Chapter 39 Competition
The conference center is very large, right next to the Olympic Organizing Committee.
Led by Chen Kaige, Zhang Yimou, and Li An, well-known directors from three major universities, including Tian Zhuangzhuang, Lin Nan, and Feng Xiaogang, as well as several major studios or private companies, came, and there were also several well-known directors. Hong Kong Island and overseas.
At a glance, all of them have won awards and achievements at home and abroad.
Director Chen, who is eager to try, is currently in a stable position; Zhang Yimou may still be thinking about the defeat in Athens; Li An is obviously already thinking about it.
Looking at other people, they all have fiery eyes and full of energy.
Opening Ceremony Director, what a tempting job, how many people can remain unmoved.
Everyone lives for fame and fortune, but the position of director of the opening ceremony can bring both fame and fortune! As for failure? Who would think about the consequences? Who is not proud?
Only Lin Nan understands that only a few people here come here for responsibility and honor.
He is not that material, he can kill people by pretending to be a force. He should be able to do it as a support player, but he will definitely not be able to do it as a main force.
The leaders mobilized above, "This is an opportunity to showcase our five-thousand-year culture to the world. It is a major event for the country and the nation, and a grand ceremony that attracts worldwide attention. I hope you will actively participate and contribute ideas..."
Today's The meeting was mainly to announce the competition for the chief director of the opening ceremony, what the candidates need to prepare, and the time period for the competition.
This matter has not been kept secret from the public, and the media has begun to report it. The illustration is a photo of a group of directors leaving the conference center.
"The competition for the chief director of the Olympic opening ceremony, hundreds of great directors gathered at the Olympic Organizing Committee."
Lin Nan was honored to be on camera, and a young man blended in among a group of middle-aged and elderly people. It seemed a little out of place and particularly conspicuous.
No matter what others did, Lin Nan was determined not to get involved in the bidding process.
He is self-aware. For such a big battle, no one is more suitable than Zhang Yimou. He is talented, energetic, experienced, and pragmatic!
Looking at the result and thinking about the process, Lin Nan was shocked. This was prepared for Lao Zhang.
After thinking about this, Lin Nan forgot about bidding. Returned to school and began a rare comfortable life.
Looking at the news in the industry, Zhang Ziyi is really having a smooth sailing. In the past two years, several films have been released in North America, and last month he became an Oscar judge again.
This year has just begun, but she has already firmly become an internationally famous movie star, and her international chapter is worthy of her name.
Among Zhang Yimou’s popular actresses, the most successful ones are Gong Li and Zhang Ziyi, and Lin Nan admires Gong Li even more.
It is said that Zhang Ziyi followed Gong Li's template and followed Gong Li's template, but after all, he can't compare.
Zhu Yawen is back. It seems that she has learned a lot from Wang Jinghua and is already a qualified niche student.
“I recently signed a contract for a drama, and I will join the cast after a break.”
Zhu Yawen drank water and said: "Recently, whether it is the dramas signed, endorsements or magazines, Hua Yi has been bypassed..."
Lin Nan heard what this meant, and Wang Jinghua had already started We are doing profit cutting.
“What roles have you taken?” Lin Nan asked.
"They are all TV series, but there are still few movie resources. Sister Hua really can't compare with Hua Yi in this regard, but I am quite satisfied. With your two movies as a foundation, I am doing well now." Zhu Yawen looked satisfied.
"As long as you do well, if you have a suitable role, I will consider you."
Lin Nan said something.
"I remember, it depends on you whether my brother will become famous."
Zhu Yawen jumped up again in an instant, Lin Nan knew this guy's temperament, Can't be stable for more than a few minutes.
"Speaking of which, you are a big deal now. Other artists under Sister Hua have been asking me about you, especially about your intentions for new dramas."
Lin Nan knows what Zhu Yawen said. After coming back from Berlin, he would face this kind of thing almost once every two or three days. Many people contacted him, including the school, Enlight, China Film, Shanghai Film and Television, actors he had worked with, and anyone who had his contact information.
Lin Nan always excused himself by saying that he had no plans for the time being. When "Return to Youth" exceeded 100 million, it was a little inferior to this.
"A feeling of pain and happiness." Lin Nan smiled.
“Look at your face, you are showing off.” Zhu Yawen was also very sour, “You are the most successful among the 02 level, a great director, with both box office and awards.”
"Haha, it seems to be true..."
Lin Nan smiled so wildly that only good friends can let go.
"Actually, Sister Hua also hinted to me that I can ask you for resources." Zhu Yawen said straightforwardly.
Lin Nan was mentally prepared for this. Wang Jinghua was an ace agent and would not miss any opportunity. Especially after knowing that Zhu Yawen had a strong relationship with him, it was only a matter of time before she opened her mouth.
"Well, don't worry. I will take care of you, brother." Lin Nan joked.
Zhu Yawen said something about the quintessence of Chinese culture, and the two of them had long been accustomed to this way of getting along.
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"Sword" has already started its second round of broadcasting, and its popularity is unimaginable, only second to "Supergirl".
Mango Channel has learned from the experience of the first session, and this year’s launch promotion is better than last year’s.
Some serious students in the school also ran to compete, but more teachers and students still looked down on this kind of talent show.
Director Tian Zhuangzhuang has united with several colleagues to prepare for cooperation and competition. This is also a way of competition.
