National Tide 1980

"Sir, are you satisfied with my work?"

Seeing Henry sitting in the passenger seat smiling back at him, Ning Weimin smiled back.

"certainly."

"Now that my work is completed, our employment relationship is over. Normally, for a contract worth over 100 million yuan, the fee charged by our law firm is one percent. In other words, minus You have already paid me one million. You still need to pay me two million three hundred thousand francs."

Ning Weimin didn't expect Henry to be so impatient, and was slightly taken aback.

"Of course there is no problem, but is it a little early? What I want to say is..."

However, when Henry heard "but", he arbitrarily mistakenly thought that Ning Weimin was too expensive.

He has seen many rich people in his career who push back and hold back when paying like this.

Who says rich people must be generous?

According to his experience, rich people are more preoccupied than poor people, and most of their generosity is pretended to save face.

Some people are even unwilling to pay child support after a divorce, which is inhumane.

So he was the first to say, "Ah ah ah! Please don't, sir! Don't! I know what you want to say. Since we have a common friend, Mr. Alain Delon, I don't want to have a conflict with you over money matters. This way Okay, just pay me another two million francs and let's settle this matter with dignity, okay?"

"Thank you very much for that, Henry."

Ning Weimin looked at Qingzi beside him, but shook his head slightly with a look of helplessness.

Then he took out his checkbook from his pocket.

Unfortunately, Lawyer Henry, who was sitting in the passenger seat, did not see what was happening in the back seat.

He didn't even notice the slightly ironic smile appearing on the corner of Ning Weimin's mouth.

He just thought that his strength had made Ning Weimin succumb, so he continued to argue.

"That's right. I know that sometimes because things go too smoothly, people will underestimate the role of lawyers and erase the lawyer's contribution. In fact, you have to think like this, what's the harm in saving more time? What's more, I negotiated 10 million francs more than you expected, so..."

This is not only Henry safeguarding his professional dignity, but also frankly expressing his dissatisfaction.

However, when the barrister sitting in the passenger seat turned around and took the check from Ning Weimin in the back seat.

After just a glance, he couldn't help but be stunned by the numbers above.

"Three million! Oh my god! Didn't I just say...I just seemed to be talking to you..."

"Yes, I heard you only want two million francs."

Ning Weimin confirmed the number he just reported and smiled slightly.

"Then...then why did you..."

The emotional confusion that ensued was such that the barrister didn't know what to say.

Ning Weimin was extremely relaxed and explained with the attitude of a good gentleman.

"But you also said that we have common friends, and you are worth the money, and your work is done quickly and well. In fact, I agree with you and appreciate your work efficiency. Just like you , I certainly don’t want to lose my dignity. So I decided to give you three million. Henry, you deserve this money, accept it, thank you for your help.”

"This...this...I don't know how to say it. It seems that I misunderstood just now. This is really...very...I thought you were...Hey, I really shouldn't drink today..."

The barrister, who had always been very logical and emotionally stable, now became incoherent and his cheeks were a little red.

He truly regretted it and wanted to apologize.

Especially when he realized that he seemed to have shown no mercy to the other party in front of his wife and his subordinates.

Now that I think about it, I am really a little too much. How could I treat such a good customer so rudely and rudely?

Just because of his damn face and the pride of France, he was a little embarrassed to say the words "I'm sorry" directly.

However, Ning Weimin took the initiative to smooth things over for him.

"Okay, okay, this is our first time dealing with each other. It's normal that we don't know each other well enough. We should have established a certain sense of trust now, right? Can we talk about other things?"

"Okay, please tell me."

Henry tried to calm down.

I thought to myself, for this check, no matter what you have to say, I will listen carefully to what you say and will never interrupt you again.

But clinker, he is still too confident.

His oath was completely wishful thinking and was soon broken by himself.

If not for anything else, it was because what Ning Weimin said below was so unexpected.

"Henry, in fact, your work may not really be over, at least I hope you can continue. Have you forgotten that there are two French production companies interested in doing business with me? Now we have negotiated with World Television and Film Company. But the other company, Yingojiana, hasn’t replied yet, maybe it will be soon..."

"What? You...you mean? Do you still want to continue negotiating with Ying Ojana? But haven't you already bought what you want..."

The barrister was simply shocked.

And not only was he surprised, he found that this time, even Ning Weimin's wife, Matsumoto Keiko, looked extremely surprised, looking completely unaware.

This is all advocated by Ning Weimin.

But Ning Weimin's attitude was extremely firm.

He first comforted Matsumoto Keiko in Japanese, saying that it was okay, and then he spoke to Henry in English.

"Why not? I mean, I'm already here, and I have enough money in my pocket. It's all about buying. If I can reach a deal with two French production companies, it's better than one. If they are willing to complete the deal, I won't refuse. Of course, I would also like the price to be more appropriate. After all, I still have to pay a 10% tax for such copyright transactions. And after buying, I have to transport, store, and translate these copies. The more copies I buy, the more costs I have to bear. And our original goal has been achieved. Who made Inoue Garner one step behind the other production company? So this time, if we want to talk, my price bottom line is based on 70% of the quotation level of World Television Film Company, and the time is a bit tight. I'm afraid the latest transaction date cannot exceed the closing of the Cannes Film Festival because we have other arrangements. This goal is not too much, right? If you agree, I will write you another check right away, and it will be a one-million advance payment. How about it?"

Hearing such news, I realized that I had received another legal agency business worth over 100 million.

The lawyer was so excited that he danced with joy, just like a child who accidentally caught a big fish at the seaside.

"I... I... I just want to praise God, and of course I praise you, sir! Today is my lucky day!"

