344: Vacation

At Tianjing Airport, after the work of the foundation came to an end temporarily, Wang Luo was finally able to spare half a month to go on vacation with his family.

As early as the beginning of the year, when Wang Luo proposed this idea, the little brother and sister quarreled because of the place they were going.

Xiaomei wants to go to Hei Province to see ice sculptures, but Xiaomei has not seen the grand scene of snow in winter. And after coming to Tianjing after the New Year, there was no snow in Tianjing, which is undoubtedly a pity for Xiaomei.

With the efforts of her tutors, Xiaomei's academic performance has also skyrocketed. Of course, the student status did not continue to stay in his hometown as Wang Luo thought, but was directly transferred to Tianjing.

And Xiaomei did not live up to Wang Luo's expectations, and was admitted to Yanhua University, a first-class senior university in China.

The situation on the younger brother's side is not ideal, and he was not able to be admitted to a key junior high school.

However, Wang Luo arranged for him to be in an aristocratic school, and the quality of teaching in it could still be guaranteed.

The place that the younger brother wants to go to the most is Xiangjiang, although his hometown is closer to Xiangjiang, but the family has never been to Xiangjiang.

In particular, Wang Luo's two Infernal Affairs are a must-learn lesson for the younger brother, and he is also full of expectations for the Xiangjiang side.

However, in the end, Wang Luo did not adopt the advice of the two, neither chose the Black Province, nor did he go there to the ice sculpture now. Didn't choose Hong Kong either.

Instead, he chose the location of the vacation in Europe, at least Wang Luo has never been to Europe.

Secondly, Wang Luo did not go just for a vacation this time, but to meet with the publisher in the UK.

As early as half a month ago. There was news from the UK that they wanted to introduce Infernal Affairs.

Originally, the other party wanted to come over. But Wang Luo has already decided to go to Europe. And England happened to be one of the stops he was going to, so he decided to go over and talk about it himself.

Hong Kong was originally a British colony, and in many ways it was influenced by the British. In particular, the current political layout is still the same as during the British colonial period.

Therefore, in the eyes of the British, the cultural differences between Hong Kong and them are not too big.

And the popularity of Infernal Affairs naturally attracted the attention of British distributors, so these two films were introduced. Nothing seems impossible.

It's just that the market in the UK is not large, and for Wang Luo, it is a pity to abandon it because it is tasteless.

Fortunately, they earn pounds, and if they convert it into Chinese currency, it is also a big profit.

"Xiao Luo, is this girl really your assistant?" Wang Luo's mother gently pulled Wang Luo and asked in disbelief.

Such a beautiful girl, if she can marry Wang Luo, then her grandson or granddaughter. Isn't it very handsome? The more the Queen Mother looked, the more she liked it.

However, Wang Luo's attitude disappointed the queen mother, such a beautiful girl. How can it only be an assistant?

"Mom, it's really just an assistant." Wang Luo explained again without tears.

Along the way, Wang Luo didn't know how many times he had explained this problem. But her mother just didn't believe that Qi Meili was just her assistant.

And the queen mother is also from a poor family, if it weren't for Wang Luo's fortune, their family would still be poor. Therefore, in the eyes of the Queen Mother, it is natural that she will not look down on ordinary girls.

On the contrary, if she is thrown into the pile of rich people, the queen mother will have some inferiority. This is a habit that has been cultivated for decades, and the aura of the poor has been formed, and it cannot be changed in a moment.

"You really don't have any interest in other girls? You tell your mother honestly, if there is anything difficult, your mother will tell the girl for you. The Queen Mother still did not give up.

For Qi Meili, the more she looks at it, the more pleasing it becomes, and the more she looks at it, the more she wants to take her into her daughter-in-law, so she also encourages Wang Luo vigorously, wanting to put a sentence out of Wang Luo's mouth.

"Mom, I really don't!" Wang Luo said.

"No idea, what are you pulling people on our vacation? Don't think mom doesn't know what you're thinking. The Queen Mother reprimanded, apparently, she didn't think Wang Luo was telling the truth.

