Chapter 288: Script

Shanhai Media.

Especially Reba sat there, a smile on her face, clearly quite excited.

In the blink of an eye, two and a half years had already passed.

"According to the newcomer contract, you've stayed at school for two full years. From now on, the company will cultivate you as a mature actor..."

Yue Jun looked at the young girl before him, speaking gently about the company's arrangements.

"You'll be able to meet your manager and assistant in a while. Besides, after *Bad Genius* is released at the end of the month, you will have officially made your debut on the big screen."

Barring any surprises, your first notice, first commercial, endorsements, events, acting offers, etc., will all follow one after another.

Especially Reba nodded excitedly, "Mm-hmm, Director Yue, I understand. I will work hard."

Yue Jun suddenly thought of something, couldn't help but sigh, and said with regret:

"It's a bit of a pity. If you don't count Jing Tian, you would have been the first actress to star in Lin Dao's film right upon debut."

Everyone in the industry knows that while *Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind* originally had Lin Nan listed as the director, it wasn't actually directed by him.

If there really were a title like "Lin Girl" or "Nan Girl," the first to receive that label would be Jing Tian.

Hearing Yue Jun's words, Especially Reba couldn't help but feel a bit envious. But it was only envy, not jealousy.

A single *The Martian* gave Jing Tian a very high starting point; although there were a few bad films along the way, it didn't affect her status at all.

Coupled with *Pacific Rim* at the beginning of the year, Jing Tian's status instantly became even higher, standing firmly in the first tier.

Looking at Especially Reba's expression, Yue Jun nodded with satisfaction:

"Prepare to move these two days. The company still has some apartments under its name; you can choose one to live in. As an actor for the company, it's better to reside in the capital."

"Mm, I'll go back to school tomorrow to pack my luggage."

Especially Reba nodded and replied.

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Yang Mi had been a bit stressed these past two days because the "internet trolls" had started looking for trouble with her again.

She didn't even need to think to know who was behind it. Who else could it be? Tang Ren and Liu Shishi's side, of course.

The "troll" posts explicitly stated that they were looking forward to the release of *Heartbeat Love*; saying things like how the original Long Kui was better than Xue Jian, and Luo Qingchuan was far worse than Ruoxi...

Soon, her fans also began to defend and counterattack.

"We have films like *Brotherhood of Blades*, *Painted Skin II*, and *The Last Supper*, and *Finding Mr. Right* which hasn't been released yet; they all feature major directors."

"What does your side have? Only one unreleased *Heartbeat Love*?"

After all, she had acted in more films than Liu Shishi, which was an advantage. After a few rounds, the "Honey Bees" completely crushed them.

Yang Mi also couldn't help but sigh; she knew *Wu Dang* was basically a flop.

A film with an investment of 45 million currently only had a box office of 26 million.

And it had only been released for a week, yet the daily box office had already dropped below one million!

What hope was there left? There was no hope!

"Sigh, I'd better look forward to Teacher Xue's *Sleepless in Seattle*."

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Lin Nan had already sent people to submit *Sleepless in Seattle* to the Film Bureau.

He saw the new film press conference held by Zhongying in collaboration with Chen Kexin.

In the end, Huang Xiao was more skilled, securing the most core role among the three leads.

At the press conference, Tong Dawei had no interaction with Huang Xiao throughout.

Deng Chao was also absent because he was on the set of *The Four 2*.

Logically speaking, adjusting the shooting order of a few scenes for a film crew to free up a day for a lead actor should be a very simple matter!

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Now it was a mess; before the film had even started shooting, news of the three leads' discord had already been reported.

Although all three were denying the rumors, people in the industry knew it wasn't a rumor.

Some past events were dug up once again.

Huang Xiao and Deng Chao, Tong Dawei and Huang Xiao...

The three men's acting paths already had a high degree of overlap; resources suitable for one were bound to be suitable for the other two.

For so many years, hadn't these three been openly fighting and secretly snatching resources in the industry? They had quite a few grudges!

*The Four* took 12 days to reach a box office of 150 million, and Wang Changtian had already started organizing a celebration banquet.

Domestic Wu Xia films have always had a market overseas.

Enlight Media had sold quite a few copyrights, and coupled with the current box office, this celebration banquet really had to be held grandly.

"*The Four* surpasses *House of Flying Daggers* to become the third-highest-grossing domestic Wu Xia film."

"Aiming at *Brotherhood of Blades*, can *The Four* surpass 168 million?"

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Lin Nan looked at the reports online asking questions they already knew the answers to, and felt a bit like laughing.

*The Four* still had a daily box office of five or six million; surpassing *Brotherhood of Blades* was a sure thing! What was there to talk about?

Liu Yifei was already picking out clothes for the premiere of *Bad Genius*.

"What do you think I should wear?"

Lin Nan just opened his mouth, preparing to speak, when he was interrupted by Liu Yifei, "Forget it, I'll decide myself."

Good grief, then why ask me?

Lin Nan sat on the sofa, looking up at Liu Yifei by the second-floor railing, a speechless expression on his face.

Unfortunately, Miss Liu didn't even glance at him, turning around and entering her walk-in closet, which was three times the size of Lin Nan's bedroom.

Looking at the cat in his arms, Lin Nan couldn't help but rub its head, considering it revenge, then continued scrolling with the mouse.

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Two days ago, the Beijing Film Academy and the Central Academy of Drama jointly held an exchange meeting, inviting quite a few film and television companies from the industry.

To put it bluntly, it was to find a place for their own students.

After all, even at the Beijing Film Academy and the Central Academy of Drama, a large number of graduates every year couldn't find film crews or sign with companies, and were forced to change careers.

Shanhai Media was naturally among those invited, and Yue Jun attended the exchange meeting on behalf of the company.

He directly signed the students from the Beijing Film Academy's Management School that he had previously decided on, to be cultivated as the company's reserve producers.

As for the Acting School students highly recommended by both schools, Yue Jun turned a blind eye, which instantly broke the hearts of the group of students who had been looking forward to it.

However, it was said that LeTV took on everything, selecting from the 2008 class that had just graduated to the 2012 class that hadn't even officially started school yet; they signed over 20 acting students in one go, and even more from other majors.

At this moment, LeTV's name was still hanging in the first row on the official websites of both schools. They had practically solved a big problem for the schools.

Lin Nan's phone vibrated, scaring the cat in his arms into instantly standing its tail straight up. After seeing it was the phone on the table, it immediately curled back into Lin Nan's arms and continued to nestle there.

It was a call from Guo Fan.

"Lin Dao, I've arrived at the company, but you're not here?"

"It doesn't matter if I'm not at the company. You go directly to my office; there are three prepared script drafts in the second drawer on the left. You can take them back to look at first..."

Guo Fan on the other end of the phone was clearly quite excited upon hearing this.

"I can take them all?"

"Yes."

Lin Nan said with a smile.

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Today's chapter is already two thousand words; the pacing is at this point, so I have to cut it here so tomorrow can be more complete.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 289 =====