Chapter 294: No Actor Would Not Care About Awards

Favors are something that can never be avoided in this circle; everyone, without exception.

After Andy Lau, Ang Lee called again to invite, even joking that he could fly to the capital to invite him in person.

The other party was so polite, if Lin Nan refused again, it would really be heartless and would be talked about.

Currently, the two sides are in a honeymoon period, and the annual awards of Golden Horse are mostly won by mainland and Hong Kong films.

To say an objective word, Golden Horse is indeed the fairest Chinese film award at present, and there is no mess yet.

Thinking of the mainland, Lin Nan couldn't help but feel a bit emotional.

"Even if Golden Rooster made fewer mistakes, the mainland wouldn't be in such an awkward situation now."

"So much so that directors with a little pursuit and ability choose Golden Horse first instead of Golden Rooster."

Lin Nan remembered the multiple invitations from Andy Lau and Ang Lee, and muttered with a smile:

"Take advantage of these two years when it's still normal, and you can walk around for the sake of favors."

"When there are more snakes, insects, rats, and ants later, favors won't work; even if you say you'll give an award if you go, it won't work..."

On the other hand, Andy Lau is the president of the five-person jury this time, known as the person who knows how to handle people best in the circle. Lin Nan is really looking forward to it.

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The film market is still *Bad Genius* riding alone.

However, it has been released for three weeks, and the daily box office falling is inevitable.

By the end of the third week, the daily revenue had dropped to 23.1 million, with a weekly box office of 250 million.

Zhongying Distribution Company reported the summary data as soon as it received it. Major media followed closely.

"*Bad Genius* released for three weeks, total box office reached 1.213 billion, completely completing the betting agreement."

"The domestic film box office record has rushed to 1.2 billion and is still being refreshed."

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"*The Silent War* released for one week, box office closed at 105 million. Media Asia admits that the film is under huge pressure to break even."

"Produced by Lin Nan Film Industry, directed by Director Xue Xiaolu, the film *Sleepless in Seattle* has passed the Film Bureau's review and obtained a public screening permit..."

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Small news started to spread in the circle, saying that Lin Nan had already agreed to the invitations of Ang Lee and Andy Lau and would go to Golden Horse at that time.

"Really?"

"Can the news from the bureau be fake? Any film that wants to go out of the mainland to participate in a film festival must be reported to the Film Bureau."

"Lin Nan's Best New Actor Award and Best Original Screenplay Award when he debuted were won at Golden Horse. At Golden Rooster, he didn't even get a chicken feather..."

"Who told Golden Rooster not to act like a human!"

Lin Nan didn't expect that he had just sent someone to the Film Bureau to walk around, and the news spread.

It can only be said that this group of people in the association is indeed powerful, with connections throughout various departments, and the Golden Rooster Committee must know about it too.

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"The old men are all scolding you, Lin Dao, for 'not knowing the times, not knowing how to lift,' hahaha."

Tiangong Color, Lu Yang saw Lin Nan's figure and couldn't help but tease.

"They can only move their mouths; don't bother with them. By the way, the post-production should be almost done, right?"

Facing Lu Yang's teasing, Lin Nan didn't take it to heart.

Since yesterday, people have been sending words to Lin Nan one after another, saying that he handled this matter badly.

Wanting him to change his mind and prioritize mainland film festivals, such as next year's Golden Rooster.

Damn, how many years has it been, still such an arrogant posture, a look of ordering plus alms.

Lu Yang nodded, "It's finishing up; it will definitely be finished before *Bad Genius* is off the screen."

"That's good, the release schedule can be set for the first half of next year."

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The gossip in the circle happens every day. This time it's still Tang Ren.

Everyone says this company is poisonous; other company actors who cooperate with them will sooner or later fall out.

Sure enough, now another one has fallen out.

When *Xuan-Yuan Sword* was promoted, Tang Yan's figure was never seen.

At this moment, the circle knew the reason.

Cai Yinong is cunning enough, using the gimmick of the female lead to fool Tang Yan into signing *Xuan-Yuan Sword*.

After the TV series was finished, the latter discovered that a large amount of her screen time had been cut, and the female lead had become a small supporting role.

All the main shots went to Liu Shishi and Nazha, and Tang Yan ended up lifting the sedan chair for Tang Ren's two actresses.

Subsequently, she refused to participate in all Tang Ren TV series promotional activities and directly broke off.

Tang Yan, who had just expired her contract last month, left Orange Sky, and established a studio, did not deny this problem during media interviews, and coupled with Tang Ren's silence, this confirmed the online revelations; they broke off.

Good grief, the fighting power of Tang Ren's actress fans is fierce, and they started to besiege Tang Yan.

Without the big tree of Orange Sky, facing cyberbullying, the latter really couldn't hold on and retreated steadily...

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"Lin Nan Film Industry, suspected of submitting a new film script for review?"

When this news was reported, the industry was a bit numb; fake, right?

*Bad Genius* is currently being released, and *Passengers* and *Lost in Thailand* are also waiting behind.

*Sleepless in Seattle* has just obtained a public screening permit and hasn't been scheduled yet; the post-production of *Kung Fu Jungle* is also in progress!

And there's another new film project, so productive?

Everyone first thought of Lin Nan, and also hoped that this was Lin Nan's film.

