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Chapter 465
Meet Fang Nan.

The mouths of Universal Pictures executives almost crooked.

"Interstellar" has a global box office of nearly 11 billion, and Fang Nan, Anne Hathaway, Matthew McConaughey, including guest actors Jessica Chastain, Matt Damon and others have more or less become beneficiaries.

The corresponding film remuneration, endorsement fees, and popularity have skyrocketed in all aspects.

As a film director, Fang Nan's value has risen to the ceiling of a Hollywood filmmaker's salary.

It is even higher than the value of so-called international superstars such as Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio.

Universal Pictures and "Jurassic World" can be considered a success.

Also.

When "Interstellar" became popular all over the world, Universal Pictures joined forces with MGM to create a wave of popularity, and the promotion fee alone had to save a lot of money.

Therefore, when the president of Universal Pictures saw Fang Nan, he was closer than his parents. He couldn't be more amiable.

Warner Bros. is not far behind.

Kevin, who has become the vice president of Warner Group, flew to Los Angeles in person and held a huge party at the Beverly Hotel for Fang Nan and the success of "Interstellar". The owner of the White House and several Democrats People involved.

Then the next day, Warner was dissed by Wang Wang on Twitter, but luckily he didn't complain about Fang Nan.

Even if he knows Wang, he also understands that this Chinese director is very popular in the United States and has a frightening number of fans. He will not be stupid enough to provoke the other party and bring uncertainty to his election.

He even wanted to ask Fang Nan to play golf.

But Fang Nan refused with the excuse that he was going to Cannes.

He shouldn't be too clear about this person's future, but wanting to hug his thigh is pure nonsense.

The whole of Hollywood leans towards the Democratic Party. If he dares to be a second or fifth kid, he will be the first to suffer.

It is true that he does not have American nationality, and he has never participated in publishing messy political topics. Even so, he has to stay close to one side and distance himself from the other side, so as not to leave people with the perception of both sides of the head.

Los Angeles, MGM Tower.

Facing Fang Nan's 2015 filming plan, Luo Jie's forehead twisted into a Sichuan shape.

"Dangerous Laughter" is a small-budget project with a horror and thriller theme, and the main actor Ni Ni?
"The Hunger Games 4", a confirmed project, the final battle of the series.

"John Wick 3", although the second part has not yet been released, if the box office is okay, it is indeed a profitable project.

Ghost in the Shell is a project he initiated himself.

"Godzilla 2"?
The fiasco of the first "Godzilla" is still vivid, which makes people feel lingering.

Kong Skull Island?
Big productions come with big risks.

"Is it too impatient? The first four projects are okay, and the investment is not too big. The production costs of "King Kong" and "Godzilla" are too high. Also be branded as not making money, but we are operating into NASDAQ."

"Don't worry, I'll either come up with a few scripts myself, or I'll finish reading them. They're all okay, and the chances of success are very high." Fang Nan comforted Roger.

"You are so sure, then I will try my best to raise funds for the filming."

Fang Nan is now the soul of MGM. Even if the company starts financing, his equity is decreasing, but every investment company that buys MGM equity will ensure Fang Nan's situation.

The people in the investment company have never seen rabbits or spouted eagles. It can be seen that it is not that MGM, a veteran Hollywood manufacturer, has become prosperous again, but that Fang Nan's sense of security for investment banks and investors is too full.

"Boss, Collins wants to meet with you."

Walking out of MGM, Fang Nan's WMA agent in Hollywood, Lilith, said abruptly.

"Do you want to talk about the proportion of "The Hunger Games 4"? Let her contact David, as long as it is not too much, let David satisfy her."

The global box office of the first three films in the "Hunger Games" series alone is close to 25 billion US dollars. The novelist Collins has fed many people and helped him a lot. It should be appropriate to increase the share ratio.

The most important thing is that the series is over, and they are also counting on signing the female author's next work.

In the future, the new "Hunger Games" movie, prequel and postquel will also require the original author to come out to promote her, and her commercial value is far from exhausted.

Hollywood is so realistic.

As an outsider, he also has to abide by the rules.

However, he will not be as indifferent as the big Hollywood companies, so that "The Hunger Games 4" will be paid and shared according to the original contract. He is more or less willing to share a sip of the broth with Collins.

"Need me to accompany you to Cannes?" Before Fang Nan boarded the plane, Lilith asked him winkingly.

Lilith is a typical American girl, with blond hair and blue eyes, and an enchanting figure. It is quite attractive to come here suddenly.

Fang Nan refused.

There are so many women and jobs that he is a bit out of control, so don't mess with other people.

Of course.

