The Goddess Shines on America

It's all about money.

According to the current popularity, the schedule of "Ghost Story" can last at least three months, but even if it gives way to later movies, it will continue to be shown in local theaters for a period of time. It has been released since mid-November, and as of Christmas Eve, more than 60 million box office has been accounted for. Alice simply calculated, throwing away the money for the theaters, and removing some messy fees, she should be able to get it Forty million or so.

After all, as an "experimental film that a little girl pays for herself", DreamWorks itself really doesn't have any capital injection. No matter how popular the box office is, it can only earn some fixed amount of publicity and operation expenses from the box office in accordance with industry regulations. .

During the period, Lawrence found Alice's father, and held the other's hand with tears in his face. He said quite sincerely that if his daughter wanted to make any movies again, he must also let him be half of the investor!

Otherwise, no matter how high the box office is, he won't get a share of it!

In other words, this is really a net profit of 40 million US dollars a month...

The publicity fee can be high or low, and it is not included. With a filming cost of 20,000 yuan, a profit of 2,000 times was obtained in the first month of release. In this era before the arrival of the Internet economy, it seems that even stocks can't do it, right?

As a result, the Lawrence family and the Wang family got together to discuss and unanimously decided to increase publicity again.

The most important thing is that the shooting cost must be exposed, and it must be compared with the current box office results. According to what Alice said, the collective tendency and curiosity of the people is very scary. When everyone hears that the cost of this movie is only 20,000 yuan, but it has such an achievement, even if it is only for this factor, it will definitely Will also follow to buy a ticket.

As soon as Alice came up with this idea, she immediately received warm praise from Lawrence. He even kept congratulating James, who was so envious of having such a business-minded eldest daughter.

In fact, Alice just moved out the status quo of the mainland film market in the later period... The more bad the more popular, the more popular and worse, people are stupid and rich, and some people buy tickets just to see how bad a certain movie is. But it's all historical practice.

However, no matter how much the entire movie's box office will end up, that's a matter for later. After the first month's $40 million hit Alice's bank account, the serious business was finally about to begin.

In other words, what is the purpose of making this movie?

In order to raise funds.

What is the fundraising for?

In order to create a clothing brand, when "The Man From the Bottom of the Atlantic" hits theaters in the mainland, he pushed toad mirrors and bell-bottom pants to the mainland and made a fortune.

The fundamental purpose cannot be forgotten.

Although for the lofty ambition in Alice's mind, this goal is only a foreshadowing for the next goal.

As for the clothing brand, after more than a month of processing, Sophie has already registered the company. The nominal chairman is herself, and the real major shareholder is Alice. Of course, so-and-so is still young after all, so he can't hold any specific position.

As for the name of the brand, after consultation with the whole family and Ashley who came to visit, it was decided to intercept the names of Oscar and Hannah and call it "Oscar-Hannah" clothing.

"Jack Jones, Louis Vuitton, and Giorgio Armani, which was formed a few years ago, are all named after the founder himself, which is too boring, so let's just come up with a group name, like Law Isn't Sless just as good?"

Ashley's original words are a bit deviant. After all, for a real fashion designer, naming a brand with his own name and making it a world-renowned level is a noble honor. But seeing her abandonment, Alice certainly had no reason to object, so the name of the new brand was decided on.

"Jack Jones, Louis Vuitton, Giorgio Armani, and now Oscar Hannah, haha, they are all about the same, almost the same, it feels good."

"But I really feel awkward..."

It is impossible for Oscar to say that his sister is not happy about using his name as the name of a clothing brand, but he wants to be like Hannah, happily kissing Alice on the cheek several times? Just kidding, that's something you can't do even if you are beaten to death, the shame is astonishingly high.

As for the specific registration location of the mainland branch, after some detailed discussions, everyone unanimously decided that it would be better to locate it in Shanghai. Although the labor-intensive industries in the Pearl River Delta are well-developed, after all, what Alice is doing is not a garment processing industry, but a very serious and high-end fashion design. Of course, it should be registered in Shanghai.

