Chapter 847 "Donkey Gets Water", Hong Kong Film Resources
After holding on for 8 days, "The Other Side" was finally abandoned by all domestic cinema lines on the afternoon of the 7th.
Even the cinemas owned by China Film and Huayi are unwilling to show this movie invested by their own companies.
Because every time a film is scheduled, it means a loss; there is no audience at all, and resources are wasted. It would be better to allocate the schedule and venue to other films.
The total box office of 24.22 million also undoubtedly illustrates a fact.
That is to say, this movie is the most money-losing commercial blockbuster in the history of Chinese-language films, the worst work by a major director, and the most truly shitty masterpiece since the dawn of the commercial blockbuster era in the millennium!
While watching the jokes of "The Taiping Wheel", the film and television industry also noticed the hotly searched entertainment information.
"In the morning, actors Yang Mi, Yang Ying, Liu Shishi, Li Yifeng, Yang Yang and others gathered at Alibaba Pictures. All seven of them were among the top five in the voting list for the starring role in the movie "Three Lives Three Worlds Ten Miles of Peach Blossom" . This trip is suspected to be for casting for the movie. "Director Lin Nan, Liu Yifei, and Shu Chang did not appear at Alibaba Pictures, which made many fans feel regretful." br>
“According to analysis by industry veterans, the probability of Director Lin Nan and Liu Yifei co-starring in an external film is extremely small.
In addition, it is not impossible that the Alibaba Pictures film "Three Lives Three Worlds" and its production team would not be in the eyes of Director Lin, so it was rejected by the three of them. "
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In the afternoon, Lin Nan did not stay at home for long and came directly to the company.
As for Liu Yifei and Shu Chang, they were too noisy and had already gone out. Go singing karaoke
"The original screenwriter of "Yang Guifei" seems to have issued an article to 'denounce' the movie, saying that this goes from the two great directors Zhang Yimou and Tian Zhuangzhuang to the ordinary crew members. The entire production team worked together to complete the process of making "Yang Guifei" bad. ”
Yue Jun walked into the office with two assistants, chatting and laughing.
"In eight days, the box office was 76.48 million. This movie is indeed only a few days old, and it is losing blood."
Lin Nan nodded and did not deny it.
Sometimes a certain director really cannot decide whether a movie can be made well or not.
For example, in this movie "The Woman of the Dynasty: Yang Guifei", its original cast was: Zun Long, Fan Bingbing, and Oguri Shun. Producer: Han Sanping.
But since the project was established in 2009, problems have continued to arise. Directors, actors, and scripts have been changed constantly, and then it has become the mess it is now, with all kinds of odors, and it is completely rotten.
"Director Lin, all the invitations have been counted, and no one is missing from the list."
The assistant next to Yue Jun reported.
In Lin Nan and Liu Yifei's plan, the two of them will send invitations in person to a very small number of close friends and elders who live in the capital;
most of the rest Lin Nan Pictures and Hongxingwu each sent half of the invitations for 99% of the guests. After all, the energy of Director Lin and Producer Liu is also limited.
"Well, okay, let's mail it out on time tomorrow. Thank you for your hard work."
"Director Lin, you are so polite. This is a happy event for the whole company."
Face Lin Nan's tone of thanks made both assistants a little flattered.
After the two left, only Lin Nan and Yue Jun were left in the office.
"Director Lin, there are not a few media reporters downstairs, but more and more, hehe..."
Lin Nan was speechless when he heard this.
This group of people basically came here for the "Three Lives Three Worlds Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms" thing. Because they wanted to find Lin Nan, they had no choice but to come to the company to stay.
As for Liu Yifei and Shu Chang, it is even harder to see them. But if the paparazzi are lucky this afternoon, they should be able to "catch" these two people outside.
"Really...forget it, you go tell them, respond to me, Yifei and Shu Chang, and say that we have never had that idea. There is no other reason, just that we simply have no idea. "
Although Lin Nan looks down on the "evil ways" of the people at Alibaba Pictures, he will not give them eye drops in front of the media, offend them for nothing, and say that they don't want to watch good movies. .
"Okay, I'll go downstairs right now."
Watching Yue Jun turn around and go out, Lin Nan was about to send an email to Tom when he was interrupted by the vibrating sound of his cell phone.
"Yan Fei?"
He answered the phone and asked with a smile: "What's the matter, Director Yan? You want to invite me to attend the press conference of "Charlotte Troubles" ”
“Don’t underestimate me, Director Lin, I can’t be called ‘Director Yan’ in front of you, haha...
I'm calling you today because of something. Didn't our Happy Mahua make the first movie "Charlotte Trouble", and now some of our brothers are coming to us for help..."
Yan Fei began When he talked about it in detail, Lin Nan listened carefully.
This involves a real problem in the industry, that is, many companies that specialize in dramas and theaters have only one way of making money, and they always hover around the line of food and clothing.
After all, there are not many people in China who are willing to go to theaters to watch plays.
But many plays can be adapted into movies from a story perspective. However, due to issues such as funding and resources, it is difficult for these drama companies to transform and cross industries
Unfortunately, Happy Mahua is a "model student" in the transformation of the drama industry, and successfully hooked up with Lin Nan Pictures!
“So, you are saying that they want to ask Mahua for help, invest in and produce the play you mentioned, and make it into a movie?”
