China Entertainment: Director’s happiness is so simple

What he and Hu Qingquan had said earlier was to focus on Oscars and give up on the top three in Europe.

Because the three major European companies also have requirements. If they want to participate, the premiere must be at their place. Films that have been screened elsewhere cannot be accepted.

Even if the top three people in Europe personally invited him before and could postpone the delivery of the film, the rules regarding the premiere would not be easy to change.

After all, premiere rights are the most important thing for various film festivals.

But the situation of "1937" is special. From the beginning, it aimed to achieve its goal of standing on the international stage by competing for technical awards.

And because there were some bad incidents on the crew at that time, if we wanted to maintain our technical advantage, we couldn't delay it and had no choice but to compete for the 2007 Oscars.

And to compete for the Oscars, it also needs to be released first, and its time is earlier than the earliest Berlin. In other words, unless Lu Ping'an is replaced by the Oscars that competed in 2008, then the three major European films and the Oscars can only choose one.

Of course Lu Ping An doesn't want to delay it until 2008, and it can only compete for Oscars.

Because the three major European universities do not have various technical awards.

Without these, the overall movie may not be able to win other awards, and its influence will be cut in half or even barely achieved.

So Lu Ping'an had to give up.

But this time it seems that things have taken a turn for the worse.

Hu Qingquan said with a smile: "Kendaro and the others were indeed a little unhappy at first, but after seeing the changes in public opinion against you these days, and after I told them about the internal situation, the result was different."

It turned out that when Hu Qingquan first told them that "1937" would only compete for Oscars, the top three were not very happy.

After all, in the current world film industry, although the weight and popularity of the Oscars are much higher than before, they are still not as impressive in their eyes.

Lu Ping'an refused the good intentions and switched to them instead, which would naturally make them unhappy. To put it more seriously, it would mean severing himself from the three major European companies.

However, after they learned about the "death threat" and that Lu Ping'an wanted to make this movie just to vent his anger, the three of them expressed their understanding.

Then Ken Darlow, who represented the Berlin Film Festival, directly said that he would come to the Berlin Film Festival and premiere the film at the opening ceremony of the Berlin Film Festival!

Lu Ping'an was a little surprised: "Is this okay?"

"We go through the process in Los Angeles, and it doesn't count as a public screening."

Hu Qingquan said with a smile, "It's only shown in one theater, two shows a day, and it only lasts for a week. How can it be considered a public release?"

"Ha, it can still be like this."

"The movie is good, and you are regarded as a direct descendant. Of course, there can be exceptions."

"That's really hard to refuse."

"There's no need to refuse."

Hu Qingquan smiled and talked about the plan.

February 8th is the opening ceremony of the Berlin Film Festival, which can be regarded as the first stop for the world premiere of "1937". The next day, it will be officially released in North America to give Berlin a lot of face.

And February 8th happens to be between January 31st, when the final Oscar ballots are mailed, and February 22nd, when the final ballots are due.

At the same time, the awards ceremony in Berlin is on February 18.

Then at that time, "1937" can just take advantage of the global release and the very possible opportunity of winning an award in Berlin to compete for the final award!

Wait for various awards to come out, then sell the copyright, and then release it in other places.

Perfect!

Lu Ping'an's eyes lit up after hearing this.

This time is really just right!

Without waiting for more thought, Hu Qingquan said again: "This time the chairman of the jury in Berlin is Lao Mouzi. It's best if he wins the prize. If he doesn't win the prize, he will be under great pressure. Do you understand what I mean?"

Lu Ping'an's brows were crooked.

Lao Mouzi actually didn't go to Venice and became a Berliner? !

Hu Qingquan then added: "And this time Li An gave up Berlin and chose Venice, so our chances of winning are even greater!"

"Li An? "Lust, Caution"? Is his movie ready so soon?"

Lu Ping'an was a little surprised. The system showed that at this point in time and space, "Lust, Caution" had just been launched.

"It was filmed a long time ago. I kept covering it up and wouldn't watch it. But I think his "Lust, Caution" should be good this time. He hasn't filmed in many years and has been in the dark for so long. It's time for him to come out."

Lu Ping'an blinked, a little embarrassed.

I took his "Brokeback Mountain". He has not had a highlight moment in the past few years, so it is normal to film "Lust, Caution" early.

"Then it's settled."

Lu Pingping made the decision directly.

"Lust, Caution" or "Lust, Caution", he actually has no idea.

He also had no idea about Lao Mouzi or anything else.

He had no idea whether moving it to Berlin would have any impact on "Tuya's Marriage".

He just wants "1937" to be firmly nailed into film history in the form of technical excellence.

Now that things are settled, there's only one thing left to do about "1937," and that's to get it nominated, and the more the better.

In this regard, we cannot take it lightly.

Lu Ping'an asked: "Are there any specific institutions that have been targeted these days?"

These days he has been paying attention to these matters at home and abroad.

The power of neon cannot be underestimated.

People in China are wearing hoods and have targeted some people and institutions.

This time he will definitely overturn the table, and these people will not have a good time celebrating the New Year.

But things abroad are more complicated, and those in the mainland cannot reach out. These days, Hu Qingquan relies on his connections with the Chinese community to handle everything.

"It's locked, but there's no good way to take them."

As he spoke, Lao Hu mentioned something about a certain country's aggressive right wing.

Lu Ping'an said directly: "There is a way. When the time is right, just flip the table and publicly disclose the threatening email and your envelope of bullets."

"This is a last resort."

Speaking of this, Lao Hu said, "However, the influence of this group of people in the United States is actually limited. Now it is not a big problem for "1937" to get nominated. What is difficult is the resistance brought by Hollywood competitors. "

Lu Pingping naturally knows this.

As your fame grows and you are an outsider, more and more people will want you dead.

In the past, he succeeded through low-budget movies, which could be said to be the embodiment of the American dream, and the overall movies were not good.

Later, it was successful through "Batman 1", and that was only the first time it was successful.

Later, many low-budget films were made in collaboration with others, rather than working alone, so the problem was not big.

But then, he showed his technical ability, became an Oscar favorite for the second time, and has a new blockbuster to be released.

"Apex 3", "Batman 2", "Iron Man" and so on.

If it becomes a hit all the way, it's hard to say whether he, an outsider, will really encounter the truly dark side of Hollywood next.

However, Lu Ping An is still confident overall:

"It's okay. If we unite and unite interests, we can be stable for five or six years."

"What about five or six years from now?"

"At that time, the domestic market was picking up. If we really wanted to get some products here that were not available, then we could say goodbye to Hollywood."

"Five or six years is too optimistic. I think it will take at least ten or twenty years."

"That's not necessarily true. If you don't believe me, why don't you make a bet?"

Upon hearing this, Hu Qingquan greeted Wattsberg directly behind him: "Watts, come and make a bet with Ping An!"

After hearing this, Watts became excited and shook his head: "I'm going to the bathroom."

The plot about Venice was written incorrectly before, but now it has been changed.