Chapter 285 Co-Production

Time came to the 5th.

It took only half a month for "The Great Earthquake" to push the domestic film box office record to 550 million.

At this time, its screening volume has finally returned to normal.

"Embroidered Spring Blade" strives to maintain the rare good results of martial arts movies, with a daily box office of about 12 million and good word-of-mouth response.

Lin Nan, Liu Yifei, and Lu Yang are all very satisfied with this result.

Especially the latter two.

Liu Yifei's reputation as a producer has been completely established.

Lu Yang will definitely become a director in the 100 million club.

Sometimes we have to admit that the potential of love movies is not as good as other movies after all.

Three days after the release of "My Beautiful Boss", the daily box office began to jump twice, and now it is hovering around 2 million.

"Without the blessing of big stars, maybe this is the result it should have..."

"Even so, it should still be possible to reach the expected goal of 50 million."

...

Lin Nan flipped through the movie information.

"My Beautiful Boss" is indeed a bit of a pity.

This movie was originally used for Jing Tian to practice. If the cast was bigger, the results would definitely be better.

"Hong Kong films are dead", the four-character headline hung on the news page, very conspicuous.

"The Informer", which was invested 150 million yuan, had a box office of less than 5 million yuan on the first day in the mainland.

"Full Alert", which cost 100 million yuan to produce, had a box office of 7 million yuan on the first day.

...

So far, except for "Ip Man 2" in the first half of the year, the rest of the Hong Kong films released have almost been wiped out.

Lin Nan can imagine Yang Shoucheng's mood at this moment.

The money earned from the two "Ip Man" films was returned neatly.

Hong Kong films invested by China Film, Guangguang, Huayi, including Orange Sky, also ended up with serious losses.

"No wonder I called him several times these two days, is this the reason?!"

Lin Nan realized it later.

Why did Yang Shoucheng contact him so often recently to ask about cooperation?

...

Huayi announced a good news.

"The Empire of the Sky", which was wholly produced by them and directed by Xu Ke, was shortlisted for the main competition unit of Venice.

This is also the only Chinese film shortlisted for Venice this year.

"Last year's Golden Lion Award winner was Director Lin Nan. I hope this year's winner will still be our domestic director. Director Xu Ke!"

The media that are interested in good things have already reported it. If Xu Ke wins the Golden Lion Award, the schedule in September will be interesting.

The head-on collision between the two commercial films "The Empire of the Sky" and "The Thief" must be very interesting and the topic will definitely be full.

Many people asked Lin Nan on Weibo about this matter.

Although they are competitors, at this time, there can only be one answer: I wish Director Xu a gold medal in Venice!

On the other hand, Ning Hao's "The Big Robbery" officially started shooting at the Magic City Film and Television City.

There were many media on the scene, but only half of them were concerned about "The Big Robbery", and the other half were all asking about "No Man's Land".

"Director Ning, has "No Man's Land" really been sentenced to death?"

"When will it be released?"

"Is the reason for not passing the review because all the main characters are bad guys?"

...

This time Ning Hao was much more decisive.

"It's almost what everyone guessed. It's impossible to pass the review.

But I will reshoot the ending of "No Man's Land" after "The Heist" is finished..."

This time, even if it is a complete showdown with the industry.

A group of filmmakers took advantage of this incident to talk about the issue of censorship again, and there are many people who fish in troubled waters...

"Lucy" is an imported film, so Lin Nan didn't think about holding a celebration banquet or anything.

But Han Sanping was very enthusiastic. He invited Lin Nan and Liu Yifei to have a meal.

As the distributor, China Film Group made a lot of money this time.

There were only three people at the table.

"This time, Yifei's "Lucy" can be regarded as a success. How do you plan for future development?"

When Liu Yifei heard Han Sanping call her name, she looked at Lin Nan and smiled: "I'll listen to him."

"Are you talking about Hollywood, Mr. Han?"

"Yeah."

Lin Nan thought about this question a long time ago.

"It won't affect either side. I want to take a break and shoot movies. Besides, she is also a producer now."

Han Sanping nodded. With Lin Nan around, Liu Yifei really has the conditions.

"I talked to you some time ago about the next project. How is it going now?"

Sure enough, Han Sanping's treat is not so easy to eat.

Lin Nan had planned to make a light movie before, such as a romance or an art film.

He knew that Han Sanping was definitely not talking about these, as the latter was fond of big-budget commercial films.

Especially because of "Lucy" this time, many people knew about the relationship between Lin Nan and Crystal Pictures.

