That year Huayu

In one morning, the slogan on the official WeChat account of "Legend of the Gods" that "we vow to break the box office record in Chinese film history" spread all over the Internet;

And hundreds of first- and second-tier actors and stars in the industry have forwarded it to build momentum, making the movie even more popular and unparalleled!

As for the public’s movie-watching experience, that will have to wait for a while.

As early as this afternoon and as late as tomorrow morning, there will be an overwhelming number of online movie reviews... Who made the publicity stunts and campaigns of this movie so big?

Near noon, Lin Nan and Liu Yifei, who were staying at home, received two more calls:

The former is about the Hundred Flowers Award. The official press conference for the award is scheduled for late August, which is when the nomination list will be announced.

The latter is the copyright transaction issue of "Three Lives Three Worlds: Ten Miles of Peach Blossom". It will probably take about a week to 10 days to be completely finalized, because the TV station is in a stalemate;

According to the policy of the General Administration, a drama can be broadcast on a maximum of two star-rated satellite TV platforms, that is, "one drama with two stars";

But Mango still wants to be alone and exclusive, so now it’s stuck on price.

After all, although other star TV stations cannot offer exclusive "sky-high prices", the "two stars" can still easily defeat Mango's so-called exclusive high prices by joining forces;

Based on the principle of maximizing interests, Jiang Yuerou is also happy to see the results and hopes that they will continue to compete like this;

Ever since, a group of star TV stations have been arguing like this for several days, but they still can't decide the "winner";

This morning, after negotiation and agreement between all parties, the final quotation time was officially selected in a week, and the final decision will be made at that time!

"In other words, for one round of broadcast rights, the bottom line Director Jiang requires is 4.4 million per episode?"

Liu Yifei opened her red lips lightly and looked at Lin Nan with some surprise. This number is not low!

"Well, the base price for one round is that each episode must be sold for at least 4.4 million, and each satellite TV will compete to decide whether it will be exclusive to Mango or be won by the other two star TVs.

Sissi, you usually don’t pay attention to this, so you don’t know how crazy the current TV drama market is. In terms of making money, popular dramas have completely achieved dimensionality reduction and crushed 99% of commercial movies!

In addition, didn't Xun Geer's "Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace" break the domestic TV drama transaction record? Each episode sold 6 million in one round, won by two satellite TV stations, each selling 3 million per episode..."

"One, two or even multiple rounds, as well as higher exclusive webcast rights, peripherals..."

Although Miss Liu is not the kind of person who cares about money very much, this is the first TV series invested and produced by Hongxingwu, so she can't help but make careful calculations;

Immediately afterwards, a pair of beautiful eyes looked at Director Lin and said in surprise: "Lin Nan, there are so many!"

"Haha, it's quite a lot. Besides, I don't want to 'line my own pockets' nakedly with Tudou, but I think it won't be low. Let's wait for the result of their final deal."

"Well, I'm going to double the year-end bonus from Hongxingwu this year."

"Then you are more generous than me."

"I only have about twenty employees, so I can be generous. Who told your companies to have hundreds or nearly a thousand people in total? Hehe..."

When Lin Nan and Liu Yifei stayed at home chatting with each other, chatting about where to go for "Tooth Beating Festival" or "Autumn Breeze" at noon, some people were already in a hurry and anxious state.

That's right, I'm talking about Yu Dong!

After the three members of Xiang's family left the Bona headquarters building, he couldn't sit still at the company. He couldn't sit still at all. After thinking about it, he decided that it would be better sooner rather than later, so he left immediately and rushed to China Film.

La Peikang was also very busy this morning. He held a meeting early in the morning to discuss and arrange the official listing of China Film and Television Co., Ltd. on the 9th of next month and ring the bell for listing;

Then I sat down with Liu Weiqiang, Han Sanping, Huang Jianxin and others in the office and talked about the opening ceremony of "The Founding of an Army" the day after tomorrow. Many leaders and official media would be present that day.

Secretary Yu Dong stopped in the waiting room, and then ran to report alone.

In the chairman's office, La Peikang frowned slightly... Han Sanping smiled playfully and unabashedly.

