Chapter 204 Special Effects Company

On the 29th, it was sunny and sunny.

Outside the General Assembly Hall, nearly a hundred media outlets gathered, and cameras were densely packed.

Since nine o'clock in the morning, the guests on the red carpet have not stopped.

There was an endless stream of first- and second-tier stars, and major film and television companies gathered.

"Is that Liu Dehua?"

"right."

When Hu Ge and others arrived, they saw a group of people from Hong Kong entering the venue.

Yang Shoucheng, Jackie Chan, Andy Lau, Leung Ka Fai...

Cars stopped and drove away.

Wang Zhongjun led Hua Yi and others onto the red carpet.

Feng Xiaogang, Zhang Hanyu, Li Bingbing, Zhou Xun, Deng Chao...

Xie Nan and Liu Yan who participated in "Painted Skin".

Jiang Wen, Jia Zhangke, Gu Changwei, Tian Zhuangzhuang, Ning Hao...

There are also many directors in the industry today, because there are very few people in China making this kind of hard-core science fiction, and everyone is very interested in it.

People kept walking on the red carpet and entering the auditorium. There were more people inside, including many foreigners.

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Liu Yifei and Shu Chang were dressed youthfully and beautifully, attracting a lot of attention when they walked into the auditorium.

"Lin Nan and the others haven't come yet?"

"The crew must have arrived last."

Liu Yifei explained. In fact, Lin Nan set off earlier than them and should be somewhere else at the moment.

As Han Sanping, Ren Zhonglun, Wang Changtian and other big bosses from the production side entered the venue, the venue was even more crowded, with constant greetings.

Outside, Lin Nan and seven members of the crew went on the red carpet.

Chen Baoguo said that he was just making a cameo, so he did not follow along, but entered the auditorium in advance.

Jing Tian's heart was beating fast. It was her first time walking on the red carpet with Lin Nan. This movie would also be her most dazzling resume.

The media's cameras flashed crazily, and a large number of movie fans gathered outside.

Entering the venue, everyone looked at the crew.

"Director Lin, I wish you a great box office success, haha."

"Director Lin is up to you."

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The premiere officially begins.

Today's seating is also very strict.

The first and second rows are the space agency, the film bureau, several major film groups, a number of film and television companies, and major directors.

The third and fourth rows are for A-list and above celebrity artists, including Jackie Chan, Andy Lau and others.

Liu Yifei and Shu Chang were placed in the third row, next to Zhou Xun and others.

Hu Ge, Yang Mi, Tang Yan, etc. are very far behind.

Many people will pay attention to this seat. What it means is obvious.

"How come I haven't seen that person before? He's sitting in the second row?" Yang Mi asked in a low voice.

"You must be ignorant, that's director Wen Tsai-ren." Hu Ge joked.

"The Lion's Gate one?" Tang Yan reacted instantly.

"It's him."

Yang Mi nodded and looked forward again.

In the third row, the youngest ones are Liu Yifei and Shu Chang, as well as the young Jing Tian on the stage.

Yang Mi felt that she was no worse than them. Looking at Tang Yan next to her, she even had more film resources than she did. Rong Xinda really couldn't stay any longer.

"Everyone will know in a moment that I was really asked by Director Lin Nan to plant potatoes. He asked for the most realistic scene..."

Hu Jun took the microphone and talked about his "sad journey". He packed up the bags of potatoes and took them back to eat, without wasting any of them.

The interviews conducted by Zeng Li, Liu Ye, Huang Xiaoming and Zhang Yi were also much smoother.

When arriving at Jingtian, the little girl might indeed be a little excited.

"I am very grateful and grateful to Brother Lin Nan for giving me this opportunity. I was clumsy on the set, but everyone took good care of me. Brother Lin Nan taught me a lot..."

The most important part is the movie screening.

The landscape of Hongya is perfect for shooting Mars themes.

Everyone at the scene began to stare at the big screen.

As the plot unfolds, members of the Mars team encountered a storm, and Hu Jun, a botanist, was accidentally left behind.

A self-rescue Mars farming operation has begun.

"Can you still play like this?"

"The visual effect is amazing..."

There began to be discussions below, and people from the space agency and the film bureau were nodding and exchanging words.

"Can we do this? Let's forget it..."

Although many film and television companies think "The Martian" is shocking, they have no desire to do it themselves. The cycle is too long and the cost is too high. It is unknown whether it will succeed, and it is not cost-effective.

Many directors smiled and shook their heads. They couldn't do this. Lin Nan was really awesome this time.

When the two-hour movie ended, the front row was the first to applaud.

The person from the film bureau picked up the microphone.

“Everyone here is from the film and television industry, and we also hope that everyone can produce more high-quality movies and commercial blockbusters.

Big-budget science fiction movies like "The Martian" are very good for the film and television industry.

If any company is willing to continue to explore this field, the film bureau must be encouraging and supportive..."

Many people are still immersed in the movie just now, the vast expanse of space, the gorgeous and stunning special effects...

