That year Huayu

The night before yesterday, the news about the dinner held by Shanghai Film Studio seemed to have spread in the film and television industry.

Even Han Jianu couldn't help "commenting" on this matter in front of Lin Nan and Liu Yifei. Of course, she also heard it from Han Sanping.

"Old Han said, my uncle Ren is just an old fox.

If Shanghai Film Academy and China Film Academy were really on the same starting line, Uncle La would have been completely eaten up, with no bones left.

To win over the powerful forces in the industry, we should use Shanghai Film and Film Co., Ltd. as a bridge and link to form an alliance of interests... This is also a kind of monopolistic competition, including the right to speak in the industry..."

In the hotel restaurant, the three of them were eating and chatting.

The "gossip" among the leaders is still very attractive, and it can be told from Han Jianyu's mouth - absolute fidelity!

"It seems like there are people from the media at the door?"

Lin Nan followed Liu Yifei's voice and saw groups of reporters walking straight in.

They immediately locked onto Lin Nan and the other three, and also saw many other people in the industry, including foreign filmmakers.

"It's really hard to even eat lunch..."

As he spoke, Lin Nan shook his head at the person in the lead, who was from Sina. The other party understood, nodded with a smile, and then turned a corner.

In less than half a minute, Hou Xiaoxian, Zhou Yun and others in the distance were "surrounded".

Um? Xu Qing and a young actor were having dinner, but now they fled in a hurry...

"Let's eat quickly, we can't stay here any longer, there are more and more press conferences.

After returning to the room, you can rest for an hour or two. There will be a red carpet in the afternoon;

In addition, the award ceremony will not end until after 10 o'clock in the evening, which will test your physical strength. "

Lin Nan reminded urgently, mainly to tell Han Jianu that she didn't have much experience.

However, he and Liu Yifei would probably go to Shu Chang's room to sit there. The latter was going to have her makeup done, so she would definitely call Miss Liu over to chat with her.

"Yes, I understand." Xiao Han responded.

…

As the afternoon went by, more and more reports were received about the Magic City International Film Festival, which seemed to dominate the film and television entertainment headlines and hot searches.

The gloom in the stock market was temporarily swept away by the film festival-related information and suppressed.

While Liu Yifei was accompanying Shu Chang to make makeup, Lin Nan also received a call from Lu Yang and others.

He is in four movies today: "Xiu Chun Dao 2 Shura Battlefield" and "Get Out!" The heads of the crews of "Tumor King", "Charlotte" and "The Secret of the Dragon" will lead the team on the red carpet.

Therefore, he had to communicate with everyone in advance some issues related to the red carpet; so at 2:30 in the afternoon, Lin Nan left the hotel and went to join Lu Yang and Guo Fan.

Liu Yifei and Shu Chang will just come together when the time comes.

"Several actors have other crews to follow, but it will not affect us. Everyone will gather in the waiting area in front of the red carpet."

As soon as they met, Lu Yang spoke. Lin Nan will set off with them today.

"Zhang Zhen, Zhang Yi, Huang Xiaoming?"

Facing Lin Nan's inquiry, Guo Fan nodded:

"It's them. It involves three movies: "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain", "Old Friends in Mountains and Rivers", and "Rampage in Hollywood"!"

"Well, as long as it doesn't affect us," Lin Nan said nonchalantly.

At this time, Lu Yang seemed to have thought of something interesting, and saw him teasingly:

"An hour ago, I don't know which media published an article in the film festival. It clearly stated that director Chen Kaige begged the film bureau to save the role of Prince Long. At this time, there was already a quarrel in the industry and on the Internet. This is amazing, this media is so audacious!"

After hearing this, Lin Nan immediately became interested. "The media circle is probably very excited, right?"

"Director Chen and Producer Chen couldn't be contacted. The replies from the other two producers were: I don't know, I don't know, I don't know! They didn't dare to reveal this before the release."

Guo Fan also interjected with interest. He had heard Lu Yang mention it before, and Lu Yang knew about it from Lin Nan.

"Just wait, it will be released in 12 days. Let's see how the public reacts? I think the bureau will be scolded very badly.

The red-headed document has only been out for 9 months, but it has been changed day and night, given special care, and slapped in the face...

However, this seems to be good for our movie! "

When Lin Nan said this last sentence, his tone was very sure.

