Chapter 202: Breaking 200 Million, Remember to Go Hammer Director Lin

Andy Lau and Zhou Xun are both professional actors, and they rarely go for NG when acting together.

For a small portion of the dialogue scenes, Lin Nan left them to Guo Fan.

He and Liu Liu Yifei spared some energy to focus on the matters of "The Fault in Our Stars".

August has just begun.

Among domestic films, only "The Fault in Our Stars" barely withstood the pressure of the "Harry Potter" finale, and its box office was extremely bright.

The first day: 26.8 million.

The second day: 27.95 million.

The third day: 29.03 million!

Just as the film circle had guessed before: "The Fault in Our Stars" box office performance was completely unlike that of an art film; it was more powerful than most commercial films.

"The reporters haven't left yet?"

Zhou Xun glanced at the crowd outside the studio and asked aloud.

Liu Liu Yifei was outside accepting interviews, smiling and acting with grace and confidence.

"I guess it will take another half an hour or so," Lin Nan said with a light laugh, shaking his head.

In the past, after a film was released, no matter how good the box office was, the media could almost never catch Lin Nan.

But this time was different; everyone knew he and Liu Liu Yifei were on the set of "Passengers", so they all came directly here.

Miss Liu was in very good spirits these past two days and volunteered to deal with the media reporters.

"But speaking of which, your "The Fault in Our Stars" is too perverted; where does it look like an art film!"

"Hehe, thank you for the compliment."

While several actors were preparing for the next scene, Lin Nan watched the film news for a while; "The Fault in Our Stars" firmly occupied the headline position.

"Hmm? So fast?!"

Lin Nan saw that the new film from Starlight had started filming.

"Time-Space Rescue Soldier? A low-budget ancient fantasy time-travel..."

He remembered "Mom, I Love You Again" started filming in early June; it had only been two months, yet it wrapped up and started a new film?

Lin Nan was also impressed by Lu Zheng's operations.

One film after another, with such a huge gap in themes, without even a moment of rest or settling in between.

For the lead actress Jing Tian, such a fast pace would bring absolutely no improvement or help to her acting skills.

"It's still too rushed..." Lin Nan sighed.

Filming continued.

"Help me keep it a secret; don't tell her that I accidentally made her wake up early..."

Changing from one person to two, the male lead played by Andy Lau began to have a spiritual support.

Gradually getting closer, developing affection, liking... and then starting to worry and fear losing her.

"Mr., as a high-intelligence android, my program instructions tell me that I cannot do wrong."

Lei Lei Jiayin's state was getting better and better; the stuttering in her facial expressions was very on point.

"Then you just don't bring it up proactively; when the time is ripe, I will say it myself..."

"Hmm, that can be done."

Lin Nan stared intently at the monitor.

At some point, Liu Liu Yifei finished her interview and returned in high spirits.

She squeezed next to Lin Nan and sat together on the chair.

"The daily box office for "The Fault in Our Stars" is very good, second only to "Harry Potter"."

Lin Nan smiled, guessing that the media just now had said something nice again.

The box office for "The Fault in Our Stars" was indeed very good, but Lin Nan knew his own limits; it definitely couldn't compare to "Harry Potter"'s 50 million daily box office.

However, these two films combined should have divided about eighty percent of the market.

One can imagine the living environment for other films must be absolutely miserable.

"Cut!"

As Lin Nan's voice fell, nearly one-third of this film's scenes were finished.

"Brother Xun, prepare and brew a bit for some scenes later."

"There's nothing to prepare for; just come straight to it. Haven't we shot intimate scenes and bed scenes before? Didn't "Painted Skin" have them too?"

Originally, Lin Nan kindly reminded Zhou Xun, but she ended up looking down on him.

"Brother Hua?"

"I certainly have no problem," Andy Lau waved his hand and said with a smile.

This guy Ning Hao really came running following exactly what Lin Nan said.

With a crew cut, wearing a big gold chain and gold rings, plus that look, he completely had the aura of a social big brother!

"Director Ning, are you here for a cameo?"

Several actors looked at Ning Hao's styling and asked in surprise.

Lin Nan and Liu Liu Yifei sat on the side, unable to hold back their laughter.

"Yes, I thought about it; Lin Nan's idea was good.

Other cameo actors all have a unified look, but I can still wear a gold chain; the final effect will definitely catch the eye!"

Ning Hao spoke with great conviction, and it was indeed so.

"Take Director Ning to change clothes and get made up—position: unemployed socialite."

Lin Nan shouted to the logistics team, sparking laughter from everyone.

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Originally, Lin Nan planned to finish shooting "Space Travelers" in two months.

Now, comparing actual progress, he thought he could try wrapping up by late August, at the latest by early September.

"Star Journey"'s daily box office in its first week remained very stable.

On the fourth day, it surged to thirty million, closing at 30.22 million.

On the fifth day, 29.10 million.

Then came two consecutive days of 28.50 million each.

As a romantic art film, "Star Journey" had already broken the domestic art film box office record.

Media coverage came swiftly.

