Inside the Cathedral of Our Lady—

Song Zhichao walked in alone, and Chekov followed him to guide him.

Jin Jiu and Niu Xiong were waiting outside.

When I walked in, I saw that the church was really big, very grand and spectacular. When I saw it, it was magnificent and had a Gothic weirdness.

In front of the church, a burly man, wearing a suit and a top hat, was in a cordial conversation with a priest.

Chekov asked Song Zhichao to wait for a while now, until the man in the suit talked with the priest and drew a cross on his chest. Chekov then stepped forward and said a few words to the man very respectfully.

The burly man turned his back to Song Zhichao, so he couldn't see what he looked like from Song Zhichao's perspective, but he could roughly see the outline of his side face, four words, with clear edges and corners.

After a moment, the burly man turned around and walked towards Song Zhichao.

Only then did Song Zhichao see clearly what the other person looked like. He was an extremely tough Russian man, with blue eyes, brown hair, a high Russian nose bridge and thick lips. There was a scar on his left cheek, which completely destroyed his handsomeness, and gave people an inexplicable evil spirit.

This reminded Song Zhichao of a very famous movie - "Scarface". In that drama, Al Pacino interpreted a godfather-level character to the fullest, and the Mr. Paplov in front of him was obviously the "godfather" in reality.

Bapurov walked to Song Zhichao, stretched out his broad palm, and a smile opposite to his hideous scar appeared on his face, and said, "Welcome, dear Hong Kong friend."

Song Zhichao shook hands with him, feeling that the other party's hands were very wide and heavy.

"I guess you already know my name, my name is Paplov." Paplov said to Song Zhichao very kindly.

Song Zhichao said, "My surname is Song, and my name is Song Zhichao."

Papluv smiled, "Actually, the names of you Chinese people are almost the same in my opinion, and the pronunciation is so strange - I'm sorry, I don't mean to slander, but I really find it difficult to remember your names. Why don't I call you 'Song'!"

Song Zhichao shrugged and said it was okay.

Seeing that Song Zhichao was so easy to talk, Bapurov felt very happy, so he signaled to discuss the matter and go to another place.

Song Zhichao also knew that it was a bit inappropriate to talk about business in places like churches, so he followed Paplov outside.

...

Square, outdoor cafe—

Bright flags of the cafe flutter in the wind.

Moscow is so cold that it makes people tremble - of course, this is only for some people from Hong Kong.

If it weren't for the importance of business, Song Zhichao would never be willing to discuss business in such a damn open-air cafe.

On the contrary, the native Papluv seemed to be immune to this cold. He was holding his legs up, biting a cigar, drinking coffee under the parasol, looking very enjoyable.

Around them, four or five men in black were very dedicated to guarding both sides of Paplov. They were all bodyguards under Paplov. They were said to be very skilled and experts from the KGB. The country is now relatively turbulent, and it is really not easy for these people to make a living.

Looking at the square, people flowing in the air, it is very lively.

Not far away, several Russians are performing traditional Russian acrobatics, and some blonde beauties wearing traditional Russian costumes are selling flowers to tourists.

"Dear Song, I like you Hong Kong tourists the most among so many foreign tourists." Bapurov suddenly said, "Because you Hong Kong people are very pragmatic and know how to choose the partner they cooperate with - in addition, I also like your Hong Kong movies very much. I remember well. Last year, there was a movie filmed in Red Square in Moscow. What's the name..." He knocked his temple with his finger: "By the way, it's called "Red Square Flying Dragon". I wonder if you have ever heard of it?"

Seeing that Paplov suddenly mentioned Hong Kong movies, Song Zhichao still prefers the movie "Flying Dragon in Red Square", Song Zhichao couldn't help laughing.

The movie "Flying Dragon in Red Square" was released in Hong Kong last year, after filming here in 1990. The starring is Hong Kong action star Xu Guanjie, and his representative works include the "Best Partner" series.

Originally, Xu Guanjie was filming this drama to fight against the big star Jackie Chan, because Jackie Chan was at its peak at this time and had completely surpassed Xu Guanjie in fame.

Unfortunately, although this was a very good big production, he came to the Soviet Union to shoot it, but the box office failed miserably, which established Jackie Chan's position as the big brother in the film industry. Xu Guanjie was no longer there, and even his fame gradually declined and gradually faded out of the film industry.

After Song Zhichao told Paplov the release of the drama in Hong Kong as if he had known it, Paplov sighed and said, "What a pity, I think this drama is very good. When I was filmed on Red Square, I confiscated the handling fee for a ruble. I even bought flowers to give to the beautiful lady in the drama. I didn't expect the box office to be so tragic."

The so-called "processing fee" is actually to film abroad and be charged a "protection fee" in disguise. The most well-known of them is Jackie Chan's filming "Red Fan District" in the United States, and was charged a protection fee by American gangsters, which then caused a conflict, which almost caused a fight.

The same is true here. There are their own rules everywhere. You can’t just shoot it in Red Square. You must “offer” to bigwigs like Paplov.

However, Song Zhichao's focus is not this, but who is the lady in the play?

If you remember well, the heroines of this drama are Maggie Cheung, Li Zhi and Li Lizhen, and I don’t know which one Paplov is talking about.

However, Song Zhichao also knew that none of these matters. What mattered was what Paplov used these as the opening remarks of the negotiations.

Soon, Paplov gave Song Zhichao's answer.

"I do business like my kindness. If I like it, I can not collect a ruble or not, and I can also give you flowers. On the contrary, if I hate it, then you not only have to pay for the venue, but also convince me." After saying that, Bapurov looked at Song Zhichao with sharp eyes, raised his lips slightly, and the scar on his face looked very ferocious, "Then now, dear Song, please convince me-" He looked down at his watch, "I only gave you five minutes!"

Song Zhichao smiled. Faced with the pressure given by Paplov, he calmly picked up the coffee cup, took a sip, and then looked at Paplov's eyes, and then said, "In less than five minutes, I will only say one sentence - 10% of you!"
Chapter completed!