Chapter 223 Defense, Film Industrialization

The "Nanjing" incident was as if it had never happened.

Lu Chuan kept a low profile and no longer appeared in public for promotion.

But from time to time, a few articles appeared online to "interpret" the film, all praising it.

"It truly restores the pain of history."

"The good and evil of human nature..."

"The cruelty of war makes us cherish peace..."

"The leading actors express their true feelings and interpret that dark and tragic period..."

There are many articles, all for the audience to see.

But no manuscript mentioned the position issue in the film.

It's terrible.

If it was shot by a foreign director, this idea of ​​choosing to forget and reconcile would make sense.

But when it was shot like this in China, some people in the industry were furious.

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Lin Nan was sitting at home, but all the troubles could be found on his head.

These two days, the Hong Kong International Film Festival was being held.

Feng Xiaogang and the Hong Kong circle had a fight.

The former scolded the Hong Kong audience for discriminating against mainland movies.

No matter how big the production or how good the movie is, it is low-level in the eyes of Hong Kong people and cannot compare with the movies on the Taiwan Island.

He is a big director with a combined performance of over 1 billion, but he is not as good as a director with a box office of over 100 million in Taiwan.

Feng Xiaogang's troublemaking is not a big deal, the Hong Kong circle has hit back.

He accused mainland directors of discriminating against and excluding Hong Kong actors, and even if they are used to play the leading roles, they are always the same few old people.

In the examples given, Lin Nan and Ning Hao are at the top, while Jia Zhangke, Wang Xiaoshuai, Lou Ye and other award-winning directors are a little behind.

It is very realistic for commercial film directors to be in the front.

Feng Xiaogang got angry and said that he deserved it and it was his own fault.

He also said that he would not consider the box office in Hong Kong for his future films...

Now, the media is full of criticism.

As the current record holder of domestic films, Lin Nan was inevitably brought up.

Although this wave of verbal battles was provoked by Feng Xiaogang, everyone understands that it is the Hong Kong circle that is seriously injured.

Because the former can indeed ignore the box office in Hong Kong, this is the confidence of the big directors of commercial films.

On the contrary, Hong Kong films will die faster if they are separated from the mainland.

Lin Nan ignored the news outside, and he received a call from Lao Jiang.

"Why don't you be the first to participate in the defense?

With you, they dare not show their heads, and they all want to shrink back, haha."

"There is such a thing?"

Lin Nan felt a little unbelievable.

"After all, the status is too different.

Although you are all classmates, the pressure they feel in front of you is no less than that in front of Director Tian and others."

After Lao Jiang said this, Lin Nan understood.

"Then I will be the first to come."

"Well, tomorrow morning at nine o'clock, don't be late."

"No."

That afternoon, the news that Lin Nan would be the first to defend the thesis spread in Beijing Film Academy.

Many professors and teachers applied to audit.

Even a large number of students on campus wanted to join in the fun.

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The next morning, Lin Nan put on a casual outfit and drove off.

Liu Yifei went out earlier. She had a photo shoot for a fashion magazine today, in a classical style.

There were quite a lot of people on campus, and quite a few reporters had also mixed in.

They were all very interested in Lin Nan's "Hunting" and hoped to get some inside information.

"Director Lin, can you reveal the content of the movie?"

"Sorry, no."

Reporters and students followed Lin Nan's footsteps to the Graduate Department of the Directing Department.

"No unrelated personnel are allowed to enter the graduate defense site, especially when the film is being screened."

Security guards had been waiting here to maintain order, stopping media reporters and a large number of students.

"Only you have this treatment. When you count back, when has there been such a scene for graduate students to graduate?"

Old Jiang joked and reminded him again.

"During the thesis speech, other graduates were also there, but they did not participate in the film screening."

Lin Nan was a little stunned. According to the rules, classmates who graduated together can watch other people's works.

Old Jiang saw Lin Nan's confusion.

"I'm afraid they will go out and talk nonsense.

This is a special treatment for you. If you don't get the award, you have to repay the favor, haha. "

"Okay, this is a good calculation! "Lin Nan complained.

The two of them walked all the way to the lecture hall.

There were more than 200 seats, and a quarter of them were occupied. It was quite a big scene.

Lin Nan glanced and saw that there were nearly 20 people from other majors who came to listen.

Lao Jiang took the copy of "The Hunt" and went to prepare.

Lin Nan went to the podium alone.

"It's time to start."

Tian Zhuangzhuang looked at his students on the stage and said with a smile.

"Okay, teacher."

In the seats, both professors and other graduates instantly perked up.

Lin Nan adjusted his thoughts and prepared to speak without a script today.

"Everyone knows that I filmed "The Martian" and participated in the investment and starred in "Inception."

The people below pricked up their ears and listened attentively.

"The content of my thesis is also related to these two movies, and it is further deepened."

"Today, the topic of my defense is: "Heavy Industrial Film and Film Industrialization." "

As soon as Lin Nan finished speaking, the people on the scene had different expressions.

The professors of the directing department, led by Tian Zhuangzhuang, had bright eyes.

