National Tide 1980

As for the last thing, Alain Delon has another advantage that Ning Weimin particularly admires, which is his superhuman self-control.

This is something Ning Weimin just discovered from Alain Delon.

This guy really does what he says and does what he says.

For example, after coming out of the casino, Alain Delon promised him not to go back, but he really didn't go back.

This kind of ability is not something ordinary people can have.

To be honest, Ning Weimin has also been to Macau, and he himself has been a "red and blue warrior".

Although he was a small player and not very addicted, he had experienced the excitement of gambling and the various means used by public relations agencies to please him, and he knew how powerful this temptation was.

You must know that in the casino, it is not only the owners who are anxious to lose but are unwilling to leave, in fact, the winners are even more so.

The more fun you play and the more you win, the more reluctant you are to wake up from your sweet dream and let go of such good luck.

In fact, it is very rare for people to be able to give up when something is good in the casino.

When most people win money, they still understand it despite looking at their front feet. After changing the chips, they happily take the money away. That's because they are tired of playing.

The so-called consciousness is only temporary and cannot last more than three hours.

They often go out to have a meal, take a bath, have fun, relax, and wait for food, clothing, and all kinds of desires to be satisfied. Once they calm down, they immediately fall into confusion again.

Many people have even bought air tickets and ferry tickets, and can't wait to check in their luggage. There are many people who have temporarily changed their minds and gone back to fight for a few more rounds.

There is only one result.

Just return the money to the casino with interest, and then leave in despair until your pockets are clean.

Even Ning Weimin himself, if it hadn't been for cheating, would be playing games every day where he could cheat openly, win but not lose, and gain huge amounts of money.

For him, this kind of gambling game that gives the casino an advantage has no appeal at all. Due to Alain Delon's situation, he may not be able to resist the addiction of continuing to win money and expand his results.

Therefore, his original advice to Alain Delon was just what he wanted, and he did not really hope that he could do it.

But after eating and shopping, Ning Weimin saw that Alain Delon still showed no sign of being restless.

Instead, he took them to the cafe again, and then slowly started making phone calls, patiently trying various channels to get in touch with Catherine Deneuve, and arranging a meeting with Ning Weimin.

Ning Weimin was moved and admired, but he also became curious, wondering how Alain Delon controlled himself.

So in order to test, Ning Weimin deliberately said, "Mr. Delong, you have taken up too much of your time today. Thank you very much for your help and hospitality. In fact, you don't need to spend any more time with us. I My wife and I are already very grateful. It’s still early, so if you have other plans or want to do something for fun, please feel free to do so. We can meet up another day.”

Unexpectedly, Alain Delon actually saw through his mind and immediately laughed knowingly.

"Don't worry, my friend, I won't go to the casino again today. Since I promised you, I will definitely keep my promise. Maybe in a few days, I will try my luck with tens of thousands of francs again. Once I lose, I will leave without hesitation. That's it. Maybe you don't know me well enough. I like to find excitement and all kinds of enjoyment, but I can control most addictive things. . Smoking, drinking, gambling, shopping, hunting, going to the sea, and women are all done in moderation. "

"Oh, is that really true?" Ning Weimin's tone still expressed reserved belief, "Can you control these?"

Alain Delon spread his hands and expressed his affirmation.

"It's true. If I couldn't do this, then my forty-eight hours a day wouldn't be enough. I'd probably die of overindulgence long ago. Maybe I'd leave hundreds of illegitimate children in this world. To be honest, this world Go on, I’m afraid there’s only one thing I can’t control…”

"What is it?"

"emotion."

Ning Weimin couldn't help but be stunned after hearing this answer.

Alain Delon continued to add, "People's feelings are uncontrollable. That is what I am most afraid of and what I can't give up. My friend, I have tried countless times. No matter what you do at first No matter how careful the plan is, whether you are determined to execute it ruthlessly, as long as you mix in emotional factors, things will always be beyond your control in the end. This is the biggest experience I have in my life. I stay away from women, and I never want to get married. Of course, if I have hurt anyone, then I should be considered a bad person, but I also want to avoid these things. I have even been slapped by women for refusing. In fact, I am not the kind of cruel and nasty person. You know, my original intention is not to be like this, especially for those women who really love me. I often fall in love with them, but the result is that things become more complicated and worse..."

