That year Huayu

Thanks to the success of "SPL" and "SPL 2", and even more thanks to the "perversion" of "Wolf Warrior 2", "SPL 2: The Last Tycoon" which does not star Wu Yi has also received considerable attention.

Especially at around 9am, when Wu Yi appeared on the red carpet of the movie premiere with the crew of "SPL: Sha Po Lang", the fans at the scene were so excited that they rioted;

All the film and television information on the Internet also gathered around this movie, which brought in a huge amount of traffic. As one of the producers, Fatty Yu's fat face was almost cracked with laughter.

The industry is also certain: Even without Wu Tian’s performance, the movie “SPL 2” can still reap some potential dividends brought by Wu Tian and “Wolf Warrior 2”!

In the afternoon, when Lin Nan and Wang Changtian came out of the restaurant and prepared to go home, the latter was still cursing.

The one being scolded is Yu Dong, and scolding Fatty Yu is a great way to gain popularity - Bona has already been buying hot searches related to the "SPL" series and Wu Tian being tied together, continuing to suck blood for this "Greedy Wolf".

“Come to think of it, the release date for your and Yifei’s film, The Second Generation of the Goblin, was also very good. Wolf Warrior 2 will not affect the 28th at all. You can even enjoy the excess temperature of the box office market ignited by Wolf Warrior 2…”

Facing Wang Changtian's sighing praise, Lin Nan of course accepted it all. After sitting in the driver's seat, he couldn't help but joke:

"Director Wang, the movie will be released in less than two weeks. Tell the people in the Guangguang Distribution Department to do their best. Don't cheat me."

"Don't worry, I won't cheat you no matter who I try." Wang Changtian waved his hand and told Lin Nan to leave quickly with a look of disgust.

On the other side, Liu Yifei was already entertaining Xie Nan at home, who left the premiere of "The Greedy Wolf" halfway through.

"Since I entered the industry, I have known that once a person becomes famous, he or she will be surrounded by smiles and flattery, and I have seen this a lot over the years.

But when I really experienced this kind of treatment, I still felt very strange and even a little uneasy; this feeling of suffocation was even more severe at the premiere of "Veteran" this morning..."

"In just two weeks, your status has changed dramatically. No matter whether you knew them before or not, whether you are familiar with them or not, including those big names in the industry, they are all enthusiastic towards you like family, almost flattering you... I can understand your mentality at the moment. You still need time to slowly adapt and adjust."

Inside the villa, Liu Yifei smiled and comforted Xie Nan with the attitude of a senior.

Wu Wei did not come with his wife because he really enjoyed the environment and atmosphere of being the center of attention, so he was still attending his second social event there.

"Well, you have experience. But that's right, you and Director Lin have been going through this for more than ten years, you have become accustomed to it and immune to it, maybe even a little annoyed?" After Xie Nan realized what was going on, he couldn't help but joked.

"Wait a minute, let me take a call first." Liu Yifei was just about to share with Xie Nan her own long-term methods and experiences in dealing with "flattery" when suddenly, a familiar cell phone ringtone rang out of the blue.

"Tell me, what's the matter?" After answering the call from Hongxingwu, Miss Liu asked directly.

"...We got news from Jing Tian's studio that the filming of 'Time Travelers' will be finished the day after tomorrow...Do you want to attend the crew's wrap-up press conference and wrap-up banquet?"

…

Because from a strategic point of view, this is completely bad news for Hollywood, very bad news.

You have to know that for a long time, Hollywood has relied to a certain extent on franchise blockbusters in the Chinese market, that is, through at least 34 imported blockbusters each year to reap the Chinese market and cultural erosion.

In this case, once Chinese films can rely on domestic talents and domestic movie stars to produce similar excitement and box office as Hollywood blockbusters in the local market, Hollywood commercial films will become less indispensable in China. This will also be an inevitable development trend!

Therefore, starting from the afternoon of the 15th, domestic public opinion seemed to be in chaos: a lot of insiders sneaked in, and a lot of "abnormal" voices began to appear on the Internet.

What’s even more frightening is that there are many traditional media and Internet media with official backgrounds among them…

"Almost all the box office revenue of Wolf Warrior 2 comes from China. It cannot go abroad. This is sick and unhealthy..."

"It's just an ordinary commercial film. I don't think it's top-notch, but it was praised by the Chinese people as the highest-grossing Chinese-language film... This kind of mentality is actually inferiority complex, and they want to show empty self-confidence and strength in this way..."

"The reason why Wolf Warriors 2 has achieved unprecedented success is that it is like a dose of 'spiritual Viagra', which injects temporary excitement into everyone, but only makes them more exhausted after the effect wears off."

“Can a movie that cannot be exported abroad be considered a success?”

"This artificially created myth, whether it is the director or the movie, is a great harm and insult to Chinese films..."

For the entire day on the 16th, similar reports and press releases appeared one after another on the Internet, as if a sewer manhole cover had been opened and all kinds of snakes, insects, rats and ants swarmed out.

These bed bugs won't kill you, but they are very disgusting.

Naturally, Wu Wei, who couldn't keep his cool, turned into a troll at the first opportunity and started to attack them one by one, online and in front of the camera.

