s like a stepping stone. If you don¡¯t hand over the stepping stone, you won¡¯t even be able to get in.  And those who can get through the door, that is to say, those who can become actors, in fact, for this problem, it is equivalent to basic daily activities. More is not enough, but less is not enough.  When everyone is playing this way, it is basically difficult for newcomers to rely on this to get ahead.  And those boys and girls who came with the dream of becoming stars, after surrendering their bottom line, got nothing. Naturally, they would not give up so easily, so they formed the huge crowds on the streets of Hollywood.  Under the education of Westerners, in fact, they do not pay much attention to this issue.  The key lies in the education of Westerners. After their children reach adulthood, they become a new individual. If they want to take advantage of their parents, they can basically only think about it in their minds.  And those who come to Hollywood with dreams of becoming stars have no other way to go before they gain anything. If they want to continue to survive, they will naturally continue to sell themselves like goods.  People who think like this are very common in Hollywood. With fierce competition, prices will naturally come down.  They naturally know that doing this is a loss, but with the support of star dreams, no one intends to stay in that industry, so they are also working hard to persevere.  And only God knows whether the final reward of perseverance will be satisfactory.  When Jiang Zhiqiang explained the secret behind this, Li Mingbao felt that one word was cruel.  Hollywood is like a terrifying machine that swallows countless people before spitting out a few lucky ones.  As for those unfortunate people, few people will care about them anymore, and they will eventually live in obscurity and waste their youth.  While Li Mingbao was sighing, Jiang Zhiqiang said: "Ah Bao, do you know why I talk to you so much about these things in Hollywood?" "I don't really understand. Logically speaking, I should mourn for these people.  But there are so many people in Hollywood every year, and I can¡¯t even hold a moment of silence, so I just give up.¡± Li Mingbao said feeling a little unhappy.  "No, the purpose of what I'm saying is not about these actors. What I want to say is that Hollywood is very realistic and cruel. Those people are all losers. Since you want to get ahead here, Abao, then  Can't fail?You can also see the misery of losers, so I just want you to take a warning.  Of course, Abao, when you go to Hollywood, your starting point is much higher than those who have nothing. They just want to come and be stars.  And what you have to do now, Abao, is to be a star.  Hollywood is a place that doesn't pay attention to failure, so if you're here, Abao, it's best not to fail.  ¡°It¡¯s not that there aren¡¯t people like you who come to Hollywood with funds, but there are many people like Boss Zou, but he has not been successful in Hollywood over the years.  Why did I agree to your request, Abao?  It's because I see the smell of success in you. In Hollywood, Chinese are a disadvantaged group, so I want to see success even more. And now that you have the conditions to succeed, Ah Bao, I don't want you to fail even more.  .  "Jiang Zhiqiang said ambitiously. Hearing Jiang Zhiqiang's words, Li Mingbao's heart, which had been slightly gloomy just now, suddenly became hot. Just like Jiang Zhiqiang said, he didn't come here to watch Hollywood.  A loser should strive to be a winner. As long as he can succeed, the things of losers will never be related to Li Mingbao. "Brother Qiang, don't worry. I, Li Mingbao, will eat everything. I just don't like it.  Suffer.  I don't think he can make me suffer in this place like Hollywood.  I don't know the situation here yet, so I have to wait for a while before taking action.  But Brother Qiang, you can also start the preliminary work here.  First, we need a place to stay.  An office space and a villa that can accommodate so many people should not cost too much, right?  " "It's not big. Nothing is good here in the United States, but housing prices are much better than in Hong Kong. Even if this is Hollywood, get an ordinary office space and a hotel that can accommodate many people.  Villas, as well as buying cars and other means of transportation, all problems can be solved for less than one million dollars.  "Jiang Zhiqiang replied with a smile. "One million US dollars, converted into Hong Kong dollars, is about eight million. This time Li Mingbao came to Hollywood, he did not bring all his money with him. More than 200 million Hong Kong dollars,  Li Mingbao exchanged 100 million Hong Kong dollars, and the rest of the money is still in Hong Kong. The reason why Li Mingbao did not bring all the money to the United States was not because he was afraid of losing all the money in Hollywood.  In Hollywood, you don¡¯t need that much money at all. Even if you bring all the money, it will be a waste. In comparison, as the foundation of Li Mingbao¡¯s future, Li Mingbao needs more money to do things.  Before arriving in Hollywood, he had already asked his eldest brother to start buying movie theaters in Hong Kong. After suffering a loss in this, Li Mingbao would naturally not continue to suffer losses. Now, while he is in Hollywood, others are turning their attention to other places.  When he was in Hong Kong, he quietly took over some potential movie theaters into his hands. After returning to Hong Kong from Hollywood, he would not continue to be like a person with no foundation at all. He could do whatever others wanted to do.  How to knead it. One hundred million Hong Kong dollars, converted into US dollars at the current exchange rate, is obviously a good deal to get some basic things for one million US dollars.  One million US dollars seems like a lot. If converted into Hong Kong dollars, it would cost eight million. In Hong Kong, just setting up a company, buying a villa, and buying some cars doesn¡¯t seem to cost that much at all. But buying in Hong Kong is the same as buying in the United States.  The value of things is different. In Hollywood, if you spend 300,000 US dollars to build a company, it is basically equivalent to the overall value of a three-story building, and the area is not small.  In Hong Kong, if you want to spend 300,000 US dollars, that is, 2.4 million Hong Kong dollars, to get a company of the same size, it is simply a joke. And if you spend another 400,000 US dollars to buy a villa, here in the United States, you will.  It is equivalent to buying a large manor. Let alone ten people, even fifty people will not be too crowded. And this 400,000 villa is not only a villa, but also includes a lot of space outside the villa.  A large piece of lawn will be your private territory. In Hong Kong, even if you spend 10 million Hong Kong dollars, you will not achieve the same effect. As for the remaining 300,000 US dollars of car money, that is not the case.  Although the tariffs on imported vehicles from Hong Kong are very cheap, there are still tariffs. If you buy a car in the United States for $300,000, basically people like Li Mingbao can meet the requirement of one car per person, and even get free money.  One or two cars come out. This is based on the fact that Li Mingbao's own car requires a price of at least 100,000 US dollars. In the United States, you can already buy a luxury Cadillac for the same price, even if it costs 800 US dollars.  Thousands of Hong Kong dollars may not be able to buy these things in the United States, so Jiang Zhiqiang asked for 100 Hong Kong dollars.US dollars, in Li Mingbao's eyes, is a very good deal.  Besides, these things are not a one-time purchase. Li Mingbao and his company will need them in the future in the United States.
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