Chapter 1081: 3.5 or 3.6 billion in seven days; Wrapping up in progress; Ban director risk

"Yesterday, the fifth day of the He Sui, *The Wandering Earth* was 505 million again, and it has already suppressed this group of people to the point of crying for their fathers and mothers!"

"Except for the daily box office of *Pegasus* on the 5th day, which is still watchable, with 116 million, all other films are unbearable to look at:

*The New King of Comedy* has dropped to 13.03 million, *The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang* is 6.01 million;

The most ridiculous is China Film's *Shanghai Fortress*, with an investment of 400 million RMB, which is simply embarrassing. It has only been 5 days since its public screening and there is only 1.03 million daily box office left.

I can't imagine if that person has already been angered into internal injuries, and whether his heart can bear it? Of course, I can only say they deserve it, hahaha."

"Tomorrow is the last day of the Spring Festival holiday, as long as we stabilize these two days. Then after these 7 days, *The Wandering Earth* will have steadily obtained a box office of 3.5 or 3.6 billion!"

"Is the bureau going to work tomorrow?" Wang Yong held a teacup, implying something.

"Hmm, administrative and public institutions will resume work on the seventh day." Ren Zhonglun first nodded affirmatively, then reacted instantly and looked at Wang Yong sitting opposite: "Are you talking about the extension key?"

"Yes, early rather than late, submit the application for the extension key tomorrow."

"Let Enlight handle this matter, I will also say hello to Lin Nan this afternoon." Wang Changtian nodded and took on the errand.

"Okay, then leave it to Enlight.

I think Lin Nan and the others should be on the high-speed rail or the plane at this time, and they should be able to rush back to the Western Frontier crew around three or four in the afternoon.

By the way, when was the second round of promotion adjusted to, and when does it start?" As he spoke, Ren Zhonglun asked Wang Changtian again.

"Add the second round of promotion starting from March 5th. In addition, it is also planned to advance the sprint time to the 15th, leaving 20 days to do 'promotions' and 'activities'."

"Tell the Aerospace Science and Technology Group about these things too. Although they don't participate in these, as a joint producer and technical support party, the respect that should be given must be given."

"This is of course."

In the afternoon, Mulan Village.

Lin Nan and his party were still on the plane returning from Xiangyang, not yet landed; but Jackie Chan, Hui Yinghong, Chen Hong, Chen Feiyu, and Tian Zhuangzhuang had all arrived at the crew.

At this time, compared to Jackie Chan and Hui Yinghong's good mood of wanting to visit the mountains and waters of the Western Frontier in February, Chen Hong had other thoughts.

Because she heard news from the industry that Director Tian's new script *Bird Chirping* seemed to have been finished a few days ago, just waiting for the Film Bureau to resume work, and then submit it for review.

"Director Tian, I heard that your

realistic literary film is prepared to use young actors, why don't you see how Feiyu is?

He has made great progress in the past year or two, and he will definitely not let you down..." Chen Hong smiled and leaned towards Tian Zhuangzhuang.

In her opinion, the other party training other newcomer actors and young actors is not as good as using her son.

First, her son has a foundation, and he doesn't have the arrogant problems of those second-generation stars, and he has always been obedient and serious in the crew;

Second, Old Chen and the other party are old acquaintances for many years, old classmates, so the fat water doesn't flow to outsiders' fields.

After Chen Hong spoke bluntly, Tian Zhuangzhuang didn't have much change in expression, just looked up at Chen Feiyu, who was following behind with a flattering smile.

Then, he shook his head and refused decisively:

"He has been taught the 'craftsmanship' of being flashy and without substance by the two of you. Being compliant is certainly very good, but my film is not suitable for him, and he does not meet my requirements.

I like young actors with wildness and vitality, the kind that can see vigorous vitality at a glance; if there is a distinct spirit of resistance and psychological core, that would be best."

Well, the smile on Chen Hong's face stiffened directly.

