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He was a little puzzled: it was just a paper, so it wouldn't cause such a big reaction, right?

As everyone knows, the previous two accurate predictions have already helped him accumulate a very high reputation, so the third time he made his voice attracted such huge attention.

We must know that the price of oil will have an impact on the economy of the entire world.

Dealing with the media, Liu Qingshan is relatively handy, saying what should be said, and what should not be said, just laughing and wrangling.

"Mr. Mountain, according to your deduction, will the price of oil go up?"

A reporter asked again that the oil price issue is of course the public's greatest concern.

"This is a war caused by a barrel of oil." Liu Qingshan nodded with certainty: "So it's best for you to prepare several large oil barrels at home."

The fact is that between now and the outbreak of the Gulf War, oil prices have risen by nearly 40.00%.

However, after the war really broke out, the price of oil dropped sharply and finally stabilized.

The reporters really had great powers, and a reporter suddenly asked: "Mr. Mountain, I heard that you are drilling oil wells in the waters near Liland in northeastern Africa?"

Liu Qingshan nodded, he was also a little puzzled: How did you get the news in such a remote place?

In fact, the oil tycoons in the United States have been paying close attention to the global mining situation, and have been constantly regulating it from a macro perspective.

Only in this way can the price of oil be kept within their desired range.

Just like from the late 80s and early 90s, the oil price was basically maintained at 20 US dollars per barrel. This price is most conducive to the development of the Western economy.

Note that it is a Western economy.

Therefore, the final pricing power is actually in the hands of those who are behind the scenes.

After the reporter received Liu Qingshan's affirmative answer, he immediately smiled. He knew that his opportunity to perform had come, so he continued:

"However, in that coastal area, some oil companies' exploration teams have conducted similar exploration, and they concluded that there are no large oil fields."

"Mr. Mountain, do you think it is necessary to continue your exploration activities? It would be good to donate the money to refugees in Africa."

Offshore drilling, an oil well, at the current currency price, probably costs several million, and it is still in US dollars.

So, you can't afford this business without money.

The domestic exploration ship hired by Xiao Wu has already drilled six exploration wells, but none of them have yielded any results. Tens of millions of dollars are really in vain.

Only then did Liu Qingshan understand that the reporter was not here to cheer, but to find fault with him.

He was not annoyed, and said cheerfully to the reporter: "Sir, why don't we make a bet. If we find a big oil field over there, you will pay for the early drilling;"

"If no oil fields are found, I will pay you [-] million."

The reporter clicked his lips a few times, with a dejected look: "Mr. Mountain, if I have such a large sum of money, I will definitely bet with you."

One hundred million US dollars, this kind of temptation is really not small.

The reporters present were all choked up.

The next topic started to go astray, and they all shifted to this bet. A reporter with a clear mind suddenly remembered something:

In his memory, this Mr. Mountain seems to have never lost a bet with others, right?

At this time, a reporter said sourly: "Mounting, don't be kidding, you know that we are all poor ghosts, and we must not be able to afford it, so you dare to say that."

Liu Qingshan shook his head with a smile: "No, I never bully others with my wealth and fame. This bet is valid for everyone."

He stretched out his hands confidently: "So all reporters can help me promote it. Those who are interested are welcome to fight."

Chapter 871 Which one shall we shoot first?

The reporters immediately went into an uproar, and some thought that Liu Qingshan was uttering wild words.

The other part was overwhelmed by Liu Qingshan's strong self-confidence.

But no matter what they thought in their hearts, the reporters were very excited: after such news spread, it would definitely cause waves.

Maybe some oil tycoon would jump out to fight against Liu Qingshan, seeing that Liu Qingshan was not pleasing to the eye.

You know, there are quite a few oil tycoons here in the United States. It is estimated that those big families and companies may not see someone running to their territory to be arrogant.

When the gods fight, the media will naturally follow suit.

In this way, under Liu Qingshan's intentional or unintentional guidance, the reporters were collectively led astray, and each of them went back to edit the news happily.

