Chapter 161: Month, Film Market

The film and television information for these two days was all about Jiang Wen and "Let the Bullets Fly".

Following "Aftershock" and "Thieves", the third blockbuster film of this year had appeared.

Although that first film had a bit too much water...

After 30.18 million on the first day of "Let the Bullets Fly", the daily box office on the second day surged to 40.25 million.

Even if it couldn't compare to the abnormal data of 38.2 million and 49 million for the first two days of "Thieves" back then, it still had a momentum to compete with "Aftershock".

Mainland production companies, including China Film Group, were all a bit sour.

Because the bulk of the profit for this "Let the Bullets Fly" was already destined to be taken away by Emperor Motion Pictures.

"Tsk tsk tsk, Yang Shoucheng has really caught it this time!"

Investment plus promotion, Emperor Motion Pictures occupied about 70% of the share; even Han Sanping looked a bit greedy.

"From the current audience reputation and data, its box office potential is not low; finishing a one-month release period is absolutely no problem."

Speaking of this, Lin Nan couldn't help but think of "Sacrifice" again; Director Chen was truly miserable!

"Just Call Me Nobody" was at least sent away by "Let the Bullets Fly", and it also completed the established box office target.

But Chen Kaige didn't even fight Jiang Wen at all; there was no opportunity...

"How is 'Painted Skin 2'?"

Han Sanping returned to the main topic; this was the main purpose of finding Lin Nan today.

"Before New Year's Day, all finishing work should be completed."

"That's good; when the time comes, deliberate on choosing a slot; after all, he is a director with no reputation..."

Lin Nan understood Han Sanping's mood; in the end, he was still a bit uneasy about Director Wu Ershan, afraid that he would smash the signboard of "Painted Skin".

"Previously, we have already communicated with Sony's people; they will come to watch the film, and then introduce it to Japan..."

Hearing this, Han Sanping's eyes suddenly lit up.

Although the film would be distributed throughout Southeast Asia, Japan was particularly important.

He remembered that in the overseas box office of "Painted Skin 1", Japan contributed more than half, and finally bought the copyright!

"This is a good thing; their money should be earned more! Just treat it as anti..."

"Chairman Han's words are reasonable, heh heh..."

Hearing Han Sanping's words, Lin Nan couldn't help but laugh. But thinking about it carefully, it was indeed a novel line of thinking.

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The "Pacific Rim" crew was about to end its location shooting in Shanghai, and all members were preparing to head to Hollywood.

This large-scale co-produced sci-fi film entered the public eye again two months after starting shooting.

In this media report, there were also character stills of the lead actors.

Whether it was Zhang Yi, Jing Tian, or those Chinese faces in the group portrait, they were all firm and strong positive images.

"'Pacific Rim' has completed location shooting; next, it will enter Warner's large studio to start special effects shots..."

Lu Zheng followed Ye Ning after visiting the crew and cared about the situation of "The Warring States".

"Lin Dao, is it currently certain that the special effects and post-production can be finished before the end of January, right?"

Lin Nan could roughly guess the other party's intention.

"Yes, before the end of January, it can be 100% completed."

Lu Zheng laughed instantly upon hearing this.

"Good, good. Since the time can be set, then I will have people prepare for the promotion, and make the first batch of posters first!"

"Global release?"

Lin Nan asked tentatively; he seemed to have heard Ye Ning mention it once before.

"Yes, we are preparing for global distribution and public screening; does Lin Dao have any suggestions?"

"No." Lin Nan shook his head decisively.

Although the special effects for "The Warring States" were done at Tiangong Color, for such a long time, Lin Nan had never paid attention to it.

"Then when it's completed, I will have someone come over..."

"Good."

Not to mention how this film was filmed, anyway, in terms of special effects, Lin Nan could guarantee that it would definitely not let the audience pick faults...

Lin Nan stayed at Tiangong Color, continuing to be busy with post-production, and brushing news from time to time.

Liu Yifei was caught red-handed when she drove that red Ferrari, carrying Shu Chang to go for a ride.

At this moment, the photos of the two girls were still on the portal website.

Even with a pair of big sunglasses each, they couldn't cover up that exquisite face.

Lin Nan saw a piece of the latest film information.

Yang Shoucheng was floating!

The result of "Let the Bullets Fly" breaking 100 million in two and a half days and 200 million in five days was indeed easy to make people go to their heads.

Once they went to their heads, it was easy to do something out of line.

For example, Jiang Wen, who bombarded the entire film circle in front of a large group of reporters.

He said that more than half of the filmmakers had a level not as good as ordinary audiences, and yet they still thought about filming every day; who were they preparing to fool?

The result was very intuitive; the vast number of audiences and netizens all agreed, thinking Jiang Wen was right;

The industry was exactly the opposite; a large number of filmmakers and association members wrote articles to accuse and criticize Jiang Wen for being arrogant and conceited...

