Chapter 860: Wrap-Up; Blacklisting!

After nearly an hour of persistent pestering by Chairman Ren Da, he finally got his wish and convinced Third Uncle Han to agree.

Indeed, just as "Little Han" had bitterly complained, his own family's interests were once again taken advantage of by Uncle Ren. Of course, Ren Ren Zhonglun also took advantage of Lin Nan and Liu Liu Yifei.

Because according to the original plan, the producers of "Nameless" were only two: the Lin Nan and Liu Liu Yifei side, and the Han Jia'nv and Han Han Sanping side. But now, Shanghai Film has been added.

"Jia'nv's idea is to avoid using expensive star actors, so the budget naturally won't be high. Plus, Chairman Han is starring as a 'friendship' favor, refusing a fee..."

"Stop, when did I say I wouldn't take a fee? Pay me according to the normal actor rates!"

Han Han Sanping rudely cut off Lin Nan's words, his face full of disdain and disgust. Ren Ren Zhonglun had shamelessly taken some shares; Lin Nan had no hope of deducting his fee.

"Just kidding, what if I really don't take a fee?" Lin Nan teased, unable to hold back his laughter, while Liu Liu Yifei was smiling and giving him a thumbs-up.

"Budget is 40 million. Brother Lin takes 15 million, Shanghai Film puts in 10 million, and our family puts in 15 million. Old Han?"

Han Jia'nv took over Lin Nan's line and said seriously. Finally, she looked at her own father, the subtext obvious: You aren't going to make me borrow this 15 million from Liu Yifei again, are you?

"Hmm, yes!"

Han Han Sanping rolled his eyes and nodded grumpily. He was about to be killed by this daughter who didn't know the occasion and wouldn't let him save face. Look at Ren Ren Zhonglun's mocking, gawking eyes; he really deserved a beating.

"Jia'nv, then hurry up these few days and send the script to the Film Bureau. I'll go talk to Director Zhang; approval within 10 days should be no problem." At this moment, Chairman Ren also patted his chest, making solemn promises.

"Thank you, Uncle Ren." Hearing this, "Little Han" immediately broke into a smile, the complete opposite of just a moment ago.

After settling the business, Lin Nan and Liu Liu Yifei were eager to go out for a drive.

The two decisively declined the invitation to lunch together, got in the car, and quickly made a run for it... saving themselves from whatever miscellaneous things might come up later to hold them back.

Meanwhile, on the Bad Monkey Pictures side.

A pile of actor audition materials lay before Ning Hao; Xing Aina was also helping to screen them; but frankly, he would only finalize some supporting roles from them, not offer leading roles.

Because like Lin Nan, he habitually used acquaintances, especially for a pure commercial film like "The Wandering Earth".

"Shen Teng is confirmed to be fine. Huang Bo will finish filming by early July at the latest; we need to leave him half a month for wrap-up and rest to adjust his state. So let's set our shooting start date for late July, how about that?"

"Of course, Xu Zheng, Liu Hua, and the other supporting actors are also hoping to wait a bit longer; everyone's schedule is quite busy."

Ning Hao flipped through the materials and nodded in response. Suddenly, he remembered the matter of Zhang Zhang Yimou and immediately said to Xing Aina, "Recently I need to find time to visit the set of 'Shadow'."

"Hmm? Why suddenly go visit that set?" Xing Aina was somewhat puzzled.

"It's not just me going; Xu Zheng will go too, but our visit times will be staggered.

Dong Ping intends to release signals to the outside world in advance, after all, Director Zhang's contract with LeEco starts counting down from today, a full one-year countdown!"

Hearing this, Xing Aina finally understood; she couldn't help but sigh, "Truly Director Zhang! With this treatment, not even Wong Kar-wai or Chen Chen Kexin, let alone you and Xu Zheng back then, enjoyed it."

"Didn't you say it yourself? That's Director Zhang. The internet calls him 'National Master', heh heh..."

Ning Hao wasn't jealous at all; after all, Zhang Zhang Yimou's status was truly transcendent. And to a certain extent, Zhang Zhang Yimou could be considered his employee, since he is the founding major shareholder of Huanxi.

One has to admit, this situation is indeed somewhat bizarre and ironic fate. One of the representative figures of the Chinese film industry will have to make a living with Huanxi in the future, working for him, Ning Hao!

News of the "Ip Man 4" victory banquet hit the Weibo hot search early on the 30th; it pushed down the headline about Lin Nan and Liu Liu Yifei spending the whole afternoon catching dolls and playing ring toss.

To use the joking words from the victory banquet: they just barely saved Lin Dao Da and Producer Liu's face; the two's luck was simply so bad it couldn't even be evaluated!

