Chapter 999: Begging for film arrangement; "simple" yet "luxurious" creative lineup!
“In three days, the box office was 362 million. The film’s reputation continues to grow, and the daily box office is still very strong. The 1 billion mark is really close and tangible!”
Jiaxing, Yang Mi stared at the movie information and hot search headlines on the Internet. "Love in Seattle 2" has been recognized as the most powerful commercial movie in this May Day period.
At least before the release of "Captain America 3", it had no rivals and could be said to crush all other films of the same period.
“Advertising, endorsements, announcements, magazines, interviews...
Ever since the first day’s box office and word-of-mouth reviews of the movie came out on the morning of the 30th, the company’s phone calls have been almost non-stop; Mimi, you made the right bet this time! "Zeng Jia said excitedly from the side.
She seemed to have forgotten her "objection" and "resentment" to Yang Mi for agreeing to stay on the crew during the filming and not to make announcements or participate in scenes.
You know, at that time she even encouraged Yang Mi to take a leave of absence and leave the group...
"It's done, it's close at hand! Jiajia, you can accept all those invitations. ”
Yang Mi couldn’t help but nodded, with the same joy on her face, and couldn’t be more excited; currently, there are only a few domestic actresses with a 1 billion box office heroine resume.
And this time, it was finally her turn; she just had to wait, maybe 10 days, maybe half a month.
"Shall we have a banquet with Teacher Xue?" Yang Mi suddenly looked at Zeng Jia and suggested.
But before the latter could react, she thought of something again, and her tone became a little low and unsure: "If possible, try to invite Director Lin..."
Before he finished speaking, Zeng Jia had a look of embarrassment on his face, "Director Xue can still try to invite you, but Director Lin, I'm afraid it will be difficult!"
"Try it. Teacher Xue He is one of the few great directors we can build a relationship with and have the opportunity to maintain it, and Director Lin... no matter whether he accepts it or not, his heart must be conveyed. ”
Zeng Jia understood the meaning of Yang Mi's words and immediately nodded very seriously: "Okay, I will do it when I get down. I must show the most sincere attitude..."
On the other side, Lin Nan , Liu Yifei are having a video call with Zhou Xun.
To be honest, Lin Nan thinks that Zhou Xun's studio is the most unprofessional or even one of the most unprofessional companies or studios he has ever seen run by top first-line actors.
It is completely a small family workshop model, all are relatives. Seven aunts, eight aunts, and cousins are all raised by Zhou Xun alone.
Of course, this model definitely has its advantages, that is, they are all our own people and can be trusted;
But the shortcomings are more obvious, namely lack of professionalism and poor business ability. Once something goes wrong, it will most likely be a big problem, and all that will be wasted is Zhou Xun's own connections and favors!
"Don't worry, I'll be on call this month, and I've read the script several times; it's really hurtful that you two actually doubt my ability and professionalism in movies."
< br>"Isn't this because I'm afraid that you'll have so much fun that you forget about the real thing?
It's only ten days and a half, so be prepared. We'll keep a low profile when we turn on the camera and shoot. All media and outsiders are prohibited from visiting the cast, and the crew must also keep it secret."
"Yifei, when did your Lin Nan become so verbose?"
Ignoring Lin Nan, Zhou Xun asked Liu Yifei directly.
"What you said is wrong. This film is going to the film festival. Of course, it needs to be warned. Keeping confidentiality is the key point." Liu Yifei retorted playfully, completely standing by Lin. Nan's side.
"Haha, I'm worthy of sleeping on the same bed, pretend I didn't say it. I'm always ready to join the team, okay, producer Liu. Director Lin?"
"This That's pretty much it, Brother Xun. Hehe..." Liu Yifei pretended to act like a producer.
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In the morning, Huace's so-called palace intrigue drama "Lonely Beauty Does Not Admire Yourself" finally started grandly at Hengdian Film and Television City.
Although I haven’t seen any "gossip" news on the Internet, it has indeed spread in the circle:
That is, Huang Xiaoming hired a team of quasi-confinement workers, including nutritionists Six people, including professionals, accompanied Yang Ying to Hengdian.