In Lin Nan's view, Jiang Wen was at most hot-headed and told the truth.

But Emperor Motion Pictures' operation this wave was indeed very floating.

"Emperor Motion Pictures has reached a consensus with StarMe and Director Lu Chuan to invest in the historical blockbuster 'The King's Feast', occupying 70%..."

Lin Nan's first reaction to seeing this news was that Yang Shoucheng had been washed away by the high box office of "Bullets".

Investing money in Lu Chuan, who was filming a historical commercial blockbuster for the first time, no matter how he thought about it, it felt no different from throwing money into the water...

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Jiang Wen was silenced by a group of people.

The box office of "Let the Bullets Fly" broke 300 million on the 8th day of release, with a rainbow-like momentum, without any reduction.

At this time, the last highly anticipated film in December, "If You Are the One 2", was released.

The reputation of the New Year's Eve slot accumulated by Feng Xiaogang for so many years could not be underestimated.

The first-day box office of 33.25 million surpassed "Let the Bullets Fly".

However, when it came to the first-day results, a group of film companies in the industry paid more attention to its product placement.

20 product placements, earning 60 million; Feng Xiaogang played this piece very clearly.

Asking himself, Lin Nan couldn't do this; he currently only accepted trailer advertisements.

The box office of "If You Are the One 2" on the second day surged to 47.5 million; now the media was lively, and this result was already approaching "Thieves" in the National Day slot.

"Director Feng's new film data is gorgeous, expected to catch up with 'Thieves'..."

"Lin Dao Nan's box office record may change hands again!"

"The box office war between great directors is always thrilling..."

……

The news was quite mysterious; Lin Nan couldn't help but pay attention at Tiangong Color.

But only on the third day, the daily box office of this "If You Are the One 2" fell back to more than 30 million.

The media instantly stopped mentioning the box office record.

At this time, "Let the Bullets Fly" had been released for 11 days, and the box office reached 400 million...

"In the end, it's weaker than that 'Thieves' of yours by several heads." Jiang Wen called and sighed.

"Still not satisfied?"

"Why satisfied? I remember when the third week of 'Thieves' ended, the daily box office was still 20 million.

My daily box office at this moment has already dropped below 30 million, which means it's lagging behind your time by more than a week..."

Lin Nan was truly convinced by this guy Jiang Wen; calculating this, he was quite careful.

Before saying two sentences, he heard Jiang Wen start to sigh.

"It wasn't easy to find investment before, especially after 'The Sun Also Rises' lost blood; one investor after another looked at me like a plague god.

This period of time is different; my phone is almost blown up, all asking if funds are needed. These grandsons, really damn realistic..."

Lin Nan smiled and didn't make a sound. Jiang Wen's words were rough but not unreasonable; wasn't this how things were in this circle?

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In the film circle, there was another director who achieved the 400 million box office achievement, Jiang Wen.

Believing that in a few days, he would be able to break into the 500 million club, 600 million, or even higher.

A blockbuster commercial film thoroughly made up for Jiang Wen's shortcomings.

Able to direct and act, with awards and box office, there was another all-around director in the industry!

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"The Flowers of War" held a media meeting.

Previously, the crew wanted to choose a male second lead among the young actors in the mainland.

A large number of young male actors rushed over, all of them popular young actors.

Lu Yi, Deng Chao, Tong Dawei, Chen Kun, Huang Xiaoming...

That battle formation, those who didn't know would think it was choosing a male lead.

The one left in the end was Tong Dawei.

Not to mention acting skills and image, the key point that won in the end was Tong Dawei's English level was the best!

This reason made the other few people very hit.

Lin Nan heard that after Huang Xiaoming went back, he started hiring a private tutor again; this enterprising spirit, nothing to say...

At the media meeting, the actor who played Batman could be considered the biggest name in this film.

Zhang Weiping disclosed the source of funds for this film to the outside world in detail for the first time.

New Pictures Film rejected all institutions and companies that wanted to invest domestically and abroad.

"I borrowed 600 million from the bank, exclusively invested and filmed by New Pictures Film."

"Investing 600 million, released next year, I think a domestic box office of 1 billion is no problem.

As the producer, we can get 400 million, and the remaining 200 million in capital can be recovered from the overseas market, absolutely easy.

After all, Bale's investment return ratio in the eyes of Hollywood producers is 1 to 55!"

To tell the truth, when Zhang Weiping stated the 1 billion box office target, there really weren't many people who doubted whether what he said could be realized.

Because no matter from which aspect it was considered, this film deserved a 1 billion box office.

Zhang Weiping dared to borrow 600 million for exclusive production, which showed his ambition and appetite.

Having absolute certainty to eat alone, he dared to play like this!

Lin Nan was very curious: had no one reminded Zhang Weiping of one thing?

If the box office of "The Flowers of War" flopped, what would he use to pay off the debt? Mortgage Zhang Yimou?

