Chapter 388: Postponement, Han Sanping's Investment
Lin Nan knew that Yang Shoucheng's dinner was not that simple.
Except for Yang Shoucheng, the huge box was full of Yingying Yanyan.
When Lin Nan brought Liu Yifei to the scene, a group of people were a little embarrassed.
The final result is that a "dinner" is just a dinner and nothing else!
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"Is that Bai Bing your fellow countryman?"
"Well, I heard from Huo Wenxi that he is indeed my fellow countryman."
"She's quite beautiful. I've seen her and Hu Ge play "The Myth"."
"Beautiful? I didn't pay much attention to it...but it's definitely not as good as you!"
Seeing that Lin Nan didn't take the bait, Miss Liu suddenly felt bored.
They are all people from the film and television industry. Liu Yifei has never seen or heard of them.
In her opinion, tonight was the "Hongmen Banquet" arranged by Yinghuang for Lin Nan, with bad intentions!
"Later, if I invite you to dinner again, I will go too."
In the hotel, Liu Yifei frowned and suddenly said something to Lin Nan, her tone unquestionable.
"Hahaha, okay, bring me with you. The air is so sour!"
"You are the one who is sour..."
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The next day, the crew of "The Genius Gunfighter".
Several people were reading newspapers and reading yesterday's entertainment news.
"Xiang Qiang's influence is quite big. A cocktail party took up a whole page."
"Most of them are directors and artists from Hong Kong Island, as well as from the mainland, huh? Is this a Tang Dynasty?"
Luo Jin found something interesting and pointed to some photos of the scene.
Lin Nan glanced at it and saw that it was indeed Cai Yinong, followed by Hu Ge and Liu Shishi.
"Cai Yinong is indeed from a Hong Kong background, but his position as a Tang native is very awkward.
I can't integrate into the mainland circles, I can't squeeze into the core layer of Hong Kong Island, I can't do both, I can only play TV series. "
Lin Nan casually said that it was a pity that Hu Ge was brought here to praise Xiang Qiang...
The crew started working.
After knowing the "sponsorship fee", seeing the receipt, and hearing her father's words, the heroine mentally accepted her classmate's request to cheat. She wanted to earn that money for the sake of her family and her father.
"Come on, try it."
Lin Nan pointed to the delivered piano and said to Liu Yifei.
He knew that Miss Liu could play the piano, so he wanted her to try her hand here. In fact, Miss Liu knows many musical instruments.
Liu Yifei came over and started playing skillfully. Then she looked at Lin Nan and said, "It's not as good as the piano at home before."
"This is just an ordinary thing. It's used for filming. It's definitely not as good as yours."
How many girls, at the age of fourteen or fifteen, can have a piano at home that costs more than RMB 100,000?
In the plot, the heroine helps seven people cheat for the first time by playing the piano.
The four options will be tapped using the fingerings of different pieces of music.
Therefore, Liu Yifei had to have a scene where she taught several people to play the piano and recognize and memorize the finger tapping rhythm.
The cost of helping cheating is paid in the name of piano tutoring fees.
"Are you ready?"
"Well, that's it."
Except for the lead actor, the other five people are all real art school students.
"Prepare, act!"
Liu Yifei sat in front of the piano and explained to several people the four pieces of music that replaced options A, B, C, and D.
"The next exam will be from 8:30 to 10:30. I will start sending you the answers at 9:15. You should pay attention to the movements of my fingers on my desk."
"For every four questions, I will only give you the answers to the first three, and I will do the last one myself. This is to ensure that each of you has a different score, so as not to be discovered..."
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"Ka, get ready for the transition."
"Lin Nan, how did you write this script? Did you cheat during the directing exam?"
Zhu Yawen couldn't help but joked, but before Lin Nan could say anything, Liu Yifei was scolded.
"Do you think Lin Nan needs to cheat? Same as you?"
"That's right, my brother's scores are higher than yours even if he doesn't take any exams." Shu Chang nodded and agreed.
Lin Nan glanced at Shu Chang and smiled, "How do you know?"
"Go on, did I really open this kind of back door for you?"
Luo Jin and Zhu Yawen asked in unison with their eyes widened.
“What’s all the fuss about, we’ve graduated anyway, so there’s no harm in talking about it.
I haven’t taken an exam since my junior year. Lao Jiang always gave me a score, starting with a score of 80. hey-hey……"
"Bah! The school is so snobbish."
"Yes, it is indeed a bit snobbish, haha..."
Zhu Yawen and Luo Jin complained in harmony.
"At that time, if you two were one of the top three movie stars in Europe, you would be treated like this." Lin Nan mocked.
As soon as these words came out, the two of them fell silent and were shocked.
Liu Yifei and Shu Chang beside them also laughed out loud when they saw their embarrassment.
Cameras and other props were moved to the classroom.
"action!"
First time group cheating and it was perfect.
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A close-up shot of Liu Yifei happily holding a bankbook, and a shot of Liang Jiahui wearing clothes bought by his daughter.
"Is teaching piano so profitable?"
"Yes, they are all classmates from wealthy families..."
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The reputation of the "piano tutoring class" spread among the classmates.
"A few more people want to sign up for the 'tutoring class'."
Shu Chang whispered to Liu Yifei, whose eyes had become determined and confident. She glanced at the people around her and nodded in agreement.
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"Although it's still early, this already has the tense atmosphere of a crime film, which is a bit exciting!"
