Chapter 211 Returning to China, December
Lin Nan was packed so tightly that she was still stuck at the airport.
"Director Lin, has your "Hunting" been finished?"
"What do you think of the filming of "Mei Lanfang"?"
"" Which one do you prefer, "Future Police" or "Roboman"?
"The movie has been completed.
I'm too busy, so I haven't watched Director Chen's movie yet.
As for the last two movies, I don't know much about it..."
Not long after getting in the car, news of Lin Nan's return to China spread throughout the circle.
Yinghuang’s call came right after.
Today is the premiere of "Ip Man", and Yang Shoucheng hopes that Lin Nan can go to the scene.
"Director Yang, I won't go. I'll be home soon..."
Lin Nan estimated that the premiere had already begun with eating, drinking, and socializing.
It’s not interesting to go there by yourself.
When he returned to the villa, Lin Nan went to see Liu Yifei. The latter was not at home and must have gone to attend an event.
“Okay, let’s go see Bad Monkey.”
…………
Think about it carefully, it’s been more than a month, almost two months since I’ve seen Xing Aina, how did this belly get bigger? So much?
"Lin Nan is here, sit down quickly." Xing Aina smiled and pointed to the sofa.
“Director Ning, you still want that sister to come to the company? Why don’t you hire a nanny to take care of her?”
"How can you be so delicate? There are so many people here, I can control them, haha."
"You hear me, you don't need a nanny, we are all nannies."
Ning Hao said with a smile , holding the drawn storyboard in his hand, handed it to Lin Nan.
"I really envy Director Chen. Do you know how many copies of his "Mei Lanfang" he released?"
"How many?"
"1,400. It's more than "Red Cliff" has been released. If it weren't for your "The Martian", this would be the release record."
Ning Hao felt that if "Racing" had this circulation number, He is confident that he will get a box office of 100 million guaranteed and reach a box office of 200 million.
However, the production cost and size of "Racing" means that there will not be too many distribution resources.
“It’s quite an exaggeration. After all, Director Chen’s status is there.
Doesn’t China Film still expect him to win another Golden Bear?”
Lin Nan could only say this.
The distribution scale of a literary film is only worse than "The Martian", ranking second in the country. Apart from this reason, I can't think of any other reason.
"In the final analysis, it is the Palme d'Or trophy that is so important." Ning Hao said with emotion.
At the beginning, he was so confident that he wanted to release it during the Lunar New Year. There were many movies with the same idea.
The final result is that "Racing" will have a head-on collision with "Red Cliff Beneath". Even if there is a gap of several days, it will still be a tough battle.
This is why Ning Hao called and asked Lin Nan if he could come back for the premiere.
Although "Red Cliff" is said to be bad, the box office actually exceeded 300 million, and there were many viewers who saw it as a comedy.
He believes that with Lin Nan, "Racing" can compete with "Red Cliff" at the box office.
Speaking of movies, a few people talked about the just-released "Wolf Fang".
“It is not easy for an actor to transform into a director.”
"Spike", which had an investment of over 20 million, only had a box office of just over 1 million on the first day.
At the same time, I am facing the pressure of "Mei Lanfang", followed closely by "Ip Man" and "If You Are the One".
The results of "Spike" are destined to be hopeless.
“I heard that Wu Gan invested more than 4 million in it himself...”
“What happens once is easy, and the next time it becomes familiar, maybe it will turn around next time.” Lin Nan smiled. .
"However, when an actor becomes a director, the films he shoots are usually of a specific type. The road is too narrow and it will be difficult to broaden it.
I guess he may continue to work on this kind of subject in the future."
Ning Hao came to a conclusion for Wu Gan.
——
There were many guests at the premiere of "Ip Man".
Everyone already knows that this movie is a collaboration between Lin Nan and Ying Huang, and the former accounts for more than half.
"Director Yang, Director Lin is really not coming?"
Huo Wenxi looked at the scene and saw that all the artists who could be named by Ying Huang were here.
If Lin Nan could come over, the publicity effect would be even better.
“He has arrived home.
By the way, what did you just say about Jiang Wen? "
"Director Jiang just told me that he is working on a script and is still improving it. He asked us if we would like to invest in it. It is a commercial film. "
Yang Shoucheng scanned the scene and did not see Jiang Wen.
"Where are the others? "
"Just left. ”
"Go and tell him that there is no problem with the investment."
"But you lost so much in the last movie?" Huo Wenxi reminded.
"I can see clearly about this guy. We are not investing in movies, we are investing in people. I am optimistic about him."
Yang Shoucheng said without any doubt.
"Okay, Director Yang. I will contact him later."
Lin Nan was thinking about the later stages of "Hunting".
In the past, he was in the post-editing stage of China Film Studio, but this time he wanted to do it in school.
After the equipment and the first group of people come back, there will be no need to run outside in the later stages of the film.
While driving to Nortel, Liu Yifei called. She was attending a brand event.
Walking around the Nortel campus, except for some teachers, Lin Nan saw almost no familiar faces, and there was a feeling that things were different.
"Director Lin has returned to school?"
Many undergraduates only dared to watch from a distance and discuss a few words.
"Director Lin will graduate next year, and I heard that he declined the opportunity to stay in school."
