Chapter 759: New Leadership, Review Begins; Five People Confirmed in Five Days

Ever since Ning Hao finished his work the day before yesterday and helped with auditions all afternoon, that guy has been completely tied up at home.

Anyway, Lin Nan was busy alone at Tiangong Color yesterday and didn't see that guy showing up to join the fun; he must have started "repaying his debt" at home.

And today, the film market, which had been silent for over twenty days, finally welcomed a small surge.

Because three films, "A Chinese Odyssey Part 3", "Soul Mate", and "The White Storm 2: No Remorse", were released simultaneously.

However, upon closer inspection, these should be considered three "Hong Kong films"; the leads in the first two are from the mainland, but the production team is undoubtedly entirely from Hong Kong Island.

After closing the news page on his phone, Lin Nan turned his gaze to the car window; the massive poster for "The Great Wall" had already begun to be installed. Miss Jing Tian's look remained heroic and spirited.

That's right, Lin Dao Da didn't go to the company today either. At this moment, the driver was driving the car, carrying him, heading straight for the Film Bureau.

Lin Nan had arranged to meet Han Han Sanping, Ren Ren Zhonglun, and others at the Film Bureau; today, everyone was going to the Propaganda Department together.

Although Third Master had said before that he had settled things with that side, it was merely an expression of attitude; today was when the written "support" would be given.

Besides, the things that need to be reminded must be reminded in person, especially to Lin Dao Nan.

At a little past 8:40, the Mercedes-Benz business van slowly pulled up outside the Film Bureau; Lin Nan got out and walked inside.

At this time, Han Han Sanping, Ren Ren Zhonglun, and Wang Yong were all in Zhang Zhang Hongsen's office; the expressions of the four were somewhat strange, hard to say whether happy or sad, but just different from usual.

"Is this matter settled like this? So sudden!"

"The tone has been set, and it's a final decision; now we just have to see how long this process in between will take."

Wang Yong nodded, responding to Ren Ren Zhonglun. Han Han Sanping, on the other hand, was calm and composed; after all, he had already retired, so it had nothing to do with him.

"I originally said that today going to the Propaganda Department was just to accompany you to look after the matter of 'Drug God', but I didn't expect that now we are also going to take a look at the 'new home' along the way."

Zhang Zhang Hongsen couldn't help but laugh out loud, finally unable to hold back the joy in his heart.

"Director Zhang, tone down your expression; if Director Tong sees it, he might think you have an issue with him. Were you thinking of starting anew or replacing him long ago? Hehe..."

Ren Ren Zhonglun joked with a smile, but Zhang Zhang Hongsen completely ignored him, because for him, the news received yesterday afternoon was indeed a happy thing, a great thing.

"Director Zhang, Lin Dao has arrived." Outside the door, the secretary knocked and reminded.

"Let's go, set off." Zhang Zhang Hongsen smiled brightly, then strode out of the office.

Lin Nan was quite speechless; he had just arrived, hadn't even been asked to sit down for a cup of tea, so why were they heading to the Propaganda Department immediately?

"Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and go." Han Han Sanping pushed Lin Nan's shoulder, and also got into Lin Nan's car. Hmm, the latter's car was more expensive than his!

All the way, Lin Nan truly felt bewildered. Mainly because Han Han Sanping said some nonsensical things, like:

"Before, it was simply asking the Propaganda Department for help; that side barely counted as a half-leader. But now it's not barely counting as a half-leader; it's about to become a true and proper leader!"

"Chairman Han, what exactly do you mean by that?"

Seeing that Lin Nan hadn't reacted yet, Han Han Sanping explained in a low voice.

"There has been an adjustment above; the Film Bureau is about to be separated from the General Administration, and all original film-related functions will be transferred to the Propaganda Department... this process will probably take about a year to transition. Did you just notice Director Zhang's state? Wasn't he full of energy and radiant?"

Lin Nan, still in a daze, nodded straightly. Director Zhang's state today was indeed very conspicuous; he felt like he had become younger.

"Do you know why Director Zhang is so excited? Because when the Film Bureau was under the General Administration, it was a vice-ministerial level; after being transferred to the Propaganda Department, it will directly rise half a level... He is the top leader; tell me, how could he not be radiant?"

At this moment, Lin Nan finally understood completely—this was a promotion!

Just as Han Han Sanping said in the car, after arriving at the Propaganda Department, Lin Nan and the others were welcomed with enthusiastic hospitality. After all, in other words, this group would soon be soldiers of the Propaganda Department!

"... Seek truth from facts, grasp the scale; since you are going to shoot, shoot with heart; promote what should be promoted, avoid what should be avoided; do not smear, do not go astray, and hold the bottom line..."

A standard "long-winded speech" was the reminder for Lin Nan. After extracting the core, only a few words remained: Shoot according to the script, and don't smuggle in private agendas!

After the morning, there was, after all, one more piece of good news, namely:

The script review can begin; go through the necessary procedures first, waiting for the final link to be connected, which is when "Drug God" passes the review!

At Lin Nan Film, during a break in the auditions, Guo Fan and Director Lu Yang had a dispute over the casting.

Director Lu Yang thought that Jin Chen's image from yesterday afternoon was quite good and could be tried for the second female lead;

but Guo Fan felt that it was better to use Xu Jiao Xu Jiao Junyan; first, she was a familiar actor, and second, her image matched the temperament of a female soldier.

Just as the dispute was unresolved, Yue Jun pointed out: "She is an artist of Tang Ren, and is currently in a contract dispute with Tang Ren; a lawsuit is inevitable.

If she is chosen, Tang Ren will not authorize it; using an actor involved in a lawsuit, especially for a mainstream film like 'Operation Red Sea' which is controlled by the Naval Political Department, would be a huge mess then."

After hearing this, Director Lu Yang was also confused; when he wasn't working, he never heard about industry affairs, let alone this kind of gossip: "What kind of broken company is that? How many contract disputes is this?"

"Probably the third one?" The assistant nearby couldn't help but reply, and also laughed out loud.

"Alright, then Xu Jiao Xu Jiao Junyan it is." Director Lu Yang was decisive and immediately agreed to Guo Fan's choice.

"What about the first female lead?"

"We should have no objection to the first female lead, right? It's Yu Nan! The people from the Naval Political Department also think highly of her; she has played so many positive images."

"Hmm, Yu Nan is good; I'll talk to Lin Dao and Wu Jing about it later; they will definitely be very satisfied." Yue Jun nodded and joked.

In five days of audition casting, five actors had been decided, and all were for core roles.

Given this, Guo Fan and Director Lu Yang were fully confident that before the end of the month, no, before the 25th, suitable actors would be decided for all roles with significant screen time.

As for those supporting roles with little screen time, there was no doubt they were the easiest to solve; just go to the Film Studio or the August First Studio to find them; their acting and temperament would definitely pass!