That year Huayu

During the filming of "The King of Kung Fu", a confidentiality system was implemented, and reporters were not allowed to visit the crew or crew members to leak to the outside world.

Of course, this kind of thing is a different matter for some people with status in the circle.

Except for some special location scenes, most of the scenes in "The King of Kung Fu" were shot in Hengdian.

Qin Palace, Along the River During Qingming Festival, Guangzhou Street, Hong Kong Street...

Unlike the previous visit to the Dunhuang Desert, there were too many people in Hengdian.

When Lin Nan and Shu Chang arrived, they saw a separation fence outside the Qingming Festival area.

A large number of staff were stationed outside to prevent anyone from approaching.

"Director Lin, follow me from here."

Someone came out and said to Lin Nan with a smile on his face.

A fight scene is being filmed inside.

Liu Yifei was wearing purple-brown clothes, holding two daggers in her hands, her hair tied in a bun, and black silk hanging down her sides.

"Wow, Sissi's fighting scenes are good, just like mine." Shu Chang said in a low voice.

"You two are both chivalrous women, okay." Lin Nan replied.

Lin Nan felt that the costume design of "The King of Kung Fu" was a bit ugly, maybe because of the consideration of foreign markets.

Minkoff shouted: cut.

The actors, photographers, sound effects engineers, etc. all relaxed.

"Sissi, here." Shu Chang waved his hand.

This sound attracted a lot of attention, and when they saw it was Lin Nan, they didn't care.

Li Bingbing wanted to come up and say hello, but after thinking about it, he decided against it.

Liu Yifei put down her prop dagger and ran over.

"How was the scene I just played?"

When she asked this question, she looked at Lin Nan.

"very nice."

"Of course, hehe."

"I don't think I should come."

Shu Chang looked at the eyes of the two people in front of him and complained.

——

After the filming of "Painted Skin" was completed, I came to see Liu Yifei. This was something Lin Nan had promised before, and the girl was very happy.

After spending a day in Hengdian, Paul came to see Lin Nan.

To be precise, it was Lionsgate's intention. They wanted to develop "Insidious 2" and made an appointment to meet with Lin Nan.

Once this movie is completed, Lin Nan's original contract with Lionsgate will also be over.

"In two days, I will go to Hollywood and we will talk about this matter then."

"Okay, but the company still hopes to continue to cooperate with you."

What Lions Gate thinks will be known when the time comes.

When the crew was taking a break, Liu Yifei and Lin Nan were together.

At this moment, Lin Nan regretted it and agreed to bring Shu Chang with him.

"I was just walking here and met my mother, haha."

Liu Yifei recalled that when she was filming "Sword and Fairy", she and Lin Nan were shopping in Hengdian and were caught by Liu's mother.

"At that time, Auntie looked at me as if she were an enemy." Lin Nan couldn't help but laugh.

On the third day, Lin Nan went to the airport alone. Liu Yifei was filming, and Shu Chang wanted to stay for two more days and then return to Beijing.

Lin Nan slept through the more than ten-hour flight.

When he landed at Los Angeles Airport this time, it was not Tom who picked him up, but another employee of the company.

"Where's Tom?"

"He was at a producers party."

Lin Nan nodded. Most of the domestic business was at the wine table, while here it was at cocktail parties and parties.

"Lin, Director Catherine is already waiting at the company."

The main reason for coming here this time is that the post-production of "Twilight" has been completed.

As the actual boss of Crystal Pictures, he had to come to see the finished film and negotiate with Lionsgate about the cost of promotion and distribution.

Catherine Hardwicke was told that Lin Nan would arrive this morning, so she waited at Crystal Pictures early in the morning.

In the past two months, she has also been working on the post-production stage of "Twilight" here.

"Director Catherine, thank you for your hard work."

"This is what I should do. Even though it's a few months late, I still want to congratulate you on getting the Silver Bear again."

"Thank you, let's take a look at the finished film." Lin Nan said.

Although the plot of the nearly two-hour movie is cliche and bloody, I have to say that the pictures are very beautiful.

This is a movie for the fan base and young people.

"Lin, will this movie continue? I know it is a series of novels..."

After Lin Nan watched the movie, Catherine couldn't help but ask, even though she signed a series contract.

"It depends on the results." Lin Nan spat out a few words.

——

Tom is back. After not seeing each other for a few months, this guy has become more and more mellow.

"Do you have any colleagues you can trust? You can call them in advance to be your deputy." Lin Nan couldn't help but say.

"What do you mean?" Tom looked confused.

"If you continue like this, you might not be able to wake up one day."

Lin Nan said it very directly. In the past few years of knowing each other, the two have established a deep friendship.

"Hey, I've been looking for a doctor for a while now. I'll take control of it. For the sake of my quality of life..."

Tom seemed to have thought of something sad and said in a low tone.

"At recent parties, many people asked me if you are the boss of Crystal Pictures. It seems that I can't hide it."

"I didn't think about hiding it, just let nature take its course. We have to go to Lions Gate."

