Chapter 760: Sending the Two of Them to Work; Suggestions for Director Jiang

In the morning, Light Media announced at a press conference the launch of its latest youth film, "Secret Fruit."

The film is adapted from Rao Rao Xueman's novel of the same name, "Secret Fruit," and serves as a Fan Wai Pian to the author's famous major IP, "Left Ear."

Li Li Xiaoping, Vice President of Light Media, publicly confirmed on site that the male lead of "Secret Fruit" has been decided and will be played by Chen Chen Feiyu, son of renowned director Chen Chen Kaige and producer Chen Hong.

He possesses a delicate appearance, an outgoing personality, and comes from a film family, having been immersed in the arts since childhood... He has the ability and will certainly deliver a perfect performance, completing his debut as a male lead in film.

Producer Chen Hong accepted a media phone interview to confirm Light Media's related film information; due to the tight shooting schedule of "The Monk and the Monster," she was unable to attend Light Media's press conference.

However, representing herself and Director Chen Chen Kaige, she expressed deep gratitude for the trust of Light Media and Wang Dong, stating plainly that her son Chen Chen Feiyu would devote himself to completing his directorial debut and not disappoint everyone.

A piece of film news, just like that, stirred up the "enthusiasm" of the entire film and television industry throughout the afternoon and early evening.

Within the industry, from directors like Feng Feng Xiaogang and Wang Wang Xiaoshuai at the top, down to big shots like Little Zhang Zhang Ziyi, Fan Li Bingbing, Wang Wang Xueqi, Ge You, and Zhang Zhang Fengyi, and even figures from Hong Island such as Li Ming and Guo Fu;

These well-known giants of the public entertainment circle all sent their blessings, backing the young son of Director Chen; they stated plainly that his future would surely be another powerhouse in the industry!

To be honest, Lin Nan, returning from the Propaganda Department, was caught off guard and found it both amusing and ridiculous upon seeing these news reports.

It's just a youth film; surely there's no need for so many people to jump out and "beat the drums" to cheer? Or did Chen Hong specifically make arrangements within the circle?

"The happiest person right now must be Wang Dong. A Fan Wai Pian of a major IP like 'Left Ear' already comes with its own traffic; now so many famous stars are helping to promote and build momentum.

As long as the film quality isn't too poor, making money is absolutely guaranteed, and a lot of promotion and distribution costs are saved. Moreover, Light Media has always been experienced with youth films; the budget will only be low, never high!"

As an increasingly outstanding major producer, Liu Liu Yifei analyzed things for Lin Nan with great clarity. Lin Dao Da nodded and agreed with a smile from time to time; Miss Liu's words were spot on, with no room for error.

"Are you saying the two of them have marriage plans?"

"Yes, the day before yesterday afternoon when they were playing at our house, the conversation led to it, and Tang Tang mentioned it. I only just remembered to tell you now, hehe."

Liu Liu Yifei unconsciously crossed her legs again and smiled sweetly, "We need to prepare in advance; what should we give them then?"

"It's still early; let's decide when the time comes. If not, we'll send the two of them to work... just like sending Luo Jin to 'Wandering' this time, haha..."

Lin Nan was even "stunned" by his own idea, but whether it could be put into practice remained to be seen.

"Great idea!"

Liu Liu Yifei raised her eyebrows, a hint of mockery showing on her smooth face; at this moment, she and Lin Nan were on the same wavelength.

Yu Nan had already received Yue Jun's notification; after agreeing immediately, she did not stay in the country but decisively booked an afternoon flight to rush back to the "Wolf Warrior 2" set.

Wu Jing would help adjust the shooting schedule again, ensuring her scenes were completely wrapped up before the end of the month;

so that she could rest for a week before joining the "Operation Red Sea" set to go "for a ride" with the navy.

Of course, "Wolf Warrior 2" would also finish its overseas filming before the end of the month and return to China to continue shooting...

At the same time, Zhang Yi naturally secured the male lead role in this naval military-themed mainstream commercial blockbuster, his excitement evident on his face.

However, Lei Lei Jiayin beside him looked a bit down; his "positioning" remained vague so far, as Guo Fan and Director Lu Yang had not yet given him a definite answer.

"What's wrong with my temperament? Isn't my age suitable for playing a soldier? Why do they hesitate when it comes to me?" On the floor of Shanhai Media, Lei Lei Jiayin complained with some speechlessness.

Zhang Yi glanced at Lei, barely holding back a smile:

"Well? Although you are a few years younger than me, you look 'mature.' Suddenly, we look no different, leaving only temperament to compare, but... what do you think?"

There, hearing those words, Lei Lei Jiayin was left speechless. When it comes to military temperament, Zhang Yi surely leaves him several streets behind.

"Just wait; it's just a matter of these next couple of days. As long as they don't assign you a refugee representative role, that's fine, haha..."

