Chapter 994 Asking for personal favors; public review
When Liu Yifei drove her car and slowed down slowly outside the gate of Nortel School, Lin Nan reacted belatedly:
“Sissi , it seems that the final results of the art exam are released today?”
“Yes, it looks like there are a lot of people.”
Liu Yifei stretched out her bare hands to push up the sunglasses on her nose, her red lips. Turn on lightly.
Through the car window, she looked at the crowds of candidates and relatives and friends inside and outside the school. Then the BMW slowed down and moved towards the gate at a snail's pace, queuing up.
The people from the security office gently knocked on the passenger window. Unregistered vehicles must be temporarily registered and inspected when entering the school.
"Director Lin, Producer Liu, it's you two."
The car window fell, and it was Lin Nan who was smiling. Liu Yifei also turned her head and glanced, smiling. nodded.
This greeting immediately attracted the attention of many people. Lin Nan and Liu Yifei also fell into the sight of many people, and the surroundings were noisy and chaotic.
"The rankings are released today? Who is number one in the acting department?" Lin Nan asked curiously.
“Hey, who else could it be? Child star Guan Xiaotong, don’t we do this every year?
I heard that China National Television released the rankings today, and the first place is also a child star, who is Zhang Qieying? ...It seems that he also took part in our art exam...most likely better than those here..."
As a well-organized security guard, joking and joking about his own acting academy is not a big deal. No taboos, no fear.
Lin Nan and Liu Yifei looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh: "Then if you are busy, we will go in first."
"Okay, you two drive slowly, there are many people in the school today."
Under the gaze of many eyes, the white BMW followed the queue of vehicles in front and slowly drove into the school.
“Director Lin Nan and Liu Yifei? It’s a rare opportunity to meet a big director and a big producer...”
“I heard that Director Lin will start classes, and the elective courses started last year are It provides students with resources, including the film "Three Lives Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossom" from Hongxingwu! "
"Well, this is the advantage of the film school. There are more opportunities than Chinese dramas, and there are big directors and big productions in the industry. Most of the filmmakers came from film schools.”
"That's not necessarily true, right? Don't all big directors like people who work in Chinese dramas?"
"But the overall opportunities are definitely more with Nortel! After all, relatively speaking, in such a huge industry, big directors The number of people is undoubtedly very small."
Lin Nan and Liu Yifei naturally couldn't hear the discussion among the crowd, and they drove directly to the director's department.
Lao Jiang was waiting in the office early with his "mission" on his back.
Lin Nan has so many things to do. The prints and papers were only brought in today, so that he, the deputy director of the directing department, had to be prepared to be "rushed".
"It's finally here. Hurry up and give me the copies and papers... The number I drew for you is probably around 10 o'clock. The last few in the art department should be finishing soon."
Seeing Lin The moment Nan and Liu Yifei met, Lao Jiang immediately breathed a sigh of relief and urged.
"Hello, Teacher Jiang."
Liu Yifei smiled sweetly and waved to say hello. A few days ago, she "accidentally" said bad things about the other party.
“Well, okay, that’s a lot of words, isn’t it?” Lao Jiang laughed angrily as he mentioned old things again.
"Hehe..." Miss Liu held Lin Nan's arm and smiled without saying a word.
Director Lin Da handed the thing in his hand over and decisively stood in line: "Director Jiang is quite verbose, our Sissy is right."
"I, I..."
Lao Jiang said "I" for a long time, but he didn't curse. He looked at Lin Nan with a blank look, who are these people? What a bastard!
"Okay, okay, let's hurry over, Director Jiang. We can also watch the excitement of other associate professors now."
Lin Nan smiled and patted Lao Jiang on the shoulder, joking and joking; the latter had a speechless expression on his face and led the way.
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Light.
Wang Changtian looked at Chen Hong opposite and felt quite emotional for a while. In the past, "Diao Chan" was just an actress, but now Chen Hong is a big producer with dignified and elegant temperament.
Although time has passed, it has also brought about a transformation of class, right? Husband and wife become one, making Chen Hong very popular in the film and television industry.
After chatting about some off-topic topics, Chen Hong smiled and immediately got down to the topic.
“I came to see Director Wang today. Our Director Chen also knows that he mainly wants to come to see Guangguang and Director Wang to gain favors.”
