Chapter 943: Best Place; Idol Trainee

" *Dying to Survive* is a good movie. It's not an exaggeration to say that it's a film that will go down in the history of Chinese cinema!"

"So the publicity department hopes that this film can be brought to the Shanghai Film Festival, that is, to sign up for the 21st Shanghai International Film Festival, to compete for the Golden Goblet Award with films from around the world..."

In the private room, everyone was chatting and eating happily when Ren Zhonglun suddenly spoke, and it was a very smooth switch to the topic of *Dying to Survive*.

Han Sanping and Han Jia were clearly prepared and showed no surprise.

But Lin Nan and Liu Yifei were a bit stunned. The former stopped his chopsticks, and the latter's action of dipping crab meat into the sauce also froze.

"Yesterday and this morning, Yifei and I joked several times that today's lunch might be Jia's 'Hongmen Banquet,' after all, she had never treated us to a big meal before."

"Now I have to admit that this mouth of mine sometimes really has 'poison,' saying whatever comes. Today's lunch is indeed a Hongmen Banquet, but it's your Hongmen Banquet, Chairman Ren!"

Lin Nan couldn't help but laugh, continuing to pick up food while signaling to Liu Yifei.

"Actually, from the time the script was approved, the leaders in Shanghai had this intention. Jia and I owe favors to that side, and we also owe favors to Shanghai Film Group." Han Sanping's tone was tactful and quite playful.

Lin Nan didn't deny this. This film would definitely receive great glory and praise, and he as the director and Han Jia as the screenwriter would be the main beneficiaries.

"Brother Lin, let's work together to make it bigger and stronger, and create brilliance again?!" Han Jia teased with a giggle.

Just at this moment, the waiters entered again; the next dish was one per person, and the serving container was exquisite porcelain.

Han Jia took the initiative to help Liu Yifei take it and placed it in front of her, introducing it seriously: "I ordered it, wild big goods, one costs more than 8,000. Anyway, Uncle Ren has funds for reception, let's just treat it as hitting a local tyrant."

"Still making it bigger and stronger... are you hitting local tyrants and dividing fields?" Lin Nan was amused. After opening the porcelain soup jar in front of him, he found it was a large abalone and couldn't help but sigh:

"Today's meal is indeed luxurious, Yifei and I rarely have such big meals."

Lin Nan looked at Liu Xixi with a smile. She didn't care about anything and had already started eating. She nodded to Lin Nan and evaluated satisfactorily: "You try it, the taste is indeed good."

Seeing that Lin Nan hadn't answered, Ren Zhonglun spoke again decisively, preparing to move with emotion and reason:

"Lin Nan, if I ask you to repay favors, I can't say it, it would be too distant."

"But think about it from another perspective, so many units and leaders have put in great effort to promote the filming of this movie. Now that it's filmed, why not put in more effort to make a bigger splash, let more people know about it, and see it?"

"If this film doesn't go to win awards, do you think it's worthy of this film? Is it worthy of the prototype of the story? But this film clearly isn't suitable for going abroad to win awards, as for the reason, I think you should understand."

Lin Nan nodded subconsciously. *Dying to Survive* is indeed not suitable for participating in film festivals abroad. It's not just because it contradicts the big environment abroad, but also because the faces of the competent departments and leaders might not look good.

"The highest honor award a realistic film can get is at an A-list film festival. But *Dying to Survive* is an exception, it's not suitable to be sent to A-list film festivals outside."

"So the answer is unique, the most suitable place for it is the Shanghai International Film Festival, this is the only international A-list film festival it can go to. And on the Shanghai side, the leaders have clearly expressed this intention, hoping to see this film next year!" Ren Zhonglun added.

"Hmm, reasonable and logical, this is completely the truth." Lin Nan nodded, echoing. Shanghai is indeed the best place for *Dying to Survive*, it is our own A-list film festival.

"Then what are you still opposing? Both father and daughter support this decision, it's just missing you, the director!" Ren Zhonglun questioned.

"Chairman Ren, Lin Nan didn't seem to say the word 'oppose' from beginning to end, right?" Liu Yifei wiped the corner of her mouth with a tissue and smiled with interest.

"You? Are you two playing with me here? Intentionally letting me waste my saliva for so long?" Scanning Lin Nan and the smiling Liu Yifei, Ren Zhonglun seemed a bit angry and embarrassed. If you don't oppose, say it earlier!

At this moment, Han Jia and Han Sanping were already in a happy mood; especially Han Jia, who was even more excited: "Hehe, my first A-list film festival award..."

"Internal nomination? Chairman Ren, this is a bit too much, right?" Hearing Han Jia's words, Lin Nan frowned subconsciously.

