That year Huayu

Chapter 1215: The power of the chairman of the jury; the price...

It was already late in the morning in Venice, but at home the sun was rising in the east, so brilliant.

"At about 3 a.m. today, the closing ceremony and awards ceremony of the 74th Venice International Film Festival came to a successful conclusion. The Chinese-language films in the main competition unit ended their embarrassing journey of not winning anything for several years..."

"The realistic love drama "Marriage Story", directed by Lin Nan and starring Liu Yifei, Lin Nan, Zhou Xun and others, won three awards..."

“It is reported that this year’s film festival is the second time that Director Lin Nan has competed in the main competition unit of the Venice International Film Festival after The Hunt in 2009, and he won the Silver Lion Award for Best Director and the Silver Lion Award for the Jury!”

"It is worth celebrating that six years after The Fault in Our Stars, actress Liu Yifei finally had her wish come true at the Venice International Film Festival, winning the Volpi Cup for Best Actress, the best actress award..."

"The Academy of Film's official website and official WeChat account have sent out a top message at 6am this morning:

Warm congratulations to Professor Lin Nan of our school's Directing Department for winning the Silver Lion Award for Best Director at the 74th Venice International Film Festival and the Silver Lion Award of the Jury;

Congratulations to the outstanding alumnus of the School of Acting, Liu Yifei, for winning the Volpi Cup Award for Best Actress. I hope that the two filmmakers will continue to overcome difficulties and achieve more in the future..."

"Director Lu Yang, Director Guo Fan, Director Ning Hao, Jiang Wen, Wu Tian, ​​Zhang Yi, Huang Bo, Huang Xiaoming, Li Bingbing, Fan Bingbing, Jing Tian, ​​Reba... Hundreds of filmmakers in the industry sent messages to congratulate..."

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"I feel inexplicably moved! Eight years ago, Director Lin Nan expressed his true feelings here. He confessed his love on the stage and she burst into tears. Eight years later, he brought her back and walked onto the podium together..."

"Life is such a wonderful journey. The happiest thing is to have the best companion, a fellow traveler."

"She's reached the top, she's really reached the top now! But will she just give up in the future? She'll just let herself go and have fun, not be enthusiastic about work anymore, and take roles based on her personal preferences, and do whatever she wants?"

"The person above, are you confused? Liu Yifei and Director Lin, they are both homebodies and otakus. Do you expect them to be enthusiastic about their work? I heard that they were both forced to work by their employees..."

"Oh no, this is really not good news. But can we still look forward to "Mulan"? A husband and wife duo, and a husband and wife duo who don't play opposite each other..."

"Everyone can roughly guess what other actresses in the film and television industry are feeling at this moment. They are nothing more than envy, jealousy, and jealousy. But what about Teacher Zhao Tao at this moment? Is she already beating up Director Jia Zhangke? Is she urging her own big director to hurry up and write the script?"

"Hahahaha...the man upstairs, please behave yourself."

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"Did it really work? This is too unbelievable!" Although Zeng Jia had seen the news online for an hour, it still felt unreal. It succeeded the second time?

Looking at Yang Mi next to her, she was there editing her Weibo with her mobile phone, congratulating Lin Nan and Liu Yifei for winning the grand prize, especially congratulating the latter.

"It's just a matter of time. But after winning the Best Actress award this time, given Director Lin's personality, he might become even more lazy about his work in the future, because he and Yifei have achieved their biggest dream."

Yang Mi thought she knew Lin Nan and Liu Yifei very well.

"Has our new international film queen agreed to come to the financing celebration dinner at the end of the month?"

“Two months ago, she and Shu Chang both said they were uncertain because they were not sure how long they would stay in Venice;

But it should be confirmed now. I will invite them again after they come back in a few days. She just won the Best Actress Award at the three major film festivals. I think she will be in a very good mood..."

Yang Mi nodded and said. Although there was no expression on her face, she could not suppress her envy in her heart. The actress in Venice and Houston... were worlds apart.

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Venice, Lido Island.

The film festival has ended, and a large number of filmmakers and media reporters from all over the world are leaving for home. This process is expected to last three to five days.

The reason why it will last so long is that many major film producers and some high-end brands are still busy.

"You've made a fortune this time. At the dinner last night, I saw several big brands negotiating with your assistant, and even some competitors. They were waiting for your contract to expire so they could poach you."

In the morning, Liu Yifei and Shu Chang took Zhou Xun to the seaside pier. Until this moment, Zhou Xun was still full of envy and couldn't help but "criticize" Liu Qianqian.

"Oh, don't think about my trophy anymore. You will have a chance too." Liu Yifei consoled with a smile, but the arrogance in her words was not concealed at all.

