Chapter 1090: Too busy to care; Reaching the top again!

"Lin Nan Film—Shanhai Film Theater Chain?!"

"From the most upstream to the most downstream of the film and entertainment industry, the last piece of the commercial puzzle for the Lin Nan Film system has started?"

"It's been a long time since a new theater chain was born in the mainland; newly opened cinemas basically choose to affiliate and join old brands."

"Theater chains aren't that easy to apply for and operate; it has always been those dozens of registered theater chains holding the entire market; especially the top ten theater chains, which are as stable as Mount Tai..."

"I remember when applying for a theater chain license in 2013, it seemed it would only be publicized after the approval was completed? Has it changed now, to publicize the information as soon as the application starts?"

"Anyway, I'm quite looking forward to the Shanhai Theater Chain; the name sounds very grand. It must be a big theater chain, right? Hahaha..."

"What do the existing theater chain companies think? Lin Nan Film, a giant in the production industry, is doing its own theater chain; won't their right to speak and initiative be even greater and more aggressive in the future?"

"The expansion of theater chain business is definitely not decided on a whim. Then let's guess, when did Lin Dao start having the idea of doing a theater chain?"

"Either he had this idea from the beginning, or he was stimulated when he was jointly boycotted by theater chains for a bet last time, so he held a grudge and made preparations with great fanfare..."

"Hmm, quite reasonable. But why can't it be that both factors are occupied? The former is the root cause, the latter is the direct cause!"

"That time being jointly boycotted by theater chains was truly funny; the first time I've seen theater chains jointly boycott a director, hahaha..."

"Since that joint boycott by theater chains, Lin Dao hasn't made any more bets; looking at his box office record over these few years, he has earned much less by hundreds of millions!"

"Lin Dao has one bad point, which is not letting Lin Nan Film go public as a group. If Lin Nan Film went public, I wouldn't say a second word, I'd definitely go all in..."

"Yes yes yes, Lin Dao's habit of eating alone needs to be changed..."

"Strongly suggest Lin Nan Film go public, in the form of a group company..."

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"Stop +1-ing, tag Lin Dao! Going public and building a theater chain don't conflict at all; in fact, Lin Nan Film's IPO might even be completed before the Shanhai Theater Chain takes shape. We'll spend money to help him build the theater chain..."

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The internet was a lively scene of eating melons and watching the fun, plus countless people tagging Lin Nan, asking Lin Nan Film to hurry up and IPO.

Facts have proven that,

compared to the netizens who are just messing around online, the film and television industry is truly the one that is greatly shocked.

From several state-owned enterprises in the film and television industry to all listed private companies, everyone was stunned by the application information for the Shanhai Film Theater Chain license.

Doing a theater chain at this time, the cost is truly at the 1 billion+ level; it's very possible to throw in tens of billions or even hundreds of billions...

And as for how much money it will finally cost, it depends on the design scale of this Shanhai Theater Chain, and how much market share Lin Dao wants!

Of course, associating it with the fact that Crystal Film just sold for 6 billion USD after tax a few months ago, and Lin Dao himself got a 5.7 billion dollar share after tax, the state of mind of most industry peers and capital is left with nothing but mixed feelings, cursing while being envious...

Rich dog, burning money, brain water-damaged to do a theater chain, too crazy, too floating, sooner or later will fall...

"Lin Dao, you're really launching a satellite! Once the theater chain is really done by you, your industry will be completely closed-loop.

In the future, many production companies in this industry will have to bow and scrape in front of you; Dong Ping was just saying, saying that in the future, he'll probably have to ask you for screenings..."

On the phone, like the group of people before, Ning Hao's tone also revealed a sense of shock, his heart unable to believe, his state of mind unable to calm down...

"It's still too early to talk about this. If I can get the license before the end of this year, I'll thank heaven and earth."

Lin Nan sat in the driver's seat wearing sunglasses, glancing at the sea of people in the square at the airport exit outside the car window, laughing and joking.

"That's also very good. The bureau won't block your license.

Even to say it as a joke, if your Shanhai Theater Chain is really aiming for a big theater chain, that would be too cool. You can completely learn from Wanda, using screenings to make your opponents miserable..."

