Chapter 530 Goodbye Li Xiaolong

Chapter 530 Goodbye Li Xiaolong

Chapter 530 Goodbye Li Xiaolong

After the tour, Yang Wendong said with emotion: "Mr. Levis, Boeing's management is really amazing. An airplane has tens of millions of parts and components, and they can all achieve perfect supply coordination."

Anyone who has worked in the industry knows that even in the 21st century, large factories with various monitoring software found it difficult to manage too many parts. Not only warehouses, but also procurement, logistics, quality and other departments needed to accurately ensure that goods arrived on time. Otherwise, tens of thousands of parts might be missing or have quality problems, causing the entire project to be shut down.
This is the case with the automotive industry. For the sake of control, a very complex quality system has been developed. However, compared to aircraft, the number of parts is far less.

It can be said that airplanes are the crown of industry in any era, and Boeing is the leader, until a few decades later, it was almost ruined by a group of Indian brothers.
Levis smiled and said: "This also depends on the strength of American industry to achieve this. The Boeing 737 aircraft was made possible by the joint efforts of thousands of factories across the United States.

There is a prototype in front of us, which was originally intended for Iran Air, but as you know, due to what happened in the Middle East recently, it has been put on hold for the time being. "

"Then can I take it down right now?" Yang Wendong asked without much concern.

Levis smiled and said, "If the price is agreed, of course, but I have to tell you first that many other airlines are also interested in this batch of aircraft."

"They want a batch, and I just want one." Yang Wendong said with a smile.

Levis said, "Yes, everything is negotiable. Let's go take a look at the plane first, and then discuss it. How about that?"

Boeing did not attach much importance to Yang Wendong's visit, after all, they only planned to buy one; but they still sent a vice president, considering the need to develop the market of the world's super-rich;
Over the years, there have been many private jet companies in the United States and Europe that specialize in producing small aircraft for the wealthy. Boeing actually wants to do this business, but only a very small number of wealthy people will consider Boeing, and the final deals are very few, mainly because business jets are restricted by airports in various places and cannot take off or land at some small private airports;
But Yang Wendong's arrival gave Boeing a good direction, which is to serve overseas wealthy people. Although the economies of countries outside Europe and the United States are far inferior to those of Europe and the United States, they have considerable economic strength when added together, and there are also many super-rich people.

The group looked around the plane from front to back, left to right, inside and outside, and it was soon over;

Actually, there is nothing to see, it is just an empty frame now, without even a flight cabin;

Levis explained: "Eric, we at Boeing are only responsible for producing aircraft. As for the subsequent interior decoration of aircraft, each customer has different requirements, so the customers later find other companies to decorate them.
Although Boeing does not engage in this business, we do have partner companies that we can introduce to you.”

"The interior of a private jet is different from that of a business jet. Can they do it too?" Yang Wendong asked.

Levis smiled and said, "Of course."

"Okay, then let's discuss the price and various details." Yang Wendong nodded and said.

After a day of conversation, the two sides gradually came to an agreement on price.
Boeing's offer was $540 million, while Yang Wendong's was $500 million;
500 million US dollars is the current purchase price of many airlines, and Boeing believes that since it is only one aircraft, there is no discount, so the two sides are somewhat unwilling to make concessions;
However, it was a multi-million dollar deal after all, so it was normal to spend some time haggling. After Yang Wendong had determined some issues, he left the task of bargaining to several professional international business negotiation teams, and he himself came to Los Angeles;

Business is important. There is no need to stay in Seattle for hundreds of thousands of dollars. There are still some important tasks in Los Angeles.

Hollywood:
After Yang Wendong took Su Yiyi on a tour of the interior, Su Yiyi smiled and said, "Brother Dong, the various filming locations in Hollywood are much larger than the Hong Kong Film and Television City."

Yang Wendong said: "Of course, the market is a hundred or a thousand times different, so the scale is definitely different. If there are 3 million Chinese in Southeast Asia, and their economy is similar to that of the United States, then the filming base will not be smaller than here."

"In this case, we will no longer be the only one in power, right?" Su Yiyi asked.

Yang Wendong nodded and said, "Of course, but I still hope the market is bigger. Even if we can't be number one, we will be much stronger than we are now. A pond that is too small cannot support big fish."

In the past, Hong Kong films were able to take off because the Southeast Asian and even Japanese markets were open to them, but they later declined because the markets were closed;

Therefore, we are trying to acquire a large number of cinema chains in Southeast Asia and even Japan for this purpose. In the future, after the mainland reforms and opens up, we can even build cinema chains in the mainland.

"Hmm," Su Yiyi suddenly pointed forward and said, "Is that English word in front the movie you mentioned?"

Yang Wendong looked into the distance and said, "Yes, that's it. Let's go around and see where Li Xiaolong is."

