Chapter 966: Restarting hardcore science fiction after ten years! After many years of dominance, it finally changed hands!
Not long after they separated from Leonardo and Matt at noon, Lin Nan and Liu Yifei learned that Liu Dehua and others came to visit in the morning but were rejected.
At that time, he and Miss Liu were watching a movie. Naturally, their mobile phones were in airplane mode. It was normal that they couldn't get through.
No, after learning about this, Liu Yifei urged Lin Nan to quickly call back;
Immediately, everyone made an appointment for a dinner in the evening to celebrate the Lantern Festival together abroad. . After tonight, the Spring Festival will be completely over.
But what Zhang Yimou mentioned at the dinner table made Lin Nan laugh a bit.
He looked at Zhang Yimou with a smile on his face, trying to confirm from his eyes whether he was joking?
Well, Lin Nan gave up in the end because the Imperial Master’s eyes were a bit turbid, which means “turbid” in a double sense;
That’s right, at this level, everyone is deeply Hidden or not, unless I take the initiative to reveal something, how can I let you see through it?
But over the years, the eyes have always been clear and shining, and Liu Yifei and Jing Tian were the only two people present. Even in the entire film and television entertainment industry, they are both very rare exceptions!
Even Lin Nan will only show this state at home or in front of particularly close friends, completely letting down his guard; while outside, he will always disguise it appropriately.
“If you ask me, Director Li is really stunned and makes me speechless.”
Hearing Lin Nan teasing Li An like this, Zhang Ziyi and Liu Dehua who were present all felt that He closed his mouth tightly and just smiled.
“When he told me that he wanted to hold a large-scale director forum in China, I didn’t think much about it at first. After all, it was a good thing;
But I heard that he wanted to organize a large-scale director forum. When most directors discuss 120-frame 4K technology, I really don’t react.
In my opinion, once a film director, and a big director at that, becomes obsessed with technology, he is completely putting the cart before the horse. "
Zhang Yimou did not object, he just stated his opinion. When the people around him heard this, their first reaction was to think of Xu Ke.
" Director Li did not say when this event would be held. 'Master Forum'? ”
Lin Nan asked curiously, for those in the domestic film industry, this is undoubtedly a “feast”.
Because once you are invited, it means you are invited. Li An was placed in an equal position;
For those vain film directors in China, this is bragging rights - the "master" forum!
In China, there are really only a few film directors who can rival Li An, and Lin Nan and Zhang Yimou are the only two among them.
“I guess it’s the promotional period before “Billy Lynn’s Halftime Walk” is released in China. It’s the end of the year, so it’s still early.
Come, let’s eat , it’s rare to spend the Lantern Festival together here..."
Zhang Yimou said with a smile, changed the topic, and took the initiative to pour himself another glass of red wine, and also added some to Lin Nan beside him Son.
Lin Nan and Liu Yifei looked at each other. They found that Zhang Yimou today felt a little bit extra compared to the past... How should I put it? Happy? happy? Excited?
Anyway, it is different. There is a state of vitality and joy in the whole body. Yes, that’s the state!
Looking at the appearance of Liu Dehua and Jing Tian, it seems that they have noticed Zhang Yimou's "strangeness" since they started from home together.
"Director Zhang, are you happy?"
Lin Nan asked tentatively, Liu Yifei also smiled and nodded, looking at Zhang Yimou.
When Liu Dehua, Jing Tian, and Zhang Ziyi heard this, they immediately put down their chopsticks. They had been curious for a long time.
I saw a smile on Zhang Yimou's face. He looked like he was waiting for others to ask so he could share his joyful mood:
"Well, it's a bit of a happy event.
Of course, it’s not something that needs to be kept secret. After a while, everyone will know that LeTV Pictures is going public, haha..."
"LeTV Pictures is going public. La?”
Zhang Ziyi was the first to exclaim, and then congratulated his "mentor" with an envious look on his face, followed closely by Liu Dehua and Jing Tian, who also congratulated one after another;
Lin Nan and Liu Yifei secretly said They looked at each other and congratulated each other without spoiling the atmosphere.