"Hahaha, pointing at Huayi here, right? But I'm afraid that's not possible. When that time comes, my situation here will be completely different from Wanda's; you know."

"This? That's true. Wanda can be said to be strong only in theater chains, so naturally, they can occasionally be unscrupulous once or twice, and that's only once or twice, but you're different...

Participating in industry competition while having your own closed-loop industry, if you really do this, it's indeed a bit too destructive to the industry ecosystem. Because doing this is addictive; there's only zero and countless times. Other companies in the industry might really make a fuss about 'lips gone, teeth cold,' and once it gets big, it won't look good for the higher-ups..."

"Bingo!" Lin Nan laughed and spat out a word, then his eyes focused suddenly; he saw Liu Xiaoli's figure.

"Alright, I won't chat with you anymore; my mother-in-law has left the airport, I have to go pick up the luggage."

"Picking up at the airport today? I remember Aunt Liu has been back to her hometown for a long time; why did she suddenly return to the capital..." Ning Hao's confused words weren't finished before they were forcibly hung up by Lin Dao.

"I asked him to join in, but he played dumb with me, pulling east and west and just refusing to answer. His ambition and appetite this time are truly big; he actually wants to control a theater chain that belongs entirely to him, just like Wanda Theater Chain."

Wang Changtian had a "heartbroken" look, excitedly "complaining" about Lin Nan.

He knew very well that Lin Nan must have understood the subtext of what he said on the phone, and his attitude of avoiding the topic was undoubtedly a polite refusal.

"Quite a few theater chain companies' official Weibo accounts have forwarded the report, posting that they look forward to the birth of Shanhai Theater Chain and joining the theater chain family.

These companies' social-style posts are nothing; after all, they are potential competitors; but Wanda doing the same, it seems a bit flat in reaction, right? President Liu didn't even make a call?" Li Xiaoping muttered in confusion.

Hearing this, a complex look suddenly appeared on Wang Changtian's face. He smacked his lips, hesitated for a good while before sighing:

"Right now, Wanda is in no mood, nor does it have the energy to pay attention to things in the film and television industry. Being able to forward Weibo with other theater chain companies to look forward to the birth of Shanhai Theater Chain is, in my view, already a very rare performance. They are too busy to care right now!"

"Chairman Wang, did something happen over there?"

"What happened? That's a big thing!" Wang Changtian laughed, his emotions even slightly excited.

He picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip, starting to sigh to several executives: "They've been glorious these past few years, right? Old Wang has sat on the throne of the richest man several times.

But people, when their career gets bigger and bigger, and it's all smooth sailing, it's very easy to lose themselves, lose their reason, and attribute the success given by the era to their own ability.

You should know quite a few of his various outrageous remarks in various public occasions, right? Things like 'a small goal' don't count as very harsh remarks.

Remarks like 'my money, I want to invest wherever I want'—this is throwing bombs out to bomb yourself..."

Several executives vaguely guessed something, and one by one their expressions became more serious and curious.

And Wang Changtian became more spirited as he spoke, tasting tea while "preaching," "They have made a large amount of investment overseas these past few years, buying too, too many things...

Logically speaking, it is indeed 'my money, I want to invest wherever I want,' but the problem is, can the money they invested out really be considered their own? Is it theirs?

You also think about it, does the money borrowed from the bank by capital really count as their own?"

"Whether the money borrowed from the bank counts as whose is a question worth exploring." The person in charge of the market department said pointedly.

"Yes, it's worth exploring. Used domestically, of course, it's your own. But you take it abroad to use, that's hard to say!"

Wang Changtian said something with hidden meaning, then changed the topic, "Especially taking the money borrowed from domestic banks to dig the wall of the central-level enterprises abroad..."

"Is Chairman Wang talking about the Malaysia City project the year before last? I remember that was a major Belt and Road project..." Li Xiaoping reacted, swallowing saliva and asking.

"Inside information, they spent 'twice' the price to pry away a project that the central-level enterprises had been discussing for more than ten years.

