Chapter 714 Rich Woman, Can You Support Me?

Lin Nan also did not expect that with the strong release and overwhelming reputation of "Interstellar" in the domestic film market, Director Chen would also benefit?

Because there are many posts from filmmakers and industry insiders on the Internet:

"It's time to calm down and rewatch The Promise. Director Chen Kaige's magical masterpiece back then only lost in 'time', and it is no worse than Interstellar!"

"If you taste it carefully, you will find that The Promise and today's Interstellar have many similarities in essence. Under the cloak of magic and science fiction, it tells the most 'real' things about human nature. Time, life, class, etc. will pass away. The fate of the 'human' group is to learn to face death and destruction."

"I remember that after a series of bad reviews, Director Chen Kaige said helplessly: The Promise was made for future audiences. But the media or the audience at that time didn't care about this sentence. Everyone was only concerned about the joke of a master film director who had made Farewell My Concubine..."

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To be honest, when Lin Nan saw these movie information, he was completely confused. He couldn't help but sigh at the exquisiteness of the art of language.

Even Chen Hong stood up and liked these posts and gave support. It seems that these words really touched the heart of Director Chen!

"Master film director? Well, just one step away, as long as he can make another movie of the same level, even if it is slightly inferior, then he will really become a master director, but unfortunately...

I am a little suspicious whether Director Chen hired water army? Haha..." Lin Nan laughed to himself, but this is unlikely.

Because Chen Kaige's biggest shortcoming "self-esteem" is also his advantage. That "pride" makes him disdain to hire water army!

"If you think about it this way, then these people are rushing to flatter?"

The more Lin Nan thought about it, the more he felt that this was the case. This circle is still so interesting.

I didn't look at the ridicule of netizens because Jiang Xingrou brought people in.

This time, the cooperation between Lin Nan Pictures and Noon Sunshine was extremely fast. The two parties just reached an agreement the day before yesterday, and the contract was made today.

"Director Lin, they have confirmed that they have no objection to the contents of the agreement. The script has been submitted for review, and the casting is planned to start at the end of this month or the beginning of next month."

Looking through the contract that had just been signed, Lin Nan nodded.

"Then prepare the funds. You have worked hard on this project. I originally wanted you to produce Guo Fan's new movie."

"It's the same, TV series is easier." Jiang Xingrou replied with a smile.

After Lin Nan handed the signed form to the people in the finance department, Jiang Xingrou and the others left the office together.

At around ten o'clock, Lin Nan finally completed the script of "Detective Chinatown". After throwing it into the safe, he got up and prepared to leave the company.

I promised the school to shoot promotional videos and posters, so it's better to do it early rather than late. It's just right to solve it in the morning, so as not to be busy and have no time.

By the way, reminisce the food in the cafeteria, because Liu Yifei must have eaten outside with Shu Chang at noon and will not go back.

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Outside the Capital Airport, a motorcade is quite conspicuous. It attracted the attention of many reporters who were waiting, and many passers-by also stopped or slowed down.

When a group of foreigners and domestic bodyguards came out to "guard" first, the entertainment reporters knew that there must be more material.

Sure enough, they saw familiar faces getting off the car.

"Zhang Yimou, Matt Damon, Jing Tian, ​​Liu Dehua, William Dafoe, Pedro Pascal, Zhang Hanyu, Lu Han, Wang Junkai..."

"Is this the crew of "The Great Wall"? There are also senior executives from Legendary and Warner... The people from China Film came to see them off."

"It looks like they are leaving for Hollywood! It's the award season there, and they may show up at that time?"

"Don't mention it, Director Lin Nan has used the male and female protagonists of Director Zhang Yimou this time! There are also Liu Dehua and Zhang Hanyu."

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The dedicated security team prevented the media from getting close.

But the group of people did not ignore them coldly, but smiled and waved to the reporters, but did not answer the questions.

Matt Damon is the biggest star among the actors, a Hollywood A-lister and Venice Film Festival winner.

Everyone knows that in addition to the crew training this time, Matt Damon is very likely to go out frequently because of Lin Nan's "Manchester by the Sea".

Although the three film awards have not announced the shortlist, it is destined to enter the main competition unit at the Berlin International Film Festival. Oscar and Golden Globe nominations, I think there will be no big problem!

"Matt, are you sending a message to Director Lin?" Liu Dehua accidentally saw Matt Damon's mobile phone interface.

"Well, tell him and Crystal that I'm back in Hollywood. But we will meet again next month, and we can get together again then."

In the VIP lounge, Matt Damon's words attracted the attention of many people around, especially those artists who squeezed in to gild themselves.

"He has to go there at the latest next month. The Golden Globe will release the nomination list, Berlin is also, and Oscar still needs public relations..."

Zhang Yimou suddenly interrupted. He had learned the accurate news a few days ago. Before him, the first person contacted by "The Great Wall" was Lin Nan!

