Chapter 359: Smart, Rejection

As the first commercial film independently produced by Guangguang, Wang Changtian attaches great importance to "Painted Wall".

The guests invited to this premiere almost caught all the big names in the industry!

The media reporters on both sides of the red carpet were busy.

"The brothers from "Legend of White Snake" sent a message saying that the guests are all second- and third-tier stars, and there are very few first-tier stars. We have only seen a few sporadically so far..."

"I can imagine what Guangguang's status in the industry is? It is not comparable to that side, but Mr. Wang is really ruthless. Hey, several big guys are here, take pictures quickly..."

On the red carpet, Wang Changtian accompanied Han Sanping, Xiying and other state-owned enterprise bosses, talking and laughing into the venue.

Filmmakers, film and television companies, first- and second-tier stars in the circle came one after another.

Zhao Liying and Jiang Yiyan also walked on the red carpet.

This is the first time Zhao Liying was invited to attend a movie premiere, just because she is the leading actress of Guangguang's "Four Famous Catchers".

"Our seats will be relatively far back." Jiang Yiyan reminded as the venue was crowded.

"Yes, I know." Zhao Liying nodded.

She has been in the industry for several years, and she knows what position artists of different status sit in.

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Liu Yifei wore light makeup and big burgundy sunglasses. Her black and shiny hair was casually scattered. She looked more unrestrained and free in her casual clothes.

At this moment, she held the steering wheel with both hands, wrinkled her nose, and waited for the green light.

Lin Nan, who was sitting in the passenger seat, was a little helpless. The phone was vibrating, and it was already 11 o'clock.

"Why don't you answer it?"

Liu Yifei tilted her head to look at Lin Nan, a little embarrassed.

When Lin Nan answered the phone, he heard noisy sounds and Wang Changtian's shouting from the other side.

"We said we'd meet later. It's been three hours. Where are you and Yifei?"

"Boss Wang, there was a traffic jam before. There are only two intersections left. We can get there in ten minutes..."

"Okay, hurry up."

After hanging up the phone, Liu Yifei beside him chuckled.

"How dare you laugh?"

"Oh, I'm the driver myself. Don't worry, we'll be there within an hour."

When the green light appeared, Liu Yifei stepped on the accelerator. The instant push on the back caught Lin Nan off guard.

Miss Liu drives too wildly. She doesn't look like a lady at all!

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The premiere was very lively.

"Lin Nan and the others haven't arrived yet?"

Han Sanping and others looked at Wang Changtian who had returned and asked.

"They said there was a traffic jam. We'll be there in a while."

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At about 11:40, Lin Nan and Liu Yifei hurriedly walked onto the red carpet.

The reporters didn't expect that they could still see these two after they were about to leave.

When they entered the venue, the two of them enjoyed the attention.

Wang Changtian came up to them, full of complaints but hesitant to speak.

Finally, he uttered six words: "Is that ten minutes?"

Liu Yifei's cheeks were slightly red, and she embarrassedly tightened Lin Nan's arm.

The latter laughed and said: "It was too congested. There was only one intersection, and I waited for half an hour..."

Wang Changtian looked at Lin Nan with an expression that said you are going to fool me, and did not ask any more questions.

"Hurry up, it will start soon."

Lin Nan led Liu Yifei to the front row, saw Zhao Liying halfway, and greeted her.

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There were familiar faces on both sides, Ning Ying and Wanda.

The main creators on the stage were in place.

To be honest, the cast of "Painted Skin" is really shabby, far inferior to the next door "Legend of the White Snake".

The hype selling point of this movie may include the topic of Deng Chao and Sun Li's first cooperation after marriage.

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It was obviously the premiere of the movie, but here in Guangguang, it always gave people the feeling of a TV station holding a party.

Liu Yan was wearing cool clothes and belly dancing;

Zou Zhaolong was playing with knives and stripping, and Yan Ni was dancing with him;

When the atmosphere got better, Zou Zhaolong even held Liu Yan and did a mid-air spin...

But the atmosphere on the scene was indeed driven up.

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The movie started.

The magnificent and unpredictable world of Painted Wall attracted everyone's attention at once. It was a country of women.

The original novel had less than a thousand words, but it was adapted into a feature-length movie, which was indeed not easy.

"The only two shortcomings of this movie are that the plot is a bit simple and the emotional foreshadowing is not enough. But with a production cost of 30 million, it is already a success!"

Lin Nan quickly gave his own evaluation, and Liu Yifei nodded, "It is not as good as "Painted Skin."

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The movie ended with warm applause.

"We have to thank Director Lin Nan for his two "Painted Skin" films. We have absolute confidence in the profitability of "Painted Wall."

Chen Jiashang glanced at Lin Nan on the stage and said to everyone with a smile.

Talking about the special effects of this movie, the host on the stage invited Lin Nan.

"Let me talk? Then I have to complain about Director Wang."

The people below were all very curious about what Lin Nan wanted to say.

"Director Wang is too stingy. He actually asked me to give him a discount before the filming started. I thought that this was the only time that Tiangong Color could earn some hard-earned money.

But in the end, I found out that I didn't even earn hard-earned money. It was all in vain!

Well, in the future, when you ask Tiangong Color to do special effects, don't mention the discount. It's too hurtful..."

When Lin Nan finished speaking, there was a burst of laughter on the scene.

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"Director Lin, Yifei."

Deng Chao took Sun Li and took the initiative to come over and say hello.

