In February of 47, Zhou Nan and Audrey were also in a busy state of fulfillment.

From the beginning of the month to the World Economic Forum, the regular meeting in the middle of the month, and then all kinds of tedious affairs, they have been busy.

On Valentine's Day, Zhou Nan and Audrey planted an apple tree together on the hillside next to their house, and the two agreed that they would plant an apple tree on this day every year in the future. When they are old, they are to have apple trees planted on the hillside to the east of the main house.

On the 22nd, Zhou Nan spent his twenty-fifth birthday, and although Zhou Nan did not inform anyone, he still received a lot of congratulatory phone calls and letters, as well as telegrams.

Audrey used her not-so-good craftsmanship to weave a dark blue striped scarf for Zhou Nan, and this scarf became Zhou Nan's favorite and was worn around his neck almost every day.

After the time entered March, I was expecting the weather to get warmer, but there was a big snowstorm, and the pasture, which had already revealed its buds, was covered with heavy snow again.

It was at this time that the Diary of Anne Frank was released in multiple languages and in various European countries at the same time.

The book received close media attention before it was published, and it caused a sales boom as soon as it was released.

And the evaluation of Zhou Nan's book from all walks of life is also quite high, because of political correctness, it has even reached the point of touting.

The American Jewish Association spoke highly of the book: "This is a book that represents the voices of six million [Jewish] people, even if it is not a majestic epic, but a diary of an ordinary little girl." But Jonas Zhou uses his sharp writing to dissect the sorrow of an era. Although he had close ties with the Nazis, this did not prevent him from being a good friend of the Jews. Because with his impartial position and objective evaluation, he proved that he is a true humanitarian. ”

The Queen of the Netherlands also spoke out in the media: "Anne's story, although it is only a little girl's short two years, is a microcosm of history, a microcosm of the suffering that the Netherlands once suffered. Every Dutchman should buy it, put it in his study, put it at his bedside, and read it carefully. ”

In addition to them, countless media and scholars praised the book, and the city of Amsterdam immediately announced in the newspapers that they would redeem the house where Anne Frank once lived and turn it into a memorial.

This drove the sales of this book, and a week later, it ranked first in book sales in Europe and the United States. Yes, Europe and the United States, because the book is also available in the United States and Canada at the same time, and the sales in the United States are very amazing.

Zhou Nan wrote only 210,000 words, and with excerpts from Annenie's diary, it was less than 300,000 words. This book is, of course, not as expensive as a monograph like Zhou Nan's "General History of the World", so many people don't care about the cost of the book.

Because the sales of this book have repeatedly broken new highs, Zhou Nan's home has become the target of media attention for his sister again. However, during this time, Zhou Nan didn't even go out, and whoever wanted to interview him didn't get permission.

At the end of March, Paramount officially announced that it had reached an agreement with Zhou Nan to bring "The Diary of Anne Frank" to the big screen with Zhou Nan's adaptation.

Within two days, the city of Amsterdam announced that they would provide Paramount with the most convenient conditions and the most favorable policies to facilitate the on-location filming of "The Diary of Anne Frank".

At this time, northern Germany was still under British control. At the same time, the British side announced that the plan to dismantle the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp was temporarily terminated, so that the film company could shoot the scene of the concentration camp where Anne finally died.

A movie, before it has been filmed, can cause a sensation all over the world, which has never been seen in the history of cinema.

Even "Gone with the Wind", which was filmed more than ten years ago, only attracted domestic attention in the United States at first.

"Gone with the Wind" should be the highest-grossing movie in the world according to the real-time box office, and even surpass the later "Avatar" and "Titanic".

Later generations of young people only know the box office myths created by "Titanic" and "Avatar", but in fact, there is only one movie that can be called a box office myth, and that is "Gone with the Wind"

This phenomenal film began preparations before it was published, and it took more than two years to cast, then a year to shoot, post-production, and was released in 39, with a North American box office of more than 100 million, and a total of nearly 200 million worldwide.

What kind of concept is this, calculated by the GDP of that year, accounting for one-half of the GDP of the United States that year, and "Titanic" and "Avatar", the box office record is only a few thousand parts of the GDP of the United States that year.

Of course, this is also because of the different times. In the era of "Gone with the Wind", there were no TV shows, and people's lives were very poor, and many people watched even a five-hour movie several times.

