That year Huayu

Domestic media constantly reprint Hollywood movie information.

"Directed by director Lin Nan, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Naomi Watts, and Jessica Chastain.

The Oscar-winning film "The Invisible Guest" has been released in the North American market for two weeks, with a total box office revenue of US$162 million..."

Every time the box office data of "The Invisible Guest" is updated, the mainland film industry always sighs and curses.

Because in the past, when domestic blockbusters were released in North America, which producer didn’t try their best to cover up the box office results?

I am afraid that the domestic media will "talk nonsense" online and let the audience and netizens know.

Even when asked directly, the film studio responded with a general and vague statement that "the film was a box office hit in the North American market" and was perfunctory.

I never dare to disclose data to the outside world because I can't afford to lose that person and I'm afraid of being ridiculed and ridiculed by people inside and outside the circle.

Moreover, this kind of operation has become the default unspoken rule in the industry.

But Lin Nan's foreign language film this time is not bound by this unspoken rule, because it cannot be bound by Hollywood.

But a very critical issue is that Lin Nan is a mainland director! Netizens unconsciously compare him with other domestic directors.

That's good. It's better not to compare. Once you compare, you will find the problem. Other directors and film companies are really incompetent and useless!

Immediately, group ridicule mode naturally started online...

"The daily box office has dropped rapidly. We estimate that it may be cut in half in the third week and then stabilize for a while."

Just after getting up at around nine in the morning, Lin Nan received a call from Tom. The public relations party in Hollywood has just begun.

"As long as the box office exceeds 200 million US dollars in the first month, I will be satisfied. Let's talk about how much it will be after that. Keep an eye on it." Lin Nan said with a yawn.

"Well, don't worry, Lin, everything is OK. Then I won't disturb your rest."

"You don't want me to interrupt your party time, do you? Tom."

"Hahaha, Lin, don't say it."

Tom's despicable laughter came from the phone, and a woman could faintly be heard calling him. The sound made people's skin crawl.

"This guy is really hopeless..."

Lin Nan smiled and shook his head, preparing to wash up and go out.

Ten minutes later, he casually clicked on the entertainment news and found that the front page news in today's circle was quite lively.

It seems that the Capital Channel has made progress in sending an official letter to higher-level departments, demanding strong condemnation of the act of insulting the deceased by a crosstalk speaker.

There's really no way to describe this kind of thing.

Three years ago, Capital Channel reported that private villas illegally occupied public green space, triggering a series of "conflicts."

As a result, a certain cross talk club was named by major official media, closed down, and underwent rectification for a long time.

This feud, which lasted for more than three years, was supposed to end at the end of last month because the then station director passed away from a terminal illness.

But the other person involved obviously had no intention of letting it go. The next day, he posted a Double Happiness on Weibo, wrote a limerick, and celebrated happily.

Anyone who is not a fool can see who he is targeting. Public opinion spread online all of a sudden, and the impact was extremely bad.

No, the Television Literature and Art Working Committee under the China Broadcasting Association officially issued an announcement this morning:

The crosstalk speaker was strongly urged to apologize to the deceased and his family, and called on nearly 400 TV stations across the country to "give up" attention on this person.

What does "giving up" attention mean, the subtext is soft blocking.

It has to be said that the ideal is very fulfilling, but the reality is often about interests.

The China Broadcasting Association is just a public institution, not an administrative unit. I'm afraid not many TV stations will pay attention to it, especially those satellite TV channels.

…………

The promotion of "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom" has been temporarily suspended.

Because Han Sanping, Guo Fan, Zhang Hanyu, Fan Bingbing and others have been promoting for more than half a month, it's time to take a rest.

Speaking of which, Mr. Han is really "duplicitous".

When he was asked to follow him for promotions before, he was quite reluctant and said he would only participate in a few shows "pretending to be reserved".

When the promotion finally started, he didn't miss a beat and was more dedicated than anyone else.

Lin Nan couldn't rest. He had to come to the company when he should. There were a lot of chores at the end of the year.

But as soon as he arrived at the company, he heard that there was a slight problem with Feng Xiaogang's "Private Customization".

"The premiere time has been postponed from the 14th to the 17th. Wang Zhonglei said that he will do his best to ensure a normal release on the 19th."

"Why is this?" Lin Nan was a little confused.

