Chapter 750: The First Pre-determined Actor

"Controlled and produced by China Film Group and Russian Film Group Co., Ltd., starring Cheng, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Yao Xingtong, Ma Li, Li Mengmeng, Jason Flemyng, and others;"

"Chinese-Russian co-produced giant, fantasy, action, adventure blockbuster *The Mystery of the Dragon Seal*, officially started filming in Russia this morning..."

"Controlled by Ning Pictures, starring Wu Lei, Liang Jiahui, Liu Jialing, Zhang Yishang, Feng Jiayi, Dong Qi, Ming Dao, and others;"

"The first part of the oriental magic special effects giant *Asura*, with an investment of up to 750 million RMB, held a grand opening ceremony in Ningxia at nine o'clock this morning, and then started filming."

Sitting at Tiangong Color, Lin Nan couldn't focus on work at all; at this moment, he had an urge to turn off his phone.

Forget it, it's vibrating again!

"Pick it up, if I weren't at Tiangong Color, I might be calling you right now."

"A mainstream commercial blockbuster controlled by the Navy Political Department, and it's adapted from the Yemen evacuation incident! Isn't this a proper super production? When the army shoots a film, there's never a saying of being stingy."

"Plus you, tsk tsk tsk, I dare not think, dare not think. A fool knows this is a super big cake, not to mention there are no fools in the circle!"

Ning Hao sat on the side, with a resentful and envious tone.

"Didn't I tell you, I'm not directing."

"What does that have to do with it? You are the producer, Guo Fan and Lu Yang are directing, you can completely suppress the two of them. What everyone sees first is your halo!"

Facing Ning Hao's rebuttal, Lin Nan had nothing to say.

I don't know where the wind leaked from; starting half an hour ago, the circle was spreading wildly. The project of *Operation Red Sea* was completely exposed to the vision of the entire industry.

"Lin Nan, I heard that the Navy Political Department's *Operation Red Sea* contacted you, and you have already accepted it? How much share does your company have, can you bring people? Enlighten..."

"I go to insert a producer into the Navy Political Department's project? Chairman Wang, you look too highly of me, right?" Lin Nan was really about to "collapse"; although the cake was good, don't be so headstrong.

In fact, it wasn't just Wang Changtian who was anxious to inquire about the news; the big companies with names in the circle were all running around.

Mainly because the previous *Sky Hunter* had 17 producers, and even Fan Bingbing's Aimeishen Pictures joined in, so the industry had a misconception, namely:

If the Air Force's mainstream could have so many joint producers, couldn't the Navy's mainstream commercial film also do this?

Lin Nan was "hitting" Wang Changtian here, while on the other side, La Peikang was sighing in his office.

This time *Operation Red Sea* could be considered to have cooperated with Lin Nan Pictures again, but it wasn't a direct cooperation, but rather simultaneously as a joint producer of the Navy Political Department.

"Chairman La, Director Ang Lee's side has news; he wants to set the time for the 'Director Forum' on November 2nd, just 9 days before the release."

"He hopes we can help coordinate with the Beijing Film Academy and assist him in sending invitations to the great directors of the Chinese film industry."

Hearing the secretary's report, La Peikang nodded:

"Okay, you arrange for people to negotiate with the Beijing Film Academy; besides, for sending invitations, assist in drafting the list, and pick a suitable time to send it later; it's too early now."

"Okay, Chairman La."

Originally, La Peikang wanted to wave his hand and let the secretary go out, but he suddenly thought of another thing, frowned and asked: "Has Chairman Han been going to the Film Bureau every day these two days?"

"Seems so, heard it's in Director Tong's office; but what exactly is the matter, I don't know." The secretary said blankly; he also noticed it when he went to dock work.

"Okay, you go out."

La Peikang waved his hand and ordered casually. He could roughly guess 70-80% in his heart; it should be what Lin Nan said that day, the matter of Han Jia's script;

Being able to make Lin Nan refuse *Operation Red Sea* for this, I imagine it wouldn't be an ordinary script.

"What is it? Actually making you, Chairman Han, so laborious, running to the Bureau every day? And it seems, the Bureau doesn't seem to have given you good news?!"

Before leaving the company at noon, Lin Nan specifically went to Yue Jun's office.

"Notify Zhang Yi and Lei Jiayin, let them keep their phones open recently; there should be auditions next month."

For Zhang Yi and Lei Jiayin, Lin Nan didn't need to exhort "don't take too many announcements recently" and the like, because these two took the actor route and didn't take many announcements anyway.

