Chapter 734: Oscars, Feng Xiaogang is in action

Liu Yifei certainly wouldn't let her own great director eat leftovers, so when Lin Nan arrived just past two o'clock, the waiter followed closely behind to serve the second meal.

"Master Lin, have you really never eaten leftovers?" Han Jia nv looked at Lin Nan with an expression of disbelief and teased.

Glancing at Liu Yifei, whose eyes were darting around and who was struggling to hold back laughter, Lin Nan replied in a "sarcastic" tone: "Does it count if she can't finish her food and forces it on me?"

"I did not, don't talk nonsense. That, that was just to avoid waste, hehe..."

Before the great Lin Dao could take the initiative to "admit defeat" to the glaring and fierce-looking Liu Yifei, she broke character herself first.

"Heh, I spoke too much again. You two lovebirds, just throwing dog food everywhere." Tilting her head, Han Jia nv looked on with complete disdain.

Ignoring the little girl's grumbling, Lin Nan smiled and ate his lunch on his own; while Liu Yifei rested her face in her hands on the side, watching him with burning, tender eyes.

Suddenly, she realized something was amiss and asked curiously and caringly:

"Lin Nan, didn't you say you were going to a dinner party? Why did you leave after such a short while? Did something happen?"

Hearing this, Han Jia nv also straightened her back instantly and pricked up her ears; her intuition told her that any dinner party that could make Lin Nan leave without giving face must have had something go wrong!

Putting down his chopsticks and looking at the two pairs of questioning eyes in front of him, Lin Nan couldn't go into too much detail and could only stop at the point:

"Wu Ershan and that Song Ge from Jingxi Culture invited me to co-invest and collaborate on a film;

And it's a massive project, a 3-billion-yuan budget for a 3-part film series, and from project initiation to filming to the release of the first part, it might take over five years.

But I refused, because the water in there is very, very deep, deep enough that it will likely cross certain red lines..."

The expressions of Liu Yifei and Han Jia nv instantly turned solemn. Both of them were veterans in the film and television industry, so they naturally understood what Lin Nan meant;

Coupled with the "3 billion for 3 films" and "taking over five years," how deep the water was went without saying.

"Back at the Shanghai International Film Festival, I told Yifei: My father Han Sanping had evaluated that Song Ge, saying he is a pure capital businessman with ruthless methods..."

"At that time, he ran up to Han Jia nv and me, wanting to invite you and me to attend their company's banquet, but I used the excuse that we were going to attend the Media Awards ceremony to brush him off and refuse."

Liu Yifei followed Han Jia nv, slightly furrowing her brows as she recalled.

"Hmm, through today's contact and understanding, I am certain that guy is indeed a capital businessman with no bottom line, bold and reckless, completely unreserved, simply unscrupulous!

By the way, the little bit of cooperative friendship we had with Wu Ershan is officially over as of today; everyone will be strangers from now on, don't get involved, don't have any intersection.

Since they can be birds of a feather and firmly stick together, it can be predicted that this person will become increasingly uncontrollable later on;

Because when a person takes the initiative to break their own moral bottom line, it means they have released the 'demon' in their heart, and with capital backing and protection, he will inevitably become even more lawless in the future..."

Lin Nan sounded more and more like he was lecturing, but this was the truth, because human nature is just like that.

Hearing such heavy words, Liu Yifei and Han Jia nv couldn't help but feel a bit of heart palpitations, and then nodded very seriously.

"Then, should we notify the people around us?" Liu Yifei asked proactively, which was indeed something she, as the boss's wife and great producer of the Lin Nan Film system, should worry about.

"Yeah, should we give a heads-up to our own people?" Han Jia nv pouted, looking eager to try.

"Don't you two get involved in this kind of rotten business, it's a bit dirty. I'll just mention it to Yue Jun later, he will handle it well, and I'll talk to Wang Zong as well."

Lin Nan knew very well that for the "Fengshen Trilogy" project, the most he could do was remind his own small circle not to get involved, but he couldn't speak up for the industry as a whole.

In one day, two major films in the industry started filming.

And the highly anticipated Sino-US co-production blockbuster "The Great Wall," which had the attention of the entire internet, also officially released its first ensemble poster in the afternoon.

