Chapter 285 Co-production
The time has come on the 5th.
"Earthquake" took just half a month to push the domestic movie box office record to 550 million.
At this moment, its film output has finally returned to normal.
"Spring Knife" strives to maintain the rare good results of martial arts movies, with a daily box office of about 12 million, and good word-of-mouth response.
Lin Nan, Liu Yifei, and Lu Yang are all satisfied with this result.
Especially the latter two.
Liu Yifei’s reputation as a producer has been completely established.
Lu Yang will definitely become a billionaire club director.
Sometimes I have to admit that the potential of romantic movies is not as good as other movies.
Three days after "My Beautiful Boss" was released, the daily box office began to jump twice in a row, and now hovers around 2 million.
“Without the support of big-name stars, maybe this is what it should have achieved...”
“Even so, it should still be possible to reach the expected goal of 50 million.”< br>
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Lin Nan flipped through the movie information.
"My Beautiful Boss" is indeed a pity.
This movie was originally used to train Jing Tian. If the cast were bigger, the results would definitely be better.
“Hong Kong Film is Dead”, the four-character headline was hung on the news page, which was very conspicuous.
"The Informant", which invested 150 million yuan, had a box office of less than 5 million yuan on the first day in the mainland.
"City Alert", which cost 100 million to produce, made 7 million on the first day.
...
So far, except for "Ip Man 2" in the first half of the year, almost all other Hong Kong films released have been wiped out.
Lin Nan could think of Yang Shoucheng's mood at this moment.
The money earned from the two "Ip Man" movies was paid back neatly.
Hong Kong films invested by companies such as China Film, Enlight, Huayi, and Chengtian also ended up with serious losses.
"No wonder I have made several phone calls in the past two days. Is this the reason for feelings?!"
Lin Nan realized it later.
Just talk about how Yang Shoucheng keeps contacting him recently to ask about cooperation.
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Huayi announced good news to the outside world.
"Empire of Heaven", wholly produced by them and directed by Xu Ke, was shortlisted for the main competition in Venice.
This is also the only Chinese film shortlisted for Venice this year.
"Last year's Golden Lion Award winner was director Lin Nan. I hope it will still be our domestic director this year. Director Xu Ke!"
The media with good things is already reporting it. If Xu Ke wins the Golden Lion, the September schedule will be interesting.
The head-on collision of two commercial films, "Bongtian Empire" and "Thieves", will definitely be very interesting and the topic will definitely be full of topics.
Many people asked Lin Nan on Weibo what he thought of this matter.
Although they are competitors, at this time, there can only be one answer: I wish Director Xu the gold medal in Venice!
On the other side, Ning Hao's "The Robbery" officially started shooting at the Magic City Film and Television City.
There were many media at the scene, but only half of them cared about "The Robbery", and the other half asked about "No Man's Land".
"Director Ning, is "No Man's Land" really a death sentence?"
"When will it be released?"
"The reason why it was not reviewed is because all the main characters are bad guys?"
......
This time Ning Hao Much more decisive.
“That’s pretty much what everyone guessed, it’s impossible to pass the trial.
But I will reshoot the ending of "No Man's Land" after "Heist" is completed..."
Now, even if the industry has a complete showdown.
A group of movies Taking advantage of this incident, people began to talk about the issue of censorship, and there were a lot of people fishing in troubled waters...
"Super Body" was an imported film, so Lin Nan never thought of holding a celebration banquet or something.
But Han Sanping was very enthusiastic. He invited Lin Nan and Liu Yifei to have a meal
As a distributor, China Film Group has made a lot of money this time.
There were only three people at the table.
"This time Yifei's "Super Body" can be regarded as becoming famous in one battle. How to plan for future development?"
Liu Yifei heard Han Sanping mention her name and watched it. He looked at Lin Nan and said with a smile: "I listen to him."
"Director Han is talking about Hollywood?"
"Yeah."
Lin Nan had thought about this problem a long time ago.
"Let's not delay either side. I want to rest, I want to film and film, and she is also a producer now."
Han Sanping nodded. With Lin Nan here, Liu Yifei does have this. condition.
“I was chatting with you some time ago about the next project. How is it going now?”
Sure enough, Han Sanping was treating guests, and the meal was not so easy to eat.
Previously, Lin Nan had planned to make a lighter movie, such as a romance film or a literary film.
He knew that was definitely not what Han Sanping was talking about. The latter was fond of big-budget commercial films.
Especially because of this "Super Body", many people know about the relationship between Lin Nan and Crystal Pictures.
They started to think about it.