Because ordinary people are more or less "cynical" and will be resistant to such things that blatantly enjoy preferential treatment and violate "major policies."

And the intuitive expression of this resistance will be reflected in the box office of "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain"!

…

At 4:30 in the afternoon, the temporarily formed group was very lively. People kept saying hello and then set off from their respective hotels.

Lin Nan also called Liu Yifei specifically to ask if she and Shu Chang were leaving.

"We're in the elevator going downstairs. See you soon."

"Okay, then I'll wait for you over there."

"Uh-huh."

After hanging up the phone, Lin Nan got into the extended business Benz. Lu Yang and Guo Fan were both there.

"Let's go."

The car carrying three great directors headed towards the Magic City Grand Theater.

At this time, outside the Grand Theater, a nearly 100-meter red carpet had already been laid out.

When it comes to the number of media, fans and tourists around the red carpet, it is comparable to the three major European film festivals and large international film events such as the Oscars.

The sight of people shouting and jockeying one after another is jaw-dropping!

As business cars arrived, parked, and left one after another, familiar filmmakers, actors, and stars appeared in public view and in front of media cameras one after another.

Chen Kaige, Chen Hong, Tian Zhuangzhuang, Jia Zhangke, Feng Xiaogang, Cao Baoping, Hou Xiaoxian, Ning Hao, Xu Zheng, Zhao Yanzi...

Jackie Chan, Gong Li, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Tony Leung Chaowei, Stephen Chow, Aaron Kwok, Zhang Ziyi, Li Bingbing, Fan Bingbing... Sophie Marceau...

…

The lineup of Chinese and foreign filmmakers, actors and stars kept the scene deafening and boiling.

Lin Nan, Lu Yang, and Guo Fan should be considered the first ones from Lin Nan's film department to arrive early. When the car stopped in front of the red carpet, it was already 5:30 in the afternoon.

When the three got off the bus, the media was far more excited than the fans, spectators and tourists.

Because three major directors came to the red carpet in the same car, which is really rare. Only the media and insiders understand the weight of these three people.

"Director Lin, Director Guo, Director Lu, please come here to rest for a while, and then..."

The three of them were in neat suits and followed the hostess directly to the waiting area.

"Director Lin..."

"Director Lin, Director Guo..."

"Director Lin, you don't bring any artists now?"

…

The huge waiting area was crowded, and Zhou Xun's voice attracted Lin Nan's attention the most.

"They haven't arrived yet? They should be there soon."

Lin Nan took a quick look and saw that there were many people waving to him.

Ning Hao, Huang Xiaoming, Xia Yu, Huang Bo, Wu Ershan, Luo Jin, Zhang Yi, Lei Jiayin... and Zeng Li, whom I haven't seen for a long time.

"Just arrived today?"

Lin Nan chose special care for Reba, the most inexperienced person in his company.

"Yes, Director Lin. The second season of "Running Man" is about to end, and I have a lot of announcements..."

Reba nodded and explained.

"When we go to the red carpet later, don't follow the crew of "The Secret of the Dragon". Follow your sisters Yifei and Shu Chang."

"Yes, I understand, Director Lin."

Regardless of Reba, Lin Nan dealt with many peers in the industry, such as the Golden Goblet Award jury.

Chairman Andrei Zyagintsev and Lin Nan met once before, at the Golden Globe Awards ceremony in January.

At that time, the other party's "Leviathan" won the best foreign language film, and Lin Nan's "Manchester by the Sea" won four awards. The two clinked glasses at the dinner.

Hao Lei stopped talking, and it was just a nod;

But Shi Nansheng was different. She and Lin Nan were old acquaintances.

"Yifei, long time no see. Now you are a qualified producer."

Just when Lin Nan was about to shake hands with Shi Nansheng, the other party smiled at Lin Nan's back and spoke.

"Thank you, Teacher Shi Nansheng, for the compliment. I have to learn from you."

When Lin Nan heard this, he immediately turned his head.

Liu Yifei was seen wearing a black women's casual suit, black high heels, a white shirt in her open arms, heavy makeup and red lips, and long wavy hair. She was really heroic.

"That's too much. You didn't say a word. Do you want to scare me?"

After biting the corners of her lips and giving Lin Nan a provocative wink, Liu Yifei walked straight past him and hugged Shi Nansheng.

"I heard some time ago that you were naturalized in Hong Kong Island. It should be soon, right?"

