Chapter 398: The Chaotic Battle of August

"Lin Dao, in just two days, three internet companies have reached out, wanting to see you."

On the phone, Yue Jun's tone was one of amazement.

Ever since that meeting, Tudou had been like a big cake, attracting the gaze of all internet giants.

This cake, one could see at a glance that it was very delicious, and currently, there were only three diners.

The most important point was that this cake with a very large market share was not placed on the shelf; it was not listed!

Lin Nan was also a bit speechless, but equally gratified.

"More than three."

"Lin Dao?"

"There are three that contacted the company, and six that finally found me." Lin Nan smiled lightly.

Wang Changtian and Wanda had already communicated with him; everyone was not a fool, and their attitude was tough; they wouldn't let go.

"This matter has nothing to do with Lin Nan Film Industry; you don't need to worry about it."

"Mm, okay, Lin Dao."

Hanging up Yue Jun's phone, Lin Nan couldn't help but show a smile.

As long as Tudou stands firm, after it goes public in the future, it will definitely be a big mountain in the film and television industry.

News reports about Dong Lianhua suddenly appeared online again, making the public think of this "Jade Girl" debut "Mou Girl" again.

Ever since her passionate kissing video with Wang Dazhi was exposed, her reputation had completely rotted, and she was jokingly called "Lustful Woman" by netizens.

Not only did her career fall into the abyss, but she also disappeared from the public eye for half a year.

Now, should this be considered an attempt at a comeback?

And the person helping her, as everyone expected, was Chen Kun.

"Dong Jie low-key participated in the public welfare project *The Power of Walking* led by Chen Kun, offering love to the mountainous areas."

"Dong Jie expressed that she was very happy to participate in this public welfare activity and hoped that she could walk the whole journey..."

There are two classic ways to whitewash in the entertainment circle, namely: charity and public welfare.

A slightly worse method is to bring children out to talk about things, playing the sympathy card.

While talking about being low-key, the media's lenses were all on her, and not a single interview was missed.

Browsing the news, Lin Nan admired this Dong Lianhua; her intention was a bit too naked.

However, she was still too impatient; only half a year had passed, and netizens still remembered those things about her.

No surprise, the scolding online became louder and louder.

And this attempt at a comeback also ended in failure, with overwhelming scolding!

*About Time* continued to advance triumphantly, making the entire film production industry look sideways.

On the sixth day, the daily box office was 33.65 million.

On the seventh day, it raked in another 32.3 million in box office. Thus, the film had been in theaters for a full week.

"Produced by Lin Nan Film Industry, directed by Guo Fan, the film *About Time* has been in theaters for a week, with a cumulative box office reaching 252.4 million, and the daily box office momentum is not decreasing..."

"*Young Style* has been in theaters for 5 days, with a total box office reaching 18.8 million."

"*Tiny Times 2* and *A Moment of Love* are officially released today, and will compete head-on with *About Time* and *Young Style* at the box office."

Although the film circle was scolding Guo Jingming and *Tiny Times*, now that *Tiny Times 2* was released, most filmmakers in the industry couldn't help but watch.

Because the box office brought by this fan-oriented, small-to-medium budget film really made everyone jealous!

"I heard that Director Chen specifically contacted Jackie Chan and Jet Li for *Monk Comes Down the Mountain*, but unfortunately, both said they didn't have a schedule."

Lin Nan had just heard the wind of this matter, and it had already spread in a small circle in the industry.

It was said that Chen Kaige wanted to replicate the cast of *The Forbidden Kingdom* back then, letting Jackie Chan and Jet Li participate in his first martial arts film.

But Director Chen clearly overestimated his appeal, or perhaps those two had psychological shadows or concerns, and both politely declined.

Now, the Palme d'Or-winning director's face was a bit unable to hang, and in the huge film and television circle, almost no one had refused him.

"He likes to use Hong Kong and Taiwan stars; even without Jackie Chan and Jet Li, aren't there others?"

Lin Nan joked, and Guo Fan on the other end of the phone nodded repeatedly; Chen Kaige did have this hobby, liking A-list actors from Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Now that *About Time* had finished its first week, the results were very eye-catching. The stone in Guo Fan's heart could be considered to have landed, just waiting for the final total box office.

"Alright, I'll congratulate you in advance; after the film finishes its theatrical run, I'll hold a celebration banquet for you."

Lin Nan glanced at Liu Yifei, who was calling him for lunch at the door, and prepared to end the call with Guo Fan.

"Okay, then I'll borrow Lin Dao's auspicious words, looking forward to the celebration banquet at that time, and also hope that the number in the ice block can be higher, haha..."

In the afternoon, news reports about *No Man's Land* appeared in the media.

"Director Ning Hao's work, *No Man's Land*, has been confirmed to sign up for the 64th Berlin International Film Festival and will participate in the competition for awards..."

"Numerous filmmakers in the industry have voiced their support for *No Man's Land*, looking forward to the film winning awards at the Berlin International Film Festival."

Lin Nan knew about this matter, because it was he who helped directly contact the film festival's Asian region selector.

