Chapter 921: Playing with Lin Nan’s idea; the deeper the water, the better
On the morning of the 5th, the box office performance of the first week of "The Secret of the Dragon" came out; the first week box office data was simply dazzling, making the entire film industry stunned. Couldn't help but swallow.
"Co-produced by Lin Nan Pictures, China Film, Wanda, and Enlight, directed by Director Wu Ershan, starring Huang Xiaoming, Huang Bo, Zeng Li, Xia Yu, Reba, Liu Xiaoqing and others;
The fantasy, action and adventure film "The Secret of the Dragon" adapted from the top IP novel "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" has been released for a week, with a total box office exceeding 1 billion, with a revenue of 1.142 billion!"
"Director Wu Ershan! Officially promoted to director of the 1 billion box office movie club, he updated his Weibo to thank Director Lin Nan and producers such as China Film, Enlight, and Wanda for their trust and support.”
"The movie "A Spoon" was released for 6 days, and the daily box office dropped to more than 2,000 yuan, and the total box office stopped at 10.14 million, which made many filmmakers in the industry feel regretful..."
"By Starlight, China Film, Co-produced by Qingying Film Studio and LeTV Pictures, produced by Zhang Ziyi and supervised by Guo Jingming;
On the first day of its release, the movie "From Heaven" grossed 6.32 million at the box office, which was very different from expectations; the film There is a high probability that he will suffer huge losses and lose all his money!"
...
Lin Nan rested his head on one hand and sat lazily on his office chair, browsing the news on the Internet.
202 million, 210 million, 182 million, 165 million, 142 million, 130 million, 111 million. The daily box office of "The Secret of the Dragon" did not exceed 100 million in the first week.
It would be strange if the entire film circle and production industry would not envy this kind of box office performance!
“1.142 billion in one week. From this point of view, is it really possible to reach 2 billion?”
Lin Nan couldn’t help but wonder.
At this time, the mobile phone on the table suddenly vibrated. A call came in. It was Wang Changtian.
"Director Wang, have you been calling a little too frequently recently?"
"But it's all serious business, right?" Wang Changtian asked immediately on the other end of the phone.
“Okay, what’s the business now?”
“Wanda and China Film have this application for the movie extension key of "The Secret of the Dragon" idea; but you are the main prosecutor, you have to apply."
Hearing this, Lin Nan couldn't help but sigh.
"I was still thinking about this just now, but I think it is very likely that the result will be the same as the previous "Hong Kong" and "Charlotte Trouble", where the extension key application was rejected."
Lin Nan said bluntly that he spoke from his heart.
"Whether we reject it or not is a matter for later. We will wait until we apply. All the conditions of the film meet the requirements, so why...you have to give it a try."
Wang Changtian also thought of it. What happened last time, I quickly changed my mind.
"This is indeed the truth..."
Lin Nan did not hang up the phone, but shouted directly outside, and the assistant hurried in.
"Director Lin?"
"Let someone submit an application for an extension of the secret key of "The Secret of the Dragon". The extension time is..."
"One month!" Wang Changtian shouted on the phone.
“Yes, just one month.”
"Well, I'll go right away."
The assistant turned around and left, and Lin Nan continued to answer the phone.
“Just wait, we will know the result in a few days.
But the competition between the Lunar New Year and Spring Festival stalls is too fierce, involving many blockbusters; "The possibility of applying for an extension key is really slim."
"No matter how slim it is, you have to fight for it, right? It's all box office and money. Okay, tomorrow's press conference for "Mermaid". See you, I won’t bother you anymore.”
"Then Mr. Wang is disappointed. Although there will be no promotional activities for "Detective Chinatown" tomorrow, I am too lazy to go there. I plan to stay at home with Yifei or go out to play together."
"You are really... ”
Well, Lin Nan was labeled as “lazy” and “little man” again!
......
At noon, Huace announced the full list of starring actors in the film version of "A Smile Is Charming": Yang Ying, Jing Boran...Tan Songyun, Li Qin...
Immediately afterwards, the Internet was flooded with Yang Ying's press release;
What: "acting in her true colors as a school beauty", "a real-life e-sports goddess", "after "Love in the City", Yang Ying "Joining hands with Jing Boran again after six years"...
The heroine of a movie that was only launched during the New Year's Day, used a press release to suppress the popularity of all the movies in the Lunar New Year period behind her. , it’s really eye-catching!
But let’s not say that Leader Huang is always so supportive of Yang Ying. He retweeted three Weibo posts in a row to build momentum for his wife.
The popularity of "The Secret of the Dragon" was also borrowed a little by Huang Xiaoming, after all, he is the male protagonist.
Lin Nan continued to immerse himself in the craftsmanship, and only the last small part of the post-production of "Operation Mekong" was left; he estimated that it would be completely completed within a week, so there should be no problem.
The outside world.
Wu Ershan participated in the entertainment industry for a week, including no less than ten cocktail parties and dinners. He also came into contact with as many as twenty or thirty companies and capital in the film and television industry.
But every time when there are capital tycoons or film and television company bosses in the industry who hear him talk about that "tentative" bold idea in private, without exception, they all feel a little intimidated.
