Chapter 325: Win-win is actually okay, it's just a big win and a small win!
Zhu Yu looked at the big courtyard and asked:
"Go rent some camera equipment, let's do the same trick again."
Hearing this, Ran Jie and the others all laughed.
They once rented each other's factories in an auto repair shop in the name of filming movies, and then took out a gold bar in the factory, and the other party did not notice it at all.
I don't know if it's okay this time?
"Boss, is there something wrong with just a few of us?" Cao Dalong was also thinking about things, "We are all men, and others don't believe it, right?"
"That's easy, I'll give you a task to recruit a graphic model." Zhu Yu smiled and said:
"It should be enough to spend a few hundred dollars, let's go reconnoiter first, and if there's something in there, then let's continue to do things in here under the guise of filming."
If not, then let's leave as soon as the lake is finished."
That's pretty much it.
At this time, the people sent by Capio also came to Manila.
It was more convenient for them to find Zhu Yu and their whereabouts.
After all, it is a local snake, and it is easy to inquire about the whereabouts of some outsiders.
Although Zhu Yu and the others were a little careful, there was a big difference between the appearance and characteristics of the Chinese and the locals, so it didn't take a day for a local snake to report the suspected Zhu Yu's whereabouts to the people sent by Capio.
Zhu Yu didn't know that they were being targeted. At this moment, Cao Dalong went to talk to the graphic model about the shooting, and Zhu Yu and Ran Jie knocked on the door of the compound together.
Qin Fei was on guard in the car, preparing for emergencies.
At this time, it was afternoon, and the people who went to work had already begun to get off work one after another, but because it was in the tropics, the air outside was still very hot and the humidity was also very strong, Zhu Yu and Ran Jie were waiting in front of the door wearing flower shirts and sunglasses that the locals were used to.
The door opened, and a middle-aged woman who was not tall looked at Zhu Yu and them with some surprise.
"Hello, we're from the studio." Ran Jie greeted the other party in English and handed over a business card, "We want to make a movie, and your big yard is more in line with our filming requirements, so I want to rent your yard."
The woman shook her head when she heard this, and said a string of local words in her mouth, and Zhu Yu could probably tell what she meant from her expression: she couldn't understand what Zhu Yu was saying.
Fortunately, after a while, a girl who looked like a student came over and asked:
"What are you going to do?"
Ran Jie handed her the business card and said:
"We are a film company, and if we want to rent your yard as a filming venue, we will pay the rent."
The girl is very beautiful, almost sixteen or seventeen years old, when she heard that Zhu Yu was from the film company, her eyes lit up, and she asked:
"Are you really making movies? What movie? Have you chosen a role? What type of ......"
This series of topics almost made Ran Jie's question almost stuck!
Fortunately, Zhu Yu reacted quickly, and immediately took over the conversation and said:
"The movie we're going to make is called 'Troubled Times', and it's about a girl's love story in times of war. We plan to use your yard as the heroine's pre-war residence, so ......
Zhu Yu didn't finish speaking, but the girl felt that she understood. For a movie that has not yet been made, there are some things that naturally need to be kept secret.
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"My mom has said yes, but I'm going to ask my dad what he means. The rent of our yard may be relatively high......
"How tall?" Ran Jie asked, "Our budget is still relatively abundant."
"It may cost 10,000 pesos a day......
Ten thousand pesos is almost less than two hundred dollars a day.
"I'll give you 20,000 pesos a day, on the premise of course that we have to see this yard, and it's worth renting." Zhu Yu interrupted her, "You can use this price to tell your father and mother."
"Okay." This time, even this girl was a little surprised, with such a high rental price, it was actually possible to rent a relatively new yard.
The girl grew up in this big yard, and he felt that there was no other benefit to the big yard except for the big yard.
The house is too old, there are no playground equipment, no swimming pool, and you can't go out at will...... It's just terrible!
It's just that she didn't expect that someone would be willing to rent their yard for 20,000 pesos a day!
Almost as soon as she said it, the girl's mother agreed.
Then came the time for the girl to persuade her father.