Even when it comes to accommodation, Yang Ying is treated like rooms of different specifications in the same hotel; she and her entire team have the exclusive first floor, which is considered luxurious.
This inside information has made many actresses in the film and television industry envious. You know, when Angela Choi was filming "The Legend of Zhen Huan", she never had such "enjoyment".
In the afternoon, a giant crocodile appeared directly in the messy entertainment news: the creators of "Captain America 3" successfully arrived in Beijing and landed at the Capital Airport.
Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie...
Media reporters outside the airport , fans and passers-by, it can be said to be overcrowded, and even the traffic police were forced to dispatch many people.
For a time, the entire Internet was filled with information about the main creators of "Captain America 3" and countless photos and videos taken outside the airport. Among them, Scarlett Johansson had the highest appearance rate. .
Mainland actors and stars don’t know whether they are just enjoying the popularity or they really like it. They are all reposting and promoting...
Film Bureau.
Zhang Hongsen glanced at the latest movie registration summary and couldn't help laughing and joking:
"Oh, these two are really good at playing. They are a complete husband and wife for the second time. Right? In this case, let’s announce it as soon as possible.
By the way, help me arrange the schedule for the premiere of "A Hundred Birds Worship the Phoenix" tomorrow morning..."
" Okay, Zhang Ju.”
The secretary nodded in response, but the next second he remembered another thing, and immediately reported: "Director Zhang, Nortel is asking you again when you will be free."
Hear At these words, the smile on Zhang Hongsen's face froze for an instant, and then turned into a speechless expression, with a hint of impatience.
"I'm really impressed by that kind of crappy movie. They actually found people for it again and again! How many times have I been called back?"
"Three times."< br>
“Oh, tell them, just follow the procedures, I don’t care.”
Zhang Hongsen said with disgust. He didn't know whether he disliked some people at Nortel or the movie.
The defenses for promotion to associate professors in various professional departments at Nortel have all ended.
Although there are still about two months until the list is announced, all associate professors involved in professional title promotion know in their hearts that there is one person who must pass, and that is Lin Nan.
Because this was already decided before he joined Nortel, but now it is just a year ahead of schedule. From beginning to end, no one had any objections to this!
"Director Xue, congratulations. Becoming a 1 billion box office director this time is definitely a sure thing."
Along the way, congratulations were heard all the way, and Xue Xiaolu also accepted everything because she was confident that this time it was the right time, place and people, and she almost got everything.
The only strong opponent we may encounter is "Captain America 3", but that will only happen in 4 days;
Anyway, in the week before the release of "Captain America 3", " "Love in Seattle 2" has no rival at all.
In addition, as Lin Nan said, the two movies are not in the same field at all. Even if there is competition, it will not be a stretch. The former is not strong enough to suck up the market.
Even if something unexpected happens, it will only be the other "cannon fodder" who die!
"Xiao Xue, meet on time at eight o'clock tomorrow morning."
After saying hello to Xue Xiaolu, who had just returned to the office, Cao Baoping left in a hurry.
He has to go to Lin Nan Pictures to discuss the promotion of "The Murderer" during the Shanghai International Film Festival.
"Okay, Director Cao."
Xue Xiaolu responded with a smile, nodded.
Nortel has a tacit understanding, and the director department has also issued an initiative. Many people are going to the premiere of "A Hundred Birds Pay Attendance to the Phoenix" tomorrow.
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No need to guess the next morning, the headline of online film and television entertainment information was the premiere of "Captain America 3" at the Capital Arena.
Big names gathered and stars were shining... The red carpet alone was dozens of meters long. Media reporters and fans squatted outside early in the morning.
As nine o'clock approached, Lin Nan and Liu Yifei were getting ready to go out.
Both of them are in casual clothes, but Lin Nan is in a casual suit, while Miss Liu is in a fashionable style - make-up, high ponytail, beautiful, charming, and bright!
"If anyone asks you..."
"To be honest, I'm next door."