Matt Damon looked weathered, standing on the left; Jing Tian held a sword in one hand in front of her chest, her eyes stern, facing forward on the right; a group of lead actors were lined up on both sides, positioned behind the two...

Just from the poster alone, "The Great Wall" was truly eye-catching, no wonder it could come from behind and dominate the headlines and hot searches across the entire internet!

When Lin Nan and Liu Yifei returned home after six in the evening, they finally learned the reason why "The Great Wall" released its promotional poster early—LeTV couldn't hold on anymore.

Its stock price, after nearly 10 days of "plunging," finally fell below 90 yuan at the close of the A-share market in the afternoon.

Thinking back to this time last year, the stock price was 179 yuan!

And in just one year, it had fallen by half, with the vast majority of that drop occurring within these 10 days.

Who could withstand that? No one could! So, didn't they have to rush to use a major project to stimulate the market?

But what LeEco can stimulate is only the ordinary retail investors;

Because big capital and financial institutions all have their own news channels, they won't pay any attention to this, but will continue to cut losses, striving to exit as thoroughly and as early as possible!

On the 2nd, the moment they opened their eyes in the morning, the first thing the film industry cared about was the daily box office of "League of Gods."

This was a film that China Film Group and Shanghai Film Group had clearly targeted, so the industry would naturally follow suit.

Sure enough, yesterday's daily box office was down another 20.2 million from the day before, reporting 12.06 million.

At this point, no matter how you look at it, the vitality of this "League of Gods" wouldn't exceed a week, it was impossible for it to be any longer.

And today, the major domestic cinema chains were even more ruthless, directly cutting the comprehensive screening rate from 16.2% to 6.1%. China Film Group and Shanghai Film Group didn't even bother to pretend anymore, giving it only 1%!

As for the Poly Bona cinema chain, Yu Dong had clearly given up the struggle and had resolutely given the screening resources to other films.

"The public list from the Shanghai Stock Exchange is out. China Film Group Corporation has confirmed that it will ring the bell on the morning of the 9th, officially listing and issuing stocks.

The company received an invitation from China Film Group this morning, it's for you, Lin Dao, and Yifei together. The celebration banquet is set for the evening of the 10th..."

Waking up late and eating breakfast, Yue Jun's call came in. For the upper echelons of the entire film and television industry, this matter was the focus of everyone's attention and support.

"Hmm, I know. You can reply to them that Yifei and I will be there."

As he spoke, Lin Nan glanced at Liu Yifei, who was looking lazy in front of him. She bit into the crab roe bun in her hand and returned a lazy smile.

After hanging up the phone, the great Lin Dao couldn't help but tease:

"There are really quite a few social engagements this month. Tonight is the celebration banquet for 'Big Fish & Begonia.' If nothing goes wrong, after China Film Group, Shanghai Film Group's celebration banquet will also be this month!"

"Then let's go, anyway, we have time. We just finished filming two movies, it's just right to rest, hmm, and play."

Liu Yifei said with a smile. Like Lin Nan, she liked this rhythm of life, that is, enjoying life to the fullest after work, being as low-key as possible;

But in reality, she was more "free" than Lin Nan, because the great Lin Dao still had to keep an eye on the film's post-production, and as a boss, he still had to go to the company from time to time to handle many things!

"Hmm, that's what I think too. Having filmed two movies, we have to rest for a year or half a year anyway."

Lin Nan echoed in full agreement. The arrangement for Liu Yifei and him today was to stay at home, go nowhere, and wait until the evening to go out.

At noon, news from Hollywood dropped onto the headlines and hot searches of the entire internet, directly sweeping through the domestic film and entertainment circle, causing countless famous filmmakers to "look forward to it"!

"Reprinted from Hollywood Daily:

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organizer of the Oscars, released an announcement on the reform of the academy membership admission system around 4:00 PM Los Angeles time, three hours ago domestic time:

Starting this year, new academy members will no longer enjoy lifetime status, but will switch to a term system, with each term being 10 years. After being selected three times and completing three terms, they will automatically switch to lifetime status...

The eligibility criteria for new academy members will be adjusted: any filmmaker who has a film work shortlisted and has a corresponding award nomination will receive an invitation from the academy and can choose whether to become an academy member; any filmmaker who receives an invitation from two or more lifetime members within the academy or from a branch committee will obtain academy membership... In the future, the number of new members will be expanded every year to improve the efficiency of filmmaker qualification assessment...

