Chapter 367 Xue Xiaolu's Script
"White Snake", "Martial Arts" and other movies, I originally wanted to go to the Busan Film Festival to find some comfort.
In the end, as expected, they all returned home in despair.
In the words of netizens, a bad movie will be a bad movie after all, and sticks are not that easy to fool.
""Revolution of 1911" is really too horrible to watch, so is it going to be finished now?"
"I originally vowed to surpass "The Founding of the People's Republic of China" and "The Founding of the Party", but the box office of 57.88 million made Dong Ren an inside joke, haha..."
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< br>During this period, Shanghai Film and Changying were constantly mentioned and discussed by colleagues in the industry, and most of them laughed at them.
Looking at the film market in recent years, "Revolution of 1911" should be the most profitable film, bar none.
With an investment of 150 million, the box office was only 57.88 million. It is very appropriate to describe it as losing all money!
I heard that both Jackie Chan and Li Bingbing starred in low-paying roles, otherwise the cost would only be higher...
"Director Lin, Guangbo has sent us the post about the celebration banquet."
Lin Nan was stunned for a moment, then chuckled and said: "He is really impatient."
"Painting on the Wall" has been in theaters for three weeks, and the box office has exceeded 170 million. There are still ten days left until the release.
“We have already made a lot of money, and it is understandable that Director Wang is happy. I guess it also means to stimulate the "Legend of White Snake", haha..."
Lin Nan nodded. That's right, "Painting on the Wall", which invested 30 million yuan, is the biggest winner in this year's National Day festival.
On the contrary, Juli's "White Snake" was ruined.
The topic has always been high, but there has been no big movement at the box office, which has just reached 160 million.
Considering Yang Zai’s character of telling lies and bragging.
The investment of 240 million in this movie seems a bit false, but there should still be around 180 million.
Comparing the box office and production costs, everyone in the industry knows that "White Snake" is definitely over.
After this huge loss, Juli Film and Television, which has only been open for two years, is probably going to be in trouble.
Even if you don’t die, you will most likely be lingering in the film and television industry in the future...
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The Golden Rooster opened, but on the first day it was regarded as... joke.
Zhang Yimou declined the invitation. Jiang Wen and Xu Ke refused to attend.
Chen Kaige was rejected for "The Orphan of Zhao" and also declined the guest invitation.
Not to mention Lin Nan, he has not talked to the Golden Rooster for several years...
Gu Changwei, Jia Zhangke, Wang Quanan, Wang Xiaoshuai...
Except for Feng Xiaogang, a group of All major directors were either absent or went to the Golden Horse Film Festival.
This "shabby" situation has caused the media and the industry to question the ability of the organizing committee of this year's Golden Rooster Awards.
"Are you kidding, I'm not interested..."
Lin Nan was convinced by these people, and began to lobby directors in the circle one by one to attend the Golden Rooster Awards Ceremony and be a guest.
Just now, a "senior" whom I knew a lot came to lobby Lin Nan.
After a while, several text messages came back, and Lin Nan glanced at them.
Sure enough, Jiang Wen, Ning Hao and even Jia Zhangke were once again given "careful" ideological work.
Promise? How is that possible! If you agree, you will only lose face even more and slap yourself in the face!
Lin Nan suddenly thought of something.
"Feng Xiaogang is the only major director on the shortlist. With nine nominations, he is well received by everyone. I guess he thinks so too! If he doesn't have a share of the cake in the end or only have leftovers..."
Thinking of this, Lin Nan found it interesting. Considering the urine properties of golden roosters, it is really hard to say.
"If this kind of thing really happens, Feng Xiaogang will probably have to overturn the table on the spot! Haha, I look forward to it..."
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Although the incident in "Jing Zhong Yue Fei" happened midway There were some twists and turns, but fortunately it was not affected.
Jiang Yanrou went to the launch conference on behalf of Lin Nan Pictures.
But it is another movie that attracts more media attention.
"The 3D action blockbuster "Tianji: Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains" with an investment of 220 million was officially launched in Hangzhou today."
"After wrapping up "Passengers" last month, Andy Lau once again entered the The crew, starring in "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains", he is also one of the starring roles in "The League of Thieves"..."
Lin Nan saw this news, and he was pulled into it again.
Many media stared at Liu Dehua and asked very deliberate questions.
“We all know that director Lin Nan’s scripts are well-known in the industry.
Compared with "The Thief", what do you think of the script of "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains"? "
"Well...I'm just an actor. I don't have the ability or qualifications to evaluate whether the two scripts are good or bad. "
Liu Dehua smiled and answered instantly.
Many actors at the scene admired Liu Dehua's wit. He really put himself down and answered many questions. Easy to solve.
When asked about the box office, co-producer and director Sun Jianjun and Han Sanping were very excited
"China Film Group also invested in "Thieves". I think "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains" will not be worse than "Thieves", and it is not a problem to surpass "Thieves"..."
