Venice is located in the northeast of Italy, which is a world-famous water town and a famous historical and cultural city in Italy. There are many historic sites in the city, including various churches, bell towers, monasteries and palaces for men and women. The Aqueduct is the longest street that runs through the whole city of Venice, dividing the city into two parts, with many famous buildings on both sides, and the footprints of writers, painters, and musicians.

Venice International Film Festival (Venice International Film Festival) is an international film festival held in Lido Island, Venice, Italy from August to September every year, it is known as the world's three major international film festivals together with the Cannes International Film Festival in France and the Berlin International Film Festival in Germany, and the highest award is the Golden Lion Award.

Because Sun Ziming was busy with satellite TV and missed the Berlin Film Festival, "Lame Hao" could only come to participate in the selection of the Venice Film Festival.

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"Arthur, is your friend really going to pick us up? It's hard to find a hotel in Venice right now, it's sure to be full, and we can't sleep in a bridge hole. Otherwise, let's find a bar and drink all night. The Venetian chick is beautiful and welcoming, maybe someone would like to invite us to her house for the night......"

The two of them are out of Marco? In the passage of Polo International Airport, Joaquin, who had just finished talking to the stewardess, had a broken thought.

Sun Ziming finally brought the rapping and open-mouthed Joaquin, and didn't let him introduce his sister to him as his girlfriend, although the first person he met in Paris was his sister.

"Ziming (Brother Ming)"

Liu Weiqiang took Fa Ge and Li Chengkai to see their grandson Ming come out, and hurriedly greeted him and hugged him, "Brother Ming, I'm really afraid that you won't come, if you were in Berlin last time, you will definitely win more awards!"

Qiao Jin squeezed in, and exclaimed in a posture of holding a toothpick and holding a gun in both hands at Fa Ge, "Wow! ChowYunfat！ I love your PhoneBooth so much, and that 'Brother Xiao', can you sign it for me?" ”

Sun Ziming said helplessly: "This is my friend in France, Joaquin, Joaquin Heard, a student at the University of Paris. ”

Fa Ge smiled and signed for Qiao Jin, and the kid shouted again, "Arthur, you won't be China Ming, right?" God, I actually spent sixteen days with China Ming and collected 2,400 dollars from him! ”

"Joaquin, now I'm going to get to work. If you're still talking as much as you are now, I'll leave you alone in the hotel and leave you alone. You're going to follow us, you can only say ten words a day, OK? ”

Sun Ziming pinched Qiaojin's life, and the kid immediately shut up and followed behind with the suitcases of the two of them. A bunch of people turned their heads and snickered, this kid did have enough mouths.

Everyone went straight to the pier to take a yacht to Lido Island after leaving the airport, Liu Weiqiang also began to report on the publicity and election work, he participated in the Berlin Film Festival twice, and he already has enough experience to deal with it.

"We've signed up and asked someone from the PR agency to watch the film. According to PR firm Agostino, the most promising competition is for Best Picture, Best Actor and, most likely, the Silver Lion for Young Artist. ”

"What about the opponent?"

"According to their sources, the most outstanding films are: "The Spirit of Mongolia" co-produced by France and the Soviet Union, "The Red Lantern Hangs High" in the mainland, and ours."

Sun Ziming sighed silently, those two are indeed classics, "Lame Hao" has been thoroughly adapted by himself, and the artistry and authenticity have been improved, this time I really don't know who killed the deer.

"What is that Agostino, did you say anything in private?"

"He said, 'Most likely, it's best actor, and of course maybe a miracle happens.'"

Sun Ziming took the cigarette handed over by Liu Weiqiang, took a few puffs and said disdainfully: "Miracle fart!" Let him try his best to help Fa Ge fight for Best Actor, and let the rest go. I want everything, and I can't get anything in the end! Hey, what's the origin of this Agostino? ”

Liu Weiqiang also thinks that this choice is right, what's the use of winning the best picture? Taking an actor is of great benefit to Fa Ge's development in the United States, which is the maximization of benefits.

The chairman of Notari's PR agency, whose full name is Agostino Notari, is an Italian-American. It's a bit strange that Notari is headquartered in Los Angeles, USA, but their branches are also well-known in Italy, France, and Germany. ”

Li Chengkai hurriedly handed over the collected information, leaned over and whispered in his ear: "I think he has a very good background, and he is actually very good at studying our porcelain." I just don't understand, how can he go out in person? ”

Sun Ziming beckoned to Liu Jialing, and Liu Weiqiang hurriedly got out of the seat.

"Brother Ming, he is very interested in blue and white porcelain, and he also knows that Chenghua Doucai ware is a kind of colored porcelain process that combines underglaze blue and white and overglaze color."

Liu Jialing's explanation made Sun Ziming feel stunned, and remembered the Hollywood lobbying system, and the porcelain that he didn't know about must be a person who has been rich and noble for generations, and he must be a well-connected person. It's just that such a person, how can he personally handle such a business? The public relations of a film company is not a big business, and it would be good to have a business manager at most.

NOTARI, NOTARI, ELVIRA NOTARI (AN AWARD AT THE VENICE FILM FESTIVAL) MUST HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THEIR FAMILY, RIGHT?

Not long after, the yacht arrived at the Lido Island and stayed at the Best West Monte Carlo Hotel near the 'Bridge of Sighs'. The alleys are deep and quiet, but the price is black, usually only $90 / night, but in this season it immediately rises to $220 / night, no wonder Joaquin has to rely on himself.

