Chapter 320: Extension Key, Tang Ren's Joke

Once the septuagenarian Old Man Lu spoke, there were still quite a few old men and women who supported him.

Unfortunately, Lin Nan wasn't familiar with any of them, nor was he in any of the associations, so he didn't need to pay attention to them at all.

Facts proved that the thinking of these people had completely disconnected from the public.

Once they came out, they were all in a lecturing tone, relying on their seniority to point fingers.

In the eyes of the vast number of netizens, this was simply a joke.

Lu Chuan was forty years old; he couldn't beat others, and he still had to let his seventy-year-old biological father come out to support him; this was even more ridiculous to the extreme.

No one paid attention to the Lu Chuan father and son, so they slowly died down.

Using the joke between Jiang Wen and Lin Nan: "Don't let the old man touch porcelain; otherwise, if he lies on the hospital bed and says it was you and Feng Xiaogang who angered him, then you two will be in the wrong even if you were right, haha."

The film market was still booming, but this didn't include "The Last Supper."

"'The Last Supper' released for five days, box office reported 152 million, daily box office fell below 30 million, expected to continue to decline..."

"'Lost in Thailand' publicly screened for 3 days, box office captured 130 million, daily box office surged to over 40 million, comedy effect is full! There is a great possibility of becoming the biggest dark horse in this year's New Year's slot!"

"'Life of Pi' box office has reached 550 million, potential exhausted, daily revenue less than 2 million..."

The eyes of the film circle were all on "The Last Supper" and "Lost in Thailand," and the two movies formed a sharp contrast.

The former invested 30 million and now had a momentum of soaring into the sky;

While the latter invested 140 million, released for 5 days, the box office barely reached 39.4 million, showing signs of decline, as if it could die at any time.

"According to this box office trend, we can completely apply for an extension key in the middle or end of the month, for one month."

Yue Jun said to Lin Nan with great certainty.

Unlike back then, when domestic films had just experienced the situation of being trampled on by imported films in the first half of the year, the Film Bureau had to take care of all domestic films, so it only gave a one-week extension.

But the New Year's slot is different; this is the time for a sprint.

For the industry report before the He Sui, the Film Bureau certainly hopes that the box office data will be as high as possible.

Coupled with the fact that "The Last Supper" was destined to have a difficult box office, the probability of getting a one-month extension key would be very high.

"Hmm, I'm also thinking about the extension key, so I'll leave it to you; remember to go to the Film Bureau to make a trip when the time comes, just apply for one month."

Lin Nan nodded, agreeing with Yue Jun's idea.

"How are those few people doing lately?"

"Since the first-day box office came out, the social engagements haven't stopped, especially Xu Zheng, who hasn't missed a single one."

Yue Jun smiled lightly; he could see that this was a person full of ambition and unwilling to be satisfied with the status quo.

Lin Nan understood what Yue Jun meant.

He remembered that when Xu Zheng directed before, he had taken the initiative to sign the same contract as Lin Nan.

The content of this contract was also proposed by Xu Zheng himself, which was that he would only take 70% of the actor's remuneration and not a penny of the director's remuneration.

He just hoped to exchange this for the opportunity to direct a movie; he was truly a decisive and resolute person.

Lin Nan thought about it now and felt there was no need for this.

"You have someone go to connect with Xu Zheng and make up his actor's remuneration and director's remuneration."

"But, this was proposed by Xu Zheng himself; there is a contract." Yue Jun was very puzzled.

"The box office of 'Lost in Thailand' won't be low; we aren't short of that; make it up for him, so as not to have gossip spread outside later."

Lin Nan said lightly.

"But how should the director's remuneration be set?" Yue Jun was a bit troubled.

"Calculate it according to Lu Yang's specifications, removing the box office share clause. In addition, prepare 'red envelopes' for the other two."

Yue Jun paused, then nodded, "Understood."

In the next few days, the box office of the three domestic films showed a huge difference.

