Chapter 964: LeTV Pictures gives up on listing? Budget 165 million U.S. dollars
Lin Nan and Liu Yifei got up at seven o'clock in the morning. At this time, the two of them particularly regretted choosing the flight at early 9:30.
Well, it’s the anger that wakes up!
In the villa, Director Lin was dozing off on the sofa while looking at his mobile phone. Miss Liu was busy washing up, while the assistants were counting their luggage and loading the car.
The outside world and the gossip within the circle have also spread last night:
After Ye Ning, Wanda Cinema Line has left a total of 34 theater managers, all of whom came from the theater company's top-ranked theaters. They are all core elites and middle managers.
For a large theater chain, these talents are the real mainstay. But this time, there is no doubt that Wanda Cinema Line has been knocked to its bones and its marrow has been sucked out, severely weakening its vitality.
I heard that Big Pharaoh flew back early yesterday morning and kept a low profile; he landed at the Capital Airport more than thirty hours after the incident.
Of course, nearly 20 hours in between are all flight time;
So, this means that the big old king should have booked to return to the country immediately after receiving the news from the country. Air tickets.
Because at that time, it was probably midnight at Big Lao Wang's place, so he couldn't leave immediately.
Now that I think about it, the atmosphere inside Wanda may not be very good. It's almost like a state where the wind is trembling and the trees and grass are all at war, right? !
Lin Nan estimated that Hua Yi would announce the recruitment of these people while he was in Hollywood.
Because Ye Ning revealed that they will have to officially manage Huayi Cinemas from the beginning of March; then the announcement time will be the end of February!
“Hey, it’s such a great event, but it’s a pity that I can’t watch it in person in China.”
Lin Nan braced himself and joked to himself.
"Lin Nan, I've packed up. Shall we leave now?"
Liu Yifei was wearing black sports leather boots, high-waisted slim jeans, a denim jacket, and a base layer shirt. Standing like that, looking at Lin Nan from a distance, he asked with a nasal voice, crispy, soft and waxy.
Although she has a cool and sporty look, she is obviously a little sleepy, which gives Lin Nan a "silly" online feeling;
Well, she is silly and cute. Cute, a little silly, and might be easy to trick!
"Seven twenty? Let's go then. Let's have breakfast when we get to the airport?"
"Hmm, okay."
He walked over and hugged Lin Nan's arm. The girl really wanted to squint for a while.
Two minutes later, four assistants, four bodyguards, a group of ten people and five cars left the villa and went straight to the Capital Airport.
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"Produced by China Film Corporation, starring Huang Xiaoming, and starring Xu Zheng, Luo Jin, Pu Bajia and others, the Sino-Indian friendship film "Xuan Zang of the Tang Dynasty" is officially scheduled to be released on April 29."
"It is reported that the movie "Xuan Zang of the Tang Dynasty" will be released on the same day as "Love in Seattle 2" produced by Lin Nan Pictures and directed by Xue Xiaolu, competing head-on for the May Day slot!"
"In the morning, Lin Nan The director and Liu Yifei appeared at the airport with several assistants, bodyguards and suitcases. Liu Yifei simply responded to reporters that the two would leave for Hollywood to attend this year's Oscars ceremony and awards dinner. "
" Fans secretly took photos and uploaded them. Photos and short videos of Director Lin Nan and Liu Yifei having breakfast together in the airport departure hall: Director Lin Nan contracted Liu Yifei to eat endless food... The picture is warm and comfortable! ”
When the news appeared online! When word spread in the circle, Lin Nan and Liu Yifei had already boarded the plane.
"Are they leaving today?" La Peikang looked at the secretary in surprise.
“I haven’t heard anything about it before. Director Lin and Producer Liu are very low-key.” The secretary nodded.
"What about Zhang Yimou and the others? When are they going to set off?"
"The Great Wall" is China Film's most important film project this year, and La Peikang attaches great importance to it.
“Tomorrow morning, Mr. Zhang from LeTV Pictures will follow in person.”
"Well, that's good."
Hearing this answer, La Peikang felt much relieved. It was inconvenient for China Film to send senior executives to follow, so it was most appropriate for Zhang Zhao to lead the team himself.
“By the way, why did I hear that LeTV Pictures gave up on listing? They have signed so many celebrity shareholders, and they are all rushing to go public, so there is no trouble?”
“ This seems to be a real thing, and has been spread to a small extent in the industry, but how to deal with it, it seems that Mr. Jia appeased all the celebrity shareholders of LeTV Pictures. There should be other solutions..."
There were not many film and television companies that planned to go public this year, and LeTV Pictures was one of them. Now it has temporarily withdrawn, and naturally it cannot be hidden from the small circle.
"Oh, other solutions? Don't think it's some crooked way."
La Pei smiled generously and pointedly, very contemptuously.
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The time difference between Berlin and the capital is 7 hours;
When Lin Nan and Liu Yifei were still flying in the sky and had not arrived in Los Angeles, Berlin International Film The award ceremony of the festival has already begun, and the live broadcast of pictures and texts on the Internet is also in progress.
As last year's Golden Bear Award winner, Lin Nan's closing speech video was the first to be played, followed by other last year's award winners.
At the beginning of the awards ceremony, the only mainland film shortlisted for the main competition has won several awards in addition to the core awards:
"Yangtze River Pictures" ——Silver Bear Award for Outstanding Artistic Contribution.
