Chapter 110: Mansion and Assistant (Please Subscribe!)

July 1, 2003.

After a long absence of half a year, Wu Yuan set foot on the land of Los Angeles again.

The person who came to pick him up was John, the right-hand man of Light Era.

"Daniel, you really can't do this. In your Chinese language, you are a hands-off boss!" John complained as soon as they met.

Wu Yuan was very surprised to hear him say the four words "hands-off boss" in poor Chinese.

This old guy actually learned Chinese?

Wu Yuan showed a bright smile on his face.

It seems that John is very satisfied with his stay in Light Era. He took the initiative to learn his boss's mother tongue.

While adjusting the time zone on his watch, Wu Yuan said happily: "John, I think you are enjoying it now."

"I am not in the United States, and you are the boss of Light Era. It feels more comfortable to be the boss than in Fox Searchlight, right?"

Reaching out to take Wu Yuan's luggage, John looked a little proud, but still pretended to be dissatisfied and said: "Stop talking nonsense. I always send you emails to confirm the company's big and small matters first. You are the boss!"

"Okay, let's not talk about this." Sitting in John's car, Wu Yuan pinched his neck, which was a little uncomfortable, "How is the overseas distribution of "The Hangover" selling?"

The North American distribution of "The Hangover" was handed over to Fox, and Light Era itself did not have any distribution connections. It was definitely impossible to lead the overseas distribution by itself, and could only sell it out.

For example, China Film was willing to buy out the mainland distribution rights of "The Hangover" and then release it in the mainland in the form of batch films.

As for the price, $300,000 is a very low price. Who says "The Hangover" is a very American comedy? China Film is not optimistic about the box office market of this movie in the mainland.

The reason why they are willing to buy it out is that the box office of this movie in North America is very high, and they want to give it a try.

By the way, Mr. Han didn't know that "Light Era" was Wu Yuan's company. Although this matter is not a secret among Hollywood executives, no one in China knows it for the time being.

"Currently, the overseas distribution of "The Hangover" has been sold in more than 50 countries. Our box office in North America is very good, and foreign film producers are still very interested."

John reported to Wu Yuan while driving: "Overseas distribution has sold more than 8 million US dollars, and it is estimated that it should be able to sell more than 10 million in the end."

Wu Yuan smacked his lips and sighed.

Hollywood movies are good at selling. If it were a mainland movie, even if it was sold to the three major European cinemas, it would not sell so much.

"More than 10 million is not a small amount." Wu Yuan said happily: "I have the money to buy a house."

The money earned from selling the distribution rights was enjoyed by Wu Yuan alone. John could only participate in the North American box office sharing. He had no share in the other income of "The Hangover".

But John was also very happy. He said cheerfully: "Yes, I have picked out the houses for you. Let's go and see them now."

More than an hour later, Beverly Hills in Los Angeles.

The world-famous Beverly Hills is surrounded by many cities in Los Angeles. It is connected to West Hollywood via Darcy Avenue in the northeast. The famous Sunset Street in West Hollywood also includes Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills.

Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica Boulevard and Sunset Boulevard constitute the main roads in Beverly Hills.

Beverly Boulevard and Rodeo Drive are shopping areas.

Coldwater Canyon Street is the main road from Beverly Hills to the San Francisco Valley.

As the most famous city within the city in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills is almost an independent city.

Although it is not large, about 6 square miles, with a population of only 35,000, it has an elected mayor, police department, fire department and other functional departments.

The people living here are all Hollywood stars and Los Angeles tycoons. It is known as the most prestigious residential area in the world.

Most residents live in the relatively flat "flat area" south of Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills, but the houses north of Sunset Boulevard are much more expensive than other areas.

The most expensive houses in Beverly Hills are all located on hilly land.

The mansions on the hilly land, that is, the halfway point and the top of the mountain, are a bit too expensive, tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars, which Wu Yuan cannot afford for the time being.

John drove Wu Yuan through Rodeo Drive, which was full of luxury stores, and drove onto Sunset Boulevard.

