Chapter 289 Strive to Be the Best

"Director Lin, you're looking for me?"

Zhang Yi sat on the sofa with a smile on his face.

"Yes, did Yue Jun tell you?"

"I said that I won't be offered any acting gigs in the next two months. I'll join the crew when Pacific Rim starts filming."

Zhang Yi couldn't hide his excitement when he spoke.

He's going to act in a Hollywood co-production, and a science fiction movie with such a big investment.

"Don't spread it out first, so as to avoid the media going crazy again." Lin Nan reminded him.

"Don't worry, I have a zipper on my mouth, haha..."

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"Earthquake" seems to have overdrawn the entire movie schedule in August.

Even if its data is not running, other movies still don't see a recovery in box office.

For example, "The Blade of the Assassin" has been released for 20 days and the box office has reached 160 million, which is the best result after "Earthquake".

And Jing Tian's "My Beautiful Boss" finally had a box office of 52.1 million, and it was out early.

"The box office of "Earthquake" has reached 673 million yuan, with a daily income of less than 80,000 yuan..."

"A new domestic film box office record has been born, that is, 673 million yuan."

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Some media raised a question.

"The record of "The Martian" was broken after 22 months.

How long can the record of "Earthquake" last?"

This topic is still very attractive, and the discussion has soared instantly.

Zhang Yimou's "The Hawthorn Tree", Xu Ke's "The Empire of the Sky", and Lin Nan's "The Thief" are all on the list of candidates.

What's more, some people think that Feng Xiaogang's record can only be broken by his own "If You Are the One 2".

When Lin Nan saw these posts, he thought of Chen Kaige and Jiang Wen.

I don't know how these two people feel, and they are excluded by netizens by default?

Hong Kong Island movies are also ignored by everyone and determined that they can't touch the box office record.

"Director Lin, Director Zhang sent a preview invitation on the 31st."

The assistant's words made Lin Nan a little confused.

In his impression, Zhang Yimou's movies have always been screened or premiered before they are released.

Why is it half a month in advance this time?

Screenings and premieres are different. The former only invites peers and professional media people, and is rarely open to the mass media.

"Are you sure it is directed by Zhang Yimou, not New Picture?"

Lin Nan thought of this question.

"It should be Director Zhang. It is handwritten and signed."

"Bring it here."

Lin Nan opened it and took a look. Yes, it should be sent by Zhang Yimou.

Because it was written in colloquial language, and he and Liu Yifei were invited. Obviously, he still remembered that Lin Nan asked for the role for Liu Yifei.

To be honest, Lin Nan didn't like Zhang Weiping, but he admired Zhang Yimou.

Miss Liu also liked Zhang Yimou's art films and felt that she could give it a try.

"Screening half a month in advance?" Lin Nan was still very curious about this abnormal behavior.

It was not until he saw the production cost of "The Hawthorn Tree" on the Internet that he suddenly realized it.

Only Zhang Yimou dared to do this!

It was an art film, with a production cost of 70 million yuan, and it used completely new male and female protagonists.

Lin Nan estimated that it was Zhang Weiping who proposed the preview half a month in advance. The pressure to make a profit was too great, so they could only work hard on publicity in advance.

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The day after Liu Yifei's birthday, "Embroidered Spring Blade" was successfully released.

"Lin Nan Films produced the film "Embroidered Spring Blade" directed by Lu Yang, and it closed at 168 million yuan."

"Embroidered Spring Blade is Lu Yang's first theater movie, and he became famous in one battle!"

Beijing Film Academy was very happy. There was more information about Lu Yang on the homepage of the official website, and another billion-dollar director was trained.

Warner sent back the news.

"Lin, they have already made the plan."

"Tell me how they arranged it." Lin Nan urged Tom.

"Your people are too efficient. They don't sleep in the middle of the night and work overtime. This is very inhumane! They have been complained many times..."

Lin Nan even suspected that he had heard it wrong. This was not the answer he wanted.

"What's going on?" Lin Nan couldn't help asking.

Tom's explanation was speechless.

The people at China Film Academy were like chicken blood, they really didn't sleep in the middle of the night. In more than a week, they worked overtime to create dozens of Chinese-style mecha designs.

And there were quite a few tricks.

What kind of terracotta warriors, generals, the kind of heavenly generals and gods and demons in the murals...

There were also some outer armor, Mingguang armor, crescent-shaped swords, various ancient weapons...

The names were also very coquettish, such as Chiyou and Xingtian...

It was estimated that it would take a long time to choose in the end.

"Is this going to heaven?"

It was completely different from what Lin Nan had in his mind, which was a headache.

"Let's talk about how the time was arranged?" Lin Nan didn't intend to care about that and continued to ask.

"They plan to prepare in 2 months, complete the shooting in 4 months, and complete the post-production special effects in 6 months!"

Lin Nan was stunned when he heard it. This efficiency is really not to be underestimated. Anyway, it will take several years for China to reach this level.

