Chapter 1008 Bah, you scumbag! Latest valuation of Tudou; Nomination!
After eight o'clock in the evening, Guomao Banquet Hall.
The dinner party Huanxi prepared for Wang Jiawei and Chen Kexin was no lower than the signing ceremony and media conference in the morning.
On one side is a listed company with a market value of nearly 10 billion in the film and television industry, with two great directors and founder shareholders, Ning Hao and Xu Zheng;
On the other side are two new members, Wang Jiawei and Chen Kexin. Partner shareholder, veteran director.
This powerful combined lineup directly brings together many big names from Hong Kong and the mainland, and the stars gather together and shine brightly.
How to describe this scene?
That is, it is rare to see so many top figures in the industry at a mainland event. Maybe only the Shanghai International Film Festival can rival it, right?
However, although there were five to six hundred guests at the scene and the atmosphere was extremely lively, there was still a vague sense of distinction.
After all, in general, in those years, Hong Kong circles treated mainland filmmakers as idiots, and they even broke their bones and sucked their marrow out of money; this was a contradiction that had been resented for a long time!
"Tsk tsk, look, those Hong Kong filmmakers who are rare in the mainland are all here tonight."
Following Wang Changtian's voice, Lin Nan glanced at the group of pure Hong Kong filmmakers in the distance. Circle of filmmakers:
Chow Yun-fat, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Lau Ching-wan, Louis Koo, Eric Tsang, Cheung Ka-fai, Ng Chun-ru, Ng Chun-yu, Wen Jun, Er Dongsheng...
Unlike Jackie Chan, Andy Lau, Xu Ke , Chen Jiashang, Wang Jing and others can mingle with mainland filmmakers, and that group of people is a bit like a small group in Hong Kong Island;
They seem to have roots under their feet, chatting about themselves motionless, just Wait for mainland artists to go and say hello to them.
"Others just come here for Wang Jiawei and Chen Kexin. Do you think they come for Huanxi Pictures?" Lin Nan joked with a smile.
He and Wang Changtian are also in the mainland camp, and they are rare people who are too lazy to pay attention to the film and television capital of that group of people. Of course, with the exception of Jackie Chan and others, everyone can still laugh and talk together.
“This guy is very good at pretending. He has been wearing sunglasses all year round! Just wear them during the day, and also wear them at night?”
Looking at Wang Jiawei, who was changing glasses over there and smiling happily, As a "family member", Wang Changtian couldn't help but complain again.
The ones laughing the most in Hong Kong tonight are undoubtedly Chen Kexin and Wang Jiawei; they each earned 4 to 5 billion. Although they are shares, they are still worth that much money.
"Director Lin and Director Wang, you two are resting here."
Lin Nan was just about to take over Wang Changtian's words and make a joke about Wang Jiawei, but Yang Shoucheng suddenly came over.
"Sober up. Mr. Yang is in good spirits tonight. I just saw you drinking several drinks."
Wang Changtian changed his face instantly and greeted with a smile. You must know that Yang Shoucheng is not young.
"I'm in a pretty good mood. Director Lin, director Ye Weixin just told me that "Ip Man 4" will be finished smoothly around the 20th of this month."
Yang Shoucheng came here mainly to talk to Lin Nan about this matter. The finale of this series is about to come to an end.
“I understand, I’d like you to convey it to Mr. Yang personally.” Lin Nan picked up the red wine on the table and toasted.
"You're welcome, I'll go over first, I'm still waiting over there."
Watching Yang Shoucheng walk away, Lin Nan and Wang Changtian continued to chat. Well, the two of them have to deal with insiders who come to "please" from time to time.
In the distance, Liu Yifei, who is chatting with Xing Aina and Shi Nansheng, is undoubtedly the woman who gets the most attention tonight.
There was an endless stream of people from the mainland and Hong Kong who took the initiative to make friends and greet her, far more than Chen Hong on the other side.
And Miss Liu also looked down-to-earth and generous, as if she were a qualified producer with a strong aura. We can indeed learn more from Shi Nansheng on this point.
"You are really busy tonight. It has been an hour since the dinner was held before you thought of entertaining us." When Ning Hao sat down with wine, Lin Nan immediately teased.
"Director Lin, I am the host and I have to entertain people! Didn't you see that I was free? Why don't you just pull away now." Ning Hao retorted angrily.
