That year Huayu

It seems that the promotional campaign for the Lunar New Year movie is in full swing.

If nothing else, Huayi must have invested a lot of money, so "Old Paoer" suddenly dominated the hot searches on the Internet.

And their marketing plan is also very targeted. Although the protagonist of the movie is Feng Xiaogang, the publicity and selling points are all focused on Wu Yifan and Li Yifeng, aiming to capture the young audience market.

At around nine o'clock in the morning, at the first large-scale media press conference of "Lao Pao Er" held in the capital, Wang Zhonglei, Guan Rui, Feng Xiaogang and other crew members encountered "fatal torture" from media reporters:

That is to say, given that there is "Secret of the Dragon" before and after "Detective Chinatown", and there are also films such as "Bad Angel" and "The Master" competing in the middle, how much hope and confidence do we have in the box office of "Old Paoer"? ?

When faced with such a "malicious" problem, although the director obviously lacks aura, Feng Xiaogang and Wang Zhonglei are indeed experienced veterans.

Feng Xiaogang seemed to be pointing the finger at the country: "Deng Chao's level still needs to be greatly improved, and we don't take "Villain Angel" and "Master" seriously.

As for the first two movies, there is no need to praise Lin Nan Pictures too much; there is more than 20 days between us and "The Secret of the Dragon", so basically there is not much competition;

"Detective Chinatown" is Lin Nan's first exposure to comedy and detective themes, and there is no need to be afraid of him. Maybe he will fail in his attempt, and it is not impossible for him to be beaten by us. Hahaha..."

Not to mention, when media reporters heard Feng Xiaogang’s words at first glance, they did make sense.

Without waiting for them to question, Wang Zhonglei added: "We have the blessing of two great directors, two young idol superstars starring, and the market audience is huge, so we are naturally confident about the box office.

"Old Paoer" is guaranteed to start with a box office of 1 billion. If you work hard, 1.5 billion is not a problem, and even sprinting to the 2 billion mark is not impossible. After all, the appeal of Yi Fan and Yi Feng is unparalleled! "

Regardless of whether the media believe it or not, whether they think this is a fantasy or not, Wang Zhonglei and Feng Xiaogang swear by it and must swear by it.

In this way, in just one hour, Lin Nan Pictures passively made the entertainment headlines.

At this time, Lin Nan was also listening to "old" jokes, but this was a "new" joke that Yue Jun heard elsewhere.

"Don't spread this kind of thing, just pretend you don't know about it. We tried our best last year, but now, this is no longer something that non-officials can talk about."

"Well, I know. Without someone opening the back door, who could do such a thing? But it is indeed too courageous." Yue Jun looked embarrassed and a little scared.

The news about the main theme movie "Railway Tigers" has spread in a small area in the film and television circles.

After all, with such a big living person walking in and out of a crew of hundreds of people, it is inevitable that no news will leak out day and night.

"It seems that the filming progress of the crew over there is also very fast. Jackie Chan is really working hard. He is filming two domestic and foreign movies at the same time. Is this body really able to bear it?" Yue Jun said with emotion again.

"Of course we have to fight quickly to avoid long nights and nightmares. As for your body, my eldest brother has been in the movies for so many years. Have you risked your life too many times?"

Ning Hao's tone was filled with anger and he said sourly.

Whenever he encounters such unfair things, he will think of his ill-fated "No Man's Land".

Because in Lin Nan’s words, if he had risked being banned from directing for 3 to 5 years and brought the original version of the film to Berlin before reshooting it, maybe he would have been the director of Silver Bear;

The most fundamental and initial frustration was that the film was rejected time and time again by countless reviews, and was forced to reshoot the ending.

Compare "Nanjing!" Nanjing! ", "Railway Tigers" and other movies, "No Man's Land" was treated in a naked and extremely unfair manner!

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore and get down to business. The scene just now needs to be re-edited..."

Of course Lin Nan could see Ning Hao's thoughts and resentment, so he immediately changed the subject... He could only blame his bad luck.

…

Near noon, Wang Wei called, and Penguin’s financing funds had all been secured.

According to the previous agreement, all of the 4 billion will be retained in the company's accounts in the name of Lin Nan and other shareholders' capital injection. After all, the 10% of the shares were equalized by them.

"In addition to the 4 billion, Penguin also invested 445 million in proportion to its own shares..."

"As planned, we will begin to scan the copyrights of film and television works. The bad ones will be priced at most, and the more high-quality ones, the better... Film and television copyrights are the most important assets and confidence of video websites."

Lin Nan was wearing headphones and talking on the phone with Wang Wei while driving.

Tudou is still in the most critical period of expansion, growth, and competition. It should not keep too much money in its account. It must be spent to convert it into foundation, and then continue to seize users and market share.

"Director Lin, there is a key question, which is when Tudou's second round of financing will be scheduled. There are really too many people asking about this matter these days."

Lin Nan paused, and the red light ahead turned on. "Let's digest the results of the first round of financing first...in the first half of next year?"

