Chapter 950: Postponement policy changes; the trailblazer—Lin Nan!
When I saw on the news that 54-year-old Yang Ziqiong was wearing ancient costumes and holding a sword, one person against ten people at the press conference, performing hard to promote the movie;
Lin Nan was sure that this "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2: Sword of the Dark" produced by Weinstein Pictures is sure to be a hit.
I believe that the views of many mainland filmmakers coincide with his.
After all, who would watch a sequel to a sequel that is really unappealing? Sixteen years have passed, and the actors' martial arts movements have long lost their flexibility and gracefulness.
Want to sell feelings? But people like Zhou Xingchi and Jackie Chan are just a few exceptions. Furthermore, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" doesn't have much sentiment to sell.
But then again, several commercial films released during the Spring Festival have been given a shot of blood these two days;
Promotional activities come one after another, with press releases and hot comments I searched and bought one after another, and I just needed to use it with real swords and guns.
It can be seen that everyone is excited by the birth of the second 2 billion+ box office movie.
All producers know very well that the market for Spring Festival stalls is much larger than that for Lunar New Year stalls;
Now that "Detective Chinatown" has completely warmed up the Lunar New Year movie and brought it to the state of a single-film box office market of 2 billion + box office;
In the Spring Festival period, it is not impossible to produce a third movie with a box office of 2 billion + Movie; not only is it possible, but the possibility is very, very high!
"Take the lead, sacrifice yourself for others, and illuminate others...this is what I am talking about, haha..."
Lin Nan affirmed herself with a smile, then stood up and prepared to leave the company.
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The casting of the Ancient Overlord drama "Ancient Love Song" seems to have attracted much attention in the industry, with a large number of actors, artists, and managers eyeing related roles.
The big IP and the default actor Huang Xiaoming undoubtedly prove that this is a big cake and a high-quality resource.
After all, Master Huang’s "The Secret of the Dragon" has just been released, and the ratings of his TV series have always been high.
Lin Nan knew that Huace sent the audition invitation to Zhao Liying's studio;
Fortunately, the studio's schedule was too full and turned it down, otherwise Zhao Liying Are you going to perform the Ancient Ba drama with the Huang leader? Tsk, tsk, tsk, I’m afraid that picture is a bit unbearable to look at!
On the car radio, the criticism of the "Xmax" movie "Xx: Royal Treasure" has come out, and the entire network is full of negative reviews.
Variety show movies have always been very poisonous, and this time I think they will be completely ruined by "Extreme Challenge".
However, this is also a good thing.
Imagine if a simple episode of a variety show can not only easily collect box office in theaters, but the market can continue to accept and support it;
If things continue like this, It is estimated that not many people in the industry are willing to make serious commercial movies, so they can only make variety shows.
It can only be said that once the novelty wears off, variety shows and movies are all about naked swimming without exception. When the tide recedes, all you can see are white flowers.
......
After calling Lao Lintou and reporting the time to go home next month, Lin Nan lazily slumped on the sofa.
He never expected that people from Xiying happened to be there too!
It has been several years, and Lao Lintou is already like a non-staff member of Western Movies. Well, retired.
Although the intention is self-evident, this is indeed a favor that has been accumulated for many years.
When he returns to his hometown early next month, between New Year's Eve and Spring Festival, Lin Nan estimates that he will inevitably have to meet Xiying.
No, the person from Xiying expressed this euphemistically on the phone just now, euphemistically calling it: visit!
The next day, it was around eight o'clock in the morning.
Representatives of well-known large and medium-sized production companies in the industry are arriving at the Film Bureau one after another.
To be honest, Lin Nan had never been to such a meeting before. But he had to come this time. Who told him to be named this time?
"Director Lin, congratulations. In 16 days, that's 2.14 billion."
Faced with Dudong's compliment, Lin Nan just smiled and nodded in response. Again, if we are not from the same place, we cannot be friends.
In his opinion, Fatty Yu is much more ruthless than Hua Yi and the other two. After all, this is the Phoenix Man who started out and abandoned his wife and children in the end without even wanting to pay child support!
“You came quite early?” Wang Changtian’s voice came from behind.
Lin Nan turned around and looked past Wang Changtian's figure, and saw another familiar face getting out of a Bentley in the distance. It was Zhang Qiang from Alibaba Pictures.
“It’s not early, come in quickly. Has Director Wang come to this kind of year-end industry conference before?”
“No, it’s all attended by other people in the group.”
< br>Lin Nan and Wang Changtian walked side by side and followed the large army towards the conference hall.
