That year Huayu

Lin Nan drove Liu Yifei back to the company.

The two people who came here to solicit investment with the idea of ​​​​trying their luck suddenly seemed a little panicked.

Because the person in front of me is an internationally famous director, and the other is a top actress and producer. Both of them are capital investors in the film and television industry.

Compared with Lin Nan Pictures and Tiangong Color, their company is just a grassroots team that does animation outsourcing.

"Director Yue only told me that it is an animated film project. Can you two introduce it to me and Yifei again?"

In the large conference room on the third floor, Lin Nan was sitting in the main seat, smiling and speaking naturally.

Liu Yifei sat on the edge, also a little curious.

She also likes animated movies. Almost all major animated movies on the market are produced by Hollywood, but she has never seen them here in China.

"I'm ashamed to say that." A middle-aged man stood up.

"We have always been outsourcing animation, and we have always had plans to make original animated feature films. We had it in 2006."

"It wasn't until the year before last that we mustered up the courage to choose the theme of "Journey to the West" because all employees liked it. It was for a dream, but..."

Seeing his companion stumbling over his words, another person took the initiative to take over.

"We think too simply. How can it be so easy to create something original? All aspects of design, movement, and testing, as well as experience, technology, and equipment are all key factors that restrict us."

“I promised investors that I would complete the project in two years and release it in 2013.

But for the sake of quality, the 2-minute scene went back and forth for a year. Not long ago, investors withdrew..."

The two of them complemented each other sentence by sentence, very sincerely.

Lin Nan glanced at Yue Jun. This ordinary investor must withdraw. There is no hope and the risk is still high.

The two people in front of me are definitely men from science and engineering backgrounds, because the initial project establishment was actually for ideals!

Liu Yifei listened very seriously, which was her usual attitude.

"How many people are there in your company?"

Lin Nan asked suddenly, and the two people opposite him felt a little unnatural.

"tens of."

"How specific?"

"More than twenty, originally some were in their early thirties..."

Lin Nan knew very well that for technology-based companies in the film and television industry, the number of people was a bit small. If they didn't have enough to eat, they would have to run away.

"What did that two-minute scene bring?"

Hearing Lin Nan's words, the two people on the opposite side obviously became energetic, "Bring it here, Director Yue just saw it."

Yue Jun also nodded. The reason why he called Lin Nan and said it was good was because he saw the two minutes of footage.

"Then play it again and let me see."

A laptop was moved in front of Lin Nan and Liu Yifei. The faces of the two people opposite them already had more confidence.

Although the video is only two minutes long, these two people still put in the effort to package it before coming.

Opening subtitles: "Shiyue Culture - "Journey to the West: The Return of the Great Sage" short film."

Lin Nan nodded, it was indeed this!

"Major animated films are time-consuming and labor-intensive, and there is no precedent for box office profits in the domestic market. It is Hollywood animated films that are harvesting the global market. Was it difficult to find investment before?"

Facing Lin Nan's question, the two people opposite him smiled helplessly and acquiesced.

"How many companies have you found to attract investment this time?"

"Director Lin's was the first company we looked for. At that time, we wanted to try our luck. If it didn't work, we would continue to look for other companies." Jin Dayong replied decisively.

"Huh? Why is this my first choice?"

Although Lin Nan had some guesses in his mind, he still asked.

“Funds can be found anywhere, but making such high-end animated films requires more technology, equipment, and talent.

And these are all available in Tiangong colors, and they are all top-notch in the country. "Tian Xiaopeng added.

Hearing this, everyone present laughed, it was so direct!

Lin Nan thought for a moment, glanced at the two people opposite him, and nodded to Yue Jun:

"Let's talk about it. Director Yue will tell me the result later."

Lin Nan's words made the two people opposite them tense up for an instant, and then relaxed again.

"Director Lin, are you willing to invest in us?"

"Well, let's talk to Director Yue."

Lin Nan smiled and nodded, he voted for this project.

"Thank you, Director Lin, thank you, Director Lin." The two of them thanked each other excitedly.

Liu Yifei followed Lin Nan, and the two of them left the conference room.

The next investment negotiation is Yue Jun's job.

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Two days later, the Lunar New Year festival is still going on, and the film industry is already dumbfounded.

Ten days after "囧" was released, the film schedule was once again increased by theaters because there was no opponent, and the daily box office returned to 80 million.

At this time, the daily box office of "1942" has dropped to 5 million, with a total box office of 320 million.

The industry has already predicted that this movie will exceed 400 million, which is very difficult. Even 350 million is a big threshold!

At this time, when everyone thinks of Huayi's behavior of betraying the issuer alliance in exchange for the incremental ladder-sharing contract, they just think it is funny and ridiculous. It is estimated that Huayi will regret it to death.

On the other hand, Jackie Chan's "Zodiac" held its premiere eight days ahead of schedule.

Lin Nan and Liu Yifei were not absent.

In the eyes of the industry, they are definitely the most popular couple this year.

Starting from "The Genius", to the Golden Horse Awards, and then to the current popular "Thailand", there are Lin Nan and Liu Yifei!

