Chapter 93 The Story of Mantou

This should be the first time for Lin Nan and Liu Xiaoli to have dinner together.

After the meal, Liu's mother talked a lot and asked a lot of things, and her smile never stopped. She was completely different from when they first met.

"...Young people should still put their career first, followed by emotional matters..."

Liu Yifei buried her head even lower, and Lin Nan continued to speak with a smile.

"Sissi, her head is in the bowl."

Mother Liu coughed and reminded.

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In the afternoon, Liu Xiaoli sent Lin Nan out of the yard, "When she's free from now on, I'll ask her to go out for a walk. It doesn't make sense to stay at home all day long..."

"Okay, aunt, bye."

Waving to Liu Yifei, who was still dazed, Lin Nan got into the car.

"Mom, why are you different today than before?"

Only then did Liu Yifei ask.

Mother Liu's face darkened, "Am I different? It's not because of you."

After that, Mother Liu ignored her daughter and went straight back to the villa.

The employee who was driving was a little panicked. Director Lin kept giggling after getting in the car. Do you want to call him?

"Director Lin?"

"Director Lin?"

"Um, ah...what's wrong?" Lin Nan asked. He was still in a good mood today.

"It's nothing. It's just that the exam you mentioned last time has been taken care of. You can just take the exam when the time comes."

Lin Nan remembered that Liu Yifei had asked him to take a driver's license test so that he could drive for fun, so he told someone in the company to find someone to arrange it for him.

"Okay, I understand. Let's take some time to go in these two days."

The film market is still in turmoil, but "If Love" has already been flattened. It is estimated that it will be difficult to go up with a box office of more than 20 million yuan in the mainland.

However, in Hong Kong and some Southeast Asian countries, Chen Kexin's "If Love" is still quite exciting.

It is said that the producer is in communication and wants to postpone the release of "If Love", but I don't know whether the result will be successful.

Back at the company, there are still a lot of things to do.

Han Sanping once again set his sights on the later stages of "Time Cruise", which is non-hardcore science fiction. Otherwise, Lin Nan would absolutely refuse, and the special effects would still have to come from abroad.

"Tell them my request. This film must be made carefully." Lin Nan emphasized again.

"No problem, Director Lin."

"And what kind of invitation are you talking about?"

"It's an invitation for a short commercial."

Now Lin Nan really wanted to hear it. A Berlin director sent him an invitation for a commercial. The other party was obviously well prepared.

"Who is Party A?"

"Yahoo Domestic Network, they plan to not only shoot one film, but invite multiple directors, and will also audition some amateur faces to participate in the shooting of commercials."

"It sounds so familiar..."

Lin Nan muttered.

"Is there any other information?"

"It seems that invitations were sent to many big directors, and they even gave the audition a name called 'Sou Xing', well, that's the name."

At this point, Lin Nan remembered that the domestic president of Yahoo seemed to be named Ma.

"Forget it, reply to them, I don't have any free time here."

"OK."

Lin Nan looked at the invitation. It would take about four months from start to finish.

There will definitely be constant publicity and interviews to be done in the middle. The labor and effort is not as easy as making a movie, so forget it.

After looking through the news, I found that the team behind "The Promise" has appeared on many programs recently. The screenwriters, directors, etc. have appeared on various talk shows or portals to talk about the "connotation and thoughts" of "The Promise".

Director Chen is making a last ditch effort. "The Promise" has begun to be screened on a small scale in the United States, working hard to win more statuettes during the "Olympic bid" process.

Han Sanping knew about Lin Nan's return. Just because he didn't look for him immediately didn't mean that he wouldn't look for him.

"There's nothing we can do about it. We need your own movie to give it a boost."

Han Sanping explained in a rare way.

"Mr. Han, I don't have anything to do with it. But if you come here a few more times, I'm afraid Shanghai Film Studio will have serious objections."

Lin Nan joked.

"It's okay, I communicated with Lao Ren."

Han Sanping smiled a little reluctantly. Taking over the post-production of "Time Cruiser" also allowed him to say a few more words at the meeting, so that everyone would not focus on the pitfalls of "The Promise".

"In the next while, the group will have to fill the hole in "The Promise", and it depends on your "Time Cruiser" and "Journey to the Center of the Earth."

"Mr. Han, this is a big joke. There are so many movies in the group being released at the same time. Just talking about these two movies is a bit too much. I can't bear such a big burden."

Lin Nan said, even if the box office is good, China Film Group is only a participating investor, so how much can it gain.

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I took the time to go to the driving test site, focusing on practical exercises. This was the first time in Lin Nan's life that he held the steering wheel. The imprint of an old driver engraved deep in his soul in his previous life was suddenly activated.

The operation is proficient and smooth, and the staff can tell at a glance that this is a veteran. No wonder they spend money to go through the channels to take the exam directly. I just don’t know that they are so proficient, why not spend more and take one directly?

After Lin Nan left, several staff members gathered around, "Didn't you pay attention just now? The person taking the exam was Lin Nan, the director of Nortel."