Winning this award also means that this film has failed in its bid for the Golden Bear, and that’s the end of it!
Because the Silver Bear Award for Outstanding Artistic Contribution is the entry prize and consolation prize in the main competition unit.
But in comparison, it's already pretty good, at least they didn't come away empty-handed; it's just a pity that Qin Hao and Xin Zhilei were destined to miss the Silver Bear Award for Actors from the beginning. It just so happened that the person who presented the Silver Bear Award for Artistic Contribution to the crew of "Yangtze River Pictures" was none other than Li Yang, who had won this award for "The Blind Shaft" that year.
Ever since, last year’s Golden Bear Award winner Lin Nan, who did not attend the award ceremony, was named by Li Yang and became a guest of honor in a different way.
Everything is like reincarnation, full of topics!
In February, the morning temperature in Los Angeles is not high.
When Lin Nan and Liu Yifei followed their assistants and bodyguards out of the airport, they could feel a bit cold from the wind blowing in their faces.
"Well, I'm afraid it's only five or six degrees Celsius today, right?"
Liu Yifei lifted the edge of the mask on the bridge of her nose, and then naturally put her hand into the pocket of her down jacket. She always preferred clothes with pockets.
“It’s a bit cold, I’ll be fine if I get in the car soon.”
“It’s really hard for Tom. He picks us up early in the morning every time, hehe.”
Liu Yifei joked with a smile. At this time, everyone had already left the airport, and the view in front of them instantly broadened;
Although it was less than seven o'clock in the morning, there were many vehicles and passengers.
From a distance, Tom came up with a few people. Not to mention, he is a little thinner than when I saw him four months ago!
"Tom, you look a little out of energy? What did you do last night?"
Lin Nan teased with a smile, and saw Tom's innocent face: "Lin, are you okay? Don't be weird, I'm busy with business, um, business...
Okay, let's go quickly. The car is over there. Let me show you two. I bought a new car... By the way, your Lantern Festival is tomorrow, right? I see over there in Chinatown..."
Yes, he is still so talkative but the dark circles under his eyes are a bit heavy.
Lin Nan and Liu Yifei got into Tom's bulletproof Lincoln, followed by five Mercedes-Benz SUVs. .
On the way to Beverly Hills, they heard Tom talk about gossip, and Lin Nan and Liu Yifei realized: There will be no peace here this year, because there is an election
Use. In Tom's words, this "newcomer" who is very popular is a pure businessman, and the uncertainty is too high;
If he really takes over, I don’t know if it will be a good thing or a bad thing for Hollywood!
......
I have to say that Zhang Ziyi is really ambitious;
Not long after he was born, he started to be active in Hollywood, frequently I went to various public relations receptions and parties, and kept in contact with major producers and directors, but it seemed that I gained nothing.
As the Best Director at the Golden Globe and Oscar last year, Lin Nan, who won a total of six trophies, had just appeared in the Hollywood entertainment news in less than half an hour.
In the newly cleaned villa in Beverly Hills, Lin Nan and Liu Yifei were lazily leaning on the sofa together.
The calls came in one after another, and they were all acquaintances, including Li An and Zhang Ziyi, who were very enthusiastic.
"Let us both rest for a night, and we will get together tomorrow."
Lin Nan refused lazily. On the other end of the phone, you could tell by his voice that Leonardo was in a very good mood.
This guy has already won many association awards and minor awards with "The Revenant". Now it is the time of success, and he is only a few days away from the last fight-defending battle.
"Okay, I'll say hello to Matt and the others and see you tomorrow.
Lin, you have to know that there are really many actors in Hollywood who want to make friends with you, but your time here every year is too short. ..."
"Leon, you don’t need to remind me, haha..."
At this time, Tom, who had returned, came in with a lot of food, and Lin Nan and Liu Yifei came together. Didn't have breakfast on the plane.
"Lin, crystal, it's time to eat. I went to a Chinese restaurant, it's owned by a Chinese, um, they have porridge..."
Hearing the sound, Liu Yifei immediately sat up. She was really hungry now.
The three of them sat at the dining table and ate breakfast together. Tom, this guy, can really eat it anytime and anywhere.
“Tell me, Lionsgate and Warner haven’t made an appointment yet, right?”
Lin Nan bit into the beef stuffed bun and asked about the business. Liu Yi was eating and just listened, too lazy to interrupt.
“What Warner and Lionsgate mean is to wait for you and Crystal to arrive in Hollywood before setting a time to meet and divide the shares.”
When he talked about work, Tom became serious instantly.
“Has the budget been made? How much is it?”
Speaking of the budget, Tom became even more energetic:
“During the first film, the producer at the time The cost is 160 million US dollars; this time the budget was originally 180 million US dollars, but after repeated calculations with my team, it was reduced twice, and now it is 165 million US dollars.
Because we want to use the first one. There were a lot of settings and backup materials from that time. You guys at China Film were so crazy at the time that they made a lot of alternative plans and designs. These things have been preserved and do not need to be redesigned, so they can be reduced to 15 million dollars. …”
Hearing what Tom said, Lin Nan and Liu Yifei couldn't help laughing instantly.
The reason why the two of them laughed was not because the budget cost had been reduced by 15 million US dollars, but because they remembered the "crazy energy" of the China Film Group at that time. At that time, China Film's technicians and engineers were complained , and the reason for the complaint is:
Too inhumane, always working overtime in the middle of the night!
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(End of this chapter)