Seeing Henry sitting in the passenger seat smiling back at him, Ning Weimin smiled back.
"certainly."
"Then since my work is completed, our employment relationship has also ended. Normally, for a contract worth over 100 million yuan, the fee charged by our law firm is one percent. In other words, minus
You have already paid me one million. You still need to pay me 2.3 million francs."
Ning Weimin didn't expect Henry to be so impatient and was slightly taken aback.
"Of course that's no problem, but isn't it a little early? What I want to say is..."
However, when Henry heard "but", he arbitrarily mistakenly thought that Ning Weimin was too expensive.
He has seen many rich people in his career who hesitate when paying.
Who says rich people must be generous?
According to his experience, rich people are more preoccupied than poor people, and most of their generosity is pretended to save face.
Some people are even unwilling to pay child support after a divorce, which is inhumane.
So he was the first to say, "Ah ah ah! Please don't, sir! Don't! I know what you want to say. Since we have a common friend, Mr. Alain Delon, I don't want to have a conflict with you over money matters. This way
Okay, just pay me another two million francs. Let's settle this matter with dignity, okay?"
"Thank you very much, Henry."
Ning Weimin looked at Qingzi beside him, and shook his head slightly with a look of helplessness.
Then he took out his checkbook from his pocket.
Unfortunately, Lawyer Henry, who was sitting in the passenger seat, did not see the scene in the back seat.
He also didn't notice the slightly ironic smile appearing on the corner of Ning Weimin's mouth.
He just thought that his strength had made Ning Weimin succumb, so he continued to argue with his arguments.
"That's right. I know that sometimes because things go too smoothly, people will underestimate the role of lawyers and erase the lawyer's contribution. In fact, you have to think so, what's the harm in saving more time?
What’s more? Besides, I negotiated 10 million francs more than you expected, so..."
This is not only Henry safeguarding his professional dignity, but also frankly expressing his dissatisfaction.
However, when the barrister sitting in the passenger seat turned around and took the check from Ning Weimin in the back seat.
After just a glance, he couldn't help but be stunned by the numbers above.
"Three million! Oh my God! Didn't I just say...I just seemed to be talking to you..."
"Yes, I heard you only want two million francs."
Ning Weimin confirmed the number he just reported and smiled slightly.
"Then...then why did you..."
The emotional confusion that ensued left the barrister at a loss as to what to say.
Ning Weimin was extremely relaxed and explained with the attitude of a good gentleman.
"But you also said that we have common friends, and you are worth the money, and your work is done quickly and well. In fact, I agree with you and appreciate your work efficiency. Just like you
, of course I don’t want to lose my dignity. So I decided to give you three million. Henry, you deserve this money, accept it, thank you for your help."
"This...this...I don't know how to say it. It seems that I misunderstood just now. This is really...very...I thought you were...Hey, I really shouldn't drink today..."
The barrister, who had always been very logical and emotionally stable, now became incoherent and his cheeks were a little red.
He truly regretted it and wanted to apologize.
Especially when he realized that he seemed to have shown no mercy to the other party in front of his wife and his subordinates.
Now that I think about it, I am a little too much. How could I treat such a good customer so rudely and rudely?
Just because of his damn face and the pride of France, he was a little embarrassed to say the words "I'm sorry" directly.
However, Ning Weimin took the initiative to smooth things over for him.
"Okay, okay, this is our first time dealing with each other. It's normal that we don't know each other well enough. We should have established a certain sense of trust now, right? Can we talk about other things?"
"Okay, please tell me."
Henry tried to calm himself down.
I thought to myself, for this check, no matter what you have to say, I will listen carefully to what you say and will never interrupt you again.
But he is still too confident.
His oath was completely wishful thinking and was soon broken by himself.
If not for anything else, it was because what Ning Weimin said below was so unexpected.
"Henry, in fact, your work may not really be over, at least I hope you can continue. Have you forgotten that there are two French production companies interested in doing business with me? Now we have negotiated with World Television and Film Company.
But the other company, Yingojiana, hasn’t replied yet, maybe it will be soon..."
"What? You...you mean? Do you still want to continue negotiating with Ying Ojana? But haven't you already bought what you want..."
The barrister was simply shocked.
And not only was he surprised, he found that this time, even Ning Weimin's wife, Matsumoto Keiko, looked extremely surprised, looking completely unaware.
This is all Ning Weimin’s strong advocate.
But Ning Weimin's attitude was extremely firm.
He first comforted Matsumoto Keiko with a few words in Japanese, saying it was okay, and then spoke to Henry in English.
"Why not? I mean, I'm already here and I have enough money in my pocket to buy anyway, and if I can make a deal with two French production companies, it's better than just one. If they're willing to go through with it
I will not refuse the transaction. Of course, I would also hope that the price is more suitable. After all, I have to pay 10% tax for such a copyright transaction. And after buying it, I have to transport, store and translate these copies. I
The more copies we buy, the more costs we have to bear. And our original goal has been achieved. Who let Yingogana be one step later than another production company? So this time, if we want to talk,
My price bottom line is based on 70% of the price quoted by World Television and Film Company. The time is also a bit tight. I am afraid that the latest transaction date cannot be after the closing of the Cannes Film Festival because we have other arrangements. Is this goal not excessive? If you
Agree, how about I write you a check right away, or an advance payment of one million?"
After hearing this news, I realized that I had received another legal representation business worth over 100 million yuan.
The barrister was so excited that he danced with joy, just like a child who accidentally caught a big fish at the beach.
"I...I...I just want to praise God, and of course I praise you, sir! Today is my lucky day!"
But even so, Ning Weimin really deserves to be a veteran who is well versed in human relations and sophistication. At this time, he still showed full respect and affirmation.
