That year Huayu

No one expected that "Iron Man 3," the first imported blockbuster released on May Day, would be attacked by mainland audiences and netizens.

Not because it was poorly shot, but because this movie is divided into two versions, the overseas international version and the domestic special version!

Domestic special edition?

To put it nicely, it’s a special offer, but to put it more realistically, it’s just a trick, treating the mainland audience as fools and being taken advantage of!

Before it was released, it was never said that there would be two versions.

The domestic publicity team of the producer has also made numerous high-profile mentions of Fan Bingbing's wonderful performance in "Iron Man 3".

At that time, the public opinion was in full swing, and countless viewers and movie fans were aroused with an unfounded "sense of honor" and felt proud.

Just because Fan Bingbing, a big star in Mainland China, starred in Hollywood's top science fiction blockbuster and superhero series.

Looking back now, it turns out that Fan Bingbing only appeared in a few small scenes, and they were all in the domestic special edition!

Everyone suddenly woke up, what a special edition, this is naked humiliation.

Use your actors to harvest your box office, and there are only a few scenes, and there is no shadow at all in the international version.

Unlike the silent film and television industry, mainland audiences and movie fans were furious and felt that their emotions had been toyed with and their intelligence had been insulted.

For a time, even Fan Bingbing was pushed to the forefront and became the target of public criticism.

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"The scolding will go away, but the box office has only been slightly affected. After all, the influence is there and the ticket price is also expensive."

Lin Nan and Lu Yang were drinking tea and chatting in the company.

"Iron Man 3" occupies a large number of IMAX 3D giant screens and ordinary 3D screens, and the ticket price is more than twice that of domestic films such as "One Man's Martial Arts".

Relying on high ticket prices, it managed to support the gorgeous box office figures of 110 million on the first day.

It was after the first day that the special edition was revealed.

Looking at the current domestic film market, the one that dominates the box office is still "To Youth".

"Many media outlets have been touting and reporting that Zhao Wei will be the first female director in the Chinese film industry!"

Lu Yang poured himself a cup of tea, as if he was talking about a funny thing.

Zhao Yanzi really didn't refuse this title.

""Youth" made 320 million in the first week. She is indeed very likely to surpass Director Xue and surpass "Love in Seattle"."

This is a fact, and Lin Nan can't refute it.

"However, "One Man's Martial Arts" also received 255 million in the first week. The chance of surpassing 500 million is not small. You keep shouting."

"No problem, Director Lin."

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Nortel has been in the limelight recently. The two domestically produced films it has launched are both directed by its own students.

On the school's official website, there are newsletters about two movies from time to time, which are refreshed back and forth.

But there is also a headache, which is the notification I just received from Zhang Yimou's studio.

Director Zhang, one of the school's signatures, once again passed out all Nortel students in the audition for the second female lead in the new movie.

This means that Zhang Yimou's return work "Return" is still in the same style as before, that is, the main actors do not use Nortel, which is very disturbing.

When Lin Nan went back, Liu Yifei was answering the phone.

"They all come to me to gossip. They want to know what your new movie is, whether there are many roles, whether there will be an open casting call, whether they have a chance..."

Miss Liu pouted and looked very tired. She had dealt with all these people.

"Thank you, Producer Liu."

Lin Nan took Liu Yifei into her arms, feeling very comfortable. It was great to have a good wife.

Lin Nan will only consider project establishment and casting once the script is completely refined. It is not appropriate to announce it yet.

"We'll go to Ning Hao's place in the evening. They'll treat him to a treat and take a look at his new movie."

"Yeah, okay."

Liu Yifei agreed sweetly and rubbed Lin Nan with her cheek, like a lazy cat.

Lin Nan stayed at home throughout the afternoon, recharging his energy and taking care of other things.

Yinghuang's side.

Yang Shoucheng looked at the box office data of "One Man's Martial Arts" and the news reports, and felt very good.

This movie is already destined to make money.

"That guy is still looking for you recently?"

Looking at Huo Wenxi, Yang Shoucheng asked.

The former nodded and smiled silently:

"She is quite perseverant. How arrogant she was at the beginning, now she is so humble."

Ever since the news of the reboot of "Ip Man 3" was announced, Huo Wenxi has been frequently "harassed" by Donnie Yen and his agent.

"Together", which had a total box office of 820,000 yuan, directly knocked Zhen Zi into the quagmire and was defeated, and its commercial value plummeted.

Therefore, "Ip Man 3" became the only hope in his eyes. Donnie Yen contacted Huo Wenxi like crazy, with a respectful and humble attitude. Unfortunately...

At this time, Yang Shoucheng's cell phone rang.

"Lin Nan?"

Yang Shoucheng answered the phone with a hint of expectation on his face.

"Director Lin, I heard that you signed up for an Oscar a few days ago? Then you will be successful and you will be the first mainland director to win an Oscar."

"Director Yang was joking, haha..."

"This phone call today?" Yang Shoucheng asked expectantly.