In view of the continuous growth of the Chinese film market's proportion in the global film market, as well as the outstanding contributions of Chinese-language filmmakers to the global film industry, the Oscar Academy will significantly expand the absorption and introduction of Chinese-language filmmakers in the future..."

Oscar judge status, a golden halo!

The Chinese people have always been competitive for fame and profit, and the film and entertainment industry is even more so.

Although the new Oscar judges after the reform are not lifetime members, and the number of expansions every year will be several times higher than before;

But it still made countless filmmakers in the country covet it, including those big directors and top actor stars in the mainland and Hong Kong!

"They only see the fame and profit, but how can this be just that simple? This is Xiang Zhuang dancing with his sword, it is a further invasion in terms of film and television culture, a direct invasion..."

At a temporary meeting of the Film Bureau, Zhang Hongsen said quite depressedly. Many people felt the same way and were nodding.

If the elites with appeal in the domestic film and television industry were all "recruited" by the Oscars, just thinking about it was a chilling thing.

Because these people basically wouldn't refuse an Oscar invitation, and their appeal and influence would also help Hollywood increase its subtle influence on domestic film and television culture!

"Everything has two sides. If quite a few Chinese-language filmmakers really become Oscar judges, then why isn't it us expanding our influence over there? Although it might be a bit difficult, but a single spark can start a prairie fire, I believe they all know in their hearts what to do!"

Tong Gang smiled and refuted Zhang Hongsen. After all, the vast majority of filmmakers know where their bread is buttered and where their roots are, and the minority are just individual cases... If there is a one-in-a-million chance, then beat them, or even smash their rice bowl!

Domestic animated feature films, especially theatrical animated films made for adults, rarely have "blockbusters."

After "Monkey King: Hero is Back," "Big Fish & Begonia" can be considered the second one.

Although the plot of the latter is very hard to describe, it truly made money, sold quite a few overseas copyrights, and was quite profitable.

So the scale of this celebration banquet was naturally very high.

When Lin Nan and Liu Yifei arrived, it was already past seven in the evening; the sunset only had a trace of lingering charm, and the sky had already darkened.

Wang Changtian was beaming with joy, entertaining a group of guests with his partners. It could be seen that anyone who was not on good terms with Enlight Media, he didn't invite.

"I say Lin Dao, why don't you recommend me too, so I can also be an Oscar judge for a term?" Ning Hao walked over holding red wine, not caring about anything, greeting from afar.

"You have the nerve? Do you have any works that have entered the European and American markets, or do you have any international awards that you can show off? Actually, I could recommend you, but I'm afraid you'll be laughed at by others..."

Lin Nan pretended to be serious and analyzed it very earnestly. Liu Yifei couldn't help but remind him, "Give Director Ning some face, everyone is laughing at him."

"Hmph, you two are really singing in harmony. By the way, our great Lin Dao isn't planning to recommend our Producer Liu too?"

Ning Hao's "little trick" was clearly going to fail, because Liu Yifei shook her head decisively:

"I don't have that qualification yet. If Lin Nan really pulled me in, I would definitely feel embarrassed."

"See, this is what's called vision, Producer Liu!" Lin Nan took the opportunity to flatter.

"Hmm, it is vision. But I heard this afternoon that someone is already in action." Ning Hao leaned over and whispered.

"Who?" Lin Nan and Liu Yifei asked in unison, both very curious.

"Our Director Feng Xiaogang, heard he had afternoon tea with Zhang Ziyi."

"Then he's overthinking it. Although the Oscars lowered the threshold, he doesn't have any international awards yet, and his international popularity is still quite a bit lacking!"

Lin Nan said truthfully, without any intention of belittling. Even if the Oscars wanted to deepen their influence in the Chinese film market, they wouldn't lower their own standards too much.

Hearing this, Ning Hao nodded, "That's what I thought too, so I was just joking with you earlier.

However, if his "I Am Not Madame Bovary" really wins a big award this time, could he successfully enter the Oscar Academy and become an Oscar judge?"

Good guy, this question really stumped Lin Nan. Because after the academy reform, this is indeed a smooth road, after all, Feng Xiaogang does have great influence in the country.

"Even if he wins an award, he'll have to wait until next year's edition."

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