Chapter 2052: Buying a Plane for Fun

Los Angeles, outskirts.

The motorcade moved slowly, but Zhao Fusheng sat in the car with a calm expression.

"Chairman, why did Hollywood choose Los Angeles? Shouldn't New York be more suitable?" Liu Yiming, sitting in the front row, was visiting for the first time and naturally curious.

Zhao Fusheng laughed upon hearing this: "The scenery here is better, don't you think?"

Liu Yiming was somewhat surprised, never expecting such an answer.

In fact, that really was the answer.

Hollywood is located on the West Coast of the United States, a picturesque place with mountains and water. It was first discovered by photographers searching for locations. Around the early twentieth century, it attracted many filmmakers, and later, small companies and independent producers fleeing the control of patent companies flocked there, gradually forming a film center.

In Zhao Fusheng's impression, after World War I, the global economy began to develop, and film masters like Griffith and Chaplin won world fame for American cinema.

Soon after, Wall Street conglomerates began to intervene in the film industry.

Thus, Hollywood film city rapidly formed and rose. The film industry precisely adapted to the rapid economic development of the United States during this period, and films were further integrated into the economic mechanism, becoming part of profit-making. The abundance of capital and increased film production ensured the American film market's dominance worldwide.

Years later, the small village on the outskirts of Los Angeles eventually became a huge film city, and Hollywood became synonymous with American cinema.

According to the data in Zhao Fusheng's hands, Hollywood was not only the world's fashion capital but also the center of the global music and film industry.

The world's top entertainment industries and luxury brands were all in Hollywood.

Both major film studios and top record companies had their headquarters in Hollywood.

Fashion and technology here promoted each other's development naturally and unpretentiously, with a deep fashion heritage and strong technological support, constantly imitated worldwide.

"If you have time, you can bring your family to travel here."

Zhao Fusheng said to Liu Yiming with a smile.

Liu Yiming was startled, then nodded in deep agreement.

This was true. By now, the distribution of Hollywood film studios was no longer limited to Hollywood itself.

Together with neighboring cities like Burbank, it formed the center of the American film and television industry. Hollywood had many old cinemas with decades of history, often used for film premieres or Oscar ceremonies, also becoming popular tourist spots.

The film and entertainment industry driving tourism development was itself a promising project.

In China, the best example was probably the future Hengdian World Studios.

"Did you notify Marvel?"

Zhao Fusheng casually asked Liu Yiming.

"Already notified."

Liu Yiming nodded: "Kevin Feige and Sean Fahey will be waiting for you at the hotel."

"Good."

Liu Ming hummed in acknowledgment and then fell silent, turning his gaze out the window.

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Soon, the group arrived at the pre-arranged hotel.

In the room, Zhao Fusheng met with Kevin Feige and Sean Fahey.

"Dear sir, long time no see."

"Yes, long time no see."

Zhao Fusheng smiled, hugged and exchanged pleasantries with them, then sat down on the sofa.

"Dear Zhao, are you here for the premiere of 'The Incredible Hulk'?" Kevin Feige asked Zhao Fusheng with a smile.

"Ah?"

Zhao Fusheng was startled, then remembered that the materials Liu Yiming had given him mentioned that in half a month, it would be the premiere of 'The Incredible Hulk.'

It seemed Kevin Feige and Sean Fahey both thought he was here for the film's premiere.

A premiere is a ceremony held before a film or TV series is first shown.

Film and TV productions often hold a premiere before the official release, mainly to celebrate, promote, and screen clips, allowing attendees to see exciting segments or even the entire film to attract more people to buy tickets. The premiere usually invites main cast members to boost the production's popularity.

At the premiere, the film's lead actors generally attend and interact with the audience. During this time, media reporters can interview the actors up close and summarize the film's content.

After the ceremony, the film is usually screened, but this doesn't mean it will be released globally immediately. Only a few can see the film at the premiere, often requiring connections to get tickets.

Additionally, the same film often holds premieres in multiple countries.

However, 'The Incredible Hulk' apparently did not plan to hold a premiere in China, as Future Films, a Marvel partner, had not received such an invitation.

That is, from the start, Marvel had positioned this film for the European, American, Japanese, and Korean markets.

"What, you…"

Seeing Zhao Fusheng's reaction, Kevin Feige and Sean Fahey exchanged glances, somewhat surprised.

Clearly, they could tell Zhao Fusheng was very surprised.

