Xu Yi led the people from Xiangjiang Jiaku to Los Angeles.
For this meeting of the Jiaku Group, Chu Huan specially asked David Maxwell to book the five-star Shell Hotel next to Santa Monica Beach in Los Angeles.
After the people from North American Jiaku took them to the Shell Hotel, Xu Yi took a car alone to Chu Huan's manor.
"How's it going? Is the journey going smoothly?"
Chu Huan asked Xu Yi with a smile.
Xu Yi nodded and said happily: "It went very smoothly. Everyone is very happy to come to Los Angeles for this meeting."
Chu Huan said with a smile: "Relax for two days. After the personnel from European Jiaku, Japanese Jiaku and other places arrive, we will have this meeting!"
Xu Yidao: "Okay!"
Then Chu Huan told Xu Yi again, asking her to inform people in the company to pay attention to safety here, and if anything happens, contact Wu Shuhan in time!
Even now, Chu Huan still does not think that North America is a paradise. North America is only a paradise for rich people, but for yellow people, there will be dangers here anytime and anywhere.
It's just that many people have no idea about this.
After briefly asking Xu Yi about Xiangjiang's situation, Chu Huan allowed her to move around freely. Now it's just that people from Xiangjiang Jiaku have arrived, and they have to wait for people from other places to arrive.
The next team to arrive in Los Angeles was the European AKU team.
Although Europe is also a big market for Jiaku, Chu Huan rarely goes to Europe to contact the staff there. It just so happens that he can take this opportunity to contact people from Jiaku in Europe.
This time, people from all over the world were summoned to Los Angeles, not only to listen to their reports, but also to let these companies coordinate with each other.
For example, Black and White Cinema has acquired European cinema companies and is now actively expanding the number of cinemas in European cinemas. However, in fact, the European cinema chain still has little contact with Xiangjiang Black and White. In addition, it has little connection with Apex Film
There is also very little cooperation with the industry. This time, when people from European theaters come over, Chu Huan will introduce them to Kelly from Apex Pictures.
In the evening, Chu Huan, dressed in casual clothes and accompanied by Wu Shuhan, came to Armand Hammer's villa and met this legendary North American businessman.
"There is a saying in my hometown that a hero emerges from a young age. I have always refused to accept old age, but now after seeing Chairman Chu, I really have to admit that I am old!"
After Armand Hammer saw Chu Huan and hugged her warmly, he couldn't help but preach.
"Dr. Hammer is so humble. I am familiar with your heroic deeds. They are really admirable!" Chu Huan said with a smile.
Armand Hammer laughed, and after inviting Chu Huan to sit down, he sighed: "I have always been interested in the mysterious Eastern culture. I have taken the liberty to invite Director Chu this time. I hope Director Chu doesn't mind!"
"I think Dr. Hammer will have many opportunities to understand Eastern culture in the future!" Chu Huan said seriously.
When Armand Hammer heard what Chu Huan said, his eyes suddenly lit up and he smiled and said: "I heard that Director Chu has a good relationship with the senior management in his hometown. When Director Chu said this, did he know what changes there have been in his hometown?
"
Chu Huan said: "I am just a businessman. What can I know? But I think it is a good signal that my hometown can invite businessmen from Hong Kong and Macao to visit my hometown. So I think the development of my hometown
It will definitely be different from before.”
Armand Hammer leaned forward slightly. Although Chu Huan's words were ambiguous, the meaning behind them was enough to excite Armand Hammer.
"Director Chu, to tell you the truth, I am very optimistic about the future market of my hometown, and I have always wanted to open up relations with my hometown. Although I pride myself on being one of the businessmen who has studied my hometown the most in North America, I am still not as good as
Mr. Chu, a businessman like you from Xiangjiang knows more about his hometown. If Mr. Chu can give you some advice, I will be very grateful to Mr. Chu for his help."
Chu Huan smiled and said: "Of course, if I can help Dr. Hammer, I will be very happy!"
Armand Hammer immediately smiled and said: "Dr. Chu, please speak."
Chu Huandao said: "My hometown is one of the largest countries in the world, and its leaders have a mind as big as the ocean. They are open to foreign investment, but there is one thing I hope Dr. Hammer will pay attention to!"
"Want to hear the details!" Armand Hammer asked immediately.
