China Entertainment: Director’s happiness is so simple

The large blower is a copycat made by a domestic manufacturer, but except for the noise control, which is slightly worse than the foreign one, the rest is good.

This illustrates the huge improvement in domestic industrial standards.

I think back when Lu Pingan was working on "Source Code", it took a long time to make a simple door lock control panel prop.

The industrial standard was poor at that time.

Now, even for new things like large fans, more than ten domestic manufacturers can be found to invite bids.

Then one month after the bidding was completed, we had a prototype and then improved it until it was almost ready to the current position.

Cheng Long was very interested after hearing this: "Yeah, I'm familiar with this. Let's go and play."

Then, instead of dying, today became the most interesting day since the filming of "Peak 3".

The big wind machine for simulating skydiving was ready, and almost everyone in the crew experienced it. The entire studio was buzzing with the sound of machines all day long, and everyone had a great time.

Even Gao Yuanyuan, who came with me today, was very happy.

She was timid and did not dare to do exciting sports. Today she finally fulfilled her wish in a small way.

Han Sanpin also came today and was also very excited.

Afterwards, everyone praised Lu Ping An's "new invention".

"You really can save something new with every movie!"

Han Sanpin said with a smile.

This is a sincere compliment.

Because Lu Pingan can really come up with something new in almost every movie.

From his perspective, Lu Pingan introduced Hollywood special effects and overall technology in the earliest version of "The Tuner".

At that time, he was actually not very optimistic about it.

This thing is so expensive. There is no domestic market and no talent. To introduce it is to spend money on your own.

However, it turns out that this kind of advanced investment is indeed quite necessary, which played a huge role in "Source Code" and "Wonderful Night 1".

In addition to special effects and animation technology, "Kung Fu Panda" has not yet been completed, but he already knows how it will look.

Also, Lu Ping An introduced 3D technology in "Wonderful Night 1".

Later, 3D became a small trend, and now the international 3D is also dominated domestically.

In the subsequent "Batman 1", Lu Pingan truly introduced Hollywood's industrial production process and IMAX related technologies.

Through "Batman 1", China Film Nortel and Xingchen all benefited.

As a result, large-scale special effects movies like "Pacific Rim" can truly be produced locally.

Up to now, the big wind machine introduced in "Peak 3" seems to be average.

However, Han Sanpin knew that "Peak 3" was not Lu Pingan's own project after all.

And in his own projects, he is still "fruitful".

For example, the virtual camera in "Pacific Rim".

There are also the small cameras that will be used in "1937" and the stabilizers, zipline systems, etc. that come with it.

The most important thing is that these are all developed by the Xingchen team themselves.

It can also be seen from this that the Xingchen team is indeed the top team in the country and even the world.

In this regard, Lu Ping'an said modestly: "Because there is no such thing, I can only find a way by myself."

"That's the truth. Our country didn't have many things before, and even now, we can only make them by ourselves. You stars have gone your own way!"

Han Sanpin smiled and praised, and then asked, "Is there anything you need now? I'm here to help."

"I haven't thought of it yet. I will definitely trouble you if I do."

"Hey, no matter how troublesome it is, just say something."

Han Sanpin waved his hand. Someone on the fan in front had finished the "skydiving" experience. Han Sanpin turned to greet the several leaders of China Film Group who came with him, "You guys should also go and experience it. This thing is rare in China."

Next, it’s still busy.

In the following ten days, Lu Pingan worked on "The Peak 3" for eight hours during the day. The outside world also thought that he was just filming "The Peak 3".

The popularity of the ghost worship incident also gradually subsided as time entered September.

Only Xingchen himself knows that the progress of "1937" is getting faster and faster day by day, and he is full of energy and ready to shout loudly in the world.

At night, Lu Ping'an stayed in the company coordinating projects, and his level of concentration was the highest he had ever been.

Because this mission is unusual.

All of Lu Ping'an's previous works were copied, from the plot to the shots.

It’s different now. “1937” and “1917” are almost similar only in shooting form and narrative structure.

The rest has to be pushed and re-established by oneself, which is almost equal to originality.

And the most difficult part is not here, the most difficult thing is the scheduling, because you have to coordinate one shot to the end.

It can be said that the difficulty is also unprecedented in Lu Ping'an's life.

But Lu Ping An is confident.

I used to find it difficult to copy short films, then I found it difficult to make feature films, and then I found it difficult to make literary films, adapt them, and create animations and special effects.

Then step by step, we got to where we are now.

Looking back, those things that seemed difficult at first have been overcome one by one.

So this time it’s still not a big problem, it’s just that I will be a little tired.

In actual operation, it is not that tiring. The main reason is that the team has matured.

This time "1937" implemented a fully industrialized production process.

