Chapter 576: First Week Box Office, "Fifty Shades of Grey"
The night passed, and until daytime, the film and television industry was still being bombarded by the box office news of "The Invisible Guest".
Not only does the popularity and topic level remain high, but it is also on the rise.
Even after seven o'clock, the movie and first-day box office data appeared on the morning news in the form of text briefings.
You know, in the North American film market, it is a completely different concept for major mainland directors who have achieved actual box office results!
For the entire domestic film industry, Lin Nan seems to have once again achieved a meteoric rise, and it is impossible to keep a low profile.
Every actor in the industry who has worked with Lin Nan and has a good relationship with her is not happy to see this happen.
The more successful Director Lin Da is, the more proud everyone will be. Maybe there will be a chance for chickens and dogs to ascend to heaven in the future.
“Now, he has even made up for the last shortcomings of the North American market...”
Many directors in the industry are a little emotional.
After all, over the years, the most everyone has done is earn dollars through copyright transactions at film festivals.
There are only a few big directors who are qualified to sell their copyrights for high prices at the three major European film festivals.
So far, no mainland director has been able to get a piece of the pie in North American theaters...
No, now there is, it’s Lin Nan!
The promotion of "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom" was also influenced by Lin Nan and "The Invisible Guest".
It instantly jumped to the first place from the top three in terms of popularity and attention among dozens of movies during the Lunar New Year and Spring Festival periods, and far further away from the subsequent movies.
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On the 3rd, “No Man’s Land” was officially released.
“Lin Nan is not even in the country, but news about him is everywhere. It’s really unreasonable!”
Ning Hao complained while preparing Go out. He and Xing Aina are going to attend the premiere of Light.
The Lunar New Year war has begun, and the first strong opponent of "No Man's Land" is "Famous Catchers 2" produced by Enlight and directed by Chen Jiashan.
"If you had his grades, you could do the same. I envy Yifei very much. I will see her later, so I have to congratulate her."
Xing Aina picked up the bag, Following Ning Hao out the door, he hit the latter mercilessly.
"I, I, alas..."
Ning Hao said "I" for a long time, but couldn't hold back a word, so he could only change the topic:
"Wait until next month, maybe I will nominate for the Golden Bear Award. By then..."
"Hey, look what you can do. If you are really nominated, I will allow you to sleep for a month. I won’t disturb you in the study.”
“Really?”
Ning Hao was happy at first, and then his face suddenly changed: “Where can I sleep, and I still need your permission, so unreasonable... ”
As he spoke, he drove off without looking back, leaving only Xing Aina behind with a grin on his face.
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The same set of promotional slogans is fine when repeated twice, but when repeated for the third or fourth time, it starts to get a little boring. This is how Lin Nan feels now.
The night of Hollywood awards season seems like daytime, and the PR party is still going on.
Lin Nan and others changed their tricks and "recommended" "The Invisible Guest" to all the guests and academy judges.
“It’s my first time to participate in the whole process of film public relations, and I really can’t accept the intensity.”
Lin Nan took a sip of juice and complained.
This is the fourth party he has hosted in two days, and he also took time to support other movies. After all, what comes and goes.
"Lin, as time goes by, you will get used to it. You have to learn from Leon on this point. Look at him, he is not so patient with his girlfriend or such a gentleman! Tsk tsk..."
"Haha, he is sick. If you wait and see when he gets the statuette one day, he will definitely not be like this. He may become sloppy and unkempt."
Lin Nan looked at Leonardo in the distance who was well dressed and elegant, chatting and laughing, and made a casual joke.
After taking a lazy rest for a while, Lin Nan walked into the crowd again holding a wine glass, "Just hold on for a few more days, and then I'll go back to China."
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At the end of the second day, "Watch "The Missing Guest" grossed $18.65 million at the box office, a slight increase.
Lin Nan stayed in the office of Crystal Pictures, watching the finished film of "Fifty Shades of Grey", which was very good.
“According to the rules of the awards season, the box office in the first week will most likely account for about half of the box office in the first month.
If it can be nominated or even win an award later, the total box office will accumulate again, and the flow will continue. "
Listening to Tom's poor Chinese, Lin Nan nodded: "I remember that "Fifty Shades of Gray" was released on New Year's Day, right? ”
“Yes, starting from tomorrow, Lionsgate will start to promote and build momentum. "
Lin Nan held his forehead with his hands and pinched the center of his eyebrows. He felt a little guilty and wanted to laugh but couldn't.
Because "The Invisible Guest" did very well at the box office in North America. , the domestic media paid more attention to his news and developments here
What is certain is that "Fifty Shades of Grey" will never be "missed" by them.
This is a movie adapted into a screenplay from the best-selling novel of the same name. After the news reaches the country, you don’t even have to watch the film to know what it is about.
At that time, based on the virtues of domestic entertainment media, Lin Nan can guess how they will report it, it will definitely be exaggerated!
