China Entertainment: Director’s happiness is so simple

On the 19th, the day of the first round of elections arrived.

Lu Pingping arrived at the company at 6 o'clock in the morning, and dozens of people from the Olympic team were already there.

At this time, everyone's eyes were full of confidence and expectation.

Although everyone already knows that it will be extremely difficult for Lu Ping'an to be truly elected.

But if you don’t support your own boss, who else can you support?

And everyone does not think that Lu Ping An is not competitive at all.

After all, the boss is always creating miracles.

"Boss, come on!"

"Boss, a few of us already paid homage to the Buddha yesterday, so please feel free to go!"

"Me too, but I worship Mr. Guan."

The foreign special effects workers in the company also echoed: "I worship Jesus."

Lu Ping'an laughed loudly: "You are so pious, why can't these gods do anything without fighting?"

Everyone laughed and the atmosphere was cheerful.

After calming down, Lu Pingan said to everyone seriously:

"Thank you for your hard work these days. If the results are not good, I promise that I will give everyone an Oscar in the future!"

The Olympic team is temporarily assigned by various departments of the company.

As Yang Lan said, there is actually not much difference between planning an opening ceremony and planning a movie in the planning stage.

Each department, including civil and technical departments, performs their own duties and slowly embodies the director's ideas.

For example, this time when he went to Kuangou for the first round of election, Lu Pingan not only brought digital files but also paper files and models.

The various program procedures, graphic introductions, character costume design, model production, special effects display, etc. The team division of labor is actually similar to the division of labor when preparing a movie, and the workload is sometimes no greater than the actual preparation of a movie. .

Therefore, the experience of producing a creative plan for the Olympic opening ceremony was actually an excellent experience.

Things are being done very well now, which proves that the teamwork is very well coordinated.

Excellent team, worthy of honor.

I don’t know whether I can win the Olympic honor, it’s out of my control.

But as a film director, it is still okay to strive for the world's top film honors for everyone.

Even if it's just a nomination, if the team wins a bunch of nominations, that's really awesome.

After everyone heard this, their confidence increased again.

"Don't worry, boss, we will definitely succeed!"

"Yes, boss, just move forward boldly!"

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The crowd started making noise again.

Lu Ping'an didn't talk nonsense. After giving everyone a flying salute, he took several main people in charge and set off for Kuangou.

The first round of the election was held on the 19th at BJ Kuangou.

After arriving at the place, it was less than 20 minutes before the official start.

It may seem a little less than positive, but in fact, the majority of teams arrived at this time.

Even Lao Mouzi didn't come. It wasn't until 10 minutes left that Lao Mouzi arrived with the supplies.

Without any nonsense, the leaders of 13 teams entered the venue.

At first glance, they are basically acquaintances.

Li An, the great poet, Lao Mouzi and so on.

Cui Jian is also there.

Cui Jian wore a white red star baseball cap, a casual suit and jeans. He looked very energetic, but he always felt that his whole body exuded a rock and roll vibe.

The great poet has his hands behind his back, his suit is straight, his shirt collar is open, and he wears sunglasses. He is very coquettish and his arrogance reaches the sky. He looks like a leader when chatting with French director Yin Wensi.

Lao Mouzi was still taciturn, sitting there with his hand on his chin, wondering what he was thinking. When he saw Lu Pingan, he smiled and said, "Congratulations, when will your movie be released?"

"It won't be released in the Mainland, but it will be screened at Nortel this Friday. Director Zhang is welcome to give me some advice if you have time."

"I can't tell you what to say, but I still like your movies very much."

The two chatted familiarly, without any contradiction from the outside world.

In fact, there is no conflict between the two.

The contradiction lies with Zhang Weiping.

In addition, Lao Mouzi was scolded in Athens 8 minutes ago, and Lu Ping'an said some fair words at that time.

Now Lao Mouzi has no objection to Lu Ping'an.

After a brief chat, Li An on the side also came forward with a smile and wanted to say something, but before he could say anything, the coordinating team arrived.

After a quick briefing, the drawing of lots began.

The 13 teams will draw lots to decide who will make the presentation first. Each team has a time limit of 50 minutes. The team will submit the planning plan first, and then the team leader will present the plan.

Calculated in this way, one day is not enough, so the lottery numbers also have advantages and disadvantages to a certain extent.

Of course the one at the back is the best because it starts the next day.

The worst ones are probably in the first five, because there is definitely a disadvantage in going too early.

The nine judges are not robots and have limited energy.

Lu Ping'an was the first to draw, and the number was 13, the last one.

He is still very satisfied with this number, and his birthday is also on the 13th.

Lao Mouzi 12 was slightly startled after being drawn. He glanced at the assistant next to him, and then both of them laughed.

