Volume 4: The World of Great Conflict Chapter 0553: Waiting for the Rain
Michelle Yim is an actress that Nan Yi likes very much. To be more precise, Michelle Yim after the age of 50 is an actress that Nan Yi likes very much. The dignified and noble lady she played is very much to Nan Yi's liking.
Michelle, who is not even 30 years old now, can only be said to be very ordinary in Nan Yi's eyes. In terms of appearance, among the actresses in Hong Kong, she may not even be ranked in the top 100 according to Nan Yi's personal standards.
It's just an estimate, Nan Yi hasn't done any serious planning.
To him, beauty rankings and school beauty rankings are things that only bored people would compile.
The layout of Youqiao Teahouse is different from traditional Cantonese teahouses and has its own characteristics. When you walk through the door, the first thing that catches your eye is a screen with the left side against the wall, so you can only go around it from the right side.
After walking around it, you will enter a room that looks like a private room in a hotel. Against the left wall is a round table with a corner cut off. Some scholars call this kind of round table a "crescent moon".
There were two tea tables on the crescent moon. When Nan Yi walked into the teahouse just now, he saw Cao Ruhua, Michelle Yim, Pan Disheng and a "professional policeman" like Cao Ruhua sitting next to the crescent moon.
Nan Yi found this man familiar. He knew that he was now a football player and that he was Michelle's boyfriend, but he couldn't remember his name no matter how hard he racked his brains.
Perhaps, Nan Yi didn’t even know his name, so there was no need to recall it.
Yueque should be the place where Cao Ruhua, a native of Shandong Province, usually entertains guests and chats with them.
People from Wuchuan like to talk nonsense, people from Anxi like to gossip, people from the Northeast like to chat, people from the capital like to talk about everything, and people from Shandong like to chat. Once they start chatting, even if the police come with an arrest warrant and handcuffs, they have to wait until they finish.
After waiting for a long time for Cao Xihua to finish telling his glorious history, he finally had time to introduce people.
"Hui Ling, Zhi Qiang, this is Master Pan Disheng. His family is in the watch business. I used to frequent his shop. Now Master Pan has also started to get involved in the film industry. You two can meet him ."
After Cao Ruhua's introduction, Nan Yi understood the order of arrival of the people in front of him, and also learned the name he didn't know. As for "Hui Ling", it was most likely Michelle's real name.
"Who is this?"
After introducing Pan Disheng, Cao Ruihua looked at Nan Yi and asked.
"Hello, Inspector Cao, my name is Nan Yi, and Mr. Pan and I have an appointment to discuss something with you." Nan Yi said with a fist salute.
Seeing Nan Yixing clasping his fists, Cao Xihua was immediately impressed, so he smiled from the bottom of his heart and said, "It turns out to be Master Nan. This is Huiling, my adopted daughter, and this is Yin Zhiqiang, Huiling's boyfriend."
"Hello, Miss Mi and Mr. Yin."
"Hello, Mr. Nan, since you have an appointment with Mr. Pan, I will take you two to the private room upstairs. It is quiet upstairs, which is more convenient for you two to talk." Mi Xueluo said generously.
"Then please Miss Mi."
Michelle stood up and led Nan Yi and Pan Disheng to the innermost box on the second floor.
After Nan Yi and the other man sat down, Michelle said, "It's just been two days since the beginning of summer, and the weather is still very hot. I recommend Longjing chrysanthemum tea to you two. Longjing has a refreshing fragrance, and chrysanthemum enhances the flavor. The combination of the two will make the tea more fragrant. Longjing also has the effect of soothing emotions, and chrysanthemum can dispel wind and heat, clear away heat and detoxify. Drinking Longjing chrysanthemum tea can remove the heat in your body."
Nan Yi said, "Since Miss Mi said so, then we will listen to her. Serve tea first, and then serve us something to eat in 35 minutes. I haven't eaten yet."
"Okay, wait a moment, both of you."
After Michelle finished speaking, she turned and walked out of the box.
Nan Yi estimated that today's bill would most likely be waived, as Michelle's desire to make friends was already very obvious.
"Mr. Pan, since you asked me to meet you in a teahouse today, and they say tea is the gentleman among water, how about we put aside our commercialism today and talk like gentlemen?"
"Great, since Nansheng is a straightforward person, let's be honest ."
"Since we have to be honest, I have a few questions for Mr. Pan. The first question is, why me?"
Pan Disheng asked back, "Nansheng, why should I cooperate with you?"
"Yes."
"It's very simple. Before I decided to get involved in the film and television industry, I did a survey of Hong Kong's film and television circles. I have learned about Golden Harvest, Cinema City, Shaw Brothers, and other large and small film companies, including your Donglaiwu.
The business model of Donglaiwu really caught my eye. I guess your real purpose of investing in Donglaiwu was to promote the cool red wine, right?"
Nan Yi nodded and said, "Don't tell lies in front of real people. Mr. Pan, you are in the business of famous products, and advertising and marketing are your expertise. It's normal that you can see through my little tricks."
"Nansheng, you are too modest. Donglaiwu's approach cannot be said to be a trick. Now the best-selling red wine in Xiangkeng is Lafeng 1980. In the eyes of many people, Lafeng 1980 is synonymous with top luxury red wine. It must be said that Nansheng's sales model is very successful.
