Chapter 72

Director Chen filled the 50 minutes to the brim, and only ended the speech when the staff reminded him.

He strode off the podium and went to the lounge.

Standing at different angles, thinking about problems is also different. It's hard to guess what the people on the podium were thinking, but it must be different from the people sitting below.

Calculating the time, it definitely wouldn't be finished today.

Director Li An was the eighth to take the stage today, and also the last.

His entire speech highlighted one keyword: Technology!

His proposal focused on using modern imaging technology to embody traditional Chinese culture, transforming all four sides of the Bird's Nest into a giant screen, holographic and three-dimensional.

By the time Director Li An finished his speech, among the eight competitors, he had received the highest score of the day from the presidium and evaluation team in terms of embodying traditional culture, but his total score was not the highest.

Five teams remained, to be left for tomorrow.

After a whole day, it ended after ten o'clock in the evening.

Lin Nan and Tian Zhuangzhuang returned to school.

The joint team of Zhang Yimou and Jack Morton would start their competition speech on the morning of the 20th.

"Maybe I can go audit one session first, and then leave." Lin Nan planned this way.

Every year, many films are produced, but only a few hold premieres, and those held at the Great Hall of the People are even rarer.

The premiere of "The Myth" was set at the Great Hall of the People. The last one with such great momentum there was "Hero."

In the morning, stars gathered, the red carpet was laid out on the square, and the media were no fewer than the stars.

China Film Group and Emperor Group, along with many companies and actors surrounding them, all attended the premiere in grand attire.

Private enterprises like Huayi also brought their own artists to show their support.

As big shots and producers, Han Sanping and Yang Shoucheng put a lot of thought into this premiere. Of course, most guests only needed a word from them.

On the red carpet, they vied for beauty, and reporters on both sides kept clicking their shutters.

Jackie Chan, in a Tang suit, held Kim Hee-sun's hand and walked onto the red carpet, followed by director Tang Jili and supporting actors like Shao Bing.

The reporters were even more excited. This South Korean beauty was indeed beautiful, and Big Brother's eyes were filled with honey when he looked at her.

With a soft voice and not-so-proficient Chinese, "Hello everyone, I am Kim Hee-sun."

The male reporters went even crazier.

As noon approached, the Great Hall of the People was full of guests. Han Sanping and Yang Shoucheng were chatting about something.

A staff member came up. "General Han Zong, several director guests haven't arrived yet. Should we ask?"

Han Sanping paused. "No need, they will arrive later."

The staff member left.

Looking at Yang Shoucheng's puzzled gaze, Han Sanping smiled.

"The competition for the general director of the Olympic opening ceremony is taking place over at the studio. Many big directors are over there. I estimate they can arrive in the afternoon, or at the latest, the evening."

"Oh, I see."

On stage, the creators were being interviewed.

Kim Hee-sun leaned against Jackie Chan like a little bird. Facing the reporter's question about whether she was afraid of the action scenes, she used a line from the film: "With Big Brother by my side, I'm not afraid of anything."

This drew laughter from the scene, and Jackie Chan also smiled and tightened his grip on her hand.

Tang Jili had worked with Jackie Chan many times, and the box office was always good. When asked if they could recreate the brilliance of the past, he said, "In Toronto, 'The Myth' was screened twice, attracting many Chinese audiences, but even more non-Chinese. We are full of confidence in the box office and the global release."

Shao Bing, Yu Rongguang, Liang Jiahui Ka-fai, and others were all supporting actors. Shao Bing was once kicked out of the crew by Zhang Jizhong, but at this moment, he said with a smile that it was a misunderstanding.

Zhang Yimou's speech was very simple, without any big talk or flowery language. He just stated the problems simply: What do we want to express? What concerns and difficulties are there? And the general direction and ideas for solving the problems.

It must be said that Zhang Yimou was very sincere. He mentioned his own mistake in 2004. At the very least, in the eyes of the Chinese people, that was a mistake, a disgrace!

This time, his proposal still had the shadow of that time, but it would be grander, deeper, and more distinctive. He wanted to show the world what we considered the most representative things.

Looking at the time, it was getting late. Taking advantage of the intermission after Zhang Yimou's speech, Lin Nan said goodbye to Tian Zhuangzhuang.

"Teacher, I have to go first. I previously promised General Han Zong to attend the premiere of 'The Myth'."

In the audience, some people were also leaving, but not many.

Tian Zhuangzhuang turned his head to look at Lin Nan. "There are still three teams left behind. Aren't you going to watch?"

"No." Lin Nan shook his head.

"Mm, then go ahead."

Lin Nan left the venue, returned the pass, retrieved his mobile phone, and incidentally refused the staff's offer to send him by car.

He was going to attend an event; he couldn't do something like having the staff here send him.

With an empty stomach, Lin Nan rushed to the Great Hall of the People. If he had known, he would have had a meal at the studio before leaving.

When he arrived, Jackie Chan was answering reporters' questions, and Kim Hee-sun pulled Jackie Chan's arm from time to time.

"We often discuss the script. Every time I film, I am with beautiful women. This time I have different emotional scenes with two beauties, but I have the most emotional scenes with her. With Mallika, it's that kind of fleeting romance..."

Lin Nan was led to his seat by the staff along the outer aisle. He didn't expect to be sitting quite close to Han Sanping and Yang Shoucheng.

