Expedition to Europe

With the popularity of "Châlons en Champagne", the image of Chinese in the minds of Americans is gradually changing. Even Douglas MacArthur, the US Governor-General in the Philippines, conveyed President Wilson's invitation to Qin Zhiyuan to visit the United States.

Obviously, Woodrow Wilson was not completely sure whether Qin Zhiyuan would accept the invitation, otherwise, Woodrow Wilson could have directly made the invitation over the phone.

Invitations to visit always seem a little insincere when conveyed through others.

But that was not the reason why Qin Zhiyuan refused the invitation. The reason for Qin Zhiyuan's refusal was still the "Chinese Exclusion Act". When MacArthur invited Qin Zhiyuan, Qin Zhiyuan refused directly without leaving any room.

"Although I am the king of Lan Fang, I am of Chinese descent after all. If the United States does not repeal the "Chinese Exclusion Act", to be honest, I probably won't be able to set foot on American soil in my life."

This passage is so decisive, and the reason is so sufficient that MacArthur is speechless and can only give up helplessly.

What else can he do if he doesn't give up?

It is true that MacArthur was the emperor in the Philippines, but in Lan Fang, MacArthur was nothing. If we go back to the time when the movie "Champagne Champagne" was filmed, MacArthur was even Qin Zhiyuan's subordinate. He and the 84th Brigade of the US Army were under Qin Zhiyuan's control.

With such a background, it was not easy for MacArthur to stand up straight in front of Qin Zhiyuan.

To be honest, even if there was no "Chinese Exclusion Act", Qin Zhiyuan's visit to the United States now would probably not have much results.

I still remember that when Qin Zhiyuan ascended the throne, Woodrow Wilson did not come to Lan Fang to congratulate him. Secretary of State Robert Lanxin came to Lan Fang instead of Woodrow Wilson because of a sudden fainting during an outdoor speech.

After Woodrow Johnson recovered, he was in power for a short time, but two months ago, Woodrow Wilson suffered another severe stroke. Woodrow Wilson's left half of his body was completely paralyzed and his left eye was blind.

Qin Zhiyuan expressed his concern and blessings for Woodrow Wilson to MacArthur, but that was all. Qin Zhiyuan did not intend to accommodate Woodrow Wilson in some matters just because Woodrow Wilson looked miserable.

There is no human touch in state relations.

"Châlons en Champagne" is just the beginning. Following that, Lanfang Royal Pictures will also launch a series of films to carry out all-round publicity for the Foreign Legion. This plan is very large. Qin Zhiyuan wants to use the form of film to create a positive image for Lanfang and establish the concept of "fairness and justice" in this world full of conspiracies, power politics, and hegemony.

If one day, Lanfang can be equated with "fairness and justice", then Lanfang will be equivalent to mastering the right to speak.

In another time and space, this work was actually done by Americans, so the ideas advocated by Americans became "universal values".

In this time and space, Qin Zhiyuan wants to complete this task first.

In fact, it is not that difficult to establish a national image. "A lie repeated a thousand times will become the truth." No matter how domineering and aggressive Lan Fang is, as long as Lan Fang's propaganda agency keeps "fairness and justice" on its lips, over time, no matter what people in other countries think, Lan Fang people will have a strong sense of belonging and pride in Lan Fang.

To be honest, Qin Zhiyuan doesn't care much about the reactions of people in other countries. Qin Zhiyuan only wants to be responsible for the people of Lan Fang. Qin Zhiyuan has no obligation to the people of other countries. Only the people of Lan Fang are the group that Qin Zhiyuan cares about the most.

After "Châlons en Champagne" began to be released, "Reims" and "Ferenta de Noir" are currently being produced.

Unlike the tragedy of "Châlons en Champagne", "Reims" and "Ferenta de Noir" are more focused on victory and glory.

In the movie "Reims", there are shots of German soldiers fighting to the death against the British and American forces, and raising their hands to surrender to the Foreign Legion. There are even shots of the German defenders who were still determined to fight fiercely the moment before, but when the main attacking unit was replaced by the Foreign Legion, they immediately collapsed and surrendered.

Compared with the tragic and fearless shots in "Châlons en Champagne", these shots are undoubtedly more dramatic and can better highlight the strength of the Foreign Legion.

In "Ferentardo de Noir", William III, who was still Crown Prince William at the time, will become the biggest easter egg in the whole movie. Capturing the enemy's crown prince on the battlefield is the most noteworthy feat during the entire world war.

And this feat was accomplished by the Foreign Legion.

In order to make the film more interesting, in the film "Ferentardo de Noir", the two people interviewed at the beginning of the film are Qin Zhiyuan himself and William III himself.

In one movie, two kings personally appeared to cheer for the film. The strong cast can be said to be truly "unprecedented and unrivaled".

