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Chapter 818 Bloodbath in the Lunar New Year! "Fairy Sword"? return……

“In the morning, Lin Nan Pictures issued an announcement:

The fantasy, action, and adventure film "Ghost Blowing the Lantern: The Secret of the Dragon", adapted from the top IP "Ghost Blowing the Lantern", is officially scheduled to be released on November 28;

In addition, director Lin Nan's film "Chinatown Detective", a suspense, action, and detective film, will be released in theaters nationwide on December 31. "

"Produced by the owner of Lin Nan Pictures, the films "Ghost Blowing the Lamp: The Secret of the Dragon" and "Detective Chinatown" will compete for the Lunar New Year film together, which is worth looking forward to!"

…

Several pieces of movie information in a row have shaken up the film and television industry.

Lin Nan Pictures has so many movies this year, and these two are recognized by the industry as the most popular, but in the end they were all put into the Lunar New Year slot? What do you want to do?

Not only the film industry was scolded, but also people on the Internet were laughing at the incident without taking it too seriously.

"With so many schedules, you can't fit him in? Are they all squeezed into the Lunar New Year schedule? Why, if you want to eat them all by yourself, aren't you afraid of choking to death?"

"The popularity, attention, and topic volume of these two movies have been extremely high since the project was established. "Old Paoer" cannot avoid being attacked from both sides..."

"He wants it in December and January, and he's not going to leave a way for others to survive!"

…

"Awesome! Director Lin doesn't want to eat from the big pot. He wants to take the pot away and eat by himself."

"Two commercial blockbusters thrown into the Lunar New Year slot? Tsk, tsk, tsk, if you watch them by then, there will definitely be rivers of blood and piles of cannon fodder."

"This is the first time in so many years that Director Lin's company is not a human being. The siphon effect of this year's Lunar New Year holiday is probably a bit scary."

"Other film companies want to unite to overthrow Lin Nan Pictures. What kind of doctrine is this? Oh, it's hegemony! Haha..."

"The top big IP "Ghost Blowing the Lantern: The Secret of the Dragon" + Director Lin's own "Detective Chinatown" = a perfect bloodbath for the Lunar New Year!"

…

Lin Nan's Weibo is very lively. Fortunately, netizens and movie fans are all looking for fun.

Colleagues in the industry sent private messages or called to "complain."

Many people have adjusted their movie schedules because of him, either moving them forward or delaying them to the Spring Festival.

But there are also those who are stubborn, such as Wang Changtian told Lin Nan:

Deng Chao's "Bad Angel" will still be scheduled for the Lunar New Year period; because the market is big enough, they are confident that they will get enough box office in the gap.

Of course Lin Nan couldn't have any objections, he just made a symbolic joke:

"If you are too far away from the expected box office target and the gap is too big, don't cry!"

The premiere of "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain" was scheduled to start in the evening.

Lin Nan clearly remembers that the premieres of films such as "The Promise" and "Mei Lanfang" were also in the evening. It seems that Director Chen Da especially likes to hold movie premieres at night?

Therefore, in order to save trouble, Lin Nan did not plan to go to the company to work during the day. Well, it’s definitely not for laziness!

In the evening, he and Liu Yifei will set off directly from home... take a rest during the day to avoid being exhausted when participating in activities at night!

However, although this idea was a good one, Director Lin was "disturbed" by Yue Jun's work phone call near 11 noon.

"Can you say that again?"

Lin Nan sat up straight on the sofa and asked confirmingly.

"Cai Yinong is in the company right now with her accompanying assistants and staff. I think she is very solemn in this fight. She is here to discuss business."

"Tell me more about it."

"They arrived at the company an hour ago, saying they were looking for Tiangong Color to discuss cooperation...

Tangren is preparing to launch the "Sword of Immortality" series again...Tiangong Color is currently making budget quotations based on the data requirements..."

Yue Jun rambled, mainly because Cai Yinong personally led the team here, which surprised him a little.

In Lin Nan's eyes, there was nothing surprising about Cai Yinong coming to discuss business in person.

