Cannes not only has film art, but also has famous delicacies.

After Zhang Chu finally got out of the signing ceremony, he sat with Vincent in the two-star Michelin restaurant lapalmed'or, the restaurant's name is the same as the highest award of the Cannes Film Festival, the Golden Palme d'Or.

Since it is in the movie holy site, there will be some food themes related to movies on the menu every year.

This time is no exception!

Zhang Chu has heard about it for a long time, and this time he took the opportunity to try it out.

Vincent looked a bit like a French star. He was very skilled in talking to the waiter in French, and then pointed to the text on the menu and said: "This year's movie theme is Angel Aimei, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, do you need to try it?"

"Of course, we came for them."

Looking down from the open-air terrace, you can overlook the blue Mediterranean Sea and the commercial streets full of boutiques. The sea breeze blows in front of you, and occasionally a few white seagulls fly by in the distance.

The small town of Cannes is nestled at the foot of the green mountains. It is a pearl of the Mediterranean Sea. The Bay of Rivera connects several small towns and occupies a unique geographical location.

Rows of tall and green palm trees next to the fine sand beach that stretches for four or five thousand meters, forming a beautiful natural scenery.

Zhang Chu felt much more comfortable when dining in such a place!

Vincent took a sip of red wine, but he was not angry because of his long wait. Instead, he was happy because of the customer's popularity. Being able to deal with such high-quality customers is the happiest thing for every bank employee.

"Mr. Zhang, we had talked to the phone in our email before. Are you sure you want to rent the entire swimming pool? It has been abandoned for a long time, and now there are fewer and fewer people creating graffiti."

After receiving this request, he inquired about the relevant content in depth, and he had no idea why this writer from China had such a big obsession with an abandoned swimming pool!

It’s not bad if it is mentioned in "Youth Pi", but now I still want to rent it and restore it.

Zhang Chu nodded: "I know that is a municipal asset, so it is best to rent it for a few more years at a cheap price."

For him, this is just a business activity. Money will only shrink in the stock market. It is better to invest it out and do these things.

Vincent looked at the dish called Angel Aimei in front of him, but it was foie gras with gingerbread, lamb, smoked eel and eggplant, but the color of the combination was very similar to the color matching of the movie.

He did not start using knife and fork, but briefly introduced: "I asked my friends over there that the swimming pool was abandoned, but it still needed regular cleaning and other maintenance funds. They had long wanted to hand over the place, but there were no suitable projects. If you promise to restore the swimming pool 1:1, you can rent it. The longest time is 80 years, but it costs 20 million euros!"

After hearing this number, Zhang Chu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. 20 million euros are not a small number.

He can indeed take it out.

But after taking out such a large amount of money, the restoration and restoration of the restoration also require money.

More importantly, it is necessary to overturn the attached building next to the swimming pool into a hotel, and operating it also requires money.

It is impossible to invest all assets in it!

The reason why BNP Paribas is so enthusiastic is that it wants to borrow money to Zhang Chu.

Such high-quality customers don’t have to worry about not being able to pay back the money. At worst, they can ask them to mortgage the subsequent sales rights of the books or the film and television adaptation rights to the bank, which is enough.

But Zhang Chu's purpose is not to owe the bank too much money, but to find one or two partners.

International hotel management groups such as Accor, Starwood, Hilton, Hyatt, and InterContinental all have dedicated cooperation channels, but how to negotiate is still a difficult problem.

Yida Group is already entering overseas, but their own hotel brands are all handed over to foreign hotel management groups for custody, and they can't count on them at all!

Zhang Chu didn't expect things to go smoothly. He said to Vincent: "I will register a company in France for investment and operation in swimming pools in the near future. You should try to negotiate the rent as much as possible. If the funds are insufficient, you will trouble your bank."

"This is our honor! We can provide all subsequent funding plans as long as they are not hundreds of millions of euros!"

What banks want most is loans, which is exactly what they want.

Vincent didn't know Zhang Chu's plan, and thought it was just a young man who suddenly had money and wanted to spend money.

The lunch time for the two of them was not too long because Zhang Chu could not eat too much.

I have to walk on the opening red carpet of the Cannes Film Festival at 3 pm. Now I have to go back to the hotel to put on makeup and change my clothes.

Fortunately, the restaurant is only 100 meters away from the hotel. When Zhang Chu arrived at the hotel lobby, Zhou Kang was already waiting in the lobby with great anxiety.

"You are finally back. Director Xu has asked you several times!"

"I'm just a side character in the crew, and in fact I'm not ready to walk the red carpet. Can't I go directly to the movie palace?" Zhang Chu didn't want to be named Carpet Star by others.

The person walking on the red carpet is either an actor or a director, and he is just the author and screenwriter of the original work. What's the point of going on the red carpet!

Zhou Kang said seriously: "Since you are walking to the movie palace, why don't you walk over the red carpet? Just think it's a fan meeting, and there will definitely be someone taking pictures of you on the spot. There are so many reporters filming your signing party in the morning, and people you didn't know before now know you now."

This is one of the reasons why Zhou Kang agreed to hold a signing party in Cannes. Let’s take a look at the tone of foreign media.

Zhang Chu pointed to the elevator over there: "When the time comes, will I leave alone, or will I be with the rest of the people?"

"You are with Director Xu. Gong Li is the first one on the opening red carpet. She is very popular here, and Zhang Guorong and others have gone there. Mr. Xu doesn't like walking on the red carpet, so you will walk very quickly. You are always satisfied!"

"Satisfied."

Zhou Kang patted his head, "There is something else that Blair passed on. He said that Paramount Chairman and Cial Brad Gray is optimistic about "The Lord of the Rings" and wants to talk to you about film and television adaptations."

"I'm very optimistic? The new book was released today. I'm afraid that this ceo hasn't read a few pages yet. Can you read this well?"

Zhang Chu said honestly.

"You are smart." Zhou Kang whispered: "They must be coming for your name. If you want to seize the initiative before the other companies, just look for this name."
Chapter completed!