Just past 11 AM, when the ice block inscribed with the words "1.368 billion" was smashed, the luncheon officially began.

However, at such an occasion, socializing and networking were naturally the main focus. Thus, "The Storm Warriors" was naturally brought up for discussion and used as conversation fodder.

Yesterday was the third day of the film's release period; the box office had already dropped from the opening day's 14.98 million to 10.23 million, being repeatedly rubbed into the ground by "Pirates of the Caribbean 5"'s 186 million, truly a pitiful sight.

This also meant another Hong Kong team-produced film was about to suffer a Zhe Ji, becoming cannon fodder... For Boona, which had already delisted, this was undoubtedly a bloodbath!

"Future cooperation? Currently, my company really doesn't have any suitable projects; mainly, the workload is maxed out.

Just my own films total four; two from last year haven't been released yet, and two from this year are about to finish filming the second one; additionally, there are several other co-produced films occupying a significant portion of manpower and resources..."

Lin Nan held a wine glass and joked with Yang Yang Shoucheng; the latter was not discouraged, instead smiling and replying, "If Lin Dao likes the Ying Huang project, please feel free to say so; I will certainly have no second words."

For such a direct invitation, face-to-face, Lin Nan naturally nodded and graciously accepted the goodwill. But in reality, he really couldn't stand those Ying Huang projects. Because Hong Kong circle film projects... were truly hard to describe.

When Wang Wang Changtian hinted that "The Guitar Band" would finish filming in half a month, to be honest, Lin Nan was truly somewhat emotional; this unconscious efficiency was truly high! But...

"Chairman Wang, tomorrow Miss Jing Tian and Lei Lei Jiayin's 'Over Time' starts filming, and I don't even plan to go. On what basis do you think I would agree to visit the set of 'The Guitar Band'?"

Lin Nan asked back with a smile; it was the same old saying: Da Peng's reputation was too poor. Usually, if they met, him joking a few words with the other party was fine, but if it involved films, it was best to stay far away.

"Sigh... Alright, I expected it."

Big Lao Wang helplessly shook his head; now Light Media and Wanda were already somewhat passive regarding how to promote "The Guitar Band". The root cause was still Da Peng's problem.

"Don't think too much about it; just go straight for the National Day slot, that's the only way. It can't survive in the New Year's or Spring Festival slots; it would be crushed. The summer slot is also full of wolves; it can only go to the relatively big National Day slot to pick up scraps.

Additionally, Light Media and Wanda had better be fully prepared; this is his second self-written, self-directed, and self-starring film after "Dumb Luck"; he has to repay debts—reputation debt, integrity debt, character debt... all negative things will concentrate and explode after this film is officially scheduled, lasting until the entire release period ends... these negative things come from the vast number of netizens and competitors!"

Lin Nan, with a touch of sympathy, patted Wang Wang Changtian's shoulder and kindly gave advice and a warning.

At noon on the last day of May, when the news that "Over Time" officially started filming in Shanghai spread across the entire internet, Lin Nan had also successfully returned to the Qingdao Oriental Movie Metropolis—the hotel where the crew was staying—with his assistant.

His spirits were a bit low because he had gone to subdue demons and vanquish monsters again last night; yes, three days, two nights of subduing demons! To put it plainly, he couldn't resist temptation before leaving and was... by the demons again.

So, for the entire afternoon of the 31st, Lin Dao Da stayed in the hotel to rest and gather his strength.

Even when the main cast and crew gathered again that evening and invited him to dinner together, he just ate hastily and went to rest, to ensure he could enter the work state full of energy the next morning!

Early on Children's Day, the "The Wandering Earth" crew orderly entered a state of readiness.

Everyone did their makeup and styling, set up the scenes, and the actors were rehearsing lines and memorizing dialogue with their partners, getting into character.

Meanwhile, Lin Nan held a megaphone and shouted a slogan to finish filming within a week at most, adding fuel to the already fiery atmosphere on set.

At exactly 9 AM, everyone was ready; Lin Nan looked at Li Li Guangjie's current appearance; he was buried under a pile of rocks, his helmet cracked—this was his wrap-up scene.

"All units prepare... 3, 2, 1, action!"

On the 1st, the "The Wandering Earth" crew saw off Li Li Guangjie;

On the 2nd, the crew wrapped up a large batch of supporting roles...

On the 3rd, equipment produced by the Aerospace Science and Technology Group was shown scrapped in large quantities on camera;

On the 4th, Wu Jing's Liu Liu Peiqiang also resolutely "sacrificed" himself during the filming of a special-effects shot!