They started to think about it.

Take a boat to the sea, participate in Hollywood movies, co-productions, and stuff people...

"Still considering it."

Lin Nan did not give an accurate answer.

Liu Yifei did not get involved in the conversation between the two and ate a little on the side.

"How about making a co-production? You don't need to direct it, just check it..."

Han Sanping suggested.

This is indeed a good way to cooperate. At present, the policy supports and encourages it.

Crystal Pictures was originally established mainly to lay eggs, but it does not prevent co-production of films from making money!

Lin Nan thought for a while, "Let me think about it carefully in the next few days."

"Okay, I'll wait for your good news."

This is the answer Han Sanping wants.

…………

There is a lot of gossip in the circle.

First, Guo Degang's villa occupied a public green space, and a Capital Channel reporter was beaten when he went to cover it.

Then Deyunshe and Capital Taiwan complained and refused to acknowledge it.

The cross talk jokes are full of ridicule, the neighbors are poor, the reporter is a "prostitute", and the Capital TV station that makes him famous is a "dirty unit"...

I thought there was no evidence, so it was not false at all.

Who knew that someone would dump the complete video and be slapped in the face instantly.

Now I can only hold my nose and hold the press conference, bow my head to admit my mistake, apologize, and give in...

In just a few days, the attitude turned 180 degrees.

Guo Degang, who used to have a simple and honest image, suddenly smashed his sign. This wave will probably take a long, long time!

…

After "Earthquake" reached 550 million, the market finally seemed normal.

But the audience seemed to be overdrawn, and the box office loss of "Earthquake" was not made up for other movies.

"How old is "Xiu Chun Dao" now?"

"It has picked up a bit in the past two days, with a box office of 84.4 million in seven days of release."

Yue Jun reported a number.

A movie’s revenue is mostly generated in the first half of the month.

Lin Nan estimates that the final box office of "Xiu Chun Knife" should be around 200 million, which is either lower or just over the line.

"Very good, I'm going to contact Guangguang to add two more promotions and notify Lu Yang by the way."

Lin Nan ordered. People in the industry are now saying that his decision to sign Guo Fan and Lu Yang was very prophetic.

…

The scenes from last year's "The Founding of the People's Republic of China" are still vivid in my mind.

In the past two days, "The Great Cause of Party Building" has been launched again.

However, this time Han Sanping was only in name, and the actual person doing the work was director Huang Jianxin.

Compared to the previous film, the cast of this one is much inferior.

But what surprised Lin Nan was that Lu Chuan actually got into the director's team. He was really speechless.

"Lin, do you really want to start this project?"

After Tom received the email, he called specifically to confirm.

The script has been written for a long time, but has been shelved. He did not expect that Lin Nan would actually want to do this project now.

"What's wrong, do you have any suggestions?"

"I don't have any suggestions. It's just that we as a company definitely can't do it. Besides, are you sure you don't want to do it yourself?"

Lin Nan never thought of directing such a popcorn-style co-production.

“I’m not going to be the director of this movie.

You should talk to Lionsgate and Warner Bros. If possible, I would like to make it a co-production. "

Tom understands what co-production means.

This means that once the film is completed, it can definitely enter the Chinese market.

"Okay, Lin. I believe they won't refuse such a big cake."

"Well, do it as soon as possible and notify me as soon as there is any news."

…

Lin Nan considered several film projects and finally chose this one.

Because he accidentally saw the stills of "Transformers 3" on the Internet...

In terms of time, it’s only the beginning of August, but I didn’t expect that the smoke of September has already begun to fill the air.

The new footage first released a 2 minute and 36 second trailer for "The Hawthorn Tree".

Not to mention, the response has been pretty good.

"That's right! Girls of that era looked like that, malnourished..."

"The eyes look quite clear!"

"Why do you look a little silly?"

…

Liu Yifei also paid attention to the trailer of "Hawthorn Tree".

After all, she originally wanted to play the heroine.

"Look, even if I put makeup on you, wear a coarse cloth jacket from the countryside, and put some ash on your face, you still won't be as 'unremarkable' as she is..."

Lin Nan joked and was given a blank look.

"Where do you talk like that? Then what do I look like?"

An image suddenly popped up in Lin Nan's mind, Xiaowi...

Thinking of something bad, Lin Nan shook his head instantly.

"Anyway, your temperament doesn't match. Even if you were asked to audition, Director Zhang would most likely reject you."

"snort……"

Although she knew this in her heart, Miss Liu was still a little unconvinced.