"Respect!" Chu Huan spat out two words slowly, and then explained: "It is true that the current development of my hometown is not as good as those in developed countries, but through my understanding, the leaders of my hometown are determined
, determination to bring our hometown to a brighter future.”
Having said this, Chu Huan paused and said to Armand Hammer: "Dr. Hammer, I think about my hometown, the history, international status, social background and other situations between the two countries in North America. I don't need to tell you.
You can feel it deeply, right?”
Armand Hammer said with some silence: "Natural!"
Chu Huan smiled and said: "Respect is one of the important factors in making friends with each other. Just like this time, Dr. Hammer, you have sincerely invited me twice. This is your respect for me. When we come here today, we can chat openly and honestly."
,This is my respect for you, Dr. Hammer.
It is precisely because of mutual respect that we may become friends in the future.
Dr. Hamer, you want to enter the market of your hometown and break the current development bottleneck of Western Petroleum. And your hometown also needs new funds to enter the local market to provide assistance for the future development of your hometown. It can be said that this is a relationship of mutual need between both parties.
, if Dr. Hamer is like other North American businessmen, he will blindly think of his hometown as what your country promotes.
I think even if there is cooperation between the two parties, it will not be a long-term cooperation."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Armand Hammer showed a serious expression, nodded, and said: "Yes, respect is indeed the beginning of a good relationship. Director Chu's words made me
A sudden enlightenment, thank you very much!”
Chu Huan said: "Dr. Hammer is too polite, I just expressed some of my thoughts!"
Armand Hammer said again: "But Director Chu, although I have always maintained enough respect for my hometown, after all, there is no good opportunity for contact between the two of us. If Director Chu can help, no matter whether it is me or
Both personally and we at Occidental Petroleum will be grateful for this!"
What I said before is actually the opening remarks. Wanting Chu Huan to be the intermediary for him to meet with the senior officials in his hometown is the real reason why Armand Hammer invited Chu Huan this time.
Chu Huan already knew Armand Hammer's thoughts. Chu Huan had no idea about Armand Hammer entering the market in his hometown.
As Chu Huan said before, in fact, many things are already doomed. As far as the situation in my hometown is concerned, there will definitely be countless foreign capital entering in the future. This is the general trend, not Chu Huan at all.
I wonder what changes Huan can make in this matter.
The only thing Chu Huan can do is to gain more say for himself in this process.
for example......
"Although Occidental Petroleum has abundant funds, its development is still too big, and there are many places to use funds. If you want to invest in your hometown, you must not only consider your own cash situation, but also consider the situation there.
Will the situation change in some way? Am I right? Dr. Hammer?"
Armand Hammer pondered for a moment and then guessed what Chu Huan meant, "If Director Chu is willing, we can jointly set up a company and jointly seek cooperation with our hometown!"
This is what Chu Huan thought of after receiving the invitation from Hamer. Chu Huan has always wanted to find an opportunity to enter the energy market. Previously, he wanted to meet with Huo Mei in France based on the situation in Iran when he went to Europe.
When Ni met him, he invested in Mitsui & Co., Ltd. when he was in Japan. This was Chu Huan's opportunity to enter the energy market.
Now that Armand Hammer, the chairman of North American Occidental Petroleum Company, has found him, Chu Huan still wants to take advantage of this opportunity and enter the energy market.
The reason why Armand Hammer agreed to cooperate with Chu Huan after simple consideration was because Armand Hammer was indeed very optimistic about the energy market in his hometown.
People like Armand Hammer know more about their hometown than many people imagine, and North America has actually investigated the oil reserves in their hometown a long time ago.
As early as the 1920s, Professor Blackwelder of Stanford University in North America pointed out after conducting a geological survey in his hometown: "My hometown is an oil-poor country."
During the same period, Mobil Oil Company searched for oil in North S but failed.
Since then, the theory that "the hometown is poor in oil" has become widely popular.
But after the war, this argument began to lose its foothold. At that time, two major oil fields and other various oil fields were developed and constructed in my hometown. (I dare not write the details later, as they may be sensitive content...
...hehe).
By 1973, my hometown was able to export crude oil to Japan and other Asian neighbors, which made Western countries, including North America, look at my hometown's energy production capabilities with admiration.
