Chapter 303 Stock Dividends, Berlin? Cannes!

"The Orphan of Zhao" is released.

Although Director Chen had fallen several times before, the audience still chose to believe him.

The first day box office was 27 million! This data is already very good.

A large number of actors and stars have expressed their opinions and praised him.

"This data is stable, the minimum guarantee of 300 million is no problem, 400 million is likely, and 500 million is hopeful..."

"Director Chen is worthy of being Director Chen, the big director is so strong!"

...

"The Laughing Rivers and Lakes" released a day earlier also performed well, with 22 million on the first day.

But compared with Chen Kaige, Zhao Benshan is much more low-key.

"We are not ambitious, we will be satisfied if the total box office can reach 150 million."

The comments of ordinary audiences on the Internet are interesting.

"I think "The Laughing Man" is better than "The Orphan of Zhao"..."

"Director Chen started off strong but ended badly again. The second half of the movie was like a different director. It was too messy..."

"Huang Xiaoming and Ge You acted out a Brokeback vibe..."

"When can he get back to the level of "Farewell My Concubine"?"

"To sum up, Chen Kaige has worked hard to make another bad movie!"

...

Unlike Zhao Benshan's box office increase on the second day, the data of "The Orphan of Zhao" on the second day, Sunday, directly fell by 4 million.

Fortunately, in two days, the box office still climbed to the shore of 50 million.

Lin Nan saw the news that Chen Kaige and his wife were interviewed by the media.

"The audience needs to watch this movie several times to understand the deep meaning.

I made subversive changes and additions to the original story. The loyalty, humanity, and virtue in it..."

Sometimes, I have to admit that Chen Kaige is always so determined to believe that he is right.

The praises from the stars in the circle also gradually died down...

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"Director Lin, the special effects of "Painted Skin 2" are expected to be completed in late December."

Lin Nan nodded. It took five months, which was very efficient.

"What about the other two?"

"Painted Skin" is small in size and will be almost finished by the end of this month; "Warring States" is large in size and will not be completed until after the new year."

"I see."

After the report, the employees of Tiangong Color left the office.

Lin Nan looked at the annual meeting invitation letter sent by Huayi several days ago on the table, with a playful expression.

"This is the first time I have attended the annual meeting of other companies..."

But Lin Nan also wanted to know how many stocks Huayi would give him for dividends this time.

The next morning.

Liu Yifei and Lin Nan both got up very early.

One was going to record a talk show, and the other was going to attend the Huayi annual meeting.

"God! Can you change your outfit?"

Lin Nan said speechlessly.

"I don't want to change it. I think it looks good, with pink stockings."

Liu Yifei refused with a smile. She had spent a long time choosing this outfit.

"Really not changing it?"

"I definitely won't change it!"

...

After failing to persuade him, Lin Nan had to give up. He lowered his head to eat, out of sight, out of mind.

Even so, Liu Yifei was still intentionally or unintentionally wandering in front of him, which was very provocative.

At around nine o'clock, two cars drove out of the villa area at the same time.

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The annual meeting of a listed company was full of pomp and luxury.

Lin Nan was an outsider, and today he was only concerned about the dividends for shareholders.

Actresses who left Huayi, including Zhou Xun, Huang Xiaoming, and Li Bingbing, all came for the stock issue.

"I plan to sell them all in a few days." Zhou Xun whispered to Lin Nan.

"Have you made up your mind? Aren't you going to wait for a higher price?"

Zhou Xun shook his head, "No, I'm not interested in these things in the first place. I have to thank you for making so much money."

"You're welcome."

Lin Nan thought about it. He was too lazy to think about Zhou Xun's stocks.

Huang Xiaoming and Li Bingbing were different from Zhou Xun. Even though they left, they still had a good relationship with Huayi.

At this moment, the two of them were hanging around Wang Zhonglei and others, chatting and laughing.

From time to time, actors ran to Lin Nan to say hello, Wang Baoqiang, Zhang Hanyu...

Lin Nan saw many familiar faces.

Huayi has so many artists, including those from the mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan, including Feng Yuanzheng and others.

At this moment, Huayi is in its heyday. The lucky draw for the artists was all cash, ranging from hundreds of thousands to thousands.

In the end, there was a large group of artists who had nothing, and Wang Zhongjun stepped forward to hand out consolation prizes of 1,000 yuan.

