Chapter 304

"Best Picture Award, nomination list: *Mystery*, *Bad Genius*, *Detective Hunter*..."

"Best Director Award, nomination list: Lin Nan, Lou Ye, Gao Qunshu, Du Qifeng..."

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In the mainland film and television circle, countless people rubbed their eyes and confirmed again and again that they weren't seeing things!

*Bad Genius* forcefully swept eight nominations.

Liu Qianqian, nominated for Best Actress; Watching Shu Chang, nominated for Best Supporting Actress.

Zhu Yawen, nominated for Best Actor; Luo Jin, nominated for Best Supporting Actor.

Besides this, there were also Best Screenplay and Best Editing, two nomination awards.

The media and the film circle were all boiling; is it this fierce?!

You have to know, Lin Nan hadn't participated in the judging of Chinese-language film festivals for many years.

But today, years later, eight nominations forcefully explained everything.

Namely, his status, strength, and influence in the Chinese-language film circle were beyond doubt.

"Golden Horse announces nomination list, *Bad Genius* ranks first with eight nominations."

"Seven years ago, what Lin Dao Nan didn't get at the Golden Rooster, seven years later, can he get more at the Golden Horse?"

"Following *Star Luck* being nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes, Liu Qianqian's first Chinese-language Best Actress nomination is worth looking forward to!"

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Under the Weibo posts of Lin Nan, Liu Qianqian, Zhu Yawen, and others, they were piled up with various congratulatory posts and messages, increasing rapidly every minute and second.

Calls, text messages, bombardment.

Liu Qianqian held her phone and had already been on the phone for over an hour.

Congratulations, flattery, people trying to pull connections, one after another, and Miss Liu responded very patiently.

On her exquisite face was an excited and joyful smile, as if it were about to overflow at any moment.

She glanced at Lin Nan next to her from time to time; the lazy and arrogant demeanor between her brows and eyes was very seductive, making Lin Nan want to go up and take a bite.

Lin Nan wasn't idle either; congratulatory text messages and calls from acquaintances in the circle were constantly pouring in, and he was also on the phone right now.

"You're fierce enough this time, eight nominations! Also, with that 1.43 billion box office domestically placed there, who dares not to take it seriously? Click click click..."

Ning Hao was clearly calling to congratulate him, but in this tone, he became sour unconsciously.

Lin Nan couldn't help but joke: "This sourness of yours is floating over along the signal, haha..."

"The hateful face of a big director, really ugly! Friendship ends today, hanging up."

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The internet was also extremely lively, with people saying everything.

"Lin Dao's eight Golden Horse Award nominations remind me of Director Feng Xiaogang's 9 nominations at the Golden Rooster Awards last year for *Aftershock*."

"Sigh, poor Director Feng, he swept the nominations for all awards, but in the end, he was only given the Best Art and Music Awards; it was simply naked humiliation!"

"Director Feng's remarks when nominated and after the awards were also funny. In the front, he kept praising, in the back, he kept cursing. It's hilarious, haha..."

"If Lin Dao's eight nominations were placed at the Golden Rooster Awards, today, the day of nomination, would be the day of being eliminated. Because the Golden Rooster 99.99% wouldn't give him these big awards..."

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If the Golden Horse Award nomination list announcement was most concerned by the industry for the *Bad Genius* crew, then the most excited one was none other than the Beijing Film Academy.

Because among the 5 people in the film's creative team, 4 were from the Beijing Film Academy, and they were once classmates in the 02 class!

Within half an hour after the list was announced, the school's official website pinned a new post:

"Congratulations to our school's outstanding alumni of the Directing Department and Chen Yanxi, Lin Nan, Liu Qianqian, Zhu Yawen, Luo Jin, and others, for being nominated for eight Golden Horse Awards with the film *Bad Genius*, looking forward to the day of sweeping the awards ceremony..."

Seeing the information reposted by the media from the Beijing Film Academy, Lin Nan was suddenly a bit dumbfounded.

The school was too high-profile; it was currently only at the nomination stage, and if something unexpected happened...

"Pah pah pah, where would accidents come from, no accidents!"

Lin Nan quickly cleared those unreliable thoughts from his mind.

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For actresses born after 1985 in the circle, Liu Qianqian had long been at the level of a big star, and had not been at the same level as them for a long time.

After *The Return of the Condor Heroes*, she never touched TV dramas again. All the way, it was all films. Now she is one of the actresses with the highest commercial value, a big producer...

