After communication, Gu Ao's attitude towards Bettorucci and "The Last Emperor" gradually became clear: Since it cannot be stopped, and there is no other option to win awards in this era, so let's take the opportunity to push it.

There is nothing to be jealous of the income benefits of art films, and there is not much.

The remaining things worth seeking are nothing more than intangible assets such as reputation, relationships, connections, and historical status.

Fame and connections are basic operations. Gu Ao has had two experiences, so there is nothing to describe in detail.

In terms of "historical status", after the talks, Gu Ao thought of a point that could be operated.

Many of Gu Ao's behind-the-scenes understanding of "The Last Emperor" in his previous life came from the short and big-small talk show.

From this he learned that "The Last Emperor" is the first and only commercial/art film in history that was licensed by the government to shoot in the Forbidden City (not counting information). The film is expensive and the degree of cooperation provided by China is also amazing.

Although, in terms of the objective environment at that time, the gimmick of "going to the Forbidden City to shoot in full scenes" really played a certain role in the later film winning the Oscar for Best Picture.

But from the perspective of future generations, this coordination scale and honor may have been a bit out of the question. Especially in the 21st century, the folk atmosphere gradually became emperor and Han, and many people were indignant about the fact that a late Qing drama occupied this only historical position.

Gu Ao felt that he could play a lonely pioneer, write a letter to express his personal attitude, use the great name of "protecting cultural monuments", oppose the crew entering the Forbidden City to shoot live, and suggest establishing a special film and television shooting base.

The reason for "protecting cultural relics and historical sites" is of course fully tenable at the physical and scientific levels, because many antiquities cannot withstand excessive exposure, and the cumulative luminous flux of each year is limited, otherwise it will age faster. This is also the reason why many museums prohibit taking photos.

At the same time, Gu Ao also knew that his opposition would certainly fail in the end, so it was nothing more than to gain the first-class Yiqiu. This was a bit like Liang Sicheng and Lin Huiyin and his wife. In the early years of the founding of the People's Republic of China, they wrote a letter to protect the ancient city walls of the capital and even some other traditional buildings.

Although Liang Sicheng and Lin Huiyin were destined to fail and failed to protect anything, future generations will remember their achievements.

In the 21st century, after the public opinion was relaxed, many public intellectuals and even ordinary intellectuals began to commemorate Liang Sicheng in various ways, and even formed an internet celebrity sentence pattern that "whenever the capital is like this, we should remember that we owe Mr. Liang Sicheng an apology."

Gu Ao made a statement today and kept it in history. When society becomes more respectful to history and ancient civilization in the future, people will naturally stand up and advocate for Gu Ao's advanced ideas.

Even now, he was criticized by the relevant leaders of the culture and bu, and he could play the tragic card correctly for Gu Ao in the future and make him a tragic hero like Copernicus. (And it was a final success, not a lifelong failure like Galileo)

...

After setting this idea, the group had just left the office building of Culture Bu, and Gu Ao intercepted Bettorucci:

"Mr. Bettorucci, I still hope that you will cooperate with me just now. I heard from Mr. Qiao that if you accept the shooting task, the department is willing to provide the maximum cooperation, including the full live shooting in the Forbidden City, which has never been given before."

Bettorucci didn't realize what Gu Ao wanted to say, so he replied proudly: "Yes, Gu, what's the problem with this? I admit that this is a very important factor that attracted me to take on this task. I can imagine that with this gimmick alone, after the movie is completed in the future, you can get at least one step higher when judging the award."

Gu Ao: "But I hope you and me will jointly decline, and we will ask the relevant departments to invest in the construction of a film and television city with imitation scenery, which is similar to the so-called "China Film and Film City" in Wanwan people in Wanbei for you to film. This is a great thing for protecting cultural relics and historical sites. If you show this attitude, history will remember your kindness, and the Chinese people will always regard you as a friend."

After hearing this, Bettorucci screamed and refused as if he was stung: "This is impossible! As a film artist, of course I hope to reproduce history in the most authentic environment. Who would want to go to the studio to commit fraud? Gu, you know I will never agree!"

Gu Ao said firmly: "I advise you to do this! Because you can gain reputation for nothing! At the same time, in the end, the group of people will still obediently invite you to the Forbidden City to shoot.

I can tell you the truth, first of all, the country cannot afford to build a synagogue. Secondly, those people in the culture bu actually hope that this movie will win the Oscars and win political achievements than you, the big director who actually filmed it. So they are more willing to contribute than you!

I told you so much today, you should be clear in your heart, what should you keep your mouth shut. I only have one requirement for you: If you are willing to write a letter with me, then you must show that I am the initiator, and you are moved by my righteousness and are willing to give up some artistic authenticity in order to protect ancient culture. How can you do it?”

Bettorucci was very puzzled: "The competent authorities in your country hope that movies will win big prizes than me? Oh, God, I have been in the film industry all over the world for so many years, and this is the first time I have heard of this kind of thing. Are you too inferior in culture and need an award to prove yourself?"

"You can't make random guesses! Please be careful! Just say whether you agree or not!" Gu Ao turned cold.