There would be no burden for him and Lilith to have a happy night, the other party just sent a very common signal to win him over.

But he still refused.

He can ask for it anytime and anywhere, instead of being led by the nose.

These are two concepts.

In the former, he dominates his desires.

In the latter, he is dominated by human desires.

With his current status, if others can wink away his soul and arouse his desire with just a wink, then it is impossible for him to make his career so big that he would have been calculated to ruin him long ago.

"You stay in North America to do something for me, assist my secretary Xiao Zhu to do a market survey in North America. I want to know the psychological activities of the people who bought the monster figure of "Shan Hai Jing" at AMC theaters at that time."

Lilith restrained her obsequiousness and nodded, "Although I don't want to have anything to do with our business, I will try my best to cooperate with Secretary Zhu."

"That's good, Xiao Zhu, you can stay in North America too, I'll go to Cannes by myself."

The flight from Los Angeles to France was also a very long flight. Fang Nan was full of sleep and food, and the plane landed slowly after several hours.

Over the years, he has made many trips to France to promote his films.

But Cannes has not been here for a long time. I think many directors here will hate him.

No way, he has been making sci-fi blockbusters, which run counter to the idea that many European directors' films should alert the world, and it is normal to be hated by people.

However, the French Ministry of Culture and the Cannes Organizing Committee still gave him great enthusiasm.

No matter how good Fang Nan is, he has been honored with various honors.

Furthermore, it wasn't that they put some gold on their faces, Fang Nan was also an international film master who came out of Cannes.

After all, "Parasite" won the Palme d'Or in Cannes.

Also in Cannes, Fang Nan was known as a master of structural and framed films.

His feature films always use a frame to wrap the characters, making the characters unable to break free and depressing the atmosphere to the extreme.

It was also because of "Parasite" that Fang Nan went to Hollywood, until he made a name for himself in Hollywood, until he became a world-renowned film director.

Therefore, Fang Nan is half a Cannesian. Except for some overly crazy and persistent directors in Europe, the officials and ordinary people in Europe still recognize him and his film style.

At the official reception dinner, Fang Nan met the other 68 judges of the 7th Cannes Film Festival.

And he is very familiar with the French actress Sophie Marceau.

The other three female judges are from Spain, the United Kingdom and Mali. They are Rosie De Palma, Sienna Miller and Rokia Traoré. The former two are all actors.

The former works are relatively unpopular, such as "My Secret Flower" and "Lost Forbidden Fruit" have a strong European literary style.

The latter is in Hollywood, and one of the well-known roles is to participate in "Special Forces: The Rise of Cobra", in which she played the Baroness.

And Rokia Traoré is a Malian musician.

The four male judges are director Guillermo del Toro, who directed "Pan's Labyrinth".

Canadian director Javier Dolan born in 89.

American actor Jake Gyllenhaal, this young Chinese man is quite familiar, he once played Jack in Ang Lee's "Brokeback Mountain", and staged a sadomasochism with Heath Ledger.

Seven judges plus the chairman of the jury, Fang Nan, a director from China, formed the jury of the 7th Cannes International Film Festival.

Among the 7 judges, Fang Nan was familiar with Sophie Marceau and Jack.

Miller and director Guillermo del Toro, who are in Hollywood, should not be too strong in front of him.

Therefore, Fang Nan, the chairman of the jury, has a lot of say in which works won the 68th Cannes Film Festival.

He already has the right to make decisions, and he knows several judges. The 68th Cannes Film Festival is destined to become a film festival that is united and not too controversial.

And this time, Fang Nan should pray for the Chinese filmmakers to rush to the awards.

With him around, as long as the quality of the film is good enough to stand out from thousands of applications and be shortlisted for the main competition unit, it will not be far from winning an award, and it will win a jury award no matter what.

Of course, on the bright side, he, the chairman of the jury, is absolutely fair and full of artistic vision.

On the second day after everyone met, they entered the working state.

The first is the process, which is familiar to everyone, but needs to learn more details from the organizing committee.

For example, standing on the red carpet, which rules should not be touched during the film.

The Cannes Film Festival has been held for decades, and this set of procedures is quite familiar, and Fang Nan and the others have been taught properly in just over 10 days.

However, the work of the judges is relatively easy. Their main task is to watch the films after the opening of the film festival and discuss the awards.

定下2015年5月13号戛纳电影节开幕，4月16号公布入围片单，方南几人又花了些时间拍了集体大合照、一些电影杂志封面照片。

Then they parted ways and went home.

He stayed in Cannes for a full 40 days this trip, and when he got home, the Chinese Lunar New Year was over.

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, I went home for a day off.

