Chapter 1092

"The remaining shares of Guangxian and Shangying in your hands, clear them out within this week at the latest; don't hesitate or be reluctant.

Although the stock price will definitely be even better in the next three weeks, as time gets closer to the end of 'The Wandering Earth's' theatrical run, the stock price could plummet at any time."

Watching Shu Chang, Jing Tian, Zhang Yi, and the other six are not the kind of retail investors who play with stocks often; to prevent them from being too greedy, Lin Nan could only remind them one by one;

It's better to pocket the profits early; each of them has already earned enough.

It can even be said that during this period, each of the six of them earned at least the salary of four or five movies.

"No problem, then I'll start clearing out in four days.

After all, as soon as the 'Sci-Fi Feedback Tour' was announced this morning, Shangying's stock price jumped up by a point; I'll wait for it to rise for another three days..."

Listening to the voice message from Watching Shu Chang, Lin Nan was truly speechless, "Three days at most; after digesting this wave of stimulating growth, run away immediately. Even Chairman Wang is preparing to stop."

"I know, don't worry. Besides, I'm doing this to save up more money to prepare a 100-day gift for my nephew or niece, hahaha."

Well, Lin Nan had just wanted to roast her a bit, but after hearing this deliberate joke at the end, he immediately couldn't stay angry and was in a good mood.

"I'm really impressed by her." After hanging up the phone, Lin Nan couldn't help but laugh and curse. Looking at the replies from the other five, they basically meant the same thing: clear out within two or three days.

"Lin Dao, other entertainment gossip this morning is also very eye-catching; it's just that they were all born at the wrong time, running into the last round of high-profile activities for 'The Wandering Earth'."

"What's there?" Lin Nan released the mouse again and asked Lu Yang, who was on the side, with interest.

Starting today, the latter will begin the post-production editing of 'Assassin in Red'.

At the same time, Tiangong Color will also officially launch the special effects production work for this movie; a large number of high-standard and high-requirement special effects shots are undoubtedly time-consuming, labor-intensive, and resource-intensive.

"Well, the listing application submitted by Yang Mi's Jiaxing was rejected again, failing to hit the A-share main board; Fan Bingbing visited Evergrande Culture with her mother, intending to leverage their influence for a comeback...

Especially this one, the Hong Kong Film Awards held a press conference in advance, and someone was accusing mainland filmmakers and the market of being seriously xenophobic and suppressing Hong Kong films with malicious words... This is honestly a bit too hysterical, right? They can pin any label on anyone?"

"Hehe, xenophobic? I can only say that exclusion and suppression are mutual; it's an eye for an eye.

Furthermore, their movies have always been stagnant, unable to even film a blockbuster rotten movie that sells well and makes money, and they only produce one profitable rotten movie every few years; who is to blame for this?"

Lin

Nan joked with a smile; as for the other pieces of information, they were completely unworthy of comment.

But it must be admitted that the audit for companies in the film and entertainment industry wanting to go public is indeed ten times stricter, and the window has narrowed a lot.

Look, even Bona, which owns cinema chains, has been stuck for so long without any actual progress, let alone a small Jiaxing.

"And the casting for 'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings', news just came out this morning, individual supporting roles have been finalized: Michelle Yeoh, Fala Chen, Yuen Wah..."

……

All morning, the film and entertainment industry was truly lively.

And the "activity" announcement for 'The Wandering Earth' was indeed overwhelmingly powerful, just like that, trampling down too much trending information that should have been entertainment headlines.

Especially in the box office market performance, it was as expected, pulling up strongly; with the sudden rise in screen share, the attendance rate also skyrocketed, advancing side by side...

"It really was as I guessed, the Performance Academy is indeed handling it lightly." At noon, the first thing Lin Nan said when he returned home was to roast the school situation to Liu Yifei.

"Which one are you referring to?"

"The Dean's plaque was hung back up, completely unaffected by a certain Ph. D.

The matter of 'A Paper Marriage', which caused the Youth Film Studio to lose a fortune, was also successfully glossed over; it counts as an investment failure, not abuse of power for personal gain, and doesn't count as causing the loss of collective assets..."

Lin Nan lay on the sofa and explained speechlessly. This matter wasn't brought up to him by Lu Yang, but was something Ning Hao called to roast him about while he was driving back.

"Then I'm quite curious, what is Director Jiang's state of mind? When he had that video call the other day, he was very confident." Liu Yifei couldn't help but laugh.

"Our Director Jiang? At this moment, he should have brewed a cup of goji berry water for himself and be preparing to go to the cafeteria for lunch, right?

As for the matters at the Performance Academy, he will likely brainwash himself while cursing; out of sight, out of mind." Lin Nan couldn't help but laugh as well. At this moment, Old Jiang also became a clown.

"By the way, what are we eating for lunch today? And where are Mom and Changchang?" Amidst Liu Yifei's laughter, Lin Nan suddenly realized. He had been back for five minutes and hadn't seen his mother-in-law or Watching Shu Chang.

"They went to the company; there are a few business contracts to renew, and Changchang volunteered to be the driver. They'll be back in a while and will bring lunch back."