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"Don't say that. Those who are capable work hard. This is what you have earned for yourself. It is your ability to work that makes me believe that you can help me get what I want in a short period of time. So, please praise me
Just yourself, Henry."
"You are such a gentleman." Henry praised sincerely, and then expressed his sincere gratitude, "It seems that I really owe Alan a favor..."
However, his sincere expression made Ning Weimin smile in his heart, and he said seriously.
"I think it will be extremely difficult for you to repay this favor. And soon, you will also greatly hurt our common friend..."
"Why?" Henry was stunned, completely unaware of what Ning Weimin was referring to.
"Because the second thing I want to tell you is that I plan to spend hundreds of millions of francs to buy real estate in Saint-Tropez, and I plan to cooperate with Mr. Alain Delon to use these real estate investments to open a tourism service company.
We jointly operate hotels and restaurants. I have recently planned to formally discuss this matter with him. I remember what you said, if my appeal involves interests with him, you will be his agent, right? So this matter
You should still draft the cooperation terms, but your legal fees will be borne by him. Sorry, I won’t pay a penny..."
For the first time, Henry learned what it means to be "smiling like a spring breeze, but full of bad things".
Based on his life experience, it seems that he has never seen such a person who can show off calmly and is good at using what others have said to get rid of people, let alone deal with them.
Faced with this particularly quick thinking and teasing style, there really isn't much he can do.
Probably apart from the helplessness that made people laugh and cry, and the embarrassment of not knowing how to respond, he could only passively accept the objective reality.
Fortunately, this guy is not French or a lawyer, otherwise his talent would affect the ecological balance...
Henri Rene thought so seriously.
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Ten days later, with the arrival of the closing ceremony, the 40th Cannes Film Festival finally came to a successful conclusion.
However, it is closely related to this film festival, and some of the aftermath caused by it has not been settled for a long time.
You know, unlike ordinary people, the European celebrities and most movie stars and fashion models who gather in Cannes are not concerned about the artistic value of the films shown at the film festival.
They don't particularly care who wins the award at this year's Cannes Film Festival.
Even the new trends of the British Prince of Wales and his wife after leaving France were not enough to attract the attention of these people.
All they really care about is what's happening in Vanity Fair.
For example, which celebrity, that industry boss, and which star, or which model, hooked up again at the Cannes Film Festival.
Another example is who has invested in what movie, and which lucky person is going to become famous.
So in fact, these people's attention is now completely attracted by a pair of mysterious men and women from the East.
The reason is also very simple, if not for anything else, it is because of an amazing news coming out of the industry.
As the two most powerful film production companies in France - World Television Film Company and Inogan Production Company, they sold their film libraries to two people who came to participate in the film festival during Cannes.
An Oriental.
Considering the huge amount of money involved and the way it was squandered like throwing money into the sea, almost everyone's first reaction when hearing the news was "impossible!"
However, when they later confirmed through various channels that the shocking news was indeed true, curiosity inevitably arose.
After all, no one would be uninterested in someone who could spend hundreds of millions of francs to buy all the film copies from two studios within two weeks of the Cannes Film Festival.
However, there are different opinions about the origins of these two Easterners, and not many people really have the inside information.
Some said he was Japanese, some said he was from Hong Kong, and some even said he was a wealthy businessman from Singapore, or a descendant of a wealthy family in Southeast Asia.
There are also widely varying versions of transaction prices circulating.
Some said it cost a total of 600 million francs, some said it was 800 million, and some said it cost a total of 200 million U.S. dollars.
The only thing that is certain is that of these two Orientals, one is a male and the other is a female.
In short, this is an era when there are not very convenient channels for disseminating news, nor are there any equipment for taking pictures and recordings everywhere.
The spread of news is far less informed than it was in decades, and it is even less possible to have conclusive evidence.
So much so that the news circulating outside is all kinds of things.
Everyone who is concerned about this matter is wondering in their hearts who can do such an amazing thing.
These exclusive restrictions of this era met Ning Weimin's need to deliberately keep a low profile, and successfully allowed him to hide his identity and not become the target of public criticism.
But then again, people in this era inevitably lack knowledge. After all, there are not many "big melons" to eat a few times a year.
Therefore, once some surprising news spreads from some important people, it is particularly easy to spread and spread by false rumors.
For Ning Weimin, this was also an unfavorable factor that was counterproductive.
On the contrary, Ning Weimin's identity has been shrouded in a mysterious veil, making people want to explore more and more.
Almost every self-proclaimed "well-informed person" in upper class society is determined to dig out the truth so that it can be used as a talking point to show off in front of others.
As for those caring people who smelled the smell of "oil and water", they even racked their brains, looking for clues, and surrounded them like flies flying in the sky.
In fact, World Television and Films and Inorganic Productions were the targets of harassment.
Since they sold their film library, more and more calls have been coming in every day, almost all of them from colleagues coming to inquire about the inside story of the transaction.
At first, it was only French film companies, but later film companies from Italy, Austria, West Germany, the United Kingdom, and other European countries began to come to us. Later, even film companies from Egypt and India joined in.
Almost all the film production companies who knew the news came to call and ask, and gradually some people even came to visit me.
The purpose is clear, just to find out the identity of this Oriental who is willing to spend a lot of money for copies of old movies, so that they can sell their own copies to him.
Needless to say, due to contractual restrictions, the two production companies that have signed confidentiality agreements naturally sternly reject most people.
But at this time, because they couldn't bear the disturbance, they really felt that they had had enough.
If they had known that it would cause such a big trouble and have such huge side effects, they would have asked for at least ten to twenty million more to effectively compensate for the overwhelming pain.
God knows how long they have to hold on before the studio can regain its former peace.
Damn it! This has seriously affected the normal work of the studio, okay?