That year Huayu

October is coming to an end, and the film market is even more chaotic.

Many films in the Lunar New Year festival have not been released yet and are still intensively promoted. However, those films in the Spring Festival festival can no longer wait and have appeared one after another and started to build momentum.

No, "Journey to the West: Conquering Monsters" took the lead, nearly three months in advance, and was the first to "squeak":

In the promotional video, Zhou Xingchi and Xu Ke rarely left the country at the same time, leading the pregnant Yao Chen in a magical dance; invitations to industry creative sharing sessions and media meetings were also spread throughout the film industry in one day.

Lin Nan Pictures and Hongxingwu have received invitations respectively. At first glance, the signature is really long, and it looks quite bluffing!

In the morning, sitting in the office, looking at the large pile of names of the producers and the signatures of Zhou Xingchi and Xu Ke on the printing plate, Lin Nan really couldn't hold back his laughter... He didn't want to go.

"When I participated in the Shanghai International Film Festival last year, they invited me to participate in the project, but I made it clear that I was not interested. If I show up there, will I be bothered by the media?"

"Then let me participate. After all, there are more than a dozen large and medium-sized producers, so it's not too shameful." Yue Jun accepted the job with a smile, preparing to take care of tomorrow's movie activities for Lin Nan.

“Well, that’s up to you.

Let’s talk about the script of "The Wandering Earth". There is only one month left. Can the first part be completed? "

Hearing Lin Nan's serious tone, Yue Jun nodded decisively:

"After you said hello, Director Lin, I asked them to temporarily slow down the progress of several other scripts in the series and focus on the first one.

Now we have started to do the final revision work. If nothing happens, the draft can be finalized in the middle of next month and will not be delayed until the end of the month. "

"Okay, it's a good thing to be able to advance half a month in advance. By then, the project casting and script review can be carried out at the same time. I believe those people won't dare to cause trouble for my science fiction film script!"

Having said this, Lin Nan looked up at Yue Jun, with a hint of excitement in his tone, and ordered:

"Go to the Aerospace Technology Group in person and bring the information about the "Wandering Earth" project with you. We are all old acquaintances, so they naturally know what I think.

By the way, make an appointment again... Well, it will be on the 20th of next month... In a little more than three weeks, they will definitely be able to perfect the budget and plan for science fiction! "

"Okay, I'll go there in the afternoon. But having said that, the Aerospace Science and Technology Group really likes us, and we are old friends. After all, not everyone can be like you, Director Lin, who is willing to spend hundreds of millions to let them have fun. Son." Yue Jun spread his hands and teased Lin Nan with a smile.

"Do you think I'm being taken advantage of? But you can't deny that with their help, it will really have the finishing touch. This is professionalism!"

To be honest, Lin Nan also likes to cooperate with the Aerospace Technology Group.

Because as long as it is science fiction material that you can imagine, they can make it for you; and if you want 8 points, they will give you 10 points, and even come up with a 12-point preparation plan to tempt you. A typical person is ruthless, talks less, and is extremely efficient!

In addition, the cooperation between the two parties has always been a win-win situation, that is, Lin Nan got almost real science fiction, and they had the opportunity to use their imagination and practice - "burn money".

After all, with such a large central enterprise and so many scientific researchers, not just anyone can get scientific research funds. Isn't it true that the Aerospace Science and Technology Group "likes" big-money investors like Lin Nan who are willing to spend money on science fiction movies to the extreme? To put it bluntly, this is still supporting the development of domestic science fiction movies!

What's more, by participating in the production and investment of Lin Nan's two movies, there was a lot of extra profit. Although it is a drop in the bucket compared to the size of the group, it is still money, and it is more than enough to give bonuses to some scientific researchers.

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In the afternoon, "The Righteous One" officially announced the complete casting list, which also means that the casting process is completely over.

At the same time, the director's wife Zhou Yun, who is both a producer and starring actor, also announced the start time of this final work of the "Beiyang Series" on her private Weibo, which will be two months later.

Regarding this news, there was not much reaction in the film industry, but it was different online.

A large number of netizens and movie fans are in a state of excitement. After all, Jiang Wen also has many "die-hard fans".

