That year Huayu

After 25 days of release, the daily box office of "The Mermaid" is finally visibly falling;

Two days ago, it was still 20 million, but yesterday it had already dropped 15 million, closing at 14.64 million.

Although the "downturn" is fully revealed, it is destined to waste the key to the movie extension for that month;

But this does not affect the dazzling box office performance of "The Mermaid" of 3.238 billion, and its dominance in the domestic film box office list.

In the eyes of the entire production industry:

Although Lin Nan has lost his identity and status as the "No. 1 in domestic film box office" that he has maintained for many years, this "Mermaid" has indeed made him a lot of money.

With box office and advertising placement, Lin Nan Pictures' share will never be less than 400 million! The same is true for "Detective Chinatown".

In the first two months of the new year, the two movies have produced 800 million in share. Which other company in the industry has such a terrifying profit? No, it is unique!

That is, listed companies such as Huayi can create such an illusion of "profit" in the eyes of ordinary people through stock price fluctuations, but that is an illusion after all, not real profit.

In the morning, Lin Nan was still sleeping in, and Liu Yifei called back to play a prank and wake him up.

She and Shu Chang got up early and happily went to watch the Disney animated movie "Zootopia" which was just released today;

But she just didn't want Director Lin to have a good sleep. When she came back, Lin Nan would definitely "retaliate" against her, well, just press her on the bed and spank her.

"Okay, okay, I'll pick you up on time tomorrow morning, good Xixi, let me sleep a little longer."

"Tsk, lazy pig, go to sleep, we're going to the cinema, hehe."

"Hehe, you're making fun of yourself... No, you're laughing at yourself."

Lin Nan muttered with his eyes closed, and was "scared" by a cold snort and quickly changed his words;

Miss Liu, who is well-educated and well-mannered, only throws a tantrum in front of her family and close friends, but she is always cute and irresistible.

Trying to squint his eyes, Director Lin turned on the flight mode, threw his phone aside, covered his head with the quilt and continued to sleep.

All of them were infected by Liu Xixi, this habit of sleeping late... Soon, the faint and rhythmic breathing sounded slightly.

At the same time, on the other side.

"You were on a call just now, but it's turned off now? What's going on?"

In the chairman's office at Shanghai Film Studio.

Ren Zhonglun thought about it all night, and just as he arrived at the group this morning, he couldn't wait to call Lin Nan; but he couldn't get through, and he was really on the phone.

A few seconds later, he heard the busy tone of "The number you dialed is turned off" again, and Ren Zhonglun couldn't sit still.

"Turn off my phone?!

Come in..."

Hearing the voice, the secretary hurried into the office: "Director Ren?"

"Go and book a flight ticket, in the morning, to the capital."

"Okay, Director Ren. Is it a meeting?"

Although Ren Zhonglun looked "anxious", the secretary still asked under pressure; because the purpose of going to the capital was different, the accompanying personnel to be brought were different.

"Film project."

"Understood, I'll arrange it right away."

The secretary hurried out of the office, and Ren Zhonglun couldn't help muttering:

"Pacific Rim 2! Xiying, this time it's really amazing, quietly... Lin Nan's side is also quiet. Hmm? No, what about China Film?"

Suddenly, Ren Zhonglun frowned, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong; it stands to reason that with China Film's "domineering" style, it is impossible to be silent!

"No way?"

A thought flashed through his mind, and Ren Zhonglun was stunned.

...

At China Film, La Peikang was meeting with Liu Weiqiang and other behind-the-scenes creative team of "The Founding of an Army".

La Peikang attached great importance to this tribute film led by China Film and co-produced by Bayi Film Studio, many units and companies in mainland Hong Kong and Taiwan;

Even though he was a little absent-minded at the moment, he was still holding the meeting seriously.

"Boss La, according to Boss Han's plan, although all the actors' auditions and castings follow the principle of zero pay, the production cost is still as high as 200 million..."

"Why is it so high?" La Peikang was surprised.

