Chapter 473 An Unexpected Surprise

At about seven in the morning, the flight arrived in Los Angeles.

Lin Nan and his assistant followed the sparse crowd toward the airport exit, yawning from time to time.

"It's still a little cold in this weather."

He tightened his clothes and muttered.

"It should have rained in the early morning, it was really chilly, the temperature is probably less than 5 degrees Celsius?"

The assistant beside him added at the right time.

Lin Nan nodded, after all, it was already the end of December.

"Let's go, they are waiting outside the airport."

A chubby fat man, wearing a high-end suit, was looking outside the airport.

There were three luxury cars parked beside him, followed by six entourages.

Lin Nan saw Tom at a glance, and the latter did the same.

"Lin, I miss you so much!"

Tom grinned and laughed as he came up, opening his arms and wanting to hug.

But as he approached, Lin Nan reached out and cruelly rejected him.

At this time, Lin Nan had a speechless expression on his face, and he was quite disgusted.

Except for the subprime mortgage crisis, every time he saw Tom, this guy would be a lot rounder, not thin at all.

This image, wearing a suit, looks funny and out of place.

"Tom, if you used to be a football, now congratulations, you can remove the word "olive"!"

Lin Nan couldn't help it and told a cold joke.

The assistants and employees around him all lowered their heads and tried to hold back their smiles.

The smile on Tom's face froze in an instant, and the next moment he became very depressed.

"Lin, don't talk about this sad topic, I have been working hard to lose weight. But, they always tempt me, damn it!"

"I have persisted for half a year, but my body can't bear it..."

Tom frowned, and tried hard to find reasons and shirk his "responsibility".

"What temptation do you have? Banquets, parties, wine and meat... or those girls?"

Lin Nan shook his head and complained.

He treated Tom as a friend and a family member. If he didn't control his body shape and indulgent lifestyle, he might die suddenly one day!

"Start losing weight today. I don't want to be notified to attend your funeral in China one day."

Looking at Lin Nan's serious and sincere look, Tom sighed and nodded.

"By the way, didn't Crystal say she would come with you?"

Tom changed the annoying topic and asked about Liu Yifei.

"She has work and will come in a while." Lin Nan sat in the back seat of the car and answered.

"Okay. So now, should we go back to the company or Beverly Hills?"

"Villa."

"Okay."

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In China, the release of three blockbusters made the Lunar New Year holiday even more full of smoke.

Jackie Chan's "Chinese Zodiac" gave the industry a surprise, with a first-day box office of 44.2 million, leading the way.

Relatively speaking, although Lost in Thailand is still more than a month away from being released, it has entered the final stage. On the same day, it closed at 12.8 million, and it will only get lower and lower in the future.

But even with this result, it still beats Liu Weiqiang's The Guillotines and Wang Jing's Shanghai.

The former had a box office of 8.6 million on the first day, and the latter closed at 12.45 million on the first day, both of which are far from the expected target.

Yu Dong, that guy, boasted to the media.

He clamored that Shanghai and The Grandmaster would definitely get at least 1 billion in box office during this Lunar New Year period.

Now looking at the situation, the burden of the 1 billion box office must be given to The Grandmaster.

"The Chinese Zodiac has been released for 3 days and cut 160 million. Huayi's incremental step-by-step profit-sharing agreement should not be given to 1942, but should be signed to The Chinese Zodiac..."

The media reports directly tore open Huayi's scars.

The movie produced by the company is losing money, while the box office of the co-produced movie is overwhelming!

"Director Lin Nan arrived at Los Angeles Airport at about 10 o'clock last night, domestic time. Tom, the owner of Crystal Pictures, personally met him at the airport..."

No matter how small the movement is, it can't be hidden from the eyes of the media.

At the beginning of a new day, domestic film and television entertainment news has reported on Lin Nan's whereabouts, including airport photos.

"Really going to Hollywood?"

Many people in the circle have such feelings.

The industry is looking forward to what Lin Nan will do next.

Liu Yifei received a call from Lin Nan last night, and as for the inquiries on Weibo, she was too lazy to reply.

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"I knew I couldn't avoid these social events when I came here at this time!"

The Oscar award season has begun, and it's time to spend money every year, public relations!

Lin Nan didn't expect to come at the right time, just in time for the premiere of "Django Unchained" and the public relations party.

A Golden Lion director must be invited and will never be missed.

In recent years, Crystal Pictures has been thriving, whether in its own development or in cooperation with Lionsgate and Warner.

Boss Lin Nan has naturally been noticed by more Hollywood companies, including several other production giants.

At the cocktail party, after greeting people from Lionsgate, Warner, Disney, and Columbia, Lin Nan and Tom walked in another direction.

"Lin, welcome to "Django Unchained."

Leonardo and Lin Nan hugged each other, attracting the attention of many people around them.

"Are you going to compete for prizes again?" Lin Nan asked pointedly.

"Yes, I am a supporting actor and villain in this movie, and I have been nominated for a Golden Globe."

Although he has already won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor, Leonardo still seems very happy and he will not ignore any award.

