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Chapter 22 Three parties meet

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After Ottofrank returned to Basel from Vegis, he gave Zhou Nan's manuscript to several friends he made in Switzerland to read them and asked them to give them some advice.

They are all friends who are very familiar with Frank's experience and they also have deep sympathy for the tragedy that happened to him.

In their opinion, although Anne's diary records a piece of history, a little girl has not received much education, so her diary is more about a little girl's closeness and barrier to the world.

On the contrary, the story that happened to Anne gave this tragedy a stronger resonance.

This diary only records their experiences of hiding in Amsterdam's house, which are extremely trivial. However, Zhou Nan's novels directly give this experience a deeper meaning from the perspective of God, from the perspective of society, the cruelty of war, etc.

In particular, based on the information collected by Otto, he fully demonstrated Anne's tragic experience in two concentration camps. This made the whole novel many times heavier than the original diary.

"Otto, Jonas Zhou Bulai is a well-known writer. Although he reduced Anne's love fantasy and desire during his puberty in the novel, he gave Anne's life a stronger meaning overall. I can no longer imagine more, he has done well enough."

"But is this still the real Anne?"

His friend interrupted him and said, "Otto, you must understand that Jonas Zhou wants to give Anne a deeper meaning and make her a symbol of an era, and no longer just your daughter. And he has a good balance and has not completely symbolized Anne. He is right, you are wrong. I can imagine that when this novel is released, it will definitely cause a strong response all over the world."

But a father's love for a daughter is the most sincere love. He is still hesitating, hoping that Zhou Nan would explore more about Annie's inner world.

It was at this time that he received another call from Zhou Nan.

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Marita is finally going back to China. She has been playing in Switzerland for twenty-four days since January 14th.

The British government is now in financial crisis, and the royal family must set an example. Fortunately, she has been living in Zhou Nan's home during this trip, saving a lot of money, so the British media did not criticize her in the newspaper.

After the forum was over, the female officer and the guards began to pack their luggage, but she went to Yinggeburg for a day to slid, and then she said goodbye to Zhou Nan and the others reluctantly.

"Audrey, I really envy you for being able to enjoy everything Jonas brings to you freely, but I still bear the responsibility of the royal family. You can make movies without any worries, and I can't even want to go to a concert myself today."

Zhou Nan was so shameful that she was so pretentious. If she were an ordinary person, how could she still have dozens of people to take care of her traveling everywhere when most people were out of food and clothing!

However, these words were not something he could say. She could breathe a sigh of relief when she could return to China. Although there was no inconvenience in her living here, she also allowed him to enjoy many big meals, but there were dozens of people in her family, which was still a little uncomfortable.

The two girls also established friendships behind them in the past, and they were particularly reluctant to part with each other. Especially Marita, she felt extremely frustrated when she thought about going back to the closed castle in England.

"Audrey, when the movie is released, you must remember to tell me as soon as possible that I will book a cinema and invite my friends to see it together. There are no horses in your horse farm, and I have asked someone to arrange it. When the weather is warmer, I will give you two British purebred horses... Don't say no, this is the wish of my friend."

Facing Zhou Nan, she also showed a hint of nostalgia. "Jonas, I used to think I was the happiest girl in the world, but when I saw Audrey, I couldn't help but be jealous of her. You did everything a husband could do, and even satisfied all my fantasies about her husband, but unfortunately you are not a Christian. I wish you happiness forever and cherish your friendship, and hope that the friendship between us can last for a lifetime."

"Thank you, Marita, we cherish your friendship as well. I wish you a husband who you love him and who loves you in the future, and you will always be happy in life."

Her tears flowed down, but she smiled particularly brightly. "I think I will... Audrey, I welcome you to Buckingham Palace at any time. As long as you go to the UK, you must remember to go and play with me."

As she watched her get on the train, Audrey couldn't help but shed tears. She didn't have many good friends, and Marita had already touched her with her sincerity.

However, the melancholy parting was quickly broken. Marita got on the train, couldn't help but open the window, poked out half of her body and shouted: "Jonas, as long as you go to the UK, you will cook Chinese food for me, boiled fish, spicy chicken, and my saliva is about to flow down my mouth."

Audrey couldn't help but burst into tears, and Zhou Nan was also a little ridiculous. She waved and said, "There are also Chinese restaurants in London, and their skills may not be worse than mine."