In his eyes, the most perfect tribute film is "The Founding of a Republic" directed by Han Sanping himself;

With a cost of 30 million, it created a box office of more than 400 million. Honors, reputation, and political achievements, without exception, all of them were taken!

"Boss La, this is the 'Founding of an Army', and the production of war scenes is very costly; actors are naturally willing to have zero pay, but other links cannot be saved.

In recent years, not only the actors' pay has been rising, but the costs of all other production links have also been rising, but not as morbid as the former." Liu Weiqiang explained.

La Peikang pondered for a while, then nodded in tacit agreement: "200 million is 200 million, we can start in the next two days."

"Well, okay."

Half an hour later, the secretary sent Liu Weiqiang and other people from Hong Kong Island out of China Film.

What is the difference between "The Founding of an Army" and "The Founding of a Nation" and "The Founding of a Party"?

The difference is not only that the director is no longer Han Sanping, but also that the current chairman of China Film has been replaced by La Peikang!

These changes are reflected in the film, and the difference is obvious in comparison.

That is, the producer of "The Founding of an Army" has more Hong Kong capital.

Undoubtedly, this was decided by La Peikang.

The reason why he "divides the cake" in this way must be due to the Hong Kong director, but more importantly, he takes into account the issues of "political performance" and "unity"!

"La Dong, Director Liu and the others have already left."

"Lin Nan still can't be reached?" La Peikang asked expressionlessly.

After he came back from Han Sanping yesterday afternoon, he thought about it again and again, and finally felt that it would be better to "talk" with Lin Nan. As for other methods, they were too extreme.

"Still can't get through, still powered off."

"Call Lin Nan Films and contact Yue Jun. I want to see Lin Nan."

"Okay, La Dong."

…

At around ten o'clock in the morning, Director Lin fell asleep and woke up naturally.

After he turned on the phone, he saw a text message from Liu Yifei:

"Xie Nan called me. The budget for "Wolf Warrior 2" has been made. I made an appointment with her to wait for me to come back tomorrow morning and let's talk while we eat..."

Just as Lin Nan read the text message, Lao Wang's call came.

"Director Wang, you don't want to tell me about "Wolf Warrior 2", do you? Yifei has already told me."

"Huh? Just say it. Wu Dan told me this morning that he couldn't get through your phone. Why did he turn off his phone for no reason? Really. That's it. See you at the dinner tomorrow."

"Okay, by the way, I'm just a foil, and the investor is our producer Liu."

"Then let Yifei come alone?"

"Then let me accompany you."

Lin Nan hung up the phone with a smile... Well, before anyone could stop talking, Director Lin answered Yue Jun's call again.

"Director Lin, I got a call from China Film and Television, saying that the director wants to see you.

In addition, I also received a call from Shanghai Film Studio in the morning. Director Ren should be able to get off the plane around noon. They will come to the company and want to meet you. "

After hearing what Yue Jun said, Lin Nan's expression became more serious and he was silent for a moment.

"Want to see me? Then make an appointment until around three in the afternoon...come to the company if you want to see me."

"ah?"

"You heard that right. Director Ren made a special trip to see me. I must give him priority. If China Film Group wants to see me, let them come to our company and I will meet them together. Just reply to China Film Group with your exact words!" "Lin Nan's tone was very certain.

"Okay, I'll reply right away."

Lin Nan sighed, thinking of Han Jia's phone call yesterday evening to "tip off the news."

"Hey, over the past two years or so, the friendship we have accumulated and stayed with China Film Group because of Director Han has actually been exhausted.

La Dong, can’t you really see it? Cooperation is inherently mutual, and no one owes anyone. You are just blindly consuming the resources of your predecessors...

The same goes for Director Ren. He must have gotten the news out of nowhere and came here just by smelling it. "

Muttering, Lin Nan walked out of the room and started to wash up. He admitted that Han Sanping had helped him a lot, but La Peikang... cooperation had always been unequal.

…

Disney’s “Zootopia” seems to be of very good quality.

It’s not even noon yet, and there are already many positive reviews online.