When the oil crisis broke out in 1973, the Arab oil exporting countries imposed an oil embargo on North America, Europe and other countries, making my hometown an indispensable oil exporting country in the eyes of the Western world, including North America.
Some people even believe that the oil resources offshore of my hometown may make my hometown the second Saudi Arabia.
One of the hot topics in the North American energy security research community at that time was exploring the significance of supplying oil to North America as a potential major oil exporter.
Due to a long-term lack of exchanges, North America does not understand the oil reserves and oil industry status of its home country, but some scholars still expect that their home country can become a new source of oil imports for North America.
It was also in this year that a North American trade delegation visited my hometown, accompanied by Andrew Gibson, president of North American Interstate Petroleum Transportation Company.
By 1975, my hometown began to import related equipment from North America on a large scale.
In March, YY Group, its hometown, signed a contract with Mobil Oil Company of North America to import tanker lubricants and oil tanks, and reached an agreement with Gulf Oil Company and Exxon Company to purchase oil tanks.
In October, my hometown purchased oil exploration equipment from Kellogg Company.
During the Canton Fair in the autumn of the same year, my hometown also invited representatives from North American Baker Trading Company, Dresser Company, Litton Resources Company, Rockwell Automation Company and other companies to the capital to discuss the import of "oil drilling and exploration equipment."
From November to December 1975, my hometown signed oil field equipment purchase contracts worth US$30 million with North American Internet Data Company, Cameron Steel Company, Caterpillar Company, and Dowell Company, and also reached an agreement with Litton Resources Company.
entered into an agreement to purchase offshore exploration equipment.
Last year, my hometown sent an inspection team to start inspections in Europe, the United States, Japan and other countries. One of the focuses of the inspection was North American petroleum technology.
Laojia Machinery Import and Export Company and Laojia Oil and Gas Exploration and Development Company jointly sent 10 representatives to visit North America for one and a half months, focusing on Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Alaska and other places.
47 oil companies are particularly interested in drilling platforms, seismic measurement equipment and ships, logging systems, downhole devices and other equipment.
Two months later, my hometown sent a higher-level oil delegation to visit the United States.
In the same year, North America also sent a delegation to investigate the oil fields in his hometown.
The mutual testing of oil by both sides can be said to be a mutual testing of the opening of trade channels between the two countries.
However, among the projects inspected, there was no presence of Western Petroleum.
This is something Armand Hammer is very anxious about. He is more optimistic about the future development of his hometown than anyone else. However, looking at such a good opportunity, he has no way to participate. This is something he cannot accept.
Therefore, Chu Huan's appearance is very important to him, especially this year, when a larger inspection team from his hometown will soon arrive in North America.
However, Occidental Petroleum is still not included in the investigation.
Armand Hammer knew that he had to make changes. If he didn't change, he would probably miss this opportunity for development.
At the same time, Armand Hammer also relied on his influence in North America to get news in advance that this year North America will greatly increase the export of advanced technology and equipment to his hometown. The first one is related to oil exploration and production.
equipment.
With the blessing of so many conditions, Armand Hammer had no objection to Chu Huan's intention to join.
"Great, I will ask David Maxwell and Dr. Hammer to contact you to discuss specific cooperation matters!"
Chu Huan said with a smile.
Armand Hammer also put forward his own conditions in a timely manner, saying: "Director Chu, I wonder what you think of this inspection team from my hometown coming to North America!"
Chu Huan said: "I will use my relationship to facilitate an informal meeting between Dr. Hammer and the inspection team!"
Regarding this matter, Chu Huan is somewhat confident. During this period, North America needs the oil market in his hometown, and his hometown also needs North America's advanced technology. At least at this stage, the two sides need each other.
As for Occidental Petroleum, a proactive potential partner, I believe that my hometown will be very willing to meet and discuss with it!
The smile on Armand Hammer's face could no longer be suppressed, and he said with a smile: "David is a very powerful businessman. I have had contact with him before, and I believe this cooperation will be very pleasant!
"
This can be regarded as basically finalizing the basis for cooperation between the two parties.
Chu Huan also said with a smile on his face: "If this is the case, it will be a win-win situation!"
In this transaction, Chu Huan used cash and connections to knock on the door of Occidental Petroleum Company, and at the same time he also entered the energy market in his hometown. Although it was only the last step, at least he took a step forward.