Just as Liu Yifei finished speaking, Lin Nan's phone vibrated.

"What's going on? Why didn't they say anything when I was at the company just now, and now they're calling?" Lin Nan looked at the caller and roasted.

"If they can call during lunch time, it must be serious business."

"Director Yue, tell me

?? what's the matter again?" Lin Nan pressed speakerphone, his tone a bit annoyed.

"Lin Dao, I didn't mean to disturb you at this time; I'm eating lunch myself. But a notice came from the Film Bureau, and I thought it would be better to tell you as soon as possible." Yue Jun explained with a chuckle.

"What notice?"

"They're inviting you to a meeting."

"A meeting?" Hearing this, Lin Nan immediately put away his relaxed expression, having some bad guesses in his heart. Looking at Liu Yifei, she was the same.

"What kind of meeting?" Miss Liu asked proactively.

"That, it seems to be about the Golden Rooster Awards. Listening to the tone, there shouldn't be many people from the industry attending, but it won't be too few either." Speaking of this, Yue Jun's voice suddenly paused.

When he spoke again, he heard him switch to a sighing tone: "Lin Dao, I guess you can't escape this time. Tsk tsk, my condolences."

Looking at the phone that had been hung up in front of him, Lin Nan and Liu Yifei looked at each other for a moment. Was he afraid of being roasted, so he hung up immediately after venting?!

"Senior Brother Yue Jun didn't seem to mention the time of the meeting on the phone?" The air was quiet for a few seconds, and Liu Yifei reminded him unexpectedly.

"He's almost 45 years old, it's understandable if he has occasional senility." Lin Nan smiled speechlessly, "If nothing goes wrong, Ning Hao's call will come in a while..."

"Oh my, you really can't talk about him." Liu Yifei smiled and pursed her lips, signaling Lin Nan that he could answer the phone; it was Director Ning.

Lin Nan also laughed, swiped the phone screen again, and pressed speakerphone.

The next moment, he heard a boisterous voice explode from the other end: "Lin Nan, on the morning of the 21st, let's go get educated together..."

……

Starting from the 15th, the daily box office of 'The Wandering Earth' officially entered a stage of pouring oil on a fire.

40.78 million, 43.85 million, 47.64 million, 49.77 million...

'How to Train Your Dragon 3' ultimately couldn't continue to linger, and finished its run sloppily with a box office of just over 300 million.

And after the Spring Festival period completely ended, the March film market, which was already cold and had been slashed again and again, almost completely flowed to 'The Wandering Earth'...

To use the words of many media outlets on the internet to joke, at this moment, 99% of the film production companies in the film and television industry are basically hoping that Lin Dao will retire immediately!

On the morning of the 19th, Guan Hu came to Zhongying again.

"Chairman La, have you decided on the candidates?" As soon as he entered the office door, Guan Hu asked directly. In his view, calling him over today was nothing more than this matter.

"Mm, I thought about it and feel that Wang Baoqiang is more suitable.

Huang Bo has been actively transforming in recent years, and although it's very successful, at the same time he has

lost his base and lost a lot of box office appeal, showing a trend of falling out of the first tier.

And although Shen Teng's box office appeal is very high, the audience wants to laugh as soon as they see him, which is somewhat incompatible with the tone of mainstream films.

Only Wang Baoqiang is left; although he has acted in many comedies, he has also left a deep impression on the audience in other types of film and television works, leaving behind many classic roles;

'Soldiers Sortie', 'Hello! Mr. Tree', 'Kung Fu Jungle', and also 'A Touch of Sin' which only appeared online... Acting skills, market appeal, national popularity, personal image...

Combining all relevant aspects, he is undoubtedly very perfect, not losing to Zhang Yi at all, and even has higher audience affinity than Zhang Yi. So he can definitely be used to try mainstream films..."

"Then has he already agreed?" Guan Hu asked. He knew very well that if he were the one to invite him, the other party might not necessarily agree.

Even to say something that hurts his self-esteem, Wang Baoqiang's box office track record as a director is higher than his.

Of course, the Wu Jing and Deng Chao invited this time, both of their director box office records are also much higher than his... It was all thanks to Chairman La stepping in that they were gathered!

"Mm, I gave him a call, and he naturally agreed. I have already helped you invite the three main actors who can carry the box office; you should finalize the rest as soon as possible.

Five months is long enough for casting and other preparations before filming; I don't want to see any further delays."

"Chairman La, don't worry; at the earliest in mid-to-late July, at the latest by early August, I will definitely be able to start filming on schedule." With the support of three leads who can carry the box office, Guan Hu's confidence was bursting at this moment.

……

On the morning of the 20th, 'The Wandering Earth' handed in its daily box office report for the 19th; the 52.11 million box office was enough to show that the "Sci-Fi Feedback Activity" was very successful.

At the same time, at the Great Hall, the large-scale media press conference for 'My People, My Country' before filming also naturally became a grand event for the entire industry and media circle...

From early in the morning, this matter dominated the top of the trending searches and was also the focus of attention for massive numbers of netizens and fans on the internet.

Because today, not only will the 7 directors gather, but all other main actors will also appear one by one.

