Chapter 135 Twilight, Victoria's Secret
Three days after the media reported that Lin Nan took a flight to go abroad.
A set of makeup photos of Jet Li in "The King of Kung Fu" have been exposed.
Exactly what Hua Yi said before, it is the shape of Monkey King Sun Wukong.
At the same time, news also came out that Jackie Chan and Jet Li signed on to the crew as non-mainland actors.
This means that according to the regulations of the Film Bureau, the first and second female leads must be mainland actors.
As soon as this result came out, all the non-mainland actors who were still looking forward to it were given an ultimatum and there was no chance.
Fan Wenfang, Lin Xinru, Zhang Baizhi and other artists were eliminated one after another.
A lot of mainland actresses are waiting eagerly. Most people don't know that the actors have already been confirmed. Huayi is still using this to increase public attention.
Due to the shortage of manpower, Lin Nan handed over 70% of the post-production special effects work to New Line, leaving only 30% to Crystal Pictures.
Even if the workload is 30%, it is still a big job for the employees of Crystal Pictures. After all, it is not as good as New Line, a major studio under the eight major subsidiaries.
In the past few days, Lin Nan has been traveling between New Line and his company. Hollywood is such a big place, so it is quite convenient.
"Oh, Kate is nominated for Best Actress again, I like her plumpness."
Tom shouted as soon as he entered the company, which made many employees laugh, and everyone started to say Which actress do you like?
“Kate?” Lin Nan asked doubtfully.
"Lin, this is Kate Winslet. She is only 31 years old and has already been nominated for the Oscar for Best Actress for the fourth time. Poor Leon has only been nominated once."
Lin Nan finally understood, Oscar nominations are starting again.
“But hasn’t Leon already won the Silver Bear Award for Best Actor?”
“Of course, that is Leon’s most valued trophy, the top three best actor in Europe, but It's been ten years, hasn't it? He cares so much about art..."
Lin Nan couldn't refute this, otherwise why would he have the same name as Leonardo da Vinci?
"By the way, how did you go about explaining your affairs?"
"Lin, don't worry, you only need to keep an eye on the later stages of your movie. I am the only one who is responsible for this bloody vampire youth romance movie. You can handle them."
Lin Nan nodded, he didn't want to just stare at the post-production, and he didn't need to do the special effects himself.
All you need to do is keep an eye on the big picture and keep a close eye on things. In addition, you can also develop the business here and let Crystal Pictures make a name for itself.
“But her request to adapt the script herself is really unreasonable.” Tom complained.
"When we signed the copyright transfer agreement with her, there was this clause. The novel author's adaptation of the script is often more acceptable to fans. Don't say this again in the future, Tom."
Lin Nan reminded One sentence.
Although the fans of "Twilight" are getting more and more, the author regrets that he sold it too early, but the binding force of the contract is there, so Lin Nan has nothing to worry about.
"When her script is ready, let them start work."
"No problem." Tom patted his chest.
Lin Nan has no plans to intervene in this "Twilight". The director and actors are still the same people, but the contract signed is a series contract, and the filming cycle is also short.
This movie has not been made yet, but the distributor has been found, and it is still Lionsgate. On the one hand, it has been a long time cooperation, and on the other hand, it just happened to return Liu Yifei's favor.
"Lin, is this what you call reciprocity? In fact, Minkoff is very optimistic about that girl. It doesn't matter whether we recommend her or not."
Lionsgate Production Department The boss joked. People from the distribution department were also there.
“No, are you the one who invests in the producer, or the one who invests more, your recommendation will definitely have an impact on Director Minkoff, at least it will deepen the impression, right? Haha.”
"We heard from Tom about the conflict between you and Fox. They did go too far. Distributors can still come to us when the time comes."
"Of course."
......
Special effects production in the later stages of a movie is like grinding a needle with an iron pestle, it is a slow job.
Lin Nan also pays attention to domestic news or Hollywood affairs from time to time.
Warner decided to withdraw from the domestic market due to radio and television policies. Yonghua Cinema, which has been the box office champion for several consecutive years, is about to change shareholders.
A large number of foreign-controlled cinemas were also forced to transfer part of their shares or sell them outright.
Of course, it will be other shareholders who will eat up these shares. Almost all of these joint venture theaters have shares or even holdings in groups such as Shanghai Film and China Film Group.
Lin Nan originally had some ideas, but after asking around, several Chinese prefixes came up.
People from China Film and Shanghai Film and Television led the team to stay for a few days. The most important thing was to check the commission contract for the post-production special effects production, the flow of funds and the authenticity.
"Director Lin, don't mind, this is all business."
The person from China Film Group was an acquaintance, so he spoke more casually.
“It’s best to keep things official, otherwise it’s unclear if something goes wrong.”
“Director Lin is joking.”
……
She sent a copy of Liu Yifei's fashion blockbuster with a hand-drawn smiley face.
"Is it Crystal's fashion magazine? Lin, it seems I guessed it right before, she is indeed your girlfriend."