…

"The movie 'SPL 2: The Last Thing' has been released in theaters nationwide at 6am this morning; the film stars Louis Koo, Wu Yue, Lam Ka-tung, Tony Jaa..."

"The action, police and gangster film "Breaking the Game", starring Aaron Kwok, Wang Qianyuan, Liu Tao and others, was officially released this morning..."

"The sci-fi, comedy, and romance film "Time Travel Together," co-produced by Enlight Pictures and Lin Nan Pictures and starring Jing Tian and Lei Jiayin, was successfully completed in Shanghai this morning; Liu Yifei appeared at the completion ceremony..."

"Reposted from the official website of the Film Bureau, Feng Xiaogang's film "Youth" has successfully passed the fourth film review... and has been issued a release permit..."

Lin Nan sat in the office, staring at the news page on the computer, frowning.

I don't know where the media came from, but they were so bold as to accuse Wu's entire family, saying that Wu, Xie Nan, their son, and both sets of parents had all immigrated.

Then, Xie Nan's mother was so indignant that she posted the whole family's personal information online, including household registration books, ID cards... to prove her innocence, and there was no censorship at all!

Wu was furious when his mother-in-law was deceived by the unscrupulous media. The couple was holding a press conference for this matter, and Wu was cursing in front of all the reporters...

"Fame brings troubles. Add to that the trend in Hollywood, and all those people in China who eat dog food will start barking all of a sudden." Yue Jun said with a smile, interrupting Lin Nan's thoughts.

"There will be more and more public opinion storms like this in the future." Lin Nan did not respond, but continued to talk to himself.

"Director Lin, Director Li Yang is on the third floor."

"Let's not chat on the third floor. Please come over to my place." Lin Nan looked at the assistant at the door.

"Is the filming of "Blind Road" about to be completed?" Yue Jun asked curiously.

"That should be it."

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Two minutes later, Lin Nan saw Li Yang, who was exhausted.

The last time they met was a long time ago. During this year's Capital International Film Festival, Lin Nan was filming The Wandering Earth, so he didn't run into Li Yang.

"Director Li."

"Brother Li, please sit down. Yifei is in Shanghai today, so I can only ask you to come to my company to talk." Lin Nan said with a smile and personally poured a cup of green tea for Li Yang.

"In my opinion, although it is an investment from Red Star Wood, it is the same to come to Lin Nan Films. You two are inseparable."

“Brother Li, is the filming of ‘Blind Road’ about to be completed?” Although Lin Nan could guess it, he still asked politely.

"Yes, it will be done soon. Because it is all real scenes and outdoor scenes, it will take a long time, but I expect it to be finished around the middle of next month.

This time I came here to talk about the film schedule, distribution, and promotion.”

Li Yang sat there, feeling a little cramped. Because a movie costs more than just shooting costs, publicity and promotion are the biggest expenses, and even other resources besides funding are consumed.

Lin Nan and Yue Jun could roughly guess Li Yang's mentality. That's right, if you don't have a certain status in the circle, the distributor may not pay attention to you, especially for a movie like this that is destined to not make money.

"Don't worry about the publicity and promotion. What I have the most is the relationship channels for publicity and promotion. As for the schedule, does Brother Li have any ideas?" Lin Nan asked Li Yang in a very confident tone.

"How about releasing it during the last 10 days of the Lunar New Year holiday? I'm not planning to release it on the Spring Festival day. I just want to take advantage of the market overflow between the Lunar New Year holiday and the Spring Festival holiday, and let more people see it..."

"Your idea is completely different from Feng Xiaogang's. He was aiming for box office, while you were aiming for more people to see the film. But the result will be the same. The audience will be reluctant to go to the theater to watch this film. It is not suitable for the atmosphere of the New Year."

Lin Nan interrupted Li Yang. As expected, it is very common for the person in charge to be confused. Feng Xiaogang scheduled "1942" for the Lunar New Year holiday, and Li Yang also wanted to bring "Blind Road" to the Lunar New Year holiday.

"Well, do you have any other suggestions? I don't know how to decide on this movie. You know, I've never been a commercial film director, and I hardly ever deal with the market."

Li Yang looked at Lin Nan, and Lin Nan turned his gaze to Yue Jun.

"How about going for the May Day slot? It's neither too big nor too small, just right." Yue Jun thought for two seconds and gave a suggestion.

Half an hour later, Li Yang left, leaving only Lin Nan and Yue Jun in the office.

"I still remember very clearly that February of 2003, when he won the award in Berlin. He was so high-spirited on the stage and in front of the media cameras..." Lin Nan couldn't help muttering.

"Director Lin, please think about your own reasons. Your status and position have changed dramatically a long time ago. No matter how familiar you were a dozen years ago, you can't go back now."

"Is that so?" Lin Nan shook his head helplessly. It seems so, right? This feeling makes people nostalgic.

"I'll leave this matter to you later. Help Red Star Wood with publicity. As for the distribution, Yifei will have someone contact Guangguang."

"No problem. This kind of movie and film director are worth supporting. But Red Star Wood is likely to suffer a loss. It seems that this is the only loss it will suffer."

"That's not necessarily true. With the current market size, the smaller the investment cost, the easier it will be to recover the cost, and the greater the possibility of making a profit!"