China Entertainment

Chapter 11 Screening and meeting

"Bang." A stack of newspapers was thrown on the conference table.

"Can anyone tell me what's going on?"

In China Film's office, Director Yang knocked on the table with a bad tone.

Vice Chairman Han pulled out the newspaper, and the headline was: "Shanghai Film Academy has a keen eye for discerning stars, and the works of freshmen from the film school are selling well"!

The subtitle is more direct: It is reported that China Film Group once refused to invest in the film.

The newspapers were read by the senior executives present one by one, and some middle-level executives attending the meeting did not dare to say a word.

"How much is the box office?" Vice Director Han asked.

"As of yesterday, it has exceeded 20 million." A department manager reported.

For a while, the atmosphere in the conference room became tense again.

"What's funny is that the newspaper said that China Film Group refused to invest, but I didn't know it at all. Did you know, Old Han? Mr. Jiao?"

Especially someone who actually told the news about Lin Nan's change of major and reported it to the newspaper.

"Haha, remember to leave a role for me." Zhu Yawen stopped disturbing Lin Nan from sorting out the books. The latter had just brought back the director's books.

What they said on the phone was very reserved, but Lin Nan could understand the meaning. Shanghai Film wanted to get a piece of the copyright pie, and a film company found them. They were interested in both the film and the copyright.

Lin Nan didn't know how to reply for a while, so he simply said to wait for a few days.

"If you want to focus on making movies, becoming a director, and investing in movies in the future, I actually suggest that you change your studio into a company and recruit more people. It can be small but it must be complete."

Mother Liu didn't even look at her daughter, her tone was ordinary.

Although Teacher Zhou was impatient, he still took out a few pages of paper from the drawer and said, "Fill it out and give it to me."

This month, Lin Nan has become addicted to being a celebrity. There are many people who greet him when he walks in school, many of whom he doesn't know very well.

As a newcomer, Lin Nan was in the last few rows, holding a pen and making gestures. He could just listen to what was said.

There are two models for film exports, either direct one-time settlement, and how much profit will be made after that is a matter for the film company and theater chain.

Now those people who ridiculed Lin Nan for changing careers shut up, others really went for the directing career.

"Mom, don't say that to Lin Nan."

The 02-level directing department originally had a total of thirteen students, six undergraduates plus seven Lin Nan, and two chief teachers, Teacher Zhang and Teacher Jiang. The remaining seven were undergraduates from the national training program, and there were other teachers.

The outside world's evaluation is divided, and the audience thinks the plot is quite good. It's the first time I've seen this kind of storyline, and it's very interesting.

"It's disgusting, get out of here."

Before Shanghai Film Group was very generous, as a producer, it did not compete with Lin Nan for the film rights when investing. Most likely, he did not expect that it would become such a hit, so the copyright of "Warmth and Light" is still in the hands of the latter.

A little more than a year after joining the WTO, the cultural industry has been the first to bear the brunt.

As the movie has been released for so long, Lin Nan's name has gradually become known to people in the circle, especially his investment proportion and voice in "Nuan Nuan Contains the Light". Everything that needs to be known is known.

"I've made two movies, maybe the director is more suitable for me. I can just sit there and shout." Lin Nan said with a smile.

Thanks to "Hero", Director Zhang and Producer Zhang.

Lin Nan packaged the movie rights and sold them to them. As for everything that followed, whether it was a loss or a loss, it had nothing to do with him.

"Mom, my number one girl." Liu Yifei sat on the sofa and began to mutter while her mother Liu helped her sort out her clothes.

Worst of all, if it has risen to the level of outlook and profession, can’t it be made other than romance movies? Is this what today’s students and actors are like?

As time goes by, the movie box office is getting higher and higher, and the increase is getting smaller and smaller.

Lin Nan regretted not advertising at that time, but when he thought about it, no merchants were willing to advertise with him.

"Teacher, it's still the same thing."

"We will supervise the theater chain and the higher authorities for the division of accounts at the box office. We will also handle the taxes that should be paid. The final amount of the accounts will be paid directly to your company's account."

"You don't have any plans for the next time? It's okay if you don't have any. Just take a few days of classes with peace of mind." This is what the director of the directing department said to him.

Zhu Yawen changed her face and said, "Director Lin, Director Lin, because of our usual friendship, remember me if you have any scenes in the future. I can clean it up." As he said this, he held Lin Nan's hand with both hands. Right hand.

Sure enough, as long as you get good grades, you will inevitably be dragged into making up the numbers.

Lin Nan was threatened by phone that she would be cast as the heroine next time.

At this time, the box office exceeded 30 million, and the copyright issue was brought up.

The process of changing majors was surprisingly fast, and the school approved it on the same day.

After hanging up the phone, Lin Nan went to find Laoban with a smile on his face.

The middle-level people sitting there were all silent, trying to reduce their presence as much as possible.

The main meaning may be to let him stabilize his mentality and stop drifting.

This year, the number of teaching staff has increased significantly, and director Tian Zhuangzhuang has also returned to teach in the directing department.

"From now on, you will be a member of our directing department. You don't need to move to the dormitory. You can just follow the directing department for classes and other things."

Lin Nan was a little moved, but he still said that he would talk about it after the film was released. The deeper meaning was that he would talk about it after he got the dividends.

