China Entertainment: Director’s happiness is so simple

"Have you ever heard of the palm technique where a move falls from the sky?"

As soon as the charterer finished speaking, the palm of Tathagata fell from the sky.

Snap.

Zhou Xingxing clicked pause for the nth time, pointed at the huge palm on the screen and said to Lu Pingan.

"What a lens, the 3D effect must be powerful!"

"no problem."

Lu Pingping recorded it in his notebook.

Today is the main creative team’s roadshow in Hong Kong.

The road show started in the evening. During the day, Lu Ping'an and Zhou Xingxing watched movies together to confirm the 3D style.

So far, the preliminary communication work is coming to an end.

A one and a half hour movie communicated for a full 6 hours.

Zhou Xingxing's attitude towards movies is really a bit strict.

But Lu Ping'an has no objection.

Because of accepting this order, the 3D team will have an income of 15 million yuan, and there are also three special effects that need to be changed, totaling 1.5 million yuan.

Once "Kung Fu" is released in China, his theaters will make a fortune again.

After all, 90% of domestic 3D cinemas are now concentrated in Lupingan.

And "Kung Fu" is the box office champion of this year's original time and space.

Original Time and Space has a box office of 160 million. I wonder how much it will increase with the addition of 3D support.

Anyway, Lu Ping An will definitely make a lot of money from this vote!

After another hour, the two ended their initial communication.

Lu Ping An gave a guarantee: "You are scheduled to be released in mid-December. I can guarantee that the preliminary completion of the film will be completed before November, leaving one month to continue fine-tuning. There is definitely enough time."

Zhou Xingxing smiled and nodded: "Thank you for the hard work."

"Keep communicating."

The two of them laughed, finished their work, and then agreed to see each other at the road show in the evening. Lu Ping An went to the next agreed location.

This time he came to the Xiangjiang Roadshow. Before he came, he had received many invitations.

There are investors, but also stars, celebrities, etc.

When it comes to treating mainland filmmakers, Xiangjiang filmmakers are still generally condescending.

But he doesn't feel condescending towards Lu Ping An.

This time Lu Ping An came to Xiangjiang, some Xiangjiang media made statistics for Lu Ping An.

Two films in the Mainland have grossed over 200 million yuan, making him the No. 1 commercial film director in the Mainland.

The total global box office of all his films has exceeded HK$4 billion when converted into Hong Kong dollars.

In terms of personal box office performance, only a few people in Asia can match him, such as John Woo.

Moreover, Ping An Lu is still a Chinese and Western brand.

Stirring up the storm in the Mainland, he is also very popular in Hollywood.

Especially the latter, this is the record that really attracts the attention of colleagues in Xiangjiang.

Facing such a mainland monster, although the industry in Xiangjiang felt a little uncomfortable seeing a country bumpkin suddenly become the master.

But the world is very realistic, and only fools would still talk to him in a condescending manner.

So this time when Lu Ping'an came here, the welcome he received was completely different from the previous times.

However, it is impossible for Lu Ping'an to accept all of them.

It depends on whether you are strong enough.

So this time when he came to Xiangjiang, he only ate with three people.

Sammo Hung, Boss Yang and Jiahe Zou.

The former talked about filmmakers, and the latter two talked about capital.

Capital matters are easy to talk about.

It's nothing more than Lu Ping An's investment in theaters, as well as 3D and project cooperation.

Regarding project cooperation, Yinghuang once again proposed a co-production.

It's just that Lu Ping'an can't think of any good projects.

Gangster movies and zombie movies are okay, but they are not in the immediate plans, so let’s talk about them later.

Let's chat first and maintain the relationship.

In terms of 3D, Lu Pingan's 3D is currently well-known. When the bosses see that this product can raise ticket prices and attract audiences, they naturally want to get involved.

The road show theater in the evening supports 3D. It is Jiahe's theater. Lu Ping'an has a stake in it, which means it is his own.

This is also the first 3D cinema in Hong Kong.

This vote is successful, and there will be no big problem for IMAX to enter Hong Kong in the future.

In the future, capital from all parties will also cooperate in depth to see if it is possible to make Chinese-language films bigger and stronger.

Well, that's what I said anyway.

As for Sammo Hung, it was Guo Rong who pulled the strings and the other party took the initiative to invite him.

As a big brother figure of Xiangjiang Film, no matter whether there is a possibility of cooperation in the future, it is not a big problem to chat and have a meal.

While having dinner with Sammo Hung, Cheng Long also came, and with him was Tang Jili.

