Chapter 642

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Shortly after twelve noon, news of the Golden Globe Awards from Hollywood exploded online, with popularity ratings off the charts!

"The 73rd Golden Globe Awards ceremony concluded successfully one hour ago, at 10:00 PM Los Angeles time, and the Golden Globe celebration banquet began immediately thereafter.

Leonardo DiCaprio won his fourth career Golden Globe for Best Actor for the film *The Revenant*, successfully defending his title as Golden Globe Best Actor following last year's *Manchester by the Sea*!"

"It is reported that during the Golden Globe ceremony, Leonardo DiCaprio had a conflict with a well-known female star; the latter's fiancé angrily denounced Leonardo at the banquet as vulgar, rude, and disrespectful to women..."

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Well, Lin Nan hadn't expected that he would be able to see Golden Globe gossip even while in the country, and it was about Leonardo, which was simply a—surprise!

As for whether Leonardo won or not, he wasn't particularly concerned, because Leonardo had already stated confidently beforehand that he was very certain and the trophy was already in his pocket.

"Lin, Leo and I are at the same table. It's a real pity you didn't come, because the scene just now was truly spectacular."

"Don't be in such a rush to drink, tell me about it."

Lin Nan asked with great interest; the banquet following the Golden Globe ceremony was currently being held over there.

"Hehe... after the Golden Globe nominations were announced, Leo talked about it in public more than once, saying that the woman shouldn't have been nominated for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film. You know, any actress who can make it to the A-list in Hollywood isn't... um, a pushover!

Maybe she had an opinion? Two hours ago, when the Golden Globe television awards were being presented and it was confirmed she had won, Leo was just laughing and joking with us. As a result, when she went on stage to accept the award, she deliberately passed behind Leo, and her big butt brushed right against Leo's elbow, which was resting on the edge of his chair. But it was a round table tonight, and the aisle was clearly so wide!

Leo was startled at the time, quickly pulled his arm in, and then glanced at her butt and back; his expression might have... well, it could be considered a very disdainful and comical expression. So, you should know what happened after that... half an hour later, her fiancé ran over to scold him, demanding an apology from Leo... it's already blowing up on social media platforms now..."

Pretty good, Lin Nan was listening with great enthusiasm.

Logically speaking, given Leo's acting skills, he is qualified to judge her, but saying it publicly was indeed a bit... you know;

However, it can indeed be seen that the woman is no pushover either, impressive!

If the final result is as expected, it will definitely be Leo backing down; after all, the political correctness over there includes women's rights.

"Give the phone to him, I'll congratulate him," Lin Nan said with a smile.

"Alright. Leo, Lin is on the phone."

Through the phone, Lin Nan could clearly hear Tang Mu's shouting, and the noise on the side was getting louder and louder; it must be because Tang Mu had walked back into the Hilton Hotel auditorium from outside.

Ten seconds later, Leonardo's laughter rang out:

"Lin, I've got my fourth Golden Globe, you should congratulate me..."

"Then congratulations to you, Leo. But I've heard some gossip about you; it's already reached me here," Lin Nan teased.

"Shit, she bumped into me! And her acting wasn't that great to begin with..."

Good heavens, this was the first time Lin Nan had seen Leonardo so angry; he hadn't been this angry when he was "scolding" Ma Te Damon before.

Lin Dao listened to the rant for over a minute before Leonardo finally calmed down.

"By the way, Lin, when is your schedule?"

"The earliest is the middle of next month, but it's highly likely to be around the 20th. We'll meet up again in Hollywood then."

"Alright, I'll wait for you. I have to go socialize now; you didn't see the look of envy on Ma Te's face... I'll definitely have to deal with the media tomorrow because of today's incident..."

After chatting with Tang Mu for a few more minutes, Lin Nan hung up the phone with a smile.

According to Tang Mu, Ma Te had given Leonardo a "lousy" idea, telling him to go hit on her first, then "retaliate," and finally... it had disgusted Leonardo to no end!

It was clear that Ma Te was completely teasing Leonardo!

On Weibo, as the Golden Globe news fermented and spread, Lin Nan also trended on the hot search list.

Who let Leo defend his title? And the reason there is the word "defend" is because of Lin Nan's film *Manchester by the Sea* last year!

It was precisely because he saw the Golden Globe news that Lin Nan had delayed for a while and didn't go out to "forage for food"; after all, it was already past 12 o'clock.

But when he hung up the phone and just got down to the first floor of the company, Wang Changtian's call came again.

After connecting, when he heard that Lin Nan was just about to go have lunch, Old Wang was immediately delighted.

"Come to Enlight Media, come right now! I'll treat you to a meal and tell you about some serious business while I'm at it. Hurry up. Haha..."

Fine, since someone is treating him to a meal and there's serious business involved, Lin Dao definitely has to go.

