Chapter 603 The Journey to Listing Officially Begins

"Liu Yifei arrived at the Capital Airport this morning and said that director Lin Nan will return to China after the filming of the movie "Manchester by the Sea" is completed."

"Disney's 3D animated movie "Frozen" starring Liu Yifei was officially released yesterday, with a total box office revenue of 450 million."

"Directed by director Lin Nan and produced by Liu Yifei, the main theme commercial film "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom" earned 140 million box office in the first week of March."

"The total box office of "Taking the Tiger Mountain" has reached 1.843 billion, which is only 157 million yuan short. The Chinese film market will enter the era of 2 billion yuan box office!"

…

A series of news reports from the media quickly made headlines in film and television entertainment news.

Especially when Liu Yifei showed the Oscar statuette to the public outside the airport at the request of media reporters, she smiled brightly and joked:

"How did you know you were here with me?"

The reporters did not save any face for Lin Nan: "I guess he only saw all Director Lin's trophies in the few days after receiving the award, haha..."

Just a few hours after returning home, Liu Yifei received a call from the college, asking her to take Lin Nan's trophy and certificate with her in her free time.

This was the first Oscar trophy in mainland China. The day after the awards ceremony, the school took the time to make a cross-ocean call.

Just like when Lin Nan won the first Silver Bear Award for Best Director, the Academy wanted him to donate it, and it was even more urgent than then.

But the final result of the "negotiation" was exactly the same as before, Lin Nan only gave photos!

…

Early in the morning, Lin Nan received a call from Yue Jun.

"Director Lin, the audition for "Xiu Chun Dao 2" just ended yesterday. The company has arranged a timetable with Hengdian, and the filming will start in mid-April at the latest."

"Is there any problem with the crew of "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain"?"

"Chen Hong said that Zhang Zhen's role will be completed by the end of this month at the latest. She also praised us for using Zhang Zhen, haha..."

Lin Nan couldn't help but laugh after hearing this joke.

"When Lu Yang really schedules it on the same day as "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain", I wonder if she will still praise it?" Lin Nan teased.

"But if Director Lu really does this, I'm afraid it will be bad, right?"

After Yue Jun smiled, he became worried.

"What's wrong? It's just a normal schedule competition. It depends on his choice. If you really make a decision, respect his wishes."

Lin Nan looked indifferent anyway.

He was about to meet Zhang Yimou on the same schedule, so Lu Yang went to see Chen Kaige. It was just a matter of a few things, no big deal.

"Okay, now that the casting is over, let's file it."

"okay."

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Here in China, at 10 o'clock in the evening, a piece of news from Hollywood once again caused the entertainment industry to explode.

"Manchester by the Sea," a foreign language film produced by Crystal Pictures and directed by Lin Nan, has officially announced its main creative lineup:

The main actors this time include: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jessica Chastain, Matt Damon..."

This cast, whether in the eyes of the film and television industry, the media, or netizens, is an extremely luxurious lineup.

The three core actors have all worked with Lin Nan, and they are all movie kings and movie queens!

Before, everyone had speculated that 99% of this movie was a film destined for awards.

Now it's no longer 99%. This "Manchester by the Sea" is 100% a film destined for awards.

And there are only four places to go, either the three major European film festivals, or the Oscars, or even the Oscars plus one of the three major European film festivals!

At this time, most people in the domestic film industry felt that Lin Nan was a little too crazy. Why was he in such a hurry?

…………

Everything was ready before the movie started shooting.

"I announce: "Manchester by the Sea" has officially started filming!"

As Lin Nan shouted, the entire crew immediately took action.

After the "action", Leonardo appeared in the camera with a decadent makeup.

Whether it is temperament or facial expression, it gives people a lifeless feeling, revealing a sense of death and twilight.

Especially the look in his eyes, as if he has become numb to everything in life. His body is still alive, but his heart and soul are long dead.

Lin Nan could see that Leonardo really took the risk this time, a bit completely self-inflicted.

He was able to pass almost all shots within three shots. When mistakes were made, most of them were due to supporting actors.

…

Once the crew started working, time passed very quickly like water.

In the blink of an eye, the day is over.

After Lin Nan returned home and made a video call with Liu Yifei, who was still moaning and groaning, the news started.

The film bureau's official website already has the registration information for "Xiu Chun Knife 2", and Lin Nan Pictures' Weibo also announced the casting list.

""Xiuchundao 2 Shura Battlefield", a costume martial arts movie.

Producer: Lin Nan Pictures;

Director: Lu Yang;

Producer: Liu Yifei;

Screenwriters: Lin Nan, Lu Yang;

Main actors: Zhang Zhen, Shu Chang, Zhang Yi, Lei Jiayin, Xin Zhilei, Jin Shijie..."

A piece of movie registration information and a casting list made the film and television industry turn their attention to Yang Mi.

Compared with the first "Xiu Chun Dao", the investment for this second part has doubled.

It really lives up to the old saying: When people leave, the tea cools down.

The investment is obviously bigger and the production will be better in "Blade of the Assassin 2", the heroine is replaced by Shu Chang.

