Chapter 608: Selling, Celebrating Party, Stealing Masters
On a new day, the attention of the film industry and the media were all attracted to Hua Yi.
As a fifth-generation director, Gu Changwei is famous for his literary and realistic films at international film festivals.
Today, half a year after joining Huayi, he finally launched his first commercial film - "Wei Ai: Getting Better".
Wang Zhonglei personally hosted the film launch conference, and many big names and first-line actors in the industry were present.
In the guest room, Chen Kaige, Feng Xiaogang, Zhang Guoli... it can be said that there are many stars gathered together, it is very lively.
As the first commercial film directed by Gu Da, the choice of the male and female protagonists has naturally attracted everyone's attention and curiosity.
When Chen He and Yang Ying walked on stage, many insiders and reporters at the scene were stunned, and then they all understood.
Hua Yi is still the same Hua Yi. It is impossible to use the leading male or female lead in a movie directed by a big director to praise a young actor or grassroots actor who has no foothold.
No, the male and female protagonists all have backgrounds. The cousin and boyfriend in the first row are both there.
Looking at the online news about the launch conference of "Micro Love", Lin Nan was reminded of Zhang Yimou's "box office kidnapping" theory a few days ago.
His good friend Gu Changwei refuted his point of view with practical actions.
Great directors are also human beings, and they have to be in line with commercial films, box office and money.
I just don’t know how much salary or dividends Gu Changwei can get in this movie, so that he dares to use Yang Ying as the heroine?
You know, this is a "character" that Xu Ke has publicly named in front of the media, and he will never cooperate a second time!
"Director Lin, Director Lu Yang and the entire crew are having a meeting on the third floor. Do you want to go over?"
At this time, the assistant knocked on the door and came in to ask Lin Nan.
He was about to nod, but the phone on his desk suddenly vibrated.
"Go and tell Director Lu that they are having their meeting. If I can make it later, I will go there."
"Okay, Director Lin."
After the assistant went out, Lin Nan answered the phone.
"Tom, I've only been back for two days and you called again. What's the matter?"
"Dear boss, I don't want to disturb you, but did you forget something? Something?"
"What?"
"Have you considered "The Price of Salt"? Didn't you want Crystal to try it before?
But "Manchester by the Sea" has been completed, and you still haven't given me a reply. Their quotation has increased again and they are urging me. "
Speaking of this matter, Lin Nan really has a headache.
Once "The Price of Salt" is filmed, it will be an award-winning film with a special theme, but it will only be suitable for Europe and the United States. .
The operating costs of award-winning films are not low. Considering the current size of Crystal Pictures, supporting the operation of two award-winning films at the same time is quite stressful.
Moreover. Once the operation fails, the loss will be huge
These are just one aspect. The most important thing is that this is a lesbian-themed award-winning film.
To select actors for an award-winning film with this theme, you must find a truly top-level actress as the leading actor.
But Liu Yifei is obviously still young, and Lin Nan is afraid of what might happen...
"If my wife is involved in a movie, or she has some psychological problems...even if it is extremely rare What’s the difference between that and letting me die?”
“Lin, what are you talking about?”
Lin Nan came to his senses, frowning and relaxing for a while, and finally gritted his teeth and made a decision.
“What’s their new offer?”
“3.2 million US dollars, thanks to Matthew’s “Dallas Buyers Club” for winning the award.”
Lin Nan remembered that when Tom bought the copyright, he only spent US$450,000.
“Sell it.”
Tom was obviously taken aback by Lin Nan's sudden decisiveness, "Really?"
"Sold."
"Okay, I will reply to them tomorrow."
After hanging up the phone from Tom, Lin Nan stood up and left the office.
The large conference room on the third floor is where almost all the main creators of the "Xiu Chun Dao 2" crew are located.
On the other side is the audition venue for "A Thousand Bones of Flowers". There are many industry agents and third- and fourth-tier actors waiting outside.
When these people saw Lin Nan, they immediately said hello, but he nodded and ignored them.
Walking into the conference room, Lu Yang was talking about the shooting plan.
