China Entertainment: Director’s happiness is so simple

"Click!"

On the set, Lu Pingan, who was wearing a peaked cap, shouted the 17th time of this article.

This made everyone on the set stop and look at Rachel, who looked embarrassed and almost cried.

Lu Ping'an was a little helpless.

Rachel's score in the simulated world is 9.8, which is a very high score and proves that she has great potential, but why does Rachel in the real world pull her hips so much?

Lu Pingan felt that he had to communicate with her carefully.

See how you can unleash her potential.

"Take a 15-minute break, Rachel, come here!"

Hearing this, Rachel took a deep breath and walked over.

Three days into filming, the entire set was already aware of Lu Ping'an's habits.

Shooting is fast, but also super strict.

And you can't argue with him because he is leading the entire project.

The key is that what he said is reasonable and well-founded, and the acting effect according to his requirements will be really good.

But the problem is, not everyone can meet the director's standards, such as Rachel.

Seeing Rachel being called over by the director, some actors were already wondering if Rachel was going to be replaced.

Rachel thought so too.

I'm so bad, I've messed up everything!

However, when she arrived in front of Lu Pingan, Lu Pingan's first sentence was to ask her: "Why are you so nervous? Why are you not confident at all when you have so much potential?"

Rachel looked surprised, didn't she want to scold me?

"I was just a little nervous..."

Lu Ping'an's face was full of encouragement: "Why are you nervous? It's not easy to get the protagonist, but you stand out from more than two hundred people. Do you know how good you are?"

"I..."

"Now you haven't even used half of your potential. Rachel, show them your true ability and prove to them that you are fine, okay?"

"Good director."

"Rest first, drink water when you are thirsty, and eat when you are hungry. When you are ready, pass this one for me!"

"No problem director!"

Rachel's confidence was quickly boosted.

On the set just now, she had never seen an Asian director shoot so neatly, fast-paced, and strictly in a mess.

The Asian rattlesnake certainly deserves its name.

Fast and poisonous!

But it also put more pressure on her.

I'm afraid that if I don't perform well, I'll lose the leading role.

Coupled with some minor physical problems, the performance became tighter and tighter, so that in the scene just now, I had no idea what I was doing.

Fortunately, although the director was difficult to talk to during filming, he was so warm in private.

Rachel suddenly felt that the pressure was gone, and her whole body felt much lighter.

What she didn't know was that Lu Ping'an really didn't know how to curse in English.

He was too lazy to waste energy with foreigners.

So directly turn on the "Kuaikao Group" mode.

He had been in this kind of group in his previous life and was dragged into it by his classmates.

It’s so sweet inside!

It kept him in a trance for several hours.

I feel energetic in whatever I do, and confident in solving any problem no matter how big it is.

This is called the role of encouragement!

Looking at it now, the effect looks really good.

Lu Ping'an suddenly experienced a contrast, from extremely strict to extremely warm, which greatly boosted Rachel's confidence.

The filming continued, and Rachel's condition was obviously much better this time, and she passed it in two takes.

The same goes for the subsequent shooting. Rachel's state became more and more relaxed, and the entire shooting process officially entered the fast lane.

Sixteen days after the shooting started, Lu Pingan took out his notebook and calculated it carefully, and the average score was 97%.

Putting down the notebook, Lu Pingan sighed slightly.

He knew that if some plot changes were not made, there would be no chance of achieving transcendence after filming in the next two days.

The current 97% is still the result of modifying some small loopholes. For example, the figure of the masked killer has been filled in with some settings.

After all, there are differences in body shapes between women and men, so Lu Pingan specially added some cushions to the killer suit.

This brought the shot directly to 102%.

But these few words cannot affect the final overall situation.

Because the rest of the plot is not easy to modify.

This is a comedy thriller, the logic is smooth, and the cost and shooting time are limited.

It's a bit inappropriate to refine it.

Lu Ping'an thought that was fine.

At least this first attempt to surpass allowed him to gain some experience, so he would be more confident next time.

Two days later, "Happy Death Day" was completed.

[98% completion, reward: deep sleep]

After accepting the reward, Lu Pingan's eyes lit up.

Deep sleep, as the name suggests, can greatly improve his sleep quality. Because of the improved quality, his sleep time can be reduced to about 4 hours, and his energy during the day will be better than before.

I only need 4 hours of sleep a day, which is not as good as He Jian, but it is still powerful enough, especially for the profession of director.

Lu Ping'an was very satisfied.

"Okay, thanks everyone, don't be late for your party tonight!"

Everyone cheered as Lu Pingping announced that the filming was over.

After finishing the work, before wrapping up the party, Xiang Guoqiang came to report about the "Batman" IP for the third time.

After chatting with Warner, Xiang Guoqiang went to negotiate.

Now we have talked about it for the third time and have actually gone there 4 times.

They ignored him the first time, but after hearing what Henry said for the second time, he was sure it was true.

Then, during three long negotiations, from a firm refusal to an openness to negotiation, the third time finally ended, Xiang Guoqiang said: "Not selling."

After hearing this, Lu Ping'an felt a little regretful, but not too surprised.

Although this IP is basically dead now.

But the fan base is still very large, and the sales of various peripherals are still very popular.

Warner restarts Batman, even without Nolan, it is probably only a matter of time.

But then Xiang Guoqiang added: "But it can be rented."

"...You can't finish it all at once?"

"I didn't pause for long."

"Okay." Lu Ping'an asked directly, "What's the rental method?"