Armand Hammer successfully established a relationship with his hometown and contacted another time and space in advance. In another time and space, Armand Hammer secretly sneaked into the banquet when the old man visited North America, and then met the old man.
.
The hometown side also has a lot of gains. There is one more large oil company to choose from. At least from the current situation, the hometown belongs to Party A in this cooperation. With each additional choice, they also have more
There are some conditions that can be negotiated!
Each of the three parties gets what they need, and a win-win situation is temporarily established!
With this foundation for cooperation in place, the discussions between Chu Huan and Armand Hammer became more pleasant.
At this time, Chu Huan thought of something. Armand Hammer is also a Jew, and his oil company is headquartered in Los Angeles. This means that Armand Hammer must have a good connection with the Jews in Los Angeles.
But Chu Huan did not mention this matter at this time. Firstly, Chu Huan had not yet figured out how to tell Armand Hammer about her relationship with Kelly. Secondly, the two parties had just begun to cooperate.
intention, this cooperation has not yet been formally established.
Therefore, it is not appropriate for the two parties to talk about this matter at this time.
However, this incident can be regarded as a stepping stone that may break the Jewish control of Disney in the future.
I need to discuss this matter with Kelly carefully after I get back.
Chu Huan didn't mention it, so Armand Hammer naturally didn't know about it, so the two sides mostly communicated about the specific matters of this cooperation.
First of all, Armand Hammer invited Chu Huan to join the delegation welcoming his hometown to North America.
Chu Huan thought for a while and agreed to Armand Hammer's invitation. After all, as the intermediary, he still had to attend.
Secondly, Armand expressed his great desire to visit his hometown.
Regarding Armand Hammer's idea, Chu Huan said with a smile: "I can convey your idea to Mr. Hammer, but the final outcome still depends on the outcome of the negotiations between the two parties, as well as the attitude of my hometown."
Armand Hammer nodded: "This is what it should be."
Finally, Armand Hammer left Chu Huan in his manor to finish dinner before Chu Huan left.
After returning to his manor, Chu Huan saw Li Xiaolong already waiting here.
Li Xiaolong's recent situation has made him helpless.
At this time, Li Xiaolong had become an absolute Kung Fu superstar in North America and even the world. Even Stallone, who had successfully promoted to the ranks of Hollywood's first-line stars with "Rocky", was still somewhat behind Li Xiaolong at this time.
The most obvious one is the salary of the two of them. Li Xiaolong is higher than Stallone. At the same time, in the production of certain movies, Li Xiaolong also enjoys the right to share the box office.
It can be said that Li Xiaolong is the first person of yellow race to achieve such an achievement in Hollywood.
But what makes Li Xiaolong feel helpless is that the box office of his local movies in Hong Kong continues to decline.
How can I put it this way, whenever people in Xiangjiang today mention Li Xiaolong, their faces are still full of pride. Everyone will say that Li Xiaolong is the pride of Xiangjiang and an absolute superstar who has made his mark in Xiangjiang.
However, the box office of Li Xiaolong's movies in Hong Kong has been unable to demonstrate his previous appeal at the box office in Hong Kong.
"The movie audiences in Xiangjiang are already a little tired of your actions!"
Chu Huan directly pointed out the reason why Li Xiaolong’s box office in Hong Kong continued to decline.
Li Xiaolong created a new era of kung fu movies. However, as Li Xiaolong came to Hollywood to develop, the action movie market in Hong Kong, driven by Chu Huan, entered the ranks of humorous action movies in advance, which led to the emergence of Li Xiaolong action movies.
An embarrassing situation of a lack of jobs began to appear in Xiangjiang.
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Li Xiaolong sat on the sofa and said helplessly: "I actually feel this too. When I went to Hong Kong to promote a new movie last year, I also found some Sanmao and Aaron's movies to watch. They were in action.
There are too many plot points designed in it, so that it will not appear so boring, and it is indeed very attractive to the audience."
Chu Huan nodded and said: "The problem now arises here. After there are more elements in the movie, your fighting scenes will seem a bit boring!"
In the process of discussing this issue, the two finally came to the conclusion that the reason why Li Xiaolong's movies can continue to be popular in Europe and the United States.