Zhu Yawen was excited watching from the side, and many crew members felt the same way and nodded.
"Xixi is like a criminal leader now, and I keep pulling her down the line."
Shu Chang hugged Liu Yifei's arm and said with a smile.
"Go to hell, you are the criminal leader."
Liu Yifei retorted with a smile on her face. But she also felt very excited in her heart.
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The premiere of "Pacific Rim" was held as scheduled in the capital.
Even if Lin Nan was not there, it did not affect the atmosphere at all.
As a science fiction blockbuster with an investment of 160 million US dollars, "Pacific Rim" is regarded by the industry as a giant in the second half of the Lunar New Year period.
This movie will enter the Spring Festival period from the Lunar New Year period, and all movies in the same period will face the pressure of "Pacific Rim".
Including the second half of "The Flowers of War" and "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate", it will also be affected.
Yue Jun brought Zhang Yi, Lei Jiayin and Reba to the premiere. The four of them were representatives of Lin Nan Pictures.
Especially Zhang Yi, who was one of the protagonists of this science fiction blockbuster. Many people at the scene greeted him.
To put it simply, Zhang Yi was the top star of Lin Nan Pictures, and he was ranked at the top among the first-line actors.
On the other side, Lu Zheng led Jing Tian, who was also the focus of making friends with various production companies.
"Brother Lin's "Bad Genius" should be filming now, right?" Jing Tian muttered in a low voice.
"He should be busy. His crew does not accept visits. The paparazzi in Hong Kong were stopped outside the school by Ying Huang's people."
"The 3D effect just now was very good, far better than "Dragon Gate Flying Daggers", and the box office must be explosive!"
Thinking of the shocked look of everyone at the scene after watching the movie just now, Lu Zheng was very excited.
As the heroine in China, Jing Tian has a lot of shots, and this time she will definitely be a hit.
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"Director Han, didn't the application come through?"
Ye Ning approached Han Sanping and asked nervously.
Han Sanping shook his head, "It hasn't come down yet. Whether it can be postponed, there is no reply from above. Even if it can be postponed, it is hard to say how long it will be postponed."
The three parties unanimously agreed to apply for an extension of the release time for "Pacific Rim", and it depends on the Film Bureau's opinion.
This movie is not an imported film, but a co-production film, with domestic capital accounting for the majority. In Han Sanping's view, there is still great hope for an extension.
"For this movie, as Director Lin Nan said, our box office target is no longer 1 billion, but more than 1.2 billion."
Han Sanping stood on the stage, holding a microphone, and reported the number of 1.2 billion.
If it weren't for watching the 3D version just now, the people present really doubted whether this goal could be achieved, but now, it's hard to say, because the visual effect is really shocking.
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"Reba, you go to Hong Kong Island after New Year's Day."
Yue Jun sat in his seat and said to Reba next to him.
"Go to Hong Kong Island, is it Director Lin's place?"
"Yes, Director Lin will arrange for you to play a cameo role. It won't hurt to show your face more."
Hearing this, many actors around cast envious eyes.
"Well, Director Yue, I'll leave after New Year's Day." Reba nodded and agreed excitedly.
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"Bad Genius" here.
A group of people have seen the news about the premiere of "Pacific Rim".
"1.2 billion? I remember how much Lin Nan Pictures accounted for?"
"25%."
As soon as Zhu Yawen asked, Liu Yifei immediately answered.
"Global release, 25%... It's so scary!"
"Xixi, I will hug your thighs from now on."
As he said this, Shu Chang actually squatted down and hugged Liu Yifei's legs.
"It has nothing to do with me..." Liu Yifei said with a bright smile.
Looking at a group of boring guys, Lin Nan shook his head.
"Old Zhu, hurry up and put on your makeup, it's your turn to appear. The plot begins to unfold!"
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Lin Nan received a call from Han Sanping.
"I've told Director Tong about the postponement of Pacific Rim. In principle, he will help, but we probably won't know until the movie is released."
"It's all right. Just call me and let me know when the time comes."
"By the way, there's one more thing."
Hearing this, Lin Nan's heart skipped a beat.
"Did the potato thing get out?" He muttered to himself.
"Boss Han, what else?"
"I'm planning to invest in Wu Yusen's new movie, which will probably start filming the year after next. This is another big project."
Han Sanping is like this. He can't help but show off when he has a big project.
Lin Nan didn't know what to say at this moment. This was too speechless.
"Are you sure? Red Cliff was criticized so badly at the time! There were constant accidents in the middle of the film." Lin Nan kindly reminded.
"It's different. After all, the story of Red Cliff is too far away, and the coordination during filming was not in place. This happened more than 60 years ago. Be careful and there will be no problem.
Think about it, a romantic story against the backdrop of war, patriotism, and love between men and women. Like Titanic, it is still a tragedy, so it must be good!
Besides, although Red Cliff was criticized, China Film Group made money..."
Hearing Han Sanping's words, Lin Nan couldn't refute it! He couldn't find the words!
He clearly remembered that Han Sanping said that he would never invest in Wu Yusen's projects again. Did he forget it?
What's that saying? That's right, it's hard to persuade a damned ghost with good words!
At this moment, Lin Nan could only wish Han Sanping good luck and mourn for him when the time comes...
"Then, congratulations to Mr. Han, it's another blockbuster movie."
"Hahaha, no problem, I'll hang up first. I'll go talk to Lao Ren..."
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