Chapter 936: Five people have been cast, the movie ends; premiere celebration banquet, future project plans
"In the morning, many male gods in ancient costumes such as Zhong Hanliang, Qiao Zhenyu, Huang Haibing, Yu Bo, Zhang Zhiyao, etc. Top-notch actors gathered at Red Star Wood to participate in the audition for the drama version of "Three Lives, Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossom"..."
"Compared with the day before, the number of actors and stars downstairs at Red Star Wood Studios has increased dramatically, and most of them are veterans in the film and television industry. Practitioners are all here waiting for the audition.”
The media is eagerly reporting the audition news here in Hongxingwu. The familiar faces on the screen have made the relevant information popular and topical on the Internet. Soaring.
A large number of netizens are already making noises. The official Weibo of Hongxingwu and the Weibos of Liu Yifei and Lin Nan are constantly being flooded with messages and actors’ names;
It was as if they were casting, each and every one of them expressed their opinions excitedly, and they all made suggestions, who they hoped to choose to play which role...
Undoubtedly, this is the audience connection of this group of screen heroes. , and the feelings brought by the classic roles they played in the past!
It was around ten o'clock in the morning, in the audition conference room of Hongxingwu;
Lin Nan looked at the actress in front of him with a playful expression.
How should I put it? The influence of Zhou Yi and Tang Ren in the TV drama circle in those years was indeed not false.
Especially Zhou Yi, the actors in every costume drama, regardless of the starring role or the supporting role, are almost all top-notch, which is impressive.
The actress standing on the field at this time is the heroine of the TV series "Seven Weapons of Peacock Feathers" produced by Zhouyi - Mu Tingting!
There is no doubt that this is another old acquaintance of Jiang Yuerou, and he is a very good actor, with the ability to switch between the drama and the serious drama at will.
"Nortel Vocational Class 03 Performance Department..."
"Yes, Director Lin."
Mu Tingting, who was on the opposite side, nodded in response very simply, while Jiang Yuerou smiled and did not interrupt.
Liu Yifei glanced at Lin Nan, then picked up the information in front of her, "Okay, the company will reply to you before the end of the month."
"Thank you, producer Liu, thank you, director Lin. , Thank you, Director Jiang. "
With a bow, Mu Tingting exited with a smile; she looked very normal and gave people a very good sense.
“Many good actors suffer from lack of resources, but is this also the reality in the film and television industry? There will always be more people than enough. Mu Tingting, it seems that you are very open-minded.”
Lin Nan nodded, which was considered a compliment.
"Then let's add one more, it's just a supporting role anyway." Liu Yifei was also very satisfied with the audition just now. This is the third actor who is destined to come from Nortel.
"Actually, she has been very popular in the past two years. She doesn't choose dramas... Of course, she is not qualified to choose dramas." Jiang Yanrou couldn't help but joke.
"Is it very popular because of the thunder drama on Mango Channel? Haha..."
Shu Chang couldn't hold back his laughter, and there was no derogatory meaning in her words.
"Next, Yu Bo!"
Lin Nan "called" personally. Liu Yifei immediately glanced at Jiang Yanrou, and Shu Chang also stopped smiling; at this moment, Jiang Yanrou's expression had become very serious.
Speaking of Yu Bo, Yu Bo during the Zhouyi period was truly one of the leading figures in domestic costume fantasy dramas! Liancheng Bi, Tong Bo...Zhuge Rizhao...
In fact, Liu Yifei and Lin Nan had discussed it before, considering taking care of Jiang Yuerou's face. As for Yu Bo's role, the two of them had decided internally at home.
As for the audition, it was just a formality. After all, auditioning is a piece of cake for an experienced actor like Yu Bo, not to mention that it is a mythical subject in ancient costume.
In the reception room of Hongxingwu, only some actors were waiting here, while the others were in their cars downstairs.
Firstly, it is because Hongxingwu is indeed not as big as Lin Nan Pictures and cannot squeeze in so many people;
Secondly, it is because many actors and artists are actually not as big as each other. I didn’t know him well, so I didn’t bother to meet him.