"No, I have to ask them to help me find scripts for literary films, or..."

As he spoke, Liu Yifei looked at Lin Nan with some anger in her eyes.

…

Ten days after its release, "Xiu Chun Knife" successfully exceeded 100 million in box office, and its daily box office dropped to 6 million.

Speaking of which, this is Lu Yang's second movie.

"Director Lu Yang has successfully been promoted to the billion-dollar box office director club."

"Liu Yifei served as a producer for the first time, and the movie box office exceeded 100 million..."

…

Apart from Lu Yang, the happiest person is Yang Mi.

"Jiajia, it's really hundreds of millions!"

"Congratulations, Mimi. You will be the heroine of a billion-dollar movie from now on, haha..."

In Zeng Jia's view, the higher Yang Micheng is, the greater the benefits will be for her as an agent, and the two complement each other.

There are always more people who are the icing on the cake than those who are helping someone when they need it.

Whether they are acquaintances or close friends, many celebrities and artists expressed their congratulations to Lu Yang on Weibo and praised "Xiu Chun Knife".

No one can refuse honor!

Even Feng Xiaogang, who usually says he doesn't care about Oscars, changed his face as soon as he learned that "Earthquake" defeated "Hawthorn Tree" and got the "Oscar" spot.

"Since my superiors have given me this opportunity, I will definitely seize it and prepare carefully. See you at Oscar when the time comes..."

…

As soon as these words came out, you can imagine the ridicule on the Internet.

"I remember when "The Golden Jacket" was competing for the Oscars, Director Feng said: He doesn't care about Oscars! That's a scam..."

"When has Director Feng not been like this? He is so shrewd!"

…

Lin Nan couldn't help but laugh when he saw these comments.

Unlike the online complaints, almost everyone in the circle sent blessings, except for Zhang Weiping.

"This is so hypocritical. If you choose one of the two, why should it be "Earthquake"?

The misery it sells? Or is it based on the water-filled box office? "

If Feng Xiaogang is a small steel cannon, then Zhang Weiping is Zhang Dapao.

There is nothing that Zhang Weiping dare not say to others.

This is no longer just trolling Huayi and Feng Xiaogang, the agency that recommends the best foreign language films, the General Administration, is also being trolled...

For a moment, the actors and artists in the circle immediately hid away, and the two major director camps opened fire, fearing that they would be harmed.

To be honest, Lin Nan was a little confused. Is Zhang Weiping smart or stupid, confronting the General Administration of Hard Steel?

I don’t know if Zhang Yimou came forward to express his position, or if someone else spoke? Zhang Dapao, who was still vigorous in the morning, died down in the afternoon.

Lin Nan saw half of the excitement, and then ended inexplicably...

…………

Tom is very efficient.

"Lin, maybe you have to come over."

"What, is there a problem?" Lin Nan asked.

"It's such a big project and it's a co-production. They want to interview you..."

Lin Nan can figure this out.

"You mean, they agreed?"

"You can say that. According to what you said, I have almost reached an agreement with them. But after all, co-production is more troublesome and requires a lot of communication.

They think it would be safer to talk to you face to face again..."

After hearing this sentence, Lin Nan understood what it meant.

The procedures for co-productions are complicated and must be filed for approval in China. When Huayi was working on "The King of Kung Fu," the filing process alone took a long time.

"Okay. Just tell them that I will bring someone there in two days."

"Well, I will inform you, Lin."

…

The fact that Lionsgate and Warner can invite Lin Nan to go there in person shows that there will basically be no problems with the cooperation on this film.

At that time, all that is needed is to finalize the investors on both sides.

"There is no way to finish the movie. There is a high probability that we will have to do this often in the future."

Lin Nan is very aware of this situation. One person's energy is limited, and the upper limit of the two companies is also there. No matter how much, it is really too busy...

…

Lin Nan took out his cell phone and made a call.

"Director Han..."

Han Sanping didn't expect Lin Nan to be so efficient. What he just said two days ago has come to fruition today!

"Okay, I'll listen to you. I'll give you the people you need, and I'll help you with the procedures myself. It will definitely be faster than Hua Yi's time...

But are you sure about the project? "

"A science fiction blockbuster. As long as the special effects can keep up, it's definitely a good project!"

"good!"

To be honest, I’ve been swayed by some readers, which is not a good sign.

I changed part of the outline today, forcibly, so it took a lot of time.

I wanted to take a leave of absence, but I didn't have the nerve, but I really didn't have enough time, so I could only write four thousand words.