That year Huayu

"In three days, the box office was 362 million. The movie's reputation continues to grow, and the daily box office is still very strong. The 1 billion mark is really close to us and can be touched!"

In Jiaxing, Yang Mi stared at the movie information and hot search headlines on the Internet. "Love in Seattle 2" has been recognized as the most powerful commercial movie in this May Day period.

At least before the release of "Captain America 3", it had no rivals and could be said to crush all other films of the same period.

“Advertising, endorsements, announcements, magazines, interviews…

Ever since the first day’s box office and word-of-mouth reviews of the movie came out on the morning of the 30th, the company’s phone calls have been almost non-stop; Mimi, you made the right bet this time! Zeng Jia said excitedly from the side.

She seemed to have forgotten her "objection" and "resentment" when Yang Mi agreed to stay on the crew during the filming of the movie and not to make announcements or participate in scenes.

You know, at that time, she even encouraged Yang Mi to take time off to "ask for leave" and leave the group...

"It's done, it's close at hand! Jiajia, you can accept all those invitations."

Yang Mi couldn't help but nodded, with the same joy on her face and couldn't be more excited; currently, there are only a few actresses in China who have a 1 billion box office heroine resume.

And this time, it was finally her turn; she just had to wait, maybe 10 days, maybe half a month.

"Shall we have a banquet with Teacher Xue?" Yang Mi suddenly looked at Zeng Jia and suggested.

But before the latter could react, she thought of something else, and her tone became a little low and unsure: "If possible, try to invite Director Lin..."

Before she finished speaking, Zeng Jia had a look of embarrassment on her face, "Director Xue can still try to invite me, but Director Lin, I'm afraid it will be difficult!"

"Try it. Teacher Xue is one of the few great directors we can build a good relationship with and have the opportunity to maintain it, and Director Lin... no matter whether he accepts it or not, his heart must be conveyed."

Zeng Jia understood the meaning of Yang Mi's words, and immediately nodded very seriously: "Okay, I will do it when I get down, and I must show the most sincere attitude..."

On the other side, Lin Nan and Liu Yifei were having a video call with Zhou Xun.

To be honest, Lin Nan thinks that Zhou Xun's studio is the most unprofessional or even one of the most unprofessional companies or studios he has ever seen run by top-tier actors.

It's completely a small family workshop model, all made by relatives. Seven aunts, eight aunts, and cousins ​​are all raised by Zhou Xun alone.

Of course, this model definitely has advantages, that is, they are all our own people and can be trusted;

But the shortcomings are more obvious, namely lack of professionalism and poor business ability. Once something goes wrong, it will most likely be a big problem, and all that will be wasted is Zhou Xun's own connections and favors!

"Don't worry, I'll be on call this month, and I've read the script several times; it's really hurtful that you two actually doubt my ability and professionalism in movies."

"Isn't this because I'm afraid that you'll have so much fun that you forget about the real thing?

It’s only been ten days and a half, so be prepared. When we start filming and filming, we will keep a low profile. All media and outsiders are prohibited from visiting the set, and the crew must also keep it secret. "

"Yifei, when did your Lin Nan become so verbose?"

Ignoring Lin Nan, Zhou Xun asked Liu Yifei directly.

"What you said is wrong. This movie is going to the film festival. Of course, it needs to be given a lot of advice. Keeping it secret is the key point." Liu Yifei retorted playfully, completely siding with Lin Nan.

"Haha, I'm worthy of sleeping on the same bed. Just pretend I didn't say it. I'm always ready to join the team, okay, producer Liu. Director Lin?"

"That's pretty much it, Brother Xun. Hehe..." Liu Yifei pretended to act like a producer.

…

In the morning, Huace's so-called palace intrigue drama "Lonely Beauty Does Not Admire Yourself" finally started grandly at Hengdian Film and Television City.

Although I haven’t seen any “gossip” news on the Internet, it has indeed spread in the circle:

That is, Huang Xiaoming hired a team of quasi-confinement women, including nutritionists and other professionals, to accompany Yang Ying to Hengdian.

