Chapter 1086: Immortalized; Go and Test!

"What? Say that again?"

"I said some people have suddenly become 'immortalized.' Destined to be 'memorialized' by countless young descendants generation after generation. Yeah, 'memorialized' every single year, hahaha..."

"Speak like a human!" Lin Nan retorted with a yawn. Being woken up by a phone call early in the morning, he was already trying his best to suppress his morning grumpiness.

"This morning, the higher-ups issued a document.

It requires all universities, starting from this graduation season, to lower the plagiarism check rate for student graduation theses to a corresponding degree, based on the specific circumstances of each relevant discipline.

But at the very least, the plagiarism check rate must be reduced by more than 10%. It even explicitly states that many key science and engineering universities must lower the plagiarism check rate for graduation theses to 8%, or even 5%;

Furthermore, it explicitly adds a re-review stage for graduation theses and establishes a tracking and monitoring system. Once a high-plagiarism thesis is discovered and verified after the fact, the degree and graduation certificates will be immediately revoked.

You tell me, how many people must hate him to death for this? The internet is already completely exploding right now; all major forums, social platforms, Weibo... every single student currently in school is cursing.

Especially the graduating class, they're cursing the hardest! You have to know that there are over ten million graduates in higher education institutions every graduation season.

He alone has affected so many students, and it's an uninterrupted influence year after year. This is definitely the number one person since the new millennium, a big shot who is absolutely going down in history books..."

Ning Hao became more and more animated as he spoke, and Lin Nan could already imagine what the internet looked like.

After all, young people are always the majority when it comes to surfing the internet, and it can be said that almost all of these people are within the kill radius of that certain Ph. D.'s incident.

Junior college, undergraduate, postgraduate education; bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees—even those who have already graduated will likely join in the cursing, with most just feeling a bit more fortunate.

Because they know very well the bitterness of dealing with a thesis, and from today on, this bitterness will increase several times or even dozens of times over...

Of course, these situations only apply to the vast majority of diligent and down-to-earth students and ordinary people; as for those who prepared to take crooked paths from the start, who are unlearned and unscrupulous, they are naturally not included.

"It really is a 'breaking the circle' kind of immortality. This endless, sky-high traffic, tsk tsk tsk..."

Lin Nan couldn't help but tease. If this were positive traffic, it would be unimaginable how long one would stay popular and what kind of popularity it would be.

"There are over a dozen production companies in the industry right now that want him dead. A total of 6 unaired TV dramas are all gone.

I heard that two of them were filmed with his 'good big brother' Wu Xiubo. These two really are good brothers.

The two of them combined have ruined at least 10 dramas, which is an investment at the 1 billion+ level, all dumped in just three short months, with not a single cent able to be cashed out..."

After hanging up the phone, Lin Nan couldn't help but mourn for those twenty or thirty film and television companies, because the actor contracts of those companies clearly couldn't be used to claim damages from those two.

When it comes down to it, these dramas have no buyers willing to pay the bill and take over, and they are even being returned, but it hasn't reached the point where the bureau has ordered a ban that prevents them from being aired...

"Learn from one's mistakes, haha..." Lin Nan shook his head, unable to hold back a laugh.

"Tang Tang is sending messages in the small group, saying that the production team of the period suspense drama 'Nameless Detective,' which she finished filming last December, just sent her a notice informing her that this drama is confirmed to be scrapped and post-production has been officially stopped."

Liu Yifei came down from the second floor in her pajamas, her eyes bleary with sleep; she curled up directly on the sofa, leaning against Lin Nan, the whole person looking lazy.

"What's the situation?"

"The male lead is Wu Xiubo, and the supporting actor is that Ph. D. After the former had problems, several production companies were still holding onto a fluke mentality, not very willing to give up this project with an investment of nearly 200 million, wanting to try and fight for it a bit more; but now, they have to give it up even if they don't want to, completely losing hope."

"Well, that's miserable enough!" Lin Nan sighed with a smile. "By the way, the two of us are going to Director Ning's house for a meal at noon today.

The box office and advertising revenue share for 'Crazy Alien' has arrived, and the two of them are the biggest producers; they've made a huge profit this time..."

First it was a certain charming middle-aged hunk, then it was his sidekick; the film and television industry finally realized a serious problem, a bug;

That is, the "Ban on Artists with Moral Lapses" previously issued by the higher-ups was clearly not enough; its scope of application seemed too small, failing to include moral lapses.