Only then did Liu Qingshan enter Hurricane Video, and was warmly welcomed by the staff.

Every time a movie is successful, the employees will also get bonuses.

Today's Hurricane Video is no longer just two or three big cats and kittens, and now has more than 200 employees, which can be regarded as a medium-sized film and television company.

However, Liu Qingshan knew that there was still a lack of a few great directors.

Nowadays, when Hurricane Company makes films, it always finds the director to negotiate temporarily, and then signs a cooperation agreement.

And the top film and television companies in Hollywood all have their own queen directors, such as Universal's Director Si.

In the company's conference room, the heads of various departments are all together.

Chambers first introduced the hacker's success with a smile on his face, which won warm applause from the employees.

But the more important thing about this meeting is to deploy the company's next movie and try to release it in the Christmas schedule.

Hurricane now also has some confidence, and dares to compete with those big companies for Christmas stalls.

The director of the marketing department was the first to speak: "I think we should plan to shoot the third part of Home Alone. This theme is most suitable for Christmas holidays, and the whole family can watch comedy movies together."

Many people also nodded, this is indeed a good choice.

Chambers frowned slightly: "If there is one movie a year, will the audience experience visual fatigue?"

Although the IP of Home Alone is sure to make money, it can't catch a toad to piss.

Perhaps after two or three years, the audience's sense of expectation will be stronger.

Here in Hollywood, it has always been this piss: a good theme, repeated over and over again, the prequel and the sequel, and so on, never stop until the film is bad.

This is why a big IP is so valuable.

Just like the current Hurricane Video, if the asset value is 1000 million, then if the company is sold, it will be worth at least a few hundred million.

Because what they bought was not the rags like assets, but the copyrights of films such as Home Alone and The Matrix.

With the copyright, you can continue to shoot.

Chambers' worries are obviously not unreasonable. Facts have proved that if the density of a theme is too high, the box office will seriously decline.

"Then continue to take advantage of the popularity of hackers and shoot the second part." Someone suggested.

This is a good choice, but the production cycle of the hacker is relatively long, at least it will take nearly a year, and we can only wait for the next year's summer vacation.

Chambers recorded this and started preparations recently. Basically, the original cast is almost the same, so the company still has spare capacity to make another film.

Regarding the new movie, no one has any opinions, because everyone knows that it is too difficult to come up with a good movie.

The most popular movies in Hollywood are not those excellent movies, but street goods, which can account for more than 80.00%.

And if a movie goes wrong, the company will suffer a lot if it fails.

In the end, everyone's eyes focused on Liu Qingshan. If it comes to creativity and control of the general direction, it still depends on the boss.

Although the boss can't come to the company twice a year, the boss is the biggest contributor behind the scenes of Hurricane Company's achievements.

Liu Qingshan looked around for a week, and then said: "We should try some new themes and types to further expand the influence of the hurricane."

"Our plan is to become a first-tier film and television company within ten years. In order to achieve this goal, we must continue to innovate, and we must not rest on the glory of the past."

The employees couldn't help but be vigilant in their hearts: it seems that they have succeeded one after another, and everyone's heart is really a little fluttering.

Liu Qingshan was very satisfied with everyone's performance, he just wanted to sound the alarm for everyone, so he pulled back the words: "Of course, having confidence is a good thing, but it is more important to be down-to-earth to create."

"Yes, boss!" Someone took the lead in shouting, and then there was a burst of answering voices.

Liu Qingshan pressed his hands down, then raised a finger, and turned his gaze to Xiao Li, another shareholder of the company:

"Now the first choice is Lee's Pirates of the Caribbean."

Xiao Li immediately looked embarrassed. Pirates of the Caribbean has published two books, one of which is selling better than the other, of course he has the capital.

Liu Qingshan raised two fingers again: "The second choice is the Twilight Saga that Victor and I collaborated on, telling the story of vampires."

