Chapter 52 "Dead Silence" is completed
"Watching it made me want to sing, and then come back to make a movie."
Zhu Yawen's tone was sour.
The box office of "Initial Letter" has such an increase is indeed supported by Jay Chou's fans, and at least half of the credit is due to it.
The media has been reporting crazy about this recently. Several senior people in the mainland music scene have the urge to make movies.
"Forget it. He is better than me, but he is also incompetent."
Lin Nan complained mercilessly.
“Stop talking about me, you should still care about your movie. It will be released soon.”
“I have done all the publicity that should be done. Teacher Li Baotian is such a low-key person. , I was asked to record an interview, and all I can do now is wait and see the results.”
Zhu Yawen is not very busy recently, and often goes back to school to chat, and adds "Initial Letter" for a week. Time won more than 30 million, and then he had those sour words.
Traditional filmmakers, including old-school directors and actors, all sneered at the high box office of "Initial". It is unclear how much of this was due to film art considerations and how much was envy.
"Next month, when "Into the Dust" is released, I will fly to Los Angeles."
Lin Nan suddenly said.
“No one is watching the movie when it is released, what’s important?”
Zhu Yawen asked curiously.
"Lionsgate has finished the first movie and it will be released in July. I have to go and follow."
"I go, how long has it been since it was filmed?"
" After signing the contract in the first half of April, they started preparations and started shooting at the end of the month. They filmed for a month in May. They told me that it was almost done at the beginning of this month. They are working on the final stage and can finish it before July."
< br>Zhu Yawen was dumbfounded when she heard this, "Is this how Hollywood makes movies at this speed and efficiency?"
"In Hollywood, except for some special feature films, even large-scale productions, The actual shooting time will not be too long. At most, the post-production is time-consuming and labor-intensive, not to mention that "Dead Silence" is a B-type horror film, and its characteristic is fast."
Lin Nan introduced Zhu Yawen.
"Yes, it is indeed much more important over there. This is your first battle in Hollywood."
Lin Nan nodded, the box office performance of "Dead Silence" is very important to him , will directly affect his right to speak in future cooperation with Hollywood companies.
In the market in June, "Initial Letter" is the dominant one. Many movies have been suppressed, and many people are looking forward to seeing Lin Nan's jokes.
The media seemed to be happy with the excitement and came to interview Lin Nan about whether there would be any pressure in the face of the unabated box office growth of "Initial Letter".
"First of all, I would like to congratulate this movie on its current good results, but everyone seems to be asking a somewhat general question.
The themes and contents of the two movies are completely different. "Into the Dust" tells the background of dozens of people. The countryside of 2000 years ago was a realistic theme, and this film helped me win the Silver Bear Award for Best Director in Berlin..."
Lin Nan was unlucky and was blocked at the door of the company. So he had to accept the interview. He guessed that he was specially guarded by these reporters.
Since the first time he was forced to give an interview, the media seemed to have started to specifically arrest Lin Nan.
"Into the Dust" is about to be released, and Lin Nan is the youngest major director in China. There are all kinds of topics, hot spots and attention. The reporters seem to have enlightened and found the direction to make achievements. , rushed over all at once.
Staying in the dormitory, Lin Nan browsed the portal website, "These people are really annoying. If you can't afford to offend me, I can't hide. Fly to the head office in advance."
Zhu Yawen smiled at the side and said, "You are Want to go to Los Angeles in advance to avoid these reporters?"
"Yes," Lin Nan answered simply.
“Didn’t you notice that although those reporters were very annoying, they also helped to promote “Into the Dust” in disguise.”
Lin Nan ignored Zhu Yawen and gave Han Sanping made a phone call and told him his schedule. He asked China Film to keep an eye on the movie when it came out. After all, the publicity and distribution expenses were divided into the box office.
Han Sanping has also been very annoyed recently. He even doubts whether his decision to replace the publicity and distribution expenses with box office sharing settlement was wrong, but he can't show it in his mouth.
"You can go there with peace of mind. I have people watching here, and I hope to achieve good results at the box office over there. By then, you will be completely different, haha."
......< br>
“You’re going to Los Angeles?”
“Yes.”
"Going to Lions Gate?"
Liu Yifei's eyes were filled with fire, which made Lin Nan feel a little hairy.
"Yes."
"Can I go with you?"
Hearing Lin Nan's affirmative answer, Liu Yifei asked happily.
"No."
"Why?"
Lin Nan said with a bitter face, "I'm afraid auntie will kill me."
"Hey, coward."
Liu Yifei was obviously a little frustrated and helpless.
"You should continue training at home. Auntie will not agree to you running to the United States alone with me." Lin Nan said softly.
"How long will you be leaving for?"
Liu Yifei couldn't help but turned around and asked.
"I will definitely come back before your birthday."
Liu Yifei smiled happily, she was very satisfied with this answer.
Lin Nan got on the plane and was thinking about "Dead Silence".
He referred to the failure of "Dead Silence" in his previous life and focused on further processing the script. He also told Lionsgate at the time that costs must be controlled.
I remember that the original Lionsgate blindly expanded the production cost of "Dead Silence" to tens of millions of dollars because of the popularity of the "Chainsaw" series. As a result, the final box office did not reach the expected target. I only hope that this time Lin Nan's intervention could lead to a different outcome. When I landed, I was still picked up by Tom, who was dressed in a cowboy outfit and with that figure, it was really funny.