Han Sanping's speech was full of emotion. Share confidence and absoluteness.
Lin Nan took this news as a joke.
A film and television company boss who has never made a movie directly directs and stars in a 220 million blockbuster movie. It sounds very fantasy!
“Huh?”
In the evening, Lin Nan received a call from Liu Dehua, which made him a little confused.
"Brother Hua, isn't the phone turned on today? Why do you have time to make a call?"
Liu Dehua on the other side of the phone sounded a little helpless.
"I just got the complete script today. It's also a treasure hunt action movie. I just can't bear it, so I'll give you a call..."
Just like that, Liu Dehua said, Lin Nan listened... and mourned for him by the way. In Lin Nan's eyes, Liu Tianwang actually didn't have any discernment in selecting scripts. Many of the scripts he liked were a bit bad.
But if he can make him say that the script is terrible, then there is a high probability that it is really terrible!
This is a naked example of being fooled by the script outline and high salary.
“It really can’t be compared with the script of "Thieves". I feel that the theme is treasure hunting, but the plot is completely off track. I don’t know what I am doing. It is a mess..."
Hear At these words, Lin Nan just smiled and wished Liu Tianwang good luck.
Finally, Liu Dehua hung up the phone with a regretful tone.
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Lin Nan is not going to follow her previous habit of switching to realistic or literary films after commercial films.
After filming "Passengers" this time, he plans to continue making commercial films.
In addition, you have to take the time to visit Crystal Pictures...
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"Mr.
The latter took out his cell phone and saw that it was out of power and turned off.
“Didn’t you say anything?”
"No, I just asked you to call me back. I feel that Teacher Xue is a little embarrassed, haha..."
Liu Yifei became more energetic when she talked about this. She guessed that Xue Xiaolu was looking for Lin Nan help.
Lin Nan nodded, "I'm going to charge the battery for a while and get her back."
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Similar to Liu Yifei's idea, in Lin Nan It seemed that Xue Xiaolu had something serious to do, otherwise she wouldn't have come to him.
As for what's serious? Apart from movies, there should be nothing else.
Starting from "Li Mi's Conjecture" by Cao Baoping, and then to "Thirty-three Days of Love".
Lin Nan has become the first choice for investment in many Nortel teachers.
At the undergraduate graduation ceremony, he promised to invest in Nortel directing students or teachers, but he never thought of taking it back.
For so long, it is not just Cao Baoping and Lu Yang who have looked for him, but many people.
But most people really regarded Lin Nan as the one who was taken advantage of, and they dared to say anything that would break the script.
There are some teachers who are even more shameless, asking for ten or twenty million for a small-budget movie that can be produced with just a few million.
There was only one final result: being "invited" out of the company by Lin Nan.
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On the phone, Xue Xiaolu said that she was working on a script and was halfway through writing it.
Lin Nan had nothing to do anyway, so he simply went back to Nortel.
"Who's the slut here? You drove a Ferrari into the school, and it's red!"
Many students were complaining.
When the people in the car came out, a group of people shut up instantly. Because it was Lin Nan who came out
"Why don't you speak anymore? Keep talking, louder, let Director Lin hear. Haha..."
Some people teased the classmates around them.
Lin Nan walked towards the literature department, and people kept saying hello to him.
"What is Director Lin going back to school for today?"
"I don't know, it seems like he is not going to the directing department or the acting department..."
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Department of Literature.
Xue Xiaolu was still quite embarrassed.
"I thought I would talk to you first and then go to your company."
"You don't have to be so polite. Sister Xue is still teaching students. Anyway, I I was free and came over by the way.
Actually, you told Yifei the same thing directly on the phone, haha..."
Although the script was only half completed, the complete outline and framework were available. Lin Nan sat in the office and read it.
How can I put it this way? A movie based on this script should have more female viewers than males.
After half an hour, the script stopped.
"How about it? Is there a market?" Xue Xiaolu asked with a smile, obviously a little confident.
"There must be a market. That is, you are also a professor now, why would you write such a script?" Lin Nan joked.
Xue Xiaolu understood what Lin Nan meant and said with a smile:
"This is what the audience likes to see. This is originally a commercial film script. If a gold-worshiping girl returns from her own way, can she not get true love?"
Lin Nan really had nothing to say. He gave a thumbs up and said jokingly, "Okay, after all, it is the honest man who bears everything."
The script was returned to Xue Xiaolu by Lin Nan.
"Sister Xue, when the script is completely written, you can come to the company to find me, or Yifei or Yue Jun.
But there’s something I need to tell you in advance. I’m going to be involved in the final selection, and I might even be able to recruit someone...”
Lin Nan didn’t know if the company’s artists had schedules at that time, and whether there were suitable ones.
But this did not prevent him from saying hello to Xue Xiaolu in advance
Xue Xiaolu nodded without objection and said with a smile:
< br>"Well, of course no problem. When it comes to being a director, you are better than me, and you are the one who pays for it. ”
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(End of this chapter)