China Entertainment: Director’s happiness is so simple

After the program aired, "Lu Ping An wanted to bury Jiang Wen alive" quickly became a hot topic in domestic entertainment discussions.

However, in the show, Jiang Wen did not explain what this sentence meant.

So many people think this is just a joke.

How could he really be buried alive?

So in this way, the rumor in the market that the two broke up because of the movie's failure has been broken.

Of course, there are also fans who are familiar with Lu Ping An and quickly realized that this was probably related to the new movie.

Then everyone started discussing and looking forward to the new movie.

There are currently two films in which the two have collaborated, the earliest "The Tuner" and "The Hungry Platform".

They are all movies with strong plots.

What kind of film will it be this time?

Not waiting for everyone to discuss for a long time, Xingchen soon released the news.

It’s just that this news is not about being buried alive, but that “Wonderful Night 2” is about to start filming.

"Wonderful Night" holds a heavy weight in the hearts of domestic movie fans.

It set a box office record back then.

The film has also accumulated many fans with its unique and interesting imagination and wonderful interpretation of history.

With such a foundation, "Wonderful Night 2" will naturally attract great attention this time.

Fans of the movie and Ping An Lu also rushed to tell each other online immediately.

"I was still in elementary school when I watched "Wonderful Night 1", and now I'm in high school."

"Xia Yu starred in "Family with Children" after "Fantastic Night 1". Now "Family with Children 3" has finished playing, and his security guard father finally discovered that the museum is about to close down."

Many people are now thinking about the easter egg at the end of "Wonderful Night 1".

Inside the easter egg, museum director Xu Shanzheng looked disappointed as he watched the exhibits being packed into boxes.

Does this herald the closure of the museum or something?

What will happen next?

Therefore, what kind of story "Wonderful Night 2" will tell has quickly become the focus of discussion.

Not only in China, there are also many media reports on "Wonderful Night 2" in places such as Xiangjiang, Wanwan, and Southeast Asia.

The same goes for Europe and the United States, because the American version of "Wonderful Night" also left the same little easter egg at the end.

The Chinese and American versions of "Wonderful Night 1" have grossed more than 600 million U.S. dollars at the global box office, and the fan base is naturally quite large.

So everyone started discussing it immediately.

In addition to discussing "Amazing Night 2", many movie fans have also begun to discuss the sequels of other classic movies.

For example, "Source Code 2", "Kung Fu Panda 2", "Huan Tai 2", and even Ning Hao's crazy series and so on.

The stars dig too many holes.

Movie fans continued to raise their expectations while laughing and scolding.

The movie is extremely popular.

Xingchen was not in a hurry to release more clues and let the bullets fly for a while.

At present, the most important thing for the company is actually attracting investment.

With the current size of Xingchen, there is no problem in producing movies alone, but again, the pros outweigh the cons by recruiting investment appropriately.

On the one hand, Lu Pingan still has some concerns about the film's box office success.

After all, it involves adaptation, the cost is so high, and the domestic market is limited, so it may not be possible to achieve good results overseas.

So it is natural to reduce costs.

On the other hand, there are the same old rules of the business game.

As long as you are not a dominant player and control all channels, you cannot really play your own game.

However, there are many opinions when it comes to actual operation.

For example, the total budget for this collaboration between "Wonderful Night 2" and Hengdian Lao Xu was 200 million.

But the real external number is 300 million.

Because other factors such as the new scene in Hengdian must be taken into consideration, even if Xingchen does not have to pay for it.

This is totally fine, the budget is after all.

On this basis, there is still a premium.

Of the final cost of 300 million, Lu Ping An will use 20% to attract external investment.

China Film immediately subscribed for 10%, and the remaining 10% was 30 million. If the price limit was not intervened, this share would eventually be priced at a premium of more than 100 million.

Now Lu Ping'an's "Huan Tai" has earned more than RMB 700 million in box office, exceeding RMB 1 billion in Asia and over RMB 4 billion globally.

In addition, various labels such as "series", "global attribute", and "Lu Ping An Supervisor" are added.

