The welcome party 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 both came here in a hurry, and Saint Laurent's general manager Pierre Beggie also rushed over to have a few glasses of wine, and
He gave Keiko Matsumoto a set of evening dresses made by Yves Saint Laurent himself 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 here and are willing to support Ning Weimin and Keiko Matsumoto, the night is even more dazzling.
The people who come to join in the French entertainment industry are no less than the celebration when Henry Lacamiele celebrated the recapture 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 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 between them, he took the initiative to talk to two future French film scenes, which made the other party flattered.
As expected, after he expressed his intention to find investment-friendly film and television projects in France, he successfully got the contact information of the two.
He also 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 on the spot, also attracted Ning Weimin's attention.
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.
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 a swipe.
Anyway, Qingzi cannot 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, 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.
I nodded quickly and agreed, and left a phone call with them, reaching a consistent cooperation intention.
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, it's because everyone loves good songs.
Teresa Teng was fascinated when she heard this song and was also interested in covering it.
Unfortunately, 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 he liked this song "The Stream of the World" very much, and wanted to cover it and include it in his 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 fight...
In short, there was a lively scene, except for Teresa Teng who aroused some hatred of marrying, 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 of her pregnancy, Matsumoto Keiko 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 guests 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, he 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 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 is too small, Europe's film industry, which seems to be blooming in all kinds of flowers, has been on the decline.
Large-scale commercial films cannot be made, and political thrillers that European films are good at have 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 a desire to make money, and can only start with ethical B-level films and rely on love action elements to attract audiences.
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.
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, the Cannes Film Festival is about two weeks away. If your friends have recently
If we have time, we can meet in Cannes and sit together and talk about it."
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,
When I ask you to choose these movies first.”
"Okay," said the general manager, "we will have a good talk then."
That being said, his voice showed a slight hesitation.
Obviously, he regarded Ning Weimin's words as an adjunct.
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 movies I brought this time are all very bright in commercial elements.
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 Film Company with animals as the protagonist
The movie "The Tale of Hachiko". 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 are finally
If the box office causes you to lose money 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 made the general manager feel relieved immediately, and even his eyes were a little bit shining.
Not to mention, the themes and types 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 than making less 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 and said, "This is what I wish."
At this time, it was the turn of Alan Shevalier, the eldest son of the former chairman of LVMH and co-founder Alan Shevalier, who spoke.
As the 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 joking? 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, and it would be too unreasonable if Ning Weimin interferes with his affairs.
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.
Delivered to Port City by sea.”
Aiden immediately understood, "What you mean is that you 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.
Purchasing goods from him 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 have taken over Tokyo, Japan, and Hong Kong City can no longer get the dividends from Japan.
, sales will probably drop. 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 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's no need to negotiate and wait for the contract to expire. It doesn't matter
Yes, at worst, I will divide this batch of goods into two batches from the Port City and forward them to the mainland and Japan."
These words made Aiden think. 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 Port 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 the former 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 you for not wanting to help me. Why? It's because of me personally
Think that if you are a real friend, then everything you are willing to do for a friend will be happy to do for you. Friendship is mutual dedication, not free requests. People should know how to be grateful and need to know the rewards. 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
Check myself. Because either my wish is too unrealistic or it must be something. I didn't do it well and I offended this friend long ago. Isn't that the case? So at that time, I can only blame myself. Yes, right?
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 laughing, and he couldn't stop it even if he wanted to.
Ah, this kind of retreatment is exactly what Ning Weimin is good at.
Even the wisest negotiator in the movie can't perform better.