Chapter 683 Return to Berlin, Director Wang

At the beginning of 2003, Lin Nan went to Berlin for the first time with Li Yang. That time was because of "Blind Shaft".

At that time, he was just a freshman who had just started out, and Li Yang was his guide.

The second time was in early 2005.

Lin Nan took his first award-winning film "Hidden in the Dust" and won the first international film festival award, the Silver Bear Award for Best Director in Berlin!

Since then, he has stepped into the ranks of big directors and became the youngest international big director in China!

And that time, it was Li Yang who helped him find someone, so that he could skip the registration and screening process and directly enter the competition stage of the shortlist.

Lin Nan was very grateful and cherished this friendship.

So in January 2007, when Li Yang took the initiative to go to Hollywood to find him for help, he was willing to do "Blind Mountain" regardless of the cost and invest in Li Yang.

Later, when the movie was released, in order to exchange for as many screenings as possible, Lin Nan even used the distribution business of "Painted Skin" as a bargaining chip and handed it over to Yu Dong's Bona.

That year was also Lin Nan's third trip to Berlin.

With the foreign language film "Buried", he won his second Silver Bear for Best Director, which completely consolidated his position as a top director in the industry!

The only thing that Lin Nan regretted was that he lost to Director Wang and his "Tuya's Wedding"!

Thinking of this, Lin Nan couldn't help but smile, and he missed his past "youth".

Speaking of which, he is indeed a legitimate descendant of the Berlin International Film Festival, although the most dazzling and memorable Golden Lion trophy was won in Venice.

"Lin, on behalf of the organizing committee, I sincerely invite you to return to Berlin. And the beautiful Ms. Crystal, we look forward to your arrival on the red carpet in Berlin in February.

Lin, although the specific opening ceremony time has not yet been determined, it is certain that the closing ceremony will end before your Lunar New Year..."

Reception room on the third floor.

With brown hair and speaking not very standard Chinese, the film selector of the Berlin International Film Festival in Asia is sincerely inviting Lin Nan and Liu Yifei.

"It's been almost eight years since I last went to Berlin." Lin Nan couldn't help but whispered.

Liu Yifei held his hand, nodded gently, and recalled with a smile:

"Well, it's been eight years. I remember that I was still in the martial arts school at that time, and I trained hard every day for "The Forbidden Kingdom".

What English lines, foreign language film learning, script reading, kung fu hidden weapons, punches and kicks, weapon routines, opera body..."

Lin Nan heard this, and the smile on his face became a little helpless. He couldn't help but want to complain about Miss Liu:

"I know you are very good at fighting, and you still insist on exercising. But you don't have to "remind" me with force from time to time? Those muscles, vest lines, and back muscles... I don't often..."

"Lin, what do you mean? We really hope to see "Manchester by the Sea" in Berlin."

The Asian regional selector on the opposite side continued to invite with a smile.

In fact, there is nothing to hesitate. After reminiscing about the past, isn't it business?

Lin Nan nodded immediately and said:

"Of course, Yifei, Leonardo and I will participate in this year's Berlin International Film Festival. The copy will be sent to the organizing committee after the official registration for the film festival begins."

Hearing Lin Nan's words, the person opposite sat up instantly, shook his hand excitedly and said:

"Thank you, Lin, welcome back to the Berlin International Film Festival!

But you don't need to send it, I will send someone to pick it up and bring it back to Berlin."

"Well, that's fine."

After more than half an hour, Lin Nan and Liu Yifei sent the person downstairs and then returned to the office.

"Xixi, you have to arrange one more itinerary, accompany me to Berlin."

Liu Yifei nodded happily: "Well, okay, I'll just treat it as a trip with you. When we come back, we'll celebrate New Year's Eve.

Ah? Thinking of this, my brand owners will be happy again. They will definitely come to bother me, talking about the red carpet, dresses, jewelry, bags..."

"Next time I see them, I will definitely ask them to pay more and take advantage of me!"

Lin Nan smiled helplessly. He doesn't accept advertisements, so Liu Yifei can receive more than twice as many high-end endorsement invitations as normal top-tier brands every year.

Because the brand owners know that as long as Liu Yifei signs an endorsement contract, they can get Lin Nan, especially those large-scale occasions of international film festivals, and make a lot of money!

"Okay, haha..."

Leaning on Lin Nan's shoulder, Liu Yifei laughed heartlessly.

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This year's entertainment industry, to put it bluntly, is really fucking interesting!

Lin Nan and Liu Yifei only met with the Berlin film selector, and the film and television industry was suddenly shaken!

Near noon, the official Weibo of Safe Capital, Weibo hot search, portal website front page headlines...

All media platforms are reporting one thing - "The big director played too much and was caught by the police on the spot!"

What do the four words "Golden Bear Director" mean?

For the film industry, this is a person at the top of the pyramid, an international director, representing a steady stream of various top resources and circles!

You know, over the years, the entire Chinese film industry has only produced 6 Golden Bear directors!

For the film and television industry, this is a real earthquake.

And the style of painting on the Internet is even more "joyful":

"Yao Shou! His wife is Zhang..., with that figure, that appearance, those breasts, that butt... aren't you enough?"

"There are so many beautiful female artists in the film and television industry who want to be promoted and be lurked. As a big director, he can wave his hand and get as many as he wants. Is there any need to go for that?"

