Chapter 727 Lin Nan’s Idea, the Domestic Victim

"Director Lin, the first-round broadcast rights of "A Thousand Bones of Flowers" were exclusively purchased by Mango Channel for a total price of 192 million. On average, a single episode is about 3.3 million."

Hearing the number on Yue Jun's phone, Lin Nan was a little confused for a moment. Has the price of a single episode of a TV series risen so fast?

He remembers that in June, "Red Sorghum" was supported by weekly news and the Nobel Prize, and the first-round single episode only had 1.1 million! Of course, there is no comparison between the two.

But for a TV series with 58 episodes, this price is really very high.

After a few seconds, Lin Nan reacted belatedly!

It cannot be denied that the high price of nearly 200 million, in addition to the subject matter, is definitely supported by the "one drama, two stars" policy, and it accounts for the majority.

What's more, Mango Channel arbitrarily bought the first round exclusively.

"It's pretty good. It's higher than the box office of Taiping Wheel (Part 1)." Lin Nan couldn't help but joked.

Perhaps sensing Lin Nan's surprise at the price, Yue Jun explained again:

“During this period, the overall transaction prices in the TV drama market have been rising and rising.

In particular, dramas produced by large companies and teams, or adapted from popular IPs, have seen the largest increases.

"One drama, two stars" is the main reason for the price increase, followed by the rising cost of actors' remuneration.

Fan Bingbing's "The Legend of Wu Mei Niang" was also purchased exclusively by Mango Channel for a total price of 268 million, but the drama was cut into 96 episodes. "

Lin Nan remained silent, and the cycle of death had already begun.

The strong get stronger, the weak get weaker, and even die. It's the same whether it's for film and television companies or TV stations.

Big Taiwan dominates the top resources, and small Taiwan will never stand a chance.

The same is true for small companies. It is possible that if a TV series hits your hands, the company will be gone.

Because the cost of a drama may be the life and fortune of the entire company!

Lin Nan himself is a vested interest and can only take care of himself: "Yes, I understand. Has Guo Fan started casting?"

“Starting in two days, I am preparing to have someone make an announcement.

By the way, everyone in the industry is talking about Director Lin’s nomination for the main competition section of the Berlin International Film Festival, saying that this time you will compete with Director Jiang Wen.

Moreover, Director Jiang has already made it clear that he will never show mercy. hehe……"

"Then look forward to meeting him in battle!" Lin Nan said with a smile.

He had already seen the domestic news. The fact that "One Step Away" was shortlisted for the main competition in Berlin gave Jiang Wen greater confidence.

Although Director Jiang Da did not explicitly say in the interview: It is the audience’s problem that they can’t understand my movie;

But he said: I actually don’t care too much if the audience doesn’t understand or accept this movie, and I can’t ask everyone to understand it.

This is Jiang Wen's stance, and it has been this way for so many years. And unlike Feng Xiaogang and others who just talk, he really ignores the audience!

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After running around for two consecutive days of public relations receptions, Lin Nan could clearly feel that she was more "valued" and "pleased" than last year.

Although he didn't know many European and American actors, they would come up to him and take the initiative to make friends with him, with very obvious intentions.

Originally, Lin Nan wanted to hold on for a few more days and then plan a time to return to China. But Li An suddenly called and wanted to meet him.

So Lin Nan had no choice but to miss the party for the movie "The Dark Forest" and wait for the former at Crystal Pictures.

At ten o'clock in the morning, the great director came over on time with his female assistant, and Lin Nan even greeted him downstairs in the company.

"Director Lin, the last time we met was during the awards season last year."

Li An smiled and shook hands with Lin Nan.

"Yes. I flew directly from Taiwan to Hollywood at that time, and I can still vividly remember the Golden Horse awards ceremony."

They were all old acquaintances, and Lin Nan had no scruples when talking to them.

"The Gong Li thing is indeed a bit of a drama this year. I saw her two days ago and she was still talking about it."

Li An knew what Lin Nan meant. There were too many voices of dissatisfaction in the mainland.

The group of people went all the way to the third floor and sat in the office drinking coffee. Only then did Li An explain his purpose.

"Director Li is actually short of film investment?"

That's right, Lin Nan was shocked by Li An's approach to seek investment from him!

Two Oscars for Best Director, two Golden Lion trophies, two Golden Bear trophies, Golden Globe for Best Director... great box office appeal!

Such a great director lacks investment? No one would believe it!

Sure enough, the smile on Li An's face became awkward, and he spoke hesitantly.

"I think there will be some breakthroughs this time. In their opinion, it may be very unrealistic. But I think it can create film history and filmmaking history."

Well, Lin Nan finally knew why the other party wanted to invest.

Those who want to break the status quo of the industry must not be left out and isolated?

"Can I hear it?"

Lin Nan became a little interested in the "breakthrough" and "creating film history" mentioned by Li An.

"My new screenplay, based on the novel of the same name, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, touches on the war in Iraq, but that's secondary.

I mainly want to use a 120-frame 3D camera to shoot movie shots. In addition, the actors' performances will also break through the tradition. Most of their shots will have to look directly at the camera... I still need some investment now..."

Li An was talking nonchalantly, and Lin Nan was already complaining in his heart:

"No wonder no one is willing to invest. Anyone who knows anything knows that these are two deep pits!"

