China Entertainment: Director’s happiness is so simple

The premiere of "Stone" ended, followed by the usual dinner.

There are many new friends here today.

Director Huang Jianxin, Hong Kong director Chen Kexin, host Liu Yiwei, and a few other influential people in the industry.

The first few people are actually familiar to Lu Ping'an. After all, they are all celebrities, but today is the first time for everyone to meet them.

The process of getting to know each other was extremely smooth.

How famous is Lu Ping'an?

In the middle, there were introductions by Han Sanpin, Ning Hao and others, and it was all done in a few sentences.

In addition to these people, there are also a few old friends whom I haven't seen for a while.

For example, Li Bo, Huang Lei, Hai Qing, Han Wenwen and others.

There are some who haven't seen each other for more than two years, such as Han Wenwen, and some who haven't seen each other for more than half a year, such as Li Bo.

But as long as they have known each other before, they will become familiar with each other now.

Lu Ping'an is also very enthusiastic. If you can come to support him, you must be worthy of being treated warmly.

He heard from Ning Hao that there were a few people who were temporarily releasing pigeons today.

Ning Hao didn't say who it was because he was afraid that he would cause trouble for them.

Lu Ping'an didn't ask too many questions. This was Ning Hao's own relationship, and he would know how to deal with it in the future.

In addition to these, Dong Xuan also came.

Lu Pingan smiled and greeted: "Long time no see."

"Yes, you have become a great director in the blink of an eye."

"You too, you will become a big star in a blink of an eye."

"No way."

Dong Xuan pretended to be a little unfamiliar in reality.

We haven’t seen each other for more than a year, so we should definitely feel unfamiliar.

But she soon became warm.

"Great director, would you like to take a photo together?"

"You don't want to use it as a mobile wallpaper, do you?"

"Yeah, I can show it off everywhere later."

"Then you have to take a good photo. I won't recognize it if it's ugly."

As the two of them talked, Dong Xuan raised her camera phone and took a photo.

This quickly caused others to follow suit.

"I want it too, I want it too!"

"And I!"

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The scene was very lively.

No one expected that Lu Ping'an would suddenly appear at the premiere.

Lu Ping'an suddenly turned into a big Hollywood director, so naturally he had to be flattered.

The road is safe and the order is accepted.

It's just a fight between friends, it doesn't matter.

Of course Dong Xuan is definitely not.

She really wanted to use it as wallpaper.

In fact, although the two of them haven't seen each other for more than a year, they still occasionally have text messages and phone calls.

Lu Ping'an lent her money a year ago.

At that time, Dong Xuan encountered a trap in the crew's contract and was almost cheated out of money.

However, the final solution was not due to Lu Ping'an, but to the school.

Dong Xuan, who was still a senior at the time, was supported by the school.

Later, she also returned the money to Lu Ping'an.

After this experience, although the relationship between the two is still as good friends, it is a little closer than ordinary good friends.

But both of them knew that it was almost impossible for this relationship to go any further.

Unless there is a change in Lu Ping'an's mentality in the future.

So after taking pictures, we continued chatting with the others.

Dong Xuan and Ning Hao also know each other, and this is the reason why they came to support them today.

However, after seeing Lu Pingan again, Dong Xuan's mind was indeed not at peace for a while, especially when she saw Lu Pingan's real horse Yan Danchen who was also present today.

She knew that Yan Danchen was Lu Pingan's real girlfriend.

I also know that she is probably the only one who knows about this.

Then there were two voices in my heart.

One said to maintain the status quo, the current relationship was not easy to come by.

If a person says that he is like a sex partner, then he should be a real person!

But in the end, reason prevailed.

In order to stay rational, she focused all her attention on chatting with Liu Qianqian and tried not to make eye contact with Lu Ping'an.

Liu Qianqian is also here today. As the only female official member of Lu Ping'an's private circle, Liu Qianqian is close friends with Zhang Songwen, Ning Hao and others.

Of course she has to come to the premiere of Big Brother's movie.

At the same time, she and Dong Xuan have known each other since the movie "Time and Space Crime" and they have a good relationship.

So tonight, in a scene with many men and few women, she would of course be happy if Dong Xuan could chat with her in a small circle.

With Liu Qianqian as a shield, Dong Xuan felt very comfortable as her seat was not at the main table.

But soon, Yan Danchen sat down next to her, and Dong Xuan's nerves became tense.

"Hello, Senior Sister Yan."

"Long time no see Huanhuan, how are you doing?"

“Not bad”

One was unaware, the other was extremely embarrassed and nervous, and the other was a minor with a small mouth who couldn't stop eating.

The three women formed a small chat circle.

It didn't take long for the rest of the women to come over.

So Xiao Taohong and Han Wenwen also joined in.

And this table has basically become a seat exclusively for women.

Lu Ping'an saw it and touched his nose.

