[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-that-year-in-huayu":3,"chapter-that-year-in-huayu-that-year-in-huayu-chapter-953":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},2287789,4473,"Chapter 953: The Fifth Intention!","that-year-in-huayu-chapter-953",953,"\u003Cp>\"Actors have a responsibility to bear the audience's criticism, such as being scolded; this time, I won't be 'evil, charming, and arrogant' anymore...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Near noon, the news of the press conference for *Nirvana in Fire: The Wind Blows in Changlin* in Shanghai hit the trending topics for film and entertainment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially the affirmative confession Huang Xiao made during an interview, which dropped straight to the top of the trending list and occupied the headlines—it was met with a wave of ridicule and roasting from netizens:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Sect Leader's attitude is fine, very upright; he always accepts criticism with an open mind, but he just never changes! So, is this promise not to be 'evil, charming, and arrogant' again serious, or is he playing 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf'?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One has to admit that Huang Xiao's TV drama reputation has indeed been a bit lackluster over the past two years, especially in his previous work, *A Life Time Love*;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That peak-level \"overbearing CEO\" acting deeply hurt countless viewers and fans who liked him. The more he enjoyed it, the more uncomfortable the latter felt, to the point that it has now spilled over and implicated *The Wind Blows in Changlin*.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the afternoon, Lin Nan received a call from Hou Hongliang, as the latter had also noticed the public opinion that was already rising online:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We had considerations and preparations for this aspect before; Xiao Ming's performance in this drama is absolutely qualified;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as the online public opinion doesn't go off track and turn into deliberate smearing before the broadcast, there's no need to pay too much attention. But if there is such a trend, then we will need Director Lin's help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We are confident that *Nirvana in Fire 2: The Wind Blows in Changlin* will definitely achieve good results, though it's highly probable it won't reach the explosive heights of the previous work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, I understand. There are 5 days left, you all should hurry up and promote it more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the way, I heard from Yue Jun before that Daylight Entertainment seemed to have three dramas starting production at the beginning of the year. Which one did Lin Nan Pictures invest in?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Nan asked with some embarrassment. After all, for a boss not to know what projects his own company has invested in, it really is a bit unreasonable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, Hou Hongliang couldn't help but chuckle:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Among the three dramas, *All is Well* is produced exclusively by us, and *We Are Young* is co-produced with the August First Film Studio; Director Yue selected the third one, the period drama *Like Flowing River*.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We had previously communicated with Director Jiang about the casting, and she said that Shanhai Media didn't have any actors auditioning, so we handled the final audition and casting for *Like Flowing River* ourselves. We have scheduled the start date for this drama during the Spring Festival...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After joking for a while, Lin Nan hung up the phone with Hou Hongliang, who was indeed quite busy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In all fairness, Lin Nan really admired Daylight Entertainment. They set a permanent plan for the company: only follow the boutique route, and never eat alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is, only filming two to three TV dramas per year, with both exclusive and joint productions. This way, they can guarantee output, ensure quality, and win over industry connections; the layout can be called perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To use Hou Hongliang's joking words: this was learned from Lin Nan Pictures, only one specializes in the TV drama market, and the other mainly operates in the film market;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Daylight Entertainment cannot play as big as Lin Nan Pictures, so they can only significantly streamline in all aspects; however, as of now, the effect is really very good, and the company's path ahead is smooth!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside, after a morning of public screenings, the first batch of film reviews for Jackie Chan's *Bleeding Steel* had already appeared online.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, it was once again one-sided negative feedback and countless voices telling Jackie Chan to hurry up and retire—the movie was too rotten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stale and cliché plot settings, a large number of logically chaotic details and scenes...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it put on a sci-fi coat, at its core it was still a traditional action structure... the sci-fi kernel was extremely weak, imitating Hollywood on a large scale, and imitating the Hollywood of a dozen or more years ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many people in the industry have already reached a conclusion: the limited box office that *Bleeding Steel* will eventually achieve will most likely come entirely from the public's personal sentiment for Jackie Chan, and has nothing to do with the movie itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, this movie was excluded from the first tier on its opening day because it was too rotten, exiting the competition of the New Year's slot—it can only eat some scraps and will not pose any threat to other films in the same period!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since that incident with his son, his mindset has completely changed. When *Railroad Tigers* was being promoted, he came to my office, and we talked once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that time, I could hear what he meant; he won't care about script quality or who the opposing actors are when accepting roles in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as the project is slightly passable or the pay is high, he can accept anything... look, right now his schedule is already booked years into the future, with a massive amount of film shooting work...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So this is basically saying he doesn't mind making rotten movies?\" Han Jia asked with a smile while drinking juice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had originally planned to eat a boxed lunch at Tiangong Color at noon today, but after Ren Zhonglun finished his meeting in the morning, he very generously wanted to host a meal for Old Han, so she was summoned back to eat a big meal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's pretty much what it means. He is only one year younger than me, already 64; at this stage, if he is willing to cash in on his lifelong reputation, then let him.\" Han Sanping nodded with quite a bit of regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then isn't that too much? My senior brother Lin still has an intention to invite him to participate...\" The words reached her lips, and Han Jia suddenly realized and swallowed them back. Then she decisively picked up a mouthful of food and stuffed it into her mouth to block it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm? Participate in what? Lin Nan has an intention?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jia, you don't mean that *Mulan* movie, do you?