In fact, to put it simply, the European and American audiences are not very knowledgeable. Not to mention the current European and American audiences, even the European and American audiences ten or twenty years from now will be the same. The entire Hollywood action movies are more about two big muscular guys.
Export their movies to movie audiences in a way similar to street kids fighting.
But Li Xiaolong is different. His movements have both power and beauty, which can be said to have directly opened up new horizons for European and American audiences. Among the entire European and American action movies, Li Xiaolong's movies are a breath of fresh air.
"Is there no other way?"
At this time, the Xiangjiang market is actually an insignificant market for Li Xiaolong, but as a superstar who came out of Xiangjiang, it is obvious that Li Xiaolong does not want to lose his status in Xiangjiang.
"Ah Huan, I know you are a person who has great ideas about stories. Back then I had "Fist of Fury", the black and white "Happy Ghost", fantasy comics "Dragon Ball", "Tomb Raider" and "Transformers"
You provided the story, and you also helped Sanmao, Aaron, and the others develop their film styles. I’m afraid I’m going to trouble you again this time!”
Li Xiaolong sincerely asked Chu Huan for advice.
Chu Huan thought for a while and said: "I think you should change your approach... Of course, it's not like Sanmao, Aaron and the others. If you also shoot some kind of movie, it's probably
I will be scolded to death by the fans!"
Everyone has their own movie style. Zhou Xingchi's nonsensical, Cheng Long's humorous actions and life-threatening style are all imprinted in the bones of the audience. If one day you let them perform in a different style, they will definitely make the fans
He scolded his mother angrily.
Xiangjiang movie fans in this era really have the courage, after all, midnight screenings are still a tradition of Xiangjiang movies at this time.
Chu Huan asked Li Xiaolong to change his style. In fact, he meant to add more fighting skills while maintaining his original fighting style.
"Can we design a decent guy and a villain? The decent one is alone, while the villain is very powerful. At the same time, the villain's subordinates include all kinds of fighting masters, including kung fu masters, taekwondo masters, judo masters, Muay Thai masters, etc."
.
The protagonist is a bit like clearing the game, going through stories one by one, and then letting these protagonists fight one by one, and finally there is a super showdown with the villain. The most important thing is to heighten the tension of the atmosphere...
..”
When talking about this, Chu Huan suddenly thought of two later movies, "Slaying the Wolf" and "The Fuse"!
If the "Ip Man" series was the movie that allowed Zhen Yu to make a comeback, then the two movies "Slaying the Wolf" and "The Fuse" were actually the two movies that established Zhen Yu's status in the world.
In these two films, Yan Yuzhou contributed two action scenes that can be recorded in Hong Kong film history.
In "Slaying the Wolf", the fight between Zhen Yuyu and Wu Zhanlang in the alley, and in "The Fuse", the final battle between Zhen Yuyu and Zou Jiaotou.
They are all among the most exciting fighting scenes in Hong Kong film history.
Before Li Xiaolong became a movie superstar, he was more well-known as a martial artist. Chu Huan believed that Li Xiaolong was very knowledgeable about all kinds of fighting in the world. If he was asked to make a movie of this type, he might not be sure.
It can really shine.
Li Xiaolong was also attracted by the scene Chu Huan talked about, and began to seriously consider Chu Huan's suggestion. The more he thought about it, the more he realized that what Chu Huan said made sense.
Then he asked excitedly: "Is there any specific story you can tell?"
Chu Huan thought for a while and told Li Xiaolong the main storyline of the movie "Slaying the Wolf".
The more Li Xiaolong listened, the more excited he became. He couldn't help but stand up and said: "This story is very good, Ah Huan. I will now look for talents of this type to incorporate more fighting skills into the movie. This
Why didn’t I think of this thing before?”
Chu Huan stood up with a smile and said, "Then I wish your new movie a big hit!"
Li Xiaolong immediately corrected him: "I wish our movie a big hit!"
Li Xiaolong's current film contract in Hong Kong is signed with Black and White Pictures. At the same time, his film contract in Hollywood has been expired with Warner. Therefore, Li Xiaolong's film contracts in Hollywood are currently signed by Kelly's Apex Pictures, Li Xiaolong's own Concord Pictures and Chow Wenhuai's Golden Harvest.
Jointly held!
"Okay, I wish our movie a big hit!" Chu Huan said with a smile.