That year Huayu

The budget is four million, which is really just about the budget.

Lin Nan took the film back to school for editing. He would be a fool not to take advantage of it.

The school is also very generous. After all, 80% of the film is made by students of the school. I don’t support anyone who supports it.

Because the advantage of this movie lies in its setting and plot, and its low cost, post-production is also simple.

Unlike those big-budget commercial films or films with special effects, post-production alone has to be calculated in years.

A group of senior students beat their chests loudly and promised to finish it in half a month.

Seeing them beating chicken blood, Lin Nan knew that they would stay up late and work overtime. After all, the movie was like his own child, and everyone was still enthusiastic at this time.

The review and release permission are all handled by SIPG, so it doesn't seem like a big problem. The sample film and the final film are absolutely consistent as planned, and the review is only a content review.

The next thing to consider is when it will be released.

When Lin Nan and the others were filming their movie at the end of last month, there were big moves in the domestic film and television industry. "Hero" was nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

The whole country was in an uproar, and the man behind Director Zhang once shouted: Who will win if "Hero" doesn't win?

In the end, it lost to the German film "Love in Africa", and the public opinion suddenly changed its focus.

Fortunately, I won the Golden Bauhinia Award two days later.

I heard that I am attending the Hong Kong Film Awards in the past two days. If nothing else, the main awards will be for "Infernal Affairs".

Others have the same purpose as the American Academy Awards, which is to only serve their own people. At least there is an award for Best Foreign Language Film across the sea for foreign films to compete for.

As for the Hong Kong Film Awards, their horizons are so high that they will go further and further in the future.

Lin Nan looked at his account. It can be said that all four million was spent on the blade. The remuneration of school classmates and the remuneration of senior students in other departments have been settled.

Coupled with the rental fees for equipment and the cost of filming, Lin Nan couldn't afford film or a rented digital camera.

After calculating the bits and pieces, there was more than 80,000 left. Lin Nan planned to pay them bonuses when post-production was completed. If there was still some leftover, he would eat.

Shanghai Film and Lin Nan finally determined the time for the completion of post-production, and he vowed to complete it before the middle of the year.

The result of Shanghai Film's action was that the review and licensing were perfectly resolved. It was said to be post-production, but it was just tinkering.

Finally, when it came to the release date, Shanghai Film wanted to put it in the second half of the year, but Lin Nan refused.

He doesn't want to die, but there will be "Cell Phone" and "Infernal Affairs" in the future, so what will death be like?

Lin Nan wants the first half of the year, and the latest for the second half is early August, because "Infernal Affairs" was introduced in early September and "Mobile Phone" was released in December.

After a final push, since it’s the first half of the year, let’s do it on May 1st, which happens to be Labor Day.

Lin Nan accepted decisively. This was 2003, and Labor Day was a seven-day holiday.

After setting the time, Lin Nan had to go see the senior brothers in charge of the post-production process to see if it was too reckless to set the release date by himself.

If something goes wrong, will it really be shown with the sample film?

When Lin Nan arrived, they gave them the good news that it was completed.

After calming down her anxiety, Lin Nan contacted Shanghai Film Studio and came over to watch the final film.

"The plot is exactly the same, the colors and sounds are even more perfect, and some of the gang shots are also well modified..."

Shanghai Film Studio took away the final film.

"Brothers, it will be released on May Day, and it will only take a month to finish filming. The time has come to witness our achievements. When the time comes, remember to ask more people to go to the theater."

Lin Nan asked everyone to mobilize the surrounding groups, and everyone readily accepted it.

There are many students who support it, but most still sneer at it.

"What kind of movie can a bunch of kids who haven't left school make? The box office will definitely beat my grandma's house."

Most people just watch the fun, but only a few people in the school participate in the crew.

Facing the angry Zhu Yawen and others, Lin Nan had to persuade them to calm down and not get angry, "I invested 1.8 million, and I'm not even angry."

On the 24th, Liu Yifei went back to school. "I signed a new drama, which is adapted from a game. I will join the cast at the end of the year."

Lin Nan knew that it was Xian Jianyi.

"Why didn't you tell me when you were making a movie?" Liu Yifei glared at Lin Nan fiercely.

The fierce look is good-looking and the eyes are big.

"Your mother said you had arrangements." Lin Nan didn't lie.

When she contacted her, it was Liu's mother who answered the phone. That's exactly what she said, and she wished Lin Nan all the best, very politely.

"Ah, my mother never told me." Liu Yifei instantly looked annoyed.

Lin Nan didn't say anything, just looked at the girl, feeling very comfortable.

Perhaps in Mother Liu's eyes, there is a high probability that few of her daughter's classmates will have great prospects, including Lin Nan, a poor boy from the northwest.

By the end of April, some newspapers and media began to report on this film school student crew. Contacted by Shangying.

For the first time, Lin Nan was interviewed by several people, including his participation in Li Yang's "The Blind Shaft". These were all promotional materials.

He named the director, screenwriter and producer. This news was published in the newspapers and was ridiculed by many people.

"The world is declining..."

"Both humans and ghosts are directing."

…

"Lin Zi, don't pay attention to those words." Zhu Yawen comforted Lin Nan, but the latter didn't take it seriously.

Afterwards, Lin Nan went to find his old classmate.

"You want to change your major?"

