China Entertainment: Director’s happiness is so simple

The copyright for "The Tuner" was negotiated, and the domestic media soon found out. However, they did not say how much it sold, only mentioning that "many international film producers competed for it, and the transaction amount set a record for short films at the Berlin Film Festival."

In fact, sometimes this kind of effect can attract more attention from the public than winning an award.

After all, money is what everyone likes the most.

The news was released by China Film Group, and they specifically greeted Lu Ping'an afterwards.

Lu Pingan and China Film Group have already verbally communicated and committed to the production of the "Tuner" movie. After returning, Lu Pingan will take out the script and discuss investment and production.

Lu Ping'an's directing ability is now guaranteed by the Silver Bear Award. It will not be easy to break through the bottom line for directors of major movies in the future.

So now, the publicity for "The Tuner" has begun.

The record-breaking price of the copyright transaction is the first step, and the next step is for "The Tuner" to meet with the audience on major TV stations.

It's the equivalent of a longer trailer.

With the prestige of the Silver Bear Award and the quality of the short film itself, Lu Pingan's reputation will skyrocket, which will also be of great benefit to the box office of the future "The Tuner" movie.

On February 22, Lu Pingan did some simple shopping in Berlin, and then boarded the return plane with Hu Qingquan.

We specifically chose to depart in the afternoon. When we arrived, it was early in the morning and we would be facing jet lag. Lu Ping An deliberately forced himself to sleep on the plane.

After landing at the Capital Airport, I took a breath of the air of my hometown, as if my soul had returned, and I felt very at ease.

The cell phone recalled congratulatory text messages and phone calls one after another. Because he did not activate international roaming before departure, except for a few relatives who would call to ask questions, nothing else disturbed him, so he was able to have some peace and quiet.

But it's different now.

He has a safe journey and is already a road guide.

"Director Lu, congratulations, please come back and treat me to dinner!"

This is a text message from Yan Danchen.

Lu Pingan smiled and replied: "Okay, I eat very little, so it won't cost you much."

"You invited me!"

"Oh, that's it. What about that? I have something else to do. Let's talk later~"

After some back and forth, the two finally made an appointment to watch a movie in a few days.

This made Lu Ping'an feel very good.

But no matter how good his mood was, he didn't really want to face reporters. The original owner's introverted personality was very useful at this time, so he said to Hu Qingquan that he was afraid of trouble, then put on his sunglasses and scarf, blended into the crowd and summoned the golden cicada to escape, his eyes As expected, he spotted some media out of the corner of his eye, and Hu Qingquan had already been stopped for an interview.

When he arrived at the parking lot, he found his A6 according to the location of the text message. Zhang Songwen, Yiwei Yiwei and Ning Hao were already in the car. Zhang Songwen drove the car.

"Peace, quick, take out the trophy!"

Ning Hao stretched out his hand directly when he saw Lu Ping'an.

Lu Ping'an didn't bother to talk to him and just threw the trophy gift box over.

"Hey, take it easy, this is a silver bear!"

Ning Hao quickly hugged the trophy, looking more cherished than Lu Ping'an.

After opening it and looking at it, I had the same emotion as Zhou Yiwei, "Why is it a card? Isn't it a bear?"

"This is the short film award, and the feature film award is for sculpture."

Zhang Songwen explained, then took the Silver Bear Award and touched it, as if imagining what it would be like when he won the Best Actor Award in the future.

After touching it for a while, he passed the card to Zhou Yiwei, who kissed him directly.

"Disgusting!"×3

After waiting for more than ten minutes, Hu Qingquan got rid of the reporters and came over, and then the five of them returned to school together.

When I arrived at the school, I saw a banner hanging on the school gate from a distance.

"Congratulations to Wang Xiaoshuai, an outstanding student in the 1985 directing department of our school, who won the Silver Bear Award at the 51st Berlin International Film Festival for his film "Seventeen Years Old Bicycle"."

"Congratulations to Lu Ping'an, an outstanding first-year student of our school's 00-level directing department, for winning the Silver Bear Short Film Award at the 51st Berlin International Film Festival."

Two huge red cloth banners, dozens of meters across, were very eye-catching.

Fortunately, there is Wang Xiaoshuai above, otherwise Lu Ping'an would be more eye-catching.

But now he is actually more eye-catching than Wang Xiaoshuai.

Lu Ping'an's face felt a little hot: "Do you have to highlight the words freshman?"

"Winning an award as a freshman will be more lethal."

Hu Qingquan looked matter-of-fact.

Ning Hao from behind shook his head and said, "Especially for a sophomore like me."

Everyone laughed.

Hu Qingquan went on to explain: "The school did this partly because it happened to be the art exam period..."

It turns out that the number of people who registered for the art exam a few days ago exceeded previous years.

China National Theater and Beijing Film Academy alone planned to recruit 30 undergraduates each in the acting department. As a result, the total number of applicants was nearly 10,000. The competition for arts and performance in other key universities was also several times more intense than in previous years.

The preliminary examination of the film school has ended, and the re-examination is just two days away. There are still one or two thousand people in the acting department. You can imagine how intense it is.

So at this time, the school posted "Freshman receives Silver Bear Award", which can be regarded as a manifestation of strength.

Of course, the pressure on students is naturally greater. . .