"Are you trying to provoke me or are you trying to put pressure on me? After all these years, my best result abroad was the Paris International Film Festival, and it wasn't even in the ABCD categories..." Zhou Xun gritted his teeth and glared at Liu Yifei.

"Xun'er, it seems like you are the one who brought up the topic again?"

Shu Chang joined in with a smile. Her best friend had already agreed to let her take a photo holding the Best Actress trophy and post it on Weibo after returning home. Well, she would use the large number of trophies as the background.

"Humph!" Zhou Xun snorted coldly, expressing his dissatisfaction. He then directed his firepower at Lin Nan, "Your Director Lin really doesn't take me seriously. I'm about to leave, and he doesn't even come to see me off?"

"He had something to do and went out very early in the morning." Liu Yifei answered naturally.

"What about the overseas copyright of "Marriage Story"? Then you have to treat me to a big dinner when you go back. This will bring in tens of millions of dollars." This was the only thing Zhou Xun could think of.

"Well, I knew you could guess it..."

While Liu Yifei and the other two were laughing and joking, on the other side, Jiang Xingrou was leading a meeting with more than 20 film producers to determine the final copyright transaction partners.

Lin Nan was with the Venice Film Festival Organizing Committee, reading the employment agreement for the chairman of the jury for the main competition unit...

“In addition, I hope that Director Lin Nan understands that relative fairness and justice are the most important things in a film festival. In addition, honor is very precious, so please do not abuse the power of the jury chairman.

At the 59th Cannes International Film Festival, Wang Jiawei abused this power, resulting in a major "accident" and seriously overdrawing the influence and reputation of the three major film festivals..."

Listening to the solemn instructions and warnings, Lin Nan couldn't help but want to laugh.

The worst Shanghai International Film Festival was only a four-yolked award. The chairman of the jury for the main competition unit was Chen Kaige, and Lin Nan's teacher Tian Zhuangzhuang won the Best Director Award.

Let’s look back at the 59th Cannes International Film Festival: Wang Jiawei was the chairman of the jury for the main competition unit. He directly gave out 5 yellow eggs for the Best Actor and 6 yellow eggs for the Best Actress. It’s simply shocking!

"Okay, I understand. I will form my own jury. Besides me, there will be at most one Chinese filmmaker."

Lin Nan picked up the pen and signed two copies of the appointment letter, one for him to take with him and one for the archives in Venice.

Half an hour later, Lin Nan shook hands with several members of the organizing committee one by one and said goodbye, and agreed to meet again next year.

…

Near noon, Lin Nan returned to the hotel. Liu Yifei and Shu Chang were already packing their luggage; they would return home together once the copyright issue was finalized.

"Xun Ge'er has been complaining about you for a long time, saying that you don't respect her as the 'Best Supporting Actress' at all." Shu Chang blinked his eyes and couldn't help but tell Lin Nan about it.

"Complaining about me? She will thank me when we return home in two days!" Lin Nan responded with a smile and walked towards the brand-name backpack placed beside the bed.

From the open pocket, one could see the two silver winged lions and a large Best Actress trophy with a black base and a golden upper part.

He couldn't help but take out the trophy and weighed it in his hand. "Well, this one from Producer Liu is really heavy."

"No, put it down quickly, be careful not to bump it; well, I'm afraid you might bump the trophy." At the side, Liu Yifei, with her arms folded across her chest and a big smile on her face, looked like a bad woman who gets bored with the old and loves the new.

"Okay, okay, I'll put it down for you."

Lin Nan really had no way to deal with her. After coming back last night, he even dragged him to drink half a bottle of red wine. Then, Liu Qianqian, who was slightly drunk,...ruthlessly defiled him.

"Director Lin, Director Jiang called and asked if you have returned. She has finalized the list of film producers." The assistant appeared at the door and reported to Lin Nan.

Hearing this, Liu Yifei immediately became excited and said, "Let's go and take a look together."

"Then you should notify Director Jiang and sign the contract this afternoon. Producer Liu and I will be there," Lin Nan instructed.

"Okay, I'll call back."

"No wonder people say it's easy for big international directors to make money. They can make a living from the copyright market alone." Shu Chang curled his lips and said with emotion.

“But we can’t just go the film festival copyright route like director Jia Zhangke did. Although it does make money, it only cares about eating for oneself and has no positive effect on the domestic film market… Such filmmakers will not only be disliked by the authorities, but also be isolated and excluded by the industry and the market.

So nowadays, directors are almost all walking on two legs, even if they are walking with difficulty. Of course, it is indeed more difficult to make a living in the copyright market than in the commercial film market; there is a very important prerequisite: you must at least be a well-known and recognized director with international fame..."

Lin Nan gave Shu Chang some "popular science" with great interest.

