Chapter 264: Crisis breaks out, Lonely is released

Chapter 264: Crisis breaks out, Lonely is released

Chapter 264: Crisis breaks out, Lonely is released

In one afternoon, Wang Hao, accompanied by beautiful women, visited several famous Hollywood attractions.

As for the beauty who accompanied him, it was of course the plump, young and energetic Daddario.

Because of her acting skills, this girl hasn't received any work recently, and her acting career is at its lowest point.

After Wang Hao called her and vaguely revealed that he had just been discussing the new "Spider-Man" project with Sony, she hurried over.

One of them is an unknown little actor, and the other is a big director, but as he is of Chinese descent and works behind the scenes, not many people in Hollywood know him.

So they walked together on the road without any worries, and spent the entire afternoon touring various attractions in Hollywood.

Although Wang Hao had been to Hollywood several times before, he was always there for work and had no free time like this.

Besides, he doesn't have the leisure time to go shopping alone.

Now, with beauties by your side, you feel refreshed naturally. The originally ordinary attractions such as the Avenue of Stars, Universal Studios, Dolby Theater, etc. have also become interesting.

After strolling around the commercial streets of Beverly Hills and having a French meal at a so-called famous Michelin restaurant, they returned to the star-rated hotel where Wang Hao was staying, started post-meal exercise, reminisced about their past friendship, and even treated the girl to sweet puffs.

Of course, Wang Hao is a man with a conscience, and he takes good care of friends with whom he has established a deep friendship.

The next day, before parting, he specifically gave Daddario some advice, told her that Sony Pictures was going to reboot "Spider-Man", and then urged her to find a training class to improve her acting skills.

Daddario's eyes lit up when he received the news. He happily gave Wang Hao a big hug before letting him leave.

In the following days, Wang Hao once again plunged into his busy work.

But this time it is no longer a matter of the "Spider-Man Cinematic Universe". Keita Miyamoto said that their senior management still needs to discuss this matter, but the final result is probably not going to be a big surprise.

However, in addition to the "Spider-Man Cinematic Universe", Wang Hao also collaborated with Columbia Pictures on the movie "Taken". According to news from China, the post-production process of this movie has basically been completed.

As for the specific release date of the movie, it must be determined as soon as possible, and then the subsequent publicity and distribution work can begin.

Wang Hao discussed this matter with Howard Bruno of Columbia, and then decided that "Taken" would be released next year, in April 2009.

After all, this is a Hollywood movie, and Columbia can also arrange for a global release, so a longer time must be reserved so that it can be promoted and distributed in countries around the world.

After basically completing my official work in Hollywood, it was already August 2008.

The Olympic Games in Beijing had naturally ended, but the cheerful atmosphere had not yet dissipated when a piece of news from the other side of the ocean came like a bolt from the blue, shocking everyone in the world.

On September 9, the American government issued a statement saying that it would officially take over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and place them under the supervision of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).

For a while, the storm was about to come, and even many people were still optimistic, thinking that since this was the country's intervention, the crisis would definitely be alleviated.

However, on September 9, Lehman Brothers, the fourth largest investment bank in the United States, suddenly declared bankruptcy, which became an important turning point in the financial crisis.

You know, there were rumors just before that Lehman would receive special help from the American government.

But now it seems that this is just a rumor.

However, just before the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers triggered violent turbulence in the global financial market, China's stock market broke through 2245 points in one fell swoop, a drop of more than 6124% from last year's highest point of 63, setting the first record for the deepest drop in global stock markets.

This is not the end. On September 9, American International Group (AIG), the largest insurance company in the United States, announced that it had suffered huge losses. The US government stepped in to rescue and take over the company.

For a while, Wall Street was filled with grief. Wang Hao stayed there and from time to time he could even hear news of someone jumping off a building somewhere.

As for why he stays on Wall Street?
As the saying goes, crisis and opportunity coexist. He has been preparing for so long, isn't this the moment he's been waiting for?

