That year Huayu

The box office of Spring Festival movies seems a bit weak.

On the other hand, the investment in new movie projects is not small.

"The historical war blockbuster "The Legend of Hongmen Banquet" has been launched, with a planned investment of 150 million..."

"The role of Overlord Xiang Yu has been confirmed to be played by Huayi artist Feng Shaofeng."

"Liu Bang will be played by Li Ming."

"The role of Yu Ji has been cast as Yang Mi."

…

"Gong Lock Heart Jade" is still on the air.

Since the day it aired, "Palace" has been number one in the ratings for its time slot.

Nowadays, the popular male and female protagonists will play Xiang Yu and Yu Ji who end in tragedy, and the topic of the movie has skyrocketed.

This result made the producer very satisfied.

At the same time, Feng Shaofeng and Yang Mi also received feedback.

Yang Mi is not a job runner, and the contract for a movie is not simply signed.

Yue Jun came forward on behalf of Shanhai Media, company to company, and helped Yang Mi sign the movie contract.

"We also hope to have the opportunity to cooperate with Lin Nan Films in the future. Please send our regards to Director Lin."

"thanks, I will."

After chatting for more than ten minutes, Yue Jun left the producer's company with Zeng Jia and Yang Mi.

On the way back in the car, Yang Mi looked at the contract she had just signed and felt a little excited.

Her salary is two million, which is definitely the highest among actresses in her age group.

Of course, Liu Yifei is not included in the comparison...

"It won't start until May, so you don't have to be too anxious during this period." Yue Jun reminded.

Yang Mi nodded. Now that the contract has been signed, it doesn't matter to her how many months it takes to start filming.

"Thank you, Director Yue."

"You're welcome."

…………

Lin Nan had someone send "Star Luck" to the General Administration.

There are many people in the industry paying attention to this movie. Director Golden Lion himself plays the male lead, which is the first time in China.

"This should be Lin Nan's first time directing and acting, right?"

"Yes, this is the first time that Director Lin has directed and acted in a real sense. "Warm and Bright" was a nominal role."

News spreads quickly online.

"The movie "The Fault in Our Stars" directed by Lin Nan and starring Liu Yifei has been submitted for review today..."

"When will it be released? They play a couple, I'm looking forward to it!"

"I only care about how to calculate the production cost of this movie?"

"I remember Liu Yifei's salary was 12 million, and Director Lin's director's salary was 20 million..."

…………

Lin Nan drove the car and arrived at China Film Academy.

Han Sanping had just returned from the closing banquet of "The Great Cause of Party Founding" and just had time.

The car didn't stop outside, but drove into China Film Group. After all, they were old acquaintances.

"Lin Nan, can we chat when you have time?"

"Sorry, I really don't have time right now, I have something else to do."

Several old guys took the initiative to chat, but Lin Nan dodged them.

Lin Nan could probably guess the reason why he saw people from the association at China Film and Television at this time.

Seeing Lin Nan walking away, several people looked a little confused.

The people at the China Film Secretariat were very familiar with Lin Nan, so they spoke more casually.

"Director Lin, do you know what those people just wanted to talk to you about?"

Lin Nan was stunned for a moment. Those people must have come to China Film to ask for money...

"I have no friendship with them. They won't ask me for investment, right?"

Lin Nan asked uncertainly, if it was true, it would be too disgusting.

"Haha, you guessed it. I just started work in the new year and I came here to ask for money. Director Han felt that it was so unlucky, haha..."

Lin Nan looked far away in the direction he came from, and he was really convinced now.

"Director Han has cut the support fund again?"

"It's not cut. There's more funds this year, but the number of people to be supported has more than doubled..."

Lin Nan understands this. Everyone wants more, and there should be no specific divisions yet.

…

Han Sanping was leisurely making tea. The boss' life was comfortable, all he needed was a beautiful female secretary.

But come to think of it, Han Sanping doesn't lack these either.

"You came just in time. I was just talking about your movie "The Star". How much did it cost?"

"Ten million." Lin Nan said bluntly.

Han Sanping paused, "You two get zero pay?"

"Yes, all the remuneration is counted as investment, and this ten million is also Yifei's money."

"Good guy, are you really willing to give up, 50-50?"

"haha, yes."

Something was wrong with the way Han Sanping looked at Lin Nan.

"Director Han, Yifei and I are getting married."

"Bullshit, it's a beautiful idea."

After joking for a while, we started talking about business.

Lin Nan came today to select the schedule for "Painted Skin 2".

If he directed it himself, there would be no need to come over, just be reckless. But the director was Wu Ershan, and Han Sanping kept urging him.

"Your movie "The Star" will definitely be approved for review. Don't you want to choose a schedule?"

"It will definitely not work in the first half of the year..."

Before Lin Nan could finish speaking, the cunning Han Sanping realized something.

"Film festival? Cannes or Venice? It should be Cannes, right?!"

Good guy, Lin Nan really admired Han Sanping. After asking three questions in a row, he immediately locked in the correct answer.

"Cannes."

This time, the other party's eyes brightened even more.

"Good boy, ambitious."

At this moment, Han Sanping was really excited.