Looking at one foot stepping onto the RV but turning back Liu Yifei, Lin Nan said jokingly. Someone over there will definitely ask about him. After all, does his "status in the world" exist here?
“Well, okay. Bye~~”
After the car from Hongxingwu left, Lin Nan got into the Mercedes-Benz business.
The location and scale of the premiere of "A Hundred Birds Pay Attendance to the Phoenix" was much shabby compared to "Captain America 3". It was in a small and medium-sized banquet hall in Guomao.
At 10 o'clock in the morning, when Lin Nan arrived at the place, he was really shocked. This should be the most "shabby" movie premiere he has attended in so many years.
There are not many movie fans and audiences outside at all. You can estimate the number of people at a glance, at most fifty people, right?
The number of media is also small, only twelve, and there is no doubt that these twelve media must have gone to "Captain America 3".
Fortunately, many "old people", big directors and senior filmmakers from the Chinese film industry came, and it was definitely not comparable to the premiere of "Captain America 3".
Zhang Hongsen, Ren Zhonglun, Wang Yong... La Peikang, Tian Zhuangzhuang, Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, Gu Changwei, Jiang Wen, Jia Zhangke, Xu Ke... Han Sanping, Huang Jianxin... Cao Baoping, Xue Xiaolu, Wang Quan'an, Yu Dong...
"Today's scene is a little more serious than before?"
"Almost all the people in the circle who came here are from the 'older generation', and we are among the most You are young. With this kind of staff, how can you be lively?"
Ning Hao and Lin Nan stood side by side, muttering in a low voice.
Lin Nan nodded. Director Ning was right. The average age of guests in the film industry was a bit older.
He glanced around and found that people from all the major theater chains in the country were actually coming today, but it was obvious that most of the theater chains were coming from deputies. Needless to say, almost everyone who can take trouble is next door!
“Let’s go, he’s waving to us.” Ning Hao reminded.
When Lin Nan heard this, he saw Tian-like movements.
Originally, he and Ning Hao, as direct descendants of Nortel, planned to "do official business" and just left after attending the premiere, not wanting to socialize;
Because they are not familiar with most of the "old people", but now they can't avoid it.
"Let's go."
... To be honest, Lin Nan and Ning Hao did see a lot of older generation "cultural people" coming from across the border today.
No, Zhang Yimou, Gu Changwei and Yu Hua are reminiscing about the past; Wang Quan'an and Jia Ping'ao are remembering Chen Zhongshi, who just passed away a few days ago... Han Sanping, La Pei Next to Kang and others is Mo Yan...
"Director Lin, our film "A Hundred Birds Pay Attendance to the Phoenix" does not have any big names, but when it comes to quality, director Wu Tianming's work is definitely this one!"
Lin Nan looked at one of the producers The person in charge gave him a thumbs up, and for a moment I really didn’t know what to say. No matter how good the movie is, you still have to choose the right schedule and opponent!
Hey, as a fellow countryman, Director Lin can only mourn for several producers in his hometown.
The era when movies relied solely on quality to "run rampant" is long gone. The films that can be so reckless now are all due to luck.
You know, the good movies that have been buried are lost in the sea!
"Actually, we also know that this movie will not be well received by theaters, but... we have no choice. We really can't wait any longer. It has been delayed for so many years and we really can't afford it..."
Hearing this Lin Nan's eyes widened unconsciously. Good guy, it turns out you know what you are doing!
A premiere between pure filmmakers is much more relaxed than the usual premieres of commercial movies, without any bells and whistles.
Not long after, everyone got straight to the point - the movie "A Hundred Birds Pay Attendance to the Phoenix" officially started.
You can always trust the performance of a first-class actor, even if he is an unknown actor, but a first-class actor is a first-class actor, just like the leading actor in "A Hundred Birds Pay Attention to the Phoenix", Tao Zeru.
All the filmmakers on the scene, without exception, watched very seriously;
Because everyone can see that this movie is a veritable heart-warming movie. It is Wu Tianming’s successor to "Life" and "Old Man" After "The Well", "The Face" and "The CEO", the Chinese style, Chinese style, Chinese character and Chinese culture have been inherited and kept pace with the times.
