Chapter 354: Mainstream Melody? Asking Han Sanping to Play Zuoshandiao?

"Lin Dao, we meet again."

Qin Hailu greeted Lin Nan.

"Senior Sister Qin."

Although they were acquaintances, this was truly their first cooperation, an indirect cooperation.

Lin Nan saw Huang Xuan, whom Jiang Wenli mentioned on the phone; he was indeed gentle and refined.

"Hello, Lin Dao, I am Huang Xuan."

Lin Nan nodded to show response.

Zhu Yawen was much more casual, laughing and talking with other supporting roles.

During the meal, Lin Nan mainly chatted with Zheng Xiaolong for a while.

The latter was worthy of being a person who had filmed TV dramas for ten or twenty years; he had already made a detailed shooting plan.

"Around mid-to-late June, Zhou Xun can join the crew, and then we can start filming."

"Mm, no problem," Zheng Xiaolong nodded.

The long-awaited *So Young* in the film circle ushered in its premiere.

Yue Jun represented the company to support Enlight.

Lin Nan stayed at home and could still brush the media's graphic live broadcast of this premiere on the internet.

Zhao Wei was an actor after all; there were not many industry directors who went to support her, and most were from Hong Kong.

To tell the truth, there were not many guests who went for her; it was just Beijing Film Academy members like Huang Xiaoming, and people like Faye Wong.

An unavoidable topic was *Kung Fu Jungle*.

This time, facing the reporter's question, Zhao Wei was full of confidence:

"*So Young* has a very large fan base; in terms of box office, we have the confidence to defeat all opponents."

But when the media asked Zhao Wei: "How do you view Lin Dao Nan's summary of the clichés of domestic youth-themed films?"

This question made Zhao Wei stutter.

In the end, it was Wang Changtian who came out to smooth things over:

"Although it is difficult to jump out of this category like *Bad Genius*, *So Young* also filmed new ideas..."

Fine, Wang Changtian's words fooled the media, but thinking carefully, it seemed he didn't say anything?

In short, after the premiere of *So Young*, the reports from media reporters were generally good, all saying it was recalling youth and missing the green years, but there was nothing more specific.

"Tomorrow is the premiere of *Kung Fu Jungle*; how are you prepared?"

In the afternoon, Lin Nan specifically called to ask Lu Yang.

"I can't wait now, haha..."

"That's good."

The film circle was a bit busy; the two May Day films that received much attention were not only released one after another, but the premieres were also close.

Different from the premiere of *So Young* yesterday, today there were many more big-name guests coming to support *Kung Fu Jungle*.

First of all, those giants in the industry, China Film Group, Wanda, Enlight... Emperor Motion Pictures, Huayi, StarMe...

Secondly, Jiang Wen, Ning Hao, Xu Zheng, and others were not absent, and there were a large number of first and second-tier actors and stars.

Lu Yang, leading Zhao Wenzhuo, Wang Baoqiang, Bai Bing, and others, were the protagonists today.

After Lin Nan and Liu Yifei arrived, they intentionally kept a low profile.

Miss Liu went to Zhu Yawen, Shu Chang, and others for the first time.

"Lin Dao."

"Chairman Yang."

Yang Shoucheng and Lin Nan met and started chatting.

"Looking forward to this film, box office big sale. Lin Dao, next one?"

"Can be prepared, announced next month."

Hearing this, Yang Shoucheng's muddy eyes seemed to brighten a bit.

"Good, Emperor Motion Pictures will cooperate at any time."

The premiere of *Kung Fu Jungle* had nothing fancy.

After the creative team spoke briefly, it was directly the film playback time.

Wang Baoqiang's flesh-to-flesh fighting scenes and madman-like acting skills made a large number of guests on the scene feel shocked.

When his wife was alive, he could still lock the "demon" in his heart; when his wife was gone, he completely became a demon.

"Baoqiang is very outstanding this time; this character is portrayed very well, just like his *Hello! Mr. Tree*, it can become a representative work."

Jia Zhangke gave this evaluation directly; he was also the producer of *Hello! Mr. Tree*.

"Zhao Wenzhuo is also fierce; this is what an action actor is; you can't see any faking at all," many directors were commenting.

The two-hour film ended, and warm applause erupted at the scene.

Box office was always a problem that couldn't be bypassed.

Lu Yang, this guy, took the microphone and looked at Lin Nan.

"Lin Dao, you promised to stand on the stage for me. Box office, can you estimate it?"

The scene suddenly burst into a roar, "Lin Dao, give him a target of 1 billion; if he can't finish it, deduct it from his future remuneration..."

These people really handed the microphone over; Liu Yifei turned it over to her boyfriend with a smile.

"How about cutting it in half? Hmm, let's take half of 1 billion, 500 million as the target. For the next film, set it higher!"

"Then let's take the company's previous film, Director Xue Xiaolu's *Finding Mr. Right*, as the target."

Lu Yang also said carelessly, not ambiguous at all.

At the same time as the premiere ended, the box office target of *Kung Fu Jungle* was also reported by the media.

"This May Day slot, the action film you can't miss: decide the winner, and also decide life and death—*Kung Fu Jungle*!"

"Director Lu Yang's box office target, surpassing *Finding Mr. Right*."

"Lin Dao suspected of a slip of the tongue, Director Lu Yang's next film already confirmed?"

