Chapter 135: Androgynous Beauty

The box office for "Lost on Journey" continued to grow.

Compared to the 30-plus million in Lin Nan's memory, the current figures had already doubled.

This film was destined to be the most successful low-budget production of the year.

Some media reported on the promotional situation of "Lucy" in North America.

In addition to Lionsgate's normal promotional methods, there were several A-list celebrities supporting it.

Leonardo, Matt Damon, James Wan, Christopher Nolan...

All were pivotal filmmakers in Hollywood.

These people either recorded short promotional videos or posted social media blurbs.

This instantly elevated the promotional effect of "Lucy" by a notch.

"Liu Qianqian's new film, supported by a luxurious lineup."

"I have every reason to believe that Lin Dao put in the effort..."

"With such a big lineup for promotion in Hollywood, the domestic premiere definitely won't be small either!"

"He really put in the effort this time. Will this film have an impact on us?"

"Probably not. 'Lucy' and 'Aftershock' are separated by more than twenty days. The ones who should be worried are those films in early July."

This news spread quickly in the domestic film and television industry.

Most film companies, celebrities, and crews had noticed it.

Emotion, envy, jealousy, cold observation, indifference—people in the industry had all sorts of mindsets.

"Painted Skin 2" crew.

"I'm really looking forward to the premiere day now, haha."

Zhou Xun, wearing her makeup, smiled with a hint of cold, bewitching allure.

"I'm looking forward to it too. This is a 26-million-dollar film, and the only lead is Qianqian!"

Huang Xiaoming sighed, and the other actors around him also looked in agreement.

Not to mention the actresses, the male actors were also very envious.

Just think about the guest lineup in North America; it was simply luxurious.

"'Inception' crew is almost all here, with over 800 million dollars in global box office, hiss..."

Wu Yusen, wearing glasses, walked to the break area.

"Our crew will take two days off to go back and attend the premiere together."

This statement left all the leads stunned.

Generous, taking two days off!

Everyone had originally thought it would only be one day; after all, for such a large crew, every day delayed cost hundreds of thousands.

Han Sanping looked at the proposed invitation list sent by Lin Nan Film, added the ones China Film Group had decided on, and wore a teasing smile.

"Good fellow, this scale is only slightly inferior to the premiere of 'The Martian'!"

"Han Dong, should we change it?" the secretary asked.

"No need, just go with this list."

China Film Group was the distributor of "Lucy" and would get a share of the box office.

This premiere was also being held in the name of China Film Group.

But the signatures on the invitation weren't just China Film Group; there were four.

Namely China Film Group, Crystal Pictures, Lin Nan Film, and Red Star Dock.

Lin Nan looked at the film schedule for July and felt very confident.

"Aftershock" at the end of the month wouldn't have much impact; after all, it was separated by so many days.

There were a few films at the beginning of the month, and although they were promoted hard, they weren't worth watching.

The Hong Kong police film "Fire of Conscience" was the same old routine.

"Flirting Scholar 2" was also a rehash, a spoof film.

The "Xi You Ji" by that Mango group—no comment; just looking at the cast, you knew it was just messing around.

"Looking at it this way, for at least twenty days, 'Lucy' won't have any opponents..."

Lin Nan leaned back in his chair and chuckled.

By the time "Lucy" was released, "Lost on Journey" would actually have reached the end, and even if the box office were affected, it wouldn't be by much.

With an investment of 200 million and a star-studded cast, "New Shaolin Temple" held a press conference in the capital, set for the Spring Festival.

This film caused a heated discussion in the industry and online.

What was discussed most wasn't the cast—Liu Dehua, Jackie Chan, Xie Tingfeng, Fan Bingbing, Wu Jing—but the film's producer.

This was the Shaolin Group, real money, the first major production fully funded by them!

"Who could have thought that a temple would be richer than most film companies!"

"The Buddha has completely entered the film and television culture industry, and looking at the situation, it's getting bigger and bigger..."

There was a chorus of boos online, feeling that this was completely inconsistent with the monks in the public's mind.

The industry didn't care about that; who wouldn't like having another financier? And a very rich one at that.

Lin Nan saw the news about "Under the Hawthorn Tree."

"Under the Hawthorn Tree," which started filming in early March, had taken nearly 4 months and wrapped up today.

Post-production hadn't even started yet, and Zhang Weiping had already stood up and started talking.

"Art films are Zhang Yimou's area of expertise. We have decided to release this film in mid-September..."

Many film companies felt Zhang Weiping was getting too carried away.

September had two blockbusters, "Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame" in the middle of the month and "The Thieves" at the end.

When asked about this by reporters, Zhang Weiping was still full of confidence.

"I believe that with Zhang Yimou's reputation in art films, we can go head-to-head with them at the box office..."

Everyone felt Zhang Weiping was blowing hot air, but the latter showed no signs of it, looking completely confident.

"This year is interesting. Three big directors fighting during the New Year slot, and three big directors again in September.

Worth watching, can't miss it! Haha..."

Invitations for the "Lucy" premiere began to be sent out.

Among the guests invited this time, the film and television companies included were all industry leaders.

