Chapter 210 Killing without Bloodshed

The crew of "The Hunt".

Both the director Lin Nan and the protagonist Matt Damon were very dedicated during the filming.

The filming efficiency was improved a lot without us noticing.

Leonardo came to visit the class several times, and he sighed every time.

He said that Lin Nan should talk to him first, and he would definitely be willing to reduce his salary for such a movie.

Every time he said this, Matt Damon would always say something to Leo.

"Matt, you should thank me, this script was originally mine."

"How many scripts and models have you touched with your hands? You are so greedy."

Matt Damon laughed and complained.

Taking advantage of the rest and preparation time, Lin Nan was reviewing the clips shot in the morning.

Matt was really working hard when filming.

The change in the protagonist's mental state was just right.

Lin Nan hesitated for a long time at the beginning, whether to write the character of Lucas to death.

In the end, he decided to let him live.

Even if he is condemned by thousands of people, innocence is innocence.

The hero is alive, which is the finishing touch, making all the villains feel on tenterhooks.

In China, "Hard Man" and "Love Call 2" have started direct competition, and several Lunar New Year movies are still being promoted.

The news that Lin Nan's new film has been in production for a week has been reported back, and it has directly landed on the headlines.

"Look at Lin Nan, he is not in China, and the media news is all about him, much better than you."

Xing Aina, who was pregnant, put a plate of fruit on Ning Hao's desk and joked.

"I won't compete with him, he is just an animal. By the way, when the baby is born, let him give a big red envelope."

"Go ask him if he can come back before the premiere of "Racing."

The name of Lin Nan's new movie appeared on the Internet.

"Hunting?"

"The name of Director Lin's new movie is hard to guess the content."

"It won't be like "Buried Alive", is this movie really going hunting?"

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Chen Kaige has put a lot of effort to deal with piracy.

According to the rules of the Berlin Film Festival, the premiere of the film to be entered must be at the film festival.

In order to prevent domestic pirates, the release time of "Mei Lanfang" was advanced by one week to the 5th.

Lin Nan was in the crew and heard about the preferential treatment of this film.

At 18:00 on the 4th, "Mei Lanfang" had already filled all major theaters in the mainland.

As of the early morning, the performance of these 6 hours will also be counted into the first day box office.

"Is this the treatment of the Golden Palm director?"

Many film companies, directors, and producers have opinions, but no one dares to say it openly because this matter was decided by Chen Kaige and China Film.

Lin Nan sat back behind the monitor.

"Matt, do that one again, and show the inner collapse more restrained. In front of his son, he is always a father and cannot be seen..."

"OK, you are right."

Matt Damon returned to his original position again.

"Action."

In an instant, facial expressions, hand movements, and lost and helpless eyes were all there.

His spirit seemed to be drained in an instant.

But he still had to pretend to be calm in front of his son.

"Cut." Lin Nan applauded.

If they continue shooting like this, the movie should be over soon.

Zhang Weiping began to criticize "Mei Lanfang".

"Other people's first-run box office is 24 hours, why does "Mei Lanfang" have 6 more hours?"

Let alone Zhang Weiping's arrogant character in the past, this time he really took the lead.

On the 4th, it closed at 5.5 million in 6 hours, and on the 5th, it closed at 9.5 million in one day. The first-day box office of "Mei Lanfang" totaled 15 million.

A new record for domestic art films was created, and it was a biographical art film.

After Zhang Weiping took the lead, public opinion in the industry began to emerge.

There are not many people who can confront Chen Kaige.

Unfortunately, Zhang Weiping is one of them, because he has Zhang Yimou.

There are also many directors who have opinions, including Jia Zhangke and Wang Xiaoshuai.

The total box office of many of their movies is not as much as that of "Mei Lanfang" in 6 hours.

China Film did not respond, and Chen Kaige ignored it.

The box office of "Mei Lanfang" dropped to 5 million on the third day...

New Picture immediately announced that the new script directed by Zhang Yimou was about to be completed.

Many people realized it later. Zhang Weiping had been doing this for a long time. Could it be that he was talking about this?

However, this is also major news for the industry.

This is Zhang Yimou's first movie after the Olympic Games, and the attention it has received is definitely international.

But the producer of Zhang Yimou's movies is always New Picture, and Zhang Weiping never lets go, so outsiders can't intervene at all.

But in terms of casting, Zhang Weiping is easy to negotiate with, and he is a pure businessman.

And the number of times he has intervened in Zhang Yimou's affairs has increased over the years, and they have all been successful.

This has given many companies that manage artists ideas.

After learning that this movie is a commercial film, all the actors and stars in the industry became even more excited.

Lin Nan noticed that the rival of Ip Man was actually the action film Wolf Tooth directed and acted by Wu Tian.

This is very interesting.

Ying Huang's promotional strategy is correct.