Zhang Yimou received all the photos and was in a very good mood.
“The share price of LeTV.com is so high. Once LeTV Pictures goes public... I remember Director Zhang has 12 million original shares, tsk tsk...”
Andy Lau’s emotional intelligence It was so high that Zhang Yimou couldn't stop laughing.
At around nine o'clock in the evening, everyone dispersed.
When Lin Nan and Liu Yifei left the Hilton Hotel and walked back, Ms. Liu held Lin Nan’s arm and couldn’t help but ask:
“Director Wang called you a few days ago. Didn't I hear from the gossip that LeTV Pictures is not planning to go public? "
Lin Nan didn't know about this issue either. But thinking about Boss Jia's "supernatural power", he couldn't help but have a bad premonition:
"Who knows, if you can't protect others, you may find some crooked ways.
But think about it, with 12 million original shares, how could Director Zhang, who had been poor with Zhang Weiping for so many years, not be excited and excited?
This uncontrollable mentality has destroyed his calmness as a great director. Hey, he is really afraid of poverty. It’s just...”
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When Hollywood enters late night, it is past two o’clock in the afternoon here in China.
Online, information about the two TV series It even surpassed the limelight of many movies, ranking first and second in Weibo's hot searches, just because they are both big IPs
"Adapted from Guo Jingming's best-selling novel of the same name, starring Feng Shaofeng, Song Qian, Ma Tianyu, Zhang Meng, Jin Xishan, Xu Jiao and others, the large-scale fantasy costume TV series "Fantasy City" was successfully completed this morning.
The producer and Mango Channel issued a joint announcement that the show will officially land at the Mango Diamond Private Theater on July 24 during the summer vacation, taking over from Tangren Pictures' top IP, the third installment of the Sword and Sword series - "Legend of Sword and Fairy 5", also known as "The Legend of Sword and Fairy 5" "Fairy Sword and Cloud""
"Produced by Huace Pictures, starring Huang Xiaoming, Song Qian, Sheng Lun, Zhang Li, Zhai Tianlin and others, the large-scale costume fantasy love TV series "Ancient Love Song", The filming was officially started in the morning..."
"The popular idol artist Song Qian made a seamless transition in Hengdian Film and Television City, with a large number of fans watching..."
Lin Nan Pictures, third floor Medium sized conference room.
Yue Jun sat at the main seat of the seven-eight-meter-long rectangular conference table, browsing the information on his mobile phone, and smiled lightly:
“The female number one who doesn’t have a big role, but can win big IPs one after another, Partnering with an A-list or even a top-tier actor... someone is indeed praising him."
The door of the conference room opened, and people from the screenwriting department filed in; in less than two minutes, 14 screenwriters were full. .
Yue Jun took a look and waved to the people in the logistics department, and saw four good-looking female employees starting to distribute the things they had prepared in advance one by one.
After a while, the door of the conference room was closed tightly, and the atmosphere inside instantly became much more solemn.
"Director Yue, everyone is here." The assistant reminded Yue Jun.
“Yes, I understand.”
Yue Jun looked at the 14 people selected from the screenwriting department in front of him. Their ages ranged from 28 to 45, and they were all male screenwriters. He was satisfied. The nodded.
"Everyone look at what you have in front of you, a novel and a set of outlines. This is your next task.
For other scripts and things in the screenwriting department, other screenwriters will come Come on, you are just responsible for finishing the movie script of this novel.
According to Director Lin's original words: This is a script for a series of movies, which requires the highest level of script completion, excitement, and confidentiality during the project;
You can treat it as a long-term project, Our preparation work will take a long, long time, and when the movie is made, the post-production work will take even longer...
It is no better than the time of "The Martian". Of course, there was no Tiangong color at that time... ...Now we can completely handle it ourselves, and we are confident enough to surpass the past to a great extent..."
The 14 screenwriters listened to Yue Jun's speech while flipping through the novels and outlines in front of them. , everyone was in high spirits, as if they had been given a shot of blood.
