Chapter 403: Buying a Plane

Whether it's called *Eagle Catches the Chick* or *Wooden Man*, it's estimated that for Westerners, it's about the same as *Squid Game*, both belonging to the type that is confusing at first glance.

Whether a show can succeed doesn't depend on the name.

It depends on whether this show, like the *Squid Game* of the previous life, attracts the audience with freshness and stimulation, and keeps the audience with humanity and resonance.

Currently, it seems that Peng Haoxiang's role in script creativity is greater than that of Yau Nai-hoi and Wai Ka-fai.

Within a few days, a cooperation mode gradually formed where Fatty Peng came up with ideas, and Yau Nai-hoi and Wai Ka-fai wrote based on the ideas.

This was not too unexpected for Chen Nuo.

Because when considering the director candidate, the main reason he made up his mind to hand this show to Peng Haoxiang instead of the Ning Hao team was that this person had some Hong Kong characteristics that this show needed.

You could see it from *Dream Home* he shot last year.

The first half of the film tells the story of a woman who can't afford a house because the housing price is ridiculously high, so she can only live in a narrow subdivided flat, running around for a living every day, enduring workplace oppression and cold eyes from neighbors, her life like a pool of stagnant water.

Just when the audience thought this would be a heavy and depressing art film,

The originally ordinary and submissive female lead suddenly picked up a knife and killed more than ten people, including neighbors in the building, real estate agents, and even innocent passersby...

Just ask, which screenwriter dares to write such a plot? And if it's written, which Mainland film company dares to invest in it?

When this script was submitted to Qi Yuntian, Qi Yun didn't even tell him and killed it directly. Chen Nuo only said "killed well" after knowing about it later!

However, this style of bizarre twists and blood splashing is exactly the same as *Squid Game*, and the core it wants to express is also exactly the same.

And this finally gave him inspiration.

Why not make Hong Kong the second base for Huanxin in the future, and specifically produce some films or TV series aimed at the international market here?

Other film companies can't do this because the Hong Kong market is too small and labor costs are high, which is completely not worth the loss, a sure loss.

But he is different.

Just as Rory Eisner suggested to him.

If he really uses the *No Man's Land* roadshow to lay out such a global distribution network, he doesn't need to focus only on the Mainland and compete with those people.

He can completely use Hong Kong's open and mature team to take a brand new path of Mainland production, Hong Kong manufacturing, and international capital!

Damn, if so, will it really revitalize Hong Kong cinema on this fertile land of film?

Damn, if he really does this, shouldn't Wong Kar-wai and Peter Chan build a monument for him!

The Un Certain Regard awards ceremony ended on the 12th.

The fact that *No Man's Land* won the Jury Prize is also a small piece of news in the Mainland, but the publicity department within the Huanxin Company will naturally be responsible for it. Of course, he doesn't need to worry about it.

So he didn't attend the closing ceremony either. On the morning of the closing ceremony, he flew from Nice, France to Los Angeles, USA.

Qi Yuntian also took the plane back to China with Huanxin Company employees that day. After chatting for a long time at the airport about work,

It was mainly Qi Yun talking, Chen Nuo listening.

"News has spread these two days. Many calls have come to me. Companies like Shaw Brothers, Golden Harvest, and Emperor, whether it's this time or in the future, if we want to produce TV series and films in Hong Kong, we can't bypass them. So, after you finish the film, you still have to come over and socialize."

"Okay." Chen Nuo didn't hesitate. Qi Yun, he would also go. He still had to talk about the monument.

If a monument doesn't work, after the matter is done, a half-body statue would be good, standing outside the Avenue of Stars in Victoria Harbour, facing the sea, wind blowing through the hair, handsome and compelling.

A hundred years later, there will definitely be countless Hong Kong filmmakers coming to offer incense, thanking the patriarch for giving them a bite to eat.

Awesome!

"What are you thinking about, what are you laughing at?"

"Nothing, thinking about my plane, you continue."

"Awesome, Nuo Ge, do you want me to arrange a wave for you to show off."

"Show off your sister, strictly confidential."

"Hahaha."

Qi Yuntian laughed, he was of course joking.

Then he looked at one side of the VIP lounge.

Liu Yifei was talking to Liu Xiaoli there, looking over here from time to time.

Although Li Jing had already helped this Huanxin second sister take on new work in the country, the current plan is for Liu Xiaoli to go back and talk to the production side first.

And Liu Yifei, she insisted on following Chen Nuo to LA for a few days, watching him order the plane, and then she would return to the country.

Qi Yuntian withdrew his gaze and continued:

"Recently, after Janice Man made a comeback, there are many film offers. When the time comes, what plays she takes, do you want to take a look?"

Chen Nuo thought for a while and shook his head: "No need, let her decide."

"OK. Anyway, I'll be busy with the branch company in Hong Kong during this time, if there is any news, I will contact you at any time."

