China Entertainment: Director’s happiness is so simple

When it comes to business, Lu Pingan shows a tough, slick and shameless side.

But Han Sanpin naturally doesn't really think that Lu Ping'an did this entirely because of that "contradiction."

Just like this, Han Sanpin's mood will not be much better.

Is "The Promise" really that unbearable in Lu Ping'an's opinion?

When he returned to Lu Ping'an and sat down at the tea table in his office, Han Sanpin asked a question.

Lu Ping'an shook his head when he heard this and said: "I am not qualified to evaluate this film. Even if I do, it may be right now, but it may be wrong after a while."

After hearing this, Han Sanpin couldn't help laughing and scolding: "Now it's just the two of us and you're hiding it?"

"It's not that I want to hide it, it's just that this kind of thing has not produced results or has not been baptized by time. It is really hard to say whether it is right or wrong."

"Then just say it briefly and I promise to only wear my ears."

Han Sanpin put down his teacup and acted like he was all ears.

In his opinion, the safe road in front of him is actually fully qualified for all those in the mainland who want to develop in the field of commercial film to sit here and listen to the lectures.

Domestic movie box office record is off the cliff. His personal global box office total exceeds 8 billion yuan. He is the only mainland director to achieve positive success in Hollywood.

Ignoring "seniority", Lu Ping'an can indeed teach great poets, Lao Mouzi and others in the field of commercial films.

It's just that "seniority ranking" is not so easy to ignore.

This is the fundamental reason why the relationship between the great poet and Lu Ping'an has developed to what it is today.

But it was impossible for the great poets and others, but it was no problem for Han Sanpin.

He is not Lu Ping'an's competitor or anything.

As he is about to become the head of China Film and Television, and from the perspective of developing Chinese films, to put it harshly, as long as the suggestions are pertinent and practical, it doesn't matter if he gets down on his knees and listens humbly. Of course, this is an exaggeration.

Lu Ping'an actually knew this. He knew what Han Sanpin did during his term in office and recognized it. Otherwise, he would not have drawn a pie to get closer to Han Sanpin when they first met. He basically has no reservations about many things.

So now that Han Sanpin has asked, it's time to briefly talk about it.

It's definitely not okay to say too much, and he doesn't fully know all the details, but it's still okay to give some inspiration and indicate his position.

So he asked: "Do you think "The Promise" is a commercial movie?"

"You don't think so?"

"From my current understanding, it doesn't count."

"Why?"

Why else.

Because this is the collective commonality of the "costume commercial blockbusters" produced by China's fifth-generation directors in the early 21st century.

In this era, investors, directors, audiences, and critics all believe that big investments, movie stars, and action scenes mean "business."

Whether the business is strong or not depends on whether the investment is large, whether the celebrities can support it, and whether the scene is grand.

Among them, in terms of large investments.

Hollywood and the current domestic treatment of these directors are completely different.

Hollywood sees big investments as meticulous budget spreadsheets and formulaic script writing that strictly controls audience emotions.

The "fifth generation" directors who came into contact with commercial film production for the first time saw it as an opportunity and a means to amplify their own authorial style characteristics a hundred or a thousand times.

To put it bluntly, Hollywood will strive to make a wider audience "enjoy" based on the size of the investment.

The fifth generation of directors use a series of elements such as big productions and big scenes brought by big investments to light up the icon of "commercial blockbuster" and satisfy the audience before release. This is considered to have completed the task.

Then go on to realize the director's personal "dream".

Although this can indeed attract countless audiences into the theater.

But when we came out, everyone basically had a green face.

"Hero" counts as half, and after "Hero" there are "House of Flying Daggers", "Seven Swords", "The Banquet", "The Promise" and so on.

That's basically the case.

the difference is.

Two of them represent the great poet and Lao Mouzi.

Lao Mouzi may have subjectively tried to suppress his own authorial style, trying to explore the correct shooting mode for Chinese commercial films.

Great poets mostly use commercial investment to actively realize their author's style.

Therefore, the team behind "The Promise" is strong everywhere.

But it just happened that the script stretched my hips.

A single move affects the whole body.

So the whole hip is stretched.

Most of the other directors are hovering between the two.

Of course, that doesn't really mean they did anything wrong.

After all, the limitations of the times are here, and what all these major domestic directors are doing is worthy of recognition.

Everyone is trying to interpret an international image of China to the world from their own author's perspective.

Among them, Lao Mouzi and the great poet represent two different paths.

Faced with the key issue of how to present Eastern culture and Eastern image to the world.

