China Entertainment: Director’s happiness is so simple

February 27, 2 pm, Nortel Screening Room.

At this time, the screening room was filled with students, teachers, and reporters.

Liu Qianqian bent her waist and walked through the seats with her mother Liu Xiaoli to the middle seat.

Not long after sitting down, Lu Ping'an and a group of creatives came in.

As soon as the main creators came in, the scene became lively. After all, everyone on the stage was their own people.

The main creators briefly showed their faces, and Lu Pingan picked up the microphone and said: "No more nonsense, let's watch the movie."

It's simple and straightforward. After a few words, I go straight to the topic. There is no nonsense about thanking you for one thing and thanking you for the other.

This made many students in the audience feel that Senior Lu was so chic and confident.

Without thinking much, the movie started.

The movie starts from the perspective of the car.

The heroine Yan Danchen was on her way to a party, and when she was on the phone, the screen cracked. . .

. . . . . .

The first fifteen minutes of "Comet" are all about trivial things, banging a hammer here and there, not knowing what to say.

But as the story develops, everyone realizes that these trivial conversations are all foreshadowing.

As the heroine Yan Danchen told a rumor about the comet, she said that after the comet passed, some people would forget some things and where their home was. Some people even pointed at their husbands and said that this was not his husband, but when the police came, they confirmed , this is her husband.

After this foreshadowing, the conversation in the room began to verify the foreshadowing.

Huang Lei said that he didn't know Hai Qing and that he was someone's girlfriend, but Hai Qing said that Huang Lei was a TV star, which made Huang Lei very confused.

Viewers already know that something bad may have happened.

Fifteen minutes later, the chaos began.

Everyone's cell phones were buzzing and there was no signal. Two of them decided to go out and borrow the phones. When they came back, they told everyone that they saw the same group of 8 people.

The protagonist was confused, and the audience was also confused. The protagonists decided to go find out. The 8 people were divided into two groups. The 4 people who went out held blue fluorescent sticks. As a result, they saw the same house, the same furnishings, and half of the house. I saw four identical people on the road, but they were holding red fluorescent sticks.

Until here, the audience finally confirmed that there was really another 8-person group in the movie.

The atmosphere of horror and suspense began to spread.

At this point in the movie, although the sense of suspense has been fully achieved, people who don't understand still can't understand it.

Fortunately, the protagonist in the film begins to use physics knowledge to explain everything now.

Schrödinger's cat, parallel world correlation theory.

After an explanation, the audience understood.

Some characters in the film also began to discuss how to kill their other selves.

One world, two selves, life and death, very cruel and very reasonable.

But things are far from simple.

As the film develops, the heroine Yan Danchen begins to discover that there may not only be two versions of herself, but countless versions!

Then the truth was indeed revealed. The eight people in the room each reported the markers they had just placed in the box, and the results were all different.

When everyone was fighting, only the heroine Yan Danchen was awake, and then the essence of the film appeared:

"We think there is another, darker version of ourselves in a certain world, but in fact, we are that dark side."

Inspired by these words, the heroine Yan Danchen quietly walked out of the room and saw countless versions of the 8-person group and countless versions of herself, which represented countless kinds of life.

In the end, the heroine chose a happy one, used a trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain, lured 8 people, and then knocked out her own self in this world and replaced her.

By the next day, everything seemed to be back to normal. The heroine got the life she wanted and became the version of herself that had not lost her dream of becoming a star.

However, at the end of the movie, the boyfriend received a call from his other self, and the scene ended with the heroine feeling uneasy. . .

Wow. . .

After the movie ended, the audience in the large screening room was silent for a second, and then burst into violent applause.

"Cow!"

“This movie is awesome!”

"Do you understand?"

"I get it, but I wish I didn't."

"I don't understand."

"Then you're lucky."

"Is there really a parallel world?"

“The details are so strong.”

"..."

Some of the audience were confused, some were excited, and some were half-understood.

Overall, it seems that more than 80% of them understand it.

This also made Lu Ping'an very satisfied.

The key to a brain-burning movie is not to burn the brain itself, but to guide the audience to brain-burn, so that they can understand it and then think about it carefully.

That's what "Comet" is.

"Lu Ping'an is really awesome!"

Sitting on her seat, Liu Qianqian sincerely praised her, she understood.

Liu Xiaoli didn't understand much, so she asked her daughter: "Do you really understand?"

"Hmm, it's very good-looking and awesome! I wish I could act in one of his movies."

"Then you have to work harder in the future."

As the two of them talked, the main creator came on stage.

This time we can open up and communicate.

"How many worlds are there in the movie?"

“How did you come up with this idea?”

"How long did the filming take?"

"..."

In the beginning it was all about the film itself.

Eight actors plus Lu Pingping all answered some questions.

The next thing is mainly about Lu Ping'an.

"Senior Lu, will you cast classmates from school in your next film?"

A girl asked, and the whole audience looked forward to it.

Lu Ping'an confessed directly: "Yes!"

"Senior Lu, can you think of me?"

Another girl rushed to ask, and Lu Pingan recognized her. She was Huang Xiaolei, level 99, very bold.

"Senior is welcome to come over when the audition begins."

Lu Pingan answered with a smile, Huang Xiaolei sat down happily, and the other students looked forward to it even more.

The next process is simple, reporters ask, film critics ask, students ask.

The video is good, why ask?

Lu Ping An also gave reporter Feng Ke some more opportunities, and Feng Ke also asked many friendly questions with a look of thanks.

