China Entertainment: Director’s happiness is so simple

Chapter 197 Give a Silence

The next morning, news about the box office performance of "Amazing Night" appeared in the newspapers.

In the future, "Wonderful Night" will be released for at least one month. The industry is paying attention to whether it can exceed 360 million.

But today, the hottest topic in society is not Lu Ping An, but Lao Mouzi.

On the 30th BJ time, that is, at two o'clock in the morning today, the closing ceremony of the Athens Olympics, Lao Mouzi's 8-minute appearance was completed.

Early in the morning, the Internet became lively. Some netizens said that Lao Mouzi's 8 minutes was a hodgepodge, and it felt like a transitional series in the middle of the Spring Festival Gala.

Jasmine flowers, Tai Chi, Peking opera performances, and 28 children walking on stilts and carrying lanterns are all manifestations of Chinese characteristics, but they have many similarities with the elements used in Lao Mouzi's Olympic bid film and lack of new ideas.

The 14 "Olympic babies" who appeared in red and green cheongsam short skirts were not only suspected of plagiarizing the Women's Twelve Bands, but also danced and sang folk music on the stage with their thighs exposed in their miniskirts, and their performance techniques seemed to be too ordinary. funny.

Celebrities from all walks of life also joined in the condemnation. The famous film critic Cheng Qingsong criticized: This is 8 minutes without connotation and imagination. The lanterns in "Raise the Red Lantern" and the red silk dance in "House of Flying Daggers" also appeared, the performance style was scattered and incompatible with the warm style presented by the closing ceremony in Athens, and the selected program had nothing to do with the Olympic spirit and failed to reflect the theme of "Welcome the world to BJ"

Just like the original time and space, there was a lot of curses.

In what Lao Mouzi later said: "In these 8 minutes, there were quite a lot of scolding occasions, levels, people and times. It was quite high."

Reporters also immediately interviewed many people from the entertainment and sports circles.

Everyone’s thoughts can be roughly divided into three categories.

Those who defend it say that Lao Mouzi has introduced Chinese characteristics, which is very good.

Some people are disdainful or even mocking, saying that 8 minutes is not interesting, but it just has the advantage of being a little lively.

There are also some that are more pertinent, saying it only takes 8 minutes, which is great if you can do that.

In fact, many people still know how difficult it is to put together a big show in 8 minutes.

Many people also realize that there are many differences between looking at Chinese culture from a Chinese perspective and a foreigner perspective.

However, it has become a consensus that the overall reputation of society is poor.

So Lao Mouzi's reputation dropped again after "House of Flying Daggers" and he reached a low point in his life.

From Lu Ping'an's point of view, he actually didn't feel much pleasure from eating melon.

He didn't have a big opinion against Lao Mouzi, especially Lao Mouzi before 2008.

The most important thing is that as someone who knows the underlying reasons, it is indeed Lao Mouzi's fault that Athens' 8 minutes were not good.

Athens imposed various restrictions on programs and performance equipment, all kinds of tricks.

To be honest, under such conditions, it is already very good that Lao Mouzi can produce a program that is well received by foreigners.

It's a pity that in this era there seem to be very few Chinese people who question foreigners.

Just like all the comments on the Internet now, no netizen even guessed whether Athens was causing trouble.

It’s not a matter of how well you can do without restrictions.

It's a matter of mentality.

They generally look down upon foreigners, and generally feel that fairness and justice are the label of the Western world.

This will naturally feel a little out of place for Lu Ping An, who came from 2023.

Although he did make a lot of dividends by using this mentality and atmosphere.

But things must be looked at separately and cannot be generalized.

Just as I was thinking about it, Hu Qingquan called:

"Have you watched 8 minutes?"

"Looked at it."

"how do you feel?"

"It's not bad. It should be quite impactful for foreigners."

"Well, think carefully about how you want to evaluate it."

"How to say?"

"You also went to a meeting, and you had conflicts with Xin Zhan. Many people thought that you and Lao Mouzi also had conflicts. Reporters will not let you go. You will always be caught by reporters, right? Be prepared. How do you want to evaluate it? Don’t act out of emotion. Your status is different now. What you say carries weight, so be careful."

"Fine."

Hu Qingquan is right.

Lu Pingan has won the first box office in film history. This achievement will naturally raise Lu Pingan's status to an extremely high level now that commercial movies have been recognized.

Some people on the Internet have said why not let Lu Ping'an guide us.

Under the influence of the halo of super high box office, what he says now is like a "golden rule" to a certain extent.

Therefore, how to evaluate 8 Minutes is far from the final word, but compared to ordinary celebrities, his evaluation will have more reference significance in the eyes of the public, and will also have a certain degree of impact on Lao Mouzi.

So what should I say, you really need to be well prepared.

Lu Ping'an came up with the answer after thinking for a while.

A few days later, school started at Nortel. Lu Pingping, who had been staying at home for a few days, finally went out because school started.

The outside world is still discussing the 8 minutes, and the situation is still unfriendly to Lao Mouzi.

Lao Mouzi still did not come out to speak.

After Lu Pingan came to school, he wanted to keep a low profile, but he was still caught by reporters.

Old Hu is right, you can't avoid it.

Which paparazzi is willing to give up on such a great achievement of Lu Ping An?

Soon a reporter asked: "What do you think of Athens 8 Minutes?"

As soon as these words came out, the eyes of several reporters present, as well as the freshmen, Nortel students and teachers around them flashed with gossip.

Lu Pingping doesn’t have to answer.

But he still gave a silence:

"I watched the 8-minute video, and I think the effect of the program can accomplish the set tasks. I also noticed that many people criticized it. I think there is one thing that no one seems to have mentioned, and that is why Athens only gave a seven-meter multiplier. A platform as small as seven meters? Why do you think the program effects presented by a team as big as Director Zhang are so scattered? Are there many secrets that have not been revealed? We are promoting the BJ Olympics at home in Athens. Is the other party Is it really as fully cooperative as you think? Can Director Zhang’s team really achieve creative freedom in Athens?”

"That's food for thought, friends."

After saying that, Lu Pingping left without looking back.

The people present were lost in thought.

Lu Pingan's answer is indeed very different from other people's current evaluations.

Lu Pingan did not target Lao Mouzi, but instead questioned Athens.

The viewing angle is a bit high.

But this is too courageous!

Everyone has their own thoughts, and the evaluation of Ping An Road may also have a certain degree of influence in the future.

But Lu Pingping didn't care.

He really didn't have to answer.

But he just didn't feel good about it.

At that moment, the "low-key" thing was completely forgotten.