Lin Nan made it clear that he would not participate in the competition for the chief director position. After some persuasion from the superiors, the matter was settled.
After all, he is too young, unlike Zhang Yimou. I heard that the organizing committee is trying its best to persuade Zhang Yimou not to take his previous failure too seriously.
Zhang Yimou will not admit defeat and has promised to actively prepare for competitive bidding.
"Return to Youth" was released in South Korea last month. It chose the split-account model when exporting. Data from China Film showed that the number of moviegoers was close to two million, and it was very popular among young people. The box office The results are very good.
Exporting can make money, which is good news. In addition to Lin Nan’s Berlin harvest last month, Yang Ma gave an 8-second report in the text message.
Lin Nan has become another business card of the director department. Tom contacted Lin Nan again. The other party still wanted the copyright of a certain script. This time his attitude was much better and he wanted to discuss it head-on with Lin Nan.
“The United States?”
It’s time for Lin Nan to go there. Tom helped him register a lot of scripts and bought a lot of novel copyrights. He also wanted to go and check it out. It was just in time. Take advantage of this opportunity.
I told Tom a time and asked him to tell the other party that Lin Nan would arrive early by then.
The promotion of "Stone" has begun. Since there is still one and a half months left, the level of promotion is not very high and is limited to posters.
Lin Nan's name is also on the poster. The producer, producer, screenwriter, and everyone in the industry already know that Lin Nan fully invested in this movie.
Given that the copyright for Lin Nan’s last wholly-owned film "Into the Dust" sold for more than 8 million US dollars, and this one is a commercial film, everyone is very optimistic about its box office.
As soon as the promotion started, it attracted enough eyeballs.
The cost was revealed to be eight million, and it was a gimmick to make a big deal out of a small sum.
"Into the Dust", which cost 3 million, has already earned more than 20 times. It has not yet been released in China, and jealous people are already everywhere.
How much money can be made from "The Stone" that cost 8 million is obviously worth looking forward to.
After the last meeting with Ye Ning, we had no further contact until the promotion of "Stone" started.
Ye Ning made a phone call to connect with her, saying that she would definitely take care of "Stone" during the film arrangement and hoped to have the opportunity to cooperate as soon as possible in the future. Lin Nan happily agreed.
It’s only March, but the competition in this year’s film market has already begun, and several blockbusters have already revealed their release dates, all in the second half of the year.
This is also the reason why Lin Nan placed "Stone" on May Day. Due to the limited subject matter of "Into the Dust", it will be released on July 1st at the latest.
Ning Hao sincerely regards "Stone" as his turnaround, and is even more eager to promote it than Lin Nan.
Ning Hao will urge Lin Nan whenever there is an opportunity for Guangguang's publicity, portal interviews, and interview programs on various TV stations, and will also see which creator has time to work with him.
In just one week, Lin Nan recorded nine interviews non-stop. Each time, he had to explain in a different way how difficult it was to create the script, the crew's dedication, and his recognition of director Ning Hao's skills.
"These days, I have said all the words I can think of. If the box office is not strong, it will become a joke."
Lin Nan said jokingly, and it was just a joke. He didn't think so. "Stone" will hit the street, just making fun of Ning Hao.
Huang Bo has appeared on several programs recently, and he cherishes these opportunities.
Ning Hao smiled but said nothing. He directed the entire movie and was very optimistic about "Stone". He boasted about the script more than once in the studio.
Huang Bo hummed a tune and was in a good mood. There have been a lot of announcements recently.
“I forgot, Lao Huang, you are a singer, so your humming is not bad!”
Lin Nan suddenly remembered that Huang Bo is also the resident singer. When it comes to singing, Lin Nan He is tone-deaf and cannot be used.
"That is, one day I will invite you to sing karaoke so that you can see my skills."
"Okay."
The publicity cost of "Stone" was of course also Lin Nan's The company pays, but he will not agree to share the box office proportion. "Into the Dust" has a special theme, so it is exempted.
Separating from Ning Hao and Huang Bo, Lin Nan returned to the company alone.
Looking at the pile of letters delivered by the company's front desk, I had no choice but to throw them away. I could only pick them up and read them one by one.
There were invitations to movie premieres, letters of self-recommendation, academic exchanges, symposiums...
For the more formal ones, I also made phone calls while sending letters. Those who recommended themselves could not contact Lin Nan, so they could only Send it to the company.
Looking at the back, there was an invitation for exchanges in the film and television industry, which attracted Lin Nan's attention.
The film and television symposium invitation from the Shanghai Academy of Drama is still a while away.
Lin Nan has never interacted with that person, except for meeting Hu Ge on the set of "Sword and Fairy".
Of the three major colleges, one focuses on film and the other focuses on drama. The two drama schools, one in the south and one in the north, both produce drama actors.
It’s hard to refuse an invitation from the school official. If you drop by to attend an exchange meeting, it shouldn't affect your flight to the United States.
Thinking of this, Lin Nan took out the phone and dialed a number.
Busy tone interrupted, "Who is this?"
It's actually a woman? Lin Nan was surprised.
"I'm looking for Hu Ge."
"I'm his assistant, who are you?"
"I'm Lin Nan, is he busy?"
The other person on the phone was obviously stunned for a moment, and then a little unsure, "Lin Nan...director?"
"It's me."
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(End of this chapter)