That year Huayu

First it was the media, and then the entire film and television and entertainment circles. It seemed that everyone knew about it earlier than Lin Nan herself!

"After nearly 4 years since "Genius Gunman", another movie script from Lin Nan Pictures has been rejected by review..."

"According to the official website of the Film Bureau, the review and publicity document for this batch shows that the film "Operation Mekong" is directed and written by Lin Nan and is adapted from the real event "The Mekong Case"."

"According to analysis by industry insiders, the movie "Operation Mekong" is likely to be the same as "Taking Tiger Mountain", with the main theme of a commercial film!"

…

Yesterday afternoon, after this matter spread in the industry and on the Internet, Lin Nan didn't pay much attention to it because it was almost time to get off work.

To borrow a line from Jiang Wen’s movie: Let the bullet fly for a while.

However, what Lin Nan didn't expect was that in just a dozen hours, the matter became known to the entire Internet and was hotly debated by public opinion.

"Sure enough, no matter how great a director touches on such a 'special' subject, he may run into trouble! By the way, this won't be Director Lin's new movie, right?"

"'The Big Mekong Case'? What kind of case is this? Who knows?"

"Upstairs, don't expose your ignorance. Go check it out yourself."

"Any movie script that can be rejected, especially the scripts written by great directors and screenwriters, is basically guaranteed to be a good script!"

"To be honest, I'm quite looking forward to it! If it is really directed by Lin Nan, then he will be involved in new themes: borders, transnational conflicts, police and robbers, anti-narcotics... the main theme."

…

"It's a good job of keeping it secret! If the script hadn't been rejected by the film bureau, the industry wouldn't have known that he was going to make a commercial film with a main theme again."

"Success once does not mean success the second time. Especially when it comes to 'big cases' like this in recent years, the official media has kept a low profile and hardly reported it! How dare he dare to be so stubborn? He deserves it!"

"This time I can take a good look at Lin Nan's excitement and honestly change the script. I'm very curious, how many times will he have to change it before it is approved? Or should I be tougher and give up directly?"

"It's not good to take risks too quickly..."

…

Lin Nan looked through countless discussion posts on the Internet "boredly". Many of the comments seemed to come from people in the industry. Definitely a small one!

"Why aren't you in a hurry? Director Wang and Director Yang were so anxious that they called me, and Brother Xun and the others were also sending messages asking me."

Liu Yifei looked at Lin Nan's calm look and was very confused.

"I'm not in a hurry. I'm even a little...how should I put it? I want to laugh a little? Well, it's funny."

As he spoke, Lin Nan couldn't help laughing.

It stands to reason that if he had submitted the script for review after going to Golden Shield, what happened yesterday would not have happened at all.

But Lin Nan had the mentality of "trying it out" and "having fun" at that time, and first asked Yue Jun to submit the script to the film bureau for review.

But he didn't expect that these people would actually fight him back! This is fun!

"Sissi, do you think I should call the department directly and ask for help from the leader? Or should I call Jindun? Jindun has read the script and there is no problem at all!"

Lin Nan raised an eyebrow at Liu Yifei, who immediately knew Lin Nan's bad intentions.

"You are so bad, hehe.

But calling the ministry for review matters, isn't it a bit... a bit too showy? "

Liu Yifei's shiny face was filled with a smile. She tilted her head slightly and looked at Lin Nan, joking uncertainly.

"But, the key is that my first call was to the ministry. And the Golden Shield and the Film Bureau are on the same level..."

Before Director Lin finished speaking, Miss Liu already knew the result - to be beaten to the ministry.

She quickly sat next to Lin Nan, ready to watch the excitement, no, to watch Lin Nan make a phone call. I felt inexplicably and a little excited.

"Sissi, why does your expression sound like you are gloating?"

"I didn't, you're talking nonsense! Call quickly, hehe..."

Two minutes later, the busy signal on Lin Nan's phone disappeared, and a human voice came:

"...Ministry of Security...Logistics Secretariat...Director Lin Nan?"

