China Entertainment: Director’s happiness is so simple

After the meal, several people sat together in the clubhouse chatting.

Everyone talked about their own experiences these days.

They are all doing very well, and Zhou Gongzi and Chen Kun will become popular all the way.

Zhou Yiwei and Zhang Songwen have graduated this year. Zhou Yiwei followed Wang Jun. After the last film, it is said that the next film will be the male lead in Hai Yan.

Zhang Songwen's training classes also continue to be open, and he also has another identity as a school assistant.

Not to mention Yan Danchen. She has just finished playing "Silent Witness" and is about to start her next drama.

During this period, everyone also talked about Lu Ping'an's plans for his next drama.

This is exactly what Lu Ping'an wanted to say.

His next drama in Mainland China is "Night at the Museum". The script adaptation has started since the end of "Source Code". The shooting location has been built, and the rest is to fill in some props.

The structure of this play will be similar to the original version of "Wonderful Night", which is divided into three acts, but after the adaptation, it will have Chinese characteristics.

Lu Pingan thinks it will be a clever and successful adaptation.

And if you want to make this film, you have to find a lot of guest stars.

A commercial film must be blessed with various eye-catching elements, and stars are one of them.

So Lu Ping'an directly sent out an invitation to make a guest appearance!

Everyone agreed, but no one asked about what the movie was about or how much it cost to make.

Anyway, it would be nice to participate.

After chatting, the party ended and everyone left.

Yan Danchen left first, then went around in a circle and returned to the courtyard.

The two haven't seen each other for half a year, and they miss each other very much.

After a high-quality life, Yan Danchen talked about the next Huabiao Award.

At the Huabiao Awards Ceremony the day after tomorrow, Yan Danchen will be one of the award guests.

In addition to him, there were 18 award presenters.

Most of them are the hottest new generation stars, in addition to three star athletes.

The Huabiao Award will also engage in these tricks.

This is a good thing for celebrities.

Being able to show up on such an occasion is considered a stamp of approval.

Among them, Xiao Yanzi was excluded without any accident, but Yan Danchen said that Xiao Yanzi was not scheduled, which was also his rhetoric to the outside world later.

Lu Ping'an looked disdainful and told her to stay away from this person in the future.

After knowing the reason, Yan Danchen agreed on the spot.

Lu Ping'an rarely told her what she should and shouldn't do so seriously.

But as long as she says this, Yan Danchen will listen, and she knows what's appropriate.

The next morning Yan Danchen went to the Beijing Exhibition Hall, where this year's Huabiao Awards would be held, and she had to go there in advance to rehearse.

On Lu Ping'an's side, inspection work continued.

The preliminary filming work for "Kung Fu Panda" in Bashu is in order, and the first phase of the task is expected to be completed in November.

After that, the entire team will move back to the capital and start official production.

Guorong's primary school also has dedicated staff here, and his team will take over the original production center campus.

Regarding the land purchase, Uncle Liao acted very quickly.

The main reason is that there is enough money, so the bidding is expected to start in October. The location is good and the area is not small. Uncle Liao said that it may be possible to win it for up to 200 million. Lu Ping An couldn't help but think about the configuration of his future building again.

At noon, Lu Pingan met with some old masters and experts in cultural relics, art, and history introduced by Principal Zhang.

Everyone moved to the set together.

The filming set of "Wonderful Night" is located in Chaoyang Trade City.

When this film was actually shot, there was no need to actually build a museum.

During the original shooting, only a few main scenes were set up and then synthesized using technology.

The original film cost only $12 million.

Now Lu Ping An is doing it, the landscaping is cheap, and the special effects technology costs nothing, so it is also not expensive.

Of course, there are still many places to spend money, such as models of various "cultural relics", "statues" and "wax figures". These all cost money, are not cheap, and may not necessarily be of good quality.

Fortunately, several masters introduced by Principal Zhang have solved the big problem for him.

With them here, the characters of the next few wax figure protagonists can be determined quickly, and the models can be quickly made.

As for the filming location of this movie, Lu Pingan originally wanted to find a film and television city to set up a location.

But the person in charge of Chaoyang Trade City proposed cooperation after learning about it.

They provided a place, and Lu Pingping set up the scene there.

After the filming is completed, it will be renovated and the original scenes and props will be retained. If the movie becomes popular in the future, it will still be able to sell tickets.

The trade city also benefits from the increased flow of people.

Lu Ping'an thought this plan was good, so they hit it off immediately. The Trade City provided the venue and he would get half of the tickets for the "museum" in the future.

The museum's rent-free period is three years. If the movie is a hit, the dividends will probably be harvested in three years. Whether it should be closed, expanded, or changed hands will be discussed at that time.

This work started at the end of May. Now that the scenery setting task has been completed, all that is left is to fill in various props.

Lu Ping'an took a look at a few senior chefs and introduced the theme of the film. The senior chefs praised the film's creativity, then made some suggestions, and then agreed to join the crew in a few days to participate in the final preparations.

The Huabiao Award Ceremony began the next day, and Lu Pingping arrived at his destination on time.

Due to the epidemic this year, the Shanghai Film Festival was suspended, so the Huabiao Award became the first major domestic award this year.

In addition, the nature of the awards is different, so the number of people who came today can be regarded as the largest number of people that Lu Pingan has ever seen for domestic awards.

When Lu Pingping arrived, many people greeted him.

As Lu Pingan, who has just won the Short Film Grand Slam and has been shortlisted for four awards at Huabiao, Lu Pingan is one of the highlights of this event.

Lu Ping'an dealt with them one by one. He was already very accustomed to this kind of scene.