The logistics filming team has already set off for Hengdian this morning, and the crew will start shooting the day after tomorrow.
“We can’t attend the celebration banquet of “Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom.”
After some chatting, Lu Yang complained, and Shu Chang, Zhang Yi, and Lei Jiayin all nodded, looking regretful.
The other actors just smiled and had nothing to do with them and couldn't get involved.
"Keep the opening ceremony simple, I won't go there, and the same goes for the producer Yifei. If you have anything, just call." Lin Nan said with a smile.
"Then I have to prepare in advance. If I overspend, I will have a reason to give Yifei when I call. Haha..."
Lu Yang said mockingly .
He is self-aware, and he is quite poor in film cost control.
Half an hour later, Lin Nan told Shu Chang to have a meal with Liu Xiaoli and Liu Yifei in front of Hengdian, and then he left the conference room.
In the outside world, both Yang Zai and Huang Shengyi worked hard to intercede for Wen Zhang online.
Because the owner of Juli Pictures invested in a Sino-Korean co-production "I Love You Most on the Road", starring Wen Zhang and Huang Shengyi.
But as luck would have it, on the day the movie was released on March 28, the "See You on Monday" incident officially broke out.
So much so that this movie was disliked and boycotted by 99% of the audience and fans.
The co-production, which invested nearly 100 million yuan, was released for 7 days, with a total box office of 19 million yuan, and the daily box office dropped to 80,000 yuan. Juli Pictures suffered another heavy loss.
Sometimes I have to admit that Yang Zai really has Yoneden Gong in his mind.
Huang Shengyi only appealed online to forgive Wen Zhang.
Wen Zhang is pitiful and pathetic, and I hope that the audience and netizens will not boycott a movie created by a team of hundreds of people because of something about a certain actor.
But Yang Zai is different. I wonder if his shoehorned face was caught by the door?
He directly quoted Jackie Chan's "famous sayings":
"Just like Jackie Chan said, Wen Zhang just made a mistake that all men in the world would make. .
What’s more, the mistakes he made are not as serious as those of his elder brother! I hope everyone can forgive Wen Zhang as well as his elder brother. He is a rare and excellent actor..."
This This argument can be regarded as an eye-opener for the film and television industry.
I offended Jet Li before because of "The Legend of White Snake", but this time I helped exonerate Wen Zhang, which disgusted Jackie Chan.
Although Yang Zai deleted Weibo half an hour later, probably because someone reminded him, the industry and the Internet had already taken screenshots, forwarded it, and spread it.
From the perspective of the film and television industry, if this guy didn’t have shit in his head, he would never be able to do such a thing! It's better to get out of the circle as soon as possible and don't make yourself embarrassed by struggling. …………
Two days passed in the blink of an eye.
The celebration banquet of "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom" and the official launch of "Xiu Chun Dao 2 Shura Battlefield" both appeared on the front page of film and television entertainment news.
Because "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom" is a theme movie that has exceeded 2 billion, La Peikang took the initiative to take over the celebration banquet.
China Film Co., Ltd. hosted it, and almost no one in the industry dared not show respect. Those who didn’t come were basically not qualified to come.
In the ice cube, the words "2.053 billion" are extremely dazzling.
As the director, Lin Nan, and as the producer, Liu Yifei, both took the initiative to give up their seats.
I saw La Peikang, Han Sanping, and Tong Gang in the middle, giving way to the "little hammer"
This scene made many people's mouths twitch, but they still had to smile on their faces. You have to clap with your hands.
Finally, the three of them held hammers at the same time and smashed the ice cubes, complete!
“I’m going to their side.”
Liu Yifei shook her head at Lin Nan and saw Xie Nan and Liu Yan smiling and waving in the distance.
"Well, it's up to you."
Lin Nan knew that Miss Liu didn't want to stay here. A group of grown men were talking about either movies or business, which was boring.
It is indeed quite boring, just like Jiang Wen was surrounded by many people at the moment, questioning him about "One Step Away".
Ju Li's "I Love You Most on the Road" was deeply influenced by Wen Zhang and was downloaded yesterday.
As for "One Step Away", which is scheduled to be released during the Lunar New Year, there is no guarantee that it will not be affected.