It is precisely because Jia Zhangke took the pure film festival route that he was able to obtain official permission in his personal capacity to establish the Pingyao International Film Festival.

But there is a serious problem, and it is an inevitable trend! That is, art film directors who have been out of touch with the market and the masses for a long time may become more and more conservative in their thinking, and even completely deviate from the masses in the end... After all, the development speed of the film and television industry is really changing with each passing day, and Jia Zhangke will easily be eliminated by the times!

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The transaction amount of every film sold in Venice is required to be reported to the film festival and counted; finally, it will be summarized into the total copyright transaction amount of this Venice Film Festival and announced to the global film industry.

Therefore, the film festival has also prepared a number of professional meeting venues for all film producers and distributors to facilitate discussions on copyright transactions.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, when Lin Nan and the other two arrived at the place, most of the film producers had already arrived.

In the lounge separated from the conference room by a wall, Jiang Xingrou's assistant handed the final list of film producers and the price details for the corresponding regions to several people.

"30.6 million US dollars?" Liu Yifei read out softly.

"The Fault in Our Stars sold for $28.6 million, and The Hunt sold for $32.4 million. It's reasonable for Marriage Story to sell for this price."

Lin Nan confirmed the result, and then he saw a familiar name: "Alfred? His business is really getting bigger and bigger, and he has opened up several more European countries!"

"Does Director Lin want to meet you? He even talked to Director Jiang about you, saying that he was sorry that he didn't meet you, his 'old friend'."

"We are indeed old acquaintances, but forget about meeting each other. After all, there is really nothing to talk about." Lin Nan smiled and shook his head.

The contract was being signed next door, while Lin Nan and the other two were waiting for Jiang Xingrou.

He, Liu Yifei and Shu Chang have already decided to return tomorrow, but Jiang Xingrou needs to deal with copyright matters and liaise with the bank regarding foreign exchange, so she will have to return two days later.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, when more than twenty contracts were placed in front of Lin Nan and others, this trip to the Venice Film Festival came to a successful conclusion.

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"Director Lin, it's time to set a release date for this movie. If it's going to be released before the New Year, it has to be set within the next two days."

"Well, I'll make it right away when I get back. I also have to say hello to Guangguang first."

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Because of the time difference, Lin Nan, Liu Yifei and Shu Chang planned to fly directly back to China from Milan on the afternoon of the 11th.

In this case, when the plane lands at the Capital Airport, it will be around eight or nine in the morning on the 12th, local time.

The next morning, when Lin Nan and his friends decided to rush to Milan to play for the last morning, Wolf Warrior 2 came to an end in China!

"Co-produced by Red Star Studios, Guangguang, Dengfeng International Pictures, and Linnan Pictures, and directed by Wu Yi, the patriotic military-themed commercial blockbuster "Wolf Warrior 2" was released for 46 days, with a total box office of 5.723 billion yuan, and the daily revenue approached zero, and it ended successfully."

"Thanks to the good news from director Lin Nan and Liu Yifei in Venice, the box office of the movie "The Second Generation of the Fairy" suddenly rebounded yesterday; as of yesterday evening, the total box office of the film has exceeded 950 million in 14 days."

"At noon, the script of director Cao Baoping's new film "She Killed" was successfully reviewed by the Film Bureau; the media called director Cao Baoping but have not been able to get in touch yet, and the casting is still unknown..."

"The Hollywood imported blockbuster, the final chapter of the "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" trilogy, "War for the Planet of the Apes", held a high-profile media conference in Beijing today. The film will officially hit theaters nationwide in four days..."

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Light, chairman's office.

Wang Changtian had just finished a meeting with Dong Chengpeng, Liu Xiaobin and Li Xiaoping. The publicity and promotion efforts and costs of "Sewing Machine Band" urgently need to be increased again.

Especially for those press releases and posts attacking Dapeng, the public relations cost really cannot be saved. After all, as the old saying goes: lies don't hurt people, but the truth is the sharpest knife!

This is also the reason why competitors only target Dapeng, because those "black articles" are all facts, and it is easy to connect a large number of fans, netizens and audiences who were "disgusted" by "The Pancake Man" to jointly boycott "Sewing Machine Band".

"By the way, the daily box office of The Second Generation of the Demon has stopped falling, and the magnitude of its rebound is quite strong. Who would have thought that a low-budget movie made for fun could actually get a box office of 1 billion? I am really impressed by Lin Nan and his team."

Wang Changtian sighed, quite envious. Then look at "Sewing Machine Band", it's really a headache.

The most important thing is that the quality of this movie is not bad, which makes people feel powerless, because Light Media and Wanda are undoubtedly in a state of debt from the beginning, carrying the debt of "The Pancake Man"!