"But I think the dishes you cook are already the best in the world."

The train carried Marita to leave slowly, and Zhou Nan's heart also felt much more relaxed. Regardless of Poppler and others around him, he wiped Audrey's tears, hugged her shoulders and smiled: "Mr. Frank should be here too. We're thinking about how to convince him to be a stubborn donkey!"

In public, Audrey twisted her body and refused to let Zhou Nan hug her shoulders, but she couldn't help but lean on him a little. "I had hope to play Annie at first, but now, I'm a little worried..."

"Don't worry... In my heart, you have always been the best."

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In the Hilton Hotel not far away, Chukol, who had already bought a direct ticket to New York the next day, will leave Switzerland this afternoon.

Although he was going to return to the United States, he left behind a screenwriter he brought to assist Zhou Nan in adapting the script.

He originally had no hope for his collaboration with Zhou Nan, but just wanted to build a relationship. But now he found that this movie had great potential, so he became more keen.

"Howard, you must take this script adaptation seriously. Everything is based on Jonas Zhou's opinions and try not to go against his wishes. As long as the script can be completed successfully, I will give you a bonus as a reward."

"Even if his opinions will damage the deconstruction of the entire movie?"

"Do you think it's possible?" Chukol glanced at Howard and asked, "You have read his novels, what do you think?"

"It's perfect. As long as there is a director who can meet his mind on a regular basis, he can make an excellent movie even without using the script."

"No, excellence is not enough. What we need is to make a classic film like "Gone with the Wind", even greater than Gone with the Wind. Gone with the Wind filmed stories from the Civil War, and those memories have faded in people's minds. But World War II has just ended, and the trauma left by the war is still bleeding. At this time, the appearance of such a movie will definitely touch everyone's feelings. And you have also seen Audrey. This girl seems to have a magical power. She is definitely not worse than another Hepburn, Ingrid Bergman, Vivien Leigh and others. Do you understand? We need to make her the number one actress of our Paramount. Think about her British aristocratic identity, all Americans will go crazy for her!"

"But she didn't sign a contract with us?"

Chukol smiled and said, "Is this important? For ordinary people, we need a contract to limit her, but for people like Yonas Zhou and me, face is more important than anything else. You can stay here alone for a few days, and after a while, a professional team will come over to design a new image for Audrey in all aspects..."

When Frank arrived in Veggis, it was already lunchtime. So at the first moment, he was invited to the dining table. In front of Chukol, he would not even give any advice on the plot of the novel.

Although he is kind to Zhou Nan, it does not mean that Chukol is the same with Frank.

When Frank hurriedly filled his stomach and came to Chukol, Chukol took out a contract and two volumes of banknotes. "Mr. Frank, I have read the novel written by Mr. Yonas Zhou, and I am very interested in adapting it into a movie. I also know that you have been accusing Nazi atrocities and Anne's regrets on the past two years. Shooting into a movie will definitely let more people know the tragic story that happened to you."

Frank looked at the two stacks of banknotes, which were the current hard currency dollars, and it was also the hundred-dollar bill. These two rolls of banknotes were equivalent to 20,000 US dollars and 90,000 Swiss francs, which was more than his income in three years.

But Frank was not at all moved because he was not short of money after selling his house in Amsterdam. At this time, money had lost its meaning to him.

"Sir, what does this mean?"

Chukol said calmly: "According to the International Copyright Law, Mr. Zhou writes a book based on your story and needs to pay you a certain amount of rights. However, after the novel is written, it is Mr. Zhou's work, and your rights are transferred to Mr. Zhou. According to the law, I don't have to pay you any fees. I just wait until you negotiate with Mr. Zhou and sign a contract with Mr. Zhou directly. But Mr. Zhou insisted on not charging rights fees, and said that you want to set up a foundation in the name of your daughter to specifically help vulnerable children. I admire your humanitarian spirit very much, so I am interested in donating 20,000 US dollars to your foundation to get the full right to the remake."

After several consecutive twists, Frank was already a little weaker in front of him. At this time, he couldn't help asking: "Mr. Chukol, do you also think Mr. Zhou's novel is very exciting?"

"No, it's not enough to describe it, it should be a classic."

(I have something to go to Zhengzhou today. If you need to thank the book friends who will pay me back, I will count it.)
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