National Tide 1980

The welcome banquet is still held at the Maxim restaurant in Paris.

It is grand and lively, with banquets and dances.

Maxim Restaurant did not accept foreign customers that day, but only served Ning Weimin, Matsumoto Keiko and their guests.

And that night, there were so many guests.

Master Piercton himself and LVMH head Henry Lacamiele were both here in his busy schedule. In addition, Saint Laurent's general manager Pierre Beggie also rushed over to have a few glasses of wine, and also He gave Matsumoto Keiko a set of evening dresses made by Yves Saint Laurent herself as her gift to attend the Canton Film Festival. It can be said that several fashion tycoons gave the couple enough face.

In addition, since the heads of many French film factories are present and willing to support Ning Weimin and Keiko Matsumoto, this night was even more star-studded.

The people who come to join in the fun in the French entertainment industry are no worse than the celebration when Henry Lacamiele celebrated the recapture of LVMH.

Many well-known film directors, stars and supermodels have arrived.

There are also many people who are not yet famous who come here temporarily to find opportunities.

Ning Weimin even gained a lot of unexpected gains because of this.

For example, among the unrespected guests, he discovered the actor Jean Renault and director Luc Besson, who had not yet become famous.

Needless to say, with such a huge disparity in status and status between him and his team, he took the initiative to talk to the two future French films, which made the other party flattered.

As expected, after he expressed his intention to find investment film and television projects in France, he successfully obtained the contact information of the two.

And we made an appointment with the other party and met and had a detailed discussion at the Cannes Film Festival a few days later.

For example, the French singer Patricia Cath, who fought with Teresa Teng, also attracted Ning Weimin's attention during the dance.

Although he had no idea about the situation in the French music scene, he had no idea that this young girl who looked like a tomboy would become the top Chanson female singer in France in the 1990s.

But this girl has extremely high singing talent and level, and she has the ability to compete with Teresa Teng and compete with each other.

Moreover, the tune he sang "Venus in the Caravan" was too familiar to Ning Weimin.

Because that is the masterpiece "Half Snack" released by the Harbor City Grasshoppers in the early 1990s.

It was not until this time that Ning Weimin suddenly realized that this girl was the original singer of this song.

It turns out that Grasshopper's "Half Snack" is actually a cover song.

That's OK, since that's the case, why didn't he intercept it?

He remembers the Chinese lyrics clearly, and he can read them with just a stroke.

Anyway, Qingzi can't make movies today because she is pregnant, and she likes to sing, so she has always been a pity for not being able to compete in the Music Awards. It would be better to buy it and make a Chinese-Japanese bilingual version to give it to her to realize her dream of becoming a singer.

The only obstacle is the fear of taking the initiative to come forward and pick up a chat, which will make your wife misunderstand.

Ning Weimin had a sudden inspiration and simply told Qingzi about his thoughts, and then took his wife to talk to the girl.

As expected, it was still successfully won.

Who is rich, has a sweet mouth, and has various rich resources in their hands?

Patricia Cath, who has not yet become famous, cannot resist the temptation at this time. After all, the European market is too small and the competition is too lukewarm.

Seeing that the other party likes his songs so much, he is willing to give himself the opportunity to make movies for the copyright of this song, and is willing to release his own records in Japan and China.

He nodded quickly and agreed, left a phone call with them, and reached a consensus intention to cooperate.

This is called Zhou Yu fighting Huang Gai, one is willing to fight and the other is willing to be beaten.

She didn't feel like she was about to lose anything.

And this incident happened to other people, and many people were envious.

The only person who is a little disappointed and regretful in this matter is Teresa Teng.

Nothing else, just because everyone loves good songs.

Teresa Teng was fascinated when she heard this song and was also interested in covering it.

It’s a pity that she was half a beat slower and met a wife-loving maniac like Ning Weimin. She kept planning for her wife and decisively took action in front of her.

How dare she, a worker, compete with her boss?

What's more, from the perspective of human nature, Ning Weimin has already helped her write two good songs.

As expected, this year, with the theme song "Crazy Rich" "The Stream of the World", it will win the championship of the Japan Limited Broadcasting Awards again, achieving an unprecedented four consecutive championships.

Even Japanese national treasure singer Mikami contacted Taurus Palace and expressed that she liked this song "The Stream of the World" very much, and wanted to cover it and include it in her personal album.

This shows the quality of this song.

So why would Teresa Teng have the nerve to compete with the boss’s wife again?

So I just like it no matter how much I like it, this time, as the Asian queen, could only give in.

Alas, there is no way, who can let others have a good husband?

Even if she is an Asian queen, she can't beat it...

In short, there was a lively scene, and except for Teresa Teng who aroused some hatred and married, everyone was happy.

By the time the welcome banquet was coming to an end, it was almost midnight.