What Lao Mouzi seeks is to combine with Western modernism and retell the essence of traditional Chinese culture with the construction logic of Western art.

The great poet took a step back, and his discourse logic was "Asian". He tried to rebuild China in the 21st century with the position and identity of the East Asian cultural circle in the Tang Dynasty, and to achieve a regional approach to "internationalization" The idea of ​​transformation first.

Whether they join and surrender to internationalization with a European and American attitude, or they follow the regionalization approach of East Asia, both of them have to be swallowed up by aesthetic appeals in the narrative category, so much so that they choose to weaken thinking and text, and resort to Senses, emotions and postmodern ‘texts’.

From this, they gave their own interpretation of modern Chinese aesthetics.

But it also brought with it the label of "bad movie" one after another.

If the majority of the audience, which represents the general aesthetics, can’t understand it, or is uncomfortable with it, so much so that they don’t buy it, then what’s the point of talking about a “commercial blockbuster”?

It's just like Lu Ping'an said.

It’s really hard to say whether this kind of “tears of the times” is right or wrong.

If you scoff now, you may be "rehabilitated" in the future.

After hearing this, Han Sanpin took it for a while and then asked: "What about you? What do you think your perspective is?"

"I?"

After hearing this, Lu Ping'an laughed and said, "My perspective in commercial films is actually very simple. I never think that we are inferior to anyone, and I never think that East Asia or Europe and the United States are good. I just use useful narrative structures and techniques." , just do it based on the industrial foundation that needs to be achieved, and then use an efficient way to create a good story, and finally make the target movie fans happy and that’s it.”

Lu Ping'an has a fart perspective.

He just gathered up the wool.

But this explanation is indeed tenable.

All the films he has made so far are basically foreign films.

But cultural tendencies and aesthetic interpretations are neutral.

Suspense, science fiction, imagination and other themes are neutral and can be used anywhere in the world.

Then spend money wisely to make movie fans more "enjoyed" and strive for higher box office - this is basically the case for all the movies in the list - bad movies are not qualified to be included.

Even if there is a Western aesthetic, it still needs to be adapted, such as "Wonderful Night".

Or blend in some Chinese style, such as "Batman" and "Brokeback Mountain" which were highly praised by domestic and foreign media people.

One is mixed with Chinese martial arts, and the other is using Chinese subtlety.

This is also recognized by the media and critics.

Lu Ping'an also discovered after reading film reviews that his own aesthetics did affect his film selection.

So now he actually can’t tell what his perspective is, so he makes a general summary and talks about commercial movies.

"Business means profit. If you satisfy the broadest fan base, there will be profit! If you can't do that, don't call it a commercial movie."

When Lu Ping'an said this, he couldn't help complaining: "So many of my movies have achieved commercial success. The key is that the scripts are of good quality and the movies made are loved by movie fans. Marketing, production, industry, etc. are all just Auxiliary means, why don’t they learn the key points?”

Han Sanpin sighed slightly after hearing this.

This problem is frustrating.

Lu Pingan is special in China. Other directors of the fifth and sixth generations also have their own thinking patterns and pursuits. How can they influence each other so easily?

Lu Ping'an also knew this. The current five generations of directors were in a period of confusion, so he asked questions knowingly.

However, he will not really feel that everything he is doing is right, so he will forcefully act like an angry youth to try to change the status quo.

It’s still the same sentence. It’s a product of the times. Whether it’s right or wrong, Lu Ping’an is not qualified to judge.

So in the end, Lu Ping'an was modest: "Actually, I have to learn more from them. At present, my movies rarely have obvious regional colors, and they fail to show our own stories well. From a business and film perspective, Maybe it's passable, but from the perspective of "Chinese cinema", it does have some shortcomings. I will try to move forward in this area in the future. Otherwise, when people talk about me, they only think that I am a Hollywood director rather than a Chinese director. Then I will really I’m ashamed of my ancestors.”

Han Sanpin was both pleased and amused to hear this.

Modesty is modest, but it doesn’t seem to be completely humble.

Others would like to be called a Hollywood director, but it would be better if Lu is safe, and vice versa.

But this is also what makes Lu Ping An special, isn’t it?

This is also what makes him happy.

If Lao Mouzi can't do it, and the great poet can't do it, he still has a safe road to lay the groundwork for.

In other words, there is still hope for Chinese movies.

Well, for a few years now, it seems the answer has been that way.

Thinking of this, Han Sanpin's mood improved.

"The Promise" was temporarily forgotten by him. After finishing a sip of tea, he asked Lu Ping'an, "How is your studio?"