One of the reasons why I bought Debao is to promote the famous brands I represent. My idea coincides with yours, Nansheng. Even if there is no cinema chain, I will ask Director Wang to introduce you to me."
"Thank you for the compliment. You have already answered my first question. Now let me ask my second question: why me?"
"Because you are the grandson of Fang, the chairman of Fang Group, and because the shopping mall invested by Fang Group in Southeast Asia has a multi-functional cinema, I think the multi-functional cinema should be your work, Nansheng, right?"
"Yes."
Nan Yi answered directly and frankly.
"The single-function, single-hall theaters are outdated. Multi-hall, multi-functional theaters will definitely be popular in the future. Nansheng, you, an outsider, have a deeper vision than the filmmakers in Hong Kong, and you have made plans earlier. I must say that I admire you. There is no doubt that you are a strong man, and I, Pan Disheng, am willing to form a strong alliance with the strong."
Pan Disheng is indeed a young hero, and there is nothing wrong with positioning himself as a strong man.
"Well, since Mr. Pan is so frank, I might as well tell you frankly. I have already asked Wang Yan yesterday. Donglaiwu can probably draw out 12 million Hong Kong dollars of idle funds. This is the amount of money I can invest in you.
Shares can be calculated based on the amount of investment, but the right to speak cannot be calculated in this way. I can stay out of the daily affairs of the cinema, but you must ensure that you treat the films of Debao and Donglaiwu equally. The scheduling of screenings during prime time will be based on the quality of the films, regardless of their distance.
Think about it carefully. I believe in contracts and am willing to abide by them. Once you agree, you must abide by the contract signed between us.
I don't cheat my partners, nor do I want to be cheated by others. Moreover, I love my partner, Mr. Pan, so your family will also become my respected benefactors."
As soon as Nan Yi finished speaking, Pan Disheng's pupils shrank. He understood the subtext of Nan Yi's words. The other side of loving someone and loving his dog is "bringing harm to his family." If he dared to cheat Nan Yi, he would have to face Nan Yi's all-round revenge, not only against him, but also his wife and children.
After thinking for a long time, Pan Disheng said decisively: "Nansheng, you can rest assured. My father once taught me the word 'faith'. When I studied abroad, I also learned the spirit of contract. We will resolve all disputes at the negotiation table."
"Okay, let our representative lawyer discuss the details of the contract, and we will taste the tea recommended by Miss Mi." Nan Yi said , holding up the teacup.
"That's fine. Let professionals do the professional things."
Pan Disheng also held up the teacup and toasted Nan Yi, the two of them celebrating their successful cooperation.
It is so simple for gentlemen to negotiate a deal. Both parties make their intentions clear to each other and there is no need to test each other's bottom line.
Nan Yi knew clearly that Pan Disheng was looking for him to cooperate not because he was short of money, but because he wanted to introduce a partner with his own resources. The voice of theaters was Pan Disheng's forbidden fruit, and if he sincerely wanted to cooperate, he didn't need to touch it at all.
Pan Disheng also roughly guessed that Nan Yizi was not in the cinema chain. This was one of the reasons why he wanted to find Nan Yi as a partner. He paid a little bit of benefits in exchange for the resources in Nan Yi's hands, and Nan Yi did not want to interfere in the affairs of the cinema chain.
For Nan Yi, it is a very cost-effective deal to invest a sum of money that has a high probability of recovering the investment and making a small profit in exchange for the smooth screening of Donglaiwu's films in local theaters.
There have been many reports of dirty tricks among the Seven Monsters of Cinema City. In the past two years, Lei Jukun has been busy with his own Kowloon Development, and has also invested in Norway Land and New World Development, and has been busy buying up the real estate industry at a low price.
Now I have enough time to take care of the Golden Princess Cinemas, and by the way, I can try some tricks on Cinema City to win over one faction and attack another, so as to acquire more company shares and expand my own interests.
In the battle for the acquisition of Kowloon Motor Bus, Fang Mengyin had completely offended Lei Jukun. How could he not hate someone who had taken away his beloved wife? For Lei Jukun, before dealing with Fang Mengyin, the old witch, he would first vent his anger on her grandson. That was a pleasure.
For Nan Yi, he would be hit by Lei Juekun's club sooner or later, and he was waiting for the club to fall. He was not going to resist and had to take the blow head-on. Only when he was hurt could he occupy the moral high ground and pick up his gun to raid Lei Juekun's lair.
Although Xiangkeng is a small place, the chive fields are not small. Harmony is the most important thing among real estate developers. There is no hatred of killing one's father, so they usually don't fight to the point of bloodshed.
Nan Yi likes this kind of atmosphere very much, so he is not willing to stir up disputes in Xiangkeng. Fang Group and Creativity Real Estate are just going with the flow in their real estate development in Xiangkeng.
But who made him offend Lei Jukun? Nan Yi had to use his "mixed grief and anger" to offend him again.
"Lord Lei, I am young and ignorant, and I have offended you many times. Please be magnanimous and let me go." Nan Yi said this in preparation for some peacemaker to come out in the future and make peace between him and Lei Jukun.
Lei Jukun was one of the reasons that prompted Nan Yi to agree to cooperate with Pan Disheng. He had to add a set of armor to Donglaiwu first, so that he would not be seriously injured when he was hit.
