Chapter 814: Secret jab, submission for review, the Great Hall
The night before yesterday, the news about the dinner held by Shanghai Film Studio seemed to have spread in the film and television industry.
Even Han Jianu couldn't help but "comment" on this matter in front of Lin Nan and Liu Yifei. Of course, she also heard it from Han Sanping.
"Old Han said, my uncle Ren is an old fox.
If Shanghai Film and China Film really stood on the same starting line, Uncle La would have been eaten up and wiped clean, leaving no bones left. .
To win over the powerful forces in the industry, we should use Shanghai Film and Film Co., Ltd. as a bridge and link to form an alliance of interests... This is also a kind of monopolistic competition, including the right to speak in the industry..."
In the hotel restaurant, three people were eating. Things, while chatting
The "gossip" among the leaders is still very attractive, and it can be said from Han Jianu's mouth - absolutely true!
"It seems like the door. Someone from the media? ”
Lin Nan followed Liu Yifei’s voice and saw groups of reporters walking straight in.
They immediately locked onto Lin Nan and the other three, and also saw many other people in the industry, including foreign filmmakers.
“This is really a bad lunch...”
As he spoke, Lin Nan shook his head at the person in the lead, who was from Sina. The other party understood, nodded with a smile, and then turned a corner.
In less than half a minute, Hou Xiaoxian, Zhou Yun and others in the distance were "surrounded".
Huh? Xu Qing and a young actor were having a meal, but they fled in a hurry...
"Let's eat quickly. We can't stay here any longer. There are more and more press conferences.
You can rest for an hour or two after returning to the room. There will be a red carpet in the afternoon;
< br>In addition, the award ceremony will not end until after ten o'clock in the evening, and it will be very physical."
Lin Nan reminded her urgently, mainly because she didn't have much experience.
But he and Liu Yifei would probably go to Shu Chang's room to sit down. The latter was going to have her makeup done, so she would definitely call Miss Liu over to chat with her.
"Yes, I understand." Xiao Han responded.
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As the afternoon time went by, more and more reports were received about the Magic City International Film Festival, which seemed to dominate the film and television entertainment headlines and hot searches.
The gloom in the stock market was temporarily swept away by the film festival-related information and suppressed.
While Liu Yifei was accompanying Shu Chang to make makeup, Lin Nan also received a call from Lu Yang and others.
He is in four movies today: "Xiu Chun Dao 2 Shura Battlefield" and "Get Out!" The heads of the crews of "Tumor King", "Charlotte" and "The Secret of the Dragon" will lead the team on the red carpet.
Therefore, he had to communicate with everyone in advance about some issues related to the red carpet; so at 2:30 in the afternoon, Lin Nan left the hotel and went to join Lu Yang and Guo Ban. .
As for Liu Yifei and Shu Chang, they can just come together when the time comes.
"Several actors have other crews to follow, but it will not affect us. At that time, everyone will gather in the waiting area in front of the red carpet."
As soon as we met, Lu Yang He spoke. Lin Nan will set off with them today.
"Zhang Zhen, Zhang Yi, Huang Xiaoming?"
Facing Lin Nan's inquiry, Guo Fan nodded:
"It's them. Involving three movies: "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain", " "Old Friend in Mountains and Rivers", "Rampage in Hollywood"! "
"Well, it won't affect us," Lin Nan said nonchalantly.
At this time, Lu Yang seemed to have thought of something interesting, and saw him teasingly:
"An hour ago, I don't know which media published an article in the film festival. It clearly stated that director Chen Kaige begged the film bureau to save the role of Prince Long. At this time, there was a quarrel in the industry and on the Internet. It’s amazing, this media is simply ‘daring’!”
Hearing this, Lin Nan immediately became interested. "Is the media circle extremely excited?"
"Director Chen and Producer Chen couldn't be contacted. The replies from the other two producers were: I don't know, I don't know, I don't know! I don't dare to Let’s break the news before the release.”
Guo Fan also added with interest. He heard it mentioned by Lu Yang before, and Lu Yang knew about it from Lin Nan.
“Just wait, it will be released in 12 days. Let’s see how the public reacts? I think the bureau will be scolded very badly.
It has only been 9 months since Red Headed Files was released, but it has been changed day and night, given special care, and slapped in the face by oneself...
However, this seems to be quite beneficial to our movie! "
When Lin Nan said the last sentence, his tone was very affirmative.