Of course Zhao Fusheng was surprised.

But he didn't intend to hide it from them. He smiled and said, "I'm sorry, I'm just passing through this time."

"Passing through?"

Both were somewhat taken aback.

Zhao Fusheng nodded: "I bought an island in Italy. I came to check on it and stopped by the US."

Bought an island…

Kevin Feige and Sean Fahey were momentarily speechless.

Damn!

Damned capitalist!

Damned rich man!

Although they had long known Zhao Fusheng was very rich, extremely rich, enormously rich.

This behavior of casually buying an island for his family still shocked them.

"By the way, do you know anyone at Boeing?"

Zhao Fusheng casually asked them, "I want to buy a private plane."

"Private plane?"

Both were dumbfounded.

But Kevin Feige came to his senses: "Dear sir, if you want to buy a private jet, I suggest you go to Bombardier in Canada. Their private planes are more popular among the wealthy."

"Is that so?"

Zhao Fusheng raised an eyebrow: "Thank you, I understand."

After a brief exchange, they had dinner together, and then Zhao Fusheng saw them off.

In fact, both sides were clear that this meeting was just a way to express goodwill.

Marvel showed respect and goodwill to the major shareholder, and Zhao Fusheng, as the major shareholder, expressed his intention not to interfere in the company's operations.

Of course, what Zhao Fusheng said about buying a private plane was sincere.

Since he had already bought a private island, a plane was not a big deal.

He mentioned the plane to Liu Yiming, who quickly arranged for someone to gather information.

The internet in the US was more developed than in China, so investigating such matters should be easy.

Soon, materials on Bombardier, the company Kevin Feige mentioned, were delivered to Zhao Fusheng.

Bombardier was the world's third-largest aircraft manufacturer, after Boeing and Airbus, and also a leading global manufacturer of rail vehicles, personal watercraft, and top-tier snowmobiles.

The private planes manufactured by Bombardier were also favorites among the wealthy, including the world's richest man Bill Gates, the Macau casino king who married four wives, and Oracle founder Larry Ellison, all of whom were its customers.

Among them, Bombardier's Global 6000 was favored by many wealthy individuals. This luxury business jet cost up to 370 million RMB, featuring a forward crew rest area and an independent aft rest area, with single executive seats in the forward cabin that had reclining footrests and could be fully flattened and rotated.

Spacious, private, luxurious, and comfortable were its biggest selling points.

Additionally, Bombardier had a model called the Global 7000, currently the largest aircraft specifically designed for business aviation, the only business jet equipped with a four-zone living space, fixed crew rest area, and onboard kitchen, priced at over 70 million USD.

Zhao Fusheng wasn't particularly interested in that; he was buying the plane purely for family use, not for business aviation.

"Not bad at all."

Looking at Bombardier's aircraft materials, Zhao Fusheng nodded in satisfaction.

He wasn't very knowledgeable about such things. When it came to planes, he mostly thought of Boeing or Airbus; he had never heard of Bombardier.

Now it seemed the company's standards were quite high.

"Chairman, are you really going to buy a plane?"

Seeing Zhao Fusheng's satisfied expression, Liu Yiming asked in surprise.

"Mm."

Zhao Fusheng nodded: "Just buy one casually; it'll be convenient for travel."

"Okay."

Liu Yiming nodded repeatedly, indicating he would gather information on this.

Zhao Fusheng had no objections. After chatting for a while, Liu Yiming left.

And Zhao Fusheng went straight to rest.

The next morning, after getting up and having breakfast, Liu Yiming reported something to Zhao Fusheng.

"Kevin Feige called looking for you."

Liu Yiming reported to Zhao Fusheng.

"Looking for me?"

Zhao Fusheng was somewhat surprised. What could Kevin Feige want with him?

Besides, if there was something, why didn't he mention it yesterday?

With this doubt, Zhao Fusheng nodded to Liu Yiming and took the phone.

"Kevin, is there something?" Zhao Fusheng asked directly.

When chatting with Americans, beating around the bush was essentially meaningless; they didn't like that style. They preferred to discuss things more directly.

Many Chinese people always feel that Americans are unfeeling, but they don't realize that Americans also don't understand Chinese people. In their view, Chinese people are too fond of saving face and don't understand the spirit of contract.

This is a cultural and national difference, with no right or wrong. After all, two different countries, different environments, naturally lead to different perspectives on things.