Only Huang Jianxin and Liu Weiqiang are still confused. They are curious about what happened to the current and former chairman. Why is the expression so weird and completely opposite?

"Bona is also one of the producers of "The Founding of an Army". Since he came to see me before dinner, I asked the small auditorium to add a seat. If there is anything, we will talk about it at the dinner table later."

La Peikang ordered casually, with no emotion in his tone, but giving off a cold feeling.

After all, Huang Jianxin reacted faster than Liu Weiqiang, a Hong Kong director, and he immediately had a bad feeling. Because in a sense, if the leader has this attitude, it is not a good thing, and it will probably be bad.

Yu Dong waited for more than half an hour. It was not until about 12:30 that he saw the door of the chairman's office open.

The secretary led the way, and La Peikang and the others walked towards the small auditorium talking and laughing. Yu Dong hurriedly followed after being given the signal.

"La Dong, Han Dong, Huang Dao, Liu Dao..."

Hot Face said hello, but didn't receive much response, just a nod or a polite smile, very formal.

For a capital boss at Yu Dong's level, observing words and emotions is simply the most introductory skill, and he has already reached the pinnacle of proficiency;

At this moment, he knew extremely well: La Peikang knew his purpose of coming, and his old superior also knew, while the other two, Huang and Liu, probably just realized that something was going on.

I wanted to talk privately, but looking at today's situation, Yu Dong knew that Huang Jianxin and Liu Weiqiang could not be avoided.

At the dinner table, people were changing glasses and talking about "the great cause of building an army". Yu Dong spotted the opening and picked up the wine with a smile:

"La Dong, the movie "Legend of the Gods" that our company participated in is actually quite good. The movie theater companies affiliated to the group and the movie theaters it controls, I don't know if I have offended them... the movie schedule given is much lower. In the comprehensive film arrangement...see if you can..."

In an instant, the smiles on Huang Jianxin and Liu Weiqiang's faces disappeared, and they muttered rather tabooly in their hearts: "It is indeed a big deal!"

"If the film is given a low ranking, it means that they are not optimistic about that movie. This is also the choice of the market. How can there be human intervention? A film that is not popular has to be ranked. Do you think this is a private company, and the profit and loss are all Your own? This is artificial damage and loss of state-owned assets..."

Listening to La Peikang's righteous and merciless words, Yu Dong felt extremely aggrieved and continued to scorn him:

Are you saying you don’t like it before it’s released? It has only been released for half a day, and the box office on the first day has not even reached the box office yet. You are saying that increasing the film schedule is equivalent to damaging state-owned assets, and you are going to be slapped with a big label?

If China Film's theater companies and controlling theaters have this kind of "prejudgment" ability, then how did China Film control and invest in such a bad movie as "The Wheel"? At that time, where did China Film's market prediction ability go?

"La Dong, I am also a graduate of our China Film Group Corporation... The film scheduling rate given this time is 7.4%, which is really almost insulting... Most other theaters are around 30%... I know that one in Hong Kong Island I might have offended you before..."

Under the eaves, Yu Dong continued to please him with a stern look on his face, but was still interrupted sharply by La Peikang:

"Don't talk nonsense. China Film Group has always treated everyone equally. It's the same for everyone. If you come here today mainly for talking nonsense, then you can leave after you have eaten.

If the movie is really good and a company gives it a low ranking, it won't have any impact. If the box office is good and the reputation is good, you can apply for an extension. Apply for one month or two months, and you can always get the ideal box office..."

This is an eviction order! ?

At the dinner table, everyone froze for a moment. The atmosphere was delicate, and Yu Dong was a bit unable to get off stage.

"Today's crab roe buns are good. Let's try it quickly... This small canteen is too. It's really too late to take care of me, a Sichuanese..."

Han Sanping smiled to himself and changed the topic, thus resolving everyone's embarrassment.

"Well, that's good."

…

"Where did Director Han go? Haha... Go and talk to the canteen. Now give Director Han two dishes that he likes to eat immediately..."

Nothing seemed to have happened. The five of them stopped talking about the movie or arranging the film. They remained silent... They only talked about eating and drinking.

At around one o'clock in the afternoon, Yu Dong chased Han Sanping to where China Film Park was parked.

