Chapter 906 Preparing for one or two movies
Since noon, there has been a lot of news about "The Hunger Games 3: Mockingjay (Part 2)" on the Internet.
Today's foreign language film crews also know how to please domestic audiences:
That is, climb the Great Wall, eat Chinese food, share photos, and finally send "like" ", "Love" and other press releases.
With this set of tricks, the favorability of mainland audiences and movie fans towards imported films and their creators will increase many times in an instant, which will definitely benefit the movie box office.
After Lin Nan finished his lecture and returned home, he couldn't help but complain about this matter to Liu Yifei and the others.
In Hollywood, Jennifer Lawrence is famous for being arrogant and not liking China;
As mentioned in today’s press release, she likes the Great Wall and the dumplings are delicious. I still want to do it this time...
These are all just words to fool people, just because of the pressure from Lionsgate, for the premiere and promotion of the movie.
After we had enough wine and dinner, there were more topics to talk about. Luo Jin was ready to "defect."
"House prices in the Magic City are not inferior to those in the capital. Good locations, larger houses and villas are also very burdensome for first-line actors."
In the garden, listening to Luo Jin's emotion , Lin Nan couldn't help but laugh.
“I found that most of the actors in the industry who find women from Shanghai as their girlfriends or wives will eventually settle down in Shanghai? I didn’t expect you to be abducted there too!”< br>
"It's still early. I just have this plan. I'll wait for another two years and save money."
Luo Jin did not deny it, but joked with a smile. It is estimated that neither of them is ready to get married in the short term.
It wasn't until after five o'clock in the afternoon that Lin Nan and Liu Yifei sent Tang Yan and Luo Jin out of the villa area.
At this point, they both had to consider whether to attend the premiere that evening.
After careful consideration, I decided: Liu Yifei will not go, and Lin Nan will just show up, which can be regarded as giving Lions Gate face.
Facts have proved that almost all the big names in the mainland film industry were invited by Lions Gate’s invitation letter.
At around eight o'clock in the evening, when Lin Nan entered the infield through the red carpet surrounded by a large number of media and fans, Lin Nan immediately saw the huge crowd.
It stands to reason that it is just an imported film, and it does not need to be so grand and supported by so many people;
But who made it happen that the producer is a Hollywood giant, and there are two Oscar-winning actresses in the crew.
Not to mention Jennifer Lawrence, a "parallel import", who was promoted by Weinstein;
But Julianne Moore is definitely a genuine actress, one of the three major European actresses Grand Slam Best Actress at international film festivals and Oscar winner!
"Lin, long time no see."
Before the domestic group could greet Lin Nan, the people from Lions Gate came over first.
The other person was not Paul, but another production department supervisor with whom he had dealt with before.
“Long time no see, I wish you a great success in this movie at the box office.”
“Thank you, Lin. Please enjoy the premiere and dinner tonight. The group headquarters has already I'm waiting for you. See you during the award ceremony."
"Well, okay."
A number of Hollywood actors followed, saying hello and hello to Lin Nan, including Jennifer Lawrence.
After all, top directors like Lin Nan, even in Hollywood, are the ones all actors flock to and compete to be friends with.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, you are the only mainland filmmaker who was fawned over by those Hollywood actors tonight. Sure enough, you have to be an internationally renowned director, especially the Oscar-winning best director!"
< br>Ren Zhonglun approached Lin Nan with a smile on his face, so that many mainland actors stopped again.
“I am not modest about this.”
Lin Nan waved to Jiang Wen and replied to Ren Zhonglun with a smile.
"What I just heard from the Lions Gate executive is that you are going to attend the Oscars this year? And you want to meet with Lions Gate? Is this a... project?"
This For a moment, Lin Nan only had four words in his mind: old and cunning!
He looked at Ren Zhonglun’s smiling face, and then he only answered the first question perfunctorily:
“I want to go there, and if nothing else, I want to be an award guest. After all, I am Last year’s best director?”
"No?"
"No. Director Ren, you'd better go somewhere else. There are so many people waving to me, so I have to go and have a chat."
Lin Nan finished speaking with a smile, then waved his hand and headed towards Jiang Wen.
Looking at the back of the person walking away, Ren Zhonglun’s expression became even more certain, “You really made me guess? That’s a bit stingy!”
……
Jiang Wen is a person who takes soft things rather than hard words, and also likes to hear compliments. Although he may resist it with his mouth, he must be sincere in his heart.
No, several Hong Kong and Taiwan artists were flattering him; Jiang Wen was correcting the other person's words while laughing from ear to ear.