And with the popularity of patriotic sentiments and mainstream films over the past two years, the public's "moral cleanliness" regarding the film and television industry has clearly been deepening;

The resulting consequence is that moral issues of artists will likewise cause film and television works to face a situation near being banned, with the vast number of netizens and the general public spontaneously boycotting and banning such artists and related works. Of course, competitors will also add fuel to the fire, and platforms are also refusing to accept them...

And so, at noon on the 23rd, several companies in the industry really issued an initiative, suggesting a more thorough improvement of actor employment contracts, pulling the strictness of the terms to the max;

That is, adding corresponding clauses: once an actor's personal negative public opinion affects the film or television work they participated in, causing the work to be unable to be aired or released normally, or implicating the work in being boycotted, then the actor must compensate the production team and producers according to a pre-agreed ratio, multiple, or amount...

Undoubtedly, the entire production industry applauded this initiative and responded one after another...

Of course, the actor circle naturally complained endlessly and were extremely reluctant; but there was no way around it, they had to take it.

The funniest

part belongs to the insurance industry. At a moment when the two camps of the film and television industry were "killing each other," the insurance industry actually barged in;

They spotted a business opportunity and gave the film and television circle a big one, directly shocking the entire industry into speechlessness...

In the afternoon, several major insurance companies issued a statement simultaneously—that's right, a joint statement targeting the film and television industry:

Targeting the film and television production industry, targeting all producers, production teams, and investors, the insurance industry plans to launch "Artist Scandal Insurance";

Film and television companies can purchase this type of insurance before filming begins to provide a bottom-line guarantee for the consequences of film projects potentially being negatively affected by artist scandals.

Such as film works being completely banned, film works needing to replace actors and re-film, film works needing technical face-swapping... (According to market research results and preparation progress estimates, this type of insurance will roughly be officially launched around the end of this year)

Good heavens, this is practically firing a big move right in the face, rubbing salt into the wounds of the film and television industry to make money.

But thinking about it carefully, don't say it, it actually seems like there's something to it!

"Deserving of being the insurance industry, this business sense is truly damn sharp."

"I remember there are similar types of insurance abroad; this seems to be the first time it's been proposed domestically, right?"

"If this type of insurance is really launched domestically, I estimate the insurance coverage rate in the film and television industry could directly hit 100%!"

"The premium won't be low; it'll have to be at least several hundred thousand, or even over a million. As for the coverage, it wouldn't be reasonable to start at anything less than several tens of millions, going up to several hundred million."

"Just say, how many TV dramas and movies are started in the industry in a year? How many stars collapse in a year and subsequently affect how many works? Thinking about it this way, good heavens, the insurance companies are absolutely making a killing!"

"That's what you say, but how could the insurance industry lose money? Even if the domestic 'Artist Scandal Insurance' really comes out, I estimate it will be full of terms and conditions requiring various criteria to be met before they pay out..."

At past three o'clock, basking in the sun that still had some lingering warmth, Lin Nan and the others were chatting and joking.

What is certain is that since the insurance industry has released the news, this so-called "Artist Scandal Insurance" will definitely be launched.

The companies under the people sitting here will undoubtedly be clients for this type of insurance. After all, who can guarantee that their company's projects won't suddenly have an actor explode after filming wraps?

"Counting it up, there's one more month until 'My People, My Country' starts filming. When the time comes, you two must remember to visit the set; after all, you did stuff people in."

Wearing an old-fashioned cotton-padded jacket, his hands tucked into his sleeves, Ning Hao was huddled in his chair without any image, urging Lin Nan and Liu Yifei.

"'The Captain' and 'My People, My Country' are competitors in the same release slot; us going to visit the set, isn't that aiding the enemy?"

Lin Nan teased and decisively refused.

"That's what you say, not a bit of 'tribute' spirit."

"'The Captain' has already been put in the National Day slot; doesn't that count as a tribute? We originally planned to set it for the New Year slot." Liu Yifei giggled as she took over Xing Aina's banter.

Hearing this, Ning Hao shook his head speechlessly. Then, he suddenly became serious, staring at Lin Nan: "I have to reveal a piece of inside information to you."

"Speak."

"If nothing goes wrong, we won't be able to avoid the Golden Rooster this year. Especially for troublemakers like us, we will definitely be 'interviewed' once in the first half of the year, even if it's just to attend as guests."

Lin Nan glanced at the helplessly sighing Ning Hao and asked back calmly: "Where did you get this news?"

"Dong Ping told me this morning."