"Director Han, you are my old superior, you have to help me."

"Help you? In 1994, I served as the director of Beijing Film Studio, and you were my subordinate. In 1999, China Film Group merged to form China Film Studio, and I was the deputy chairman and deputy general manager with real power. Although you went to work that year, but from me The distribution and production projects that you get are never stopped. How can your Bona be where it is today without enough help from me?

Oh, by the way, your old father-in-law also fully supports you! Give funds, give resources, give connections... But you are really a born businessman. You have become famous in recent years. How do you repay your father-in-law? Wrong, it’s my ex-father-in-law! Abandoning his wife and son, he doesn’t miss his old love and great kindness at all...

Now that I have quit, how can I help you? I can't help, I can't help, I don't dare to help. The little things I have are reserved for beautiful ladies..."

Han Sanping was so stunned that Yu Dong was speechless. He didn't even want to look at the latter's face that was suppressing a smile, and went straight into the car without looking back.

After half a minute, watching the car disappear from sight, the faint smile on Yu Dong's face completely disappeared, leaving only coldness and cruelty.

If his guess was correct, Ren Zhonglun's attitude at Shanghai Film Studio would not be good, and would even be "sharper" than La Peikang's words; but he had to make this call just for the slim possibility. .

After getting into his car, the driver drove smoothly and Yu Dong dialed Ren Zhonglun's number.

At this moment, Ren Zhonglun, who was preparing for the afternoon road show, was resting in the office. The call on his personal mobile phone made him a little surprised.

However, after seeing that note, Chairman Ren Da's dissatisfaction instantly dissipated and he became interested.

"Director Ren, I am Yu Dong."

"Well, I know it's you. If it weren't for you, would it still be Xiang Yiqiang? Haha."

Ren Zhonglun killed Yu Dong directly with just one sentence.

This sentence contains too many things, namely: Ren Zhonglun knew Yu Dong’s intention; Shangying did it on purpose; Shangying would not give him this face...

"Director Ren, this time about "Legend of the Gods"..."

""Legend of the Gods"? What's wrong? Wasn't it just released today? I remember people below said that Shanghai Film Group gave a very good film schedule, as high as 7.4%... I think this movie has the potential to break "The Mermaid" "The highest box office record for a Chinese-language film with 3.39 billion..."

Although Ren Zhonglun's tone was serious, his words were full of sarcasm and irony.

"Director Ren, can you raise your hand this time for Bona's sake?" Yu Dong still said this and tried.

Hearing this, Ren Zhonglun couldn't help but laugh, "When the "Mermaid" project was approved and auditioned, it caused us a lot of trouble.

Bona’s face? What kind of face does Bona need to be given by Shangying? Yu Dong, this is not China Film and Television, where do you get the face? Didn't you ever think about today when you offended people with your unabashed words again and again?

Bona? Since you choose to cooperate with others, you must be prepared to "stand together through thick and thin", don't you think so, Director Yu? "

After speaking, Ren Zhonglun hung up the phone casually without waiting for the other party's reaction. He wanted to lie down for a while and squint; as for Bona and China Star, hehe.

On the other side, looking at the phone with the screen still on, Yu Dong clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, but after a few seconds, his energy was released... Yes, he was nothing in front of Ren Zhonglun. Woolen cloth?

"What time is the flight for Chairman Xiang and his family?" Yu Dong asked the assistant on the co-pilot's seat.

"They returned to Hong Kong Island at noon. They should be at home now."

After hearing this, Yu Dong decisively made a second call. A few seconds later, a voice came from over there:

"Dr. Yu, is there any news?"

"Xiang Tai?"

Yu Dong looked at his phone. It was true that he was calling someone Xiang, but why was the person who answered the phone... forget it, it's all the same:

"There is news, China Film and Shanghai Film and Television will not let go, and... I guess there may be cuts in the future..."

"Haha, he is indeed the real leader in the industry. He is really good at bullying us Hong Kong filmmakers... This matter will never end..."

Yu Dong felt that there was something wrong with this woman's brain, a big problem, and she really should read more books. He regretted making this call!

