Chapter 670

"Produced by Warner Bros., the imported sci-fi blockbuster "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" held its grand Asian premiere ceremony in Beijing this morning;

Director Zack Snyder appeared in the capital with Batman Ben Affleck, Superman Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, Amy Adams, and a host of other Hollywood big names.

Many domestic filmmakers, actors, stars, and media figures attended the premiere ceremony; the scale of the red carpet on site was comparable to a film festival awards ceremony..."

Like "Interstellar" before it, Warner Bros. also placed the Asian premiere of "Batman v Superman," which was also the only premiere promotion in Asia, in China.

Even if Warner Bros. arranged it deliberately, intending to please the domestic media, market, and audience, one still has to praise them: they did what they needed to do, and their attitude was very upright.

In contrast, it's not like certain groups that are always biting the hand that feeds them, chattering away, and sitting on the fence... I'm not talking about a small part of the Hong Kong and Taiwan circles. Hmm, they are all unfilial sons!

Because Director Lin was addicted to sleeping in, he didn't plan to go there, and he had already instructed Yue Jun yesterday to attend the event on behalf of Lin Nan himself and the company;

When Lin Nan woke up naturally and got up to check the news, he was astonished to find that, damn, the film's Asian premiere ceremony was really being held like a small awards ceremony!

Because many female stars were walking the red carpet in evening gowns; it can truly be said that they put in a lot of effort.

Well, that also includes Jing Tian; after all, she still has to join the "Pacific Rim 2" crew later, so it is very necessary to build a good relationship with Warner Bros.

"Starring Xie Tingfeng, Tang Yan, Jung Yong-hwa, and Bai Bing, with a special appearance by Ge You! Investment of 300 million Hong Kong dollars, "Cook Up a Storm"?"

Lin Nan saw the film information from Hong Kong; Emperor Motion Pictures was again promoting their "own son" Xie Tingfeng.

"Has it started filming? Tang Tang mentioned this film to me yesterday morning; she flew to Hong Kong yesterday afternoon."

Liu Yifei walked out of the kitchen with hot milk; she was very good at using the microwave—in other words, her cooking skills hadn't improved much over these years.

"Hmm, it just started filming this morning, over in Guangzhou. Producer Mani Fok accepted a media interview, saying they still have to fly to Europe and Australia to film later.

I really can't understand them; how much certainty is there that a film like this will break even and make a profit? Do they really think they are Stephen Chow's "The God of Cookery"?!"

It wasn't Lin Nan complaining, but Xie Tingfeng had long ago told the film industry with facts that he really couldn't carry the box office; acting cool and doing food variety shows was fine, but forget about the box office.

"You really are worrying for nothing. If Chairman Yang of Emperor Motion Pictures is willing to invest in production, then he must be mentally prepared. Come, this is yours, drink more, replenish your protein..."

Liu Yifei smiled and handed a large glass of milk to Lin Nan, keeping the smaller one for herself.

Ever since Liu Xiaoli returned to her hometown before the New Year, the breakfast time for Liu Yifei and Lin Nan had become increasingly casual; look, it was almost ten o'clock and they were just starting to eat breakfast!

Director Lin glanced at Liu Qianqian, who was looking at him with a smile, and always felt that there was a hint of malice on her exquisite face. Replenish what?

The scene of the auditions for "The Founding of an Army" was not small; but when the scene is big, some things are not easy to keep secret.

Near noon, news about a dispute between the director, producer, and others at the audition site in the morning regarding a certain idol artist began to spread faintly within the circle.

Liu Weiqiang wanted to cast the person on the spot, Huang Jianxin strongly opposed it, and the two even went head-to-head for a while, not giving an inch, leaving many staff members in dead silence, not daring to interject;

In the end, Liu Weiqiang, as the director, directly exercised his power, not hesitating to offend Huang Jianxin, the producer, to protect the artist who was auditioning.

And Ou Hao, an idol star who debuted through a talent show, thus obtained the core role—Ye Ting—amidst the "resentment" of many professional actors!

He also entered the vision of the upper echelons of the film industry for the first time—he is someone with ambition.

"Old Han didn't go this morning; he even complained to me, saying: Let them be; to put it bluntly, he is just a general planner and artistic director, and his work is already done.

You guys listen, has Old Han given up? I heard him say that when they were discussing using idol stars as leads at China Film Group, Uncle La also hinted at him and my Uncle Jianxin... Uncle La supports Director Liu Weiqiang."

"How did he hint? What did he hint at?" Lin Nan asked curiously.

"The meaning in those words seemed to be saying: He is the Chairman of China Film Group?!" Han Jia spread her hands and then couldn't help but laugh.

Well, Lin Nan and Liu Yifei couldn't help but chuckle either.

Sometimes those in power are like this; whether a thing is right or wrong is not important, what's important is that what he says works.

"Alright, let's talk about your serious business; why did you invite the two of us out for coffee for no reason?"

Liu Yifei rolled her eyes at Han Jia and urged with a smile.

"It's not like we haven't seen each other since before the New Year, so I just wanted to get you two together.

Hmm, alright, there is a little something..."

There, the first sentence was still being stubborn, and the second sentence softened.

Han Jia looked at Lin Nan: "Brother Lin, you also know that I am from the directing department; I only audited the literature department, and this is my first time writing a relatively delicate and serious script, and I'm a bit stuck in some places..."

"Tell me, what problem are you stuck on?" Lin Nan was amused; this is the manifestation of having no experience.

"I really want to write that feeling and humanity that is particularly heavy, desolate, suffocating, struggling, and oppressive, but I always feel I can't find the point of leverage, and I can't keep exerting force... hmm, I just can't sustain the force and raise the atmosphere..."

Liu Yifei nudged Lin Nan with her elbow and teased: "It's up to you."