"Joaquin, Joaquin"

Qiao Jin immediately ran to Sun Ziming, just wanted to speak and closed his mouth, Sun Ziming smiled and said: "Qiao Jin, now you can go and play, my friend will send you movie tickets, and they will also arrange room and board." I'm here for work, so I don't have time to play with you. I live in three 0 three, and I do have something to come back to me, OK? ”

"OK, Arthur, you're a good guy!"

The two embraced, and Li Chengkai immediately took him down to settle down. Sun Ziming and the others also went upstairs and entered the luxurious suite specially arranged for him, where Mr. Agostino of the public relations company was already waiting. Agostino Notari was tall and suave, revealing the smell of David before, but more calmly than David.

"Wow, our great director China Ming is here, it's an honor to meet you."

"It was also an honour for me to meet Mr. Agostino of the Notari family."

Agostino's outstretched hand changed to a hug, and he whispered, "Ming, how do you know that I am from the Notari family?" ”

Sun Ziming patted him on the back and said in a low voice: "Mr. Agostino, except for people who have a very good relationship with all walks of life, there is no way to do a good job in the public relations company, am I right?" ”

"Oh, I forgot that you and I are in Los Angeles."

Sun Tzu Mingmeng, half of the worry in his heart is gone, although the three major European film festivals are very fair, but someone to lobby will always take a lot of advantage. In this world, those who can lobby will always have an advantage over those who do not lobby, and this is what the American people have taught themselves.

At Sun Ziming's instructions, Xiang Huaqiang and Liu Weiqiang all made excuses to leave, leaving only Liu Jialing, a porcelain merchant.

"Ming, you can call me Tino, that's what my friends call me."

"Ok, Tino, I heard from my assistant, you like Chinese porcelain?"

"Yes, our family once established a trading house in your country's 'Guangzhu (Guangzhou)' and brought back a lot of very fine porcelain."

Liu Jialing looked at Sun Ziming's eyes, and hurriedly went to the bedroom to find a piece of white porcelain that was made by a master craftsman, and gave it to Mr. Agostino, "Tino, this is the work of the best master craftsman in our country, I hope you can like it." ”

Agostino opened the quaint box, and inside was a beautiful Jingdezhen blue and white porcelain vase. The glaze is white and blue, the material color is verdant, exquisite and green and transparent, there is a glaze in the glaze, there are flowers in the flowers, dexterous, clear, transparent, particularly elegant and clean.

"Oh my God! It's so beautiful, our European and American porcelain is compared with your China, that's rubbish! ”

Agostino looked at the artwork on the table obsessively, took out a magnifying glass and looked at it for a long time, and kept admiring, "Real art must be spiritual, and it is definitely not something that can be produced on an assembly line!" It's great, it's amazing, your Chinese achievements in porcelain will always be the best in the world......"

Liu Jialing covered her mouth and smiled lightly: "Mr. Tino, if you add light to the porcelain, it will be more exquisite." ”

"Really? I'll give it a try, I'll give it a try," Agostino immediately took off the lampshade of the floor lamp and carefully put the porcelain bottle inside, Liu Jialing closed the curtains again, turning off the rest of the lights.

In the dark, the porcelain vase becomes transparent, revealing a little rice-like light, and the landscape on the inner wall of the porcelain is hazy and visible, and the whole porcelain is crystal clear like a dream.

After admiring it for a long time, Agostino couldn't put it down, and carefully put it back in the box.

"Ming, I lost my temper, I'm sorry."

Sun Ziming picked up the Cohiba cigar box from the coffee table and handed it to Agostino, and picked up one himself. Agostino expertly cut the riser and lit it with a butane igniter, tilting the end of the cigar at a geometric angle of 45 degrees to bring it closer to the flame2. At 5 cm, slowly rotate around to preheat the cigar and bring it closer to the flame 2. At 5 cm, allow the cigar to burn evenly from the edges to the centre. Sun Ziming also followed his example, lit one, and laughed at himself: "Tino, am I still learning like this?" ”

"It doesn't matter, it's just a hobby, as long as you're happy, you can chop it up and smoke it in your pipe."

Sun Zi Ming laughed, "Tino, you are a real man, I like your boldness." When I go to Hong Kong or Los Angeles in the future, I will invite you to dinner, my cooking skills are good. ”

The two chatted for a while, and Liu Jialing also found an excuse to go out, leaving only the two of them chatting with cigars.

"Tino, I'm a film director and the owner of a film company."

Agostino smiled, "Ming, I know, you are still a very good businessman. Artists also need money to provide for them, and I will definitely help you with your favor, we are friends. ”

Sun Ziming hurriedly thanked him, but Agostino didn't care and said: "Ming, you don't deserve to thank you for this, and I don't believe that you really like those trophies so much, real artists don't care about awards, they only care about the excellence of their works." ”

That's true, just as you are obsessed with porcelain, I am obsessed with dreams between light and shadow. However, we are all living in reality, and we always have to have something to prove ourselves, even if it is Da? Finch also craves recognition. ”

Agostino nodded, no longer arguing about the issue, but took the initiative to talk about what Sun Ziming was most curious about.

"Ming, do you know why I came to handle this business myself?"

"I'm also curious, why would the chairman of a well-known PR company come to handle the PR business of a film company?"

Agostino sighed and asked in a low voice, "Ming, do you know anything about the fashion industry?" Ever heard of a Dutch model named Karen Mutter? ”

Well? This name is very familiar, and when Sun Ziming thought about it for a while, he remembered a chance encounter in front of the Eiffel Tower, and Joaquin's kid had also accosted him in the past.

"I heard that, a friend of mine, I accosted her the day before yesterday at the Champ de Mars in Paris."

"OK, is it pretty?"

Sun Ziming remembered the white girl's figure and face, as well as the sexiness in the tranquility, and couldn't help laughing, "It's charming, you're here for her?" ”