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General Administration, Deputy Bureau Office.

At this moment, Tong Gang was really surprised.

He also just learned this morning that Lin Nan's movie script had been rejected, which was very unexpected.

Logically speaking, for such a risky script, Lin Nan would either communicate with him in advance, or contact him immediately if there was a problem.

But what happened this time? I was beaten back yesterday, but I haven’t received a letter from Lin Nan until today?

"Why was it rejected?"

"...Major realistic themes, transnational and regional vicious cases are adapted. The review department said that it cannot be ruled out that it may cause surrounding...disputes, protests, and social public opinion..."

After hearing this explanation, Tong Gang fell silent.

This reason? We can’t say for sure that the reviewers are overreacting or deliberately criticizing, because it does make sense and is in compliance with the rules and regulations...

However, it is still a bit far-fetched! Especially for a director of Lin Nan's level, wouldn't he just call him back without notifying him?

"If Lin Nan comes to see me, just bring him directly to my office."

"Okay, Tong Bureau."

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After hanging up the phone, Lin Nan shook the phone at Liu Yifei.

"Well, all we have to do is wait."

"Lin Nan, you will be scolded to death by the people in the bureau!"

"Can you blame me?"

Just as Lin Nan and Liu Yifei were joking and joking, the call came in again.

After Lin Nan took a look at the caller ID, he handed the phone to Miss Liu, "I guess I wanted to do it as a favor."

'Hello? "

Taking the phone, Liu Yifei directly answered the call.

"Yifei? Where's Lin Nan, his "Operation Mekong"..."

"It's Dong Ren himself."

Liu Yifei lip-synced to Lin Nan and turned on the voiceover at the same time.

"He just finished his run and is taking a shower now. Should I ask him to call Director Ren back later?"

"No, I'm just asking about the script. If you need any help, just ask him to call me..."

In just a few minutes, the call ended over there.

It seemed that they had made an appointment. Not long after, the call from China Film Group came, but Miss Liu still ignored her.

"Why didn't you answer?"

"Because accepting it means accepting the favor, no matter what the result is. In fact, there is no need for their help."

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outside world.

After the stock market dropped to its limit of nearly 2,000 stocks yesterday, the relevant functional units finally couldn't sit still and officially issued a document this morning admitting that something was wrong with the stock market.

But in the eyes of countless netizens and investors, this is simply a joke. It took so long for them to admit the "stock market crash", and they were not even willing to use the word "stock market crash", and "something went wrong"!

As of today, as the leading listed company in the domestic film and television industry, Huayi's market value will soon fall to 65 billion.

Other A-share listed companies in the film and television industry have even been cut in half again.

Only Ray can barely hold on to the 15 billion mark; this is because they temporarily released business reports to the outside world.

Among them, all the film distribution business of Lin Nan Pictures is on it, including two commercial blockbusters that have not been released this year!

In the afternoon, Lin Nan still didn't go to the company.

Shu Changdu was called over by Liu Yifei. The three of them found a pair of cards and played cards in the garden, with fruits, snacks, and drinks all around.

The company's side has been blocked by reporters, and there are many media vehicles squatting downstairs just for "Operation Mekong".

So after careful consideration, Lin Nan chose to take a vacation at home and not give reporters a chance.

At around two o'clock in the afternoon, Golden Shield.

"Director Lin is really capable of causing trouble for us. I've called the leader again... let's go!"

The director of Jindun Film and Television, who had received Lin Nan last time, took several of his subordinates and got into the car while chatting and laughing.

As for the destination of this trip, it is very clear, it is the General Administration.

Although the latter is a ministry-level unit and they are only department-level units, there are people on top of them!

…

When Tong Gang was told by his secretary that the director of the Film Bureau was receiving people from Jindun, he was confused.

"You mean, Golden Shield came here because of the "Operation Mekong" incident?"