In the third year of junior high school, Fang Nan and Gao Yuanyuan had nothing to do, and planned to reward their son, take him to a movie, and experience some of the industries their parents were engaged in.

There is nothing to watch after choosing and choosing. Jiang Wen tasted the sweetness with "Let the Bullets Fly", and made another "One Step Away" which is full of gods and gods, and then he was scolded to death.

"The Wind and Cloud of Macau" and "Wolf Totem" are not suitable for children to watch.

In the end, Little Balloon chose "Where Are We Going, Dad 2" with a child on the cover.

"Where Are We Going, Dad 2" is a variety film, co-produced by Tang Tang Film and Television and Tianyu Media under the name of Mango TV.

It stands to reason that a director of Fang Nan's level should sneer at this variety movie, which is not nutritious and seems to be a money grabbing movie.

But he didn't.

It's not because the film is invested and produced by Tang Tang Film and Television.

But "Where Are We Going, Dad 2" made their family very happy to watch.

And he has been emphasizing over the years that movies need a hundred flowers to bloom, need a variety of themes, and take care of every audience's taste as much as possible, so that all audiences can find their favorite movies.

So he watched with relish with his son.

Even Gao Yuanyuan was very curious.

"Feng Dapao was still complaining a few days ago. Huaxia movies are over, and even variety shows are made into movies to make money. I didn't expect you to watch them so much. It can't be because the movie is produced by Tangtang Film and Television, right?"

"If you have such a little pattern, I will despise you."

Fang Nan was speechless: "It's a good thing that you have finished the story by yourself."

"I don't criticize variety movies, it's just that I have no structure, because the film is made by myself. If I criticize, then for "Where Are We Going, Dad 2", my structure is too small, and I can't even accommodate a movie in my eyes. "

"So you say it's better for me to criticize, or not to criticize?"

Gao Yuanyuan was stunned for a moment, and said awkwardly, "That's true."

"What we should criticize is the quality of the film, which is to dispute less and less themes, rather than chasing and intercepting a variety show movie. I think "Where Are We Going, Dad 2" is not bad, it has both flaws and highlights, and it is considered qualified. .”

After Fang Nan finished speaking, he slapped the little balloon on the small table, and said fiercely, "It's not bad, sister Duoduo is very beautiful."

"What do you know? Eat yours, watch yours."

Rolling his eyes at his son, Gao Yuanyuan said again: "Huang Lei took your goddaughter to shoot variety shows, and you don't care?"

"Whatever, this is their freedom. Judging by the attitude of Huang Lei and his wife, Duoduo will enter the entertainment circle in the future. Let them go."

Apart from two boys, two girls and four children, Fang Nan actually had no blood relatives.

In terms of relationship, Huang Lei's daughter, Duoduo, is very close to him. After all, being a daughter, with this relationship, Duoduo will not suffer a disadvantage if she enters the entertainment industry in the future.

Unless you want to be bad, you will definitely have a smooth sailing in the entertainment industry, and the amount of resources you can feed your lips may be so much that Jing Tian would be ashamed.

The one-hour movie ended quickly, and after leaving the VIP box and coming to the square, Fang Nan's family of three were immediately recognized by the sharp-eyed young man.

After taking pictures, uploading, and posting on Weibo, Fang Nan got his wish and became a trending search, and then he was caught by netizens and educated.

How can I watch variety shows?
What's so good about that thing, it's all about making money and spending on children.

There are also netizens who don't think it's a big deal to watch the excitement. They ran to Aitfeng Dapao and asked him to go to Fang Nan. Fang Nan who watched variety shows was the so-called garbage audience in her mouth.

Feng Dapao didn't dare to show his face. He has been going downhill in the past two years.

"1942" made investors lose their money. In order to ease the relationship with investors, they rushed to shoot "Private Boycott 2". As a result, there were too many advertisements.

Besides, even if he was still as prosperous as in previous years, he didn't dare to hate Fang Nan at this meeting.

Huayi behind him has great influence in the Beijing circle, and the industries of Fangnan's several major groups have spread all over the country, extending to Asia, and setting foot in North America and Europe. How can their influence be small?
I don't know how many people are counting on Fang Nan to eat and drink soup.

So it's better to be honest.

Fang Nan was similar, he didn't learn from Feng Dapao to gossip about netizens, he practiced martial arts quietly like a chicken, read books, read scripts, drank tea to keep healthy, and occasionally taught his son the principles of life.

Having stayed at home for the sixth day, he set off for Pujiang to inspect several major industries, then went to Saipan, and then returned to Cannes to watch films to welcome the arrival of the 68th Cannes Film Festival.

(End of this chapter)