But even so, Ning Weimin is indeed a veteran who is proficient in the ways of the world. At this time, he still showed full respect and affirmation,

"Don't say that. The more capable you are, the more work you have done. This is what you have fought for yourself. It is your work ability that makes me believe that you can help me get what I want in a very short time. So, please praise yourself, Henry."

"You are such a gentleman." Henry praised sincerely, and then he was also grateful from the bottom of his heart, "It seems that I really owe Alan a big favor..."

However, his sincere expression made Ning Weimin laugh in his heart, and he said seriously.

"I think it will be even more difficult for you to repay this favor. And soon, you will greatly hurt our common friend..."

"Why?" Henry was stunned, completely unaware of what Ning Weimin meant.

"Because the second thing I want to tell you is that I plan to spend hundreds of millions of francs to buy real estate in Saint-Tropez, and I plan to cooperate with Mr. Alain Delon to use these real estate investments to open a travel service company and jointly operate the hotel and catering industry. Recently, I plan to discuss this matter with him formally. I remember you said that if my demands are related to his interests, you will be his agent, right? So the cooperation terms for this matter should still be drafted by you, but your lawyer fees will be borne by him. Sorry, I won't pay a penny..."

Henry was the first to experience what it meant to "smile like spring breeze, but have a bad heart".

In his life experience, he seemed to have never seen such a person who could pretend to be cool without making a sound and was good at using other people's words to attack, let alone deal with him.

And facing this particularly agile thinking and teasing method, there was really not much he could do.

Probably, apart from the helplessness of being both ridiculous and awkward, and not knowing how to respond, he could only passively accept the objective reality.

Fortunately, this guy is not French, nor a lawyer, otherwise, with his talent, he would affect the ecological balance...

Henri René thought so seriously.

…………

Ten days later, with the arrival of the closing ceremony, the 40th Cannes Film Festival finally ended successfully.

However, some aftermaths closely related to this film festival have not been settled for a long time.

You know, unlike ordinary people, the European celebrities and most movie stars and fashion models who gathered in Cannes are not concerned about the artistic value of the films screened at the film festival.

They don’t particularly care who won the awards at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

Even the new movements of the Prince of Wales and his wife after leaving France are not enough to attract the attention of these people.

They really care about the dynamics of the world of fame and fortune.

For example, which celebrity, which industry boss, and which star, or which model, have an affair at the Cannes Film Festival.

For example, who has invested in what movie and is ready to make which lucky person famous.

So in fact, the attention of these people is now completely attracted by a pair of mysterious men and women from the East.

The reason is very simple. It is nothing but a shocking news in the industry.

As the two most powerful film production companies in France, World Television Film Company and Inoue Garner Production Company, they sold their film libraries to two Orientals who came to attend the film festival during Cannes.

Considering the huge amount of money involved and the wasteful way of throwing money into the sea, almost everyone's first reaction to the news was "Impossible!"

However, when they later verified the shocking news through various channels, they inevitably became curious.

After all, no one would not be interested in someone who could spend hundreds of millions of francs to buy all the film copies of the two studios within two weeks of the Cannes Film Festival.

However, there are many different opinions about the origins of these two Orientals, and not many people really know the inside story.

Some say they are Japanese, some say they are from Hong Kong, and some say they are wealthy businessmen from Singapore, or the children of a wealthy family in Southeast Asia.

There are also various versions of the transaction price.

Some say that a total of 600 million francs were spent, some say 800 million, and some say that a total of 200 million US dollars were spent.

The only thing that is certain is that the two Orientals, one is a man and the other is a woman.

In short, this was an era when there were no convenient channels for information dissemination and no equipment for taking photos and recording.

The spread of information was far less efficient than in decades, and it was even more impossible to have conclusive evidence.

As a result, the news circulating outside was varied and there were all kinds of things.

Everyone who was concerned about this matter was wondering in their hearts, who could do such an amazing thing.

And these restrictions exclusive to this era actually met Ning Weimin's need to keep a low profile, successfully allowing him to hide his identity and not become the target of public criticism.

But then again, people of this era are inevitably lacking in knowledge, after all, there are not many "big melons" to eat a year.

So once some shocking news spreads from some important people, it is particularly easy to spread and spread by word of mouth.

This was also a disadvantageous factor that was counterproductive for Ning Weimin.

Instead, Ning Weimin's identity was covered with a mysterious veil, which made people want to explore it more.

Almost every self-proclaimed "informed person" in the upper class wanted to dig out the truth so that they could show off in front of others.

And for those who smelled the "oil and water" smell, they racked their brains, looking for clues, and surrounded them like flies flying in the air.

In fact, World Television Film Company and Ying Ou Jiana Production Company were the targets of harassment.

Since they sold the film library, more and more calls came every day, almost all of which were from peers to inquire about the inside story of the transaction.

At first, it was only French film companies, but later film companies from Italy, Austria, West Germany, the United Kingdom, and other European countries began to come to the door, and later even film companies in Egypt and India joined in.

Almost all film production companies that knew about this news called to ask, and gradually some people even visited them specifically.

The purpose is clear, just to find out the identity of this Oriental who is willing to spend a lot of money for the copy of the old movie, so as to sell their own copy to him.

Needless to say, due to the contract, the two production companies that have signed the confidentiality agreement naturally rejected most people.

But at this time, because they can't bear it, they really feel that they have had enough.

If they had known that it would cause such a big trouble and have such a big side effect, they would at least ask for another 10 or 20 million to effectively compensate for the pain of coping.

God knows how long they have to persist before the studio can restore its former peace.

Damn it! This has seriously affected the normal work of the studio.