"Yes. Please come over to the film bureau... The people at Jindun seem to be a bit temperamental. They have invested in this movie..."

At this moment, Tong Gang couldn't help but laugh.

"I just said why Lin Nan didn't make any move. He's been doing this for a long time. He's looking for foreign aid, haha..."

"But it's just that the film bureau at the same level won't be able to handle it, right?" Then Tong Gang asked again.

"It seems a little serious this time. I heard from people over there that Director Lin had approached the department leaders before for this movie, and then he was assigned to Jin Dun to be in charge..."

"Ministry? 'Mekong River Case'? Public Security...Ministry!

Come on, let's go there right now. Lin Nan dug a big hole and it could kill people! "

The smile on Tong Gang's face disappeared instantly and became very serious.

At the film bureau, the successor who took over Tong Gang's position was also speechless.

Although Film Bureau and Golden Shield are at the same level, and their big brothers are also at the same level, there is no comparison in terms of weight.

"...To be honest, everyone knows how the film bureau's review has been criticized over the years, but this time it really went too far!

The project "Operation Mekong" was named by the ministry, and we at Golden Shield are only responsible for following up and executing it. In the end, you rejected the script?

We just read the script a few days ago, and we still kept the script. The reply to the above was "The script is great, no problem at all"! Now that the film bureau is doing something like this, what does it want to do?

Otherwise, we should ask the leaders of the ministry to come over and ‘explain’ to you in person? Or when the leader comes, explain to him why he said no? "

Tong Gang knocked on the door symbolically, and the moment he came in, the last thing he heard was the last word.

"Child Bureau."

Seeing his little brother's helpless look, Tong Gang smiled and nodded.

"Child Bureau."

The director of Jindun also stood up to say hello.

Who makes the other party have a higher level? He is the deputy with real power in a ministerial-level unit. Although everyone has different affiliations, the attitude must be the same.

"What about Operation Mekong?"

"Yes, Children's Bureau. The Ministry Secretariat called today. Lin Nan was the one to direct this movie.

The film bureau obviously has a problem with its ideological attitude when it does this. Well, these are the exact words on the phone! "

The director of Jindun said without any politeness that it was just a piece of cake anyway. Why should the film bureau have to implicate Jindun and be "criticized" for such bad things?

When Tong Gang and Tong Gang heard this latter sentence, they were obviously embarrassed.

Good guy, this is the first time that someone has criticized me for having a problem with my "ideological attitude".

In the past, these were words used by the bureau to "criticize" subordinate units or companies and practitioners in the industry!

"Don't worry. I just learned about this matter this morning. Director Zhang will handle it in the afternoon. There will be no problems with the relevant filming permit documents and procedures."

"Well, that's right. In fact, all you need to do is make a phone call. There's no need to go to the trouble of making a trip. As for the leader, there's no need to bother him."

Zhang Hongsen followed Tong Gang and nodded repeatedly. When the other party came, he raised a big flag, which was a bit too much.

"If you don't come in person, it doesn't show how much we attach importance to it. When we turned around and let the leaders know, they thought we were just perfunctory.

And from the looks of it, the review department doesn’t seem to be doing its due diligence, right? You are always perfunctory when you should be serious! Movies starring bad actors can actually pass the review without any cuts! Tsk tsk..."

The director of Golden Shield said without any politeness.

These words are like rubbing salt into the scars of the film bureau. Not only does it hurt, but it is also inescapable.

Because this is what auditing does, and last year’s red-headed document was also issued by the General Administration! The two are completely contradictory!

Tong Gang really had nothing to say, and Zhang Hongsen beside him was even more helpless.

Perhaps sensing that time was almost up, the director of Golden Shield immediately changed his tone:

"Don't mind, you two, I'm here on a mission today. The publicity document for the script is now hanging on the official website.

How to deal with the follow-up and how to make things smooth is up to you two. If the ministry hadn't intervened, I wouldn't have spoken so hastily today.