"I heard that it was the result of a temporary review by the bureau. The specific reason seems to be that some of Fan Wei's lines were too naked and contained a lot of 'sensitive content.'"

"Sensitive content? That means urgent deletion!"

Lin Nan remembers the character played by Fan Wei, who seems to be a driver who dreams of becoming a leader of "honest officials"?

Then this makes sense, after all, the screenwriter of the movie is Wang Shuo.

This guy must have alluded to too much of the real world of officialdom, his words were sharp, and he touched people or things he shouldn't have touched.

"By the way, Director Lin. I'm asking about the annual meeting again, haha..."

Yue Jun's laughter contained a lot of information. Lin Nan could guess what these people wanted to do. Are they still addicted?

"From "Love in Seattle" at the beginning of the year to "One Man's Martial Arts" to "Time and Space Traveler", the total box office alone is 1.66 billion..."

As he spoke, Lin Nan looked at Yue Jun, smiled and nodded:

"Just like last year, let the employees on both sides put forward their own ideas and put them together to see which artists they want to perform this year."

"Haha, okay, Director Lin. I will inform them later."

Not long after Yue Jun left the office, another call came.

Lin Nan is a little annoyed. Since returning to China a few days ago, he has received no less than 5 calls every day!

"Huh? This is a rare visitor."

Looking at the three words "Cao Guowei" on the phone screen, Lin Nan whispered softly, and then answered the phone.

"Hello, Director Cao?"

"Haha, Director Lin, calling me so rashly didn't affect your work, right?"

"No, I just arrived at the company not long ago. Is there something wrong with Director Cao?"

Lin Nan asked directly.

Although he has shares in Weibo, to be precise, he and Cao Guowei do not belong to the same industry.

Of course, the two of them don't communicate much, except when making additional investments.

Upon hearing Lin Nan's question, Cao Guowei laughed heartily before speaking:

"Thanks to Director Lin for investing in Sina when it first started Weibo, which gave us momentum. Now among the three companies, we can basically say that we are the only one."

Lin Nan frowned unconsciously. He was a little confused. Is Cao Guowei looking for him to recall the past?

"Director Lin, do you still remember the special terms when we signed the share transfer agreement?"

Lin Nan nodded subconsciously: "Remember, I authorized the voting rights to Director Cao, and I have the right to make additional investments so that the shares will not be diluted..."

At this point, Lin Nan's voice stopped abruptly.

His eyes widened instantly, and he realized something!

"Dr. Cao, you, Weibo?"

"Hahaha, Director Lin, you have made several additional rounds of investment before you react?"

Cao Guowei's words made Lin Nan so excited that she didn't know what to say.

"Are you going to IPO?"

"Yes, we plan to submit an IPO application in the first half of next year."

Cao Guowei's tone suddenly became more serious: "Director Lin, I need you to supplement the agreement again."

"What agreement?"

“The shares held by Director Lin are the original shares of Weibo when it was first established, and after we go public, we plan to use a dual-class share structure.

So I hope that Director Lin will come over and improve the contract again, not interfere with the company's operations, and continue to authorize future voting rights to me. If the shares are to be sold in the future, they must be given priority to the founder team..."

Cao Guowei continued to talk about his business, but Lin Nan couldn't listen anymore.

The words “IPO,” “original stock,” and “dual-class share structure” were all in his mind.

"Director Lin, how are you doing?"

Lin Nan was awakened from his distraction. He suppressed his excitement and said, "Okay, that's fine. I'll take the time to take people there in the next few days."

"Okay, Director Lin, I'll greet you at the company. But there's one more thing."

Upon hearing Lin Nan's affirmative reply, Cao Guowei's tone changed from serious to soft.

"What?"

"This year's Weibo Night will be in the middle of next month. Director Lin and Producer Liu should come over to support us this time, haha..."

Lin Nan nodded mysteriously and agreed decisively: "Okay, no problem."

It wasn't until twenty minutes after the two parties hung up the phone that Lin Nan recovered from her joy.

"It's not easy. It's worth it. From the time it was founded to now, my right to speak is basically stable!"

Suddenly, Lin Nan had the idea that he seemed to be running farther and farther on the road to capital.

"Big capital is good. At least it guarantees that Sissi and I don't have to look at anyone else's face in the industry! Even..."

…………

What La Peikang called Lin Nan before was officially announced, and the media forwarded and reported it.

