Chapter 24

The Hundred Flowers Award ceremony ended, and it was the turn of the Golden Rooster Award.

If the Hundred Flowers Award is an audience-based film award, then the Golden Rooster Award is the most authoritative and professional film award in the domestic film industry.

Ni Ping is the host of the Golden Rooster Award.

Zhang Yimou, who is famous internationally, seems to be unworthy of mention in the eyes of this group of committee members.

Best Story Award, Best Director Award, "House of Flying Daggers" lost to "Beautiful Magic City".

Best Actor Liu Ye, "Jasmine Women".

Best Actress double egg, Zhang Ziyi, "Jasmine Women", and the heroine of "Beautiful Magic City".

Best Supporting Actor also comes from "Beautiful Magic City", and the supporting actress is vacant.

"150 million box office, what does the jury think, just give a Best Art Award?"

Even Zhu Yawen had questions, and the atmosphere at the scene was very embarrassing.

The "House of Flying Daggers" crew was a bit low, Director Zhang still symbolically applauded the winner, and the "Cell Phone" side was wiped out.

The bosses of private film companies don't have many smiling faces. They want to make money and have to make commercial films, but the Golden Rooster Award obviously favors literary films.

"Look at the jury list, they are all 'artists' of the film factory era, and then calculate the average age. Commercial films are rebellious in their eyes..."

Lin Nan looked forward, answering Zhu Yawen while applauding.

"Will there be problems if you do this?"

"Yes, commercial films will occupy the mainstream with economic development, and finally force the film festival to attach importance to commercial films, because literary films cannot promote the development of the industry, and art also needs money to nourish."

The awards ceremony ended, and the official wanted to keep people to hold an art seminar to analyze industry development, etc., but private film companies almost all left, and big directors also used the excuse of being very busy. Only those directors who were named in various units and their own people stayed.

Lin Nan also received an invitation, "Sorry, I have to rush back to class."

The news on the portal website is direct, and the opening is:

"High box office commercial film lost Golden Rooster!"

"Director Feng Golden Rooster black face throughout."

On the train back to Beijing, there were only Lin Nan and Zhu Yawen, and the two women flew.

"After going back, I have to sign a company. The last advertisement was still the contract that the teacher helped to look at."

"You have started to take advertisements? Okay, how much money?"

Lin Nan was shocked by Zhu Yawen's words. He actually hadn't heard of this.

"Then have you decided who to sign for?" Zhang Mu asked again.

Zhu Yawen nodded, "During the film festival, I took the time to see Huayi's Wang Jinghua."

Zhu Yawen didn't hide from people during those days, and Lin Nan could guess it.

"Since you have decided, sign it. You have to distinguish whether you sign for her or for Huayi."

Lin Nan had told Zhu Yawen this several times.

"I know."

"Wish you a long rainbow."

Lin Nan said sincerely. Anyway, his company really didn't think about signing actors. After signing, he had to spend energy to find resources, all kinds of things.

He is very lazy and doesn't want the pressure of bringing people.

"The promotion of 'Return to Youth' needs to be strengthened. After going back, there is still more than a week. We have to work continuously. Enlight Media has arranged many interviews. Jin Shijie Yan and Shu Chang will also come to join the promotion. Be prepared."

Lin Nan reminded Zhu Yawen not to delay serious business because of signing.

On the 21st, Lin Nan returned to school to say hello and left again.

Taking Zhu Yawen, Yan Danchen, and Shu Chang, several young people began to see reporters one by one and entered the studio.

Enlight Media has rich resources in this area, and Wang Changtian started from this piece.

"Lin Dao, how did you think of writing this script at the beginning?"

"Hmm, wild thoughts. You know, people sometimes can't sleep and love to think about things, so they have an idea. Who doesn't want to return to youth?"

Every day open eyes reporters, close eyes microphones, Lin Nan needs to make up countless stories to satisfy the questions of all kinds.

On the other side, it is also a hot promotion. The focus of "Kekexili" is on human nature, law, and life.

Huayi's promotion is not inferior to Lin Nan's side at all. Because of the nature of the film, it has received support from many official media. Lin Nan has no complaints about this. This film is worth it.

Zhang the Bearded's "The Return of the Condor Heroes", which has been marketed for half a year, is finally about to start filming.

Played by Huang Xiaoming as Yang Guo, Liu Yifei played Little Dragon Maiden after Wang Yuyan. The latter completely benchmarked Hong Kong actor Li Ruotong. For a time, the topic was very high.

"The crew is about to start filming, don't forget to visit the crew."

Lin Nan walked away with his waist bent. Yan Danchen was being interviewed. She is the heroine of "Return to Youth". This film is a heroine film.

"Can't forget, how about I visit your crew at the end of October?"

Lin Nan whispered and ran to the backstage.

"Why is your voice so strange? Are you in class? Shouldn't you be running promotion?"

"In the studio, just ran to the backstage, Jin Shijie Danchen is being interviewed." Lin Nan's voice was louder.

"Okay, I wish you a big box office sale. If you lie to me again, I won't let you go, hang up."

"No, no." Lin Nan laughed and put his phone in his pocket.

"What is Lin Dao laughing at, so happy?"