Taking a boat out to sea, participating in Hollywood movies, co-productions, Cypriots...
"Still considering."
Lin Nan did not give an accurate answer.
Liu Yifei did not interfere in the conversation between the two, and was eating at the side.
"How about making a co-production? You don't need to direct it, just check it..."
Han Sanping suggested.
This is indeed a good way of cooperation. Currently, the policy is supportive and encouraging.
When Crystal Pictures was originally established, it was mainly to lay eggs, but it did not prevent us from making co-productions to make money!
Lin Nan thought for a while, "Let me think about it seriously these days."
"Okay, I'll wait for your good news."
This is the answer Han Sanping wants.
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There is a lot of gossip in the circle.
First, Guo Degang’s villa occupied a public green space, and a Capital Channel reporter was beaten when he went to cover it.
Then Deyunshe and Capital Taiwan complained and refused to acknowledge it.
The cross talk jokes were full of ridicule, with neighbors being poor, reporters being "prostitutes", and the Capital TV station that praised him being a "dirty unit"...
I thought there was no evidence, so it was not false at all.
Who knew someone would dump the complete video and be slapped in the face instantly.
Now I can only hold my nose and hold a press conference, bow my head to admit my mistakes, apologize, and give in...
In just a few days, my attitude has turned 180 degrees.
Guo Degang, who used to have a simple and honest image, suddenly smashed his sign. This wave will probably take a long, long time!
......
After "Big Earthquake" reached 550 million, the market finally seemed normal.
But the audience seemed to be overdrawn. The box office loss of "Earthquake" was not made up for other movies.
"How old is "Xiuchundao" now?"
"It has picked up a bit in the past two days, with a box office of 84.4 million in seven days of release."
Yue Jun reported a number.
The first half of a movie’s revenue is the majority.
Lin Nan estimates that the final box office of "Xiu Chun Knife" should be around 200 million, either lower or just over the line.
“Very good, I’ll contact Guangguang, add two more promotions, and notify Lu Yang by the way.”
Lin Nan ordered. People in the industry are now saying that his decision to sign Guo Fan and Lu Yang was very prophetic.
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The scenes from last year's "The Founding of the People's Republic of China" are still vivid in my mind.
"The Great Cause of Party Building" has been launched again in the past two days. However, this time Han Sanping was only in name, and the actual person doing the work was director Huang Jianxin.
Compared to the previous film, the cast of this one is much inferior.
But what surprised Lin Nan was that Lu Chuan actually got into the director's team. He was really speechless.
"Lin, do you really want to start this project?"
After Tom received the email, he called specifically to confirm.
The script has been written for a long time, but has been shelved. He did not expect that Lin Nan would actually want to do this project now.
"What's wrong, do you have any suggestions?"
"I don't have any suggestions. It's just that we as a company definitely can't do it. Besides, are you sure you don't want to do it yourself?"
Lin Nan never thought about it. To direct such a popcorn co-production.
"I will not be the director of this movie.
Go and communicate with Lionsgate and Warner. If possible, I want to make it a co-production."
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Tom understands what co-production means.
This means that once the film is completed, it can definitely enter the Chinese market.
"Okay, Lin. I believe they will not refuse such a big cake."
"Well, do it as soon as possible and notify me as soon as there is any news."
< br>……
Lin Nan considered several film projects and finally chose this one.
Because he accidentally saw the stills of "Transformers 3" on the Internet...
In terms of time, it was only the beginning of August. Unexpectedly, the smoke of September had already begun to fill the air.
The new footage first released the 2 minute and 36 second trailer of "The Hawthorn Tree".
Not to mention, the response has been quite good.
"Yes! Girls of that era looked like that, malnourished..."
"The eyes look quite clear!"
"Why do they look a little silly? "
......
Liu Yifei also paid attention to the trailer of "Hawthorn Tree".
After all, she originally wanted to play the heroine.
“Look, even if I put makeup on you, wear a coarse cloth jacket from the countryside, and put some ash on your face, you still won’t be as ‘inconspicuous’ as her...”
< br>Lin Nan joked and was given a blank look.
"Where do you talk like that? What do I look like?"
An image suddenly appeared in Lin Nan's mind, Xiaowi...
Thinking of something bad, Lin Nan shook his head instantly.
"Anyway, your temperament doesn't match. Even if I asked you to audition, Director Zhang would most likely reject you."
"Humph..."
Although in my heart I understand this is the truth, but Miss Liu is still a little unconvinced.
“No, I have to ask them to help me find scripts for literary films, or...”
