Albert Warner did not understand Chinese, but according to prior information, he knew that he could speak English for the rest of his life and was fluent. So, there was no translation. Anyway, British and American English, although the pronunciation and idioms are different, but in essence, it is just the difference between Northeast dialect and Cantonese. The root word is the same, even guessing, and the communication barrier is not big.

Qing Xiaoyi was stunned, and the rest of her life had already said to Qing Xiaoyi in English: "This is the American Hollywood giant, the founder of Warner Bros., Mr. Albert Warner!" ”

Qing Xiaoyi's talent for Chinese texts extends to other languages as well. Not long after entering Hujiang University, the number of words was not much smaller than that of Yu Sheng, a traverser who had only passed the fourth level. Although the spoken language is average, I can still understand what I say for the rest of my life.

At this time, listening to Yu Sheng's introduction, Qing Xiaoyi also knew the reputation of Warner Bros., so he smiled and said: "Welcome to China!" ”

Albert Warner looked at this fair-faced girl, his eyes lit up, and he said to Yu Sheng: "Oh, dear Mr. Yu! Your fiancée is very beautiful! If she goes to act in a movie, she will definitely be popular, you have to believe my vision! ”

Yu Sheng smiled: "Mr. Albert's vision has been tested by countless stars in Hollywood!" ”

With that, he invited Albert into the villa. It is said that although the Americans have some contradictions with the British, the aesthetics of many things are still based on the British aristocratic culture. The villa built by Sassoon back then, although it was not too finely made. But the décor is purely British.

Albert Warner is also a figure on the tip of the pyramid in the United States, and at this moment, after looking at the shape and interior decoration of the villa where he lived for the rest of his life, he couldn't help but look at the rest of his life.

After Yu Sheng invited Albert Warner to sit down, Qing Xiaoyi served tea to Albert Warner in accordance with Chinese custom, and then withdrew. Albert joked with the rest of his life: "Oh! Mr. Yu, your vision is so good, if it were me, I would also fall in love at first sight with such a beautiful girl who can do housework. ”

Talking about women is a quick way for men to build friendships, especially in a respectful tone about women who already belong to each other. Albert clearly knows this. It's just that after two or three sentences, the conversation with the rest of my life is not jerky.

However, Yu Sheng was well aware of Albert's purpose in coming to Shanghai to find him. When he accompanied Albert to visit the villa, he had already found time to ask Qing Xiaoyi to call Zhang Shankun. Therefore, before Albert could get into the main topic of the conversation, Zhang Shankun arrived in a hurry.

After the three of them sat down, Albert said, "It seems that Mr. Yu has already guessed the purpose of my visit, otherwise he would not have invited Mr. Zhang here." ”

In fact, it is not difficult to guess, since the Chinese students at Boston University sang "The Great Wall Will Never Fall", Yu felt that this movie would definitely attract everyone's attention. It's just that I didn't expect it to be so soon. ”

"It's not just "The Great Wall Never Falls", but we at Warner Bros. are also very interested in "Serving the Country with Loyalty."

"So, I wonder how many copies Mr. Warner wants?"

"Oh, dear Yu! I don't just buy copies, we at Warner need exclusive overseas screening rights for "Loyal to the Country" and "The Great Wall Will Never Fall"! In other words, what I want is that except for our Warner theaters, other movie theaters outside of China are not allowed to show these two films unless we have our consent! ”

"Wouldn't that and Mr. Zhang lose a lot?"

"Mr. Yu, don't worry, we will give a reasonable price!"

Although Zhang Shankun is in the business field, he does not have much contact with foreigners in the Shanghai Tang concession on weekdays. But this level of English is really not very good. Able to speak a few spoken words only. Albert Warner's words need to be translated to him sentence by sentence for the rest of his life.

At this time, listening to Albert Warner's preparation for a high price, he couldn't help but light up and asked, "What price can Mr. Albert offer?" ”

"Three hundred thousand dollars! Mr. Yu, Mr. Zhang, this price is basically equivalent to half of the net profit of "The Great Wall Will Never Fall"! We at Warner are still very sincere. ”

Zhang Shankun's heart obviously beat twice. In this era, Shanghai Tang looked at Hollywood like a paradise, when Tang Jishan landed in the United States with China's first movie queen Zhang Zhiyun, wanting to create a world, but returned home. Americans are not interested in China's so-called movie queens, and China's relatively backward and orientalized films.

However, Hollywood movies have landed in large numbers in Shanghai, an international city. And, loved by the Chinese. This had a great impact on the filmmakers in Shanghai, and over time, they couldn't help but look up at Hollywood in the United States. At this time, the Hollywood giant proposed to buy the overseas screening rights and copies of "Loyal to the Country" and "The Great Wall Will Never Fall", and offered such a high price, which has made Zhang Shankun very surprised.

So much so that I forgot for a moment the instinct to maximize profits as a businessman. I just wanted to agree, but I was stopped by a look from Yu Sheng.

The rest of his life traveled from later generations, and Hollywood at that time, although it was still the world's leading existence in the film and television industry. However, there is no longer the influence and monopoly power of this era. The rest of my life reading movie reviews on water forums naturally knows the various advantages and disadvantages of Hollywood movies. and the corresponding history. Therefore, for Albert Warner, he does not have the same sense of awe as Zhang Shankun.

Yu Sheng said: "Mr. Albert, your bid can't even buy the American screening rights of "The Great Wall Will Never Fall." After all, $300,000 is far from enough to make a good movie in today's Hollywood. Even, such a price can't even pay the salary of West or Vivien Leigh. ”

Albert Warner was stunned, he didn't expect to be so familiar with Hollywood for the rest of his life. There is some news about the salary, and only the upper echelons will know the details. How could this young man on the other side of the world know in front of him?

Albert was thinking about it, and said for the rest of his life: "However, Mr. Zhang and I are also sincere in cooperating with a powerful Hollywood company like Warner Bros. Our disagreement is only on price, so we would like Mr. Albert to come up with a more reasonable price. ”

"So, if we want to buy the overseas screening rights of two films except for Chinese mainland, what is Mr. Yu's offer?"

"Not much, just a million dollars!"