This made him feel a little bit of Lin Nan's courage. Being young is good, you don't have to care about money. And he picked up something that he hadn't cared about for the past ten or twenty years!

Jing Tian, ​​who was standing next to him, had a pair of big black eyes that were shining brightly. "Matt, I wish your movie can win a big prize."

Matt Damon was stunned and laughed out loud. "Thank you, Jing...Tian."

He called out Jing Tian's name in broken Chinese.

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In the past, I always manipulated others on the set, and I was rarely directed by others.

It was very interesting that two great directors met unexpectedly at Beijing Film Academy, and they came for the same thing.

"What is this called? This is called being poor in the downtown area and no one cares, being rich in the mountains and having distant relatives! Why didn't you call me before, but you remembered me this year?"

Ning Hao sat there with his hands in his sleeves, rolling his eyes and complaining to Lin Nan, with a look of contempt that the school was too unauthentic.

Lin Nan nodded from time to time, but his eyes were looking at the entertainment information on his mobile phone.

The second day of the release of "Interstellar", the influence was already very large. And Liu Yifei and Shu Chang went out shopping, they were simply sitting ducks.

At this moment, Weibo is full of their whereabouts. The two of them are not shy about eating and drinking, from dessert shops to coffee shops, from pet shops to movie theaters... Anyway, the photos taken are all beautiful!

"I say Ning Hao, do you have such a big grudge?" Lao Jiang joked while fiddling with the camera.

"Of course I do. Hey, your angle is not good, light it closer... I am a director who graduated from the photography department, you can listen to me..."

A promotional video was really shot until after 12 o'clock. During this period, Tian Zhuangzhuang, Wang Jinsong and others came to see it once.

When Lin Nan and Ning Hao were done, they heard Lao Jiang say that many well-known alumni were invited back this time, including Chen Kaige, Gu Changwei and other fifth-generation people.

"The school is really aiming for 'half of the country'? Haha..."

In the afternoon, the entertainment headlines on the Internet kept changing, attracting the attention of many people in the circle.

"The crew of the Sino-US co-production "The Great Wall" set off for Hollywood today... The main creative team appeared at the airport, with many security personnel!"

"Director Chen Kaige's film "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain" has completed post-production and officially submitted for review. Producer Chen Hong said that the film intends to land in the summer season."

"Tangren held a high-profile press conference and re-organized the signing ceremony for actors Jin Chen, Han Dongjun, Hu Bingqing, Chen Yao and others..."

"After "Nirvana in Fire", Noon Sunshine and Lin Nan Pictures jointly produced the second TV series. The specific situation is unknown and needs further understanding."

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Although Noon Sunshine said that casting would start at the end of the month or the beginning of next month, some of the established candidates were still contacted in advance.

Tangren.

Cai Yinong looked at the invitation handed over by the secretary, and a joyful expression subconsciously appeared on her face.

Even if she was reluctant to admit it, she had to face the fact that Tangren "could not afford" Hu Ge.

"Old Hu said before that producer Hou had a very good impression of him and promised to work with him again if there was a chance, but I didn't expect it to happen so soon. Moreover, it is still a co-production with Lin Nan Pictures. Just follow his instructions and reply to them, no problem."

"Okay, Mr. Cai."

Cai Yinong is not worried about Hu Ge's matter.

The current focus of Tangren is the TV series with Sohu. This drama will be used to promote the three newly signed artists of the company, and it is also a gift for poaching Jin Chen.

"It will start filming next month. Let them prepare more and try to make a name for themselves in one go. The theme of this drama is very good!"

Cai Yinong is still very confident in his vision.

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The box office on the first day closed at 110 million;

The single-day box office on the second and third days won 120 million in a row;

The daily box office on the fourth day dropped to 100 million;

It was not until the fifth day that the daily revenue finally fell to eight digits, closing at around 92 million!

At this time, "Interstellar" has been released for 5 days, and the box office for the first weekend totaled 542 million!

This number makes the mainland film industry feel a little uneasy.

Especially for several movies within the coverage of Interstellar, such as "The Best Fortune for a Woman Who Acts Like a Coquettish Person" and "The Crossing (Part 1)", the pressure is huge!

Liu Yifei has been very happy these days, happily "ordering" Lin Nan every day, day and night!

"Are you going to this premiere?"

Miss Liu asked Lin Nan with the invitation letter of "The Best Fortune for a Woman Who Acts Like a Coquettish Person".

It stands to reason that Zhou Xun and Huang Xiaoming's movie should be given a face, but this movie is produced by Huayi.

Lin Nan thought about it and still refused. If he really went to support it, he would probably see all kinds of messy artists and scenes, which would be annoying.

"Forget it, let's go to the cinema and give them two movie tickets."