For these people, they just hope that Director Jiang can make less "moths" this time, and don't make another movie like "One Step Away". It's better to make another "Let the Bullets Fly"!

Because as a big director who has been famous for a long time, how can he not have a commercial film with high box office? But now Jiang Wen is facing this embarrassing situation, not even a movie with a box office of 1 billion.

"This is your first film directorial work. To be honest, I really hope you can get 1 billion+ box office."

"Light," Wang Changtian said to Wang Baoqiang very sincerely while watching the finished film of "Havoc in Tianzhu".

In his opinion, the most important criterion for judging whether a movie is good or bad is box office expectations and box office performance.

Are Deng Chao's "The Breakup Master" and "Bad Angel" good movies? To many professional filmmakers in the industry, it was a bad movie. But in Wang Changtian's eyes, it is a good movie.

Because they made the audience laugh non-stop in the theater, and the box office was a big hit, making a lot of money, making more than ten times the profit...

In the same way, now watching the finished film of "Havoc in Tianzhu", Wang Changtian has similar intuition and judgment: This is the same type as Deng Chao's movie, a comedy and fast food, it will definitely make money!

"Director Wang, this is my first time making a movie. There may be some shortcomings, but I definitely tried my best. Next time..."

Wang Baoqiang had a smile on his face and his complexion turned yellow and dark; he kept his spirits up and pretended that he was not at home in a restless house or involved in lawsuits.

"Well, just try your best in everything. This movie is already very good. You don't need to feel the pressure to repay the money. It will definitely make money. If you accumulate experience in the next movie, you will definitely be better."

Wang Changtian patted Wang Baoqiang's arm, nodded and encouraged. Well, it also has a vague meaning of comfort.

"Then I'll send someone to trial?"

"Send it to trial. I will say hello to Lin Nan. You should also be prepared to start publicity from next month. Try not to be disturbed by external public opinion and media. Don't pay attention to it..."

"I know. Thank you, Director Wang, and thank Director Lin for me."

For a moment, the smile on Wang Baoqiang's face froze; but he still maintained his tone and emotion and did not lose control...

"If you're short of money, go to the finance department. I've already said hello."

After speaking, Wang Changtian left quickly without waiting for Wang Baoqiang's reaction. Even with his temperament, it is inevitable that he will not be affected by the former incident. It is so damn miserable! One day passed in the blink of an eye.

When the news of the high-profile completion of "Wolf Warrior 2" was reported to everyone on the Internet and in the entire film and television industry, Wu Gan had already arrived in Beijing in a low-key manner.

Outside the airport, the first time he saw Lin Nan, this guy gave him a hug, which was so warm that he couldn't be more enthusiastic.

"Director Lin, I have been planning for the past two days. Our "Wolf Warrior 2" will be released in the summer next year. As for the specific release time, I will wait until I finish the post-production.

If you have other movie schedules here, let's discuss them, but don't do it with your own people. After all, the biggest investor in "Wolf Warrior 2" is Producer Liu's Hongxingwu! Ha ha……"

Lin Nan was really not used to seeing Wu Gan who looked like a rougher man. The two people beside them, Liu Yifei and Xie Nan, even covered their mouths and laughed. I have to admit, after filming "Wolf Warrior 2", Wu Gan looked "rougher" by at least 3 to 5 years.

"Let's go, the reception banquet for you has been booked in advance." Lin Nan urged with a smile.

Wu Gan didn't want to hold a wrapping party, so the crew and creators went back to their respective homes after wrapping. But as the main producers, Liu Yifei and Lin Nan had to welcome the director who returned from filming!

"Let's go, I have to drink two bottles today... Director Lin, don't run away..."

When Lin Nan and Liu Yifei were having dinner with Xie Nan and Wu Gan, the outside world said that Alibaba directly threw a bomb into the film and television industry - Youku, completely bidding farewell to the past!

"At about 11 o'clock this morning, Alibaba issued an announcement on high-level changes:

A subsidiary of Alibaba, Gu Yongqiang, the former chairman and founder of Youku, submitted his resignation to the group a few months ago due to personal development reasons. After repeated consideration and decision, the board of directors respects his personal wishes... I wish him all the best in his future work and life. ...The senior vice president of Alibaba is now appointed...to be transferred to Youku..."