Tian Zhuangzhuang not only directly denied her youngest son, but also denied Chen Kaige and her together without leaving any room for affection.

And looking at little Chen behind him at this moment, he was clearly at a loss, looking very embarrassed.

"That's really a pity. Director Tian also knows that Old Chen's education method is..."

"Understand, it's that set of feudal big family style, and then the child was taught to have no personality characteristics at all."

Tian Zhuangzhuang interrupted Chen Hong. Without waiting for the latter to react, he walked away by himself.

"Mom, forget it." Chen Feiyu hesitated and said.

"Sigh, then join the crew of *My People, My Country* next month first, and then look slowly." Chen Hong nodded helplessly, and at this moment she felt a little tired and headache.

Just because the directors she likes don't like her son; and those who rush to give roles, she doesn't like them...

When Lin Nan, Liu Yifei, Watching Shu Chang, Liu Yan, and Guo Fan returned to Mulan Village again, it was already past five o'clock in the afternoon.

In the world of *Mulan*, the Hua family and the Lin family gathered again, only this time the role of the eldest son of the Lin family played by Andy On was missing.

So, Tian Zhuangzhuang's makeup for this Lin father needed to be older, older than Jackie Chan's Hua Hu; his whole spirit could not be compared with Hua Hu. Because his character setting had become an old man who lost his son, physically and mentally damaged.

"Everyone rest well tonight, we need to wrap up *Mulan* in the next two days.

Actually, if you think about it carefully, the workload is not large. If we rush the work, maybe we can finish filming in one day tomorrow." During dinner in the evening, Lin Nan shouted to everyone.

"They are all literary scenes, as long as you enter the state, you can indeed film very quickly." Tian Zhuangzhuang drank yogurt and ate nuts, nodding straight there.

"Literary scenes are good, what I like to film most is actually not action scenes, but literary scenes." Jackie Chan took the conversation with a smile.

Not long after, a group of people left the restaurant one after another and returned to their respective residences.

Liu Yifei glanced at Lin Nan suspiciously when she left, but the great Director Lin shook his head, he was not in a hurry to return to the room, he was ready to chat with Tian Zhuangzhuang.

After eight o'clock, the logistics people sent rice wine. Hmm, placed on the lit stove, it has a unique style.

"Teacher, I have considered it for a long time, and I feel that I still have to remind you. This *Bird Chirping* of yours adapted from *King of Trees* is really a bit dangerous, in case..."

"There is no in case. I choose to believe in film again and hold hope for it again.

After wrapping up here with you in these two days, I will return to the capital, and then take people to fly to Yunnan to survey the scenery; after that is casting, as for the filming, I will start filming at the latest in the second half of the year."

Tian Zhuangzhuang interrupted Lin Nan's words decisively, and then added a cup of rice wine for himself, which helps sleep at night.

Since the other party had said it to this point, Lin Nan naturally couldn't speak again.

"Since you kindly reminded me, then I will return the favor and remind you too." Tian Zhuangzhuang, holding the cup, suddenly looked at Lin Nan with a smile, "Although you are in your prime, it is best to pay attention to health preservation, eating big fish and meat at night is not good."

Hearing Tian Zhuangzhuang's words, Lin Nan's expression stiffened directly, and he really had bitterness in his heart that he couldn't tell. He was just like this recently, and he didn't eat much greasy food, it was all high-quality protein!

"Look, a little nuts, two cups of yogurt, Zhang Yimou and the others all eat dinner like this. This has been insisted on for many years, look at our energy and body, far better than our peers..."

Lin Nan didn't listen to what Tian Zhuangzhuang said later; after accompanying him to drink a cup, he immediately shirked and slipped away.

Early the next morning, the film market handed over the box office answer sheet for the 6th day of the Spring Festival slot as usual.

Undoubtedly, *The Wandering Earth* continued to lead the way.

It looked down on all films in the same slot with a daily box office of 486 million, whether it was foreign films or Chinese films.

*Mulan* crew.