He actually said these words with a cynical expression, as if he was making fun of himself with the well-known dirt on him.

But for some reason, Ning Weimin read some seriousness in his eyes.

A few simple words seemed to let Ning Weimin see the countless secrets buried in him and the stories on his life journey.

This feeling is quite magical.

Anyway, no matter what, being able to do such things and say such words, Alain Delon's image in Ning Weimin's mind is completely different from the past.

One cannot help but think and doubt whether the choices Alain Delon made in emotional issues in the past were made under specific circumstances and with his own unique considerations.

If we consider his career achievements and property issues, he has never had a financial crisis despite spending money so lavishly.

Such an Alain Delon cannot be the kind of self-important, romantic, but cold, selfish, and empty-hearted person that the outside world has been rumored to be.

On the contrary, Ning Weimin can conclude that Alain Delon is actually a very shrewd person with a clear mind and strong willpower.

It's just that these characteristics of his have probably been covered up by gossip and ordinary people's prejudice against him for many years.

And perhaps because he was also born a poor boy, Ning Weimin could even feel the two opposite contradictory emotions of self-confidence and inferiority from Alain Delon at the same time.

This seems to be the similarity between the two of them.

Perhaps they can become friends regardless of age because they can feel this familiar taste from each other.

This is Ning Weimin's new definition of Alain Delon after refreshing his cognition - a partner candidate who is quite capable, familiar with the local situation in France, and talks about friendship, but is deeply misunderstood by the outside world, and can basically be trusted and relied on.

And for such a person, if you can work together, it is of course reassuring.

Why not?

Ning Weimin already has a clear idea at this time. He plans to have a good talk with Alain Delon after the opening of the Cannes Film Festival, when everything is on track.

In addition to the cooperation on "Crazy Rich Asians", he also intends to make some real estate and commercial investments on the coast of France, perhaps to get Alain Delon to be a partner.

And this is not the end.

As expected, with the help and promotion of Alain Delon, Ning Weimin finally got in touch with Catherine Deneuve, and soon heard Catherine Deneuve's warm greetings from the phone in the cafe.

This woman, known as the "director harvester" and "the first lady of European film", is a very important figure in the French film industry, but she is actually quite friendly.

Like Alain Delon, she did not forget their friendship in Beijing and treated him, a friend who once took her around the whole city, with humility.

Although she had just arrived in Cannes and would attend the opening ceremony tomorrow, and had many important social events today, she still did not leave Ning Weimin aside.

She invited him to bring his wife and Alain Delon to the hotel room where she was staying in the evening to attend the small private party salon she organized.

Catherine said that in addition to meeting with the organizing committee, she would also meet with some friends from European film companies in the evening, all of whom had a significant influence on the Cannes Film Festival.

Ning Weimin would gain something if he just showed up, met these people, and had a light meal.

As expected, Ning Weimin brought Matsumoto Keiko to the appointment on time in the evening. With the help of two French stars, he met the chairman of this year's jury, the famous French movie star and singer Yves Montand, the French national treasure actor Philippe Noiret, the César Award winner Cadeline Deneuve, the Oscar winner Jon Voight, the producer of France's Enogana Film Company Pierre Edelman, and the owner of Italy's Medusa Film Company Paul Giant.

Although Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko's presence was not high during this meal, in front of these European film bosses, they were just two strange guests from the East, young and unfamiliar, and did not understand French, customs and etiquette.

In fact, in this era, under the cultural background of the lack of mutual understanding between the East and the West, it is not easy to find common topics. Even if they want to say some polite words to each other and compliment each other, it is a bit awkward to find the focus.

On the contrary, they are more likely to talk to Alain Delon's girlfriend.

However, Catherine Deneuve's words are really not exaggerated.

