Chapter 165 Buyout

During the filming of "The King of Kung Fu", a confidentiality system was implemented, and reporters were not allowed to visit the crew or crew members to leak to the outside world.

Of course, this kind of thing is a different matter for some people with status in the circle.

Except for some special location scenes, most of the scenes in "The King of Kung Fu" were shot in Hengdian.

Qin Palace, Along the River During Qingming Festival, Guangzhou Street, Hong Kong Street...

Unlike in the Dunhuang Desert before, there were too many people in Hengdian.

When Lin Nan and Shu Chang arrived, they saw a separation fence outside the Qingming Festival area.

A large number of staff were stationed outside to prevent anyone from approaching.

"Director Lin, follow me from here."

Someone came out and said to Lin Nan with a smile on his face.

A fight scene is being filmed inside.

Liu Yifei was wearing purple-brown clothes, holding two daggers in her hands, her hair tied in a bun, and black silk hanging down her sides.

"Wow, Sissi's fighting scenes are good, just like mine." Shu Chang said in a low voice.

"You two are both chivalrous women, okay." Lin Nan replied.

Lin Nan felt that the costume design of "The King of Kung Fu" was a bit ugly, maybe because of the consideration of foreign markets.

Minkoff shouted: cut.

The actors, photographers, sound effects engineers, etc. all relaxed.

"Sissi, here." Shu Chang waved his hand.

This sound attracted a lot of attention, and when they saw it was Lin Nan, they didn't care.

Li Bingbing wanted to come up and say hello, but after thinking about it, he decided against it.

Liu Yifei put down her prop dagger and ran over.

"How was the scene I just played?"

When she asked this question, she looked at Lin Nan.

"very nice."

"Of course, hehe."

"I don't think I should come."

Shu Chang looked at the eyes of the two people in front of him and complained.

——

After the filming of "Painted Skin" was completed, I came to see Liu Yifei. This was something Lin Nan had promised before, and the girl was very happy.

After spending a day in Hengdian, Paul came to see Lin Nan.

To be precise, it was Lionsgate's intention. They wanted to develop "Insidious 2" and made an appointment to meet with Lin Nan.

Once this movie is completed, Lin Nan's original contract with Lionsgate will also be over.

"In two days, I will go to Hollywood and we will talk about this matter then."

"Okay, but the company still hopes to continue to cooperate with you."

What Lions Gate thinks will be known when the time comes.

When the crew was taking a break, Liu Yifei and Lin Nan were together.

At this moment, Lin Nan regretted it and agreed to bring Shu Chang with him.

"I was just walking here and met my mother, haha."

Liu Yifei recalled that when she was filming "Sword and Fairy", she and Lin Nan were shopping in Hengdian and were caught by Liu's mother.

"At that time, Auntie looked at me as if she were an enemy." Lin Nan couldn't help but laugh.

On the third day, Lin Nan went to the airport alone. Liu Yifei was filming, and Shu Chang wanted to stay for two more days and then return to Beijing.

Lin Nan slept through the more than ten-hour flight.

When he landed at Los Angeles Airport this time, it was not Tom who picked him up, but another employee of the company.

"Where's Tom?"

"He was at a producers party."

Lin Nan nodded. Most of the domestic business was at the wine table, while here it was at cocktail parties and parties.

"Lin, Director Catherine is already waiting at the company."

The main reason for coming here this time is that the post-production of "Twilight" has been completed.

As the actual boss of Crystal Pictures, he had to come to see the finished film and negotiate with Lionsgate about the cost of promotion and distribution.

Catherine Hardwicke was told that Lin Nan would arrive this morning, so she waited at Crystal Pictures early in the morning.

In the past two months, she has also been working on the post-production stage of "Twilight" here.

"Director Catherine, thank you for your hard work."

"This is what I should do. Even though it's a few months late, I still want to congratulate you on getting the Silver Bear again."

"Thank you, let's take a look at the finished film." Lin Nan said.

Although the plot of the nearly two-hour movie is cliche and bloody, I have to say that the pictures are very beautiful.

This is a movie for the fan base and young people.

"Lin, will this movie continue? I know it is a series of novels..."

After Lin Nan watched the movie, Catherine couldn't help but ask, even though she signed a series contract.

"It depends on the results." Lin Nan spat out a few words.

——

Tom is back. After not seeing each other for a few months, this guy has become more and more mellow.

"Do you have any colleagues you can trust? You can call them in advance to be your deputy." Lin Nan couldn't help but say.

"What do you mean?" Tom looked confused.

"If you continue like this, you might not be able to wake up one day."

Lin Nan said it very directly. In the past few years of knowing each other, the two have established a deep friendship.

"Hey, I've been looking for a doctor for a while now. I can control it. For the sake of my quality of life..."

Tom seemed to have thought of something sad and said in a low tone.

"At recent parties, many people asked me if you are the boss of Crystal Pictures. It seems that I can't hide it."