"Oh! No wonder he looks familiar. He was in the newspaper two days ago, saying that the movie was finished. No wonder he is so familiar with the exam. Maybe he has been practicing for a long time..."

The industry was shaken. For the first time, someone blatantly spoofed "The Promise". The click rate rose wildly and the video spread rapidly.

Ning Hao seemed to have discovered a new world. He called Lin Nan to open the computer and said there was a short video for him to watch.

Before "The Promise" was released, people all over the country thought it would be the best movie of the year, but after it was released, it was a mess.

The 20-minute edited video was a combination of clips from "The Promise", "Legal Report", "Circus City Performance Content", etc. The dialogue was also revised, nonsensical and funny, and there were funny advertisements in the middle...

Lin Nan knew what this was, "A Murder Case of a Bun".

If Lin Nan himself was still an audience, he would be happy to applaud and still think the editing is quite funny, but he can't.

The different identities and positions made him have to think about the consequences of this video.

China Film invested 350 million yuan, Chen Kaige, a Palme d'Or director, spent three years and invited actors from three countries, but was ridiculed by this 20-minute short video. The impact on the industry is immeasurable and the impact will be very bad.

Many directors and filmmakers should be afraid of such things happening to themselves.

If everyone's ridicule of "The Promise" was scattered before, then the appearance of this video and its crazy spread on the Internet is the emergence of a leader, and all the ridiculing people and voices have gathered together to form a torrent.

The most ridiculous thing is that the download rate of "The Promise" on the Internet is much lower than that of "A Murder Case of a Bun".

"How is it, have you seen it?"

Ning Hao asked on the phone.

"I have seen it, to be honest, I am afraid that something will happen."

"It's not going to happen, it's already happened. How can Director Chen tolerate such a ridiculing voice, forget the female host of Guangguang?"

"It's already happened? What's the situation?" Lin Nan asked.

"It's just swearing, no dirty words. Words like mean and shameless, if they are directly conveyed to the media, we will see you in court."

The fact that Chen Kaige can say these words already shows how angry he is. He is usually very well-mannered.

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"This matter must be dealt with seriously. This will have a serious impact on the film and television industry. Which director and company dares to say that the movies they make will be liked by everyone?

If anyone can cut and spoof you, post it online, will we still make movies in the future?"

"Then hold a meeting to discuss this matter. The impact is indeed huge."

The more chaotic the circle is, the more excited the media is. Many people in the film and television industry have come out to express their opinions.

Zhang Yimou, a big director in China with a status similar to Chen Kaige, was blocked by reporters.

"Director Zhang, if your movie is spoofed by netizens like this, how will you deal with it?"

"I don't mind this question. I will have fun with the people."

As expected of Lao Mouzi, he easily resolves embarrassment by having fun with the people, and many netizens admire his tolerance.

Few people in the industry have criticized Chen Kaige directly. Lin Nan even suspected that Lu Chuan had taken the wrong medicine or was possessed.

With "Kekexili", Lu Chuan was called the leader of the sixth generation of directors, but he claimed to be an outstanding representative of the seventh generation.

Lin Nan felt that he was too self-satisfied, so he said that.

"What era is this? Only crazy people would suppress other people's comments..."

He was tough with Chen Kaige in his words.

This is no longer a question of who is right or wrong, it involves the industry, interests and reputation.

Meeting!

The notice from the Film and Television Association has arrived.

The school had given Lin Nan a lot of advice before, saying that fighting alone is not long-term and is not sociable.

When the senior year just started, Lin Nan was again ideologically persuaded, and finally had to agree to join the association as a member. As a result, a few months later, he was still fooled by these old guys at the Golden Rooster Awards.

"Do you know who is the most mocking Director Chen now?"

Lin Nan shook his head, how could he know this.

"She is Director Chen's ex-wife." Ning Hao whispered.

Lin Nan became interested, "Why?"

"The prime minister's stomach can hold a boat, but he can't even hold a steamed bun. Isn't it obvious that he has become petty."

"Tsk tsk, it really has to be the person next to you."

"There is also the second half of the sentence." Ning Hao laughed.

"Go ahead."

"She said: 'Women must be cautious when getting married. It's too late for me in this life. I must pay attention in the next life.' How cruel."

Lin Nan looked at Ning Hao, "Didn't you realize that you are so gossipy that you even know what Director Chen's ex-wife said?"

Ning Hao's face sank, "This is what your sister said. She repeated it in front of me dozens of times."

Lin Nan laughed when he heard it, "This is to give you a shot of prevention, haha, I'm afraid that you will follow Director Chen's old path one day, and the new will be better than the old!"

"No," Ning Hao said these three words very hard.

Lin Nan also restrained his smile. This topic is a curse in the circle. How many couples have come through hardships, but cannot share happiness.

"I'm optimistic about you and Na Jie." Lin Nan sincerely wished.

"Don't talk about this, think about the association. I guess everyone in the circle will be here this time."

Lin Nan nodded, agreeing with Ning Hao's opinion.

In terms of influence in the association, Zhang Yimou is much weaker than Chen Kaige. After all, the latter has a family background there, and the old generation has left a lot of connections.

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