Many filmmakers are envious of "The Martian" in front of them, but if everyone is allowed to do it, that's another matter.

This kind of project cannot be done just by saying that you support it. You have to have that courage. If you do it improperly, you will definitely lose your life.

And when it comes to special effects, we can only send money abroad.

"Lin Nan's movie is really amazing. It took two years to make it."

Shu Chang whispered to Liu Yifei.

"That's natural, hehe."

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The main creator accepted an interview again, and this time he said more.

"Director Lin, what is your box office expectation for this movie?"

This question made everyone at the scene prick up their ears.

"To be honest, this project was also rushed. But since we have gritted our teeth and finished it, we hope that it will be worthy of the two years of hard work and set a new record in terms of box office."

Lin Nan said with a smile, and the audience applauded again.

"New record? Then Director Lin has not considered the issue of return on investment? After all, the current record is only 20 million higher than the cost of "The Martian"."

"We planned to announce the transaction price of the copyright of "The Martian" at the premiere. Now I will tell you about it."

As soon as the voice fell, all the people in the film and television companies became excited, which was also what they were most concerned about during this period.

"At the beginning of the month, we took the movie to Venice, and the copyrights of Europe and North America were traded out. The total transaction price was 55 million US dollars.

We have recovered the cost."

Lin Nan said with a smile on his face.

Looking at the shocked expressions of those people in the audience, Han Sanping was very satisfied.

"Director Lin, how much did the movie's in-film ads sell for?"

"The total cost of the two accompanying ads is exactly 90 million..."

Many people began to gasp, which means that "The Martian" has not yet been released, and it has already made more than 100 million!

Dinner time.

Lin Nan was surrounded by people inside and outside, and all the questions were about special effects.

Liu Yifei saw that Lin Nan was very busy, so she didn't bother him.

"I plan to build a company and slowly train my own people."

"Special effects company?"

"Yes."

Everyone looked at Lin Nan with a strange look in their eyes, as if they were looking at a fool.

"Director Lin, this kind of thing is not like making a movie. Our foundation is too poor. It takes a long time to burn money to support people, and the results are completely unpredictable..."

Lin Nan could see that these film companies had no intention of doing special effects themselves. They thought that the current situation was good enough.

Something was not going well.

Liu Dehua came over with a glass of wine.

"Director Lin, the movie is great. You should have told me about it. It's such a pity."

Liu Dehua looked regretful.

"Brother Hua, you're too polite. There's still a long way to go in the future."

"Yes, I'll wait for Director Lin's offer."

As he spoke, Liu Dehua raised his glass and the two of them clinked it.

Lin Nan felt like he was about to be relieved. The Martian had been weighing him down for two years. After the movie was released, he would never touch science fiction again in the short term. The pressure was too great.

From a distance, Lin Nan saw Wen Zairen surrounded by a bunch of domestic actors, including Yang Mi. These people were too ambitious.

Liu Yifei and Shu Chang seemed to be chatting with the two from Guangguang.

The news on the Internet was already being updated.

"The copyright of The Martian has sold well, and there is no pressure to make back the investment."

"It has not been released yet, but the profit has exceeded 100 million..."

This premiere was very successful, and the leaked news can better mobilize the audience's desire to watch the movie.

When the show was about to end, Lin Nan and Wen Zairen bumped heads.

"Happy Death Day 2" is still divided according to the proportion of the previous one, and the latter can go to Tom to sign an agreement.

After a day, it is still very tiring.

Lin Nan leaned on a chair in the garden and stroked the cat.

Liu Yifei handed over a glass of orange juice, "To supplement some vitamins..."

"Thank you."

"How is it? Is it sweet, brother Lin Nan?"

Murderous!

A fatal question!

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The next day, a lot of news about "The Martian" occupied the headlines.

Netizens were discussing how long it would take for this movie to break the record of the bad movie "Red Cliff".

The most concerned thing in the circle is that Lin Nan is going to set up a special effects company.

Some support it, some watch the fun, and most of them still think that Lin Nan is a bit self-righteous and ambitious.

Why don't good directors and film and television company bosses do special effects?

"Do you really have this idea?"

"Yes, I had it a long time ago. I think it's time for China to take this seriously. We can't always look for foreign countries to do the special effects for blockbusters.

The larger the commercial films, such as "Painted Skin" and "The Martian", the more special effects there are.

The domestic market will definitely get better and better in the future. Won't we all work for others by then?"

Han Sanping nodded. Lin Nan's words really made sense.

"Then do it. If you have any difficulties, you can come to me. People say that I am overbearing, but China Film will definitely support this kind of thing that is actually good for the industry."

"Well, thank you, Mr. Han."

Apart from anything else, Han Sanping has never been vague about the development of the film industry.

Major theaters have begun to prepare for the release of movies, and "The Martian" on the 1st is the top priority.

As one of the producers, Wanda has increased the screening rate of "The Martian" to 50%, of course, this is done privately.

As state-owned enterprises, China Film and Shanghai Film cannot do this, but they still carried out "micro-management".