Coming to Hollywood, seeing the scenery was just a side job, but the main purpose was to find someone; that person was, of course, Li Xiaolong;
Three years ago, Yang Wendong had met him in the United States. At that time, Li Xiaolong was still arrogant. The Green Hornet had achieved considerable success, and he had become a Chinese movie star known to many people in the United States. Therefore, he wanted to make a name for himself in Hollywood and become the first Chinese superstar here.
Therefore, Yang Wendong did not persuade him to return to Hong Kong to develop at that time. Sometimes people will not give up unless they hit a wall. Otherwise, even if Yang Wendong persuaded him to return, after becoming famous in Hong Kong, he would still want to go to Hollywood.
At this moment, a movie called "Scandalous Blood" was being filmed where Yang Wendong and his friends were. Li Xiaolong played a gangster killer in the movie. Not to mention that it was a negative role, he actually didn't have many scenes, just a minor supporting role. Compared with the previous "Green Hornet", it was far worse. Soon, they found Li Xiaolong, and Yang Wendong greeted him with a smile: "Hello, Bruce."

Bruce is Li Xiaolong's English name in the United States. This is normal. Generally, people who make a living abroad have to have an English name. Even in Hong Kong, those who have a good job need an English name.
When Li Xiaolong looked up and saw Yang Wendong, he was shocked and quickly stood up and said, "Mr. Yang? Why are you in the United States?"

Three years ago, Yang Wendong was not very famous in the United States. However, in the past few years, as Yang Wendong became the recognized richest Chinese in Hong Kong and his capital began to invest in Southeast Asia, Europe and the United States on a large scale, many overseas Chinese naturally got to know him, and even many overseas Chinese newspapers published his pictures.

Li Xiaolong is doing well among overseas Chinese, but he is not good enough in front of Yang Wendong.

He once had great achievements in the field of martial arts, and thought that this would allow him to easily enter Hollywood. However, he did not expect that Hollywood capital could easily control him. This made him realize how ridiculous his once high-profile status was, and he also had a new understanding of the power of capital.

"I went to your martial arts gym and they told me you were here, so I came here." Yang Wendong asked. "Will there be a movie shoot later?"

Li Xiaolong shook his head and said, "No, I am just a guest actor."

Yang Wendong said: "Let's go, I'll treat you to a meal, maybe we can discuss something."

Originally, in history, Li Xiaolong contacted Shaw Brothers in Hong Kong in 70 and planned to return to Hong Kong. However, Shaw Yifu thought highly of himself and did not discuss any conditions with Li Xiaolong. He directly said to come to Hong Kong to discuss.
Then Li Xiaolong really went back and asked for a salary of $1. After being rejected, he was invited by Zou Wenhuai, who had just founded Golden Harvest, for $7500. He then made "Fist of Fury", which became a huge hit in Asia.

Today, Hong Kong's history has changed. Although Run Run Shaw's film industry is still there, it is not as good as Changxing Film Company. However, it is still doing well, because Yang Wendong is making the cake bigger and then eating it together. The Shaw family just got a smaller proportion, but the cake may not be small.

Now that I came to Los Angeles and the time is about right, I naturally came to find Li Xiaolong.

Li Xiaolong agreed: "Okay."

Several people found a KFC restaurant near the Hollywood Studios. Li Xiaolong asked, "Mr. Yang, this restaurant is also yours, right?"

"You know a lot, eh?" Yang Wendong said with a smile.

When he acquired KFC, he did not deliberately keep it secret, but KFC was not a listed company at the time, so it was not announced. Most people would not know about it without special investigation.

Li Xiaolong said: "I also found out by chance. Later, I checked and found out that Mr. Yang also has a lot of businesses in the United States."

"The United States is the world's largest market, so I will naturally invest in it." Yang Wendong said, "Just like you, I also want to develop in Hollywood."

Li Xiaolong sighed and said, "Yes, but in Hollywood, it is really difficult for Chinese people like me to develop. Not to mention playing the leading role, even the villain role is not available. Usually, the roles are very bad villain roles."

"Villain characters are sometimes very important, such as Yang Kang." Yang Wendong said with a smile: "In the American environment, black people have a higher status than Chinese people. Your Green Hornet was just a coincidence.
If you really want to develop in the film industry, you can't just come to Hollywood. Even if there is no racial discrimination here, there are a lot of high-quality actors among white people. The probability of anyone being successful is one in ten thousand."

"Then what should I do to become a real superstar?" Li Xiaolong asked, "Only if I become a superstar can I promote Chinese martial arts in movies."

Yang Wendong asked in return: "Since it is Chinese martial arts, why not go directly to the Chinese territory to make movies? You should also know that the film industry in Hong Kong has developed quite well in recent years. There have been several movies with a total box office of over one million in the local market alone;

In Southeast Asia, Hong Kong movies are also very popular, and there are already quite a few famous Kung Fu actors in Hong Kong. Although the box office and revenue are still far behind Hollywood, at least this is a good start. "

"Mr. Yang, do you want me to go to Hong Kong to make a movie?" Li Xiaolong asked.

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(End of this chapter)