Only at this time can you buy the bloody chips at the bottom, use the most ruthless price, and get the most generous returns.

For this reason, Wang Hao did not even return to China to participate in the 17th Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival. You should know that his movie "Source Code" was nominated for the Best Director Award and Best Feature Film Award at the film festival.

His contemporary competitor was Feng Dapao's "Assembly".

Of course, in Wang Hao's opinion, Feng Dapao's "Assembly" is certainly not as good as his own "Source Code", but he also knows in his heart that this so-called award was also discussed within the association.

He is still too young now. Even though he is from the Beijing circle and has Tian Zhuang as his mentor behind him, it is estimated that his chances of winning the award are slim.

The result was just as he expected. "Assembly" became the biggest winner of this Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival, and his "Source Code" won the Best Cinematography Award.

This kind of award could be collected by someone else, and Wang Hao himself stayed in Wall Street and began to direct his stock managers to focus on those US stocks that had plummeted due to the subprime mortgage crisis.

Of course, it is still too early to buy the bottom of US stocks now.

Although Wang Hao was not a financial practitioner who specialized in this area in his previous life, he had at least heard about this matter in his previous life and knew that this subprime mortgage crisis would not end so quickly.

Moreover, the sharp drop in U.S. stock prices actually began in October 2007.

It has been falling until now, and it even rebounded in the middle because of the news released by America.

So no one actually knows how long the market will continue to fall in the future.

When it comes to stock trading, the most frightening thing is buying at the bottom halfway up the mountain.

Fortunately, according to the information Wang Hao obtained from his previous life's memories, the real time to take action seems to be two months later.

However, no matter how much you wait, it is also important to determine the goal of bottom fishing in advance.

In today's U.S. stock market, many well-known companies have fallen. Stocks such as Apple and Amazon, which have great development potential in the future, are of course his first choice.

It’s just that everyone knows that it still has potential in the future, so the decline of this kind of stock will not be too large, and it is just more suitable for long-term investment.

In comparison, financial brokerage firms like Goldman Sachs have suffered significant declines, but they are also very dangerous and may end up following in the footsteps of Lehman Brothers.

Of course, this was no big deal for Wang Hao. After all, he had memories of his past life and knew which companies would survive to the end.

Through these memories, combined with communication with stock managers, he eventually locked on to two companies: Ford Motor and Sands Group.

The former is needless to say, many people know what it does.

As for the latter, its full name is Las Vegas Sands Corporation, which mainly operates hotels, casinos, resorts and convention and exhibition businesses in Las Vegas and Macau.

During this subprime mortgage crisis, its stock price fell dramatically.

However, according to the research of the stock manager hired by Wang Hao, the impact of the subprime mortgage crisis on the hotel, tourism and entertainment industries was not that great.

Therefore, the rapid decline in Sands Group’s stock price this time was more caused by public sentiment.

Of course, Wang Hao also believed in the judgment of his own stock manager. After determining the target of bottom fishing and handing over all subsequent operations to the other party, he took the time to board a plane to South Korea.

It is already the end of September, and the first film to be completed, "The Man from Lone Star", is finally going to be released in South Korea.

As the producer of this film and the chief planner of the Galaxy Cinematic Universe, and this is the first film co-produced by Galaxy Pictures and CJ Entertainment, it is reasonable for him to appear.

The plane landed at Seoul Airport in South Korea. Wang Hao was still reading financial newspapers on the way.

Just a few days ago, on September 9, the American government released a $19 billion financial stability plan aimed at purchasing bank non-performing assets and providing financial support.

This news, combined with the government's rescue plan, seemed to have caused a little splash and boosted the stock market slightly.

However, every rise means an opportunity to escape. Wang Hao is almost certain that these so-called positive factors will ultimately be like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

After getting a general understanding of the financial market situation, Wang Hao folded the newspaper and took a short rest in the first-class cabin. He woke up with the vibration of the plane landing.