The little excitement in my heart quickly faded.

He knew that Dong Xuan knew what was going on.

Let's go back to the conversation between the big shots.

After the banquet, the first topic everyone talked about was about "Stones".

There is no need to say much about the movie, it is obvious to the naked eye that it will be successful.

Everyone agrees on this.

After all, Xuanfa is willing to spend money, has its own theater chain, and the quality of its movies is really impressive.

How to lose?

Even if the final box office really didn't meet expectations.

Anyway, Ning Hao, a new director, must be successful.

These are the rules of the game, everyone knows it.

Back then, Lu Chuan's "Looking for a Gun" was a huge success at the box office. Wasn't it also a "big success" in the media?

So Ning Hao was given several large drinks at the beginning.

Ning Hao accepted the order. Anyway, he was ready to lie down and go out today.

If the director is under fire, the rest of the actors will definitely not be able to escape.

There are so many big people today, and small people have no right to raise fish.

Everyone was happy to drink. In addition to being in a good mood after the movie was released, there was no villain at the wine table today who forced his head to drink water.

Han Sanpin said: act within your ability.

Lu Ping'an also said: The road show is important, don't make it impossible to get up tomorrow.

So the atmosphere at the scene was very good.

After three rounds of drinking, the big shots voluntarily left the venue and changed venues to drink tea and talk about business.

Han Sanpin asked about Huang Jianxin's new play.

"Old Huang, your show is about to start. If you want to get a 3D movie, hurry up and get a discount now. You don't have to think about foreign movies. They all use the same technology. I guarantee it for you."

After hearing this, Lu Ping'an expressed his gratitude in his heart.

This is to rectify his name.

Some time ago, Great Poet found a foreign company for its 3D business. It had no impact on the business that had already been decided, but it is hard to say that it would not have any impact on future business expansion.

Now Han Sanpin is telling Huang Jianxin that Lu Ping'an's 3D is absolutely worth the money.

Huang Jianxin quickly introduced "Ink Attack", which will be launched in September.

Starring Andy Lau, Fan Bingbing, Wu Qilong and others.

Big production, strong lineup.

It attracted everyone's optimism.

Lu Ping An also expressed optimism.

In fact, he definitely won't say anything about it.

"Kill with a sister in your arms".

The cost is 150 million, and the box office in the mainland is 60 to 70 million.

It will still help the theater business.

Speaking of 3D, Lu Ping An offered a friendly price, still 15 million.

The difference from before is that this time 3D technology will be involved in the shooting.

The effect will be better than converting 2D to 3D in post-processing, and the production is not troublesome.

The technical path is safe and not too difficult. Just send a few people and provide some new equipment, and the cost will not increase much.

But it sounds good to say and looks amazing, and it feels like it’s really worth the money.

Huang Jianxin was very happy.

At present, he is still hesitating whether to go to 3D.

The investors said they wanted to come in, and they wanted to find someone from the United States like the great poet.

Money is not an issue. There are several expensive coal bosses on the market today who are willing to spend money.

But now that there are film schedules and discounts, and Han Sanpin is the matchmaker, it will definitely be safe on the road.

So the matter was quickly reached a verbal agreement, and everyone was happy.

After talking about Huang Jianxin's new movie, Han Sanpin talked about the film market from this year to next year.

In his opinion, the only way to describe it is "thriving".

Among the blockbusters, "Ink Attack" will be filmed in September, and Feng Dapao's new movie will also be filmed.

A Chinese blockbuster adapted from "Hamlet".

The specific name Han Sanpin has not been decided yet.

But Lu Pingan knew that it was "The Night Banquet".

Another bad movie.

In addition to "The Night Banquet", Han Sanpin said that Lao Mouzi will also start shooting a new movie, and the investment will still be huge.

You don’t even need to think about it to know that it must be "The City is Full of Golden Armor".

The third bad movie.

In addition, "Seven Swords" will be released in July.

4 big bad movies.

There is also "The Myth" in September and "Fearless" starring Lien Kit, which is now in production.

These two movies are not particularly bad, at least Lu Ping'an liked them.

But the mainland box office is still not very impressive.

It's just that Han Sanpin didn't know. Even if he knew it was a bad movie, he would still be as happy as he is now. After all, with the stimulation of successive blockbusters, the market will further expand.

This is true.

It’s not just blockbusters with good reputation and high quality that can stimulate the market.

The current situation is that as long as the film is "big" enough and the gimmick is powerful enough, it can stimulate the market.

Han Sanpin understands this truth.

Lu Ping'an was also happy.

It’s spring in theaters!

He feels that the theaters in his hands need to continue to increase their investment!

The same goes for pure producers.

A large market means large profit margins.

Therefore, the ambition in Huang Jianxin and Chen Kexin's eyes is clearly visible.