Lu Ping'an's first reaction was that Lao Mouzi would not have included the twelve heavenly stems or the twelve zodiac signs in his creativity.

In the end, Cui Jian was drawn first, Li An was second, and the great poet was eighth.

The great poet was very happy. The number 8 is so auspicious.

And counting the time, the eighth person will most likely be the first to make a statement tomorrow.

The staff soon announced the results: the top eight will prepare statements today

The drawing is over, and then comes the presentation.

Lu Ping'an is due tomorrow, so now he is preparing to go back with the other four groups, leaving only a few people here. Well, the main purpose is to see how long it took for the great poet to come out, and whether he chanted like the rumors. The poem was immediately blasted out.

But it's a pity that Lu Ping'an received a call at 10 o'clock in the evening. The great poet still stayed for an hour like the others. I don't know whether he recited poems or not. The confidentiality work is very strict. I guess this little gossip will have to wait until the matter is settled. It will be made public after it is finalized.

Early the next morning, Lu Pingping arrived at the scene again.

This time it was much faster. By 3 p.m., Lu Ping'an finished his final statement.

The first round of the election was over, and Lu Pingping felt relaxed.

The next round will be in January 2006, and it will not only examine creativity and understanding of the Olympics and Chinese culture.

There are also 22 indicators that examine team and individual abilities.

But Lu Pingping won't think too much about it.

Therefore, for Lu Ping An, the tasks related to the Olympics have basically been completed.

The good impression must have been left, as I brought a trunk full of display materials and several digital files.

It's definitely not comparable to Lao Mouzi's two carts of supplies, but it's still better than the great poet who came empty-handed.

Creative abilities are also reflected.

There were judges at the scene who said yes.

This is enough.

So the next step is to listen to the organization's arrangements.

After the campaign, Lu Ping An returned to the company.

The Olympic team has been temporarily disbanded, and everyone's focus has returned to their own careers.

There's a lot to come.

The latest one is about "Twenty Again".

On that day, Xingchen Film and Television officially announced the project, which immediately attracted enough attention in the industry.

"Lu Ping'an's new movie "Twenty Again" is about to start shooting"

The theme of the movie can be seen from the name.

Again.

This kind of subject matter may not be as fresh in five or six years.

But now it's 2005.

Moreover, it is also the work of Lu Pingan, who is good at imaginative movies.

So countless movie fans immediately cheered: "Lu Ping'an's imagination is back!"

It made Lu Ping'an feel like he had lost his mind during this period.

But it’s understandable that everyone is looking forward to it.

Lu Ping'an's last movie was "Batman", which was not particularly suitable for Chinese tastes.

The last movie "Wonderful Night" was more than a year ago.

"Initial D" has been filmed, but it's not a fantasy movie.

So everyone thought that Lu Ping An’s signature tree was here, but it hadn’t opened yet, so they naturally shouted, “My flowers have faded after waiting.”

Once the "Twenty Again" project was officially announced, the popularity increased rapidly.

There is no plot synopsis or any other information. This alone can have such a good effect.

Industry insiders were once again surprised by Lu Ping An’s appeal.

Of course, more people come to inquire whether they can participate.

Investors, advertisers, etc.

Banknotes were waved, huge sums.

Of course you are welcome to Lu Ping'an.

Commercial movies, why should we refuse to make money?

As a movie with a modern background, "Twenty Again" is very suitable for advertising.

The production cost is budgeted at 8 million, and in the end, at least 30 million will be recovered from advertising sponsorship alone.

The extra money is just enough to cover his salary. If it's not enough, it will be deducted from the box office later.

Are Hollywood's 20 million directors a joke?

There will be discounts for filming movies in the Mainland, but no matter how hard it is, you will still have to charge tens of millions of yuan.

All parties have no objections to this. The Ping An Lu signboard is here after all.

Recruitment for investment and sponsorship will begin the day after tomorrow.

If you want to stuff an actor, forget it, because the actor has basically been decided, unless you add more money.

Lu Ping An is so realistic.

The next day Xingchen released the latest news about "Twenty Again".

The female protagonist is played by Yan Danchen in the young version and Wu Yanshu in the elderly version.

The briefest synopsis of the plot has also been released: Shen Mengjun, an old lady in her seventies, transformed into a young woman Meng Lijun through a youth photo studio, and returned to daily life with a new identity, which triggered a series of ridiculous and touching stories. .

Movies with female protagonists have made some male moviegoers lose interest, but there are also gains and losses, and many female movie fans are impressed.

At present, commercial films with leading female protagonists are still very rare in domestic films, and there are not many films with leading female protagonists in the world.