If another actress is replaced, the industry may feel that it is downgraded and it is better to continue to use Yang Mi, but Shu Chang is different.

Among the actresses born after 1985, she debuted as a child star, and has many works like an "old drama bone", and there are many high-quality and popular TV series!

The most important thing is that she has the best supporting actress in the Golden Horse Awards. She is both capable and well-connected. How can Yang Mi compare?

The announcement of the cast list of "Blade of the Assassin 2" has made Yang Mi the object of discussion and ridicule by many people in the industry.

There are even companies or artists in competition, and they use this to be weird, almost openly provoking and mocking.

"Mi Mi, we also need to set up our own marketing team. I have seen that when you start your own company, you can't be careless in this area.

Whether there are works or not, the publicity and marketing team must not lag behind. Even if we are attacked or hacked, we have the power to fight back..."

Zeng Jia said to Yang Mi with a dark face.

"Blade of Assassins 2" just announced a list of actors, but Jiaxing's leading actress was criticized like a sieve.

"Well, I'll listen to you."

Yang Mi also said with gritted teeth, how could she not know who did it? Such a familiar routine!

Tangren's "Step by Step" has set the premiere time on April 22, and it was released together with the news of "Blade of Assassins 2".

Then she was criticized by many online press releases, and compared with other post-85 actresses, and the one who was criticized was Yang Mi!

"If you have the ability, why don't you dare to criticize Liu Yifei and Shu Chang? Cai Yinong."

…………

The crew of "Manchester by the Sea" continued filming.

The most difficult shot was still placed in the front.

When Leonardo saw Matt Damon's white "corpse", at this moment, his acting skills exploded.

The silent performance awakened the deepest and greatest pain buried in the heart again.

After years of escaping, another close relative left... It was as painful as his own fault that made him lose his child.

"Kacha!"

As Lin Nan's voice fell, Matt Damon sat up instantly.

That "makeup" suddenly sat up from the morgue bed, just like a zombie.

"Leon, you are really into the role! My character is not completely "dead", there are still many scenes in the memories. Hahaha..."

Sure enough, Leonardo was in a decadent and lifeless state, his eyes were red and swollen, and he was holding back tears. Although silent, his emotions were constantly infecting everyone.

This is the look of extreme sadness, but forbearance.

It is the look of endless repressed emotions that have accumulated over time, and he can't suppress it anymore and wants to vent, but he has long forgotten how to vent and can't vent.

This is the definition of the male protagonist. His psychology and spirit are like a patient with a serious illness that has been accumulating for many years, like a sealed gunpowder barrel, which will collapse at any time and self-destruct.

Leonardo's performance was already wonderful.

"It's okay, I'll just pretend you're gone in real life and rehearse what it's like to attend your funeral in the future."

Leonardo wiped his tears with a tissue, and continued to scold Matt. He was recovering from his emotions.

...

Another day of shooting is over.

When Lin Nan dragged his tired body back to the villa, he was really tired.

But if he wanted to finish the shooting within a month, or even finish it ahead of schedule, he had to do this.

Fortunately, several leading actors were willing to cooperate with him.

"Xixi, I'm so sleepy."

Lin Nan said softly after answering Liu Yifei's video call.

"Then I'll sing to you to sleep?"

In the video, Liu Yifei was changing clothes. Well, the video was turned on late.

"Are you going out?"

"Yes, the school wants trophies and certificates, and I'll take them to take pictures today. Don't worry, I'll bring back what I took. Humph, I won't take sugar-coated bullets!"

"Yours, yours, all yours. Right? Haha..."

"Yeah."

It wasn't until Liu Yifei got on the driver's seat that Lin Nan asked her to turn off the video. You can't be distracted while driving.

Just when Lin Nan was about to go to bed early, another call came in.

After seeing the caller ID, he immediately perked up.

Because it was Cao Guowei's call, there was no need to think, it must be that serious matter.

"Mr. Cao?"

"Director Lin, congratulations again on winning the Oscar. Is filming in Hollywood going well?"

"It's going well. I can finish filming and return to China in April."

Hearing the time, Cao Guowei immediately laughed out loud, sounding very hearty.

"April is good, April is good, haha..."

"Mr. Cao, please talk about business." Lin Nan also smiled and urged.

On the other end of the phone, Cao Guowei calmed down and said solemnly: "Director Lin, we are going to release the prospectus and start the roadshow..."

Sure enough!

Lin Nan's heart skipped a beat, and then he was happy.

Releasing the prospectus and starting the roadshow means that the journey to the listing has officially begun.

And the final listing time is within one to two months!

"Okay, it's finally starting. What can I do?"

Lin Nan asked, suppressing his excitement.

"I called to tell Director Lin about this matter. The prospectus will disclose your shareholding ratio.

Also, if Director Lin is interested, come and ring the bell together, haha..."

"Ring the bell?"

Lin Nan shook his head and said jokingly: "It's okay for me to shout, but ringing the bell is better."

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In this movie, I tried to keep the plot as little as possible and just watch it in one go.