Then let’s stop here, I won’t disturb your work anymore, there are a lot of things going on at Jindun…”

"Okay, let's send it off."

Ten minutes later, Tong Gang's office.

Looking at Zhang Hongsen, who was frowning, Tong Gang made a rare joke: "Do you feel a headache? It's caused by the reviewers over there."

"Tong Bureau, do you still need to ask this? When you were the director of the Film Bureau, didn't you have a headache?

Chen Kaige's new movie will be released in three days. What will public opinion say? Last year's red-headed document, from meeting to compilation, you were the host! "

Hearing this, Tong Gang frowned unconsciously.

"Let's go to the review department."

Hearing this, Zhang Hongsen stood up immediately and said, "Okay, you take the lead. All of them are quite old. I can't hold them back..."

As for which department of the film bureau I feel most comfortable with, it must be the review department.

Internally, everyone here is older, so the office environment is naturally the best; externally, with a "knife" in hand, few people dare to offend!

"Lao Lu, your son hasn't made a movie for a long time, right? When will the script be handed in?"

"Yes, he has won the best film at the Category A Film Festival, the best film at the Golden Horse Festival, and the Grand Jury Prize at the Tokyo International Film Festival. He is so young and cannot stop acting!"

"Go back and ask him to quickly write the script and hand it over. We uncles and uncles will give it to him as soon as possible."

"His son just got married some time ago, so he doesn't have the energy to make movies."

"There's no rush about the movie, hehehe..."

"Not in a hurry? Oh, you are in a hurry to hold your grandson!"

…

The review department was very leisurely and lively, so they didn't notice Tong Gang and Zhang Hongsen coming over at all.

"Everyone, it's better not to shorten your working hours, right? What does it mean to give it right away? Is there really no charter?"

The sudden cold tone made the huge office suddenly quiet.

Although there are not many people in the office today, only some of them, they are all old foxes for many years, and of course they can hear the "edge" in Tong Gang's words.

"Tong Ju, we are just joking. We have been reviewing the script and the finished film for a long time, so we need to relax and slow down. After all, we all have old arms and legs."

Someone spoke up and prepared to deal with it. Within the system, age is also a weapon.

"It seems that you all know that you are getting older. Since you are getting older, why don't you retire? Isn't the life of raising flowers and growing grass more comfortable than here? Why are you still occupying a position in your sixties? Do some more..."

"Tong Bureau, what's going on today?"

Someone interrupted Tong Gang. Relying on the old and selling the old has this advantage.

"I would like to ask, what is going on with "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain"? It will be released in three days. What will the outside world and public opinion say about the bureau?"

"The child's scene is too important. If it is cut, Kai Ge's film will be ruined and cannot be cut."

The fair and aboveboard reason was stated directly. Tong Gang and Zhang Hongsen both laughed angrily.

"What about Operation Mekong? Why not call it back with a private notice?"

"This kind of cross-border and cross-regional adaptation of vicious cases involves great risks of uncertainty, and it involves going to other countries to hunt down the murderers... It is easy to trigger international public opinion..."

"This is a movie project approved by the Ministry of Public Security! Jindun participated in the investment and production! You guys are shot...what do you want to do?"

Zhang Hongsen's cold words not only interrupted the sophistry, but also shocked and even frightened everyone present.

"Zhang Ju, are you kidding me? There was no news beforehand, and Lin Nan Pictures did not explain it when it was submitted."

“Just now a director came from Golden Shield, and the department has asked about it, and the movie script has also passed the test between Golden Shield and the department.

He has a very good saying: How about asking the leaders of the ministry to come over and ‘explain’ it to you in person? Or when the leader comes, explain to him why he rejected the script? "

Tong Gang took Zhang Hongsen's words and said sharply:

"I also send this sentence to you: How about asking the leaders of the ministry to come over and 'explain' it to you in person?

There will be no room for you after that. Retire when you reach your age. Don’t occupy your position and interfere with official duties..."