Quite a few called; Han Sanping, Wang Changtian, and Ye Ning were the fastest to react.

"It's Guo Fan's film, not mine."

Lin Nan said this sentence no less than twenty times in one morning.

As a result, when this group of people heard it was Guo Fan's film, their interest dropped significantly.

Because Guo Fan, to date, had only directed one film, *Source Code*, with a box office of 52.4 million.

Lin Nan didn't know what to say about this group of people; they were too snobbish.

"How does that saying go? Oh, I remember: thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river!"

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That *All's Well, Ends Well 2012* that wanted to pick up scraps was released.

When casting, they even wanted Fan Bingbing to continue supporting Cecilia Cheung, which finally led to a scolding war.

Now it seems that in terms of achievement, Cecilia Cheung should be supporting Fan Bingbing.

The first-day box office of over eight million was just the audience's nostalgia for the first part.

Large-scale bad reviews online have already explained the problem; this is an out-and-out bad film.

Unsurprisingly, Fan Bingbing was sarcastic again, posting on Weibo:

"The film is still that name, but the person is no longer pure."

Although she didn't name names, the media and netizens all understood; wasn't this pointing at Cecilia Cheung?

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*Bad Genius* was less than two weeks away from being off the screen.

At this time, the promotion for *Passengers* also started.

Two consecutive Lin Nan films, although they didn't connect head-to-tail, *Bad Genius* still brought a lot of attention and expectation to *Passengers*.

"This time we won't run roadshows; just do the posters and trailers well. Zhongying, Enlight Media, and the others are all investors, so they will be active."

"By the way, that theme song: *Light Years Away* can be released at the beginning of next month."

Yue Jun listened to Lin Nan's instructions and nodded. Then he talked about *About Time*.

"Quite a few brokerage companies are asking what the theme of Guo Dao's film is and what the casting method is."

"You have to ask him about this; I only mentioned Especially Reba, asking him to set a supporting role."

Lin Nan answered casually. Although it wasn't his film, it was produced by Lin Nan Film Industry.

This still had a huge attraction for actors in the circle.

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Huayi's *Tai Chi 0* also started promotion, very high-profile.

"Currently, *Tai Chi 0* has received invitations from the Venice non-competition section and the Toronto special screening section, two major film festivals, which proves the charm of the film *Tai Chi 0*. Looking forward to meeting the audience at the end of September."

Enlight Media's *Heartbeat Love* was clearly a bit empty; after all, the cast had no box office appeal.

Lin Nan guessed that Wang Changtian should be very regretful, regretful for using Liu Shishi as the female lead.

But it was indeed funny; Liu Shishi's fans had already started large-scale promotion online, more hardworking than Enlight Media, the producer, and what big words they dared to say.

As if *Heartbeat Love*, released in the middle of next month, would definitely be able to kill a bloody path in front of a group of domestic films like *Passengers*, *Tai Chi 0*, *Double Xposure*, *Dangerous Liaisons*, etc., and get a high box office. Simply too brainless.

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"Guo Dao's new film has been approved; it's a science fiction romance film."

Unlike outsiders, Ceng Jia could easily ask about the company's news.

"Science fiction romance film? Like *Passengers*?" Yang Mi asked.

"No, *Passengers* has quite a few special effects shots; this one of Guo Dao is a soft science fiction romance film."

After Ceng Jia finished speaking, without waiting for Yang Mi to react, she talked about another thing, her expression still a bit excited.

"In addition, I recently contacted a film offer..."

"What film?"

Yang Mi asked curiously; anything that could make Ceng Jia like this must have something different.

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Liu Yifei had already notified Watching Shu Chang, Zhu Yawen, and others about the film going to Golden Horse.

After all, it was just gossip outside; Lin Nan hadn't officially announced it yet.

"Then do I have a chance to get Best Supporting Actress?"

Just as Lin Nan walked into the villa, he heard Watching Shu Chang's crisp voice.

"Yes."

In the living room, the two girls instantly looked at the door.

"Brother, you didn't lie to me, right?"

"Why would I lie to you? If you aren't willing, I can report Especially Reba instead."

Lin Nan teased, only to see Watching Shu Chang immediately shake her head, "No, clearly I'm the supporting role, she's just a guest role."

As she spoke, Watching Shu Chang hugged Liu Yifei's arm, meaning to find a helper.

"Stop teasing her. Old Zhu and Luo Jin were also very happy to hear the news." Liu Yifei said with a light smile.

Hearing Liu Yifei's words, Lin Nan felt a bit touched in his heart. He seemed to have ignored the actors' thoughts in some of the films he shot before.

"Not teasing you anymore; the supporting actress reported is you, the male lead is Zhu Yawen, and the male supporting role is Luo Jin."

Lin Nan admitted generously. It could be seen that no actor would not care about awards, even Watching Shu Chang was so serious.

Mm, to tell the truth, seeing the book reviews yesterday, it was very interesting. I have to say: for so many years before, Golden Horse didn't offend the protagonist. The protagonist just kept refusing to go to Golden Rooster. Some readers said: "You said before you wouldn't go to Golden Horse, what about the backbone now?" Are these people reading with Scarlet Eyes? Besides, the book is now in '12, Golden Horse hasn't rotted yet. Before it rots, go find some awards for the actors, it should be no problem, right?

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