China Entertainment: Director’s happiness is so simple

Today is the first day of class in the new semester at Nortel.

Early in the morning, the students walked into the school and looked up to see that the big banner "Welcome Grade 03 Freshmen to School" had been taken down at the school gate and replaced with a new banner of two pieces.

Zhang Jiani, a freshman in Grade 03, was walking with her classmates. She raised her head and read the content of the banner:

"Warm congratulations to Lu Ping'an, an outstanding fourth-year student in the directing department of our school, for winning the Best Short Film Award at the 60th Venice Film Festival!"

Above it, there is another piece: "Warm congratulations to Lu Ping'an, an outstanding fourth-year student in the directing department of our school, for achieving a Grand Slam in the short film section of the four major film festivals in the world!"

Two huge banners, dozens of meters long, and the fonts are one size larger than before.

Especially the words "Grand Slam of the Short Film Unit of the Four Major Film Festivals in the World" in the second block are yellow fonts that are different from the rest of the white ones, making it easy for people to notice at a glance.

And the effect is naturally needless to say.

Zhang Jiani, like many other students, quietly exclaimed: "Grand Slam!"

The other students also expressed similar emotions:

"Director Lu is so awesome!"

"The road guide is on the wall again!"

“I’ve gone through all the big four, so he’s the only one in the world, right?”

"Isn't that right? Director Lu makes the most authentic scorpion daddy in the world."

"We have to add homework again in the appreciation class!"

"Hey, I have to write my review again."

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While the students were feeling emotional, many freshmen were also informed by popular science that they would have a safe journey.

"It is our school's tradition to put up the wall once a year!"

"Three academic years, five awards, this record is truly unprecedented."

"Have you met Director Lu? Of course! He's so handsome in person."

"I've seen something amazing. I even acted in one of his plays. In "Source Code", I exposed the back of my head."

When honor reaches unattainable heights, envy crushes jealousy.

A group of freshmen's eyes lit up after hearing this.

The same goes for Zhang Jiani. She couldn't help but whisper to the senior sister next to her: "Will Director Lu come to school often?"

"Not often."

"oh."

Zhang Jiani couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

Like all acting students, she is a common person. Who wouldn't want to be like Zhang Songwen and achieve the goal of ascending to heaven by one person?

At this time, someone not far away said somewhat unconvincedly:

"It's just a short film, it's of no use."

Of course there is also jealousy and disdain.

Another person also echoed: "That's right, feature films are real movies. So what if a short film wins an award and makes money?"

But soon someone stood up and pointed at these two stupid young people to popularize science:

"Shame, the copyright alone for Lu Dao's short film can be sold for at least hundreds of thousands of dollars!"

"Yes, the copyright for this Venice short film is said to be over one million US dollars!"

One million US dollars, more than eight million yuan.

How much is a house in Beijing now? Good commercial housing is less than 10,000 yuan per square meter.

Lu Ping An's short film can buy 8 houses of more than 100 square meters!

How many people would die from envy!

After the two dumbfounded men heard this, one of them shouted directly on the spot: "Impossible!"

"impossible?"

Zhu Yawen, who was grade 02, laughed when he heard this, "Of course it is impossible for ordinary directors to make award-winning short films, but Director Lu is the king of short films. Can the films of the king of short films be sold cheaply? This is not what I said, people from Europe That’s what the media said.”

"I also saw it. Sina reposted the report this morning, and some media in the United States also said so."

Liu Qianqian, who came to class next to her, also added at this time.

Zhou Yang on the other side continued to add: "It is said that a major international brand is looking for a guide to shoot an advertisement and bids 2 million US dollars. Many domestic brands have also quoted prices, and the highest price is 5 million!"

Hiss~

Money matters attract the most attention.

After hearing this, all the students felt envious + jealous again, and then started to make associations one after another.

I wish I had a safe journey

If I also make a short film

If only I had a chance encounter with Lu Ping'an.

Under the two dazzling banners, a group of students, whose minds were racing, walked slowly past.

Banners don’t speak, they just enjoy waves of attention.

Students enter their respective classrooms.

Sure enough, the teachers talked about the unexpected appreciation class tonight.

Especially the directing department:

"Appreciation class at 8pm, this time there are five short films together."

The students immediately began to cry.

Appreciation classes must bring additional homework.

Reviews, film analysis and even script assignments.

I'm afraid I won't be able to write down a few thousand words.

This time there are five movies again, simply increasing the quantity without increasing the price!

The key is that it's useless.

I wrote a script, either an imitation or an original one, but the school didn’t let me film it. It would be great if the school could grant funding for each assignment and then complete it in the form of filming.

