"The action scenes in 'Fast & Furious' were entirely based on Cao's suggestions."

"He has a natural intuition for action scenes."

"Yes, his ideas were at least a generation ahead of our time."

“We scrapped all the actions we had designed and started over, making changes.”

“In his eyes, all our original action scenes were like children fighting.”

"Without Cao, there would be no such movie. I am filled with gratitude and respect for him."

On television, Lin Yibin was praising Cao Kun to the skies in front of the camera.

As for how much of that statement was genuine, only he himself knows the truth.

Cao Kun is so popular that "Fast & Furious" has become a market phenomenon.

Two weeks later, the North American box office reached $174 million.

The global box office reached $290 million, approaching the $300 million mark.

Cao Kun recalls that the original Fast & Furious first film grossed less than $150 million in North America and just over $200 million worldwide.

This version surpasses so many others.

And this is only two weeks in, with a long run ahead of the theatrical run.

If this momentum continues, "Fast & Furious" will bring a huge surprise to the world.

"Crowley, help me contact a few people: Nolan, the director from Country Y, and Doug Liman, separately."

Over the phone, Cao Kun told his agent two names.

“No problem,” Crowley readily agreed. “When do you want to arrange it?”

Now, Cao Kun has become Crowley's largest client.

Despite Angelina Jolie having won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, in Crowley's eyes, Zohan Tsao's status is even higher than Angelina Jolie's.

Cao Kun: "I'll invite one today and another tomorrow, and I'll treat them to dinner."

Now that we've secured the rights to "The Bourne Identity" and "Batman," we can't let them go to waste.

Two weeks have passed, and some of the revenue sharing from "Fast & Furious" has been received. Now, Cao Kun has plenty of cash on hand.

Although "Fast & Furious" was said to have an investment of 60 million.

But 5 million was his lead actor's salary, and 1 million was the producer's salary.

This portion is considered his personal investment, and he is entitled to a certain percentage of the profits.

In addition, as the lead actor, he personally enjoys an extra 3% of the box office revenue, and as a successful producer, he also enjoys 5% of the box office revenue.

Then, the money can be deposited into his personal account.

Some might say, "Isn't it all his own money?"

That's really different.

The taxes payable for company accounts and personal accounts are different.

At the same time, it is also more convenient to operate.

Cao Kun received over $40 million in revenue sharing for the first installment of "Fast & Furious".

With the revenue from "Saw 2", and despite spending some of it on training, he now has more than $200 million in cash on hand.

For the first time, Cao Kun felt financially secure.

However, by April, he would have to pay his taxes again.

However, after a series of actions last year, the taxes he has to pay this year have been reduced by more than 70%.

Although a sum still needs to be paid, it is much less than last year.

However, these are all publicly known sources of income.

Don't forget, he also has a triangular gang.

He had never actually asked how much income he earned from this source.

After thinking for a moment, he called Hunter Lee and asked directly, "How much money do you have right now?"

Hunter Lee: "There isn't an exact figure, but it should be around $200 million."

Cao Kun: "Only this much? Don't you have so many profitable businesses?"

Hearing Cao Kun's dissatisfied tone, Hunter-Lee quickly explained, "Master, we earn a lot, but we also have a lot of subordinates. We need to pay them salaries, and their salaries are very high."

Moreover, this is before tax.

Yes, gangs also have to pay taxes.

However, most of their money is in cash, and some is overseas, which allows them to evade many restrictions.

However, some income that is publicly known must be taxed.

Cao Kun was speechless.

After all that, Hunter Lee made about the same amount of money as he does now, despite all the big fuss he put in.

This is still the case that Hunter Lee is the person behind him, and he doesn't have to hand over the vast majority of his income.

Many gangs protected by the CIA and FBI have to hand over the vast majority of their money.

Of course, Hunter Lee's side is even more absolute.

With just one sentence from Cao Kun, this money was 100% his.

After hanging up the phone, Cao Kun began to ponder whether he should have Hunter Lee expand the gang's scale.

His gang's influence is currently limited to Los Angeles.

The speed at which you can make money is still limited.

If you expand to multiple cities and then get a license in Las Vegas, making money will be a sure thing.

However, many people will die in this process.

Territory is won with blood.

However, what does this have to do with Cao Kun?

"Yes, it's necessary to put this on the agenda."

Ring ring...

Cao Kun's phone rang.

He thought it was Crowley who had arranged something, but the call came from an unfamiliar number.

As soon as the call connected, a very flustered female voice said, "Master Cao Kun, is this Master Cao Kun?"

Cao Kun became somewhat suspicious because of the two "ni"s, Annie and Bonnie.

After he revealed his identity, he asked, "Who are you?"

The voice on the other end of the phone said, "This is Jennifer Connelly."

A tall, sexy, and beautiful figure immediately appeared in Cao Kun's mind.

This is yet another goddess-level figure.

It once amazed an era.

Unfortunately, she was already married and had children.

Cao Kun: "Jennifer, who are you looking for?"

Jennifer said anxiously, "My child is missing, Master Cao Kun. They say you are very good at finding people. Please help me."

Cao Kun: "Finding someone is no problem, it's just that I charge a lot."

Jennifer didn't waste any words: "Come to my house first, then we'll talk about the payment."

About half an hour later, Cao Kun appeared at Jennifer's house.

This period was not yet the peak of her career, and her income was not very high.

Her previous husband was just a photographer.

This meant that although her family situation was much better than the average person, it was still far behind that of the top performers in the industry.

She lives in an ordinary wealthy neighborhood, far from being considered a mansion.

It's not as luxurious as the house Bonnie rented.

Upon seeing Cao Kun, Jennifer exclaimed, "You're even younger and more handsome than you appear on TV. At other times, I might have been willing to date you. But right now, all I want is to find my child."

I currently have around $5 million in savings. If you can find my child, I'll give him/her it all.

Yes, her savings are not as much as Li Fu's.

Because Li Fu starred in a commercial film like "Armageddon" and achieved great success.

Jennifer has yet to prove herself in a commercial film.

"Sure." Cao Kun appreciated the other party's straightforwardness and agreed. "How did your child get lost?"