Chapter 562: See you at the premiere

Early in the morning, the entertainment gossip about the teacher's girlfriend was hanging on the headlines.

It seemed she was suing which hospital, preparing to go to court.

The cause was that the hospital publicly said she had plastic surgery, and also took out quite a few old photos from before she became famous to compare and explain.

This matter caused not a small negative impact on her on the internet.

As a "popular" four little starlets, how could she accept this kind of "slander" and "smear"?

Immediately, she sued the hospital on the grounds of infringing on her portrait rights and reputation rights, demanding the other party apologize and compensate 500,000.

What netizens talked about most was that the lawyer of the teacher's girlfriend actually shouted on the internet with great fanfare:

Stating that Baby was willing to accept inspection at a designated medical institution under the notarization of court notary personnel.

To prove that except for dental correction, her chin and other parts of her body had never undergone plastic surgery. With this, completely clear her innocence!

The internet was lively; the last star to do this was Fan Bingbing eight years ago.

However, Fan Bingbing was facing questioning, actively inviting notary personnel, actively going for appraisal, and thus gained another large batch of fans.

Unlike here, it was "forced" to be helpless, so she made such a statement.

At the same time, the teacher also personally stepped down to support his girlfriend. But his words were a bit too direct, suspected of corrupting children:

"Does Baby have plastic surgery? Would I not know? Any part of her body, I can guarantee, is naturally beautiful, purely natural!"

On Weibo, netizens and fans had already quarreled endlessly.

The circle originally thought this was just the teacher's girlfriend's business and didn't pay much attention. But once the fire started, it was a bit out of control.

The questioning of "plastic surgery" and the object of questioning spread rapidly on the internet and kept increasing.

By the morning, the fire had spread to other popular female stars in the entertainment circle, making many artists and agent teams busy and chaotic.

"Fine-tuning, it should be fine-tuned. But Zeng Jia's public relations operation is indeed a bit too clumsy and too old-fashioned."

Looking at the constantly increasing messages on the company's official Weibo, Lin Nan couldn't help but complain.

"Everyone is saying, when she was in our company, she was still a bit square, these two years suddenly... even the reason is exactly the same as that one in the teacher's house."

Yue Jun was also helpless. The entertainment circle was like this, too many artists, especially actresses.

Their competition pressure was too great, their willpower was not firm enough, or they were not confident, or listened to the "suggestions" of people around them, and went to do things they shouldn't have done.

Did they not know that this was a road of no return of drinking poison to quench thirst?

Lin Nan's thoughts had drifted far away; he couldn't help but think of Zhou Yang, only able to sigh that everything was fate.

"Our contract with her expired early last year; we won't respond to this matter. Just let those messages on the company's Weibo be, clear them after a while."

For this "desperate mother" who called him senior for several years and stayed in the company for three years, Lin Nan considered himself to have done his best.

Yue Jun nodded and brought up another serious matter: "Right, Lin Dao, it's time to plan the annual meeting again, this year?"

"Same old way, let them propose. The cash prize pool for the annual meeting, set it at 10 million. I should still not be in the country then, heh..."

"Fine, then I will arrange it like this."

Lin Nan hadn't attended the company's annual meeting for several years. However, as long as the year-end bonus and the annual meeting's prizes and prize pool were prepared, these represented him!

Speaking of the annual meeting, he remembered Huayi again.

The latter's market value was soaring, already reaching 60 billion. Don't know how they would handle it this year?

Lin Nan estimated that the stocks remaining in his hands might become more. But his plan to completely clear his position next year remained unchanged.

"Hmm, the expenses for the wedding, I'll rely on you!"

…………

Liu Yifei was invited to watch the MCM 2015 Spring/Summer Global Premiere held in the capital, accompanied by Zhou Xun and other stars in the circle.

Approaching noon, photos of the scene had already appeared on the internet.

High heels, long legs, a short skirt, and a leather jacket, Miss Liu with her bright eyes, white teeth, and long hair draped over her shoulders looked exceptionally pleasing to the eye.

She posted the selfie with Zhou Xun at the luncheon on Weibo, and also tagged Lin Nan with a proud expression pack: "Lunch, you solve it yourself!"