"Daniel, the house I picked for you is just north of Sunset Boulevard. Although it is not on the hillside, it is also located on the hillside of Beverly Hills and can overlook Sunset Boulevard."

"Follow me."

After a while, John stopped outside the iron gate of a large villa, poked his head out and said a few words to the people in the security room, and the door opened.

Wu Yuan, who was full of curiosity and kept looking around since entering Beverly Hills, had the mind to observe this mansion.

At just one glance, Wu Yuan saw that this mansion was definitely not cheap and could not be bought with a few million dollars.

The building area of ​​this mansion in front of him is at least 300 to 400 square meters. In addition to the front and back gardens surrounded by iron railings, outdoor swimming pools, pavilions and other buildings, it is estimated that the entire mansion covers an area of ​​600 to 700 square meters.

"Daniel, this house has three floors in total, and there is a basement and an underground parking lot underground."

"There are a total of 8 bedrooms on the top three floors, plus a nanny room and a bodyguard room, with a usable area of ​​more than 800 square meters."

"The basement is mainly a gym, sauna, wine cellar, entertainment room and audio-visual room."

"The house has two gardens in front and back, two indoor and outdoor swimming pools, and a small supporting servant building that can accommodate 4-6 servants."

John got out of the car and took Wu Yuan to the mansion.

Although he lived in a courtyard house in Beijing, Wu Yuan had never seen such a mansion in his two lives and was indeed stunned.

"The first floor is mainly composed of the living room, kitchen, laundry room, nanny room, bodyguard room, reception room and conference room."

"The middle room on the second floor is the master bedroom, which is more than 80 square meters, with a dressing room, a luxurious bathroom, a dressing room for the hostess, and a collection room for the host."

"Although the other guest bedrooms are not so luxurious, they also have their own dressing room and independent bathroom. If you have guests staying, there is no need to worry about embarrassment."

"In addition to the guest bedrooms, the third floor also has a tea room, study, music room, and a semi-enclosed swimming pool on the balcony with a constant temperature system."

"The first basement floor is mainly various entertainment rooms and wine cellars. If you need , you can find someone to renovate the entertainment facilities you want. When you have children in the future, it will be no problem to turn it into a small entertainment venue. "

"Finally, the second underground floor is the internal parking lot, which leads directly to Sunset Boulevard under the hillside. The parking lot can park two rows of ten cars in total."

"You know, some luxury cars are not suitable for outdoor parking. At this time, a private underground parking lot is very suitable."

"If there are guests visiting, their cars can be parked in the open-air parking lot in the yard."

The two spent half an hour and couldn't even visit the entire house and supporting facilities, not to mention the two U-shaped front and back gardens outside the house, and the servants' building next to the garden.

Coming out of the mansion again, John stood on the steps at the door, looking around at the beautiful garden, and said to Wu Yuan with a smile:

"Daniel, don't worry about the cleaning and maintenance of the house."

"This mansion can be registered under the company's name, and the company will hire permanent cleaning staff and gardeners for you to perform regular maintenance and repairs."

"Your assistant will come to check once a day to ensure that you can move in at any time."

"My assistant?" Wu Yuan was a little surprised. He could count the number of days he spent in the company in a year with two hands, and he even had an assistant?

"Of course." John patted Wu Yuan on the shoulder: "You are the boss of our Guangshidai, how can you not have a personal assistant?"

"She will help you handle all your personal affairs in the United States, including but not limited to property maintenance, vehicle maintenance, reservations, itinerary planning, conveying your orders and requests to the company, etc..."

"In short, anything you are inconvenient or too lazy to do, you can leave it to her."

Putting aside the assistant's affairs, Wu Yuan also looked around the garden, and then recalled the feeling of visiting the interior of the mansion before. He really liked and was satisfied with this house.

"John, tell me, how much is this mansion?"

"Eighteen million dollars."

John grinned, showing eight white teeth: "You can buy it in the name of the company, which will not only increase the company's physical assets, but also deduct taxes."

It's just eighteen million dollars!

Wu Yuan gritted his teeth, "Buy it!"