*So Young* was released in three days, and *Kung Fu Jungle* only had four days left.

Several imported films and domestic films were also eyeing behind, waiting to enter the field.

Lin Nan and Liu Yifei's air tickets had already been booked.

However, before setting off, it was still necessary to confirm the copyright matter.

Yue Jun had been running this matter for the past few days; after the premiere ended, in the afternoon of the same day, there was finally news.

"The key is this one; it was written too long ago, and the author has also passed away for ten years, so it cost me a lot of effort..."

Although Yue Jun was complaining about the hardship, the smile on his face already explained the problem.

"Got it?"

"Haha, taken down; it took a lot of people to find out. However, Lin Dao, you definitely won't think of one thing."

"What thing?" Lin Nan was curious now.

"It's not just us inquiring about this one; Bona is also looking for it.

I signed the contract and left, and on the heels of that, I received a call from the middleman who helped me; Bona also looked for it; of course, it was certain to be an empty run."

Lin Nan looked at the contract Yue Jun took out, seeing the four words *Tracks in the Snowy Forest* on it, and felt much more at ease in his heart.

This film was one of his alternatives; even if Lin Nan didn't film it, it could be handed over to Guo Fan to do.

"Hand this over to the screenwriting department, cut in line; the *Ghost Blows Out the Light* series will be put aside for now.

After I come back from Hollywood, I want to see the finished script; it must be the kind with big scenes, not crudely made."

Lin Nan was very serious and solemnly said to Yue Jun.

The latter nodded; having worked with Lin Nan for so long, Yue Jun understood the meaning.

This meant that the film adapted from *Tracks in the Snowy Forest* had a high probability of being handled by Lin Nan himself.

"I understand; I will go there personally to give instructions later."

Bona.

Yu Dong had a face full of flesh, a look of smiling but not smiling, which made people unable to get close.

"A step late? Who got it first?"

"It's Yue Jun from Lin Nan Film Industry; in this copyright list, there are three that weren't bought, and the most important one is this *Tracks in the Snowy Forest*."

A middle-level manager looked at Yu Dong: "Chairman Yu, do you want to contact them? We can buy it back at a premium?

The copyrights they hoard are rare in the industry; they shouldn't care about this one..."

Yue Jun likes to hoard copyrights; this is famous in the film circle, so much so that long ago, many companies were imitating it.

Yu Dong pondered for a moment and nodded, "You go contact Yue Jun now and try; don't be too deliberate."

Hearing this, one person exited the office, and the others continued to report other work.

But in less than ten minutes, the person who went out before came in again.

"Hmm? So fast? What did they say?" Yu Dong asked in surprise.

The middle-level manager shook his head helplessly, "Yue Jun said directly that they won't transfer it; their screenwriting department is already preparing to start adapting it."

Bona was also one of the giants in the film and television circle; there were not many companies that didn't give face, but Lin Nan Film Industry was one of those few companies.

"Then forget it; just treat it as saving money."

Yu Dong shook his head slightly, with a self-deprecating meaning.

Since the company was listed on NASDAQ, Bona's stock price had never been high.

In recent years, the circle had been ridiculing and teasing Bona as the poorest listed company in the film and television circle, none other. This was also the thing that Yu Dong had been most troubled by.

Lin Nan flipped through the original work of *Tracks in the Snowy Forest*; he had watched the TV version a long time ago, a very, very long time ago.

This was a pure mainstream melody; once filmed into a movie, it would definitely be a mainstream melody film.

"Zuoshandiao, Zuoshandiao."

Except for the protagonist, the most eye-catching character must be this bandit leader.

Suddenly, Lin Nan's crown seemed to be transparent; he slapped his thigh fiercely.

"Damn! This idea is absolute!"

"What are you doing, you gave me a big jump."

Liu Yifei rolled her eyes at Lin Nan, soothing the pure white little cat on her thigh that was frightened.

Lin Nan looked at Liu Yifei excitedly, and was a bit hesitant.

"If I invite Chairman Han to play Zuoshandiao...

Will he tear me apart when I open my mouth?"

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"Then let's just forget it; consider it saving money."

Yu Dong said, shaking his head slightly with a hint of self-mockery.

Ever since the company was listed on NASDAQ, Bona's stock price had never been high.

In recent years, the industry had been mocking and teasing Bona as the poorest listed company in the film and television industry, bar none. This was also the thing that had always given Yu Dong the biggest headache.

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Lin Nan flipped through the original novel of *Tracks in the Snowy Forest*. He had watched the television version a long time ago, a very, very long time ago.

This was a purely mainstream work; once adapted into a film, it would certainly be a mainstream film.

"Mount Weihu, Mount Weihu."

Aside from the protagonist, the most eye-catching character was certainly this bandit leader.

Suddenly, Lin Nan's mind seemed to clear, and he slapped his thigh hard.

"Damn! This idea is brilliant!"

"What are you doing? You gave me such a fright."

Liu Yifei rolled her eyes at Lin Nan, soothing the startled, pure white kitten on her lap.

Lin Nan looked at Liu Yifei with excitement, yet he also felt a bit hesitant.

"If I were to invite Han Sanping to play Mount Weihu...

would he tear me apart the moment I opened my mouth?"

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(End of chapter)