It's just that today's film schedule is a bit poor. I guess the theaters will definitely make adjustments.

Lin Nan, who was eating breakfast near lunch time, saw the news about Feng Xiaogang's movie.

"It took two months to shoot and was jointly produced by Huayi Films, Toyo Mira Pictures, and Yaolai Pictures. It was directed by director Feng Xiaogang and written by Liu Zhenyun;

Starring Fan Bingbing, Guo Tao, Dong Chengpeng, Yu Hewei, Zhang Jiayi and others, the realistic drama film "I'm Not Pan Jinlian" officially wrapped this morning. "

"At the finalization ceremony of the movie "I'm Not Pan Jinlian," Director Feng Xiaogang and Fan Bingbing had a heroic drink; Director Feng Xiaogang said that the post-production of the movie will be completed within one month;

The film will be submitted to compete for this year's international film festival awards and is scheduled to be released at the end of the year... At the same time, he will also make preliminary preparations for his next movie..."

"According to analysis by industry insiders, the main reason for Director Feng Xiaogang's fast-paced filming plan comes from the five-year gambling agreement he signed with Huayi Group three and a half months ago..."

Browsing the news, Lin Nan complained with emotion:

"Bet, bet, bet, under pressure, neither director nor actor will produce good works."

…

At noon, two Volkswagen business cars drove away from the airport. The person sitting in the car in front of him was not Ren Zhonglun, the chairman of SIPG, but another chairman.

"Director Wang, fortunately I didn't go back yesterday, otherwise I wouldn't be able to pick you up today."

"You have made great contributions to the group. I will give you two more days off and let you have two more days in the capital. Just treat it as a trip at public expense. What are you doing in a hurry to go back? Haha..."

Wang Yong, who was sitting in the back seat, smiled and teased Director Zhang in the co-pilot. It could be seen that the chairman of Xiying was really in a good mood.

Director Zhang smiled and said, "Traveling? What you're saying is, it sounds like we don't have as many scenic spots as here. Even the big items in the National Museum were 'borrowed' from us."

Wang Yong smiled and nodded, and then spoke after a moment: "I came here early today, firstly because there was a meeting at the film bureau behind me, and secondly to 'cry poverty' to the top;

The last and most important thing is to meet our fellow countryman, Director Lin! "Pacific Rim 2" is a huge project for us, so we have to thank you for that. "

"Then are you ready to meet with Director Lin at some time? Can I make an appointment in advance?"

"Why don't we choose a different day? How about today?" Wang Yong thought for a moment and said immediately.

"Director Wang, after we get to the hotel, I'll call Director Lin or Director Lin's company first and ask if it's convenient today."

"okay."

…

Bad monkey.

Ning Hao asked Lin Nan to come and have some food. Of course Director Lin would not refuse. He was not very hungry after having breakfast an hour ago.

But just a few minutes after he sat down and was chewing on the ribs cooked by Xing Aina, the call came.

"Convenient? It must be convenient. I will go to the company in the afternoon, um, around three o'clock..."

Putting down the phone, Lin Nan couldn't help but joke: "I really don't know what to say, there are already enough people to play mahjong!"

"What's wrong?" Ning Hao asked curiously, holding ribs in his left hand and beer in his right hand.

"Director Wang from Xiying is here. He wants to thank me in person. I arranged for them to be together, hehe." Lin Nan smiled very cunningly, but also felt helpless.

"Good guys, China Film, Shangying, Xiying, Shura Field? Haha..."

Ning Hao looked eager to try.

He and Xing Aina had just heard Lin Nan talk about "Pacific Rim 2". In this situation, how could they not be excited.

To put it bluntly, it feels like the excitement of meeting your ex (China Film), current actor (Western Film), and first love (Shanghai Film) together!

"If you ask me, it's better to meet each other. The fight for rice is obviously a project organized by Lin Nan. Who should be given it or not is his own business. China Film Group, who doesn't know what is good or bad, will be punished. The posture is really inappropriate.”