The original contract Lin Nan signed with Lionsgate was for the "Dead Silence" and "Insidious" series, and now only the last "Insidious 2" is left.

In Hengdian, Paul was also vague, but his intuition told Lin Nan that Lions Gate should have other ideas.

Wen Tsai-ren has become different since the split in "Happy Death Day 1", especially his voice in Lionsgate has improved a lot.

"Lin, the company wants to buy out your 20% share in advance."

In front of the Lions Gate Building, Wen Ziren whispered something.

Lin Nan was stunned, "Thank you."

Now, he felt confident, should he buy it out?

Entering the Lions Gate headquarters, several middle and high-level executives welcomed him, and then entered the innermost conference room together.

"Lin, don't worry about the release of "Twilight" right now. We have an idea, how about you give it a listen?"

"Let's just say, we are all friends."

"Okay. We want to buy out your share of "Insidious 2" and settle it in one go."

""Insidious 1" is a success. The second part of the series naturally has a certain audience base, and the box office will probably be more..."

Lin Nan stopped clicking and looked at the marketing president of Lions Gate opposite with a smile.

"According to the final profit of "Insidious 1", I will buy your share of "Insidious 2"..."

"Are you kidding me?" Lin Nan's tone was a little cold.

"No, Lin, listen to me first. You are a friend and partner of Lions Gate. We are different from the Eighth National Congress.

You only have a 20% share. As compensation, we will do the promotion and distribution of "Twilight" for you for free. How about this? "

Lin Nan had never thought about this condition.

"Insidious 2" will most likely do better at the box office than "Insidious 1", but if you include the announcement of "Twilight", it can really be considered.

"The subject matter of "Twilight", the cost of promoting and distributing it is much higher than that of a horror film, and it has more theaters to open."

the Lionsgate man added.

"Or will James take the photo?" Lin Nan asked.

"Yes, James is responsible." The other party did not hide it.

Lin Nan weighed it up and finally decided to agree to the offer.

"Lin, we signed the contract in the past two days, and Lions Gate will settle the funds to you as soon as possible..."

Wen Ziren and Lin Nan returned to Crystal Pictures together.

Lin Nan knew about Lionsgate's idea. They wanted to make "Insidious 2" into a large-scale production and distribute it globally.

"How much?"

"Conservatively, it's 20 million dollars." Wen Ziren said.

Lin Nan was shocked. It was only 2007, so something like this would cause problems.

This was how "Dead Silence" was originally produced, and it ended up being Wen Tsai-ren's only horror film that lost money at the box office.

Unexpectedly, after going around in circles, I came back.

"James, have you ever thought about whether the current market can earn back the estimated profits if the cost has increased so much?"

"This is not a matter for me to consider, it is a matter for the marketing department and the production department." Wen Ziren said nonchalantly.

""Happy Death Day 2" will be delayed for a while, Lin."

"Don't worry about this." Lin Nan glanced at Wen Ziren.

——

Lin Nan checked the results of the past few months on New Line.

Part of the special effects for "The Martian" have been made, and the rendering is pretty good.

Lionsgate acted quickly and announced the matter immediately after signing a new contract with Lin Nan.

It is estimated that it has been spread back to China.

"Tom, I will send some people here in the second half of the year. You select some employees in the company to lead them, and the extra salary must be sufficient."

Lin Nan started to talk about business.

"Well, I understand, it's like people from all over the world come to study abroad..."

Tom understood instantly.

"Yes, that's the truth."

Domestic news is already reporting on the transaction between Lin Nan and Lions Gate.

I only know that it was a buyout, and no other information is known.

But this does not prevent various media from speculating on the price at which the two parties concluded the transaction.

"After "Painted Skin" was completed, he didn't come back?"

"No, Director Lin and the other actors separated in Ning Province. I heard that he went to Hengdian once.

However, the latest guest list for the Shanghai Film Festival includes Director Lin, and he probably won’t stay in Hollywood for long. "

The secretary said to Han Sanping.

…

A few days ago, Huayi renewed the contracts of Li Bingbing and Ren Quan with great fanfare, and also expressed the intention of competing with Chengtian.

Today it was announced that a signing press conference will be held for Huang Xiaoming, and his status as the leader in the industry was highlighted again.

During this period, Wang Jinghua vaguely realized the feeling she had when she was in Huayi.

Chengtian is signing a large number of artists, and in half a year, it has signed more than a dozen well-known actors to its headquarters, not the agency that has the final say.

On a plate as big as "Red Cliff", the people under her banner barely touched it, which made her feel powerless.

It's exactly the same feeling as when I was in Huayi.

"It's no different than starting my own company and working alone..."

Wang Jinghua muttered.

Tom drove Lin Nan to the airport.

"You really should stay for two more days, I want to invite you to several cocktail parties."

"No, I have something to do when I get back. I'll put the script aside for now, don't rush to register.

Also, don’t think about the party all day long, lose weight. "

"That science fiction movie? I know, Lin.

As for the party, after sending you to the airport, I have to rush to attend, haha..."