On the morning of the 5th, the eyes of the film industry were almost all drawn to Jiang Wen, including Lin Nan and the others who were with The Wandering Earth crew.

"On the morning of the 5th, director Jiang Wen's film work, the Beiyang series' third installment *Hidden Blade*, held a grand wrap ceremony at Gubei Water Town in MY District of the capital."

"Producer Zhou Yun revealed in an interview that the *Hidden Blade* crew will hold a high-profile wrap banquet tonight at the China World Hotel.

At that time, Emperor Motion Pictures, Heyu Pictures, and more than ten co-producers from the industry will gather with a large number of invited media and industry insiders to celebrate the film's successful wrap…"

"It is reported that the film *Hidden Blade* is adapted from *The Hidden Knight*, with Jiang Wen personally overseeing the screenplay, directing, and starring. The main creative lineup also includes Peng Wang Yuyan, Liao Fan, Zhou Yun, Xu Qing, Kenya Sawada…"

……

Jiang Wen's *Hidden Blade* became the first film in the industry to explicitly set its release for next year's summer season among major directors' commercial blockbusters.

That's right — he was this blunt, publicly announcing the schedule at the wrap ceremony, all about stimulating the market and the fans. Only the specific Gong Ying Ri Qi still remained to be discussed.

"…As of yesterday, *Pirates of the Caribbean 5: Dead Men Tell No Tales* has officially surpassed 1 billion at the box office, *Wonder Woman*, released on the 2nd, has also taken 270 million… On the 9th there's *The Mummy*…"

"Speaking of the *Mummy* series, I can't help but think of that *Mummy 3*, heh…" Lin Nan said with a smile, cutting off Yue Jun, who had come to visit the set and was also arranging the wrap-up matters for the next couple of days.

One sentence from Lin Dao Da instantly quieted the whole crew. Because quite a few people guessed what he meant, and even the actors who hadn't caught on yet thought of the Dafan Sect in that film!

After all, everyone knows *Mummy 3* starred Jet Li — although the Mandarin version changed it to "Dragon Emperor," every qualified Chinese person should know exactly who he was playing!

"Speaking of which, Alibaba Pictures' *Gong Shou Dao* script should be about ready by now — I'm actually looking forward to Jack Ma as the male lead."

Yue Jun laughed and steered the conversation away from Lin Nan's remark. His own boss "passive-aggressively shading" Jet Li on set — if word got out, it would be nothing but trouble.

"Mm, I'm looking forward to it too."

Lin Nan glanced at Yue Jun, knowing what he meant — in a public setting like the crew, one shouldn't openly "look down on" a certain kung fu Emperor; the actors would feel very awkward, at a loss.

After the break, the crew started filming again.

……

The 5th rushed to a close; on the 6th, the countdown began for the final few shots…

On the morning of the 7th, the crew started work early!

"…Liu Hukou, where the hell did you wander off to? How come Li Changtiao'er is still here?"

"Stop calling me Hukou this, Hukou that — no respect for your elders. Call me bro!"

The final shot wrapped, but Lin Nan didn't call for the wrap.

Because Zhang Zhang Ruoyun wanted to try his own voice-over lines from the wrap shot himself, to echo the voice-over's "reminder" to Wu Wu Mengda when he first sat inside the engineering vehicle in the plot.

"Liu Qi, junior driver. The Traffic Committee of Capital Third District reminds you: of the thousands of roads, safety is the first; drive improperly, and your loved ones will shed two lines of tears."

"I hereby announce that after two months of filming, today… *The Wandering Earth* officially wraps! See you in the capital tomorrow — not a single person can be missing from the wrap banquet…"

As Lin Nan's voice rang out, the entire crew instantly erupted in excitement; dozens of confetti cannons fired at the same instant… the cheers were deafening.

Just as everyone was chatting, laughing, and roughhousing while packing up, preparing to head back to the hotel and then set off for the capital, Lin Nan's phone buzzed.

"I'll be back this afternoon — is there anything that can't wait until I get back?"

"Lin Dao, the ban notice on entertainment paparazzi has just been published…"

After hanging up, Lin Nan immediately opened Weibo, and sure enough, the latest trending topic caught his eye at first glance — it was still climbing!

"…In order to actively spread the core socialist values, foster a healthy and positive mainstream public opinion environment… take effective measures to curb the rendering of entertainment stars' scandals and privacy, the hyping of stars flaunting wealth and indulgence… and the trend of vulgarity and pandering… it is hereby required that all online platforms thoroughly shut down dozens of vulgar star-chasing accounts including Quan Ming Xing Tan, Feng Xing, Zhuo Wei, etc…"