"Director Lin, are you going to restart a science fiction movie? ”
Several screenwriters couldn't help but look at Yue Jun, but the latter just smiled and said nothing.
Science fiction is the dream of men in the film industry; and hardcore science fiction is the dream of male screenwriters!
“Everyone, it has been 10 years since the company started working on “The Martian” in 2006, and it has now been a hard-core science fiction movie. In these 10 years, there has been a second hard-core domestic film. Nuclear science fiction? "
Yue Jun's tone was already a little unruly, and the screenwriters present became even more excited when they heard this.
“Director Yue, how long does our project team have at most on the script?”
Some screenwriters got to the point and were a little impatient. The other 13 screenwriters also cast inquiring glances.
"There is a plan in the outline. This is a series of movies. Be mentally prepared for a long-term project. You have at least a year to concentrate on polishing the script;
But I I hope that by this time next year, you are not required to produce the script for the second film in the series, but at least you must be able to produce the final draft of the first film, and it must be an impeccable script! "
Yue Jun's tone became much more serious. This is his death order!
"No problem, Director Yue. Although adaptation is more difficult than original work because it has to be close to the original work, supplement the original work, and surpass the original work, so many of us still have this confidence, and isn't this also Lin's original work? The outline of the guide? ”
Yue Jun smiled and nodded: "Well, just have confidence.
In addition, I have communicated with the original author. During the creation of the script, he will join in from time to time to make corrections, references, and suggestions. It was suggested that we work together to improve the movie scripts
In other words, Director Lin's "The Martian" played a decisive role in successfully obtaining the copyright of these novels; because at that time, there was only one big director in the country, Director Lin. It has become a hard-core science fiction film, and the facts have proved that in the next ten years, there will be no second person in the country!”
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Not long after getting up in the morning, Lin Nan was in Hollywood Daily. He saw the domestic news on the Internet, and it was still the headline, which really caught him off guard.
The content of the news is that the richest man in the country has changed again. Big Laowang replaced Jack Ma and reached the top again.
Not to mention, if it hadn't been for the foreign media reports, Lin Nan really wouldn't know what the old man was busy with abroad before he hurried back to the country.
It turns out that we are acquiring land in several big cities such as the United States and the United Kingdom, and it seems to have been successful. As expected of Wanda, which is booming and buying and selling!
"Lin, the time has been set, it will be on the morning of the 29th."
Tom came in with "heavy" steps, and was chewing a fried dough stick in his hand. It's just slovenly.
"Well, the day after the awards ceremony, not bad. After this matter is settled, Sissy and I will not stay in Hollywood any longer, and the rest will be left to you, Tom?"
" No problem, Lin. I will be the producer myself this time, even though I am one of the producers.
By the way, Crystal, why didn’t I see her... Oh, I thought I didn’t. Asked, didn't ask." Tom slapped his forehead and quickly shut up.
“Ha, remember better next time. Fortunately, Sissi hasn’t come downstairs yet, otherwise I would definitely have to fight you.”
Lin Nan crossed her legs and smiled. teased. Although there are still 6 days until the Oscar ceremony, Lin Nan, last year's Best Director Award winner, is not idle.
Because people contact him from time to time, asking him to attend this cocktail party or that party;
Lin Nan wants to refuse, but he definitely can’t refuse them all, so he can only choose and distance. Choose the one that is nearby and has a better reputation.
For people like Weinstein, you have to stay as far away as possible. Yes, Weinstein Pictures really invited Lin Nan.
“Oh, by the way, Tom, just take care of this in a while.”
Lin Nan pointed to the invitation on the coffee table, which was sent by Weinstein Films.
"Lin, you have to stay away from this guy."
Tom picked up the invitation, opened it and took a look, and the expression on his face instantly became much more serious.
"Huh? I've never dealt with people like this. It's not like you don't know. I even warned you."
Lin Nan didn't think much and retorted immediately One sentence. He was also amused by Tom, and actually warned him?
