China Entertainment: Director’s happiness is so simple

It was already evening after we finished talking.

The next day, Lu Ping'an continued to talk about his family affairs at the summit.

There are currently many movies to be released on Summit.

"The Twilight Saga 2", "The Hurt Locker" and so on.

Plus "Iron Man", the American version of "Amazing Night 2" and "Panda 2" with investment.

They are all blockbuster movies.

All movies are scheduled to be released or filmed after August.

Because the peak will be listed in August.

After being listed on the market and releasing popular movies, in addition to abundant funds, the purpose is also obvious, that is, to increase the stock price.

So after it goes on the market, the movie is no longer just a movie.

It's a financial game.

In this regard, the company will definitely prepare some series suitable for continuous filming.

This is also the reason why many big producers always make the same mistakes.

Because when shooting a new IP, you can’t guarantee that it will be successful.

If it is unsuccessful, the stock price will fall.

After a few times, confidence is gone and a chain reaction will occur.

So there are good things and bad things about going public.

But this is not a problem for Lu Ping An.

Earlier, he had insured Summit and Stars, which was an insurance agreement with Marvel.

With it, within a few stages of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the market value of Stars and Summit can be greatly guaranteed.

During this period, there will be a few more pulling operations.

How to pull.

Very simple.

For example, use original movies such as "District 9" and "Superman".

This type of original film is relatively unpopular compared to well-known IP films. Once released, the media and film critics are not very optimistic about it.

Of course, because Lu Ping'an had previously produced "Huan Tai", the market response would not be too cold.

But public opinion can be guided.

Just create an overall negative atmosphere.

Coupled with incoming calls from the stock market.

Then the stock price can easily fall.

Then after the movie is released, it achieves both word-of-mouth and box office success amid a slump, and then it’s time to harvest.

By doing this, you will not be accused of manipulating stock prices.

Because this is a movie and nothing else.

Who can be completely sure that an original movie will be successful?

So this will be a "counterattack" and "miracle" at that time.

There are many such examples in Hollywood history.

It's just that Lu Ping'an knows the results first and then operates.

Therefore, Lu Ping An is full of confidence in the future.

Of course, Watts and others cannot understand his feelings, so they are all under high pressure at the moment, fearing that if they are not careful in the future, the stock price will fall below the issue price.

Therefore, at this time, it is estimated that some shareholders are already preparing to take the bucket and run away after the listing, and they will be safe.

Of course, Lu Ping An won't say much about this, and will just pay for it when the time comes.

Let’s talk about projects next.

Before "Iron Man 1", "Panda 2" will be released in late June.

"Panda 2" cannot avoid blockbusters such as "Transformers 2", but it is not a big problem because it is an animated film with a different genre, plus it is a successful series, so overall there will not be too many Influence.

Of course, it also has competitors, such as "Up", released at the end of May, and "Ice Age 3" at the beginning of July. The quality of these two films is excellent, and the actual box office achieved is also very strong. The former is 400 million, The latter is 800 million.

However, "Panda 2" is still not worried. Firstly, "Kung Fu Panda" is already a successful series. Secondly, the release of the movie in North America and around the world will be staggered by at least a week, so the overall box office will not have much impact.

Of course, the best release schedule is to avoid these blockbuster movies.

But with Lu Ping'an's current situation, this kind of thing is basically impossible.

If you want to avoid fighting, others may not.

For example, "Ice Age 3" was waiting for Kung Fu Panda to be released.

So the next step is to fight the bayonet.

This is not a bad thing. If we can still maintain our combat effectiveness under such fierce competition, the overall market will be driven to become more popular, and everyone will benefit by then.

Of course, unless your movie is really bad and collapses at the first touch, in that case, you can only blame yourself.

So the market is cruel, and only the strong can survive.

And in a summer season, only the top movies can really compete and achieve great results.

In the eyes of the North American media and peers, it is obvious that Lu Pingan and his series of movies have long been regarded as seed players.

Instead of being looked down upon as usual, Lu Ping'an felt a little uncomfortable with it.

Having said that, various promotions for "Kung Fu Panda 2" have now been launched. This time, Ping An will be the main one. The movie will premiere in China and the United States at the same time in late June.

Thanks to its domestic production, the production cost is much lower than the original version. Therefore, including the US$60 million in publicity and distribution costs, the total cost is only about US$90 million. The target box office is 500 million yuan domestically and more than 600 million US dollars globally.

By the time the results are released, Xingchen has already been listed on the market. I believe that with a movie like "Kung Fu Panda 2" that is once again a global hit, it can bring a huge surge to Xingchen's stock price.

In the next five days, Lu Ping'an stayed in the United States and attended several "Panda 2" and a "Iron Man 1" press conference.

Overall, as expected, "Kung Fu Panda 2" is generally very optimistic. After all, the previous film was so successful that fans will have a habit of watching the movie. This is the benefit of a successful series.

"Iron Man 1" is also okay, and Marvel fans still have high hopes for Lu Ping'an to take charge.

During this period, Xiang Guoqiang called and the plane was ready.

But it's not in stock, but something that a rich man ordered but didn't want because of the financial crisis.

In other words, this is a pure first-hand product.

The aircraft is a Gulfstream G550, which can have up to 18 seats and can fly directly from Los Angeles to Beijing. After delivery, it will be the first Gulfstream business jet in China.

Yes, it's good, but it's also relatively expensive. If you take it all, it's equivalent to more than 400 million yuan.

However, Lu Ping'an now has plenty of cash, and this little money is equivalent to one or two yuan out of a hundred yuan.

In addition, when Dingfeng and Xingchen are listed, their assets will skyrocket. Even if they don't rise, the stock prices of Penguin and other companies will start to skyrocket, so there is nothing to feel bad about.

The matter is finalized. Xiang Guoqiang will deal with the plane matter in the next few days, and then wait for the route approval. This time Lu Pingping can basically take his own plane home.

After hanging up the phone, Lu Pingan was a little excited, but still felt a little distressed after spending so much money.

After thinking about it, Lu Pingan decided to spend some money and buy some Bitcoins to soothe his soul.

Bitcoin came out in January this year.

Wattsberg was talking about this stuff just now.

Of course he was dismissive of this kind of thing, thinking it was just another useless thing created by those glasses men in Silicon Valley.

Of course Lu Ping'an didn't think so, he spent some time on it.

It turns out that although the current price of Bitcoin is extremely low, it is less than 0.002 US dollars each.

But the quantity is small.

Lu Ping'an decided to put it into his schedule.

In the next few years, I will operate it myself and strive to buy at least 100,000 units. Buy slowly and don't rush.

I don’t know if I can cash it out in the future.

It doesn’t cost much anyway.

Just think of it as an achievement, don't be too pushy. (End of chapter)