Chapter 1048: Give a Chance; Winter Olympics; Finished?

Three days passed in a flash. On the morning of the 18th, the premieres of *Ash Is Purest White* and *Cry Me a Sad River* collided as scheduled.

Sure enough, as everyone expected, the guest lineup on Enlight's side was almost beaten, crushed to the point of being unrecognizable.

Just because whether it was the influence of the director, the comparison of the value of the film subject, or from the perspective of the producer, without exception, *Ash Is Purest White* had an overwhelming advantage.

"Don't tell me, your Lin Dao ran to Jia Zhangke's place? Just because there are many producers there, like Happy Mahua, Shanghai Film Group, Xihe Xinghui..."

Wang Changtian complained to Yue Jun with sarcasm, so much so that many people around couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"That's absolutely impossible, the one who went there is Director Jiang. As for Lin Dao, he said he wanted to stay at home, so he must be staying at home, it's impossible to go out and wander." Yue Jun explained with a smile.

"Well, it's good that you didn't fool me, I'm just afraid he'll give me a knife, haha.

Alright, let me introduce you to this batch of newcomers from Enlight. Originally, I was going to introduce them to Lin Nan in person. Of course, you are no different from him..."

Wang Changtian changed the subject very naturally, and then beckoned not far behind him.

Sure enough, several young girls, who were the leads of *Cry Me a Sad River*, walked over in a hurry.

If you look closely, you will find that these young people all had a smile and spirit of eagerness to try on their faces.

"Chairman Wang?" Yue Jun was a bit speechless and smiled helplessly.

"*The Captain* is about to start casting, right? Consider it, see if you can stuff a few supporting roles?"

Wang Changtian didn't cover it up at all, and just like that, under the eyes of everyone, he said that *The Captain* was about to start casting.

And so, it spread instantly at the premiere scene, and many people's eyes suddenly lit up, focusing on Yue Jun in unison.

"Director Yue, hello, my name is Zhang Ruonan, born in 96, this is my first time acting in a film, and I hope I have the opportunity to participate in your company's film and television works in the future..."

"Director Yue, hello, I am Zhu Danni, born at the end of 97, currently a senior in the 15th grade acting class of the Shanghai Theatre Academy..."

"Director Yue, hello, I am Ren Min, born in 99, undergraduate in the 16th grade acting class of the Central Academy of Drama..."

The smile on Yue Jun's face became more and more helpless, and he couldn't guess that Wang Changtian had ambushed here long ago; it was no wonder that Lin Dao threw the matter to him directly, he probably was avoiding trouble!

"Time flies, in a blink of an eye, it's time for actors born after 95 to compete.

Since Lin Nan Pictures clarified that it would not do artist brokerage business, I found that I am paying less and less attention to the new generation in the circle; if I don't pay attention, I naturally won't be familiar with them, I'm afraid I'll really become blind in a few years."

Yue Jun shook his head with a smile, quite emotional. Then, under the eager eyes of several little girls, he looked at Wang Changtian and nodded:

"Let them come to audition by then. If possible, and if the director has no opinion, we can give out an appropriate supporting role."

In an instant, the chattering and noisy thanks rang out, lingering in Yue Jun's ears. This kind of youthful vitality and spirit made him sigh even more.

Indeed, being able to be selected and signed by Enlight at the beginning of entering the industry is definitely the biggest opportunity for these little girls, and it is also a great luck.

Because not to mention whether Enlight can make them popular, at least Enlight will not let those messy things touch them.

Many people at the premiere scene witnessed this scene completely, all of them eager to try, all wanting to crowd up and get close to Yue Jun;

But the latter had already stopped mentioning *The Captain*, plus the film premiere was about to start... everyone in the venue was helpless and had to take their seats and make plans.

In less than half an hour, the news that the commercial film *The Captain*, adapted from the Sichuan Airlines emergency landing incident, was about to start casting spread like wildfire...

By noon, it had spread throughout the entire film and television circle.

"All luggage is ready, get up early on the 22nd, fly to Jiahe Airport first, then take a car to Turpan... The village is built there. After the film is finished, it will be donated to the local area for expansion as a film and television city...

During the filming of the whole film, the crew will wander through most of the Xinjiang region to shoot location shots for different scenes, including but not limited to grasslands, snow-capped mountains, Gobi, lakes...

Some of the court shots will be taken at the Xiangyang Tang City Film and Television Base, and the relevant departments there have also specifically sent an invitation letter. I can be considered to have used Director Chen's 'engineering project' for the first time."

Lin Nan joked about himself while eating rice in the bowl. Really didn't expect that one day Chen Kaige could earn venue rental fees from his hands?

Tsk tsk tsk, worthy of being Architect Chen, as long as there are enough film and television cities with shares, he will sooner or later be able to earn money from every peer!