"Actually, Han Jia had already mentioned this to me and Yifei earlier. It seems it's really been finalized. Hehe, pushing the Golden Rooster to the top!"

"It is a bit of a case of 'virtue not matching the position,' but there's no other choice. After all, the Golden Horse was directly turned into such a mess last November; we definitely have to have some movement." Xing Aina was also speechless.

"We'll talk about it when the time comes; why chat about these unhappy things now?" Liu Yifei interrupted their grumbling at the right time.

She could see that everyone didn't want to deal with the Golden Rooster, but this time there were clearly some stance factors mixed in, so they couldn't just go by their preferences.

From the 23rd to the 26th, another four days passed in a flash.

The entire film and television circle already knew that Lin Nan and Liu Yifei were very free, because the couple was out and about every day, and were caught from time to time by paparazzi who were extremely dedicated.

And at the same time, finally, the second 5 billion yuan box office film in Chinese film history was born!

With a total box office of 5.05 billion, "The Wandering Earth" sent Director Lin into the 5 billion yuan box office director club.

And as of last night, the 26th, the daily box office of "The Wandering Earth" officially fell below 70 million, closing at over 65 million.

Undoubtedly, looking at the current box office data, "The Wandering Earth" surpassing "Wolf Warrior 2's" 5.723 billion is already a foregone conclusion; one just needs to wait quietly.

So starting from the morning of the 27th, text messages and phone calls in the industry drowned Lin Nan for the Nth time.

Especially Wu Jing, who even posted on Weibo in a serious manner and tagged Lin Nan:

"Please congratulate me in advance. The film work 'The Wandering Earth' by Director Lin Nan, which I participated in as a lead actor, is about to be crowned the box office champion in Chinese film history. Director Lin will also return to his throne, kicking me, a guest who hit the jackpot and had great luck, off..."

However, where there is joy, there is naturally sorrow. "The New King of Comedy" has been taken off the screen, with the total box office fixed at 3

. 1 billion.

With this, the two films from China Film Group for the Spring Festival slot are all finished.

And after comprehensive settlement, "Shanghai Fortress" caused huge losses, and although "The New King of Comedy" didn't lose money, it wasted so much labor and time costs.

China Film Group.

Chairman La once again urged Guan Hu; China Film Group urgently needed a mainstream film to recover its losses.

"Chairman La, I've been rushing the work recently. At most, in about another week, the script will be done." Guan Hu guaranteed confidently.

"Hmm, that's good. By the way, have you and Huayi finished the post-production for 'The Eight Hundred'?"

"It's also these past two days; it will be sent for review and scheduled directly."

"When are you planning to schedule it?"

"The summer slot. Huayi is currently in a semi-dead state; they are also anxious to recover their losses."

Hearing Guan Hu's words, Chairman La couldn't help but sneer. Huayi, it was purely because they had too many irregular operations, bringing it upon themselves.

Don't look at the fact that Huayi hasn't had any news in the past six months, but in places outsiders can't see, Huayi has been "dealt with" all along.

"Let's talk about 'Jin Gang Chuan' instead." Chairman La pulled the topic back.

"Before the Spring Festival, I agreed to find more producers to join in. One is to connect with resources in the circle, and the other is to share the costs.

But now I've changed my mind. Only two to four producers will be kept. China Film Group will be the main controller, your Seven Impressions Film will invest, and as for the other spots, you don't need to worry about them..."

Chairman La spoke very domineeringly, and Guan Hu could also hear the domineering meaning of the other party.

As for the reason, he naturally understood: China Film Group had lost two more films and wanted to make a full profit back through a mainstream film.

Look at the stock price of China Film Group outside; although its market value base is very large due to its theater chain and special status, and its market value is much higher than Shanghai Film Group, during this period, the stock price of Shanghai Film Group has been exceptionally hot, while China Film Group has been a bit wilted.

"Understood, then I'll trouble Chairman La to worry about it." Guan Hu nodded, his eyes glancing obscurely at Chairman La.

He actually had one more sentence he didn't say out loud, which was that Wang Zhonglei had come to him a few days ago, hoping that for the sake of their past friendship, Huayi could also participate in the "Jin Gang Chuan" project.

But facing Chairman La's domineering "one-man rule" aura at this moment, he instantly threw his previous promise to Wang Zhonglei to the back of his mind; at worst, he'd just say sorry later.

Not long after, Guan Hu was sent out of the office door by the secretary. And when he turned back to return, he heard the leader already asking about Zhou Xingchi.