Looking at Yu Bo being led away by the staff, many actors and managers had a sly look in their eyes.
Yu Bo, who has fallen behind particularly hard in recent years, auditioned under his former boss. The result... needless to say?
In the conference room, Jiang Yuerou didn't speak the whole time. Liu Yifei was the one asking questions, while Lin Nan interjected from time to time, and Shu Chang watched the excitement.
Although it is just a formality, this formality should be more formal, right?
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The outside world.
Today is the 27th, which is also the last day for the release of "The Secret of the Dragon".
The entire film industry is paying attention to this blockbuster, which ranks second in the domestic box office list. It is also the most regrettable movie that stopped before the 2 billion box office threshold.
"As of yesterday, the total box office was 1.9769 billion, and the daily box office was 4.5 million.
Because they did not get the extension key, major theater chains have been making cuts this week The number of films scheduled, the film scheduling rate in the past two days is only about 2%. "
China Film, Wang Changtian talked about the situation of "The Secret of the Dragon", especially when it came to the extension key. He glanced at La Peikang intentionally or unintentionally.
Ren Zhonglun and Zhou Xingchi were both nearby. Because the producers and publishers of "The Secret of the Dragon" and "Mermaid" overlapped very much, they made an appointment to meet together in the morning.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, what a pity, the difference is only 20,000,000. If we get an extension and the film schedule is not cut, it shouldn't be difficult to wipe out Lin Nan's box office record!"
How dare you be so careless! Ren Zhonglun is the only one who is weird in China Film Industry.
Zhou Xingchi didn't think much about it. He was only very envious of the box office of "The Secret of the Dragon", which was almost 2 billion.
Facing Ren Zhonglun's "provocation", La Peikang completely turned a deaf ear. He was in no mood and panicked.
“There are only thirty days until the release of "Mermaid", and we will continue to increase our publicity efforts during this period.
In addition, the premiere and celebration banquet tomorrow night should be as loud as possible. The Lunar New Year period is approaching the second half, which is also the stage when the box office will explode even more. "
After La Peikang finished speaking, Ren Zhonglun and Wang Changtian immediately twitched their mouths. The former did not participate in the production of "The Secret of the Dragon", and the latter did not have a share in "The Mermaid".
There are four people here, and only China Film Group has both. But now it seems that it is really inappropriate!
"Well, the venue is already being arranged. Lin Nan didn't have time to worry. He was helping Yifei audition, so today...he didn't come. "
Wang Changtian took up the conversation, but got stuck at the end. Because even if Lin Nan had time, he probably wouldn't come to China Film Group.
By the time the Spring Festival is over, it will be almost a year; when Han Sanping was here, Lin Nan would come here often.
The atmosphere on the court was a little awkward again, and it was Zhou Xingchi who unconsciously broke the "deadlock":
"Taking advantage of the promotion of "Mermaid", I can just go and give Lin Lin tomorrow night. Director Nan cheered..."
...
At noon, Lin Nan and others still had lunch at the restaurant around Hongxingwu; after lunch, several people hurried back company.
Because of the audition time in the afternoon, I arrived at 1:30 early. Not to mention taking a rest now, even taking the time to read the news is a bit stressful.
Throughout the afternoon, the number of audition actors, more than double the number in the morning, arrived and left Hongxingwu one after another.
On the casting list, the names of actors and actresses in the industry have also been crossed or crossed one after another...
The daytime in winter is often very short. At around five o'clock in the afternoon, the sky was already getting dark.
And today’s audition and casting work is over at this moment;
Because the ownership of some of the main supporting characters has been roughly decided.
While the employees were getting ready to get off work, four people, Lin Nan, Liu Yifei, Jiang Yuan and Shu Chang, were still checking the list in the conference room.
"Mu Tingting, tentatively cast as the princess of the Yi tribe;
Yu Bo, tentatively cast...
Qiao Zhenyu, tentatively cast...
Zhang Zhiyao, tentatively...
Zhong Hanliang, tentatively..."
