[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-that-year-in-huayu":3,"chapter-that-year-in-huayu-that-year-in-huayu-chapter-954":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},2287790,4473,"Chapter 954: Memorandum of Cooperation, Throwing Money Down the Drain","that-year-in-huayu-chapter-954",954,"\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"On the day after the wide release of Jackie Chan's film *Bleeding Steel*, the daily box office plummeted by over 16 million, closing at 59.88 million; today, the comprehensive screening rate dropped by 10 points to 18.3%.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Directed by Yuan Heping, produced by Tsui Hark, with Shi Nansheng as producer, and starring Da Peng, Ni Ni, Aarif Rahman, Zhou Dongyu, and Liu Yan, the fantasy martial arts blockbuster *The Thousand Faces of Dunjia* grossed 26.73 million on its opening day, falling far short of the projected opening day box office.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Feng Xiaogang's film, the historical war drama blockbuster *Youth*, has landed in theaters nationwide this morning. On its opening day, the comprehensive screening rate reached as high as 34.2%...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"*The Ex-File 3* saw its daily box office drop again, grossing 25.25 million yesterday... With two films in the New Year season, Huayi is likely to become the biggest winner of this period.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chaotic battle of the New Year season has completely entered a white-hot stage, waiting only for *Never Say Die* to charge into the battlefield in 20 hours; as for Director Chen's *Legend of the Demon Cat*, that will require waiting another week...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the morning, the main cast and crew of *She Kills* set off together, flying to Las Vegas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Nan and Liu Yifei specifically went out to the airport to see them off. Once these people return, it will mean that this realistic suspense film has officially wrapped up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over in Shanghai, Ning Hao is also upholding the style he had on the set of *Crazy Alien*: the shooting pace is always pushed to the limit, and he doesn't treat the actors like human beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with a cast of all seasoned actors, Director Ning's high-intensity shooting makes the efficiency very gratifying and the progress exceptionally rapid!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because everyone has sufficient acting skills to support them, it is rare for multiple takes to be needed;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone's scenes can almost always be passed within three takes, and they are the best of the best; in other words, the more seasoned the acting, the easier the shoot, especially for Li Baotian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's wait a while longer. Anyway, before I officially enter the training period, I will definitely go to visit the set.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below the Enlight Pictures building, a red Ferrari slowly pulled to the curb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei was wearing a Bluetooth headset, continuing her call with Shu Chang. The crew was currently filming a scene between Li Baotian and Qin Hailu, so Shu Chang had time to chat with Liu Yifei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get out of the car.\" Lin Nan urged Liu Qianqian with a helpless expression. From the airport to here, the two women had been chatting the entire way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's settled then, bye-bye.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei hung up the phone decisively, then followed Lin Nan with happy steps, took his arm, and shared with a grin:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just heard something funny from Changchang. It seems the actors are so immersed in their roles and acting so well that Director Ning is having a bit of a headache right now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Nan naturally understood what that meant—that for the same shot, while the actors would ensure one good take, the next one would always be more brilliant than the last.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The result is that Director Ning is caught in a dilemma: he wants another better take, but he also wants to improve efficiency and not waste time. In the end, he is the one left in a bind. After all, it is an award-contending film, so if there is a better performance, he naturally wants to choose it, but time is also stretched thin...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Compared to Huang Bo and Shen Teng, the few people here are all top-tier powerhouses; only Changchang is the youngest and weakest... Let Ning Hao have his headache. Oh, right, speaking of set visits, let's go on New Year's Day. After that, before *The Father* completely wraps, we probably won't be able to see them again. After all, we have to start getting busy too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Nan and Liu Yifei talked as they walked into the Enlight Pictures building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the 12th floor, inside the Chairman's office, Wang Changtian had been waiting for a while, looking both amused and exasperated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he saw Lin Nan and Liu Yifei enter, he could no longer hold back his laughter and complained: \"I never dreamed in my wildest imagination that Wu Jing would actually run off to Hollywood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell us more.\" Lin Nan and Liu Yifei sat down on the sofa to the side with smiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What about Xie Nan? She didn't go, did she?\" Liu Yifei asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She didn't. Only Wu Jing was invited to go over, well, to organize promotion for his *Wolf Warrior 2*.