Chapter 170 July, Fake Becomes Real

Jiang Wen was also unlucky. When he attended the Cannes Film Festival, the copy he submitted had an accident, and the final result was a wasted trip.

After returning this time, he was really unwilling to give up, so he went to Venice again.

Lin Nan also sent his blessings.

The list of admissions to the directing department of Beijing Film Academy came out, and Ma Sichun was not on it.

I heard from Lao Jiang that Jiang Wenli took people to the acting department, but it was too late and there was no way.

In the end, it seemed that he went to the acting department of Communication University.

The score line and requirements there are very low, which is equivalent to the bottom major, but with the connections of that family, there is a high probability that he will transfer to other good majors in the end.

Yu Dong from Bonner has been hanging around China Film recently, and Lin Nan can meet him from time to time.

Since climbing up to Poly, Bonner has suddenly become one of the best in the circle.

"Mr. Yu, is there anything? This is the third time I have met you today."

In the end, it was still Lin Nan who couldn't help but spoke first.

A fat face full of smiles.

"Director Lin, Painted Skin hasn't decided on a distributor yet, right?"

"Mr. Yu, China Film and Guangguang are both investors, and they also have distribution business."

In Lin Nan's opinion, Yu Dong's idea is a bit unrealistic.

"China Film has too many movies to distribute, and this batch of blockbuster resources may not be able to give much to Painted Skin.

Bona is different. For a big production like Painted Skin, I can assure Director Lin that the distribution force must be the strongest.

In this area, Guangguang can't compare with us..."

Yu Dong is quite smart, worthy of being able to go from a film studio to a business.

Lin Nan thought about it, and what the other party said was indeed reasonable.

China Film is responsible for the movies of several big directors, and it is not necessarily possible to cover all resources.

"Mr. Yu, how about this? I'll consider your proposal. I'll give you a reply before the post-production is completed."

"Okay, Director Lin can take your time to think about it. Bona wants a long-term relationship. This is the first cooperation, and we must show you our sincerity..."

Other fat guys always look honest when they laugh, but when Yu Dong laughs, he always gives people a feeling that he is not a good person.

But one thing is true, this guy can be regarded as Han Sanping's direct confidant, otherwise he would not let him come to Lin Nan.

"Director Lin, come and see the good stuff."

The people in charge of the post-production of the film at China Film are very familiar with Lin Nan, so they asked him to watch a small movie together.

"Fuck, what is this?" Lin Nan was stunned.

"Yes, it's International Zhang, the news on the foreign network, it's still hot, hehe." A team leader laughed obscenely.

Another person added: "This was taken at the Dior party. The two people thought they were hiding in a dark corner and no one noticed them. It was very exciting..."

"I'm very confused. You said she doesn't have anything. This foreigner is so rich and has so many resources. What's he looking for?"

...

A group of people started to talk.

"You really help talents." Lin Nan complained.

If other leaders of the China Film Group came, these people would definitely be criticized.

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In July, the most important event in the circle should be the film industry gala to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China.

The venue is the CPPCC Auditorium.

In June, it was also held once in Hong Kong Island.

For this reason, Lin Nan didn't go to the China Film Group for two days. After saying hello to Liu Yifei, he set up call forwarding on his mobile phone and rested at home.

From time to time, he went to see Liu Yifei's cats. The nanny took good care of them. Several cats meowed when they saw Lin Nan from a distance.

When the red carpet started in the morning of the film gala, Lin Nan drove slowly to the China Film Group.

"Who can stand a whole day of a literary evening?"

There were no problems with the post-production of "Painted Skin" in the past two days.

Everyone was laughing when they saw Lin Nan.

"Director Lin, where have you been these two days? Secretary Han has called you several times, but the phone couldn't get through. Why don't you call him back now?"

What a joke, Lin Nan was hiding from them.

"I suddenly had an inspiration in my mind, so I was writing a script. In order to avoid being disturbed, I set my phone to sleep."

Lin Nan said calmly.

A group of people couldn't guess whether it was true or not. Secretary Dong had asked if he was hiding on purpose.

"Hurry up and work. I'll treat you at noon."

"Okay, Director Lin is still generous. Other film crews are never like this..."

Lin Nan found a seat and turned on the computer. The movie channel was broadcast live.

As expected, all the big names from both places could attend this evening party.

Xu Ke, Shi Nansheng, Liu Weiqiang, Wu Yusen, Chen Kexin, Liang Jiahui, Li Ming, Guo Fucheng, Er Dongsheng...

Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, Feng Xiaogang, Zhang Guoli, Tian Zhuangzhuang, Zhang Ziyi...

The more he looked back, the more fortunate Lin Nan was that he had foresight and avoided it.

There were two or three hundred second-tier and above stars alone.

If he went, he would be exhausted just by socializing, and he would have to pay attention to his appearance, words and deeds at all times.

Although Lin Nan did not go, he and "Painted Skin" were still mentioned in the "Annual Blockbuster" segment hosted by Han Sanping.

…

Zhen Zidan temporarily left the filming location of "Ip Man", Xinchang Ancient Town.