Han Sanpin took the opportunity to ask Chen Kexin if he was interested in coming to the mainland to make a blockbuster film?

Chen Kexin adjusted his glasses and said he had an idea and was still working on it.

I understand, we just lack money and cooperative units.

Lu Pingping did not answer.

He really couldn't afford to take advantage of someone who spent thousands of dollars to buy a straw hat.

Of course, Chen Kexin's later "Chinese Partner" can still be cast, and this film made a lot of money.

But that is a very later matter after all.

Just talk about it then.

If you don’t sell well now, you won’t have a chance in the future?

Does Director Lu care about this?

After talking about everything, the topic finally came to "Batman".

When pretending to be a match, Lu Ping'an is very low-key.

"It's just an old American superhero movie. If it's well-made, it just helps spread culture. There's nothing worth praising."

There is really nothing to pretend about a movie about old American culture.

It’s true that everyone is looking up to Hollywood these days.

But you still have to be cautious in terms of culture.

Han Sanpin understood instantly and then waved his hand: "Hey, you can't say that. The significance of "Batman" is to learn the production model. If you can learn it, it is meaningful. Didn't we also learn from Xiangjiang in the past?"

The conversation naturally turned to other big topics.

Lu Ping'an expressed satisfaction.

Han Sanpin still understands me!

. . . . . .

After chatting for more than an hour, it was getting late and the banquet outside was coming to an end.

Everyone then stood up and said their goodbyes.

Lu Ping'an reunited with the creators of "Stone" after sending Han Sanpin away.

The large group of people just now have left and only the main creators are left.

Seeing that Lu had arrived safely, everyone chatted again in front of the leftovers.

It's just that everyone drank a little too much, so without chatting for a few words, Lu Ping'an sent everyone upstairs to sleep.

Starting tomorrow, the crew will conduct a road show for at least two weeks, and the schedule is very tight.

After rushing everyone upstairs, it was already past 11 o'clock when we returned to the courtyard, and Yan Danchen had already cleaned up.

"You did a great job today. The boss lady's prestige has greatly increased, right?"

Lu Pingan hugged her and praised her.

The premiere of "Stone" was held at Cinema 001, and Yan Danchen participated in the planning of the premiere.

This is the first time she has done this kind of thing. Although it is still focused on learning, it deserves praise.

"Of course, through this, the shrimp soldiers and crab generals in my hands will soon turn into heavenly soldiers and generals!"

“Awesome!”

"No more?"

"Of course, come on, give me a kiss as a reward."

"Hey, I didn't take a shower."

"Together."

"Just washed."

"Wash it again"

The next day began with news about last night's premiere.

Lu Ping'an's parachute landing at the premiere became one of the hot topics.

The reputation of "Stone" has also begun to ferment online.

As the screenings continued, by evening, the film was already receiving rave reviews online.

The high reputation with a preliminary score of 8.8 on Douban has attracted more people to the cinema.

The method of purchasing tickets for "The Stone" is different this time.

In addition to the traditional mode, a new phone ticket purchase mode has been added.

This also makes "The Stone" the first movie in mainland China to use telephone purchase of tickets.

I don’t know how much this can add to the box office.

At least it is fully qualified as another publicity point.

And the rest of the publicity points of "Stone" have gradually become the movie itself.

Lines from the movie are gradually being quoted on the Internet.

"High tech, driverless. No 'don't touch me' in sight."

"I'll beat your lungs out!"

"Now is the period when my career is on the rise. How can I leave?"

"You insulted my character and insulted my IQ." etc.

Of course, there is also the sentence: "Did you see the brand? Uniqlo!"

It's just that the original victim "Baleno" was replaced by "Uniqlo" by Lu Pingan this time.

As for neon signs, there is no psychological burden on them when they are dark.

Uniqlo, which entered the mainland in 2002 and was about to flex its muscles, spent 1 million to win the advertising space in Star Film and Television's new movie "The Stone". It never expected that this advertisement would become a powerful debuff in the future. !

When the stupid thief Heipi shouted his lines.

Countless white-collar workers are thinking this.

How good can a baby who is cared about by a "low-IQ idiot" be?

The gears of fate start turning slowly from this moment on.

How big will the impact be in the future? Will it be greater than Baleno at that time?

Lu Ping'an didn't know. Anyway, on the surface, he was indeed advertising the brand.

I have already advertised it for you, so it must be effective, right?

If it doesn't work that well, it's just an accident.

Anyway, I won't admit that I did it on purpose, so just don't blame me.

"The Stone" has shown strong box office potential from day one following its premiere.

This also made other movies in the same period miserable.

Wang Xiaoshuai was very happy at this time.

Fortunately, "Green and Red" had Lu Ping An's investment, otherwise there would be really not much guarantee in scheduling the film.

However, the current situation of "Blue and Red" is not much better.

