That year Huayu

The temperature in Shanghai at the end of October was only around 20 degrees, which was comfortable and suitable for traveling.

And Lin Nan and his group were undoubtedly blocked by a large number of paparazzi outside the airport, because the schedule of film promotion is open and transparent, and will even be announced in advance.

"Director Lin, Director Lin, what do you think of Director Feng Xiaogang's outburst at the small film seminar held at Central China Normal University today?"

"As you are also promoting the film, do you have any different opinions on Director Feng Xiaogang's actions of escalating the conflict of this incident to the whole of Wuhan and to regional blackmail?"

"Fan Bingbing was forcibly driven away from the film seminar. This is now the hottest film and television entertainment news on the entire Internet..."

"The official Weibo of Central China Normal University has been attacked by countless netizens led by public opinion, and it should still be posting various insults!"

"Writers Liu Zhenyun and Fang Fang who followed the crew, the former publicly mocked the school, and the latter followed Director Feng to make weird regional blackmail..."

Being surrounded by a large group of entertainment reporters and paparazzi, and being bombarded with chattering and chaotic questions, not only Lin Nan felt irritated and had a headache, but Liu Yifei and others were also confused and puzzled.

"Sorry, we just got off the plane. We don't know anything about what you are talking about. We haven't had time to find out yet."

"Make way, make way, don't hinder the airport traffic..."

"Please make it easy for everyone. We are here to work today. Director Lin is not convenient to comment on things that are not clear..."

The security personnel responsible for the airport pick-up and the assistants accompanying Lin Nan and others forced a large group of entertainment reporters to go through;

Lin Nan protected Liu Yifei, and walked quickly with Ning Hao, Zhang Hanyu, and Zhu Yawen with a smile on their faces but in silence throughout the whole process, and walked towards the airport pick-up vehicle.

"What is Huayi doing again? Feng Xiaogang is so awesome this time, he actually got involved with someone from the same university! And openly blackening the region?!"

As soon as he got in the car, Ning Hao couldn't wait to gossip.

"Wait, let me check the news online to see what's going on?" Zhu Yawen also hurriedly opened her mobile phone and flipped through Weibo.

Seeing the two people's "embarrassing" appearance, Lin Nan was really a little speechless, "I remember that the crew of "I Am Not Madame Bovary" is indeed promoting today in Wuhan.

But the gossip you can see now is definitely just one-sided words from Feng Xiaogang and Huayi, so let's wait for a while.

What exactly is going on depends on how the Normal University responds, or even the response from the official departments and public security organs." Lin Nan smacked his lips and said with a smile.

But it is obvious that the two people did not listen to Lin Nan, but continued to watch the excitement and gossip on the Internet with relish and gloating.

Director Lin turned his head and saw that Miss Liu was also watching the hot search news. Okay, she is a girl from Wuhan!

There were only four of them in an extended commercial vehicle, and these three were eating melons. No, Liu Yifei has already started to curl her lips, a little angry:

"What, you still have an indelible impression of Wuhan? What impression? A bad impression?"

"Let me see." Seeing his wife's tone and appearance, Lin Nan couldn't help but move closer...

You don't know until you see it. My goodness, Feng "the great director" has become more and more arrogant recently. His Weibo is really firing map cannons!

He even fired a map cannon in front of the university leaders, the media and some students.

"... Bingbing appeared for only ten minutes before they forced him to leave immediately, and threatened to cut off the power of the multimedia equipment and lighting and sound equipment of the on-site film seminar if he did not leave immediately!

After Bingbing was forced to leave, they asked me to continue talking about comedy, but I was no longer in the mood to talk about comedy. The atmosphere of the conversation was destroyed, and the exchange ended here. I refused to continue the exchange.

I am also half Hubei, and my wife is from Hubei. I will report today's incident to her when I go back. This is the first time I have seen such a bad thing in my life of making movies. It has left me with an indelible impression of the city of Wuhan, and I will never come again..."

"Little Cannon is worthy of being Little Cannon. This is a serious key university, not an art school where he can "fire" without restraint!