"Director Lin, Yifei, congratulations. You are the only ones who have made a lot of money this year. Everyone in the industry is very envious."

Wang Zhonglei's smiling face is really uncomfortable.

"Mr. Wang, you're welcome. It's just good luck."

Hearing Lin Nan's words, Wang Zhonglei paused unconsciously. Was Hua Yi unlucky in his relationship?

"Hurry in, everyone is waiting for you two."

"OK, thanks."

Liu Yifei held Lin Nan's arm and laughed softly: "I guess your words definitely made him choke."

"That's his business. But think about it, "1942" did suffer a huge loss, and it also affected the stock price, tsk tsk tsk."

The two of them walked into the venue. There were many guests and greetings continued.

Jackie Chan's reputation is indeed big enough, and all the big names in the entertainment industry are here, as well as many foreigners. This is the result of decades of hard work in the film industry.

"Director Lin and Yifei, congratulations on the success of "囧"."

Fan Bingbing walked over swayingly, holding a wine glass and wearing clothes that showed off his figure.

"Thanks."

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Ziyi, Li Bingbing and others came to say hello one after another.

These people also have a tacit understanding and will not meet each other "by chance".

Liu Yifei is also the target of people in the circle to win over and fawn over, but she obviously doesn't like this feeling of being surrounded by people.

So, he took Lin Nan to the side to taste the delicious food, and no one with eyes would come to disturb him anymore.

…

In Jackie Chan's movies, there will never be a shortage of women, and they are all beautiful women. The same goes for "Zodiac".

Good guy, you can get the key in one move, but thanks to the elder brother, you can fully consider the actor's own conditions and come up with this kind of plot!

Jackie Chan also worked hard for this movie. He even invited his wife Lin Fengjiao, who had been away from acting for 30 years, to the scene. This stunt is beyond words.

He even joked about his own death, very confidently:

"If I die now, I will definitely become a legend like Bruce Lee and James Dean. "Zodiac" will also be my last work and go down in film history."

These words were extremely exciting to the ears of the guests present.

People working in this industry are more or less superstitious, especially those on Hong Kong Island, but Jackie Chan just said this, which shows how much he attaches importance to this movie.

"I hope its box office can reach over 1 billion like Director Lin's two films."

On the stage, Jackie Chan looked at Lin Nan and Liu Yifei and shouted with a smile.

…

In the afternoon, the headline news in the industry was not only "Zodiac" but also Lin Nan Pictures.

This really shocked the people in the circle.

"Lin Nan Pictures signed an investment agreement and will invest tens of millions in the next one or two years to complete the production of a major domestic animated film..."

"As the producer of "囧囧", Lin Nan Pictures has submitted an application to postpone the release to the Film Bureau. The new extension key time limit is one month."

Two pieces of news made the entire film industry uneasy.

12 days, 800 million box office, "囧" has this qualification!

A big animated movie?

"Is he floating? Do you really think that there is such a soil in China, and you even invest in domestic animated movies?!"

"Animated movie? What's the subject? Is there a clue?"

"It's been postponed again! Will other movies be allowed to live?"

…

As soon as the news spread, Lin Nan's phone line never stopped.

Han Sanping, Wang Changtian, and Ye Ning moved faster than the other.

"Did you really vote for cartoons?"

"That's an animated movie, not a cartoon. It's meant to compete with Hollywood!"

Lin Nan once again corrected Han Sanping, who was quick to speak.

When these people mention domestic animated movies, they unconsciously think of those young and childish cartoons. This is indeed a shortcoming of the domestic animation market.

Foreign animated films are not inferior to Hollywood blockbusters at all, but in China it is just the opposite. I think they are for children!

"Compared to Disney and DreamWorks?" Han Sanping responded.

"Yes, make our own animated movie."

"Okay, the organization supports you, let me know if you need to. The bureau has also mentioned this, but no company is willing to develop in this area, and the films they make are all for kidding."

"You didn't mention investment?" Lin Nan joked.

"Forget it, the cycle is too long. By then, you know, I may not be there..."

Han Sanping's words stunned Lin Nan.

He really hadn't thought about this. Calculating the time, it seemed that it was indeed coming soon.

After ending the call with Han Sanping, Lin Nan sat there and pondered for a while. This was indeed a thing.

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"Lin, are you coming over?"

Tom's voice was a little excited.

"Yes, let someone clean the Beverly Hills villa thoroughly. I will go there in a few days."

"Remember to clean up, Tom." Liu Yifei was also on the side and shouted with a smile.

"Oh, it's my dear Crystal! I haven't seen you for a long time. Will you come over this time?"

"Yes, I will."

"Then when I arrive, I will definitely send more people to pick you up. Don't worry, I will find the best cleaning company to take care of the villa's hygiene."

"By the way, Lin, Leon was still complaining about you at the Oscar party two days ago."

Lin Nan couldn't help laughing, "Then tell him that we'll see you in a few days. That's all for today."

"No problem. Goodbye, dear Crystal, and my unreliable boss!"

Before Lin Nan could say anything, Tom hung up the phone.

Lin Nan had to admire Tom. When he and Liu Yifei were present at the same time, this guy always knew who to fawn over. He was such a thief!

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