Chapter 321: Animation Film Project

"Lost in Thailand" was unstoppable.

From the sixth day, the daily box office stably maintained around 60 million, crushing everything.

And the release time for the second round of blockbusters was all after the 20th.

This meant that within the first twenty days, "Lost in Thailand" would have no competitors, almost exclusively enjoying the slot.

"The thoughts of most audience members are very simple; it's the end of the year, and they just want to watch a movie to relax; comedy is their top priority."

Lin Nan wouldn't say that Huayi and Feng Xiaogang chose the wrong slot, because the subject matter of "Back to 1942," no matter which slot it was in, was destined to have a box office that wouldn't be too smooth.

Since that was the case, it was better to choose the New Year's slot with more audience members; at least by relying on word-of-mouth, the hope of getting a high box office would be greater.

If the movie had been placed in other slots, it might not even have had the current result of 250 million in 9 days, unless the government bought out the screenings.

"Speaking of which, they really overestimated the audience's endurance. Ten out of ten went in and cried. After coming out, they had to calm down for a long time, so there were almost no audience members who would come back to watch it a second time."

Lin Nan said with some emotion. By now, the outside world had generally recognized that "Lost in Thailand" would likely be the biggest winner or one of the winners of the New Year's slot.

After reading the supplementary contract in his hand, Lin Nan handed it to Yue Jun, "Just go with this; connect with the three of them as soon as possible."

"Huang Bo and Wang Baoqiang just declined a few times and then accepted. Xu Zheng is different; he pulled with me for a whole morning."

"Saying things like just follow the original contract, don't want director remuneration, only take 70% of actor remuneration. He even played the 'three resignations and three concessions' game; isn't this a waste of effort?" Yue Jun couldn't help but tease.

Lin Nan also laughed; this guy was really a human essence. Xu Zheng was probably still thinking about the next one by now.

After all, as long as this path of directing was completely successful, what he took less at Lin Nan Film Industry could be easily made up for elsewhere in the future, and it would be countless times more.

The gossip about Tang Ren suing its own artists was becoming more and more eye-catching in the circle.

Not only did all Tang Ren's actors unfollow Lin Gengxin, but at the same time, a large amount of negative news about the latter popped up online.

Unprofessional during filming, poor character, bad acting but big temper, no quality, ungrateful...

I don't know if Cai Yinong's brain had a problem, or if she was too confident.

She actually clearly conveyed to the outside world that she wanted to block Lin Gengxin.

But obviously, she overestimated her own and Tang Ren's influence.

Not many companies gave face, most were watching coldly, and there were even quite a few who were singing the opposite tune with sarcasm.

"President Cai, Yang Mi's Weibo still hasn't been deleted. Zeng Jia won't even answer our calls."

The secretary's words added another fire to Cai Yinong's heart.

As someone with a very strong desire for control, having artists under her rebel was something she absolutely couldn't tolerate; these days had already made her lose face.

Especially Yang Mi's Weibo, which caused a greater negative impact on Tang Ren; people were saying everything online, mostly targeting Tang Ren and her.

But Cai Yinong had no choice; although the conflict with Yang Mi was before the latter signed with Shanhai Media, now if she used other means to deal with Yang Mi, she would definitely not be able to bypass Shanhai Media, which was what made her wary.

"Forget it, ignore her for now. Did you make an appointment with the legal team?"

Cai Yinong pondered for a moment and waved her hand; there would always be opportunities to teach her a lesson later.

"Already made an appointment, they will be here on time in the afternoon."

Cai Yinong nodded; in her view, Lin Gengxin could be so tough and confident, he must have someone supporting him behind his back.

This lawsuit was set; first, Tang Ren's face couldn't be lost, and second, it was to kill the chicken to warn the monkey.

A more important point was that Cai Yinong decided to learn from this lesson and modify the artist signing contract again to strengthen the binding force.

This was also another reason for having the legal team come over; the new contract had to be stricter, the signing time longer, and the cost of breach higher!