"So, let's draw up a list for going to China."

At this time, in a meeting room registered in a single building in west Los Angeles, all members of the new company are in a meeting.

The members are respectively, the nominal chairman and the actual CEO Sophie, the theoretical vice president James, the actual largest shareholder and real chairman Alice, the second largest shareholder and chief designer Ashley, and SOS group members Sissi and Maiya, as well as Oscar and Hannah who came to enjoy the naming rights as a gift of friendship.

"Our whole family will definitely go, and by the way, we need to travel. My mother is the company representative and legal adviser, and Ashley is a designer, and I must go..."

Ever since, when the American head office was still just a purse, relying on the large sum of money obtained from "Ghost Story", Alice has already begun to firmly target a certain huge overseas market.

In other words, it seems that this kind of "domestic" company with "overseas" leather bags...a colleague in the film industry who is very popular in Tokyo is typical...

Alice suddenly thought.

"I said boss, there is no need to think about things like the list of going to China, right? Just go to all of them?"

The chief costume designer of the dignified company, with a theoretical annual salary of several tens of millions of dollars, the position owner, thirteen-year-old Ashley O'Rair, was knocking her chin on the table, and said, ""Ghost Shadow" You can basically be considered a billionaire when you finish the memoir, but it’s just air tickets and accommodation for eight people, so you can’t afford it, right?”

Sissy sipped the mellow milk tea and snorted, "Evil capitalists are not even willing to pay their employees for air tickets. Come on, sisters, let's seek power and usurp the throne!"

Hannah sat at the end of the table and shouted loudly: "Good job! Choose me as the chairman, and I will reimburse everyone for their air tickets!"

Oscar crossed his arms, looked at his sister who had eaten the "Platinum Rice Field 1984 Supreme Limited Edition", and joined in the fun: "If you elect me as the chairman, I will not only reimburse you for the air tickets, but also for the entire journey. Everything in it!"

Hannah stared at her brother: "Oh, you are so generous, do you want to buy everyone another panda doll?"

Oscar looked at his younger sister slyly: "Do you think that everyone here is a ten-year-old girl like you? What's a thing like a puppet..."

"Sorry, I'm fifteen, and I like puppets too."

All of a sudden, Maiya blurted out a word, and Oscar also ate a pot of "Platinum Rice Field 1984 Supreme Limited Edition", while Alice was full of energy as if she had eaten the "Boutique Golden Cora Popeye Bean Edition" laughed out loud.

So, the list of going to China was decided like this. All the shareholders and employees of the leather bag clothing company, two adults and a group of girls rushed to Los Angeles International Airport, and flew to the Pacific Ocean with a male creature named Oscar who did not know why it wanted to follow. above.

Time, just after Christmas.

In the first-class cabin of the high-speed and huge Boeing 747, elegant light music resounds melodiously around, which is neither noisy nor very clear. A few hours after take-off, it was late at night, and several girls had fallen into a deep sleep, but Alice was still sitting awake in the chair, looking at the outside world that was being crossed in the time zone.

"What are you thinking?"

James, who returned from the bathroom, saw this scene and said softly.

Alice first made a reproachful expression towards her father, pointed at Sissy who was sleeping on her lap, and then said in a mosquito-like voice: "It's just a daze, Dad, you're the one, you've been on the plane since you got on the plane." Are you in a daze, homesick?"

James didn't speak, but looked out the window silently. It happened to be night at this time and here, and he couldn't actually see any scenery. He could only see his own reflection through the lights in the cabin.

"Yeah, I'm homesick."

James patted his daughter on the head, and said in a low voice, "Since your father and I were born, I have never had the chance to go back and see it."

Alice was also silent.

She looked at the newspaper in her hand. Although the first date of 12/26/1984 was written in black, it seemed far more eye-catching than any colored words.

"There will be more and more opportunities in the future. Next time, call your grandparents."

Hearing Alice's words, James gave her a slightly surprised look, showing a warm smile.