"Director Lin, take a look, aren't those who got small prizes or nothing drawn almost all small artists?" Zhou Xun said inconspicuously. Lin Nan took a glance and it was true. The leader was a girl with a small chubby face, Zhao Liying. After the internal artists of Huayi were dealt with, the next highlight of the day was the stock increase and dividends. Wang Zhongjun first painted a big pie for his own artists, "The company will continue to allocate shares to everyone in the future..." ... Star shareholders were named one after another to increase their shares. Li Bingbing, Huang Xiaoming, Zhang Jizhong, Feng Xiaogang... Zhou Xun's 1 million shares became 1.15 million. Lin Nan's 8 million became 9.2 million... Many small artists below looked at the front with envy. Those who were allocated shares were all big names in the circle.

Many people whose contracts are about to expire have noticed Lin Nan...

"Maybe, when the contract expires, I can try my luck at Shanhai Media?"

…………

As soon as Huayi's annual meeting ended, the news spread from the outside world.

Lin Nan and others reported how many stocks they held and how much they were currently worth.

"The stocks alone are worth nearly 300 million?"

"That's really rich..."

Zeng Jia and Yang Mi looked at each other, and for the first time they felt the gap so directly, the gap in status and wealth.

"As an actor, I don't know when I can make so much money. This is just the tip of the iceberg for Director Lin..."

Yang Mi said with emotion.

She thought of Liu Yifei again, who was one of the producers of "Embroidered Spring Blade" and "Star Luck".

Unconsciously, they were already in two different classes.

"Why think so much? Let's take it slow. Let's take a look at this song first. We have to record it in a few days."

Zeng Jia interrupted Yang Mi's thoughts. In her opinion, Yang Mi's thinking too much would affect her mood.

"What song?"

"The crew sent the song. They plan to let you, the heroine, sing the theme song. There will be one version for each male and female version, and they will be placed alternately in each episode."

Yang Mi took the pages of paper handed over by Zeng Jia.

"Love's Offering?"

"Yes, the lyrics are quite catchy."

Looking at the lyrics on the musical notation, Yang Mi nodded and read them out:

"I hold you in my hands and burn incense devoutly, cut a piece of candlelight to light up the sutras..."

Although she knew that she was not a good singer, Yang Mi would never let go of the theme song she got.

…………

When Liu Yifei got out of the car wearing pink stockings, a knee-length printed skirt, a small suit, and black high heels, Lin Nan was a little amused.

If this were on other girls, it would definitely be tacky, but Liu Yifei wore it in a different way.

"They all said that I look good in this outfit, but you have a problem with it."

After not seeing each other for a day, the first time she saw Lin Nan, Miss Liu said this! Sure enough, girls have a good memory in this regard, and they remember grudges!

"I just realized that it is really good-looking."

Lin Nan nodded and said seriously.

"Humph, you look so fake when you say what you mean!"

Liu Yifei rolled her eyes, and then laughed.

"But I choose to believe you..."

...

The box office trend of "The Orphan of Zhao" is even worse than that of "The Promise".

After 27 million on the first day, it went down all the way without looking back.

On the third day, it dropped directly to 20 million, and on the fourth day it was 15 million, 12 million, 10 million...

No matter how Chen Kaige and others promoted it, they could not stop this downward trend.

Misfortunes never come alone. "The Orphan of Zhao" was exposed to have stolen the box office, and the videos secretly shot in the theater were posted online.

The money spent was for "The Laughing Rivers and Lakes", and the tickets given were for "The Orphan of Zhao".

The original words of the theater staff: It's the same, it doesn't affect your watching the movie.

The audience didn't care who did it, whether it was true or false, they only recognized Chen Kaige, who instantly fell into the center of public opinion.

Coupled with the gossip about Fan Bingbing and Wang Xueqi, the topic of this movie firmly occupied the headlines.

The public relations level of Fan Bingbing's studio is first-class.

Lin Nan noticed the name of the publicity director, the woman behind Fan Bingbing, Yang Tianzhen!

...

"If You Are the One 2" and "Let the Bullets Fly" started the last publicity before the release.

Jiang Wen's operation is quite coquettish, and the last promotional video is full of dry goods.

A lot of dirty words and inscriptions, bloody, violent, and nude shots.

This makes many people a little curious, how did it pass the review? There was no request for rectification!

"Director Kaige's movie should be hopeless. When I premiere here, you must be on time, and remember to bring Yifei with you."

"Only you would have this tone when inviting people to show up. Director Chen at least sent me an invitation." Lin Nan teased.

"We are brothers, no need to be so polite, it's settled.

It's a pity that Zhang Yi doesn't have time, why don't he ask for leave from the Pacific Rim crew?"

Jiang Wen had a nice idea!

Just after hanging up the phone, Tangren called in.

