Island Tycoon

Chapter 185 Journey to the Island Country (4)

Ye Jingcheng didn't know what the two sisters ordered until the waiter handed them over. It turned out that they only wanted a glass of boiled water.So he asked, "Why don't you order something to eat?"

"Because..." Akina Nakamori began to hesitate, wondering whether it was because her Chinese was not good enough to express, or there was something difficult to say.

As soon as the dishes were served, Zeng Zhiwei didn't know if it was because he was sullen, but he felt very hungry anyway, so he picked up a fork in one hand and a plate of spaghetti in the other, and started to eat while looking very unimpressive.When Ye Jingcheng asked, Zeng Zhiwei asked in the same way: "Yeah, why don't you order something to eat? At most, I'll treat you."

Ye Jingcheng pointed at Zeng Zhiwei with a smile and said, "Yes, please."

Immediately, Zeng Zhiwei's face became bitter.He thought to himself that his mouth was really weak, even though Ye Jingcheng, the proprietor, was present, he would still say whether to invite guests or not.

Although this meal is not enough to make him poor, it is at least ten days and half a month's income for an ordinary person to eat, and it also cuts a piece of flesh out of him.

Akina Nakamori shook her head and said clearly, "We're not very hungry yet, we'll just go home and eat with Mama-san."

Ye Jingcheng could see that they were jealous of the money, or they were afraid of eating his food, and there were some additional conditions for the follow-up.Ye Jingcheng was not in a hurry to eat, so he took out his wallet and said, "Let me settle today's wages for you first."

Before coming, Ye Jingcheng had exchanged foreign currency in advance.But not yen, but dollars.The U.S. dollar is also applicable in island countries, especially during this period of time when the yen has plummeted, resulting in a higher utilization rate of the U.S. dollar.

Ye Jingcheng took out two of the many green banknotes and handed them to the two sisters.The younger sister took it without hesitation, while Akina Nakamori was holding out her hands under the table, fiddling with each other and hesitating whether to extend it.

Because the amount Ye Jingcheng handed over was far greater than the fruits of their two sisters' labor.If calculated in US dollars, their reward for accompanying Ye Jingcheng for three hours was only 36 US dollars.But what Ye Jingcheng gave them was a hundred dollars each.

"Sir, your borscht." At this moment, the waiter came over with a tray, first communicated with Ye Jingcheng in English, and then put the borscht on it in Ye Jingcheng's place.

"Yes." Ye Jingcheng handed over a banknote as a tip.

The waiter's eyes lit up, and he took the order without refusing, and said respectfully: "Sir, please take it slowly. Call me if you need anything."

Seeing this scene, Nakamori Akina wondered if she was stupid?The tips Ye Jingcheng gave were all ten dollars. Anyway, she stayed with him all morning, and she had to continue the trip in the afternoon, so it was just a small amount of excess.

However, after Ye Jingcheng gave the tip, he put away his wallet.It seemed that he forgot about it, and picked up a spoon to drink the borscht.

Helpless, Akina Nakamori could only resist the tumbling in her stomach, and watched the other party finish the soup. Before the other party picked up the knife and fork to pick up the steak, she said: "Mr. Ye, my salary..."

"Oh!" Ye Jingcheng patted himself on the head and said, "I forgot about it."

Taking out his wallet again, Ye Jingcheng took out one hundred dollars and handed it to the other party between his index and middle fingers.When Nakamori Akina took it, Ye Jingcheng shook his hand dishonestly, just in time to feel the lubrication of the other's entire hand.

Nakamori Akina was so frightened by his sudden action that she retracted her hand, even the banknote she got was gone.It's just that when she looked at Ye Jingcheng, the latter mischievously rolled his eyes at her, and then pushed the banknotes from the table in front of her.

Seeing that Ye Jingcheng stopped cheating, Akina Nakamori took the note and asked again: "Mr. Ye, if there is nothing else, can we go back first?"

Ye Jingcheng turned his head and said to her in a low voice: "If you are willing to stay with me, I will be happier."

Akina Nakamori's expression tightened, she hurriedly took her sister's hand, and said, "Mingsui, let's go back."

"Oh." Mingsui nodded and said to Ye Jingcheng, "Nonisan, see you this afternoon."

"Okay, see you this afternoon." Seeing the two sisters walking away, Ye Jingcheng smiled amusedly.And the encounter in Dongbao in the morning made him feel much more at ease now.

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After a short break, the time came to two o'clock in the afternoon.

Akina Nakamori returned home and came to the hotel again, but instead of knocking on Ye Jingcheng's door herself, she asked a waiter to do it for her.And this time she was alone, and her younger sister Akiho Nakamori did not follow.

Just as Akina Nakamori shared the information known by several other film companies with Ye Jingcheng, before they could leave, the person in charge of the distribution department of Toei Co., Ltd. took the initiative to find him.

"Hi Ye Sang, Okada Yusuke from Toei Co., Ltd., this time I came here sincerely to discuss film cooperation with you." The visitor spoke fluent Cantonese, even better than the temporary translator Akina Nakamori Fluent, and without so many regional accents.

"Hello, I'm curious why you know my information." After shaking hands with the other party, Ye Jingcheng raised a question.

"It's not difficult, is it? If it's on Hong Kong Island, I believe it would be easy for Ye Sang to find someone." Okada Yusuke said with a smile.

In other words, finding out the hotel where Ye Jingcheng was staying was just the work of a local snake.

What's more, Dongying also placed his own thread in Dongbao.Okada Yusuke got Ye Jingcheng to go over to discuss cooperation with Dongbao in the morning, but the two sides did not reach an agreement, so he came to visit in person.

Companies that can potentially cooperate with Dongbao are already worth fighting for and winning over by Toei.Among the five major film companies in the island country, Toei was established much later than other companies, and it was even nearly 40 years behind the earliest Nikkatsu Co., Ltd., so its foundation is inevitably weaker.

If Dongbao is described as the Shaw Brothers of Hong Kong Island, then Toying can be said to be Golden Harvest.It's just that it is not the Golden Harvest that has already threatened the status of the Shaw Brothers, but the Golden Harvest that was established when Zou Wenhuai just left the Shaw Brothers.

Therefore, in order to get Ye Jingcheng's attention, the company had to discharge Okada Yusuke, a high-level executive who had a deep relationship with the board of directors.If it can do a good job in overseas distribution, at least Toei has the capital to clamor to several other film companies.

"Okay, then how do you think we should cooperate? If your bargaining chip is lower than the price offered by Dongbao, I believe there is no need for us to continue the negotiation, is there?" Although the other party lowered their stance, Ye Jingcheng still stood up for himself. Fight for an advantage.

(End of this chapter)