The welcome banquet is still held at the Maxim restaurant in Paris.
Grand and lively, with banquets and dances.
Maxim Restaurant does not accept foreign customers this day, but only serves Ning Weimin, Matsumoto Keiko and their guests.
And that night, there were so many guests.
Master Piercton himself and the head of LVMH Henry Lacamie, both came here in their busy schedules, and Pierre Beggie, the general manager of Saint Laurent, also came over to drink. A few glasses of wine and also gave Keiko Matsumoto a set of evening dresses made by Yves Saint Laurent herself as her gift to attend the Cannes 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 regaining of LVMH.
Many well-known film directors, stars and supermodels have come.
There are also many unfamous people who have not yet come here temporarily to find opportunities.
Ning Weimin even gained a lot of unexpected gains.
For example, among the unrespected guests, he discovered the actor Jean Renault and director Luc Besson, who had not yet become famous.
No need to say, with such a huge difference in status and status between them, he took the initiative to go over and talk to two future big names in the French film industry, which made the other party flattered.
Absolutely, after he expressed his intention to find investment film and television projects in France, he successfully got the contact information of the two.
And 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 a very high singing talent and level, and she has the ability to compete with Teresa Teng and compete with each other.
And 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, because Qingzi is pregnant, she can't make movies today, 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 and give it to her. Her dream of singers.
The only obstacle is the fear of taking the initiative to come forward and chat with your wife and letting her 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, sweet-mouthed, 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.
Teres 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 has contacted Taurus Palace and expressed that she likes this song "The Stream of the World" very much, and wants to cover it and include it in her personal album.
This shows the quality of this song.
So how could Teresa Teng have the nerve to compete with the boss lady 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 the Asian queen, she can't fight...
Anyway, there was a lively scene, except for Teresa Teng who aroused some hatred and married, everyone was full of people. joyous.
When the welcome banquet is approaching, it is 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 Delong refused to let him go, but also wanted to talk to him about important matters in France.
It's even more because there are many people who 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 I felt quite tired, I had to cheer up and deal with some customers whom he could not refuse or perfunctory.
Even if you cannot discuss the issue of cooperation in depth, at least you have to give these people a reassurance first.
Just like Ying's general manager, I was eager to know Ning Weimin's demand for film copyright transactions this time when he came to Cannes.
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.
The big-scale commercial films cannot be made, and the political thriller that European films are good at have declined.
The current European films are beaten by the rising Hollywood so hard that they are completely powerless to fight back. Just like Japanese films that have experienced the new wave, they have become less and less distinctive, and the production costs continue to shrink.
In the end, it became a desire to make money, and he could only start with ethical B-level films and attract audiences with the elements of love action.
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 are lustful but not lewd.
We all focus on one type of film to make money, and most of the films are vulgar assembly line works.
So a big buyer like Ning Weimin has become the savior that almost all European film companies desire the most.
If I 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, the Cannes Film Festival is about two weeks anyway. If your friends have recently If we have time, we can meet in Cannes and sit together and talk about this matter. "
This sentence indeed effectively reduced the anxiety of the general manager, and his worried face suddenly relaxed.
No mistakes, one poem, one post, one content, one in 6, one book, one bar, one read!
"Thank you, Mr. Ning, if that's the case, it would be great. Trust me, he is very sincere and will definitely give you a good price. So if you are convenient, I think four days later The morning is a suitable meeting time. Is it OK? "
"Of course, my friend. We can even have lunch together. To be honest, I brought several movies this time. . If you agree to continue our cooperation through the theater box office share, then I will ask you to choose these films first."
"Okay," said the general manager, "Let's have a good talk then."
With that being said, a little hesitation appeared in his voice.
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 is caused by the natural barrier of history and culture. But this time it is different. I promise that if you Ying Oujiana will never suffer any loss in money when making a deal with me this time. The movie I brought this time , all commercial elements are very eye-catching. In addition to the "Crazy Rituals" which has been nominated for several Cannes, there are also "A Chinese Ghost Story" which tells the love between humans and ghosts, the kung fu movie "Chinese Heroes", and a movie filmed by Japanese Songzhu The company's movie "The Tale of Hachiko" is filmed by the company with animals. I promise you will find that these movies have selling points that satisfy you. If you are worried, we can even sign a guaranteed bet agreement. If these four movies ultimately lead to a loss in the box office and fail to 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? ”
This sentence makes The general manager immediately felt relieved and even his eyes were a little bit shivering.
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 they are good at.
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 Yingoujiana is willing to always be your loyal partner."
"Very good," Ning Weimin nodded and said, "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 about 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 scared when I saw you send the specific quantity of the latest order from overseas. As soon as you jump, each champagne is 2,500 boxes of wine, each cognac is 1,500 boxes. They all add up to tens of thousands of boxes. Are you sure you are joking? Didn’t you say that the consumption level in mainland China is not enough? . Are you sure you can sell so much goods? ”
Ning Weimin smiled and shook his head, "That's not the goods that mainland mainland wants."
This naturally made Aiden even more strange, "What? Is it the goods that you want for your hotel and restaurant in Saint Tropez Is it? 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 the hotel and restaurant businesses are handled by him, and only he knows the best of what they need.
And now he is working on this, and it would be too unreasonable if Ning Weimin interferes with his duties.
It was unreasonable that it happened so suddenly that he didn't even know about it.
"No, the new order is not Saint-Tropez's goods, but the port city."
As expected, Ning Weimin smiled and shook his head again, and explained the truth, "I have it." A reliable friend is in 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 of shipments to Port City by sea. "
Aiden is coming soon I understand, "What you mean is that you want the agency rights of the Harbor City now. But... we already have an agent in the Harbor City. According to the agreement, we will do a considerable amount of this. Legal risk. If the contract is breached, we will have to 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 have this batch of goods I want to sell it right away.”
Ning Weimin's words surprised Aiden again.
"I came 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 let Hong Kong go 70% of the city's entertainment venues are purchased from him. They also have a certain influence on Mandarin Hotel and Peninsula Hotel. But in addition, they do not involve high-end hotel-related businesses. On the contrary, the company now chooses The designated agent is not doing well in Hong Kong City, right? Both the sales of Martell and Martell are better than us. In addition, I am taking over Tokyo, Japan, and Hong Kong City can no longer eat it. Japan has dividends, and sales may still 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 am willing to give out 5 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 is no need to talk about it and can only wait. The contract is expired. It doesn't matter. At worst, I will divide this batch of goods into two batches from Hong Kong City and forward it to the mainland and Japan."
This sentence made Aiden think in deep thought. To be honest, he was the only one who could do it. I don't mind what the agency in Port City would think.
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 affect his future.
So he was quite 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 you for not wanting to help me. Why? It’s because I 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 be grateful. We need to know the rewards even more. Otherwise, when we are in difficulties, who else is willing to help us? On the other hand, this is the same. If one day my wish to my friend is not satisfied, then I will not Blame my friend, I will first examine myself. Because either my wish is too unrealistic, or it must be something. I didn't do it well myself and I have offended this friend long ago. Isn't that the case? So by then, I I can only blame myself. I will be sorry to you."
So, after hearing Ning Weimin's words, except for Aiden's sudden stunned, 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, it is impossible for him to perform better. (This chapter ends)