That year Huayu

Although it is the first day of the Chinese New Year, there are not many rules for the film and television industry.

The films and TV series that should be started are still started normally, and the actors who should join the crew are also joining the crew as usual, because this is a particularly good day in the lunar calendar.

Especially for some special and major film and television works, this is especially true; the entire crew is wishing good luck and smooth sailing.

"Produced by the Supreme People's Procuratorate Film and Television Center and Golden Shield Film and Television, and filmed by the Supreme People's Procuratorate Political Department and the Supreme People's Procuratorate Anti-Corruption Bureau;

Directed by Li Lu, written by Zhou Meisen, and starring dozens of acting masters and dozens of national first-class actors:

The annual anti-corruption drama "In the Name of the People" held a high-level launch conference in Beijing on the first day of the Chinese New Year, that is, this afternoon, and then officially started..."

Lin Nan flipped through the news online while answering Wang Wei's call.

"Director Lin, I'm at the scene. It's quite a big event.

Not only are there many uniformed leaders from the judicial system, but also from the radio and television system, and even more from the film and television industry. Yes, Mr. Wang and his team are here too.

I just heard that the production funds for this drama were finally raised because someone in the production team sold their house and made up tens of millions... Tudou really wants to buy this?"

"Is the marketing department of Tudou not optimistic?" Lin Nan asked with a smile.

Originally, Wang Wei didn't need to attend the invitation in person, but because Lin Nan mentioned it before, he took it to heart and went in person.

"A little bit."

"You also said that it's quite a big event; and you can ask Mr. Wang, he knows more clearly, this drama is definitely a top-notch product.

Let the people in the lower departments keep a close eye on it, and after the filming is completed, we will discuss the online broadcast rights... as exclusive as possible!"

Hearing Lin Nan's serious tone, Wang Wei didn't say anything else.

It's just a TV series anyway, how much can it be worth? Besides, the four billion yuan invested by Penguin three months ago was being spent too slowly.

After hanging up the phone, Lin Nan continued to scroll through the news on the tablet.

"Lu Yi, Zhang Fengyi, Wu Gang, Xu Yajun, Zhang Zhijian, Ke Lan, Hu Jing... Well, this male lead is indeed a bad choice."

...

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Lin Nan and Liu Yifei spent one phone call after another and made video calls.

Shu Chang, Han Jianu, Zhou Xun, Zhu Yawen, Luo Jin... Ning Hao, Huang Xiaoming... Just the acquaintances made them overwhelmed, but overall they were in a good mood.

However, the sporadic news reports on the Internet also conveyed a not-so-friendly message to Director Lin and Producer Liu:

Under the joint exclusion of several "new films" such as "The Mermaid", the "old man" of "Detective Chinatown" was not doing well and had a very difficult time.

Sure enough, after a night, early the next morning, all major portals and Weibo were flooded with information about movies on the Spring Festival.

That series of astonishing data shocked the entire film and television industry; the film market seemed to have really ushered in a new starting point and a new stage, and the entire market doubled!

"Produced jointly by Star, China Film, Shanghai Film, and Lin Nan Films, and directed by Zhou Xingchi, the science fiction, comedy, and romance blockbuster "The Mermaid" earned 271 million yuan on the first day of box office.

The film broke and refreshed the first-day box office record and single-day box office record of domestic films held by "Detective Chinatown" directed by Lin Nan..."

"Produced jointly by Bona and China Star, directed by Wang Jing, starring Zhou Runfa, Liu Dehua, Zhang Xueyou, Zhang Jiahui, Xiang Jianqiang, Xiang Zuo, Li Yuchun and others, "The Man from Macau 3" earned 176 million yuan on the first day of its release, ranking second in the Spring Festival!"

"Starring Guo Fucheng, Gong Li, Feng Shaofeng, Xiao Shenyang and others, the fantasy blockbuster "Journey to the West: The Monkey King 3" earned 166 million yuan on the first day of box office 100 million, ranking third in the Spring Festival..."

"The Bad Monkey-produced animated film "Nian Beast War" closed at 9.1 million on the first day of its release. The film is struggling to survive in the cracks and has a difficult road ahead."

"On the first day of the second week of postponed release, the daily box office of "Detective Chinatown" plummeted to 10.5 million; as of yesterday, the total box office of the film has reached 2.9185 billion, and it is likely to stop before the 3 billion box office mark."

"Imported blockbuster "Kung Fu Panda 3"..."

"On the first day of the Spring Festival, the domestic film market was close to 800 million, an increase of about 200% compared with the Lunar New Year period... The film industry is booming and unstoppable..."

How can the film and television industry, especially the film industry, not be excited?

"The Mermaid" scored such a first-day box office result, and it was surrounded by wolves, which was simply abnormal to the extreme.

This is nakedly heading for 2 billion+, heading for 3 billion box office!

Faced with such horrible opening results, the public opinion of the whole network focused on three companies.

"This is really a vivid lesson, which really tells us what it means to be greedy for small gains and suffer big losses. Huayi offended Zhou Xingchi for 80 million yuan, and now "The Mermaid" has strongly slapped it in the face. Huayi can't get on this train! Haha..."

"What's wrong with Shanghai Film? Why only 15% of the share? Is there no money to invest? Or was it that they were not optimistic about Stephen Chow's "The Mermaid" at the beginning?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, the champion of this Spring Festival must be "The Mermaid", but the bulk of the profits are destined to belong to Lin Nan Films, which is a 30% share!"

"The Chinese-language film market is really going to take off, and I don't know if it will surpass North America one day, hahaha..."