Shu Chang was treated as an employee, but she didn't mind because Ms. Liu promised to treat her to a big dinner in the evening .
"So far, the core cast of "Three Lives, Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms" has been decided;
After that, there will be a small number of main supporting roles and those messy ones. A small supporting role, Director Jiang can speed up the efficiency..."
Lin Nan held Liu Yifei's hand and warned Jiang Yanrou for her, and the latter nodded with a smile.
Of course Jiang Yuerou understands the meaning of this, that is, in the subsequent audition session, Lin Nan and Liu Yifei will most likely not come to sit in person.
After all, "Detective Chinatown" is about to be released, and as directors and producers, Lin Nan and Liu Yifei must be busy with this movie.
"Okay, let's go back too."
Liu Yifei smiled and waved her hand, dragging Lin Nan out. After sitting all day, my back ached and I had to go home and lie down. Well, let’s go out and treat ourselves together in the evening!
...
The drizzle of light rain started in the latter half of the night. When I woke up in the morning, the temperature of two or three degrees became increasingly cold.
For the film industry, the most eye-catching news is undoubtedly the official release of "The Secret of the Dragon" last night.
This also means that the most important blockbuster in the first half of the Lunar New Year period has come to an end.
"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; Lunar New Year fantasy, action , the adventure blockbuster "The Secret of the Dragon" was officially released yesterday evening
The film has been released for one month, with a total box office revenue of 1.98 billion. Unfortunately, it stopped just before the 2 billion box office mark, ranking second on the domestic film box office list! ”
For a time, the daily box office of "Bad Angel" of 84.6 million and "Lao Paoer" of 68.3 million seemed completely inconspicuous:
Because the focus of the entire industry is on "Looking for the Dragon" Jue's box office figure of 1.98 billion is so bright and eye-catching!
In the industry, there are people who are envious and envious, and there are people who are regretful, especially those on Huayi's side.
“The daily box office continues to rise, and we will increase the intensity of the "release" and pursue the victory to completely suppress Guangguang's "Bad Angel"... Next, we will prepare for a head-on conflict with Lin Nan! ”
"Okay, Mr. Wang."
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At the dining table, Lin Nan yawned and picked up the milk.
The "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" seems to be having its domestic premiere in Shanghai this morning, nearly half a month in advance;
And Jiang Wenhe Donnie Yen also became a hot search topic.
Because these two people are Chinese actors in "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" and are also important guests in "The Force Awakens" today.
After all, these two movies are sci-fi blockbusters produced by Disney and produced by Lucasfilm;
Since they have landed in the Chinese market, they naturally need Chinese cooperating guests to support them. Promote and build momentum!
“I forgot, someone else sent us an invitation letter.”
Liu Yifei pouted and looked at Lin Nan with a look of pity, soft and waxy said.
"It doesn't matter, I've already said hello before, saying that we have something to do and we can't leave."
Lin Nan handed the peeled eggs to Miss Liu, didn't she just couldn't leave? There was an audition yesterday, and the premiere is going to be held today, as well as a celebration party.
"I mean, I missed the opportunity to watch the movie in advance, hehe..."
Liu Yifei smiled and winked at Lin Nan, and started acting early in the morning.
“Well, not bad, my acting skills have improved.”
Lin Nan smiled and nodded, and then got down to business: "We have a rest in the morning, and we will make preparations in the afternoon. We may have to leave early."
"I know, first of all It’s a screening and a celebration party. Oh, by the way, when is your last class?”
“On the morning of the 30th”
Hearing this answer, Liu Yifei was dark. His eyes glanced at him, and a smile appeared on his lips, not knowing what he was planning.
“Sissi, don’t be silly, eat your breakfast quickly, it’s getting cold.”
"Yeah."
As the time approaches, the popularity of Nortel School becomes more and more intense;
And these extra unfamiliar faces are undoubtedly newcomers who are about to take the art exam.
Nortel is their first choice.
Director Department. Lao Jiang just came back from a meeting, not about the art exam, but about Lin Nanzheng's promotion to professorship.