"Mom, first of all, we are going abroad this time, who in our family can speak a foreign language? At least you have to find an interpreter when you go out, right? Besides, this trip to Europe is not just about vacation, I also have a job, how can I work without an assistant? Wang Luo explained.

The conscience of heaven and earth, since having Zhao Simin, Wang Luo has stopped eating fireworks in the world. Even if Zhao Simin's posture is a little inferior to Qi Meili.

But Wang Luo is not the kind of person who is flowery, besides, how should he end up in the future if he provokes so many flowers and plants?

This time, Wang Luola went with Qi Meimei, which was more or less regarded as a kind of foreign vacation benefit for her. Although compared to a real vacation, this time she has no freedom. And I have to play the role of a translator with my side, but at least I go abroad.

And in terms of work, he really needs Qi Meimei's assistant to help, how can Wang Luo run alone and negotiate with others without even an assistant?

"Who says no one in our family knows a foreign language? Your little sister scored 145 points in the English test of the college entrance examination this time, and the full score is only 150 points. The Queen Mother immediately exposed Wang Luo's lies.

On Wang Luo's forehead, huge beads of sweat fell in an instant, and this old mother is too good to say.

"Mom, my little sister's English of 145 points is almost the same as going out to buy vegetables, it's not that I hit my little sister, at her level, it's still far from communicating with foreigners." Wang Luo couldn't help but say.

If you do well in the exam, you can talk directly to foreigners? Just kidding.

Looking at China, which foreign language translator did not come back from studying abroad? If you take classes in your home country, you can become a translator after taking the exam? It's just too wild.

"You kid, how do you speak?" When the queen mother heard that Wang Luo was beating her little daughter again, she was a little unhappy.

"Mom, it's time to get on the plane." Wang Luozheng didn't know how to explain, and just started boarding, which also gave Wang Luo an excuse to shirk.

Wang Luo's family naturally did not need to wait in the hall like ordinary passengers, and after entering the airport, they came directly to the VIP waiting room. Security checks will also be conducted here. Go through customs clearance. Then go straight to first class.

It's not the first time the family has flown on a plane, but it's the first time I've flown in first class on a long-haul flight.

Looking at the seats and spaces where he could lie down and sleep, the little brother instantly became jubilant. The little sister kept teaching the little brother on the side and asked him to be honest.

The eldest sister is holding her little nephew, and the eldest brother-in-law is leading two backpacks, which can be described as all kinds of household items. No way, who let there be a little oil bottle?

The plane took off slowly. The family also changed from initial excitement to gradual exhaustion. The flight lasted for more than ten hours in a row, and it was exhausting.

Especially the father and mother, because of their age, they can't bear this process.

More than ten hours later, the plane slowly landed at Madrid Airport in Spain, which will be the first stop of their European trip.

After coming out of Madrid Airport, the family went straight to the hotel they had booked before, and the flight lasted for more than ten hours, which also left them with no extra energy to play. And it's time difference or something.

A day later, Qi Meimei's local Spanish guide came to the hotel.

The tour guide was a Spanish uncle. He is very talkative, has been to many places, and is very familiar with every place of interest in Spain.

With a salary of 2,000 euros, the uncle dutifully led them to visit the famous places of interest in Spain.

Of course, the tour guide is a tour guide and there is an interpreter. This is an international student from China who takes advantage of the weekend to earn some living expenses.

The group visited one of Spain's most characteristic bullrings, where they watched a bullfighting show, followed by a tour of some of the most famous local churches.

In the evening, I stayed in the home of a local Spanish farmer and experienced a thorough taste of Spanish life. Although it is new, the parents are obviously not used to life here.

The steak is semi-ripe, and you can't bite into it when you put it in your mouth.

Uncle is also a fan of Atletico Madrid, in his opinion, Atletico Madrid is the greatest club, and everything about him should be known.