"From September, the temperature there will gradually cool down, it seems to be about 20 degrees now, which is just suitable for our kind of film with a lot of location shooting."

Liu Yifei held chopsticks in her right hand and swiped the phone screen with her left hand, analyzing the "strategy." In another 10 days, she would transform into Mulan.

"Yeah, this body temperature is really too suitable for tourism. It seems we haven't gone out for a proper trip, right?" Lin Nan smacked his lips, looking forward to it.

"That's right, either you are busy, or I am busy, and when neither is busy, we are too lazy to move. Hehe, but this time we must have fun!" Liu Yifei raised her eyebrows at Lin Nan excitedly.

Seeing this, the big director Lin nodded repeatedly. But before he could open his mouth to say anything else, he was interrupted by the vibration of his phone: "This number?"

"What's wrong?" Liu Yifei leaned over, glanced at it, and asked.

"It seems to be from the Organizing Committee?" Lin Nan muttered uncertainly. Although he didn't have a note, he often received this call during that period at the beginning of the year, so he still had some impression.

"Hello?" While muttering to Liu Yifei, Lin Nan connected the call.

"Lin Dao Nan, remember me, from the Organizing Committee, haha...

It's not that I heard recently that Lin Dao is going to enter the crew, so we thought about greeting you in advance, fearing that Lin Dao will be too busy by then, so that you won't hear anything outside the window...

We are going to formally and publicly solicit creative proposals for the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics from all over the world next month. In other words, it is to start the registration work for the general director of the opening ceremony, and then we will leave less than a year and a half for all the teachers participating in the general director competition to prepare..."

The phone was on speaker, and the other side kept talking like this. And Lin Nan looked at Liu Yifei with a complicated expression, everything was in silence: Sure enough, when you want to lie flat, there is always something pressing down.

Looking at Liu again, she was completely smiling, making a mouth shape at Lin Nan in a low voice: "Want to lie flat and eat soft rice? Keep dreaming! Retiring from acting is retiring, but it doesn't hinder taking other jobs. Well, although the salary is a bit low, you have to fight for it and try it, right? Hehehe..."

On the 19th and 20th, the atmosphere of the National Day slot began to soar. On the morning of the 21st, *Ash Is Purest White* and *Cry Me a Sad River* were officially released.

It can also be seen that Jia Zhangke still recognizes reality, that is, he never pins any unrealistic hopes on the box office of his films—he never wastes too much money on promotion.

But a big director is a big director, even if he doesn't do deliberate promotion, the screening rate and attendance rate of his films have also received full respect from the market. Compared with Enlight's youth film, it is not bad at all!

"The screening rate is exactly the same? This film by Jia Zhangke is afraid that it can refresh his own box office record?"

Han Jia's studio, Han Sanping flipped through the news on the internet, muttering.

Looking at little Han again, she was browsing the premiere process list in her hand seriously. Hosting the premiere ceremony of her own film for the first time, she had to be careful and serious, and even a bit nervous.

"Give you a reminder, you can also tell Lin Nan." Old Han put down his phone and interrupted Han Jia's state. In his opinion, it was just a film premiere, there was no need to be so cautious.

"A reminder? You say."

"Starting from New Year's Day next year, the strictness on films will increase significantly, increasing by several times; the opening will shrink by more than half, or even reach 70% or 80%. You should be careful when choosing materials and projects for filming in the future."

Sure enough, Han Jia raised her head instantly, frowning and asking her own father, "Where did you get the news? Why didn't I hear it."

"How could you hear it? There won't be any notification, and no meeting will be held. It was just conveyed internally, and I heard the leader talk about it at the dinner table."

"Any negative public opinion that will stimulate or set off, social darkness, unfavorable to stability, or mobilize public resistance... all such things, handle them cautiously! Especially those few special subjects, if they involve historical legacy, politics, corruption... all these must pay attention to the sense of proportion and scale."

"Handle cautiously? In execution, isn't it silent handling? It's highly likely to be killed with one pole! The film industry... is this going to be finished?" Han Jia was stunned for a moment, and then subconsciously spat out a complaint.

"I also have this bad premonition. If many directors' films before were carded according to this standard, almost all of them would have to be killed." Old Han nodded with a heavy and helpless expression.

"Alright, alright, that's it, anyway, I can definitely grasp the size. Let's talk about *The Unnamed*, there are also *Shadow*, *Lost in Russia*, and *Project Gutenberg* released on the same day. This is my first hard battle, but after the premiere, I have to fly to the *Mulan* crew immediately, so the remaining promotion work will be handed over to you, don't pit me?"

"Your nonsense is really a lot, put your heart in your stomach." Old Han glared at Han Jia, this day by day, she actually spoke to him in this tone, no big or small.

... ===== CHAPTER 1049 =====