As he spoke, Liu Yifei looked at Lin Nan with some anger in her eyes.
......
Ten days after its release, "Xiu Chun Knife" successfully exceeded 100 million in box office, and the daily box office also dropped to 6 million.
Speaking of which, this is Lu Yang’s second movie.
“Director Lu Yang has successfully been promoted to the billion-dollar box office director club.”
"Liu Yifei served as a producer for the first time, and the movie box office exceeded 100 million..."
...
Apart from Lu Yang, the happiest person was Yang Mi.
"Jiajia, it's really hundreds of millions!"
"Congratulations, Mimi. From now on you will be the heroine of a movie worth 100 million yuan, haha..."
In Zeng Jia's view, the higher Yang Micheng is, the greater her benefits as an agent will be. The two complement each other.
There are always more people who are the icing on the cake than those who are helping someone when they need it.
Whether they are acquaintances or close friends, many celebrities and artists have expressed their congratulations to Lu Yang on Weibo and praised "Xiu Chun Knife".
No one can refuse honor!
Even Feng Xiaogang, who usually says he doesn't care about Oscars, changed his face as soon as he learned that "Earthquake" defeated "Hawthorn Tree" and got the "Olympic" spot.
"Since my superiors have given me this opportunity, I will definitely seize it and prepare carefully. See you at Oscar then..."
...
As soon as these words came out, it can be imagined that It must be ridiculed on the Internet.
"I remember when "The Golden Jacket" was competing for the Oscars, Director Feng said: He didn't care about Oscars! That's a scam..."
"When did Director Feng not do it? Is that so? He is so smart!”
...
Lin Nan couldn't help but laugh when he saw these comments.
Unlike the online complaints, almost everyone in the circle sent blessings, except for Zhang Weiping.
“This is so hypocritical. Choose one of the two, why is it "Earthquake"?
Based on the misery it sells? Or is it based on the box office?"
If Feng Xiaogang is a small steel cannon, then Zhang Weiping is Zhang Dapao.
There is nothing that Zhang Weiping dare not say when it comes to trolling people.
This is no longer just trolling Huayi and Feng Xiaogang, but also the General Administration, the recommendation unit for the best foreign language films, is also being trolled...
For a time, actors and artists in the circle They immediately hid away, and the two director camps opened fire, fearing that Chi Yu would be affected.
To be honest, Lin Nan was a little confused. Is Zhang Weiping smart or stupid, confronting the General Administration of Hard Steel?
I don’t know if Zhang Yimou came forward to express his position, or if someone else spoke? Zhang Dapao, who was still vigorous in the morning, died down in the afternoon.
Lin Nan watched half of the excitement and then left the show inexplicably...
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Tom was very efficient.
"Lin, maybe you have to come over."
"What, is there a problem?" Lin Nan asked.
“It’s such a big project and it’s a co-production. They want to interview you...”
Lin Nan can figure this out.
“You mean, they agreed?”
“You can say that. According to what you said, I have almost reached the conclusion of the discussion with them. But co-production is more troublesome after all and requires communication. There are many places.
They think it would be safer to have another face-to-face talk with you..."
Hearing this, Lin Nan understood what it meant.
The procedures for co-production are complicated, and there are still more to do in China When Hua Yi was working on "King of Kung Fu", it took a long time just to file for approval.
"Okay. You tell them that I will take people there in two days. "
"Well, I will inform you, Lin. ”
...
The fact that Lionsgate and Warner can invite Lin Nan to go there in person shows that there will basically be no problems with the cooperation on this film.
At that time, all we need to do is finalize the investors on both sides.
“There is no way to finish the movie, and there is a high probability that we will have to do this often in the future.”
Lin Nan is very aware of this situation. One person’s energy is limited, and the upper limits of two companies are also limited. There are so many of them there, no matter how many there are, they will really be too busy...
...
Lin Nan took out his cell phone and made a call.
"Director Han..."
Han Sanping did not expect Lin Nan to be so efficient. What he just said two days ago has come to fruition today!
“Okay, I’ll listen to you. I’ll give you the people you need, and I’ll help you with the procedures myself. It will definitely be faster than Hua Yi’s time...
But are you sure about the project? ”
“Science fiction blockbuster. As long as the special effects can keep up, it's definitely a good project! "
"Okay! ”
To be honest, I was coerced by some readers, which is not a good omen.
I changed part of the outline today, forcibly, so it took a lot of time.
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I originally wanted to take a leave of absence, but I was embarrassed, but I really didn’t have enough time, so I could only write four thousand words.
(End of this chapter)