Tudou and Youku, in the eyes of many capitals, can be said to be two completely opposite development directions and states.

The former is still under the helm of the founder, and has reached today step by step, and is about to join the Hong Kong stock market; while the latter was delisted from the US stock market after being annexed by Alibaba, and now the founder has been completely kicked out.

No one will question Tudou's development route, but there are many people who can't understand Ali's operations. This is completely unscientific and unreasonable!

Because video websites have always been big money burners, is Ali already so rich? Are you confident enough to buy a video website listed on the US stock market, then take it private, kick out all the veterans and founders, and finally move across the industry to play on your own? Can you understand how to play?

"According to Lin Nan, this is Alibaba's blood bag, a blood transfusion for e-commerce; all the companies they occupy are basically destined to end, either being sucked to death, or hanging on half-dead."

In the small cafeteria of the film bureau, Han Sanping borrowed Lin Nan's previous joke and joked with Zhang Hongsen and others. After all, the people here are only people from the film industry, and they really don’t know much about the behavior of Internet companies, especially giants like Alibaba who don’t take the “ordinary path”.

At the dinner table, Zhang Hongsen didn't answer, and Tong Gang remained silent. La Peikang glanced at Han Sanping, not knowing what to say. This morning, Zhang Hongsen got very angry at the review office.

"Tong Bureau, before the film bureau is officially split up and transferred to Central Propaganda, I will definitely replace all these people. There is no room for negotiation. I even tipped off Ali and Zhao Wei before. They didn't do this kind of thing You dare to do it?" Zhang Hongsen's words were filled with murderous intent.

"It's up to you. The Film Bureau is your supervisor, and the tone of belonging to Central Propaganda has been set. Take advantage of this momentum, that is, you can do this without any worries or too much resistance."

Tong Gang nodded. He had beaten him countless times before, but "age" is indeed a "shameless" thing sometimes, and those people are a headache!

La Peikang and Han Sanping looked at each other. They knew very well that Tong Gang and Zhang Hongsen were very busy on weekdays, and there were many things that they could not see or hear, such as the Railroad Tigers incident. They did not know how furious these two would be after the movie was released.

But at this moment, Han Sanping and La Peikang would not tell on others, and they would not do such a thing.

In addition, regardless of what punishment Ren Zhonglun would receive, those people would definitely be guilty of aggravated crimes, and they would definitely be "killed" in large numbers... much more than the number of people who were "retired" last time, and even like what Zhang Hongsen said just now: replace them all.

The four of them ate and chatted about the content of the morning meeting: the problem of high pay, the problem of extravagance and debauchery in the film and television industry, money laundering...

Suddenly, Han Sanping's phone rang.

"Ren Zhonglun?"

"He didn't come to the meeting today, why is he calling now?" La Peikang glanced and muttered.

"Tell me, what's the matter? I'm still in the bureau right now." Han Sanping asked directly without paying attention to the eyes of the three people beside him.

"You are in the bureau just in time, you can tell Director Tong and Director Zhang to directly put the script of "Dying to Survive" on the public for review in the middle of next month. The leaders in Shanghai gave me the news that the health system..."

Two minutes later, Han Sanping hung up the phone excitedly, it was good news!

"Did they really get the health system done?"

Tong Gang couldn't help asking, and Zhang Hongsen also had an inquiring look.

La Peikang's mood at the moment was completely mixed, this is a major and typical reality theme, a social medical problem!

"Well, I just let it go this morning, it's done!"

Ten minutes later, Han Sanping left early. He had to go back and talk to his daughter about this matter, and the other two had to fly to Shanghai.

At the dinner table, only Tong Gang, Zhang Hongsen and La Peikang were left.

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, Zhang Hongsen "stabbed" La Peikang again, "Did they really not bring China Film Group to this film "Dying to Survive"?"

"No."

La Peikang said this in a somewhat desolate tone, so that Zhang Hongsen and Tong Gang were a little caught off guard.

After a long time, Tong Gang sighed and said:

"Han Sanping could have joined the Film Bureau, and we were all optimistic about him. But in the end, due to some external reasons, he had to retire.

Now that I'm here, I'm going to say something I shouldn't say to you... You are indeed a little petty."

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