"Hmm, I hope Teacher Shi can come to the wedding banquet then."

"Of course this is no problem..."

Seeing Liu Yifei's calm, dignified and effortless manner, Lin Nan couldn't help but sigh in her heart. In this state, Miss Liu is simply "sassy" to the extreme and charming!

…

One by one, the crew left the waiting area, as did many invited guests from the industry.

Although films from Lin Nan Film Group did not participate in the competition, the red carpet time was still in the second half, the finale.

It was around 6:40 in the evening and it was already dark.

At this time, the red carpet host's voice also echoed in the sky along with the sound equipment.

"The following crews on the red carpet are "Xiu Chun Dao 2 Shura Battlefield", "Get Out! Mr. Tumor", "Charlotte's Trouble", and "Ghost Blowing the Lamp: The Secret of the Dragon"!"

Countless fans and audiences around the red carpet became noisy when they heard the sound, including the media reporters, who were immediately excited because this was the first time to see so many crew members walking on the red carpet together!

"...They are Director Lin Nan, Producer Liu Yifei, Director Guo Fan, Director Lu Yang, Director Wu Ershan, Director Yan Fei, Shu Chang, Zhang Yi, Lei Jiayin, Reba, Zhang Zhen, Huang Xiaoming, Huang Bo , Xia Yu, Luo Jin, Ma Chun, Shen Teng, Ma Li, Zeng Li, Jiao Junyan..."

The grand appearance of a lineup of more than 20 people on the red carpet was simply the most eye-catching scene tonight, exciting the media with constant flashes and shutter sounds...

Such a large group of people combined, even the red carpet host was stunned for a few seconds, but he still had to stop him.

"Director Lin, you brought the troops and completely stole the limelight of tonight's Golden Goblet Award, haha..."

"No way? There are only about twenty people."

Lin Nan clasped Liu Yifei's hand tightly and said with a smile.

"Director Lin, after all these years, do you have any plans to bring your film to the Golden Goblet Awards? You seem to rarely take the initiative to participate in domestic film awards?

But is the Golden Goblet Award also an international Category A film festival, no different from Berlin, Cannes, and Venice..."

Faced with this question from the host, Lin Nan smiled and said with a meaning:

"The word 'active' is a good one! Indeed, it has been many years since I took the initiative to sign up for a domestic award. Well, I will go to Huabiao next year, proactively.

As for the Golden Goblet Award? It depends on fate. Because after I won the Oscar at the beginning of the year, I made a plan to make commercial films in the next two years..."

The host was quite helpless when he didn't get the answer he wanted.

He originally prepared a large number of questions, but looking at the large army of more than 20 people, he changed his mind.

It seems to have timed out earlier... Let's just make up the time from here.

"Director Lin, please sign on the wall with everyone..."

"good."

More than 20 people walked past in a hurry. Liu Yifei lightly scratched Lin Nan's palm and teased in a low voice: "You secretly named the Golden Rooster again?!"

"Sissi, that's it, I didn't take the initiative to sign up!"

…………

Lin Nan and his group were really eye-catching. They really shocked many people when they filed into the Grand Theater!

However, we can walk together on the red carpet, but the seats are not in the same place. Lin Nan and Liu Yifei were invited to the second row at the front.

The second and third rows are almost all top filmmakers, directors, producers and actors and stars in the industry.

As for the first row? That must be the position of the leaders of the General Administration, the cultural propaganda department, the Magic City officials, major state-owned enterprises, and public institutions!

"Which award are you awarding today?" Ning Hao on the left asked curiously.

"Best Actor, Director, Grand Jury Prize!"

"I'll go, three? Is this the treatment of a director with double gold medals and Oscars?"

"Xiao Ning, work hard, and you will have this day."

Lin Nan looked at Ning Hao and joked. Liu Yifei on the right was amused by his words.

"Uncle You, are you pretending to be a senior to take advantage of me?"

"You two, please be quiet, it's about to start from above." Liu Yifei scolded in a low voice.

Sure enough, on the awards stage, the leader was delivering a speech. Fortunately, it’s a three-minute short draft, and then comes the opening act.

The classical dance performed by the girls in the theater was quite beautiful, and the ballet was also good. Anyway, Director Ning could not take his eyes off the whole process!