"I didn't think about hiding it, just let nature take its course. We have to go to Lions Gate."

The original contract Lin Nan signed with Lionsgate was for the "Dead Silence" and "Insidious" series, and now only the last "Insidious 2" is left.

In Hengdian, Paul was also vague, but his intuition told Lin Nan that Lions Gate should have other ideas.

Wen Zairen has changed since the split of "Happy Death Day 1", especially his voice in Lionsgate has increased a lot.

"Lin, the company wants to buy out your 20% share in advance."

Wen Zairen whispered in front of the Lionsgate building.

Lin Nan was stunned, "Thank you."

Now he has a clue in his mind, buy out?

Entering the Lionsgate headquarters, several middle and senior managers welcomed him, and then went into the innermost conference room together.

"Lin, don't rush to talk about the release of "Twilight". We have an idea, why don't you listen to it?"

"Then tell me, we are all friends."

"Okay. We want to buy out your share of "Insidious 2" and settle it all at once."

"Insidious 1 is a success. The second part of the series naturally has a certain audience base, and the box office is likely to be more..."

Lin Nan stopped there and smiled at the marketing president of Lionsgate opposite.

"According to the final revenue of "Insidious 1", I will buy your share of "Insidious 2"..."

"Are you kidding?" Lin Nan said coldly.

"No, Lin, listen to me first. You are a friend and partner of Lionsgate, we are different from the Big Eight.

You only have 20% of the share, as compensation, we will do the promotion of "Twilight" for you for free, how about that?"

Lin Nan had never thought of this condition.

"Insidious 2" is likely to have a better box office than "Insidious 1", but if the promotion of "Twilight" is taken into account, it can really be considered.

"The theme of "Twilight" and the cost of publicity and distribution are much higher than horror movies, and more theaters are opened."

The Lionsgate person added.

"Or will James take the shot?" Lin Nan asked.

"Yes, James is in charge." The other party did not hide it.

Lin Nan weighed the pros and cons and finally decided to agree to the other party.

"Lin, we will sign the contract in the next two days, and Lionsgate will settle the funds to you as soon as possible..."

Wen Zairen and Lin Nan returned to Crystal Pictures together.

Lin Nan knew Lionsgate's idea. They wanted to make Insidious 2 a big production and release it worldwide.

"How much?"

"Conservatively, 20 million dollars." Wan Zairen said.

Lin Nan was shocked. It was only 2007. If they did it this way, there would be problems.

The original Dead Silence was made in this way, and it ended up being the only horror movie that Wan Zairen lost money on at the box office.

Unexpectedly, after going around in circles, it still came back.

"James, have you ever thought about whether the current market can earn back the estimated revenue with such a large increase in costs?"

"This is not a problem I consider, it is the business of the marketing department and the production department." Wan Zairen said nonchalantly.

"Happy Death Day 2" will be delayed for a while, Lin."

"There's no rush for this." Lin Nan glanced at Wan Zairen.

——

Lin Nan checked the results of the past few months at New Line.

Some of the special effects of The Martian have been made, and the rendering is good.

Lionsgate acted quickly. After signing a new contract with Lin Nan, it immediately announced the matter to the public.

I guess the news has been sent back to China.

"Tom, I will send some people here in the second half of the year. You can select some employees from the company to lead them, and pay them enough extra salary."

Lin Nan started to talk about business.

"Well, I understand, just like people from all over the world come here to study..."

Tom understood the meaning instantly.

"Yes, that's the truth."

Domestic news has been reporting the deal between Lin Nan and Lionsgate.

We only know that it was a buyout, and other news is unknown.

But this does not prevent various media from speculating on how much the two sides reached a deal.

"After the filming of "Painted Skin" was completed, he didn't come back?"

"No, Director Lin and other actors separated in Ning Province. I heard that he went to Hengdian once.

But the latest guest list of the Magic City Film Festival includes Director Lin, and he should not stay in Hollywood for too long."

The secretary told Han Sanping.

...

A few days ago, Huayi renewed the contracts of Li Bingbing and Ren Quan with great fanfare, and also meant to compete with Chengtian.

Today, it was announced that a signing press conference will be held for Huang Xiaoming, and his status as the leader in the circle has been highlighted again.

During this period, Wang Jinghua vaguely experienced the feeling she had when she was in Huayi.

Chengtian was signing a large number of artists. In half a year, it signed more than a dozen famous actors to its headquarters, instead of the agency she was in charge of.

Almost none of her people were involved in the big plate of "Red Cliff", which made her feel powerless.

It was exactly the same feeling as when she was in Huayi.

"This is no different from starting my own company..."

Wang Jinghua muttered.

Tom drove Lin Nan to the airport.

"You really should stay for two more days. Several cocktail parties want to invite you."

"No, I have something else to do when I go back. Put the script aside for now, don't rush to register.

Also, don't think about parties all the time, lose some weight."

"That science fiction movie? I know, Lin.

As for the party, after sending you to the airport, I still have to rush to attend it, haha..."