Lin Nan basically understood Yan The intention of flying this call. Who made him the major shareholder of Happy Mahua? If Mahua wanted to take this job, of course she had to talk to him.
"Yes. We are currently working on a script, and the cost is not high, no more than 15 million. Mr. Zhang and Damo have gone to promote it, so I can only handle this matter with Lin The director said. "Fifteen million? That's not much."
"I remember Director Lin said that no matter what kind of movie it is, the story is the foundation. As long as the story is not bad, and you control the cost and quality well, and do a good job in publicity and distribution, there is a high probability that you will not lose money! Whether it is box office or copyright, there will always be no loss. Can save capital."
Hearing this, Lin Nan couldn't help but laugh, and Yan Fei actually answered him with his words. Well, very convincing!
“Tell me the specific story, and I’ll listen.”
“You can watch this drama when Director Lin and Producer Liu are free. It’s very good, it’s "The Donkey Gets Water" ", it's about..." Hearing this name, Lin Nan was already laughing in her heart; there are really many treasures in the drama industry.
The initial acquisition of 30% of the shares of Happy Mahua undoubtedly helped Lin Nan Pictures open up a route to dig treasures in the drama industry.
“You originally wanted to invest 5 million?”
“Yes, Director Lin. After all, we are all small companies, and no matter how well-planned, movies are a high-risk industry, right? "
"The story is very good. It should be made into a high-quality low-budget film. It's not a lot of money. If you don't want to invest in it, you can contact me if you want to support me. ..."
Lin Nan was tempting, like a fox.
When Yan Fei heard this, he immediately became excited: "Okay, okay, thank you, Director Lin. I will tell them later that if they know that Director Lin is willing to support, I am afraid they will be happy to death, haha..."
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Taiyang Chuanhe.
Several senior agents gathered around Yang Ying, asking, analyzing, and discussing.
“I tried the make-up and didn’t give a clear answer, and asked me to come back and wait for news? This is a bit hard to say.”
"Baby, didn't you see any facial expression feedback from those directors?"
Yang Ying frowned, stared with big eyes, and shook her head after a few seconds, "I don't care about my appearance. "Confident."
These words made everyone speechless. Who among the top actresses is ugly?
“Alibaba Pictures’ phone number!”
Suddenly, someone shouted.
"Take that! It should be about "Three Lives, Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossom"."
At this moment, Yang Ying's heart was already lifted.
But in just 3 minutes, this heart fell again, and it fell to pieces!
"They said... the baby is not very suitable for "Three Lives Three Worlds". They said that after cooperating with "The Ferryman", there will be opportunities in the future."
"That is to say, I Lost to Yang Mi or Liu Shishi? ”
Yang Ying bit her lip and spit out a sentence.
"There is a high probability that Yang Mi is the one among the three of you. As for Liu Shishi? Haha"
"Don't take it too seriously, brother Xiao Ming has already negotiated it for you. Did you get the big IP movie "A Little Smile is Beautiful"? "
"But here at Alibaba Pictures, this is a blockbuster produced by a Hollywood team!" Yang Ying is still unwilling.
Just as a group of people were trying to enlighten (flatter) Yang Ying, a senior executive came over.
"Inform Dongyu's agent and take her to Hong Kong Island immediately. Mr. Yang is waiting there."
"Huh?"
Everyone realized something instantly, including Yang. film.
“Want to audition?”
“Are there film resources over there?”
"Yes, Hong Kong film resources. Director Chen Kexin's company is one of the producers. Director Chen is also a producer and needs to audition! The only one in the company who meets the requirements is Dong Yu, and she is a girl!"
" When Yang Ying heard the word "looking for a girl", she subconsciously felt a little envious, but then she didn't care about it.
Because in her opinion, Zhou Dongyu is just a "girl hunter", not a girl hunter like Gong Li and Zhang Ziyi!
Similar to the situation in Taiyang Chuanhe, the Tang people even sighed even more.
Although Liu Shishi's intention to wait until the contract expires and then leave Tangren has been revealed, Cai Yinong still regrets that she was not selected by Alibaba Pictures. Because once selected, Tang people will also benefit a lot!
At this time, the inside of Jiaxing was completely different from the other two companies, and they were full of joy.
“I told you a few days ago that the financing matter has been fully discussed, and we are just short of finishing.
Today, Alibaba Pictures’ “Three Lives” "Three Worlds and Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms" comes at the right time.
The heroine of this movie will definitely help us make up for the last bit and clear away the obstacles!"
Zeng Jia is full of energy and enthusiasm! Yang Mi said, the latter also had a happy expression on his face.
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Just as Lin Nan guessed, Liu Yifei and Shu Chang were "caught" by the media.
But fortunately, both of them are "old people", and the reporter's questions did not trap them from beginning to end.
"The Hongxingwu side is also ready, and invitations will be sent out starting tomorrow."
"It will take two or three days at most, and we will probably have to stay on the headlines. ”
Lin Nan took the cake Liu Yifei brought to him and joked.
After Huang Xiaoming’s wedding invitation was made public, it was listed on the hot search for a week. Even today, there are still many related topics being discussed on the Internet.
"Hey, just wait and wait. Haven't you been mentally prepared for it already? Wait for next month, I guess you will have to stay longer."
Liu Yifei seems to be thinking about the wedding When I was there, I smiled naively.
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(End of this chapter)