"How could it be an internal nomination? At most, after entering the main competition unit nomination list, Jia's chances will be much greater; after all, she is the screenwriter of *Dying to Survive*, and this film is a 'groundbreaking' genre film in the country!" Ren Zhonglun corrected unhappily.

In an instant, Han Jia also faced this problem squarely. It seemed that Ren Zhonglun really didn't give her any clear promises, all of which were ambiguous words...

However, after seeing Han Sanping's calm appearance, Han Jia's lifted heart immediately calmed down again. She believed in her father!

"Lin Nan, you don't seem surprised at all by today's events? I remember you used to often complain about the Shanghai International Film Festival, saying it was the lowest-grade one among A-list film festivals, and you never actively signed up, how come you didn't oppose this time..."

Han Sanping put down his chopsticks and asked Lin Nan with interest. Ren Zhonglun and Han Jia also looked over, equally curious.

Only Liu Yifei was quite calm, because Lin Nan's thoughts she could basically guess, so she also knew how Lin Nan would answer.

"From the beginning of this film's project, in order to make everything go smoothly, we pulled in so many investors and owed so many favors... These all destined that there would be many things later."

"Especially since Shanghai put in the most effort and used the most strength, if they didn't ask for any return or had no requirements, wouldn't that be too much of a fantasy?"

"Why would they help us for no reason? Chairman Han, you have already retired. Even if you didn't retire, your connections wouldn't reach Shanghai, right?"

Lin Nan's words choked Han Sanping and Ren Zhonglun.

"Although what you said is unpleasant and seems too realistic; but the words are rough but the logic is not rough, this is indeed the truth."

Han Sanping smiled helplessly. There is indeed no help given for free in this world, and it's not like biological parents!

The meal for five continued. Ren Zhonglun also urged Lin Nan to submit the registration in these two days.

Since he had already agreed to send *Dying to Survive* to the Shanghai International Film Festival, Lin Nan simply discussed the schedule issue at the dinner table; so that he could make the best use of the film festival's influence to add fuel to the fire and create momentum for the release of *Dying to Survive*.

After a discussion among the five, they really set the release date for *Dying to Survive* at the dinner table!

A lunch lasted until past one o'clock in the afternoon. When the five of them walked out of the private restaurant, the entertainment news online seemed to have been updated a lot, and there was endless debate.

Lunch lasted until just past one in the afternoon. When the five of them walked out of the private kitchen restaurant, the film and entertainment news on the internet seemed to have been updated quite a bit, and the debate was endless.

If this entertainment news was just a small excitement, then the big excitement would be Fan Bingbing. Weibo was full of foul air because of this!

Fan Bingbing personally went to the Capital Airport to pick up her younger brother and accepted media interviews outside the airport, stating directly that her brother returned to the country as a South Korean trainee to participate in an idol talent show, that is, training for more than a year and officially debuting.

As a top big actress in the industry, Fan Bingbing had always been one of the female stars with the highest traffic and popularity across the entire network. And as her younger brother, he would naturally carry a halo and be watched by everyone.

But while enjoying the top-tier starlight blessing of his sister, he also had to take on those negative things, which couldn't be avoided!

Look, in just one lunch time, many black drafts had already come out, spreading all over the network. So that fans and anti-fans were fighting inextricably on major social platforms... foul air...

For female stars, the black draft with the strongest lethality is undoubtedly the colored one. So in the morning, the black drafts that appeared the most were this type.

That is, by inferring from this "younger brother," blackening his "sister": maybe the two do have a blood relationship, but they are not necessarily brother and sister!

As long as you are not a fool or a fool, basically no one will believe this kind of rumor.

But there is no way, there are indeed a lot of fools online, and there are even more people who are malicious and blind. It is not guaranteed that there are people in the circle who are secretly pushing the waves...

In the afternoon, Lin Nan and Liu Yifei were muttering at home about what results *Dying to Survive* could achieve at the Shanghai International Film Festival, when Luo Jin and Tang Yan strolled over.

The words "not going out of the door" were what Lin Nan used to bluff Wang Changtian. Look, they have to go out tomorrow to attend the engagement banquet.

"The gossip on Weibo is a bit fierce. But what is certain is that Fan Bingbing's brother will definitely be on a smooth road in the star path!"

Luo Jin said quite affirmatively. After all, it is the traffic era, and his sister is a well-deserved traffic queen, and there are countless connections... Under such conditions, it is difficult for his younger brother not to be popular.

"So, which talent show is it?" Liu Yifei was a bit curious.

"It's *Idol Producer* from iQIYI, which is currently signing up for pre-selection. The market share of this video website is still under Youku, and there are quite a few Hong Kong and Taiwan capitals among the shareholders..." Lin Nan nodded and introduced.

... ===== CHAPTER 944 =====