Chapter 610: Listing Is Imminent, Interview

The May Day holiday is not a big holiday, and the three-day holiday is destined to be a smoke-filled situation.

The first to retreat when the situation was not good was "The Legend of the White-Haired Witch: Kingdom of the Moon", which was just scheduled to be released in less than two weeks at the end of April.

Yu Dong decisively chose to change the release date to the big summer vacation, and went straight to the Chinese Valentine's Day.

In his pretentious words during a media interview:

"In order to avoid internal friction among domestic films, and not to cause too much pressure and unnecessary box office losses to other domestic films.

"The White-Haired Witch", a martial arts blockbuster with love as its core, decided to take the initiative to give in and choose the more suitable summer vacation and Chinese Valentine's Day.

Xiao Ming and Bing Bing are the leading actors. We have absolute confidence to create a new box office record for domestic martial arts films, just like "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy."

In the eyes of many industry insiders, Yu Dong's words can be said to be extremely shameless.

Not only did he raise his own movies, secretly belittled other films, but he also took advantage of the popularity of "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy". It's cunning enough!

Lin Nan had no opinion on being used to gain popularity.

After all, Huang Xiaoming and Fan Bingbing were originally one of the leading actors in "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy".

He was busy with "The Journey of Flower" at the moment.

On the desk, there was a stack of documents, including the list of candidates after the audition and the corresponding actor resume information.

Let's not talk about Zhao Liying, the female lead who was already selected.

The competition for the male lead and several male and female supporting roles was very fierce, and many companies were competing.

Each of these roles had more or less several candidate actors, most of whom Lin Nan didn't know.

"Huh? Jiang Xin, has Xixi been selected?"

Seeing the special mark on the list, Lin Nan smiled subconsciously and asked.

"Yes, Yifei came to see me specifically that day." On the opposite side, Jiang Xingrou smiled and nodded.

"Then let her do it."

Lin Nan looked at the list and continued to ask: "The male lead, is there no one more suitable than Huo Jianhua?"

Although the male lead in "The Journey of Flower" is just a tool man.

But the first and most prominent candidate on the list of candidates was actually an actor from Taiwan, which still made Lin Nan feel a little awkward.

It’s not that Lin Nan had any opinions about this person. He was not interested in the gossip about the actor’s private life, and he didn’t think of making a big deal out of it.

“We’ve considered it. But his role in “The Legend of Sword and Fairy III” is really very suitable for moving here. He has a high popularity, which is just right for our actor to play a supporting role. Even his shortcomings of not so good acting skills can be turned into advantages.”

Hearing this, Lin Nan couldn’t help laughing and joked:

“The slightly stiff expression becomes aloofness, and the habit of frowning becomes a melancholy temperament?”

“Haha, yes. In the field of fairy tales, in terms of the popularity of male actors, Hu Ge ranks first, and he is second. This is a TV series with a strong female lead, so it has to be promoted like this.

Even if Director Lin invited Hu Ge, his screen image in the fairy tale drama is completely inconsistent with the character of “Changliu Shangxian” and is out of tune.”

Lin Nan really couldn’t find a reason to refute Jiang Xingrou’s twists and turns.

After all, a young actor is needed to promote Zhao Liying, so let's just use this Taiwanese actor. Xianxia is a perfect match for his profession!

"Okay, I won't ask about the rest, I'll leave it to Director Jiang."

"No problem, Director Lin."

...

"Nirvana in Fire" has been filming for two months since the Spring Festival.

According to Hou Hongliang's feedback, it is only halfway through and it is expected to take another two months to wrap up.

As for "Red Sorghum", which was filmed at the end of October last year, the post-production is about to be completed so far, and it will only be sent to the General Administration for review.

Liu Yifei has another notice to shoot for a fashion magazine, so Lin Nan has to go to Jackie Chan's 60th birthday party alone.

I can only say that Big Brother is worthy of being a rare international superstar among Chinese. The scale of his 60th birthday party is comparable to a film festival.

Actors and stars from both sides of the Taiwan Strait, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, and even Hollywood have come, and most of them are big names.

Too many people is not good. All kinds of social activities, active and passive, make Lin Nan feel very annoyed.

So as soon as the birthday party ended, he found an excuse and ran away directly.

The news from Weibo once again attracted the attention of the film and television entertainment industry, the Internet industry and the financial industry.

"Cao Guowei led Sina's senior management to New York in advance to pave the way for Weibo to land on NASDAQ..."

"Weibo will officially ring the bell for listing within this month!"

...

Lin Nan is also waiting for the listing day.

It is estimated that the media with good intentions will help him calculate how much the 12% shares are worth and then report it.

"In the future, I am afraid that I can't avoid all kinds of messy wealth lists..."

Ning Hao called and asked Lin Nan to come over to watch the finished film. The post-production of "Heart Flower Road" was completed.

When it came to Bad Monkey, there were still many people here.

Xu Zheng and Huang Bo were both there, but they did not look as enthusiastic as before.

"Director Lin, you will soon be a major shareholder of a listed company, you have to treat us!"

As soon as he entered the door, Huang Bo came up to him and made a joke, and several people around him echoed him, saying that he had to treat us.

"Okay, when the bell rings over there, I will set up a table and treat you guys alone."

"Hurry up, we're waiting for you."

Ning Hao shouted and took the lead to walk into the small conference room, where there was a projection equipment.

The two-hour movie is not only a comedy, but also has a lot of connotations.

It’s the “Avatar” part, it’s very tasty!

