Chapter 641: A Moment of Silence for Jiang Wen in Advance

"From Hollywood Movie News:

Controlled by Crystal Pictures and invested and produced by Lionsgate, the R-rated film "Fifty Shades Darker" officially started shooting in Hollywood yesterday."

"The film "Fifty Shades Darker" is the sequel to the similar film "Fifty Shades of Grey", which has grossed over $450 million worldwide..."

"Director Lin Nan met with Penguin executives during the Shanghai International Film Festival, and the two sides are suspected of reaching a cooperation."

...

A series of news reports started.

The film and television industry was first shocked by the global box office data of "Fifty Shades of Grey", and then the encounter between Lin Nan and Penguin.

"R-rated movies really make money, no wonder they want to make sequels."

"It's a pity that they can't do it in China."

"Lin Nan is too self-centered, and mainland companies can't get involved at all!"

"On the first day of the forum, he belittled the film and television thinking of good Internet companies. What happened? He hooked up with Penguin. What is this? Playing both sides?"

"It makes sense, after all, Penguin is less "aggressive" than Alibaba Pictures!"

"Then, will Penguin invest in Lin Nan Pictures like Alibaba invested in other film and television companies?"

"Is it possible that it may not be about film and television cooperation?"

The most talked about by ordinary netizens is "Fifty Shades Darker", because pirated copies of "Fifty Shades of Grey" can be seen in China, and everyone just has that hobby.

The film and television industry is more concerned about Lin Nan and Penguin. In addition to the sarcastic ridicule, many companies have come to inquire about the news.

After all, Lin Nan Pictures is a recognized big cake. If it really accepts investment, everyone will have ideas.

After hanging up La Peikang's phone call, Lin Nan picked up the water on the table and drank it. He was getting a little impatient with the explanations and perfunctory talk.

"What happened yesterday afternoon has been flooding the Internet in the evening. This efficiency is really high!" Lin Nan muttered.

He and Penguin have reached a preliminary cooperation intention and will sign a memorandum of cooperation later.

Tudou will not have an angel round. Penguin can enter the market during the first round of financing.

It is not yet certain how many rounds of financing will be carried out later, but they can all follow.

As an additional condition, Penguin must provide traffic support, and this is also one of the resources they took the initiative to propose. The two sides just hit it off!

As for how many shares should be released during the financing?

Lin Nan and Wanda and Guangxian will discuss it carefully at that time. They will never give others the opportunity to occupy the magpie's nest. The initiative must be in their own hands.

"A two-tier equity structure is imperative! In addition, although Weibo's traffic is not as good as the two apps of Penguin, it is also a good choice."

...

Today, Disney's live-action fantasy movie "Maleficent" adapted from "Sleeping Beauty" was released, and Liu Yifei went to the theater early.

Over the years, Lin Nan knows Miss Liu very well. She has many sides.

Innocent, kind, happy, sunny... She has not disappeared under the rumors, but has honed her tough character.

In addition, there is Liu Yifei's consistent girlish heart.

So she likes animated movies and films such as "Frozen" and "Sleeping Beauty", and she is a little silly from time to time.

If Lin Nan hadn't agreed to Jiang Wen yesterday, he would have gone to the movies with Liu Yifei, and it wouldn't be Zhou Xun again.

"I thought you weren't coming?"

When they arrived outside the press conference of "Master", Jiang Wen put his arm around Lin Nan's shoulders and said with a smile.

"I wanted to go to the movies with Yifei, but she said it was not good to stand you up, so she pushed me over."

"Isn't this a perfect wife? Let's go in. I'm telling you, I've read both the novel and the script of Liao Fan's "Master", it's great."

"Another action movie?"

"Yes, but it's not a martial arts movie. To be precise, it should be about "warriors" and "warriors", with a background in the Republic of China."

Lin Nan was a little interested. The first movie after the newly crowned Berlin Film Emperor came back, and Jiang Wen praised it so much, it's probably not bad.

Entering the press conference, Lin Nan found that the cast was quite large, and there were many familiar faces.