Human feelings are human feelings, and face is face.

With Catherine Deneuve as the hostess's warm hospitality and Alain Delon's help and recommendation, it still played a significant role, which is equivalent to their effective endorsement for Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko.

So instead of looking at the monk's face, Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko easily got the movie tickets for the opening ceremony of the film festival tomorrow and the invitation to the post-screening dinner from the jury chairman Yves Montand.

Although only the movie tickets are free, Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko have to spend an additional 50,000 francs for the dinner.

But this thing is commonly known as the red carpet ticket.

Decades later, anyone who knows a little about the Cannes Film Festival knows how scarce the tickets and dinner invitations to the Cannes Film Festival are.

This has also led to many filmmakers spending huge sums of money to buy tickets in order to be able to show up on the red carpet.

There are even people who specialize in selling this qualification because of the formation of an industrial chain.

The price of a single ticket can be as high as tens of thousands of euros, and the price of the dinner is directly five times higher.

Not to mention that this year is a bit different, because the Prince and Princess of Wales are here, this year's Cannes Film Festival is destined to receive much attention from the world media.

However, Ning Weimin got the chance to walk on the same red carpet with the British royal couple at the opening ceremony tomorrow without any effort, which shows how valuable the favors in an industry are.

Ning Weimin is indeed lucky. Having these two French movie stars as friends is equivalent to giving the couple one million francs each for free.

Not only is it beneficial to their film publicity, but it also plays an important role in improving their social status, expanding their influence, and helping them to get in touch with the European celebrity circle.

And that's not all. Representatives of two French and Italian film companies promised to go to the cinema to watch the movie "Li Xianglan" during the screening.

There is no doubt that such a harvest is a big pie that Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko had never thought of before they came, which made them really overjoyed.

It was really worth it for Ning Weimin to come to France this time. He brought a Pierre Cardin and Goldlion co-branded gold lighter as a gift to Alain Delon and Catherine Deneuve. The other party's return made him earn a lot of money.

To put it bluntly, the French are not much different from the current domestic situation in terms of human relations.

If you don't know people, no matter how small the matter is, it will be difficult to handle it. If you know people, no matter how difficult the matter is, it will be easy to handle it.

But is this all they gained from attending the party here?

No, it's still not. When the party was halfway through, when the hotel waiter recommended La Roche Chateau to everyone in Catherine's room, a late guest who came in the middle of the party broke in.

However, all the guests in the whole venue did not mind, and even the hostess personally came forward to hug and kiss him.

As a result, when Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko saw each other's faces clearly, they were both stunned on the spot.

It turns out that life is always full of coincidences. This person is none other than David Bailey, the photographer who took the initiative to take pictures of Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko on the beach yesterday.

And at this time, both of them realized that they were not ordinary people.

Needless to say, the next topic naturally turned to them. After their respective statements, their chance encounter yesterday became a hot topic of discussion in the salon.

At this time, Ning Weimin finally understood the quality of this photographer - one of the most outstanding and unique photographers in the UK, the ex-husband of Catherine Deneuve.

Because he can grasp almost all fashion trends, he is very famous in the industry, and his works are enthusiastically sought after by European and American celebrities, and many of them are regarded as classics.

He himself has not only taken photos for many well-known European and American movie actors and fashion models, but this time, he was even hired by the British royal family as the official photographer of Prince of Wales.

It is conceivable that it is a great fortune to accidentally meet such a friend and be asked to take photos by this master photographer.

Just from Rosalie's attitude of worshipping David Bailey as God, other film industry bosses all surrounded David and regarded him as the central figure. Ning Weimin knew that he had accidentally harvested a huge piece of gold.

At this time, perhaps because the harvest was too beyond imagination, or perhaps because he drank too much wine, he only felt a kind of beautiful pleasure surging around him.

A stream of warm currents rushed from Dantian to his brain, then spread to his limbs, and soon spread throughout his body.

He felt comfortable all over, from his mind to his life, from his soul to his body, all of which were refreshing and enjoyable.