“Oh, Lin, I haven’t seen you for more than two months and I miss you.”
Tom came over and wanted to hug Lin Nan, but the latter stopped him with his hand.
"Tom, you've gained weight again, it's only been two months."
"Shit, don't mention this, those girls said the same thing."
Tom Instantly turned into constipation face.
Getting in the car, Tom began to tell Lin Nan about his achievements in the past two months. In addition to continuing to register scripts, he also bought many stocks...
"Didn't I say I'm coming here in July? How come it's a few days early?"
Tom asked. When he received the news from Lin Nan, he suspected that he had remembered the wrong date.
"The movie I won the Silver Bear Award for is about to be released, and reporters are so annoyed." Lin Nan said casually.
"I understand, it's the same in Hollywood, you should have two bodyguards, so those people know how to restrain themselves." Tom gave his own advice.
“It’s different, we don’t have this kind of thing.”
Lin Nan knew what Tom meant. The bodyguards here were really willing to take action when necessary. If this were the case in China, he would probably be sprayed to death by public opinion.
Flying to Los Angeles early this time, Lin Nan also greeted the people at Lions Gate and agreed to go directly to the company.
Walked into the Lionsgate headquarters again. The last time he came, Lin Nan noticed that there were only twenty or thirty people here. This time, there was still no change. Ordinary people might not know that. Xin, this is a film company second only to several established forces in Hollywood.
"Director Lin Nan, you seem to be very interested in the number of people here. We have nearly a hundred employees, many of whom are permanent members of the crew."
A foreigner with gray and curly hair , greeting Lin Nan.
"We meet again..."
Lin Nan stepped forward and shook hands with the foreigner. Although nearly a hundred employees were not many for a large company like Lions Gate, they were still more convincing than twenty or thirty. .
"Follow me, they are already waiting for you."
Unlike the last meeting room, this place is much larger.
"Welcome, Lin."
...
Except for Wen Ziren, there were eight people in the large conference room, and the other seven were all Western faces.
“Good afternoon, everyone.”
Wen Ziren took the initiative to hand a piece of information to Lin Nan.
"Director Lin Nan, the post-production of "Dead Silence" has been completed as planned. We have just graded it and it can be released at any time. Do you want to see the finished film?"
Lin Nan looked at the materials in his hand. This was the production process of "Dead Silence" and the various cost statistics so far.
Lionsgate listened to Lin Nan’s suggestion. So far, including publicity expenses, it has only spent US$2.8 million. The actual production cost is US$2.4 million. Twice as much as Chainsaw.
Horror movies do not need to be promoted as much as other movies. You only need one or a few posters, along with information about the production company, director, and actors.
Looking at the machine on the long table, Lin Nan nodded, "Then let's take a look."
The one-hundred-minute video is full of horror between shots and the background sound effects are full. , the rhythm is extremely tight, and several people watching the movie in the conference room have varying degrees of heart palpitations like watching a horror movie.
"Actually, we have already watched it once, but it does not affect the experience of watching it this time. I have full confidence in it."
Wen Ziren said to Lin Nan.
"So how are the arrangements for this screening?"
As soon as Lin Nan asked, a bearded foreigner answered.
"It will be released in full release on Friday and will be available in some other countries in two weeks at the latest. We have a strong distribution network in many places..."
Lin Nan knew that he would have to stay at Lions Gate for at least three days until the box office was released.
......
Here in China, "Into the Dust" is ready to be released at any time, just waiting for July 1st.
As the director, Lin Nan was nowhere to be seen, and the media was also surprised. Logically speaking, this shouldn't be the case.
On the 30th, domestic time, one of the portals was the first to post a news item with a picture, which was a poster for the release of "Dead Silence" from a North American theater, with the release time clearly written on it.
Director: James Wan.
Screenwriter: NanLin.
Produced/produced by: Lionsgate Films.
…………
Netizens were extremely emotional. It was only in April that they heard that Lin Nan and Lions Gate were collaborating. I didn’t expect that the film would be released in thirty or forty hours! There was no news at all before.
Then a photo of Lin Nan and Tom appeared on the website. The two came out of the Lions Gate Building, accompanied by three foreigners, talking and laughing.
Judging from the photo, the photographer was more than thirty meters away from them, but it did not affect the clarity. Everyone recognized it as Lin Nan at a glance.
"Two movies were released at the same time. Where did he go to watch them?"
"He really went to the other side of the ocean to kill!"
Knowing Lin Nan There are not many people on the trip and even fewer companies.
Han Sanping looked at the breaking news and smiled, "Let me write a manuscript and take this opportunity to raise the popularity of "Into the Dust"."
Many companies and artists in the industry have Attracted by Lin Nan's news, the latter could ignore the release of his award-winning work and go to Lionsgate to watch "Dead Silence". The stakes are definitely not simple, or he is very sure that he can use this to pry open Hollywood. door.
Once Lin Nan succeeds, does that mean there will be another ship that can cross the ocean?
Thank you all book friends for your recommendation votes and monthly support, thank you.
Continue to ask for votes, monthly votes, recommendation votes, collections and investments. Rich book friends can give some rewards, I will be grateful! !
(End of this chapter)