"By the way, you guys will come to terms with the "Operation Mekong" issue in the next few days! The leaders of the ministry have said that there is something wrong with your 'ideological attitude'!"

A few minutes later, even though Tong Gang and Zhang Hongsen had left, the office remained dead silent.

"You must not have lied to us. I can tell that Tong Ju and Zhang Ju are very angry."

"This little bastard did it on purpose! It was clear that everything had passed over there, the ministry nodded, and Golden Shield was involved... and yet he didn't say a word, not a word!"

"Let's not talk about that first, let's talk about what to do now? The Ministry of Public Security is a big problem..."

"The documents returned after the review have been made public...are you asking him to submit them for review again?"

"I'm afraid he won't cooperate! He deliberately embarrasses us!"

"Issue a filming permit directly!"

"Is this okay?"

"It doesn't work, it has to work!"

"What about what the Children's Bureau just said about retiring when you reach the age?"

"It's not that simple. He said he would give in, so he backed down? As he said before, how many did he back down? Except for those who actually reached 65..."

"good."

"Well said, that's the truth. Young people are rough in what they do, and they have to be more careful..."

""The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain" is in the past...but what about the script that will be released some time ago? I'm afraid Tong Bureau and Zhang Bureau..."

"Pass!"

…………

Lin Nan was a little dumbfounded because he received two phone calls.

One call was from Jindun, and they only said that the film bureau would take care of it.

The other one belonged to Tong Gang, and he just said: "You are so cruel!"

"It's really baffling. What a good person I am, but the word 'cruel' has nothing to do with it!

I'm quite curious, how will it be handled? It's too perfunctory, I won't accept it, haha..."

…

The next day.

One night passed, June came to an end, and the summer season officially kicked off.

Films such as "Tiny Times 4" and "Gardenia Blooms" were all selected to hold their premiere ceremonies on July 1.

The three movies released on the 3rd, "Xiu Chun Knife 2", "The Taoist Descends from the Mountain" and "The Return of the Great Sage" are making final accumulation; they will sound the clarion call for the summer season and be the first to enter the theater.

As for Er Dongsheng's "I Am a Passerby", although it was also released on the 3rd, no one in the industry took him seriously!

At the same time, news of the start-up of Alibaba's high-profile blockbuster, which has been talked about for half a year, also came in the morning.

"It is controlled and invested by Alibaba Pictures, co-produced by Zedong Pictures, directed by director Wang Jiawei and directed by the original author Zhang Jiajia;

Starring Tony Leung Chaowei, Jin Chengwu, Chen Yixun, Yang Ying, Zhang Rongrong, Du Juan and others, the movie "The Ferryman" has officially started filming! "

"According to informed sources, the total investment budget of the romance and comedy film "The Ferryman" is close to 400 million, making it the highest among domestic romance films!"

In the morning, Lin Nan still didn't go to the company. Because according to Yue Jun, the media vehicles downstairs of the company are still there, just waiting for him to fall into his trap.

As for the film bureau, even if there is a processing result, it will definitely take a few days.

After all, a bunch of old guys are also "face-conscious". It is impossible for them to respond to the script with the front foot and slap themselves in the face with the back foot, although they often do shameless things.

"Lin Nan, come here quickly, Lin Nan..."

Director Lin Da was feeding the cats in the yard when he heard Liu Yifei's cheering shouts coming from... the villa next door, tsk tsk tsk, it's dozens of meters away!

After putting down the cat food, Lin Nan washed his hands and went straight to his mother-in-law's house.

He saw Liu Yifei sitting on the hanging basket swing from a distance, swaying, and was very happy.

"What's wrong?"

When he walked to the gate of the villa courtyard, Lin Nan asked with a smile.

"Lin Nan, the call is coming! Hehe..."

While speaking, Liu Yifei shook her phone happily; her delicate face was shining brightly against the rays of sunlight.

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