Chapter 703 Business Expansion

Children's laughter could be heard from time to time in the movie theater. Monroe held Jiang Hao's arm with a happy face, "Jon, did we succeed?"

"I think so."

The next day, the film reviews about "Coon Wars" appeared in the newspapers, and many film critics gave favorable comments.

Critic A, "This is a typical drama, the story is very interesting, very relaxed and very warm, I think the best is the performance of the three little raccoons, the best animal actors I have seen so far."

Critic B, "A simple story, an interesting experience, definitely worth watching with parents and children, you will enjoy a wonderful 2 hours, this is a story of a little raccoon fighting villains, I think that except for the little raccoon , everyone else is a supporting role."

Critic C, "First of all, I would like to say that I like this movie very much. This is the work of a new director, the actors in it are all newcomers, and the director of this film is also the screenwriter, producer and music producer of this film. People, leading man, although the leading man only has a three-minute role, I have to say, he is a versatile guy, Jon Hall, let us remember the name, he also wrote two books, one called "The Gallery" I have read his two books, "The Bridge of Madame" and "Scent of a Woman". These two novels have been listed as my favorite novels. I have to say that these two books are better than the three. The story of the little raccoon has more connotations, which is the main reason why I pay attention to the director."

The heroine Monroe is very non-existent.

The praise is because the quality of the film is good, and some of them are paid for. Warner's public relations are very good in this regard.

From more than 200 theaters at the beginning, it has gradually increased to more than 800, covering most cities across the United States.

While achieving success in North America, Warner began to operate in markets outside North America, Japan, Austria, France, Belgium, West Germany, Finland, Denmark, Sweden...seeking global box office profits.

On this day, Jiang Hao suddenly received a call from Howard, the owner of "Time Books", "Hi, Jon, this is Howard, first of all congratulations on the success of your movie, I read in the newspaper that the box office in North America has exceeded 11 million , it’s only been half a month.”

"Thank you for your congratulations, Howard, what's the matter?" Jiang Hao said.

"Of course, it's good news. Because of your promotion in the movie, many people came to the bookstore to buy your two books. In the past half a month, more than 30,000 copies have been sold, and the sales volume has not slowed down. The trend, Jon, maybe we need to consider reprinting." Boss Howard said.

"This is really good news. I will authorize Robert to negotiate with you about reprinting. How much are you going to print this time?" Jiang Hao said.

"Each copy is 100,000 copies. These two books are of high quality and are definitely hits. They are worth printing another 100,000 copies."

"OK, then 100,000 copies."

Just as Jiang Hao was about to end the call, Howard suddenly asked, "Jon, do you intend to sell the film copyright for these two books?"

Jiang Hao immediately realized something and asked, "Is anyone interested in them?"

"Hehe," Howard smiled, "I can't hide it from you. Yes, someone has taken a fancy to these two books, which are very suitable for making into a movie. Someone asked me about the copyright."

It's right to be fancy. The movies made from these two books will hit the Oscars in future generations, but Jiang Hao doesn't plan to sell them. He prepared them for himself.

"Howard, I am the director myself." Jiang Hao said.

"Ahaha, I've already thought about it, I just want to tell you, this is my responsibility, right?"

"Yes, I am very honored that someone saw my work."

"Jon, congratulations again on your movie success, you're going to be a multi-millionaire soon."

Putting down the phone, he picked up the cigar in the ashtray and took a puff. Jiang Hao murmured, "Millionaire, hehe, I'm going to be heavily in debt now."

Filming, post-production promotion, and raising a film company with hundreds of people, Jiang Hao's funds have indeed bottomed out.

Now "Battle of the Raccoons" is a success, with a box office of more than 10 million in half a month. There is no one-month release standard, and two or three months are also acceptable. As long as people watch it, the theater thinks it can make a profit, so the evaluation team expects It is not a problem for the box office to exceed 20 million. According to the share ratio, his company can get about 34% of the share, and he can get a profit of 6.8 million.

6.8 million minus the initial investment, his net profit is about 4 million, which is definitely a lucrative business.

But it is not easy to get this money. Even according to the normal agreement, it will take April and May next year to get the share from Warner, and it will have to wait for the first half of the year. As for the global box office, it is very normal to wait a year or two .

Then what next, does he do nothing?

He's thinking about making a second, third film, and he's addicted to the feeling of creating a film himself.

Maybe he can get a loan. This is Robert's proposal. He can use the current box office share to negotiate with the bank. The bank should be very happy to accept this business.

But banks are also vampires.

It's been three months, and the things here have come to an end. It's time to look at my other business. I don't know how the noodles are developing.

The point is, he wants to get the money.

"Ring ring ring!"

The manor's phone rang suddenly, and Jayden picked it up to answer it: "Who are you looking for?"

"Find noodles."

Jayden vaguely remembered this voice. He had received a call from this voice before, and his tone and address had never changed. Every time the boss received this call, he would go out alone without even taking him with him.

"Okay, I'm called the boss."

Not long after, Noodles got on the phone and waved Jayden out, "Boss, I'm Noodles."