The last time I came here was the year before last when we held a conference because of "bad artists".
Walking into the conference hall, there were already many people sitting inside. People greeting each other, socializing, smiling but not smiling... the chatter is endless.
Unsurprisingly, the first row is filled with representatives of state-owned enterprises; starting from the second row, there are industry giants from the first echelon of private enterprises.
I don’t know how the seats are arranged. Lin Nan’s left and right are Zhang Qiang and Zhang Zhao, while Wang Changtian is two seats away from him on his left.
As for Wanda, the person who came today was indeed not Ye Ning, but his former deputy.
“I said Mr. Ren, what do you mean by that look in your eyes?”
Lin Nan looked at Ren Zhonglun who glanced back at him, and felt a little guilty in his heart.
"It's nothing, but you'd better be mentally prepared. I'm afraid your name will be mentioned several times today, haha..."
Ren Zhonglun looked calm and indifferent. The look was enough to whet Lin Nan's appetite.
Even Zhang Qiang, Zhang Zhao, Wang Zhonglei and others beside him frowned curiously and glanced at Lin Nan intentionally or unintentionally.
After a while, the leaders of the bureau came in.
Everyone's eyes instantly focused on the door. It was Tong Gang, the deputy bureau in charge of the film bureau, leading the team, followed closely by Zhang Hongsen, followed by six others...
Today's year-end industry conference , seems to be a little different from what Jiang Yuerou said to Lin Nan?
“...Thanks to Director Lin Nan, last year, for the first time, we made the problem of box office stealing in movies obvious, and stricter punishment standards and...
As for some parts of the industry Relevant departments feel that the suggestion put forward by the public to classify economic crimes is inappropriate and should not be adopted..."
Tong Gang's very serious opening remarks directly made Lin Nan the "focus" of the audience's attention.
Lin Nan finally understood the meaning of Ren Zhonglun's words now. What a scam!
From a long distance away, Jiang Zhiqiang from Anle Pictures is worthy of being an old fox. He is still smiling like an old man, without any emotional changes.
I have been talking about the issues of box office stealing, box office fraud, ghost theater and review for an hour.
Lin Nan was called out by Tong Gang several times, including the time when he criticized the review department;
But fortunately, they all affirmed him, and "blame" and "mistake" ” and then left it to the “retired” people to carry.
However, when talking about the review issue, Lin Nan also paid special attention to the next Zhonglun. He was really serious.
The microphone was switched to Zhang Hongsen, which also meant that the topic changed from discipline to the film market.
“…From January 1 last year to December 31, the box office of the annual movie market hit a new high compared with the previous year, with a cumulative total of 45.88 billion…”
At this moment, everyone at the scene was in high spirits. Because this accurate data is only available officially, the industry can only roughly estimate the range. “45.88 billion?”
"So many!"
......
Noisy voices sounded and the venue was in chaos.
“Many of our production companies always complain about imported films, complain about schedules, complain about this and complain about that.
But here, I hope you understand that to make iron, you need to be strong. The box office is not about complaining. It’s not something we beg for, it’s something we fought for and robbed!”
Zhang Hongsen suddenly raised his voice, causing the scene to become silent.
Lin Nan pouted, no matter how much he said, it was useless!
“Many companies should learn from Lin Nan Films...”
Fuck, are you being “praised” on fire again? Lin Nan was speechless to the extreme! At this time, Ren Zhonglun also turned around again and glanced jokingly.
“Last year, the six films exclusively produced and controlled by Lin Nan Films grossed a total of 8.344 billion in box office. If we include the batch of films "Manchester by the Sea" and the films produced by Red Star Wood "Wolf Warrior", that is 9.45 billion..."
Before he finished speaking, the whole place was already in commotion.
We all know that last year, Lin Nan Pictures' series swept all the way in the second half of the year, but when everyone heard these two specific box office figures, everyone's heart trembled, there were so many!
“…This does not include the movie copyrights sold abroad and the income from film advertising...”
In one sentence from Zhang Hongsen, Lin Nan Pictures is naked. It has been positioned as the industry leader last year!
“Director Lin, you are so enviable.”
Zhang Zhao looked over with a smile on his face and complimented him.
"Mr. Zhang is too polite."
Facing hundreds of looks, Lin Nan could only keep smiling.
“Today’s year-end industry conference will soon be a commendation ceremony for Lin Nan Pictures!”
More than half an hour later, Lin Nan muttered helplessly, this should be a lot. Let’s talk about it in people’s hearts. The muscles on his face were already stiff from smiling.