"You're here just in time. The new equipment just arrived yesterday. Let's go and open your eyes."

"The tone is not small."

“You’ll know it when you see it”

The two ended the topic of "The Promise" and set off for the Star Studio in Huairou.

Soon, Han Sanpin saw Lu Ping'an's new invention, which was Cameron's invention in the original time and space: the virtual camera.

"Uncle Han, you stand at this cross point, yes, and do whatever you want, okay."

In the studio, Lu Pingan let Han Sanpin experience a new toy in depth.

After Han Sanpin finished a few actions, he walked around behind the camera. When he saw it, he immediately laughed: "Interesting, I became a monster."

"I'll build you a model of Buddha next time."

"No, I can't bear it."

"It's okay. If you add a machine gun to your hand, you can withstand anything."

"Hahaha"

Then the two of them visited the studio, which cost 300 million yuan to build.

He also introduced the heads of various departments to him.

Han Sanpin was greatly surprised.

He knew that Lu Ping'an wanted to engage in the film industry, but there was still a difference between what he actually saw and what he imagined.

It's more advanced and efficient here.

And Lu Ping'an's image in his eyes was refreshed again.

"I can't tell you, you are actually an inventor."

"It's not that I invented it, it's just that the technology was integrated."

"That's pretty good, no one else can be like you."

Han Sanpin no longer knows what words to use to describe Lu Ping'an.

All I can say is that this is the person who really makes commercial films!

After touring around, he asked again: "When will filming start on Pacific Rim?"

"You can actually shoot it now."

All the equipment was put in place yesterday and after debugging it can meet the demand.

So "Pacific Rim" can indeed be filmed now without the involvement of the main creators.

Because you can use motion capture actors to shoot the process first.

Make battle models of mechas and monsters.

The rest is left to the post-production process to create the corresponding special effects.

During this period, casting will be conducted and the rest of the scenes will be filmed.

The overall production time is expected to take at least half a year.

This is due to the fact that Lu Ping An already has many special effects related personnel and leading contemporary special effects software.

Much slower than previously expected.

Of course, if you use the perfect "X", you don't have to be so troublesome.

But Ping An is not prepared to do this.

Taking shortcuts is not always an option.

Since you have decided to use this movie to build a team, you have to be patient.

In addition, there is no rush for such commercial blockbusters. There are only so many big screens in the country now. If they are released a year later, they will be able to generate at least 500 yuan more, and the corresponding box office capacity will be hundreds of millions more.

Therefore, the later it is, the better it will be at the box office. If it costs hundreds of millions, it would be best to make a little more.

Of course it can't be too late.

Do things that fit the times.

It's late, "Pacific Rim" may still be fresh domestically, but not internationally.

So Lu Ping An decided to release it in the Lunar New Year movie at the end of 2006, or in the summer movie of 2007.

Han Sanpin then asked: "When will the financing of the film start?"

"Let's wait for a few days before the "Brokeback Mountain" incident is over."

"I heard that some people in the United States are boycotting this film. Will it have a big impact on Austria?"

"Your message is really good."

"I can ignore other things, Lao Mei. How can I miss your business?"

"Okay, but it doesn't matter. Some people are just resisting."

"Brokeback Mountain" is about to be released in North America. Like The Originals, it has encountered resistance from certain religious groups.

These are all expected and have already been planned.

"It's okay even if we really can't compete for the Olympics. Next time we can make a film set in our own country to compete."

"Sounds like you have an idea?"

"Yes, but it's still early."

"Well, take your time, do things one by one, don't be in a hurry."

Han Sanpin said, and then asked, "Can I make a guest appearance in your film? The role doesn't matter, just show my face."

"Then play a big leader?"

"I can't bear it. I can't bear it."

"It's okay. There are several big leaders with us, both Chinese and foreign. I'll put you in the middle and just show up for a few seconds."

"That's fine."

. . . . . . .

With the equipment in place, "Pacific Rim" will officially enter the production stage, and "Kung Fu Panda" will also enter the martial arts stage.

Everything is done quietly and there is no publicity.

In fact, "Interview with Yang Lan" has previously revealed that "hundreds of millions are invested in science fiction blockbusters." This short sentence has also attracted great attention in the industry.

As for "Kung Fu Panda", except for the short film released last year, it has been kept secret until now.

But at this juncture, it’s all the same, so there won’t be much publicity.

There is really no need to compete with "The Promise" for popularity.

It would be better to let the popularity of "The Promise" surge freely.

In the days that followed, Lu Ping An went to work.

