"Hmm? Mr. Louis?"
"Good morning, Mr. Lu Yuan. Did you sleep well last night?"
"Haha, not bad, Mr. Louis, come in first, um, this is in your hand..."
Early in the morning, as soon as Lu Yuan went downstairs, he saw Louis standing at the door and being stopped by the security guard.
Louis was carrying a lot of bags, and there was no extreme expression on his face after he was stopped by the security guard. Instead, he waited obediently downstairs, showing a non-offensive smile to everyone. From a distance, his fat body and dark circles around his eyes made him look like the national treasure giant panda.
After seeing Louis’ adorable appearance, Lu Yuan welcomed Louis in.
When he saw the large and small bags that Louis was carrying, Lu Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Oh, this is a small gift, Mr. Lu Yuan. After repeated consideration last night, I realized that some unpleasant things may have happened between our cinema and your company before. I apologize to you again for my father's recklessness and unreasonableness... To express my apology, this is the contract I drafted. Please take a look. Is this okay?" After seeing Lu Yuan, Louis immediately showed an even more naive smile, and his back looked a little hunched.
Although he is an American, he is familiar with the Chinese custom of courtesy.
at the same time……
He pondered the word "sincerity" for most of the night, and finally it dawned on him in the morning.
He understands!
Be sincere with your words, be sincere with your body, and be sincere with your hands!
"Let's talk in my office. By the way, Mr. Louis, have you had breakfast?" Lu Yuan did not say the same polite words as others, such as why did he bring these gifts since he was already here.
He himself doesn't like these hypocritical things.
Anyway…
He welcomes everyone who comes!
“Ah… not yet…” Louis was stunned.
"Oh, if you haven't had breakfast, please wait a moment and I will make you some breakfast."
"Ah, how can this be, this... Mr. Lu Yuan, this is really too much trouble for you, wait, Mr. Lu Yuan, with your status, you still make breakfast by yourself? Don't you have a maid?"
"Haha, no, I'm not used to this. Besides, basically every day when I get up, no matter how busy I am, I will take some time to make myself a delicious breakfast... Mr. Louis, do you like milk sandwiches?"
"Ah, I like it very much."
"That's good, you sit here for a while."
"good!"
Louis watched Lu Yuan put on an apron and walked into the kitchen, then sat there obediently.
About ten minutes later, Louis heard a noise outside the house, and he subconsciously walked to the window and looked outside the yard.
He suddenly saw several men in suits standing outside the house...
He knew these people...
It seems like he is the person in charge of several other cinema chains?
After seeing them, Louis' heart skipped a beat and he immediately had a bad feeling.
Could it be that they...
Do you want to come and compete too?
Louis wanted to say something, but at this moment, the door opened.
Forrest walked into the company in a hurry, and it seemed that because he was in too much of a hurry, he did not see Louis.
What happened?
Louis watched as the noise outside the house seemed to get louder, and at the same time he thought of Forrest's anxious expression...
Subconsciously, he walked cautiously towards the kitchen.
Just then, he heard the conversation between Lu Yuan and Forrest.
"Boss, the heads of Meiwei Cinemas, Sky City Cinemas, and Gofen Cinemas are waiting for you outside. They want to talk to you."
"Chat? Talk about what?"
"They came with a profit-sharing contract, they wanted the rights to Saw..."
"What conditions did they offer?" Lu Yuan's voice sounded faintly.
"I just want to talk to you, hoping to reach a cooperation..."
"No more?"
“No more.”
"Oh, there's nothing much to talk to me about. Tell them that as long as they show enough sincerity, cooperation can be considered..."
"Boss, your sincerity means..."
"When you and Mr. James went to talk to them, Mr. Forrest, what was their share of the profits?"
"Their split is 40-60."
"Oh, then we are also four and six this time. This time we are six and they are four. If you are willing, you can cooperate. If not, then... I'm sorry!"
"Then, should we let them in..."
"No, I only made breakfast for two people. It's not appropriate for them to come in, and we don't have anything to treat them if they come in..."
"Okay! I understand!"
When Louis heard this, he felt footsteps coming.
At this moment, he hurriedly and carefully returned to his seat, and sat there obediently as if he had not heard anything.
At this moment, the sunlight outside the window happened to shine on him, and he had a warm feeling. Of course, in addition to the warmth, he also had a sense of inexplicable honor.
Then...
He saw Forrest leave the kitchen and walk out of the company.
Not long after, there were suddenly louder noises outside the house, even mixed with some cursing and swearing.
Forrest walked into the room again.
"What's wrong?" Lu Yuan came out with two sandwiches and milk and looked at Forrest.