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two old foxes had an exceptionally keen sense of smell; they instantly grasped the point and locked onto the key words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the questioning of the two backers, Han Jia looked annoyed and really wanted to slap herself; but there was no way, she could only nod and answer truthfully:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, there is an intention to invite Jackie Chan to participate in *Mulan*, because Jackie Chan's international influence is undoubtedly the first among global Chinese actors and stars. But Uncle Ren, you just said that his schedule is booked years into the future; in this situation, I'm afraid cooperation is impossible, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha, you are still too young.\" After receiving a clear answer, Ren Zhonglun laughed immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You really thought about it too simply. Don't look at how many movies Jackie Chan has accepted; he is only an actor, but his say is so great that he can completely influence the crew and the producers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So when the time comes, Lin Nan can safely invite him. I believe Jackie Chan will definitely have no objections and will surely agree immediately... after all, the two of them haven't worked together yet, hahaha.\" Han Sanping also laughed out loud, very confident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the eyes of the two old foxes, the first combination of Lin Nan and Jackie Chan... the promotional gimmick for *Mulan* can undoubtedly be raised to another dimension! As for the global box office, tsk tsk, the more they think about it, the more exciting it is...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere of the New Year's slot is becoming increasingly stern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first-day box office of *Bleeding Steel* was like drinking poison to quench thirst, or like a flash in the pan, hacking out 76.08 million amidst the scolding of the entire internet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huayi's *The Ex-File 3* undoubtedly encountered its first interception, and a serious one at that, causing its daily revenue to plummet by more than 10 million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, it had over 41 million on the 12th, but on the 13th it directly became 28.42 million... 15 days of public screening, the total box office is exactly 1.2 billion!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at this time, *The Thousand Faces of Dunjia* also high-profilely joined the chaotic battle with a 15.6% screening rate...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At nine o'clock in the morning, Liu Yifei had a \"choice difficulty\" syndrome in the walk-in closet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Beijing Film Academy was going to release the latest alumni brochure, and for those well-known first-tier alumni in the industry, the school sent out invitations for on-site big-shot photo shoots. Of course, this certainly included Lin Nan and Liu Yifei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although she knew that this brochure would be used for art exam promotion, no one would refuse; because this is also a kind of inheritance, even Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige would happily nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The school is really cunning now, talking about 'international film queen' and 'fashion big shots' in every breath, just like that, they fooled you into agreeing. You actually agreed to let them come to the house to film?! I'm telling you, if they don't film well later, I won't help.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Nan leaned against the door frame and said in advance. Over the years, because he was a free top-tier photographer, Liu Yifei's photography skills hadn't improved one bit, only her taste had become picky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you saying, I can't hear you.\" Liu Yifei stood in front of the full-length mirror matching clothes with a smile, not looking at the person at the door at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the great Director Lin could counterattack, he heard the voice of the nanny aunt vaguely coming from the living room. Well, the school people had arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hurry up, they have already entered the manor gate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After urging, Lin Nan turned and went downstairs immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he stood at the villa gate, he was stunned. Because he saw from a distance that among the group of people on the lawn, it seemed there were Tian Zhuangzhuang and Old Jiang?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two minutes later, Lin Nan walked up to them, looked at Tian Zhuangzhuang and Old Jiang, and joked with a smile: \"The school doesn't need such a big formation, right? Sending both of you out? Or have I been given special treatment?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian Zhuangzhuang smiled and didn't speak, while Old Jiang was outspoken and teased:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard that this morning is for taking promotional photos for you and Yifei, so I dragged Director Tian along to come over, just to relax, and the people from the photography department were eager for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I heard that when they were taking promotional photos for Director Chen yesterday, they were scolded for a long time, criticizing the teaching quality of the photography department for getting worse and worse, and even taught on-site for a long time, talking about photographic aesthetics, haha... hey, is that how it was said?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Jiang's last sentence was asked to the few students who were setting up the equipment nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group of juniors looked embarrassed and seemed a bit reserved in front of Lin Nan, but they still bit the bullet and nodded with a smile: \"Director Jiang, please give our teachers some face.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heard that? They just stayed at the school a few years ago. But in front of Director Chen, they were still scolded like grandsons.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright. Yifei has come over, you guys get ready to take photos, and there's a simple interview later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian Zhuangzhuang interrupted Old Jiang speechlessly, then looked at Lin Nan, \"Let's go, you and I will go to the side first to talk about what you said before.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Lin Nan nodded immediately. He turned and signaled to Liu Yifei who was walking over from afar, and then took Tian Zhuangzhuang towards the tennis court; the nearest garden was right there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five minutes later, the teacher and student Tian Zhuangzhuang and Lin Nan were strolling on the gravel path by the garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How many years has it been since I went to an outside film festival? I didn't expect that the next time I received an invitation, it would be sent from you.\" Tian Zhuangzhuang said in a teasing tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, Teacher, what do you think?\" Lin Nan said with a smile. The fifth invitation target for his main competition jury was Tian Zhuangzhuang, and he was also the only Chinese judge besides himself!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian Zhuangzhuang smiled and shook his head, then squinted his eyes and looked at the sun in the sky that was not yet too dazzling, \"Then let's go out for a walk and take a look?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The scenery of Venice Lido is still very good; after all, it is one of the only two island film festivals among all A-list film festivals in the world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Nan echoed. Up to this point, his main competition jury was only missing the last two judges.\u003C\u002Fp>",2223,"2026-06-20T03:22:13.361Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","0701e9cdc6180f934464258d7e6c90127ed24fe055addb7b783c4a89fd34f23d","that-year-in-huayu-chapter-954","that-year-in-huayu-chapter-952",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthat-year-in-huayu-cover.jpg"]