Just like when he took *Apart Together* to Berlin for the first time, it was Li Yang who helped him.

With a recommendation from a famous director, this would save a lot of intermediate screening links and directly get an admission ticket to participate in the nomination competition.

"Initiated in the second half of 2008, filming started at the beginning of 2009, and it's been a full 5 years now. Chairman Han gave me a total of 36 million in investment twice; thinking about it, I really feel a bit sorry for him."

Ning Hao rarely showed a sentimental expression.

"Indeed sorry, you wore Chairman Han out until he retired, hehe..." Lin Nan couldn't help but tease.

"Wait for National Day, when Chairman Han holds a banquet to celebrate his retirement, I have to toast him a few cups." Ning Hao said softly, his tone very sincere.

"Together."

Lin Nan had also been greeted.

On National Day, Old Han would hold a retirement banquet, which was also his 60th birthday; it was estimated that quite a few big shots in the circle would be present.

Gao Qunshu should be very regretful for opening fire on Guo Jingming before the film was released.

Because *A Moment of Love* seemed to have flopped.

*Tiny Times 2*, as a fan film, had a very high box office on the first day, but it was far from being as abnormal as when the first part was released.

But even so, it still made the daily box office of *About Time* drop directly by 6 million, and the screen share was also adjusted down a bit.

"*Tiny Times 2* had a first-day box office of 52 million, a decrease of 19 million compared to the first part's first-day data."

"*About Time* entered the second week, with the daily box office falling by nearly 6 million compared to the previous day, raking in 26.5 million."

"Directed by Gao Qunshu, starring Huang Xiaoming, Yang Ying, and others, *A Moment of Love* hit Waterloo on the first day, raking in 3.55 million."

"*One Night Surprise*, *Mad 2*, and other domestic films, officially opened..."

The chaotic battle in the August film market had officially begun.

In the next twenty-plus days, more than twenty domestic films would join the battle one after another, as well as several Hollywood blockbusters such as *Jurassic Park 3D*.

"It was fun scolding the first two days, but now it's being paid back, isn't it?"

In the practice room, Liu Yifei was exercising, and Lin Nan was accompanying her on the side.

Under Gao Qunshu's Weibo, it was already piled up with mocking and scolding words.

"A film with an investment of nearly 50 million, how much money is Director Gao preparing to lose for the investors?"

"I remember now, Director Gao is the producer himself! No wonder he attacked films in the same slot before his own film was released; you deserve to lose money!"

"Big head and thick neck, if not a leader, then a cook! What director? Go be a cook..."

Lin Nan read those comments to Liu Yifei, and he was amused himself.

"Haha, are you still going to let me run properly..."

Miss Liu turned off the treadmill, walked down, and punched Lin Nan.

"Here, towel."

Lin Nan smiled and handed it over, meeting a pair of cute white eyes.

Because she had just been running for more than half an hour, Liu Yifei's exquisite cheeks were glowing with a rosy luster, appearing very alluring.

"That's it for today?"

"Mm, that's it, I'll go take a shower first."

Hearing this, Lin Nan's eyes instantly lit up, but the next second he was warned by Miss Liu's sharp eyes.

"Haha, I'll wait for you in the living room."

Lin Nan had seen Liu Yifei's explosive combat power countless times.

Staying at home, either lying down or leaning, Lin Nan naturally lay on the sofa.

An orange cat, like a conditioned reflex, jumped onto the sofa meowing and curled up in Lin Nan's arms.

"Is star-making so early now? Learning from South Korea?"

Lin Nan flipped through the news and saw an entertainment piece.

Three children aged thirteen or fourteen debuted in the form of a group, which was still rare in the country.

The idol-making model in South Korea had a huge impact on the domestic entertainment circle.

Quite a few entertainment companies and artist companies in the circle were learning and imitating the trainee path over there; fame must be sought early, and debut must be early!

"The Fighting Boys?"

Lin Nan whispered, and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"The internet industry is coming in; the entertainment circle in the future will really be lively."

The phone on the table rang abruptly.

"Lin Dao, Director Jia Zhangke's side, invites you to attend the screening of *A Touch of Sin*..."

"It's released?"

Lin Nan asked curiously; the screening of this film was previously canceled because the film was banned.

"I heard that some things were cut, and in principle, it is allowed to be released again; after all, it had already been issued a public screening permit before!"

The ambiguous attitude from above was not a good sign, because a reversal could appear at any time.

"Fine, tell them I'll go."

Lin Nan had promised Jia Zhangke face-to-face before, so he couldn't go back on his word now, could he?

He only heard that this film's style was very bold and received rave reviews at film festivals, but he hadn't seen the specific content yet.

It seemed to be saying that *A Touch of Sin* was very socially realistic and was a work of Jia Zhangke's attempt at transformation, which was a bit violent.

That's right, when an honest person is oppressed and bullied miserably, when they completely explode, then there really is no room left.

When an honest person gets ruthless, they will inevitably be decisive in killing!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 399 =====