After all, the Internet is now furious, with countless people shouting for Wen Zhang to get out of the film and television industry.
“Don’t mention it, Ma Yili’s words of ‘do it and cherish it’ are quite impressive and clever!”
Lin Nan walked up to Jiang Wen with champagne in hand , making many people around laugh out loud.
Although the woman has some connections in Beijing circles by virtue of her relationship with men and women.
But in front of Lin Nan and others, it really doesn't matter, and you can make fun of it as you like.
"Don't join in the fun, I have a headache. Ma Ke also suggested that I delete all the scenes with Wen Zhang..."
Lin Nan smiled, "Tsk, tsk, this doesn't look like Director Jiang. His style, are you scared?”
“Bullshit, the 300 million investment was all from my company, how can I not feel any pressure?”
Jiang Wen rolled his eyes and glared at Lin Nan. He said angrily.
But the next second, his tone changed:
"Let me look back at his clips. From a director's point of view, his performance is really good.
When he was acting opposite me, he was able to go back and forth with Ge You, and he was not weak at all! ”
Lin Nan could tell that Jiang Wen admired Wen Zhang very much.
Suddenly, he remembered something and glanced at Jiang Wen, who noticed something strange.
“Boy, is there something wrong with your eyes?”
Lin Nan shook his head. He would not admit that he had just thought about Jiang Wen and Liu Xiaoqing. In this circle, everything is so similar.
"Should we delete it or not?"
Lin Nan changed the topic. He admitted that Wen Zhang's acting skills were indeed excellent, but it was so smooth that it would be a mistake. Somersaulted.
"Delete? No, I won't delete a single scene! The movie I made is so good, why should I delete it?"
Jiang Wen thought for a moment, nodded sharply, and made up his mind.
Lin Nan's expression froze. Good guy, it's Jiang Wen who can say such shameless words!
Many people around wanted to laugh but held back, and walked away quickly, for fear that they would not be able to hold it back.
......
Once a movie actor becomes popular, the market and the industry will react the fastest.
Similarly, the Hong Kong circle has declined, so now it is also beginning to "flatter" to the mainland.
I still remember "Sha Po Lang" released in November 2005.
At that time, Donnie Yen was the absolute protagonist. In the movie, he treated Wu Quan, a minor supporting character, as if he were nothing.
But now, "Sha Po Lang 2" has been announced to be released, but there is no such thing as Donnie Yen at all.
Wu Gan, a minor supporting actor who was once born in the Mainland, has become the absolute protagonist.
The director from Hong Kong, the screenwriter from Hong Kong, the team and actors from Hong Kong, but only the protagonist was quietly replaced by a mainland one!
On the surface, they just changed the actors, but what this really represents is the huge changes in the mainland and Hong Kong circles in the past ten years, with the offense and defense being different.
Lin Nan congratulated Wu Gan on Weibo. This guy is also amazing. His wedding is only a month away and he actually got a new movie!
I guess there will be no such thing as a honeymoon for the couple.
"Director Wang, are you still at the company?"
Lin Nan got in the car and just made the call, Liu Yifei threw an apple in through the car window, "Freshly washed, organic Yes, no need to peel. ”
He smiled at Miss Liu, nodded, and mouthed: "I'll eat in a moment."
"I'm at the company, you can come over now."
Wang Changtian's voice was very Hong Liang, obviously he has been waiting for this call these days.
"Okay."
"I'm leaving." Lin Nan waved his hand.
"Well, let's go."
......
Lin Nan is really familiar with the Guangming Building.
Originally, this matter can be handled by the people below.
But after all, it was a team that relied on the light, so Lin Nan felt that it would be more sincere to talk to Wang Changtian in person.
Furthermore, people in your own company will still "steal" from you.
"Hello, Director Lin, Director Wang is in the office. You can just go up."
While waiting for the elevator downstairs, I met Bao Beier. Seeing his smile, Lin Nan still felt that there was a lot of difference between him and Wang Baoqiang.
"Yeah, okay." Lin Nan nodded and responded.
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(End of this chapter)