[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-that-year-in-huayu":3,"chapter-that-year-in-huayu-that-year-in-huayu-chapter-85":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","That Year in Huayu",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2286921,4473,"Chapter 85: A Dragon Spring on the Tongue","that-year-in-huayu-chapter-85",85,"\u003Cp>Lin Nan gave everyone a week, and filming would officially begin after one week.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Mu pulled at a copy of *Vanity Fair*, sighing and groaning as he looked through it all morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cover of this issue was Kate Winslet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was sitting on a stool, legs crossed, completely naked, draped in an oversized white suit jacket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the first page, she was in black silk stockings and high heels, wearing no clothes, lying on a sofa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fur was half-covering and half-revealing, with clear curves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tang Mu, you're really affecting other people's work like this,\" Lin Nan reminded him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leonardo might come over in a while, and Tang Mu’s lecherous appearance was a bit inappropriate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lin, look how sexy she is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leon is coming over in a bit; you can discuss it with him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah? That won't be necessary.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after hearing this did Tang Mu put away the magazine, then he remembered something else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I saw a movie from your country promoting in Hollywood; it seems to have been shot by a Palme d'Or-winning director.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Nan knew Tang Mu was talking about *Forever Enthralled*, and he had seen the poster too—it was the Peking Opera version.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Li Ming on it was in the female lead's costume from the Peking Opera *Hongni Pass*, which was simply indistinguishable as male or female.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were many foreigners at the scene looking at the novelty, and Peking Opera was also one of the iconic cultures of the country.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the morning, Leonardo drove over; he heard he had just had a peaceful breakup with another one recently, possibly because the other party was about to have a birthday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That guy Matt keeps saying your script this time is fantastic, but he just won't tell me the content.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's alright.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, no, no, I know him. Just like when I mentioned *Inception* in front of him, he used the exact same words to describe your movie script.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Nan was truly impressed by these two, \"Then do you want to see the script?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I would love to.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leonardo followed Lin Nan up to the third floor, and many employees looked at the two of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the biggest international star I've ever seen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Me too, I wonder if we can take a photo together later?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group of people who had just arrived from the country not long ago were discussing it excitedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's there to be so surprised about? Director Lin and...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone from the first batch was about to say something, but swallowed it back hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What about Director Lin?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quite a few who had arrived in the first two batches looked at the brother who had almost spoken without thinking, with mischievous smiles on their faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing, isn't Director Lin a big shot?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This flattery is top-notch.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leonardo drank coffee, flipped through the script, and asked after Matt Damon every now and then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Nan sat in front of the computer, browsing domestic news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, there had been rumors in the industry that Chen Kaige would cut out Zhong Xintong's scenes, but it had never been officially announced to the public.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, the producer, China Film Group, had spoken: the scenes in the film involving Zhong Xintong had indeed been completely deleted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the reason, it didn't need to be stated; everyone understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leonardo had a dark look on his face, \"Lin, you should have come to me first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still the same reason, you're too expensive,\" Lin Nan shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lin, next time you have a script, you must let me see it first; the salary is a secondary matter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leonardo returned the script with a look of regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then let's talk about it next time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*The Martian* had given many domestic film and television companies and directors the idea of making big-budget science fiction films.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Nan was inevitably used for comparison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Jing's *Future X-Cops* was invested in by China Film Group, with a cost of nearly 200 million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The film *The Martian*, produced by Director Lin Nan, is fantastic. We will strive to keep up with this film and do our best to shoot *Future X-Cops* well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the other film, *Kung Fu Cyborg*, invested in by LeTV, it was quite boastful, and it was worthy of being directed by Liu Zhenwei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since President Jia gave his support, I must shoot it well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This movie is absolutely a sci-fi film comparable to *The Martian*, or even surpassing it...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Netizens were frantically roasting it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can't just talk big here because you shot *A Chinese Odyssey*.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With a cost of 10 million USD, what are you using to compare? Using your mouth to surpass it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason Lin Nan waited a week to start filming was because *New Moon* was about to be released.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a pure fan movie, its life cycle could not be long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lionsgate's distribution efforts this time were even better than last year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The release time was still Friday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Monday, Paul called Lin Nan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The box office is quite good; it should reach 100 million in the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it's still the same problem: the box office potential is insufficient, and it's decreasing significantly every day. You should have chosen global distribution back then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need. Thank you, Paul.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're welcome.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Nan had never thought that the second installment could achieve the results of the original timeline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the impact of the financial crisis was indeed very large.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tang Mu, you can go contact the equipment suppliers in advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I will use the profits from *New Moon* to buy machines, and I will ship them back to the country when the time comes...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Nan was already prepared to spend money for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The box office of *New Moon* sounded like a lot, but a special effects company was a true bottomless pit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm, I will go contact them in these two days.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Mu quite admired Lin Nan; he knew that the trend in the mainland was to take special effects abroad to be done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lin Nan had prepared to start a special effects company several years ago, and Crystal Pictures was the stepping stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Sanping sat in his office, looking at the reports on *New Moon*, frowning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When *Twilight* was released last year, Lin Nan had some stake in it, so what about this *New Moon*?