The daily box office of "Back to 1942" didn't see an increase, falling from 30 million to 20 million. At the end of the first week, it got 200 million in box office in seven days.

And the daily box office on Saturday and Sunday even broke through to 80 million, capturing 310 million in 5 days.

The charm of comedy in the New Year's slot had completely erupted. This result made the entire film circle look sideways.

The most miserable was Lu Chuan's "The Last Supper," which was half-dead, hanging at 43.4 million after a week.

"Five days, 310 million, and its cost was only 30 or 40 million. Another successful series film."

The film and television circle had already started calculating the accounts for this year for Lin Nan Film Industry, and the more they calculated, the more sour they felt.

There was another big commercial film director in the circle, who came out of Lin Nan Film Industry's movies.

Wang Changtian even called specifically to joke that he had lost money.

He said bluntly that he should have separated the promotion costs and distribution costs back then, and the latter should have been 1% of the shareable box office.

"Future distribution must be carefully considered; it's especially easy to get hit here!"

"Then simply, just 1% of the shareable box office across the board?"

"Hmm? If it were your movie, I would have done that, but the key is that I can't grab it from Zhongying, sigh."

How lively the New Year's slot was, just look at the crowded movies.

"The Last Supper," "Back to 1942," and "Lost in Thailand," three movies were released within two adjacent days.

Especially Jackie Chan's "Chinese Zodiac," which held a global premiere in the capital a week in advance and sent invitations a week in advance.

Lin Nan's phone was turned off and couldn't get through, so Jackie Chan called Liu Yifei directly.

"Yifei, when the time comes, bring Lin Nan to attend my premiere."

"No problem, Big Brother, I will pass it on to him."

"That's good."

Lin Nan's phone had run out of battery from making overseas calls and was charging right now.

"An investment of 300 million, and Big Brother Jackie Chan's remuneration is also counted as investment, which is why he is so concerned."

Lin Nan explained to Liu Yifei; he only heard about this later.

"Then that's also a competitor for 'Lost in Thailand'?" Liu Yifei asked.

"It doesn't affect it."

There was really a lot of gossip in the circle.

Lin Nan didn't expect to suddenly see a joke about Tang Ren.

Cai Yinong's "deceptive" signing method had really caused trouble.

Lin Gengxin proposed to terminate the contract with Tang Ren, and Cai Yinong disagreed while throwing out a high amount of liquidated damages.

Consequently, the former decisively sued Tang Ren.

The entire film and television circle spread the news; when signing the contract back then, it was because Cai Yinong had promised Lin Gengxin that she would give him at least one or two TV series male leads a year, as well as male supporting roles in movies, which was why Lin Gengxin signed with Tang Ren.

But over the past two years, Cai Yinong had only given him supporting roles, and even made him play a supporting role for a newcomer like Jiang Jinfu in "Xuan-Yuan Sword."

Tang Ren had offended quite a few people in the circle over the years, and now that something had happened, everyone surrounded them to watch the fun.

Yang Mi was someone who wouldn't stop, and even posted a Weibo.

"Over there, there is always only one big brother, and only one big sister, although the latter is a bit unable to be supported. But others shouldn't dream; if you want to get ahead, it's better to find another home early. Otherwise, you'll regret it sooner or later..."

Although Yang Mi didn't name names in her Weibo, she didn't bring up surnames.

But anyone in the circle could understand that Yang Mi was talking about Tang Ren.

Cai Yinong's call went directly to Yue Jun's side. The meaning was very clear: she wanted Yue Jun to manage Yang Mi and delete the Weibo.

Lin Nan was listening to Yue Jun's reply on the side:

"Sorry, President Cai, our company's system is very loose. For this kind of thing that doesn't name names, doesn't scold people, and doesn't violate laws and regulations, it's really hard to forcibly require others to delete Weibo. If you feel it's really inappropriate, you can contact her directly..."

Lin Nan couldn't help but want to laugh; let Cai Yinong contact Yang Mi? Yang Mi would probably retort a couple of times.

... ===== CHAPTER 321 =====