He did not lie, because both Lin Nan and Wang Changtian saw it.
Dong Ping, Xu Zheng and Ning Hao were all in good company tonight. Wang Jiawei and Chen Kexin were also half of the hosts, busy entertaining and entertaining.
"Why do I think you and Xu Zheng are entertaining Gu Changwei alternately, chatting and laughing, what are you talking about?"
Wang Changtian asked curiously. Among the many mainland filmmakers tonight, Gu Changwei really stood out and was toasted by the three major shareholders of Huanxi Pictures.
Well, when Lao Wang asked this question, Ning Hao fell silent for a moment, followed by Lin Nan who realized something;
In the end, even Wang Changtian himself was confused and looked suspiciously Looking at the two of them: "What's wrong? Which of my words is wrong?"
"Director Wang, you may have touched on the topic accidentally. Right, Director Ning?" Lin Nan smiled pointedly.
“What do you mean?” Wang Changtian looked at Lin Nan and then at Ning Hao.
Director Ning Da showed a speechless expression on his face, and then lowered his voice: "We are talking.
Directors Wang Jiawei and Director Chen Kexin are just examples, Director Gu is a little tempted. , It is estimated that a decision will be made soon, but there must be a time interval for the company to expand its share capital again..."
Although Ning Hao spoke vaguely, Wang Changtian understood, and stared at the former, extremely shocked for a moment : "You, you, you guys... are so courageous!"
"Keep it secret, keep it secret, you two must keep it a secret. It's not appropriate to spread this matter at the moment!"
It has to be kept secret. For the industry, this is no small matter. It is comparable to an earthquake. .
The dinner continued and became more and more lively. Tonight's protagonists Wang Jiawei and Chen Kexin also rarely picked up the microphone and delivered some "remarks."
The former didn't say much, but he was very polite, without a complete sentence, and talked about movies and works intermittently;
But Chen Kexin was different, he spoke very beautifully with high-sounding words, He said he hoped to become a link between mainland and Hong Kong films and jointly promote the development of Chinese-language films.
If Lin Nan remembers correctly, at the Hong Kong Film Awards 4 years ago, this guy and Wen Jun made a lot of "unbelievable" remarks.
The general meaning is: if Chinese-language films want to prosper and even compete with Hollywood, there is only one way;
That is, Hong Kong Island filmmakers are creative, responsible for the crew team and operation management, and the mainland serves as the production base And the market will do.
Mainland investors only need to provide money and market. The Hong Kong team will take care of other matters. It is best for investors not to interfere with the production of the crew...
It can only be said that this society is more suitable for sitting on the fence. The party and the people are willing to do whatever they want, and Chen Kexin is a typical person who "knows the current affairs and is a hero";
After being beaten by China Film Group that time, he has become much more honest, at least he is "high-sounding" both verbally and openly.
......
Over the course of one day on the 3rd, Ning Hao's worth increased by several hundred million;
After the Hong Kong stock market opened on the morning of the 4th, Huanxi was still rising slightly. , this is enviable and has ruined a lot of people in the industry.
Sometimes, there is some use in throwing those imported blockbusters into unpopular schedules.
No, "X-Men: Apocalypse", which was just released yesterday, grossed 112 million on its first day.
Now, the summer season is very likely to be promoted by a number of imported blockbusters a month in advance, and the summer season may even be moved forward to June.
In short, several Hollywood imported big IP commercial movies have come together to accomplish something incredible;
They are most likely going to turn an off-beat month into a peak season. This is something that current domestic movies cannot do!
On the set of "Marriage Story", the dressing room door was ajar.
Liu Yifei and Zhou Xun were all looking at the door, but they were too embarrassed to go in and disturb them.
Lin Nan looked on, speechless at the behavior of these people.
The next moment, he walked over directly, pushed open the door, and joked: "Watch it if you want. Can Director Jiang chase you away?"
Yes, it's inside. The make-up products are Tian Zangxiang and Lao Jiang. Originally, Lin Nan only invited Tian Zhuangzhuang, but at last thought, he packed Lao Jiang as well.
Tian Zhuangzhuang will play Lin Nan’s lawyer, and Lao Jiang found him a cameo role. He is idle in school anyway.
"Young people are active." Tian Zhuangzhuang stood there, smiling and making fun of Lin Nan and the others.