…

Netizens guessed right that the mentality of the two Huayi brothers was indeed a bit broken, but it was just that their intestines were a little green;

Because the two brothers were mentally prepared from the beginning, and they also had "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" as psychological sustenance later:

That is to say, the higher the box office of "Mermaid" is, the more beneficial it will be for the subsequent "Demons"!

Compared with Wang Zhongjun and Wang Zhonglei, Ren Zhonglun is the person who feels the most heartbroken and extremely painful in the entire industry. After all, Shanghai Film Academy is on the giant ship of "Mermaid", but...

"I said, Director Ren, when we allocated the shares, I was the last one to speak. It was you who first said that Shanghai Film Group invested in too many movies at that time and couldn't put much thought and energy into it, so you could only contribute 15%. Then China Film Group asked for 25%, and in the end no one took over the remaining 30%, so I was kind enough to cover it up..."

Lin Nan followed Liu Yifei's example, sitting there with her legs crossed and piercing Ren Zhonglun's heart.

"I invested 300 million yuan at that time. How did I know that I could be so strong? But I regret it so much! I have had a difficult time this year. After I saw the box office in the morning, I felt a thorn in my heart..."

Through the phone, Lin Nan could imagine the expression on Ren Zhonglun's face at the moment, which was far away in Shanghai. It was definitely "bitter"!

Well, Ren Zhonglun was in no mood before he said a few words; he tactfully comforted Lin Nan about "Detective Chinatown" and then hung up the phone.

"Hey, this person, it's obviously him who called!"

Pointing to the phone, Lin Nan complained wordlessly to Liu Yifei.

"Maybe Director Ren just wants to find someone to complain to. He can't go to China Film Group. Wouldn't that make him laugh even more? Hehe..."

Liu Yifei guessed with a smile, almost inseparable.

…

The Spring Festival holiday time seems to fly by.

During this period, Lin Nan and Liu Yifei tried to "disguise" and go out for a walk several times, but they were discovered sooner or later every time, and in the end there were even entertainment reporters following them.

Well, let’s go home and stay at home.

At the same time, the film market is indeed as "unstoppable" as the saying goes: the Chinese film market has truly entered a new stage, suddenly achieving a qualitative change and leap.

271 million, 243 million, 249 million, 249 million, 245 million, 240 million!

In 6 days, "Mermaid" made 1.5 billion, which was so terrifying that the entire production industry was stunned!

"Macau Storm 3" and "Journey to the West: The Monkey King Fights the White Bone Demon" also earned 701 million and 668 million respectively at the box office, ranking second and third.

During the Spring Festival, the dominance of the "Mermaid" family has been fully formed.

On the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, that is, on the morning of the 14th, Lin Nan and Liu Yifei started packing their bags at home. Their tickets were for tomorrow morning.

And tomorrow is also the last day for the screening of "Detective Chinatown"; the movie must be released before 10 pm.

Because the secret key to movie screening is counting seconds, it will be interrupted immediately when the time is up; after ten o'clock in the evening, it is impossible for a movie to be completely screened to the end.

"Director Lin, Producer Liu."

As soon as Lin Nan and Liu Yifei came out of the room, they saw Mr. Lao Lin leading Director Zhang from Xiying and his gang in. They still brought a lot of gifts.

"We are going back to the capital tomorrow. I thought Xiying was not ready to give up and give up."

Lin Nan made a joke, and Liu Yifei also had a smile on her face.

"Director Lin is joking, even if you give up on me, you can't give up on Director Lin's co-production project."

Lin Nan and Liu Yifei helped pour a few glasses of water, and then everyone sat down together and talked about business.

"What are the regulations for the Xiying scene? How are they decided?"

Upon hearing the question, Director Zhang suddenly paused and felt a little embarrassed.

"Director Lin and Producer Liu, you two should also understand the current situation of Xiying. It is not as good as that of Ning Ying. It is almost impossible to open the pot.

For Xiying, we really can’t afford 10% of a co-production with an investment of at least US$150 million... We are really grateful to Director Lin and Producer Liu for their kindness. "

Liu Yifei and Lin Nan looked at each other and guessed it right!

Lin Nan's expression did not show any strangeness, and his tone was still gentle, and he asked: "It doesn't matter if you can't eat 10% of the share, but how much does Xiying want?"

Director Zhang looked at Lin Nan and the two of them and said two words seriously: "Half-performed."

"5%?"

“Yes, under the condition of ensuring the normal operation of the group, the funds available in the account shall not exceed 80 million;

For us, half the share is the largest and most reliable choice. It made Director Lin laugh. Today's Xiying is not as good as many private capitals. "

Director Zhang smiled awkwardly and helplessly.

"It would be too modest to say that it is not as good as private capital. In terms of capital, it may be a little worse. But when it comes to foundation, let alone private capital, even China Film and Shanghai Film are far behind compared with Xiying. Those This is Xiying’s real wealth.”

Lin Nan complimented him and took Xiying's face.

"That?"

"Well, half done, half done, I will reserve it for Xiying." Lin Nan nodded and made a promise.

After hearing this, the Xiying group immediately smiled and thanked them repeatedly.

It was not until half an hour later that Lin Nan and Liu Yifei sent the group out the door. They had to go back to report the matter and prepare funds in advance.

With a wave of their hands, the group got on the Volkswagen Business Car, which started and slowly drove away.

"Let's go back to the house, Xixi."

"Yeah, let's go. It's still a little cold outside."

Liu Yifei responded sweetly, and then smiled and put her hand into the pocket of Lin Nan's down jacket.

But just as the two were about to enter the door, another Mercedes-Benz S-Class stopped at the door.

"Brother Lin, Sister Yifei, Happy New Year."

A familiar voice came from behind, crisp and a little soft.

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