In less than five minutes, a group of people in the circle who teased Lin Nan popped up.

"Lin Dao, I can add another set of bowls and chopsticks here, want to eat together?"

"This is a man about to walk into marriage, really sad... envy!"

"Tsk tsk, one look and you know it was shot by Yifei herself, this angle is chosen—big Lin Dao is covering his face with his hand!"

"Old Zhu, you are miserable. Haha..."

"Xixi, don't just play. I'm having a birthday next month, you should prepare a gift."

……

Lin Nan definitely had to find a place for his lunch; after all, his mother-in-law wasn't in the capital, she returned to her hometown.

So, he ran to China Film Group to mooch a meal. Saying mooch a meal, actually there was serious business to find La Peikang.

Just didn't expect to be front and back with Chen Kaige's group.

Big Director Chen got out of the car wearing a pair of sunglasses; his expressionless look was quite oppressive, followed by Chen Hong and other staff.

Until seeing that the person who got out of the car next to him was Lin Nan, these two had a bit of a smile.

"Lin Nan, today is really a coincidence, seeing you here."

Chen Kaige put down his posture slightly and spoke.

"Director Chen is a busy person, rarely seen on weekdays. The post-production of *Monk Comes Down the Mountain* should be almost done, right?" Lin Nan complimented.

"Almost. We came here today, just to chat with Chairman La about this."

Chen Hong was much more harmonious than Chen Kaige, taking the initiative to take over the conversation.

But the next second, she became silent again and didn't speak anymore. Because Big Director Chen seemed to be a bit wrong.

Lin Nan felt a bit of admiration in his heart; this was really like an emperor, even the person on the pillow had to look at his face to speak.

"Since Director Chen and Producer Chen have serious business to find Chairman La, then I won't delay the two, see you later."

"Hmm, alright."

"Lin Dao, see you later."

Watching Chen Kaige and the others being led in the direction of the Chairman's office, Lin Nan turned and went toward the cafeteria, preparing to wait while eating; the cafeteria here at China Film Group was open all day without rest.

Mainly he was very curious, what was Big Director Chen's business today? In a while, he could just inquire.

"Lin Dao, you follow me to the small cafeteria, this is Chairman La's instruction." The secretary smiled and corrected Lin Nan's direction.

"Alright. Sigh, right, is Director Chen's establishment still at Beijing Film Studio?"

"Yes, after Director Chen transferred from Xi'an Film Studio, he has always been a director on the establishment of Beijing Film Studio."

……

Eating alone in the small cafeteria of China Film Group for the first time, Lin Nan "despised" the chef again; top-tier ingredients were always made so inconspicuous, the appearance was far from worthy of the price!

Swiping the news on his phone, Lin Nan saw that *The Youth Class*, controlled by Chen Guofu's Kung Fu Pictures and invested by Huayi, opened just an hour ago.

However, this main cast didn't look very good.

"Sigh? Wang Jinghua has two brushes! Tied such a big knot with Huayi, yet still able to stuff her son and artists in? Is it taking Chen Guofu's path?"

Thinking of Zhou Dongyu asking him before if Shan Hai Media was still signing people, Lin Nan estimated that this should be her last movie under Wang Jinghua.

Lunch ended, and another portion of after-meal fruit came.

Until someone came over to call, Lin Nan realized that nearly 40 minutes had passed.

"Lin Dao, Chairman La is waiting for you."

"Alright."

Dozens of meters away, Lin Nan saw Chen Kaige and the others preparing to get in the car.

He felt Big Director Chen's face was even uglier than just now?

"Interesting."

……

After entering the Chairman's office, La Peikang glanced at Lin Nan and didn't speak, but continued to flip through the documents, then signaled the person on the side to use the seal.

Until it was completely done, he instructed others that they could leave.

"Give, the thing you want."

Lin Nan walked up with a smile and took it with both hands.

China Film Group—Imported Foreign Film Purchase and Distribution Authorization Letter! In short, the batch film authorization letter.

That's right, *Manchester by the Sea*, Lin Nan was also preparing to get it to be released domestically; after all, it was the movie he used to compete for the Golden Globes, Berlin, and Oscars.