Under the name of Lin Nan, both the audience's willingness to buy tickets and the theater's screening rate are very good, just waiting for the release in a week.

The filming of "The Hunt" started in mid-November, and it has been twenty days now.

Matt Damon's new makeup looks more decadent and tired.

The male protagonist is the object of everyone's exclusion and oppression.

The alienation of his girlfriend, the malice of strangers, the distrust of his ex-wife, and even his own dog was poisoned to death.

The little girl has obviously admitted that she lied, but all the malice and harm have not disappeared, not even a little bit.

This makes a person who knows that he is innocent become more and more introverted, panicked and uneasy, surrounded by malice.

"Lin, how many days do we have left to finish shooting?" Matt asked.

So far, the whole script has only the last few scenes left to shoot.

"In just these two days, I have a lot of things to do later." Lin Nan replied.

"It's so fast! But this movie is really good, we are all the objects of "hunting."

Lin Nan ignored Matt's sigh, he was thinking about whether to take the movie back and edit it slowly by himself.

On the one hand, it was because the sound recording effect was very good during the filming, and on the other hand, there were no special effects.

Thinking carefully, it can really be brought back to China for post-production.

"Mei Lanfang" is a film released worldwide, and Lin Nan went to the cinema alone to watch it.

Chen Kaige's aesthetic attainments are really high, and they are fully demonstrated in this movie.

Wang Xueqi and Sun Honglei, as supporting actors, acted very vividly, and the lines and details are beautiful.

But the plot becomes more and more empty and boring as time goes on, and there are even more preaching.

After the "death farewell" part, it is really impossible to watch it, and the film is so long...

After watching it, Lin Nan really felt that the protagonist of "Farewell My Concubine" was not portrayed well, and Li Ming lacked a bit of charm.

According to domestic news, "Mei Lanfang" had a box office of 42 million in the first 4 days of the weekend, including the 6 hours.

In the eyes of the audience, it is an art film, but its box office performance is higher than many commercial films.

Only Chen Kaige can play an art film with an investment of 100 million yuan, because his film has no shortage of copyright holders.

Of course, this movie is destined to be the highest-grossing art film in China.

Ning Hao calculated the time difference and called Lin Nan to ask if he could come back before the premiere of "Racing".

"I'm not shooting a commercial film, how could it take so long and be finished right away?"

Nowadays, the box office records of domestic films have broken 200 million and 300 million one after another, and Lin Nan even made 400 million.

Ning Hao was a little anxious.

The little achievement of "Stone" has fallen out of the first echelon.

"By the way, prepare the red envelope, it must be big, your nephew is about to be born..."

Before hanging up the phone, Ning Hao did not forget another important matter.

"Okay, this kind of thing, give and take." Lin Nan smiled.

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"The Hunt" began the final scene.

Lucas, played by Matt Damon, reconciled with his girlfriend after a year of hard work.

Rumors also seemed to fade away gradually.

When he accompanied his son to complete the hunting part that was indispensable for the coming-of-age ceremony, an accident occurred.

When he separated from his son and searched for animals alone, a bullet grazed his forehead and hit the tree next to him.

The bark exploded and splashed on Lucas' face.

He subconsciously slumped under the tree and looked in the direction of the gunshot.

The sun pierced his face and he couldn't see clearly. He could only see a blurry figure, which quickly dodged and disappeared.

In the camera, Lucas, played by Matt Damon, tried to get up, his legs trembling slightly, looking scared and worried, looking for his son in the sunset...

There was no prey around, so why did the familiar figure just now shoot?

It turned out that he had always been the prey, and he became the prey from the moment the rumor was born.

"Cut."

Matt Damon walked back with a smile.

"Lin, why don't you let the protagonist die? This will arouse the audience's emotions more."

"If Lucas dies, the story will end, but in reality, isn't this happening all the time? It has never ended."

Lin Nan could understand Matt's thoughts, and he had thought so at the beginning.

But think about it carefully, if Lucas died, wouldn't the fake become true, and the right become wrong?

If the protagonist died, this movie can only be an excellent drama. If he is alive, the movie will be sublimated...

"Thank you all for your hard work for nearly a month. "The Hunt" has officially finished shooting."

Lin Nan rushed back to Crystal Pictures without participating in the crew's wrap-up party.

Tom handed over a report.

"Lin, this is the quotation for the first batch of equipment. Take a look.

If there is no problem, I will place an order. In addition, there is no problem with export here, but you have to solve the import problem."

Lin Nan took the report and read it carefully. Everything is good, but the numbers at the back are too scary.

He had already told Han Sanping about the import of machinery and equipment, and China Film will help him solve the problem of procedures.

"No problem, the rest of the things are up to you. I'm going back to China.

I will also call back the first batch of 11 people in a few months. Tell them in advance so that they can be prepared."

"Okay."