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Lin Nan and Ning Hao made an appointment to officially start the post-production of the two films on the 5th;

Although "Elf" was filmed with candy sprinkles and a playful attitude, I have to admit that the post-production of this film will definitely take longer than "Marriage Story" because it involves Lots of special effects shots.

After wandering outside all afternoon, Director Lin Da returned home and received another call from Wu Ershan. Their dinner was scheduled for noon the day after tomorrow at the China World Trade Center.

To be honest, Lin Nan felt that the other party was too serious, so solemn that he had a bad feeling. Did the other party want to take advantage of him or trick him?

But no matter how you put it, there is some incestuous love, and he shouldn't show too much resistance. When the time comes, he will show off his tricks.

"Did it hit the limit again today?"

As soon as he turned on the news, Lin Nan saw news about LeTV. As for movie information, I don’t know what’s wrong, but there are a little few movie reviews for “Legend of the Gods”? Does this have to wait until tomorrow?

After falling below the limit for several times in a row, LeTV, with a market value of 50 billion+, seems to be a little bit unable to withstand it;

So much so that the official website issued an announcement again, pulling out a number of celebrity shareholders such as Zhang Yimou, and, well, there are also unreleased blockbusters such as "The Great Wall" and "Grand Trail" to boost morale and inspire people!

"Mom said she will come back next month to celebrate my birthday."

Liu Yifei's cheerful voice came from upstairs. She walked down barefoot with a sweet smile on her face.

"Our mother has stayed in our hometown for a long time. I thought she had forgotten that she has you as a daughter."

Lin Nan laughed and teased Liu Qianqian. She was not annoyed, but put her hands behind her back and shook her head with a smile:

"I hope my mother will be free in the future. She lived for me for the past twenty years... Oh, did you listen to me?"

Facing Liu Yifei who suddenly changed her face and curled her lips, Lin Nan's reaction was a little slow for a moment: "Am I listening?"

"You didn't listen. What I said was that my mother would come back next month to celebrate my birthday!"

"Yes, it's your birthday next month!" Lin Nan said seriously, and he realized that Liu Hanhan had something to say!

"Only birthdays?"

"In addition to celebrating birthdays, what else should we celebrate? Haha..." Well, Director Lin succeeded.

"Okay, you're pretending to be with me, right? I'll crush you to death..." Liu Yifei, furious, rushed up with a red face and sat on Lin Nan.

"I give in, I give in. It will be a year before we get the certificate. It's our first wedding anniversary...don't scratch your ears..."

"Huh, I didn't say that, you said that. Next time if you pretend, I'll pull your ears, hee hee..."

…

The next day, as the box office of "Legend of the Gods" exploded on the first day, the Internet seemed to be completely unable to suppress the film critics. Starting from early in the morning, a massive amount of curses swept across the entire Internet like a blowout, raging on Weibo!

"Co-produced by China Star and Bona Pictures, starring Jet Li, Fan Bingbing, Huang Xiaoming, Yang Ying, Louis Koo, Leung Ka Fai, Xiang Zuo, Wen Zhang, Xu Qing, Zu Feng and many other big names;

"Legend of the Gods", a large-scale mythological and ancient costume masterpiece with a production cost of 500 million, suffered a disaster on the first day of its release, with a box office revenue of only 57.93 million... Film reviews in the industry and on the Internet are very different, and the polarization is serious..."

"On the ninth day of its release, Jackie Chan's film "The Unexpected" continues to lead the summer season. Yesterday's box office was a rare success, with a revenue of 62.24 million!"

"According to the person in charge of a certain Wanda Cinema, the national comprehensive screening rate of "Legend of the Gods" dropped to 20.5% today, and a handful of major theaters have cut the film's screening rate by another 2.2% to 5.2%..."

…

"Brothers, it's unimaginable. It's simply sinful! I saw shadows of many familiar bad movies in "Legend of the Gods"... Wow..."

"Chinese mythology, Western magic, comedy, romance, action, monsters, spaceships, thrillers, ghosts and animals, etc., one movie can actually mix so many elements, and it has so many flaws that it's hard to say what the hell it is like. Moreover, the actors’ acting skills are so exaggerated that they look like they are acting in a stage play… The special effects are just like those in online games…”

"This movie is very uncomfortable to watch. It is physically dazzling. The shape and color palette are extremely single. It is all yellow: yellow desert, yellow armor, yellow palace and yellow Fan Bingbing... It is similar to "Manchurian". "The City Ends with Golden Armor" is a tune... No, I'm not even worthy of carrying shoes for "Golden Armor"..."