On the other end of the phone, Lin Nan also stopped laughing.

"The project of "Ip Man 3" can be approved, and it will be officially announced tomorrow. Director Yang will send someone over to discuss investment, and then the role will be fixed. The team will continue to use the previous one."

After hearing the news, Yang Shoucheng could not contain his excitement.

"Okay, no problem, I'll let Wen Xi go over..."

After ending the call, Yang Shoucheng laughed out loud and looked at Huo Wenxi.

"You will fly to the Capital Company tomorrow, no, fly to the Capital Company in a while, and go to Director Lin tomorrow to fight for as much share as possible."

"Okay, Director Yang."

In Lin Nan's view, although Zhao Wenzhuo was replaced by Zhen Zidan, the audience might not be able to accept it for a while.

But as long as the quality of the movie is guaranteed and Lin Nan Pictures' reputation and appeal are there, this won't be a problem.

The box office of "Ip Man 1" was 120 million, and the box office of "Ip Man 2" was only 260 million.

Lin Nan is confident that with the momentum of "One Man's Martial Arts", Zhao Wenzhuo's "Ip Man 3" will definitely not be bad.

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In the evening, Miss Liu was in high spirits, driving her red Ferrari and driving Lin Nan to have dinner.

Beneath the ladylike appearance is a fiery heart, especially when driving.

"Sissi, it would be a pity if you don't become a driver."

Lin Nan was sitting in the passenger seat, teasing Liu Yifei.

As soon as the green light in front of me popped out, that familiar feeling of pushing my back came.

"Whenever you go karting with me, you won't be able to catch up with me."

Liu Yifei pushed up the pair of burgundy sunglasses on the bridge of her delicate nose and said arrogantly.

"Okay, I'll try it with you someday."

"Hmph, I will definitely let you eat ashes behind my ass..."

Miss Liu smiled confidently.

There are many husband-wife teams in the film and television industry, and Ning Hao and Xing Aina are one of the most typical representatives.

One’s main job is directing, and the other’s main job is screenwriting, which complement each other.

The two of them usually entertained guests at their own homes, and then called the hotel chef to come over and take charge. This time it was still the case.

"Hey, are you quite high-profile today?"

Huang Bo made a joke when he saw Liu Yifei and Lin Nan getting out of the car.

"Why are you here?"

"What Director Lin said, I must be here to make a living. Besides, isn't there a new script, so I can enjoy the autumn breeze."

Huang Bo was quite straightforward, so I guess he had already made an internal decision.

A group of people met, and Lin Nan's application for the Oscars was teased again.

"When Director Lin wins the Oscar later, we will set up a table for him."

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It didn't take long for a few people to start using their chopsticks. They had to talk about business later, so they had to eat first.

Liu Yifei was very good at peeling shrimps. Well, most of them went into Lin Nan's mouth.

Nearly an hour later, in Ning Hao's study.

Lin Nan, Liu Yifei and Huang Bo each have a script, and of course the content is the same.

"The script this time is still a road theme and a comedy. This is the first time we have tried to combine these two elements."

Xing Aina introduced on the side, "The script has been reviewed and we have named it "Heart Blossoms on the Road"."

At this time, Lin Nan, who had just turned to the second page, paused for a moment, then continued to read the script.

"For this casting selection, I plan to use a combination of the old lineup and new faces. It can't be the same old guys forever."

As Ning Hao spoke, he pointed at Huang Bo with a smile.

Liu Yifei looked at the character introductions and had an expression that showed that she had no chance of being with her.

Lin Nan actually read it seriously, the script was indeed very good.

"How's it going, Producer Lin?"

"No problem as producer, no problem. Also, how much money are you going to get from me?"

Hearing Lin Nan's answer, Ning Hao immediately smiled and nodded, "I originally wanted Huang Bo and the others to get a discount on their remuneration..."

"I'll go, you spend the whole day thinking about cheating on people you know, and you're so stingy."

Huang Bo directly interrupted Ning Hao and complained.

Liu Yifei hugged Lin Nan's arm and was also amused.

Seeing that Ning Hao was not embarrassed at all, he waved his hand to Huang Bo:

"Let me finish. Since you are looking for Lin Nan to invest, I will definitely not give you any idea."

"The budget has been adjusted from 35 million to 50 million. You can support me with half of it. The producer will not give you any salary, and you are not short either, haha..."

Listening to Ning Hao's lion tone, Lin Nan really thought about it, but he didn't refuse and agreed with a smile:

"Okay, you can. I rarely work as a film producer for others. I just brought this script back, and I haven't even read half of it yet."

"One meal costs 25 million. Tsk, tsk, tsk, Director Ning is so shady!" Huang Bo teased.

"You're so impressed, Yifei didn't even say anything." Xing Aina teased Huang Bo.

"Me? I listen to him." Liu Yifei chuckled.

It wasn't until after nine o'clock in the evening that a few people left.

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At noon the next day, the entire film and television industry was attracted by two movies.