"Then good luck to you, including an Oscar nomination."

"Thank you. Besides, I'm still waiting for your script."

Lin Nan chuckled and said, "The sky will clear up in two days. You can come to Crystal Pictures."

Hearing this, Leonardo paused, his eyes brightened, and then nodded, "No problem, I'm really busy these two days."

An award-winning film director is someone most Hollywood actors would like to befriend.

To be honest, Lin Nan couldn't remember the faces of many actors and stars who came up to say hello, except for a few recognizable ones, such as Anne Hathaway and others.

"Director Lin, what a coincidence, I see you here."

The familiar Mandarin made Lin Nan turn his head subconsciously. It was Zhang Ziyi.

"It's quite a coincidence. Huh? I remembered it. You are also a member of the Oscar Academy, one of the thousands of judges, and you have votes, haha."

Lin Nan thought of this instantly.

During the years when Zhang Ziyi had the hottest fights with foreigners, she became a member of the Oscar Academy. That was also the time when her career was at its peak.

"Director Lin was joking, it's just good luck."

Zhang Ziyi's face is full of smiles. This is her best identity in Hollywood.

She looked at Leonardo: "Leon, you played Calvin Candy really well. If I have the chance, I will definitely vote for you."

"Thanks."

After chatting for a while, Zhang Ziyi asked for a group photo of the three of them.

Lin Nan could guess what she would do, but it was hard to refuse.

Sure enough, when the banquet was over and Lin Nan returned to the villa in Beverly Hills, the group photo had appeared online.

"During the Oscar awards season, I took photos with director Lin Nan and Leonardo DiCaprio at the reception for the movie "Django Unchained". I look forward to the latter winning awards at the Golden Globes and Oscars..."

Just as Lin Nan guessed, the international stamp was indeed used to post on social networking sites. It was very thoughtful. But I have to say, the effect is pretty good.

Here in China, the Internet became lively instantly.

"This is the Oscars season cocktail party, and there are plenty of international VIPs."

“Among the mainland’s most famous celebrities, the only Oscar judge!”

"This wave of equipment has arrived, stabilize Li Bingbing, Fan Bingbing and others!"

"It's only because of this identity that I was able to sneak in..."

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"I just want to know what Director Lin was doing there."

"I haven't heard of a new movie project. Could it be that you really went to the party?"

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"He is going to make a movie, but it will probably take a few days before it is announced."

Liu Yifei nodded Shu Chang's head and said, really annoyed.

"I just asked one question, why don't you go knock others!"

Shu Chang said angrily. If she couldn't beat Liu Yifei, she would definitely beat her back.

"Who asked you to be in front of me? I can't reach others.

Okay, okay, I'll drive and let's go out to eat. I'll make it up to you, okay. "

Liu Yifei said with a smile, she just clicked lightly without using any force, her best friend is so stupid!

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There are quite a lot of various jobs here at Crystal Pictures.

The post-production and special effects outsourcing of many outside movies are done here, and there are even some animated movies.

Types, quantities, etc. cannot be compared with Tiangong Color. After all, the markets between the two sides are still far apart.

"Lin, Matt is here."

Along with the knock on the door, there was Tom's voice, and Lin Nan was caught off guard.

When he spoke to Matt Damon on the phone the afternoon before yesterday, he was still in New York.

Are you back? Crystal Pictures also came over!

As a father, Matt is much more mature and stable than Leonardo.

"Lin, long time no see. I came here specifically to see you today."

Wearing only a leather jacket outside the T-shirt, Matt Damon looked energetic.

Lin Nan smiled and went up to hug him, "Just came back?"

"I came back yesterday afternoon. I'm going to relax and take a vacation in the next few months. No, I'm here to see you today."

The beautiful female employee had already brought the coffee, and Matt was not polite. He sat down there and started talking and laughing.

Lin Nan looked at his watch and couldn't help but smile.

What a coincidence, Leonardo will be here soon to read the script!

Since refusing to continue starring in the "Bourne" series and winning the Volpi Cup for Best Actor, Matt Damon has obviously changed his work rhythm.

He has also become more picky about accepting roles because his transformation has been successful.

"Leon will be here soon." Lin Nan reminded.

Matt was stunned for a moment, his eyes narrowed slightly, and then a joking expression appeared on his face.

He remembered that when the three of them got together, Leonardo talked about the script, and he even joked that they could audition and compete!

And this time, Lin Nan had just arrived in Hollywood a few days ago...

"script?"

Matt asked decisively.

Lin Nan didn't hide anything and nodded immediately.

"Then I came at the right time, didn't I?"

As he spoke, the knock on the door rang again.

"Lin, Leon is here."

When Leonardo walked into the office with a smile on his face, he immediately saw Matt Damon sitting on the sofa.

The smile on his face disappeared instantly.

"Shit, why are you here?"

Facing Leonardo, whose expression changed instantly, Matt Damon smiled maliciously.

"Maybe it was fate that brought me here. However, I did encounter an unexpected surprise, for example, the movie script.

Dear Leon, don't you think so? Hahaha..."

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