"Okay, I get it. The latest start time is the end of October, right?"

"Yes."

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Not only did Lin Nan get the specific news, but China Film and Wanda also got the news.

The latter two announced the news to the public as soon as possible.

"Pacific Rim will officially start filming at the latest at the end of October."

"The domestic shooting locations are set to be in coastal cities such as Shanghai..."

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The crew of "Gong Lock Heart Jade".

Zeng Jia looked sad and unhappy. Five minutes before the news came out online, she had just received a call from Yue Jun.

Yang Mi was filming at the moment and didn't know about this yet.

"I missed it..."

She knows that in movies like "Pacific Rim", it doesn't matter who the actors are. The selling points are mechas, monsters, and special effects.

But this does not hinder the fact that it is a top-notch science fiction film, which can bring actors a glorious resume and increase their status.

After half an hour, the crew began to take a break.

Zeng Jia pulled Yang Mi to the dressing room.

"What's wrong, Jiajia?"

"Mimi, the start time of "Pacific Rim" is out."

"How long? Before or after I finish filming?"

When Yang Mi heard this, her eyes widened instantly, she grabbed Zeng Jia's wrist and asked eagerly.

Before Zeng Jia could say anything, Yang Mi had already realized that Zeng Jia's face had not looked very good from the beginning.

"Mimi, listen to me, there is news outside, and the filming will be started by the end of October at the latest..."

Before she finished speaking, Yang Mi sat down on the dressing chair, her face turning pale.

""Palace"... will be finished in early November..."

At this moment, Yang Mi felt as if the sky had fallen, and her eyesight turned a little dark.

"Director Yue said that the company will find all the main actors during this period..."

Zeng Jia looked at Yang Mi's look and continued, "That's it anyway."

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Lin Nan took Zhang Yimou's invitation letter back.

Ms. Liu also checked her itinerary and was relieved after confirming that there was no time conflict.

"This is the first time a major director has sent me a screening invitation."

Liu Yifei said with excitement.

"I'm not asking you to act in a movie, so what?" Lin Nan teased with a smile.

"Hmph, you are the only one who talks a lot. Remember to come with me when the time comes. There are two people's names written on it."

Liu Yifei glared at Lin Nan and reminded.

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"Warring States", which started filming in early March and invested 150 million, was completed before the end of August.

Lu Zheng invited many media reporters who visited the team to attend the closing banquet.

"The filming of "Warring States" has been completed recently!"

"The post-production and special effects will be completed at Tiangong Color."

There are a lot of stills from "Warring States" appearing online. If nothing else, Jing Tian's stills are very beautiful...

"My Beautiful Boss" also helped Jing Tian gain a lot of popularity.

Immediately after the finals banquet, Lu Zheng, along with Jing Tian and several assistants, left early and returned to the capital.

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"Director Han, the Chinese faces required for group portraits, close-ups, or a small number of lines in "Pacific Rim" were all handled by China Film.

Try to find someone from a movie studio or an art troupe. You must have a good image and a strong face..."

Lin Nan came specially to tell Han Sanping about this.

"This is not nonsense! It represents our image and there must be no mistakes."

Han Sanping always attaches great importance to matters related to his own status and political achievements.

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As soon as he left Han Sanping's office, Lu Zheng's phone call came in.

"Director Lin, are you free?"

"Well, Mr. Lu, tell me."

"That's what I consulted Director Lin about last time. Didn't the boot time come out?"

Lin Nan knew this was the case.

"Come to my company in the afternoon, I'm still at China Film Academy."

"Okay, we'll be there on time this afternoon."

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I remember the first time I met Jing Tian, ​​it was in Bad Monkey.

At that time, I just had a feeling, as if I saw another version of Liu Yifei.

The first time he was impressed by a girl was at the dinner table, with her authentic hometown dialect...

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In the afternoon, the assistant brought Lu Zheng, Jing Tian, ​​and Ye Ning to Lin Nan's office.

It seems that this time, Wanda Pictures also supports Lu Zheng by default.

"Director Lin."

"Brother Lin."

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"Sit down, congratulations on finishing."

"Thank you, Brother Lin."

Jing Tian smiled and thanked her while looking around.

I came here once during the casting of "The Martian", and the layout was completely different from the current one.

Now, there are a lot of things for girls here...

"Director Lin, the female character hasn't been decided yet, right?" Ye Ning asked with a smile.

Lin Nan glanced at the three people.

"Yifei is not interested. One from Shanhai Media is on the TV series crew, and the other is still a student, so we haven't decided yet."

Hearing Lin Nan's words, Lu Zheng's face instantly showed a smile.

"Can Tiantian give it a try? We are all our own people anyway."

Lu Zheng was straightforward, and Ye Ning nodded in agreement, "I think you can try it too."

Lin Nan looked at Jingtian.

"Do you think you can do it?"

Jing Tian was stunned for a moment, looked at Lin Nan, and bit his lip, "Brother Lin, I, I will try my best to do my best."

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