"You don't return to Beijing, won't your Chu Yu make a fuss?"

"Haha, my mom will bring her to Hong Kong in a few days. Just in time to take her to Disneyland to play. She likes *Tom and Jerry* the most."

"*Tom and Jerry*, and Disney." Chen Nuo thought about it, couldn't think of it, and could only ask: "What's the relationship between them?"

"They are all cartoons."

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"What about you, don't you miss your Ruoruo?"

"Alas, forced by life, what can I do, you go back and take a look for me."

"Okay."

After chatting about family matters, the two returned to work.

"Did Rory say when she would get back to you?"

"In these two days."

"What if, I mean what if she didn't handle Netflix, do we really have to do it ourselves?"

"Do it, why not do it?"

That's what he said, but when Rory Eisner called and said that Netflix founder Reed Hastings wanted to meet him, Chen Nuo still took it quite seriously.

After a little thought, he invited the other party to his home in Beverly Hills.

Reed Hastings, born in 1960, was a middle-aged man with slightly white temples and sharp eyes, a high nose bridge, a gentle smile, and a calm and introverted temperament.

Besides that, coming with him and Rory was a tall, thin man with meticulously groomed blonde hair and a very handsome appearance.

After the introduction, sure enough, this handsome guy was that Elf Prince, Ted Sarandos, Rory's competitor in the Netflix company, and the culprit who made the woman cry on the beach in Cannes.

Sure enough, he looked like he was arrogant.

Although he thought so in his heart, under Rory's introduction, Chen Nuo acted as if he had heard of it for the first time.

Sarandos was the same.

He pretended to have a smile on his face, shook hands and greeted this Hollywood star, unable to see what he was actually calculating in his heart.

Sarandos never expected that after Rory Eisner went to Cannes, she actually played such a trick of starting a new stove. This made him angry, but also helpless.

After all, the reputation of the Eisner family was here, even Hastings, without a proper reason, couldn't ignore the other party's suggestions.

He followed shamelessly this time, just to find an opportunity in the meeting to pick faults or guide the topic to destroy the possibility of cooperation between the two sides.

And when he got out of the car, looking at the winding stone driveway, the lush palm tree courtyard, and this Beverly Hills mansion surrounded by red tiles, white walls, and arched windows,

He couldn't help but curse fiercely in his heart: these damn Hollywood upstarts.

The urge to destroy everything in his heart became even stronger.

After the guests met,

He followed behind Hastings and walked into the grand gate of this mansion. For a moment, Sarandos was even more dazzled, his heart filled with mixed feelings.

The Mediterranean-style living room in front was spacious and bright, the beige marble floor reflecting natural light, and a vintage crystal chandelier hanging from the arched ceiling, looking expensive at first glance.

The walls were decorated with light blue mosaic tiles, and the shimmering light of the swimming pool outside the window penetrated in, really as if he were on the Apennine Peninsula.

Undoubtedly, such a house, even if he really kicked Rory Eisner out of the company, he would have to work for more than ten years before he might have a chance to see it.

As for buying? Beverly Hills doesn't like outsiders.

It would be enough if the house alone made him jealous, the key was that there was such a beautiful Chinese maid here.

The girl responsible for receiving him was the most beautiful Asian Sarandos thought he had ever seen in his life.

High nose bridge, large and bright eyes, deep contours, left a deep impression on him, including the girl's name, which was also so pleasant, and even had a similar style to his name.

Could this be his destiny?

After sitting down on the leather sofa in the living room, Sarandos couldn't take his eyes off the other party's beautiful face for a while.

Chen Nuo greeted Hastings to sit down, and then said to Guli Nazha: "Nazha, go make a pot of tea. And bring a few more teacups."

"Okay, Chen Zong." Guli Nazha agreed, secretly relieved in her heart, and hurried to turn and leave.

The skinny American she was responsible for receiving was too infatuated with her, she really couldn't stand it.

Sarandos watched the girl's back lingeringly, and only when the other party's slender back in a white shirt and straight skirt disappeared at the other end of the living room did he focus his attention on the conversation in front of him.

As a result, when he heard it, his heart was suddenly turned upside down, burning with jealousy.

Damn Hollywood, damn Beverly Hills, this place should really be burned to the ground! Damn, how old is this Chinese person, and he is already preparing to buy a plane!? Is there any justice?

Chen Nuo didn't expect that as soon as Hastings sat down, he noticed the promotional materials on the coffee table, and actually didn't talk about business, but started chatting with him about planes.

"On May 29, 2002, I bought my first private jet, that day was the first day Netflix went public, after I saw its closing price, I immediately picked up the phone and ordered a Gulfstream G200, it was a very beautiful little guy, although the range was only 3400 nautical miles, the cabin was spacious and the flight was stable, every weekend I took it to Montana for the weekend. I have a house there, right by the lake, I once caught a 15-pound big trout there one weekend."