Teacher Zhou looked at his students as if he had seen a ghost and confirmed again.

"Yes, teacher." Lin Nan confirmed.

The school has this regulation, but the premise is that Lin Nan must meet the above conditions and must apply by himself.

Academic review, transfer to department review, and prove that you are indeed more suitable for transfer to the department.

It is certain that he was not agreed. Lin Nan is gone, so we should wait until the movie is released before discussing this issue.

Zhu Yawen didn’t know where she got the MP3 player and wore headphones.

Lin Nan brought over a pair of headphones, which was "The Little Blacksmith of Milan" by Jay Chou.

"Did you buy it?"

"Yes, you paid me the salary, and I bought this and a new mobile phone that day."

This answer is impeccable.

"Farewell My Concubine" was playing in the screening room. Unfortunately, Cheng Dieyi couldn't think about it and left at the beginning of the month.

I have to say that this film was really well shot, and Director Chen started to go downhill from then on.

In the past, when watching movies, students were required to learn the acting skills of the actors in them and put themselves into the movie.

Lin Nan began to try to watch movies from the director's perspective. The teacher did not agree to change his major and asked him to go back and think about it again, but it did not prevent Lin Nan from studying on his own first.

The next day, Lin Nan went to the directing department to observe the class.

Although the extra person was very conspicuous, no one cared about it.

The day before May Day, Li Yang called Lin Nan and asked him if he was nervous. "Blind Well" had no hope of being released and was beaten to death with a stick.

On May 1st, Lin Nan and a few people from his class went to the cinema. The movie was promoted very carefully, with many posters and lots of gimmicks.

At the beginning of the millennium, there was no such thing as the Internet for movie promotion, and promotion relied entirely on local promotions.

Mr. Yu, who was born in Beijing Film Studio, founded the first private distribution company.

However, Shanghai Film Studio handles distribution and promotion entirely on its own, and has absolutely no involvement with any department or company here.

Sitting in the cinema, several people felt anxious.

"This is my first time filming a movie, and I'm still the heroine." Zhou Yang took a swig of Coke and took a break.

"Who isn't?"

Zhu Yawen interjected.

"I'm not." Lin Nan said silently.

There were a lot of people in this screening room, two-thirds of the seats were occupied.

Thanks to the small number of films nowadays and the lack of explosive output like later, Lin Nan feels that he should be able to make money. As for how much he makes, it depends on God's will.

This movie costs $4 million, and it's just a simple room, and it may be on a quiet schedule for a weekly tour of theaters.

At two o'clock in the morning on the 2nd, Lin Nan was woken up by Nokia's classic ringtone.

"Hey, how much do you think...?"

Lin Nan said weakly and turned off the phone perfunctorily. He was too sleepy.

Early in the morning, there was a loud knock on the door of the dormitory, "Lin Zi, open the door quickly."

Rubbing his eyes and yawning, Lin Nan started to get dressed, "You don't even let people take a break during the holiday. What are you doing?"

"Box office, box office." Zhu Yawen shouted loudly outside. Fortunately, it was a holiday and everyone had gone back, just like Lin Nan was alone in the dormitory.

"Box office? Oh, I'll go. Where's my phone?"

Opening the door, Zhu Yawen rushed in impatiently.

Lin Nan was turning on his phone. He couldn't remember what was said on the phone last night.

"1.85 million on the first day." Zhu Yawen jumped up and down, more excited than Lin Nan.

Sure enough, there was a series of missed calls on the phone.

In the blink of an eye, another one called in, "Hello, who is this?"

"Mr. Ren? Shangying? Oh, oh, hello, I'm Lin Nan, I'm Lin Nan..."

After answering the phone, Lin Nan sat there. It was not realistic at all for such a big boss to call him.

"Lin Zi, did you hear me? I'm calling you." Zhu Yawen pushed Lin Nan.

"I'm not crazy, I'm not stupid, it's just 1.85 million."

"You are awesome, you have already started to install it." Zhu Yawen sat on the bunk opposite Lin Nan, crossed her legs and gave a thumbs up from time to time, "Calm enough."

"Come on, let's go out to eat. I'll treat you. I'll also see if any of them are still in school. Call them all."

Lin Nan slapped his thigh and decided that it was time to reward his hard work. Last time, he gave bonuses to the post-production brothers, and he still had 20,000 yuan left, which he counted as his own bonus.

Although it was May Day, most of the crew were here, just focusing on the results. Before joining the crew, they were just assistants and helpers. This time, the meaning was different. They were doing it by themselves with real swords and guns.

During the May Day holiday, everyone had a very exciting time. Lin Nan received calls from Shanghai Film Studio every day, and the data was updated every day.

Senior brothers or classmates at school will also pay attention to the box office, or ask Lin Nan directly.

It took me so long to apply for a phone card, and the number of calls I received before May Day was not as many as those with numbers 1 and 2 combined.

The phone numbers of my old class, the phone numbers of other teachers, the phone numbers of the school leaders, the phone numbers of teachers from the directing department, and the photography department. They all have students participating in film shooting.

For teachers and leaders, this is a teaching achievement that can be written into reports.

For students, this is a glorious resume. Anyone in their right mind can see that this movie will definitely have a higher box office.

During the seven-day holiday, the box office reached just over 15 million. It is expected that the box office will drop sharply starting from the 8th.

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