“To seek favors?”
< br>In an instant, Wang Changtian's expression became serious.
Come here to ask for favors at this point? What he could subconsciously think of was the supporting role of "Pacific Rim 2".
Because Chen Kaige and his wife wanted to praise their youngest son, he had somewhat heard about it.
"If Producer Chen is talking about "Pacific Rim 2", then I really can't give this favor, and I can't help because it is impossible for the producer to want a vegan."
< br>When Chen Hong heard this, he was stunned for a moment. Then he suddenly realized that Wang Changtian must have gone astray.
But she could also hear the subtext in Wang Changtian's words, that is: If you want a role in "Pacific Rim 2", then sorry, Ray refuses!
Chen Hong showed a smile and explained: "Director Wang, you misunderstood, I am not here for "Pacific Rim 2".
Although this movie is a top resource, for a pure newcomer, its small supporting roles can only add to the glamorous resume, but not the face.
Feiyu’s resume will be arranged by Director Chen. The favor I want to ask for is a face-grabbing movie..."
"Huh? "
Wang Changtian frowned. Guangguang has many movie plans every year, and he does not pay attention to every one.
"Which movie is Producer Chen talking about? ”
"Didn't Enlight announce its project plan for the second half of the year? One of the youth films is on the list;
Enlight's youth films are famous for their high box office and high traffic in the industry. I would like to discuss this with Director Wang. The favor we want is the male protagonist of that youth film... We want Feiyu to try it, youth films are very suitable for promoting newcomers."
After hearing this, Wang Changtian suddenly realized. The group is really good at the production of youth films and has rich production experience;
So he has always been indifferent to such films with mature themes and lower costs, leaving it to the production department themselves!
"Producer Chen, wait a minute, you are telling me the name of the movie right now, and I don't understand it at all."
Wang Changtian interrupted Chen Hong with a smile, and then looked at the secretary, "Is Mr. Li in the company today?"
"In the morning. According to the schedule, Mr. Li will fly to Chongqing in the afternoon to visit the "From You" "The whole world is passing by". It seems that the second part of the funds has just been transferred."
"Then please come over."
Ignoring the secretary's response, Wang Changtian said again. Looking at Chen Hong, "When Mr. Li comes over, Producer Chen can tell her that I won't ask about the youth movie."
In just three minutes, Li Xiaoping reached the 12th floor.
As a senior executive of the Rays and holding stock options, she is also a busy person on weekdays; no, after processing the documents, she was "stopped" just as she was about to leave.
"Director Wang?"
"Mr. Li, this is Producer Chen. They say that our company's production plan has a youth-themed movie..." Wang Changtian introduced to Li Xiaoping Chen Hong.
“Mr. Li.”
“Producer Chen.”
Li Xiaoping nodded in response. Of course she knows Chen Hong, Chen Kaige's wife, who in the industry doesn't?
For such a big producer and director’s wife to beg for favors and roles, in her opinion, this is undoubtedly a good thing.
“Yes, there is a production plan for such a movie.
The youth film "Secret Fruit" is an extra chapter adaptation of the big IP "Left Ear", it has a large traffic and has With the blessing of our previous movie "The Left Ear", it will definitely not be bad...
But according to the plan, the project, casting, and filming of this movie will not be established until the second half of the second half of the year..."
Li Xiaoping explained to Wang Changtian, also responding to Chen Hong.
"Director Wang, it's okay, we can wait." Chen Hong looked at Wang Changtian and said bluntly.
Chen Hong had already talked about this. Of course Wang Changtian would not say any more, but agreed very readily.
Half an hour later, Li Xiaoping personally sent Chen Hong out.
When she returned to Wang Changtian's office again, it was obvious that her chairman was in a very good mood.
"It's a youth film with a lot of traffic, and it doesn't matter who plays the lead. And it can also make friends with Chen Kaige and Chen Hong, which is not a loss of favor!"
Wang Changtian took the initiative to speak, with a happy face. "Yes, that's the truth, Mr. Wang."
......
Nortel, in the large staircase screening room.
The last shot of "Operation Mekong" ends, and the closing credits appear on the screen.
In the huge screening hall, the lights turned on and there was thunderous applause.
Liu Yifei immediately ran to the front, took the copy of "Operation Mekong" from Lao Jiang, put it into the box, and stuffed it into her own brand-name bag.
