568: Chapter 568 Director Lin's Prestige

The continuous rise in the box office for "la la land" quickly made Lin Chuyan the hottest figure in the entertainment capital circle.

Although the box office had not yet broken the 3.5 billion mark, several calls had already come in ahead of time.

Lin Chuyan politely declined several unfamiliar investors, while the remaining ones—Boss Yang of Emperor Group, President Fu of China Film Group, Director Chu Dong, and Director Du Qiyu—were all investors in "la la land."

Now that the film was a huge success and they had all made a fortune, they naturally wanted to have a good chat... and then everyone started inquiring about Lin Chuyan's next film project.

There was no helping it; everyone knew Lin Chuyan had box office pulling power, and the fact that his next film would be a pure commercial film made them feel as if they were being tickled by a cat—who wouldn't want to hop on the gravy train that was Lin Chuyan? Who would want to be left behind?

Lin Chuyan didn't refuse. These were all good friends; without their support, "la la land" wouldn't have achieved today's box office results, and many tasks wouldn't have been able to move forward.

It was impossible for him to earn all the money by himself. On the contrary, by uniting these friends and forming his own circle, he would be able to possess greater and greater influence in this entertainment industry in the future.

Of course, regarding the specific investment share for the next film, Lin Chuyan was clear: his side would still take the lion's share.

As for the specific percentage, the old rule applied: keep it at 50%. As for how to distribute the remaining 50%, there was no need to rush; it could be discussed later.

Lin Chuyan only revealed the total investment amount for this time—150 million USD. Converting that, it was 1 billion... This was a real blockbuster!

However, Lin Chuyan had initially thought such a high investment would at least scare off one or two people, but to his surprise, everyone was even more enthusiastic and one after another made appointments with him to discuss it in detail next time.

Lin Chuyan and Ruan Xingyu took a short break before leading their team back to Los Angeles.

Over in North America, the "box office buff" stacked by "la la land" was a bit different from back home. Here, the film was able to dominate the top of the box office charts for four consecutive days, thanks to two key factors: first, the exclusive advantage of IMAX theaters, and second, the "anti-capital" revenge story behind the film, which attracted widespread attention. With both working in tandem, the popularity remained high.

At the same time, the audience scores on Rotten Tomatoes were fresh out, with a large number of viewers giving "la la land" a high score of 81%, resulting in rave reviews.

With good reviews and high box office, Lin Chuyan's own commercial value became even higher. And in this world of capital, high commercial value meant you were welcome wherever you went.

As soon as the plane landed, Emily came to greet them in person.

As they walked and talked, the topic mainly revolved around the upcoming Golden Globe Awards.

Emily knew that Lin Chuyan didn't know much about the Golden Globe Awards, so she took the initiative to enlighten him: "This time, 'la la land' has been nominated for a total of 7 awards. Among them, the most important ones are Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Best Director. In my opinion, we have a great chance of taking home one of them."

Lin Chuyan asked casually: "So, besides the Musical/Comedy category, there are other types of Best Motion Picture?"

"That's right, the Best Motion Picture – Drama category carries relatively more weight," Emily continued to explain. "Similarly, the Best Actress and Best Actor awards we were nominated for are also in the Musical/Comedy category, and there is a high probability we can win one of those too. As for the remaining awards like Best Screenplay, Best Original Score, and Best Original Song, I think we have a very good chance of bagging the latter two."

Lin Chuyan nodded slightly without refuting: "4 out of 7? That's pretty good too."

"Does Director Lin have a different opinion?"

"Still the same saying: they've 'paid tribute with such sincerity,' wouldn't it be a bit stingy to only give us 4? But honestly, no matter how many awards we end up winning, I'm already very satisfied. At this stage, I actually think the box office results are more important."

Emily's eyes lit up, and she secretly marveled: Lin Chuyan is truly the director who understands marketing best; this man is born to make pure commercial films!

Thinking of this, Emily began to cautiously probe Lin Chuyan's intentions.

"By the way, Director Lin, I heard... you're already preparing a new film?"

Sure enough, Lionsgate was also extremely concerned about Lin Chuyan's new film plan. They hadn't called to ask right away simply because both parties would be able to meet and talk in detail very soon.

