Chapter 513

Although the summer season had already entered August, there weren't any particularly attractive films in the first ten days.

Among domestic films, they were all movies like "Foreign Girl Comes to My Home," "Pure Desire," and "Mysterious World Adventure 2" that couldn't pique anyone's interest.

If there were an exception, it might only be the imported film "District 13: Ultimatum," which had some hype and decent word-of-mouth.

But the box office of this film was mediocre, being beaten by "The Continent" and "The White Haired Witch," which had been in theaters for over a week.

Thinking carefully, this should also be intentional by the China Film Group distribution company, specifically arranging the screenings this way.

Putting a bunch of domestic films without much box office appeal together, separated by a few days, following a few "well-known" domestic films.

This allowed them to have nearly half a month of breathing room during the summer season, without having to face the pressure of the six imported films in the middle and latter parts of the month, so they wouldn't die too miserably.

The celebration banquet for "Ip Man 3" in the capital was hosted by Emperor Motion Pictures, and Lin Nan Film Industry sent people to support it.

And Lin Nan, as the boss, was currently attending the premiere of Western Film Group's "The Sword Identity" next door.

Sometimes, goodwill is accumulated back and forth like this.

At the large premiere scene, there were many actors and stars, and many media outlets, but there weren't many true industry bigwigs; it seemed Lin Nan was the only one.

It wasn't that Western Film Group couldn't keep up with the times, but that the times had abandoned Western Film Group; its glory now only existed in film history, and its geographical location was also a limitation.

"Lin Dao, what do you think of this film? Whether it's the script, lines, or filming, we put our hearts into it."

The head of Western Film Group's production department sat next to Lin Nan, smiling and asking expectantly.

"It's a very good film, using the past to satirize the present, full of irony."

Lin Nan was speaking the truth, it's just that this film might be a bit ahead of its time.

In the lines, every sentence didn't talk about today's society, but every sentence was about today's society!

He even felt that if the producer wasn't Western Film Group, but another film and television company, it probably wouldn't have passed the censorship stage.

"Haha, with those words from Lin Dao, we can rest easy."

The production director laughed happily, and the other few middle-level managers of Western Film Group nodded in satisfaction, but Lin Nan didn't think so.

In his view, the situation of "The Sword Identity" was very awkward.

Although the film was good, the cast was too weak, and the promotional hype was insufficient.

Thinking back to June, there were many blockbusters at the time, and Western Film Group chose to withdraw from the schedule temporarily, which was understandable.

But although there weren't any dazzling big productions in the middle of this month, there were many more powerful opponents than "The Sword Identity," and the situation was even more unfavorable. And Western Film Group seemed a bit too confident.

Not long after, the film ended, and a specially marked line appeared in the subtitles: "In memory of Teacher Wu Ma, rest in peace."

That's right, this film was the last one Wu Ma appeared in. His roles as Yan Chixia, Zhong Kui, Wu Daozi, and others were truly classic!

After watching the film and chatting for a few more words, Lin Nan didn't stay long, nor did he want to participate in the subsequent social networking. After promising to help with promotion, he left early.

Come to think of it, Lin Nan's behavior this week had indeed offended many industry insiders and interest groups.

On his way back to the company by car, he received a call from Sina.

Some people, or rather, certain groups, had already started to act.

Yesterday, Lin Nan took the lead and brought Enlight and Wanda to announce a unilateral "ban" on those artists with tarnished reputations.

Today, news releases and Weibo posts online erupted like a fountain.

Although no news release was openly refuting Lin Nan's "ban" proposal and the unilateral "ban" behavior.

But all the posts were "gently" raising objections, "discussing" whether the actions of Lin Nan, Enlight, and Wanda were too harsh, rigid, and lacking in human touch.

And they also cited classics to argue, such as: "A prodigal son who returns is worth more than gold," "No one is a sage, who can be without faults? To change after a fault is the greatest good," "The law has forgiven them, why do people in the circle keep holding on?"...

"Hehe, this is the 'standard formula' for manipulating public opinion: first use a large number of seemingly neutral news releases to whitewash and pave the way, then..."

After hanging up the phone, Lin Nan said with a cold laugh.

…………

There was quite a bit of news in the morning; I heard Bona and Cao Baoping held a press conference.

They set the release date for "The Dead End" for the New Year's schedule on November 21st.

However, the question the media asked most at the scene was still about Gao Hu's matter; Yu Dong's face turned black on the spot, and he almost pointed at the reporter's nose to confront him.

Enlight's "The Left Ear" also officially started filming; compared to the efficiency of "The Mermaid," it could be called lightning fast.

Lin Nan sat in his office, scrolled through the news for a while, and continued to refine the script.

Not long after, the vibration of the phone on the table gave him a big fright.

Answering the phone, before he could speak, the hearty voice of Old Lin had already come through:

"I bought the plane ticket this time, for the morning of the 20th; there's still ten days left. When I arrive that day, I'll call you again."

"Mm, okay. I'll go to the airport to pick you up then." Lin Nan responded warmly.