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What did he say?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Lin said his stake is still less than ten percent, and he asked if we want to buy it out as an imported film,\" the secretary replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Sanping's mouth twitched; last year's *Twilight* had lost a fortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Buy? Buy it back and continue to lose money?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thinks quite beautifully; tell him China Film Group won't buy it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Sanping remembered that Lin Nan had even advised him last year that *Twilight* might not be well-received due to cultural differences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This year, he was directly asking China Film Group if they wanted to buy it out? Definitely not buying it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stylist designed a divorced-man look for Matt Damon, which fit the script very well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His complexion was slightly yellowish, and he wore glasses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His cheeks appeared thin and gaunt, with stubble, looking like a typical middle-aged nice guy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Matt, you have to be 120% focused; I want to finish this movie within a month.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lin, don't worry, I won't let that bastard Leon make a joke of me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Nan thought these two were really interesting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything was ready for the crew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Action.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the lens, Matt Damon instantly presented the protagonist's shy and introverted tone and demeanor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the script, it was only with this personality that the male lead could get along with a group of children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the Berlin International Film Festival, Lin Nan indeed belonged to the inner circle of the inner circle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon learning that he had started a new film, and a drama at that, the official invitation from the Berlin Film Festival was sent over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was easy to say last year; *Buried* hardly needed any post-production, just a bit of editing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this movie can't be done like that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Nan had a headache; next year's Berlin Film Festival was nearly a month earlier than last year, so there was simply no time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also didn't want to affect the quality of this film because of rushing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After thinking it over repeatedly, Lin Nan replied with an email to the Berlin Film Festival officials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He explained the reason he could not go and expressed his gratitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The domestic media was still buzzing with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Lin Nan and Director Chen Kaige are highly likely to meet at the Golden Bear.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The competition between two generations of directors, the domestic film industry is full of talent...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Liu Yifei told Lin Nan about the domestic news, he was taken aback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did they really want to see him and Chen Kaige compete head-to-head that much?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can't go; let alone making it in time for the film nominations, even before the opening ceremony, the post-production will likely not be finished.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei's recent commercial shoots were packed tight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So much so that every time Lin Nan called back, it was Liu's mother who answered because Liu Yifei was busy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the set.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucas, played by Ma Te, was confessed to for the first time by a precocious little girl under ten years old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt a sense of abruptness at first, then smiled and rejected the little girl, not taking it to heart at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the nightmare began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the little girl, it perfectly embodied what is meant by:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lying is a woman's nature; they are born actors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lin, your script is fantastic.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Te gave a thumbs up once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You should have started filming this movie earlier; that way, we wouldn't have missed the Berlin Film Festival.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have already declined, so stop feeling sorry about it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Filming continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone, including the parents, began to suspect and launched an investigation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It turned out that Lucas's home did not have the basement the little girl described, and all evidence proved he was innocent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The protagonist originally thought everything was over, but in fact, the nightmare had only just begun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After being in theaters for over a week, \"New Moon\" was pulled from the screens again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this did not affect its status among the fan base, and the star power of the leads rose straight to the top.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The matter of the third installment had to be considered again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lin, they want to increase their pay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Mu conveyed the intentions of the creative team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you think?\" Lin Nan asked in return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If we follow the original contract, it is indeed too low for those actors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it is also reasonable not to increase the pay, after all, we signed a contract.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was indeed a problem; Lin Nan thought for a while and made a decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Give them a twenty percent raise; after all, as you said, we could have chosen not to.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood, I will arrange it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Twilight\" series was a cash cow, and Lin Nan was counting on it to support his special effects company.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the news of Lin Nan declining Berlin reached back home, the media's reaction was just like the \"The Hunt\" he was currently filming—full of rumors and gossip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Lin Nan encounters 'Mei Lanfang', suspected of lacking confidence...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Lin, retreating before the battle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These people are truly bored out of their minds to be able to make up such reasons.\" Lin Nan was speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The filming of \"The Hunt\" became increasingly unhurried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it was Ma Te, the other actors, or Lin Nan the director, everyone had entered the zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the shot, Lucas, played by Ma Te, was making dinner with his son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A stone smashed the window glass and flew in, nearly hitting Lucas in the face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Te's facial expression was spot on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The subtle expression of the protagonist realizing something was perfectly portrayed by him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cut.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take a break.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",2018,"2026-06-20T03:22:09.099Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","8ceca81454f79119bb968465b29d100b9f7134f8889f892052d76023fb85baac","that-year-in-huayu-chapter-86","that-year-in-huayu-chapter-84",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthat-year-in-huayu-cover.jpg"]