Lin Nan originally wanted to change the route to avoid him, but it was too late and Jiang Wen had already seen him.
"Come on, Director Lin, let me introduce to you, Peng Yuyan, an actor from Taiwan..."
"Hello, Director Lin, we have met before." The other party smiled and bent. bend over.
"Huh? Do you know each other?" Jiang Wen was stunned for a moment after hearing Peng Yuyan's words.
“I’m not familiar with him either. I’ve met him a few times before when I visited Yifei’s production of “Legend of Sword and Fairy”. At that time, I was helping as a director on the set of “Lotus Lantern” next door.”
Lin Nan explained that 11 years have passed and the Mandarin spoken by these Hong Kong and Taiwan actors still sounds so awkward.
"Oh, that's right. That's okay. This counts as acquaintance. There are not many young actors in the industry so strong now..."
Good guy, Lin Nan You can tell that Jiang Wen admires him very much!
Half an hour later, the premiere began.
I have to say that this is indeed a very good film; it is the finale of the series, without any tension.
However, when asked by Wang Changtian whether it would affect "The Secret of the Dragon", Lin Nan shook his head decisively.
This movie was released on the 20th. Not only was there an 8-day gap between it and "The Secret of the Dragon", but its positioning as a series also meant that it would not affect the latter;
Because the previous installments of "The Hunger Games" did not do well at the domestic box office, this means that fewer people watched it;
And if most people have not watched the previous movies, the probability of watching the finale of the last one is not very high. After all, they may not be able to understand the plot after entering the theater!
Lin Nan originally wanted to leave immediately after watching the movie and not attend the dinner, but he was held back by Ren Zhonglun;
The latter just wanted to make some innuendo about the "project" he was speculating about. "What is it, the naked heart of Sima Zhao.
But Lin Nan didn’t even plan to bring China Film with him, and it was even less likely that he would bring Shanghai Film with him to save trouble.
In the end, Ren Zhonglun could only return without success and watched Lin Nan leave the dinner party.
...
The next day, in addition to reports and praise on the Internet about the premiere of "The Hunger Games 3: Mockingjay (Part 2)", it was finally revealed that Lin Nan Pictures was betting against the two films it is controlling. out.
“According to insiders in the industry, the total box office of the top big IP movie "The Secret of the Dragon" is split between Lin Nan Pictures' main investment, joint production by China Film, Wanda, and Enlight, and directed by Wu Ershan. The invitation was rejected by most theaters... Wang Changtian, chairman of Enlight Pictures, confirmed in a telephone interview, "It is reported that the comedy, action, and detective blockbuster "Detective Chinatown" directed by director Lin Nan has been released. Signed total box office betting splitting agreements with many domestic theaters
That is: if the total box office of the movie "Detective Chinatown" is less than 800 million, the splitting ratio will remain unchanged and the film studio will remain the same. and the distributor can obtain 43% of the divisible box office;
If the total box office exceeds 800 million but is less than 1.2 billion, the film studio and the distributor will get 44.5% of the divisible box office; if the total box office is more than 1.2 billion, the film studio and the distributor will get 46%..."
"Lin Nan Pictures executive Yue Jun updated his Weibo, acknowledging that "Detective Chinatown" has completed the signing of the total box office betting contract, and looks forward to achieving greater box office results!
In addition, the movies "The Secret of the Dragon" and "Detective Chinatown" still will not be released in Anle Cinema..."
"Produced by Columbia Pictures, the Hollywood imported blockbuster "007: Ghost" "Party" has officially landed in theaters across the country early this morning..."
...
Lin Nan Films.
"The theaters are all very resistant to the clause that 'the total box office is more than 2 billion, and the film studio will share 48% of the account'. There is no other way, this clause can only be dropped!"
Lin Nan had already been mentally prepared for this result. He just wanted to give it a try.
And it is foreseeable that the further we go, the box office betting contracts may become more and more difficult to sign, or more demanding;
Because the market continues to grow, profit-seeking theater chains How can one be willing to give in to one person or one company?
"That's okay. I'm the only one in the country who gets this kind of treatment at the moment. It's too much. How's the promotion going?"
""The Secret of the Dragon" held a media meeting in Shanghai today, which was also the last one. After that, It’s the premiere on the 25th. The first stop of "Detective Chinatown" is..."
In the past two months, Lin Nan has never stopped. With a promotional schedule in mind, he arrived at Tiangong Colors.
Because of the help of Ning Hao, "Operation Mekong" was edited very quickly. In addition, there are only a few special effects shots. It is estimated that the film should be ready by the end of this month or the beginning of next month. Pretty much the same.