"Okay, Xun Ge'er also said that in this movie, she broke through the screen image. What little woman, what coquettish and pleasing, pretending to be pure..." Liu Yifei said with a smile.

Lin Nan was also happy. This was just like a "girlfriend" telling you that she could be very "feminine".

Suddenly, Lin Nan remembered another important matter: "Xixi, are you going to Hollywood with me next month?"

Hearing this question, Liu Yifei tilted her head and thought about it, then smiled sweetly at Lin Nan:

"Why don't I just not go? Anyway, you can't stay there for a few days. I'll wait for you to come back? Then in January or February, I'll go with you again.

You don’t know, recently my brands have been asking about my schedule more and more frequently, all because of you, Director Lin, who wants me to follow you to all the Golden Globe, Berlin, and Oscars. Hehe...”

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A new day, the entire film and television industry was shocked by the big news of Xiaoma.

It is just right to describe the current senior management of Xiaoma Pentium as “self-inflicted evil, can’t live”.

The elder sister-in-law and younger sister-in-law who just “usurped the throne” at the beginning of the month, have only been the chairman and general manager for two weeks, and such a large company is about to face the situation of insolvency and bankruptcy liquidation.

Because Jianyin Culture formally filed a lawsuit arbitration with the court, requiring Xiaoma Pentium to immediately fulfill the gambling agreement and repurchase shares at a premium.

And the scale of funds required to repurchase these shares is as high as 635 million in cash!

The industry knows very well that even if the entire Xiaoma Pentium Group is sold, it is far from enough to make so much money , not even one-third!

Colleagues in the film and television industry know very well that Xiaoma Pentium is finished. Big Dog's twenty years of hard work has come to an end.

At this moment, everyone looks at Xiaoma Pentium again.

It is no longer the industry giant, competitor and partner of the past, but the fat meat on the chopping board, the kind that can be cut with a knife!

Lin Nan sat in the office and held a video conference with Wang Changtian, Ye Ning and Wang Wei.

Everyone in the circle is sharpening their knives, and their own family can't fall behind, right?

The fall of a former film and television giant can feed a group of people. The reality is so cruel.

"Tudou can contact Xiaoma. We only want their TV series and movie copyrights. We don't want bad movies and bad dramas or buy them at a low price." Lin Nan ordered.

"Don't we contact their movies that have been produced but not released, or the shares of movies they have participated in investment? "Wang Changtian asked in confusion.

"Yes, "The Crossing (Part 1)" in December, "The Crossing (Part 2)" which has not been scheduled, the youth film "Fleeting Time"... In addition, Xiao Ma also has the priority investment rights for many domestic and overseas film and television projects, all of which were left by Big Dog and Zhong Lifang."

Ye Ning listed them one by one, looking quite tempted.

Wang Wei did not speak. It would be better to leave these matters in the film and television industry to the three major shareholders to decide. He was only responsible for negotiating with Xiao Ma about the buyout.

"No, it's not good to eat alone. We won't touch those movies that haven't been released yet, and the priority investment rights for film and television projects.

Of course, if Wanda and Guangxian are interested, you can contact them privately. But my advice is to be cautious, the risk is too great. "

Lin Nan said what he thought in his heart. I guess these people in the circle are all planning to take "The Crossing"!

"Then I'll listen to you."

"Okay."

Wang Changtian and Ye Ning nodded in succession.

"Then I'll have someone contact Xiao Ma? "Wang Wei asked.

"Well, as soon as possible."

Lin Nan had asked someone to find out the number and information of copyrights of film and television works owned by Xiao Ma. It was really tempting, and there were many fine works!

After the video conference, Lin Nan stretched his body.

What he asked Tu Dou to buy should be Xiao Ma's least valuable thing on the surface, but it is also the most valuable thing.

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The Golden Horse Awards have officially opened, and many mainland filmmakers have flown over.

Although it is only a small year for movies there this year, it is still very popular, just because of the internationally famous Gong Li!

This "Gong Huang" who won the Venice Film Festival at the age of 27 has won the Golden Bear, Golden Lion, and Golden Palm for the films she has participated in, and other best actress awards are countless.

She enjoys this The treatment is not excessive, it can only be said that it is what everyone expects.

News from the Golden Horse Awards is transmitted back to the mainland from time to time, but the mainland is more concerned about the film market because the Lunar New Year holiday is about to begin.

"Interstellar" earned about 88 million yuan in box office on the sixth day and over 82 million yuan on the seventh day, and it has been released for a full week!

Various media rushed to report the box office results of "Interstellar" in the first week, and this number made the film industry silent.

"Produced by Warner, directed by Nolan, starring Matthew McConaughey, Liu Yifei, Jessica Chastain and others, the science fiction blockbuster "Interstellar" with an investment of 150 million US dollars was released in China in the first week, and the total box office closed at 712 million!"