During this period, Liu Yifei also joked with Lin Nan, saying that she also practiced classical dance when she was a child and studied with Liu Xiaoli for a long time.

But in the end she didn't stick with it, and even now, she is still occasionally complained about by her own mother.

Lin Nan believed this because he had seen Liu Xiaoli "despise" Miss Liu once.

I remember that Liu Xiaoli said at that time that Liu Yifei was as clumsy as a goose on the stage, not light and elegant at all, and clumsy.

Good guy, Lin Nan was completely confused at that time. There was only one thought in his mind: Liu Yifei is not light and elegant, so what is light and elegant? !

"I turned around and looked through it. I found a video of my mother dancing in my hometown a long time ago. She was really, really good. She was a mainstay, and she even came to the capital to report on her performances..."

Listening to Liu Yifei's whisper, Lin Nan nodded repeatedly.

…

The award ceremony has officially begun.

The marginal prizes of the main competition unit are awarded first.

Best Animation Award... Best Documentary Award... Artistic Contribution Award... Best Photography Award... There are also Lifetime Achievement Awards interspersed in between!

When the winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award was giving a trembling acceptance speech, a staff member came to Lin Nan's side.

"Director Lin, please go backstage with me to prepare. After the Best Actress Award, you will be on stage."

"okay."

Lin Nan nodded to Liu Yifei, then stood up and left with the staff.

A large number of guests at the scene were watching Lin Nan's figure. They were curious about which trophy this Golden Lion, Golden Bear, Golden Globe, and Oscar director would award? Who will it be awarded to?

The backstage of the award ceremony was very lively, not only the jury members were there, but also other award presenters, including Jackie Chan, Li Bingbing and others.

"Director Lin."

"Director Lin."

…

Lin Nan shook hands with everyone again. When he had just finished hugging Jackie Chan, a voice came from the front:

"Brother Jackie Chan and Ms. Li Bingbing are invited to present the Golden Goblet Award for Best Actress at the Magic City International Film Festival..."

"Let's go, Ice Soldier."

Jackie Chan held the sealed letter and waved at Li Bingbing.

After the two people walked on stage, Shi Nansheng handed the same letter to Lin Nan, "Director Lin, you and Hao Lei are together."

Lin Nan glanced at Hao Lei, who was smiling, and nodded.

Ten minutes later, Jackie Chan and Li Bingbing did not return to the backstage, but returned to their seats.

"Director Lin Nan and Hao Lei are invited to present the award..."

As the host's voice sounded, Lin Nan and Hao Lei, who was wearing a backless red dress, walked onto the awards stage.

Looking around, there are quite a lot of people at the guest seats in Wuyangyang.

Wherever Lin Nan looked, Miss Liu was always the most conspicuous one. Um? She was actually still smiling and raising her eyebrows at Lin Nan!

"Director Lin, if your Producer Liu can't lose it, why don't you award the award first?"

Hao Lei's joke immediately made the audience burst into laughter.

Lin Nan was a little embarrassed, but Liu Yifei at the guest table smiled heartlessly and was very happy!

Lin Nan opened the letter and handed it to Hao Lei, who had no choice but to take it and read it.

"The person who won the Golden Goblet Award and Best Actor Award at the 18th Shanghai International Film Festival is..."

Hao Lei handed the card to Lin Nan. He glanced at it and understood why the other party asked him to come.

"Deng Chao, Duan Yihong, Guo Tao, "Scorching Sun", congratulations to all three!"

Even if the three-yolked egg was given, it did not affect the warm applause at the scene.

The three people hugged each other excitedly for a long time before excitedly walking up.

At this time, the atmosphere on the court was a bit awkward, especially between Deng Chao and Hao Lei.

The master of ceremonies stood aside holding certificates and trophies. In line with the principle of ladies first, Lin Nan gave her the initiative.

Sure enough, she awarded awards to Guo Tao and Duan Yihong successively, along with a hug, but when it came time to award Deng Chao, she stopped.

Seeing Deng Chao's extremely embarrassed face, holding on to a smile, Lin Nan had no choice but to do it.

"Congratulations, best actor."

"Don't dare, thank you, Director Lin, thank you."

Lin Nan shook hands with three people one after another, but from beginning to end, there was no communication between Deng Chao and Hao Lei, not even eye contact.

After the acceptance speech, the three best actors returned to their seats, and Lin Nan and Hao Lei returned to the backstage.

