Chapter 19: Daily Life

"Lin Dao, our company currently wants to expand its business and enter the film circle. Do you have any good suggestions?"

Cai Yinong asked very directly, borrowing this atmosphere.

What could Lin Nan say? You guys should just do TV dramas well?

Tang Ren has some Hong Kong background, but wanting to make films in the mainland is obviously a bit far-fetched.

Nowadays, the main force of the mainland film circle is in the Beijing circle, or around those few big directors.

Tang Ren can almost be said to have no foundation in the mainland film circle. Shanghai Film Group can't even get enough to eat, let alone Tang Ren.

"Aren't TV dramas quite profitable?" Lin Nan brushed it off.

The situation now is indeed like this. The investment cost of most films can't compare to TV dramas, and the former's risk is far higher than the latter, unless you can be like Huayi or New Pictures, with Feng Xiaogang and Zhang Yimou in your hands.

Or you can invite Director Chen, but the Beijing Film Studio is afraid they won't agree.

Cai Yinong smiled. "Which film and television company with a goal doesn't want to make films? Don't you think?"

The question was thrown back again. "That's true, which actor doesn't want to be a film star?" Lin Nan changed the subject.

Tang Ren wanted to invest in Lin Nan's company, or let Lin Nan help film a movie. The latter refused, purely because he didn't want to. There were reasons too: he just wrapped up one, there were many things this year, and he just invested in a film, acting as a producer. As for the name, keep it secret.

"That's a pity. When Lin Nan has a schedule, I must find you for cooperation."

Lin Nan still had to give the face he should give; when he had time, he would decide.

The meal ended, and he went to visit the Qin Palace again. Lin Nan never tired of seeing it here; it was magnificent and atmospheric. Director Chen was indeed a qualified architectural designer. I don't know how the mosquito coil in *The Promise* was thought of.

Liu Mu didn't follow this time. Lin Nan, Liu Yifei, Hu Ge, and a few others were walking on the streets in Hengdian, looking at the scenery.

"After this drama, you're probably going to be popular to the sky." Lin Nan said to Hu Ge.

"Lin Dao is so sure?"

"I am very sure."

"What about me?" Liu Yifei joined in the fun.

"Another representative work, Miss Ling'er." Lin Nan said very seriously, with a smile.

"My acting skills have been improving." The fairy was very smug.

Lin Nan didn't know how to reply. This girl had an artistic heart and always wanted to become Gong Li, but you really didn't have that talent.

Every time Liu Yifei joined a crew, she would carry some classic books with her. Her free time was very monotonous: reading, petting cats, or rehearsing. Her life skills might not be as good as a primary school student in the village.

"After wrapping up, I'll go back to school. You don't have any arrangements, right?" Liu Yifei asked. Hu Ge slipped away alone.

"Big sister, it will be summer vacation by then. I don't know if I will have other things. The Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers will open in September, and I have to go there. You play by yourself." Lin Nan complained.

"Besides, the *Return of the Condor Heroes* you mentioned starts filming in October, don't you have to enter the crew in advance?"

"Isn't there still a month or so in between?" Liu Yifei started to refute.

"That's fine, if you have time, go back. Don't let people gossip later, saying you don't go back to school to attend classes all day, after all, you are still a student..."

Some things should be reminded, so he reminded. Lin Nan was doing this now, to save people from falling into gossip later.

Liu Mu didn't care at all about whether her daughter went to school or not, nor did she care about whether she had friends around her or what her interpersonal relationships were like. She only cared about whether her daughter developed according to her plan. With her mother and godfather, that was enough.

"Auntie might not think of it sometimes. This industry is a circle, talking about interpersonal relationships and interest exchange. If she rushes around like that, it's easy to offend people. In the end, the one who is squeezed out is still you."

Lin Nan said kindly. Liu Yifei seemed to listen to some, but didn't care much. This Buddhist personality was easy to get hurt.

"You're only three years older than me, acting like an old man." Liu Yifei rolled her eyes and said to Lin Nan with a smile.

Hengdian World Studios was very large. The two walked for less than an hour, and the phone rang. Liu Mu was summoning.

The two could only walk back. "Come visit my crew again when you are free in the second half of the year."

Returning to the hotel, Liu Yifei said this to Lin Nan. Lin Nan would return the next day.

By that time, *Returning to Youth* would be released. Lin Nan nodded. "I will go."

Liu Yifei entered the room happily. Lin Nan shook his head. At that time, I'm afraid there would be no shortage of Zhang the Bearded taking the opportunity to promote and market.

"If you get taken advantage of, let it be, it's no big deal." Lin Nan muttered.

The next day, he left Hengdian early in the morning and returned to school.

Don't know why, the final exam had to be advanced. It used to be the end of June, but this time it was actually placed in early June.

"Lin Zi, what's wrong, looking sad?"

"What else, how many days have I stayed at school this semester? Probably going to be cold."

Lin Nan originally planned to come back to cram, but the exam was advanced, which was very speechless.

"You go find the teacher, these theoretical things aren't just laying the foundation for practice? You've already started directly, why take this exam?"

The classmate spoke very nicely, but Lin Nan dared to say this to the teacher, and he would definitely be sprayed all over his face.

Many substitute teachers in the school were from the Film Association. Domestic film awards and film festivals were held by this organization. I guess quite a few went to the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers. Excellent students would also be taken to see the world. If the relationship with the teacher was good, there would be this benefit.