"According to industry analysis, "Interstellar" will have a great chance of breaking the 1 billion box office in the mainland film market."

"So far, "Interstellar" has accumulated a box office of 450 million US dollars in the global film market! The follow-up will continue to advance vigorously..."

"Liu Yifei played the leading role in an S-level production for the first time, and the box office performance was gratifying!"

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For endorsements, you can only sign one of the same type.

Talking about renewal in advance, poaching from new brands, selecting new high-end luxury brands...

Red Star Wu has been very busy these two days because there are too many brand invitations.

But Liu Yifei's route is to be precise rather than numerous, and strictly limit the number of endorsements.

So the team can only do research and compare them one by one to see if they are suitable, whether they match, and how high-end they are...select the best from the best.

When Lin Nan came back, Liu Yifei was answering the phone. It was from Red Star Wu. It seemed to be a two-year contract worth tens of millions of dollars!

"Rich woman, can you support me?"

"Keep your voice down, I'm on the phone. Here, there's rice bought by my mother in the kitchen. Cook it yourself if you're hungry."

Liu Yifei raised her eyebrows at Lin Nan, with a proud expression.

Lin Nan vaguely heard laughter coming from the other end of Miss Liu's phone, obviously the female assistant couldn't help it.

"Oh, you're making fun of your boss's fiancé. Be careful that tomorrow you'll have your year-end bonus deducted because your left or right foot enters the door of Hongxingwu first, haha..."

Hearing Lin Nan's words, Liu Yifei also laughed, and "angry out of shame" grabbed the little bear pillow on the sofa and threw it over.

"How can you joke like that, haha..."

Lin Nan smiled and put the pillow back in his hand. He didn't bother Liu Yifei to answer the phone, but sat next to her.

Five minutes later, Miss Liu hung up the phone and turned her head to look at Lin Nan.

"Okay, it's finally done. But I'll be busy in the first half of next year, with a lot of commercials to shoot."

After saying this, Liu Yifei leaned against Lin Nan, pretending to be "fierce":

"You still want to live off someone? Humph, don't even think about it! Ask our dad if he agrees first."

Well, Lin Nan had nothing to say. Liu Yifei's "dad" refers to the one who forgot his son after having a daughter-in-law.

"Okay. I don't want to live off someone."

Tightening the person in her arms, Lin Nan smiled.

"I was joking with you, can't you hear it?"

Liu Yifei puffed up her cheeks, her delicate face giving people a fragile feeling.

"Of course I can hear it. But no matter how delicious the living off someone is, it's not as delicious as you, right?"

"It's not good anymore, hehe..."

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The next day.

For some reason, the Internet was full of news about Hong Kong celebrities coming to Beijing, and they were all well-known celebrities.

The mainland entertainment industry is still a little confused, what happened?

It was not until the Weibo hot search came out that the mainland film and television industry and entertainment industry realized it later.

No wonder the Xiang family came!

The film and television tycoon of Hong Kong Island is gone.

As I said, when it comes to dealing with people, Xiang Lisheng is much better than his brother, what a pity.

"Yongsheng Film, once one of the symbols of the Hong Kong circle, has long become a thing of the past. I didn't expect that even the most important one of the founders is gone now."

Wang Changtian was quite emotional, after all, many well-known movies were produced by Yongsheng and produced by Xiang Lisheng.

"Hey, Mr. Wang, how come you have time to come to my company today?"

Lin Nan leaned back in his chair and asked Wang Changtian opposite him.

The other party hesitated, but still spoke, "I want to say that I just came back from Xiao Ma and passed by you, what do you think?"

At this moment, Lin Nan had a guess in his mind:

"You are not going to take advantage of that movie, are you? Mr. Wang, don't do it!

My advice to Mr. Han was not to invest, but he didn't listen. Now you are rushing to do it... It didn't work, right?"

Lin Nan was still a little worried. If Wang Changtian really took over, he would cry to death later.

"To be honest, I had this idea. But those two sisters were stubborn and had a problem with their brains.

Mr. Han said that he hoped that the two parts of "The Crossing" could break 2 billion in total, and they really bet on it!

They are counting on the box office and global copyright after the release of this movie to make a comeback. Oh, by the way, there is also "Fleeting Time"."

"So, Tudou has to work hard to buy the copyright?" Lin Nan reacted.

He was envious of TV series and movies such as "My Brother is Shunliu" and "I'm a Special Forces Soldier". After all, they were Xiao Ma's hard work for more than ten years!

"It should be about the same. Huayi and others were also rejected." Wang Changtian nodded.

"It's okay, there are only a few days left, just wait." Lin Nan said meaningfully.

"What do you mean by a few days?"

"The Crossing (Part 1) is less than two weeks away from release.

I never believe that Hong Kong directors can make epics. They can't even make historical films well, so how can they make epics?"

Lin Nan spoke bluntly, with a rather contemptuous tone.

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