Lao Jiang complained a little, "Can't you find me a role with a lot of scenes? I am an associate professor and deputy director of the directing department, and I come to act as a supporting role for you?"
"But your acting skills are not as good as those of Director Wang Jinsong. A bit player is fine, just make do with it."
Lin Nan said with a smile and made a "please" gesture to turn on the camera.
Two minutes later, with the sound of "action", the scene officially began.
The morning was the scene where the male protagonist and Tian Zhuangzhuang, a senior lawyer, met for the first time. In the movie, the latter was introduced to Lin Nan by Hui Yinghong, the mother-in-law.
In the afternoon, the boot time was earlier, starting at two o'clock.
Lin Nan, the male protagonist, was busy with trivial matters in the stage play company, and then Zhou Xun, the female lawyer, called and gave an ultimatum... He went to see Liu Yifei again, but the argument was fruitless.
After a night, it’s the morning of the 5th.
Including Liu Yifei, all the leading actors are in very good condition.
Lin Nan, the husband, went to Liu Yifei again, who was resolute and wanted custody of the child... As a last resort, Lin Nan secretly took away his daughter, so let's file a lawsuit!
"The following shot makes me a little excited just thinking about it." Zhou Xun and Shu Chang, who had just flown back from Hengdian, muttered quietly.
"Me too. Bah, you scumbag!" Shu Chang glanced at Lin Nan and cursed with a smile.
"I said you two have had enough, right? It's just a scene." Lin Nan was quite helpless and wronged.
"Humph." Liu Yifei also snorted coldly, with a look in her eyes that looked like a knife, and she gave Lin Nan a fierce look.
She is adjusting her state and taking on the emotions.
At this moment, in Liu Yifei's eyes, Lin Nan was already a cheating bastard.
After five minutes of emotions brewing, Lin Nan noticed that the way Liu Yifei looked at him was so cold that it made his heart tremble.
"Director, let's start." Her eyes were slightly red and she said coldly to Lin Nan. "Good guy, when a couple shoots a scene like this, they get twice the result with half the effort. Now they are completely involved and start calling 'director'?"
Zhou Xun was stunned as he ate the melon. It was so exciting!
Shu Chang couldn't help but swallow his saliva. Did Sissi use too much force? How long will it take for the show to happen next? My brother is so pitiful and miserable!
Nearly 20 days since the filming of "Marriage Story" started, the first conflict scene between Lin Nan and Liu Yifei is about to begin.
It is true that the two did not quarrel in the movie, but this scene went beyond the quarrel and started scolding directly!
When the two called to talk about the divorce lawsuit, they rushed there and rushed there.
Liu Yifei lost control of her emotions, lost her inner self, and her psychological defenses completely collapsed. She scolded Lin Nan on the phone in a heartbreaking manner;
Because she peeked at Lin Nan’s work emails, her husband was following her When his marriage first started to have problems, he slept with his actress!
She has hidden it in her heart for so long, and she doesn’t want to hide it anymore, and she doesn’t want to pretend not to know anymore... She has been working hard to maintain the family, and she is the only one...
"Everyone Prepare, 3, 2, 1, action!”
The main and auxiliary cameras were turned on at the same time, and the radio equipment was fully turned on on the balconies of the two rooms.
The five-minute scene from beginning to end took a whole morning to shoot, and even lunch time was delayed.
Lin Nan admitted that Liu Yifei was crazy and he couldn't handle the scene. He was pressed down and beaten by Liu Yifei. This was no longer performed by an actor;
This was Liu Yifei teaching and scolding him. She was so excited that she looked like a shrew!
This emotion was well mixed with Liu Yifei's "imagined" plot. She didn't know what kind of bastard Lin Nan had become at this moment in her heart.
I’m afraid if I give her a knife, she can kill the imaginary “Lin Nan” on the spot, right? !
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"Co-produced by Hongxingwu Pictures, Guangguang, Dengfeng International Pictures, and Lin Nan Pictures, directed by Wu Gen, Wu Gen, Frank Grillo, Lu Jingshan, Wu Starring Gang, Yu Nan, Yu Qian and others;
The production amount is as high as 200 million. The military-themed commercial blockbuster "Wolf Warrior 2" lasted one and a half months of training and was officially launched in South Africa two hours ago..."
