Chapter 142: Planning IPO

Lin Nan's idea for Lu Zheng was quite effective.

"My Beautiful Boss" first-day box office reached 8.6 million.

Although the lineup wasn't very big, the evaluations were basically okay.

"A very pure romance film, although it's the old routine of a poor boy and a rich girl, it's very healing..."

"No kissing scenes, a very clean romance film!"

"Jing Tian's acting seems to have improved!"

"The female lead is luxurious, not losing to Meryl Streep in 'The Devil Wears Prada'..."

Lin Nan saw some evaluations; saying acting improved now, it was estimated that it would be scolded back later.

The screening of "Aftershock," as Han Sanping said, was lowered a bit, but still exceeded the normal line.

Huayi chose not to respond to the collective accusations of production companies in the industry, including the ten-day extension.

Eating the meat into the mouth was the most practical; what was a little accusation?

A transoceanic call came through.

"Tang Mu, if I receive your call at night again, your year-end bonus will be gone."

"Oh, no.

Lin, please don't be so stingy. I called to tell you good news."

Hearing this, Lin Nan instantly reacted.

It should be about the box office of "Lucy."

"Speak, how much?"

"Paul just got the data and sent it to me.

I didn't delay for even a minute, and you still want to deduct my year-end bonus?!"

"That 5%, how about waiting..."

Before Lin Nan could finish, the other side of the phone was anxious.

"103 million, it's 103 million! After dawn on your side, you should be able to see the news."

To tell the truth, this number was already higher than Lin Nan's expectation.

After all, this was Liu Qianqian's first attempt at a female lead. In his expectation, having 90 million would be quite good.

"You should thank Leonardo and Matt later; they helped shout twice in the middle."

Tang Mu reminded.

Lin Nan nodded subconsciously, "I know, later when I go over, I will thank them in person."

This favor was owed.

On the second day of August, the film and television circle was very lively.

Lin Nan's "The Martian," after holding the domestic film box office record for 21 months, was surpassed and brushed off by "Aftershock."

"'Aftershock' took 11 days, reported 450 million box office, becoming the new domestic film box office champion..."

"Lin Dao Nan is like a flower of yesterday, 'The Martian' has become history."

"No, Lin Dao didn't lose; he still has 'The Thieves'. We will be back..."

The internet was full of news about the "new king's coronation," very lively.

The media's mouth couldn't be blocked.

Lin Nan didn't care about losing the box office record at all.

He searched for a long time before finding the news about "Brotherhood of Blades" under a bunch of film information.

"Director Lu Yang's first ancient costume film 'Brotherhood of Blades', first-day box office 14.8 million..."

Seeing this data, Lin Nan felt much more at ease and quite satisfied.

The market for martial arts films was getting smaller and smaller. Especially traditional martial arts films, the survival space was even more insufficient.

Like "Brotherhood of Blades," it added official power struggles and national righteousness.

Xu Ke's "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate," which he was doing recently, was focusing on martial arts + 3D technology.

Everyone was finding another way.

"Palace" crew.

When Yang Mi knew the first-day box office of "Brotherhood of Blades," she was excited for a while.

"Mi Mi, you are the female lead. This film will definitely reach 100 million!"

Ceng Jia shook Yang Mi and said excitedly.

"Yes, this will be the first 100-million box office film I starred in, haha..."

"Congratulations, Mi Mi."

"Congratulations..."

Feng Shaofeng, Tong Liya, and others on the side walked over one after another, with smiles on their faces.

At noon, Sina first published the box office results of "Lucy" in North America in July, causing another sensation.

"Lionsgate news, sci-fi action film 'Lucy', released for one month, reported 103 million dollars in box office, profitable..."

Although it lost to "Aftershock" domestically, the results of "Lucy" in North America were eye-catching.

For a time, the topic of Liu Qianqian online increased sharply again.

The little flowers didn't have much; the distance was too far, and they couldn't be jealous anymore.

On the contrary, the big flowers were now under great pressure.

"Another one came out?"

"The Grandmaster" crew, Zhang Ziyi was a bit emotional.

She left Hollywood in a gray way; the glory of the former "International Zhang" was still like yesterday.

Now she was still unwilling to give up, still thinking about when to kill back.

In Zhang Ziyi's view, Liu Qianqian's performance could be considered a representative work in Hollywood and she had stood firm.

"'Lucy', Crystal Pictures, Liu Qianqian... Lin Nan!"

Not just Zhang Ziyi, Li Bingbing, Fan Bingbing...

All the big flowers who had ideas thought of Lin Nan.

Since the news came back, Lin Nan's phone hadn't stopped.

How much money "Lucy" made on the books was clearly placed there, and people in the industry could calculate it.

Ren Zhonglun, Ye Ning, Han Sanping, Wang Changtian... even Wang Zhonglei, Yang Shoucheng...

One after another called, the meaning was very clear, aiming for the next project.