Three minutes later, Lin Nan stood on the stage again. He held the open card and smiled:

“I remember the first time I came to the Shanghai Film Festival as an award presenter, the Best Director Award was awarded to my teacher, Director Tian Zhuangzhuang.

And today’s winner of the Best Director Award is still one of my teachers—congratulations, Director Cao Baoping! "

Lin Nan changed the award speech and announced it calmly, and Cao Baoping was immediately surrounded by crew members.

A minute later, he strode up and took the trophy and certificate from Lin Nan:

"I didn't expect that I could enjoy the same treatment as Director Tian. Thank you, Director Lin."

Among the many directors Lin Nan knows, Cao Baoping is definitely the one with the most stable standards. Every movie is a masterpiece!

After Best Director, Lin Nan awarded the Jury Prize. This was considered as completing tonight’s task.

In the eyes of countless guests present, Lin Nan was the most conspicuous tonight. Because apart from the host, he has stayed on stage the longest!

Returning to his seat, Liu Yifei handed him a candy.

"Are you hungry? It's already 10 o'clock. Can you go back for some midnight snack later?"

Miss Liu's beautiful eyes flashed, she was obviously hungry!

"Okay, I'll stay with you."

"okay."

On and off, the show ended at half past ten as expected.

When it came to late night snacks, there were quite a few people interested. In the end, nearly 10 people including Lin Nan, Liu Yifei, Shu Chang, and Luo Jin went directly to a restaurant to have something light.

After all, everyone hasn't replenished their energy since lunch, for eight or nine hours. The film festival is also very cumbersome and there is no dinner party!

…………

The next day.

At nine o'clock in the morning, the assistants were busy moving luggage, while Liu Yifei and Shu Chang were counting their "trophies" this week.

Lin Nan, on the other hand, was flipping through the news alone, somewhat belatedly.

"Today is actually the last day off for the Dragon Boat Festival? Big A can still have another day off! Tsk, tsk, tsk... I still want to watch the excitement."

Just as Lin Nan finished muttering, the company's phone call came in.

"Sissi, I'm going to the living room to take a call."

"Okay, don't wait too long, I'll be leaving soon."

Standing in front of the window, looking at the scenery outside the 23rd floor, Lin Nan answered Yue Jun's call.

"I'll be back at noon. What's the business of calling now?"

"Director Lin, your 'big thing' has been settled. There are currently four halls.

If the list is made and you find that four halls are not enough, you can rent other halls. This is much faster than the first time, and it can be approved in three to five days at most! "

Hearing Yue Jun's words, Lin Nan subconsciously glanced in the direction of the room, which was also the direction of Liu Yifei. At this moment, he was in a very excited mood.

"Okay, let's talk about it then. If it's not enough, the worst possible scenario is to rent all of them. It should be 8 halls, right?"

"Yes. The Great Hall, the Golden Hall, the Banquet Hall, the Press Conference Hall, the Macau Hall, the East Hall, the Small Auditorium and the Central Hall are the eight halls of the General Assembly Hall! But there are only 6 that can be used for banquets. The exceptions are the auditorium and the press conference room, which are only suitable for meetings.”

"Well, I understand. It shouldn't take that much space, right?"

Lin Nan said with a smile that he could not estimate how many guests there would be at that time.

Because with his and Liu Yifei's status, they should be more and more.

He and Liu Yifei would have a few days to spare to do one thing - make a banquet list!

Suddenly, Lin Nan remembered another thing:

"There is a script in the drawer of my office. It's "Operation Mekong". You can take it and submit it for review later."

Yue Jun paused, "Director Lin, are you and Yifei getting married in the second half of the year?"

"There will be no conflict."

"Okay, I'll be there in a moment."

"Well, try to be as low-key as possible and keep it a secret for now. After I come back, I have to go to Golden Shield again with the script in the next two days."

"I see."

After hanging up the phone, Lin Nan was still looking forward to it - he was looking forward to the reaction of the people in the review department.

"Are you going to pass it to me? Or are you going to call me back? I really hope you can call me back..."

Lin Nan felt that he was a bit naughty, but it was indeed interesting.

"Lin Nan, pack up, we are ready to go home."

Liu Yifei shouted to Lin Nan, and Shu Chang followed her; behind them were four or five assistants, who carried many large and small bags.

"Okay, go home." Lin Nan greeted him with a smile.

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