"Heh, you really know how to talk; if it really were that kind of role, I'd save myself the military training."

After adopting a laid-back mindset, Lei Lei Jiayin started gossiping again, "I heard Director Yue made one phone call to invite Liang Liang Jiahui to cameo as a supporting role?"

"Yes, seems so. The company has a very good relationship with this person; otherwise, one phone call wouldn't have settled it, would it?"

On Lin Nan's film side, the auditions for "Operation Red Sea" were still continuing. Although it continued to attract the attention of the entire film and television industry and media circles, the film market was no less intense.

Early on the 15th, the three films released yesterday were "cyber-bullied" online.

The generic Hong Island crime films and the same few actors had exhausted the audience's aesthetic tolerance to the extreme; a first-day box office of 18.67 million was enough to prove the point. However, viewers who had seen it still gave good reviews, limited to the plot.

And as an art film, "Soul Mate" put in tremendous effort for promotion and distribution; a first-day intake of ten million was indeed not low. The reputation was passable.

As for "A Chinese Odyssey Part 3"? Well, that was the target of countless film fans' "cyber-bullying."

"Nostalgia" is a magical thing; it can be consumed many, many times, and is even hard to consume to the bottom line... especially the nostalgia possessed by the "A Chinese Odyssey" series.

Even though Liu Liu Zhenwei's reputation had long been rotten beyond recognition, driven by the four words "A Chinese Odyssey," countless film fans still resolutely entered the cinema.

Before buying tickets and going in, everyone had prepared for the worst mentally, namely "eating shit!"

The result truly didn't disappoint everyone; indeed, they were stuffed with a big lump...

As Liu Liu Zhenwei said when the project was launched earlier, he completely disassembled "A Chinese Odyssey: The Moonlight Box" and "A Chinese Odyssey: Part Two: Cinderella," and reinterpreted, performed, and answered them anew.

But his understanding was the final film, so blindingly bad it was unwatchable! One word: bad; two words: very bad; three words: extremely bad!

Disassembling the first two parts was simple, but piecing them together was difficult; the assembly was extremely stiff;

the plot, dialogue, and characters were all rotten to the extreme, and the final production was so bad it looked like it was made by an intern. It was so bad that it made the audience awkward throughout, awkward enough to raise goosebumps.

The story was still that story, but the feeling was no longer from those years, especially the forced happy ending which made people very uncomfortable. Thus, when "The One I Love" played, everything changed flavor... "A Chinese Odyssey" became a classic because of Zhou Zhou Xingchi and tragedy; this time it was completely changed into shit...

Countless online viewers and film fans did not scold the actors, because it truly wasn't the actors' fault. So all the firepower was directed at Liu Liu Zhenwei, with overwhelming abuse and attacks...

However, in the eyes of industry insiders, the harsher the scolding, the more it represented that this film would be the box office number one among the three films released yesterday. The reason: nostalgia plus black-red marketing!

Lin Nan hung up Han Han Sanping's phone call; "Dying to Survive" had just been taken to the review department to start the process.

His gaze turned again to the news related to the San Sebastian International Film Festival; Feng Feng Xiaogang, Fan Li Bingbing, and others were truly radiant on the opening ceremony red carpet!

After so many years, Little Steel Cannon had finally brought a work into the main competition section of a European A-category film festival, with a real sense of vindication and wiping out past shame.

"Lin Dao, the schedule has been finalized. The auditions for 'Operation Red Sea' will pause on the 24th; everyone will depart on their own that morning, and after attending the Hundred Flowers Awards ceremony that evening, return directly."

"It's less than two hundred kilometers; it is indeed more comfortable for everyone to take private cars on the road. Are the hotels all booked?"

"Yes, all booked. We have chartered a star-rated hotel for everyone to rest," the assistant replied immediately.

"Good, then go notify those film crews; for any key staff required to attend, do not leave anyone out."

"Alright, Lin Dao."

After the assistant turned and left the office, Lin Nan also began to ponder the Hundred Flowers Awards matter.

This was the last official matter of the month, and also the only public event Lin Nan had to attend, to stand in support of his own people. As for how many awards they could win, that would have to wait until that night to see.

China Film invested 150 million, and the film "My War," adapted from Ba Jin's "Reunion," was quietly released in a corner of the Village Gala, with almost no promotional press releases visible online.

Sometimes Lin Nan also admired Beside La La Peikang; he was far more "profligate" than Third Master Han was back in the day. When the latter was in charge, any film with an investment over 100 million could not possibly neglect promotion like this.

And this "My War," just looking at the scale of its promotion and distribution, one could tell there was a high probability it would not have any good results!

Starting from the 16th, for two consecutive days, Lin Nan buried himself in Tiangong Color;

Liu Liu Yifei also came by for a spin in the middle, calling it "visiting the set," and then went shopping with Watching Shu Chang amidst the greetings of a group of auditioning actors.