Unfortunately, this is the end of the story.
“As expected of him, he is the first director in China to win the Best Picture Award at the Category A Film Festival. He is really strong!” Ning Hao stared at the big screen and couldn’t help but sigh.
“He was also the director who directly promoted Director Zhang, a photographer, to become the best actor in Tokyo. It was Director Zhang’s first time acting in a movie, and he directly won three best actor trophies!”
Lin Nan echoed. The reputation of being a leading figure in the fourth generation of directors is not just a boast. In those old photos from those days, Li An and Xu Ke were both little brothers in front of Wu Tianming.
The nearly two-hour movie ended quickly, and everyone, including Lin Nan, applauded spontaneously.
It’s hard to comment on whether this movie is a tragedy, but it is definitely a good movie. However, as shown in the movie, traditional culture and craftsmanship are indeed being lost little by little... Someone needs to To hold on.
“What the hell?”
Suddenly, Ning Hao exclaimed. Lin Nan also squinted his eyes and looked at the stage with a serious expression. The nearly two hundred guests present were more or less frightened, and many stood up.
Among the creatives who had just stepped onto the stage, the producer directly faced the guests and knelt down. To be precise, he looked at the theater lineup.
“...We have been working hard for 4 years to make this movie directed by Wu Tianming. Director Wu is a pure director, and "A Hundred Birds Pay Attention to the Phoenix" is also a pure movie...
The distribution company told us before that theaters are not optimistic about the market for good movies... Here, we implore all the theater representatives to give us a chance, a fairer chance... Good movies need a living schedule ...Deserves to be remembered..."
Please beg for film arrangement!
At this moment, these four words came to everyone's mind.
"'Hundred Birds Paying Attention to the Phoenix' is a sincere work by director Wu Tianming, and China Film Academy will fully support it!" La Peikang said.
"UME Cinemas will fully support the screening of "A Hundred Birds Pay Attendance to the Phoenix"..."
"China Film Southern Film Shinkansen will fully support..."
" "A Hundred Birds Pay Attention to the Phoenix" is director Wu Tianming's hard work and must be strongly supported!" Ye Ning stood up on behalf of Huayi Cinemas.
“The movie "A Hundred Birds Pay Attention to the Phoenix" is the most precious gift left to us by director Wu Tianming. Bona Cinemas is willing to support it with everyone..."
"New Film Alliance Cinema..."
"Anle Cinema..."
...
One after another, the bosses or deputies of the nine theater companies all He stood up and made promises one after another.
However, more theater chains are still very sensible and have not expressed their stance, including Wanda, the largest theater chain in the country.
Not only that, Lin Nan also noticed that the vice president of Wanda Cinema gave Ye Ning a vague glance, a little unkindly.
“This looks great. I made a promise publicly, but I don’t know if it will be fulfilled the day after tomorrow?”
“Director Ning, language is an art! And the theater chain is It's commercial." Lin Nan turned his head to look at Ning Hao and muttered with a smile.
With the scene of "Kneel down and beg to schedule the film", the atmosphere at the premiere of "A Hundred Birds Pay Attendance to the Phoenix" inexplicably became weird.
When it was time for lunch, many filmmakers left the venue early with various excuses.
Lin Nan and Ning Hao didn't stay long, because they were really bored and there wasn't even anyone to chat with.
In contrast, the "American Team 3" side was much more lively.
Because when Lin Nan got home, Liu Yifei sent him photos of the luncheon. She and Zhou Xun were sitting together. Well, she took a lot of photos this morning.
The efficiency of media exchange is actually quite high.
In the afternoon, the Internet was all about the premieres of today's two movies. The news that the box office of "Love in Seattle 2" exceeded 100 million on the fourth day was completely drowned out.
"In the morning, at the premiere of "A Hundred Birds at the Phoenix", the producer knelt down in public and begged to arrange the film, and several major theaters promised to help..."
"The premiere of "Captain America 3", Scarlett Johansson and Elizabeth Olsen share their experience of acting as female superheroes..."