Then she was seen crouching and trotting back to the seat in the fourth row near the door, next to Xue Xiaolu.
Today Lin Nan enjoyed the "treatment" that all the other associate professors who participated in the defense did not enjoy, that is, a lot of professors and associate professors from other unrelated departments came to join in the fun.
"Look at what Yifei did just now, it was so smooth, as if she was afraid that the copy of Lin Nan's movie would be lost."
Wang Jinsong, who was sitting next to the third row, joked with a smile, and suddenly It elicited a round of echoing laughter.
Liu Yifei's face was red and hot, and she was a little embarrassed, but the smile on her face became brighter.
"We are the first audience to see this commercial blockbuster with the main theme, right? We've saved the ticket money, haha..." Cao Baoping, who was in the second row, also laughed.
However, the focus of the scene was not Cao Baoping and others, but the 12 senior professors in the first row. Among them, Tian Zhuangzhuang was prominently listed, but he was not the main one.
"Hello fellow filmmakers and reviewers;
It's time for the defense. My defense topic is just like the title on the front page of the copy of the paper in front of you:
"On the Creation of Main Theme Commercial Movies" , market and development prospects - a brief discussion on "Taking Tiger Mountain Outsmart" and "Operation Mekong River"..."
Lin Nan stood on the stage, smiling and talking eloquently.
But everyone here, whether they are the 12 old professors in the first row or the professors and associate professors joining in the fun at the back, without exception, everyone's expressions are vaguely "speechless". Many people's expressions are "speechless". The corners of his mouth and eyes are "twitching"!
Who do you want to comment on this title and content? Who can comment? Who is qualified to ask questions and doubts? Isn't this bullying?
The dozens of professors here may be able to say a few words about movies with main themes; but when it comes to commercial movies with main themes, it seems that you, Lin Nan, are the expert, right?
“Hey, those 12 people in the first row know it by heart. This is just going through the motions. Look at Director Tian, with his arms crossed over his chest. He obviously hasn’t read the paper. There is definitely a faint smile on his face at this moment... ..."
Xue Xiaolu spoke to Liu Yifei in a low voice.
Miss Liu rested her elbows on the table, her little face held up by her two catkins, and looked at Lin Nan who was "talking loudly" on the stage with a smile and bright eyes.
She was a little distracted and didn't notice Xue Xiaolu talking to her at all;
This made the latter quite speechless. After a moment, he smiled and shook his head. After all, he was a young man... envious.
In the afternoon, near one o'clock, Lin Nan's defense was finally over. The 12 senior professors were all very "cooperative" and all received high marks!
After a long time, Lin Nan and Liu Yifei also ate in the cafeteria for the first time, but it was so awkward that it almost caused a riot.
The last two people ate a few bites in a hurry and ran away.
For the director department, Liu Yifei was driving when we came here, but when we returned, it was Lin Nan.
Looking at the two people sitting in the car, Lao Jiang said with certainty again: "It will be about 2 to 3 months. Just remember to pay attention to the public announcement documents on the school's official website."
"Then you'd better call me to remind me, who has nothing to do all day long to read the school's official website."
"That's right. At that time, Lin Nan and I were most likely on the set, busy. Very good." Liu Yifei waved her hands and said goodbye to Lao Jiang.
“You two are really great men, okay, I’ll call to remind you!”
Lao Jiang replied angrily, and then he ate the exhaust fumes.
......
The film "Glacier", which was just released this morning, seems to have not received a good response from the market; Tony Leung has never been a box-office actor and can't be driven.
The Noon Sunshine's "Ode to Joy" also held a large-scale media press conference before the broadcast in the morning;
Lin Nan Pictures was here to support Yue Jun. After all, Are the two also good partners?
As soon as he got home, Lin Nan received a call from Wang Wei.
It is now mid-April, and there is only one and a half months left until the beginning of June. The second round of financing...
"Director Lin, the second round of financing dinner is held publicly. Should we keep it low-key and make an announcement later? "
" Let's keep it public and hold the dinner. Why should we keep it low-key since it creates momentum for Penguin? "
“Okay, let’s send out invitations in advance at the beginning of next month.”
"Okay, go ahead and let Wang Dong and the others know."