It is no exaggeration to say that the luxury of the cast of 'My People, My Country' alone is completely comparable to the red carpet show of a domestic film award!

Just after eight in the morning, Lin Nan came over with Watching Shu Chang. To be precise, Watching Shu Chang hitched a ride in Lin Nan Pictures' car.

"As expected of the opening press conference for the 70th anniversary of the founding of the country, this formation and scale are truly grand!"

As soon as they got out of the car, the two were shocked by the setup outside the Great Hall.

This doesn't look like a press conference, but rather like holding a global

premiere ceremony.

A massive crowd of media reporters, a seventy-meter-long red carpet, various promotional stands for major events over the past 70 years...

"Stop being shocked, let's cut in line and get on the red carpet." Lin Nan urged Watching Shu Chang; he didn't want to wait outside and get entangled by reporters.

As he spoke, Lin Nan signaled to a group of staff members beside him. Sure enough, how could they not let him cut in line? A big director must have privileges.

"Let's go!" Giving Watching Shu Chang a "follow me" gesture, Lin Nan took the lead onto the red carpet.

"Wait for me, showing off your height and long legs, right?"

Inside the Golden Hall, Chen Kaige, Ning Hao, Xu Zheng, Xue Xiaolu, Han Jiamei, Li Yang, and Zhang Yibai, the 7 directors, were all the focus of the scene.

And Chairman Fu from Huaying was the focus among focuses; by comparison, even La Peikang, Ren Zhonglun, and Han Sanping seemed much less impressive.

It also has to be said that this scene was truly very strange and funny.

After all, in all these years, when had the limelight of the boss of Huaying ever overshadowed the BOSSES of Zhongying and Shangying? The answer is never!

Watching Shu Chang went to the cast side, waiting to appear on stage together in a while, while Lin Nan was greeted to the side of Wang Changtian and the others.

"See that? Just looking at Chairman Fu's posture in controlling the scene today, I feel that he clearly has some thoughts!" Old Wang lowered his voice and joked with Lin Nan.

"What do you mean?" Lin Nan really didn't react.

"Think about the nature of the movie 'My People, My Country'. This is a 70th-anniversary tribute film that should have been led by Zhongying.

Now that it has fallen into the hands of Huaying, what thoughts do you think the Chairman of Huaying will have? It must be the thought of moving the position under his butt.

Once this movie is done well, you don't say, it's really very likely to succeed..."

"Keep your voice down, didn't you see what Chairman La's expression is today?" Lin Nan suppressed his laughter and reminded Old Wang in a low voice.

"What expression?"

Hearing this, Wang Changtian immediately looked around and then immediately locked onto Chairman La in the distance.

The latter was chatting with a few actors, but the smile on his face was not very obvious, and the aura around him was a bit cold.

"Mm, it was originally his own thing, but now it has been snatched away by others, and he still has to come to support and cheer...

Tsk tsk tsk, this seems to be really hard to describe!" Wang Changtian nodded and analyzed seriously.

Hearing this, Lin Nan decisively moved two steps away from Wang Changtian; how did this analyze into foreign films?

Wang Changtian narrowed his eyes and looked at Lin Nan's small movements with disdain.

Then the two looked at each other, both guessing what the other was thinking,

and smiles that only men understand appeared on their faces decisively.

At ten o'clock in the morning, inside the Golden Hall, cameras were lined up, and the media press conference for the start of filming officially began.

As the general director, Chen Kaige, under the repeated courtesy of the general producer Chairman Fu, was the first to walk onto the stage.

It must be admitted that this kind of treatment and segment is what Director Chen likes most in his life.

He pointed out the country and waved his arms on it alone... as if he had returned to the peak moment of his life once again!

"Why didn't your Yifei come today?" After a long time, Han Sanping chatted with Lin Nan in a low voice while looking at Han Jiamei, who was being interviewed on stage.

"She's staying at home."

"She didn't even come for an event like today? You two are really casual; one didn't come, and the other didn't even wear formal clothes..."

"I say Chairman Han, the protagonists today are not me and Yifei, no need to be so serious, right?"

"I just want to remind you, you'd better remember to wear formal clothes tomorrow morning!" Han Sanping looked ahead and reminded solemnly.

"Are you going to the Bureau tomorrow too?" Lin Nan reacted instantly.

"Yes, I've been called over several times recently because of the Golden Rooster matter.

You can choose not to sign up for the Golden Rooster Awards, but this time, for the sake of stance, it's better to show your face at the Golden Rooster side.

The situation this time is black and white; the higher-ups have made up their minds to directly crush the Golden Horse..."

Hearing Han Sanping's words, Lin Nan felt a bit emotional. Those people at the Golden Rooster side were probably afraid they could kowtow to the Golden Horse in private; if the latter hadn't lost its mind, they wouldn't have been able to take the top spot!

"The mainstream film 'My People, My Country', a tribute to the 70th anniversary of the founding of the country, will officially start filming on the 25th of this month.

At that time, seven directors including Director Chen Kaige will start filming simultaneously at different shooting locations across the country, from the ends of the earth..."

On stage, Chairman Fu's voice rang out, announcing the most important filming start information this morning.