Chapter 143: Nominated Again, No Kissing Scene

In terms of means, Lin Nan has to admire Wang Zhonglei.

Huayi officially announced the leading female role and the second female role of "The Forbidden Kingdom", which is exactly the same as the gossip that circulated before.

Fans are extremely excited, and there are many people in the circle who are envious and even more jealous.

But what surprised the industry insiders the most was that Fan Wenfang, who originally auditioned for the leading female role but was rejected due to the co-production policy, was signed by Huayi.

Many mainland brokerage companies have thrown olive branches before, but no one expected that Huayi would succeed.

Lin Nan felt that Cai Yinong's face was swollen.

Tangren invited Fan Wenfang to film "Strange Women of Liao Zhai" and expressed the intention to sign a contract. As a result, others turned around and signed Huayi, and they couldn't keep her.

Fan Bingbing left, and Fan Wenfang came. The media was hotly discussing that Huayi could be said to be: Fan in, Fan out.

The award season is in full swing. Leo's two movies were nominated for the Golden Globe Best Actor. The probability of five to two was double killed, and fans were wailing.

Feng Xiaogang's "Assembly" has not been finished in China, but it has already sold out pre-sales in Southeast Asia. The Sixth Princess reserved prime time for "Assembly" to show trailers, and the treatment was full.

This made Lin Nan very envious.

Director Chen's "Mei Lanfang" is confirmed to be filmed, and it will start in May. Li Ming has been confirmed to play the adult Master Mei.

Liu Yifei will join the group in advance for training.

"This time I went to the martial arts school. I saw that the course schedule was very full, more than ten hours a day. In addition to English, foreign film learning, and script reading, most of the other time is martial arts training.

Kung Fu hidden weapons, boxing, weapon routines, opera body shape, when I come out, I will definitely be a martial arts master, hehe..."

It can be heard that Liu Yifei is very happy. She is willing to endure hardships for filming and enjoys it.

Lin Nan's heart is sad. This girl is very strong now. If she continues to practice like this, sooner or later she will be easily controlled.

"Take it easy during training, Miss Liu." Lin Nan said with concern.

"Yeah, and, my song has been nominated for the Golden Melody Awards, but I may not be able to be available to receive the award..."

After chatting for a long time, Lin Nan asked the other party to go to bed early, and Liu Yifei hung up the phone reluctantly.

She had one more thing she wanted to say but didn't. Hollywood economic company William Morris contacted Red Star Wood to sign her, but she refused without thinking, and this time Liu's mother didn't say anything.

The special effects rendering progress of "The Martian" is very slow, but the visual effects of the parts that have been made have made him very satisfied.

The first batch of films shortlisted for the main competition unit of the Berlin Film Festival were announced.

There are a total of ten films, four of which are screening films, and it is almost certain that they will not participate in the competition.

Lin Nan did not see the name of "Buried Alive", but saw Wang Quanan's "Tuya Marriage".

"A strong rival."

He knew that this movie won an award, but he didn't know the specific year. Good guy, he ran into it.

"Lin, our movie should be announced in the second or last list, right?"

"It should be, after all, we submitted it late. When this batch of movies submitted the application, Buried Alive had not started shooting yet."

It will definitely be shortlisted, it's just a matter of time.

"Curse of the Golden Flower" fell on the way to the 300 million mark, just one step away, and stopped at just over 290 million.

It also provides a reference for various production companies and theaters. The upper limit of the current domestic box office market should be around 300 million to 400 million.

Liu Yifei's rejection of William Morris Company was still heard from Tom by Lin Nan, and it was mentioned in Hollywood newspapers.

Zhang Ziyi got "Geisha" after signing with William Morris.

Lin Nan understands Liu Yifei's intentions.

Many domestic stars who want to go to the international market usually sign with Hollywood companies.

General contracts are 2 years, and the agent's commission shall not exceed 10%. These conditions are much better than in China.

In China, either you are your own boss, or, even if you become popular, the commission is at least 20%. For actors with average or even less experience, the commission is generally 40% to 80%, plus a 5 to 10-year contract and a high penalty for breach of contract...

Lin Nan remembered the content of Zhang Yi's contract. The company only took 40%. Such a contract is already the best in China.

The second batch of shortlisted films is still ten films. This time Lin Nan saw "Apple".

He really didn't have this impression. Looking at the introduction of the actors, yes, they are those people, Fan Bingbing, Tong Dawei, and Liang Jiahui.

He can think of the reports of domestic media. Fan Bingbing is more talked about than Wang Quanan. The former has always been the target of media pursuit.

Lin Nan suddenly thought of one thing. According to the regulations, the participating films must not be released and premiered in Berlin.

With the nature of domestic filmmakers, it is highly likely that the plot will not be deleted. When "Apple" was filmed, it was revealed to be large-scale...

"Well, you can take a look."

Lin Nan was shocked by his own thoughts.

The next day, Lin Nan specifically looked at the domestic news, and he really guessed it.

The news that "Apple" starring Fan Bingbing was shortlisted for the main competition unit in Berlin was overwhelming, and many people said that Huayi lost money.

Once shortlisted, it means that it is eligible to challenge for the highest award, the Golden Bear.

