FROM FOOTBALL TO CINEMA, Pavia A TIP IS TO CHINA WITH Xiaodong ZHU AND MARIA GRAZIA CUCINOTTA

“A Mao liked the ping pong in China and all of us were playing. Current President Xi Jinping really like football and across the country talk about. “And then, suggests the president of Pavia Xiaodong Zhu football, football can become a formidable vehicle for export to China our territory, with interesting economic repercussions. A first goal is already set: “Bring in a year 100,000 Chinese tourists in Pavia, and within two months of the first group,” promises Zhu in the council chamber of the City next to the mayor Massimo Depaoli and Maria Grazia Cucinotta, actress, producer and in this case the testimonial of a bond that will hopefully lasting between Pavia and China.

To Pavia China is really close. It all started with the purchase of Pavia football who is currently ranked first in the Pro League. While President Zhu cultivates the dream of series B, with a delegation (with the vice David Wang, President of the ‘Association of China–Italy Yuhua Zhu and attorney Enrico Toti) meets the city government of Pavia to sensitize the world to the City of China.

But football, of course, can only be the kickoff of a game to play on various fields. We start with the football to switch to promote the area. Zhu believes that Pavia and its province can become a major tourist destination in China. To achieve the properties of Pavia football has been brought with him a troupe of Dragon TV, television is based in Shanghai, which these days has beaten the province to carry out the services of Pavia. The next step is a movie with the Cucinotta which aims to raise awareness of our province in China. Transaction already put in place by the actress and producer with an Italian-Chinese feature film set in Favignana, the aim of which was to promote Sicily. “When you know that you can not fall in love with this country – explains Cucinotta – are working around the clock and cultivate dreams for them and for those who want to grow with them. Thanks to them also Pavia calcium can start to dream, an opportunity to be seized, “says the actress, who in addition to that for China has expressed his enthusiasm for the same Depaoli:” A great mayor. “