Even when it comes to accommodation, Yang Ying is treated like rooms of different specifications in the same hotel; she and her entire team have the exclusive first floor, which is considered luxurious.

This inside information has made many actresses in the film and television industry envious. You know, when Angela Choi was filming "The Legend of Zhen Huan", she never had such "enjoyment".

In the afternoon, a giant crocodile appeared directly in the messy entertainment news: the creators of "Captain America 3" successfully arrived in Beijing and landed at the Capital Airport.

Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie…

Outside the airport, it was so crowded with media reporters, fans and passers-by that even the traffic police were forced to dispatch many people.

For a time, the entire Internet was filled with information about the main creators of "Captain America 3" and countless photos and videos taken outside the airport. Among them, Scarlett Johansson had the highest appearance rate.

Mainland actors and stars, I don’t know whether they are just enjoying the popularity or they really like it, they are all retweeting and promoting...

Film Bureau.

Zhang Hongsen glanced at the latest film registration summary and couldn't help laughing and joking:

"Oh, these two are really good at playing. Are they a complete husband and wife team for the second time?! In this case, let's make it public as soon as possible.

By the way, please help me arrange my schedule. Tomorrow morning, there will be the premiere of "A Hundred Birds Pay Attendance to the Phoenix"..."

"Okay, Zhang Ju."

The secretary nodded in response, but the next second he remembered another thing, and immediately reported: "Director Zhang, Nortel is asking you again when you will be free."

Hearing this, the smile on Zhang Hongsen's face froze for an instant, and then turned into a speechless expression, with a hint of impatience.

"I'm really impressed by that kind of crappy movie. They can actually find people for it again and again! How many times have you called me back?"

"three times."

"Heh, tell them over there, just follow the procedures, I don't care."

Zhang Hongsen said with disgust. He didn't know whether he disliked some people at Nortel or the movie.

The defenses for promotion to associate professors in various professional departments at Nortel have all concluded.

Although there are still about two months until the list is announced, all associate professors involved in professional title promotion know in their hearts that there is one person who must pass, and that is Lin Nan.

Because this was already decided before he joined Nortel, but now it's just a year ahead of schedule. From beginning to end, no one had any objections to this!

"Director Xue, congratulations. Becoming a billionaire box office director this time is definitely a sure thing."

Along the way, congratulations were heard all the way, and Xue Xiaolu also accepted everything because she was confident that this time it was the right time, place and people, and she almost got everything.

The only serious opponent we may encounter is "Captain America 3", but that will only be 4 days later;

Anyway, in the week before the release of "Captain America 3", "Love in Seattle 2" had no rivals at all.

In addition, as Lin Nan said, the two movies are not in the same field at all. Even if there is competition, it will not be a stretch. The former is not strong enough to suck up the market.

Even if an unexpected situation occurs, the only ones who will die will be those other "cannon fodder"!

"Xiao Xue, meet on time at eight o'clock tomorrow morning."

After saying hello to Xue Xiaolu who had just returned to the office, Cao Baoping left in a hurry.

He had to go to Lin Nan Pictures to discuss the promotion of "The Murderer" during the Shanghai International Film Festival.

"Okay, Director Cao."

Xue Xiaolu responded with a smile, nodded.

Nortel has a tacit understanding, and the director department has also issued an initiative. Many people are going to the premiere of "A Hundred Birds Pay Attendance to the Phoenix" tomorrow.

…

No need to guess the next morning, the headline of online film and television entertainment news was the premiere of "Captain America 3" at the Capital Arena.

Gathered with celebrities and star-studded... the red carpet alone is dozens of meters long. Media reporters and fans squatted outside early in the morning.

When it was approaching nine o'clock, Lin Nan and Liu Yifei were getting ready to go out.

Both of them are in casual clothes, but Lin Nan is in a casual suit, while Miss Liu is in a fashionable style - makeup, high ponytail, beautiful, charming, bright and elegant!

"If anyone asks you..."