Big Brother continued to recount, "My feelings for Kim Hee-sun are different. In the play, I need to protect her. Privately, I lived in South Korea for two years, so communication is no problem.

She is very professional. Many dangerous actions were done by herself. She doesn't understand Chinese, and her Chinese lines were memorized word by word, but her memorization speed was very fast, which surprised me very much."

He saw Big Brother looking at the beautiful Kim with a gentle face, smiling and saying in Chinese: "Right?"

Kim Hee-sun smiled sweetly, very cooperatively, "Right!"

Lin Nan was stunned. "A master!"

He only heard Jackie Chan sharing the scene of filming with Mallika. The woman was half-naked. He should have closed his eyes, but as soon as the other party took it off, he opened his eyes, and even joked, how to film if I close my eyes?

Is this the secret to why Big Brother doesn't look like much, but can roam the world, with women always around him? Lin Nan was amazed.

"Lin Nan, how is it going over there?"

At this time, Han Sanping leaned over and asked.

"General Han Zong, I can only say it's almost over. I can't say anything else; I signed a confidentiality agreement."

"Understand, understand. You're even lecturing me, hehe."

"General Han Zong, you move fast. By the time we received the news, the investment for Lin Dao's new film had already been decided."

Yang Shoucheng joined in with a smile.

"Haha, who told me I'm close by."

Lin Nan looked at this smiling Hong Kong tycoon and reached out his hand. "Hello, General Manager Yang. Nice to meet you for the first time, I am Lin Nan."

"Hello, Lin Dao. Previously, Albert Yeung even went to compete for 'Journey to the Center of the Earth,' but unfortunately, it lost to a mainland company. In the future, if there is a chance, we must cooperate with our Emperor Group."

"This is natural. Emperor Group is a big group; I couldn't ask for more."

Nice words cost nothing. Lin Nan actually felt that this person was an interesting man, different from other people in the circle in Hong Kong. At the very least, he was one of the first film and television company bosses to embrace the mainland.

Jackie Chan teased Liang Jiahui Ka-fai on stage, although the actor didn't come, saying that the first time he saw someone's legs go soft was the scene where Liang Jiahui Ka-fai jumped from the mountain to the helicopter.

The helicopter was refueled for half an hour, costing 20,000 US dollars, because of Liang Jiahui Ka-fai's soft legs, it was filmed many times.

After talking about this film, Jackie Chan talked about his idea of wanting to move behind the scenes...

Lin Nan wasn't listening anymore. He was looking at those huge film posters. They completely surrounded the Golden Hall. Below were fifty staff members dressed as ancient warriors, wearing armor and holding round shields.

Thinking about the eye-catching five hundred special security guards around the venue, this scale was truly big!

How much money did China Film Group and Emperor Group spend on this premiere? Lin Nan really wanted to know.

After a long time, they entered the theme of the premiere.

The premiere of "The Myth" didn't choose to release the full film, but only released a large number of trailers and highlights.

Watching some people eating cake and watching the trailers, Lin Nan followed suit. After all, it was a premiere; it should be about eating and drinking.

The banquet, the banquet for "The Myth" was still at the Great Hall of the People. Hearing General Han Zong's meaning, the scale was just as grand, and other stars from the entertainment industry would come.

Time passed quickly. During the banquet, it was indeed grand. It was Lin Nan's first time eating at the Golden Hall. Of course, he couldn't really sit there and ignore everyone.

The actress from India arrived during the banquet. I heard she was a sex symbol; Lin Nan didn't know much about this.

At 7:00 PM, the banquet officially began. Sun Nan, Han Hong, and other stars from the entertainment industry came in large numbers to show their support for Jackie Chan's new film.

There were quite a few old acquaintances: Huayi, Wanda, Bona... and some other stars.

Jackie Chan and Kim Hee-sun walked hand in hand among the guests, attracting everyone's attention. That Indian beauty Mallika seemed much more lonely; perhaps her aesthetics didn't suit Big Brother's taste.

Finally, the male and female leads and Han Hong sang the film's theme song together, and the banquet officially reached its climax.

Lin Nan held a wine glass and met many new faces. Even a few female artists from Emperor Group were brought over by Yang Shoucheng. It must be said that this occasion was something many people in the circle yearned for.

"This is Lin Dao Nan, the Best Director of the Berlin Silver Bear Award, and also a big director of commercial films."

Mani Fok brought two girls to Lin Nan.

"Hello, Lin Dao, I am Ah Gil (Ah Sa)."

Lin Nan looked at the two girls, remembering that they seemed to be older than him.

"Hello, my company doesn't do music."

The latter sentence was said to Mani Fok.

"Lin Dao is joking. It's that they want to move into the film and television industry, and in the future, they hope to have a chance to be in your films."

Worthy of Mani Fok.

Lin Nan smiled. "That depends on luck. No one can say for sure about things in the future."

"It's enough for Lin Dao to have an impression. Everything has to be done slowly, right?"

"That's right." Lin Nan raised his glass.

"Then I won't disturb Lin Dao, we'll go over first."

Mani Fok took the two girls to Huayi's side.

"Emperor Group really knows how to use opportunities. There are still a few of their young male actors over there, brought by General Manager Yang himself."

Wang Changtian of Enlight Media didn't know when he had come over.

"Brother, didn't I just see you chatting with General Manager Yu?"

"He participated in the mainland distribution and was very smug when he spoke. I couldn't stand it, so I came to find you."