Tsk tsk tsk, look at what screenwriter Liu said. A cultured person is a cultured person, without any dirty words: "Bingbing became an episode today. I think Central China Normal University is really humorous'!"

Ning Hao's uncontrollable gossip fire was burning, and his tone of voice was excited.

"Hey, more than that. Look at this square and round one, her Weibo is also weird:

...I can't think of any great reason not to allow her to stand on the stage and talk to her own audience, and she also threatened us...I can't believe that such a thing would happen in Hubei, in Wuhan, in the East China Normal University that I love!

It was this kind of rude behavior that caused the seminar to be aborted halfway...Everyone should go to the movie, shoot the reality into the movie, and we will find that we are actually living in absurdity!"

Like Ning Hao, Zhu Yawen was also sharing the news with gloating, and the Weibo of a female writer.

In general, Lin Nan and the other four naturally did not believe the one-sided words of Feng Xiaogang and his group, because the character and reputation of the little steel cannon were too bad.

"Ever since he won the Golden Shell Award at the San Sebastian International Film Festival for "I'm Not Pan Jinlian", he has become famous. Whether it is a good reputation or a bad reputation, his 'voice' is louder anyway. Several times, and more high-profile than before, it can even be described as 'crazy' and 'arrogant'." Lin Nan commented with a smile, telling the truth.

"Hua Yi is 'seeking benevolence and getting benevolence'. Feng Xiaogang made such a fuss, swaying public opinion and scolding East China Normal University, and even a large number of netizens attacked local and regional gangs... The publicity effect of "I am not Pan Jinlian" can be said to be full. The whole country knows this! It’s not just film and television entertainment news, it’s also being reported on serious daily news.”

Ning Hao handed his mobile phone to Lin Nan, and it was really "out of control".

"Then let's wait for the official statement. The bigger the matter, the higher the efficiency will be." Lin Nan was waiting to watch the excitement.

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The designated location for "Operation Mekong" to come to Shanghai for promotion this time is not a theater, but the Shanghai Grand Theater.

This has been reported to the relevant departments before. At that time, the public security organs will come to the scene to personally supervise and maintain order.

Well, all large-scale gatherings in China are required to be reported in advance according to regulations, and can only be held normally after passing the approval; and when the event is held, there must be police on the sidelines to prevent accidents.

While the staff was communicating with the Grand Theater about the afternoon publicity conference, Lin Nan and others had already arrived at the hotel. Tang Yan also ran over to greet him as promised.

"After the press conference is over, we will go to Ms. Tangtang's dinner. Everyone must be a little hungry by then."

Liu Yifei held Tang Yan's hand and joked with everyone with a smile. Two women standing over 1.7 meters tall stood there. Not to mention, they were so dazzling!

"Director Lin, there's a call over there. It officially starts at 2:30, and we have to leave at 1:30. Why don't you all hurry up and eat something first?"

"Okay, let's fill our stomachs a little bit." Lin Nan nodded, and the assistant immediately went to make arrangements.

In other words, the hotel is relatively close to the Grand Theater, otherwise we would be pressed for time, and Lin Nan and the others might not have time to eat a little.

"Okay, now I'm really looking forward to your feast, Tang Yan."

"Luo Jin is not here, don't be stingy!"

"No problem, Director Lin, Director Ning." Tang Yan smiled and nodded. This was a great honor.

The news on the Internet is still chaotic, and public opinion is still noisy. They even suppressed all the relevant information about the "The Ferryman" movie conference in the morning, as if there was no news. Ren Zhonglun is also having lunch on the film.

He asked his secretary to cancel other things this afternoon a few days in advance because he was going to attend the promotional conference of "Operation Mekong" in Shanghai.

"Who are these people? I don't believe he doesn't want to take advantage of the opportunity to create hype! This method is not only dishonest, but also worth three hundred taels of silver. Do you think others are fools?"

