"I'm not satisfied with Qin Guan's new award . It's the Chinese Golden Horse Award . It's no American or European award . It's even inferior to an international 9A-level film festival . "
"Besides, he has to share the honor with another Chinese actor . I felt wronged on his behalf . "
"Please return to our embrace, Qin Guan . Please! This is unfair for you!"
Some Chinese students couldn't help but try to explain .
"The Golden Horse Festival has been taking place for over 50 years . It's very influential in the Chinese film circle . The man standing beside Qin Guan is a renowned actor named Liu Dehua . He is an older actor with more than 20 years of experience . Have you seen the film 'House of Flying Daggers'? He was the protagonist!"
"What the hell is that?"
"It's a Chinese martial arts film . Its box office sucked . . . "
After a heated discussion, everyone said that they thought very highly of Qin Guan's performance in "Ke Ke Xi Li" .
As a result, Columbia Pictures contacted Qin Guan to get the distributing rights of the film . Qin Guan's film would be screened in indie cinemas all over North America .
Thanks to Qin Guan's appeal in America, as well as the attention the two award-winning actors received, the film made back some of Huayi's money . Actually, it had originally been created just to get an award .
In one month, the film's total box office in North America was 3 . 08 million, which was definitely better than "Elephant" .
The hits of the video on Chinese websites were also rising . People had become very interested in the film, which was more than enough for Huayi . The money they made was like pennies falling from Heaven .
All thanks to Qin Guan!
When they came back to their senses, they realized the guy had disappeared from China . Soon, his firm released his upcoming schedule .
He hadn't returned to America, as everyone had thought . He had rushed to France instead, where the staff of Columbia Pictures would meet him .
Yes, the company had invested in him again .
The mysterious meeting was about the film "The Da Vinci Code" . It was rare for a film to talk about religious beliefs so openly .
As soon as the novel had been adapted into a script, the company and Ronald William Howard, who was the director, had started being pressured from all sides . The crew had received thousands of letters of protest . Despite the threats of the Catholic union and its societies though, they had chosen to keep filming in secret .
One of the most important scenes was supposed to take place in the Louvre Museum in France, so Qin Guan had to fly to Paris to meet them . The famous painting of "Mona Lisa" was an important plot point of the film .
Meanwhile, the crew would select a French actress for their journey in France .
Qin Guan didn't understand why they were so confident until he checked in at a hotel near the Louvre . Salvador, the head of the Italian Mafia family, had invested in the film when he had found out that they needed immediate help . He had even helped them rent some important locations .
The origin of his confidence was the Asian man he had only met once before .
He had actually been searching in Italy for a long time for a good film, but his effort had been in vain . He was a picky guy, yet "The Da Vinci Code" suited his taste .
The film was full of horror and suspense, and people had to use their brains while watching it . The brave man paid no attention to its annoying religious elements .
Qin Guan didn't have to focus on the job at such an early stage . He had only one question in mind: where were the director and the producer? The crew gave him and Wang Liying a surprising answer .
"They received a call from Chirac while they had been casting actors in France . "
"Chirac who? The one I have in mind?"
"Yes, the French president . "
"Okay, go on . "
"They will have a meeting today for about an hour . I think they will talk about renting the Louvre . "
Qin Guan became nervous . "Will they lend us the original 'Mona Lisa'?"
"That's impossible! The director of the museum has come up with another plan though . They found a copy and sent it to us a few days ago . They said that it was a contribution to our film . The copy is also an antique . It's really fine, it looks exactly like the real one . Even a famous painter wouldn't be able to tell them apart . "
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