Nowadays, people in the Tang Dynasty can already be described as "withered bones in the grave". It is normal for the boss to personally handle the project!

After all, they have reached the point where they want to restart the "Sword of Sword" series in order to regain their momentum!

""Immortal Sword"?"

Wearing a tank top, hot pants, and flip-flops, Liu Yifei, who was quite casually and homely dressed, came down from the second floor.

She held a towel in her hand and wiped her wet long hair; Miss Liu had just finished exercising half an hour ago and took a shower now.

"Well, that's right. Tangren is planning to launch another "Sword of Immortal" series, and they want to find Tiangong Colors for special effects."

Lin Nan answered Liu Yifei and asked Yue Jun, "What is the name of their drama this time?"

"The title of the play is "Fairy Sword and Fairy Tales". From what they said, it seems to be adapted from the stand-alone game "Legend of Sword and Fairy 5".

This series is indeed the lifeblood of Tang Dynasty and is destined to enter the history of domestic TV dramas.

After all, starting from Yifei's "Legend of Sword and Fairy", the industry has pioneered the adaptation of games into TV series! "

"Yes, Zhao Ling'er."

Lin Nan responded with a smile, looking directly at Liu Yifei.

A pair of long, fair and delicate legs, muscular lines, hips, waist...a delicate and perfect face...a provocative little expression?

"Okay, since they are here to discuss cooperation, then just follow the rules and you can handle it. Today, I have a day off..."

"Haha..., okay, Director Lin."

"Miss Ling'er, sit down quickly. Should I do the blow-drying of your hair?"

"Hmph, there's a wink!"

Liu Yifei nodded with a smile and sat down next to Lin Nan, right next to him. There is a hair dryer on the coffee table.

…

After hanging up the phone from Yue Jun, Lin Nan didn't pay much attention to the company's affairs.

But Lin Nan Pictures' side was not "smooth".

In the conference room on the third floor, Cai Yinong frowned as he held Tiangong Color's budget quotation.

"Director Yue, the prices of these three levels are too high, right?"

"I don't understand how the price is determined specifically. But I know that you get what you pay for. Since my colleagues from Tiangong Color have given these three quotations, there must be no problem...

Besides, what is not expensive in the film and television industry right now? If something is too bad, Tiangong Color cannot make it because it will damage the sign! "

Yue Jun said very confidently. Next to him was one of the supervisors of Tiangong Color.

Seeing the offer of 40 million for the lowest grade, Cai Yinong resisted from the bottom of his heart and could not accept it.

Not to mention the current Tang people, even the Tang people who were at their peak seven or eight years ago couldn't accept this price!

"Director Yue, is there no need to talk anymore? This is the "Sword of Immortal" series, and your company can even be a 'technical investor'."

Cai Yinong offered what he considered to be very "attractive" back-up conditions; Lin Nan Pictures was one of the producers of "Sword and Sword III" back then.

If it works this time, the Tang people will stand up again!

However, Cai Yinong did not wait for Yue Jun's nod or consideration, but shook his head.

"The company's project plan is very full and we won't consider anything else. Mr. Cai, you can take the quotation and go back and think about it slowly. If you have made a decision, you can give me a call or text message."

This answer caused a sudden silence in the conference room... There was nothing to talk about!

Twenty minutes later, Lin Nan Pictures was downstairs.

"Mr. Cai, are we? The IP of "Sword of Immortality" coupled with the heavenly special effects are unparalleled in terms of publicity and momentum..."

"This is "Sword of Immortality", a top IP!"

Cai Yinong glanced back at the building and said decisively. Her decision lies in this sentence.

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at dusk.

Although he didn't want to admit it, Lin Nan had to admit:

The premiere of "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain" is indeed much larger than that of "Xiu Chun Knife 2"! This is specifically reflected in the number of guests from major associations and the number of media.

Lin Nan and Liu Yifei walked on the red carpet with their fingers intertwined. The breeze under the sunset blew the hem of Liu Yifei's dress, which was really charming.

The reporters on both sides were even more busy recording this scene.