“Many film professionals in the industry once again stated that military-themed films are not the mainstream of commercial films in the current film market, and "Wolf Warrior 2" with a production cost of 200 million yuan will undoubtedly face huge box office pressure... ”
“Tudou.com’s second round of financing dinner will be held in a high-profile manner at 7 o’clock tomorrow evening in the Qunxian Banquet Hall, covering an area of more than 2,000 square meters, at the China World Hotel; Industries and capitals will all be present;
It is reported that this financing is most likely to be the last round of financing before Tudou.com goes public; in addition, Tudou.com President Wang Wei said in an interview that the scale of this financing still does not exceed 10% of the total shares..."
On the afternoon of the 5th, the crew of "Marriage Story" stopped working again. Liu Yifei had to take a breath. She worked too hard in the morning scene and she hadn't come out yet.
Lin Nan was sitting cross-legged on the sofa. Sitting, busy with other things; and Liu Yifei just held his arm and rested on his shoulder, quiet and warm.
But her eyelids trembled from time to time. , told Lin Nan nakedly that her subconscious was still in the drama.
"Have you agreed before, just like last year, you just need to be present. To be honest, it was originally an unofficial decision. But since the penguins were given the opportunity last year, it’s not easy to favor one over the other this year. ”
Lin Nan was holding a video conference with Wang Wei, Wang Changtian, and Liu Xiaobin with a Bluetooth headset, but he just turned off the camera, making noise but not showing his face, and the screen was black.
The people across from me just saw Liu Yifei sleeping, and Wang Changtian even made a joke. But when I heard that Ms. Liu had used too much force during filming and was nervous, she didn't say anything more.
"Penguin will send a senior vice president over tomorrow. Although they have no decision-making power, they are shareholders after all." Wang Wei nodded and said.
“I am looking forward to Tudou’s latest market value after this financing.” Wang Changtian said with a smile, feeling very happy.
“How much is it now?” Lin Nan asked.
“After Penguin’s financing came in last November, our market value was 40 billion; now more than half a year has passed, and the 4.445 billion that Penguin raised has only 1.53 billion left.
The current rough estimate of us is The value is between 44 billion and 45 billion. Basically, all financial capital’s valuations of us are within this range!”
Wang Wei took the initiative to explain, but then added: “We will definitely keep the price down conservatively!” It is inevitable.”
“The quotations of financial capital are much more bloody than Internet capital and film and television capital! Although Internet capital is more greedy, it is more qualified catfish.”
Liu Xiaobin teased. By the way, my big boss has suffered a lot of losses in front of Jack Ma from Ali recently, verbal losses!
"Has there been any adjustment to Tudou's external 'pricing'?"
"The final adjustment was just made two days ago, and we are going to quote 45 billion tomorrow night. After that, it will be up to them to bid, and we can look at the external prices for Tudou. What is the highest valuation?
Of course, we are more looking forward to the offer and sincerity from Weibo. It is only 8%. I wonder if Cao Guowei has changed his mind after getting this inside information, or whether he can. Swallow it in one gulp?”
“Mr. Wang, you have underestimated Director Cao. They are an Internet company, and Weibo is a US-listed group. The complementarity between the two companies is very high. !" Wang Changtian joked with a smile.
“I was distracted, haha...”
Lin Nan stroked Liu Yifei's hair, "Let's stop here. Let's report 45 billion to the outside world. It's good, let them compete."
"Hey, it's a group of companions, haha... "
"That's it, let's see you tomorrow night. Director Lin's filming went well."
"See you tomorrow night."
Lin Nan took off the headphones with one hand and threw them away. On the table. Then he stood up slowly, held Liu Yifei's back with his left hand, reached under her legs with his right hand, and gently hugged her.
"Sissi, should you go to bed and sleep?"
"Well..."
A soft and waxy voice murmured; she was very sleepy, mentally sleepy.
While Lin Nan was resting at home with Liu Yifei, there was already a turmoil outside about Tudou's second round of financing.
Especially the report that "this financing is most likely to be the last round of financing before Tudou.com goes public" made major capitals unable to sit still.
Because everyone knows that high-quality companies do not need multiple rounds of financing; and Tudou, it seems that there is really nothing missing? !
Zhang Qiang has another headache. He is not only the president of Alibaba Pictures, but also the vice president of Alibaba. And this time the potato matter undoubtedly fell on his head again.