Based on these, if you want to play together, you won't be able to enter the gate of the stars without paying two or three times the premium.

Investors won't have any problem.

Because this is the privilege of Lu Ping An.

Unless you get another director who is as good as Lu Pingan.

So demand exceeds supply.

In fact, investors will not lose money. Many investors will use their investment shares to do other operations.

For example, companies like Sina can use this to boost their stock prices.

In short, everyone is not stupid (except some coal bosses).

Of course, Lu Ping An must impose restrictions that should be imposed.

You can't really use this as a tool, you still have to be humane and sophisticated.

For example, Wanda, which owns theaters, certainly cannot apply this kind of game rules to him.

But it doesn't matter anymore.

A total of 60 million shares are released, and in the end at least 100 million can be recovered.

Plus Hengdian’s 50 million.

At that time, advertising and other revenue will be added.

In the end, it is certain that you will make money before the stars are shot.

As soon as the news of the investment was released, companies in the industry flocked to call for consultation.

Actors sent in their resumes one after another, seeking guest roles.

Xingchen also accepted them one by one seriously, because this movie really needs many cameos.

Everyone was very friendly and no idiots appeared.

But it's much more interesting for investors.

By 2007, the proportion of hot money in the circle coming from coal bosses had increased a lot.

The coal bosses were very proud and said, "Money is not an issue, making friends is the most important thing."

Of course, there are some people who are confused about the situation and still have the attitude of "As long as they are actresses, everything else is easy" towards Xingchen.

Those who recommend their own women are fine, but those who have the mentality of "I invest money, and the actresses on your crew will accompany me" are really speechless.

Then, without any surprise, he was rejected.

After some knowledgeable knowledge, the boss realized that he was an idiot for daring to talk to Xingchen about this.

Huayi and Chengtian were also rejected.

The king of Huayi probably knew the reason, but he still found someone to intercede.

Finally, we found Han Sanpin, who said directly: "Lu Ping'an usually doesn't leave you behind, right? You guys, for a project as big as "The King of Kung Fu", you didn't even say a word. You really think Lu Ping'an is stupid, he owes you." of?"

The big and small kings know that this project is basically out of the question for them, and if it is not handled well, they may not be able to do anything about Xingchen's projects in the future.

Do you regret it? Of course you regret it.

But the overall level of regret is not that deep.

Because "The King of Kung Fu" has entered the advanced stage, it is expected to be released in the first half of next year.

Cheng Long is now popular around the world again with "Peak 3".

It is said that Lian Jie will also take over the global super IP "The Mummy 3" and play the protagonist.

The popularity of the two leading actors has soared, laying a more solid box office foundation for the epic kung fu movie "The King of Kung Fu".

Hollywood statistics agencies have already given predictions that the global box office of this film will exceed US$800 million!

$800 million!

Nearly twice as much as "Huan Tai"!

One is better than two.

This is confidence!

By then, Huayi will become the second production company to open the Hollywood market after Xingchen.

Coupled with Huayi, it currently has brokerage and other services that are more comprehensive than Xingchen.

Becoming the boss of a private entertainment company is just around the corner!

So after asking Han Sanpin, the big and small kings no longer thought about easing the relationship with Lu Ping'an, but focused on their own projects.

Of course, as for the Lu Ping An project, those who can afford it should still afford it.

Xingchen does not allow capital investment, but they are still open-minded when it comes to actors.

Li Binbin and Huang Xiaoming both starred in the previous film, can they do the same this time?

Then push some other actors in.

Huayi can still make money?

Chengtian generally thinks the same way.

Although Wu Kebo also knew why Lu Pingan didn't want to see him.

But so what, in the future, with the help of "Red Cliff" and the upcoming agreement with Xiangjiang, we will not be afraid of the stars.

In addition, he also has the intention of cooperating with the brokerage business.

Who makes way for Ping An's stars to have no business in this area?

Besides, Sister Hua and Lu Ping'an have a good relationship. If Sister Hua comes forward, he can't accept both of them. (End of chapter)