That year Huayu

Liu Yifei is cooperating in the filming of promotional videos and posters, accompanied by Liu Xiaoli and her assistant.

Lin Nan took the time to go see it and communicated with people from New Line for a long time.

They were very grateful to Lin Nan for his suggestion to prepare an extra 2D version.

Judging from the data they collected during this period, 3D cinemas are indeed not yet popular in many countries and regions.

If you only release the 3D version of the movie, you will definitely lose a lot of box office.

There are many people paying attention to New Line in China. China Film and Shanghai Film and Television want political performance, and Huayi and Wanda Cinema want the reputation and gimmick.

Among all the imported films, "Journey to the Center of the Earth" has received the most attention and coverage from the media.

Lionsgate chose a good day. "Insidious" opened on the last day of March. This time Lin Nan went to the theater here.

"Lin, Lionsgate has always been very strong in horror films and has a large audience base. Moreover, James is already a well-known horror film director and is also highly sought after by fans. The box office of this movie should be no problem..."

Looking at the crowded team, Tom talked freely and said to Lin Nan.

Lin Nan watched it for a while. Most of the movie viewers were young people. According to the film classification principles here, there are viewing restrictions for "Insidious".

Liu Yifei's filming probably took more than a week because she was not the only one on the crew.

While Lin Nan was waiting for Lions Gate's opening box office data, he followed Tom to visit those companies.

Most film companies in Hollywood, except for a few giants and the first echelon, rarely have their own directors and crews.

Because there are various guilds there, you can easily recruit a team of people at any time. On the contrary, every company will have a later technical team, varying in size.

The best post-production team is in Hollywood, and the best special effects team is also here. This is what Lin Nan needs.

"Forget it, this family has more than 200 people. We can't afford it at the moment."

Lin Nan was the first to eliminate the largest one. It had both the number of people and the equipment. It seemed that he had blocked several movies in a row. He couldn't get the funds from other industries, and he still owed the loan and it was about to expire. too much.

There are several companies in a row that have to change hands more or less due to financial issues.

Lin Nan finally set his sights on a company. This company is located at the outer edge of Hollywood and currently has 32 employees. It used to mainly do animation production and film post-production, and also outsourced some special effects.

The most important thing is that this company actually has a three-story building as its office space.

"Tom, what's going on with this family?"

No matter how Lin Nan sees it, why does he find it pleasing to the eye? Isn't this the most ideal goal in his mind? The company is not big, it has equipment and technical manpower!

"Oh, old Bob, I heard that he is doing well in the stock market and has decided to switch to finance. The funds after the company redeems them will also be invested in the stock market..."

"Find someone to check whether this company has any debt problems or lawsuits, as well as the property rights of the small building. If there are no problems, let it be..."

Lin Nan made a decision. When he said this, he was still a little excited. The company here was also about to start something.

"Okay, Lin, I will find out as quickly as possible. Just wait until you appoint me as the manager, haha."

Tom was very excited. He had been waiting for this sentence for a long time. During the two months he was looking for a target for Lin Nan, he was thinking about the scene of others calling him boss all the time, even if they were agents.

Lin Nan took Liu Yifei to the cinema. The girl watched the entire movie "Insidious" and didn't follow the routine at all. She didn't use her open arms, but her arms were scratched and there were clear fingerprints.

"You should be allowed to play Mei Chaofeng."

After coming out, Lin Nan complained.

"He also said that if I had known it was so scary, I shouldn't have come."

Liu Yifei said fiercely, puffing out her cheeks.

Lionsgate is about to hold a celebration party, and the opening results in North America have been released, just over 17 million dollars.

This result is really good, more than one million more than the time of "Dead Silence".

Lin Nan thought of that sentence again, those who make blockbusters may not necessarily make more money than those who make small-budget horror films.

Lionsgate got here by making one horror movie after another.

But on the other hand, if you want to become bigger and stronger and become a real movie giant, you need to get out of the comfort zone of horror movies, and Lionsgate has indeed succeeded.

Liu Yifei was unhappy about not being able to go to the Lions Gate celebration party with Lin Nan, but she still had work to do.

"How about I go talk to them and ask for half a day off for you?"

Lin Nan said with a smile.

Liu Yifei frowned for a while, "Let's forget it. I can't take leave to attend a banquet. I have professional qualities."

"Okay, you are a qualified actor."

Lin Nan didn't hesitate to praise her, which earned her a pair of blank stares.

"Insidious" is already guaranteed to make a lot of money, and the cost of promotion is only about two million US dollars. Now it depends on whether its global box office can exceed 100 million US dollars.

The Hollywood Daily once again gave Lionsgate and Lin Nan coverage.

"After Dead Silence, Lionsgate has once again created a record of making big things with small things, and this script still comes from the talented screenwriter Lin Nan."

"It is reported that "Insidious" is a series, and the subsequent script is still within the contract between Lionsgate and Lin Nan..."

…

When the news spread back to China, it was equally exciting.

