Chapter 276 Preparing for Lucy, the Sequel

"Lin Nan, you've got off to a good start. Four movies, the first one is a good result."

Lin Nan was too embarrassed to point it out to Han Sanping, it sounded sour.

"It's limited by the size, no matter how good it is, how good can it be."

Hearing Lin Nan's words, Han Sanping was instantly choked.

"Haha, being too modest makes you look hypocritical..."

It's a bit of an unprovoked disaster, it was obviously you who called to talk about this. Lin Nan was speechless.

Han Sanping called to congratulate, but he became sour as they talked.

But he still had some integrity, and didn't say that he would ask China Film for such a project in the future.

The topic of "Lost on Journey" has risen, and the box office on the second day was fixed at 9 million.

This is already among the best among all the films.

Because there are not many blockbusters in June, there are quite a few.

Jackie Chan's Hollywood movie "The Karate Kid" did not adapt well in China.

Xue Xiaolu's Ocean Paradise, even with Jet Li, still only had a few hundred thousand on the first day.

"Battle of Shama Town" and "The Spy" were both average at the box office, with three to five million in the first two days.

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Among so many movies, only Disney's animated film Toy Story 3 looks okay, a little better than Lost on Journey.

Xu Zheng didn't accept many media interviews in the past two days. He is a smart man and knows to keep a low profile first.

If other new directors were allowed to leave, they would probably be too proud by now.

"I am under a lot of pressure now!"

Lin Nan Pictures' second film, Blade of the Assassin, will be released on August 1.

Lu Yang is under a lot of pressure now.

No one expected that Lost on Journey, which cost five million, would perform so well at the box office.

"Blade of the Assassin and Lost on Journey are not on the same track, so they can't be compared like this."

Lin Nan comforted him.

Before, he thought Xu Zheng could sprint to the billion-dollar director club, but now he thinks that it is not that easy.

Lin Nan is not going to keep an eye on what happens after Lost on Journey.

Lucy will be released in ten days, and he has to spend some energy on this matter.

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Liu Yifei started to get busy.

Her single posters have appeared in major theaters, and they are all in prominent positions.

In Hollywood, Lionsgate's promotion has also begun.

Lin Nan started to look for people.

"Lin, is it still night time for you?"

Not only was there Leonardo's voice on the phone, but there were also many women laughing beside him.

Someone asked softly, "Is it the Golden Lion director of Crystal Pictures?"

Little Leo nodded.

Lin Nan was a little speechless. This guy was having a party in broad daylight?

"Leon, I need your help."

"What's the matter?"

"Crystal's Lucy is about to be released, and I hope you can help me promote it."

As soon as Lin Nan finished speaking, the other party agreed.

"Well, of course."

"I'll let Tom find you and record a short video of a few minutes?"

Lin Nan said more and more.

"Haha, then you have to prepare a script for me later, or it's not inferior to "The Hunt".

Matt, since he won the Best Actor Award, has been showing off in front of me..."

This request is in line with Leonardo's style.

"In this case, one movie promotion is not enough." Lin Nan joked.

"You can find me next time."

"Okay, I agree, take care of yourself..."

Without waiting for Leo to respond, Lin Nan hung up the phone with a smile.

Matt Damon is easier to talk to.

Compared with Leo, Matt is simply a good man, married with children, not so extravagant.

After Lin Nan explained his purpose, the other party agreed without saying a word.

"Lin, if you need to attend an event, you can also find me. I can still spare half a day."

"Matt, thank you, you don't have to go through so much trouble."

"It should be, just remember me next time you start a new movie, haha.

You don't know, when I put the trophy in front of Leon, his face looked as if I had stolen his girlfriend, haha..."

Lin Nan was speechless, these two people were simply amazing.

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After making several consecutive phone calls and arranging things in Hollywood, Lin Nan felt much more relieved.

The rest can be left to Tom and Lionsgate.

"Lucy" is Liu Yifei's one-man show, and the publicity before the premiere must be completed by her alone.

Liu Xiaoli and her assistant accompanied Liu Yifei to appear on shows, record interviews, or interviews with portal websites every day.

The publicity effect was very good.

After running for a week, Miss Liu was a little overwhelmed.

In the evening, when the two were chatting in the garden, they could actually fall asleep on Lin Nan's shoulders. You can imagine how tired they were.

"Forget it, let's stop here. There's still a premiere later." Lin Nan said softly.

"Well... when acting... I was very attentive..."

Liu Yifei smacked her lips and talked in her sleep.

Lin Nan smiled and shook her head, picked her up by the waist and walked into the villa.

Liu Xiaoli looked at her daughter who was already sleeping soundly, and felt a little distressed.

Lin Nan gently put the person in his arms on the bed and said to Liu Xiaoli:

"Auntie, the promotion is over here, let her rest for a few days, the premiere later will be enough."