In the project team, all the traditional departments were subdivided again. For example, Fu Hua Dao was first divided into three groups, and then continued to be divided. For example, the plant group was divided into props. They did nothing and only focused on everything related to plants in the movie.

The basic requirement is not to wear clothes, and then the posture of each plant in the shot is required on the required set, as well as the finishing of the things they are responsible for after the filming is completed.

Guo Fan, who completed the comic work of "Pacific Rim", became one of the executive producers and was responsible for the subdivision of the art team.

For the explosion scene, "1937" hired a Hollywood team, and Xingchen also formed a team to assist. The purpose was naturally to learn all the skills he could.

Looking for a Hollywood team is actually a helpless move.

There is currently no one in China that can achieve real results.

The reason is cruel.

Earlier, Bayi was the best in domestic demolition war scenes. They were also the best in making props, costumes and firearms in China. Many old people in Bayi who had fought in the Civil War and the Anti-Japanese War had touched real guns and cannons.

This is why the war scenes in many old films are very realistic from a grand perspective.

However, in order to promote Sino-Japanese friendship, many anti-Japanese war-themed Japs became "mentally retarded". As a result, there have been almost no domestic film and television dramas that require real scenes in recent years.

So later, Feng Dapao wanted to shoot real effects, but there were no people available, or the experience was far less than that of outside teams. In the end, "Assembly" found someone from South Korea.

This situation has continued for more than ten years, and even later, almost all the companies that make props, costumes and explosion scenes are affiliated companies, with the same model across the country, and their main focus is on mentally retarded war dramas, so everyone can just lie down and Eat enough.

If you really want to make a real big scene, you can't do it without a blockbuster film, and blockbusters didn't start to increase in number until the very later "Changjin Lake" period, but the technology still had to be introduced or rethought.

In other words, there are currently almost no teams in the country that can produce real war effects, and relevant experience and technology have almost stagnated, and will continue to do so for more than ten years.

Now that Lu Ping'an is here, he doesn't care whether he can change this situation. He just cares that his demolition team must become a top team and fill the gap in the country.

Be careful and careful during this period.

After all, explosion scenes are extremely dangerous.

If someone is killed, things will be quite troublesome.

So Lu Pingping set a policy.

Rigorous, meticulous, efficient and environmentally friendly.

You can't be a thief, you can only guard against them. Being passive is a bit passive, but there's nothing you can do about it.

Work continues.

The external summer season is also completely over.

The battle report came up, and it was full of money.

The final box office of "Twenty Again" was 246 million yuan in the mainland, 136 million yuan in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong, and 18.6 million US dollars in other regions.

Because it was not released in the mainland of China, but they adapted it themselves, the overseas box office was not high, but it was still an excellent result.

"Initial D" is still in the last half month of its delayed release. The current domestic box office is 267 million US dollars, and the overseas box office totals 47 million US dollars.

"Painted Skin" was released in the mainland for one month, with a box office of 220 million US dollars and an overseas revenue of 31 million US dollars.

At the same time, all three movies have been locked in the top five of Hong Kong's annual box office list, including "Initial D" with 42 million Hong Kong dollars, "20 Again" with 21.8 million Hong Kong dollars, and "Painted Skin" with 18.6 million Hong Kong dollars.

"Initial D"'s performance can hardly be surpassed by anyone. As for the other two, with better luck, they might be able to secure the top three.

Including copyright income and advertising income, Xingchen's total income during this summer season is close to 500 million yuan.

The box office performance of the three films is very impressive, but the media still feels that this result is not particularly good, because films such as "Baby Project", "Ink Attack", "The Banquet" and "Golden Armor" have not yet been released, so they may still be latecomers. Stay on top.

Generally speaking, the industry is quite optimistic about this year's movie market, and they are also envious of Xingchen. They don't care whether they hate Lu Ping'an or not. They can't kill him anyway.

The popularity of the film market seems to have also brought great help to the enrollment of film-related universities and majors.

Principal Zhang called and invited Lu Pingan to attend the Nortel opening ceremony on September 6.

He said that the new professionals are full this time, and you, the senior, should come and take a look.

The new profession started because of himself, and Lu Ping An would certainly not refuse.

By September 5th, all non-special effects parts of "Peak 3" were completed four days earlier than originally planned.

We have our own team in China to assist, so the efficiency is very high!

Then he looked at the reward.

A series of films can only receive the award once, and Lu Pingan only directed once in the Peak series, so he will still receive it this time.

Soon a message popped up in the system.

[Congratulations on finishing "Rush Hour 3".]

[Reduction degree 109%, super rewards have been distributed]

[Super reward: On-set casualty insulation buff, within the set where the host belongs, can avoid serious injuries and deaths]

Lu Ping'an's eyes lit up.