"We previously estimated that 'The Second Generation of the Demon' would stop at around 1.1 billion, but that was without taking into account that Director Lin and Producer Liu would win a big prize in Venice. Now, I think it can reach 100 million more!" Liu Xiaobin, the person in charge of the theater chain, gave a very affirmative prediction.

"Mr. Wang, Director Dapeng has already left." Li Xiaoping knocked on the door and walked into the office again.

"Yes." Wang Changtian nodded, and then turned back to the main topic, "Mr. Liu, the premiere of this movie cannot be neglected in the slightest. How much word of mouth and public opinion can be restored depends on the premiere."

"Then let's send out a second invitation to all the people in the industry and the media that can be invited. Oh, and also invite Director Lin and his wife."

"What you say is true!" Suddenly, Wang Changtian pointed at the mobile phone on the desk and joked with Liu Xiaobin.

"Director Lin?"

"It's him. It should be almost noon there. Lin Nan?" Wang Changtian answered the call and his expression became serious. "Understood. I will instruct the distribution department later to set aside resources and a team."

After a while, Wang Changtian hung up the phone and faced Liu Xiaobin's puzzled look, and explained:

"Marriage Story is scheduled to be released at the end of next month. The release time is a bit rushed, but fortunately it saves publicity, and I believe the theaters will also give preferential treatment."

"Haha, of course. After all, it's a movie starring a husband and wife team, both of whom won major awards, so it's going to be very popular."

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When Lin Nan, Liu Yifei, Shu Chang and their group appeared at Milan Airport and were preparing to board the plane, they were met by domestic fans.

So, starting from 8pm on the 11th, the news spread online. The entire film and television industry and paparazzi circle also undoubtedly knew the exact flight information of Lin Nan and the other two - they could find out with just a quick check!

After a 12-hour first-class flight, all they needed was a good night's sleep. For Lin Nan and the other two, jet lag was not a problem at all.

At eight o'clock in the morning, Liu Yifei and Shu Chang completed the female star's washing process on the plane, which took fifteen minutes, the same as Lin Nan.

That's right, even though they knew they couldn't avoid the media reporters, they still chose to go without makeup, and only washed their faces and brushed their teeth because they were too lazy to move. As for their image? People with natural beauty are always fearless!

At about 8:40, the three men, fully armed, led their assistants off the plane. Then, they were surrounded outside the airport.

Unlike in the past, this time Liu Yifei was the main target of the interview; and she was also very talkative, completely sharing the workload with Lin Nan and Shu Chang.

"At about eight this morning, Director Lin Nan, Liu Yifei, and Shu Chang returned from Venice and landed at the Capital International Airport..."

"Liu Yifei generously shared her experiences and interesting things during this film festival, and thanked fans for their support over the years..."

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After getting on the Hongxingwu car, Lin Nan half-lay down lazily.

The number of media reporters today is a bit scary, but it is understandable, after all, this is the first time that Miss Liu has won such an international award.

"You are in such good spirits! If I hadn't reminded you, would you have continued talking for another half an hour?" Lin Nan teased Liu Yifei.

"Hehe, I was so engrossed in the process that I didn't notice the time issue and the congestion. I'll be more careful next time." Miss Liu smiled rather awkwardly.

"I'm waiting to take photos with all of Xixi's collections!" Shu Chang leaned back in his seat, muttering lazily.

"It's almost there. The new home is much closer to the airport. We'll be home soon."

Liu Yifei put her arm around Shu Chang's shoulders, and the two of them huddled together with a smile on their faces. She was also looking forward to going back and showing off all her trophies; well, basking in the sun, posting on Weibo...

"Teacher Cao?" Suddenly, the voice of Lin Nan answering the phone interrupted the chattering of Liu Yifei and Shu Chang.

"Lin Nan, the script of She Killed has been approved. I don't want to delay it any longer, I need to start casting."

"So, you still want to use Fan Bingbing?" Lin Nan looked at Liu Yifei and the others and made a gesture to keep quiet. Then he smiled and asked Cao Baoping.

"Well, I still want to use her, and the reason is still the same."

"Today is the 12th... tomorrow morning, I'll go back to school and talk to Teacher Cao about this matter. How about that?"

Lin Nan said calmly, not worried at all because he already had it all planned out.

Cao Baoping on the other end of the phone paused for a moment, then responded with a smile, "Okay, come over and talk about the budget, hahahaha."

"Yeah." Lin Nan let the other party hang up the phone first, then murmured: "There will be a surprise."

"I think Brother Xun really needs to treat you two to a big dinner for helping her get the role." Shu Chang pouted and teased Zhou Xun.

"That's right, she has to treat us both well." Lin Nan took over the conversation and couldn't help laughing.

In the car, only Liu Yifei understood what Lin Nan meant, so she also smiled and couldn't help but joked: "One big meal is not enough!"

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