That year Huayu

"The urban fantasy love comedy film "The Second Generation of Fairies", directed by Ning Hao, produced by Xing Aina, and starring Liu Yifei and Lin Nan, has been released for a week and the total box office has reached 620 million."

"At noon today, five ministries and commissions, including the Development and Reform Commission, Finance, Commerce, Human Resources and Social Security, and the General Administration, jointly issued a red-headed document: "Notice on Several Policies to Support the Prosperity and Development of TV Dramas"; among them..."

A red-headed document jointly issued by five ministries drew the attention of all Chinese-language filmmakers, actors, stars and media who were away at the Venice International Film Festival back to China.

Even many foreign filmmakers on Lido Island in Venice have noticed the "earthquake" in the Chinese film and television market!

There are 14 paragraphs in the red-headed document, including clauses specifically addressing the issue of sky-high pay in the industry;

This is also the first time that the government has clearly defined the issue of sky-high pay in a document, and has given clear outline requirements for optimizing the pay distribution mechanism, with sharp words:

"It is strictly forbidden for film and television broadcasting organizations to use celebrities as the only bargaining standard!"

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“The issue of sky-high pay mainly affects the TV drama industry, so this time the title clearly falls on the three words ‘TV drama’;

If nothing unexpected happens, the General Administration’s official document should come out before the end of the month, making detailed and specific regulatory requirements on the pay of actors and celebrities.

Of course, the way to curb sky-high pay is to target producers and broadcasting platforms; after all, none of the actors who receive super high pay are willing to take the initiative to reduce their pay. In this case, we can only start with Party A..."

On the morning of the 4th, Venice time, Lin Nan was still pulled into a meeting to be informed of the spirit of the document. With him were all the top Chinese filmmakers on Lido Island.

The keynote speaker was, of course, the leader of the Chinese-language film industry at the Venice International Film Festival - China Film Group Chairman La Peikang.

"The pay my company pays is at the upper end of the spectrum at best, but never sky-high."

"Director Lin, are you kidding me? Who in the industry dares to ask Lin Nan Films for a sky-high salary? The only people who can get the highest salary from your company are probably Zhou Xun and Liu Dehua, right?"

Lin Nan muttered quietly, and then Zhang Mo next to him responded.

"Because only they are worth this price, the other actors are totally unqualified."

While chatting with Zhang Mo in a low voice and distracted by the topic, Lin Nan also intentionally observed the expressions of Wang Zhonglei, Feng Xiaogang and others on the other side. They all looked calm and composed, with no ripples on their faces.

But in other words, the calmer the faces of the people present at this moment, the more trouble they have in their hearts; because the vast majority of people at this moment have emotional feedback on their faces, whether good or bad.

After all, the higher-ups have really taken action to cut the sky-high film pay, which is either a good thing or a bad thing for everyone here.

Look, several actor representatives such as Zhou Xun and Fan Bingbing all have gloomy faces.

Directors, producers and film and television company executives were all very excited and looked very happy. Well, except for a few who had no expression on their faces and looked like it had nothing to do with them!

"Okay, let's not talk about these things that will spoil the fun. Director Lin, today is already the 4th, and there's no call yet?"

Liu Yifei interrupted Shu Chang and Zhou Xun's chattering and asked about the business. Upon hearing this, the latter two also looked at Director Lin.

"No."

"Then tomorrow afternoon?" Liu Yifei asked.

"I don't know, but we'll know tomorrow afternoon."

"What are you two talking about?" Shu Chang and Zhou Xun asked in unison. They didn't know that Lin Nan had been asked to meet up tomorrow afternoon.

"Keep it a secret." Miss Liu opened her red lips and uttered only two words.

"Oh!"

"hehe!"

"Don't say 'ha', let's go eat. I'll order a few more bottles of water for you two, drink slowly."

Lin Nan couldn't help but laugh and teased. Then he took Liu Yifei's hand and walked straight to the western restaurant they had agreed to go to in the morning.

As for what will happen tomorrow afternoon, he and Miss Liu had been discussing it for a long time last night. Both of them had some vague guesses, but they were not sure and it was hard to say.

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In the afternoon, many Chinese-language filmmakers at the Venice International Film Festival chose to return home early, including Wang Zhonglei, Feng Xiaogang, Fan Bingbing, Li Bingbing and other big names.

Of course, these people didn’t have an invitation to the closing ceremony red carpet, so they might as well go back to catch up with the red carpet of the Bazaar Charity Dinner. In addition, it is not ruled out that they have other important things that need to be dealt with in advance...

By the afternoon of the 4th, the 10-day Venice International Film Festival was halfway through.

All the film crews in the main competition unit are also waiting for the announcement of the unspoken rules... People are restless and cannot remain calm.

Even Lin Nan stayed in the hotel for the entire afternoon and didn't go anywhere because he had no energy or interest at all.