The tacit understanding between the two gradually formed, and of course these reporters would also receive red envelopes after the event.

Red envelopes are more important than video quality, and Lu Pingan understands this truth.

The screening of "Comet" ended successfully.

In the evening, Lu Pingan had a meal with the creators, during which Lu Pingan specially thanked Huang Lei and Mr. Zhou.

They have the highest rankings in "Comet". Now that "Orange Is Red" has aired again and is about to end, their popularity has risen again. During the promotion period of "Comet", the two worked hard and never missed a single moment. They are really good friends. , and then the red envelope will be guaranteed.

Lu Ping'an decided to give the two of them a big bag when the "Comet" was released and celebrated its decline. Of course, others also had it. "Comet" has already paid back its money, and it seems that the box office will not be low, so there is no need to be stingy with red envelopes.

While Jiang Wen praised him, he also said with disdain: The lines are not good.

Lu Ping'an smiled and said: "How many people in the world can surpass you in terms of lines?"

Jiang Wen was very happy and showed off a glass of white wine to Lu Ping'an on the spot.

That night, Lu Pingping closed the stall again.

I went back and lay down with Yan Danchen. It had been a long time since we last saw each other. The flood discharge from the reservoir was very fierce.

Starting from the next day, news reports about yesterday’s screening came out.

"From incomprehensible to science fiction masterpiece!"

“The quality of Lu Ping An’s new work is as good as ever, and it’s solid!”

"A guide before viewing, learn about what is 'Schrödinger's cat' and 'parallel world coherence'..."

"The whole film is full of details, with foreshadowing everywhere. It deserves to be the best science fiction film this year!"

"..."

Then on the third day "Comet" was released, the creators continued to visit three theaters.

On the fourth day, Lu Pingan came to China Film and Television, and the box office results for the previous three days were released.

. . . . . . . .

In the mainland film market in March 2002, there was no rival for "Comet".

The three closest movies to it were "Harry Potter 1" with a box office of 59 million in January, and "Lord of the Rings 1" with a box office of 56 million in April. In comparison, they were released in February this year. "The Unparalleled", which grossed 40 million at the box office, is considered a certain threat.

But when "Comet" was screened, "The Unparalleled" only had three days left to be released.

Therefore, the box office prospects of "Comet" are actually very broad.

It's just that Lu Ping'an and everyone at China Film and Television have always felt that the viewing threshold for "Comet" is high and the box office may not be too high.

Now it seems that this idea is correct.

because.

Lower your requirements and expectations, and the greater the joy you will get when the results come out!

"In the first three days, BJ's box office was 1.67 million!"

As China Film President Cui reported the data, everyone suddenly burst into laughter.

This result is 70,000 more than that of "The Tuner" during the same period.

In theory, "Comet" will do better than "The Tuner."

But everyone knows that nothing is final yet.

Because currently "Comet" is only a quarter of its nationwide release, with a total box office of only 3.4 million.

And it's only been in theaters for three days now. It's normal for the box office to be high in the first three days, so it's a refreshing experience.

It really depends on the prospects and audience feedback.

Fortunately, the audience's feedback was better than expected.

A survey report showed that more than 60% of people understood the film on the first watch and realized the essence of the film.

There are also various positive reviews on the Internet.

Of course, there were also bad comments, such as saying it was too brain-consuming, too scary, too full of nonsense, and how could such a film be considered science fiction as it had no special effects at all.

But these are only a few, and more still think this film is better than many special effects science fiction films.

So a word appeared on the Internet called "hard science fiction".

Of course, this also ushered in more criticism from people, saying that there were many loopholes. . .

No matter what, the level of discussion is on the rise.

Generally speaking, it is very beneficial to the prospects of the film.

So Han Sanpin directly ordered: Expand the screening!

The speed of expansion is not that fast. It will not be rolled out nationwide until at least the fifth day, which will have a great impact on the box office.

Everyone has been psychologically prepared for this. Now that the money has been recovered, the next step is to speed up the action and make more money.

In the next few days, Lu Pingan and the main creators continued to visit several major theaters such as Shanghai Magic City and Hangzhou.

The national box office also rose to 7 million a week later, and the box office growth will start to increase after two days, because at that time other regions will also start to release the film.

China Film predicts that when the movie is released, it will have no problem exceeding 15 million, and it may even exceed 20 million, because there will be no comparable competitors in this period.

Mr. Cui of China Film and Television was very regretful: "It should have been released nationwide from the beginning."

Han Sanpin laughed loudly. He was the one who suggested the nationwide release. Later, the leadership got more objections before switching to the current plan. I have to say that Lu Ping An is really proud of him now.

Although Lu Ping'an himself is a little aching, he is already very satisfied with the current situation. The cost of 350,000 yuan and the box office of 7 million have been paid back long ago. In the future, if the box office exceeds 10,000 yuan, he will earn nearly 2,000 yuan more. He should be satisfied.

On March 10, "Comet" was released for ten days and nationwide for three days. The box office officially exceeded 10 million, and the final box office is expected to be around 20 million.

Before China Film announced how low the cost of "Comet" was, the media had already identified Lu Ping'an as the "grossing" director.

Also, you can know the approximate cost by watching the video.

With just 8 actors in one room, the production cost is estimated to be less than 1 million!

1 million cost, 10 million box office!

Grab money!

So all of a sudden, countless investors flocked in, asking when the next movie would be released and wanting to invest. They were very enthusiastic.

Lu Ping'an replied in unison, waiting for "Comet" to finish.