Chapter 497 Another Immortal Hero

The front stop of the Hong Kong Island Film Awards, the Hong Kong Island International Film Festival Asian Film Awards has come to an end.

Although the best picture award went to Lou Ye's "Mystery in the Floating City", it also caused quite a stir.

The film festival is held on Hong Kong Island. Most of the guests in the audience are from the mainland, and most of the booth fees are earned from the mainland.

But even so, the entire awards ceremony was broadcast live without Chinese subtitles.

All staff and hosts of the Hong Kong organizer speak English, and cannot see or hear even half a word of Chinese.

To put it bluntly, more than 80% of the mainland guests in the audience below do not know much English. They are probably as good as listening to the Bible, let alone the netizens watching the live broadcast.

This has made many mainland filmmakers, including a large number of mainland netizens, furious.

This is no longer a question of whether you listen or not. This is a question of ideological attitude.

“Both are the three major film festivals in Asia, the Tokyo International Film Festival will definitely include Japanese, and the Busan Film Festival will definitely not lack Korean.

The first is to make it understandable to the people of the country, and the second is to highlight the charm of the language and culture of the country. Otherwise, the whole country will scold him, and he will either commit seppuku or kneel down to apologize. "

"But it's the Hong Kong International Film Festival's turn. At the awards ceremony held in our own country, there is no Chinese language? What is this? Is it embarrassing to speak Chinese and add Chinese subtitles?"

Public opinion was suddenly pushed to the forefront.

Although the mainland is filled with indignation, the media and netizens in Hong Kong are still sarcastic:

"Learning English well is very important. More than 90% of actors and filmmakers in the Mainland always reveal their secrets when they open their mouths. Communication is a problem. They cannot get on the big stage and only find fault with such small things..."

In this way, the two circles were coming and going, and it was very noisy.

However, the Hong Kong Island International Film Festival did not make any targeted reply.

They just said lightly: "Next year's Asian Film Awards will no longer be held exclusively by the Hong Kong Island International Film Festival, but will be jointly held by the three major film festivals in Asia."

The gesture of answering the question is really arrogant and unseemly!

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“Look, this year others don’t even pretend to be, and they don’t even bother to pay attention to the sentiments of mainland filmmakers.

Lin Nan Films receives invitations every year, but has never been to Hong Kong Island. Facts have proved that it was right not to go.

Lin Nan complained about the news outside while looking at the cocktail party invitation sent by Hua Yi to the circle.

Two days ago, there was a rumor in the media that Gu Changwei had squeezed out Chen Guowei and would take up the post of director of Huayi Films.

Regardless of whether this statement is true, but now it seems that the result is indeed like this.

Chen Guo's deputy contract expired, Hua Yi issued a notice not to renew the contract, and invited Gu Changwei to hold a welcome reception, which has been distributed throughout the film and television industry.

Lin Nan thought of "The Wind", which the company collaborated with Chen Guofu, more than 4 years ago.

"When it comes to being a producer, I still think deputy director Chen Guo might be better."

Guo Fan interjected.

Lin Nan did not answer the call, but looked at the finished film of "Space Traveler" that was about to end on the computer screen.

"Yes, the movie is ready for review."

Lin Nan gave his own opinion, and there was no flaw in what he did in the later period.

"Okay, I'll have someone take it to the film bureau this afternoon."

Guo Fan breathed a sigh of relief after finally completing "Space Traveler", and now he is waiting for its scheduled release.

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"The Cook, the Actor, the Scoundrel" performed very well at the box office.

It broke 20 million in one day, nearly 50 million in two days, and closed at 80 million in three days.

In just three days, the company not only recovered its original investment, but also doubled its profit. All the production companies in the industry were jealous.

Everyone knows that this movie will enter April strongly and compete with the movies in the first half of the month.

There are quite a few movies scheduled for April. At the beginning of the month, Huayi's "The General of the Yang Family" was released.

However, the ones that attracted the most attention were the several domestic films that I went to during the May Day holiday at the end of the month, such as "To Youth", "One Man's Martial Arts", etc.!

Lin Nan suddenly discovered that competition seems to be very fierce in this year's April and May schedules, and there are many famous domestic and imported films!

In the afternoon, the entire film and television industry was attracted by a piece of movie information.

"After 4 years of work and countless cuts and reshoots, the reality-themed crime film "No Man's Land" directed by director Ning Hao has been officially finalized today. The film will be released in early December during the Lunar New Year this year... "

This movie, which was once very concerned and lamented by the industry, has finally been released, but it has probably been changed beyond recognition.

Many people in the industry sent congratulatory messages or Weibo messages to Ning Hao.

Lin Nan also made a call, "Is it really scheduled for the Lunar New Year?"

"Do you think I drank too much and was just joking? Not only do I want to put it in the Lunar New Year festival, I also want to go to the film festival to have fun!"

Ning Hao looked full of energy and sounded in a good mood.