"Director Lin, everyone needs to find a time to sit down and discuss how many shares to take out this time."

"Mr. Wang, this is the last round before Tudou submits for IPO, no more than 10%."

"Well, I understand. Let me talk to Director Wang and the others first!"

…

On both sides of the commercial street, the posters of "007: Specter" are extremely eye-catching.

The film will be released a week later, on the 13th of the month.

The posters of the starring actors are also eye-catching, including Daniel Craig and Léa Seydoux.

If non-senior movie lovers are not familiar with these two leading actors, then the other one is definitely a "big name" in China - Monica Bellucci!

"Beautiful Legend of Sicily" was undoubtedly one of the most popular foreign language film discs sold by domestic pirates for a period of time after the millennium.

The customers are basically men.

This movie is in the film library of Nortel's Director Department, and it is noted that it is a literary film.

"Huh? "Carol"? Isn't it inevitable that the introduction will fail? It's not "The Snowflake and the Secret Fan"."

On the radio, Lin Nan heard the name of Crystal Pictures, but it was just the background of the movie "Carol", and the copyright was purchased from Crystal Pictures!

When Lin Nan returned home, Liu Yifei and Liu Xiaoli were not there. They went out to watch the opera and had lunch outside.

While Director Lin was munching on "dry food", his cross-border mail arrived, including Oscar nomination ballots and some film copies.

Lin Nan calculated that the time for sending the ballots this year seemed to be more than half a month ahead of schedule.

He estimated that in the next month, he would continue to receive many copies and small gifts.

After all, he is not only a member of the Academy, but also the youngest person to win the Oscar for Best Director last year.

Watching the copies one by one, Lin Nan must have no time and energy to write about Leonardo first.

"outside?"

A cross-ocean call was made, and Tom answered it very quickly.

"Lin, I just packed up. The Oscar awards season is about to begin, and there are PR parties and cocktail parties everywhere, especially at night." Tom replied in a loud voice.

From this guy, Lin Nan understood the old saying very thoroughly: a broad heart and a fat body!

"Oh, by the way. Lin, the invitations to the Oscars will be sent out after the nominations are announced. Are you coming this year? You can bring Crystal with you."

No need for Tom to ask, Lin Nan made this call to talk about this matter.

"I'll be there for the Oscars this year, but that's not the main thing."

"What is that, Lin? They should most likely invite you to be the presenter, because you were the winner of the Academy Award for Best Director last year."

Lin Nan had some suspicions about the award guests.

After all, it is a common tradition in the international film industry for the previous one to give awards to the next one, and the probability is not small.

"Tom, go ahead and say hello to Warner and Lionsgate. During this year's Oscars, I will talk to them about the "Pacific Rim 2" movie project."

Hearing Lin Nan's words, Tom was stunned for a moment, and then became a little excited:

"Lin, you finally remembered this matter. I was almost driven crazy by them! Paul was still asking me the day before yesterday..."

Tom is like a fat kid weighing more than 200 pounds, "complaining" his troubles to his parents eloquently.

"We'll talk about it after I've passed. This movie should be as well prepared as the first one, and the design and styling of the first one should be used...

I remember that I did a lot of mecha designs in the first part but didn’t use them. Now it’s just right to use them in the second part. This is the biggest selling point and cannot be ignored..."

"Well, the information is sealed and we have the copyright."

Ten minutes later, Tom urged Lin Nan to hang up the phone.

Because he's about to go, and the leading lady at the PR reception for "Mad Max: Fury Road" is Charlize Theron!

And there are two shows in the evening, the other one is "Carol", starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara.

After hanging up the phone, Lin Nan found it very interesting. This year's Oscar competition is no less than last year's. He is going to draw lots and vote for the Best Actress nomination.

…

Outside, at noon, Yang Ying once again topped the entertainment headlines.

"Wholely produced by Huace's Modu Kuju Culture, the movie "A Little Smile Is Allure" is officially in preparation. Actor Yang Ying will serve as the heroine of the film;

The rest of the main actors in the film are open to the film and television industry from now on, and all film and television companies, actors and artists are welcome to actively submit audition resumes..."

"Actor Yang Ying updated his Weibo, claiming that he will not disappoint his fans and fans and will definitely perform well in this popular IP movie... Huang Xiaoming forwarded it on Weibo to express his support and encouragement."

There are no fools in the film and television industry, and maybe only a novice would believe that Huace would publicly audition.

Being able to directly appoint Yang Ying when the project was officially announced has already explained the problem. The so-called open audition is to tell colleagues that they can contact Cyprus;

As for the stakes involved, this is a matter between companies and is nothing more than a transaction or exchange.

After all, there are very few companies in the industry like Lin Nan Pictures that give opportunities to unrelated actors from time to time;

And even Lin Nan Pictures also gives priority to acquaintances and well-connected friends in the industry;

The people around him and his best friends are like pendants on the thighs, making people jealous and envious. The most eye-catching ones are Shu Chang and Zhu Yawen!

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