The teachers of other majors looked solemn and felt that the trip was worthwhile.

Only the graduates who were listening were stunned.

"Isn't this over the top?"

Some students whispered.

“There is no such thing as ‘film industrialization’ in China, and this is the biggest difference from Hollywood.

Their large-scale commercial films can be made like assembly line products.

Standardization, modularization, process, simplicity and perfection..."

…

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For more than an hour, Lin Nan talked eloquently.

He elaborated on the production model of heavy industry films, the advantages of film industrialization, and its role in promoting the entire industry.

There are also required relevant scientific research levels, industrial design and manufacturing capabilities, and various professional talents...

More and more people were frowning below, sighing from time to time.

After a long time, Lin Nan finished his speech.

“Heavy industrial films are highly specialized, process-oriented, capital-intensive, technology-intensive, and type-based creations, and are the product of a highly developed film industry.

The above is the content of my defense this time. Teachers please ask questions. "

Lin Nan looked at the professors in the first row, waiting for them to speak.

"Director Tian, ​​it's better you do it. He knows more than me. What can I ask?"

Several professors looked depressed and helpless.

"In this regard, he is indeed better than us old guys, so let's not ask."

Tian Zhuangzhuang shook his head and made a decision, and the others had no objections.

Lin Nan didn't expect this result. Is it really over the top?

When "Hunting" was being screened, a group of graduates voluntarily went out.

"Fuck, is this the difference between us and him?"

After a group of people came out, they looked at each other in confusion, with the contents of Lin Nan's defense just flashing in their minds.

They don't even dare to think about writing this paper, let alone writing it.

"The Hunt" starts playing.

Different from the paper I just talked about about large-scale commercial films, the film in front of me is a realist theme.

Gossip, lies, hatred, suspicion, people’s opinions, and others’ opinions...

Once the seeds of doubt are planted, they are like white paper stained with ink that can never be wiped clean.

Academic professors are very good at this kind of movies.

“As expected of a man who has won the Silver Bear twice.

Director Tian, ​​with Lin Nan as a reference, your future students will have a hard time. "

"Haha, it's a good thing to be strenuous. Only in this way can you have goals and motivation."

…

It wasn't until around two o'clock in the afternoon that Lin Nan's defense was completely over.

"You graduated."

Tian Zhuangzhuang patted Lin Nan's shoulder, although he was not as tall as the latter.

"Thank you, teacher, for taking care of me in the past few years, which has prevented me from a lot of trouble."

Lin Nan said it sincerely, and he had to be grateful.

Tian Zhuangxang waved his hand, "That's right. Let's make movies in the future."

"Yeah, I will."

Lin Nan didn't stay at school much.

After getting the copy back, he returned to the company.

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In the morning, Huayi announced a new film project to the media.

They will invest in a costume blockbuster, directed by Xu Ke.

Everyone in the industry is joking, it seems that Old Monster Xu has recovered from the blow of "Seven Swords".

That movie caused Xu Ke's reputation to plummet and he suffered a huge loss.

"Detective Dee series?"

Lin Nan saw the report on the Internet, and it turned out to be "Tongtian Empire".

Not only has the investment reached 130 million, but the actors have been confirmed and filming will start early next month.

The listing is imminent, and these newly launched projects will have a positive effect on Huayi City.

There was a knock on the door, and Lin Nan shouted "Come in."

"Director Lin, you guessed it." Yue Jun walked in with a smile on his face.

"What's going on now?"

"It is said that it will take a few months, but our investment is not excluded. After all, their competitors are all equally matched."

Lin Nan asked Yue Jun to pay attention to this matter at the beginning of the year.

After all this time, I finally got an answer.

"How many shares can they give up?" Lin Nan asked.

"No more than 10%."

After Yue Jun finished speaking, he couldn't help but ask: "Director Lin, is it necessary to invest?"

"have it……"

Lin Nan smiled and said. There are some things that cannot be said.

"This matter is very important, and it is even more important than the Zhouyi matter."

Yue Jun was a little shocked when he heard this.

He had stared at Zhou Yi for so long, and had met Jiang Yuerou so many times, but nothing could compare to this incident!

"I understand. I will communicate with them later."

"But I want more."

Lin Nan looked at Yue Jun and said decisively.

"But that person seems to have no intention of letting go. It will be very difficult."

"On the basis of 10%, a little more is a little more, until there is nothing left to talk about."

Seeing his boss's unquestionable look, Yue Jun could only nod.

"I try my best."

"Well, go ahead."

Lin Nan leaned on the chair alone and breathed a long sigh of relief.

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In the evening, Lin Nan received a call from Lao Jiang.

The reporter didn't know who it was from, but got an interview with Lin Nan during his graduation defense.

The news came out in the afternoon and fermented for several hours.

The internet is already abuzz with noise right now.

"I guess it's not a big deal since I asked some graduate.

I’ll go check it out soon and see how I’m being commented on the Internet, haha…”

Lin Nan said indifferently.

The purpose of writing this paper was very simple at the beginning, just a graduation thesis.

Of course, it would be even better if it could have some positive impact on the industry.