"Call me next time, the introduction thing doesn't need to be asked..."

"Money is not a thing; we have money and cinema chains, no matter how big the project is, we can give Lin Dao a hand..."

Wang Changtian even promised that if he brought Enlight, he would follow even if he had to smash the pot and sell iron next time.

To tell the truth, Lin Nan had indeed been considering new projects recently; the era of commercial films had arrived.

When returning to the villa, he happened to see Liu Qianqian also driving back.

This red Ferrari, Lin Nan rarely saw Liu Qianqian drive, but today she actually drove it out.

She usually likes to drive that big G of Lin Nan's, and she drives it more often than Lin Nan.

"Where did you go today?"

"Sister Bingbing invited me, saying someone wanted to invite me to film, so I went with the assistant, just at the coffee shop."

Lin Nan frowned, "Who?"

"It's the one you said last time, best to have less contact with, Deng Wendi."

Lin Nan nodded, thinking it was indeed her.

Looking at Liu Qianqian like this, obviously she wasn't fooled.

"What's with that look? I'm not stupid, definitely didn't promise anything.

Didn't even have a script, I just went to drink coffee..."

Miss Liu rolled her eyes and glared at Lin Nan.

Lin Nan smiled and didn't speak.

Just a bit admiring this Ms. Deng, the efficiency was quite high; she was eyeing Liu Qianqian!

"In the future, if you are asked to stuff a script again, just say you want to bring it to me for review."

"Hmm, use your name to refuse, I understand," Liu Qianqian said with a smile.

"Haha, not bad."

Lin Nan indeed meant this.

In his view, this Deng person wouldn't have any good projects, and the scheming was too heavy, not suitable for friendship.

Time came to August, art colleges began to mail admission notices.

Lin Nan saw quite a few child stars posting notices or admission messages on Weibo.

The most eye-catching were Yang Zi and Zhang Yishan, who were admitted to the Beijing Film Academy together and would become classmates.

"Lin Dao, Reba has received the admission notice from the Shanghai Theatre Academy; the training plan can start."

"Hmm, you arrange it.

Tell her, at least, not to say two years, at

"Okay."

The media pays more attention to these child stars and famous newcomers.

Reba was also in the news reports; after all, she was the first art student signed by Shanhai Media.

……

A phone call came through.

Seeing this note on his phone, Lin Nan's heart skipped a beat.

"Hello..."

"Lin Dao, it's me, Wang Wei."

"President Wang, calling at this time, are you looking for film rights? Or television series?" Lin Nan asked with a smile.

"Lin Dao is joking. The funds raised previously for buying rights and series are almost used up.

Calling you this time is to notify you that we plan to submit our IPO in early November."

Two and a half years.

It had been two and a half years since Lin Nan invested in Tudou, and now it had finally reached this step.

"Then what can I do?"

"In our prospectus, we will use Lin Dao's personal profile.

After all, Tudou is a video website, and its main business is films and television series.

And you are a Golden Lion director, internationally famous..."

Lin Nan didn't say anything; this was originally a shareholder's obligation.

He couldn't help but ask, "Is everything ready? No worries for the future, right?"

Wang Wei was stunned when he heard this, then laughed: "Many thanks for your concern, Lin Dao, everything is OK."

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Ending the call with Wang Wei, Lin Nan still felt a bit uneasy.

Unlike Huayi's listing on the Growth Enterprise Market, Tudou was aiming for NASDAQ...

"Success or failure!"

More than two years ago, when Lin Nan invested in Tudou, he had considered this question.

If it succeeded, he would profit.

As for failure?

That would be another plan.

Lin Nan didn't think about it anymore; the results would naturally come in time.

He opened his computer and began to check the situation of the American stock market...

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*Aftershock*'s daily box office remained strong, staying above 30 million.

*Brotherhood of Blades* and *My Belle Boss* were also relatively stable, ranking second and third among domestic films.

*The Martian*'s boost to Jing Tian allowed *My Belle Boss* to get full exposure.

Starlight Shining would most likely make money this time.

"Sweetie, our movie has a high probability of reaching 100 million."

Lu Zheng said with an excited face.

Although he had previously thought that 50 million in box office would be enough, who would complain about more?

"100 million?"

Jing Tian muttered to herself, a smile overflowing on her face.

"Lin Dao's suggestion was very good. I heard from Ye Ning that many audience members who left the *Aftershock* screening hall turned around and bought tickets for *Brotherhood of Blades* and *My Belle Boss*."

Lu Zheng said excitedly by himself, seeing that the return on investment was imminent.

"Uncle Lu, thank you."

Jing Tian's sudden words left Lu Zheng a bit at a loss.

"Niece, let's not say such things among ourselves; we should be happy right now.

*The Warring States* will wrap up in about a month, and the results will definitely be even better then.

In the future, we will invest in Hollywood films ourselves, and you will star in them..."