Chapter 1129 After 10 Months, a New Chinese Film Box Office Record!
As the year draws to a close, Huanxi once again suddenly throws a bomb into the film and television industry, shocking everyone - Dongping actually quietly won Jia Zhangke? !
Lin Nan and Liu Yifei just got into the car of Lao Lin, and then they saw this news.
Chief Jia was unwilling to be constrained and bound by Huanxi, so he rejected the shareholder cooperation model and chose a relatively independent and equal cooperation relationship:
After Huanxi paid him a large sum of cooperation "good faith money", the former will have the right to invest exclusively or preferentially in the films under Xihe Xinghui Films in the next 6 years.
These include 3 films directed by Jia Zhangke himself, and many films supervised by Jia Zhangke, all of which are literary and realistic themes.
In general, Huanxi's big director alliance can barely be regarded as adding another "newcomer", and the total number of people has officially reached 7.
"From the perspective of film industry capital, to be honest, I now admire Dong Ping more and more. He is full of courage and is determined to grow together!"
"Since you are back for the New Year, don't worry about work anymore." Old Lin "scolded" Lin Nan with dissatisfaction. He now speaks Mandarin very fluently and can switch freely.
After all, this city is a popular tourist destination in China. With the continuous improvement of the national economic level, the number of tourists has increased dramatically year by year;
And the diners from all over the world in his own restaurant all speak Mandarin, so Old Lin will naturally continue to passively learn and be influenced imperceptibly.
"That's right." Liu Yifei nodded in agreement, with a sweet smile on her face. At this moment, she looked like a flatterer.
"That may be a little difficult? Hahaha..." Lin Nan smiled and shook his head at Old Lin. The latter must be aware of this, but he just couldn't help but care about his son.
"Dad, what are we going to eat for lunch today?" Liu Yifei was very considerate and took the initiative to change the subject to divert Lin Nan's firepower.
"What do you want to eat? Tell me the name of the dish..."
Yes, it has to be Miss Liu. Old Lin smiled instantly when he heard this, and even his tone became much lighter.
Lin Nan, his biological son, once again experienced this kind of "differential treatment" and could only helplessly rely on Liu Yifei and continue to read the news.
Since noon, the positive press releases of "Kung Fu Yoga" have spread all over the Internet.
The gossip revealed by Jackie Chan at the premiere showed his international influence vividly:
For his face, the Dubai royal family lent 70 supercars for free, including a global private customized model;
And after he accidentally crashed one while reversing, the next morning, there was another identical new car delivered!
Just for this gimmick, "Kung Fu Yoga" has steadily gained the desire of countless fans and audiences to watch the movie.
And the pressure is also completely given to another blockbuster in the same period - "Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back".
At around 2pm, the conference room of China Film was filled with producers of Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back.
"The cost of Journey to India and The Mermaid are not high, and the cast is not that good. Other movies are even less of a concern. Our only competitor is Jackie Chan's Kung Fu Yoga!"
La Peikang sat in the main seat and talked freely, but his spirit and face looked a little bad; after all, he had suffered a series of defeats, and everyone present knew it.
While most of the producers' representatives were worried about Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back, they also glanced at Liu Xiaobin of Wanda and Wang Zhonglei of Huayi with interest from time to time.
These two companies are now in a situation of a life-and-death struggle, so today's internal publicity meeting is really interesting.
"The production cost of 440 million, even if we do the publicity and promotion work ourselves, we need at least 1.1 billion box office to make a profit.
So to become a hit and profitable film, it must have... 3 billion+ box office like "The Mermaid", because we have 23 producers in total!"
"As long as some companies don't make small moves and destroy the Great Wall because Huayi is the producer when scheduling the film, I think 3 billion+ box office will be completely fine."
Wang Zhonglei took over Zhang Qiang's words and said sarcastically. Anyway, it's a fight to the death, he doesn't mind putting on a slap in Wanda's face.
Under the expectant eyes of many people, Liu Xiaobin unexpectedly did not speak, but pretended to be deaf and dumb;
On the contrary, La Peikang glanced at Wang Zhonglei with frost, because in his opinion, the latter was "seeking personal revenge" at the meeting of China Film, which was clearly a slap in his face and a slap in his face!
