"Boss, my name is Kane Smith, you can call me Kane." It was a white man who spoke.

"Taylor Thomas." Taylor is also a white man, and his Chinese is not very good, limited to being able to understand most words.

The tour group has left, and Zhao Xiaochuan stayed in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, to join Kane and Taylor. Both of them are mercenaries who know Chinese, and Kane's Chinese is very good, so he also works part-time as Zhao Xiaochuan's translator.

"It's my first time in Africa, and I don't understand a lot of things, so I ask you for advice."

Kane said: "Boss, don't worry, if there is anything to order." "Kane and the others don't know what to do when they come to Zhao Xiaochuan, but they don't care, as long as they have money.

Kane and his wife are mercenaries who have been in Africa for many years, and have taken on many bodyguard or escort duties. But in recent years, Africa has become much more peaceful, with fewer wars, stricter regulations, less smuggling, and less work for them. Ten years ago, their commission was at least $3,000 a day. Now, because Kane is fluent in Chinese, Zhao Xiaochuan gives him $1,000 a day and Taylor 800.

"Do you know where the cinema in Nairobi is?" Zhao Xiaochuan asked.

"Cinema?" Kane wondered why Zhao Xiaochuan was looking for a movie theater, did he want to watch a movie? But he didn't ask, he didn't ask what he shouldn't, this is the basic rule of mercenaries.

"I know." It was Taylor who spoke.

Kane drove an off-road vehicle and led a few people to a movie theater in the city center under the guidance of Taylor. This cinema looks no different from ordinary cinemas in China, it is very modern and not small.

Walking into the cinema, Zhao Xiaochuan saw that most of the movies being released had never heard of, and many of them were English movies. Zhao Xiaochuan saw the English name of "Cars 3" in it, and it seems that Disney is indeed influential.

Zhao Xiaochuan also saw the movie "American Team 3", which has already been offline in China, and he didn't know that this movie had been released here for a few months.

In addition to Hollywood blockbusters, there are also some that look at the obvious black images on the posters, proving that this is a native African film.

The ticket price for the cinema is not low, 500 KSHILL, about 40 yuan. For Africans, this is a place where only the rich can come.

The lady who sold the ticket was a black beauty, and Zhao Xiaochuan contacted the owner of the cinema and said that there was a business to discuss.

After waiting for a while, a tall black man arrived.

"You're looking for me?" Mopti looked at the three people in front of him curiously, if it weren't for the ticket lady who said that there was a yellow-skinned man and two white men looking for him, he wouldn't have come from home in such a hurry.

"I'd like to talk to you about a deal." Zhao Xiaochuan said, and Kane was on the side translating.

"Business? Borrow a step to speak. Mopty led the three to an office.

"I'm bringing a movie and want to show it in your cinema."

When Mopti heard this, he quickly shook his head: "No, we don't need it." ”

Zhao Xiaochuan didn't know why he refused so simply: "You don't want to watch what movie it is?" Non-negotiable? ”

Only then did Mopti explain the reason: "It's not that I don't want to let it go, but no one looks at it at all." Except for Hollywood blockbusters, no one watched other films, including our African and even our own domestic films. The films we make ourselves are terrible, and a lot of them are low-budget films made by one person with a small video camera in hand. ”

"People often come to me to sell movies, don't think that there are no movies in Africa backward, Naulywood knows no, it's our Hollywood in Africa, in Nigeria. There are a lot of movies shot in Nau Llywood every year, and many of them want to be released to our theaters, but no one watches them twice, and then they don't show their movies again. ”

"You can also see some of our local films in our theaters, those are the few movies that have been watched, and they are also to support our domestic film industry, which is a task set by the government."

Hearing what Moputi said so much, Zhao Xiaochuan knew his worries: "Don't worry, the movie I brought is a cartoon, and no one will watch it because of racial differences, and the quality has nothing to say." Moreover, the cartoon is dubbed and subtitled in Swahili. ”

"What? Do you speak Swahili? "Mopti was tempted, and the movies shown throughout the cinema were in English, including the cartoon "Cars 3". Because English is one of the official languages of Kenya, there is no need to change to Swahili.

For Möpti, Swahili was his mother tongue and English was something he learned later. Throughout Kenya, Kiswahili is more of a dialect although it is also one of the official languages, while English is like Mandarin.

Most Kenyans speak both Swahili and English. But most people, born with the Swahili language. In some remote places, people only speak Swahili and not English.

"How much does the box office give your cinema a share of "Cars 3" shown in your cinema?" Seeing Moputi's hesitation, Zhao Xiaochuan planned to add another fire.

"Fifty percent."

"If you release my film, we're willing to give you seventy percent of the box office. And, you can take a look at our cartoon first. Zhao Xiaochuan took out the USB flash drive.

Mopti turned on the USB flash drive and opened the computer on the desk. As soon as I started watching, Mopti's eyes lit up, and the picture was really good. Then came the moment that made him excited, the characters on the screen really spoke Swahili, and the subtitles were too.

Mopti nodded: "Okay, I'll take it and broadcast it, and it will be released today." ”

Before leaving, Zhao Xiaochuan said something like this: "Boss Mo, it's enough to have a cartoon in the cinema." ”

At this point, Mopty understood what he meant. He doesn't mind, and because of the limited audience for the movie, just showing "Hulu Baby" can really increase his own income.

Here, Disney's name is not so loud, and most people only focus on the film itself, not where it was produced.

Zhao Xiaochuan didn't feel guilty about Disney at all, he came all the way to do it without playing a little yin. But after talking about this business, Zhao Xiaochuan was not satisfied. With this efficiency, how can "Gourd Baby" spread all over Africa.

Kenya's economic situation is good in the whole of Africa, and Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, has only this official cinema, and I don't know how many regular cinemas there are in other cities. I believe that there are still many black theaters, that is, the kind of theaters that show pirated movies, have a very poor environment, and have low ticket prices, but this is not his goal.

The efficiency was too low, and Zhao Xiaochuan didn't know what to do for a while.

"Boss, what's your trouble?" Looking at Zhao Xiaochuan, who was thinking hard, Kane asked. He didn't understand why Zhao Xiaochuan came to Africa to sell movies, because the box office here was really limited.

"How can you broadcast cartoons in a short period of time, without seeking to make money, as long as the fame spreads." Zhao Xiaochuan looked at Kane, hoping that this mercenary, who had been in Africa for many years, would come up with some ideas.

Where does Kane know about this kind of problem, if Zhao Xiaochuan wants ivory, gold, diamonds and even weapons, he can find a way, but the movie, what is it?

"By the way, boss, if you have any trouble, you can ask international charities for help, they like to take care of this kind of thing the most."

A charitable organization can be said to be something that is completely incompatible with the nature of mercenaries.

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