Just according to the unspoken rules of batch films, China Film Group had to draw a box office commission.

But Lin Nan had already been treated favorably, only drawing 5 points. Generally speaking, the commission for batch films started from 12 points.

"Chairman La, what was Director Chen's business just now? I heard Producer Chen say it was *Monk Comes Down the Mountain*?"

Lin Nan had already reacted to something when he was eating just now; he was just inquiring a bit uncertainly at this moment.

Sure enough, he saw La Peikang instantly lose his good face.

"He is a Golden Palm director, one of the representatives of the Chinese film circle. He should have set an example. But he wanted to keep the shots of certain actors in *Monk Comes Down the Mountain*, you say this..."

Understood, it was exactly the same as what Lin Nan guessed! He tentatively said: "Director Chen is China Film Group's own person..."

La Peikang frowned and glanced at Lin Nan:

"Even if it's China Film Group's movie, I will handle it impartially, not to mention it's not China Film Group's, of course I am powerless, let him go find the Bureau."

At this moment, Lin Nan could indeed imagine how annoyed La Peikang was. After all, China Film Group was on the front line of the ban before, and the two former chairmen spoke out.

However, if it were someone else, they would probably give up, but Big Director Chen... he had quite a few connections above, the result was really hard to say.

Thinking of *Forever Enthralled* back then, in contrast, Emperor's Gillian Chung was really miserable; Big Director Chen didn't protect her shots, deleting them cleanly without hesitation!

When Lin Nan left China Film Group, La Peikang specifically instructed him not to talk about Chen Kaige's matter today, it would have a bad influence.

Yeah, it was a bad influence.

Suddenly, Lin Nan felt that the decision to take *Brotherhood of Blades 2* to confront *Monk Comes Down the Mountain* was simply incomparably correct!

Imagine, if Big Director Chen really succeeded, and the audience saw... when the time came, wouldn't that public opinion be out of control?

…………

The news of *Interstellar* officially opening in North America spread back to the country.

This also meant that the time for this sci-fi blockbuster to be released in the mainland was only six days left.

At the same time, the news that Warner would hold the *Interstellar* Asian premiere ceremony in the capital on the 10th also completely spread.

Major film and television companies and filmmakers in the circle had received invitations, and a large number of first and second-tier actors, stars, and artists were waiting for that day.

Because this was a symbol of status and rank, and the number of Chinese and foreign media on that day would definitely be very large.

Under these circumstances, the red carpet was a battlefield that all artists paid attention to and valued, a must-fight place for stars!

……

Liu Yifei leaned languidly on the sofa, her long white legs wearing hot pants resting in Lin Nan's arms.

"They are on the flight tomorrow morning. As the host, we two have to get up early to pick up the plane."

"I have no problem."

"You wake me up."

Miss Liu's fat feet kicked lightly, "ordering" with a giggle.

"Fine."

"Haha... don't tickle, it's itchy to death, haha..."

Lin Nan grabbed the bare feet in his arms and moved his hands. Days of fighting and playing were life, right?

However, Liu Yifei practiced martial arts; the muscles on her calves were much more obvious than those delicate actresses, and she broke free from Lin Nan's restraint in two or three moves.

"Hmph, I want to answer the phone, don't make trouble!"

Liu Yifei glared at Lin Nan "fiercely", then picked up her phone, "Xie Nan's?"

"Another invitation for you to eat, drink, and play?" Lin Nan joked.

Just after he finished speaking, Xie Nan's voice came from the phone's speaker:

"Is Producer Liu there?"

"Here, is there anything you want to report to this producer?"

Liu Yifei took the posture and started joking.

"I'm just here to report to this investor, our Old Wu has finished the post-production of *Wolf Warrior*. Do you and Lin Dao want to come and inspect and accept it?"

Xie Nan cooperated with Liu Yifei's tone, the two singing in harmony, quite a match!

"Post-production is finished?" Lin Nan asked subconsciously.

"Lin Dao? Hmm, it's done, do you and Yifei want to come to the company to see?"