Because ordinary people have a more or less "cynical" mood, and they are not willing to accept this kind of blatant enjoyment of preferential treatment. Things that violate the "major policy" will cause resistance
And the intuitive expression of this resistance will be reflected in the box office of "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain"
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At four-thirty in the afternoon, the temporarily formed group was very lively. People kept saying hello, and then they set off from their respective hotels.
Lin Nan also called Liu Yifei specifically to ask if she and Shu Chang were leaving.
"We are in the elevator going downstairs. See you later."
"Okay, then I will wait for you over there."
"Yeah."
After hanging up the phone, Lin Nan got into the extended business Mercedes-Benz. Lu Yang and Guo Fan were both there.
“Let’s go.”
The car carrying three great directors headed towards the Magic City Grand Theater.
At this time, outside the Grand Theater, a red carpet of nearly 100 meters has been laid out.
When it comes to the number of media, fans and tourists around the red carpet, it is comparable to the three major European film festivals and large international film events such as the Oscars.
The scene of a huge crowd of people, shoulder to shoulder, is jaw-dropping!
As one business car after another arrived, stopped, and left, one after another familiar filmmakers, actors, and stars appeared in the public eye and in front of the media cameras.
Chen Kaige, Chen Hong, Tian Zhuangzhuang, Jia Zhangke, Feng Xiaogang, Cao Baoping, Hou Xiaoxian, Ning Hao, Xu Zheng, Zhao Yanzi...
Jackie Chan, Gong Li, Liang Jiahui, Liang Chaowei, Zhou Xingchi, Aaron Kwok, Zhang Ziyi, Li Bingbing, Fan Bingbing...Sophie Marceau...
...
The lineup of Chinese and foreign filmmakers, actors and stars kept the scene deafening and boiling.
Lin Nan, Lu Yang, and Guo Fan should be considered the first ones from Lin Nan's film industry to arrive earlier. When the car stopped in front of the red carpet, it was already 5:30 pm. .
The moment the three got off the bus, the media was far more excited than the fans, audiences and tourists.
Because three major directors came to the red carpet in the same car, which is really rare. Only the media and insiders understand the weight of these three people.
"Director Lin, Director Guo, and Director Lu, please come here and rest for a while, and then..."
The three of them were in straight suits and followed the etiquette lady straight to the waiting area.
"Director Lin..."
"Director Lin, Director Guo..."
"Director Lin, you don't bring any artists now?"
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...
The huge waiting area was crowded, and Zhou Xun’s voice attracted Lin Nan’s attention the most.
"They haven't arrived yet? They should be there soon."
Lin Nan glanced at a lot of people waving to him.
Ning Hao, Huang Xiaoming, Xia Yu, Huang Bo, Wu Ershan, Luo Jin, Zhang Yi, Lei Jiayin... and Zeng Li, whom I haven't seen for a long time.
"Just arrived today?"
For Reba, who is the least experienced in his company, Lin Nan chose special care.
"Yes, Director Lin. The second season of "Running Man" is about to end, and I have a lot of announcements..."
Reba nodded and explained.
“When you go to the red carpet later, don’t follow the crew of "The Secret of the Dragon". Follow your sisters Yifei and Shu Chang."
"Yes, I understand, Director Lin."
Ignoring Reba, Lin Nan dealt with many peers in the industry, such as the Golden Goblet Award jury.
Chairman Andrei Zyagintsev and Lin Nan met once, at the Golden Globe Awards ceremony in January.
At that time, the other party's "Leviathan" won the best foreign language film, and Lin Nan's "Manchester by the Sea" won four awards. The two clinked glasses at the dinner.
Hao Lei won’t say anything, it’s just a nod;
But Shi Nansheng was different. She and Lin Nan were old acquaintances.
"Yifei, long time no see. Now you are a qualified big producer."
Just when Lin Nan was about to shake hands with Shi Nansheng, the other party smiled at Lin Nan's back. Opened his mouth.
"Thank you, Teacher Shi Nansheng, for the compliment. I have to learn from you."
Hearing this, Lin Nan immediately turned his head.
Liu Yifei was seen wearing a black women's casual suit, black high heels, a white shirt in her open arms, heavy makeup and red lips, and long wavy hair. She was really heroic.
"That's too much. You didn't say a word. Do you want to scare me?"
Biting the corner of her lip and giving Lin Nan a provocative wink, Liu Yifei walked straight past him. , and hugged Shi Nansheng.