“Gu Yongqiang of Youku is still the chairman. He is very resistant to opening up traffic and diverting traffic to Taobao. But this does not affect us from trying Tudou...”
"Everyone else clearly rejected Director Ma last time. Is it still necessary this time?" Zhang Qiang looked at another old guy from the group and couldn't help but question for a moment.
"There is no concept of 'is it necessary' in Ma Dong's mind? Since it can be ordered, it is naturally what should be done. People are changing every moment, only interests are eternal. Of!
Even though we were rejected in person once, our Ali spirit never gave up. How many companies have rejected us once, twice or even many times, but in the end? Hasn’t it been renamed ‘Alibaba’? "
Of course Zhang Qiang knows this, but the shareholders of Tudou are all against Ali. They are not short of money, how can it be such a simple thing! But he can't push it, he can only Bite the bullet.
“Okay, I’ll go again tomorrow. As for the quotation this time, I will not interfere. The board of directors will give me the results. I am only responsible for communicating with Tudou. "
"Well, that's for sure. Let me tell you something else. While you were away in the morning, Director Ma called us to have a meeting. "
"What did you say? "Zhang Qiang asked curiously.
"In the second half of the year, we will completely kick Gu Yongqiang out of Youku!"
......
Lin Nan went to bed early last night and worked hard for a long time to ensure that he was "loyal" of.
I don’t know if Liu Yifei deliberately vented her anger on him. She was really "revenge" by knocking his bones and sucking out his marrow and killing him!
While eating breakfast, Liu Hanhan looked at Lin Nan with a somewhat unkind look, and finally said with a groan: "You have been doing well recently, maybe I can feel better..."< br>
Haha, Lin Nan is a great director, so you can’t tell her little thoughts. He has recovered, but he is still pretending.
"Okay, I'll behave well. Before I leave for the set later, I'll clean out the trash can in the room..."
"Stop talking about eating!" His face was pink, Liu Yifei glared at Lin Nan.
When it was approaching eight o'clock, Lin Nan drove Liu Yifei straight to the set. Because the distance is not far, it is completely possible to get there before nine o'clock.
While the two were still waiting at the red light on the road, blockbuster news from the film industry came out; the entire film and television industry immediately turned their attention and started a heated discussion.
It has been two and a half years since the 15th Huabiao Awards in 2013. Today, the 16th Huabiao Awards finally "began".
"At half past eight o'clock this morning, the General Administration, the Film Bureau and the Central Publicity Bureau issued a joint announcement. After two and a half years, the nomination list for the 16th Huabiao Awards was announced as follows:
"Take Power by Wisdom" "Tiger Mountain", "Wolf Totem", "Return", "Lost Orphan", "One Hundred Regiments", "Wolf Warrior", "Dear", "Get Out! Mr. Tumor", "Old Friends in Mountains and Rivers", "Charlotte" 18 films including "Trouble" and "Monster Hunt" were nominated for the Outstanding Feature Film Award;
8 people, including Zhang Yimou, Lin Nan, Jia Zhangke, Chen Kexin, Peng Sanyuan, Xu Anhua, Guo Fan, and Lu Yang, were nominated for the Outstanding Feature Film Award. Director Award;
Five people including Chen Daoming, Liu Dehua, Zhang Hanyu, Huang Bo and Feng Shaofeng were nominated for the Outstanding Actor Award;
Five people, including Gong Li, Zhao Tao, Tang Wei, Shu Chang, and Bai Baihe, were nominated for the Outstanding Actress Award;
...
Nominated for the Outstanding Animated Film Award: "Journey to the West" "Return of the Saint", "The Bear"...
Outstanding Screenplay Award: Lu Yang for "Xiu Chun Knife 2"; Jia Zhangke for "Old Friend in Mountains and Rivers"...
Excellent Rural Theme Film...
..."
The nomination list of the Huabiao Awards spread all over the Internet immediately, landing on the headlines of major film and television entertainment news.
The Huabiao Awards ceremony on the 24th at the end of the month will be It is the second film festival this month after the closing ceremony of the Magic City International Film Festival on the 19th of the month.
There is no doubt that this month, the film and television industry will be extremely busy. The nomination list for the International Film Festival should be in the next two days!
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(End of this chapter)