"Liu Yifei received photo invitations from many actors in Hollywood...and was asked in public about the whereabouts of director Lin Nan and her next foreign language film Film plan..."
...
"Rejected?"
"Yes, Director Lin refused, saying that the dinner was not necessary and would waste time."
Looking at Yang Mi with a disappointed expression, Zeng Jia also spread his hands in disappointment.
Lin Nan is famous in the industry for being "hard to talk to". When it comes to dinner appointments, he only gives face to a few people, almost all of whom are acquaintances or good friends of the same level in the circle.
“What about Teacher Xue?”
Facing Yang Mi’s more expectant question, Zeng Jia hesitated for two seconds;
The former's face suddenly turned ugly, and she guessed: "Rejected too?"
"Director Xue said that there is no need for a banquet, and it will be the same for the celebration banquet when the time comes."
"This is different." Yang Mi muttered, frowning.
"It's different, I know."
Zeng Jia was also in a bad mood at the moment. Xue Xiaolu's attitude meant that the relationship between Yang Mi and even Jiaxing had not gotten closer. Even more alienated.
"Then, how to remedy it now? I don't know why it happened suddenly?" Zeng Jia was puzzled for a while and complained.
Yang Mi had a vague guess that Xue Xiaolu was a traditional director who rejected "stars", especially stars who were crazy about acting and had no acting skills.
When she was doing promotions during that time, she was constantly doing announcements, never missing any one, so much so that she even dozed off when attending movie promotion events.
"Let's just pretend that there is no such thing as a banquet. From now on, we will get along with each other as we should..."
"Huh?"
Looking at Yang Mi with a serious face, Zeng Jia nodded mysteriously.
......
The box office on the 3rd exceeded 100 million, and the box office on the 4th exceeded 100 million. The time finally came to the morning of the 5th, which was before the official release of several movies such as "Captain America 3" one day.
"Love in Seattle 2" has been released for 6 days, and the total box office has reached 660 million. The movie information has been highly posted on Weibo's hot search, and has been watched and discussed by the entire Internet!
But in less than an hour, another piece of movie information pushed it out of the hot searches and stepped on it.
The entire domestic film and television industry has been attracted by this extremely simple piece of movie information;
Although its content is "simple", it is very heavy, very heavy!
“At nine o’clock in the morning, the Film Bureau announced the latest film project registration information in May, among which Lin Nan Pictures’ film project “Marriage Story” was impressively listed.”
“Reprinted from the Film Bureau According to public announcement documents, the registration information for the movie "Marriage Story" is as follows:
Movie title: "Marriage Story";
Producer: Lin Nan Pictures, Hongxingwu;
Director/Screenwriter: Lin Nan;
Producer: Liu Yifei;
Main cast and crew: Liu Yifei, Lin Nan, Zhou Xun. ”
……
The entire domestic film industry is paying close attention to the registration information of "Marriage Story".
The registration information is indeed extremely simple, even to the point of being crude, because there are only three names in the whole article!
But who dares to say that this movie is light? There is no doubt that no one in the industry dares to underestimate the importance of this film's creative lineup.
It completely corresponds to the old saying: the simpler, the less "simple" it is!
Lin Nan, a top international director; Liu Yifei, a great producer and Golden Horse Actress.
After "The Fault in Our Stars", the two once again became a complete husband and wife team:
A director, a producer, a heroine, a hero, and they are still co-producers. .
Even the second female lead is a triple-gold actress like Zhou Xun!
What did you want to do with this movie after it was made?
The film industry is in chaos, with chatter and discussions.
Ever since there were rumors about Lin Nan Pictures' two new films, they have been keeping a secret and keeping a low profile. There has not been even a hint of casting news;
Now, it has been filed directly, and it is still such a luxury The ultimate lineup? !
For this kind of operation, countless people in the film industry can think of only one reason, that is, this movie is for awards, for big prizes.
It has a determined direction and role from the very beginning, and there is a high probability that it is tailor-made for someone!
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(End of this chapter)