After the movie was over, Ning Hao couldn't wait to ask Lin Nan, "How was it? Give me an estimate."

Huang Bo and Xu Zheng also looked at Lin Nan expectantly.

"I can't predict it. But I can congratulate you in advance. It will definitely help you get out of the director's club with a box office of 200 million and jump up several levels."

Hearing this, Ning Hao suddenly had a smile on his face.

“The next thing to fight for is promotion and schedule.

Moreover, I am the director, starring Huang Bo and Xu Zheng, and you are the producer, so there is no way to promote it! Ha ha……"

"Then let's make a reservation and head towards the big dates. How about the Lunar New Year stall?"

Lin Nan suggested. The comedy is paired with a Lunar New Year episode, and coupled with such a luxurious production team, it is very interesting to think about.

Ning Hao was a little moved, but also a little hesitant.

"The summer season is fine, too," Huang Bo said.

"I won't go to the summer festival. There should be a lot of imported films. But in the Lunar New Year festival, you ask me to have sex with Jiang Wen? It's a bit thankless, isn't it?"

Obviously, Ning Hao is a bit vain. After all, Jiang Wen's last movie "Let the Bullets Fly" was so amazing.

And this "One Step Away" is the second part of the "Beiyang Trilogy" that Jiang Wen publicly announced.

"Forget it, let's not go to the Lunar New Year stall, just the National Day stall."

"Listen to me, New Year's Eve."

Lin Nan suggested again that he was hypnotized by Jiang Wen's script, and the audience would never accept it.

But Ning Hao, this guy, was stubborn: "Forget it, be more careful, it's the National Day time.

"Heart Blossoms on the Road" is on the National Day schedule, which is the biggest trick! Let other movies be the meat-grinder that is the Lunar New Year movie. "

Lin Nan looked at Ning Hao who had made up his mind and could only sigh: "Just don't regret it then."

"What can I regret about this? Can I still go out on the street during the National Day holiday?"

Uh... Lin Nan had nothing to say, "Okay, you are the prosecutor, I will listen to you."

When leaving Bad Monkey, Lin Nan and Xu Zheng chatted for a while downstairs.

The latter's "囧" script was rejected and needed revision.

The originally planned start-up time had to be postponed.

"Have you found all the actors?"

"The main cast has been decided."

"I think if it were still the same cast, word-of-mouth and box office would be guaranteed."

"Director Lin, please believe me, the box office and reputation of "囧 in Hong Kong" will definitely not be worse than "囧 in Thailand"."

Xu Zheng did not explicitly reject Lin Nan, but his intention was already clear. It was impossible to use Huang Bo and Wang Baoqiang.

Lin Nan was silent for two seconds, "Okay, the copyright has been given to you anyway, I just sit back and wait for the division of the money."

"Well, I won't let Director Lin down."

Xu Zheng's tone was very polite and official, which also meant that he was unfamiliar.

People will eventually change because of interests.

…

It’s late spring weather, but it’s still quite cold.

In the evening, Liu Yifei got out of the nanny's car wearing a down jacket.

As soon as she entered the door, she slumped down on the sofa, lazily, not wanting to move.

Then a phone call summoned Lin Nan from next door, like a young lady summoning her son-in-law.

After Lin Nan put down the script and came over, the first thing he did was to use it as a pillow for her?

"Sissi, you are very stylish."

Lin Nan joked while stroking Liu Yifei's long hair.

"Yeah, don't move, I'll tell you something."

Liu Yifei knocked down Lin Nan's other hand and held it in her arms.

"Say it."

“They want to invite you to shoot a magazine issue.

Say it in advance, it’s because you don’t have an agent that you came to me. He told me when he was about to finish work. "

"I'm not an actor or entertainer, so I don't need these things. Your brand owners just want to take advantage of me regardless of anything, and they take a lot of advantage."

Lin Nan refused with a smile.

"Okay, I'll reply to them tomorrow." Liu Yifei said immediately.

"However, if there is a chance in the future, we can do a double issue of the magazine, you and me."

Hearing Lin Nan's words, Miss Liu's eyes suddenly lit up, "Well, okay."

…

In the evening, during the Hong Kong Island Film Awards ceremony, the mainland media and even Weibo only gave some short messages.

"The Grandmaster" won 12 awards, which sounds like a joke.

People on the Internet are joking that this is not the Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony, but a commendation ceremony for "The Grandmaster".

Many people in the industry are still joking, saying that Zhang Jin, who came to Hong Kong as a "brother-in-law", was finally regarded as one of his own and won the Best Supporting Actor award.

The Hong Kong Film Awards are completely in decline.

Even Chen Jiashang, the chairman of the jury, laughed at himself, saying that the Academy Awards were like kindergarten children playing house, with no surprises and seeing the whole thing at a glance.

The next day, Lin Nan got up so early that she was kicked by Liu Yifei who was in a daze, disturbing her sleep.

"Brother Lin, when will you arrive? It will start at nine o'clock."

While washing up, Lin Nan replied: "I'm going out soon, why are you in a hurry? Let Lao Jiang put you in a row at the back."

Today is the defense of the postgraduate student of Nortel's directing department. As Han Jianu's thigh, Lin Nan was reminded several days in advance not to miss the time.

"Then hurry up. Let me tell you something by the way. The school leader seems to have just asked Teacher Jiang when you will arrive."

"Oh, I see."

Lin Nan wiped his face and had some guesses in his mind.

The leaders of the film school probably wanted to take this opportunity to interview him.

…………