At the same time, in 2005, young female people in major cities are slowly "awakening."

It can be said that the prospects for women’s films will not be bad.

In fact, the great success of "Du Lala's Promotion" was due to catching up with this trend.

Lu Pingan feels that "Twenty Again" cannot be as sensationally successful as "Du Lala", but its box office performance will not be too bad.

Besides, he does not rely on box office.

No one feels that Lu Ping An is under box office pressure.

Not only because of Lu Ping An's past performance, but also because Xingchen Film and Television announced the copyright transaction situation.

At present, "Twenty Again" has not yet started filming. The lower limit of the remake copyright transaction price has been locked at 2.4 million US dollars. It has already made a profit. 2.4 million US dollars were purchased by Neon and South Korea respectively. The remaining two countries are preparing to join. In the future, The film will only be higher when it comes out.

Film producers are highly motivated, which shows that the film is guaranteed.

In addition, the film can be exported abroad in reverse, which makes everyone think that it must be a road guide!

As a result, the film's attention continued to increase.

What followed was that the two heroines became popular.

The two actors became popular before filming.

They are somewhat famous themselves, and this time they took the helicopter again.

This makes many actresses in the industry jealous.

But the pits are limited, so it’s not easy to win the one who shows up.

At this time, the advantage of having someone above comes to light.

Qin Lan was in an extremely comfortable mood at the moment. She wanted to tell the world that her best friend was Yan Danchen!

"What are you enjoying? We're here."

At this time, Yan Danchen reminded Qin Lan out of his fantasy.

The two of them entered the office building hand in hand, and when they got out of the elevator on the 8th floor, they saw the high-end decoration of Xingchen Film and Television.

After following Yan Danchen through the door, the two went to the conference room.

Naturally, it is indispensable to visit the showcases along the way.

"Little golden man, is it pure gold?"

Qin Lan's eyes were filled with desire.

Yan Danchen didn't pay much attention to it because it was her first time back here.

But she didn't have any other ideas.

Everyone has been taken down by him, so why should he be dissatisfied?

Soon the two came to the conference room.

Then actors came in one after another.

When Wu Yanshu came in, Yan Danchen greeted her warmly, and the conference room quickly became lively.

After a while, the leading actors of "Twenty Again" were all in place.

Everyone chatted, and not long after, Lu Pingping came.

Qin Lan's eyes lit up. This was the first time she had seen Lu Ping'an in reality. He was indeed handsome and masculine.

No wonder Xiao Ming said he was ashamed to see him hurting himself

Without thinking much, Lu Ping'an spoke: "Welcome, everyone."

After a while of greetings, the script reading began.

The actors present quickly got into work mode.

The characters for the movie have been finalized so far.

"Dad" is played by Wang Zhiwen. Not to mention his acting skills, he is currently at a low point. He is cheap and even gained a favor.

Wang Zhiwen picked up the call without any hesitation.

"Servant" Wang Deshun is difficult to find older actors, so the 70-year-old Wang Deshun is more suitable.

It was the same after he received the call. He was filming in Hainan and bought a plane ticket to fly to Beijing directly, for fear of missing the opportunity.

It is indeed not easy for older actors to get this kind of opportunity.

"Daughter-in-law" Xu Di, now 47 years old, looks earthy, but she actually doesn't look that old, and her acting skills are also excellent. She is currently a national second-level actress, and she can play a guest role as a scorned daughter-in-law.

After Yan Danchen contacted her, he accepted the offer without hesitation.

"Granddaughter" is a soy sauce character who has a decent role. When Yan Danchen was casting the role, he asked Lu Pingping a little cautiously if he could use Qin Lan.

Lu Ping'an agreed with a smile.

Yan Danchen had tried to fight for resources from him several times for this best friend, but Lu Ping'an didn't agree.

But this time it was her own movie, so of course Lu Ping An could satisfy this small request.

For the role of "music director", Yan Danchen wanted to use Xie Tingfeng.

A few days ago, there was a ranking of the most popular male actors on the Internet. Xie Tingfeng ranked first and is extremely popular.

But Lu Ping'an didn't like it very much, so he backed out and chose Huang Xiaoming. Nowadays, a mainland artist playing the role of "Music Director" would be a bit of a drama, but it's not a big problem. Besides, he is Yan Danchen's classmate, and he is also the current Qin Lan. I am familiar with my boyfriend, so it is quite suitable.

It's just that Huang Xiaoming is filming "The Night Banquet", which won't be completed until January, and there is a schedule conflict.

Huang Xiaoming called this a pity.

But there is no way, Lu Ping'an can't wait for him.

Yanzu finally made the decision.