Hastings said with emotion, "But later our business grew bigger and bigger, the number of members surged, and I had more and more money, but I never had time to go fishing every week, even later I changed the G200 to a Bombardier 60XR, it was bigger and more spacious, and the range was longer, but I almost forgot what the house by the lake looked like."

Damn, so you're a literary youth.

Chen Nuo immediately smiled: "Life is like this, whenever we get some, we lose some. But conversely, this can also make us cherish everything we have more, isn't it?"

Chen Nuo didn't know what he was talking about, but Hastings said with emotion: "You are right, I was greedy. Speaking of which, what model are you planning to order? Have you decided?"

"Oh, not yet." Chen Nuo looked at Hastings' expression and probed: "Do you want to help me refer to it?"

"Okay, I'd be happy to." Sure enough, Hastings agreed immediately and asked, "What model are you considering now?"

"Gulfstream G650, or Bombardier Global 6000... I'm a bit hesitant now mainly about range, cabin comfort, and maintenance costs. I heard G650 can fly 7000 nautical miles, almost direct to Los Angeles, the cabin space is big enough, 16 large windows, good lighting, suitable for working or resting during long-distance flights. After-sales service is also top-notch, but it is estimated that it will take several years to queue."

"As for Bombardier Global, the range of 6000 is slightly shorter, about 6000 nautical miles, almost only to Hong Kong. But it is said that the cabin is more spacious, Hastings, which one do you think is more worth buying compared to these two?"

Hastings stared at him, didn't answer for a while, and after a while, asked: "Chen, do you need to order a Gulfstream G650? Are you sure?"

"Of course I'm sure. I'm Chinese, Reed." Chen Nuo smiled, "I have to go home at any time."

Hastings didn't know what to say for a while.

Before coming, he of course knew that this Chinese person was very rich, even entering the top 50 of this year's global Forbes celebrity list, with an income of more than 70 million USD, but he now found that Forbes celebrity definitely underestimated this person's ability to make money.

Can you consider G650 without an annual income of over 100 million USD?

He has been watching this plane for a long time.

G650, a new plane currently being test-flown by Gulfstream, is expected to be listed in 2012, it is said to be ultra-high mileage, 7000 nautical miles ultra-long range, 0.925 Mach top speed, luxury four-zone cabin and top-level silent system, everything is perfect configuration.

The problem is the current market price is over 65 million USD!

It made him a little daunted.

At this time, he couldn't help but curse like Sarandos in his heart: these damn Hollywood upstarts.

More than an hour later, Sarandos followed behind Hastings, walking out of the house that made his teeth itch with hatred in a daze.

Before coming, he had made up his mind and imagined many ways to interrupt when Chen Nuo and Hastings were chatting, and how to fan the flames, but he didn't expect that not a single plan was used in the end.

Because these two people chatted for an hour, all about planes!

Finally, they agreed to take Hastings' private jet to visit the Gulfstream factory in Savannah, Georgia in two days.

It wasn't that he didn't want to, but he really didn't know how to interrupt.

This isn't buying a Chevrolet, this is buying a Gulfstream!

How could he interrupt?

A hick from the Rust Belt, what does he know about private jets!?

Finally, he took a look at the cute Chinese girl, a bit regretful that he didn't get her phone number, but after getting in the car, he finally returned his thoughts to business and asked: "Reed, why didn't you ask about the TV series? What do you think now?"

Before Hastings could answer, the annoying woman on the side said in her arrogant tone: "There was no need to ask in the first place, I have been emphasizing that this is definitely a rare opportunity for us!"

Hearing the woman's decisive tone, Sarandos couldn't help but retort: "Unfortunately, our audience is not interested in Asian TV series at all, and I don't think our global members will like to watch some Asians playing games in TV series. Just think about it, how absurd this is. Has any Asian TV series ever succeeded in the Western world before?"

"You are still so unreasonable, we are not talking about Asia, we are talking about China. Look at how many Americans are interested in China now! If you can't afford an iPhone, I can give you one, Sarandos, you can go up and see, on FB, on Twitter, how many interest groups about China there are."

Sarandos' face was a little flushed with anger.

That's right, he is indeed still using Nokia now, but this doesn't mean he can't afford a smartphone, it's just his habit of saving. And this woman always likes to mock his background in this regard.

"What does that prove? Rory, don't be unreasonable, we are talking about our paid members! Does anyone else have anything to do with us?"

"Does it have nothing to do with us? Cultural identity is the foundation of our success! Why can't we expand our influence on this basis and lay out our global strategy? Attract those who were not our members to become our members? At the same time, Sarandos, do you know that the consensus of the world is that Asia is the future? If you don't know, then I think you should go back to school. Still the same sentence, if you don't have money, I can lend you some."