Everyone is greedy, and they are very sure of Wu Ershan’s idea, but they know their own situation and the risks better;
Either they are powerless, or they are afraid that the risk is too high, because this is not something that one or two families can accomplish!
And ideas are just ideas. There are so many filmmakers in the film industry with whimsical and unconstrained ideas, but how many of them can realize them?
What about great directors, they just have a little more possibility of success than ordinary filmmakers! In the corner of the luncheon, Wu Ershan was chatting quietly with someone, and no one was around.
“"The Secret of the Dragon" took 7 days and broke 1.142 billion! Director Wu Ershan, to be honest, I really admire you, including your idea for this huge movie project. But I must give you some advice now.”
"You said."
"Since you have this idea and are full of confidence in your huge film project, should you first perfect the complete script of this film project?
In addition, you also need to prepare a project plan and a plan for your series of preparations for the big war. At least there must be a framework for implementation, right?
You must know that your preparations are indeed too huge. Even measured in 'years', it is a specification that is only available for truly top Hollywood blockbusters...it can already compete with James Cameron's "Avatar"..."
Wu Ershan My brows gradually furrowed as I listened, because what the other person said did make sense.
I can completely prepare everything and turn my thoughts into a complete project plan;
Coupled with my current status as a top director... When it comes to attracting investment in the future, I will naturally be more confident. Appeal!
“It should be no problem to complete the conception and creation of a complete set of scripts, the preparation plan and the planning of the entire film project within half a year.”
Wu Ershan looked at the other party, He nodded and said.
“One more thing.” The other party smiled and continued to add seriously.
"You said it." Wu Ershan nodded again.
“I am very optimistic about your project. This kind of ultra-large project is the best investment target for listed companies, because it will greatly promote the stock price and market value.
But...actually what I want to say is another point - if the top filmmakers in the industry participate, the momentum will be even greater!"
Hearing this, Wu Ershan seemed to understand the other party! Meaning.
“I remember that Director Wu Ershan and Lin Nan Pictures have a cooperation agreement, right?”
"Yes, there is."
"Haha... Director Lin Nan, isn't that the best goal?
After you, Director Wu Ershan, have finished the script and project planning, You can definitely try to talk to Director Lin Nan.
If we can get him, then our project will be half successful before it officially starts, because his appeal is quite strong. Horrible!”
“Our project?” Wu Ershan murmured these five words.
"Yes, our project! Director Wu Ershan doesn't need to find anyone else... No matter whether you can get Director Lin or not, it will not affect the progress of the project...
But, I I think it would be best to invite Director Lin Nan to join us. After all, you have some friendship with him, and he has a huge amount of capital resources around him, as well as his huge influence in the international film industry..."
< br>Finally, Wu Ershan heard the answer he wanted to hear, and his eyes lit up.
“Thank you, Director Song, I know it well!”
“You’re welcome, then I’ll wait for your script and plan from Director Wu Ershan.”
"Okay, in the second half of next year at the latest..."
At this moment, Wu Ershan forcibly suppressed his inner excitement and excitement.
A few minutes later, he chose to leave early; because he had achieved more than half of his goals these days and no longer needed to socialize!
"Director Song, do you really want to invest in such a big project? The board of directors..." the assistant asked softly from the side.
"Why not? Big projects are better...the bigger the better...the deeper the water the better! Haha."
...
Calculating the time, the script of the TV series "Three Lives, Three Worlds and Ten Miles of Peach Blossom" should be finished soon.
Whether it is Lin Nan Pictures or Hongxingwu, no one is worried that the script will not pass the review.
Because of the review team, Director Lin Da has screwed over him, and he has successfully screwed several of them! The remaining people are like "monkeys" who kill chickens to scare the monkeys. No one dares to deliberately cause trouble!
“According to the audition plan proposed by Director Jiang, the male actors will have invitation-only auditions and some open auditions; the female actors will all have open auditions, with priority given to female students from the three major art academies.”
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Liu Yifei was talking to Shu Chang about "Three Lives, Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossom", and on the table was the casting plan sent by Jiang Yuerou.
Shu Chang flipped through the casting plan curiously and stopped on the page about male actors.
"Sissi, are you sure these people can play supporting roles?"
"Why not? Are you stupid? Is it that I, Producer Liu, have no face, or that Director Lin has no face?" "
Liu Yifei raised her head with a smile and raised her hand to gently tap Shu Chang's head, her arrogance rising.
"Hmph, knock me again!
But what you said is true. If the actors in the industry receive an invitation from Red Star Wu, I am afraid they will rush over impatiently. They are all fawning and trying to please. Thoughts!”
“Oh, why don’t you say it clearly? It seems so vulgar, hehe...”
Liu Yifei took the casting plan from Shu Chang and looked at it. Some of the names listed above, I couldn’t help but joke:
“They are all TV drama actors who have great feelings for the screen, haha... Senior Brother Yue Jun really hit the mark, Director Jiang stuffed it. People...but they can only be supporting characters.”
"Let's take a look, let's take a look, who is it?" Shu Chang's head with a ball in his head came up again.
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(End of this chapter)