"The horror film "Insidious," directed by Lin Nan and co-produced by Lionsgate Films, has a North American opening of 17 million dollars, and the global sales are expected to exceed 100 million..."

The already dazzling entertainment news suddenly dropped a headline, suppressing the hot promotion of "Dragon and Tiger Gate".

Wang Zhonglei looked at the news on the portal and felt a little sore, but at the same time he also realized that Lin Nan was afraid that he would really stand firm there now.

"It's a pity that this kind of movie can't enter the mainland."

Han Sanping felt sorry again, but this news can increase the popularity of "Time Cruise".

Lionsgate's dinner party was still crowded with guests, and Wen Tsai-ren was the focus. From "Chainsaw" to "Insidious", this guy made Lionsgate a lot of money.

"Director Lin, why are you hiding in a corner? I saw many independent filmmakers saying hello to you?"

After dealing with many guests, Wen Ziren came to Lin Nan's side.

"There aren't many, just a few." Lin Nan said with a smile.

Looking at the crowd in the distance, Lin Nan waved to Wen Ziren, who took two steps forward.

"Director Lin, what's wrong?"

Lin Nan took a deep breath and said, "Director Wen, do you still remember what I asked you last time?"

Wen Ziren looked suspicious and didn't respond, "What's the matter?"

"It's just about inviting you to make an external film." Lin Nan lowered his voice.

Seeing this, the other person's eyes widened instantly, "Is Director Lin still planning to ask me to film? Haha."

"Yes, I have this idea."

Lin Nan said bluntly.

"Are you kidding?" Wen Ziren asked.

Lin Nan shook his head.

"I still have some horror movie scripts in hand, but I'm not interested in this. Director Wen has rich experience in this field..."

Wen Ziren really never thought that Lin Nan would say such a thing to him.

"I admire Director Wen's talent very much. You can definitely set up a studio and we can invest together..."

Lin Nan worked harder. This was his biggest concession. If Wen Ziren sternly refused, then forget it.

But Lin Nan thought that the other party should know the difference between working for Lions Gate and working for himself.

"How about joint investment, Director Lin in his personal capacity or in the script?"

Wen Ziren paused for a long time before speaking.

"Tom is helping me buy a company recently." Lin Nan clicked.

"Let me think about it for a while, Director Lin."

Wen Ziren spoke, with no emotion in his tone.

Lin Nan and Wen Ziren looked at each other, "That needs to be done as soon as possible."

"OK."

…

On the way back to the hotel, Lin Nan was still thinking about the conversation he had just had with Wen Ziren.

Are you a bit anxious about this step? But Wen Tsai-ren's knowledge in horror films is really deep, and the conditions he gave are definitely the most favorable. Co-investing means being his own boss.

Not long after Lin Nan returned to the hotel, Wen Ziren called. He said nothing more, just to tell him about another matter after Lin Nan's company was finalized, and he would seriously consider it.

"If we were 50% sure just now, we are now more than 60% sure."

The next day, Tom came to see Lin Nan.

"Lin, old Bob wants to meet you."

"see me?"

The last time he went to visit that company, Lin Nan didn't see old Bob. The person who received him was a middle-aged foreigner who was said to be the boss's family.

"Then go and meet."

When he came here again, Lin Nan liked the building in front of him even though it only had three floors, but it was very tall and covered an area of ​​700 to 800 square meters.

Entering the building, many people noticed Lin Nan and Tom. They already knew something. These two were most likely to be their new bosses.

An old man with gray-white curly hair, slightly reddened skin, slightly fat, about the same height as Tom, is the owner of this company.

"sit."

"Hello, Mr. Bob, I am Lin Nan."

"I know you. You have been in the news in Hollywood recently. You have helped Lionsgate make a lot of money. I am very envious."

He is a straightforward person, Lin Nan thought to himself.

"My dream when I was a child was to open a film company and become a director, but there has been little progress over the years. I directed a few movies and even lost money. In the end, I maintained the company. I owe it to myself."

Lin Nan listened to the sixty-year-old man telling his story over the years.

"I heard that fat man say that you are the best Silver Bear director in Berlin?"

"Yes." Lin Nan replied.

"I really envy you. However, we still have to talk about the price..."

As soon as the voice changed, the old man became more energetic instantly.

Lin Nan was fooled into thinking that this was an old boy with movie dreams, but fortunately he didn't hide his businessman side.

…

Lin Nan walked out of the film company with a nonchalant expression and looked back.

"Tom."

"What's the matter, Lin?"

"I'll leave it to you later. Focus on protecting the equipment and machines, appeasing the employees, and the property rights of this building. Find a lawyer to handle it as soon as possible..."

The seven-digit dollar price was mainly for the equipment and machines, and secondly for the property. As long as the employees did not terminate the contract, it was actually the simplest problem.

"Fortunately, "Latent" has recovered its health. Otherwise, spending money like this would really delay domestic affairs."

Lin Nan was also planning to expand the domestic company, but it turned out that it was decided here first.