The actors and celebrities were all above second-tier. In addition, there were a large number of media.

On Tang Ren's side, Cai Yinong prepared to take Liu Shishi along; counting Hu Ge, that made three.

"The scale of this premiere is not small; there will be many big directors and producers from the industry.

You need to be sharp; this will be helpful for your future career, you know?"

Cai Yinong earnestly exhorted Liu Shishi.

She heard that Lin Nan had personally invited many people, so one could imagine the scene would definitely be very "lively."

There would definitely be no shortage of smooth-talking actors and celebrities.

"I understand."

"Are you going? Tiantian," Lu Zheng asked.

Jing Tian looked at the grassland in the distance and shook her head.

"Filming is important, so I won't go. When I return to the capital in late July, I'll go watch it in the cinema."

Jing Tian then thought of something, "Uncle Lu, you go. When my film premieres, I'll invite..."

Lu Zheng was stunned and instantly smiled. "Alright, then I'll go alone."

Previously, Lin Nan hadn't asked much about "Now You See Me," co-produced by Crystal Pictures and Lionsgate.

He had handed this film entirely to Tang Mu.

Lionsgate had already set its release date for December.

"Lin, Lionsgate's distribution scale this time is okay; they've mobilized over 3,500 cinemas.

All preparations are ready; just waiting for the release."

Lin Nan nodded upon hearing the number Tang Mu reported.

For "Lucy," 3,500 cinemas was already considered quite good.

"Hmm, keep an eye on it then; we won't be going over."

"Lin, you're getting lazier and lazier.

Alright, say hello to Crystal for me, oh no, say hello to the boss lady..."

The film market was indeed becoming more and more prosperous.

On the same day, Wang Quanan announced the launch of a new film project, "White Deer Plain."

Lu Chuan followed closely, stating that he had already registered an epic commercial blockbuster: "The Last Supper," currently writing the script, and filming would start in the first half of next year.

Jiang Wen was interesting; he posted on Weibo: "Blockbusters, this thing really depends on the person, especially historical themes that test one's foundation, and commercial blockbusters at that..."

Lin Nan found it funny, and somehow, his hand slipped.

The 27th.

Lin Nan chose the State Guest House as the venue for the "Lucy" premiere.

From early in the morning, film and television news had been reporting on this.

Yue Jun took people to coordinate with China Film Group and went to the scene very early to be responsible for organizing the event.

"Xixi, I discussed it with Han Dong for a long time before deciding on this place."

Lin Nan smiled, implying something.

"The last time we were there was for my birthday."

Liu Qianqian obviously knew what Lin Nan was talking about; her coming-of-age ceremony was held there.

Not knowing what she thought of, Miss Liu glanced at Lin Nan, a smile appearing at the corner of her mouth.

At this moment, Liu Mu walked over.

"Today's outfit."

For the "Lucy" premiere, Liu Qianqian wasn't planning to wear a dress of the gown variety, but a beige ladies' casual suit.

The main theme: heroic and spirited, those four words.

Outside the State Guest House.

A red carpet of dozens of meters was essential, along with a large number of security personnel.

Dozens or hundreds of reporters had long since set up their long guns and short cannons on both sides of the red carpet.

Car after car stopped and drove away...

Famous people with status entered the venue one after another.

Huayi, led by Wang Zhonglei; Feng Xiaogang had also arrived today.

Wang Changtian led several artists from his company and walked onto the red carpet.

Shanghai Film, Western Film, Ning Film, Wanda, Yinghuang...

Jiang Wen and his wife, Ning Hao and his wife, Gu Changwei... Jia Zhangke...

Liu Dehua, Liang Jiahui... Fan Bingbing, Zhou Xun, Huang Xiaoming...

A large number of first and second-tier stars left the media reporters overwhelmed.

"Good fellow, did Lin Dao use all his connections?"

Lei Jiayin looked at the people on the red carpet and said in shock.

"Anyway, the last time I saw such a big scene was during 'The Martian'."

Zhang Yi added, and Yang Mi nodded.

Four artists and two directors from Lin Nan Film walked onto the red carpet.

Reba was a newbie, following closely behind her senior Lei Jiayin.

Tang Ren, Shiba Culture, Orange Sky...

"Lin Nan hasn't arrived yet?"

Han Sanping asked Yue Jun.

"Han Dong, Lin Dao should be here soon; he's with Qianqian."

At this moment, outside.

A black business sedan stopped in front of the red carpet. 【147】 The moment the person inside stepped out, the reporters' eyes all lit up.

The moment the people inside walked out, the reporters' eyes all lit up.

A beige suit jacket without buttons, a white shirt underneath, straight-leg trousers revealing fair ankles, wearing black high heels, and a single ponytail.

On her exquisite cheeks, she wore a pair of black sunglasses, looking serious.

At this moment, Liu Qianqian exuded an androgynous beauty, full of aggressive charm.

Lin Nan walked beside Liu Qianqian, smiling helplessly.

The reporters' eyes were all on Liu Qianqian; the shocked look was exactly the same as his own half an hour ago. ===== CHAPTER 136 =====