Lin Nan is the youngest Golden Lion director in China. He also has two Silver Bear trophies for Best Director, only one from Cannes. If he could...

In an instant, Han Sanping thought of a lot, but he knew how difficult Cannes was. It was too difficult.

"I hope you can come back with a prize!"

"Thank you, it depends on your luck. Director Han, I want to see the current film schedule."

As soon as he finished speaking, a piece of information was placed in front of Lin Nan.

Lin Nan turned the page and browsed quickly. Currently, many imported films have been finalized, as well as many domestic films.

He automatically ignored the May Day schedule because it was too small and he was going to Cannes.

Between the summer schedule and the National Day schedule, Lin Nan chose the summer schedule because he saw the name of a movie.

This movie should also have a newly selected schedule, and it hasn't been announced on the official website yet.

Lin Nan is well aware of the quality of "Painted Skin 2".

"I choose the summer schedule, July 1st."

"confirmed?"

"I won't change it."

Han Sanping took the information, glanced at it, and smiled.

"Are you going for Chen Kexin and Donnie Yen?"

Lin Nan didn't argue and nodded.

An hour later, the big black G drove away from China Film Academy.

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Another movie project has been approved, "A Romantic Affair".

Huang Xiaoming began to pave the way for his girlfriend, taking both male and female leading roles.

This makes many actresses a little envious. Mainland's top high-quality male stars and billionaire owners are just being pried by young models from Hong Kong Island? !

Lin Nan saw that the leader's ex-girlfriend started getting angry on Weibo, and it was suspected that Yang Ying was the reason for the breakup.

This thick gossip is quite exciting. Yang Ying pretends to be weak, while Huang teaches Tai Chi...

…

China Film is very efficient.

The scheduled release dates of the six movies were announced on the official website.

"Produced by Lin Nan Pictures and directed by Wu Ershan, "Painted Skin 2" is scheduled for the summer and will be released on July 1st!"

"Produced by Xingmei and directed by Chen Kexin, "Martial Arts" is scheduled to be released on July 4th."

…………

Among the six movies, the most eye-catching ones are "Painted Skin 2" and "Martial Arts".

The film industry has already smelled a strong smell of gunpowder!

No one would regard "Painted Skin 2" as Wu Ershan's work.

In the eyes of most people in the industry, Lin Nan accounts for at least 70% of the movie "Painted Skin 2"!

In addition, "Painted Skin 2" and "Martial Arts" were released only 3 days apart!

what does that mean?

In the eyes of most production companies, this is Lin Nan and Chen Kexin going to war!

One is a great director from Hong Kong Island, and the other is the youngest great director from the Mainland. It was full of interesting things at once.

The media is watching the excitement and not taking it too seriously.

"The head-to-head confrontation between Director Lin Nan and Director Chen Kexin!"

"Is "Painted Skin 2" unstoppable, or is "Martial Arts" better?"

…………

Lin Nan feels that the mainland media is still a little restrained. Look at how direct the Hong Kong media is.

"Jiang is still old and hot. I believe Director Chen Kexin will tell him what a real director is."

"Lin Nan just takes up the spotlight in the mainland market, including his awards..."

…

Many acquaintances called and joked, asking Lin Nan to kill each other.

Ning Hao is quite clever.

"Did you choose this on purpose? I know you have never liked these Hong Kong filmmakers."

"Okay, Director Ning, you can guess this! Yes, I chose it on my own initiative."

"Awesome, Director Lin! I trust you and wish you success when the time comes. I also really hate this couple."

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With Lin Nan's current status, there is no need to go through the registration channel.

He made an appointment with the film selectors from the Asian region of the Cannes Film Festival.

Lin Nan Pictures, third floor.

A tall and thin foreigner shook hands with Lin Nan enthusiastically.

"Lin, it's an honor to receive your invitation."

Lin Nan looked at Liu Yifei beside him, smiling awkwardly.

This French guy can speak English, so he invited Miss Liu to come and take charge in vain.

Miss Liu blinked at Lin Nan, a little arrogant.

Before Lin Nan could say hello, he saw that the other party could not wait to speak again.

"Lin, I remember the first time Cannes invited you, it was six years ago. Am I remembering it correctly? Haha."

“I remember correctly, at that time I had just won the Silver Bear Award for Best Director from Berlin, and I had no other works in hand.

To this end, I also sent a special email to the organizing committee to explain this matter. "

The other person smiled as he listened to Lin Nan's words.

"I heard that you rejected Berlin's invitation two months ago. By that time, you had already made plans to come to Cannes, right?"

"Not bad." Lin Nan nodded.

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a look of joy on the other party's face.

"Lin, I am honored to recommend your work to compete at the Cannes Film Festival. I hope to see you at the awards ceremony!"

The other party stretched out his hand and said so abruptly that Lin Nan almost didn't react.

"Thank you, I also hope to get to the last step."

…………

After seeing off the film selectors from the Cannes Asia region, Lin Nan hugged Liu Yifei and kissed her.

“It should be no problem to be shortlisted, even if you can’t go to the competition section, there are other sections.

Then we’ll leave for Cannes! "

"okay."

Liu Yifei raised her head and looked at Lin Nan, smiling and frowning for a moment.