Now seeing Liu Qianqian nominated for Best Actress again after Cannes.

A group of actresses born after 1985, besides envy, didn't seem to be able to raise much jealousy.

Because the distance was already too far.

"Perhaps starting from that confession in Venice... no, starting from her coming-of-age ceremony... her path had already been paved for her by someone, escorting her all the way..."

Yang Mi said with a slight emotion. At this moment, she was once again full of fighting spirit, picking up greater "ambition."

She didn't just want to be a big actress, she also wanted to be a producer, a film and television company boss, capital in the film and television circle...

"Got it done so fast?"

Looking at Zeng Jia who returned, Yang Mi asked.

"Just submitted the registration, it won't take long for the certificates to come down.

Once the contract expires, we can directly use the studio to conduct business dealings with the outside world, including signing new artists, new managers..."

"Jiaxing?"

"Right, you and I are both shareholders and bosses."

"Fine."

Yang Mi nodded and said.

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Getting 8 nominations for *Bad Genius* was certainly something worth being happy about.

But for Lin Nan, the most important thing at the moment was still the premiere and public screening of *Passengers*.

Liu Qianqian didn't care about these trivial matters and ran out for a drive with Watching Shu Chang.

Lin Nan returned to the company alone, first accepted a wave of congratulations, promised in advance to increase the year-end bonus, and then entered the office.

"News came out from the bureau today, it seems they are going to call up special film funds to subsidize theaters that show more domestic films."

"Rare thing, why are they suddenly so generous?" Lin Nan joked.

"*Bad Genius* exploded for a bit, but the domestic film market is still going down. Over the past 9 years, the share of domestic film box office in the market has been over 50% every year.

But as of Monday morning, the data released by the Film Bureau shows that the box office share of domestic films this year has dropped to below 30%."

Lin Nan understood; this was indeed not good news. A 20% gap meant nearly 3 billion less, and this was only for 9 months.

"Alright, these aren't things we should get involved in; we do our own films well, and that's considered doing our best to contribute.

You communicate well with all the actors to attend the premiere on time. Let Reba be more formal; this film is her true big-screen debut."

"Mm, I'll go confirm again in a while."

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Zhang Ziyi's *Dangerous Liaisons* and *Passengers*, *Tai Chi 0* were all released on the same day.

Fan Bingbing's *Second Exposure* was released two days later, and the premiere was the same.

Coincidentally, the premiere of *Dangerous Liaisons* actually clashed with *Passengers* on the same day.

This was much more interesting; many guests must have received two invitations...

Speaking of which, martial arts films seem to be a hurdle that Hong Kong and Taiwan directors can never get around.

Hou Xiaoxian's *The Assassin* started filming, and many mainland film companies and film people expressed anticipation.

Huayi praised and lauded the lead actress Shu Qi to the extreme.

Everyone knows that *Brotherhood of Blades* is official power struggle plus martial arts, *The Four*, *Flying Swords of Dragon Gate*, etc., are all pure martial arts films.

But for the concept and name "costume art martial arts film," Lin Nan said he was hearing it for the first time.

Art film genre martial arts film? Can these two genres be put together?

The essence of martial arts films is sword light and sword shadows, children's love, and a bit of family and country; it was originally passionate and commercial.

Art films? Just the opposite, artistic elements are the majority, commercial elements are minimized!

Putting these two together, Lin Nan felt it was very funny just listening to it.

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*Passengers*, premiere is imminent.

The attention in the circle also shifted from the Golden Horse nominations of *Bad Genius* to the award-chasing film.

The annual registration for the Oscar Best Foreign Language Film has started again.

Lin Nan never thought about getting involved in this, but he was still notified.

After all, as of now this year, the most eye-catching film in the country was *Bad Genius*.

After careful consideration by the Film Bureau, they felt that the theme of "cyberbullying" had more realistic significance.

"So, Director Chen got the quota again?"

"Right, the bureau decided on *Caught in the Web*; although you didn't submit a film, I'm still telling you, you can choose themes later to rush for Best Foreign Language Film."

Lin Nan agreed with a smile; he would try for Best Foreign Language Film in the future.

But at this moment, he was more curious about Feng Xiaogang's reaction; he should be quite indignant and quite aggrieved, right?

After so many years, Director Feng finally summoned the courage and had the confidence to want to take *Back to 1942* to see the outside world.

Even to meet the registration conditions, he held a few separate screenings.

