Studio heads realized that they couldn't make virtually the same film over and over again with the same cast of stars and still expect to keep turning a profit.
In other words, if a fund liquidated all profits, the supposed 20% taken out first would actually be larger than 20% of the total realizedprofit.
换句话说，如果一个基金要偿付所有利润，首先要拿出的20%可能比实现利润总额的20%要多。
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Agassi realized that if he turned a profit on the fuel, he could radically subsidize the cars, much as cell phone carriers sell minutes and heavily subsidize the phones.