You have to know the latter was only one step away from signing the contract, but it was forcibly pried away at this last small step.

The most interesting thing is that major state-owned banks immediately issued notices to Wanda one after another; loans were not only not renewed upon maturity, but they also demanded early repayment..."

"Loan withdrawal?"

"A group with liabilities of hundreds of billions, mainly engaged in commercial real estate, being withdrawn..."

"This is aiming for their life!"

"Your money, you naturally want to invest wherever you want. But the bank's money is only temporarily lent to you; fundamentally, it doesn't belong to you.

So, you can't take this money to squander overseas, especially taking this money to pry away some projects with major strategic significance for the central-level enterprises overseas!"

Wang Changtian sighed, and that was all he could say; he couldn't say any more.

As far as he knew, when Old Wang pried the project, he seemed to have used some moves outside the chessboard, privately communicating with the big shots over there; there was even a time before prying the project when one of the top figures over there came over, and they met with Old Wang first.

"No wonder, no wonder since the second half of the year before last... they started to 'reduce the burden'! Starting from the least important marginal projects to sell..."

"Then now?"

"The tone of all banks is very tight; they don't lend, only withdraw, withdrawing phase by phase...

They will be increasingly short of cash; it just depends on whether they can survive through the 'lighten the burden' method." Wang Changtian murmured in a low voice.

Past 11 AM, Lin Nan drove Liu Xiaoli back to the manor villa, and Liu Yifei and Shu Chang were already waiting in the courtyard early.

The mother and daughter, who hadn't seen each other for a long time, hugged on the spot. It was Liu Xixi who opened her arms and greeted them with a giggle.

"Oh my, in the blink of an eye, you are finally going to be a mother." Liu Xiaoli opened her mouth and went straight to the point, a warm and loving smile on her face.

"Look, I said that in my godmother's eyes, you can only occupy half the share now, and the other half is in your belly, hahaha..." Hearing Liu Xiaoli's emotional words, Shu Chang immediately burst into laughter.

She had been betting with Liu Yifei since morning, betting that the first three sentences Liu Xiaoli said after returning would definitely mention the baby who wouldn't be born for another eight or nine months.

Sure enough, Liu Yifei turned her head instantly, gritting her teeth, her eyes glaring at Shu Chang like knives, full of warning.

Lin Nan, who had taken the three suitcases out of the trunk, was also happy to watch the fun.

"Chang, you said that wrong." Liu Xiaoli corrected with a smile.

"Right." Liu Xixi echoed repeatedly, continuing to "gouge" Shu Chang with her eyes like a jealous silly person.

"Godmother, where did I say it wrong?" Shu Chang asked, unable to hold back a laugh.

"In these eight or nine months, Xixi can still occupy ten tenths of my heart. After eight or nine months, she will only occupy half, no, less than half..."

Liu Xiaoli's mood was clearly also incredibly good, joking and laughing with her two daughters with great interest.

"Mom~~, how can you be like this?" Liu Yifei acted like she was jealous and acted like a spoiled child, but her face was filled with a sweet smile.

"Mom, Xixi, let's hurry inside. Chang, you can call the restaurant; we're having a big meal at noon today!"

Lin Nan interrupted the three at the right time and greeted them. Having the restaurant send food over was better than the four of them going out together; not only was it less trouble, but it could also avoid being followed and disturbed by paparazzi.

When picking them up at the airport more than an hour ago, he and Liu Xiaoli had been surrounded by many media for a long time, chasing them to ask about the Shanhai Theater Chain.

"No problem, leave it to me."

Sure enough, just as Lin Nan expected, half an hour later, Liu Xiaoli started strictly urging her own daughter at home:

In these eight or nine months, you can't do this, you can't do that, you can't eat these, you can't eat those; she would supervise her diet and rest all the time...

The third round of art exams ended, and Han Jia couldn't help but complain in their small group:

Saying that Huang Xiaoming, Huang Bo, and Yang Mi were truly shameless at the art exam site, praising Director Chen's youngest son, making her teeth ache just listening...