"Let's talk about the extension of the secret key. This is also the most important thing in today's conference."
Good guys, I finally heard something different.
“Last year we suppressed the application for extension keys for three commercial blockbusters. It was originally for the sake of most production companies and practitioners in the entire industry to protect employment.
But these two After conducting research on the film market, forecasting, and discussing at several meetings, the Film Bureau made a decision: Starting from this year, it will change the policy related to the postponement key!
That is, it will no longer deliberately suppress any high-box office commercial films! The number of extension key applications is no longer limited to one, and film producers can submit a second extension key application before the end of one extension.
In short, whether you apply for an extension for the first time or for the second time, whether it is approved or not depends on the daily box office performance and box office potential of the movie..."
Tong Gang on the stage looked meaningfully in the direction Lin Nan;
And Lin Nan is dumbfounded now, is he really the one who leads the way? Sacrificing himself for others?
At the same time? Hundreds of eyes were once again focused on Lin Nan, intentionally or unintentionally. Everyone had different expressions, including sympathy, regret, admiration, or laughter...
Until about 11:40 in the morning, The conference is finally over.
Lin Nan was really in no mood to stay any longer. He walked out of the conference hall and headed straight for the main entrance.
"Wait, why are you running so fast?"
Wang Changtian chased him from behind, and many colleagues around him looked over.
"Why don't you go faster and stay here for lunch? The General Administration didn't say anything about the food!" Lin Nan was still a little angry.
“Why, do you feel aggrieved? With your three commercial blockbusters, you have benefited others who came after you?!
Especially "The Secret of the Dragon"? If it is postponed for a few days, it will definitely exceed 2 billion! "
Faced with Wang Changtian's teasing, Lin Nan adjusted his mentality and sighed. How should I put it, the discomfort is only temporary.
"It's a bit frustrating, but Three movies didn't get extensions, which at least makes some sense. Later, can’t we let go? "
Lin Nan said calmly, this is what he is thinking at the moment.
"Well, that's right, that's the truth. This is another piece of film history for you. thing. When it comes to the extended key policy, you are undoubtedly the trailblazer! Let's go, I'll be the host..."
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The industry conference on the morning of the 16th really shocked the film industry, whether it was the box office performance of Lin Nan Pictures last year or the disclosure of the new postponement policy.
As a result, for four consecutive days on the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th, relevant news maintained a high degree of popularity and discussion on the Internet.
Until the morning of the 20th, there was no relevant information on Weibo hot searches.
At this time, "Detective Chinatown" has been released for 20 days, and the total box office has exceeded 2.436 billion; it ranks first in the domestic film box office list, and is constantly refreshing and creating new domestic film box office records. .
As for Disney's Lucasfilm's "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," it took 11 days to reach a box office of 450 million, but the daily box office was already in decline, with only one thousand taels left. Millions.
As soon as I arrived at the company in the morning, Ms. Liu received a video call.
"I bought a ticket for tomorrow morning. You must remember to pick me up on time... If my mother doesn't come back, she will spend the New Year with grandma and the others at her hometown."
"Princess Sissi, I I've been picking you up when I'm sleeping and dreaming these past few nights," Lin Nan said with a warm smile.
“You are glib and have bad intentions, but who told me to be simple? I just believe you, hee hee.”
Liu Yifei smiled, her expression extremely sweet.
The knock on the door always sounded at an inappropriate time, but Lin Nan and Liu Yifei were not ready to hang up;
So the phone was propped up by the stand and placed on the desk. Director Lin could I was chatting with Producer Liu and doing work at the same time.
“Come in.”
“Director Lin, two international mails from Hollywood have arrived.”
Yue Jun came in personally with the mail. When he saw the video phone on the table, he even said hello to Liu Yifei.
In a moment, Lin Nan had already opened the email.
As expected, it was the final votes for the Oscars and two guest invitations to Lin Nan and Liu Yifei for the Oscars.
It’s just that the two invitation letters are different. Lin Nan’s invitation letter is from the award-presenting guests, while Liu Yifei’s invitation letter is from the attending guests!
"Well, it's the last day of February. Sissi, after we celebrate the Spring Festival, we can fly to Hollywood. Just think that the Spring Festival holiday has been extended by a week and go have fun."
Lin Nan opened the Oscar invitation to the screen of her mobile phone. Liu Yifei glanced at it and nodded immediately with a smile, "Well, let's go have some fun."
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< br>(End of this chapter)