"Lin Dao, is it *Operation Red Sea*?" Yue Jun reacted instantly, with a smile of course.

"Mm, yes." Lin Nan nodded; by now, there was nothing that couldn't be said. The entire film circle was waiting for the Navy Political Department to announce the project, waiting to prepare for auditions at any time.

"That's great, all four of them will be busy. *Operation Red Sea*, *Duckweed*, *Pacific Rim 2*!"

"Don't say the word 'all' first; *Operation Red Sea* hasn't started auditions yet."

Lin Nan laughed and rebutted Yue Jun; although it must be his own people presiding over the auditions, they couldn't show it so nakedly, right? Mm, at least keep a low profile on the mouth? At that time, people from the Navy Political Department would be watching.

"Okay, I understand Lin Dao's meaning, I understand, hehe..."

Outside, although *Operation Red Sea* had spread, the industry knew very little about the director, only knowing that the Navy Political Department had contacted Lin Nan, so everyone was guessing on this basis.

Of course, people who were close always could "carelessly" run over to inquire about inside information.

"Xixi, you are not the producer this time, right?"

"Nonsense, it's not a film controlled by Lin Nan Pictures, why should they let me be the producer? Do you think it's *The Taking of Tiger Mountain* and *Operation Mekong*?"

Liu Yifei rolled her beautiful eyes and glanced at Shu Chang.

Her producer resume and ability were purely piled up by Lin Nan's resources; of course, she was also outstanding now; but wanting to be the producer of the Navy Political Department's project, her qualifications were far from enough.

"Although you can't be the producer, blowing the producer's ear wind is always okay, right? When we go to audition, cough cough, you know, hehe."

"Yes, yes, although I dare not hope, it's quite suitable for our Luo Jin to play a soldier; his image is good." Tang Yan on the other side of the video call inserted with a smile.

"He still needs you to say this? Doesn't he have a mouth himself?" Shu Chang beside Liu Yifei raised her eyebrows and teased.

Hearing this, Liu Yifei also nodded and smiled with interest.

I saw on the tablet, Tang Yan on the other side of the camera "secretly" looked back left and right, then lowered her voice, and "stepped on" quite ridiculously: "Luo Jin said, he doesn't have the thick skin of Zhu Yawen..."

"Big brother don't talk about second brother, they are both birds of a feather!"

Suddenly, Lin Nan's voice sounded at the door. Although Tang Yan lowered her voice on her side, Liu Yifei's side had the speakerphone on.

"Lin Dao?"

"Oh, my brother brought the 'big cake' back!" Shu Chang laughed with implication.

"Lin Nan, didn't you say when the audition is?" Liu Yifei also asked; just within two hours this morning, her phone was almost blown up.

"I only got the script this morning." Lin Nan shook the file bag in his hand and said speechlessly with a smile.

Sitting beside Liu Yifei, the great Lin Dao looked at Tang Yan on the other side of the tablet, the latter full of smiles.

"Let Luo Jin prepare, it should be an audition next month. I've read the script, there's a role suitable for him."

"Ah, really! Thank you, Lin Dao, I'll tell him later, he's cooking right now."

"He is really... humiliating the country!" Lin Nan couldn't help laughing and teased immediately.

"Ah? But Luo Jin often says he is learning from you, Lin Dao!" Tang Yan's words directly retorted the great Lin Dao. Looking at Liu Yifei and Shu Chang on the side, the two had already laughed and hugged their stomachs, laughing without sound.

"Okay, okay, okay, since he is so eager to learn, I promise you right now, I will definitely give him a role."

"Thank you, Lin Dao, next month he and I will definitely go to the capital together, go to the house to thank Lin Dao in person..."

A few minutes later, Tang Yan hung up the video call excitedly. At this time, Lin Nan showed an "ill-intentioned" smile:

"Hehe, learning from me? Then I will send you to the troops to practice for 6 to 10 months, and learn well how to suffer and be a monk!"

"Ah?"

"Is it so miserable?"

Liu Yifei and Shu Chang were instantly stunned, a bit scared.

"Hehe, go abroad with the Navy, militarized training and filming—6 to 8 months!" Lin Nan raised his eyebrows.

"This, I really sympathize with Luo Jin." Shu Chang had a look of lingering fear.

"No, I sympathize with Tang Yan!" Liu Yifei paused, then joked; if Lin Nan went out for so long, she would be very uncomfortable.

... ===== CHAPTER 751 =====