So, he just started a work video call with the crew of "Detective Chinatown 2", since the time difference was only four hours.

It's no wonder that, with the staff "taking the camera", Lin Nan and his friends in the hotel were just "visiting the set" remotely, and they would make a few comments from time to time.

For example, Lin Nan thought that Reba’s shots were not up to standard, so he shouted NG.

"Director Lin, what do you think about the schedule I proposed?" Lu Yang was eating lunch while watching the video.

"Sure. Once you've finished filming, you can make the official announcement."

Lin Nan gave a clear answer. "Operation Red Sea" + "Detective Chinatown 2", two blockbusters of different genres were released on the same day - striving to divide the Spring Festival period.

Hearing this, Lu Yang slapped his thigh and instantly became energetic, "Okay, now I have two blockbusters in the same release date. This Spring Festival time slot is mine!"

"So big?" Shu Chang and Zhou Xun were both shocked. Lin Nan Pictures had never done this before, so this time they were leaving no room for their peers?

"The box office market is a battlefield, and it's normal for a fight to the death." Lu Yang said, and the next second he took a big bite of the hamburger, "Eat as much as you can... I get a share of the box office revenue!"

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On the 5th, except for the shortlisted films in each module of the film festival, the copyright transactions of a large number of other films have almost been completed.

At this point, the attention of all film producers in the entire film festival was focused on the remaining dozens of films.

Lin Nan got a piece of inside information that the overseas copyright of "Legend of the Demon Cat" was sold for a little over 20 million US dollars.

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This price is actually quite high. After all, this movie has no awards at all, and it is also a Chinese historical costume theme which is relatively unique overseas!

Chen Kaige and Chen Hong, who had sold the copyright, had already left Lido Island with their people at around eight in the morning.

It is said that when they were blocked by reporters for interviews before leaving, the two of them smiled. Chen Hong even took the initiative to mention Chen Feiyu, saying that they were going to visit the set of Ever Night after returning.

In the afternoon, Lin Nan and Liu Yifei received Zhang Yimou and Zhang Mo who came to visit unexpectedly.

To be fair, Zhang Yimou's mentality has really changed a lot. For the first time, he revealed that he would officially sign a contract with Huanxi next year, as if he was talking about something that everyone already knew.

But in fact, there are many people who don’t know about this matter, such as Zhou Xun and Shu Chang. They both looked completely shocked, and it was very real.

"Shadow will be registered to compete in the Venice Film Festival next year... I can ask Zhang Yi to come over when my next film is approved, probably around the middle of next year. Please keep this a secret for now..."

When sending Director Zhang and his daughter out of the hotel, Zhang Yimou told them the main purpose of his visit today.

"No problem, I'll let him reserve his schedule. Thank Director Zhang on his behalf, too."

"Well, we'll go first then."

As soon as Zhang Yimou and Zhang Mo left, a few more people came over. They were the ones who had an appointment.

"Forest……"

"welcome……"

Lin Nan smiled and greeted them, hugged them, and then took the lead and led a few people into the hotel.

What he didn't notice at all was that Zhang Yimou, who had already walked away, was now looking back at this side.

"Dad, aren't they?" Zhang Mo exclaimed.

"Chairman and director of the Venice International Film Festival Organizing Committee..." At this moment, Zhang Yimou narrowed his eyes slightly with a very serious expression.

"What does the organizing committee want to see Director Lin for?" Zhang Mo still didn't react.

"You haven't experienced it, so you don't know. I guess even if Lin Nan can guess something, he can only half-understand it at best. However, next year's Venice International Film Festival...I'm afraid it's going to be lively!"

Zhang Yimou murmured something, then started walking back, leaving Zhang Mo, who looked confused, behind him.

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In the hotel conference room, there were only Lin Nan and four people from the Venice International Film Festival Organizing Committee.

His heart beat faster because he and Liu Yifei guessed right, but also wrong.

Lin Nan and Liu Yifei's guess the night before yesterday was: the organizing committee invited him for an interview, probably to invite him to be a judge of next year's film festival, most likely a judge of the main competition unit...

At this moment, Director Lin couldn't help but recall the jokes that Marco Mueller had said to him at the launch ceremony banquet of the Pingyao International Film Festival at the beginning of the year.

Now, it really came true!

"I wonder if Director Lin Nan is willing to serve as the chairman of the jury for the main competition of the film festival next year?"

"In the past, Director Li An and Director Zhang Yimou had both served as directors of the main competition unit..."

"If Director Lin Nan agrees, we will need to sign a letter of appointment within a few days after the closing ceremony and awards ceremony..."

"In addition, you also need to keep it confidential until the first half of next year when the 75th Venice International Film Festival launch ceremony press conference is held, and the organizing committee will publicly announce this matter."

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