When he came to Zhengyi Temple Opera House again, Zhang Chu felt that he was about to lose his understanding of this place!

It was obviously the same building, but it always gave him a feeling of being a different world.

Perhaps it is because there are many tourists who come to see "Farewell My Concubine". After the theater took advantage of such a trend, it began to promote it online. Many tour groups have added this place as a attraction in Yanjing's few-day tours.

The rest of the dramas are not available for the time being, but in the morning and afternoon, you will have to schedule "Farewell My Concubine" for tourists to prepare, and the theater has also recruited many new actors to come in.

Perhaps no one would have thought that this kind of Peking Opera, which seemed to be unsuccessful, attracted so many young people, even if Zhang Chu was mixed in, it would not be abrupt at all.

The staff wearing a long gown at the door, dressed in a retro look, and when they saw him, "Teacher Zhang, you are here! Director Xu is waiting for you upstairs."

"Xiao Gu, your outfit is a bit trendy. Why do you think of wearing this outfit?"

Although I used to receive guests at the door, I didn’t dress up like this, and I felt like I had come out of the Republic of China era.

"For the needs of customers to take photos, our theater now provides various makeup and photography services. If I wear this way, they often come to take photos. Look, there are people specially invited to play the role of people in Peking Opera to come to the door to take photos of tourists."

Zhang Chu recognized at a glance that he should be playing Mu Guiying, "Then thank you for your hard work, I'll go up and see Director Xu first."

This is how it is to follow the trend of the times, there is no difference between good and bad.

The wooden staircase has been renovated later. Even if it is deliberately used, it can still be seen with some new ideas. After knocking on the door, he walked in and found that there was only Xu Ji inside!

Mr. Xu wore a casual jacket and sat in front of the railing to drink tea and watch a show. His retirement life was quite comfortable.

"Come in and sit, what are you going to drink?"

"You know, I am not very particular about tea, just Longjing."

At this moment, the excerpts from "Dingjun Mountain" are being performed on the stage. They do not seem to be famous, and the audience is quietly drinking tea and eating melon seeds.

Although Zhang Chu has some understanding of drama, it’s okay to watch it occasionally, but if you really enjoy it all the time, I’m afraid you can’t do it.

"Director Xu, when will you officially retire? This life looks so moist!"

"I'm retired now, and I'm here to talk about this. Do I have to hold a big banquet after retirement?" Xu Ji has been working hard for most of his life, so naturally he wants to enjoy life.

Zhang Chu asked in confusion: "Don't you attend the Golden Horse Awards Ceremony? "Farewell My Concubine" is likely to win various grand prizes."

Xu Ji shook his head and said, "It has nothing to do with me after the movie is released. If you go to the award ceremony again, it is considered retirement. I have already agreed with Zhang Guorong, Gong Li and the others that if you win the award, you will help me get it. Will you attend?"

"It seems that it won't be the case for the time being, because there are too many activities recently, and some of them cannot be separated." Zhang Chu asked in confusion: "Then what's the matter with you coming to me?"

"I'm not just making a fuss about "Farewell My Concubine". We in the mainland have decided to choose this movie to win the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. You are also an investor in the film, but you don't care about this matter at all."

Zhang Chu did invest a small part of the investment at the beginning, but the subsequent matters were left to the agency. Recently, he was busy with the Oscars of "Boyant Pi" and completely forgot that he had another movie and had the chance to go to Oscars!

The competition for the best foreign language film of the Oscars is no less intense than the best film. This is the best films in more than 100 countries and regions around the world, and it is a battle for experts.

Even films that have won the highest honors of the three major European film festivals may not even be included in this award. Such things often happened in previous years.

"Okay, are we going to build momentum for "Farewell My Concubine" now? We must go to PR. "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" spent tens of millions of dollars to PR."

The Oscar judges had an unpredictable temper. For example, after failing to run for Best Foreign Language Film in "City of God", they made a comeback the next year and nominated four awards, including Best Director.

Although "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is a foreign language film, it was commercially released in the United States. It is logical that it can compete for the best film, but the judges did not want to give the best film such a martial arts film, so they made it into the best foreign language film.

After winning the Best Foreign Language Film in this movie, the domestic market sent martial arts films to Oscars, but this was not a wise move, and it would only make the judges aesthetically tired.

Basically, the best foreign language film of any type will not appear repeatedly within a few years.

Now the big guys on the Film Bureau have finally changed their minds and are willing to try such a Peking Opera and a movie that spans from the Republic of China to the 1980s. After all, they have won the Cannes Palme d'Or and are well-known worldwide!

"I actually don't know much about this, but I suggest that professionals solve professionals. You can ask Director Li Yan for advice. He is very familiar with this area. Finding a professional public relations company is better than anything else."

Although the movie "Farewell My Concubine" has been released, if you can win the Oscar for the best foreign language film, it will greatly promote DVD sales, and at the same time it can also give Xu Ji a perfect end to his directorial career.

Xu Ji sighed: "I talked to Li An on the phone, and he said the same thing. I, a retired old man, have no popularity in North America. Gong Li will go to North America at that time. She wants to work as a supporting actress. This is the closest time she has to the Oscars."

Gong Li's highlights in her life were basically in the three major film festivals. Although she filmed several blockbusters in Hollywood later, she was not particularly successful in her beauty.

This time, Juxian, who dares to love and hate in "Farewell My Concubine", has received a lot of praise. In addition, the overall quality of the film is outstanding, and if you have good public relations, you may indeed get nominated!

As for the male lead, there is a lot of pressure on competition. Although Zhang Guorong acts well, he has no hope after all.

"Well, I suddenly have an idea, I hope it's not an unreasonable worry."

Zhang Chu patted his head and said, "November ago, I quietly signed a contract with a large Hollywood agency. They are helping me with public relations and operating the Oscars' best adapted script. At that time, I may get nominated for "Pi's Fantasy Drift". If "Farewell My Concubine" gradually gains momentum in the awards season, maybe there will be nominations for the best adapted script, and if I run into it, I will be divided!"

Nominating both movies is the best situation, but it is very likely that they will be divided during the nomination stage, resulting in both of them being defeated. That is really a tragedy on earth.

"Farewell My Concubine" brought Zhang Chu a Cannes Film Festival Best Screenwriter Award, and the solid script has been recognized by many foreign film critics, professional magazines and movie fans.

Now that "Young Pi" is out of nowhere, this situation will really happen.

Xu Ji couldn't help laughing: "You kid are strong and lucky, you can make it to the Olympics in both films!"
Chapter completed!