"This is overconfidence!

Bale's investment return ratio in Hollywood is very high, but when put into a domestic film, don't you consider the possibility of being unacclimatized?"

……

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"Lin Dao, 'Painted Skin 2' is completely finished!"

Rushing in the last few days of December, Tiangong Color completed the production of "Painted Skin 2".

"Is it special effects or the finished film?" Lin Nan asked.

The post-production of other parts of the film had been done a long time ago, just waiting for these shots of the special effects part.

"It's the finished film. Director Director Wu Ershan has been watching it, and the first time the special effects shots were finished, he started finishing work..."

Hearing this, a stone in Lin Nan's heart landed.

"Arrange for people to send it to the Film Bureau."

"Alright, Lin Dao."

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The news of "Painted Skin 2" being sent for review wasn't deliberately hidden, and it couldn't be hidden.

In the eyes of people in the circle, this film was very special.

Lin Nan laid a solid foundation for the "Painted Skin" series, and the box office and copyright profits of the first film were very good.

It stood to reason that the second film could easily make money.

But no one expected that Lin Dao would play flashily and give the director's position to someone else.

Even if that was the assistant director of "Painted Skin 1", the questioning voices were still endless.

"Ancient fantasy blockbuster 'Painted Skin 2' has been sent to the Film Bureau for review in the near future!"

"It is reported that there is a connection between the first and second parts of 'Painted Skin', namely the fox demon Xiaowei played by Zhou Xun..."

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"Any thoughts on the slot?"

"Haven't thought about this problem yet; wait until the public screening permit is obtained before deciding."

Facing Han Sanping's kindness, Lin Nan definitely wouldn't refuse.

It was just that he was a bit worried; this time the director was Director Wu Ershan, would that group of people intentionally drag out the time.

But he thought again, this problem shouldn't appear; after all, among the investors, there were three state-owned enterprises.

"That's fine; I'll talk to Director Tong later; he also asked about your 'The Fault in Our Stars' a while ago."

With these words from Han Sanping, Lin Nan knew it was stable.

……

In Beijing in December, the temperature was already very low.

When Lin Nan drove back to the villa, it actually started to snow.

Liu Yifei was wearing a light-colored down jacket on her upper body, black tight trousers on her lower body, black long boots, and ran over carrying a simple and elegant big bag.

"What is this you're holding?"

"When Changchang and I were buying clothes, we specially bought it for you; try it quickly."

Liu Yifei had a smile on her face, urging Lin Nan, feeling a bit impatient.

"You chose it?" At this moment, Lin Nan was a bit hesitant.

"Mm, hurry up!"

The smile on Miss Liu's face gradually disappeared, staring at Lin Nan, preparing to take action.

She could guess Lin Nan's thoughts; he must be complaining about her clothing aesthetic again.

"Don't strip the clothes... I'll do it myself."

Looking at the clothes taken out, Lin Nan couldn't help but laugh; he guessed right.

"I picked this brown down jacket for a long time; hurry up..."

Liu Yifei was bringing her boyfriend's dressing style toward her side.

Brown down jacket! And it was a couple's outfit!

Changing into the clothes in two or three strokes, the two stood together, and it really looked like the real thing!

If this color could be changed, it would be even better.

Brown, too old-fashioned!

Liu Yifei seemed particularly excited, as if she had discovered a new fun, which gave Lin Nan a bad premonition.

Looking at each other, Lin Nan felt it wasn't a premonition.

"Mm, I will often buy clothes for you in the future; it's settled!"

"Actually, I'm not short of clothes..."

Lin Nan was a bit dumbfounded at this moment; with Liu Yifei's clothing aesthetic, he was afraid he would suffer...

Miss Liu seemed not to have heard, completely ignoring Lin Nan's words, holding Lin Nan's arm on her own.

"Let's go, just wear this outfit, let's go out to eat."

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In less than two hours, photos of Lin Nan and Liu Yifei wearing rustic couple's down jackets appeared in entertainment news.

If it weren't for the outstanding looks of the man and woman, if they were in a crowd, reporters might not necessarily recognize them.

Quite a few acquaintances called to tease.

"My Lin Dao, that couple's outfit, Yifei bought it, right? Haha..."

Zhu Yawen, this cheap person, asked knowing the answer.

"Little Zhu, I think you have a bit too many shots in 'Painted Skin 2'; how do you say this problem should be solved?"

"Aren't we talking about clothes?

To tell the truth, Yifei's eye is quite good; you two wearing this couple's outfit, standing together, are very well-matched, a talented man and a beautiful woman..."

"Your face, it's okay!"

"You're praising me! Haha..."

……

Lin Nan estimated that in the future, Liu Yifei might really get him a few pieces of clothing from time to time.

His taste in clothes, in all likelihood, was going to be unspeakable... ===== CHAPTER 162 =====