So, under the leadership of the uncle, the group visited Atletico Madrid's home stadium again. Unfortunately, because Wang Luo and the others came during the summer break, there were no games, and the team also went abroad for training, and they didn't have the opportunity to meet the players.

Due to the limited time, Wang Luo and his team only spent five days in Madrid, Barcelona, Seville and Valencia.

Combined with jet lag on the first day, on the evening of the sixth day of arrival in Spain, the family took another flight to Italy.

The Italian routine is the same, a tour guide who is familiar with the local situation, plus an international student, takes the group around.

Venice is the most exciting city for Wang Luo's family, in this city without a car, but it deeply attracts Wang Luo's family.

Eventually, they had to change their itinerary and spend an extra day in Venice.

As for the legendary Milan, it was a bit of a disappointment. It was not as beautiful as expected, and after the end of the trip to Italy, the family went to France, which is known as the most romantic.

I only spent two days in France, mainly around Paris, but not the others.

Then we went to Germany and finally to the Netherlands for two days before finally taking a flight from the Netherlands to the UK.

England was the family's last stop, and although the whole trip was a little rushed, the parents were a little reluctant to stay here.

The main reason is that the customs are different in different places, plus the difference in food, the parents always feel that it is not good to eat and live here, and it is better to return to China as soon as possible.

Although the environment here is much better than in China, there is no way, who makes parents not accustomed to it.

After arriving in the UK, Wang Luo did not accompany his parents to play. Instead, he took Qi Meili directly to meet with the publisher in the UK.

And the negotiations with the British did not seem to be as smooth as expected.

The British felt that the film had already been released, so they could not cooperate according to the first share. They prefer to pay a sum of money outright and then buy out the rights to the two Infernal Affairs films in the UK.

And the buyout price of a film is two million pounds. Converted to 20 million Chinese dollars, two 40 million dollars.

It can be said that although the British distributors are more optimistic about these two films, they obviously do not believe in this film very much. Even with a two-million-pound investment, they were very skeptical about how much money they would make?

Don't look at these two movies are very popular in China, but there is not a single white European in the film from beginning to end, which also puts a big question mark on its box office in Europe.

According to the custom of Britain and the United States, their box office sharing is generally carried out according to the ladder sharing. That is, the film side got 80% of the box office in the first week, about 60% in the second and third weeks, and 20% in the fourth week, until it went offline.

Because it is the first time to cooperate, and these two movies have brought enough profits to Wang Luo. So Wang Luo didn't think about dividing it according to their way of sharing.

Therefore, Wang Luo's plan is that Wang Luo will get 70% of the box office in the first week, 60% and 50% in the second and third weeks respectively, and 20% in the fourth week.

Although this condition was already very good, the British did not agree.

Because Infernal Affairs is not an American blockbuster, they have a very different cultural difference from China, although Xiangjiang was once a British colony, this gap is not large.

In the end, after two days of tug-of-war negotiations, the two sides finally reached an agreement.

Although it seems that Wang Luo has lost some money, it has opened a way for future cooperation between the two sides. Moreover, the British also made it clear that in the future, the cooperation between the two sides will follow the market conditions.

In the end, the contract between the two parties stipulated that Wang Luo would take 60% of the box office in the first week, 50% in the second week, 40% in the third week, and 15% in the fourth week.

And Wang Luo handed over the broadcast rights to them to deal with, and they were responsible for all the publicity and film scheduling.

In fact, Wang Luo didn't bother to take care of these things, and he didn't have that way to take care of them. Wang Luo, who is a bright and dark man in the UK, where can he care about these things?

No matter how the British toss, in Wang Luo's view, as long as they can recover more than 100 million profits, then this cooperation will be earned.

After all, now that Infernal Affairs has made a profit, they don't need to worry about whether they will lose money, and now when it is released abroad, all they can worry about is how much money they can make.

Wang Luo then accompanied his family to the UK for two days, and then took a flight back to China in London.

In the end, under Wang Luo's guarantee that he came out once a year, the little brother and the little sister returned to China without complaint. (To be continued.) )