But this time the teacher added: "This time the school has allocated funds. Everyone has the opportunity. Regardless of grade, regardless of short or long films, as long as the script passes the test, they can apply for funding to film."

"real?!"

The eyes of all the students suddenly lit up.

The teacher did not hide anything and explained directly: "Thank you to your senior Lu Pingan. This achievement of the world's four major short story Grand Slams is unique in the world. This time he has earned the school support from above, which is enough." Ten million, this money is used to supplement your filming."

"Lu Dao Niu Bi!"

"Director Lu is a real man!"

"Is Director Lu single? I think I can"

The directing department is full of joy from top to bottom.

The director of the directing department was already smiling from ear to ear in front of Secretary Dong and Principal Zhang.

The superiors allocated 10 million to Nortel and supported the establishment of a special student film experiment fund, which belongs to the directing department!

Principal Zhang also smiled happily. This amount of money only accounts for a small part of the reward above.

The rest include various bonus tilts for school leaders and the school itself.

These are real achievements.

Principal Zhang thought about asking Lu Pingping if he needed any help later.

When I called Lu Pingan to congratulate me last night, I mentioned that if I needed help, just ask. Lu Pingan said that he should find five or six old masters and experts in cultural relics and art to help make a new movie. Principal Zhang felt that it was not enough. , he felt that he could either directly bring over the old masters from the Forbidden City. It doesn’t take much. It’s not a big problem to bring over ten or twenty. Chen Danqing can also be brought over. This old boy has a good relationship with his old classmates. If not, If you are willing to come, the worst thing you can do is lose your face and get tied up!

Secretary Dong smiled and looked at the state of these two people, and he was sincerely happy.

The Grand Slam comes from my own tenure, so it won’t be a big problem for me to be promoted next year.

Of course, the most important thing is to be happy for Lu Ping An.

In the past, winning one or two short film awards, or even an Oscar, was not a particularly big bonus for Lu Ping An, especially in non-commercial terms.

It is a short film after all.

But now that I have won a Grand Slam, the meaning is different.

He received a notice early in the morning that the 7 o'clock news in the evening would have 15 seconds dedicated to reporting on this incident.

The Film Association, Federation of Literary and Art Circles and other units also called him, wanting to invite Lu Ping'an to join.

These may seem like trivial matters, but Secretary Dong knows that many invisible stumbling blocks to Lu Pingan's future have begun to be cleared, provided that Lu Pingan himself does not commit suicide.

Will Lu Pingping seek death?

Secretary Dong thinks it's impossible. "Dinner for a Few" is an example.

The film severely criticized decadent capitalism, and Lu Pingping stepped on the G-spot.

This guy is so smart!

A short film that has blossomed both at home and abroad.

Much better than those old guys who specialize in taking pictures of domestic scars.

And even if Lu Ping'an commits suicide in the future, Secretary Dong feels that he will go and help.

Thinking of this, Secretary Dong couldn't help but blame himself. He had taken less care of this little guy before.

At 7pm, the news begins.

The host reminded: "Today's program will take about 35 minutes."

This is so common that it should come as no surprise to viewers.

Then the news continues.

In the middle period, Lu Pingping appeared.

"At the Venice International Film Festival held yesterday evening, the famous Chinese director Lu Pingan won the Venice Short Film Silver Lion for "Dinner for a Few". After winning this award, Lu Pingan has personally achieved a grand slam of short film awards at the four major film festivals in the world. , becoming the first person in the history of short films in the world."

In the picture, Lu Pingan stood on the podium and received the trophy, and then edited the picture to show Lu Pingan delivering a speech to the CCTV camera:

"To achieve such an achievement, I would first like to thank my great motherland for giving me the space to create freely, and also thank my alma mater, BJ Film School, for its support. I will continue to work hard!"

The screen was cut again, and the host's voiceover reappeared: "Tonight at 9 o'clock, our six channels will broadcast Lu Ping'an's five award-winning short films, so please tune in."

The 15 seconds are over, and then comes the next news.

Just a simple broadcast.

But being able to get one set is already the most significant meaning.

At 9 o'clock, after the five short films were broadcast, countless viewers remembered Lu Ping'an through this night.

People in the industry expressed emotion that the short film could achieve the level of Lu Ping An, which really gave him a thumbs up.

Of course, many people are thinking that short films are short films after all, and Lu Ping An’s success in winning feature film awards will not be so smooth.

Lu Ping An's two previous feature films did not win awards is an example.

Therefore, some people feel that Lu Ping An's journey to win prizes may end here.

Starting from the next day, Wu Guohua of Xingchen Film and Television received another wave of calls.

This time is different from other times. This time, most of them are advertisers and music companies.