Liu Yifei nodded at Lin Nan; this was the first movie she fully invested in, and she was still a bit excited at this moment.

"Fine, we will be there in a while."

"Alright, I'll let Wu Jing order lunch by the way, and we will eat together then." Xie Nan was really thoughtful.

After hanging up the phone, Lin Nan and Liu Yifei quickly went to change clothes; they couldn't go out strolling in home clothes.

……

How to describe Wu Jing's mood and state at this moment? One word: excited!

From the bloody loss after *Legendary Assassin* was released, it had been exactly 6 years.

*Wolf Warrior* was the second movie he directed, also a commercial film, and a very confident military subject!

Seeing Lin Nan and Liu Yifei, Wu Jing greeted them from afar:

"Come come come, you two are the second and third to see the finished film today, my wife doesn't even have this treatment. Lin Dao, you must give me some opinions."

This straightforward personality was really complementary to Xie Nan!

The four sat in the editing room, and the finished film played on the computer.

The *Wolf Warrior* of a little over an hour and a half was completely different from the style of those traditional domestic military subject films; it didn't restrain itself and stick to discipline.

Instead, it had a taste of Hollywood movies, individual heroism, nationalism, a cool film that fights if it doesn't agree!

But at the same time, the core theme was still the main melody thought of defending the country, and in the end, it was still praising collectivism.

Simply summarized, it was using Hollywood's mode to shoot a domestic main melody cool film, completely taking a different path!

Until the movie ended, Wu Jing still maintained an excited state, asking Lin Nan eagerly: "Lin Dao, what do you think?"

Liu Yifei also looked at Lin Nan; she felt it was very good, with a climax every three to five minutes, fighting from beginning to end.

Lin Nan spread his hands, nodded with a smile: "Yifei's investment won't lose. Congratulations, Director Wu Jing!"

Hearing this sentence, Wu Jing and Xie Nan were both excited. The former even picked up the latter and spun around.

"Lin Dao, do you know how many all-nighters I pulled for this movie? Your sentence completely let my hanging heart land. Haha..."

Wu Jing rarely flattered; it seemed he really pinned all his hopes on *Wolf Warrior*.

"With Lin Dao's sentence, I have confidence when promoting later."

Xie Nan followed behind, smiling and adding, by the way inviting: "Then let's go eat first? The

"Okay."

"Let's go."

The four of them went out together, and because it was only a few hundred meters, they walked.

Along the way, Wu Jing was still talking about preparing to send it for review tomorrow, and as for the release date, it had to be chosen carefully.

Because it is a military theme that is not very favored, Wu Jing decided to try to avoid those strong commercial films and preferably choose a moderate release slot.

In the time it took to have a meal, photos of the few of them appeared online, along with other things.

"At noon, Lin Dao Nan, Liu Yifei, and the couple Xie Nan and Wu Jing went out for a meal. The four of them chatted and laughed, having a very pleasant conversation."

"Lin Nan Film Industry has submitted a film script for review, which has entered the review process; the film genre is temporarily unknown!"

"Warner Bros. announces that Christopher Nolan, Ma Xiu McConaughey, Jessica Chastain, and other main cast members of *Interstellar* will arrive in Beijing tomorrow..."

"Yu Ma high-profilely satirizes 'Ziwei Gege': Out of fashion but made popular by me again... outwardly a gentle white lotus... secretly a two-faced little bitch..."

"'Ziwei Gege' side retorts: Only the magistrate is allowed to set fires, while the common people are not allowed to light lamps?"

The matter of *Go Away Mr. Tumor! * being submitted for review was focused on by a large number of actors in the film and television circle.

Although everyone didn't know the script name or the film genre, one thing was certain: Lin Nan Film Industry was about to start a new film!

Actors in the circle were all excited, because films produced by Lin Nan Film Industry never flop; they are all high-quality works.

Moreover, Lin Nan Film Industry doesn't have many actors, and even counting those with good relationships, they aren't always suitable every time; there will always be opportunities for outsiders!

When he got home, there were already several missed calls on his phone.

"Enlighten, Wanda, China Film Group, Yinghuang... all old partners!" Lin Nan couldn't help but mutter with a smile.