Because there were really not many scenes left, Lin Nan was very relaxed in filming time, and everyone started makeup at 9:30 in the morning.

But at the same time, Guo Fan had already

been dispatching extras, which was also the last time *Mulan* carried out the dispatch of a large scene of thousands of extras.

After all, it is the return home in glory after planning for twelve turns and rewarding hundreds and thousands!

At 11 o'clock in the morning, *Mulan* started filming again.

The location is the Hua family, compared to 10 years ago, Jackie Chan's Hua Hu and Hui Yinghong's Hua Mother look older and hunched.

The eldest sister played by Liu Yan is already a wife and mother, and she naturally has the posture of a mature woman, and the makeup should also highlight it.

And the younger sister played by Watching Shu Chang is also about to get married, and the makeup is deliberately more gorgeous than when she first appeared.

Chen Feiyu appeared for the first time to play the younger brother, Lin Nan didn't ask him to be amazing, but at least it must be natural. It's about the same, just like a silly boy!

In the lens of camera position 1, when the family learned from the courier that Mulan had arrived ten miles outside the city, they were all moved to tears.

In the lens of camera position 2, Jackie Chan and Hui Yinghong supported each other tremblingly, and immediately wanted to go outside the city to wait for their daughter.

Cameras 3 and 4 followed Liu Yan and Watching Shu Chang, both of them were also happy to the point of almost losing their voices, running towards their respective rooms at home, wanting to dress up and welcome their younger sister (elder sister)...

"Go, kill pigs and slaughter sheep, your sister has been gone for ten years, and finally returned today. Eat something good, she used to be greedy..."

In the distance, Hua Hu played by Jackie Chan suddenly turned his head and urged the younger son who was following him, his expression showing urgency and love for his second daughter.

"Okay, okay, I'll go right away." Following the words, Chen Feiyu turned around and ran back.

Camera 5 recorded his high-spirited appearance of sharpening the knife, he ran straight towards the sheep pen and pig pen direction...

Lin Nan, sitting behind the monitor, nodded, hmm, Chen Feiyu is indeed okay, didn't dislike it for being dirty, and his movements were very natural, without the affectation of other second-generation stars.

Outside Mulan Village, one kilometer away.

Liu Yifei, who played Mulan, was still in military uniform, followed by a large team of cavalry attendants, and there was a motorcade transporting various reward items preparing further away.

Several aerial drones had already been in place in the sky, Guo Fan checked the details of each place, and picked up the walkie-talkie:

"You need to gallop on horseback the whole way. Especially Yifei, you are the one in the front, pay special attention to the expression and demeanor on your face, the outbreak of that kind of emotion of missing for ten years, urgency, needs to be released all at once... tears in your eyes..."

"You all need to gallop on horseback the whole time. Especially Yifei, you are the one in the very front; you must pay special attention to the expression and demeanor on your face. That outburst of emotion from missing someone for ten years, that urgency, needs to be released all at once... with tears in your eyes..."

"Okay, all personnel prepare... action!"

The words fell, the warhorse neighed, the horse hooves splashed, galloping all the way.

Capital, Film Academy.

Regarding the matter of Zhai,

on the first day of resuming work, the school held a big meeting again.

This time not only were the school leaders there, but even people from the ministry and the education commission all came.

"At the earliest this afternoon, at the latest tomorrow morning, the announcement should be issued."

"The movement this time is too big. Look at who came this morning, they are all leaders of the competent department. I guess at least a special task force must be sent in?"

In the big office of the Literature Department, the professors and teachers who had just returned from the holiday could not hide their gossip, discussing in low voices.

"You guys keep your voices down, students come over from time to time." Cao Baoping reminded helplessly.

"Cao Dao, how is your new film preparation going?" A young teacher joked and changed the subject.

"The script should be finished by the beginning of next month, then submit for review, and then project and cast." Mentioning the film, Cao Baoping immediately had a good mood.