Huayi King came to say hello and asked: "Do you have any plans for your next movie?"

"We're still preparing, but it's not certain when we'll do it."

After Lu Pingan answered, he asked, "What about you?"

"Now "Cell Phone" is about to be released, and we will start the next one after it is released."

"Okay, Director Feng will let me know when he plans to develop a new movie."

The two sides have exchanged resources. After "Mobile Phone", Feng Dapao will have "A World Without Thieves". It's time to harvest.

In fact, he had previously thought about cutting "A World Without Thieves", but the original work of this film was spotted by Feng Dapao when it was released in 1999, and it took several twists and turns before he finally got it. The author Zhao Benfu also recognized Feng Dapao, so he saw He persisted for so long before he was photographed. If Lu Pingping had gone up at that time, he would have had no chance of winning.

However, Lu Ping'an doesn't feel it's a pity. There are so many movies available in the world, and there are only a few that can be found. If he misses every movie, he will feel regretful and live a lifeless life.

Mr. Wang then asked: "Has Director Lu made a second movie in Hollywood?"

Lu Ping'an was not surprised after hearing this.

Anyone who pays attention to Hollywood film industry news will definitely know something about the previous "Happy Death Day".

So Lu Ping'an didn't hide anything: "Yes, we just finished filming."

Mr. Wang sighed with emotion at this time: "The Yankees still look down on us too much. According to Hollywood rules, after one film is successful, the next one will have a production cost of 30 to 50 million US dollars."

When Lu Ping'an heard this, his expression was a little subtle.

Is this a misunderstanding?

Mr. Wang continued: "It's okay. Bruce Lee wasn't taken seriously as soon as he came up. He also kicked it out one by one. I believe Hollywood will really see your talent soon."

After hearing this, Lu Ping'an suppressed his smile and expressed his gratitude.

No need to explain.

Just misunderstand.

If people know the real situation, there will be trouble. Then they will come and ask them to participate a little bit.

We can cooperate in China, but in Hollywood, I am the only one. Can I vote for you?

So it's pretty good right now.

The conversation continued, and the topic of Hollywood was mentioned many times.

Mr. Yu from Bona expressed his blessing that Lu Ping An's second Hollywood drama will be a hit, which will show how powerful Chinese directors are.

Han Sanpin also comforted him by saying, if you have grievances, then use your talent to speak.

In short, everyone is obviously good.

Lu Ping'an also knew that perhaps only Han Sanpin really cared, and the rest were just gloating.

But Lu Pingping said it didn't matter.

Making a fortune silently is the way to go.

Of course, if the time is right, I still have to mention it to Han Sanpin.

He is now the second-in-command, and he will need political achievements in the future. Lu Ping An will have to show up at critical moments, and this thigh cannot be broken.

Then Han Sanpin took Lu Ping'an and met with a group of veterans.

After getting to know each other for a while, everyone praised Lu Ping An. They all said that the short film was well shot and hoped that he would continue his success in feature films in the future.

Lu Pingping expressed his gratitude.

At the same time, he also roughly knows his current status in the eyes of this so-called mainstream circle.

He is still a newcomer to the film industry.

Also, Lu Ping An currently has none of the important domestic awards.

Foreign awards are also for short films.

As for domestic box office results?

Since the competition conditions for this Huabiao Award have just added the market benefit quantification standard, after entering the selection stage, the jury will strictly follow the requirements of the four "market standards" for the shortlisted films, and specially invite statisticians from the Film Bureau to attend the meeting for details. Introduce the market situation of each film.

In other words, Lu Pingan has only just reached the threshold of domestic mainstream awards with the help of "Source Code", and it still has a good time.

If it were before, theoretically speaking, he would still be inferior.

But fortunately, Lu Ping'an is still young and has unlimited potential, so he may be a little behind in terms of status, but no one will ignore you. As for when he will really start to take you seriously, it depends on your future results.

After continuing to chat, Sister Hua came to say hello. She didn’t say much and only made an appointment to have dinner.

Lu Pingan did not refuse, and after a while, the award ceremony began.

This year's awards presenter is exactly what Yan Danchen said, a star of Yishui.

Shuang Bing, Ren Quan, Chen Kun, Yan Danchen, Xia Yu, Jiang Qinqin, etc.

There are also three athletes, Wang Tao from table tennis, Wang Junxia from long-distance running, and Liu Xuan who has just switched to the entertainment industry.

The award ceremony was dazzled by the pairs of celebrity presenters, and they couldn't see the point. The media would definitely start complaining after it was over.

In the end, "Source Code" was nominated for four categories: Best Feature Film, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, and Best New Director.

Among them, he only won the last one, the Best New Director Award.

The person who presented him with the award was Mei Ting and Wang Xuebing.

Lu Ping'an gave a decent acceptance speech: "Thank you to the organizing committee."

It’s better to be more serious about the Huabiao Award.

And he was not surprised by this result. Han Sanpin had already vaccinated him.

Science fiction and commercial films are an alternative compared to the feature films produced this year.

Look at the films that won awards.

"Grandpa Deng", "The Stormy Waves (About the Flood)", "Premier Zhou's Trip to Bandung"

So it’s pretty good to win the Best New Director Award.

This is not intentional suppression.

Han Sanpin's original words were: "You have entered the door."

Also joining him was the new generation of talent Xu, who won the Best New Actress Award.

Get started and get small prizes.

In the future, if you maintain the quality of your works and adjust the themes, you can rank them based on their seniority, and you can expect the ultimate prize.

Lu Ping'an really didn't know whether he should be happy or not.