Tom said in surprise as if he had discovered a new world.
“Yes, you guessed it right, okay.”
“My Tom’s glasses are very accurate, just like I expected Britney to get divorced. Look, this is just a lawsuit.”
"You're so boring."
Yue Jun's transoceanic email caught Lin Nan off guard. Lin Nan had to admit that Yue Jun had a vision, but Lin Nan didn't want to do the job of "Black Fission".
The email said that it was produced by the Provincial Television Production Center in Lin Nan’s hometown in conjunction with several film and television investment companies. The show has been in production for a month, but one of the investors withdrew midway. The crew is urgently looking for a replacement.
Lin Nan knows this series, it is very classic, he has read the original work, the director and screenwriter are very good, but your filming is so good, it has a bad life, no one knows the reason, the above is also No explanation is given, it has been suppressed anyway...
In the end, he responded to an email and said the show would not be involved.
Lin Nan has learned a lot these days. The production and rendering of special effects for movies is really a huge project, and knowledge from various science and engineering disciplines is included in it.
In the post-production center of New Line, a large number of machines and equipment are on, working frame by frame and second by second.
Fortunately, what Lin Nan asked for was not the best one, otherwise he would have to pay extra!
Crystal Pictures is also doing a good job. Old Bob is a movie dreamer, and these machines and equipment are of the same grade as New Line's.
Outside of work, Lin Nan took Tom and Wen Tsairen to attend many events in the independent film industry.
Many people have an impression of Lin Nan. They have met or greeted Lin Nan once or twice at the Lions Gate celebration banquet.
“Ever since the birth of the independent film industry, it has been incompatible with the Big Eight, not only in terms of funding sources, but also in the way of thinking and personality in telling stories when making movies...”
Wen Tsai-ren is here Bian explained to Lin Nan.
“If you want to develop here, it’s best to integrate into the independent film circle, because this circle is more tolerant...”
Lin Nan was listening to Wen Ziren's suggestion when a cry came from outside.
"Who is coming?" Lin Nan asked doubtfully.
"Leonardo..."
"Who?"
"Leonardo DiCaprio. He is also in the independent film circle, with own company.”
Lin Nan followed the crowd's gaze and saw that it was that face. There were many people around, many of whom were smiling and saying hello.
Jet-lagged, Lin Nan asked, "Has this year's Victoria's Secret Show started?"
Wen Ziren and Tom were both stunned for a moment.
Tom said excitedly, "Lin, do you want to go? It starts in the next two days, right at the Kodak Theater..."
"Director Lin Nan, do you have this idea? What if If you want, Lionsgate has many invitation seats and can give you two," Wen Ziren said kindly.
"Then, let's go and have a look?"
Lin Nan also subconsciously asked about this topic, just because he saw Leonardo.
“So popular!”
Looking at the little plum surrounded by layers of layers, Lin Nan felt inspired.
"If before "Titanic", he was a well-known literary young man, then after "Titanic", he became an international superstar. He has unparalleled box office appeal and status in Hollywood .”
I had only heard about it before, but this time I saw a living person. This is what Lin Nan is thinking about now.
Tom sighed, "It would be great if I had a face like his."
"There is everything in dreams." Lin Nan joked.
"Director Lin, you will still have a chance to cooperate with him in the future. As long as you have a good script that can win awards, I will have no chance."
Wen Ziren suddenly said something , it seems that he is also deeply influenced by "Tantanic".
"Let's not talk about these unrealistic things. Just give Tom the invitation letters for the Victoria's Secret Show, two."
"Haha, Lin, you are such a good boss." Tom smiled.
……
The next day, Tom came back with two invitations.
"Lin is still the best location."
Seats at the Victoria’s Secret Show are also divided into zones.
"Then go and have a look, it's not far anyway."
Lin Nan just doesn't want to waste these two invitations, so he takes a break and is tired from staring at the special effects all day. .
The Kodak Theater is also the Dolby Theater and the venue for the Academy Awards. It has 3,400 seats.
The Victoria's Secret show is held here, so you can imagine the scale of this show.
The positions of Lin Nan and Tom were on the side of the T stage near the finish line.
What a coincidence, two meters away is the little plum that I saw from a distance yesterday. His position can be said to be the best.
The other party smiled and nodded, looking very cultured, and Lin Nan also smiled back.
The show begins.
Lin Nan was a little face-blind and could only see one model after another, walking gracefully on the T stage with pairs of long legs.
Tom on the side was mumbling names one by one.
What about Karolina Korkova, Hana Sokubova, Isabel Grad...
In the end Lin Nan felt that he came in vain, he really couldn't appreciate it This one has no other characteristics at all except long legs.
The faces of these supermodels do not conform to Lin Nan's aesthetics.
Looking at Tom again, he seemed to be possessed, staring intently at the T stage with a slightly lewd look.
On the first day of March, please give me a monthly ticket, thank you.
(End of this chapter)