"Although I already knew that nothing unexpected would happen, the 'flattery' expressions of these people really make me unable to bear it, ah!"
"Passed?"< br>
Tian Zangxing, who was drinking hot tea, raised his head and looked at Lao Jiang who looked like he had eaten a lemon, and asked calmly.
Other teachers in the office also looked over curiously.
The school's meeting this morning was to select places, and some applications for promotion to associate professors would be rejected first, which was very strict.
"Well, who dares to have objections? Who is qualified to question? People from the School of Photography, Art, Literature, Performance, and Management School all said:
If Lin Nan can't pass In the first round, the others who passed will only be invisible and completely unconvincing. The same goes for the final list of full professors... they will be drowned in public opinion!
The reputation of these people! , You said it to me, if Lin Nan were there, I guess they could bury Lin Nan with flattery!"
"Deputy Director Jiang, you smell too sour, don't you? ”
Some teachers couldn't help but joke, and the office burst into laughter.
Well, Lao Jiang was so struck by the words that he was embarrassed.
"Haha...Okay, I'll mention it to him when I go to the premiere of his movie today. Look at it, it will be before the end of the first semester next year."
Tian Zhuangzang smiled in a good mood and had no intention of stopping the noisy atmosphere in the office.
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This is the first time that the film and television industry has seen the premiere of "Detective Chinatown" and the celebration party of "The Secret of the Dragon" held together.
But thinking about the lineup of producers of the two movies, everyone is speechless.
Because the main producer is Lin Nan Pictures, and director Lin Nan is clearly telling everyone that "Detective Chinatown" will succeed "The Secret of the Dragon".
As for taking over what? This is the Lunar New Year period, so of course it’s the box office!
At four o'clock in the afternoon, Liu Yifei lazily began to change clothes, put on makeup, and get ready.
In her words: "You don't need to wear a dress or heavy makeup, so you don't need to bother to prepare in advance. Putting on a women's casual suit with light makeup can be done in 20 minutes at most, very fast. At worst, just go bare-faced!"
What can Lin Nan say? He had nothing to say.
Who gave Miss Liu the capital to be willful? With that face, no matter whether she wears makeup or not, she can easily kill everyone!
Half an hour later, the two set off from home with their assistant. The temperature was a bit cold, and Liu Yifei's down jacket was kept in the car for emergencies.
Today, I can say without any humility that most of the front-line and film and television companies in the film and television industry will come to support us.
The reason is not only because of the box office figure of 1.98 billion;
It is also because "Detective Chinatown" is Lin Nan's first film to win the Golden Globe Award for Best Director, the Golden Bear Award and the Oscar. After winning three international awards for Best Director, this is the first commercial film he returned to China to shoot, and the first time he dabbled in a comedy detective film.
Outside the CPPCC Auditorium, Lin Nan and Liu Yifei have not arrived yet, but the red carpet ceremony has already begun.
Wu Ershan took Huang Xiaoming, Huang Bo, Zeng Li, Xia Yu, Reba, Liu Xiaoqing and others on the red carpet and walked through the jungle of guns and cannons.
La Peikang, Wang Changtian, Ye Ning, and Ren Zhonglun, as the four major producers, are also together.
Behind them were Yang Shoucheng, Yu Dong, Qin Hong and others, and even Wang Zhonglei, who had been having trouble dealing with the light these past two days, came with a smile on his face.
Tian Zhuangzhuang, Zhou Xingchi, Xu Ke, Ning Hao, Xu Zheng, Lu Yang, Guo Fan and Jiang Wen, who just flew back from Shanghai, are the core lineup of great directors.
As for other top first-line guests, such as Fan Bingbing, Liu Dehua, Zhou Xun, and Li Bingbing who had just recovered from a serious illness, they all came; after that, a large number of Ordinary first line.
The crew of "Detective Chinatown", which was not led by Lin Nan, did not encounter any unexpected situations; they walked slowly into the venue amidst the filming of a large number of media reporters and the shouts of countless onlookers.