"One more thing. I'm preparing a new movie. You can support me when the time comes. Just give me a name as a producer or something like that."

Lin Nan was very happy. Good guy, is this your attitude when asking for help? Are you asking for help with this attitude?

"Okay, what kind of movie is it this time?"

Lin Nan asked with a smile. Investment and name recognition were both trivial matters, and he was quite reassured by the strength of Ning Hao and his wife.

"Of course I'm preparing for a commercial film. Even Xu Zheng has become a director in the 1 billion box office club. If I don't catch up, won't I be too far behind? I won't be able to eat at the same table with you guys in the future!"

Ning Hao said, and he also joked, looking very confident.

"Well, commercial films are good. When the script is ready, let me know."

"No problem, just prepare the funds and the name in advance, haha..."

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An interesting thing has been heard in the circle.

Since Lin Nan withdrew from the Film Association, he has not joined any association. He will decline invitations, so he is not in the Directors Association either.

These two days, the Directors Association has held an annual commendation meeting.

Director Chen's "Search" was only nominated for the annual film, but not the annual director. This is the result of all directors voting.

In the nomination for the annual director, Chen Kaige lost to Feng Xiaogang's "1942" and Xu Zheng's "Lost in Thailand". The former relied on word of mouth, and the latter relied on box office.

Perhaps he was self-aware. When Director Chen was interviewed by the media, he did not make sarcastic comments about 1942, but chose Xu Zheng's Lost in Thailand.

"Box office is not everything. Some movies have high box office, but they are empty commodities and fast food; while some movies are art, worth pondering and thinking about, and will last forever."

Okay, everyone understands. "Search" is art worth pondering and thinking about.

Not surprisingly, Director Chen's remarks were considered by many people in the industry as a complaint about his loss to Xu Zheng in the annual director nomination.

What was said online was even more naked.

"The Directors Association is different from the Film Association. The members of the former are all professional film and television directors in the industry. There are many experienced directors who can compete with Director Chen. There is no need to give him too much face."

"Maybe being nominated for the annual film is already a face. The reputation is not as good as "1942", and the box office is not as good as "Lost in Thailand". Why does he complain?"

"High box office, that is the choice of the audience. Is he belittling the audience? Well, when "The Promise" was released, he scolded the audience and said that we don't know how to appreciate art!"

"It's a pity that Director Lin is not in the Directors Association..."

"Director Chen is the same. The reputation and box office are not ahead. Now he is only showing off his seniority and preaching."

Xu Zheng did not respond, and Lin Nan was too lazy to pay attention.

Sometimes, what do you say about Director Chen?

I feel that his style of doing things is sometimes inconsistent with his age. He is a bit domineering and unstable, and he is petty...

The time came to April 1st, and Lin Nan went to Poly Theater as scheduled.

A play of more than 7 hours, Lin Nan definitely can't finish it, he only plans to stay for half of it.

After arriving, I found that there were quite a few people from the drama circle who came to support us, such as Yuan Quan, Qin Hailu, etc.

"Our "Green Snake" will also be performed in a few days. Director Lin can come to support us."

Lin Nan smiled and nodded to Yuan Quan and Qin Hailu, "Try your best. I have to accompany Yifei on a long trip later."

In the drama "Green Snake", Yuan Quan's appearance in a pure white knitted embroidered tight dress is very stunning.

When she just came in, Lin Nan had already seen the promotional posters outside, and there were many people watching and taking pictures.

At the beginning of the drama "Dream Like a Dream", as director Lai Shengchuan's masterpiece, Hu Ge's Patient No. 5 performed very well, and it can be seen that he has worked hard.

And Xu Qing is worthy of being a big flower in the Beijing circle. She looks extremely charming, coquettish and bright when she wears a cheongsam on the stage.

Lin Nan is also puzzled. This person is in her early forties, but she doesn't look old at all. In all aspects, she is better than many actresses in their thirties!

During the halftime break, Lin Nan went backstage and greeted everyone.

"Perform well. The Golden Lion Award for Drama may be a bit unrealistic, but the Magnolia Award for Best Actor in Drama is still worth considering." Lin Nan joked to Hu Ge.

"That's a good omen from Director Lin. Set a ten-year goal?" Hu Ge also laughed.

After chatting with Lai Shengchuan and Xu Qing for a few words, Lin Nan left the theater.

Huayi's "The Loyal and Brave Generals of the Yang Family" was released.

Zheng Shaoqiu, Xu Xun, Zheng Yijian, Yu Bo... and other nine leading actors are all well-known actors and stars.

Even with this lineup, the first-day box office after the first day still made the industry sigh, too low!

The first-day box office was only 10 million, and the second day it simply dropped to 7 million, and you can see the bottom at a glance.

The daily box office of "Drug War", which was released on the same day, was maintained at more than 10 million.

Huayi's investment of 170 million may not be recovered if things go wrong. There is no unhappy film producer in April.

"The Chef, the Actor, the Scoundrel" maintains a daily box office of nearly 20 million, temporarily leading the trend among all domestic films.