However, Chairman Lada suppressed his anger and turned to look at Zhou Xingchi and Xu Ke.
"Director Zhou, Director Xu, please work harder at the premiere the day after tomorrow. Also, don't stop the promotion during the Spring Festival. As for the secret key to postponement, China Film will find a way."
"No problem, Chairman Lada." The two nodded immediately and agreed in unison.
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From the 21st to the 23rd, news and information in the film and television entertainment industry were flying all over the sky.
"Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" once again shouted the slogan of 3 billion+ box office, and Wang Baoqiang also sincerely confessed: Although his directing foundation is poor, he has really drained everything for everyone.
At the same time, Lin Nan and Liu Yifei were strolling around in a low-key manner, shuttling through the fireworks of the city. Well, occasionally they would be "caught".
And Old Lin was also very energetic these days. He even went back to the village. It is said that he donated some money to several families.
As he got older, his nostalgia became stronger after all, and he was no longer so bored with the relatives who used to come to play in the autumn breeze.
But that's all. Old Lintou didn't want those people to disturb Lin Nan. After all, Lin Nan was really far away.
After all, it has been several years. Before Lin Nan comes back at the end of each year, Lao Lintou will close the restaurant. He will not reopen the restaurant until Lin Nan leaves at the end of the year.
As for the reason, I still don’t want to disturb Lin Nan, Lin Nan and Liu Yifei...
"Dad is over sixty years old, why don't you want to take a break?"
On the morning of the 24th, when Lin Nan and Liu Yifei came back from outside, they stood at the door of the restaurant and Miss Liu asked this question.
Lin Nan froze on the spot. He raised his head and stared blankly at the antique-style restaurant door. He was also helpless.
After a while, Lin Nan looked at Liu Yifei, smiled and told her something very metaphysical.
"Sissi, I have actually advised you many times, but... sometimes, many people who have worked hard all their lives cannot stop when they get old.
If you insist on a hobby or something for most of your life, if you ask it to stop, it will become very unaccustomed to it, and it will become uncomfortable from the inside out...
Many times, once the energy in my heart dissipates, my body will collapse inexplicably. This is the exact words my father taught me; and he is the boss, so he only does it himself occasionally, not tired, just to stretch his muscles. "
Liu Yifei's expression was a little confused, but she understood after a moment, "Well, it seems that there are such examples in many scripts?"
"Art comes from life, but our family is not that miserable! Haha..."
Lin Nan laughed. Old Lintou's life was very healthy. There was no pressure, just hobbies and a little bit of work as a boss;
If he still has any dissatisfaction, it might be... Lin Nan and Liu Yifei have to work harder in the past two years?
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The morning of the 25th is also the morning of the 28th of the twelfth lunar month.
The entire Chinese-language film industry is in a state of excitement, not just because a new Chinese-language film box office record was officially born...
“As of yesterday evening, it was jointly produced by Lin Nan Pictures, Guangguang, Golden Shield, Yinghuang, China Film and Shanghai Film, with Liu Yifei as the producer and director Ning Hao as the chief photographer;
Lin Nan's film work, the main theme commercial blockbuster "Operation Mekong" lasted for nearly two months, and the total box office has reached 3.395 billion... There are still three days until the release! "
"With the same two-month release period, the movie "Operation Mekong" broke and refreshed the highest box office record for a Chinese-language film held by "Mermaid" with 3.39 billion three days in advance..."
"After 10 months, director Lin Nan once again became the record holder for the highest box office for Chinese-language films..."
"Relevant departments issued a statement: As a commercial blockbuster with the main theme adapted from the real event 'Mekong River Case', "Operation Mekong River" is a very successful and successful tribute to the anti-drug police and has also played a great role in publicity and promotion of anti-drug work... …”
"After nearly four months of militarized training, the crew of the navy-themed commercial blockbuster "Operation Red Sea" successfully returned to Beijing this morning and landed at the Capital Airport..."
“On the morning of the 24th Hollywood time, that is, at early 3 a.m. domestic time today, the 89th Academy Awards announced the nomination list and the list of Lifetime Achievement Award winners;
National first-class actor, Chinese film and television actor, film director, pop singer, producer, screenwriter...International superstar Jackie Chan is confirmed to win the 89th Oscar Lifetime Achievement Award..."
