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In the afternoon, reviews of two movies began to appear online.

Subsequently, a large number of viewers and fans participated.

"It's still the same Zhang Yimou, and it's still the same Gong Li. "Return" after many years is still so touching."

"When it comes to tear-jerking, it has to be Director Zhang. Just like the original "Alive", it is powerless, depressing, and desperate..."

"Gong Li's acting skills are impeccable, and he can make people cry inadvertently. He is indeed the Emperor Gong!"

"If you don't watch until the end, you won't know who the villain is. Director Lin has used the double-edged nature of lies to the extreme."

""The Invisible Guest" is awesome, reversing and reversing, layer by layer, layer by layer. It is simply a Rashomon-style self-justification."

"The plot is invincible. The process of the movie is the constant repetition of the case. The details are extremely meticulous. It is a peak showdown of IQs!"

"The entire movie exposes the darkness deep in human nature, making people nervous and numb..."

"The two movies have different focuses. I recommend you not to miss it... I have to review "The Invisible Guest" again. It's too brain-burning and gives me a headache!"

"Facts have proved that director Lin Nan deserved to win the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. He is well-deserved!"

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A group of film critics were extremely excited by the rare head-on battle between two top domestic directors.

Because their rare opportunity to show their faces has come.

In short, it's still the same old thing, no good words, just nitpicking. The bigger the director, the more critical and disparaging he is.

First, he accused Zhang Yimou of exhausting his talents and being unable to get out of his comfort zone.

Later, he criticized Lin Nan, saying that "The Invisible Guest" does not have enough positive meaning and has too many dark sides of human nature.

Online audiences and movie fans don't care what kind of film critic you are or which government agency you work for. If you catch them, they'll scold you.

Some people even gave the most "vicious" advice:

It is recommended that these film critics watch the Spring Festival Gala more and receive more "positive" education, and don't go against the masses all day long.

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Liu Yifei always cares about Lin Nan's movies endlessly. She has never cared so much about her own movies.

Whenever she saw someone praising "The Invisible Guest" on Weibo, she would always share it with Lin Nan with a smile on her face, and then give it a like.

In this way, Miss Liu cuddled up to Lin Nan and spent the whole afternoon doing the same thing.

That silly and naive look was really intoxicating. Anyway, Lin Nan was quite confused and became lazy, which was infected by Liu Yifei.

"The Return" and "The Invisible Guest" are competing for the same schedule and are the headlines of today's film and television entertainment news.

The film industry is also looking forward to the first-day box office data coming out tomorrow to witness the first victory between two generations of great directors.

At around five o'clock in the evening, Yue Jun called:

"Director Lin, this afternoon the company received the above notice to attend the meeting. The signatures are Copyright Administration, Cyberspace Administration of China, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Public Security..."

Lin Nan was immediately startled when he heard this series of department names.

"what's the situation?"

"I didn't say anything specific. I just asked you to attend the meeting later this month. I asked about it and found that not only us, but also major companies in the industry have received it."

"Does this mean it's a matter for the entire film and television industry?"

Lin Nan was mumbling and suddenly realized something.

"What about the Internet industry?"

"They received it too."

Okay, now Lin Nan can probably guess what's going on. Didn't Qiu fall down just two days before the broadcast? It should be related to this incident.

"Okay, I understand. You can adjust your schedule and represent the company when the time comes."

"I'm going to participate? Is that okay?"

"Since it was sent to the company and I was not asked to go by name, of course it's okay for you to participate."

"Yes, then let me do it."

After hanging up the phone, Lin Nan asked Guangguang and Tudou, and sure enough, they both had a share.

He hesitated and called Han Sanping again. The latter currently had a vacant position, but he was definitely well-informed.

"You were there when the conference was held last year. Didn't you say that we would come up with a solution to the domestic piracy problem within a year? This is the time!"

Putting down the phone, Lin Nan's voice still echoed in Han Sanping's mind.

"In the film and television industry, the era of capital chaos is coming. Fortunately, I am also a capital!"

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After one night, many people in the circle were a little excited.

It was originally a deserted mid-May, but it became a popular schedule for Lin Nan and Zhang Yimou to fuck.

Early in the morning, the film and television industry couldn't wait to pay attention to the outcome of yesterday's battle between the two movies.

The headlines on major portal websites and Weibo are all the same.

"Directed by director Zhang Yimou and starring Gong Li, Chen Daoming, and Zhang Huiwen, the movie "Return" grossed 21.19 million at the box office on the first day and received rave reviews."

"Directed by Lin Nan, the Oscar-winning film "The Invisible Guest" grossed 28.85 million at the box office on the first day. Unfortunately, there is no Mandarin version."

"The theater chain predicts that the box office of the two movies may be overall higher today."

"In the battle between the two major directors, "The Return" failed with a box office difference of 7.66 million on the first day."