Lin Nan guessed what was going on in an instant.

"Hello, Mr. Cai?"

"Director Lin, our "Startling by Each Step" is going to start shooting in the next two days, you can send a producer..."

"Okay, I'll have someone arrange it."

"I wonder if Director Lin is free this time, like he did last time for "Chinese Paladin III", to come and visit the set?"

Cai Yinong asked expectantly. If Lin Nan can come, the promotion of this TV series will be twice as effective with half the effort.

"Not this time, the post-production of my movie will take a long time, and there will be a lot of things to do later. I will let Yue Jun represent the company and go to visit the set with me."

Lin Nan refused very straightforwardly. Last time he visited the set of "Chinese Paladin III", at least there were familiar people like Hu Ge. He didn't intend to get to know the actors this time.

Hearing Lin Nan's decisiveness, Cai Yinong didn't force it anymore, but still felt it was a pity.

The film and television news report came out soon.

So far, Tangren has a very good reputation in the TV circle.

"The Qing Dynasty drama "Startling by Each Step" jointly produced by Tangren Film and Lin Nan Film will start shooting in Hengdian in the near future."

"Starring: Liu Shishi, Wu Qilong..."

The media is like a cat that smells fish.

"Bu Bu Jing Xin" and "Gong Lock Heart Jade", aren't these the materials for a head-on confrontation?

All of a sudden, all kinds of press releases came out, including the previous grievances between Yang Mi and Tang Ren...

…

Huayi has experienced large order transactions for the first time since the stock ban was lifted.

Zhou Xun sold all the stocks at once and cashed out.

Immediately afterwards, Huang Xiaoming sold two million shares...

In an interview, Zhou Xun said bluntly that he didn’t have much idea about stocks or anything else, and he just wanted to stop worrying about it after selling it.

Huang Xiaoming is also very direct. He wants to open a studio, sign artists, and make film and television investments, and he needs capital turnover.

He added that even if he sells some stocks, it will not affect his relationship with Huayi. Emotional intelligence is online anytime, anywhere!

…

"Lin Nan, does your company really have no plans to go public in the future?"

After a long time, Han Sanping called again to ask about this matter.

Bona was successfully listed on NASDAQ. It was the first domestic film and television company to be listed in the United States. The news spread and stimulated the entire film and television industry.

Everyone looked at their peers and finally settled on Lin Nan Pictures.

Looking at all the production companies, the one with the most outstanding performance is not Bona, but Lin Nan Pictures. No one in the industry doubts this.

The combined box office of the four movies this year is really scary!

"This is the fifth call I've received today." Lin Nan joked.

"Just tell me whether you have this idea? If so, please let me know. The higher-ups support the listing of private film companies!"

"No. I make the decisions for my own company, why should I bring in others?

I don’t lack that little money, so it’s pretty good now. "

Lin Nan answered simply. It was impossible for him to let Lin Nan Pictures go public.

“Okay, I get it.

You have such a big tone, look at other companies, which one is not rushing to go public? "

After hearing Lin Nan's clear statement, Han Sanping said no more.

After two days, not only the film circle, but also the financial circle knew that Lin Nan Pictures was a shady character.

When other companies hear the word "IPO", they all warmly welcome them, but it's different here with Lin Nan.

…

Heavenly colors.

Liu Yifei sat in a separate seat, watching the full version of "The Star" without any deletions. From time to time she was moved by herself and wiped two tears.

"This version is very good. I can take it back and watch it with my mother, or I can shout it out together."

"Berlin invited me to bring this film over, what do you think?"

Hearing Lin Nan's words, Liu Yifei sat up instantly, "Really?"

It can be seen that the girl is very excited.

Lin Nan nodded, "Yeah, really."

Nothing happened as he expected. Liu Yifei did not urge him to agree, but sat down again after being happy.

Liu Yifei thought for a few seconds, then looked up at Lin Nan and asked seriously:

"I heard that the films that the Berlin Film Festival loves are never this kind of literary films, but realistic ones, right?"

"Yes, you are right." Lin Nan nodded and gave a positive reply.

"Then let's not go to Berlin. Let's try Cannes?"

Liu Yifei looked at Lin Nan with a pair of dark eyes, with a hint of expectation.

“It’s the most competitive place among the three major film festivals.

However, we can give it a try and treat it as a trip..."

Lin Nan looked at Liu Yifei and said softly.

"good."

Miss Liu instantly brightened up and shouted happily, with a bright smile on her face...

Today is still a chapter.

It feels worse than yesterday, and I think it will be over soon.

When I feel better these two days, I will recover...