Xing Aina served another dish of braised fish and expressed her thoughts by the way.

Lin Nan and Ning Hao both smiled and nodded. Director Ning Da took the initiative to answer:

"Director La doesn't have the boldness and hard work of Director Han, but if he wants to achieve results like Director Han, can't he 'tie up' Director Lin?

But at the same time, he was too clear about his positions. In his eyes, he was the chairman of China Film Group Corporation, and Lin Nan was just a director of a private enterprise... This resulted in the relationship between the two parties being far less close than Lin Nan and Director Han were at the beginning. , the problem is naturally exposed!

But this is also Lin Nan's fault. He and Dong Han were so close at the beginning that La Dong thought it was Lin Nan and China Film Group getting closer. But the two are really different and cannot be confused! "

Good guy, once Ning Hao analyzed it, Lin Nan couldn't help but give him a thumbs up. He really hit the nail on the head!

While eating, the three of them chatted about the script outline of Huang Bo's directorial debut film, and the time soon reached one o'clock in the afternoon.

Director Lin calculated the time and prepared to leave early to rush to the company. Ning Hao even teased him with schadenfreude: "You are determined to offend La Dong now, good luck."

…………

When I arrived at the company at two o'clock in the afternoon, Yue Jun followed him directly into the office.

"Happy Twist said that "The Donkey Gets Water" will be finished in about ten days; the post-production period will only take a month at most. They want to release it this year."

"Don't go to the big time slots for that kind of movie, just stay close to the big time slots, otherwise it will die miserably."

Lin Nan gave his opinion without thinking, sat on the chair and stretched.

"Director Lin, is it okay for these three families to meet together?" Yue Jun asked worriedly while nodding.

"What's the problem? If there were only China Film and Shanghai Film, I might still have some troubles, but since Wang Dong from West Film is also coming, what should I be afraid of? He will definitely have no problem fighting against two of them.

You still don’t quite understand the style of the Xiying people. They are poor and poor, and the poorer they get, the more they become poorer. What’s more, this is the former leader! That is to say, due to policy reasons, West Film declined, and only then did China Film and Shanghai Film have the status. One has power and the other is rich!

But in terms of confidence, Xiying still has the most confidence, because other film studios had a hard time with Xiying back then, and a large number of talents were sent out, including directors Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige... and their staff members were all transferred to other studios. "

"Director Lin, Director Yue, the people from Xiying are here."

Suddenly, the assistant stood at the door and gave a reminder.

Lin Nan looked at Yue Jun and said, "Should I come to Director Lin's office?"

"Um."

After speaking, the two left the office. It's just that Yue Jun got off the elevator and Lin Nan stood at the door of the office. That was enough.

After a few minutes, the elevator doors opened.

Wang Yong was in front, Director Zhang from Xiying's production department was half a body behind, followed by two Xiying employees, and Yue Jun was at the front. The three of them walked out of the elevator talking and laughing.

"Director Lin, the last time we met was at the film bureau's meeting on January 16th. Because of you, the extension key policy has been changed, haha..."

"Director Wang has a good memory, please come in." Lin Nan smiled and made an invitation gesture.

After a while, four cups of tea were steaming, and Wang Yong spoke:

"I really want to thank Director Lin this time. Thinking back, Xiying has not had a big project for many years. Especially this kind of A-level masterpiece that is co-produced by China and the United States and released globally, Xiying has never had the extravagant hope."

The other party's smile and tone were a little sad. Lin Nan didn't know how to answer the conversation for a while, so he just got down to business.

"Dr. Wang, you should know that when it came to "Pacific Rim 1", the domestic producer was China Film."

"Well, I know, so I'm very grateful to Director Lin for giving me a spot in Xiying this time." Wang Yong looked at Lin Nan and said sincerely.

"This is not a matter of simply adding Xiying, but replacing China Film with Xiying. No, to be more precise, China Film was crossed out first, and then the following things happened."

Listening to Lin Nan's words, Wang Yong still had a smile on his face, but he was silent.