Director Lin understood immediately; it was a small problem. He looked at the little Han classmate whose thirst for knowledge was exploding and said:

"My first script, looking back now, was also very clumsy.

The weakness of a novice is just like this; you don't know how to cut in, you are too direct. If you are writing a play about suffering, then the story should start from the simplest and smallest things; don't think about how to pile up rhetoric or directly talk about that heavy and oppressive environment and fate; this line of thinking is wrong, or rather, it gets half the result with twice the effort.

You have to change your perspective: the ordinary is the truest; the fate of small characters one by one, the difficult, struggling, and oppressive things one by one—you just need to tell these "small things" truthfully and plainly, show them, and pile them up. The atmosphere and sense of weight of the entire script story will naturally stack up and undergo a qualitative change.

I suggest you go back and watch "Manchester by the Sea," which I won an award for, a few more times, and refer to it... This film is like this; it doesn't write about despair directly, but the despair is right there, making people feel suffocated... If a few times isn't enough, then dozens of times..."

"I don't even want to watch it a second time, and you're telling her to watch it dozens of times? If she gets depressed, won't Chairman Han come after you for your life?"

Liu Yifei punched Lin Nan, both of them amused to the point of laughter.

"That seems to be the logic."

Lin Nan held Liu Yifei's hand and smiled belatedly; "Manchester by the Sea" is indeed not suitable for watching many times.

But at this moment, Han Jia already had an expression of "having been taught," seemingly truly inspired by Lin Nan, staring at Lin Nan and Liu Yifei excitedly:

"Brother Lin, I am very sure now that your advice to me is absolutely correct; start from the subtle points, tell the stories of individual characters one by one, and just be sincere.

Because I remembered the report Old Han wrote at home before, about how the Chinese Dream is the "small dreams" of all individual masses converging, sublimating, and qualitatively changing into a "big dream," and only in this way can... great rejuvenation..."

At this moment, Lin Nan and Liu Yifei were both stunned; damn, as expected of someone from a family within the system, can this even be connected and reflected together?

"At the earliest in June, at the latest before the end of the summer vacation, I will definitely be able to polish the script..."

After a long time, Han Jia threw a sentence at Lin Nan and Liu Yifei with certainty, and then without waiting for the two to react, she picked up her bag and "ran" away in a flurry... her voice came from afar, she was going home to revise the draft and rewrite it.

"Xixi, she, she hasn't paid the bill yet, right?" Lin Nan asked for confirmation.

"It seems, she hasn't!"

Liu Yifei looked at the coffee, cake, and dessert on the table and smiled speechlessly, "This guy, it was clearly her treat."

"According to the official website information of the Film Bureau: after five years of polishing, adapted from "Legend of the Demon Cat," the costume, suspense, and fantasy film "Legend of the Demon Cat" script has officially passed the review... The producer can use the red-headed document to receive the filming permit..."

"New Classics Media and producer Chen Hong issued an announcement: the film "Legend of the Demon Cat" is officially auditioning for casting from today; the audition channels are: invitation system, recommendation system."

"According to industry insiders: the producers of the film "Legend of the Demon Cat" include many Chinese and foreign film giants such as New Classics, Chen Kaige's company, Emperor Motion Pictures, and Kadokawa Corporation, and overseas distribution has been confirmed..."

"Xiangyang Tang Cheng Film and Television Base officially issued an announcement: Tang Cheng Film and Television Base has been waiting for Director Chen Kaige and the "Legend of the Demon Cat" crew for 6 years, looking forward to the smooth preparation of the film and starting filming as soon as possible..."

On the morning of the 16th, countless actors and artists in the entire film and television industry were all attracted by the film information of "Legend of the Demon Cat" on the internet.

A film blockbuster that Director Chen has been brewing for several years, and he attaches great importance to it, and the lineup of producers is also very strong... Undoubtedly, this is another top-tier big cake;

But the casting seems very strict, with only two channels: invitation and recommendation.

While countless actors in the circle were eyeing it greedily, ready to "compete," Liu Yifei and Lin Nan were not idle either.

People from Chen Kaige's company sent the script over early in the morning, also carrying Chen Hong's instructions, saying to let Lin Nan give some opinions.

"Give opinions? It sounds like if I give opinions, Director Chen will listen?

He is exactly the same as Jiang Wen, except one is aloof, arrogant to the point of never accepting opinions from outsiders; while the other is stubbornly stubborn, confident to the point of being arrogant!"

Hearing Lin Nan say this, the expression of Liu Yifei, who was halfway through a yawn, turned into a smile.

"Look, the media reports outside are still inaccurate! There is only one screenwriter mentioned in the media reports, Wang Huiling, who participated in the screenwriting work of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," "Lust, Caution," "Red Cliff," and "The Crossing." But in the screenwriter column on the script, there is also Director Chen's name!"

Lin Nan pointed at Chen Kaige's name and complained to Liu Yifei. Chen Kaige is proud; he would never put his name on work he didn't do himself.

Chen Hong seemed to have said before that a professional team was doing the script, but looking at it now, it is highly likely that Director Chen couldn't help himself and got involved;

But the main body of the script should still be Wang Huiling's work, because Chen Kaige's name is signed at the very end!

"Producer Chen said I can pick any role. But the important roles are just those two... let's read the script first."

Liu Yifei said quite seriously; since others invited her with good intentions, she had to treat it seriously, right?

"Read it first, and after reading it, we'll talk about the rest. Whether we can take it, whether it's suitable..."

Lin Nan nodded. A script, filmed by different directors, the finished film presented is completely different; he was also very interested in the script of this "Legend of the Demon Cat."

And, no one can guarantee whether Director Chen will have a "flash of inspiration" and change the script while filming later; so, this draft that just passed the review is very "precious."