Chapter 50: Sitting second and looking forward to the first? Have you got my consent?
The filming of "Naked Marriage" was completed smoothly and the post-production was carried out on schedule.

This time they still rented Huace's post-production editing room. After dealing with several senior executives of Huace, Lin Yicheng, Ji Ji and others became busy again.

In November, the post-production of "Naked Marriage" was completed. For the opening and ending songs, Lin Yicheng used "Because of Love" and "Say Goodbye" respectively, and the interlude song was "Fairy Tale".

Lin Yicheng himself couldn't find any songs more suitable than these three.

"Say Goodbye and Let's Go" is a new song. After the first round of "Naked Marriage Era", Lin Yicheng plans to add two or three more songs to make an EP for release.

Zhou Jianhui calls Zong Shuai on time every month to ask if Lin Yicheng has any plans for a new album.

Lin Yicheng's fans also appeal on his blog almost every day, and he naturally cannot let his fans down.

Of course, whether it is movies or TV series, the speed of making money is not as fast as releasing albums, which is also a major factor.

Lin Yicheng has enough small money now, but he lacks big money. His subsequent series of plans will require the support of a large amount of funds.

Lin Yicheng has decided that for a period of time to come, Xinghe Film and Television Company will try not to use its own funds whether it is making its own films or investing in others.

Therefore, Lin Yicheng plans to take some time out after the New Year to visit Lin Province and talk to those coal bosses who have money but nowhere to spend it.

He will continue to use his own money to buy Tencent shares.

Currently, he owns about 1.2% of Tencent's shares, but it is still too little. Lin Yicheng's goal is to get more than 5%.

In addition, Tencent’s shares can be used at any time to obtain mortgage loans from banks and for other investments.

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During this period, Lin Yicheng completed the initial formation of his personal team. Lin Yicheng basically accepted all the people who had worked with him in a movie and a TV series.

The cooperation between the two parties is also very simple. These people mainly serve Lin Yicheng. If there is a play that the company solely owns or invests in later, people will be transferred over depending on the situation.

When there are no filming tasks, they receive a fixed salary from Galaxy Company.

Originally, Lin Yicheng wanted to poach Li Guoli from Tangren to join the company, but after the initial contact, Lin Yicheng gave up this plan.

Li Guoli put forward two requests, one is 20% of the shares of Xinghe Film and Television Company, and the other is for him to recruit personnel to set up a TV department.

Lin Yicheng definitely cannot accept 20% of the shares.

Another request, Lin Yicheng also dislikes this kind of clique formation.

Although Li Guoli is from Hong Kong Island, he is also deeply involved with Taiwan Province.

He proposed to invite more talents from Hong Kong and Taiwan to join the company. If they agreed, the TV department would probably soon become his one-man show, and he might even sideline Lin Yicheng.

Moreover, they will continue to provide roles and resources to Hong Kong and Taiwan artists.

This can be seen from what he did to the Tang people later.

Starting from "Legend of Sword and Fairy", almost every drama produced by Tangren has had artists from Taiwan playing the male/female lead.

These artists who were previously unknown or out-of-date also quickly became famous thanks to the Tangren platform.

His pay is high, his acting skills and popularity are not competitive, and even if you get his roles and resources, no one will remember his kindness and be on the same page with him.

It was impossible for Lin Yicheng to be the scapegoat.

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During this period, Lin Yicheng basically stayed in the company, interviewing and recruiting various personnel to prepare for the company's expansion of output in the coming year.

At the same time, he also declined invitations from some TV stations.

Before the release of "Hello, Old Times" last year, in order to expand his influence, Lin Yicheng appeared on programs on more than a dozen TV stations in succession.

This year, in order to promote "Crazy Stone", several more were featured.

There are many things that the audience is not tired of hearing, but he himself is tired of saying them. Although he wants exposure, he cannot over-consume his popularity.

Look at Zhang Yimou, he basically never appears on TV shows, but if he makes a TV series, the ratings are absolutely guaranteed.

Lin Yicheng is currently ranked second in the box office rankings, so he still needs to maintain a certain attitude, otherwise he will look cheap. …

In December, Lin Yicheng received an invitation letter sent by Han Sanye, who also called him personally to invite him.