After getting off the plane, he was naturally picked up by employees arranged by CJ Entertainment and taken to a high-end hotel. Wang Hao rested in the hotel for two days. During the trip, he also talked with Li Enxi, the vice president of CJ Entertainment, about further deepening of cooperation.

According to his plan, the movies from the Galaxy Cinematic Universe must be released overseas.

After all, the size of the current Chinese film market alone cannot support a series of sci-fi blockbusters.

In other words, he had been taking shortcuts before, integrating science fiction elements into suspense, action and other type of movies, thereby reducing costs, which is why he has been successful all the way to where he is today.

But as the Galaxy Cinematic Universe grows, this kind of trick is no longer useful.

The cost of science fiction films shot by Wang Hao is gradually increasing, but the Chinese film market has not reached a boom period so quickly.

So at this time, overseas markets have become an extremely important supplement.

In particular, the Asian Confucian cultural circle represented by South Korea and Japan has a higher level of acceptance of Chinese films than Europe and the United States, which has become the focus of Wang Hao's attention.

Moreover, it is impossible for the [Galaxy Cinematic Universe] to limit the story to the territory of China. "The Man from Lone Ranger" is actually an attempt.

If everything goes well, there may be more stories belonging to the "Galaxy Cinematic Universe" happening in South Korea in the future.

Wang Hao had even vaguely proposed several ideas during the conversation with Li Enxi, such as "The Witch", "Train to Busan", and "City of Crime". Many large-scale movies that cannot be filmed in China can be put in Korea without any problems.

Li Enxi was also very interested in Wang Hao's ideas.

There is no way. Wang Hao feels that the Chinese film market has not risen and it is too difficult. Li Enxi also feels that the Korean film market is not big enough and it is also difficult.

After all, South Korea is only this big and has a limited population.

Moreover, the Korean film market is fully open to the outside world because of its American father.

What do you mean?
The Chinese film market is protected by institutions such as China Film Corporation. If overseas films want to enter the mainland market, they will be subject to restrictions.

However, the Korean film market is different. There are no restrictions on the release of overseas films here.

This is also the reason why the Korean entertainment industry has always wanted to go global and constantly create the "Korean Wave" trend.

There is no way, the domestic market is too competitive, it is like purgatory, it is still easier to make money in the Chinese market.

The two parties, one in love and the other interested, hit it off immediately and were very serious about cooperating.

Of course, the extent of this cooperation will depend on the test results of "The Man from Nowhere".

The premiere date of the movie "The Man from Nowhere" was set for the evening of September 2008, 9. A grand red carpet ceremony was held at the premiere venue that evening. Major stars under CJ Entertainment, including Park Chan-wook, Kim Ki-duk, Lee Joon-ki and other famous directors and actors, also attended the event.

Wang Hao naturally also attended the premiere, and walking on the red carpet with him was Song Huiqiao, who had just finished filming.

This girl, who was born in the same year as Wang Hao, wore a black dress and held Wang Hao's arm. Facing the flash lights on both sides of the red carpet, she smiled brightly.

And when they walked into the scene and sat down in the assigned seats, Song Huiqiao stuck close to Wang Hao without any worries, and her whole body exuded a sense of flattery from beginning to end.

The reason for this is not because of interests.

You know, with the popularity of "Descendants of the Dragon" and the release of "Source Code", Song Huiqiao has completely penetrated the Chinese market and become a hot Korean star. Various product endorsements and TV and movie invitations have come one after another and piled up in front of her.

What this represents are all exciting benefits.

Moreover, in the plot of the [Galaxy Cinematic Universe], Song Huiqiao is still in a state of neither life nor death.

Whether she will be able to appear again in the future depends on Wang Hao's intention, so she has no choice but to take this humble attitude.

Wang Hao was of course well aware of this, but as Wan Qian moved out of his villa a few months ago and finally made up her mind to return to Shanghai to develop, Wang Hao is now a single man, so he is naturally happy to see it happen and will not refuse.

Of course, it was the premiere of "The Man from Nowhere" and reporters from all major news media were there, and the two were just acting very intimate.

(End of this chapter)