"To be honest, I'm next door."

Looking at Liu Yifei who stepped onto the RV but turned back, Lin Nan said with a smile. Someone over there will definitely ask about him. After all, does his "status in the world" exist here?

"Well, okay. Bye~~"

After the car from Hongxingwu left, Lin Nan got into the Mercedes-Benz business.

The location and scale of the premiere of "A Hundred Birds at the Phoenix" was much shabbier than that of "Captain America 3". It was in a small and medium-sized banquet hall in the China World Trade Center.

At 10 o'clock in the morning, when Lin Nan arrived at the place, he was really shocked. This should be the most "shabby" movie premiere he has attended in so many years.

There were not many movie fans or spectators outside at all. You could estimate the number of people at a glance, at most fifty people, right?

The number of media is also small, only twelve, and there is no doubt that these twelve media must have gone to "American Team 3".

Fortunately, many "old people", big directors and senior filmmakers from the Chinese film industry came, and it was definitely not comparable to the premiere of "Captain America 3".

Zhang Hongsen, Ren Zhonglun, Wang Yong... La Peikang, Tian Zhuangzhuang, Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, Gu Changwei, Jiang Wen, Jia Zhangke, Xu Ke... Han Sanping, Huang Jianxin... Cao Baoping, Xue Xiaolu, Wang Quan'an, Yu Dong...

"Today's scene is a bit more serious than before, isn't it?"

"Almost all the people in the industry who come here are from the 'older generation', and we are the youngest. With this kind of personnel composition, can we not be serious? Can we be lively?"

Ning Hao and Lin Nan stood side by side, standing in the corner, muttering quietly.

Lin Nan nodded. Director Ning was right. The average age of the guests in the film industry was a bit older.

He glanced around and found that people from all the major theater chains in the country were actually coming today, but it was obvious that most of the theater chains were coming from deputies. Needless to say, almost everyone who can take trouble is next door!

"Let's go, he's waving to us." Ning Hao reminded.

When Lin Nan heard this, he saw Tian-like movements.

Originally, as direct descendants of Nortel, he and Ning Hao planned to "do official business" and leave after attending the premiere, not wanting to socialize;

Because they are not familiar with most of the "old people", but now seeing this, they can't escape.

"Walk."

…

To be honest, Lin Nan and Ning Hao did see a lot of older generation "cultural people" coming from across the border today.

No, Zhang Yimou, Gu Changwei and Yu Hua are reminiscing about the past; Wang Quanan and Jia Ping'ao are remembering Chen Zhongshi, who just passed away a few days ago... Han Sanping, La Peikang and others are flanked by Mo Yan...

"Director Lin, our film "A Hundred Birds Pay Attendance to the Phoenix" does not have any big names, but when it comes to quality, this is definitely the work of director Wu Tianming!"

Lin Nan looked at the thumbs up given to him by one of the people in charge of the producer, and for a moment he really didn't know what to say. No matter how good the movie is, you still have to choose the right schedule and opponent!

Alas, as a fellow countryman, Director Lin can only mourn for several producers in his hometown.

The era when movies "rampant" based solely on quality is long gone. The films that can be so reckless now are all due to luck.

You know, the good movies that were buried were lost in the sea!

"Actually, we also know that this movie will not be well received by theaters, but... we have no choice. We really can't wait any longer. It has been delayed for so many years, and we really can't afford to delay it..."

Hearing this, Lin Nan's eyes widened unconsciously. Good guy, it turns out you know what you are doing!

A premiere between pure filmmakers is much more relaxed than the usual premieres of commercial films, without any bells and whistles.

Not long after, everyone got straight to the point - the movie "A Hundred Birds Pay Attendance to the Phoenix" officially started.

You can always trust the performance of a first-class actor, even if he is an unknown actor, but a first-class actor is a first-class actor, just like the leading actor in "A Hundred Birds Pay Attention to the Phoenix", Tao Zeru.