Male and female leading actors are eligible to compete for the Best Actor and Best Actress, and directors have the opportunity to peek at the Silver Bear for Best Director, the Silver Bear for the Jury, and even the Golden Bear trophy.

If Lin Nan remembered correctly, this director Li Yu was a woman, only about ten years older than him.

"Perhaps she will be the youngest Berlin Best Actress!"

"Fan Bingbing competes in Berlin with "Apple"."

…

As expected of Fan Bingbing, "Tuya's Marriage", which was also shortlisted, did not get a single mention of being squeezed, but Yu Nan did get a few mentions.

Tom began to mutter that there was only one last time to announce the list. If something unexpected happened and there was no "Buried Alive" or it went to other modules, it would be a real slap in the face.

"The emperor is not in a hurry for the movies I made or the money I paid. Why are you so anxious?"

"Lin, I have studied Chinese in depth, and I can understand the curse words."

Tom retorted.

"Haha, I forgot about this, you know this. But don't worry, even if we can't go to Berlin, we can still sell it to Lions Gate for distribution, and we will definitely not lose money."

Lin Nan said with guarantee.

In fact, he didn't want his Silver Bear director to be upset and eliminated, which would be really embarrassing.

Within two days, the Golden Globe Awards was an upset.

"Babel" defeated "The Departed" and won the best drama film. Previously, the latter completely crushed the former in terms of popularity and reputation.

Lin Nan noticed "Falling Leaves Return to Their Roots", which was another good movie with a very luxurious premiere in China.

Zhang Yimou, Wang Xiaoshuai, Jia Zhangke, Wang Fei, etc., as well as more than 300 celebrities from the film, television and cultural circles attended the premiere. It was really a sensation.

"Lin, come out, come out, look at the website..."

Tom rushed to Lin Nan's office yelling as if he had been bitten by a mouse.

"Look, in the latest shortlist, there is you, no, there is our "Buried Alive"."

Lin Nan quickly opened the official website of the Berlin Film Festival. The latest entry was the last batch of shortlists for the main competition units that had just been announced.

"Buried, NanLin."

It would be a lie to say that he is not worried these days. Lin Nan leaned back in his chair and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Let's have a big dinner today at noon. Let's find an authentic Chinese chef." Lin Nan said with a smile.

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At this time, it was late at night in China, but the media was crazy.

The official media and several major portals have repeatedly confirmed with foreign reporters whether there are any errors and whether it is true.

The answers I got were all consistent, it was Lin Nan's film, and the director's note clearly stated that it was the winner of the 55th Berlin Silver Bear Award for Best Director.

At two or three in the morning, Lin Nan's news quickly occupied the heads of various media, with portals and Internet media being the most efficient.

"Didn't he keep an eye on the later stage? What kind of satellite should he put in?"

"He made a movie? When did he make it? Didn't he just go there in November? He came back once in the middle!"

…

Han Sanping looked at Berlin's shortlist and smacked his lips.

"What did he do? He didn't tell anyone in advance, did he?"

"Mr. Han, judging from the situation, it seems so. In China, Berlin made the list, and everyone knew that this was a foreign language film." The secretary replied.

"Then it should have been taken within the past two months?"

"It's the last batch to be announced. Director Lin is the Silver Bear director in Berlin. It stands to reason that he will be in the first batch of lists..."

"That's because I signed up late and took the photo in December!" Han Sanping said with certainty.

The fact that Lin Nan made a foreign language film and was shortlisted for the Berlin Film Festival's main competition for the second time spread rapidly in the media.

In the martial arts school, Liu Yifei had just finished the morning training and was eating.

"Sissi, do you know about this?" Liu Xiaoli asked her daughter as she took some food.

"I know. When we were on the phone, he told me. I was the only person in the country who told me, hehe."

Liu Yifei smiled proudly.

Before Liu Xiaoli could speak again, she had already predicted it in advance, "He only shot this movie in two weeks, and there was no role suitable for me.

The reason for making this movie is also because Chairman Paul Schrader invited him several times in a row, so he made this movie to support..."

Liu Yifei rambled on and told everything she knew.

Liu Xiaoli looked at her daughter with a smile on her face and felt a little emotional. From now on, her daughter's career will really depend on Lin Nan.

"By the way, what were you talking about with Director Minkoff this morning? I saw that he was very hesitant."

Liu Xiaoli suddenly asked.

Liu Yifei put down the tableware in her hand and glanced at Mother Liu sheepishly.

"I just told the director that I don't want to do a kissing scene..."

"So Director Minkoff agreed?"

"He discussed it with others and finally agreed."

"agreed?"

Liu Xiaoli was surprised. She didn't want her daughter to do this kind of movie, but it was so rare for an actor to make such a request and be accepted.

"Well, that uncle from Lions Gate spoke for me, and he also said..."

"What else can you say?" Liu Xiaoli asked.

Liu Yifei's face turned a little red.

"He said that he and Lin Nan are very familiar with each other. We talked on the phone two days ago. Director Wen Ziren told him that I was Lin Nan's girlfriend..."

Now Liu Xiaoli finally understood the reason.

I just didn't expect that Lin Nan would really grow up to this point and be able to take care of her daughter through several layers of relationships.