"Don't you wonder why I didn't invite Shanghai Film when I crossed out China Film? You know, these two are the state-owned enterprises that have cooperated with Lin Nan's film industry the most times."

After asking this question, Yue Jun and Director Zhang's expressions became more serious, and Wang Yong shook his head:

"I can roughly guess some. La Peikang may be a qualified chairman of China Film, but he is definitely not a qualified partner. The longer the time goes, the more obvious it is. It can be seen from last year's Golden Rooster Awards, and the secret key of the extension a few months ago..."

Sure enough, these state-owned enterprises are well-informed! Lin Nan sighed in his heart.

"Let's talk about Shanghai Film Studio. Ren Zhonglun is indeed the second most capable person after Mr. Han. He is very capable, but his only shortcoming is also fatal, that is, he is too 'slippery', even slippery to the point of violating policies...

In addition, he was a little 'short-sighted' when he was working on Painted Skin 2... A global project like Pacific Rim 2 will naturally not fall to Shanghai Film Studio. Am I right, Director Lin?"

Lin Nan glanced at Yue Jun obscurely. Xiying Film Studio actually knew about Railroad Tigers? That's right, how could they not know!

"There is another point, that is, since China Film Studio was eliminated, Shanghai Film Studio is just a good companion. This is also the last respect for China Film Studio."

Lin Nan looked directly at Wang Yong. At this moment, the latter also understood the deep meaning of Lin Nan's words today.

"I can make it clear with Director Lin here."

"Well, please, Mr. Wang."

"The cooperation between Xiying and Linnan Films is absolutely equal, trusting, and respectful. We can come together or part ways. Of course, we don't want to part ways.

We will never interfere with the projects that Director Lin is in charge of. We can let Xiying take the lead in dealing with external troubles, including the moths in the bureau, to ensure that they are handled cleanly.

We are not as self-righteous and overbearing as China Film, nor as "capital" as Shanghai Film...We still want the face and dignity of Xiying and Xiying Studio for so many years!"

Good guy, Lin Nan inexplicably heard a sense of generosity and tragedy. What's going on?

"The more face-conscious a company is, the harder it is to get along." Lin Nan said a joke, which was a response, but also a compliment.

"Haha, so Xiying is really doing very badly now. After Wang Quanan got into trouble, we were all stubborn and didn't protect him, and Ren Zhonglun was still testing for Jackie Chan's son."

Wang Yong joked to himself, and was also self-affirming.

The office became quiet, with the sound of drinking tea and the sound of cups hitting the table.

"I hope that we will have a pleasant cooperation with Xiying in the future."

Lin Nan's voice spread, and Wang Yong, Director Zhang, and Yue Jun immediately looked up at him. The meaning of this sentence... was obvious.

"Okay, I hope to have a pleasant cooperation with Director Lin in the future. Not just the original "Painted Skin" series and the current "Pacific Rim 2"..."

Wang Yong picked up the teacup with a happy face and toasted.

When Lin Nan and others began to raise their glasses and talk and laugh, the atmosphere downstairs in the company was not very good.

Ren Zhonglun and La Peikang really arrived together and bumped into each other.

On one side was a Mercedes-Benz business car, and on the other side was a Hongqi sedan.

The two people looked at each other with their subordinates at this moment, but their expressions were completely different.

La Peikang didn't have a good face. In his opinion, Ren Zhonglun was a troublemaker who came to the place of China Film to "pry corners" whenever he had something to do.

Ren Zhonglun was smiling now: "Boss La, what a coincidence, you are here to see Lin Nan too?

I heard from the grapevine that Pacific Rim 2 seems to have been quietly approved, so our goals are not the same, right?

I remember that China Film was one of the investors in the first film. After Pacific Rim became a huge success, Han, the mountain eagle, received a lot of praise, and he even talked about it a lot at the General Administration meeting..."