Neither Zhou Nan nor Chukor thought of competing with "Gone with the Wind" at the box office. Because the combination of the joys and sorrows of love and the big era is the main reason why this movie can be so attractive.

And although "The Diary of Anne Frank" is politically correct and of epochal significance, it lacks love and is destined to fail to attract too many fans.

I don't dare to catch up with the box office, but artistry can be pursued. Paramount had high hopes for this film, and spent a lot of money to promote it around the world, and invested a lot of manpower and material resources to prepare for this movie.

After fierce competition, Paramount's top director Billy Wilder became the director of this film, and he is also a very famous screenwriter, known for his style of being good at film noir and exposing the darkness of society and human nature.

Zhou Nan actually has some impressions of this director, because Audrey's "Twilight Love" is directed by him. Later, Marilyn Monroe became an international superstar in "The Seven Year Itch", which was also directed by him, and Monroe's classic shape of covering her skirt at the outlet came from his design.

And he has received the most Oscar nominations among Hollywood directors, and has won three awards at one Oscar, and he has won more than two awards personally, and he is the top ten directors in Hollywood history.

Although it is now 47 years, Billy Wilder is already a first-class director in Hollywood. In '44, he directed "Double Indemnity", which was hailed as the best screenplay in the United States, ranking 38th among the top 100 classics.

In 45 years, he directed "The Lost Weekend", which won seven Oscar nominations, won four awards, and he himself won Best Director and Best Screenplay.

After signing a directing contract with Paramount, he came to Switzerland.

At Jonas Farm, he and Zhou Nan had a comprehensive discussion and analysis of the script of "The Diary of Anne Frank". It took a week to determine the rough storyboard script of the whole movie.

The next job is that Howard needs to write a script based on these determined contents. He had to travel to the Netherlands and Germany to visit the filming locations and find a backdrop and set for the camera.

Audrey's image was also recognized by him, but, according to Anne Frank's photographs, she started out with medium-long hair, which was later cut short in the concentration camp.

In other words, Audrey's long hair is now going to be cut off, and the makeup crew is going to start designing the right makeup and outfits according to her new look.

At this time, Zhou Nan drew two sketches for Audrey, one is a girl's head with a medium-long hairstyle, the hair is parted in the middle, the hairstyle on both sides hangs down naturally, and the ends of the hair are curled inward.

The second sketch shows a shorter boy's hairstyle, with the only difference being the extra row of uneven oblique bangs at the front.

These two looks have won the unanimous praise of the makeup staff, she is eighteen years old this year, and she plays the fourteen or fifteen-year-old Anne, who is a little older.

But this hairstyle immediately made her look more childish, and with the efforts of the makeup artists, the makeup photos taken were not much different from the real Anne Frank, and the temperament of the two people was exactly the same.

No one cares about Audrey's acting skills, but Audrey herself doesn't think she can care less. She has to pay attention to Howard's progress every day, and then train her character according to different scenarios.

There are several acting teachers who teach her alone, and she can get the most professional guidance and training if she is not in place at any point, which also makes her acting skills have been greatly improved.

In another life, she didn't have much acting training at the beginning, but she is also an absolutely talented actor. In this life, since she was in middle school, Zhou Nan deliberately guided her development in this area and enrolled her in acting training.

I can't say how good her acting skills are, but at the very least, her acting skills have been recognized by everyone.

Zhou Nan has known Audrey since she was eleven years old. Until now, it was the first time that Zhou Nan had seen Audrey have such a strong interest in one thing and work so hard.

This also made Zhou Nan feel more and more that what he did was right, if he just hid Audrey at home as a collection and made her unable to realize the value of her life, it was definitely a wrong choice and a crime.

Paving the way for her life and allowing her to realize her greatest value in life is really good for her.

And she also told Zhou Nan with her hard work that she likes this kind of life and such challenges. She needs to have her own career to prove the value of her life, instead of being a vassal of Zhou Nan for the rest of her life.

Zhou Nan is going out again, but this time, Audrey not only has no reluctance, but is even a little happy. "Thank goodness you finally don't have to babble in my ear. My dear, I'll be sure to surprise you when you come back. ”

Zhou Nan was a little disappointed. "Are you no longer reluctant to let me go out?"

She said arrogantly: "When you develop like a mother and take care of everything, you won't know how much pressure I have!" ”

Zhou Nan deliberately said: "This will make me sad, because I feel that you are not so dependent on me anymore." ”

She playfully said, "But, then I will love you even more......"