After about ten minutes, the girl came out with a smile on her face and said:
"My father agreed. But you have to prepare a standard contract......
Zhu Yu and Ran Jie glanced at each other, and then Zhu Yu said to the girl:
"We also need to take a look at the yard. In this way, I will pay you 20,000 pesos first, which is today's rent. We'll go in and check it out, and if it's suitable, we'll continue to rent it for at least a week.
If it's not suitable, then today we'll take some photos and the cooperation will be over, how about it?"
The girl, as the plenipotentiary of the family, of course, agreed.
Of course, she hoped that Zhu Yu and them could rent it, and the longer the better.
Zhu Yu and Ran Jie entered the courtyard and found that it was really big, nearly a thousand square meters.
If it weren't for the suburbs of Manila, such a large yard would have been requisitioned or bought by wealthy people.
The interior of the large courtyard has been renovated, and there are not many traces of the original.
In Zhu Yu's notebook, it was once a Japanese military camp — or rather, the residence of a gendarmerie protecting Mr. Yamashita.
Originally, there were not only dormitories, stables, weapons depots, training grounds, but also some military facilities.
However, after the surrender of Japan, it was handed over, and then some of the facilities inside were dismantled and finally auctioned.
Because the yard is relatively large, the yard business has not been very smooth, until it was finally bought by a rich man and converted into his own home.
It's just that later the rich man's family fell into the middle of the road and wanted to sell the yard, but in the end no one bought it, and the family ended up with only this yard left.
The girl's name is Amo, she is about to graduate from high school, and her score in college may not be enough, but she wants to be a movie star.
When he said this, Ah Mo's eyes were fixed on Zhu Yu, hoping to get some response from him.
Zhu Yu naturally heard what Ah Mo meant, but he didn't respond.
Just kidding, they weren't really making a movie, how could they possibly respond to the girl's request for hints?
If it's really filmed, it's given a passerby role. But it's not a real shot!
So Zhu Yu pretended not to hear, and after entering the courtyard, he began to observe around.
At this time, the male owner of the courtyard walked out and came to Zhu Yu and them.
"You, who want to rent my yard for 20,000 pesos a day?" The man's face was a little gloomy, and he talked directly with Zhu Yu about money.
"Yes." Zhu Yu took out four hundred dollars from his pocket and handed it over: "This is today's rent. We need to take a look at it today, and if it's appropriate, then we'll renew the lease as a filming venue."
After taking the dollar bill, the man looked at it carefully, recognized that the money was fine, and only then did a smile appear on his face:
"Okay, let's take a look."
After speaking, in order to show some enthusiasm, he stood next to Zhu Yu and led them to introduce the facilities in the courtyard, and did not forget to tell Amo:
"Go, pour water for the two guests!"
Zhu Yutian's eyes opened, swept from the lawn, his eyes condensed, and then looked at the main building in the courtyard, a row of old-fashioned bungalows.
The bungalows have actually been altered, painted and decorated, and the original dormitories have been transformed into rooms with different functions.
Some were opened, some were dismantled, so the original row of dormitories became three relatively independent buildings.
The main house in the middle added some outbuildings and became the residence of the master's family. The doorway was paved with bricks, small flower fields were excavated on both sides, and the windows were renovated.
This kind of renovation makes this place more livable, and it looks like a taste of life.
There are also a few pots of unknown green plants on the windowsill, looking vibrant.
"This is where we live." The man led Zhu Yu and them to the front of the room, Zhu Yu just glanced at it, then pointed to the other two rooms and asked:
"What about these two sides?"
"The storeroom, a place to study with Amo." The man said, "I originally planned to train my daughter to be a university student, but she is not very talented in learning, alas......
Zhu Yu walked towards the warehouse, the eye of heaven opened, and he found that there was indeed something underneath, but it was not something he imagined.
"Can I go back a little further?" Zhu Yu pointed to the back of these rooms, which had been transformed into a small garden, with a stone-paved road and a small pond dug out, which looked quite atmospheric.
