105【Buy RV】
"Brother Jin, what car are you going to buy?" Lin Qingxia asked curiously.
"I want to buy a RV." Ye Jin said to her with a smile.
"RV?!" Lin Qingxia blinked, "I read in magazines that many celebrities buy cars, but they all buy sports cars. Why do you want to buy RVs?"
"People who buy sports cars are for excitement, and I buy RVs for work." Ye Jin smiled, "RVs are like a mobile house with beds, air conditioners, refrigerators, microwaves, gas stoves, water heaters, washers, and bathrooms. Although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs.
If you have to stay in the crew for several consecutive days and cannot go home, you can just put it in the RV first. Don’t you always think that filming in the wild and you don’t even dare to go to the toilet? If you have a RV, isn’t it much more convenient?”
After hearing this, Lin Qingxia immediately realized.
"Brother Jin, you are so smart!" she exclaimed, "The other stars are not as clear as you think."
Ye Jin waved his hand and smiled, "That's not because they are stupid, but because they didn't have this need."
There were only two major film companies in Xiangjiang before, namely Xiao and Cathay. Both companies have large studio systems, Xiao has Xiao Cinema, and Cathay also has Yonghua studio.
Celebrities do not need to go to the wild for filming, but they directly set up scenes in the studio on the set. Therefore, outdoor RVs like this are not used at all, so they have no idea to buy RVs.
After hearing this, Lin Qingxia stuck out her tongue. It turned out that she had misunderstood those people.
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Ye Jin then took Lin Qingxia to visit several major carriages in Xiangjiang.
The car dealers in Xiangjiang are different from those in the mainland. Mainland car dealers often represent several brands at the same time. Moreover, there are car dealers in each province and city, so there is no monopoly in terms of price.
But Xiangjiang is different. Because the market is very small, the dealer only represents one brand, which forms a substantial monopoly. If you want to buy a car, there will basically be no discount.
Moreover, although Xiangjiang has zero tariffs on cars, making the car price very cheap. However, if you want to buy a car, the cost is still very high.
Because Xiangjiang has a car registration tax, the tax rate is 50% based on the value of the car. And the car license tax must be paid based on the capacity of the car.
In addition, the price of a good license plate in Xiangjiang is even more expensive than the car itself. In 1994, Xiangjiang auctioned the No. 9 license plate, but was won by Emperor Yang Shoucheng at a sky-high price of 14 million Hong Kong dollars, setting a Guinness record for the world's most expensive license plate.
In addition to the expensive cars and license plates, and every inch of land is valuable, parking spaces are also expensive. Parking lots are priced in hours, and it costs HK$5 per hour.
If you park in a roadside parking space, although the price is only one yuan, it is only allowed to park for one hour. Once the time exceeds the time, you will be fined, with a fine of 50 Hong Kong dollars, and if the time exceeds the time, you will be fined again. If you park for ten days and half a month, you don’t have to drive the car and pay it directly to the Hong Kong government.
However, even if the actual cost of buying a car is so high, it still cannot stop Ye Jin from buying a car. Because cars are really a useful tool for him.
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After walking a few car shops, Ye Jin was surprised to find that the RV he wanted was not sold in Xiangjiang.
The reason is very simple. Hong Kong people are not like the Americans, and they don’t have the habit of taking their families to the suburbs to camp on weekends. Moreover, Hong Kong is just that big. Even if you go from Hong Kong Island to the New Territories, it is enough to run a few round trips a day, so there is no need to live in a RV.
Therefore, RVs are not sold in Xiangjiang, so dealers will naturally not import them. Therefore, if Ye Jin really wants to buy them, they still need to import them from other places.
In response, Ye Jin had to pinch his nose and admit it, after all, he really needed a RV.
Ye Jin then ordered a Ford trailer A-type RV at Rui Driving Store. Its style is a high-power tractor with a mobile RV hanging behind it.
The tractor and the RV can be separated. In this way, the tractor can pull the RV to the wilderness or unload the RV to other places. It is very convenient for one car to use both for one car.
The price of this RV is 96,000 Hong Kong dollars, plus various taxes and fees, Ye Jin has to pay a total of 150,000 Hong Kong dollars. This number is enough to buy a house of 60 to 70 square meters in Mong Kok.
Because Ye Jin took all the money to buy a house, he used a bank loan for the new car.
Because he is a big star now, the bank readily helped him get a loan, not even using collateral. Moreover, the bank manager also asked Ye Jin very considerately if he had any other loan needs.
Such big stars are high-quality customers, and they are not afraid of not being able to pay back the loan. If you make a few more movies, you can earn as much money as possible.
When Ye Jin heard this, he agreed happily.
Bank money is not used for nothing.
Because currency depreciates, people's income increases.
Ye Jin had an uncle who had to pay 1,000 yuan a month for a loan to buy a house.
At that time, their family's monthly income was less than 1,500 yuan, so their life was hard, which made people sympathize.
But later the housing prices soared, and I wanted to buy a house with a loan. If the house of the same area had to pay 70,000 or 80,000 yuan a month.
In comparison, my uncle's monthly income has exceeded 1,000 yuan, and he pays a loan of 1,000 yuan a month, which is extremely easy.
Moreover, the skyrocketing housing prices have made his family a big profit.
So the bank's money is really useless.
Making money with money is always more effective than making money yourself.
Ye Jin then borrowed another 2 million Hong Kong dollars from the bank, all of which were used to invest in and buy a house, and strived to become a small landlord.
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On June 2, the box office of "Drunk Boxing" exceeded HK$4 million.
And there are still no decent competitors in the same period.
Xiao's "Duozui Street" was released for eight days and earned 420,000 Hong Kong dollars. Compared with "Seventy-Two Tenants", the difference is not a little bit light.
The subsequent release of "A Niu Enters the City" is "The Story of A Fu" by Feng Xieli Film Company. It also tells a series of experiences after the countrymen entered the city. It also reflects the bizarreness of Xiangjiang society and the sad and happy life of the people at the bottom.
When "The Story of Ah Fu" was released at the beginning of the year, it won more than 1.3 million Hong Kong dollars in box office, causing a sensation, so soon following works appeared.
This movie "The Legend of A Niu Entering the City" is starring Ye Feng and Wang Sha. Both of them are artists from Nanyang and have collaborated in Xingcheng to perform well-known dramas and were very popular.
Therefore, Xiao was keen to recognize talents and was recruited to Xiangjiang to film. This is also an example of Xiangjiang movies embracing all rivers and attracting talents.
Although "A Niu Enters the City" is a work that follows the trend, the quality is still good and has received good reviews after its release. However, even so, there is still no way to compare with "Drunk Boxing".
On the first day of release, the box office was only 150,000 Hong Kong dollars. In comparison, "Drunk Boxing" has been released for the 14th day, and the box office is still above 250,000 Hong Kong dollars per day, and the attendance rate remains unabated.
Therefore, "The Story of A Niu Entering the City" did not hit the box office of "Drunk Fist".
There were no decent opponents in the same period, which also led to the box office of "Drunk Boxing" continuing to rise sharply, heading towards 5 million Hong Kong dollars!
Seeing this momentum, major film companies in Xiangjiang were naturally shocked!
Jiahe immediately sent Cai Yongchang, the manager of the distribution department, hoping to officially sign Ye Jin.
Chapter completed!