"Cao Dao, you must be more powerful this time, because there is a bigger award than the Best Screenplay Silver Lion Award waiting for you." Other young teachers opened their mouths and flattered.

"Then I will borrow your auspicious words, hahaha." Cao Baoping couldn't help but nod straight.

"The Performance Academy is really lively at this moment, mainly leaderless." At this time, Xue Xiaolu walked in from the outside with a playful smile.

"Director Xue, it's not very good for you to be late on the first day of work after the holiday." An old professor joked.

"That's right, it's almost lunch time, I guess the canteens are serving dishes, haha."

"You guys don't talk nonsense, I came early, but I was just called to the Performance Academy to help." Xue Xiaolu smiled and "scolded" repeatedly.

As she spoke, Xue Xiaolu sat in her seat. But just after sitting down, she heard the phone in her bag ringing.

"Which student is paying a New Year's visit again? The students who called to pay a New Year's visit this morning and the students who came to the office to pay a New Year's visit are endless." Cao Baoping joked.

The film and entertainment industry is originally a human relationship industry, and students in art colleges are all very active and mature in this regard.

"Seems like a call from the Film Bureau?" Xue Xiaolu muttered and replied, then connected the phone.

The next second, many people in the office saw that the smile on Xue Xiaolu's face just now disappeared instantly, and her face became ugly.

Bad Monkey Film Industry, in the office.

"What did you say?" Ning Hao was stunned after hearing what was reported on the other end of the phone, and asked subconsciously, confirming.

"What happened?" Xing Aina was startled by the loud voice and movement of the great Director Ning, and hurriedly asked.

"The bureau just notified Huanxi, the finished film of *One Second* was killed!" Ning Hao turned to look at Xing Aina. At this moment, his face was already livid.

Sure enough, Xing Aina was also stunned in an instant. She knew very well that if this matter was not handled well, it would really cause big problems.

"Give Director Zhang and the others... call Dong Ping now, notify them immediately, right now."

"It's more than three o'clock in the morning in Berlin. The administration called immediately after receiving the notice from the bureau, but Dong Ping's phone has been unanswered, and he can't be contacted at all. I guess he probably went to a banquet to drink!"

After gritting his teeth and replying to Xing Aina, Ning Hao exhorted the other end of the phone: "I know about this, you go do your work. Remember, this news is not allowed to spread, keep it dead in the company for me."

After finishing speaking, Ning Hao hung up the phone directly, "Call, keep calling their phones until they are connected!"

"Who the hell could have thought, how dare they send it to Berlin as soon as the finished film was made?! Running to participate in the film festival without getting a public screening permit, once it has a global premiere there, does the bureau want to give Director Zhang a 5-year ban on directing administrative punishment?

So many banned directors have come over like this, why shouldn't Zhang Yimou be treated the same? So he will definitely be banned, even for the sake of fairness, justice, and face!" Xing Aina's thinking was clear, and her tone was biting and affirmative. This matter at the moment is undoubtedly a big accident.

"Who the hell could have thought that even Zhang Yimou's film would be returned? According to Dong Ping and Zhang Yimou's ideas, the news Huanxi received today should be the notice to collect the public screening permit!" Ning Hao held his phone in a panic and dialed Dong Ping's number.

"The Berlin International Film Festival has only been open for three days, I hope they haven't had time to do the public screening yet!" Xing Aina was also speechless, and could only mutter and pray. But this sentence also made Ning Hao even more frightened.

At the moment when Mulan in military uniform and her parents stepped into the house, Lin Nan shouted "Cut".

The morning scenes are here, filming continues in the afternoon, and I, Lin Muzhi, should also be on camera.

According to the plot setting, when hearing that the current "General Hua" was already on the way home and was only ten miles away from the town, Lin Muzhi was already frowning at home.

He hesitated, he was anxious, he was worried about gains and losses, he still loved... But he also knew very well that nearly ten years had passed, and both sides were no longer young... Things are different now, and their status is vastly different.