As soon as the News Network aired, domestic advertising brands, large and small, once again began to seek cooperation with Lu Pingan.

Mainly for short films. After all, the scope of application of short films is relatively narrow. Advertisements and MVs are the most suitable.

The reasons why everyone strives for a safe road are also very similar.

Now Lu Ping'an has been stamped with it, and he is the world's number one in short films.

If you can sign a cooperation contract with him, just the act of "signing the contract" will be a very powerful advertisement. When the film is produced, it will be another wave of powerful advertising.

The same goes for singers. The MV can be collaborated with famous directors, and the publicity effect this brings is not to mention.

But obviously, this is just a fantasy. Who is this, a great director, who can like you?

Fortunately, Lu Ping'an didn't have time to care about this now. He asked Wu Guohua to deal with it first and wait until he finished harvesting.

The first is copyright.

Because "Dinner for a Few" won the award, he was also called the first person in the world to achieve the Grand Slam of four short film awards and the highest award.

As a result, the added value of the work increases.

In the end, the screening rights were awarded US$1.78 million.

This is not over yet.

Because of the Grand Slam, the five works could be made into a compilation album, and the disc rights were sold for US$2.6 million.

After tax, you can get about 23 million.

It’s almost comparable to the income from the distribution rights of “Source Code”.

In addition, there are advertising quotes from several major international brands.

The first commercial directed by a Grand Slam winner is very valuable.

Plus Summit participated in the hype.

Hype is a bottomless pit.

If Lu Ping An really wants to take orders for business, it is estimated that it can command a sky-high price.

However, Lu Ping'an's attitude is the same, so he will leave it alone for now.

The most important thing for him now is to complete the harvest in Lao America.

The day after receiving the award, Lu returned to Santa Monica safely.

On the third day, Xiang Guoqiang came to report.

NetEase’s current holdings have reached US$262 million.

A little more than expected.

Lu Ping An asked him to sell out temporarily, because NetEase's stock price will drop a bit in the next period of time, so as not to lose money in vain.

Lu Ping'an doesn't come forward for the contract in "Batman". If he comes forward, it's not certain whether he can actually rent it.

So from the beginning to the end, Watts was at the front negotiating.

At this point, the Watts family's face-saving ability has had some effect. This is what he said himself. Regardless of whether Lu Ping'an is true or not, the matter is settled anyway, just thank him.

The contract was finally signed, with a one-time payment of US$16 million.

The signings were Lu Pingan and Warner, but on the surface they were Dingfeng and Warner.

The news is released as soon as possible.

Old and American people have great expectations for the reboot of "Batman", after all, the previous game was so bad.

As for the cooperation between Warner and Summit, in fact, in the eyes of everyone, this contract is a free bargain for Warner.

In the detailed contract, it is not the full copyright of Batman, but only the filming rights and partial movie distribution rights, and there is no other peripheral derivative income except the film discs.

If the film is not started within a year and the single-film production cost is less than 100 million US dollars, the contract will be invalidated and 16 million will not be refunded.

If the series is successful, Warner has the right to participate in investment. If it is unsuccessful, Warner will take back the copyright.

This is equivalent to Warner using Peak to hatch eggs. If there are results, they can just pick the fruits and stop losses at any time.

From the perspective of the full copyright of Batman, Warner will indeed benefit the most if the series succeeds.

So many people think Summit is a bit silly.

Watts also felt that Lu Ping'an was a bit silly.

The real value of the Batman IP is not the movie, but the peripheral derivatives.

Of course, from the actual perspective of the series alone, if Lu Ping An is really successful, it will indeed be a huge bonus for Lu Ping An, a non-copyright owner.

But can Lu Ping An succeed?

Lu Pingan did not answer, but just said to Watts: "If someone volunteers and says he wants to make "Batman," remember to tell me as soon as possible."

Watts was even more confused: "Aren't you going to take the photo?"

Lu Ping'an smiled: "Let's brainstorm."

The series can only be awarded once, and his favorite of the "Batman Trilogy" is the second one.

So if Nolan really recommends himself, just give him the first film.

The box office of the first film was not very high, less than 400 million US dollars. It was quite satisfactory and did not make much money, but it was still able to reach the terms of continued cooperation in the contract.

By the time the second movie reached the box office, the box office revenue would have reached 1 billion US dollars. He came to collect the fruits, which was just right.

Of course, if Nolan shoots the first film, the script idea must come from himself.

Lu Ping'an took Nolan Fei with him. This cannot be changed.

The matter was settled, and three days later, "Happy Death Day" was completed in post-production.

It is scheduled to be released around November.

Release it earlier, make money earlier, and make more money for "Batman."

The next day, Lu returned home safely.

Do this for today and make up for it tomorrow~