Since winning the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival in May and setting his personal record for the highest copyright transaction, the good luck of "Blue and Red" seems to have not been brought back to the mainland.

It has been in theaters in the Mainland for nearly 20 days and currently has a box office of over 5 million.

As a result, the movie can only barely recoup its costs.

He thought about meeting with Lu Ping'an to report and lay the foundation for the next movie.

Gao Yuanyuan also wanted to share her feelings with Lu Pingan. She went to Cannes, but she didn't win any personal awards and the box office was average. She asked for comfort.

But Lu Pingping has already boarded a plane to London.

In the next few days, "Stone" will perform road shows in various cities in Mainland China.

Lu Ping'an's "Batman" also started the travel mode.

London, Paris, Sydney, Berlin, Rome and an unpopular country, Lima, Peru.

After walking around for a while, 9 days passed in the blink of an eye.

The schedule was intense and the rewards were huge.

Hu Qingquan, who ran with him, said with emotion: "If you don't experience American blockbusters, you really don't know how powerful Hollywood is."

indeed.

The road shows running these days are all representative ticket warehouse markets in various regions.

These are just selected ones.

There are a total of 70 other countries and regions where the film is released, most of which are split accounts, and the cooperation partners are basically blockbusters such as Mainland China Film.

The film producers who were responsible for the road show and met were all local and even international industry leaders.

This is basically impossible to achieve when Chinese-language films go overseas.

Thinking back to the time of "Source Code", it was difficult to talk about cooperation with their staff, not to mention meeting these blockbuster producers.

Needless to say, "Source Code" and "Heroes" are far from being able to do this.

Now, Lu Ping'an has become famous and is working in American blockbusters.

This treatment immediately went up several levels.

These are all resources.

There was this tour.

It will be useful in future "Pacific Rim" games.

So Hu Qingquan is quite satisfied.

He is even thinking that if last year's "Wonderful Night" had such a channel, it is estimated that the global box office would not have been less than 80 million US dollars.

Of course, what made him happier was Lu Ping An himself.

"Batman" has been in theaters for two weeks, with a box office of 126 million in North America, and a cumulative box office of 50 million in other regions.

Once again exceeded box office expectations.

The media predicts that "Batman" will be released in North America for at least two months in the future, with a box office of about 270 million, and a global box office of about 420 million.

At the same time, the film's reputation has been rave reviews as always.

The high reputation and high box office brought about it, which allowed Lu Pingan to completely break through the nationality restrictions and become a major director who truly established himself in Hollywood.

Many media outlets that used to question Lu Ping An have now turned into flatterers.

Fans also regard Lu Ping'an as their favorite.

They all said that it would be difficult for anyone to come to the next part, and they must have a safe journey.

Of course there are those who praise it, but there are still those who question it.

Some media said that the front of "Batman 1" was too boring and the editing was too messy.

Others said that as a Chinese director, Lu Pingan originally thought that the action would have Chinese characteristics, but now it is disappointing.

Fortunately, the film editing style is indeed the same, and he doesn't want to change it.

As for the subsequent comments, Lu Ping'an was speechless.

He clearly remembered that it was this media called "Information Times" and the same author named Nick Chawell. Just a month ago, his article was "Batman + Chinese Kung Fu, Batman will no longer be pure." .”

Pure tm Shabi kind of person.

Lu Ping'an didn't bother to pay attention.

The world is like this, and there are weird people everywhere. The important thing is not to harm the country or racial discrimination. Just let it go if it is a little derogatory.

In addition to Nick, there is also an old enemy Warner.

"Batman" continues to be a hit.

The resurrection of IP has been confirmed.

Warner also realized this in advance, so before the movie was released, they came to the door with the contract and demanded performance.

According to the original contract, after the success of "Batman 1", Warner will have a share in subsequent series.

The other party was probably afraid that Lu Ping'an would not continue, or that he would retaliate in kind.

This enthusiasm was exactly the same as the one that came to persuade him to let go.

They also really need to be more active.

Lu Pingping did not get the authorization for the "Batman" peripherals. All he had were the peripherals from a single movie.

So "Batman" became a hit, the IP was revived, and Warner made much more money than he did.

So Lu Ping'an didn't give them a good look.

"Of course the contract must be fulfilled and strictly enforced, so now, you can go back."

"No, we have to settle things first."

"I said that I will strictly implement the contract. What does the contract say? It's an eight-year period. Why are you in such a hurry?"

He saw it.

The more good-looking this kind of person is, the more likely they will be to criticize him.

If you are tougher, the other party will soften.

Sure enough, Warner's attitude became better.

"If you need anything, you can ask for it."

"Then let's talk about it when necessary."

Lu Pingan was not in a good mood when he thought that he was working for them.

He decided that before the filming of the second Batman movie could start, he had to get some of the remaining rights!