China Entertainment: Director’s happiness is so simple

"Forget it, that's it."

In the Stars Late Stage Room, Lu Pingan sighed and made the final decision.

After the film was wrapped on November 10, and after ten days of intensive post-production work, "1937" was officially completed.

Several post-processing personnel around him breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.

After these ten days, they ate and drank in the post-production room every day, racing against time. They finally felt personally the hard work of other people during the filming.

But the result is very good.

Although the finished film "1937" is different from ordinary films in form, the story, artistry and visual effects are outstanding. Everyone is proud to be involved in the production of such a film.

But the boss still seemed dissatisfied.

Zhang Yifan asked: "Still don't feel right?"

"yes."

Lu Pingan rubbed his temples, feeling very exhausted.

But there was no way he could make the film transcend.

In the end, the completion level of "1937" stayed at 99%.

The distance beyond seems like a step away, but in reality it is like a chasm that cannot be crossed no matter what.

The main problem is the soundtrack.

This question was actually raised by Mark Muller of the Venice Film Festival.

Because it is a one-shot shooting format, it will inevitably produce many shots that are useless in ordinary movies.

When ordinary movies face these situations, they basically use other shots to edit and transition.

But for a one-shot film, only the sound and light aspects can be used.

Especially the soundtrack.

The soundtrack of the original "1917" is well integrated with the relevant plot.

The tension, relaxation and other music points are consistent with the rhythm of the shots, and the soundtrack itself is also very artistic.

But now "1937" has changed in plot rhythm and story background.

It is definitely not possible to copy it completely, and localization adjustments must be involved in the process.

As for soundtracks, although they serve movies, they are two different fields from movies after all.

So so far, the crew has hired more than a dozen composers to compose music from the moment it starts filming. Until now, no transcendent version has been produced.

Seeing that he had to deliver the film tomorrow, Lu Pingping simply gave up.

Because from his perspective, the soundtrack is not very good, but in fact it is very different from the original version.

The final score stayed at 99%.

The reward remained the same as the game, so Lu Pingan decided to leave it to Xiang Guoqiang to operate.

After hearing this, Zhang Yifan smiled and said, "It's really rare."

"Why is it so rare?"

"It's rare to see you dissatisfied with the work."

"Is there any?"

"Yes, I used to see you like this when I was in the post-production period, but it was just like this that made me feel like you were a human being."

"Oh, your words are still so annoying."

"Is there any?"

"Yes, the first time we met, you said I looked like Jiang Wen. I was quite happy, but it turned out that I ended up wasting film and looking like Jiang Wen."

"Hahaha, you don't hold grudges, do you?"

"If you hold a grudge, I won't let you be the surgeon."

Everyone laughed, and then Lu Pingping asked, "What time is it now?"

"4 o'clock in the morning."

"Just in time, let's have a meal and some sleep. I'll leave the rest of the work to you."

"Go ahead and have a good rest. By the way, remember to abstain from sex to prevent sudden death."

Zhang Yifan still said something that made people feel itchy in the end.

Lu Ping'an had no time to refute, so he picked up his coat and left.

I have only slept three hours a day for the past ten days, so I really need to catch up on my sleep.

As for abstinence?

Women are too busy to eat meat, so go to sleep!

Then I slept until 7pm.

When Lu Ping An returned to the company, a copy of the film had been taken to Lao America by Hu Qingquan. When Lu Ping An went to bed in the morning, he had already watched the film with Beidian Principal Zhang, Han Sanpin and others. The feedback was excellent. Not surprisingly, he received When Hu Qingquan comes down, he will start the process of competing for the Olympics. As for the official announcement, everyone is waiting for Hu Qingquan's action.

As for the big three in Europe.

Generally speaking, if a film does not have the three major European financial incentives and the box office is not high at the public screening, it will lose a lot of prerequisites for winning the Oscar.

Therefore, generally speaking, the order of competing for the Oscars is to first release the three major European films, then release them in North America and then compete for the Oscars.

But for "1937", Lu Pingan's goal from the beginning was to get nominated, and he rushed to the international stage by winning nominations for multiple technical awards. This is no worse than winning the grand prize.

So it doesn't really matter whether it's gold or not, because there are no technical awards among the three major European companies.

Back in the office, Ning Hao and others were already drinking tea.

"How's it going? Is your waist feeling better?"

"It's no problem, it's just a skin injury."

"That's good, now we can start the project."

"I think so too."

As he spoke, Ning Hao took out the script of "Crazy Racing" and said, "Read it first."

Although Lu Pingan knew the plot, he still read it carefully.

More than half an hour later, he praised: "Not bad, the bottom price is 200 million!"

Ning Hao became humble after hearing this: "Haha, that's an exaggeration."

"Be confident. You are one of the few directors in the country with over 100 million yuan. How many people are looking forward to your new work."

"How can I be so optimistic? Some people even say that I rely on luck."

"They know nothing. When you get the Oscar for Best Cinematography, these people will probably turn around and lick you again."

"That's ridiculous."

Ning Hao smiled and waved his hands.

Continuing the conversation, Lu Ping'an decided: "Let's film "We Come from the Future" first, and arrange Zhang Yi and Zhang Guoqiang to be involved. Then the film can be released first and see how it goes. If the situation is good, you can try "Happy Family" ", "Crazy Racing" can be placed at the end, and the series is more guaranteed to be at the bottom of the box."

"I think so too."

Ning Hao nodded.

He had just made a war movie, but he wasn't really satisfied yet.

It just so happens that "We Come from the Future" can be used.

And the fact that this film was released first is also the best time.

You can take advantage of the popularity of "1937".

Apart from anything else, just "starring the original cast of "1937"" will probably have a very good effect.

Of course, the premise is that Lu Ping'an's "1937" will have a smooth future.

However, he is not particularly worried. If the popularity of "1937" cannot be matched, he can still catch the spotlight of "Scriptwriter Lu Ping'an" and "Produced by Xingchen".

As for "directed by Ning Hao", Ning Hao is still a little unsure about it.

After all, he doesn't have many works now. He hasn't won any major awards for literary and artistic films. His only commercial film is "Crazy Stone", and some people say that he only relied on luck to win a box office of 100 million.

So if it really doesn’t work out then, we will have no choice but to rely on Lu Ping An’s reputation.

Naturally, I am more confident that the road will be safe.

In his opinion, "We Come from the Future" itself has the potential to earn over 100 million in box office. If you really want to talk about it, the movies that it has won are not only "1937", but also "Soldiers"!

"Soldier Assault" is about to be released. The original time and space was average when it was released in 2006, but when it was aired again in 2007, the effect was simply explosive. Military dramas became a hit, and the number of people who signed up to join the army broke the record.

The actors in the film also took off directly on the spot.

So when "We Come from the Future" is released, maybe "screenwriter Lu Ping'an" will just be the icing on the cake.

After the matter was settled, Ning Hao went to prepare, while Lu Ping'an continued to monitor the later stages of "Bucket List" and "Peak 3".

A week later, news came from the United States that "1937" was about to begin screening in Los Angeles theaters.

The next day, news spread in the United States that Lu Ping'an's new film "1937" would participate in the 2007 Oscar competition.

No surprise, resistance came (end of chapter)