All the filmmakers present, without exception, watched very seriously;

Because everyone can see that this movie is a truly heart-warming movie. It is in the same vein as Wu Tianming's "Life", "Old Well", "Face" and "The CEO" and keeps pace with the times. Chinese style, Chinese style, Chinese character and Chinese culture.

Unfortunately, this is the end of the story.

"As expected of him, he is the first director in China to win the Best Film Award at a Category A Film Festival. He is really strong!" Ning Hao couldn't help but sigh as he stared at the big screen.

"He was also the director who directly promoted Director Zhang, a photographer, to become the best actor in Tokyo. It was Director Zhang's first time acting in a movie, and he directly won three best actor trophies!"

Lin Nan echoed. The reputation of being a leading figure in the fourth generation of directors is not just a boast. In those old photos from those days, Li An and Xu Ke were both little brothers in front of Wu Tianming.

The nearly two-hour movie ended quickly, and everyone, including Lin Nan, applauded spontaneously.

It’s hard to judge whether this movie is a tragedy, but it is definitely a good movie. However, as shown in the movie, traditional culture and craftsmanship are indeed being lost little by little... someone needs to stick to it.

"What the hell?"

Suddenly, Ning Hao exclaimed. Lin Nan also squinted his eyes and looked at the stage with a serious expression. The nearly two hundred guests present were all more or less frightened, and many stood up.

Among the creatives who had just stepped onto the stage, the producer directly faced the guests and knelt down. To be precise, he looked at the theater lineup.

"...We have been working hard for 4 years to make this movie directed by Wu Tianming. Director Wu is a pure director, and "A Hundred Birds Pay Attention to the Phoenix" is also a pure movie...

The distribution company told us before that theater chains are not optimistic about the market for good movies... Here, we implore all theater representatives to give us a chance, a fairer chance... Good movies need to be scheduled alive... It's worth it To be remembered…”

I beg you to schedule a movie!

At this moment, these four words came to everyone's mind.

"'Hundred Birds Paying Attention to the Phoenix' is a sincere work by director Wu Tianming, and China Film Academy will fully support it!" La Peikang said.

"UME Cinemas fully supports the screening of "A Hundred Birds Pay Attendance to the Phoenix"..."

"China Film Southern Film Shinkansen will fully support..."

"'Birds Paying Attention to the Phoenix' is director Wu Tianming's hard work and must be strongly supported!" Ye Ning stood up on behalf of Huayi Cinemas.

"The movie "The Phoenix" is the most precious gift left to us by director Wu Tianming. Bona Cinemas is willing to support it with everyone..."

"New Film Alliance Cinema Line..."

"Anle Cinema Line..."

…

One after another, the bosses or deputies of the nine theater companies came forward and made promises one after another.

But more theater chains are still very sensible and have not expressed their stance, including Wanda, the largest theater chain in the country.

Not only that, Lin Nan also noticed that the vice president of Wanda Cinema gave Ye Ning a vague glance, a little unkindly.

"It looks good now. I made a promise publicly, but I don't know if it will be fulfilled the day after tomorrow?"

"Director Ning, language is an art! And theaters are commercial." Lin Nan turned his head to look at Ning Hao and muttered with a smile.

With the scene of "Kneel down and beg to schedule the film", the atmosphere at the premiere of "A Hundred Birds Pay Attendance to the Phoenix" inexplicably became weird.

When it was time for lunch, many filmmakers left the venue early with various excuses.

Lin Nan and Ning Hao didn't stay long, because they were really bored and there wasn't even anyone to chat with.

In contrast, the "American Team 3" side was much more lively.

Because when Lin Nan got home, Liu Yifei sent him photos of the luncheon. She and Zhou Xun were sitting together. Well, she had quite a few photos taken this morning.

The efficiency of media exchange of information is actually quite high.

In the afternoon, the Internet was full of news about the premieres of two movies today. The news that Love in Seattle 2 had a box office of over 100 million yuan on the fourth day was completely flooded.

"In the morning, at the premiere of Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix, the producer knelt in public to ask for a screening, and several major theaters promised to help..."