Yan Danchen finished the interview and saw Lin Nan's full smile as soon as he arrived backstage.

"Nothing, you can rest after today. Look at the results on the 1st of National Day."

Lin Nan refused the suggestion of China Film to hold a premiere. The investment was so small, it was not cost-effective to hold a premiere.

On the 30th, everyone didn't promote anymore. Lin Nan let everyone be busy with their own things. Now it's not a few years later. You have to run around the country for box office results. The more it is released, the more you have to run.

Including Lin Nan, "Return to Youth" has four producers, the promotion has always been very strong, as for the result, leave it to the audience and God's will.

The 30th is Thursday, Lin Nan ran to class, the teacher looked at Lin Nan and was a little trance, this time shouldn't he be watching the movie?

On the 1st of National Day, "Return to Youth" and "Kekexili" were released at the same time, and other films followed. The former two did the most promotion, and "New Police Story" had been released for a week.

Lin Nan was alone in the dormitory. The two people in the same room only lived for two months in the first year.

Lin Nan always believes that if you don't live in a university dormitory for a few years, this university career is incomplete.

He sat in front of the computer, logged in to Penguin, and his mobile phone was also on the side. On the screen was the portal website, and all kinds of news were very complete.

The news just brushed out, "Return to Youth" is popular, and in contrast, "Kekexili" is really unattended.

This is inevitable. There was no "Return to Youth" in the original time, and finally "Kekexili" only got 6 million box office.

At present, the main opponent of "Return to Youth" is "New Police Story" released on September 24.

Penguin is flashing, mobile phone is vibrating.

Lin Nan didn't look at the phone, chose to reply to Penguin, one by one are nice auspicious words, blessings.

"Thank you Dragon Girl for taking the time to contribute box office to my movie..."

"Hello, General Wang Zong, I haven't received it yet, this will be at least until the early morning, wait a minute."

General Wang Zong of Enlight Media called, very polite.

Reasonably speaking, he wouldn't know when the first day box office came out. Calling at 4 pm to say this, the attitude is very clear, it is the meaning of closeness.

Entertainment news end, there are photos of cinemas taken by reporters.

Calls came in one by one, most of them were classmates he knew, and they all went to the cinema to support Lin Nan.

"How did you think of this plot, it's really attractive."

"Jin Shijie Yan is so beautiful!"

In the group of 02-level performance department, someone is already chatting about "Return to Youth".

Although Lin Nan is now a student of the directing department, he is still in the group of the performance department. There are too few people in the directing department, no group, and Lin Nan usually communicates less with them.

His friends are mainly students from two schools.

At 11 o'clock in the evening, Lin Nan turned off his phone. He wanted to sleep well and listen to the box office results tomorrow, otherwise he would suffer from insomnia in the second half of the night.

No one knocked on the door in the morning, Lin Nan was still a little unaccustomed.

Hmm, Zhu Yawen seems to have gone home. He signed to Wang Jinghua at the end of September.

Put on clothes, wash face, brush teeth, and finally turn on the machine solemnly.

The text message sound kept ringing, all reminding the missed calls in the early morning.

Just pressed the computer power button, the phone came in.

"Lin Nan, yesterday's box office was 9.23 million, this movie is going to explode, hahaha."

The calls from China Film, Shanghai Film, and Enlight Media were all one after another. Lin Nan listened to the first day box office three times.

"Hold, must hold, notify me when the time comes, can I not be happy!"

9 million, the first day, just treat it as 10 million, then can you look forward to 100 million?

Seven-day long holiday, nearly one month release period.

Lin Nan lay on the bed and giggled, tossing and turning.

"100 million, 100 million, you must go up..."

Yan Danchen called, and could hear her laughing very happily. The former classmates had already made a name for themselves, and this time it was her turn, still the heroine of the movie, the big heroine.

"Jin Shijie, be reserved, my neighbor heard your laughter."

Lin Nan joked and was retorted.

On the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, the box office of "Return to Youth" reached more than 57 million.

Media reports about Lin Nan began to increase significantly.

"Young commercial film director!"

"Both screenwriter and director, talented..."

The film has only been released for four days, and the cost can be said to have been recovered.

After the fifth day, the box office reached 70 million. At this time, "New Police Story" had long been unable to do anything, and was still growing hard at 30 million.

"Kekexili" box office was more than 2 million in five days, losing into a bottomless pit, but whether it is insiders or audiences, it is unanimous praise, but this cannot save the box office.

National Day ended, the box office had reached 86 million. Lin Nan knew that from the 8th, the box office would be broken, but he was already very satisfied. 100 million is inevitable.

The box office on the 8th was really broken by 30%, 4 million, 3 million on the 9th, 3 million on the 10th...

From the 11th, the box office of "Return to Youth" hovered at more than 2 million until it fell below 1 million on the 18th.

China Film brought Koreans to find Lin Nan, "Export is definitely a good thing, I absolutely support it, but the copyright fee may have to be discussed well."

Regarding the export problem, Lin Nan did not agree to sell it out in one go. China Film also agreed to be distributed by the Korean company, and finally split the account.

As for the copyright problem of film remake, several producers must negotiate together. Lin Nan, as one of the producers, is also a screenwriter and director, and he occupies the big head.