He came to the capital to promote the movie "Flash Point" starring him.

People who had no intersection with Lin Nan before actually thought of visiting him by the way.

This is very realistic and ironic.

But Lin Nan refused, and Zhen Zidan's movie is likely to fail again.

"Spider-Man 3" in May earned 150 million.

June's "Pirates of the Caribbean 3" has made 120 million so far.

July has a big hit, "Transformers".

Domestic movies are all moving to after September, and Hong Kong movies are still coming up. Lin Nan really doesn't understand what these people are thinking.

The documentary film "Nanjing" is released, not the "Nanjing" by Lu Chuan.

Lin Nan went to the movie alone, and there were very few people in the theater.

"Maybe it's because it's a documentary." Lin Nan comforted himself.

He didn't expect that a foreign director could shoot this thing so well, and the 40-minute video shot secretly at the risk of death made people's backs cold and creepy.

...

The Venice Film Festival is a paradise for art films.

Jiang Wen, this guy, really succeeded.

There are three Chinese-language films on the shortlist of the main competition unit.

The most prominent ones are Jiang Wen's "The Sun Also Rises" and Li An's "Lust, Caution".

The 1 minute and 46 second English trailer clip was leaked.

Tang Wei stood naked in front of the window with her back to the camera...

Although they had broken up, Lin Nan thought Tian Yu must be feeling bad.

He was a person with a strong sense of self-esteem.

Lin Nan heard that when filming this scene, Li An wanted to arrange a stand-in, but Liang Chaowei refused.

In the end, it seemed that the fake was filmed into the real thing.

In the name of the movie...

Such a large-scale movie must be edited to be released in the mainland.

Otherwise, the General Administration will not care whether you are an artist or not.

Some masters are masters who deserve the title.

It was the first time that Lin Nan saw thousands or tens of thousands of people going to Babaoshan to see him off. They were not young people, and the coffin was covered with a red flag.

…

"Director Lin, can you help me get some movie tickets?"

When Lin Nan returned to the company, he was surprised by the employees' request.

"Transformers?"

As soon as he asked this question, everyone nodded.

"Is it hard to buy?"

"It's so hard to get a ticket. Scalpers are making a fortune."

"Is it so exaggerated?"

Lin Nan has been staying at China Film Group Corporation for a while, watching the post-production, and has not paid attention to these things.

"The domestic box office on the first day was 22.4 million. What do you think?"

This data is impressive, not weaker than that of "Curse of the Golden Flower".

"You count how many tickets you need, and I will go to China Film Group Corporation to solve it for you."

Lin Nan said. This kind of thing can be solved in one sentence.

But the data of "Transformers" is a bit too scary.

That afternoon, Lin Nan helped the company's people to reserve hundreds of weekend tickets from China Film Group Corporation.

He also asked about the scalper price by the way, and the profit was more than ten times.

On the second and third days, the box office of "Transformers" did not fall below 20 million.

Now the media is even more excited. This year's highest box office record in China is very likely to be an imported foreign language film.

With childhood feelings and Hollywood special effects, this movie can be so popular. Lin Nan can understand it.

Who hasn't watched the cartoon "Transformers" when he was a child? Or maybe you have never bought an Autobot toy?

Major cinema chains are constantly increasing the screening rate, which is rising every day, and the theaters are still full.

Cinemas are making a lot of money, but many film companies are panicking.

Facing the powerful Hollywood special effects movies, everyone feels powerless.

If we have to face such opponents all the time in the future, how can we survive?

As expected.

The Film Bureau called for a meeting again. This time, all the film companies went, and Lin Nan asked Yue Jun to go instead of him.

He could guess what they were going to say, technology, special effects, science and technology, hardware facilities...

It's nothing more than these, but every time there is little effect.

The news of the "Insidious 2" project launch conference was sent back to China.

Wan Zairen did not lie, and the production cost announced by Lionsgate was indeed 20 million US dollars.

Now, whether it is the media or film and television companies in China, they all look at Lin Nan with a wrong look.

With a cost of 20 million US dollars, it's no wonder that they want to recover Lin Nan's share.

"If you had known, you shouldn't have agreed to them."

Many people comforted Lin Nan in this way. It is unknown how many of them were sincere and how many were just pretending.

Only Lin Nan himself knew that "Insidious 2", which cost 20 million US dollars, had too much uncertainty.

Horror movies are not suitable for high investment. They should have been in the low-cost track.

Selling out by yourself will definitely not be a loss. As for how much Lionsgate can earn later, it depends on fate and has nothing to do with you.

Liu Yifei sent a photo to Lin Nan, wearing hot pants, long legs, white and slender.

But it looks very strong, with faint muscle lines.

"I get up every morning, run for 20 minutes, and stretch my legs, bend my waist, split my legs, and do push-ups. I am so tired..."

Liu Yifei complained, but her tone was cheerful, and it was obvious that she was showing off.

"If you keep practicing like this, I'm afraid you will be abused in the future..."

"How can I? I won't! Haha..."