Liu Yifei had already changed into loungewear, swinging her long legs, and walked down from the second floor in slippers.

"Better return the calls, otherwise they'll keep thinking about it, haha."

"Hmm, speak of the devil." Lin Nan shook his phone screen.

"There's a new project, why didn't you say hello?"

Wang Changtian's voice came through the instant the call connected.

"The investment isn't high, so Chairman Wang should understand, right?"

Lin Nan's words left the other end of the phone stunned, and after a long while, a sigh came through.

"Eating alone again... it shouldn't be your film, right?"

Lin Nan couldn't help but laugh. Good guy, even Wang Changtian has summarized the experience!

"It's Guo Fan's new film. I don't have the time to shoot a film in the short term; let's talk after the New Year."

"Every time you say 'the investment isn't high,' you end up making a lot of money. The two directors you raised are both experts at making money..."

Wang Changtian grumbled incessantly, while Lin Nan and Liu Yifei just smiled at each other.

"Alright, when casting, if anyone is suitable, please look after the people from my company."

"Okay, let's see how Guo Fan chooses people when the time comes."

Lin Nan could only say this; after all, Liu Yifei had already spoken, and he didn't want to make things difficult for Guo Fan again.

"Right, and the distribution..."

Oh, Lin Nan was a bit quick with his hands and didn't let Wang Changtian finish speaking.

The announcement of the Warner crew's itinerary made the area outside Beijing Capital Airport a bit "lively."

From early morning, many media vehicles came to stake out. The number of reporters here is clearly several times more than usual.

In the domestic production industry, many companies know that *Interstellar* will be the most powerful imported film in November and will definitely storm into December, affecting some New Year films.

Because no one can question Christopher Nolan's sci-fi films, or even all his commercial films!

Around 10:00 AM, many passengers entering and leaving the airport were a bit puzzled. Is there another idol star or boy band or girl band flight today? Otherwise, why would there be so many media vehicles?

But after a second thought, they denied it, because they didn't see a sea of "fans." And those people don't have such great influence to make so many entertainment reporters stake out, right?

After asking, upon hearing that it was the *Interstellar* crew, everyone understood. This is a truly big-name crew!

Lin Nan and Liu Yifei didn't expect that there would be such a formation here today.

Calculating the time, the two got off the car. Under the lenses of a crowd of entertainment reporters, they took their assistants and walked towards the airport exit.

"Lin Dao and Liu Yifei have passed! That means they are about to arrive?"

"Should be, get ready."

Many media outlets reacted. Although they didn't know exactly which flight it was, they knew very clearly that Lin Nan and Liu Yifei definitely knew!

Sure enough, in just ten or twelve minutes, a lot of foreigners and security guards poured out of the exit passage.

Across several people, Lin Nan spotted Jessica Chastain in sportswear at a glance, and the other party did the same.

After a second of being stunned, she instantly smiled, waved, and quickened her pace: "Lin, Crystal!"

Immediately after, Nolan, Ma Xiu McConaughey, and others came into view one by one.

The media behind them swarmed up, very crazy, attracting the attention of more passersby.

"Lin, thank you for coming to pick us up."

Nolan smiled, came up and hugged Lin Nan, and took the opportunity to send his blessings:

"Lin, Crystal. I haven't blessed you in person yet. Let me make up for it now, happy engagement."

"Happy engagement, Lin, Crystal."

Ma Xiu McConaughey and Jessica Chastain blessed them in unison.

"Thank you. Let's go, the motorcade to pick you up is over there. We'll talk slowly after we get to the hotel. Matt is also waiting at the hotel."

The influence of the *Interstellar* crew is indeed not small.

Nolan, Ma Xiu, Jessica, and others, plus Lin Nan and Liu Yifei. The human wall formed by reporters made it difficult for them to move an inch.

"Lin Dao, can you ask Director Nolan and the others to accept an interview?"

"Director Nolan, *Interstellar*..."

"Director Nolan, Liu Yifei participated in *Interstellar*..."

Some reporters had already switched to English; the scene was very chaotic and noisy.

"Thank you. See you tomorrow at the premiere."

(End of chapter)