Originally, everyone in the circle thought the matter of Lu Chuan hiring internet trolls was over.

But what everyone didn't expect was that the association actually jumped out again.

The Film Association issued a document expressing understanding and sympathy for Lu Chuan hiring internet trolls.

Some "veterans" inside even praised Lu Chuan for his courage in admitting to hiring internet trolls, saying he had great courage.

As a result, in less than half a day, quite a few big directors in the industry directly refuted the association.

Director He Ping even pointedly scolded Lu Chuan without naming names:

"Once a movie is publicly screened, everything the director should say is in the movie; there is no need to make any further explanations for the film."

"If the investor spent over 100 million and still couldn't let you express it clearly, and you still have to spend money to hire internet trolls to maintain word-of-mouth."

"That can only mean two things: first, the investor was blind to choose you; second, you are very incompetent, very incompetent!"

Tian Zhuangzhuang also rarely spoke up:

"If the word-of-mouth of a movie can't even be 'maintained' by internet trolls, then the director should reflect; perhaps those smearing you aren't the internet trolls of competitors, but the real audience..."

Embarrassing, extremely embarrassing!

Lin Nan was watching the news at home and could imagine how embarrassed the association and Lu Chuan were.

This time, those who didn't give face to the association and were killing Lu Chuan were all fifth-generation directors, the backbone of the industry with status and position.

"It's probably just these one or two days."

"What one or two days?" Liu Yifei asked curiously.

"That 'The Last Supper' has almost no box office left; it's estimated that it will be pulled from theaters in these two days."

Lin Nan looked at the glamorous Liu Yifei and explained.

"Wait until 'Lost in Thailand' is about done, and I'll go to Crystal Pictures."

"I'll go too."

"Don't you have so many announcements lined up?"

Liu Yifei's announcements now were all high-end endorsements and brand activities; the closer it was to the end of the year, the busier she would be.

"Are you stupid? I can fly back and forth between the two sides. Besides, there are quite a few brand exhibitions and shows that are abroad."

"Hmm? That works too, as long as you don't feel tired, it's all up to you. But if that's the case, we'll have to have someone clean up the villa in Beverly Hills in advance."

Lin Nan pulled Liu Yifei into his arms and said gently.

It was time for the three major colleges to announce their art exam enrollment plans every year.

This vanity fair made tens of thousands of candidates think about it and flock to it.

The Central Academy of Drama announced that although the new campus had been built, the acting department would not expand enrollment within ten years, and it would still recruit at most two classes, fifty people, each year.

And the Beijing Film Academy was different.

The undergraduate acting department had expanded from the original 30 people to 75 people, and this didn't count the thirty people in the higher vocational class.

But among these expanded quotas, how many would fall on the heads of ordinary students?

Quite a few people in the circle with children or relatives had already started to act and run around.

What Lin Nan didn't expect was that he would also be approached by people from the school, asking if there were any "good seedlings" he "looked favorably upon" that he could recommend to apply for his alma mater.

The meaning behind these words was very naked. But thinking about it carefully, it was also within reason.

Just like the school leaders back then, who went directly to Zhang Yimou to talk about Zhou Dongyu, everyone had long defaulted to the current situation of the circle connected by interpersonal, nepotism, and interest relationships.

Based on the principle of "not wasting," Lin Nan specifically went to ask Zhu Yawen, Luo Jin, and others.

"A big director is different; unfortunately, I really don't have any relatives or friends who need it; if I really do, I'll find you."

"However, the school did contact me, hoping that I could go back to stand on stage during the art exam; after all, it's exactly 10 years since we enrolled. I guess you and Yifei are the same, right?"

Zhu Yawen changed the subject and asked Lin Nan back.

"Haha, Yifei was an art exam guest last year, and as a result, her worldview was refreshed. This year she decisively refused and wouldn't go no matter what. It's even more impossible for me to go; I have things to do later."

"Then I have to prepare myself mentally; I heard there are even people who can't tell who the author of the Four Great Classical Novels is, hehe."