"It's 2 million US dollars a year, leased for up to 8 years, paid off in one lump sum, but only the filming rights and some distribution rights are leased and sold. In addition, there are many details."

Not expensive!

Batman rights were originally super expensive.

It's just that now that people have exhausted the IP, they are willing to rent it.

But according to the market price, this price is actually still a bit high.

However, considering the overall time Nolan will spend on the trilogy in the future, it will take less than 9 years from production to the release of the last one, with a box office of about 2.4 billion US dollars.

Lu Pingan felt that if some important matters, such as film distribution obstacles and a series of details, could be guaranteed, he could start.

He is not short of money now. It is already the end of August, and NetEase's stock price will reach the highest price at this stage next month.

His assets in the stock market are estimated to be about 250 million US dollars. It is not a big problem to spend 16 million to rent it and spend more than 100 million to film the first movie in the future.

The remaining money can fully cover some distribution arrangements in China, Jiahe, and even some theaters in the United States.

However, Lu Ping An will not use all the money to deploy physical assets for the time being. It will only use a part of it, and the rest will continue to focus on stocks to maximize its benefits.

So even if all the money he spent on filming Batman is lost now, he still won't have to worry about running out of money for the layout.

In addition, as for the details, in fact, it is probably that it can be adapted but not randomly made up. For example, turning Batman into a Chinese is definitely not allowed.

After reading it, Lu Ping'an directly told Xiang Guoqiang: "This condition is okay, but if we can talk about it, let's talk about it again. We must pay attention to the precautions inside."

"clear."

Xiang Guoqiang took the order and left, and talking with him was top Wattsberg.

Wattsberg has some connections and acquaintance with Warner, so it was easy to talk.

Wattsberg didn't actually support Lu Pingan's attempt to test the Batman copyright, but Lu Pingan said that if it were to be filmed, he would provide most of the money himself.

Wattsberg was already very rich, but it was only now that he began to wonder if Lu Pingan was richer than him.

He himself calculated Lu Ping An's box office split, and found that his assets were still twice as much as his, but now it seemed that Lu Ping An had a lot hidden.

So since Lu Ping'an said so, he no longer objected, so he helped negotiate.

Batman's concerns were put aside, and Lu Pingping attended the party with the crew that night.

After working with the Peak crew twice, everyone is already familiar with it now.

In the future, when Lu Ping An's investment peaks, these people will be our own people.

Everyone had a great time at the party.

That’s how Americans are, they can be high even without doing anything illegal.

At 5:30 in the morning the next day, Lu Pingan gently pulled Rachel's arm away and got up to get dressed.

After getting deep sleep, he was in good spirits, and it seemed that his alcohol capacity was also better. Even if he was 8 points drunk, he could still be more sober than an ordinary 8 points drunk.

So last night I watched a bunch of people dancing wildly.

Rachel talked a lot with Lu Pingan under the influence of alcohol, thanking him for this and that, and then said that Lu Pingan was very handsome, the most handsome Asian she had ever seen, and finally the conversation ended in bed.

Lu Ping An experienced freedom and unrestrainedness.

Rachel called the next day and said she was back in Maple Leaf Country for vacation. There was no hint of shyness about last night in her tone. Instead, she said, "Last night was great. Thank you, Lu."

Lu Ping'an likes this simplicity.

After settling in, I just followed the Romans, and then I had to continue working.

It’s August 22nd.

While Lu Ping'an was stepping up his post-production work, news came from Venice that "Dinner for a Few" had been shortlisted for the short film category.

For this result, Lu Ping'an was not surprised at all.

"Dinner for a Few" later won dozens of international awards and was even nominated for an Oscar.

At the same time, it is a work made after 2010, so it will have some advantages now.

So the question of being shortlisted is not big, the suspense is whether I can win the award.

Propaganda has already begun in China.

At this Venice Film Festival, Lu Pingan has once again become the only one among mainland filmmakers.

Throughout the festival, only two feature-length films from Chinese-speaking filmmakers, "Landscape of Love" by Hong Kong director Lai Miu Suet, and "Unbreakable" by Malaysian director Tsai Ming-Liang were shortlisted.

In addition, this is the moment when Lu Ping An hits the four major short story Grand Slams in the world.

Therefore, during the Venice Film Festival, Lu Ping An’s domestic attention increased again.

It's just that it's not easy for them to find people.

Lu Pingan was not prepared to pay much attention to the Grand Slam.

Among the top three in Europe, luck is the main factor, so be normal.

On September 5, Lu Pingan completed the editing of "Happy Death Day" and the rest would only take about a week to finish. On the same day, he received a call from Hu Qingquan about the short film award ceremony and asked if he wanted to go to Venice tomorrow. .

I still have to go. If it is a Grand Slam, it can be regarded as a historical moment.

After returning the phone call with Hu Qingquan, Lu Pingan made arrangements and listened to Xiang Guoqiang's report before leaving.

15 million in 8 years. The condition is that filming starts within one year. Otherwise, the money will not be refunded. The distribution rights must be shared with Warner, which means that Warner will participate in distribution outside of China. If the film does not perform well, it will take back the filming rights. If it is a series If the first film does well, the subsequent series will have a share of no less than 40%.

Warner made a good calculation.

If the market is good, they can continue to eat. If the market is not good, they can stop losses.

As expected, the big studios are not stupid.

Then do we still want to do it?

of course yes!

If Nolan hesitates any longer, there will be no chance of him coming up.

"That's it, sign the contract as soon as possible and make the liquidated damages higher."

"good."

On September 6, Lu Ping An landed in Venice