Of course the most important people came later, namely Lin Nan and Liu Yifei.
When the two stepped into the CPPCC auditorium, they were greeted by a sea of people.
The layout of the more than 60 round tables on the venue also clearly told everyone that today's premiere will be held in the form of a dinner party - eat and watch at the same time!
"Director Lin Da and Producer Liu, I have been waiting for you two."
Ning Hao shouted, and more people immediately paid attention to it, and then it was like drowning people greetings.
To be honest, Lin Nan held Liu Yifei's hand. Neither of them knew how to respond to the hundreds of people at the scene. They could only smile and nod in several directions.
Shu Chang and Han Jianu, who were eating cakes in the distance, waved their hands as if to greet Liu Yifei.
"You go over first, I'll take care of the entertainment."
"Yeah."
Liu Yifei had a smile on her face, nodded and walked away , then the greetings from Li Bingbing and others beside him sounded again.
“Look, those media reporters have a lot of questions waiting for you, and there must be many of them with bad intentions.”
Han Sanping pointed at the more than 40 media people who entered the venue and joked with a smile.
"Soldiers will block it, and water and soil will cover it. I have one advantage, that is, I will say what I can say!"
"What about offending others?" Ren Zhonglun interjected with interest. One sentence.
"Huh? It depends on who you offend? If it's Director Ren, I think you won't mind, right? Haha..."
"I don't mind, as long as you are willing Just owe me a favor.”
"It's not even time to go to bed at night, but the lights are bright here, why are you starting to dream?" Han Sanping said with ridicule.
More than half an hour of talking and laughing was quickly interrupted. The staff signaled Lin Nan that the celebration banquet could begin.
Not long after, a 12-layer giant cake was slowly pushed up on a cart;
Everyone held high a large bottle of champagne from the top of a pyramid formed by two wine glasses. It poured down...
A hammer fell, and the ice cubes containing 1.98 billion figures shattered...
Everyone sat down and the celebration dinner began to be served; and the premiere of "Detective Chinatown" was about to begin!
Lin Nan and Liu Yifei sat at the middle table in the front row. At the same table were Han Sanping, Han Jianu, La Peikang, Ren Zhonglun, Wang Changtian and Ye Ning.
Big directors such as Tian Zhuangzhuang and film and television tycoons such as Yang Shoucheng are at other tables in the first row.
The lights dimmed but did not affect the dining experience; the giant screen lit up and "Detective Chinatown" officially began.
Turns out, the idea of having a premiere at the same time as a dinner party... is a really good idea!
Because everyone was not only amused by the movie, but also saw the embarrassment of many people in the industry, so many people laughed so hard that they couldn't stand up straight.
Imagine, as soon as I put a chopstick of food into my mouth, before I could swallow it, a funny point in the movie came out...
Tsk, tsk, tsk, and suddenly there was a group of people. "Cough" or "squirt".
This scene is simply spectacular. It can be called a large-scale "laughing scene" for many actors and stars in the film and television industry!
Liu Yifei patted Han Jianu’s back while glaring at Lin Nan with a smile because Xiao Han’s face turned red.
"Look, this is your problem. You are the only one at this table who choked, haha..."
"You also said that you would watch a comedy while eating, but you arranged it." Classmate Han accused him rather aggrievedly.
"It's a bit unreasonable, haha..." Ren Zhonglun couldn't help but interjected.
The more than two hours of movie is gradually coming to an end, the coughs are getting less and less, but the laughter has not stopped... It can be seen that everyone is very satisfied with the movie.
At early nine o'clock in the evening, it was finally time for the main creators to take the stage.
Lin Nan took Liu Yifei's hand and led Wang Baoqiang, Chen He, Xiao Yang, Liu Haoran, Tang Yan, Zhang Zifeng and others to sit in an arc-shaped row of seats in front of the big screen.
The interview session of tonight’s premiere begins.
“Although this is Director Lin’s first time involved in a comedy detective film, our biggest concern is the box office issue. Director Lin, what is your box office outlook for “Detective Chinatown”?”
