Meyer put down the phone, thought for a moment, and called Hardy. "Hardy, the matter was resolved unexpectedly well."

"How was it solved?" Hardy asked.

"You don't know yet?" Meyer asked in surprise.

"Haha, I just made a phone call, I don't know how to solve it."

Meyer told Hardy the solution, and Hardy smiled and said, "I guess I have to thank the old man when I go to New York."

Meyer didn't ask who the old man Hardy was talking about was. He could guess that he must be an important figure. In the past, Meyer thought Hardy was just a young man, Siegel's subordinate, but after this incident, Meyer found out that he was wrong.

Hardy had more energy than he thought.

Now in his heart, Hardy has become a person of the same level as himself, and he needs to look at him on an equal footing. Mayer smiled and said, "Hardy, it is a good choice to work with you."

"We still have a lot of areas for cooperation in the future," Hardy said with a smile.

After hanging up the phone, Hardy called Mike again. Mike didn't know about the crew's affairs, and Hardy didn't tell him either.

"Mike, I'm going to New York tomorrow and I've already booked a flight ticket," said Hardy.

"You finally came over. The TV factory is now on the right track. You can come and see if there is anything that needs improvement." Mike said with a smile.

"I believe in your ability." said Hardy.

"Thank you for your trust. I'll pick you up at the airport tomorrow," Mike said.

......

Hardy arrives at the antique storage room.

The old godfather helped him solve the problem. He needed to bring some gifts this time, and he planned to pick out a suitable gift from the treasury.

Look at those Chinese antiques.

Forget it.

He plans to keep these for his own collection.

Among a pile of Western art, he found a painting. The painter of this painting was an 18th-century Italian painter. Han Ye-jin had introduced him to the painter. The painter's name was Canaletto. He was good at landscape painting and his style of painting was detailed.

The purchase price for the painting was $2,500.

It's enough to take out.

The next day.

Hardy flew to New York.

After more than ten hours of flight, they finally arrived in New York. It was already past 10 o'clock in the evening. As soon as Hardy walked out of the airport, he saw Mike waiting outside.

"Hardy."

"Mike."

The two hugged each other warmly.

The driver put Hardy's luggage and paintings into the trunk and drove to the hotel. When they arrived at the hotel, Mike did not leave and stayed in the hotel with Hardy that night.

The two chatted until late.

"The TV factory's production line can now produce 120 TV sets a day at full speed, which means about 40,000 TV sets a year."

"Professor Ward designed a new production model. Now the cost of a TV set has been reduced to 58 yuan per set. Our wholesale price is 85 US dollars, and the selling price in the mall is 127 US dollars."

Hardy did some mental calculations.

The annual output is 40,000 units, and the profit per unit is US$27, which means the profit for that year is US$1.08 million. They initially invested US$2 million, and it took two years to recover the cost.

This is the case when TV sales are good, the return rate is low, and there is not much loss.

Moreover, we will start a new production line in the future to produce 17-inch, 19-inch and 21-inch TVs, which will require a considerable investment.

That’s not all.

Color TVs will also be launched in the future.

Some countries have already developed color televisions, but have not yet reached mass production standards. However, it is only a matter of time. Hardy knows that color televisions will appear in a few years.

So if you want to get the money back from the TV manufacturer, I'm afraid you won't be able to get it for a while. This is how it works in the physical world.

If you make money, you need to invest more, and the cycle continues.

"How are TV sales?" Hardy asked.

The excitement on Mike's face faded a little. "Not very good. Currently, the daily sales volume is only about ten units."

"These days my work is mainly focused on sales. I have asked those customers, and many people want to buy TVs, but the price of $127 makes many people hesitate. The war has just ended, and people still have too little money."

"We are now producing more but selling less, which puts a lot of pressure on the factory's funds. If this continues, I'm afraid we won't have the funds to purchase electronic raw materials in two months." Mike said with some difficulty.

A TV costs $127.

Richard washes dishes in a restaurant and only makes $120 a month.

Henry shovels cow manure in the cowshed for $160 a month.

Matthew makes a lot of money driving a truck, about $300 a month.

When Marilyn Monroe joined the film company, her weekly salary was $45, which was only $180 a month.

Americans generally don't save money.

For them, spending a month's money to buy a TV is definitely a luxury.

"How are you going to solve the sales problem?" Hardy asked.

"We can run advertisements to increase publicity and make people interested in television. We can also run promotional activities and lower the price to attract people to buy it."

What Mike said is common practice among salespeople.

"Hadi, what do you think?" Mike asked.

Hardy thought for a moment and said, "I don't have a better idea for now. Let me think about it. Maybe I'll have a good idea tomorrow."

Mike smiled after hearing this.

The next day.

Mike brought Hardy to the TV factory, where the factory was in full production. The TVs now were not like those in later generations. Instead, they were installed in a wooden box, and the entire TV was made into an independent TV cabinet.

When turning on the TV to receive the program, the clarity was a little distorted. For Hardy, who had seen LCD TVs of later generations, the picture was a bit terrible. But the staff told Hardy that their current TV had the best picture quality on the market.

All right,

1946.

What more could you ask for.

At noon, Hardy visited the Godfather's estate. It was the second time Hardy met the old Godfather. The old Godfather looked at Hardy, smiled and hugged him.