"No, no, Lin, the meaning of my words is more serious than what you think!"
Tom looked at Lin Nan very seriously.
My dear, this is the first time Director Lin has seen Tom look so serious.
“What’s wrong?”
“I heard that this guy has been in trouble recently. Weinstein Pictures is helping the founder and CEO wipe his butt. I don’t know if it can be completely suppressed. , completely wipe out the previous ones..."
Listening to Tom's "gossip", Lin Nan also restrained the playful smile on his face.
The well-known first person on the red sofa in the global film industry is beginning to be criticized...
"You're here quite early, Tom?"
At this time, I saw Liu Yifei finally walking out of the boudoir door with lazy steps, standing on the second floor looking towards the hall, and looking at Lin Nan and the two.
“Hey, Crystal, why don’t you sleep more? Sleeping more is good for women’s skin.”
Mu De, Lin Nan is so disgusted by this bitch!
"Yeah, that's the truth, hehe..."
Liu Yifei immediately nodded with a smile, very satisfied with Tom's flattery.
“Get ready, we can go out for a walk.”
Lin Nan urged Liu Yifei, and then she wrinkled her nose and snorted, and her fierce look returned. .
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Hollywood time on the 23rd, 24th, 25th, and 26th.
For four days in a row, Lin Nan and Liu Yifei really just had fun;
Movies big and small, such as "Mad Max 4", "Shaun the Sheep", etc. The two of them watched a lot of entertainment movies.
Compared with the two of them, Zhang Yimou, Liu Dehua, Zhang Ziyi and others are more formal and frequently attend parties of various large companies;
In addition, Universal Pictures also held a special reception for "The Great Wall"; Matt Damon and other Hollywood creators were also present.
I heard that the standards at the scene were quite grand, and Zhang Zhao from LeTV Pictures even boasted about it for a while!
Domestic time, finally arrived on the morning of the 27th.
When the box office information of a number of Spring Festival movies was reported online, the entire film industry paid attention and marveled at it, unable to control themselves for a long time.
Because starting from today, the new domestic film’s highest box office record has entered a new level!
After 11 days, "Mermaid" broke the 2.988 billion domestic film box office record set by "Detective Chinatown" and ushered in a new era of 3 billion box office.
"Co-produced by Xinghui, China Film, Shanghai Film, and Lin Nan Pictures, and directed by Zhou Xingchi, the Spring Festival sci-fi, romance, and comedy blockbuster "Mermaid" lasted for 19 days, and the total box office exceeded 3 billion. 3.0026 billion! The daily box office is still over 50 million..."
""Mermaid" officially broke and refreshed the highest box office record for domestic films held by Lin Nan's "Detective Chinatown"."
"After many years, the record holder for the highest box office of domestic films has finally changed hands. Most professionals in the industry believe that this means that the Chinese film market has completely ushered in an explosive period..."
"Stephen Chow Director, officially promoted to be the first 3 billion box office film director in the Chinese film industry, and the first 3 billion box office director club member..."
"The movie "Macau 3" has been in theaters for 19 days, with a total box office of 970 million. The daily box office has dropped to more than 8 million, and there is still hope for a box office of 1 billion."
"The movie "Journey to the West: Monkey King Three Strikes" "White Bone Demon" was released for 19 days, and the total box office reached 980 million, with a daily revenue of more than 12 million..."
Zhou Xingchi replaced Lin Nan and became the new holder of the highest box office record for domestic films; this is In the film industry, there is always a dreamlike feeling.
After all, everyone has been "suffering" from Lin Nan for a long time, and suddenly there is a new person above him, which is really a bit uncomfortable for a while.
“He has dominated the domestic film box office charts for many years, and now he has finally changed hands. Based on his personality, it will probably be a lot easier. He was definitely very tired before.”
Wang Changtian sighed with emotion. When it comes to relationships, he is on Lin Nan's side.
"As you said, Director Lin wants awards and a career. If he still dominates the box office list for a long time, he will really leave no way for others to survive. And the top three in the box office list, Didn't Director Lin take both of them? The majority of the split in "Mermaid" belongs to Director Lin."