Shanghai Film Academy decided to hold a celebration banquet. This was a huge achievement. It gained fame and money. Most importantly, it was written in the leadership report.

Liu Yifei called Lin Nan to congratulate him on the success of his movie and complained that her mother had lost her leading actress.

The man was explaining, but it didn't help. "You can change your duties for a while, and then we'll talk about it later."

Some disparagements are okay, "open ending, smart-aleck."

When Lin Nan took the stamped document to the directing department office, the teachers seemed to already know about it.

Because it involves exports, which is a huge profit, Lin Nan, who holds all the copyrights, has become a hot commodity.

Lin Nan made some calculations, excluding the special business tax, the special fund for film industry development, etc., and finally divided it up.

Imported films are generally the same.

The company is still an empty shell, and financial accounting must be in place first, otherwise it will be too busy to divide the accounts.

On the 25th, the box office finally crossed the 30 million threshold.

A few days later, the teacher found Lin Nan with someone he didn't know.

“Change major”?

"right."

"Lao Zhang and Lao Jiang, your 02-level directing department has greatly increased its strength now." A group of teachers laughed in the office and teased the two of them.

Seeing her daughter's angry look, Mother Liu stopped talking.

Lin Nan is very satisfied with the price. He is a newcomer. No one can say whether this movie will be popular in Southeast Asia.

In terms of export, with a 35% investment ratio and complete copyright, Shanghai Film Academy gave Lin Nan 8 million, after tax.

It was the end of the month, and the box office couldn't run any better. In the end, it stumbled to 31 million, and it was released accordingly.

Lin Nan finished the formalities and left.

"What do you know about marriage at the age of eighteen or nineteen? It's unrealistic."

"Teacher, maybe it will be 30 million by the end of the month." Lin Nan said firmly.

Lin Nan accepted the option given by Shanghai Film Studio.

Someone stood up tremblingly and said, "Director Yang, I met him, but I followed the normal process and it is impossible to invest. He is just a freshman."

On the 12th, Lin Nan also learned that the box office had exceeded 20 million.

"The overall performance is immature and needs to be improved." This is a relatively fair evaluation.

Shanghai Film Group accounts for 65% of the investment, and exports require a share of the profits, but copyright concerns issues such as remakes and adaptations, and the film producers want to settle it all at once.

Lin Nan was a newbie, sitting in the back shivering. Looking at the people above, they were all leaders, either from the General Administration or from other cultural and tourism departments.

"Why do you have to transfer? Isn't our acting department good? There are only a few people in the same class as you in the directing department."

But the current situation is that it is indeed famous, and this blame must be shouldered.

The name of Beijing Film Academy newcomer Lin Nan has been remembered by audiences across the country together with the movie "Warm and Bright".

In fact, the teachers' offices are not far apart, just a few steps away.

"Who met him at that time?" asked Director Yang.

"I should have inserted some advertisements if I had known. This would not have been split by the theater chain."

They also promised that if Lin Nan has new film plans in the future, they are willing to continue investing and share the profits.

"Now you are also the male protagonist, producer and director of a movie with a box office of 20 million yuan. You are somewhat famous throughout the country. Stop being so playful and smiling all day long."

"Okay, okay, let your godfather find you a better film crew next time. If you miss that small crew, you will miss it. It doesn't matter if the box office exceeds 20 million. You want to make a movie with a big director."

Either find a foreign distributor to distribute it and share the box office according to the contract ratio.

Lin Nan didn't want to be in trouble and was self-aware. He wanted to choose the first option and get the money in one lump sum.

"Let me go to the symposium? Is it appropriate?"

It is their credit that allowed the theater chain to increase the producer's share ratio from 40% to 43%.

At this time, we couldn't drag Shangying with us. After hearing what Lin Nan meant, Shangying gave him an option.

But most of what the media releases are the comments of film critics.

When the top leader opened his mouth, all he got was shaking his head. How could this kind of film reach the eyes of himself and others before it became famous?

The top leader made the decision in an understatement, and several senior executives unanimously agreed.

"You did this well, but you turned traitor in the blink of an eye." Zhu Yawen said sarcastically.

But you can pay attention to this next time.

Shanghai Film Academy has been much more positive these days. They fought a good fight and were very enthusiastic towards Lin Nan.

In the front row are the leaders of the Television Association and the Film Association, followed by well-known directors, well-known actors, and editors.

Lin Nan took it and it was an application form for changing major, "Good teacher."

This was the advice given by the teacher to Lin Nan. After Lin Nan came down, he decisively found the original agency and just changed the name slightly: Lin Nan Film and Television Media Co., Ltd.

Probably he can get about 4.3 million.

"The film and television industry is the most intuitive, and I hope you will pay attention to this. You are all directors, actors, or screenwriters, etc., and you are professionals. I hope you can produce good works, drive the market, meet challenges, and go out..."

Hollywood is coming in, coming in with a knife, and everyone can see the results, and it will reduce the dimensionality and strike.

Several major directors have spoken. Director Zhang is very objective and believes that this is a catastrophic problem that will impact or even crush the current domestic film and television industry, but it is also an opportunity that forces us to make progress.

I still ask for support. If you have enough votes, you can reward me with some. Thank you to some book friends for their encouragement. Thank you.

(End of chapter)