Hadi presents a gift.

Everyone looked at Hardy's gift, a painting of an Italian landscape, and the old godfather was surprised and said, "This is St. Mark's Square. I went here when I was young, and it looks exactly like what I remember."

“Do you still like this painting?”

"Of course, thank you, kid, for reminding me of my past memories," said the old godfather.

Everyone sat down to eat. The old godfather looked at his youngest son and asked about the current business. Mike forked a piece of barbecue into his mouth and said, "Production is on track. There are still some problems with sales. I am working on solving them."

The old godfather looked at Hardy and asked, "Hardy, you are a partner, what do you think about sales?"

Hardy thought for a moment and said, "I talked to Mike about this yesterday. He said that increasing advertising and promotions are good ways, but I have an immature idea that I haven't had time to discuss with Mike yet."

"Oh, what method? It's a good time to tell it now," said Mike.

The old godfather also looked at Hardy.

Hardy gathered his thoughts and said, "Mike did a market survey and found that many people want to buy it, but it is difficult to pay the full amount at once. If we want to sell it at a discount, we might as well sell it in installments."

"Discount sales not only reduce our profits, but also reduce the brand value. For installment sales, we can find a bank to cooperate with. The sales price remains unchanged at $127. People who want to buy a TV can use the interest-free loan model to buy the TV, and we will pay the interest. I calculated that this amount is much less than the discount sales."

"Tell me how to do it?" Mike asked anxiously, putting down his fork.

"The specific approach is to let consumers pay a down payment, for example 30%, which is $38, and pay the rest in nine installments, with $10 per installment."

"I believe this will allow a lot of people to afford a down payment without having to shell out $127 all at once."

"Although we have to pay some interest during this period, our profit has increased. It is equivalent to selling directly at a cost of 56 yuan, which is more than what we made before by putting it in the mall."

"I think we can also introduce a preferential policy, for example, for military personnel, we can implement 0 down payment, interest-free loans to buy TVs, and pay them off in 12 installments."

"There are so many bank branches in major cities, and they can all be called our partners. I believe this sales model will lead to greater sales than in shopping malls."

Mike thought carefully about what Hardy said and found that this suggestion was very feasible. He thought it was a good idea.

"But what if someone defaults on their debt? If the debt cannot be recovered, we will have to bear a lot of losses," Mike said.

Hadi smiled and said, "Those who don't pay back the money are a minority after all. After all, their identities and qualifications need to be reviewed by the bank. Only those who have a job can lend to them, which can guarantee that most of them can repay the loan."

"Even if there is a partial loss, our increased profits can fully offset this loss."

"Besides, we can get money quickly through cooperation with banks to purchase raw materials and continue to increase production. When the market grows in the future, I believe we will earn more."

After hearing what Hardy said, the old godfather nodded with satisfaction.

"I think Hadi's suggestion is very good and worth a try. Hadi is really smart in business."

We had a very enjoyable meal.

Hardy once again drew closer to the Corrion family.

Also got the recognition of the old godfather.

......

It's a sunny day in New York today.

The killer crew is filming.

Today was a big show. Matilda came back from outside with some food. She was very happy at first because with the food she finally didn't have to be hungry anymore.

But when she walked into the corridor of the apartment holding the paper bag, she smelled blood. When she walked to her door, she found it was half open. Through the gap in the door, she saw a body lying in the living room. Although she did not see the face of the body, she saw the shoes on the body's feet.

She recognized them as her brother's shoes.

My brother is dead.

I'm afraid my father, mother and sister were also killed.

She was cold all over.

At this moment, a look came from across the room. Taylor was startled and hurried forward holding the paper bag.

The police officer walked out of the room with a gun pointed at Taylor's back.

Taylor walked to the door of Leon's room and rang the doorbell. His face was filled with pain, sadness, and fear. He begged softly at the door, "Please, please open the door."

“Ka~!”

"Great, this shot passed." Hitchcock said happily.

Since the beginning of filming, Taylor gave Hitchcock a surprise and grasped the role of Matilda very well, even exceeding his expectations.

Just as Taylor turned around, he suddenly saw a familiar figure.

"Ah~Mr. Hardy."

Taylor was immediately excited, jumping to Hardy's side and rushing towards him, so Hardy had to catch him quickly.

Taylor jumped into Hardy's arms.

Director Hitchcock and the producer all smiled when they saw this scene.

The matter was resolved that night. They originally thought that it was Mayer's boss who had someone solve it, but later they received a call from Mayer, telling them that it was Hardy who had someone solve it in New York. This made Hitchcock and the producer realize Hardy's power.

When the investor came over, both of them greeted him with smiles.

The crew rested at night.

Hardy took Taylor to a French restaurant in New York for dinner.

While eating, Taylor looked at Hardy and whispered, "Mr. Hardy, I heard a rumor on the set that the explosion was actually caused by gangsters who were trying to extort money from the crew."

"I also heard that it was you, Mr. Hardy, who solved this problem. Mr. Meyer couldn't find anyone to solve it."

"There are also rumors that Mr. Hardy has connections with the Mafia. They say you are a very powerful person. Mr. Hardy, what is the Mafia like?"

Taylor asked, looking at Hardy with curiosity.

Hehehe~~!

Hardy couldn't help but laugh.