A few minutes later, when I walked into the venue, it was indeed a gathering of big names!

Lin Nan and Liu Yifei saw Jackie Chan at a glance. It was obvious that the latter came to the platform today as the Dragon Prince.

As for Chen Kaige and the crew? According to Director Chen Da's behavior, he will definitely not appear until the last moment!

"Director Lin, Yifei."

"Director Lin..."

…

As Jackie Chan greeted them, many people also noticed Lin Nan. Li Shaohong, He Ping...Ge You, Feng Xiaogang...

Zhang Ziyi's clothes were quite loose, and her belly was increasingly unable to be covered.

Fan Bingbing's makeup is quite beautiful and colorful.

"Brother came very early?"

"It's only ten minutes earlier than you two."

A few people were chatting and laughing, and from time to time there were people around who were laughing and chit-chatting.

Ten minutes later, the noise outside suddenly became louder. From the looks of it, the crew has arrived.

Sure enough, Chen Kaige took Chen Hong's hand, followed by a large group of people, and a group of people came in.

Director Chen's face was filled with a smile, as if he was absolutely confident about today's premiere.

"Lin Nan."

Liu Yifei called softly and reminded.

Lin Nan nodded. He saw Prince Long among the creative crowd.

Wang Baoqiang, Aaron Kwok, Zhang Zhen, Fan Wei, Lin Chiling, Long Taizi, Wu Jianhao, Li Xuejian, Wang Xueqi, Yuan Wei... This lineup is truly luxurious!

Not only Lin Nan but everyone in the audience saw Prince Long, including the media reporters;

But there was no look of surprise or surprise on anyone's face.

Sometimes Lin Nan really admires Chen Kaige. How has he been able to maintain such a "handsome attitude" for decades?

At this moment, he was like a king, patrolling his territory at the premiere and greeting his "subjects" one by one!

"If we have more to say, we'll leave it until after watching the movie."

Chen Kaige took the microphone and spoke passionately.

It can be heard from this tone that he is also full of confidence in "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain"!

Immediately afterwards, there was a steady stream of applause and flattery, and the smile on Director Chen's face became even brighter.

…

Lin Nan and Liu Yifei were of course sitting in the front row, surrounded by Jackie Chan and others.

"here we go."

On the big screen, the dragon logo lit up, and "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain" officially premiered.

Lin Nan and Liu Yifei, like everyone else, were staring at the screen.

"It's really beautiful, this shot."

Miss Liu couldn't help but praise, and Lin Nan nodded in approval.

There is no doubt that Chen Kaige's colors and picture composition have always been outstanding; among the major domestic directors, he is definitely the best!

At the same time, most of the guests at the scene were also amazed by the scene of "The Taoist Priest Descending the Mountain". To describe it as "pleasing to the eyes" is not an exaggeration.

The movie is playing, the plot is advancing, the story and the truth are all there, complementing each other...

The capable disciples went down the mountain to make a living on their own; the incompetent ones stayed behind to have something to eat.

The sex scene between Fan Wei and Lin Chiling was so exciting that everyone couldn't help laughing.

…

As the plot progresses, in the eyes of many people, "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain" may become another classic of Chen Kaige!

But when the entire movie is halfway through...

Even in Lin Nan's opinion, after the scene of Wang Baoqiang avenging Fan Wei and sinking the ship ends, the movie can end!

From the beginning to this point, the images, colors, plots, principles, etc. are all perfectly combined.

But after this scene ended, and throughout the second half of the movie... Director Chen's old habit relapsed, and he started to let himself go again!

What does he want to express? Ethereal and increasingly blurry!

"The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain" starts from the middle and suddenly changes from martial arts to fantasy!

Director Chen stopped talking about big principles because he started to think about "Tao"! The "Tao" of Taoist priests, the "Tao" of cultivating immortals!

"Lin Nan, I don't seem to understand?"

Liu Yifei raised her chin and looked at Lin Nan naively, her voice was very low. If there weren't so many people present, Director Lin would have ordered a bite.

"Yeah, normal."