Think about the reactions of those in the film and television industry, the entertainment industry, the Internet, and the circle of friends, hiss...
Lin Nan has a feeling that he may die in society? !
He gave Tom a deadpan look that made him want to punch him.
Tom noticed something was wrong and was stunned for a moment, "Huh? Lin, why are you looking at me like that?"
"It's nothing, I just think you should be sent to make adult films. The kind that never rests all year round..."
Lin Nan muttered in a low voice, this guy!
“What?”
Tom's eyes widened and he couldn't believe what he was hearing.
"Okay, go out and don't disturb me while I'm reading the script."
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Before going to bed at night, Lin Nan also paid special attention to domestic news. news.
Ning Hao’s persistence for more than four years was not in vain.
If it had been released in 2009, it would never have had the same box office as it does now.
As a road crime film, "No Man's Land" earned a high box office of 22 million yuan on its first day of release.
You know, this data is a very eye-catching result in non-commercial films.
The most important thing is that "No Man's Land" is highly praised both online and in the industry.
In the words of many directors and producers in the industry:
"It's worth waiting for this movie for more than four years. But everyone also feels even more sorry that the first version of "No Man's Land" ended without a problem. That version will only be more exciting..."
Lin Nan saw that even Han Sanping gave a rare interview and expressed his frustration that the film had been rejected countless times in four years.
"I am really retired. I am no longer in my position. It is convenient to say some things."
Lin Nan joked and read another one.
Director Chen Da really still loves Hong Kong and Taiwan actors so much.
"The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain" has officially announced the cast list. Except for the protagonist Wang Baoqiang, more than half of the remaining main actors are from Hong Kong and Taiwan.
But what Chen Hong said before about choosing a new actress was actually done.
This newbie will star with Wang Baoqiang in "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain", and they will have a night of fun.
It is true that she is a new actress, but Lin Nan would not think that she is a newcomer with no background.
After all, Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou are two people with completely different personalities.
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From the third day on, Lin Nan became very busy.
Even Liu Yifei’s phone calls were not received many times.
On one side is the public relations reception, and on the other side is the box office of "The Invisible Guest".
Entertainment, communication, publicity and speeches, public relations expenses have also turned into gifts and bills, melting rapidly like snowflakes under the scorching sun...
On the third day, the box office revenue was US$16.05 million.
On the fourth day, it once again made 14.09 million US dollars
On the fifth day, the daily box office was 11.05 million...
As the total box office of "The Invisible Guest" gradually increases, As word of mouth grew, Lin Nan received more and more party invitations during the awards season, and she was overwhelmed.
“Lin, as of today, we have held a total of 11 PR parties.
The total number of academy members who attended the reception reached about 225. Even those who did not come, all of them mailed copies of the movie and gifts..."
Hearing the data reported by Tom, Lin Nan only had five words in his mind. : Spend money like water!
You know, the current number of Oscar Academy members is 6,814. Even if the public relations company selects some for public relations, the number is still hundreds or thousands.
“Book a flight for me. I’m going to return to China in two days. I’ll leave the rest to you. Leonardo will be the main player. ”
Lin Nan looked at Tom and said a little tiredly.
“Okay, Lin.”
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The promotion of “Fifty Shades of Grey” has also officially begun.
As Lin Nan guessed, it’s really hard to describe!
The domestic media joined in the fun like crazy, reprinting and reporting on it.
“Reprinted from Hollywood movie information:
An R-rated film owned by director Lin Nan, controlled by Hollywood independent film production company Crystal Pictures, and participated in the investment, production and distribution by Lionsgate Pictures "Fifty Shades of Grey" will be released on New Year's Day in North America..."
"The movie "Fifty Shades of Grey" is adapted from the best-selling novel of the same name. The North American film is rated: R (restricted).
The film is a romance film that contains some scenes of sadomasochism (SM). Audiences under the age of 17 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian before watching..."
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This unexpected movie information has made the film and television industry and the Internet even more excited.
Everyone is still paying attention to the box office of Lin Nan's "The Invisible Guest", but suddenly, there is more exciting news?
Not many filmmakers in the industry own shares in Hollywood film companies.
Domestic audiences, to a certain extent, equate movies produced by Crystal Pictures with Lin Nan.
The news of "Fifty Shades of Grey" has completely ignited the gossip fire among the entertainment industry and netizens.
“Hey guys, SM? You can’t shoot this in China!”
“Isn’t Director Lin Nan a shareholder? He strongly demands a Chinese dubbing version... Pirates, please give me some help. !”
“I just want to know if this was directed by Director Lin? Don’t fall for it!”
“Director Jia Zhangke didn’t want to make a pornographic film with realistic themes. Well, let him ask Director Lin for help and invite Zhang Ziyi, Li Bingbing, and Fan Bingbing to film in Hollywood!”
"Looking forward to..."
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Liu Yifei looked at the heated discussion on the Internet and felt like crying.
She really wanted to explain to Lin Nan, but she knew that it was not a big deal and was just a joke for everyone to talk about.