Lin Nan drove straight to Enlight Media, arriving just past one o'clock in the afternoon; well, he arrived at the high-end restaurant opposite Enlight Media.

After following the waiter into the private room, the first things he saw were Wang Changtian and Deng Chao, as well as Li Xiaoping from Enlight's production department and several managers.

It seems Deng Chao is indeed close to Old Wang! But it's understandable, after all, it was Enlight that provided the funds and channels to groom him into a director and capitalist.

"Lin Dao, please sit."

Deng Chao pulled out the chair next to Wang Changtian and invited him with a smile.

"Mm, thank you. Chairman Wang, you really timed this invitation well; I happened to have something delay my lunch today."

"I was just trying my luck. There was news from the Golden Globes, and I figured you'd probably make a call to congratulate him or something."

As Wang Changtian spoke, he signaled to his secretary, who went to notify them to serve the dishes.

"Tell me, what's the matter today? I was originally thinking of having a video call with Yifei in a while," Lin Nan teased.

"Then you'd better wait until you get home tonight to be lovey-dovey with your Yifei. I've asked you here today because there's a film project, and I want to see if you have any interest."

Hearing this, Lin Nan sighed again; after so many years, Old Wang is still so straightforward; he is a true ally and a true friend.

He specializes in reciprocity and never takes advantage of Lin Nan!

Of course, Enlight's projects always put making money first, unlike Lin Nan, who considers film quality as the top priority.

"What project, let me hear it?"

When saying this, Lin Nan also looked at Deng Chao and teased: "It won't be you directing again, will it?"

"Lin Dao is joking; I'm the designated lead actor, the male lead."

"That's good, your acting is still acceptable."

Lin Nan's words could be considered a semi-public critique of Deng Chao's directing skills, but he wasn't discouraged and immediately waved his hand with a smile: "In front of Lin Dao, of course, I'm just showing off my meager skills. You're laughing at me, you're laughing at me."

"Why bother with all that? Deng Chao isn't trying to win a directing award; as long as it makes money, that's enough," Wang Changtian laughed and chimed in.

A team of waiters entered, and after setting the table and serving the dishes, they immediately retreated.

"Tell me, Chairman Wang. My time is limited too. I'm planning to look through the company's copyright library this afternoon," Lin Nan urged again.

Speaking of the copyright library, Wang Changtian immediately cast a look of envy, "That Yue Jun in your company is truly a treasure!"

"Isn't he? Huayi even tried to poach him before!" Lin Nan spread his hands.

Wang Changtian smiled and didn't continue the topic, instead getting straight to the point.

"Speaking of copyrights, Enlight is far behind your Lin Nan Film, but we did buy an IP copyright this time."

"What do you mean by 'an' IP copyright? You aren't talking about those IP collections made up of many stories, are you?"

Lin Nan knew he had guessed correctly because Wang Changtian's expression gave the answer.

"Mm, we bought one small story from an IP collection. Director Li, you tell Lin Dao about it."

Wang Changtian looked at the head of the production department, who is also one of Enlight's vice presidents, Li Xiaoping.

"Lin Dao, you should know about that *See You Tomorrow* from Alibaba, right?"

"I know, I heard it's been shut down for months. This is clearly Wong Kar-wai's style. And what 'produced by the original author himself'—it's all a lie to fool ghosts!"

Although Lin Nan was smiling, his tone was unusually certain. But the next second, he reacted: "You guys aren't...?"

"That's right, Lin Dao, you guessed it. That *See You Tomorrow* film from Alibaba comes from the 'See You Tomorrow' unit, one of the 33 small stories in the IP *I Belonged to You*;

And what Enlight got this time is the copyright for the theme unit of these 33 stories in the IP, and the unit story name is the same as the title, which is *I Belonged to You*! We plan to use this unit, which is also the name, after the film is made!"

"The film *I Belonged to You*?" Lin Nan murmured.

"Right, that's it. This is Enlight's new film project for the first half of the year. See if you have any interest in investing? Deng Chao is the lead!" Wang Changtian nodded, looking at Lin Nan.

"What's the budget?"

After hesitating for a moment, Lin Nan still asked this question.

Last time Wang Changtian asked him to invest in *Devil and Angel*, he refused. It was mainly because the script was really rotten, and the director was Deng Chao...

It wouldn't be good to refuse again this time, otherwise, it would be too embarrassing.

"The budget hasn't been made yet, but it shouldn't be too high; after all, it's an urban comedy-romance," Li Xiaoping answered proactively.

"Then let's wait until the budget is done before talking about it."

"That's fine, the same words as before: if there are any roles you like later, tell me. Hm? But there probably won't be; those four probably wouldn't look at it either, hehe..."

"Let's just eat, I'm hungry."

Lin Nan picked up his chopsticks and started eating with a smile.

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(End of chapter)

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