What can Lin Nan say? Isn't this the normal performance of Director Chen Da?

After watching the first half of the movie, well, he is worthy of being a director of the Palme d'Or! After watching the second half - I was silent!

Thunderous applause broke out and the premiere ended.

The sounds of flattery and flattery come and go, countless...

Director Chen Da led all the main creators and strode onto the stage with bright faces.

The time for media reporters has begun.

As Lin Nan expected, the reporters who could be invited in were all greeted in advance.

No one asked questions about the scenes and roles of The Dragon Prince.

"Director Chen, yesterday at the premiere of "Xiuchundao 2 Shura Battlefield", Director Lu Yang boasted about Haikou, saying that he was absolutely confident that he could beat "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain" at the box office. What do you think of this?"

As the reporter asked this question, Lin Nan and Liu Yifei could clearly feel that many people were looking at them.

"The box office is never stated, it is the market's choice. You might as well ask Director Lin Nan about this, he has the right to say."

Good guy, it is indeed the premiere of a martial arts film, it is really the light of swords and shadows!

Lin Nan smiled helplessly, and Liu Yifei looked at him and also smiled.

At this time, the reporters' "long guns and short guns" were already aimed at him.

"Director Lin, which one do you think is more exciting, "Xiuchundao 2 Shura Battlefield" or "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain"? Which one will have a higher box office?"

"I...this question is a bit unfair to me. Let's leave it to the audience. The director is the chef, and the audience is the diners. It is better for them to make the judgment conclusion.

If you want to force me to express my opinion, then I can only say that the box office of these two movies is not as high as "The Return of the Monkey King"! Let me advertise, haha..."

Lin Nan's gags made everyone laugh. Comparing an animated movie with two martial arts movies, there is no comparison at all!

Almost no one here thinks that "The Return of the Great Sage" can crush the martial arts movies of the two great directors at the box office.

After a while, the interview ended. Chen Kaige is a face-saving person, and the dinner was indeed of high standard.

…………

After a hard night's work, my back aches.

When Lin Nan opened his eyes again, it was already past 10 o'clock in the morning, and there was no one on the pillow...

"Where is the forest? It's all a delusion."

Director Lin muttered and got up from bed. After washing, he went downstairs.

When the two dogs squatting at the gate of the villa saw him, they immediately wagged their tails and ran back and forth between him and the gate of the courtyard.

"I know, let's go next door."

Today is Monday, and the scene of "crying ghosts and howling wolves" on the Internet has not changed at all.

After the A shares opened at 9:30, they continued to maintain the dive trend of last Friday, all the way down and all the way green.

In just over half an hour, nearly two hundred stocks had dropped to their limit;

If nothing unexpected happens, I am afraid that we will see thousands of stocks fall to their limit again today. I just don’t know how many people jumped off the building? How miserable!

Flicking through her phone, Lin Nan arrived at the "mother-in-law" side. Liu Yifei is sitting in the living room...receiving an education?

"Mom, Sissi. What are you doing?"

"We're making a guest list, starting with relatives." Miss Liu gestured for Lin Nan to sit over with a pen and paper.

"You, your colleagues, friends in the circle, partners, employees, school teachers... find time to take care of these by yourself, I will not interfere, I will only care about my relatives.

Lin Nan, your dad said he doesn’t have any relatives to invite. But I heard from Sissi, isn’t there one in my hometown? "

Faced with Liu Xiaoli's inquiry, Lin Nan was helpless.

He discussed this matter with Lao Lintou, but Lao Lintou didn't think it was necessary to invite him.

The reasons are: firstly, the relationship was three or four generations ago; secondly, they are really far away and don’t move around very much.

These old Lintou rarely go back, and the most dealings they have with are relatives from far away who ask him to borrow money, and it seems that he has borrowed a lot.

Just lend it out, but no one ever mentioned repaying the money, not even a word, not even an explanation.

Although it was not bad at all, this kind of attitude chilled Lao Lintou...

"Mom, that's it. I don't care about my relatives over there."

"That's okay."

