Chapter 607 Returning to China, April
At around eight o'clock in the morning, Tom drove Lin Nan to Los Angeles Airport alone.
The two assistants took their belongings and boarded the flight back home early yesterday afternoon.
"Lin, the company plans to start filming "Fifty Shades Darker" in the middle of the year, and "The Conjuring 2" with James..."
Tom said nonchalantly while driving. As he spoke, Lin Nan's nap was interrupted.
"Well, you can figure it out.
In addition, you must be prepared. We need to bear the public relations expenses ourselves this year." Lin Nan warned.
"Manchester by the Sea" is an award-winning film, so the salaries of Leonardo and others are not high, which can be regarded as a disguised way of saving public relations expenses.
“Okay, I understand. Is it still the same PR company as last year?”
“Yes, you can continue to cooperate with them.”
"Do you really not need to contact Weinstein Films? They are really strong in this area." Tom asked confirmingly.
“Weinstein’s reputation is so bad that even if the film is excellent enough to win an award, if it really goes through their hands to win the award, the award will be watered down.”
Lin Nan commented unceremoniously.
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
While talking, the car arrived at the airport.
Lin Nan pulled a small suitcase and hugged Tom: "See you later, Tom."
"Goodbye, Lin. Say hello to Crystal for me."
Tom didn't say this Fortunately, when he mentioned Liu Yifei, Lin Nan immediately remembered one thing.
"Is this guy working as an undercover agent next to me, reporting my whereabouts to her at any time?"
I saw Tom instantly put on a playful smile, "Lin , Crystal said this is for your own good..."
"I believe your nonsense."
Lin Nan laughed and cursed, then turned and walked towards the airport. After a few seconds, he stretched out his arm and shook it above his head, rushing towards Tom behind him.
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The domestic film and television and entertainment circles are very busy these days.
A top-notch youngster was "killed" by Feng Xing.
A few days ago, it was March 28th.
Zhuo Wei posted a "See you on Monday" Weibo, which was directed at the "good man" actor surnamed Wen and actress Yao.
Within a few hours, the person concerned angrily refuted:
“This is slander, a “false report” that is based on nothing... We will use legal means to protect our own rights and interests.”
After an angry rebuke, the actor even warned the paparazzi to be careful.
Backed by his godfather, he is also a popular A-list student, very talented.
Perhaps this is the reason why he has always been arrogant, domineering and arrogant, and does not take Yu Ji seriously.
But Fengxing didn’t know whether he had contacted Wen in private before and wanted to keep it private but was sarcastically rejected, or whether it was just to avenge an old grudge.
Only two days later, on the 30th, a large number of photos appeared on the Internet, all of them were of the actor surnamed Wen and the actress Yao.
Now it’s good, I really “see you on Monday”, I can’t even quibble, I was directly sentenced to death, and the whole network was scolded, like a street rat.
There is no shortage of things in the entertainment industry that add insult to injury and push people away.
And the irony is: this is a first-line actor who wears the persona of "good man", "good husband" and "good father".
It doesn’t seem to be difficult to kill him completely.
How many resources will be freed up if a first-line male star falls? Everyone behind will have a chance to take the lead.
The most important thing is that the original wife seems to be pregnant?
Pregnancy - cheating, this can definitely kill you with a stick!
The actor also recognized the reality very clearly. Half a day later, in the early morning of the 31st, he directly posted on Weibo to "admit his mistakes and beg for forgiveness."
But everything could not be saved. In just a few days, the scandal was everywhere, and the reputation, drama appointments, endorsements... the career completely collapsed.
Actresses are even worse. What they will face is most likely to be banned.
Who makes the man’s first wife very “powerful”?
Even the original husband started his career from a humble background, and the first wife was not a fuel-efficient lamp.
......
Lin Nan got off the plane with a yawn and followed the crowd towards the exit.
The sunshine in early April is slightly warmer, but it is also very dazzling.
I originally thought that since I was alone this time, I would not be caught, but Lin Nan still miscalculated.
Entertainment reporters rely on this for their livelihood, and their eyes must be brighter than the last.
After just a few steps out of the passage, Lin Nan was still searching for Liu Yifei's car, and was surrounded in the blink of an eye.
The reporters are extremely excited, and they have caught you.
From the end of February to the beginning of April, not only did an Oscar ceremony take place, but Lin Nan also filmed a movie.
Speaking of movies, a group of reporters wanted to ask a lot.
Lin Nan finally identified Liu Yifei's car.
No wonder she couldn’t find it the first time. It turned out that the car Lin Nan was driving was the one Lin Nan bought her in January and it had already been delivered.
“Director Lin, has Manchester By the Sea finished filming?”
“Yes, it just finished filming the day before yesterday.”
“Will this movie still compete for the Oscars? ?”
Lin Nan paused for a moment, "Let's talk about it then."
"Director Lin, congratulations on breaking the box office record for domestic movies again.
What do you think of Director Zhang Yimou's statement that all big movies in the Mainland What about the idea that the director has been kidnapped by the box office? "
Lin Nan became serious. To be honest, this question is really difficult to answer.
“In my opinion, movies are made by the director, but they are not made by the director for himself. The box office is a way for the outside world to recognize the quality of the movies made by a director, just like the awards at film festivals. Same.
Although many bad movies took advantage of the loopholes and achieved high box office. But box office is still one of the ways for directors to gain recognition from the outside world and motivate themselves to move forward. ”
“In addition, movies have two attributes, namely artistic and commercial attributes.
The box office is an intuitive reflection of commercial attributes. How can we say that the director was 'kidnapped' by the box office? It's obviously positive. "
As soon as Lin Nan finished speaking, he was asked a question.