The power of "The Promise" is getting stronger and stronger outside. Several leading actors such as Zhang Dongjian and Zhang Baizhi have reached the peak of their lives, and many other actors in the industry are envious of it.

The people around Lu Ping'an are actually similar.

After entering November, "Silent Witness" has finally begun to air after more than a year of hiding.

In this TV series, Yan Danchen is the starring role.

In addition, the news about the heroine of the movie "Twenty Again" is still lingering.

And now "Lotus Lantern" has begun to wrap up, with record-breaking ratings.

Chang'e has become the goddess in the hearts of countless men.

So the whole of November seems to have become the most popular month in Yan Danchen's life.

I believe that as the reputation of the two TV series increases, her popularity will be consolidated again, and the prospects of "Twenty Again" will become better and better.

Coincidentally, the popularity of the second female lead Zeng Li also increased after "Silent Witness" was aired.

"Beijing Yanyun" played by Zeng Li will also be broadcast in early November.

The popularity of this film is also good, and it is at the top level of popularity in the current TV drama circle.

It’s just that the film doesn’t add much to the heroine.

The heroine's popularity has declined since her military uniform, and it seems more difficult to recover than expected.

However, the second female lead, Zeng Li, received good reviews.

In addition, Zeng Li had just been washed away by the Tang Dynasty’s propaganda campaign.

In the "New Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: Painted Skin" unit, Zeng Li participated in the performance, and then was seen by Lu Ping'an, who was directly introduced to the crew of "Painted Skin" as the heroine.

As soon as the news came out, Zeng Li became very popular.

In addition, her role as "Mulan" is still popular.

This November seems to have become the most popular month for Zengli.

I believe that with the broadcast of New Liaozhai in December, Zeng Li will have no problem stabilizing the bonus brought by Wonderful Night and going further, and "Painted Skin" will once again gain a guarantee.

By mid-November, the harvest for men came.

On the 11th and 12th, Jay released his new album "Chopin in November".

"Chopin in November", also known as "The Arrogance of November".

"Nocturne", "Hair Like Snow", "Maple" and so on.

There is also "All the Way North" which currently attracts the most attention and topic.

In the song "All the Way North", the relevant images of "Initial D" were released for the first time.

It is also the first time for domestic entertainment to release the first trailer of a movie in the form of MV.

The thrilling racing scene, the flashing characters, and the high popularity of the song.

The popularity of "Initial D" immediately increased.

What makes fans and fans more helpless is that they have to wait half a year to see the movie, because "Initial D" is scheduled to be released in the summer of June 2006.

The next ones to experience a small explosion were Ning Hao and Huang Bo.

At the Golden Horse Awards on November 13, "Crazy Stone" won "Best Feature Film" and "Best Director".

Huang Bo also won the "Best Supporting Actor Nomination" for this film.

And Huang Bo is also a supporting role in "Initial D".

For a time, Huang Bo's popularity in Wanwan increased a lot.

Just because of his image, his fan base is not big, even if it reaches the daily limit, it is still drizzle, but Huang Bo is very tolerant of this. After all, it is a big step in life now, and he needs to know how to be satisfied and grateful.

On November 18, Bao Qiang and Zhang Songwen set off with Kang Honglei to start filming "Soldier Assault".

At this moment, Baoqiang only thinks about not letting his eldest brother down.

He didn't know that the gears of fate were already turning crazily.

After seeing off the company mascot Baoqiang, the temperature in Beijing suddenly cooled down.

It seems that because of the cooling, good news ends with bad news.

In November, the Cong Fei incident became a hot topic in society.

In 2005, singer Cong Fei suffered from gastric cancer, which cut off funding for 183 children. Some parents called and cursed: "Why don't you send 20,000 yuan? Didn't you say that you want to support my children?" Have you graduated from college? You really don’t keep your word.”

The real-life version of the farmer and the snake is heartbreaking.

What’s even more sad is that Cong Fei will leave in a few months. After his death, the white-eyed wolves will still catch his wife and scold him. The real-life version of the farmer and the snake is repeated again and again. Five years later, his wife will die of an unreasonable disaster. It makes people feel that good people really don’t live long

Lu Pingan turned off the news and wondered whether what he and Guorong did was meaningful.

He couldn't help but contact the fund immediately to check if there was any special funding. He was afraid that Guorong was too emotional.

The good news is that Guorong also understands, and there is also Han Hong on the side to help. The entire fund is only dedicated to building schools and does not care about anything else.

Lu Ping'an also breathed a sigh of relief.

But he still decided to hide it if he could from now on.

Keep a low profile and do good deeds, just pretend it doesn't exist.