"Yes, China Film also participated in the first film, with a 20% share. Shanghai Film Group can't show such a resume, and it seems that none of its co-productions have been successful. Merits and demerits, right? By the way, this also applies to main themes and tribute films. "

La Peikang replied indifferently, which immediately made Ren Zhonglun a little embarrassed, but his expression was frozen for a few seconds, and he was not annoyed:

"Don't worry, there is still "Operation Mekong", with a 5% share, the same as China Film;

And Shanghai Film has gone from 0 to 5%, while China Film is a bit miserable. Remember when "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" was released, it was 30%, right? Isn't it, Mr. La?"

La Peikang did not speak, and led people directly to the door of Linnan Film.

"This skill of nourishing qi, well, is better than Han Sanping. But it's not that Lao Han's skill of nourishing qi is bad, but he can't stand being bullied at all. If it were him, he would directly scold me, and he would probably win. Haha..."

Ren Zhonglun laughed softly and shook his head, then waved to the people next to him and followed the footsteps of China Film. It feels so good to bully the latecomers. He understands Han Sanping's feelings more and more. It's great! That mountain eagle is really not a good thing!

…

There are two more CEOs of state-owned enterprises in the office, and the atmosphere has become strange in an instant.

The three of them are standing in a three-way balance, and only Lin Nan, who is behind the desk, has a smile on his face and looks calm.

"Lin Nan, I'll get straight to the point. Can I ask why you excluded China Film without even saying hello this time?"

La Peikang went straight to the point and spoke first. Ren Zhonglun and Wang Yong looked at Lin Nan, one with a serious face and the other with a calm expression.

"Exclude? Mr. La, where did you get this from? The copyright of the project was not originally owned by China Film, and China Film did not own it. Is it inappropriate to use the word "exclude"?"

Since the Golden Rooster registration incident in March last year, "Detective Chinatown" and "Operation Mekong", Lin Nan has reduced China Film's share twice in a row, until this time it was completely reduced to zero.

Today is also the first time to face each other and lay out this issue. And Lin Nan also gave an answer. There is no need to say it clearly, the meaning is in the words.

Sure enough, La Peikang was speechless.

Who was the last person who rejected the chairman of China Film with an excuse? It was Wang Zhongjun and Wang Zhonglei of Huayi, and they stabbed Han Sanping in the back.

Lin Nan thought that he was much more honest than Wang Zhongjun and Wang Zhonglei, that he had no backstabbing, and that he had done his best, and hoped that they could part ways in peace.

“Lin Nan, your friendship with China Film Group should not have reached this point.” La Peikang said quite seriously.

"Mr. La, China Film Group's responsibility is to protect domestic films and is the helmsman of the industry... My company no longer needs support, and I am very grateful to Mr. Han for his help... China Film Group has funds, Mr. La can definitely support those disadvantaged film companies, small and medium-cost films, and pure filmmakers. Isn't this what China Film Group should do?

To be honest, Lin Nan Pictures did not participate in the "Pacific Rim 2" project this time. It was invested by Crystal Pictures. The three domestic producers are Light Media, Wanda and Xiying; Xiying is also a state-owned enterprise, and Xiying is far less powerful and wealthy than China Film Group and Shanghai Film Group. Xiying needs "Pacific Rim 2" more..."

"Yes, we at Xiying need big projects to develop;

Xiying has always known a truth: the two parties in the cooperation are equal, owe nothing to each other, and respect each other , let alone the subconscious of being grateful for a little and then being grudgeful for a little. Xiying will not put on airs as a state-owned enterprise. Of course, Xiying is not qualified to have airs...

To put it bluntly, Director La may feel that he lost a share of such a big production and a big political achievement project, which is a bit aggrieved, and may even be angry.

But you should also think about why you lost a share when you were in charge, and even lost a partner! Why? What is the reason?

In my opinion, it is because the cooperative relationship is not equal, the status is not equal, there is no mutual respect, and Director La is a little bit trying to control others with his status..."

Wang Yong looked at La Peikang with a frosty face and smiled again:

"No one owes China Film, and Lin Nan Films owes nothing. But judging from Director La's style of doing things, it seems that he has taken Director Lin Nan for granted? "

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