Here it comes again, here it comes again! Besides mocking his background, there is also his undergraduate degree.

Sarandos didn't want to say another word to this sharp-tongued woman, turned and asked: "Hastings, you haven't forgotten our original plan, right? *House of Cards* is really very suitable for our members, giving it up, I guarantee, we will definitely regret it."

"Because of it we gave up the opportunity to cooperate with Chen, we will definitely regret it more! Tell you a piece of gossip, he is very likely to continue hosting the Oscars next year."

Hastings had been listening silently, and finally moved, asking: "Really?"

"Of course, Reed, I wouldn't use this matter to joke. However, it hasn't been finalized yet. The problem is not with the Oscar organizing committee, but him. He is hesitating."

Hastings nodded thoughtfully.

Sarandos was anxious all of a sudden, saying: "So what? This year's success doesn't mean next year will be, I..."

"Shut up, idiot!"

"You!"

If Chen Nuo saw this scene, he would definitely find that it was completely different from what he originally imagined.

It seems that the one who was being oppressed in Netflix and couldn't breathe was not his friend, but someone else. He seems to have reversed the attacker and defender all along.

"Alright, you two don't need to argue anymore. I have already made a decision."

Rory and Sarandos quieted down all of a sudden, looking at the gray-haired founder together.

"Although I chatted with him very happily, but, Rory, I still decided to wait for his script to come out before making a final judgment. Especially... you have been repeating and emphasizing that his projects have no precedent for failure, so, he is about to have a film released soon. Isn't he? I think, there is no need to be too anxious to make a decision now. Let's wait and see. Let's see the results."

"Really??"

Although Hastings' words sounded like a refusal, at this moment, the one who shouted in surprise was Rory Eisner, while the one who fell silent was Sarandos.

"Yes, you won Rory, I originally thought I could refuse him face to face this time. But just now I found that I found it very difficult to say no to him face to face."

Hastings smiled bitterly, "He made me feel like he is my best friend in this life. No wonder you are friends with him, I think as long as he is willing, he can be friends with everyone in the world, really."

Chen Nuo didn't know that his nonsense left such a good impression, making Hastings feel that he was some kind of social expert.

Actually, he just revisited the basic sales skills of his previous life because of selling films in Cannes during this time, reminding him of many techniques on how to deal with customers.

If you want to talk about credit, it's all the credit of that secret book *How to Make Customers Listen*.

However, three days later, when he took Hastings' plane to visit the Gulfstream factory, finally, he spent 20 million USD in front of that Gulfstream salesperson who had absolutely never studied the secret book, and ordered his first private jet in his life.

No hesitation, because delaying one day would mean delaying delivery by more than a month. Just like this, he had to wait for more than a year.

No way, Hastings was chattering on the side as if he had received a kickback, praising this plane to the sky, making him finally unable to hold back, and he still fell into this big pit of Gulfstream.

This shows that a truly awesome salesperson is not how high the rhetoric is, but how hard the product behind it is!

Just like you update ten thousand words a day, naturally there are great scholars to debate for you!

And from this kind of update, oh no, achievement, he seems to still have a long way to go.

During this journey, he got along quite well with Hastings, this plane expert watched him order the G650 with eager eyes, swearing that after his reform succeeded in a few months and the stock price soared, he would definitely come to buy one too.

Chen Nuo didn't have the heart to tell Hastings.

In his impression, this wave of Netflix's stock price will fall by 60% alive, at that time, let alone buying a plane, he might not have the mood to even masturbate.

Why did he know so clearly.

Because he, this unlucky guy, happened to hear about Netflix's reform in his previous life and bought Netflix stock during this period.

And this stock price drop was a disaster from the sky, in this bull market after the economic crisis passed, it made him lose a large sum of money instead, he cursed Hastings' ancestors for eighteen generations at that time.

But that was all in the past.

In this life, Chen Nuo felt that he wouldn't blink if he lost a hundred or eighty thousand.

Damn it,

65 million USD for a bare plane, plus other miscellaneous customization and modification, he bought something with a total cost of over 70 million USD, what is losing a few hundred thousand?

It doesn't even wet his face!

This shows that Chen Nuo is really floating.

But it can't blame him.

As the threshold for a successful person, it can be said that nothing makes people feel "I have really succeeded" more than buying a private jet.

Whoever buys it, everyone should float up.

Especially when you place an order, your girlfriend is cheering on the side, that feeling seems to make her want to have one with you on the plane immediately, this floating feeling is even more unavoidable.

In this state of a successful person, Chen Nuo joined the *Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1* crew.

And this time, it will be his last cooperation with *Twilight*, with Summit Entertainment.

I don't know if this is the reason, anyway, as soon as he arrived at the crew, he found that the whole atmosphere was very different from the previous few times.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 404 =====