Chapter 413： time to enjoy life

September 24, a new week.

Two weeks have passed since the "911 Incident". Unsurprisingly, the federal government has introduced a variety of policies to deal with the crisis.

The stock market also experienced an abnormal rebound as Dunn predicted.

Even Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway's shares have skyrocketed.

You know, this is a company that specializes in insurance business!

It can be seen that the jackals of Wall Street are manipulating the stock market, trying to use this wave of terrorist attacks to play with retail investors in the stock market and cut the waves.

Dunn had a busy weekend in New York and finally returned to Los Angeles.

The second episode of "Band of Brothers" finally finished last night, and the ratings...not as sensational as the first episode, but overall, I can be satisfied.

The average viewership of 10.79 million is definitely a satisfactory data when the dark cloud of "911" has not yet been resolved.

It's just that the growth of subscribers has slowed down. So far, the total number of subscribers is less than 11 million, which is a certain gap from the previous hbo subscription peak of more than 15 million.

"Dawn, Director Cameron is here."

"welcome!"

When he was in New York, Dunn had already made an appointment. When he returned to Los Angeles, he had to follow two or three people: James Cameron and George Paxton.

Cameron is proactive.

In the past week, "Unsinkable" once again won the weekly box office championship in North America after three months!

North American box office, up to 32.16 million US dollars!

The root cause, of course, is that Dunn Pictures donated $50 million at the box office for free.

So far, "Unsinkable" is on the verge of breaking the $500 million mark in North America and $970 million worldwide.

It can be said that James Cameron will become the second $1 billion box office director after Dunn, no doubt!

"Don!"

As soon as they met, Cameron was a little moved, and came up to give Dunn a big hug.

Tang En pushed him and said with a smile, "I heard that you bought a submarine? Are you really going to explore the sea?"

Cameron waved his hand and didn't answer the topic, his voice sighed with emotion, "Thank you, Dunn."

"It's not necessary, this will help to enhance the brand image of Tang En Pictures." Tang En responded casually, looking indifferent.

Cameron said: "In any case, you helped me this time."

Tang En quickly wrote a note, and then called the secretary, "Give it to the finance department and handle it immediately."

Then he turned around and said to Cameron: "Compared to the profit that "Unsinkable" brought to Dunn Pictures, the money I spent is only a drop in the bucket."

According to preliminary estimates, the total box office share of "Unsinkable" will be 450 million US dollars, after deducting 10% of Universal Pictures' 10% publicity and 100 million US dollars, and after deducting Cameron's 10% box office dividend of 100 million US dollars, Dunn Pictures will also $250 million was booked.

After deducting the cost of "Unsinkable" of $200 million, the surplus of just over $50 million was donated to buy the box office.

The film failed to make money at the box office, which was unprecedented for Dunn Films.

But when you look at Hollywood, it's pretty normal!

There are more than 300 movies released in the United States a year, and no more than 10 movies can make money through the box office market!

Surroundings are the key to movie profitability!

Especially TV copyrights and sales of video tapes and DVDs, such as "Spider-Man", through these two markets, Dunn Pictures got back $420 million in revenue!

Among them, video tapes and CDs made a profit of 250 million US dollars; North American TV, income of 68 million US dollars; overseas TV, income of 82.6 million US dollars.

Even if "Unsinkable" isn't as influential as "Spider-Man", there can always be around $300 million, right?

The peripheral income in the next two years is the real profit space of "Unsinkable".

For example, last year's action blockbuster "Mission: Impossible 2", the box office market was simply not enough for Paramount to make a return, and Tom Cruise's payment was too high!

However, the film's return on profits still surpassed the box-office comedy "100 Percent Man," and was Paramount's most profitable film last year.

Mainly because the surrounding market for action blockbusters is better than comedy films.

In this golden age of dvd discs, a hot Hollywood blockbuster, the global disc revenue of one or two billion dollars, don't be too simple.

Soon, Isla Fisher returned to the office with a check, her hands shaking because of the huge number on it.

Dunn glared at her with a smile, then took the check and handed it to Cameron, "James, this is the second dividend for you, $50 million."

"This……"

Cameron stretched out his hand and retracted it.

Of course he wants to take it, who doesn't like money? This is the contractual remuneration.

But he hesitated again. He knew that Dunn's $50 million box office donation was not just to comfort the victims of the terrorist attack.

Tang En said with a smile: "Take it, you should know, I'm not bad for this money. In summer, I shorted the stock market, have you forgotten?"

"OK then."

Cameron bite the bullet and took the check, his face embarrassed, very unnatural.

Dunn couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

The world knows that money is easy to come by in Hollywood, and that movies are a high-reward industry.

