"Mr. Steven, what's your next plan?"
"Ha … Plan. I'm waiting for my share of the box office to arrive, then I'll go to Mara Supermarket in Sacramento and buy their bottle of Daydream worth a hundred million dollars."
There was an uproar. Everyone stared at Steven in disbelief.
Some people did not know what Daydream was.
Someone next to them immediately explained.
In fact, when Mara Supermarket launched the hundred-million-dollar bottle of Daydream, it caused quite a stir.
But the news left as quickly as it came.
It did not cause too much of a stir.
Most people thought that this was a publicity tactic by Mara Supermarket to please the public.
No one really believed in the so-called hundred-million-dollar wine.
No one would really buy it.
But now, Steven was the most famous director in Hollywood.
Even some legendary directors, who had been deified, were now saying that they wanted to buy the $100 million bottle of wine.
It was definitely explosive news.
"Mr. Steven, do you really believe that Mara Supermarket can have a hundred-million-dollar wine?"
Most of the people were skeptical about this.
For most of the reporters, a million-dollar or even a hundred-thousand-dollar wine was unimaginable.
After all, they would never be able to taste their salaries.
As for the hundred-million-dollar wine, it was even more ridiculous in their eyes.
"Mr. Steven, how much of the box office revenue will you get this time?"
This was also what people were curious about. As a legendary director, how much could he get from the box office?
"Actually, my share of the box office is not much, just five percent," Steven said with a smile.
Unlike most directors, he wouldn't avoid talking about his salary.
No one would think that he was asking too much if he said any price.
Besides, Steven's salary was not high in this movie.
A five percent share of the box office would be a joke to most film companies.
Almost every first-rate director was entitled to such a share of the box office.
Compared to Steven's performance and ability in his own movies, a five percent share of the box office was definitely worth it.
Steven had stated his salary publicly to put pressure on PLM Films.
If you know what's good for you, hurry up and give me your share of the box office earnings.
Although Steven and Rasfa were good friends, in terms of profit, Rasfa was a true capitalist, a vampire.
Most of the time, film companies would deliberately delay or even skimp on remuneration, relying on their size and status.
In particular, the bigger the company, the more sinister their methods were.
For a director of Steven's caliber, the six major Hollywood studios wouldn't dare to skimp on his salary.
If it had been some other small directors, they would have dragged it on as long as they could and deducted as much as they could.
These small-time directors were often angry, but they did not dare to say anything.
"However, I've been drooling over that bottle of Daydream for a long time." Steven said seriously, "Because I know where that bottle of wine came from. Unfortunately, I can't get it, so I just hope that I can save enough money to buy that bottle of wine."
Steven actually didn't plan on buying the bottle. He was returning the favor by promoting Chen Zhao and Mara Supermarket.
After all, Chen Zhao had done him a great favor this time. He naturally hoped that he could help Chen Zhao as well.
Now that Steven was in the limelight, his words often represented the truth.
The reporters were all stunned. Was that bottle of wine really worth a hundred million dollars?
Was there some secret that they didn't know?
After the interview, all the major media outlets rushed to report it.
"A Hundred Million Dollar Wine"
"A Wine Even the Best Director in the World Can't Drink"
"The Origin of Daydream"
"The Mysterious Daydream"
All of a sudden, Mara Supermarket was filled with people. Everyone wanted to see what the bottle of wine that was worth a hundred million dollars looked like.
However, Daydream was placed in a glass enclosure. There was a five-meter-wide fence around it and four security guards stood at the four corners.
No one could approach the bottle casually. They could only look at it from afar.
Winnip couldn't believe that the great director, Steven, would personally support her supermarket.
When he was interviewed by the media, he even mentioned her supermarket's name.
Winnip didn't seem to have given Steven any advertising fees, right?
Last time when Daydream was born, there was some news.
But most of the news was bought by Winnip herself.
Thus, her influence was very limited. In just two days, the popularity died down.
But this time, it was different. Steven personally mentioned Mara Supermarket and Daydream.
Now, everyone in America was in an uproar.
Everyone wanted to see the expensive wine.
Steven's influence was definitely not limited to just the entertainment industry.
His influence had seeped into every level.
Any one of his words would have a huge impact.
This also brought a lot of traffic to Mara Supermarket.
Even though most of them just wanted to see Daydream.
But the most important thing for a supermarket was the traffic.
This was a real benefit.
The supermarket's sales even multiplied.
There were even people who flew thousands of miles from other places to Sacramento just to have a look at the sky-high prices of wine.
As a result, Mara Supermarket's brand value increased greatly. It even became a famous attraction in Sacramento.
…
"Hello, Ms. Winnip."
"Hello, Mr. Alton."
Winnip hadn't expected the mayor of Sacramento, Alton, to come to her.
"Ms. Winnip, I have something to discuss with you."
"Please go ahead."
"You know that Sacramento has always been in a very awkward position. Although it's the state capital of California, in terms of resources and location, it can't compare to San Francisco or Los Angeles. The tourism industry has never had a chance to develop, so I want to discuss with you about Sacramento's tourism industry."
"What does this have to do with me?" Winnip asked.
Although he was the mayor, Winnip wasn't afraid of him at all.
Her Mara Supermarket was a huge tax payer in Sacramento. At the same time, the supermarket solved the employment problem of thousands of people.
Thus, even the mayor had to be polite to her.
"I want to use your supermarket's wine and Daydream as a tourism theme and hold an exhibition."
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