"Dr. Ren, aren't most people on the Internet just fools who can only follow blindly? Hua Yi took the lead, so public opinion will naturally be on their side; in addition, Fan Bingbing was indeed kicked out, and her popularity and The number of fans can completely attract the attention of the entire network.

However, the movie "I'm Not Pan Jinlian" was preceded by "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk" directed by Li An, and followed by "Operation Mekong" directed by Lin. Naturally, Feng Xiaogang would not do what he said. So confident and eager to try. It's understandable that he was doing this today. He was just under pressure because he was still carrying a bet on his back! "

The secretary said all the words that Ren Zhonglun was too lazy to say.

The latter immediately became happy, nodded and joked: "I guess Lin Nan won't be able to avoid the afternoon press conference. He will definitely be asked about this gossip!"

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the Magic City Grand Theater was packed with seats.

You must know that this is the venue that has hosted the closing ceremony of the International Film Festival, so today's film promotion conference is undoubtedly a big event;

No, there are more than twenty hat uncles inside and outside the venue alone.

When other films are promoting, they will occasionally screen one or two finished films, but Lin Nan will never do this; he always only shows edited short films, and it's the same today.

The original intention, creation process, casting considerations, shooting process, character conception... Lin Nan and several main creators took turns to appear, and under the host's quotations, they perfectly connected and responded.

Speaking of the latter, Liu Yifei even mentioned that the crew ate "bacteria pot" together in Yunnan, and suggested that everyone go there to have fun... the scenery is very nice.

Lin Nan noticed the person next to Ren Zhonglun. If he guessed correctly, he should be the leader of the propaganda outlet in Shanghai.

I can only say that the treatment given by the Magic City today is nothing to say, and it is taken very seriously.

"Director Lin, we all know that your last main theme commercial film "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom" was the first domestic film in China to have a box office of over 2 billion;

Two years later, "Mermaid" at the beginning of the year suppressed "Detective Chinatown" and directly brought Chinese-language movies into the era of 3 billion yuan in box office.

This time, are you sure, or do you expect to get your own box office record from director Zhou Xingchi? "

After the serious movie promotion session ended, the first thing that hit Lin Nan was the box office issue. Liu Yifei beside her was covering her mouth and "snickering", looking at him with bright eyes.

"It has been almost three years since "Taking Tiger Mountain" was released? To be honest, I didn't actually think about comparing the box office with "Mermaid";

Just like the promotional song "Invincible" in "Mermaid", which was written and composed by director Zhou Xingchi himself, being the box office champion for a long time is very lonely and boring.

I used to be a bit repelled by the terms 'box office champion' and 'box office record'. But I believe that the box office of "Operation Mekong" will not be low because its quality is there. "

Lin Nan smiled and put down the microphone, and the audience burst into applause.

Liu Yifei on the left also smiled brightly, clapped her white and tender palms with scorching eyes.

Ning Hao, who was on the right, turned sideways and complained to Lin Nan in a low voice, "Okay, you're so good at pretending!"

Two hours passed in the blink of an eye, and a group of reporters gathered together and asked a dozen questions.

At around five o'clock in the afternoon, after a perfunctory response that if there was a suitable work, he would bring it to the Shanghai Film Festival, the question that Lin Nan and the others had been waiting for and did not want to hear was still asked.

"Director Lin, what happened at Central China Normal University this morning, directed by Feng Xiaogang..."

Lin Nan and his group, who had not paid attention to outside news since lunch, were now "popularized" by reporters at the venue about what had just happened this afternoon.

Central China Normal University strikes back!

Including many college students, they clearly accused Feng Xiaogang and "I'm Not Pan Jinlian" of calling a deer a horse and trying to beat them up...manipulating public opinion, with ulterior motives, and deliberate hype...

According to the school, Huayi submitted an application to hold a film seminar to them some time ago, but the school is worried that Fan Bingbing's arrival will directly turn the small film seminar into a large fan meeting, which will pose a greater safety risk. So he directly rejected Hua Yi's request.

But later, Hua Yi contacted the school again and promised quite sincerely that Fan Bingbing would not be present, so the school agreed to the application of the "I'm Not Pan Jinlian" crew to hold a small film seminar on campus and provided all they could. all support.