10 days, 620 million box office.

"Lost in Thailand" far exceeded the 300 million result of "Back to 1942" in 12 days, becoming the most eye-catching movie in the New Year's slot so far.

"Looking at this situation, if there are no accidents, it has the hope of becoming the second movie to break 1 billion..."

Many film production companies, while envious, couldn't accept it.

Everyone worked hard, big investment, big production, big cast movies; in the end, was a low-to-medium cost comedy with an investment of 30 million going to take the top spot in this New Year's slot?

"'Life of Pi,' directed by Director Ang Lee, has a total domestic box office of 570 million and has been successfully pulled from theaters."

"The movie 'The Last Supper,' with both word-of-mouth and box office suffering, withdrew from the New Year's slot battle today with a total box office of 64.2 million."

"Director Lu Chuan stated that a despicable act of suppression and smearing will not defeat him. In the future, he will return strongly with more excellent film works."

"'The Last Tycoon' held its global premiere at the Singapore Film Festival..."

The renewed popularity of "Lost in Thailand" made the film projects looking for Lin Nan Film Industry to invest in even more.

Everyone knew there was money here, and it could add word-of-mouth and reputation to the movie, but good projects were really rare.

The circle had never lacked funds and people with sharp eyes; slightly better projects would have people investing and occupying positions as soon as they were launched.

Projects that hit walls everywhere were mostly problematic or too risky.

Over the years, facing those who came to ask for investment, Yue Jun had been handling it, including the filmmakers who had swarmed to the door in the past two days.

Lin Nan and Liu Yifei were visiting the set of "About Time," and this movie had also been filmed for the last third.

"I'm confident that in at most two more weeks, we can wrap up."

During the break, Guo Fan said with full confidence. A group of main actors also gathered around.

It could be seen that the main actors had been getting along very well during this time, and they were all very enthusiastic about each other.

"I remembered, is the premiere of your 'Gone with the Wind' in these two days?"

Lin Nan looked at Luo Jin and Tang Yan in front of him and asked.

"Yes."

Tang Yan answered with a smile; she was much more talkative than Luo Jin.

"You didn't get together in the TV series, and you didn't in the movie; why don't you try it in reality? Haha..."

"Forget it, don't play matchmaker randomly; others have partners, it's not good if it spreads."

Luo Jin spoke up to stop him, looking at Lin Nan with an expression of disgust.

"Thank you for your concern, Lin Dao."

Tang Yan also smiled, but it seemed a bit unnatural.

Liu Yifei was already chatting and laughing with Reba; she had the potential to be a big sister!

Just after greeting "Lu Bu," Lin Nan's phone vibrated; it was Yue Jun.

Sitting on Guo Fan's director chair, Lin Nan answered the phone.

"Are you sure you're not joking? You really found a good project while looking for a needle in a haystack?"

Lin Nan had never refused those who took the initiative to come to the company to ask for investment.

But he had never held high expectations, just like the scripts sent to Red Star Dock; 99.9% were unqualified, and occasionally, when he did encounter a decent one, they would open their mouths wide with exorbitant demands.

"I really think this project is good, it has potential!"

On the other end of the phone, Yue Jun's voice was loud.

This was the first time Lin Nan heard Yue Jun say this, and his curiosity was instantly piqued.

"What type of movie? Historical or modern? Comedy, suspense, sci-fi, or crime, or does it touch on a few?"

Lin Nan didn't ask who the director was or who the screenwriter was.

Because anyone with a little strength and fame wouldn't worry about investment. Those who could find Yue Jun through email or appointment were basically not very famous.

"Neither."

Yue Jun's words made Lin Nan suddenly a bit confused.

"What do you mean?"

He asked subconsciously, his voice a bit louder.

Liu Yifei and the others all looked at Lin Nan, who waved his hand to indicate it was fine.

Only hearing Yue Jun laugh lightly, he replied:

"Lin Dao, you really guessed wrong this time; it's not what you said."

"Then what is it?"

"It's an animation film project."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 322 =====