"Director Lin, I'm not overlapping with other actors. The role of Wei Zhongxian in "The Swordsman 2: Asura Battlefield" has been completed." Jin Shijie said with a smile.

Lin Nan smiled and responded, "You can be considered to be working non-stop."

"To support the family." This reason is impeccable.

After saying hello to Jiang Wenli, Lin Nan started chatting with Jiang Wen on the side. This guy actually took out a handful of melon seeds for him.

Since he was here to show up for Jiang Wen's sake, Lin Nan didn't need to be too formal, and the two of them started eating.

"I plan to discuss a bet with the theater chain in advance, what do you think?"

Hearing this, Lin Nan looked at the melon seeds in his hand, and it was not easy to eat them.

"Are you kidding?"

"Do you think I'm not worthy?"

Fuck, this question is not easy to answer, but Lin Nan really doesn't think "One Step Away" can compare to "Let the Bullets Fly".

"Then try to talk about my kind of betting model."

"Haha, I want to, too. But do you think those grandsons in the theater chain will agree? I don't have your record of breaking 1 billion box office first and then breaking 2 billion box office."

Jiang Wen smacked his lips and cursed. "One Step Away" is a big gamble, it would be strange if there is no pressure.

What's more, Jiang Wen was ruthless enough to take all the profits. The 300 million investment was all from his own company.

"Then what kind of bet do you want to discuss?"

"I'm going to learn from Feng Xiaogang's "1942" last time."

"Within 300 million box office, you get 43%; for more than 300 million and less than 800 million, you get 45%; for more than 800 million, you get 47%?

Brother, don't blame me for hitting you. Last time was a special case. The five major distributors forced the palace and Huayi changed sides at the last minute. Do you think you can get this step-by-step increase in the distribution ratio?"

"I can change it to 41%, 44%, 47%, just bet on the later stage! It's the era of 2 billion box office. I'll get more than 10 billion box office, isn't it too much? If it goes well, I can extend the period..."

Lin Nan was stunned. Good guy, only Jiang Wen can say this, he is thick-skinned and confident!

"Not too much? I think it's too much. You take it easy, 41% is a bit too much..."

"Don't say it, it's decided. I'll contact the theaters with Ma Ke later."

The press conference was held above, and Lin Nan was persuading Jiang Wen below, almost saying that he didn't think the movie was good.

But Director Jiang is famous in the circle for being stubborn, the kind that can't be pulled back by ten bulls.

Well, Lin Nan can only mourn for Jiang Wen in advance!

When he left, this guy joked and told Lin Nan to wait. Maybe he would break Lin Nan's box office record during the Lunar New Year holiday.

"You are typical of being immersed in the honor of "Let the Bullets Fly" and can't extricate yourself."

"Brother, this is called confidence!"

...

After Liu Yifei came back at noon, she kept talking to Lin Nan about the role of Maleficent in "Maleficent".

Obviously, Miss Liu likes this movie very much, especially Angelina Jolie's performance.

But this is understandable. After all, there is a saying in Hollywood that there are two types of Hollywood actresses, one is Angelina Jolie, and the other is other actresses.

"Have fun in the afternoon and pack up in advance. I have to go back tomorrow morning and get up early."

"I know. I have a lot of announcements to come. Magazines, fashion shows... Several endorsements are about to expire, and they are signing renewals."

Liu Yifei sat cross-legged on the sofa, talking to Lin Nan and messaging Shu Chang.

"Blade of the Assassin 2: Battlefield of Shura" is about to wrap up, and Shu Chang is calling for Liu Yifei to pick him up at the airport.

Lin Nan is also reading the news. Alibaba Pictures is really moving fast.

"Alibaba Pictures has reached a cooperation intention with the famous director Wang Jiawei and his company Zedong Pictures. The novel "Passing by Your World" may be put on the big screen."

"Director Wang Jiawei confirmed that he will co-produce with Alibaba Pictures in the later stage.

The first film project will most likely be adapted from the unit stories in the novel "Passing by Your World". It is not ruled out that the author himself will be trained to become a director, and he will personally participate in supervision and guidance..."

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When writing the second chapter today, something delayed me a lot of time.