Lu Ping'an and Big Nose had met once before, and he came to support them at the premiere of "Source Code".

So when we chatted, in the words of Mei Gu, who was here to accompany us with the wine, it was "familiar with each other."

Cheng Long drank a few glasses of wine and soon started talking about the project.

His "New Police Story" will be released in October. Cheng Long toasted: "I hope Director Lu will support it."

Big stars still know how to behave in front of capital.

Is Lu Ping'an a capital? After passing "Wonderful Night", many things are actually not easy to hide.

At least the fact that he has theaters in the mainland is enough for all producers to take it seriously.

Lu Pingan also attaches great importance to cooperation with producers. After all, theaters make money from movies.

So Lu Ping'an also gave back kindly: "Brother Long said this out of context. Even if you don't say it, I will ask you for the film."

Everyone laughed.

Cheng Long then talked about 3D, which involved another film.

Needless to say, it is "Myth" and filming will start in October this year.

Cheng Long's needs are the same as Zhou Xingxing's, and they need to discuss cooperation in 3D and special effects.

Even the director’s cooperation is possible.

Of course Lu Ping An agreed to the former because it makes money.

Forget about the latter.

He likes to watch movies, but this is not a good movie.

He doesn't have time to shoot either, and he's not very good at making such action movies.

Therefore, Cheng Long's suggestion may be just a joke.

The main purpose may be to attract investment.

Is Cheng Long in need of investment?

Of course there is no shortage.

What he lacks is critical investment.

Such as Lu Ping An.

Lu Ping'an has invested, he has theaters, technology, and can even participate in directing.

At that time, in the eyes of the public, it will be a strong alliance, which will be of great benefit to the promotion of the movie.

At the same time, Lu Pingan also has a certain foundation in Hollywood.

Therefore, Lu Ping'an's money is much more valuable than ordinary people's.

But Lu Pingping knew the situation.

This movie lost money at the box office in the Mainland, but made money with global copyrights.

After all, this is Cheng Long, and few of his films have lost money on copyrights and discs.

As for the video quality, it's actually okay, but that's about it.

Of course there are definitely areas for improvement.

But Lu Ping'an had neither time nor interest to change it.

So Lu Pingping declined politely.

The reason is also very strong. You are going to start shooting in October, so naturally I won’t be able to make it in time.

So this time we will collaborate on 3D first, and we can also talk about special effects. As for the director, let’s do it next time.

So both parties toasted and everyone was very happy.

Cheng Long chatted for a long time, and Sammo Hung finally had time to talk.

It was obvious that he had some objections to Cheng Long, but he seemed to have gotten used to it, and the relationship between the two seemed to be good.

But then he didn't say anything about the project, he just talked about movies, the Mainland, Hong Kong, Hollywood, etc.

The topic is relatively big, but the conversation is very interesting.

Lu Ping'an understands the meaning of this way of chatting.

It's just a matter of simple recognition.

Once we are familiar with each other, we can have a deep chat next time we meet again.

Lu Ping An also gave positive feedback.

There is no harm in expanding your circle of friends.

By the way, I asked Sammo Hung to take care of his little brother Wu Jing, and Sammo Hung agreed immediately.

So in comparison, he is more "big brother" than Cheng Long.

This is indeed the case, he was originally Aaron's senior brother.

After a brief chat, the two Xiangjiang eldest brothers and Lu Pingan went to the Roadshow Cinema together.

This is the second time Lu Ping An has come to Xiangjiang Roadshow.

With Jiahe, Yinghuang and big brothers in the industry supporting the show, the Hong Kong premiere looked very lively.

However, Lu Pingan is still not very hopeful about whether the movie can achieve good results in Hong Kong.

After all, there is not a single Hong Kong actor in the movie.

But he also did his homework, such as switching to Cantonese dubbing and incorporating some Cantonese jokes into the lines to make the movie more interesting.

This will have a certain impact on the dissemination of the movie itself, since it is not very original after all.

But the main purpose of this roadshow is not entirely to promote the film, but to promote technology and cut a wave of leeks.

Many film practitioners and film companies were present, and they came here just for this.

The rest of the talent comes here for the movie itself.

Then the roadshow begins.

The result was no surprise.

Everyone was shocked by the 3D effect.

As for the movie content.

Anyway, the on-site feedback is good.

But this cannot be counted, it depends on the follow-up.

Lu Ping'an was also prepared for the worst.

So he was relaxed. (End of chapter)