"At the premiere of Captain America 3, Scarlett Johansson and Elizabeth Olsen shared their feelings about performing as female superheroes..."

"Liu Yifei received invitations from many Hollywood actors to take photos... She was asked in public about the whereabouts of Director Lin Nan and the next foreign language film plan..."

...

"Rejected?"

"Yes, Director Lin refused, saying that the dinner party was unnecessary and would waste time."

Looking at Yang Mi with a disappointed expression, Zeng Jia also spread her hands a little disappointedly.

Lin Nan is famous in the industry for being "difficult to talk to". When it comes to dinner party invitations, he only gives face to a few people, almost all of whom are acquaintances or good friends of the same level in the circle.

"What about Teacher Xue?"

Faced with Yang Mi's more expectant question, Zeng Jia hesitated for two seconds;

She saw the former's face suddenly turned ugly, and she guessed: "Did you also refuse?"

"Director Xue said that there is no need for a banquet, and it will be the same if we have a meal at the celebration banquet."

"This is different." Yang Mi muttered, frowning.

"It is different, I know."

Zeng Jia was not in a good mood at the moment. Xue Xiaolu's attitude meant that the relationship between Yang Mi and Jiaxing and her was not closer, and even more distant.

"Then, how to remedy it now? I don't know why it happened suddenly?" Zeng Jia was puzzled for a while and complained.

Yang Mi had some guesses that Xue Xiaolu was a traditional director who rejected "stars", especially those who were crazy about acting and had no acting skills.

And when she was running publicity during that period, she was constantly running notices, not missing any of them, so that she was dozing off when attending movie promotion activities.

"Let's just pretend that there was no banquet. We'll get along as usual..."

"Hmm?"

Looking at Yang Mi with a serious face, Zeng Jia nodded.

...

The box office exceeded 100 million on the 3rd, and 100 million on the 4th. Time finally came to the morning of the 5th, which was the day before the official release of several movies such as "Captain America 3".

The movie information that "Love in Seattle 2" has been released for 6 days and the total box office has reached 660 million has been hung high on Weibo's hot search, attracting the attention and hot discussion of the whole network!

But in less than an hour, another movie information strongly squeezed it out of the hot search and stepped on it.

The entire domestic film and television industry was attracted by this extremely simple movie information;

Although its content is "simple", it is very important, very important!

"At nine o'clock in the morning, the Film Bureau announced the latest film filing information for May, among which Lin Nan Pictures' film project "Marriage Story" was listed prominently."

"Reprinted from the Film Bureau's public document, the filing information of the film "Marriage Story" is as follows:

Movie name: "Marriage Story";

Producer: Lin Nan Pictures, Red Star Wood;

Director/screenwriter: Lin Nan;

Producer: Liu Yifei;

Main cast and crew: Liu Yifei, Lin Nan, Zhou Xun."

...

The entire domestic film industry is paying attention to the filing information of this "Marriage Story".

Its filing information is indeed extremely simple, even to the point of being simple, because there are only three names in the whole film!

But who dares to say that this movie is not important? There is no doubt that no one in the industry dares to underestimate the weight of the main creative lineup of this movie.

It completely meets the old saying: the simpler, the less "simple"!

Lin Nan, a top international director; Liu Yifei, a big producer, Golden Horse Film Queen.

After The Fault in Our Stars, the two once again played a thorough husband-and-wife team:

One director, one producer, one leading actress, one leading actor, and they still produced the film together.

Even the second female lead is Zhou Xun, a triple-gold actress!

What is this movie trying to do after it is made?

The film industry is in chaos, with people chattering and talking about it.

Since the news of Lin Nan Pictures' two new films came out, they have been kept secret and kept low-key, and even the casting has not leaked out even a little bit of news;

Now, it has been filed directly, and it is such a luxurious lineup? !

For this operation, countless people in the film industry can think of only one reason, that is, this movie is going to win awards, and win big prizes.

It has set the direction and roles from the beginning, and it is even likely to be tailor-made for someone!

…………