At this time, many guests had already said goodbye and left the venue.

Because Matsumoto Keiko was pregnant, she was sent back to rest by Teresa Teng and Mai Lingzhi, who were also unwilling to stay up late.

However, Ning Weimin still couldn't get out, and he was still surrounded by many people.

This is not only because Alan Deron refused to let him go, but also wanted to talk to him about important matters in France.

It is also because many people have waited until this time to have the opportunity to express their demands to him.

Talk to him about something they think is important.

In fact, Ning Weimin lost his sense of ease at this time.

Although he was already quite tired, he had to cheer up and deal with some customers he could not refuse or perfunctory.

Even if we cannot discuss the issue of cooperation in depth, at least we must give these people a reassurance first.

Just like Ying's general manager, he was eager to know Ning Weimin's demand for film copyright transactions this time when he came to Cancheng.

He really wanted to introduce an Italian film company's boss to Ning Weimin, and it would be best if Ning Weimin bought the company's film library like last time.

There is no way, because the market size is too small, Europe's film industry, which seems to be blooming in all directions, has been on the decline.

Large-scale commercial films cannot be made, and the political thriller that European film industry is good at has declined.

Now European movies are beaten by the rising Hollywood so hard that they are completely powerless to fight back. Just like Japanese movies that have experienced the new wave, they are becoming less and less distinctive, and the production costs continue to shrink.

In the end, it becomes that I want to make money, and I can only start with ethical B-level movies and rely on the elements of love action to attract the audience.

However, the invention of the video recorder gave this kind of movie a heavy blow.

Since you can watch movies of larger scale at home, who will be obsessed with the ethical B-level films that play edges in the cinema again?

After all, there are too few good movies that are gorgeous but not vulgar, and lustful but not lewd.

Everyone is focusing on one type of film to make money, and most of the films are vulgar assembly-line works that are unbearable to sell their thighs.

Therefore, big buyers like Ning Weimin have become the saviors most longed for by almost all European film companies.

If he could really sell the film library to him, it would be at least enough for a film company to live a good life for several years and solve any economic problems.

"Mr. General Manager, I can't make any specific promises to you now. But I'm willing to take time to meet with your friends. I mean, there are about two weeks for the Cannes Film Festival anyway. If your friends If we have time recently, we can meet in Cancheng and sit together and talk about this matter."

These words really effectively reduced the general manager's anxiety, and his worried face suddenly relaxed.

"Thank you, Mr. Ning, if that's the case, that would be great. Trust me, he is very sincere and will definitely give you a good price. So if you are convenient, I think it's a good morning in four days to meet you. Time. Is it OK?”

"Of course, my friend. We can even have lunch together. To be honest, I have brought several movies this time. If you agree to continue our cooperation by sharing the box office in theaters, At that time, I asked you to choose these movies first.”

"Okay," said the general manager, "we'll have a good talk then."

That being said, his voice showed a slight hesitation.

Obviously, he regarded Ning Weimin's words as an auxiliary condition.

Ning Weimin understood his thoughts, smiled and said, "Don't worry, this is not a mandatory requirement, you can refuse it. I know that the box office of "Li Xianglan" last time was actually very average. But that's because it's history The natural barrier of culture is caused by. But this time it is different. I promise that if you Yingoujiana will never suffer any loss in money when making a deal with me this time. The commercial elements of the movies I brought this time are very bright In addition to the "Crazy Rituals" which has been nominated for several times in Cannes, there are also "A Chinese Ghost Story" which tells the love between humans and ghosts, the kung fu movie "Chinese Heroes", and an animal-based film played by Japanese Songzhu Film Company. The movie "The Tale of Hachiko" was filmed. I promise you will find that these movies have selling points that satisfy you. If you are not at ease, we can even sign a guaranteed bet agreement. If these four movies, In the end, the box office will lead to your losses. If you don’t make money, I will bear all the losses. But if the box office exceeds expectations, I will have to make more profits. How about it?”

These words immediately made the general manager feel relieved, and even his eyes were a little bit shining.

Not to mention, the themes and genres of these movies are missing from European movies, and it feels a bit attractive just by listening to them.

Ning Weimin's idea made them eliminate all risks.

No matter how you think about it, it is nothing more than making more money.

If this is the case, they can save more money and buy other movies that are good.

So he smiled and quickly found a repair.

"I believe your words, Mr. Ning. You are a good partner, generous, sincere, courageous, and visionary. I admire your courage to take the main risks, so how could we refuse your request? What? No, given the good foundation of cooperation, we, Eurojana, are willing to always be your loyal partner."

"Very good," Ning Weimin nodded, "this is what I wish."

At this time, it was the turn of former LVMH chairman and co-founder Alan Shevalier, his eldest son, Aiden Shevalier.