"Huh, this damn Tom, let Lin Nan take the blame..."
Liu Yifei muttered while checking her mobile phone.
Sure enough, text messages and Penguin messages are flashing, and there are many people on Weibo...
"Yifei, is Crystal Pictures making an R-rated movie? Ask Lin Nan to bring a copy Come back, everyone will learn more.”
Zhu Yawen posted a lot of emoticons in the group.
"It's not like you haven't seen it before, so you are so excited?" Luo Jin replied.
"The key is that this is the closest R-rated film producer has ever been to us. Lin Nan is a shareholder!"
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Liu Yifei looked at a group of people chattering, but she did not interrupt. I looked through Weibo messages again.
"Producer Liu, can you tell my sister in a private message how many shares Director Lin has in Crystal Pictures? You definitely know!"
"The company Lin Nan holds shares in is also involved in It’s quite wide. I’d like to recommend myself, I can also act in this kind of movie, as long as it can be released in North America..."
"Xiao Ming, you're going too far. Everyone is here to gossip, but you don't do 'business'!"
"It's just some footage, it's not real... I'd also like to recommend myself as producer. Give me a chance.”
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With this momentum, many actors in the industry used to be embarrassed to say things openly, but this time they did it in a joking way. In Liu Yifei’s case, Bian spoke out.
Liu Yifei replied in unison with a smile, everyone at Aite:
"Let me make it clear for Lin Nan that this movie was initiated by Tom, not Lin Nan. As for the role, I can't help, but if there is a chance, he will definitely tell everyone."
" Oh, thank you, Producer Liu.”
“Thank you, Madam Director...”
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After attending the Golden Horse Awards, Lin Nan came to Hollywood.
Six days in late November, plus six days in December, he stayed here for twelve days.
At noon on the 7th, Tom personally took Lin Nan and the three of them to the airport.
"Lin, after you get off the plane, you should be able to see our first week's box office."
"Well, I understand. You go back, and remember to keep an eye on the public relations matters later. Hurry up."
After saying this, Lin Nan took the two assistants and the suitcases and went straight to the departure hall.
The word "travel and fatigue" can also be applied to flying. The 12-hour flight was really tough.
Even if Lin Nan forced herself to sleep, she only slept half of the time, and spent the rest of the time just staring in the first class cabin.
"Sissi, should we set off from home?"
When there were more than two hours left before landing, Lin Nan was already talking about it, not seeing each other for nearly half a month, really I really miss Liu Yifei.
The capital, the sun at 12:30 noon, is not too hot, but very dazzling.
Lin Nan wore sunglasses and squeezed into the crowd with two assistants. He knew that it was impossible to escape the media reporters today.
After all, "The Invisible Guest" has been making headlines in China during this period, as well as "Fifty Shades of Grey".
Many of the passers-by in the airport recognized Lin Nan, and he even signed a few of his names.
The moment he walked out of the airport exit, Lin Nan was "targeted".
However, his eyes were fixed on a BMW in the distance. He knew without guessing that Liu Xiaoli's car was driven by Liu Yifei.
"Director Lin, can I ask you a few questions?"
"Director Lin..."
Lin Nan did not stop and continued walking towards the distance.
“Ask.”
Hearing Lin Nan’s agreement, a group of reporters instantly became excited.
"First of all, congratulations to Director Lin. "The Invisible Guest" grossed nearly 100 million in box office in its first seven days!"
"How much?"
Lin Nan stopped and asked. "I haven't had time to read the news yet, how much do you say?"
A group of reporters scrambled to answer, "Director Lin, "The Invisible Guest" took in a box office of US$98.4 million in its first seven days. The news is in An hour ago, it was just sent back to China..."
Hearing this number, Lin Nan himself was in a daze for a few seconds, and then a happy smile appeared on his face:
"98.4 million U.S. dollars, very good! Hahaha..."
This box office result can make Lin Nan a leader in the domestic director circle!
At this time, Liu Yifei had already gotten out of the car and waved to Lin Nan from a distance.
“I can only ask one question, I’m going to get in the car.”
Lin Nan said with a smile, the two assistants had already put the suitcase into the trunk of the BMW, and then Got on the company's pick-up car.
Opportunities will always be seized by reporters who are prepared, but this question really made Lin Nan hesitate.
"Director Lin, "Fifty Shades of Grey" is controlled by Crystal Pictures, and Lionsgate Films participates in the investment and production..."
Lin Nan originally thought that the other party would ask "Fifty Shades of Grey" "Ten Shades of Grey" question, but the reporter changed the topic and made a big turn.
"...Director Lin, do you own more than half of the shares in Crystal Pictures?"
Good guy, when I ask this question, even the media reporters nearby are confused. Thumbs up, "Good question!"
The smile on Lin Nan's face gradually faded. Do you want to cheat this time?
He glanced at Liu Yifei, who was a few meters away. That smiling face was really beautiful.
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(End of this chapter)