Chapter 21 The call from England
The voice of discussion just now came from Charlize Theron, who was just talking to a girl named Jenny in the store.
"Jenny, Charlize, what did you say about Yahoo just now? What about Yahoo?"
Zhuke asked immediately, still feeling a little anxious.
"Boss, be gentle, you hurt me."
Emperor Sai was unhappy because Zhu Ke was so excited that he accidentally hurt her arm with his hands.
"Sorry, sorry, you guys will tell me in detail." Zhuke apologized.
Soon, Zhu Ke learned about the general situation of Yahoo.
Yahoo is going to go public, on April 12th.
Damn it!
That's Yahoo!
Although Yahoo was in a downturn after 2005, it was said that Wang Xiaoer's New Year was getting worse every year. Before that, it was the world's largest Internet portal. In January 2000, its share price reached a maximum of US$475, with a market value of over 100 billion.
However, what is its listing opening price?
Zhuke didn't know much about it before traveling through time, but he vaguely remembered that it was only more than 20 US dollars. As long as he bought its stock when Yahoo was listed and then sold it in January 2000, he would make a profit of more than 20 times!
"Ding Ding Ding~~!"
At this moment, the phone in the store rang, and it was looking for Zhuke.
"Boss, I'm Victor, thankfully I finally found you."
A sound came from the phone.
"Is there anything wrong? Is the release date of "Rola Running" set?"
Although Zucker was puzzled by Victor, he still asked curiously.
As for why the phone calls are landlines in the store, not mobile phones? That's because Juke didn't buy a mobile phone. Today's mobile phones are the kind of "brick phones", rather than mobile phones that can be stuffed into their pockets later.
"Boss, the release date has been determined, but it is not the main reason."
"Oh? You keep talking."
"Boss, just now, I received a call from the UK. The other party was the British BBC Broadcasting Corporation. I plan to cooperate in the production and development of your "Aerial Baby" global copyright."
Antenna baby?
"Damn it, I really need to get whatever I lack. The British guy is going to give me money!" Zhuke was very excited.
Although the content of "Aerial Baby" is very young and there is no "Peppa Pig" around it, it is a national treasure-level drama in the UK, which has profoundly influenced a generation. Even in the hinterland of China, Zhuke has watched it more than once. Well, even if many people don't like "Aerial Baby", they cannot deny its existence and influence.
"Victor, so I'll go to the company later and we'll have an interview."
Then Zhuke said a few more words and hung up the phone.
"Zuke, are you leaving?"
At this time, James came over. He saw that Zhuke was listless before, but after a phone call, he became very curious and couldn't help but feel curious.
"Yes."
Zhuke responded and was about to leave, but suddenly he thought of something and turned around and said, "James, this morning is not busy, it's not a weekend. You go to the film company with me. I have something to talk to you about."
"Okay, I'll make some arrangements now." James nodded.
Although James is a magic pit, he has cheated Zucker many times before, but he has also helped Zucker many times. However, since he joined SpongeBob SquarePants House, his work can be described as conscientious, and his whole person has changed a lot.
He needs this stable job.
After all, his mother and young sister who were paralyzed at home need him to raise him.
Family allows a man to grow up!
"Oh, by the way, James, you bring Charlize with me, I have something to do with her. Hi, I said, man, what are your eyes? I don't have much interest in her, otherwise I'd have started a long time ago. You know, she lacks fatherly love and hopes to find an older boyfriend. I have something to do with her." Zhuke couldn't help rolling his eyes.
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soon.
Zhuke, James, and Charlize Theron drove to Wald Pictures.
After entering ceo Victor's office, he simply greeted Victor and first talked to Sehuang.
"Charlize, are you planning to leave in another week, right? Confirm?" asked Zucker.
Sai Huang nodded: "Yes boss, you know, I am an actor after all, and I worked for you before, and it was just a temporary solution. Now that my acting course has all ended, I have to sprint for my dreams. Of course, I am also very grateful to boss and everyone for their care during this period."
Upon hearing this, what can Zhu Ke say?
Do you advise her to give up her Hollywood dream?
Wake up, man, she is the emperor!
How many actresses who can make a world in Hollywood in the future are fuel-efficient? She has a clear goal for herself. It is not that Zhuke will give up if she says a few words. Besides, Zhuke doesn't plan to force her to keep her.
"Okay, then I wish you a bright future in Hollywood."
"Thank you boss."
"Don't call me boss, we are friends, call me Zucker from now on."
"Zuke..."
"Yes, this is a friend."
In the following minutes, Zucker kept chatting with Charlize, from family to work, including future planning, etc., and the atmosphere was very good.
But.
As we talked, we talked about endorsement!
"Charlize, I think your image is very suitable for SpongeBob SquarePants House. You can be our image spokesperson, right?"
That's right, this is what Zhuke is looking for her. Chats and concerns are all terrible things.
If you don’t take advantage of it, you’re a bastard.
While Charlize Theron is not popular yet, Zhuke plans to sign a long-term endorsement, preferably a lifetime-long version. Of course, it is not just Charlize Theron. After a while, after having money, Zhuke also plans to sign Little Little Little Zi. After all, when "Titanic" is released next year, he will become popular all over the world!
"Boss, are you really...are you sure I can become famous?"
Emperor Sai was speechless at first, and then he was happy. After all, she knew Zhuke's stinginess too much, and being able to make him spend money to sign an endorsement contract was also an affirmation of her.
"Of course, you are so beautiful, you will definitely be popular!"
Then, Zhuke said a lot of good things like he didn't want money, so Emperor Sai signed an endorsement in a daze.
And it is a lifelong endorsement.
For this, Zhuke paid 100,000 US dollars at one time. I have to say that this operation was extremely amazing and later brought generous returns to Zhuke. Of course, the liquidated damages must be obtained, a total of 20 million.
The 20 million penalty almost scared Emperor Sai to faint.
(Some people may say that this kind of contract is suspected of being illegal, but does Zhuke care? Isn’t it just a lawsuit, it’s just a few years to delay it.)
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The second person to enter the office was Zucker's old residence, James Sean.
"James, I have a list of movies to be released soon. If you find lawyer Zhang Wei, go to various film companies, you must sign the peripheral authorization contract within a period of time." Zhuke handed James a few A4 papers.
After the words came to an end, James couldn't help but feel excited.
Why?
Zhuke asked him to deal with these things, obviously his plan was important!
"Zuke...uh no, boss, don't worry, I will definitely get the peripheral license for the movie at the cheapest price in the shortest time." James said solemnly.
This list of movies looks like an ordinary movie list.
1. Independence Day.
2. Tornado.
3. Professional agent team.
4. Bravely break into the deadly island.
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But.
If you look at this movie list next year, you will find that the movies on this list are all the top 30 films on the North American box office rankings in 1996.
"Independence Day" is directed by Roland Emmerich and starring Will Smith. It was released on July 3 and produced and released by 20th Century Fox. Its premiere day was 50.22 million US dollars, breaking the first-day box office record in North America. The total box office in North America reached 306 million US dollars, making it the North American box office champion in 1996, and the global box office was more than 800 million US dollars;
"Tornado" has a total box office of $241 million in North America;
"Professional Agents" has a total box office of $180 million in North America;
Chapter completed!