As a result, the bureau still ruthlessly abandoned him and chose Chen Kaige; this was simply a blow to the head!

The next day, the news that *Caught in the Web* was selected by the Film Bureau and would be sent to participate in the Oscar Best Foreign Language Film selection spread.

This also meant that *Back to 1942* and several other films had no chance.

According to the personality of the "Little Steel Cannon" in the past, it was impossible not to fire two shots.

Although Feng Xiaogang had said countless times in public that Chen Kaige was a god and a master.

But snatching his quota, he still had to spray if he had to spray, and immediately publicly expressed his opinion.

"*Caught in the Web* is a good film, but it's only good."

"I think *Back to 1942* is more suitable than it to represent the country to participate in the competition for Best Foreign Language Film."

"That is a true history, deeper, more touching, and more representative than *Caught in the Web*..."

This was the first time Director Feng didn't kiss the feet of Director Chen, which surprised the industry for a while.

Sure enough, with competition, the "master" in Feng Xiaogang's own mouth could also be toppled.

On the contrary, Chen Kaige was very flat, only responding with one sentence: "Respect the leader's arrangement."

Lin Nan remembered Han Sanping's suggestion for him to rush for Best Foreign Language Film in the future; if he really decided to do it, Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou would be the first hurdle!

These two people were simply monopolizing, taking turns for the domestic quota!

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Facts proved that as long as Liu Qianqian didn't wear a gown, that makeup time could be saved by 80%.

Every time this happened, it was definitely the attire of a lady's casual suit and high heels.

The decorations on her body were at most earrings and a lady's wristwatch, plus bright makeup, highlighting a heroic and capable career woman look.

The style was ever-changing, always making Lin Nan unable to stop...

"Today's lipstick is sweet."

Liu Qianqian carried her bag, stood in front of Lin Nan, and said playfully.

Lin Nan remained unmoved, shook his head with a smile. "Then wait until we come back from the premiere, I'll taste it again."

Last time they went to an event, Lin Nan made a fool of himself; Liu Qianqian's lipstick wasn't wiped clean, causing him to be stared at by quite a few people, wanting to laugh but not daring to, which made Lin Nan very puzzled.

In the end, it was Han Sanping who pointed it out, telling him to pay attention to his image in public...

"Hehe, thinking quite beautifully, let's go."

Throwing the bag to Lin Nan, Miss Liu sneered and walked out of the villa.

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Today's premiere was destined to be very interesting.

Many industry insiders had to make a choice between *Passengers* and *Dangerous Liaisons*, but it should be very easy to choose.

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At the premiere scene, people from several production parties were there, and more than half of the guests had arrived.

"Zhongying, Lin Nan Film Industry, Wanda, Enlight, Aviation Industry. Compared to *The Martian*, *Passengers* only lacks Shanghai Film Group, hehe."

Ren Zhonglun looked at Han Sanping, who had a fleshy face and was smiling on the side, with a hint of anger in his tone.

"You are ruthless enough in your actions; since that time, Shanghai Film Group has been completely excluded by you!"

"Old Ren, look at it openly, this is all fate. Shanghai Film Group has a big family and a big business, and it doesn't lack these few projects, right?"

Han Sanping was unmoved; no matter what your attitude was, he was just smiling. Anyway, I got the benefits, letting you take some advantage with your mouth was no problem at all.

Ren Zhonglun never expected that Lin Nan, whom Shanghai Film Group had funded in the beginning, had now completely walked together with Zhongying.

Starting from *Thieves*, especially that time refusing *Painted Skin 2*, after that, all the projects of this group of people had never contacted Shanghai Film Group again, including today's *Passengers*.

"I don't know about fate, I only know that you have said more than once: 'The investors are enough, we don't need Shanghai Film Group'."

Ren Zhonglun didn't have a good face at all, thinking about those few films that Shanghai Film Group didn't participate in, it was simply painful.

If the box office of this *Passengers* sold well again, what about his face at the group meeting?

Why did the first sci-fi blockbuster *The Martian* have Shanghai Film Group, but the second *Passengers* just happened to lack Shanghai Film Group?

"When you watch the film in a while, be careful, there's a surprise!"

Han Sanping looked left and right, smiling and changing the subject.

"What surprise?" Ren Zhonglun asked subconsciously.

"There's a cameo shot of me inside, after all, I'm an investor, I have to support it, hahaha..."

Once this was said, Ren Zhonglun's face became even darker.

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(End of chapter)