After entering the school, the car stopped at the teachers' office building. As soon as I got out of the car, I was noticed by several teachers.

"Hey, the great director is back."

One joke after another, Lu Pingan waved helplessly: "Low-key, low-key, it's just a short film."

"Haha, the short film Silver Bear is also a Silver Bear. It should be high-profile..."

He didn't quite remember who these teachers were, mainly because they didn't come to class very often.

But now the teachers all know about him.

Then soon, word spread in the school that the freshman who won the Silver Bear Award was back.

For the first time, Che Xiao and Dong Xuan from the acting class covered their faces with their textbooks at the same time.

The expression behind the book was one of regret.

If I had known earlier, I would have agreed right then and there, and it would have just been to take off my clothes.

Well now, this is Silver Bear, and soon the whole country will be able to see the video!

Sure enough, after a while, the teacher of the performance class came to inform me that the afternoon class would be changed to an appreciation class.

The person appreciating it was none other than "The Tuner" who won the award.

At the same time, those who were selected for the film and those who appeared in the film were also notified one after another.

Sooner or later, "The Tuner" will be played on campus and become a teaching material for appreciation classes.

And there is basically no accident that it will become one of the official pull tab teaching materials in the future.

In response to this, Lu Pingan in the teachers' building was a little flattered: "Isn't this a bit exaggerated?"

Hu Qingquan smiled and said: "This is the Silver Bear Award. Who can tell me whether it's bad? Ping An, you should be more confident."

The director of the directing department next to Deputy Secretary Dong is even more talkative: "From a practical point of view, your "The Tuner" does meet this condition better than many feature films. It is short in duration, has a rigorous and exquisite script structure, and the performances are on point. But There are so many remarkable things. This is why the Silver Bear Award was awarded to you, and why this film can be used as a teaching material. Xiaolu, it is not you who should be afraid, but the actors in the film."

As the director of the directing department said, he looked at Zhang Songwen who was following him.

At this time, Zhang Songwen was indeed extremely frightened.

It has become a teaching material!

I have become a teaching material!

I won’t be able to go out anymore. . .

Did he act well in the film? He was indeed very good.

But in his world view, he doesn't feel that he can afford this kind of courtesy. For him, this amount is heavier than winning the Best Actor Award.

Fortunately, the head of the acting department, who knew him well, comforted him: "Songwen, don't worry. This time the appreciation is mainly about the film itself. Although your acting skills can also be talked about, it is not the focus. If you want the same treatment, it will be up to you in the future." Let’s talk about how to win an actor by myself.”

"Oh, I'm relieved now."

Zhang Songwen suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

This also made the teachers present laugh. They pointed at Lu Ping'an and Zhang Songwen and said, they are really similar. They are both not sure of their own level. No wonder they can work together so well.

"Okay, okay, take out the trophy, I'm still waiting to take a photo."

After chatting for a while, Deputy Secretary Dong began to urge with a smile.

Then everyone started taking pictures of Lu Ping'an happily, and other teachers also came to take photos. This year's report of the directing department has another bright spot.

After half an hour of tossing, Lu Ping'an completed the task and was about to leave when the director of the directing department called to him: "Come to school early tomorrow morning. The directing department has an admissions meeting. You can come too."

Lu Ping'an knew what was going on as soon as he heard it. Hu Qingquan had chatted with him on the way. In the past few days, the school was recruiting students for the art exam, and the superiors were planning to recruit him as a new face to become a young man.

However, Lu Pingan refused: "I still have something to do. I have an appointment with China Film Group to talk about the movie tomorrow morning."

"Oh, what about tomorrow? If not tomorrow, next Monday will do. Anyway, you have to do the enrollment."

The director of the directing department looked enthusiastic, but Lu Pingan really didn't like this kind of thing.

For him, this time is better spent on more meaningful things.

For example, things in the store, the script of the big movie "The Tuner", and most importantly, the long-delayed filming of "The Black Hole".

As a person with golden fingers, picking skills are the most important.

So he simply said: "Can you not go? I have a short film to shoot."

"Are you creative again?!"

At this time, not only the director of the directing department was shocked, but also Hu Qingquan, Deputy Secretary Dong and the teachers present.

"Yes, I had a plan years ago, and I also made an appointment with a special effects teacher. I want to shoot it in the next few days, and if possible, make it in time for Cannes."

This year’s Cannes short film submission deadline is mid-March, so time is quite tight.

Everyone was shocked again.

Deputy Secretary Dong reacted first and laughed loudly: "Okay! After running from Berlin to Cannes, great! Young people must have this kind of energy. If you have any requests, just ask, the school will fully support it!"

For this kind of thing, he has ten thousand supports.

And with his words, Lu Pingan finally no longer needs to be a mascot, and the director of the directing department did not dare to stop him. On the contrary, it was too late for him to be happy.

But before Lu Ping'an ran away, he still said: "You still have to come to the performance class and the appreciation class of the directing department in the afternoon. You are the director, so you have to speak out and cooperate with the teaching. Is that okay?"

"no problem!"

Lu Pingan agreed, and then left with Hu Qingquan.

Ten minutes later, Hu Qingquan, who had read the script of "Black Hole", started the mission mode again, preparing to prepare a crew for Lu Ping'an, but he cursed happily: With such a student on the stand, I'm afraid he won't be able to rest in the future. . .