"What's the situation with Zhou Xingchi right now?"

"Chairman La, Director Zhou

has already returned to Hong Kong. He said he'll rest for half a month first and will officially start the post-production and special effects shots for 'The Mermaid 2' in mid-to-late March."

The secretary naturally guessed what the leader was thinking. The top-quality project currently held in the group's hands is undoubtedly "The Mermaid 2."

"When the time comes, you personally send people to follow up and keep an eye on it. I hope to see the finished film before the end of the year."

"Okay, Chairman La."

Although he knew the production progress of "The Mermaid 2" might be a bit rushed, after all, it involved quite a few special effects, the secretary still resolutely accepted the task.

The previous work had a box office of over 3 billion; not to mention how explosive the sequel's box office would be, but at the very least, it definitely wouldn't be bad... This is the performance the group can see.

On the morning of the 28th, the results of the second round of the art college entrance exams for the three major art colleges were announced;

The Performance Academy of the Film Academy, which has been the subject of much public controversy recently, is clearly the focus of the entire internet.

Director Chen's youngest son is undoubtedly not only on the list but also ranked in the top five.

This result actually doesn't have much water in it; after all, he already has a resume of several film and television works, and his foundation and stage presence are definitely top-tier among the examinees.

And it must be admitted that the operation of not putting him in first place was truly wise, greatly avoiding a lot of gossip.

At home, while Lin Nan and Liu Yifei were talking with interest about the looks of these new generation examinees, they heard the roar of a Ferrari suddenly coming from outside, from far to near, from small to large.

Thinking about the cats and dogs wandering freely around the manor, they were probably scared into puffing up their fur again.

Yeah, Han Jia, that demon, is here!

"Third round on March 4th, final round on March 8th; they really did send me to the Performance Academy.

That place is a mess right now; I heard they temporarily found several first-tier stars to go back and sit in to warm up the scene, and they'll be the examiners for the third and final rounds."

"Sit down, who did they find?" Liu Yifei asked Han Jia curiously.

"Huang Xiaoming, Huang Bo, Yang Mi... all first-tier. Either high traffic and high popularity, or super high audience affinity..."

"You didn't offer an opinion?" Lin Nan laughed.

"Of course I did; I wanted to go to the Literature Department or the Directing Department to be an examiner, but Old Jiang sold me out!" Han Jia sat on a single sofa to the side, full of resentment.

"It probably isn't his fault; it's highly likely the school's idea. After all, although the Performance Academy is rotten to the core, it still needs to be saved, hahaha." Lin Nan couldn't help but laugh.

"Serves them right! Sigh, are you two looking at these photos too? I went to the second round site a few days ago, and it almost scared me to death; they all look the same..."

While Han Jia was chattering and complaining

, the phone by Liu Yifei's hip suddenly rang.

"Mom?" Miss Liu picked up the phone and answered it carelessly, greeting her.

Immediately, her expression was seen to suddenly freeze, then visibly became a bit nervous, and a blush even appeared on her face...

Following that, she stood up directly, took her phone, and walked quickly toward the door, ignoring Han Jia, who was full of confusion.

And looking at Lin Nan, he seemed to be a bit slow on the uptake. He slapped his forehead, his expression carrying self-reproachful speechlessness, and even more excitement.

"Jia, why don't you go back first? Xixi and I might have to go out in a bit, we can't host you..." Director Lin started to chase away the guest.

Outside the door, classmate Liu Xixi, who had rushed to the garden, was accepting the "interrogation" from Comrade Old Liu:

"Liu Yifei, you've gone too far. You've played yourself crazy, right? You forgot such an important thing?"

"It's not my fault; didn't Lin Nan forget too?"

"You still have the nerve to argue? It's your date, you let him remember? He accompanies you shopping and carries bags all day until he's exhausted, and he has company matters to deal with; can he remember? Hurry up and say..."

"That, it's just these two days, but it really hasn't come yet, and I don't feel anything..." The tone of Miss Liu's lowered voice was filled with incomparable nervousness and excitement.

"Why don't you go and test it? So stupid." Comrade Old Liu scolded little Liu dotingly.

"Oh oh, I'll go tell Lin Nan right now..." The silly side seemed to have completely taken the upper hand at this moment; Liu Yifei acted silly.

She ran back with a giggle, but after running two steps, she seemed to remember something important, and her footsteps stopped immediately, changing from running to walking. ===== CHAPTER 1087 =====