By this time, the post-production of "Marriage Story" had also entered its final stages; Lin Dao Da was confident that post-production would be finished before the end of the month... so, first, a day off.

After a long time, Lin Nan and Liu Liu Yifei rarely got up early again, because today they were going to attend the premiere of "The Chasing."

When they arrived at the location at 9:30 in the morning, the lively atmosphere at the scene truly surprised the two of them.

Because according to the plan, the scale of the premiere of "The Chasing" would not be too large, but the situation before their eyes was clouds of media and countless fans!

"Surprised? This has to thank Liu Ye! That guy loves posting on Weibo; a couple of days ago he posted a notice in advance, saying he would bring his entire family of four over.

You two might not know, but the popularity of his mixed-race children is terrifyingly high! This all has to thank Mango TV's "Where Are We Going, Dad?", haha..."

Wang Wang Changtian explained with a smile, his gaze looking at the two children surrounded by a crowd in the middle of the venue.

Seeing this scene, Lin Nan felt a strange sense of emotion:

"I remember before the filming of "The Martian" started, when the lead actors were training at the Aerospace Training Center, during that period Liu Ye happened to be breaking up with his ex, and they did indeed break up... In the blink of an eye, so much time has passed."

"You know it's been a long time, so why bring it up?" Liu Liu Yifei tugged at Lin Nan's clothes, gesturing with her eyes toward Liu Ye's family.

"Liu Qianqian, is my emotional intelligence that low? No need to remind me."

Lin Nan was speechless; he had just spoken from the heart.

However, it could also be seen that Liu Ye truly valued that Jin Jue Best Actor trophy, even bringing his whole family to do promotion for it.

Greetings rose and fell without ceasing; there were truly many acquaintances. Ning Hao was actually cracking melon seeds with Jiang Wen over there, chatting quite enthusiastically?

It seemed the latter wanted the former to cameo for free as a villain, but Director Ning, being such a shrewd person, absolutely refused.

He could agree to cameo in anyone's film, but only Jiang Wen's film he could not go to, because who knew what the result would be after going? This scene, Lin Nan was infinitely familiar with, because he had also strictly refused Jiang Wen in this manner!

After an hour of socializing, Cao Bao led Liu Ye, Zhang Yi, Wang Wang Ziwen, and others onto the stage, and the premiere officially began.

Although he had already seen the finished film once, seeing it a second time, Lin Nan still felt Zhang Yi performed very well, funny! Even Liu Liu Yifei was laughing non-stop.

Taking advantage of the fact that everyone was watching the movie, Jiang Wen approached Lin Nan.

"Early next month, that's less than two weeks, I'm going to start casting. Do you want to come by and sit for a while then?"

"What are you trying to get for free from me again?" Lin Nan immediately became alert, leaning his upper body against Liu Liu Yifei.

"Hey, don't say that. You're idle anyway, come help me look at the actors... Of course, if you're interested, hmm, I wouldn't refuse if you cameoed..."

"Heh, you wouldn't refuse? But I refuse!"

Lin Nan was amused; even Ning Hao, sitting one seat behind Jiang Wen, was making eye signals at Lin Nan, disdainfully glancing at Jiang Wen.

"You people, why are you just like Ning Hao!" Jiang Wen frowned and said in a bad mood.

Lin Nan could see that the film hadn't even started casting yet, and Director Jiang was already under pressure.

"If you have pressure regarding the box office, then I suggest you change your past promotion plan for future promotion.

Focus the emphasis on internet platforms, focus on the younger demographic. Don't worry about those so-called professional film critics and media; don't expect them to help you shout for you; that bunch only wants to suck your blood, making a name and money for themselves by picking at your flaws...

When your previous "One Step Away" was released domestically, didn't you let them see the film first? And the result? Before the film was even publicly released, that bunch wrote articles to blacken you first... They got the traffic and the eyeballs, but your box office expectations were directly halved and then halved again."

Lin Nan gave Jiang Wen a heartfelt suggestion, a suggestion for improvement on promotion strategy targeting the box office... Jiang Wen's thinking was too traditional; in the past, he always didn't value internet marketing much, nor was he good at it.

As the words fell to the ground, Jiang Wen was seen standing there stunned, pondering something.

Lin Nan guessed correctly; the latter indeed had pressure regarding the box office. After all, these past years he had always been proud and arrogant, but except for "Let the Bullets Fly," he really had no commercial films to show!

"Put the emphasis of promotion on internet platforms?" Jiang Wen muttered seriously: "Weibo? Variety shows? Reality shows... the younger demographic... then Eddie Peng!"

There, hearing this, Lin Nan immediately felt like laughing and crying at the same time. Jiang Wen's train of thought was absolutely incredible, speechless!