"Boss, they are very dissatisfied with your attitude. They think you are dreaming. They want to see you. If you don't go out to meet them now, they will leave... Boss, isn't it a bit... After all, the more theaters that cooperate with us, the more benefits we will get. Moreover, these theaters have a certain influence in Hollywood. We..." Forrest was silent for a moment and looked at Lu Yuan. He didn't finish the sentence that we shouldn't offend them.
I don’t know why…
He felt it was inappropriate to say these words now as some things had changed quietly.
And the boss...
It seems to have changed too!
He felt that his boss seemed to have changed a lot after returning from China!
It seems to be becoming a little confusing.
What on earth did this boss go through in this short week since he returned to China?
"Haha, since they want to go back, let them go back. Mr. Forrest, you are right. The more theaters we cooperate with, the more money we make, but... we talk to them while standing instead of kneeling..." Lu Yuan glanced at Forrest silently.
"..."Forrest was stunned.
"Mr. Forrest, I know what you are worried about, but respect is never given by others, but by yourself... Although I don't know how they treated you when you and Mr. Forrest first went to them, but I can imagine that they will definitely not smile at you equally... Mr. Forrest, Remote Entertainment is a big family. In this big family, I hope everyone can win their own dignity. At the same time, we should have our own value. As for whether we are polite or not, it doesn't matter. Some things are corresponding. They have been polite to us, so we must be polite too. If they didn't give it, we don't have to give it..." Lu Yuan said this seriously after looking at Forrest.
But after saying this, he seemed dazed for some reason.
He felt as if he had also been brainwashed by Fatty Wei.
After all, every day when the "remote" entertainment meeting came, Fatty Wei would stand in the conference room and say similar words passionately.
Although Lu Yuan had always thought it was nonsense, he also felt that these words were extremely embarrassing.
but……
As time went by, I didn’t know when it started…
A strange change occurred deep in Lu Yuan's heart.
like……
Is that really the case?
"Boss, I..." Forrest was suddenly moved.
"Go and reject them." Lu Yuan put down the sandwich and patted Forrest's shoulder.
"Okay." Forrest nodded, then turned and left the company.
After Forrest left, the cursing outside became louder.
Even Louis heard people outside cursing him, saying things like "fantastic", "crazy about money", "this guy is a psychopath", "rubbish" and so on...
But Lu Yuan sat next to Louis as if nothing had happened.
"Mr. Louis, sorry for the wait."
"Mr. Lu Yuan..."
"This is the sandwich I made. It should be edible."
"Okay, let me try it..." Louis took the sandwich made by Lu Yuan, took a bite, and then found that the sandwich was delicious.
He finished the sandwich in one go.
"Mr. Louis, what kind of contract is yours?"
"Oh, it's a profit-sharing contract. Our profit-sharing ratio is 40:60, 40 for us and 60 for you..."
"Oh, let me see the contract."
"good!"
…
Nine o'clock in the morning.
When Louis saw that several cinema managers were turned away at the door of "Remote" Entertainment and left cursing.
For some reason, he felt fortunate.
Four or six...
These theaters do not think it is appropriate, after all, 40% to 60% is basically the profit sharing of big Hollywood companies such as Cobia and Century.
But……
Louis doesn't think so.
Many times, it is a choice of vision, just like gambling.
They had missed the first choice, but he didn't want to miss it the second time.
He thinks!
This "Saw" movie is going to be a hit!
and!
It will be a hit!
The premiere of Saw is today at noon.
Of course, I can't catch up with this wave at noon today. Even if I go back to the company for a meeting and make various arrangements as quickly as possible, it will be too late. After all, a cinema chain is not a cinema chain that can be discussed by one person like Lu Yuan. Many things need to be discussed in meetings...
It's not that easy.
Of course, I can still catch up tomorrow.
…
"Mr. Allen, good news, great news!"
"What good news..."
"Mr. Allen, I just got the news that several theaters went to look for Lu Yuan this morning. But guess what happened? Lu Yuan actually..."
"What? Is this guy really crazy? He wants a 40% to 60% split? He rejected so many theater chains? What does he want? Does he really think he is a big company like us in Hollywood? Or does he think his so-called "Saw" will be a hit?"
"Mr. Allen, this is what's going on. Now everyone on the Internet is scolding him, and the whole of Hollywood is waiting for his joke... By the way, Mr. Allen, Saw is going to be released in a few hours. Do you still want to go and watch it?"
"Well, let's go and take a look. I always feel that he can't be so stupid..."
"Mr. Allen, don't you also think that Saw will be a hit?"
"It's hard to say... This person... I don't know how to describe him. Although he looks crazy now, I always feel... a little uneasy..."
"ah?"