"The most disgusting thing is that this movie is an Eastern story, but it uses a Western visual style to present it..."

"This style, this picture, these lines, this embarrassing plot... It seems like a dream back to "The Promise", but it is far less than the "height" of "The Promise"!"

"Legend of the Gods is a money-making game for capital, not a cultural commodity! They said they spent more than 500 million? Haha, where did the money go? From the left pocket to the right pocket?"

"It's neither fish nor fowl, even more disgusting than "Dwelling in the Fuchuan Mountains". It's a bit like "The Great Sage of Love", but it completely discards the essence of "The Great Sage of Love" and only leaves the dross... "

…

""Legend of the Gods" is actually not bad. Almost none of the main scenes in this movie are real scenes. The main scenes are nothing more than the palace, the desert, the sky, and the sea. Because of the participation of the Hollywood team, at least these scenes are very good. …”

"Whether it's the palace decoration, the metal giant rock, or the immortal general who transforms into a World of Warcraft instantly, you can see that the crew has a spirit of determination. Although it's not satisfactory, this movie at least stands on tiptoe in its mission to save China's domestic special effects. ...Well, second only to Tiangong Color...

"Director Aitlinan, I am reporting that there are paid film critics who are publicly insulting Tiangong..."

…

The Internet was very lively, extremely lively, and Lin Nan got up early to watch. Well, it was the call from Han Sanping that woke him up.

"The Founding of the Army" is the main theme, and it is also a gift film. China Film Group has made it a bit big, so that the opening ceremony has turned into a launch conference - the scene will be very grand and high-standard by then!

And this morning, he was on the guest list named above, so Han Sanping called to inform him at around nine o'clock in the morning, for fear that he had other arrangements.

Lin Nan has indeed made arrangements, so he will be very busy on the morning of the 1st. I went to attend the launch conference at around eight o'clock and went to a dinner date at noon...

"I said, Mr. Wang, have you had a lot of calls these past two days?"

Lin Nan, who was replying to Tom's email, was once again interrupted by the vibrating sound of his cell phone on the table. He answered the phone and started complaining.

"Do I have too many calls? Haha, wait for another two or three weeks, you will smile and say thank you to me! Okay, keep it secret for now.

Now go and check Weibo. The fat lady in Hong Kong is really brave. She actually named China Film and Shanghai Film Group Corporation without mentioning their names..."

This is big news and excitement!

Lin Nan didn't even hang up the phone, he just put the email page into the background on his tablet, and then opened Weibo. Oh my god, what he saw was the hot news that had dropped from the air.

"At around 10 o'clock this morning, one of the producers of "Legend of the Gods" posted an angry rebuke to Ms. Tai Chen on Weibo:

I really didn’t expect that because of a little friction before, “Legend of the Gods” would be treated extremely unfairly during the filming schedule;

When the vast majority of theaters have given a first-day scheduling rate of more than 30%, a few industry giants, whom everyone has always studied and admired as role models, actually went against the general trend and deliberately reduced the number of "Feng Shen". The film schedule was reduced to less than 8 points, and today it even got worse, adjusting to 5 points...

Regarding these situations, I just want to ask one thing: Private companies do not have to abide by the rules, but what about you, are your practices compliant? Is this how you treat Hong Kong filmmakers? Which Hong Kong filmmaker will dare to go there in the future..."

This Weibo is really sharp! It's like dropping a depth bomb on the film industry. The impact is a bit big, um, very big!

Because anyone with a discerning eye can see who gave the 7.4% and 5.2% film arrangement rates. They are the two real bosses and second-in-commands.

"How's it going? Isn't this woman very brainless? If she does this, her company may not be able to operate in the mainland in the future, haha...

But she is indeed very good at choosing words. It was obviously something she had picked up before, but now she was completely flipping it off and pretending to be an innocent victim. It was really amazing! "

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