"Are you kidding me, would Director Lin care about this kind of 'opportunity'?"
< br>"That seems to be the truth."
Lin Nan felt quite emotional that not every student could be like Yang Mi and dare to run up to say hello. Old Jiang looks good.
“How is the effect of black wolfberry?”
Lao Jiang’s face instantly darkened, and he silently closed the thermos cup.
"What are you doing here today? Don't tell me that you are here to submit a work."
"It can't be that fast. I want to apply for an editing room."
"This is really new. How long will it take?"
"Half a month to a month."< br>
Lin Nan knew that there would be many directing students coming back for post-production editing during this period.
After all, it was a graduation work, so he still felt that it would be better to do post-production editing in school.
Lao Jiang took out a book from the drawer, filled it out, stamped it, tore it off and handed it to Lin Nan.
"Here, one month, the one with the best equipment. Others are asking for it, but I haven't approved it yet."
"That's a good relationship, thank you."
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The first week box office of "Mei Lanfang" was announced in the afternoon.
Perhaps because the results were very good, China Film Group did this and actively eliminated those 6 hours.
The domestic box office of 42 million is already a new record for a literary film.
But obviously, the box office end of "Mei Lanfang" is not here.
In the evening, Liu Xiaoli drove back. As soon as she stopped, her daughter in the back seat opened the door and ran out.
With her eyes closed, she could tell which direction her daughter had run to, and she was absent-minded during the day.
other side.
Liu Yifei surrounded Lin Nan, and the two embraced each other.
A few cats and dogs were barking nearby, um, they belong to Liu Yifei’s family.
“You seem to have lost a little weight?”
“Where?”
the girl asked back.
The next second his cheeks turned red and he jumped off Lin Nan.
"You are dishonest." Liu Yifei rubbed her buttocks and said angrily.
"Haha, I was distracted just now, do you believe it..."
"I don't believe it."
...
After the two of them had been chatting for more than an hour, Liu Xiaoli came over to call for someone.
Fortunately, there was no embarrassing scene. I just planted a few strawberries, which have faded a lot.
"Ip Man" is released.
As a screenwriter, Lin Nan brought a lot of attention to this movie.
Judging from the data fed back by China Film Academy, the attendance rate is not bad.
On the other hand, another film by Wu Gan, "Langya", was very miserable.
The box office on the first day was more than one million, close to two million, and dropped directly to 800,000 on the second day. If this continues, it is very likely to be abandoned by the theater chain within a week.
The first-day box office of "Ip Man" was fixed at 14 million.
The line "one against ten" began to appear on the Internet.
Yang Shoucheng called specifically to talk about this matter.
"Director Lin, this movie will not lose money.
Even if there are "If You Are the One" and "Red Cliff" in the future, it still has a high probability of exceeding 100 million."
Lin Nan understood what Yang Shoucheng meant.
As previously agreed, if this movie makes money, Lin Nan will continue to cooperate with Ying Huang.
"I understand what Director Yang means. We will talk about future cooperation after the movie is released."
"Okay, we will talk about it then." After receiving Lin Nan's affirmative reply, Yang Shoucheng felt more relieved.
"If You Are the One" sent Lin Nan a premiere invitation.
He refused without thinking. He didn't even go to "Ip Man", which he had voted for, so how could he support other movies.
Wu Gan was really miserable. On the fourth day, "Wolf Fang" was removed from the shelves by theaters by default.
The mainland box office is only 4.2 million, and including the Hong Kong box office, it has only just reached 5 million.
As for this film, there is no such thing as selling the copyright.
With an investment of 20 million, there is only a box office of 5 million. As one of the investors, Wu Gan is expected to have to wait for several years.
Lin Nan suddenly felt that there were so many things to do in December.
"Sword and Sword III" will be finished soon.
Cai Yinong is preparing to hold a final press conference in the capital.
With "Chinese Sword 1" as the background, this drama has no worries about buyers. The press conference is just to build momentum for "Chinese Sword 3".
"Director Lin, can you come to the press conference? Where is Yifei?"
As soon as Cai Yinong opened his mouth, he went straight to the topic.
“I really don’t necessarily have time, the editing will start in the later stages of the movie.”
Lin Nan automatically ignored the second question and answered without answering.
"Director Lin can see when he is free, and the crew's final press conference can be arranged according to your time..."
It can be seen that Cai Yinong is not going to give up.
"Then let's wait until the end of the month. By then, the film should be almost finished."
In the end, Lin Nan gave him some time, and the other party hung up the phone, and with a tacit understanding, he stopped talking. Mention something else.
From the outside world, there are more and more reviews of "Mei Lanfang", and its reputation is pretty good.
Most people in the industry believe that Chen Kaige is returning and reaching the level of "Farewell My Concubine" again.
There were also rebuttals, but they were quickly drowned out...
Director Chen also accepted several interviews, saying that it was not difficult to be shortlisted for the Berlin competition and that he was more than qualified for the Golden Bear Award. 50% sure.
No director has ever dared to speak so openly, but Chen Kaige did it.
"Mei Lanfang" is indeed very good overall, and coupled with the director's aura, it really gave many people a hint.
That will be the Berlin Film Festival in the near future. Chen Kaige is determined to win the Golden Bear Award.
(End of this chapter)