"This won't affect the movie, right?"

"No." Lin Nan said softly.

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"People on the Road" is really a dark horse.

Although there were many competitors, the box office continued to decrease after the first two days.

But after the first week, it still received a total of 45.4 million box office.

This low-budget comedy amazed all the film companies in the industry.

It seems to remind me of the original "Stone" again.

However, compared to the market at the time of "Stone", the external environment of "Journey on the Road" is much worse, with too many opponents.

Lin Nan feels that the above-mentioned efforts to combat piracy are still not enough.

He had already seen "People on the Road" online and was speechless.

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"Painted Skin 2" has already started filming for a month.

With Wu Ershan deliberately adjusting the roles, among the main actors, Yang Mi and Zhu Yawen were the first to finish filming.

"The crew of "Painted Skin 2", Yang Mi, who plays the sparrow, and Zhu Yawen, who plays the monster hunter, have finalized their departure."

"Yang Mi has returned to Shanhai Media and will join the cast of "Gong Lock Heart Jade" in more than half a month, playing the heroine Luo Qingchuan."

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"Jiajia, I have never been so fulfilled, first "Xiu Chun Knife" and then "Painted Skin 2", two movies in a row..."

Yang Mi said to Zeng Jia with emotion on her face.

"Well, the company's "Unfortunately" has also been a hit recently. My decision to come to Shanhai Media was a very wise one."

Zeng Jia nodded and thought of another thing, "The premiere of "Super Body" will be held in a few days. This is a real movie with a heroine!"

When these words were spoken, Yang Mi, who was in a good mood just now, was instantly shocked.

It was released simultaneously in North America and China. She could only envy this treatment.

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Lin Nan has asked Yue Jun to prepare a guest list for the premiere of "Super Body".

He wanted to make this premiere a big one, so he had to maximize the publicity effect.

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As June enters the second half of the year, there are no movies in the movie market that are particularly eye-catching at the box office.

"People on the Road" seems to be generating three to four million dollars every day. It is growing steadily, which is quite stable.

After the box office exceeded 50 million, Xu Zheng began to appear for interviews.

“I’m very grateful to Director Lin Nan for giving me this opportunity to take the first step on my path as a director.

In the future, I will take both roles as an actor and director into consideration and continue on..."

To put it bluntly, even though "Unfortunately" was a success, people in the film industry would not think that it was Xu Zheng's credit. The first person that everyone thought of was Lin Nan.

In the eyes of most people, more than 60 to 70% of the credit for this film's current success belongs to Lin Nan.

Xu Zheng has been in the entertainment industry for many years. He understands this truth. It is impossible for him to be completely accepted by the industry with one movie.

Maybe in the eyes of many people, he was just lucky enough to be chosen by Lin Nan...

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At the company, Lin Nan was a little surprised to see Xu Zheng.

"Why do you have time to come here today?"

"I have some ideas these days that I want to share with Director Lin." Xu Zheng said with a smile.

Lin Nan glanced at Xu Zheng with interest, wanting to hear what he was going to say.

"Then just say it."

Xu Zheng sat on the sofa and cheered up instantly.

"Director Lin, from the time I got the script of "The Man on the Road" to the completion of filming, and now it's released.

I think it can be made into a series to continue this unique style..."

Xu Zheng was talking there.

But Lin Nan's reaction at this time was: Damn it!

He knew that Xu Zheng was talented, and now it seemed that he was indeed talented. It's a pity that he is also very ambitious, and this kind of person will not be recruited by others.

"Well, yes, you guessed it right." Lin Nan nodded and said.

Seeing Xu Zheng become quiet instantly, he suddenly raised his head and looked at Lin Nan, his eyes shining.

"What does Director Lin mean? Does he mean that there is a series or a sequel in preparation?"

Xu Zheng asked uncertainly.

"Yes, from the beginning." Lin Nan replied seriously.

"Director Lin, look, do you think I can continue..."

Lin Nan looked at the other party's impatient look and shook his head.

"I think you can digest the experience of "On the Road" first. Even I take a break after finishing a movie..."

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Lin Nan tricked Xu Zheng away, promising to wait a year and a half for a sequel.

The latter hoped that Lin Nan would continue to give him this opportunity. Lin Nan did not explicitly refuse, nor did he agree immediately. He only said that there was a high probability that it would be him.

Xu Zheng was already very satisfied with this answer. In his opinion, since he is not making trouble, the original team is definitely the best choice.

Lin Nan sat alone in the office, feeling a little emotional.

He sincerely admires Xu Zheng. It seems that when he was filming "The Lost Road", the other person put in all the effort and effort, otherwise he wouldn't have considered the sequel.

From the current point of view, Xu Zheng, a wage earner, can still continue to use it!

But to be honest, with the other party’s extremely clear career plans, ambitions, and ambitions, the cooperation will not last long.