"Director Lin means that Director Zhang, on the one hand, desires high box office in his heart, but on the other hand, he resists his own. kind of mentality?
In other words, he still believes that the artistic attributes of movies should be higher than the commercial attributes? And he is moving closer to commercial attributes against his own wishes? "
Lin Nan said in his heart, "Fuck", this clearly meant that he was digging a hole for him in person! "The above is just my understanding of 'box office', not the understanding of director Zhang Yimou. Come on, I'm in a hurry. "
Lin Nan urged, if I keep asking, I still don't know what to ask?
"Do you know about Wen Zhang? Many netizens and people in the film and television industry suggested that director Jiang Wen delete all the scenes of Wen Zhang in "One Step Away". What do you think? ”
"I have been filming "Manchester by the Sea", and I haven't paid much attention to domestic affairs."
"That's it, during his marriage..."
"That's it, Yifei You're urging me, please give way..."
The reporters looked in the direction of Lin Nan's gaze, and sure enough they saw Liu Yifei standing next to a brand new red Ferrari, waving to this side .
A group of people chased Lin Nan until he got into the car, but they didn't get any answers.
Liu Yifei, who looked bright and elegant under heavy makeup, fastened her seat belt and poked her cheek at Lin Nan, the co-pilot, "Hurry up."
After a gentle kiss, Ms. Liu looked up Chin, he stepped on the accelerator proudly.
With a "boom", the car jumped out.
"Slow down, Sissy."
"Oh, just sit tight and don't interrupt me while I drive."
Liu Yifei gave Lin Nan a "fierce" look, um, quite cute.
"What are they asking you? It's been taking so long?"
"It's all gossip. But I'm curious, what's Jiang Wen's state of mind these past two days, haha..."
Lin Nan said with a smile, he knew that Wen Zhang's role in "One Step Away" was not light.
Now the entire Internet is boycotting Wen Zhang, and many people in the industry are still adding insult to injury. Jiang Wen must be under a lot of pressure, after all, he invested 300 million in a movie.
"You're so curious, why don't you just call and ask?"
Lin Nan shook his head: "Forget it, let's not trouble him. But from what I know about him, Director Jiang has never been A person who can compromise with the outside world! "
......
Before Liu Yifei arrived home in her car, the news of Lin Nan's return to China had already spread in the circle.
"Director Lin Nan landed at the Capital Airport at about 11 o'clock this morning. The film "Manchester by the Sea" has been successfully completed."
"Director Lin Nan refutes Director Zhang Yimou's 'box office kidnapping theory' with the film's 'commercial attributes'..."
...
"Finally back."
At the same time , Wang Changtian, Ye Ning and others made calls, but all they heard was "The phone you dialed has been turned off."
I haven't seen the cat in the yard for more than a month. Cats and dogs looked very excited when they saw Lin Nan, the poop shoveler.
The dogs kept circling around him, while a few cats stood at his feet, raising their heads and meowing, making very nice sounds.
"Lin Nan, Qianqian, wash your hands and have lunch."
Liu Xiaoli shouted to the two people who had just entered the yard.
Lin Nan looked at Liu Yifei, "No wonder you didn't say you were going out to eat today."
"Hey, mom made dumplings, but she couldn't go to the kitchen once for ten days and a half. You are in luck.”
Liu Yifei smiled and hugged Lin Nan's arm and walked towards the villa. She begged Liu Xiaoli to cook today's meal.
......
An hour later, Lin Nan sat in the garden and started answering and returning calls. There were so many things.
"Lao Dong, China Film Group is going to host a celebration banquet? Okay, let China Film Group do it."
"Brother Jackie Chan's 60th birthday invitation! Are you already 60?"
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After talking about some chores, Lin Nan called Wang Changtian.
"I thought I couldn't contact you today. You are always on the phone."
"Why are you so anxious to contact me?" Lin Nan asked with a smile.
"Let me tell you, Xu Zheng and I have settled, "囧 in Hong Kong" has stuffed the company's Bao Bei'er..."
Hearing this name, Lin Nan really had nothing to say.
He sighed inwardly, that's it, just take his 20% share of the box office and don't care about anything else.
Lin Nan thought of other serious matters.
"Director Wang, make an appointment in a few days and I'll come to see the light."
"Okay, let me say hello before you come. I may not be in the company. What's going on?"
"It's business, and in my opinion, it's not a small business."
Hearing what Lin Nan said, Wang Changtian immediately became interested, "Okay, let's talk in person then."< br>
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It was right for Lin Nan to come back in early April, because there were indeed a lot of things going on.
When he was dozing off at home in the afternoon, he was woken up by Liu Yifei because Xie Nan came over.
"I specially chose to come here on the day that Director Lin comes back. Come here, give it to you two."
Xie Nan, who was wearing a slightly looser dress, handed a red invitation letter to Miss Liu, and The candy bag was given to the confused Lin Nan.
On the invitation letter, the big word "囍" is very conspicuous.
"She came to the door in person to ask for money." Liu Yifei smiled at Lin Nan.
"Yes, I have to come personally to Yifei and Director Lin."
Lin Nan took the invitation, glanced at the time, and looked at Xie Nan:
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, are you two in such a hurry? The wedding is only a little over a month away."
Listen Upon hearing Lin Nan's joke, Xie Nan smiled helplessly, "I can't do it if I don't hurry. If I don't hurry, I won't be able to hide my belly."
When the words fell, Liu Yifei's eyes widened. Pointing at Xie Nan's belly, he looked surprised, "You..."
"Yes, it's been three months. Wu Gan is already forty and can't wait any longer."< br>
Suddenly, Xie Nan's eyes were filled with teasing, he glanced back and forth between Liu Yifei and Lin Nan, and said jokingly:
"You two should hurry up, haha..."
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(End of this chapter)