"That's enough, at least there are no hidden rules of choice. Others spend money to do things and stimulate the economy... It's much better than many hypocrites!"

"Domestic flowers are not as fragrant as wild flowers, what they want is a stimulation! The great director is strong..."

This group of netizens have simply taken their natural tendency to watch the excitement without taking things too seriously to the extreme.

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"Incredible! According to official reports, he was caught on the spot after receiving reports from the masses on the night of the 10th."

"Holy shit... the information I got after the interrogation was even more explosive. It turned out that No. 8, No. 9, and No. 10 were there for three consecutive days..."

"Upstairs, let's focus on that, there was one man and two women on the night of the 9th..."

"Let me think about it, he is actually 50 years old this year, right? At this age, why is he so explosive? With a bald head, he is really strong!"

The content is getting more and more deviant... Many netizens are even discussing how the great director maintains his health? How can he be so old and strong!

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"Our great director has always been a romantic and talented person. Count his ex-girlfriends, Jiang Wen... Yu..."

"I feel sorry for Miss Zhang. Looking at Weibo, it looks like she is still traveling in New York! Yesterday, a netizen bumped into her and she even posted a selfie. The message was even more interesting: Has she been discovered? My little 'LOVE'!"

"I'll go. Madam-in-law, is this a prophecy from God?"

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Speechless, really speechless.

After returning home with Liu Yifei at noon, Lin Nan saw the news on the Internet and heard the rumors in the industry, which made him sick.

Two hours ago, when he met with the film selector in Berlin, he was still regretting that "Buried Alive" lost to "Tuya's Marriage" seven years ago.

But who would have thought that Director Wang has already been there for three days!

But then again, probably no one in the industry could have imagined that a top director would act in such a "simple" and "unrestrained" way!

In the end, Lin Nan still sighed, hoping that when he is 50 years old, his body will be "stronger" than Director Wang! Well, I will find an old Taoist priest another day...

While helping Liu Xiaoli serve the dishes, Liu Yifei ran to the kitchen door wearing slippers, holding a red apple she had taken two bites of.

"Lin Nan, here, La Dong is looking for you."

"Go quickly, I told you I don't need your help, just wait for dinner."

Liu Xiaoli urged with a smile, then looked at her daughter, "dinner will be served soon, you are eating something else...hey, you are still running..."

If something like that happened outside, La Peikang would definitely call.

Because part of the creative list of "Mermaid" has been sent to China Film Group, La Peikang knew that Zhang Yuqi would participate in the film, and she would be one of the protagonists with a role equal to that of the female lead!

"La Dong?"

Sitting cross-legged on the lawn, Lin Nan stroked her soft plump orange with one hand and answered the phone with the other.

"Should we change the actress for "Mermaid"? After all, her family has caused such a big deal. The convention was only held for a month last month, and prostitution is also..."

La Peikang's worry is reasonable, but unfair. After all, Zhang Yuqi doesn't have that.

Furthermore, to be honest, it is really difficult to limit "blocking" to the level of director Golden Bear.

In other words, if Lin Nan is Berlin's direct descendant, then Director Wang is one of his direct descendants!

There is a golden bear, a silver bear for best screenwriter, and a silver bear for best artistic contribution. His movie can just sell the copyright and not be released!

"Have you forgotten? We promised Director Zhou Xingchi not to interfere in the casting. What you said depends on Zhou Xingchi's intention. By the way, why do you have this idea?"

Lin Nan asked curiously, logically speaking, La Peikang doesn't have this kind of character?

"I asked from Shangying."

Okay, now Lin Nan understands; Zhang Yuqi is indeed of little value to Shanghai Film.

"Then ask Zhou Xingchi?"

Lin Nan didn't answer immediately.

In his opinion, although Zhou Xingchi loves money, he is also stubborn. The actors he has chosen will not be replaced easily.

Just like this time, although Wen Zhang's reputation plummeted due to that incident, he still gave him a guest role, and it was specially designed!

"If you want to ask, then just ask, and I'll forget about it. Since I promised not to intervene, that's definitely my attitude."

Hearing what Lin Nan said, La Peikang paused immediately.

"Yes, it's up to you. I don't mean that I have to change it, but after all, China Film is a state-owned enterprise, so I still have to ask them."

"Yes, I know."

Lin Nan responded.

Director Wang's incident is destined to have a huge impact, and Zhang Yuqi is just one of them.

"Lin Nan, eat!"

Liu Yifei stood at the door of the villa, with her hands on her waist and her cheeks puffed out. She looked like she was being criticized by her own mother!

"Okay, I'll be here soon. Are you doing something wrong again?"

"Huh, now that I have a son-in-law, I have forgotten my daughter!"

Good guy, Lin Nan is speechless. It seems like he should say this, right? Old Lintou had a daughter-in-law and forgot about his son!

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The Chinese film industry, specifically the Hong Kong film industry, has a distinctive feature.

That is, every few years, someone stands up and launches a boycott movement against Zhou Xingchi, and then a large number of Hong Kong actors and celebrities immediately respond and attack Zhou.

And if you compare carefully, it is not difficult to find that every time there is an "anti-Zhou movement", it is when Zhou Xingchi has a new movie or work being prepared, filmed or about to be released!

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