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"... That's the situation."

After Yue Jun finished speaking, he waited for Lin Nan's reply.

Chen Kexin is an alternative among Hong Kong directors, the kind that goes with the flow.

His original position was to suck blood from the mainland and support the people of Hong Kong.

Later, he and Wenjun sang the same tune at the Academy Awards, said something they shouldn't have said, and were warned.

For the sake of his future and money, he chose to give in.

The last "Chinese Partner" was a letter of surrender to China Film, with a pure mainland lineup, and this movie is the same.

"Director Huang Jianxin's company participated in investing in this film and asked about Zhang Yi's schedule to play a supporting role alongside Huang Bo." Yue Jun continued to add.

Lin Nan and Huang Jianxin were also very familiar with each other, because Han Sanping and Huang Jianxin had a very good relationship and were classmates, so he became familiar with them after going back and forth.

To be honest, Lin Nan and Chen Kexin had never dealt with each other, but he really couldn't understand the couple's faces.

"What did Director Huang say?"

"Director Huang said that this subject matter is adapted from a real case and is very suitable for domestic film festivals."

Lin Nan nodded, what he said was correct, it was about anti-trafficking.

Speaking of this, he thought of Li Yang's "Blind Mountain" again, what a good movie. As a result, at that time, Li Yang declined the suggestion given by others to register for the film festival, which was really a pity.

"Who are the starring actors?"

"Zhao Yanzi, Huang Bo..."

"stop."

"Has Zhao Yanzi been cast as the female lead?"

"Yes, Chen Kexin and Zhao Yanzi have a very good relationship." Yue Jun nodded.

"Forget it, there is no shortage of this drama. Go and thank Director Huang, just say that the schedule can't be missed."

Lin Nan looked at Yue Jun and ordered with a firm tone.

"Yeah, okay."

A director who falls for the wind, a heroine who wears a flag costume to taunt netizens, let’s forget about it.

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When Lin Nan went back, it happened that Liu Yifei and her daughter also came back.

"You actually came back early and didn't even tell me?"

Liu Yifei went back to her hometown with her biological mother, but she only stayed for three days out of the originally planned five days.

"Everything is fine, I'm back early and I'm going to do a surprise check on you!" Liu Yifei said provocatively.

"Surprise inspection of me? What was the result of the inspection?"

"Quite honest."

As he spoke, Liu Yifei came up and hugged Lin Nan's arm, laughing non-stop.

"Next time, come back with us next time."

Miss Liu's voice suddenly became very small and soft, but Lin Nan could still hear it clearly.

"Yeah, okay."

The same decibel sound reached Liu Yifei's ears. She nodded with satisfaction, with an indescribable smile on her face.

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A piece of news about a TV series attracted the attention of the entire film and television industry, with almost all the young actors staring eagerly.

Speaking of fairy tale dramas, what do actors in the industry think of?

The game adaptation of "Legend of Sword and Fairy" made Hu Ge an immediate hit, and Liu Yifei's Zhao Ling'er is an indelible memory.

"Legend of Sword and Fairy III" allowed Hu Ge to reach a higher level, allowed Yang Mi to become a first-line actress for the first time, made Tang Yan's popularity soar, and made Liu Shishi stand out...

The same goes for "Xuanyuan Sword". How many people went for Hu Ge, although in the end they favored Jiang Jinfu...

These examples all prove that this kind of drama is very popular!

Now, another fairy tale drama adapted from a game has been approved, and the investment scale far exceeds that of Tang Dynasty's "Sword of Immortal" series and "Xuanyuan Sword"!

No actor is not interested, and netizens and celebrity fans are even more excited, hoping that their favorite actors can participate.

But this idea is so stupid. No matter which film and television company it is, it must give priority to its own artists.

Unless you need to borrow the status or reputation of an outside actor to gain some popularity.

"Memories are always beautiful. Look, how many people are still calling you Zhao Ling'er."

Lin Nan pointed to the post on Weibo and said to Liu Yifei.

Although the ideas of these netizens are very unrealistic, it is indeed an affirmation of Liu Yifei and Zhao Ling'er.

Miss Liu just smiled and said nothing.

Her thoughts also went back to the time when she was filming "Sword of Immortal". Lin Nan often came to her from the crew of "Lotus Lantern" next door to take a group photo in the artificial peach blossom forest.

"With an investment of more than 100 million, for such a big battle, it is estimated that the casting will arouse the excitement of many actors." Liu Yifei said lightly.

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Huayi, Tangren, Chengtian, Shiba Culture... any company that has actor management business, all have their own ideas.

At this stage, everyone has a consensus that fairy tale dramas seem to be really popular!

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"Mimi, I helped you get the number one female lead. We have to go talk..."

Although Zeng Jia admitted that letting Yang Mi, a heroine with a box office of 500 million, come back to star in a TV series again, it is a bit of a loss, but for the studio, it is worth it!

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