Seeing Lin Nan's tone, Liu Xiaoli stopped asking any more questions, and immediately talked to Liu Yifei about her relatives and friends.

Miss Liu leaned against Lin Nan, trying to appease his "sad" mood.

…

In the morning, it seems that "Sha Po Lang 2" held a celebration party in the capital.

Hong Kong film crews always have the habit of popping champagne in the middle of the show; but fortunately, this time it was released for 12 days, and they really made a profit.

Although the daily box office has dropped to 8 million, the total box office has climbed to the 500 million threshold, and there should be a lot of box office troubles in the future.

I heard that Wu Dan and Zhang Jin had a drink at the scene because they were the two most outstanding actors in the movie and received rave reviews!

Compared with the good box office of "Slaying the Wolf 2", Huayi's "Young Class" is really a bit miserable.

After 10 days of release, the total box office revenue was more than 40 million. In the end, it was estimated that it would only stop at 50 million. It would definitely be a loss!

As for "Rampage in Hollywood" starring Huang Xiaoming, Zhao Wei and Tong Dawei, its performance was sharp, with a box office of 169 million in the first three days, which is very good.

But from the perspective of the industry, this movie only has a few days left to bounce back.

Because the summer season is about to begin. And movies such as "Xiu Chun Knife 2" and "The Taoist Descending the Mountain" all have the look of a tiger watching with eager eyes, and they all have the strength of a tiger descending from the mountain!

…………

Lin Nan Pictures, office.

Listening to Yue Jun's teasing towards Cai Yinong, Lin Nan could almost guess the result.

"Tang people have reached this point, and they are still not willing to spend money on special effects? They have no idea of ​​​​spending money on the only big IP, and they still want to make a comeback?"

"What Director Lin means is, are you ready to make do with it?"

"I'm afraid that not only the special effects will be compromised, but the actors will also be compromised, right?"

"If this is the case, it would be a pity for this IP. This is "Sword of Immortality"!"

Yue Jun said with emotion. "Legend of Sword and Fairy" and "Legend of Sword and Fairy III" have made many people popular and stand out? Hu Ge, Yang Mi, Tang Yan, Peng Yuyan, Liu Shishi!

Liu Yifei does not count, because she has attracted much attention since "The Golden Family". "Dragon" became a hit, and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" took over. Since then, she has laid the foundation and soared into the sky!

And "Legend of Sword and Fairy" even took advantage of the popularity of "Dragon" and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" at the time in terms of promotion.

When Liu Yifei joined the cast, she was the most popular among the cast and crew!

"No matter where it is, the company Tang Ren is hopeless. Didn't you see that their first sister has the idea of ​​​​running away? The first brother has also been accepting foreign films! This is still a production company, it's almost It’s turned into a brokerage company!”

Lin Nan joked with a smile.

"It seems that this is really what happened."

…………

In the afternoon, a sudden piece of movie information disrupted the situation in the film and television industry.

China Film, the chairman's office, the secretary hurriedly knocked on the door.

"Enter."

After seeing the person coming, La Peikang asked slowly: "How are the preparations for the media meeting on the 2nd?"

"There is no problem at the CPPCC Auditorium. All invitations have been sent out according to the list. Legend, Universal and LeTV have also notified them. It will officially start at ten o'clock the day after tomorrow..."

After the secretary finished answering, he looked a little hesitant again.

La Peikang raised his head and looked at him: "If you have anything to say, just tell me."

"Ladong, more than a week ago, didn't I say that I saw Lin Nan Pictures' Yue Jun at the film bureau?"

"Well, what's wrong? What did you find out?"

La Peikang immediately became interested. Since the secretary could take the initiative to speak, he must have definite information.

"There's no need to ask anymore."

"Why?"

"News has come out on the Internet - the review of the movie script directed by Director Lin as the screenwriter has been rejected! You can check it on the bureau's official website..."

The moment he heard this, La Peikang immediately sat up straight and looked directly at his secretary:

"His movie script? Was it rejected?"

"That's right, the screenwriter is Director Lin! And it's also the main theme of a movie..."

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