And so, while those three all gave him over 85 points, she still stubbornly insisted on 65 points;

Because in her view, the other party's on-the-spot performance was only worth this score. If she gave any more, she would be sorry to her conscience!

4th, 5th, 6th, 7th...

With Liu Xiaoli at home controlling the scene and suppressing Liu Xixi, Lin Nan was completely relieved, and then devoted himself wholeheartedly to the post-production of "Mulan."

At the same time, the realistic suspense crime film "Sheep Without a Shepherd," exclusively produced by Lin Nan Film and directed by Cao Baoping, also officially

submitted the script for review and started open casting for actors.

Of course, it was aimed at supporting roles; because for the female lead and male lead, Cao Baoping had already set Zhou Xun and Huang Bo one after another...

On the morning of the 9th, the entire film industry was watching, and Chinese film history ushered in a new record!

"As of last night, after 32 days of public screening, the total box office of Lin Dao Nan's sci-fi blockbuster 'The Wandering Earth' officially surpassed the 5.723 billion of 'Wolf Warrior 2,' reporting 5.75 billion!"

"After 20 months, Lin Dao Nan finally returned to the top of the Chinese film box office list with 'The Wandering Earth,' and also pushed the Chinese film history box office record to a higher level..."

"The daily box office of the film 'The Wandering Earth' has continued to fall since the 3rd of this month, dropping to 62.8 million yesterday, and the downward trend is becoming more and more intense;

According to predictions by many theater chain companies, although the film's total box office is destined to break the 6 billion yuan mark, the 7 billion box office threshold is still a height that 'The Wandering Earth' is difficult to reach..."

"Numerous directors, filmmakers, actors, and stars in the industry gathered to post congratulations on 'The Wandering Earth' reaching the top of the Chinese film box office list; the official Weibo of 'Wolf Warrior 2' released a handover poster..."

"The start time of the third round of promotion activities remains unchanged; let the effect of the second round of promotion settle for a while, even if the daily intake drops below 50 million by the 15th, don't be anxious.

There are still 20 days left, fully capable of burning the box office potential to the maximum and squeezing out the remaining market!"

Inside Tiangong Color, Lin Nan temporarily put down his work and talked to Yue Jun about the final sprint-style promotion of "The Wandering Earth."

"Chairman Wang is requesting that the daily box office be at least 50 or 60 million by the 15th." Yue Jun reminded with a smile.

"He has dumped quite a few Enlight Media stocks this past month, and is still dumping them, so naturally he hopes the daily box office can remain strong.

Also, I heard that Liu Yan, Xie Nan, and the others have also earned at least several million or even nearly ten million. One by one, they all have to thank us!" Lin Nan waved his hand casually, teasing.

Speaking of the third round of promotion mode, this was also the first time in the 17 years since Lin Nan took the director's chair that he had done this on his own film;

He was truly set up by Wang Changtian and Ren Zhonglun, but he wouldn't deny that this was indeed a decision that brought both fame and fortune!

"Then I'll have to communicate with Chairman Wang again later, to avoid him wanting to move up the start time of the last round of promotion again."

Just as Yue Jun finished speaking, Lin Nan's phone in front of the computer suddenly vibrated.

"Calling at this time, who is it?" Lin Nan glanced at the caller ID; it seemed to be one he hadn't seen before. After hesitating, he answered it.

"Who is this?"

"Lin Dao, I am Fu Ruo..."

Two minutes later, Lin Nan greeted the other party with a smile and hung up the phone.

"Chairman Fu from Huaying actually called directly?" Yue Jun muttered in confusion.

"The 20th, the Great Hall, the large-scale media press conference for 'My People, My Country'!"

Lin Nan said concisely. To be honest, he was also quite surprised that the other party called to invite him in person. ===== CHAPTER 1091 =====

Two minutes later, Lin Nan exchanged greetings with the other party with a smile and hung up the phone.

"Chairman Fu from Huaying actually called you directly?" Yue Jun muttered, puzzled.

"The 20th, the Great Hall, the large-scale media press conference for 'My People, My Country'!"

Lin Nan said concisely. To be honest, he was quite surprised that the other party had called him personally to extend the invitation.