"How's the recent development?"

"Not bad, maybe, very good."

"Then let's meet and talk, the old place." Jiang Hao said.

"OK."

Noodles drove to the bank of the Hudson River alone, saw the familiar figure already standing by the river, got out of the car and walked over.

"Would you like one?" Jiang Hao handed over a cigar.

"thanks."

I took the noodles and ordered them for myself.

"Tell me about the current development. It's been more than two months. I don't know what's going on." Jiang Hao asked.

"We have now established a firm foothold in Manhattan and Brooklyn. I have more than 600 people under my command, some of whom are in charge of the spicy strip factory, and most of them are in the ice flake business."

"The spicy strip factory has been established. It is really not difficult to produce it. I found a few technicians and quickly figured out the best formula and production process. The factory is now on the right track, and the channels for our spicy strips have gradually increased. Spread out, the sales in the first month were only more than 800,000 yuan, and the profit was 200,000 yuan. Last month, the sales surged to more than 1.6 million yuan, and the profit exceeded 600,000 yuan. I believe that with the expansion of channels, the sales situation will get better and better. , indeed as you said, this is a lucrative business."

"The ice business is very good, better than I expected. I went to Las Vegas and met Steve. He was very satisfied with the ice flakes. The previous business continued. In this business for the past two months, we The net profit obtained is more than 4 million."

"Is the hot strip factory legally registered?" Jiang Hao asked.

"Yes, it is a legal enterprise, and I have applied for patent protection." Noodles replied.

Jiang Hao thought for a while, "Take me to see the spicy strip factory."

The car stopped outside a factory in Brooklyn. The two walked into the factory. When the younger brothers saw the boss coming, they came over immediately. Noodles looked at Jiang Hao and said to his subordinates: "This is my boss, Stark gentlemen."

The younger brothers looked at each other, when did the boss have a boss, but this is not the reason for their rudeness, the guys immediately saluted, "Hello, Mr. Stark."

Walking around the factory, Jiang Hao found that the factory is very clean. Although all kinds of machinery are not fully automatic like later generations, the degree of automation is already very high. I have to sigh, this is only in the 1960s America.

Back in the office, the two sat down, Noodles poured Jiang Hao a glass of wine, and said: "Now our spicy noodles are very popular with customers, and the supply is basically in short supply. In order to facilitate transportation and open up markets, I plan to sell them in other cities Also build a few hot strip factories, I don’t know what your opinion is.”

"Where are you going to open?"

"Chicago, Miami, Los Angeles." Noodles said.

Jiang Hao looked at him, smiled and said, "Your arrangement is not just for selling spicy sticks."

Noodles nodded, "That's also an important sales place for ice flakes."

"Aren't you afraid of being untenable?" Jiang Hao asked.

"Boss, a few days ago I met with the chairman of the Italian Mafia Committee, Mike Corleone, head of the Corleone family." Noodles said.

Jiang Hao's heart moved. Mike Corleone, the second-generation godfather, is also a man who has fought for his family and the underworld cause all his life.

"What did you talk about?"

"We talked about the future of New York. He doesn't want to have too much turmoil in New York. After all, business is the first and needs a stable environment. If the gangsters are too violent, the government will definitely crack down. Neither is good." Noodles said.

"He's right." Jiang Hao nodded.

"Yes, I accepted his proposal, and then we both reached a cooperation agreement to make money peacefully. We shared the drug market in New York. The mafia still has many forces in other places, such as Chicago, Miami, and Los Angeles. , They hope we can supply." Noodles said.

Jiang Hao frowned, "Aren't they not in the drug business?"

"Boss, the Corleone family is unwilling to engage in the drug business, but in this negotiation, Mike Corleone represents the entire Italian mafia, and many other mafia families have drugs as their main business." Noodles said.

The godfather played the Italian mafia very well. The real Italian mafia, drug trafficking, arms trafficking, human trafficking, gambling industry, sex industry, money laundering, extortion, kidnapping, and fraud are all ways for them to make money.

Of course, they also have legitimate industries, but those legitimate industries can only be carried on safely because of their mafia power.

"Okay, but don't mix the two businesses together," Jiang Hao said.

"I see."

"I need money now, how much money can you prepare?" Jiang Hao asked bluntly, the time for the real test has come.

Noodles thought for a while and said, "I can scrape together 3 million US dollars. A part of the funds are needed to open a new venue, and I can only give you cash for this amount."

Jiang Hao understood that what he was going to use was money for drugs, so it was cash. When Noodles asked for money, he didn't show disgust or distressed emotions. It could be seen that he really regarded him as the boss and partner, and he didn't think about swallowing his part of the proceeds.

"The cash is fine. It will be ready within three days. I'll come and get it." Jiang Hao finished speaking and was about to leave when Noodles suddenly said, "Boss, thank you for helping Deborah. I'm glad to see her happy."

Jiang Hao patted Noodles on the shoulder, "It's a small matter, okay, I'm leaving, I'll call if I have anything to do in the future."

Jiang Hao's phone call was mainly because he contacted Noodles, but Noodles couldn't find him.