In fact, with the production experience of "Châlons en Champagne", the production team of Lanfang Royal Pictures is already quite mature, so the progress of the two films "Reims" and "Ferenta de Noir" has been significantly improved compared to "Châlons en Champagne", and it is estimated that they will be released after the New Year.

Of course, the "New Year" here refers to the Western calendar, not the traditional Chinese New Year.

Lanfang currently uses the Western calendar, not the traditional Chinese chronology. This situation will only last until the end of 1919. After the Chinese Spring Festival, Lanfang will implement the Yellow Emperor calendar to distinguish it from the Western calendar.

To be honest, regarding the Western calendar, also known as the Gregorian calendar, this calendar has not been popular around the world for a long time. It has only been in the past one or two hundred years. In terms of history, it is far from the traditional Chinese calendar.

However, it would not be appropriate if Lanfang copied the Chinese calendar. For example, the "lunar calendar" is not suitable for Lanfang.

Think about it, Lanfang is located in the tropics. Although there are twenty-four solar terms in the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, in Lanfang, if we also want to divide the twenty-four solar terms, I am afraid that only "summer solstice", "little heat", There are only a few solar terms such as "Great Heat" and "End Heat" that can be used in rotation.

Then the lunar calendar exists in name only.

It doesn’t matter if it exists in name only, as long as it can express the feelings of Lanfang people. The Chinese have never been conservative. If they blindly stick to their own way, it is estimated that Chinese civilization will also lose its inheritance like ancient Egypt, ancient India, and ancient Babylon.

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The reason why Qin Zhiyuan compiled this series of documentaries is to show how confident the Lanfang people who have inherited Chinese civilization are, how they are self-improving, and how they are forging ahead.

Of course, it is undeniable that the success of "Champagne Salon" has also caused trouble to Qin Zhiyuan. The most intuitive reaction is reflected in the harassment of Qin Zhiyuan by Ren Shizhen, general manager of Lanfang Royal Pictures.

"Your Majesty, I really don't understand why you don't agree to make a documentary about you? It doesn't need to take up your time or your deliberate cooperation. You just need to sit there and say a few words, and it will make a big difference." Champagne Salon" has a better publicity effect, and even Her Royal Highness the Queen has agreed to this project. Why do you just disagree with such a good idea?" Ren Shizhen was deeply resentful.

Ren Shizhen was an early student studying in France. While studying in France, Ren Shizhen was exposed to drama and became a member of the school drama troupe. After the movie appeared, Ren Shizhen showed a strong interest in movies. Through the efforts of Ren Shizhen and his classmates, , Ren Shizhen successfully put a stage play by his school drama troupe on the screen.

During the World War of the Century, Ren Shizhen joined the Foreign Legion and became Qin Zhiyuan's royal photographer. He had always had a good relationship with Qin Zhiyuan, so he spoke without much restraint.

"I really don't understand. There is obviously so much material, why do you have to criticize me? Isn't it the same thing about Chen Kangjian I told you last time? How exciting is the story between him and Mary? Isn't it worth putting on the screen? If this is not exciting enough, what about Cartier? There is still a statue of Cartier on the pier of Thunder City. Isn't Cartier's story worthy of being put on the screen? "Qin Zhiyuan is not polite at all.

If you think about it carefully, there are indeed too many people and things in the Foreign Legion that are worthy of being put on the screen. If you want to sort it out carefully, within ten years from now, Lanfang Royal Pictures will not have to worry about running out of materials.

"Your Majesty, those stories are very good. I will put them all on the screen in the future. But things have priorities, people have priorities, and publicity work must also be focused. If there is no focus, then it will not achieve twice the result with half the effort. As a result, the resources in our hands are limited after all. , now we still need to concentrate our efforts to do something well, and it is impossible to roll it out comprehensively. Therefore, in order to save costs and better achieve our goals, we can only refine and process based on existing materials. This is the most suitable "The law of objective value" Ren Shizhen said plausibly.

How to put it, the information about Qin Zhiyuan filmed by Ren Shizhen alone is enough. Let alone sorting out a movie, it is no problem to sort out "top, middle and bottom". Ren Shizhen is of course inclined to solve the problem fundamentally.

But for Qin Zhiyuan, this issue is obviously putting the cart before the horse: "No matter whose photos you take, you can't avoid me. Therefore, only by using other people's affairs as the core of the narrative can you maximize the benefits."

"It's not that using other people's stories as the core of the narrative will not allow you to add more elements. On the contrary, it will lead to a dry and full body of parts. Only by using your story as the main line can you add more people and things. That is the real benefit. Maximize." Ren Shizhen is stubborn.

"No matter what you say, I won't agree." Qin Zhiyuan locked the door.

Misha served the coffee a little absent-mindedly, and her gestures of placing it in front of Qin Zhiyuan were a little big.

"Mr. Auerbach is here..." Misha reminded softly.

Auerbach, well, this is another great success.