"Absolutely." Naturally, the man didn't refuse, "The scenery there is still good. When I'm not working, I also like to take a walk in the garden."
This used to be a training ground, and with the eye of heaven sweeping, Zhu Yu could even see bullet casings deep in the soil under the gravel path in the garden.
Then, Zhu Yu saw what he wanted to see.
In order to avoid suspicion, Zhu Xin just followed the man to the living room after sweeping, Amo brought water and fruit, and Zhu Yu chatted with the man.
In the end, Zhu Yu finalized the matter of renting for a week, paid a thousand dollars first, a deposit of a thousand dollars, and discussed with the man that they would move out first the next day.
Two thousand dollars is five days' rent, and the man is naturally happy.
His family was in the middle of the road, and he was reluctant to go out to work, so the two thousand dollars were like charcoal in the snow, and he was naturally happy.
Zhu Yu and they left, the man happily took the money and went out, Ah Mo bit his lip and stayed here, looking outside, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
When meeting at the hotel in the evening, Cao Dalong said with some excitement:
"The model has been found and the machine has been rented. I heard that it was a small video clip, and the other party was very happy, and the asking price was not high, 1,000 dollars."
"Are you saying they went into a courtyard and talked for half an hour before they came out?" When Capio heard the report from the person he was looking for, he was already planning to go back to Manila.
It took nearly a week to locate and excavate, hoping that there would be a huge harvest, but in the end it was only a box of old Japanese weapons that had rusted to the surface.
Capio couldn't swallow it.
If before, such a thing was actually normal, and there was no harvest for eight out of ten treasure hunts, as long as there was a harvest once, it would be enough to make up for all the losses.
But Zhu Yu and their harvest topped themselves several times, which made Capio always feel that there was no need to cheap Zhu Yu and them.
There is also a faint meaning of comparison.
So for Zhu Yu's information, he is particularly fond of it.
After listening to the news, Du Pong analyzed:
"Boss, is it possible that that yard is a treasure trodge?"
Du Pong has been with Capio for so long, and he is also more concerned about treasure hunting.
Some time ago, I followed Zhu Yu in any kind of environment, but this is the first time I have heard of this kind of courtyard in the city.
So that's what he had for the first time
Guess.
"Possibly!" Capio immediately instructed Dupont:
"You go back to Manila now, and tomorrow go and tell the owner of the yard that we will rent his yard...... No, buy his yard! If they have already rented to Zhu Yu and asked him to return the money, I will pay double!"
Dupont had always been the first to look at the Capio, and now after listening to the boss's words, he immediately went to do so.
Capio, for his part, plans to return to Manila as soon as he finishes his finishing work.
Although he didn't want to see Zhu Yu, when he was hunting for treasure, as long as he had the opportunity, even if he was just on the front, he was not afraid!
The next day, Zhu Yu and the others came to the big courtyard early with a beautiful girl named Aya, a graphic model.
Aya has a natural face, no plastic surgery, quite attractive, Cao Dalong is quite proud of his vision.
But when he knocked on the courtyard door, Mo saw Zhu Yu, glanced at Aya again, and finally looked at Cao Dalong who was carrying the camera.
After waiting for a circle, he said to Zhu Yu:
"Mr. Zhu, I'm ...... Someone came over yesterday and wanted to buy our yard, and the price was relatively high, and my father already had the idea of agreeing......
Zhu Yu knew it was bad as soon as he heard it!
As soon as the thought turned in his mind, he immediately guessed that several of his people must have been exposed!
The only one who can buy the yard before he is Capio***!
"Did your father sign a contract with the other party?" Zhu Yu asked.
"No, my father still wants to make the price higher, and the other party can't call the shots, so he's still talking. But the other party meant, that little money is nothing, as long as his master nods, he can give more......
Zhu Yu's heart was slightly relieved, and he said:
"Can you tell your father, we only need a day. That's two thousand dollars, just one day's rent today! As long as he can hold that guy back, we'll give him a thousand dollars when the shoot is done!"
Ah Mo was a little strange, how did his yard become so important?
Is there anything in it that my family doesn't know?