Invite Lin Yicheng to attend "A Murder Caused by a Bun", no, it is the global premiere ceremony of "The Promise" held on December 12.

After considering it, Lin Yicheng agreed.

It's nothing special. In his previous life, he watched this movie online. This time, Lin Yicheng wanted to watch "The Promise" again on the big screen to see if he could understand it.

After politely declining the staff's request to walk the red carpet, Lin Yicheng entered the CPPCC auditorium through another door.

After entering the auditorium, Lin Yicheng couldn't help but sigh, it turned out that Director Kai Ge was so prestigious that he could hold the premiere ceremony here!
Seeing Lin Yicheng coming, Mr. Han San was very happy. He walked over to greet him and asked if Lin Yicheng had any new movie plans.

Lin Yicheng told him that he had no plans for the time being, and would not forget China Film when he had the chance. Then he followed Han Sanye to the great director Kaige.

This was the first time Lin Yicheng met this great director.

After a brief chat with Director Chen and Mrs. Chen, Lin Yicheng found his seat and sat down. He looked at the labels on the seats next to him and saw that they were all well-known people in the industry.

How should I put it? Although the conversation with Director Chen just now was very short, I could clearly feel that he was looking down on me.

That's right, he was looking down on him. Maybe in the eyes of Director Kaige, Lin Yicheng was just a lucky young man and was not worthy of his attention.

If you don’t make blockbusters, you can’t be considered a great director!
Sitting second and looking forward to first? Director Chen did not approve of this!
Maybe in his opinion, it won't be long before Lin Yicheng will become the third, and he will not only beat Lao Mouzi, his former photographer, to become the top domestic film box office, but also beat Cameron and create a new record in film history.

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As the ceremony time approached, Lin Yicheng observed and thought, well, the stars tonight are brighter than the day of "Crazy Stone".

Three of the four great actresses came, and the most popular male artists basically all came, and there were even more other young actors and actresses.

As expected, he is a great director and has a lot of face.

After the ceremony began, director Kai Ge gave a long speech, talking about how "The Promise" was a work he had been working on for three years.

Lead actors such as Zhang Baizhi and Chef Xie talked about how precious and unforgettable the filming experience was, what unique charms their characters had, etc.

Finally, Director Chen, with a beaming face, personally unfurled a banner:
“I wish the movie The Promise will win an Oscar!”

Lin Yicheng laughed. If he remembered correctly, it seemed that in October of this year, after Harvey Weinstein saw the finished film "The Promise", he didn't want the deposit and ran away.

As this greedy Jewish businessman could be driven to such an extent, one can imagine how optimistic the North American film producers are about “The Promise”.

Later facts proved that Harvey was right. Thinking that he had found a good opportunity, Warner arranged for The Promise to be released in more than 200 cinemas in North America. After 10 days, the total box office was 51 US dollars!
Since then, the overseas sales of domestic costume blockbusters have been crushed by director Kai Ge, which is unprecedented and will never be repeated!
As the film played, Lin Yicheng clearly heard some doubting and puzzling voices.

When he was halfway through reading it, Lin Yicheng had already started to daydream.

Lin Yicheng admitted that even today, he still couldn't understand it.

After an unknown amount of time, a burst of warm applause woke up Lin Yicheng from his sleep.

Lin Yicheng also applauded. Well, it was finally done.

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Following the crowd out of the auditorium, under the beautiful night sky, the air in the capital seemed much fresher.

At this time, a reporter stopped Lin Yicheng and asked him to comment on "The Promise".

Lin Yicheng thought for a moment and said something that would become a classic in the future, "I don't understand it, but I am deeply shocked!"

The reporter wanted to ask more questions, but Lin Yicheng waved his hand, got in the car and left.

What else do you want him to say?

It is said that director Kaige’s words are as accurate as his actions. Not only will no one understand it within five years, but no one will understand it even after twenty years!

Or was it that Qingcheng's line "Does anyone want to see what's under my cloak?" was accurately predicted by the great director, and everyone saw it later?

(End of this chapter)