"It is reported that this year's Oscar Awards Ceremony will be held grandly on the evening of February 26th, Los Angeles time. This is also another Chinese filmmaker after director Lin Nan won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay and Best Director!"
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Can the entire Internet and the entire film and television entertainment industry not be in trouble? One is a new box office record, and the other is an Oscar Lifetime Achievement Award.
For the former, everyone had actually been mentally prepared for a long time; but for the latter, everyone was completely caught off guard;
To put it bluntly, everyone's heart was a little unbearable because they had never heard any news before. After all, this is the Oscar Lifetime Achievement Award!
The public may question that Oscar winners and best actresses are savvy and come from public relations, but no one has ever questioned the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Because those who can win the Lifetime Achievement Award must be able to find no faults and are filmmakers who have made great contributions to the global film industry!
"Congratulatory phone calls, text messages and Weibo posts are all overwhelming at the moment. I guess the eldest brother will have to hold a celebration party?"
While answering Wang Changtian's call, Lin Nan looked at Liu Yifei beside her. Ms. Liu was currently editing text messages and Weibo.
"Yes, an Oscar for lifetime achievement makes his life complete.
By the way, we have scheduled the celebration banquet for tomorrow night, so let’s calculate it as 3.4 billion; although it won’t be released until the day after tomorrow on New Year’s Eve, so be it. "
"Well, you can do whatever you want. Anyway, Yifei and I will definitely be absent." Lin Nan nodded and said with a smile.
"It's okay. I'll make characters and signboards for you two, and place them next to the cake, haha..."
There was nothing serious to do, so Lin Nan simply exchanged a few words with Wang Changtian.
As soon as the news about Jackie Chan came out today, it is estimated that no one in the entire industry can refute the fact that as long as the quality of the movie is not too bad, there is a high probability that "Kung Fu Yoga" will be the overlord of this Spring Festival!
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The 25th, the 26th... In a blink of an eye, the time came to the 27th, the morning of New Year's Eve.
The total box office of "Operation Mekong" also successfully exceeded 3.4 billion, reaching 3.402 billion. There is only one day left until the final box office data.
Since getting up early in the morning, Lin Nan has been helping Lao Lin prepare various ingredients; looking at Liu Yifei, she is much more comfortable. She is responsible for supervising Director Lin... and adding chaos by the way!
"Don't look at me, make your dumplings carefully, and wait until I record it and send it out to you, hehe." Miss Liu took her mobile phone and gave Lin Nan instructions.
"Okay, whatever you want." Lin Nan smiled speechlessly, and then kindly suggested that she adjust the angle. At this point, she was slapped with another hat - making fun of her photography skills!
Director Lin has a feeling that he is more wronged than Dou E. Considering your photography skills and camera skills, don’t you know what you are doing?
"That look in your eyes? You are definitely whispering to me!"
"No."
"have!"
"Not really."
"You can't lie to me..."
Time always flies by when we are playing around.
Shu Chang and Han Jia'v, two people who didn't want to find a way, called in the afternoon, and then it turned into a multi-person video chat... Of course, both of them said hello to Lao Lintou.
At seven o'clock in the evening, the sound of firecrackers gradually sounded, and Lin Nan also waited for the freshly released data.
Because today is New Year's Eve, there are basically no movies scheduled in theaters in the last few hours, and there are very few viewers, so the final box office of "Operation Mekong" can be calculated in advance.
"How many?"
"Director Lin, the summary data from China Film Distribution Company is 3.405 billion!"
"Okay, Director Xianyue is on the last shift. Happy New Year's Eve."
"You're welcome, Director Lin. Happy New Year."
After hanging up the phone, Lin Nan began to prepare the dishes for the New Year's Eve dinner, and Liu Yifei had already started a video chat with Liu Xiaoli and the others, talking and laughing.
Old Lintou handed a side dish to Lin Nan and whispered: "Why don't you leave early after the new year?"
"Huh?" Lin Nan was a little confused.
"You two should go there and stay for two days, and then return to the capital from there." Old Lintou said with a smile, the wrinkles on his face getting deeper.
There was silence between the father and son for two seconds.
"Okay, you are more thoughtful than me." Lin Nan's voice was a little soft, and her nose was a little sore... She was thinking about him again.