Chapter 165

Lin Nan overlooked one thing.

Yang Mi and Liu Yifei are different, especially in terms of film resources.

Miss Liu's resources are the best among actresses of the same age in the circle, and many people envy her.

There are also a large number of actresses who hope to repeat Liu Yifei's path, but resources are not easy to find.

Now that she has encountered "White Vengeance" with an investment of over 100 million, it's impossible for Yang Mi not to be tempted.

And not all actresses can have Liu Yifei's mindset, where Lin Nan says it's a bad film, and she decisively refuses it.

Sometimes, for young actresses, whether it's a bad film or not might be a secondary consideration; raising their status and padding their resumes is the most important thing!

Lin Nan pondered for a while and looked at Ceng Jia.

"Are you sure you've considered it well and want to take this film?"

"Mm, Lin Dao, we have already decided." Ceng Jia nodded without hesitation.

"Alright, since you've decided, I won't say anything more. If there are any problems, find Director Yue at any time..."

Seeing Lin Nan nod in agreement, Ceng Jia suddenly felt relieved.

"Thank you, Lin Dao; I will finalize it with them as soon as possible."

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As New Year's Eve gets closer, the entertainment circle is getting livelier.

Star artists are scrambling to get on the Spring Festival Gala, with press releases coming one after another.

Lin Nan specifically found someone to get a few tickets with good seats, thinking he could take Old Lin to go see it...

"See what? What's there to see?

If I get sleepy watching it in the room, I can just sleep; if I get sleepy watching it on site, can I just lie down and sleep?"

This full-spirited way of retorting made Lin Nan feel very at ease.

"You agreed to come, why are you changing your mind again?"

"Forget it, forget it; there are quite a few people coming to see me recently, so I'm too lazy to go find you."

Hearing this, Lin Nan really couldn't refute it; this is indeed Old Lin's personality.

"Still those people?"

"Yes, those who don't know would think I'm a retired worker from the film studio; they are the ones who send the most things..."

Lin Nan knows his father is talking about the Xi'an Film Studio. In recent years, it's been almost like this every year, and it's not easy to refuse.

Since he really couldn't persuade him, Lin Nan didn't force it anymore.

He urged him for a long time to take care of his health, and in the end, he was complained about for being long-winded, which was very speechless.

Old Lin suddenly changed his mind and wasn't coming, so the tickets were wasted.

Lin Nan lost the idea of going to the Spring Festival Gala, and it was even more impossible for Liu Yifei to join in the fun.

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Don't look at how it's almost New Year's Eve.

But Liu Yifei still sleeps in as usual.

Early in the morning, Lin Nan was on the phone with Zhang Yi and a few others in the courtyard.

The crew of "Pacific Rim" has to spend New Year's Eve in Hollywood this year.

Lin Nan asked Tom to take Zhang Yi and the others to tour the parties and cocktail receptions of awards season.

"We went to the PR cocktail receptions for the two films "The Social Network" and "The King's Speech"; they are much more professional than those premieres in China..."

Zhang Yi talked on and on like someone who had never seen the world.

But there is one thing that is quite funny: his foreign language level is almost zero, and many times it was Jing Tian who acted as the translator...

What Lin Nan didn't expect was that the filming progress of "Pacific Rim" not only didn't fall behind but was faintly ahead.

It can only be said that when filming the first half, the domestic team worked overtime, which was really too powerful!

"So, in another ten days or so, it will be about done?"

"Yes, the Warner team estimates that we can wrap up around February 15th, and we can still make it back to eat the Lantern Festival, haha."

"Then when you come back, I'll hold a welcome party for you. By the way, wish them a Happy New Year for me."

"No problem, Lin Dao."

"Pacific Rim" is a globally distributed, large-scale co-production, which is to some extent even more important than the previous "Inception," so Lin Nan has to pay attention from time to time...

After finishing the call with Zhang Yi, Lin Nan specifically checked the news online, and sure enough, it had already been reported.

"Overseas news: "Pacific Rim" will officially wrap up during the Spring Festival."

"The co-production blockbuster "Pacific Rim," with an investment of 160 million USD, has a high probability of being released in the second half of the year or at the end of the year!"

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By noon, Liu Yifei was finally ready.

She was a bit better today; she wore a light-colored down jacket on top, jeans with short boots on the bottom, but that face was still very conspicuous.

"I've been waiting for you all morning; didn't we agree on 9 o'clock?"

Lin Nan said with a slightly teasing tone.

Liu Yifei smiled and said somewhat shamelessly:

"I was sleepy and forgot, but it doesn't affect us going shopping."

As she spoke, Liu Yifei pulled Lin Nan and walked toward the garage...

The entertainment reporters finally caught someone today.

Other stars and big names are all busy with announcements, either at this New Year's Eve gala or that performance recording.

Only Lin Nan and Liu Yifei are different.

One is a great director, the other is a top actress, and they are just wandering outside, eating, drinking, shopping, and having a great time!

…………

Yang Mi is quite happy right now because the company has agreed to let her take this "White Vengeance."

"Didn't they say when to sign the contract?"

"After the Spring Festival, we can sign."

