The Treasure Hunt of an Antique Dealer

I had a safe journey, because I went in circles, there was no Sam 2 or Standard 2 missiles to make trouble, and no MiG or NATO fighters came to join in the fun. ???? At 4 pm that day, the plane finally arrived at Saha International Airport, 3o kilometers away from Mumbai.

"This airport is very strange. It has two names. The international one is Saha and the Indian domestic flight is Santa Cruz. The two terminals are 5 kilometers apart."

Before Nicole came, he estimated that he had made up for the knowledge of India, and said something to Zhang Nan before landing.

Zhang Nan smiled and knew about this airport. It was the introduction made by the airline when he learned about it when he was killed by an Indian meal.

In a decade or so, this airport will be changed to a name that makes Chinese tourists incomprehensible: Mumbai Dubai Airport.

It’s not that the emirate of Dubai bought the naming rights of Mumbai Airport. India is not so poor that it wants to sell its own largest international airport naming rights. It’s just because in the 17th century, India had a Maratha emperor named Mumbai Dubai on this land. Is his name.

When I got off the plane, a heat wave came!

Hot and humid.

The highest temperature in Munich at this time is only 20 o'clock, and the airplane is even more comfortable. According to the flight attendant Alice, the airport informs that the outdoor temperature is 3o degrees-this temperature is trivial to Zhang Nan and several Chinese people. It's just a bit uncomfortable all of a sudden!

In fact, there will still be a southwesterly wind of force four or five on the airport apron. This temperature is probably used to it: now Mumbai has almost entered the rainy season. This thunderstorm occurs every day, and the dark clouds in the distance can be seen in the sky just now.

Moreover, Mumbai is close to the Arabian Sea. It was originally an island, and the airport is not far away. In fact, it is not particularly hot.

In the summer in my hometown, Yanxian often reaches a high temperature of 30°C. This temperature is no problem. The trouble is that the humidity here is high, and the temperature difference is only three to four degrees throughout the day. If there is no air conditioning, you will sweat in the middle of the night!

As soon as she reached the gangway, Nicole sniffed and said, "What's the smell?"

The Gulfstream has four small heads. Everyone got off the plane on the tarmac in the international zone. Not only Mumbai’s slightly hot and humid weather greeted everyone, but there was also a smell of incomprehension.

It's not as exaggerated as the unpleasant odor wafting from the Mumbai Airport on the Internet, but Zhang Nan also smelled a little, faintly, anyway, he didn't get used to it anyway.

"Curry! Haha..."

He joked, "Get off the plane, and the people from American Express are already waiting."

There are several people waiting on the tarmac, not only from American Express, but also from a Bollywood executive named Ivan Khan, and even foreign personnel from the Indian government.

In order to make the trip to India smooth, American Express directly used Zhang Nan's official identity in the United States: Wall Street financial giant, and a financial giant who likes movies.

You can't just say that it's a big financial shark, or the top leaders of India will have to look at you. But it’s okay to like movies. American Express directly contacted Bollywood executives.

Everything is simple. Mr. Khan even won for Zhang Nan the "Z" level government security treatment obtained by the Indian Ministry of Culture. There are 22 armed guards at this level, and there are road vehicles and bulletproofs. car.

Zhang Nan’s bodyguards can also carry guns during their stay in India. Alyosha and them all carry Glock 18-but because India requires American bodyguards to carry guns concealed on Indian territory, Alyosha and the others have to wear that often. This kind of thin summer suit is a bit guilty.

Fortunately, the places to go are all close to the sea, there is no over 40 degrees of heat, generally the highest is 30 degrees, otherwise you have to realize the prickly heat.

Guan Xingquan and Xiang Weirong didn’t learn Alyosha a few. They had a 9mm Walter ppk stuffed in their pockets. They also brought some more of these small pistols to prevent Alyosha from hitting the heat wave. Can't help.

Zhang Nan told Thomas: "Everyone changes to beach shorts and flowered shirts. The guns are put in the pockets like my brother-in-law. Those elite Indian special police officers with ak47 are better than scarecrows, right?"

Thomas was very formal: "Boss, we sometimes wear suits when we go to the Sahara in the summer to perform tasks. The temperature along the coast in India is a bit of a trivial matter during the rainy season.

The security supervisor insisted, and Zhang Nan did nothing.

The bodyguards don't care even more. They just received a huge bonus, and it is estimated that the boss will not go to the weird country of India for no reason, as long as they don't let themselves wear a fur coat: Are they wearing short sleeves during summer training?

Paul is no problem, Alyosha and the others can withstand it too!

The situation that the Chinese army only wears vests and big pants during the battle only occurs during the two mountain rounds: due to environmental reasons, many soldiers who have been stationed in cat ear holes for a long time are forced to be completely naked, so they put on a full set of armed belts. , Otherwise it is easy to rot!

Anyway, they are all men. At most, when military reporters come for interviews, they use big pants to deal with them.

When Xiang Weirong and the others fought back in self-defense against Vietnam in 1979, they had to wear cotton uniforms—because Vietnamese monkeys like to wear shirts, and their shirts are exactly the same as ours. Huaxia supported them before. So brother-in-law and the others had to wear coats at the time, otherwise they would be easily injured by their own people.

And the summer suits provided to the bodyguards are really good, a set of 2ooo dollars, high-end goods, as long as you don't exercise vigorously in a 3o degree environment, you really won't sweat and are quite cool.

