Higgins took over the management of the Harry Potter Hotel in order to open up the Chinese market, hoping that the Accor Group could gain a foothold in China, and then make great strides in China's large market, so as long as the management fee was not less than 10 percent, it would be acceptable, not to mention that a reduction of one percentage point would allow for the right to supply decoration and decoration materials and entertainment facilities and equipment. (Qianzai Chinese network provides the latest chapter reading >~~.~~

Higgins just lowered his head and thought about it carefully, then raised his head and said to Zuo Jiang: "Mr. Harry Potter, I agree to your conditions, I will come back now to revise and print the contract, and in the afternoon we will have one last negotiation, if there is no objection between the two sides, how about formally signing the cooperation agreement?" ”

Zuo Jiang raised his hand and looked at his watch and said, "Okay, it will take a certain amount of time for you to revise and print the contract, and I will accompany the domestic Ji to dinner at noon, and I will see that the negotiation in the afternoon will be set at 3 o'clock!" ”

Higgins also looked at his watch, looked at Zuo Jiang and said, "Okay, let's go at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, so that there will be more time." After speaking, Xiang Zuo Jiang said goodbye and left the room, and hurriedly went back to gather people to make preparations for the afternoon negotiations.

The domestic record that Zuo Jiang wants to implement is the special registration team of the Cannes Film Festival urgently sent by China Film News, and this group is composed of three reporters, namely Lu Yuanzhi, deputy director of the recording department, Zhang Tianguang, director of the department, and Liu Zhiyan, the intern. The group arrived in Cannes three days ago, and after arriving in Cannes, they got in touch with Liang Zijin's crew delegation, because Liang Zijin came to participate in the Cannes Film Festival without the consent of the film factory. You are responsible for the cost of participation and travel. Zuo Jiang's investment of 7 million yuan was basically exhausted in the filming and post-production, and the delegation was only carefully budgeted to reduce it to 12 people, and even then they borrowed money everywhere to make up the expenses.

When Zuo Jiang contacted Liang Zijin and Bai Xiaoyi by phone to participate in the Cannes Film Festival, he didn't consider the cost at all, and none of them mentioned it to Zuo Jiang after coming to France, so Zuo Jiang didn't know about it. The reporting team of "China Film News" is specially here for them, even if they don't say it. But according to the domestic practice, the cost should also be paid by the crew, and besides, considering the promotion of this film in China, it is reasonable to be responsible for their expenses. Liang Zijin really had no choice, so he asked Bai Xiaoyi to talk to Zuo Jiang, hoping that Zuo Jiang could pay some expenses for them.

As soon as Bai Xiaoyi talked to Zuo Jiang about this incident, Zuo Jiang repeatedly blamed himself for his carelessness, and immediately called Higgins and asked him to open three luxury private rooms for the reporting team at the Novotel Hotel. and asked him to arrange a luxury car for the reporting team for them to use in the interview, and at the same time, gave Bai Xiaoyi a $10 gold card, told her that all the expenses of the crew and the reporting team came from here, and asked Bai Xiaoyi to discuss with Liang Zijin and them after going back, and buy some heavier souvenirs for the three of them.

China Film News is a public institution. Although it is the newspaper of the state. However, the funds are not abundant, and the cost of coming to France is very high. After careful consideration, the editor-in-chief sent a three-member reporting team. He knew that this time he was not officially sent to participate in the Cannes Film Festival, but the young director Liang Zijin and his own expense. Therefore, before leaving, he told Lu Yuanzhi, deputy director of the recording department who led the team this time, that if Liang Zijin proposed to be responsible for the expenses, you would accept it, and if he didn't mention it, don't mention it, but the task of reporting must be completed with quality and quantity!

The newspaper did not give them much money, and Lu Yuanzhi and his entourage found a small hotel to live in order to save money after coming to Cannes, and he lived in a room with Zhang Tianguang, and Liu Zhiyan asked for a small single room for her because she was a girl. This trip to France brought Liu Zhiyan with an internship, because she is a graduate of Beijing University of Foreign Chinese and her place of study is a French major, and taking her for internship is secondary, mainly to be a translator for them. The weather in Cana is very hot, there is no air conditioning in the small hotel, the electric fan is full of hot air, settle down and take a shower, and when I get out of the room, I am covered in a hot sweat.