However, compared with Wall Street, Hollywood makes money... It's really hard!

Cameron took the $50 million and felt guilty.

But what about Wall Street?

Now the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq have completely become the masters of the Wall Street jackals. The capital flow there is more than 100 billion?

They are making a fortune in a grand manner!

...

"How's the investigation going?"

In the afternoon, Dunn's office welcomed a new guest, George Paxton.

George Paxton was instructed by Dunn and is leading a team to secretly investigate the sexual assault scandal in American sports.

"very bad!"

Hearing Dunn's question, George Paxton's face was gloomy.

"Is it obstructed?" Tang En raised his brows, "If the other party is too powerful, stop it, safety is important."

George Paxton shook his head, gritted his teeth and said: "I mean the content of the investigation... It's not optimistic. As for the other party's threat... Hmph, even if I lose my life, I will definitely carry out the investigation. Go down, that group of beasts, if you don't bring them to justice, I can't sleep or eat!"

Hearing these words, Dunn knew in his heart.

It seems that the investigation has progressed, and it is... shocking!

Just listen to George Paxton said solemnly: "There is a girl named Alice, who is learning gymnastics. Her parents are farmers in Pennsylvania. She was abused by the team doctor during training, and she went home and told her parents As a result, after her parents communicated with the team doctor, they actually believed the team doctor's words, thinking that the girl was lying..."

Dunn waved his hand, not wanting to listen any more.

People's hearts are full of flesh, and he was worried that if he heard such stories too much, he would not be able to bear it, so he became furious and rolled up his sleeves.

The huge scandal in the sports world has too much influence and should be treated with caution.

And Dunn has a key role in this, which is related to his layout in Hollywood.

It must not be exposed in advance.

"It's not about me calling you back. I'm going to build a house. Didn't you find a good position?"

Dunn's funds are too abundant now.

Dunn Capital has available funds of 9 billion U.S. dollars, out of 500 million U.S. dollars to the "Swift Venture Fund", and 7.5 billion U.S. dollars for Dunn Films for future large-scale mergers and acquisitions.

There is also 1 billion US dollars to meet Dunn's personal life and daily expenses.

He has placed an order with Boeing and will spend $250 million to order and refit a Boeing 747 luxury private jet.

His current Gulfstream V is too small to have a bedroom. Domestic short-distance flights are okay, convenient and fast, but international flights, if the time is too long, are more suitable for large planes.

Bill Gates owns two private jets, the Bombardier Global Express and the Boeing 757.

Now that there are big yachts and big planes, it's time to spend huge sums of money to build a truly top luxury manor!

Looking at the United States, the top private manor built by individuals, one is Bill Gates' futuristic science and technology manor, and the other is Larry Ellison's Japanese palace manor under construction.

The former cost $120 million in the early 1990s. The latter cost $210 million.

Dunn is also welcome. He intends to spend 250 million US dollars to build the most extravagant top manor in the United States!

Of course, the location cannot be Beverly Hills. The area here is too small Fortunately, the top rich area in Los Angeles is far more than Beverly Hills.

From north to south, they are basically built along the coastline, with a super invincible sea view, similar to Long Island, New York. They are: Malibu, Bel Air, Beverly Hills, Manhattan Beach, and Palosford. , Rolling Hills, Santa Monica, Newport, and Laguna Beach.

George Paxton said: "It was set last year. The land price was 12 million US dollars. It covers an area of ​​more than 500 acres, which is 20 times the size of the Larison estate. This is California. So much land for Mr. Z."

Dunn pouted.

The land alone is 12 million US dollars, and the land in the rich area of ​​California is on the same level as New York.

"Place?"

"Pylosford." George Paxton paused and added, "Pylosford has three areas, the peninsula area, the manor area, and the ranch area. This land is in the manor area, with west and south areas. The sea is close to the sea in both directions, the view is wide enough, and there is a port large enough to park oil tankers.”

Dunn nodded, "Okay, let's take a look in a while. Have you been in touch with the designer?"

George Paxton said: "Yes, it is the team of the famous designer Mr. Richard Meyer. Many Hollywood bigwigs have cooperated with him, such as Smith Mansion, Hoffman Mansion, Douglas Mansion. Last year, The U.S. federal courthouse he designed is officially completed."

"Not a small name, and he designed a mansion for Kirk Douglas, which is interesting." The corner of Dunn's mouth curled up, "Okay, I will meet him when I have time."

One designer may not be enough.

This time, he will spend a lot of money to make his mansion a landmark in Pylosford, and even the entire Los Angeles!

(Sanqi Chinese)