Taking the phone, Lin Nan glanced at the thick crowd below.
“When setting the schedule before, I deliberately put "The Secret of the Dragon" and "Detective Chinatown" one after another into the Lunar New Year schedule. The former got a super high box office of 1.98 billion, and the latter Of course it cannot be set lower
I hope it can make up for the regrets of "Embarrassed in Hong Kong", "Charlotte" and "The Secret of the Dragon" and truly exceed 2 billion! Oh, by the way, these three movies are also produced by our company! "
As Lin Nan's words fell, the scene suddenly burst into laughter and ridicule.
"Hey... Director Lin is showing off naked! "
"It's so sour..."
"So he is such a director Lin! ”
...
Even Liu Yifei was laughing non-stop. Lin Nan was too high-profile.
The media has changed people:
"Then I wish Director Lin will break 2 billion again...
But before, you posted a message saying that "Detective Chinatown" will be released in theaters During this period, he posted on Weibo, saying that "Old Paoer" is a bad movie. I wonder if Director Lin will actually make it?"
When this question was asked, the scene fell into dead silence.
Wang Zhonglei forced his expression, while Yu Dong, Qin Hong and others next to him all had malicious smiles on their faces.
"I... I'm not sure yet whether I will post on Weibo to practice, but I was also asking a question at the time, wasn't I?
I only accept fair competition, and all external moves, I They will all fight back. This includes Hua Yi's "Old Paoer"..."
The atmosphere instantly cooled down, and many people looked at Wang Zhonglei intentionally or unintentionally, but the latter did not react.
Is this a roll call?
“…Of course, there’s also Ray’s “Villain Angel”!”
After gasping for air, Lin Nan looked at Wang Changtian and added; while Lao Wang pointed with a smile Referring to Lin Nan, he was quite cooperative.
The atmosphere at the scene has eased again.
"Director Lin, can you tell us about the advertisements accompanying the film "Detective Chinatown"? We have just seen them all from big brands, and Director Lin, your movie promotions have always been the highest priced in the industry!"
When it comes to money, there are many people who are interested. Nearly a thousand pairs of eyes looked directly at Lin Nan.
“As for money, you should ask the producer, she is in charge of the money.”
Lin Nan handed the topic to Liu Yifei, and at this time, Ms. Liu was crossing her legs. , the aura is not weak at all.
She took the microphone and said with a clear smile:
"Because "Detective Chinatown" is Director Lin's first commercial film after winning three international awards last year, the three The price of the pre-roll advertisements is not low, a total of 210 million. In addition, the three pre-roll advertisements of "The Secret of the Dragon", which was released yesterday, also earned 126 million."
Liu Yifei's smiling words immediately made hundreds of people present, especially the bosses of film and television companies such as Yu Dong, Wang Zhonglei, and Qin Hong, take a deep breath. They were so shocked that they were so fucking tall!
Unlike them, Wang Changtian, Ren Zhonglun and others looked completely happy. Zhou Xingchi is even more envious!
"Producer Liu, when we saw the end of this movie, it seemed that the tail was left. Are there any sequels to consider?"
This question is an interesting question. On the stage, all the actors on the scene straightened up and concentrated their attention instantly. If there was a sequel... wouldn't that be a chance?
“Let me tell you in advance, this journalist friend is not a shill for us!”
Liu Yifei and Lin Nan looked at each other and immediately started joking, and there was another round of laughter.
After pausing for a few seconds, Liu Yifei stood up, with a sweet smile on her delicate face, and said:
“This is the future project plan of Lin Nan Pictures, but since I have been asked, so I, the boss lady, will tell you this:
Ahem, when Director Lin was filming "Detective Chinatown", he just wanted to try comedy and detective movies to broaden his scope. , I shot it with a playful attitude.
How good would it be if the box office was good after it was released? For example, if it exceeded 2 billion, for example. , then there will definitely be a sequel.
As for whether the sequel will be directed by Director Lin, it's hard to say. Well, that's all I can say for now, thank you. ”
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(End of this chapter)