When he contacted Liang Zijin, according to the editor-in-chief's explanation, they did not mention the question of expenses, but only talked about the interview and understanding the situation. But Liang Zijin was very anxious in his heart. On the way, he found an opportunity to ask Bai Xiaoyi to contact Zuo Jiang, and then returned to the room and introduced the situation to them with the crew. To tell the truth, when Lu Yuanzhi and the three of them saw that the crew lived in a four-star luxury hotel, the large living room in Liang Zijin's luxury suite was very comfortable, and they could afford to live in such a luxury hotel, their crew should not be ordinary rich, and seeing that he was just introducing the situation and not mentioning the cost at all, his heart was full of resentment, not an ordinary imbalance, although the editor-in-chief had a word first, but the dissatisfied expression was written on his face.

When Bai Xiaoyi came back, the interview had just ended, and Lu Yuanzhi and the three of them stood up and wanted to go out. Bai Xiaoyi stopped them with a smile and said, "Director Lu, please stay." Zuo Shao, the investor of our film, was very happy to learn that the three made a special trip for this movie, and specially arranged three sets of luxury private rooms for you in this hotel, and at the same time, for the convenience of the three interviews, arranged a luxury special car for you, and the three of them can be called at any time during the interview in Cannes, and now this car is downstairs, and the three of them can move their luggage over immediately! ”

Until the interview was over, Liang Zijin didn't mention the question of cost, and he didn't even politely invite them to dinner, Lu Yuanzhi and the three of them were angry in their hearts, and they were suddenly very surprised when they heard the news brought to them by Bai Xiaoyi, who is this investor, so rich, even the special car has been arranged!

Lu Yuanzhi hurriedly said politely: "How embarrassing is this, it is enough to disturb you, how can you be embarrassed to let you break the bank!" ”

Bai Xiaoyi smiled slightly and said: "Director Lu, you have come to Cannes to come to us for this movie, this little thing is what we should do, Zuo Shao said, all your expenses in France and the cost of returning home are all covered by him, because he has something to deal with these days, he can't come over to thank you in person, tonight the crew will set up a banquet for you to pick up the wind, and he will set up a banquet at noon the day after tomorrow to entertain the three of them." ”

Bai Xiaoyi gave Lu Yuanzhi and the three of them one surprise after another, and gave them a Swiss watch before the banquet in the evening, although they didn't have the money to enjoy such a famous watch, but they were well-informed people, knowing that the price of this Swiss watch in China was more than 10,000 yuan.

The next day, when Bai Xiaoyi accompanied the three of them to the mall, he bought one of them a set of French brand-name fashion, each of which was above 1,000 Americans, and then bought a set of rare French perfumes and cosmetics for each of them, which made them so happy that they didn't know what to say!

With a single luxury room in a four-star luxury hotel to enjoy, a luxurious special car to travel, valuable gifts to give, and French food to enjoy, Lu Yuanzhi's mood is not ordinarily good, and they work harder. A steady stream of articles praising the merits of the movie "Eternal Red Face" have returned to China, and "China Film News" has published their reports for the first time, which has caused great repercussions in China.

There are major newspaper reports from the country's mainstream media, and there are professional reports from the authoritative newspaper "China Film News" in the film industry. In addition to reprinting the report of "China Film News", they also collected information from foreign media to report on the film "Eternal Red Face", and even some professional film and television media boldly predicted that the film "Eternal Red Face" will win the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival!

Because Chinese films have not yet won international awards, after the infinite expansion of the media, "Eternal Red Face" has immediately become a hero carrying the dream of Chinese films entering the world, and has risen to the height of symbolizing the national spirit, is a magnificent epic of Chinese films, the film has not yet been released in China, and has become popular all over the country.

Zuo Jiang wants this effect, which is a kind of propaganda height that cannot be reached even by spending money on advertising. When Bai Xiaoyi approached him and told him about the reporting team sent by China Film News, he was keenly aware of this, although Zuo Jiang did not study movies, but he knew that even if the film "Eternal Red Face" won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, the arrogant world of the West would not easily accept it, and it would not sell many copies abroad, and its main market was still in China.

As soon as he heard that the authoritative newspaper "China Film News" in the Chinese film industry sent a special reporting team, he immediately considered how to make good use of this rare opportunity and take care of their expenses if he passed, but Zuo Jiang immediately decided to receive them with a high standard and exchange the least amount of money for the greatest benefit.

At noon, Zuo Jiang's banquet was arranged in the VIP room of the French restaurant of the Novotel Hotel, and when Bai Xiaoyi introduced Zuo Jiang, the investor of this film, to Lu Yuanzhi and the three of them, the three of them were even more surprised, they thought that such a rich investor must be an old man or a businessman in his 50s with a big belly, but they didn't expect Zuo Jiang to be so young and handsome.

Zuo Jiang saw that Lu Yuanzhi and the three of them looked dumbfounded, and said with a slight smile: "Director Lu, I'm really embarrassed, because the company is negotiating a business with the French Accor Group, and I don't have time to spend time with you. ”.