Wu Gan joked with a smile on his face, the envy in his tone could not be hidden at all.
He can be considered a person who changed his career to become a director. Of course, he will definitely not give up his career as an actor;
After all, he changed his career to become a director because no one asked him to film, and the resources became more and more. The reason for coming less and less.
Now that he is a director, he must have the pursuit of being a director.
The director's pursuit is nothing more than awards or box office. No matter which of these two points, Lin Nan is out of reach, and he is naturally envious to the extreme.
There may still be a chance at the box office, because if you are lucky, maybe you will be able to have the right time, place, and people, and hit a high box office;
But he is completely incompetent in the director category. Dare to dream! Now when I look at Director Lin's award-winning look, I feel even more envious, and my mouth is watering!
"That's true. But I'm afraid that after he loses the box office record, he will completely lose the pressure to maintain the top spot as a spur, and then it will directly fail.
After all, he has the largest number of grand prizes in the Mainland. With his personality, the possibility of failure is quite high. If this really happens, it won't be a good thing. ”
Wang Changtian smiled, indeed a little worried.
Because in general, Lin Nan is lazy; after all, there are several capital giants like him who spend all day long What about sleeping in?
Wu Gan smiled and said nothing. Whether it was a show or not, only Director Lin had the qualifications.
“Okay, let’s not talk about it anymore. What you mean by coming here today is that the script for "Wolf Warrior 2" has been prepared in advance? "Wang Changtian got to the point.
When Wu Gan heard this, he straightened up immediately, "Yes, I just finished it last night, and I worked overtime!"
"Then wait until Lin Nan and Yifei come back, your third movie You can submit the script for review and project casting. By the way, how much is it at Hongxingwu? "
"That's really a lot for you. I will work overtime as soon as possible and quickly make a budget. When they come back, we will sit down and discuss it..."
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Huayi.
Ye Ning still did not appear openly in Huayi Group. He was still avoiding the media.
Because according to plan, his first public appearance will be at the Huayi Group press conference on March 1, together with the 34 theater managers. At this moment, all 35 people were hibernating.
"The board of directors has approved it. Is the announcement ready?"
Wang Zhongjun asked Wang Zhonglei without looking up while flipping through the news.
On the news page, there is information related to Wanda; large-scale personnel changes are being made there, and announcements have been sent out.
The main thing is the appointment of new managers of the 34 theaters and the replacement of senior executives in Ye Ning's previous position. It seems that Wanda has also begun to conduct self-examination internally.
"The appointment announcement has been drawn up and is about to be released... Should it be tomorrow or the day after tomorrow?"
Wang Zhonglei asked, his voice slightly excited, but he was suppressing it.
Because once this announcement is issued, Huayi and Wanda will be in a fight to the death, and they will inevitably have to face off in the future; the two brothers are not afraid of this situation, and they are even looking forward to it.
After all, Huayi and Wanda are competitors in many industries such as the film and television industry, real estate industry, Internet and financial industry.
"Time? This year seems to be a leap year, and it happens once every four years... Let's set it after noon on the 29th."
Wang Zhongjun smiled and said with finality.
It is said that Wanda is at its peak, but Huayi is not weak either. The richest man is indeed the richest man, but what if he owes the bank more money.
In comparison, Huayi is asset-light, with much more abundant cash flow than Wanda, and almost no burdens or liabilities. Go for it!
"Noon on the 29th? Okay, then the 29th. At that time, it seems that the Oscar awards banquet in Hollywood has just ended." Wang Zhonglei nodded and said with a smile.
"Zhou Xingchi, Zhou Xingchi, we didn't expect him to produce "Mermaid" at the beginning!"
Wang Zhongjun looked at the news and his tone became cold again;
《 The box office of "Mermaid" has already reached 3 billion. If I hadn't cheated on that 80 million, Huayi's market value should have increased a lot by now, even billions!
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(End of this chapter)