"I heard that you were naturalized in Hong Kong Island some time ago. It should be soon, right?"
"Hmm, I hope Teacher Shi can come to the wedding banquet then."
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"Of course there is no problem with this..."
Looking at Liu Yifei's calm, dignified and effortless manner, Lin Nan couldn't help but sigh in her heart. In this state, Miss Liu is simply "sassy" to the extreme and charming. !
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The crew left the waiting area one after another, as did many invited guests in the industry.
Although films from Lin Nan Films did not participate in the competition, the red carpet time was still in the second half, the finale.
It was around 6:40 in the evening and it was already dark.
At this time, the voice of the red carpet host also echoed in the sky along with the sound equipment.
"The following crews on the red carpet are "Xiu Chun Dao 2 Shura Battlefield", "Get Out! Mr. Tumor", "Charlotte's Trouble", and "Ghost Blowing the Lamp: The Secret of the Dragon"!"< br>
Countless fans and audiences around the red carpet became noisy when they heard the sound, including the media reporters who were immediately excited because this was the first time to see so many crew members walking on the red carpet together!
"...They are Director Lin Nan, Producer Liu Yifei, Director Guo Fan, Director Lu Yang, Director Wu Ershan, Director Yan Fei, Shu Chang, Zhang Yi, Lei Jiayin, Reba, Zhang Zhen, Huang Xiaoming, Huang Bo, Xia Yu, Luo Jin, Ma Chun, Shen Teng, Ma Li, Zeng Li, Jiao Junyan..."
The appearance of a huge lineup of more than 20 people on the red carpet was simply the most eye-catching scene tonight. The media was excited, with flashes and shutter sounds...
The combination of such a large group of people, Even the red carpet host was stunned for a few seconds, but he still had to stop him.
"Director Lin, you brought the troops and completely stole the limelight of tonight's Golden Goblet Award, haha..."
"No way? There are only about twenty people. "
Lin Nan clasped Liu Yifei's hand tightly and said with a smile.
"Director Lin, after so many years, have you ever planned to bring a film to the Golden Goblet Awards? You seem to rarely take the initiative to participate in domestic film awards?
But is the Golden Goblet Awards also an international Category A film festival? , no different from Berlin, Cannes, Venice..."
Faced with the host's question, Lin Nan smiled and said with a meaning:
"'Take the initiative 'That's a good word! It's been many years since I've taken the initiative to sign up for a domestic award. Well, I will go to Huabiao next year.
As for the Golden Goblet Award? It depends on fate, because after I won the Oscar at the beginning of the year, I made a plan to make commercial films in the next two years..."
The host was quite helpless when he didn't get the answer he wanted.
He originally prepared a large number of questions, but looking at the large army of more than 20 people, he changed his mind. It seems to have timed out earlier... Let's just make up the time from here.
"Director Lin, please sign on the wall with everyone..."
"Okay."
More than 20 people walked past in a hurry. Liu Yifei lightly scratched Lin Nan's palm and teased in a low voice: "You secretly named the golden rooster again?!"
"Sissi, is it? I didn’t take the initiative to sign up!”
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Lin Nan and his group were really eye-catching, and really scared a lot of people when they filed into the Grand Theater. One jump!
However, we can walk together on the red carpet, but the seats are not in the same place. Lin Nan and Liu Yifei were invited to the second row at the front.
The second and third rows are almost all top filmmakers, directors, producers and actors and stars in the industry.
As for the first row? That must be the position of the leaders of the General Administration, the cultural propaganda department, the Magic City officials, major state-owned enterprises, and public institutions!
"Which award are you awarding today?" Ning Hao on the left asked curiously.
“Best Actor, Director, Grand Jury Prize!”
“Let me go, three? Is this the treatment of a director with double gold medals and Oscars?”
"Xiao Ning, work hard, you will have this day."
Lin Nan looked at Ning Hao and joked. Liu Yifei on the right was amused by his words.
"Uncle, you are pretending to be a senior to take advantage of me, right?"
"You two, be quiet, it's about to start." Liu Yifei said in a low voice, "scolding".
Sure enough, on the award stage, the leader was delivering a speech. Fortunately, it’s a three-minute short draft, and then comes the opening act.
The classical dance performed by the girls in the theater was quite beautiful, and the ballet was also good. Anyway, Director Ning could not take his eyes off the whole process!