\" Wang Changtian's smile held a hint of speechlessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Logically speaking, all films that have applied for the Oscars can indeed go over there for 'promotion'.\" Lin Nan also smiled speechlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An hour ago, when he received that text message from Wang Changtian at the airport, he was completely stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jing had never been involved in Hollywood before... One *Wolf Warrior 2* could be said to have made him \"a poor man suddenly rich.\" The drastic change in his environment naturally caused his mindset to shift, and his desires were stimulated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But that side requires public relations, right? The costs... Lin Nan and I didn't know about this!\" Liu Yifei whispered a reminder, feeling very puzzled as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At the beginning of October, he mentioned this to me, saying he wanted to try, but I rejected it, so he went on his own these past two days.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking of this, Wang Changtian suddenly looked at Lin Nan and Liu Yifei with a complex and playful expression, teasing: \"He called me this morning, saying he would spend at most 2 million US dollars, with his primary goal just being a nomination. You two know, he received 450 million just from the box office share of *Wolf Warrior 2*; he isn't short of those two million dollars. And... while taking care of business, he actually managed to make other connections along the way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What kind of connections?\" Now, Lin Nan and Liu Yifei were even more puzzled and curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The dogs in Hollywood have a very keen sense of smell. They all know that the trend in the domestic film market is now mainstream-themed films. When it comes to the track of mainstream films and patriotic themes, the most popular and representative actor is Wu Jing; he is also the current record holder for the highest box office in the Chinese film market, as well as director and lead actor... In other words, Wu Jing is currently the actor with the most box office appeal in the country. And this characteristic of his will likely last for many years, as long as the external environment doesn't change, or even if it gets worse...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, they are trying to win Wu Jing over?\" Liu Yifei blinked her eyes, guessing uncertainly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Wang Changtian's subconscious expression had already nakedly told Liu Yifei and Lin Nan that they had guessed correctly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is interesting. I'm curious which company is trying to win him over?\" Lin Nan asked with a laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It must be a big studio, right?\" Liu Yifei added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Changtian nodded with a smile, \"It's Warner Bros. Wu Jing has already decisively accepted the invitation and signed a memorandum of cooperation with them. People are in high spirits when things go well; he was happy for a moment, so he became even more determined to try his hand at public relations and threw 2 million US dollars at it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing Wang Changtian's explanation, Lin Nan and Liu Yifei didn't quite know what to say. After a moment, the two of them slowly began to analyze it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once a project is finalized later, I imagine it will most likely still be a co-production. Well, it's mainly for the domestic market.\" Lin Nan said very affirmatively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The themes Wu Jing is suited for are just those: action, adventure, big-budget special effects films... In any case, it definitely can't be the acting-heavy route, and co-productions are only suitable for these themes. Hmm? It seems Warner Bros. does have a lot of big IPs, right?\" Liu Yifei looked at Lin Nan, her eyes filled with thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We'll see later; it's still too early to talk about this. But I have to admit, for Wu Jing, this trip to Hollywood was definitely not in vain. Warner Bros.' reputation is well-known and very good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Nan smiled and affirmed. But there was one thing he didn't dare to say out loud, which was that Wu Jing's two million US dollars were absolutely going to be thrown down the drain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once the projects for cooperation are finalized later, I think it will most likely still be co-productions. Hmm, it is mainly for the domestic market.\" Lin Nan said very affirmatively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The genres suitable for Wu Jing are limited to those: action, adventure, big-budget special effects films... In any case, it certainly cannot be the acting-focused route, and co-productions are only suitable for these genres as well. Hmm? It seems Warner Bros. does indeed have many big IPs, doesn't it?\" Liu Yifei looked at Lin Nan, her eyes filled with contemplation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We'll see later; it's still too early to talk about this right now. But I must admit, for Wu Jing, this trip to Hollywood was certainly not in vain. Warner Bros.' reputation is well-known and quite excellent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Nan smiled and affirmed. But there was one thing he didn't dare to say out loud, which was that those two million US dollars of Wu Jing's were absolutely going down the drain.\u003C\u002Fp>",1626,"2026-06-20T03:22:13.361Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","b11a941e3414553d9a2774a60726c24f12c7d26a1b4317385f25039be5018570","that-year-in-huayu-chapter-955","that-year-in-huayu-chapter-953",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthat-year-in-huayu-cover.jpg"]