"'The Mistake in Star Journey' surpassed 200 million in its first week, overtaking 'Hawthorn Tree' and breaking the domestic art film box office record!"

"'Star Journey' has become the most popular romantic film in recent years..."

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The news spread through the industry, drawing sharp attention from many insiders, especially film companies.

In the past, art films were never associated with box office success—but this time, Lin Nan and Liu Liu Yifei's film shattered that unwritten rule.

Many art film directors began wondering if they could replicate "Star Journey"'s box office.

The final conclusion was bleak: the plot could be copied, but it was nearly impossible to find a romantic lead pair with the same box office draw as Lin Nan and Liu Liu Yifei.

"Pure romance? I can't pull that off, heh…" Jiang Wen shook his head with a smile.

"This is good news—for the entire art film market, it's a boost!"

Zhang Zhang Yimou said frankly in an interview.

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Lin Nan continued working hard on the "Space Travelers" set.

"For the next few days, I won't be coming over."

"Is your schedule getting tighter?"

"Yeah, lots of brands are pushing—can't turn them all down."

Liu Liu Yifei nodded, looking deeply troubled.

"Then go—your crew can manage without you, heh."

"Hmph, I'm the producer."

"But it's only two or three days—I'll be back soon..."

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During this time, only "Star Journey" and "Harry Potter" were dominating the movie market.

But the TV drama market was different.

Three of the Four Great Classical Novels had been remade and all had premiered—with high ratings and persistent buzz.

"Blossoms in the Mist," co-produced by Tang Ren and Lin Nan Pictures, had been promoted everywhere.

Cai Cai Yinong contacted Yue Jun, hoping Lin Nan Pictures would help promote the drama.

Judging by the momentum, Cai Cai Yinong was determined to completely overshadow "Palace: Heart Jade."

Yue Jun came to the set and told Lin Nan about it.

"Premiere next month? What exactly do they want us to do?"

Lin Nan Pictures held a 40% investment in this drama—of course they'd do their best to support the promotion.

"Heh, we still hope Director Lin will show up in person..."

"She's got quite the idea—I'm shooting a movie here, and you want me to stand by for a TV drama? I didn't even go to the 'Painted Skin II' wrap party!"

Lin Nan thought for a moment, "I'll post a Weibo promotion—that should be enough."

Yue Jun had no objection to Lin Nan's decision and immediately notified Tang Ren.

That afternoon, Lin Nan updated his Weibo with the promotional poster for "Blossoms in the Mist."

The effect was clear—media outlets immediately reposted and reported on it.

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Honestly, Lin Nan admired Cai Cai Yinong—this promotion strategy had been used for years!

The promotional poster for "Dong Xuan Yuan Sword" had also been released.

As for Hu Ge and Tang Yan, no need to mention them.

Alongside new actress Na Zha's character poster, two other photos of the goddess's descendants were released.

Namely, Liu Liu Yifei as Zhao Ling'er and Tang Yan as Zi Dong Xuan—especially Liu Liu Yifei's photos, which were the most numerous.

Lin Nan felt a pang of nostalgia—though it was still Tang Ren's old strategy, it worked.

Liu Liu Yifei was now among the top female actresses, and "Star Journey" was still in hot release.

Tang Ren's move directly drew massive attention and media coverage to the newcomer.

"Ah, all cheap tricks—once compared, they'll likely become a joke."

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Liang Liang Jiahui arrived at the "Space Travelers" set two days ahead of schedule.

For actors like him, Lin Nan was very lenient.

As long as he showed up before his scenes began shooting, since others could slip into performance mode anytime.

"Liang Sheng, since you showed up two days early, I won't pay you extra—haha."

"No need. Just feed me and house me—I want the same treatment as Liu Liu Dehua."

Liu Liu Dehua and the others gathered around, greeting one another.

Lei Lei Jiayin and Especially Reba were both excited—another master actor!

During the filming of The Thief, Lin Nan had often pictured scenes from Black Gold in his mind.

Now that the two stood side by side, that image returned to Lin Nan's mind. In terms of acting, Liang Sheng's presence clearly overshadowed Liu Liu Dehua.

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In the evening, Lin Nan posted a photo of the group dinner.

Six people sat at the table: Lin Nan, Liang Sheng, Liu Liu Dehua, Zhou Xun, Lei Lei Jiayin, and Especially Reba.

Caption: The Space Passenger crew.

Just one photo and one sentence—immediately igniting buzz in the industry, with countless actors and artists commenting and liking.

"Lin Dao, did you lose your producer?"

"You're having a feast—why didn't you invite Yi Fei?"

"Where's Producer Liu? Why isn't she here?"

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Some acquaintances immediately started teasing.

Even Yi Fei joined in:

"I just attended a brand event—I didn't go missing. Why didn't you call me?"

"Maybe love's gone, haha…"

"Yi Fei, when you're done, remember to punch Lin Dao—you've trained for this!"

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This simple dinner photo greatly boosted Especially Reba's promotion as a newcomer.

Countless netizens discussed the ethnic minority girl in the photo, who had a striking appearance.

In terms of topic popularity, it completely crushed Na Zha from Tang Ren's The Xuanyuan Sword.