During the period, Liu Yifei also joked with Lin Nan, saying that she also practiced classical dance when she was a child and studied with Liu Xiaoli for a long time.
But in the end she didn’t stick with it, so that even now, she is still occasionally complained about by her own mother.
Lin Nan believed this because he saw Liu Xiaoli "despise" Miss Liu once.
I remember at that time Liu Xiaoli said that Liu Yifei was as clumsy as a goose on the stage, not light and elegant at all, and clumsy.
Good guy, Lin Nan was completely confused at that time. There was only one thought in his mind: Liu Yifei is not light and elegant, so what is light and elegant? !
“I turned around and looked through it, and there was a video of my mother dancing in my hometown a long time ago. She was really good, very good. She was a mainstay, and she even came to the capital to report on her performance...”
Listen Liu Yifei whispered, and Lin Nan nodded repeatedly.
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The awards ceremony has officially begun.
The marginal prizes of the main competition unit are awarded first.
Best Animation Award... Best Documentary Award... Artistic Contribution Award... Best Photography Award... There is also a Lifetime Achievement Award interspersed in between!
When the winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award was giving a trembling acceptance speech, a staff member came to Lin Nan.
"Director Lin, please go backstage with me to prepare. After the Best Actress Award, you will be on stage."
"Well, okay."
Lin Nan nodded to Liu Yifei, then stood up and left with the staff.
A large number of guests at the scene were watching Lin Nan's figure. They were curious about which trophy this Golden Lion, Golden Bear, Golden Globe, and Oscar director would award? Who will it be awarded to?
The backstage of the award ceremony was very lively, not only the jury members were there, but also other award presenters, including Jackie Chan, Li Bingbing and others.
"Director Lin."
"Director Lin."
...
Lin Nan shook hands with everyone again. When he had just finished hugging Jackie Chan, a voice came from the front:
"Brother Jackie Chan and Ms. Li Bingbing, please present the award. Best Actress at the Golden Goblet Award at the Magic City International Film Festival..."
"Let's go, Bingbing."
Jackie Chan waved at Li Bingbing with the sealed letter in hand.
After the two people walked onto the stage, Shi Nansheng handed the same letter to Lin Nan, "Director Lin, you and Hao Lei are together."
Lin Nan glanced at the smiling Hao Lei and clicked nodded.
Ten minutes later, Jackie Chan and Li Bingbing did not return to the backstage, but returned to their seats.
"I invite Director Lin Nan and Hao Lei to present..."
As the host's voice sounded, Lin Nan and Hao Lei, who were wearing a backless red dress, walked onto the awards stage. .
Looking around, there are quite a lot of people in Wuyangyang's guest seats.
Wherever Lin Nan looked, Miss Liu was always the most conspicuous one. Um? She was actually still smiling and raising her eyebrows at Lin Nan!
"Director Lin, if your Producer Liu can't lose it, why don't you award the award first?"
Hao Lei's joke immediately made the audience burst into laughter.
Lin Nan was a little embarrassed, but Liu Yifei at the guest table smiled heartlessly and was very happy!
Lin Nan opened the letter and handed it to Hao Lei, who had no choice but to take it and read it.
"The winner of the 18th Shanghai Magic International Film Festival Golden Goblet Award, Best Actor Award... is..."
Hao Lei handed the card to Lin Nan, and he glanced at After taking a look, he understood why the other party asked him to come.
"Deng Chao, Duan Yihong, Guo Tao, "Scorching Sun", congratulations to the three of them!"
Even if the three-yolked egg was opened, it did not affect the warm applause at the scene.
The three people hugged each other excitedly for a long time before excitedly walking up.
At this time, the atmosphere on the court was a bit awkward, especially between Deng Chao and Hao Lei.
The master of ceremonies stood aside holding certificates and trophies. In line with the principle of ladies first, Lin Nan gave her the initiative.
Sure enough, she awarded awards to Guo Tao and Duan Yihong successively, along with a hug, but when it came time to award Deng Chao, she stopped.
Looking at Deng Chao's extremely embarrassed face, holding on to a smile, Lin Nan had no choice but to do it.
"Congratulations, best actor."
"Don't dare, thank you, Director Lin, thank you."
Lin Nan shook hands with three people one after another, and from beginning to end Deng Chao and There was no communication between Hao Lei, not even eye contact.
The acceptance speeches were over, the three best actors returned to their seats, and Lin Nan and Hao Lei returned to the backstage.