*Returning to Youth* was taken to the film festival by China Film Group and Shanghai Film Group. *Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind* was reported by Shanghai Film Group alone.

But now it was only early June, and it wouldn't open until September. Oh right, the jury had to start working two months in advance.

Teacher Zhou of the Chen Yanxi was very happy. At least three people in the class booked spots for the film festival.

Very strange, Lu Chuan's personality didn't let *Kekexili* participate in this year's Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival. It seems he was preparing to report to the Golden Horse Awards directly in September.

Coming out of the classroom, Lin Nan admitted that he failed the exam. He knew many contents, and he had done crew practice, but it was very awkward to write it out using professional terminology.

The teachers were very serious about these. If you localize a professional name and speak it out, they feel you are blaspheming film art.

Lin Nan, who was waiting for the substitute teacher of the Directing Department to summon him, took the time to eat melons with his classmates. Zhou Xun had a love scandal, Li Yapeng and Wang Fei were in love, only a few days apart, and the relationship between the two sides was very chaotic.

Zhou Xun's talent was very good, but women with talent in these years had a common problem: their feelings were particularly entangled, and Wang Fei was the same.

Escape is impossible. Lin Nan was summoned by several teachers in a row. 60 points were barely achieved, but they were double-standard.

"You are also a director who has directed two films. It's not justified to just pass this theoretical knowledge. The department is also preparing to evaluate you as excellent, and you have to determine the postgraduate recommendation quota in junior year..."

"Staying in the crew is not to mention, but you didn't stay at school for two days before asking for leave to run to Hengdian again, and it was first-act-then-report. Now that you've scored this little, how do you want me to handle it?"

Dealing with several teachers in a row, all of them were elderly. Lin Nan softened his attitude throughout, and the guarantees kept coming out of his mouth before he escaped a disaster.

It was time for thousands of troops to cross the single-plank bridge again.

On this side, Big Beard was still marketing the casting of *The Return of the Condor Heroes*, and on that side, *The Proud Twins* and *The Handsome Siblings* also had rumors, about to start filming.

One produced by Wang Jing, one directed by Wang Jing. This director was currently a big commercial director whose reputation was very good.

Two days ago, *Chinese Paladin* wrapped up, and Liu Yifei sent photos.

As Lin Nan expected, the casting storm of *The Return of the Condor Heroes* was even more intense. Zhou Xun clearly shouted that this was the last explanation, and don't use her for hype in the future.

Liu Yifei didn't return to school, and said she would come back to play with them. Lin Nan had long expected this result.

Don't know which house she was hiding in to read books and pet cats right now.

*Kekexili* started promotion. This senior brother Lu was very good at crying scenes. In front of reporters, he vividly described the hardship of filming and those criminal acts that happened in Kekexili.

The film's worldview was very correct, and it was also the film that Lu Chuan received the most praise for. Lin Nan had to admit this point. From the moment some themes were filed, they were worthy of respect.

The final exam ended. There was no atmosphere of summer vacation in the school at all. It was just like usual. There were still so many people, completely different from other universities.

The script industry was still going on. Lin Nan sent one or two scripts almost every few days, and by the way, asked about the situation of the best-seller list, looking forward to familiar names.

Tom had already helped him get some novel adaptation rights.

In the United States, best-selling novels were a field, and the basis for whether they could be adapted into films was actually not their popularity. They thought not every best-selling book was Harry Potter.

Lin Nan looked at the best-seller list Tom sent at that time, all of which were copyrights still in the hands of the authors, and was once very confused. "*Twilight*?"

Tom was a businessman, but also a businessman who took money and was very responsible. "This kind of vampire youth reading material, there are 50 if not 100 every year. I really don't suggest you buy it, dear Lin."

After confirming the author's big name, Lin Nan decisively bought it and requested that the subsequent series also be bought.

For this, he opened his mouth to borrow money, from Enlight. He didn't intend to move half of the funds left for Ning Hao in the company account and the money for daily expenses. The remaining production costs of *Returning to Youth* had already been used to buy the copyright.

Enlight was very happy to help Lin Nan borrow money and asked if it was enough.

Borrowing money once is owing a favor once, which must be repaid later.

"Enough, enough." Enlight was very curious about what Lin Nan borrowed money for, but the latter kept his mouth shut.

"Lin, are you really sure you want me to help you buy it?"

"Sure, you need to go as soon as possible..."

When the matter was settled, Lin Nan lay on the dormitory bed, laughing unscrupulously. Two people came over to Zhu Yawen's dormitory next door. "Lin Zi, are you okay?"

"Nothing, nothing, I'm just happy, hahaha..."

That afternoon, it was rumored in a small range that Lin Nan's confession was successful. The dormitory laughed for an afternoon, and the laughter could be heard on the whole floor.

The next day, walking in school, Lin Nan always felt pointed at, but didn't take it to heart.

He ran into Huang Lei head-on. "Ouch, haven't congratulated you on your new marriage yet."

Old Huang wasn't greasy yet, and taught Lin Nan a few acting classes. Finally, Lin Nan ran to the Directing Department. This guy seemed to have received a certificate two months ago.

"Say so much, what about the gift money?"

"Didn't see you set up a few tables to invite me, and still ask students in school for gift money, be careful I go to report you for public solicitation of bribes."

Lin Nan joked. ===== CHAPTER 20 =====