As the current head of Moet and Hennessy Winery, what he asked is naturally related to wine.

"Ning, not long ago, you just ordered a batch of drinks. Why have you placed such a large order recently? I was shocked to see the specific quantity of the latest orders you received from overseas. Champagne every time Two thousand five hundred boxes of wine, and one thousand five hundred boxes of cognac each. They all add up to tens of thousands of boxes. Are you sure you are kidding? Didn’t you say that the consumption level in mainland China is not enough? You are sure you can sell it So much cargo?”

Ning Weimin smiled and shook his head, "That's not what mainland mainland wants."

This naturally made Aiden even more strange, "What? Is it the goods you want for your hotel and restaurant in St. Tropez? But that's not Alan's responsibility."

As he said that, he looked at Alan Delong with a strange look, and even Alan Delong became curious.

After all, he handles all hotel and restaurant businesses, and only he knows the best of what they need.

And now he is working on this matter. If Ning Weimin interferes with his duties, it would be too unreasonable.

It was unreasonable that it happened so suddenly that he didn't even know about it.

"No, the new order is not a cargo from Saint-Tropez, but a port city."

As expected, Ning Weimin smiled and shook his head again, explaining the truth, "I have a reliable friend in the port city, and he promised me that he could quickly open up the sales situation. If you have enough goods now, I hope to allocate a batch. I took the sea to Harbour City.”

Aiden immediately understood, "What you mean is that you also want the agency rights of Harbor City now. But... we already have agents in Harbor City. According to the agreement, we will do so. There are considerable legal risks. If we breach the contract, we will pay a lot of money."

"You misunderstood. I didn't let you breach the contract. I just asked you to ship the goods to the port city, right? I didn't want to sell this batch of goods immediately."

Ning Weimin's words surprised Aiden again.

"I'm here this time to discuss this matter with you. My friend, whose sales channels in Hong Kong City are entertainment venues such as karaoke bars and dance halls. He is confident that he can make 70% of the entertainment venues in Hong Kong City. Purchase goods from him. It also has a certain influence on Mandarin Hotel and Peninsula Hotel. But in addition, it does not involve high-end hotel-related business. On the contrary, the company's current agent is currently in Hong Kong The city is not doing well, right? Both the sales of Martell and Martell are better than ours. In addition, I am taking over Tokyo, Japan, and Hong Kong City can no longer enjoy the dividends from Japan. , sales will probably decline. So what I mean is whether the company can come forward and negotiate with the current Hong Kong City agent. It is best to end their agency contract in advance. Leave it to me. If the other party is willing, I will I am willing to give out five million Hong Kong dollars as compensation. If I don't want to, it's okay to change the contract agreement and let them do hotel business, and we do other things. If it doesn't work, then there's no need to negotiate and wait for the contract to expire. It doesn't matter At worst, I can divide this batch of goods into two batches from the port city and forward them to the mainland and Japan."

These words made Aiden fall into deep thought. To be honest, he didn't mind what the agency in Port City thought.

Although the other party must be his father's person, Ning Weimin, who spoke to him now, is not only his benefactor, but also one of the major shareholders of LVMH.

If you can establish a good relationship with him, you can gain a foothold in LVMH in the future.

But there is a key problem, that is, the sales volume of Hong Kong City is indeed not a small amount. Currently, this city in the UK is still a transit station, covering almost the entire Asia.

Macau, Bay Island, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Cambodia, Brunei, and once Japan almost all purchased goods from the port city.

If he gave this agency to Ning Weimin, sales will grow with the trend. If sales drop, then he will be held accountable within the company and will affect his future.

So he was a little absent-minded and perfunctory.

"I can try this, but I can't guarantee anything. I hope you can understand it. If it fails, please don't be surprised."

You can tell by listening to the tone that the possibility is not very high.

But Ning Weimin actually smiled at him.

"I'm not surprised. Once you know more about me, you will know. I never force my friends to help me, and I won't blame my friends for not wanting to help me. Why? It's because of me personally Think that if you are a real friend, then friends will be happy to do whatever you are willing to do for a friend. Friendship is mutual dedication, not free request. People should know how to be grateful, and they need to know the reward. Otherwise, When we are in difficulties, who else is willing to help us? On the other hand, this is the reason. If one day my wish for my friend is not satisfied, then I will not blame my friend. I will first Review myself. Because either my wish is too unrealistic or it must be something. I didn't do it well myself and I had offended this friend long ago. Isn't that the case? So at that time, I can only blame myself. Yes I'll be sorry for you."

So after hearing Ning Weimin's words, except for Aiden being stunned for a moment, almost everyone around him laughed.

Especially Alan Delong, he lowered his head and kept smiling, unable to stop him.

Ah, this kind of retreatment is exactly what Ning Weimin is good at.

Even the wisest negotiator in the movie could not perform better.