"Disney's 3D animated movie "Frozen" starring Liu Yifei has been confirmed to be released during the Spring Festival in China on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year!"

"Disney stated that Liu Yifei's dubbing performance was very exciting and they will continue to cooperate in the future..."

As a starring performer, Ms. Liu was the first to forward the recommendation on Weibo:

"I am very happy to be able to voice and star in "Frozen", and I would like to thank Lin Nan and Disney for this.

I hope everyone will enjoy my voiceover performance when they go to the theater to watch "Frozen" during the Spring Festival.

Also let me tell you: there are dubbing versions in both Chinese and English, you can choose according to your preference, thank you. "

Within a moment of Liu Yifei's Weibo post being posted, a large number of actors, artists or companies in the industry started to repost, like and leave comments. It was extremely lively for a while.

However, the news that "Frozen" is scheduled to be released on February 5 was also used by many friends in the industry and netizens to make fun of Lin Nan and Liu Yifei.

"I found something interesting. "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom" was released on the first day of the Lunar New Year, and "Frozen" was released on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year. It's the same time!"

"Hey guys, Lin Nan's main theme movie is going to clash head-on with Yifei's animated movie, stealing the audience! Is this the first time?"

"Lao Zhu, can you speak? What is a head-on conflict? That means falling in love and killing each other, haha..."

"As one of the leading actors, I should have supported "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom", but I can't afford to offend Producer Liu."

"Xiao Ming, you are such a thief. Yifei, although Lin Nan is indeed strong and perverted, sister, I still support you, fuck him!"

"I would rather offend the director than his wife. This is not multiple choice, this is single choice - Huang Xiaoming!" Fan Bingbing commented, and liked the leader Huang.

"Producer Liu, come on, defeat Director Lin."

"On behalf of "Wolf Warrior", I support the producer and Producer Liu!"

"Sissi, beat up Lin Nan." Shu Chang jumped a little again.

…

Lin Nan looked at the comments on Weibo and really wanted to laugh but couldn't. He was speechless!

Liu Yifei's side was full of encouragement and "flattering" words, and there were even many "hurting" him.

But why is it that Lin Nan's side is so unreliable?

What: "Choose between durian and keyboard?", "Do you want box office or a girlfriend?", "I advise Director Lin to take care of yourself!"...

"Who are these people!" Lin Nan complained with a chuckle.

I believe that many producers in the industry have opinions.

During the Spring Festival, another big-budget animated film is released, and it’s from Disney.

The most important thing is that with the influence of Liu Yifei and Lin Nan, "Frozen" rode on the popularity of "Taking Tiger Mountain", and the publicity effect took off instantly, which is completely unreasonable.

On the other hand, movies such as "Journey to the West: Upheaval in Heaven", "Macau", "The Great Liar" and other films are also forced to prepare to increase their publicity efforts.

In the afternoon, Lin Nan drove home, humming a tuneless ditty the whole time, and was in a very good mood.

After all, I learned the news from Cao Guowei today that Weibo is going to IPO. How could I not be excited?

Liu Yifei was wearing a pink down jacket and sitting on a cradle in the garden, basking in the warm sunshine and chatting happily with her tablet in her arms.

Seeing Lin Nan's figure, she immediately showed a sweet smile on her face, reached out and patted the place next to her, "Come quickly."

"Sissi, wait a moment."

Lin Nan shook her cell phone, and Miss Liu instantly understood that there was a call.

It's Hu Ge's phone number.

"Call me, is there something wrong?"

"Director Lin, I won the male lead in "Nirvana in Fire"."

Lin Nan was not surprised at all by this result.

That "Nirvana in Fire" is about ancient costumes and conspiracy dramas, but it is more like an ancient puppet drama. It has all the elements, and it also has the meaning of a revenge novel.

As for the actors in costume TV dramas who can play, there are only a few in the industry, and Hu Ge is the only one among them who is familiar with Lin Nan.

"confirmed?"

"Producer Hou said that Lin Nan still needs to make a final decision on the casting list." Hu Ge said with a smile.

"Yes, I will read it again. But since it is you, it is no problem. Congratulations."

"Haha, thank you, Director Lin."

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I can’t write anymore, there is only one chapter today.

I wrote 190,000 words this month, which is enough for 6,000 words per day on average.