Ceng Jia replied. This is the reply she just received; after all, today is already New Year's Eve.

Hearing this definitive answer, Yang Mi felt relieved.

She believes that this "White Vengeance" will definitely be able to take her career to the next level.

However, thinking of the news about "Pacific Rim" in the media, Yang Mi felt a bit uncomfortable again; that is a film with 160 million USD...

……

Feng Xiaogang rarely showed off on Weibo once.

"This year my two films made 1.1 billion in box office; I'm a bit tired, so I'm preparing to lie on the laurels and have a good sleep. See you next year!"

A large number of actors and artists in the industry liked and commented, all with nice words.

Many netizens' comments were interesting.

"Director Jiang Wen can only sleep 70% full; Lin Dao Nan is afraid he'll have to sleep twice!"

Some meddlesome media immediately posted the results of Lin Nan Film's four films for the whole year.

"The Thieves" was director plus screenwriter, "Brotherhood of Blades" and "Lost on Journey" were screenwriter plus producer, and "Love is Not Blind" was producer.

The box office of the four films added up, and the domestic results alone reached 1.5 billion!

If you count the overseas results of "The Thieves," good heavens, it's nearly 2 billion!

No one mentioned this before, but now that it's been reported, the circle is instantly restless.

When Lin Nan was driving Liu Yifei back, the phone didn't stop ringing.

Miss Liu sat in the passenger seat, answering them one by one.

"Why are you joining in the fun too? He's driving."

Before Zhu Yawen could tease him, he was retorted by Liu Yifei's sentence.

"I'm just here to congratulate him. Last year, the total domestic box office was only over 10 billion, and he alone did one-seventh..."

After wishing each other a Happy New Year with Zhu Yawen, Miss Liu hung up.

She was still very happy; after all, today's calls were all to flatter Lin Nan.

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The Spring Festival Gala, in another two years, will really be unwatchable.

Zhao Benshan can't hold on anymore; he took a group of apprentices to perform "The Person at the Same Table," completely lacking the depth of previous sketches.

……

Waking up from a dream, it was the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year.

Lin Nan said that yesterday's Weibo post by Feng Xiaogang couldn't have no follow-up.

This guy posted a new Weibo in the second half of the night.

"Last year, because of the box office, everyone said "Aftershock" was a commercial film in the name of a disaster film, and many peers had big opinions.

I thought for a long time and decided to make a thought-provoking 'film' in the new year; this time I won't introduce other investors..."

Many people in the industry paid attention to this Weibo post by Feng Xiaogang, but they couldn't guess what film it was for a while.

Lin Nan had faint guesses...

Today Liu Yifei got up very early because she wanted to go see a movie.

Wearing a knitted hat on her head, a scarf, and a mask, with simple casual clothes, you really couldn't tell who it was, leaving only her temperament that couldn't be hidden!

"Oh my, still talking about me, look at you."

Liu Yifei said, then turned back and took a black mask for Lin Nan.

"Alright, I'm a director, and I don't often appear in front of the camera..."

"No, ordinary people can't recognize you, but the media can spot you at a glance."

Helplessly, Lin Nan accepted Liu Yifei's dressing up, adding a mask and a hat.

……

Andy Lau and Gong Li acting in a city romance film, to be honest, is a bit abrupt.

Although the quality of this film is okay, the routine is a bit old; after all, it is adapted from the Hollywood film "What Women Want" from more than a decade ago.

Andy Lau's acting "sassy" is still quite "charming."

The way he acts sassy while wearing fishnet stockings and silk stockings really makes Lin Nan unable to bear looking directly.

Thinking of the Andy Lau he usually sees, Lin Nan got goosebumps.

Liu Yifei watched quite seriously, laughing non-stop.

"Look, even Brother Lau has better taste in silk stockings than you..."

Lin Nan couldn't help but tease, mentioning Liu Yifei's pink silk stockings that time.

"Hmph, then you still..."

"Shh, keep it down..."

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The two films released on the first day of the Lunar New Year were "What Women Want" and "All's Well, Ends Well 2011."

In Lin Nan's view, these two films are probably both very difficult.

The only shortcoming of the former is that it's old-fashioned, which is also the most serious shortcoming, and the two leads are too expensive, so it's very difficult to break even.

The latter is purely a bad film, with a routine that is both old and bad. The audience's evaluation is that it's too exaggerated, and you can completely guess the plot behind it after watching for ten minutes...

……

Huayi announced Feng Xiaogang's new film plan to the outside world.

Sure enough, as Lin Nan guessed.

"Director Feng wants to make a real film, a film that reaches the soul.

For this, Huayi has already bought the copyright to the novel "Remembering 1942."

We will invest 200 million to support Director Feng Xiaogang in completing this historical disaster blockbuster..."

1942!

Lin Nan saw Huayi's announcement; this film hasn't even started the script yet; it's just been approved.

The eyes of the film circle were cast over; many industry insiders know this novel, and it is indeed a rare good book.

But to say it's being made into a film, filmmakers who have had this idea have all dismissed the thought in the end.

As for the reason, it's just too miserable...

The word "bitter" is not enough to describe the content of this book!