To be honest, these two couples are also typical smart people in the industry.

Lin Nan's people didn't arrive last time, but the money did arrive.

Chen Jia Shang, Zou Zhaolong, Yan Ni, these three people, Lin Nan has a good impression.

The latter two are also rare good actors with very good acting skills.

Liu Yifei went to the other side and was chatting with Xie Nan and Liu Yan. Well, let's get something to eat.

In addition, this Bao Bei'er, who is known as the "Brother of Light", is a bit like that. He deliberately tries to please and flatter, which really makes Lin Nan feel very uncomfortable.

But in other words, in the entertainment industry, this kind of people can often gain a foothold because there are always big bosses who like to do this.

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The next day, coverage of the premieres of both films appeared online.

To Lin Nan's surprise, the media's coverage of the premieres of "Painting on the Wall" and "The Legend of White Snake" were surprisingly good.

On the light side, everyone can figure it out. After all, Wang Changtian's relationship is there.

But is "White Snake" so good?

It wasn't until Yue Jun explained with a smile that Lin Nan suddenly realized.

"Look, the media reported that the premiere of "Painted Wall" was attended by big names, but "White Snake" was described as having many guests. What does this mean?"

"There are many guests, in other words: the quality is not enough and the quantity is enough. They are all second- and third-tier actors, and there are less than ten first-tier actors.

Also, when the media reporters present left, everyone received a red envelope worth 1,000 yuan. Can we not say something nice about this? "

Yue Jun remembered the scene yesterday and smiled from ear to ear for a while.

"Director Lin, please read on. That guy Yang Zai is really brave. I didn't even have the nerve to expose him at the time."

Lin Nan glanced down and saw that the media had indeed highlighted Yang Zai's words at the premiere.

"Our "Legend of White Snake" initially had a budget of 180 million, and then made additional investments to 200 million and then 240 million twice!

As for the special effects, it cost 100 million, and the production cycle was as long as half a year. This movie is definitely one of the few large-scale fantasy romance films in China..."

Lin Nan was stunned. Is this what cowhide is? Is this how you lie? This is too much!

"I remember it was 30 million?"

"Yes, he chose the lowest level at that time, and the special effects production cost was 30 million. In addition, the production cycle was three months, not half a year."

"Awesome, no wonder we were asked to keep it a secret at that time. It turned out to be waiting here."

Lin Nan muttered, this guy doesn't have much wisdom, but he does have a lot of cleverness.

The movie market seemed to be ignited all of a sudden.

The audience is waiting for the release of "Painted Wall" and "White Snake", but "Revolution of 1911" has not attracted much attention.

Many netizens are joking that to a certain extent, the competition between "Painting on the Wall" and "White Snake" is also a competition between Tiangong's color special effects.

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Less than ten days after "Passengers" finished filming, Zhou Xun got another Hollywood role.

This made many actresses in the industry feel sour again.

Unlike Zhang Ziyi and Li Bingbing, Zhou Xun is much more low-key.

"I'm honored to have gotten a role that's just soy sauce. Anyway, I have nothing to do. I'm going to go and have a look..."

Regardless of whether it is a soy sauce role or not, it cannot be denied that "Cloud Atlas" is a science fiction suspense blockbuster with an investment of up to 100 million US dollars, which is higher than the investment of "Resident Evil 5" and "Dangerous Liaisons".

Zhou Xun's attitude is more popular among netizens than those two, and the messages are all filled with congratulations and expectations.

The two movies at the beginning of the month have been forced to be released.

Huayi's "Global Love" invested 20 million and reported revenue of more than 50 million. It can only be said that it can barely breakeven!

The short, tight "Da Wu Sheng" is miserable. The movie invested 70 million yuan, but the box office was not good to begin with, and it even took the initiative to provoke Han Sanping.

As a result, the film schedule has been cut so much, and now I can only draw it with a score of 40 million, which is a loss to my grandma’s family!

There is a high probability that no one will invest in Gaodagen again in the future, and even if they invest, they will be very cautious.

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Several imported films are unscrupulously harvesting the box office, and "Norwegian Wood" and "Arthur 3: Final Showdown" were also released.

Many insiders are actively recommending this island nation's literary film. After all, the original work is really famous.

Liu Yifei also ran to read it and was a little disappointed when she came back. She might as well read the original work.

"It's good to be able to come in. It's impossible for the film bureau to not use the knife, but to cut it like this is indeed a bit excessive."

Lin Nan said with a smile that a work that was shortlisted for the Golden Lion Award was cut to pieces. For ordinary viewers, it makes reading the film a lot more difficult.

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"Um?"

Lin Nan was a little curious, why did Wang Changtian call again?

"Lin Nan, I want to talk to you about a movie..."

Wang Changtian got straight to the point and talked about the script, producer and production team.

After more than half an hour, Lin Nan refused.

"Why? About the pay?"

“It’s not about the pay.

Let's put it this way, in my opinion, this script is quite a bit of a make-up, and it also reflects Cao Cao's emotional entanglements in his later years.

I have never heard of that director, and he directly hired Zhang Yimou's team. Can he control it?

Is Changying determined to praise its own director?

I would not agree to her playing the role. Although this role is the female lead, she is just a foil...

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Wang Changtian on the other end of the phone was stunned, but every word Lin Nan said seemed to make sense.

For a moment, Lao Wang was speechless.

"Okay, I'll reply to them, this project is under their control..."