Lin Chuyan answered casually: "I do have that intention, but it's just an idea for now."

Emily: "..."

Lionsgate was paying very close attention to Lin Chuyan now and naturally wouldn't miss any news he had revealed at the media conference.

At the media conference, he clearly said it was a pure commercial film with action + comedy, and the investment scale was even larger than "la la land," and he even stated he would continue to come to Hollywood to film. Everything was described so vividly, and now you're downplaying it, saying it's just an idea?

A flash of resentment crossed Emily's eyes, but she could only tuck it away for now; this wasn't the right time for such a conversation. Later, she would definitely find an opportunity to have a frank and open discussion—after all, the company had given her a clear task: Lionsgate must participate in Lin Chuyan's next film project.

After arriving at the hotel, Lionsgate's thoughtful arrangements continued—this hotel was the top-tier hotel in Los Angeles, and Lionsgate had specifically booked an entire floor to make it convenient for Lin Chuyan's entire team to stay.

"Director Lin, you all should get some good rest tonight. Shall we meet at the hotel tomorrow evening? I'll come to pick you up and we'll go together."

"Sure, thanks a lot."

"See you tomorrow then."

From the reception at the airport to the proper arrangements at the hotel, and even sending International Distribution Executive Emily to handle the coordination in person, Lionsgate handled every link extremely well, which was enough to show how much they valued Lin Chuyan's team.

They were really pulling out all the stops.

The next evening, the highly anticipated Golden Globe Awards ceremony finally kicked off.

Emily took Lin Chuyan and Ruan Xingyu around the venue to socialize, getting to know quite a few international superstars. However, among the many people, the one who left the deepest impression on Lin Chuyan was tonight's host, Jimmy Fallon.

The reason was simple. In Emily's words: don't let his unremarkable appearance fool you; this is a man who once missed out on a famous American entertainment circle goddess because he was addicted to video games.

Jimmy Fallon shook hands with Lin Chuyan enthusiastically: "Director Lin, I'm playing you in tonight's opening tribute short film."

Lin Chuyan found it somewhat amusing: "Which part? There was no role for me in the opening song and Dance sequence."

"The part at the end where you play the Piano, hahaha."

Lin Chuyan raised an eyebrow slightly and teased: "Then you need to let a lock of bangs hang naturally on your forehead; that's the essence."

Who knew that Jimmy Fallon would be startled upon hearing this: "That's exactly how I designed it!"

The two couldn't help but burst into laughter.

As everyone took their seats in the venue, the big screen slowly lit up, and the tribute short film specially produced by the Golden Globe Awards for "la la land" officially began to play.

The camera slowly panned down from the high sky and then moved horizontally, revealing rows of black sedans parked on the red carpet.

A familiar melody rang out as the prelude to the "la la land" song "Another Day Of Sun" played melodiously. The camera continued to advance, and Jimmy Fallon inside the car began Singing.

Subsequently, he pushed open the car door and got out, and immediately after, countless well-known Hollywood artists joined in, recreating the classic opening Dance scene of "la la land" together!

Awesome, they actually got the stars to cooperate with various Acting, standing on the roofs of cars, and the camera direction was exactly the same as the scenes in the movie...

What was even more hilarious was yet to come.

In addition to perfectly replicating the Long take song and Dance segment at the beginning, the next scene presented was the one at the end of "la la land" where Lin Chuyan plays the Piano at the bar—Jimmy Fallon had a small wig clip attached to the center of his forehead, which was a spitting image of Lin Chuyan's look in the movie; except for being a bit uglier and a bit more comical, it was spot on.

Subsequently, the segment where Lin Chuyan and Ruan Xingyu danced romantically under the starry sky was also re-enacted, only this time the protagonists had become Jimmy Fallon and another Hollywood male star... awesome, this was "la la land" (Gay Version).

The audience watching the live broadcast all over the world was dumbfounded at this moment: the Golden Globe Awards TV broadcast actually paid tribute to "la la land" in the opening? And invited a bunch of stars to cooperate? How did they manage that? How was this any different from running an advertisement?

Director Lin's prestige...

The phrase "Director Lin's prestige" had already been said to the point of exhaustion.