The next afternoon, after Yang Qiu had made a morning of video editing, he spent a lot of money to hire a Frenchman translator, and then made a transatlantic phone call to Sinai.

After some messy exchanges, the phone finally went to York's hands.

"Oh, dear Young, good morning, is there anything wrong with you calling me so early?" said York de Gower on the other end of the phone, in an official tone.

Yang Qiu looked at his watch and said helplessly: "Mr. York, I have to say that it is not early on the Xiangjiang side." ”

"Oh——! I forgot about the jet lag, sorry. ”

"It's all right, Mr. York, long time no see. Yang Qiu gestured to the translator and continued: "I heard that my film sells well in France?"

“……”

There was silence on the other end of the phone, and it was a long time before York said with a dry smile: "Yes, Young, your film is very popular in France." ”

"I heard that the number of moviegoers is over 300,000?" Yang Qiu raised his eyebrows and continued to ask.

"Forehead ......"

Obviously, Yang Qiu, who is half a world away, can know the rough data of the movie, which surprised York, and there was silence on the phone.

After thinking about it for a few more seconds, York replied: "Haha, yes, very good, congratulations, Yang, the exact number is 378,000, breaking the historical record of Chinese films in France! A week after the film was released, due to its popularity, we had to temporarily add more than 300 theaters to co-screen." ”

All right......

This compliment can only be heard, and at this time, there are few Chinese films that have been shown in France, and this record-breaking is basically certain.

However, Yang Qiu still sighed: "Thank you Mr. York and Sinai for your efforts, I didn't expect my movie to produce such results." ”

"Haha, Yang, don't be thankful. York replied quickly this time, and said freely on the other end of the phone: "You must know that Cannes has just passed, and half of the people in Europe who like movies are still staying in France." ”

"So ......" Yang Qiu paused and said with a smile: "Thank you Cannes?!"

"Thank you Cannes!"

"Hahaha. ”

The people on both sides of the phone laughed heartily, Yang Qiu smiled and suddenly asked, "By the way, Mr. York, since the movie has been released, when will you fulfill the contract?"

“……”

According to the contract signed at the beginning, the buyout price of the bet, judging from the number of moviegoers, Yang Qiu can get 30,000 pounds, which is 480,000 Hong Kong dollars in total!

The income of this movie is more than 100,000 yuan higher than that of Xingma, the largest box office of Hong Kong films.

France deserves to be the second market for world cinema......

The banknotes that were about to arrive made Yang Qiu itch for a while, thinking about whether to make two foreign films and go over there to circle money.

But now, I think I can think about making a plan.

After all......

"Oh, dear Yang, you know, because there are many movie theaters involved, and there are foreign exchange conversions and the like, the settlement business on our side is slower, and you may have to wait. York was on the phone, and he had an official conversation with Yang Qiu again.

Yang Qiu raised his eyebrows and immediately asked, "Then Mr. York, how long is this waiting time?"

"Probably ......," York paused, then continued, "probably four or five months." ”

“……”

Yang Qiu's face was a little cold, and he frowned and asked, "Mr. York, I remember that we signed a contract with the head of the issuance department, not an annual contract for issuance, and I can't wait for five months." ”

There are generally two settlement methods for the distribution of movies in other cities, one is one settlement for one film, and the other is one settlement for one year.

The one-piece settlement is suitable for small, low-annual production and film companies in urgent need of capital return, and the year-end is suitable for large-scale, high-output and well-capitalized film companies.

For example, the release of its film in Xingma was an annual contract signed with Cathay Pacific in the later generations of Golden Harvest.

Settlement once a year can help large production companies increase a little box office share, and can also save a lot of labor costs, which is a distribution settlement method that both distributors and film companies like.

However, Yang Qiu's gambling contract to buy out has nothing to do with these two farts......

Sinai wanted to keep the money in his hands for four or five months, but in fact, he wanted to use it for some short-term investment to maximize the benefits of capital.

But Yang Qiu can't get any of the extra money he earns.

"Yang, you know, so many theaters, settlement ......"

"But you've already figured it out, haven't you?" Yang Qiu interrupted York's words and replied directly: "Three hundred and seventy-eight thousand, look, you have already counted it." ”

“……”

York, who was on the other end of the phone, listened to Yang Qiu's words and almost slapped himself twice.

Damn, tell you to talk a lot!

"Uh, Yang, yes, but you know, forex ......"

"I think HSBC would be happy to help with foreign exchange. ”

"What?"

"Mr. York, I would like to ...... HSBC in Paris and Hong Kong should be happy to do this business. ”

“……”

Listening to the silence on the other side of the phone, Yang Qiu sighed: "Mr. York, four or five months is too long. Then the preparation plan of my new film has to be postponed. If you want to wait for the new film to be released in France, it is estimated that it will take a year, which is ......"

"Wait!Wait!" York, who was on the other end of the phone, suddenly roared and shouted in the microphone: "New film, France, Yang, you have a plan to make a new film?"

"Well, yes, there are already some plans. Yang Qiu pinched his fingers and spoke blindly with his eyes open.

"Or Charol?"

"No, no, it's not. Yang Qiu denied: "This time, I want to make a movie that can be released in Europe and North America." ”

"This ...... Poplar...... I have to warn you......" Yorke said intermittently on the other end of the phone, "rarely, or almost no Chinese films can be ......"

"Mr. York, I understand. Yang Qiu smiled and interrupted the other party's words: "But I think I've figured out a little bit of what you Westerners think after this one, so you can give it a try." ”

"But ......"

"Why don't we, Mr. York, make another bet?"

"No, no, no!" There was a refusal on the other side of the phone, and York thought for two seconds before hurriedly saying, "In that case, Yang, I rushed to Xiangjiang in the past two days and wanted to have a face-to-face interview with you." ”

"Yes, Mr. York, you are more than welcome. Yang Qiu crooked the corners of his mouth and smiled, and said, "By the way, I want to talk to you about entrusting Sinai to distribute it in Europe." ”

“…… Okay, Yang, I'll be here as soon as possible!"

"Thanks, Mr. York, and don't forget to bring my money with you when you come. ”

“……”

After a painstaking and laborious transatlantic phone call, and finally relying on interests to tie people into the car, Yang Qiu really didn't have a good impression of these capitalists who liked to default in his heart.

Is it so hard to do things according to the contract!

If Li Ying hadn't gotten the news from Zhang Shankun, Yang Qiu wouldn't have known about it, who told him that the entire company didn't have an outreach department now.

Leaving Xiangjiang is equivalent to a black eye.

As for Sinai, he must have been too happy not to inform him, and if he kept 30,000 pounds in his hand, he would be able to produce a lot of money in one more day.

Since York de Gale is going to come to Xiangjiang to watch a new movie in the next two days, Yang Qiu touched his chin and walked home directly, so let's go back and write him a plan casually.

It's easy......

Walking past the newsstand at the intersection, Yang Qiu bought a few more newspapers and flipped through them at random as he walked.

Really......

- The Tiger;

- Popular Evening News;

——Xiangjiang Business Daily;

——Xiangjiang Pictorial;

……