The Twilight series is also a big hit in North America, so of course the film practitioners present knew it and couldn't help but get excited.

Liu Qingshan raised his third finger again: "The third choice is the Harry Potter series that I collaborated with Zheng."

There were low exclamations in the meeting room, and no one could have imagined that the boss's appetite was so big.

And every plan is definitely a big hit in the past two years.

For such works, the copyright is usually taken away by those big companies, without him, they are richer.

But these three are different, the boss is all involved in the creation, of course the copyright will not be sold to others.

It's exciting to think about it. It turns out that Hurricane still has such a large capital.

The more everyone thought about it, the more excited they became: These resources are their capital that swept Hollywood by the hurricane.

"Boss, just tell me, which one shall we shoot first?" Even a middle-aged man like Chambers felt his blood boil.

Liu Qingshan smiled and shook his head: "This kind of magical plot must be a big production. With our Hurricane's current capabilities, it is still a little bit reluctant."

After everyone heard it, the excitement gradually calmed down: Yes, such a big production requires at least 5000 million investment, and the shooting is extremely difficult.

The boss said it was a little bit reluctant, which sounds good. To put it bluntly, the current hurricane really doesn't have such a great ability.

As a result of the small horse-drawn cart, if it is not done well, it will overturn.

"I say this to show everyone that we, Hurricane, have an extremely bright future."

Of course Liu Qingshan didn't come to attack his subordinates, but to draw a grand blueprint for everyone.

The thoughts of the employees have also become transparent, and each of them has made up their minds: take Hurricane Company seriously!

Most of them were newly joined in the past two years, and their hearts were unstable. With Liu Qingshan's reassurance, they were completely stable.

"Boss, what exactly are we going to shoot?" Xiao Li also changed his address to Liu Qingshan on this occasion, which showed a kind of respect.

Liu Qingshan finally stopped playing around in circles: "Our Hurricane, now lacks a work that can stand, it's not a comedy, it's not a fight, but a drama, a classic that can win the Oscar for best picture. "

After he finished speaking, the people around couldn't help but look at each other: This seems to be a bit difficult.

Classics are not so easy to be born. Hollywood produces so many movies every year, but it may not be able to produce one classic every year.

However, the greater the difficulty and the more challenging, it proves that the boss has greater ambitions, and he really wants to make the hurricane take off.

Rather than wait for the hurricane to fatten up and sell it.

In the United States, speculators like this are not uncommon.

Seeing that everyone became full of confidence after the initial surprise, Liu Qingshan smiled and nodded:

"Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get next."

Everyone didn't know why, and thought that the boss was talking about movies, so they kept smiling.

Liu Qingshan smacked his lips regretfully, this famous saying has not been spread along with that famous movie yet.

So he continued: "Some time ago, I read a book by Mr. Winston Groom called Forrest Gump, and I think this is the work we need for Hurricane."

Liu Qingshan beckoned, and Lu Liang came in with a stack of books, which were published in [-] and distributed to everyone.

Everyone is quite unfamiliar with this book. Looking at the introduction, it is very inspirational. Well, it is indeed the type that Oscar likes the most.

The biggest difference between the original book and the movie is that Gan in the original book suffers from savant syndrome and is what people often call an idiot genius.

But the movie version deletes this part, making Forrest Gump more "normal". Of course, he is not normal, he is mentally retarded, with an IQ of only 75.

But such a person has become the representative of the American dream.

After getting a general understanding of the book, everyone started a lively discussion.

It is undoubtedly very difficult to shoot this kind of subject matter. Fighting and killing or science fiction and magic can at least attract some audiences.

If this kind of feature film is not well shot, the audience will definitely not buy it.

The most important thing is that this is the first time Hurricane has tried this kind of theme, and the risk will undoubtedly be greater.

Xiao Li is full of confidence. Essentially, he prefers this kind of literary film because the style is high enough.

Chambers also agreed. Since Liu Qingshan proposed it, he has no reason to object.