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Out! At the box office on the first day, Lin Nan led Zhang Yimou by 7.66 million!

Many filmmakers in the industry have an unexpected but reasonable feeling about this result.

Originally, everyone thought that Zhang Yimou would maintain his position in the field of literary and realistic films.

After all, he has won so many awards, including two Golden Lions, a Golden Bear, numerous international A-type film festival awards, the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Best Film, and dozens of Best Director...

But after all, Lin Nan is the youngest director, has unique box office appeal, holds the box office record of domestic movies, and is the only mainland director with a box office of 200 million US dollars in the North American market...

Not only that, people in the industry noticed a problem for the first time:

I have never compared Lin Nan and Zhang Yimou together before, because they are different generations.

But this time when we put them together and compared them, everyone realized that among the major domestic directors, Lin Nan’s number of overseas awards seems to be second only to Zhang Yimou?

That's right, it's the second best! This is not meant to be disparaging. You must know that there is a 34-year age difference between the two of them!

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Although only two movies have released first-day box office figures, the Internet and film and television circles are extremely busy.

Since the morning, many people have called, sent messages to congratulate and tease Lin Nan.

"You are incredible now. You can crush director Zhang Yimou head-on when it comes to award-winning films.

The Film Association, Directors Guild, Screenwriters Guild... these departments are getting more and more frustrated.

The youngest director is not in any association, how ironic! Ha ha……"

Listening to Ning Hao's unscrupulous jokes, Lin Nan was also happy.

Because Ning Hao was telling the truth, Lin Nan had indeed not joined any of the associations in the film and television industry and was staying out.

But not to mention, there are not so many things, it feels very good and very comfortable.

At noon, Miss Liu reminded Lin Nan to watch the news.

I don’t know if these media reporters have eaten too much and have nothing to do, so they went to interview other directors.

Ask them what they think about the box office performance of Zhang Yimou's "Return" not being as good as Lin Nan's "The Invisible Guest".

Good guy, doesn’t this attract hatred?

But don’t mention it, several directors actually accepted interviews and even said a lot of things.

Jia Zhangke, Feng Xiaogang, Gu Changwei and others all congratulated. Jiang Wen seemed to be drunk and said directly, "This is how it should be!"

In the end, Directors Chen Kaige and Chen Da gave a long speech after finishing the filming of "The Taoist Descends from the Mountain".

"Generally speaking, Lin Nan still doesn't have the experience or depth in art films. A lead at the box office is nothing. He still has a long way to go and needs to learn.

But as a senior, if I have the chance, I would be very interested in trying his movies. In the field of genre films, I think I have experience..."

Lin Nan looked at the news on the Internet and was speechless.

"Does Director Chen treat Director Zhang and me as juniors? Are you talking about it? To translate, is it just giving advice?"

Lin Nan murmured with a smile on his face, and Lu Yang's words suddenly flashed through his mind.

Before "Xiu Chun Dao 2" was launched, Lu Yang had the idea of ​​​​scheduling the film on the same day as "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain", and even thought about using Chen Kaige as the background board at the box office!

"Hey, "Xiu Chun Knife 2" VS "The Taoist Descends from the Mountain"? Why do I think his idea is so good at this moment? Well, you can give it a try..."

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It's mid-May.

"X-Men: Days of Future Past" to be released in the second half of the month and "Overheard 3" to be released at the end of the month are both very eye-catching.

The promotion of both movies has reached its most critical moment.

The previous film had its mainland premiere ceremony in Beijing on the day "The Invisible Guest" was released.

Although Lin Nan didn't go, I heard that Fan Bingbing was there again.

It's sad to say that in the field of Hollywood movies, Fan Bingbing is not as good as Li Bingbing, at least the latter has a big supporting role.

"Director Lin, Huo Wenxi called, and the promotion of "Ip Man 3" is about to start, 40 days in advance."

"Then let's start promoting it. This summer season is going to be very difficult."

Lin Nan smiled and complained that the pressure on his company was also quite high this time.

China Film Group failed to resist, and "Transformers 4" was put on the summer schedule and released simultaneously around the world.

And it was released on the same day as "Ip Man 3" and "The Breakup Master".

In addition, there are three Hollywood blockbusters in June, "Edge of Tomorrow", "Godzilla", and "Maleficent"!

These four movies sound scary and have made many domestic film producers tremble.

Originally, there was a tacit understanding within the industry, and domestic films were prepared to start repaying debts in the second half of the year.

But who knew that in just one week, two imported blockbusters would be released, and the debt repayment time would be directly advanced to June.

At this point, many film companies are cursing and nostalgic for the time when Han Sanping was still around.

If the mountain eagle is still there, there is a high probability that several Hollywood blockbusters will be released on the same day, allowing them to take their time and play by themselves.

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