"Director Ning, your salary has just been sent to that sister."
Lin Nan said casually. The crew finished filming within half a month and paid off everyone's salary. This efficiency is one of the best in the industry.
“Fight them all?”
Hearing this, Ning Hao immediately lost his composure. Beating them all will not work!
Lin Nan glanced at him with disgust, "Go to the finance department before getting off work at noon to see how to arrange your private money. I have already paid the tax for you."
"Haha, okay, I know you can do things well."
Facing the complacent Ning Hao, Lin Nan said seriously: "If you are caught, it is best not to involve me and Yifei.
If the sister really finds out, find Yifei Go to Fei, in order to prevent Yifei from being implicated, I will help you make up a reason: Why do you have a mistress outside, and you have to pay for being a prostitute..."
"Okay, okay, you What a cuckold! Didn't he just let Yifei help him lie?"
Lin Nan couldn't help but laugh. He was just joking. In fact, he didn't have much private money, only one million; but Ning The life of a great director is really miserable.
Fortunately, my Miss Liu is different from Xing Aina, she is much gentler.
...
The Lunar New Year holiday is approaching, and four or five days have passed in the blink of an eye.
"Legend of Dayu'er" starring Jing Tian has not been released on Star TV, but the evaluation on Tudou is not bad, it can be considered as satisfactory.
At this time, there are only four days left before the Golden Horse Awards ceremony; a large number of mainland filmmakers, actors and stars are setting off to fly to Taipei.
Lin Nan heard that Li An was invited back to serve as an award guest. Thinking about it, he is the only international director in Taiwan who can handle it. He is really used like a tool. Please do it every year.
But they are unwilling to give Li An the real power of the Golden Horse Committee, which really means they don't take the great director seriously.
After returning home from the company, as expected, the Jinma side was a bit "perseverant".
"Your phone is turned off. Director Li An called me and asked if we are free to attend the Golden Horse Awards."
Liu Yifei closed the phone she took out from Lin Nan's study. Script, looked at him and said with a smile.
"I guess you have declined on our behalf, right?"
With Miss Liu's little expression, how could Lin Nan not guess her.
"Hmm, I said we can't leave. We have to be busy with the post-production of the movie, the casting of TV series, and the promotion of the Lunar New Year movie..."
Sitting next to Liu Yifei, Lin Nan glanced at He glanced at the movie script in her hand.
"Next year, I will prepare one or two movies for you. Producer Liu and Queen Sissi, you will be very busy then."
Hearing this, Liu Yifei He instantly tilted his head and looked at Lin Nan with a smile on his face, then rested his head on his shoulder and hummed a little arrogantly:
"Huh, it's all directed by Director Lin? If it wasn't you, I wouldn't be satisfied."
"Well...at least one, how about it?"
Lin Nan hugged her Liu Yifei's waist, said softly and affectionately.
"Okay, it's settled. If you lie to me, hey hey... you know the consequences?!"
"Then just kill me, under the peony flower Use it as fertilizer!”
"You are so beautiful! Hehehe..."
Liu Yifei pressed her head against Lin Nan, smiling tremblingly, very soft and fragrant.
......
Yue Jun made a phone call to the Yinghuang Capital Branch. By chance, Hoven Creek happens to be here.
“Director Yue, is the script finished?”
"Director Huo, please send someone over. The script of "Ip Man 4" has been completed, and Ying Huang can take it for review."
Hearing this, Huo Wenxi became a little excited, "Okay, I Come here in person. What about the project funds?"
"After the script is submitted for review, the special funds will be transferred to us."
After hesitating for a moment, Huo Wenxi asked another thing:
"Director Yue, in the movie "Three Lives, Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossom" over at Hongxingwu, I wonder if the Yinghuang artists have a chance? Supporting roles can also be..."
Hearing this, Yue Jun immediately endured the pain. He couldn't help laughing: "Then you have to ask Director Jiang or Producer Liu, I can't say anything.
But I'm curious, which artist is Director Huo asking for? You should know that Director Lin is right Hong Kong actors are very picky, especially their accents. Of course, except for Andy Lau and Tony Leung, haha..."
"Director Yue joked again, there are no Andy Lau, Andy Lau and others under Yinghuang. Liang Jiahui and other big-name actors are Bai Bing. I asked her, but she is from the mainland and has no accent. Director Yue, who is a resource in Hong Kong, also knows that it is getting worse. "
Yue Jun. After a pause, "You should ask Director Jiang. I really can't say anything. She is assisting Hongxingwu in doing this project."
"Well, then. Thank you, Director Yue. See you in the afternoon."
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(End of this chapter)