Three minutes later, Lin Nan stood on the stage again. He held the open card and smiled:
"I remember the first time I came to the Shanghai Film Festival as an award presenter, the Best Director Award was awarded to my teacher, Director Tian Zhuangzhuang.
Today's Best Director Award The winner is still one of my teachers - congratulations, Director Cao Baoping!"
Lin Nan changed the award speech and announced it calmly, and Cao Baoping was also recognized immediately. Surrounded by crew members.
A minute later, he strode up and took the trophy and certificate from Lin Nan:
“I didn’t expect that I could enjoy the same treatment as Director Tian. . Thank you, Director Lin.”
Among the many directors Lin Nan knows, Cao Baoping is definitely the one with the most stable standards. Every movie is a masterpiece!
After Best Director, Lin Nan awarded the Jury Prize. This was considered to have completed tonight’s task.
In the eyes of countless guests present, Lin Nan was the most conspicuous tonight. Because apart from the host, he has stayed on stage the longest!
Back at his seat, Liu Yifei handed him a candy.
“Are you hungry? It’s already 10 o’clock. Can you go back for some midnight snack later?”
Miss Liu's beautiful eyes flashed, she was obviously hungry!
"Okay, I'll accompany you."
"Okay."
Intermittently, it turned out that the show ended at half past ten.
When it comes to late night snacks, there are quite a few people interested. In the end, nearly 10 people including Lin Nan, Liu Yifei, Shu Chang, Luo Jin and others went directly to a restaurant to eat something light.
After all, everyone hasn't replenished their energy since lunch, for eight or nine hours. The film festival is also very cumbersome and there is no dinner party!
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The next day.
At nine o'clock in the morning, the assistants were busy moving their luggage, while Liu Yifei and Shu Chang were counting their "trophies" for the week.
On the other hand, Lin Nan was reading the news alone, somewhat belatedly.
"Today is actually the last day off for the Dragon Boat Festival? Big A can still close the market for one more day! Tsk, tsk, tsk... I still want to watch the fun."
As soon as Lin Nan's muttering stopped, the company's phone call came Come in.
"Sissi, I'm going to the living room to answer the phone."
"Okay, don't wait too long, I'll be leaving soon."
Standing in front of the window , looking at the scenery outside the 23rd floor, Lin Nan answered Yue Jun's phone.
"I'll be back at noon. What's the matter with calling now?"
"Director Lin, your 'big thing' has been taken care of. There are currently four halls.
If you find that four halls are not enough after the list is made, you can rent other halls. This is much faster than the first time, and it can be approved in three to five days at most.”
Hearing Yue Jun's words, Lin Nan subconsciously glanced in the direction of the room, which was also the direction of Liu Yifei. At this moment, he was in a very excited mood.
"Okay, let's talk about it then. If it's not enough, the worst possible scenario is to rent all of them. It should be 8 halls, right?"
"Yes. The Great Hall, the Golden Hall, the Banquet Hall, the Press Conference Hall, the Macau Hall, the East Hall, the Small Auditorium and the Central Hall are the eight halls of the General Assembly Hall! But there are only 6 that can be used for banquets. Except for the auditorium and the press conference room, these two halls are only suitable for meetings."
"Well, I understand. It shouldn't use that much space, right?"
Lin Nan said with a smile. , he couldn't estimate how many guests there would be at that time.
Because based on their status, he and Liu Yifei should have more.
He and Liu Yifei will have a few days to spare to do one thing - make a banquet list!
Suddenly, Lin Nan remembered another thing:
"There is a script in the drawer of my office. It is "Operation Mekong". You can take it to submit for review in person later."
Yue Jun paused for a moment, "Director Lin, are you and Yifei getting married in the second half of the year?"
"There will be no conflict."
"Okay, I'll be there soon."
"Well, try to be as low-key as possible and keep it a secret first. After I come back, I have to go to Golden Shield again with the script in the next two days."
"I understand."
Hang up the phone Finally, Lin Nan was still looking forward to it - he was looking forward to the reaction of the people in the review department.
"Should you pass it to me? Or call me back? I really hope you can call me back..."
Lin Nan felt that he was a little bit funny, but it was indeed interesting. ah.
"Lin Nan, pack up, we are ready to go home."
Liu Yifei shouted to Lin Nan, Shu Chang followed her; behind them were four or five assistants, who carried large and small bags Lifted a lot.
"Okay, go home." Lin Nan greeted him with a smile.
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(End of this chapter)