Don't worry if you don't bring weapons! India can't help but guns. India has at least 40 million guns in the country, ranking second in the world, second only to the United States. This also provides convenience for Zhang Nan's bodyguards to carry guns in India. .

However, the number of gun crimes in India is much smaller than in the United States. This is probably related to the majority of Indians who believe in Hinduism.

This trip to India is regarded as a high standard reception, and Zhang Nan has to pay a price: he will invest in one or two Indian films in the name of a financial company. As for whether the film can be released in the United States, it is not in the agreement.

Not only money, Zhang Nan also spent a day writing a simple script based on memory: 2oo9 years, than investing in those father-son feuds, rich daughters falling in love with poor boys, family conspiracies... plus a big circle. The gorgeous and spectacular Indian dances, and the old Indian movies that basically come to a happy ending in the end, come true.

Indian movies have their own characteristics and can also make money. Almost all the singing and dancing elements are not lost. In fact, Indian movies are very long, almost every movie takes close to 3 hours.

This reason is very magical...

Because India is very hot most of the year, audiences hope to spend time in the cinema while enjoying the cool.

Especially for the vast majority of the poor in India, spending a small amount of money in a broken movie theater in a certain township for half a day watching beautiful women dancing is their greatest enjoyment: if the movie time is too short, the audience will feel bored!

In order to cater to the needs of the public, Indian film producers increase the length of the film by adding a large number of songs and dances that the people love to see. This is also the conscience of the industry!

Of course, the low cost of shooting in the studio is also one of the reasons. Over time, this fixed type of Indian film style has been formed.

Because the time is too long, there will be a 15-minute break in the middle of the movie in Indian cinemas. Most people will leave the venue to buy snacks and snacks at the counter.

As for how Bollywood directors make and how to change their own scripts, Zhang Nan is too lazy to manage: The Ministry of Culture of India has stepped in and can be promoted as a gimmick for Indian films to enter the world. It is estimated that they will not pit their own money!

Passing through the customs is very fast. The staff of the Ministry of Culture of India arranged the connection long ago, which changed Zhang Nan's impression of the sloppy Indians.

"By the way, you really want to invest in Indian movies?"

Faced with Nicole’s question when getting in the car, Zhang Nan said: "Jenny has asked three times, and you come back! It's just an excuse and cover. Besides, it doesn't matter if you lose it, it doesn't matter if you lose it."

It's really not a big loss, and the Indian government doesn't want Wall Street capital to invest and it loses. It's not good to say it. And Indians like to watch movies. It is said that Indian men have scars on their arms because they were crushed by putting their hands into the bars of the ticket booths of the cinema!

Zhang Nan's preparations were pretty good at the beginning. This will depend on the level of Indian directors 20 years in advance. If they can have a level of 80% in the memory, it will not be a problem to release them in the United States.

Of course, Zhang Nan will not only invest in this one, but the Indian side will also give out several scripts for Zhang Nan to choose.

As for the cost, in 2o15, the production of the King of All in India cost 1.75 billion rupees, about 260,000 U.S. dollars, which is already the largest investment in Indian history.

The production cost in 2oo9 is 350 million rupees, which is about 760,000 US dollars.

Today, in the 1980s, India’s labor costs are even lower. In addition, the proportion of staff in Indian films is very small. Most of the money is spent on actual shooting. In addition, India already has a complete industry system and Even if the peripheral products are not released in the U.S., Zhang Nan's money will not be squandered, and the U.S. dollar will become rupees.

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There was an English Jeep as a road car, and they were provided to Zhang Nan and the others at 5 ~www.wuxiaspot.com~, which was the Land Rover that the Chinese people would know later.

I was scared by the legends of India before, saying that the air-conditioned buses use cold water for cooling, the air-conditioning in the car is "Indian characteristics" and so on. Those "legendary" experiencers probably ignored the fact that India is the country with the largest gap between the rich and the poor in the world. , Of course there are good cars here!

That Ivan Khan did not share the same car with Zhang Nan, and left the Brahman to Thomas to deal with: temporarily added a false title of deputy general manager of a financial company to Thomas, who was specifically responsible for the company's investment in film and television culture.

Negotiated on the plane.

Besides, the Khan is not the biggest boss behind him. "Diplomacy" needs to be equal.

The Indians are very ventilated, and this right-handed car dared to be driven by a bodyguard whose driver's license has not yet been certified. Zhang Nan joked in the car: Probably our Zach looks good-natured.

Although Mumbai Airport is relatively leaky, it is always a modern place. But soon, Zhang Nan and the others saw what the real India is, the real Mumbai!

Some people say that one place in this world is called the earth, and another place is called India.

The Indians say that Mumbai is a place where miracles are performed.

There are the most expensive private residences in the world, and the largest slums in the world; there are coastal promenades in the wealthy areas, and there are laundry facilities for thousands of people; here is a hodgepodge of various religions, and it was once colonized by the British and is the world The largest textile export port.

Mumbai International Airport is located at the northern end of the city. The rich can't stand the noise of planes. There are slums a few kilometers around the airport! From the airport to the city, the car is traveling through the slums.

Traffic jams, sacred cows rampage, environmental sanitation in a mess, and beggars blocking the way for money...

Looking at the messy world outside the window, Zhang Nan said: "Welcome to India!" 8