"How was the result of a blind date? Have you fallen in love with the other person?"

An Mi shook her eyebrows, and her silly expression looked like Shin-chief of crayons.

Zhang Chu sighed and said, "Only, we negotiated with them in a friendly atmosphere, had frank talks on copyright issues, exchanged opinions, and enhanced bilateral understanding, but we still had reservations about whether the contract was reached."

This involves a large project worth billions and hundreds of billions of dollars. Of course, it is impossible to sign a contract directly on the same day. That would be too hasty.

After hearing Zhang Chu's words, An Mi shook her head helplessly and said, "It means that there is no agreement yet?"

"You can say that." Zhang Chu didn't know how high Universal Pictures' expectations for "The Lord of the Rings" were.

These requirements put forward by his company are already the ceiling of the industry. Unless he writes "The Hobbit" and "The Silky", there will be no higher conditions than this if he publishes a new book.

"It's okay, as the saying goes, good things get harder. If you go on a blind date a few times, you will always find a suitable partner and will not become a one-stop one."

The conditions are too high, and there are only a few companies that are able to provide these conditions, and the range of options is actually not large.

An Mi yawned. Last night, she was watching the first draft of the Chinese version of "The Lord of the Rings: The Twin Towers" given to him by Zhang Chu, and she saw it at more than 1:00 in the morning. If the kindle hadn't run out of power, she would have to watch it all night.

"Does yours become more and more biased? Why do you feel that the protagonist Frodo's presence is getting weaker and weaker? This movie is almost becoming a threesome, including Gandalf and Aragon."

"They are all the protagonists, they are a team, and they don't show personal heroism. Do you think Frodo can fight Sauron alone?"

An Mi shook her head: "I knew that by the end of the third part, he was probably still a fighter of the Five Slags, and it was definitely impossible to defeat the Demon Lord alone. Anyway, in the second part, I personally feel that it is more exciting than the first part, and the descriptions of various large scenes are exciting. Just like the scene where Rohan was facing a large army, women and children had already hidden in the tunnel, and as long as the men who could still pick up weapons said goodbye to their mothers, wives, and children, and went to the city gate to prepare for the battle! This plot is so sensational. I really can't imagine what these hundreds of humans were feeling at that time. They must be very clear about their ending."

Zhang Chu said in agreement: "As the king said, if tonight is the end of Rohan, then the bravery of these ordinary people will be written into the history books."

"When I saw Gandalf leading reinforcements to Rohan, I felt like he was like a god descending to earth, and almost sat up and celebrated with excitement from the quilt. You actually resurrected him! Could it be that you can't bear the criticism of readers?"

"No, there is this plot setting in the outline. He is a key figure, and nothing in Middle-earth can kill him."

Compared with the first "The Lord of the Rings", "The Legend of the Rings" has fewer cheerful plots. Overall, it shows a grim reality, but it is also full of hope and the epic atmosphere becomes stronger.

Moreover, there has been great progress in the change of rhythm and grasp of the law. The tension during the night battle and the slowness of the tree meeting highlight the crisis of form.

The depressing atmosphere when the orc army was approaching was intertwined with the funny words and deeds of the Hobbit people, eased the constant tension and prevented the readers from being nervous all the time.

With one relaxed and one relaxed, you can easily gather and relax!

Just as Zhang Chu was talking to An Mi about the plot of the second part, Sun Ruiqi suddenly patted his shoulder from behind, and handed over the phone: "Your phone has been vibrating for a long time. I guess it's your agent that has something urgent to do, so please answer it."

An Mi waved his hand and signaled that she and Sun Ruiqi would go back to the classroom behind her, leaving only Zhang Chu standing in the garden to answer the phone.

"Uncle Zhou, what urgent matter is there? Could it be that Global has given a response?"

Zhou Kang, who was in front of the computer, said quickly: "Not yet, I have another thing to look for you. Isn't today the closing ceremony and award ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival? The crew of "Farewell My Concubine" has received the retention from the organizing committee, asking the crew members not to leave Cannes."

"This is expected!"

Having said that, Zhang Chu still couldn't help but feel excited.

Because according to the unwritten regulations of the Cannes Film Festival, if the organizing committee retains the crew before the award ceremony, it implies that the film will have a chance to win the award!

The crew who stayed until the end had hope of winning the award!

Now the media and audience reviews of "Farewell My Concubine" in Cannes are very good, but before the organizing committee speaks out, no one dares to guarantee that it will definitely win the award.

Every year, some of the participating movies with high ratings become the remains of the world.

"Since I have the chance to win the award, I'll look at the time. It's still time for you to go there now, so maybe you can celebrate with the crew members!" Zhou Kang is already inquiring about air tickets now. Fortunately, there is a time difference, otherwise he would have missed it.

However, Zhang Chu refused: "Time is too tight, and there is no room for mistakes in the middle. If there is a delay in one or two planes, you will definitely miss the awards ceremony. It is a grand event in the film industry. Even if I don't have any page after it, I might as well stop and watch the awards ceremony live at home."

For a long-distance flight, you still have to transfer.

What's more, it's time to negotiate with Universal Pictures, so what's going on if you fly away.

Zhou Kang did not continue to persuade: "Since you have decided, I will tell the crew that you can't be present, and hope to win an award. This will be very beneficial to our negotiations!"

"That's sure. I'll send a WeChat message to Director Xu and the others to congratulate you later. If you can win the award, the domestic media will definitely go crazy."

"Actually, I already know it now, and it's not a secret. "Farewell My Concubine" has sold releases in more than 30 countries. After the Cannes Film Festival, it will start to make profits one after another. It's best to win a big prize, so maybe the domestic box office can exceed 100 million."

They are not very optimistic about the domestic film market. An art film that has been like this for such a long time is definitely not the mainstream of the market!

Zhang Chu didn't care much. Anyway, the cost has been recovered, so he earned the box office anyway.
Chapter completed!