Yanzu is currently very popular in the mainland due to his role as "Azu", so he is very suitable.

Yanzu picked up the call without hesitation.

Then there is the "assistant", who is the follower of the music director in the film. He doesn't have many roles and just plays a soy sauce role.

Lu Ping'an gave it to an acquaintance, Liu Yan, whose appearance had not been improved yet.

When the time comes to reveal a career line, it will probably become popular.

As for the "elderly heroine", Yan Danchen initially set her sights on Gui Yalei, who was also the original elderly heroine. However, they were not very similar in one way. Gui Yalei had dimples, but Yan Danchen did not. It was too abrupt.

In fact, the resemblance is a secondary matter. The main reason is that the character design of this version of "Twenty Again" is biased towards the South Korean version. The heroine raised the child by herself because her husband died in the army. The pressure of life has put a The flowery girl turned into a somewhat unpleasant old lady, and her appearance became rough and ugly. Unlike the elderly version of the heroine from the mainland, she looked like a rich old lady.

The movie partially draws on the South Korean version, which means it will be more in-depth in terms of character design.

The mainland version of "Twenty Again" is not very easy to cry about, especially after watching South Korea.

But according to the South Korean version of the character design, such an old lady would have to be aggressive and down-to-earth. Gui Yalei is too elegant and refined, and she is not old enough.

Lu Pingan thought Li Mingqi was good.

Wild enough, even when he was younger, Yan Danchen could create greater contrast in his performance.

But the problem is that Yan Danchen has no confidence and is afraid of not performing well.

This is not a psychological pressure problem, but a real technical problem.

The greater the contrast, the more your acting skills will be tested. If you overact, it is easy to use too much force and your facial features will fly around.

And now Yan Danchen is obviously not really into acting.

So in the end, after many twists and turns, I finally settled on my old friend Wu Yanshu.

The plot has also been slightly modified to become closer to the mainland version.

Wu Yanshu looks very elegant, but in fact the old lady's acting skills are very good, and she can act with a dashing feeling.

Moreover, after her character creation in the short film "The Tuner", the audience will have such an innate impression in their hearts.

Wu Yanshu also mentioned this, saying that there are still people asking him to play the role of a bad grandma.

It just so happens that this role should be able to cleanse her up a bit.

Then there is the younger version of "Old Li Tou" who rides a motorcycle at the end of the film.

In the South Korean version, Kim Soo-hyun made a cameo.

Lu Ping'an invited Guorong to guest star this time, which was a big surprise.

Finally, there is "grandson" Joker Xue.

Compared with the above people, Joker Xue is obviously a rookie among rookies as an actor.

However, Lu Ping'an still has confidence in him.

This young man's acting talent is actually better than that of most young fresh actors later on.

This can be seen from his later TV roles.

During the audition, Lu Pingan asked him: "When you are finally convinced that the girl in front of you is actually your grandma, how will you react?"

I don’t know if Xue Zhiqian was too nervous or something, but he blurted out Bai Jingjing’s lines from “Westward Journey”: “I, I, I, my teeth don’t seem to have been brushed yet.”

It's very natural to be confused and cute.

This is very interesting.

It’s not a particularly big highlight, but at least it’s passable.

Lu Ping'an gave it directly.

Of course, the main reason is still because of Yan Danchen.

My wife appointed me, so this young man Xue Zhiqian must be lucky.

But Joker Xue was not bad, although the pie from the sky took him a long time to recover.

But in the end, the mentality was still very accurate.

Before the script reading meeting ended, he gave a big salute to Lu Pingan and all the actors: "Director Lu, thank you very much for taking a liking to me. I have never studied acting, but I will study hard. Dear teachers, in the future Please give me some advice, it’ll be fine even if you scold me and hit me.”

"Okay, okay, relax, I don't eat people."

Lu Ping'an looked friendly.

Joker Xue quickly relaxed.

But Lu Ping'an said again: "If you don't perform well, the best I can do is fire you, and then publicize it in the newspapers, saying that Xue Zhiqian is nothing!"

Joker Xue: (ω)!

Hahaha.

Everyone in the company laughed.

Qin Lan leaned into Yan Danchen's ear and asked, "Is Director Lu always like this?"

Yan Danchen smiled slightly: "Cherish now, he will become another person after turning on the phone."

Qin Lan: (⊙_⊙)?

Three days later, "Twenty Again" was launched in Beijing.

The estimated shooting time is 40 days.

On the same day, "Painted Skin" also started filming in Yinchuan.

It's just that Zeng Li, who was the heroine of a big production for the first time, is not in a very beautiful mood at the moment.

A woman's sixth sense told her.

There is something fishy about the crew of Lu Pingan's "Twenty Again"!