First, Bad Monkey officially announced plans for a new film:

"Co-invested by Bad Monkey and Lin Nan Pictures, directed by Director Ning Hao, and supervised by Director Lin Nan, the movie "Heart Blossoms on the Road" has been officially approved and casting has begun..."

If the first piece of movie news touched the hearts of a large number of actors in the industry, then the second piece of news made many people feel familiar.

"Three years have passed since the second part was released. Lin Nan Pictures and Yinghuang have decided to restart the "Ip Man" series. "Ip Man 3" has been officially launched, and casting and preparations will begin today..."

The actors in the industry are a little unable to react during this time.

The big directors are all on the move, and all of them are either making new movies or preparing new movies.

Feng Xiaogang is filming "Private Customization"; Jiang Wen's "One Step Away" is currently casting and finalizing locations.

Zhang Yimou's "Return" traveled to major art schools and auditioned;

Ning Hao has set up the project "Beautiful Heart"; two days ago, Lin Nan also revealed that he is preparing a new film; "Ip Man 3" has been restarted...

Now many actors are staring at Lin Nan and Ning Hao's new movies. After all, the others have no chance.

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Lin Nan took calls from Han Sanping, Wang Changtian and Ye Ning.

They can't get involved with "Butterfly Lovers" and "Ip Man 3", so they can only place their hopes on Lin Nan's new movie.

Huo Wenxi was dressed in a professional suit, properly dressed as a workplace beauty, and sat opposite Lin Nan.

"According to the company's budget, it's only a little more than the previous one. Let's make it up to 100 million."

Hearing this number, Huo Wenxi didn't think it was too much, but was worried that he would get less.

"Director Lin, how much can Yinghuang get?"

When she came, Yang Shoucheng had told her to get as much share as possible.

But Huo Wenxi knew very well that she and Lin Nan were not equal in status, and the share could not be won by just fighting for it.

"We are still 64 points. This is my biggest concession. I have been very friendly with Yinghuang over the years."

Although Lin Nan's voice was very soft, it had an unquestionable tone.

After thinking for a moment, Huo Wenxi nodded, "Except for replacing Zhen Zidan with Zhao Wenzhuo, the rest remains unchanged. The new character Ying Huang will be chosen..."

"Director Huo should know my principles?"

"I know, don't have a crooked butt."

Half an hour later, Huo Wenxi left Lin Nan's office.

But as soon as she walked out of the office door, she turned around and met another person.

"Director Jiang?"

"Director Huo, are the other characters in "Ip Man 3" Ying Huang Zaiding?"

"Yes, in order to keep the style unchanged, the director and filming team are all the same people. Is this Director Jiang?"

Jiang Yuerou glanced in the direction of Lin Nan's office, turned her head and smiled at Huo Wenxi:

"There are not many actors in the industry now. Zhang Jin is an old friend of mine. Ying Huang can consider it."

Huo Wenxi reacted instantly, nodded and replied: "Of course, he is very skilled, so there should be no problem."

After sending Huo Wenxi out of the Lin Nan Film Building and standing for a while, Jiang Yuerou made a phone call and left.

"Sister Jiang?"

"Go back and find the British actor Huo Wenxi. The second male lead in "Ip Man 3" is very suitable for you..."

"Thank you, Sister Jiang. I will cherish this opportunity." An excited voice came from the other end of the phone.

Jiang Yuerou hung up the phone and walked towards Lin Nan's office. The first time you show favoritism, it’s better to confess it to your boss.

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Hong Kong Island.

Zhen Zidan was restless at this time. Whether it is in the mainland or Hong Kong, the news has spread.

Yinghuang and Lin Nan Pictures' "Ip Man 3" has been officially put into preparation.

But, he has been waiting for a whole day, and no one really contacted him, no one.

As time passed by, he became more and more uneasy.

"Huo Wenxi is not on Hong Kong Island. She went to the mainland, which should be the capital."

The agent came over and couldn't help but speak. "Ip Man 3" has finally been approved, but...

"Who else could they choose besides me?"

Zhenzi spoke in a low tone, as if he was pronouncing each word.

"The box office of "One Man's Martial Arts" has exceeded 300 million."

The agent didn't want to say it, but he mentioned it anyway.

If Zhen Zidan really needs to be replaced, Zhao Wenzhuo, who is currently in the limelight, will definitely be the first choice.

Sure enough, the manager's words made Zhen Zidan realize this, and his breathing became a little heavy.

"Now, what should we do? Go to the capital or Yinghuang?"

The whites of his eyes were bloodshot, and he just looked at the agent, hoping to get an answer.

"Yinghuang, forget it. Let's fly to the capital. If it doesn't work, we're really out of luck. As for how the media will report it later, it has nothing to do with us..."

The agent said meaningfully.

Zhen Zidan gritted his teeth, as if he had made a very difficult decision, and nodded heavily:

"Then, let's try it one last time."

He knows very well that if this trip fails, the "Ip Man" series will really have nothing to do with him, and it will be difficult to return to the popularity and heights he had a few years ago.

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