But in this case, the crew of "I'm Not Pan Jinlian" openly built a plank road to infiltrate Chen Cang. In order to increase their influence, they brought Fan Bingbing to the school in a low-key manner. The school security guards became anxious and stopped Fan Bingbing outside the school gate. Because once Fan Bingbing entered the venue, the news spread throughout the school, and tens of thousands of students swarmed in. In an instant, it was a "large gathering" in the "small venue", and the safety risks increased sharply...

And the most important point is that this "large-scale gathering" was not reported to the public security organs in advance, and the police did not arrange for police personnel to be responsible for security matters on site... Once it is successfully held, the consequences will be serious...

Originally, there was no problem in blocking Fan Bingbing outside the school gate, but in the end, a confused fan in the school who was also a teacher secretly took Fan Bingbing from the side door to the concert hall, and then the students in the school were completely in chaos... The school had no choice but to confront the crew for a long time, and even "threatened" a power outage before forcibly evicting Fan Bingbing, who had been on the scene for 17 minutes and had not arranged a seat for him...

“Director Lin, just now, Ping An Wuhan’s official WeChat account updated an announcement to support China Normal University: Their police did not receive a registration application, which also means that the film seminar at Central China Normal University is not a large-scale mass event... They I will not take the blame for the accusations made by Feng Xiaogang, the crew of "I'm Not Pan Jinlian" and other unrelated people. This public opinion is purely a matter of making trouble out of nothing on the part of the film crew..."

After the reporter finished speaking, the venue became suddenly quiet. The eyes of nearly a thousand people were all looking at Lin Nan. Ren Zhonglun and others in the front row were also waiting for his comments.

Lin Nan looked around and saw that Liu Yifei and Ning Hao had "worry" in their eyes. Because they could see that Lin Nan was being held here; and there were so many people present, so they had to respond!

Lin Nan gave his wife a reassuring look. Wasn't it a "righteous" statement? Anyway, the two movies are rivals, and the two mountains are incomparable. He doesn't mind beating up the drowned dog at all.

Guangguang and Wanda are definitely happy to see this happen, and they will even work harder to make things worse for Feng Xiaogang and Hua Yi...

The moment Lin Nan raised the microphone, the nearly 100 media at the scene were all attentive. All the audience members who came in also had similar expressions, and they were slightly excited.

Because Director Lin is very famous. What reputation? Of course the reputation for being "righteous" and outspoken. How many people in the circle have been criticized by him? Lots and lots!

"As a well-known director and now a well-known 'international director', over the years, Director Feng Xiaogang has held many large and small press conferences and meetings! He must be very aware of the different natures of such large gatherings and small events. Yes, I also know that this is related to safety and security issues, and I also know whether to report it to the public security agency!

In order to save trouble, they used deceptive means to build a plank road to cross Chencang secretly. They ignored the dissuasion of security personnel, ignored potential safety hazards, and violated the agreement in an attempt to bring actors into the venue...Have you the nerve to complain about the school? Even more shameless to ridicule the local people for not being enthusiastic enough. ?

I don’t know whether he did this or the company? But anyway, he must know that this is not the right thing to do. But he still said those inappropriate remarks, which aroused the emotions of the onlookers who did not know the truth, causing public opinion to get out of control... The school, the police, and even the local people were abused...

To be honest, his film was promoted. But this behavior is really embarrassing for filmmakers! Well, this is my opinion.

Look, everyone, look at our venue again. Aren’t there police comrades who are working hard to take care of the scene and avoid safety hazards? Thank you for your hard work. "

When Lin Nan smiled and said the last sentence, he waved to the outermost direction of the venue. The applause suddenly burst into thunderous applause. The two compared, it was a complete victory!

Lin Nan glanced at the expressions of Ren Zhonglun and the leader of the Modu publicity outlet in the front row opposite. The two of them laughed so "jokingly", as if they were teasing him:

"Director Lin Nan, you are really mean, haha..."

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