Strictly speaking, he said that the national conditions were clearly revealed to foreigners. But he was sensible and knew that the final result would not be changed, and he did not sell out actual interests, but just put on more postures.

Bettorucci's eyes were spinning around.

Obviously, he doesn't want to cause more trouble and increase the risk of accidents.

But if it is true as Gu Ao said, it will not affect the result, and at the same time, it can be invited to buy the reputation of "loving culture and sponsoring art", it will be very attractive to a director.

what to do?

Betoruc was caught in a battle between heaven and man.

In the end, it was obvious that the cunning and prudence of the middle-aged man in his 40s played a role. Bettoruc was not hit by the aura of wisdom and refused to make a decision based on Gu Ao's words.

"That's it. I think it's better to ask Princess Kelly when I talked about cooperation with China, I had already thought about Princess Kelly as an investor in this film.

If my investors think that spending money to build landscapes in China is a expense that can be borne, then the matter of writing is not discussed. I don’t want to take this risk and go back to take the live scene.

If my investor feels that she won’t be the sucker after evaluating it, then I’ll sign with you again and act like a ‘protector of ancient civilization’, and don’t show it or not.”

This old fox! It turns out that there is no rabbit or eagle.

Gu Aoguang relied on his lips and could not fool the other party at all.

Fortunately, Gu Ao thought he could convince Princess Kelly to cooperate with the acting and not to be too generous. (Of course, the specific persuasion words may not be these, but also reasons such as "If you shoot in the Forbidden City, it will be beneficial to the movie awards and box office gimmicks.")

In short, it is that Gu Ao has to buy a reputation, be a good person, and things have to be done, and he doesn't want to be taken down.

At the same time, I also hope to make a fuss about this matter, which will cause the above discussion and reflect in advance on the issue of "whether foreign capital should be allowed to contract film and television shooting bases to create landscapes in China."

In this way, the "Hengdian model" that Gu Ao thought of when he talked to Director Qiu last year can win a more relaxed environment and preferential policies in China in advance.

To take a step back, even if Gu Ao's operations in "The Last Emperor" hit their home, they did not gain any substantial benefits.

But as long as his letter is clearly stated and the "Hengdian model" has been loosened in China in advance, no matter who gets money and benefits in the future, he will have to sell Gu Ao to his face and recognize him as the "creator" position in this field.

This kind of face "a certain industry in China was built by Brother" is very valuable. Just like Mou Zhongqiu only came out of prison in 2017, or the operators of "Chu Orange" have been wasting so many years, as long as they stand there, there are still many younger generations who respectfully give them face. (Of course, this is not a flag here, and Gu Ao will definitely not make mistakes)

In the 1980s, it was difficult to do business, especially if you wanted to have a sip in a certain field, archiving the tight policies forward and acting as a crossing stone. It really required all the mechanisms to do.

...

In the afternoon of that day, Bettorucci went to Princess Kelly to invest, and he also mentioned a lot of ideas.

Of course, Princess Kelly would not personally evaluate the commercial prospects of film investment, so she sent a person in charge of film business to connect with Bettorucci to those business indicators.

The reason why Gu Ao was not in a hurry to get investment was that in history, the foreign investment of "The Last Emperor" was as high as 25 million US dollars, which was three times more expensive than filming "Terminator". As an art film that aims to win awards, the commercial return rate is not as high as that of "Terminator".

Gu Ao will face a decisive battle with Atari's game console next year, but he does not want a small amount of 30 million US dollars to be occupied for a long time. He does not want to become the leader of foreign capital. In the future, he cannot explain it clearly and is said to take advantage of the country in negotiations.

Under such a situation, the princess spokesperson talks with Betorucci in an official manner, and of course the progress will not be easy.

In the end, Gu Ao didn't have much trouble, and the princess herself refused the suggestion that "building landscapes in China to film "The Last Emperor" can still obtain the right to invest in the tourism industry for landscape creation in the future."

Bettorucci thought about it for a moment and probably had no such possibility, so he made up his mind to make a vote with Gu Ao and make some fame.

The next day, Gu Ao persuaded Bettoruc to jointly sign the letter and sent it to it. There was also a colleague of Gu Ao in the Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Department, and the director of the Taiwan Investment Department, who jointly signed this person with him because Gu Ao mentioned in the book that he should learn from the advanced experience on the other side of the strait and build a model like "China Film and Film Cinema" to concentrate on using producers from all over the country and even from foreign countries.

Since we need to learn from Wanwan’s “helpful experience”, how can it be convincing if we don’t invite the director of the Taiwan Investment Department to sign together?

This letter immediately caused a large discussion in a certain range.

The final conclusion is of course the rejection this time, but the relevant experience is worth learning from.

Gu Ao knew that the historical reputation he was going to invite to buy was the deposit at this moment.

Although no one has paid attention to his actions at the moment, in more than 20 years, he will be able to add Liang Sicheng's reputation.

PS: I was a little busy yesterday, I didn’t save the manuscript, and I only had it after get off work after the second update
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