120 frames of 4K3D footage? Don’t you consider whether normal people’s eyes can accept it?

On such a large screen, the extremely high-definition footage and images will create a false and unreal visual feeling. After a long time, it will hurt your eyes!

Not to mention that the actors are performing directly in front of the camera. In the 3D version and IMAX giant screen, wouldn’t the audience be scared? It’s scary to think about it, the kind of creepy.

“Director Li, how much money is still missing for this movie?” Lin Nan asked softly.

He thought that if the difference was not much, he would just treat it as a favor.

“Sony promised to give me 24 million US dollars, but it’s still halfway.”

Lin Nan silently picked up the coffee on the table and drank it. Forget about this favor.

Suddenly, he thought of something in his mind and looked at Li An who was expecting.

"Director Li, this amount is indeed a bit large, I can't afford it for a while.

How about I give you a suggestion? There is an 80% to 90% chance that the remaining investment gap of 24 million US dollars can be solved at one time."

"What?"

Originally, Li An was subconsciously disappointed when he heard Lin Nan's first sentence. He had heard too many rejections in the past few months and he was used to it. But the second sentence made him excited again.

"Director Li, you are confused! Why do you always keep your eyes on Hollywood? You came to me because I happened to be here recently, right?

There are so many listed film and television companies in China, and many of them are eager to invest in Hollywood movies, not to mention Hollywood movies directed by big directors! You say, right?"

As soon as Lin Nan finished speaking, he saw that Li An's eyes were full of spirit.

"Yes, yes, I should go back to China to try. China Film Group, Shanghai Film Group..."

"Director Li, the procedures for state-owned enterprises to invest in foreign-language films are relatively complicated, and they have to be reported to the bureau for review. What's more, China Film Group just lost a lot of money in "The Crossing" and invested in "The Great Wall"...

I suggest you try Huayi, LeTV, Bona and other companies. They are both rich and easy to deal with, and they will definitely not interfere."

After Lin Nan finished speaking, he looked at Li An with a smile on his face. The other party seemed to be a little impatient at this moment.

"Director Lin has pointed out a clear path for me. I am really confused by the authorities. Thank you very much, Director Lin!"

After chatting about the Oscar nomination for nearly half an hour, Li An left in a hurry and is expected to return to China in the near future.

Lin Nan asked someone to refill his cup of coffee and drank it leisurely:

"Tsk tsk, there are so many suckers in China, but I try my best to avoid letting China Film Group fall into the pit. Mr. La, you have to thank me!"

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Sometimes, the film market is really amazing.

Who would have thought that "One Step Away" would actually give "The Crossing (Part 1)" a chance to survive?

The box office of the former became erratic and fluctuated under huge controversy.

The daily box office on the second day dropped directly from 97.8 million on the first day to 73.07 million, and then jumped to 103 million on the third day, and then dropped sharply to about 78 million on the fourth day.

The latter had a daily box office of 350,000 and 470,000 on the first and second days of the former's release, but from the third day, its daily revenue suddenly became 4.98 million, 5.54 million, and 4.84 million.

All because many people think that "The Crossing (Part 1)" is better than "One Step Away", at least they can understand it. This reason is simply impeccable!

The Oscar nomination ballots have been submitted in the past few days.

This means that the public relations activities of "Manchester by the Sea" are about to come to an end.

After the nomination results are officially announced, you can choose to continue public relations or fight again next year, or even give up, depending on the situation.

"I will be back in two days. Let's come to attend the Golden Globe Awards ceremony on the 8th or 9th of next month. I can't wait here for more than half a month. Don't you think so, Sissi?"

Lin Nan lay on the bed, closed his eyes and called Liu Yifei. It was really tiring.

"Yeah, I'll pick you up. Yesterday I went to see the finished film of "The Return of the Great Sage", the picture was great. It will be sent to the Film Bureau for review today."

Liu Yifei's voice was full of joy. She exercised the power of the boss lady once, when Lin Nan was not in the country.

"Producer Liu, you have worked hard."

"It's okay, it's okay, hehe..."

Even if they were talking over the phone, they couldn't stop Lin Nan from feeling sleepy. After all, he was busy with socializing at the cocktail party every day.

In less than 20 minutes, Director Lin left Liu Yifei and went to sleep.

"Lin Nan?"

"Lin Nan?"

...

After calling several times without any response, Liu Yifei knew that Lin Nan must have fallen asleep due to exhaustion.

"Hmph, I won't bother you when you come back. I'll let you rest for a few days."

"Ah... woo... I'll go to sleep too. I'm so sleepy."

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It was late at night in Hollywood, which was just after noon in China.

A shocking piece of news broke the "tranquility" of the entire film and television industry and entertainment industry, causing an uproar on the entire Internet.

Everyone was shocked and exclaimed that it was incredible.

The focus of public opinion, the headlines of major portals, and the hot searches on Weibo... all exploded in the shortest time.

The first domestic movie with a box office of 1 billion yuan more than two years ago was once again hotly discussed by countless people.

Lin Nan, Liu Yifei, Zhu Yawen, Shu Chang, Luo Jin and even Reba’s Weibo were constantly flooded with comments from actors, artists, netizens and fans inside and outside the circle!

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