He had specifically urged Old Lin to buy a plane ticket and not choose the train again; after all, at his age, traveling by car was too exhausting.

Now the plane ticket was bought, but the ten-day early arrival they had originally agreed upon was cut in half.

"After nagging for seven or eight years, you're finally getting engaged. Hurry up and get married afterward, so I can be at ease..."

After finishing the serious business in the first sentence, Old Lin started "educating" his own son, quite having the feeling that Lin Nan was finally no longer a "rebellious son."

Even then, when he was about to hang up the phone, he didn't forget to warn Lin Nan to be honest and obey the law!

Hearing this, Lin Nan couldn't help but laugh.

Because of the nature of his and Liu Yifei's work, Old Lin had now developed the habit of watching film and entertainment news, but he only remembered the negative news!

Before leaving the company to go home, Lin Nan posted a Weibo.

"Recommending 'The Sword Identity,' produced by Western Film Group and released on the 15th; it's a very interesting film. People with more life experience might like this film even more."

……

It was a coincidence when he got home; Liu Yifei's nanny van was actually parked outside, so she probably just got back too.

Over the years, Lin Nan, who had no interest in the fashion circle, had learned a bit about the patterns of the circle next door.

Because every year at the beginning of the year and during the period of July and August, Liu would be particularly busy with many invitation notices.

"You're back?"

She must have just changed her clothes; Liu Yifei was tying her hair while coming downstairs, and after seeing Lin Nan's figure, she asked happily.

"Yeah."

After nodding to the assistant who was about to leave, Lin Nan looked at Liu Yifei, "Another magazine? How many days are you shooting this time?"

"Three more days to finish. I didn't go to Bazaar last year, but this morning they ran to the set to invite me in person."

Liu thought of some interesting things, her smile very sweet. "They said, they invite us, this pair of newlyweds, together."

"Newlyweds? They really know how to talk, haha..."

Getting engaged this month, and by next month, wouldn't they be a pair of newlyweds? That's what they could be called.

"Then it's up to you."

Lin Nan said with a smile. Getting engaged this month, just be happy; everything is up to Liu, and donating money is also a good thing.

In the afternoon, the two stayed at home again.

Liu Yifei was very fulfilled—reading books, watching cartoons, petting the cat, chatting... anyway, Lin Nan was a pillow, and Lin Dao was thinking about his future film arrangements.

To be precise, Lin Nan only finished "Manchester by the Sea" in early April, and only four months had passed since then.

And the timeline from the Golden Globes to Berlin at the end of the year was as long as two or three months.

Thinking about it this way, I'm afraid I can't start a new film this year?!

"After Venice ends, Berlin will start selecting films..."

Lin Nan estimated that he didn't need to sign up; Berlin would take the initiative to come to him.

Because after the preview of "Manchester by the Sea" ended, there was no release plan yet, and it hadn't gone to Cannes or Venice, perfectly meeting the film festival's requirements. Plus his current industry status and his connection with Berlin, it was almost a certainty!

StarHe sent an email to Lin Nan.

The open auditions would end on the 15th of this month, leaving three hundred people, and after that, it would be Stephen Chow leading the team for a one-month selection final tour.

Stephen Chow invited Lin Nan, La Peikang, and Ren Zhonglun to participate in the final 13-to-6 finals on the 15th of next month, to select 6 girls to stay—one as the heroine, and the other 5 as extras!

Even Lin Nan admired Stephen Chow's side; they really didn't care about their reputation for the sake of making money.

It was clearly an open audition for the film's heroine, but it was turned into a large-scale talent show and business!

Not to mention the registration fee for the open auditions, just the competition from 300 people down to 6 required holding events in different cities and different locations, and they even pulled in quite a few sponsorships and advertisements!

And don't say, it seemed like Lin Nan could do this kind of thing with his influence too. But he wouldn't do it; he still cared too much about his face!

……

The next morning, Lin Nan wasn't woken up by the alarm clock Liu Yifei set, but by a phone call.

Seeing that there were less than twenty minutes left until the alarm time, Lin Nan simply turned off the alarm.

He prepared to come back after answering the phone and call Liu to wake up himself.

Bare-chested and wearing big shorts, Lin Nan sat in the living room on the first floor, yawning while answering the phone: "Ah woo..., Director Wang, it's early in the morning, you're disturbing someone's dream!"

"Do you know, you're a god! Hahaha..."

Wang Changtian's laughter was a bit inexplicable, and Lin Nan was stunned for a moment.

"Have you gone crazy? Muttering like a god."

"You're the one who's crazy! I'm happy; heaven is truly on our side.

Online, the reputation of Lin Nan Film Industry, Enlight's reputation, and Wanda Film Industry's reputation have gone up another level—they've exploded, haha..."

"You'd better just say it; I'm in a hurry to get some sleep." Lin Nan retorted.

"What's the rush? You're young and you sleep so much?"

"I can't wait until I'm your age and want to sleep but can't, right?"

"Fine, fine, fine, go look at the news yourself; I can't be bothered to talk to you."

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(End of chapter)