"Lin Nan, there is hand-grabbed mutton at noon today, kept lamb chops for you, hurry up." Liu Yifei greeted Lin Nan from afar.

"Director Lin, there is also cumin lamb waist that big men like most, hahaha..." Among the creators, Jackie Chan joked happily.

Lin Nan turned his head, smiled and waved at the group of people, and then continued to answer Xue Xiaolu's phone.

"Sister Xue, is the bureau's statement directly gone, or let it be re-edited and submitted?"

"My subject matter is not the kind that is heinous and taboo, how could it be a death penalty directly?" Xue Xiaolu replied speechlessly, and then continued:

"It's just that the problems they raised made too much to be cut. If we really follow their requirements, the plot of the final finished film will definitely be very incoherent, because many climax shots are among those to be cut. My meaning is, can you go to the bureau for a trip after you come back in two days?"

Hearing this, Lin Nan felt helpless and powerless.

If it were before, he would definitely agree, and then wait until he went back in two days to run the relationship at the bureau himself. But now, he can't do it.

"Sister Xue, when *Hello Mr. Billionaire* was stuck in review last time, I went there once. It was those shots of District Chief Yuan committing suicide, the leader promised not to cut them and passed the review. But at that time, he also mentioned to me: 'No next time'.

Although the leader had a smile on his face at the time and his tone seemed very light, I could hear that it was a knock and a warning. The leader didn't want me to speak again later, and I promised at the time that there would be no next time! So this *The Whistleblower* can only be re-edited according to the requirements. Summer slot, I'm afraid we won't make it in time."

The other end of the phone was silent, and Lin Nan waited like this, not urging.

After a long while, he heard Xue Xiaolu sigh and respond: "Sigh, according to this, we really can only re-edit, there is no other way.

Since moving from the General Bureau to the propaganda department, there is less and less room for operation, and it is really treating everyone equally!"

"About the same. If Sister Xue still wants to screen this year, then hurry up and edit, we can change to the New Year slot."

"New Year slot? Then strive for the New Year slot, I will start re-editing today. But about the box office, I..."

"Don't take this kind of thing to heart. I still say that, even if it loses money, it's just a little money. Sister Xue, you have earned a lot for the company before."

At two o'clock in the afternoon domestic time, Ning Hao's phone finally got through.

And at this time, the sky in Berlin had just brightened; the time was nearly 7 o'clock in the morning, and the outdoor temperature was very cold, around zero degrees.

"Good fellow, what happened, you made dozens of calls?" Dong Ping asked with a yawn, he hadn't woken up yet.

"*One Second* hasn't been screened yet, right?"

"Formally screened at 9:30 this morning, what's wrong?"

"Hurry up and withdraw it, cancel the public screening immediately, the finished film of *One Second* was killed by the bureau!"

"What?"

Like a bucket of cold water poured on his head, Dong Ping was shocked and completely awake.

"Damn, didn't pass the review, hurry up and withdraw..." Ning Hao roared on the phone.

At this moment, Dong Ping only had one thought in his mind, which was to find Zhang Yimou and discuss countermeasures.

He left the phone that was still in the call, walked out of the room in his pajamas, and pressed the doorbell next door urgently.

Not long after, the door opened, and he saw Zhang Yimou wearing a coat, obviously also woken up by the doorbell, "What's wrong?"

"Director Zhang, Ning Hao called, the finished film of *One Second* didn't pass the review, it was returned a few hours ago!" Dong Ping swallowed his saliva and said directly.

Hearing this, Zhang Yimou's eyes widened, and a fierce look suddenly appeared on his face.

... ===== CHAPTER 1082 =====

Before long, the door opened, and Zhang Yimou was seen wearing a coat, clearly also woken up by the doorbell. "What's wrong?"

"Director Zhang, Ning Hao called; the final cut of 'One Second' didn't pass the review, it was sent back a few hours ago!" Dong Ping swallowed his saliva and spoke directly.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yimou's eyes widened, and a stern look suddenly appeared on his face.