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Chapter 43: Famous in Paris (Please read~)

The office of the Civil Aviation Administration of China is located at No. 47, Rue Bergaure, in the th arrondissement of Paris. It was once a small three-story apartment where Li Hongzhang lived during his martial arts movement.

This is a very historical building. Chen Shiping was sitting on the small balcony on the second floor talking about the promotion of novels with the Commercial Printing Office.

The Commercial Printing House has cooperated a lot with the British Publishing Association in recent years, but France has officially "cooperated" with China since 1964 and is an old partner.

Even the first stop for civil aviation from China to Europe is Paris, and there are naturally many other cultural exchanges.

There are a lot of cultural exchanges between France and China, and medals have been awarded to many people in the domestic cultural circle. That boy Yu Hua even received a knighthood.

The Commercial Printing Office has good relations with many publishing houses in Paris, as well as with some local critics and media.

This is very crucial for Chen Shiping. He can use the influence of novels to promote movies and then feed back novels.

If there is no novel, he can only bring the movie, and he will be too stupid to do anything.

People from the Commercial Printing Office in France were explaining their promotion plan to Chen Shiping.

Interviews, book signings, participation in literary salons, etc.

After listening, Chen Shiping asked: "How long will these activities take? The film will open in a week. I hope to complete the promotion before the opening of the film festival and influence the jury through the influence of these comments and publicity."

"Starting today, we are holding exchange meetings with several publishers in France, whose influence is much greater than that of individual critics."

Chen Shiping smiled and said: "Thank you very much. I think I need to prepare well how to convince them."

After a few more chats, they took a short break. Chen Shiping borrowed the phone here to make a call back home.

Previously in China, Song Huaigui had agreed with Chen Shiping that when he came to Paris, he would ask friends in the Paris art circle to help promote Xu Sanguan.

Ten minutes later, before Chen Shiping hung up the phone and took a breath, Liu Xiaoqing came over.

"You have arranged so much." Liu Xiaoqing said with emotion: "Investing in you is the most correct decision I have ever made."

Chen Shiping said with a smile: "This is what a producer should do, be responsible for your investment."

Liu Xiaoqing shook his head and said: "Even if this movie doesn't make money, I don't have any problem with it. You are the most responsible producer I have ever seen."

Chen Shiping laughed and said, "It's not enough if I don't make money. I still hope to make money and marry a wife."

"Are you planning to marry Tao Huimin?" Liu Xiaoqing became interested and said with a smile: "As someone who has been there, I advise you not to get married. You are not suitable."

Chen Shiping: "." You are really good at reading people!

Time soon came to evening, and Chen Shiping put on the suit Tao Huimin bought for him in China.

Chen Shiping looked at the baggy suit in the mirror and finally took it off again. The styles of domestic suits are so weird that they look like they were stolen when worn.

In a fashionable city like Paris, wearing this suit out would be embarrassing.

After changing back into his leather jacket, Chen Shiping went out with the people from the Commercial Printing Office.

In a restaurant in Paris, among the crowd of publishers and writers in suits and ties, a man like Chen Shiping in a jacket suddenly caught everyone's attention.

A wolf mixed in with a husky will naturally look different.

Many people are curious about who Chen Shiping is. After being introduced by someone from the Commercial Printing Office, Chen Shiping made his first appearance in the French literary circle.

Chen Shiping soon attracted a lot of attention. Although Xu Sanguan's Blood Seller was not widely promoted in Paris, many people still saw it.

Chen Shiping also seized this opportunity to chat with these influential publishers and writers and promote his movies. After hearing that Chen Shiping also adapted the novel into a film to participate in this edition of the Cannes Film Festival, most writers became very interested and expressed that they would watch the film at the beginning of the film festival.

The editor of the French University Press, who co-published Xu Sanguan's Blood Seller in cooperation with the Commercial Printing House, also chatted with Chen Shiping alone for a long time.

It would be a great publicity stunt for them to have the novel adapted into a film and to participate in film festivals.

The influence of artists and writers in France is very great. After all, this is the art capital of the world, and France is also one of the few countries with theaters for literary and artistic films.

They are also willing to participate in helping Chen Shiping promote his movie. Only with a higher reputation can the sales of the novel increase.

In the following days, Chen Shiping gave interviews, held a book signing at the largest bookstore in Paris, participated in a literary salon, and discussed Chinese and French literature with literary critics.

The rewards after being busy are also very generous. Chen Shiping has seen news about Xu Sanguan's blood-selling story in various newspapers for several days in a row.

"In the novel, it is not difficult to find the tenacious will shown by the protagonist in order to continue to survive when facing the desperate situation of life." - Le Monde reported.

"The content of "The Story of Xu Sanguan Selling Blood" is typical, and its thought-provoking themes are impressive." --- Le Figaro reported.

""The Story of Xu Sanguan Selling Blood" is different from ordinary tragedies. It is a tragicomedy, full of exquisite satire, making people feel sad and happy at the same time." - Literary News Magazine reported.

"The novel is very exciting, but I am looking forward to the movie even more. This is one of the few movies in the history of movies adapted by a writer himself. It may allow me to see the film art from the writer's perspective." - Le Parisien reported.

In the Civil Aviation Office, several members of the crew were sitting together with a pile of newspapers in front of them.

"Shi Ping is now famous in Paris." Tian Chongchong said with a smile.

Liu Xiaoqing also nodded and said: "And I think these reviews are even better than those in China. Is this considered a flower inside the wall and fragrance outside the wall?"

"They just like to see other people's suffering." Chen Shiping felt quite complicated. He shook his head and said, "And these comments are paid for by the publisher, and some of them are obtained through friendship."

Jiang Wen didn't get along very well with Chen Shiping before, but now he didn't want to praise him, so he changed the subject and said, "Now the film is more certain to win awards. Red Sorghum didn't have such public relations at that time."

Chen Shiping smiled lightly and said, "We're still a little short of it. Sister Qing will have to spend money later, and she'll need to spend money on public relations."

"No problem, but do I have enough money?" Liu Xiaoqing was worried.

Chen Shiping smiled confidently and said, "That's enough. Someone will help us pay for it later."

The three of them all looked at Chen Shiping in confusion, wondering who would help them pay.

At this time, Cannes was already bustling with activity. Although the opening of the film festival was still two days away, tourists and filmmakers from all over the world had already arrived in advance.

On a beach in Cannes, Wim Wenders, the chairman of the jury of this film festival, was watching the English version of "Xu Sanguan Sells Blood". There has been too much publicity for the novel these days, and he really can't control himself. curiosity.

Wim Wenders is a director himself. He likes to create the image of a lonely wanderer and doesn't like violent conflicts and different emotional fluctuations.

The emotions in his films are quiet and slow, but heart-wrenchingly profound, and he strives to create an alienated, empty but poetic world.

When he watched the movie "Xu Sanguan Sells Blood", he fell in love with it deeply. Xu Sanguan's experience in the movie was so in line with his aesthetics.

Now that I have read the novel, my love for it is even stronger!

Xu Sanguan is a lonely wanderer and a tragic hero, who uses his own flesh and blood to support a family through difficulties one after another.

There is no deliberate attempt to create tragedy, everything happens slowly in ordinary life.

After Wim Wenders read the novel, he knew who to vote for this year's Palme d'Or.

(End of this chapter)