Liu Yifei was waiting for Lin Nan to hang up the phone. She pouted and suggested, "Let's order some more food. , I'm really hungry, so we shouldn't go to the school cafeteria."
Of course Lin Nan didn't object, and nodded with a smile: "I want to eat meat."
...
Early on the morning of the 16th, the information from the press conference of the Cannes International Film Festival was transmitted back to China, and the shortlists for each official unit module were all announced.
From the "main competition unit" to the "parallel competition unit" and then to the "screening unit", there are nearly 20 modules in the three major units, and all Chinese-language films are listed as zero!
This can be said to be the most painful "Waterloo" for the Chinese film industry at the Cannes Film Festival in recent years.
"Produced and supervised by director Chen Kexin, directed by director Zeng Guoxiang, with Zhou Dongyu and Ma Chun as the double heroines, the literary love movie "July and Ansheng" is officially scheduled to be released on September 14th..."
"Exclusively produced by Lin Nan Pictures, written and directed by director Xue Xiaolu, starring Yang Mi, Yu Hewei, Qin Pei, Hui Yinghong, Zu Feng, Lu Yi, Wang Zhiwen and others, the movie "Love Settlement" "Seattle 2" is scheduled to premiere in Beijing on the 26th of this month..."
In the office, Lin Nan was reading the news when he suddenly saw Xie Nan sending photos to the group.
Good guy, this is a photo of Wu Gan leading a group of actors to "walk" in Africa. It is called to adapt to the environment in advance, so as not to be acclimatized during the filming!
This is a disguised way of telling several producers that he is not lazy!
"Director Lin, China Film Group called us and said that the arrival time of the box office account of "Mermaid" is expected to be postponed to June, and this is the earliest time."
The knock on the door and the assistant's voice interrupted Lin Nan's thoughts.
“It’s true that the more issuers there are, the lower the efficiency of doing things!” Lin Nan complained speechlessly, and his mood suddenly worsened.
"Okay, I understand, just push me at any time."
Issuers are all thieves. If you hold on to so much money for one more day, you can make a high profit, let alone one month, Two months or even longer!
Didn’t Bona offend Zhang Dapao back then because the studio often delayed new scenes to share the accounts.
Not long after staying in the company, Lin Nan left. He had to pay a visit to Bad Monkey.
As it approached 10 noon, "Marriage Story" and "Elf", which the company quietly submitted for review at the end of last month, were finally approved and announced.
The media reported it like crazy, and the entire Internet was in a state of excitement, but the most "lively" thing was the film and television industry.
Because this is the first time, Lin Nan Pictures' movie script has been reviewed without any warning, and there was no news at all before;
And the public information from the film bureau is also unusually "rudimentary" , there is no clue at all!
"Reprinted from the official website of the Film Bureau, the list of movie scripts reviewed in April:
Submitted by Lin Nan Pictures, the movies "Marriage Story" and "Second Generation Goblin" passed the script review ...You can obtain a filming permit with documents.”
"It is reported that Lin Nan Pictures' new film projects "Marriage Story" and "Second Generation Fairy":
The former is directed and written by Lin Nan, and is a realistic love literary and artistic drama; the latter is a fantasy, urban, love story Light comedy, written by multiple people, affiliated with Lin Nan Films. "
"As of now, the director of the two movies "Marriage Story" and "Second Generation Goblin" is not clear, and there is no one in the industry before. The rumor leaked out..."
Two movies were started at the same time, and it was extremely confidential! The attention of the entire film and television industry was attracted.
Based on the idea that the more mysterious and low-key it is, the less simple it is, countless people in the industry and film, television, entertainment, and brokerage companies have begun to inquire for information.
Especially those "reality-themed romance and literary dramas"! Everyone knows Lin Nan's habit of commercial films - films for awards - and then commercial films...
"If I remember correctly, Director Lin has been filming "Operation Mekong" and "Detective Chinatown" continuously. After two commercial blockbusters, it’s time to take a break, right? Let’s change the genre...”
It can be said that a similar thought flashed through the minds of countless actors and agents in the industry.
Who makes Lin Nan’s filmmaking rules so clear and clear, and he is the top award-winning director in China; for actors in the entire film and television industry, he is the most tempting film Director, and Fatal Attraction!
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(End of this chapter)