China Entertainment: Director’s happiness is so simple

After entering the venue, Yu Feihong's seat was relatively far back. I don't know why she chose this position, or maybe the conductor chose it for her on purpose.

Lu Ping'an sat in the front, waited for a while, and then started the screening.

He looked back and saw that there were about forty people in the theater, and the attendance rate was not bad. Looking at Yu Feihong, who was alone, he simply went to the back and sat with her.

It's fine for the group at the front to talk after the show is over.

"Why are you sitting here?"

"I'm afraid you'll be alone."

"loquacious!"

Sister Yu said she was disgusted, but she also took the initiative to help Lu Pingan get off the chair. After Lu Pingan sat down, the short film started to show.

Generally speaking, "Memory Block House" cannot be regarded as an all-round tear-jerker. It mainly depends on who is right.

The older you get, the more tearful you feel.

The protagonist in the film is an old man who has to raise his house because of rising sea water, which symbolizes his growing age.

The house is getting smaller and smaller, which means that life will come to an end.

After the house was built, the grandfather's favorite pipe fell into the sea.

In order to salvage the pipe, the old man put on a diving suit and went downstream layer by layer.

Every time you go downstream, a memory opens.

Life's birth, old age, illness and death, meeting and falling in love, parting and reunion, all unfold slowly in reverse order.

The biggest difference between this version of "Memories" and the original version is the Chinese style in the film.

Some of the ships were replaced by sailing boats, and most of the houses, characters, props, etc. were replaced with Chinese-style ones. Combined with the sea water that filled the screen, the design actually had the flavor of a water town. Lu Pingan once again praised the masters of Shangmei Factory them.

In addition to Chinese elements, the film also retains some Western-style and modern objects. The higher-rise buildings have more modern and Western-style elements. The lower the buildings, the stronger the Chinese flavor. With the development of the times, the sense of the times is also coming.

Overall, the film seems to convey the moral of the plot well, and for Chinese people, they can appreciate a bit of the emotions of the times better than Westerners.

Unknowingly, the 12-minute film ended and the theater was silent. Lu Pingan saw that some people had begun to wipe their tears, including Yu Feihong beside him.

It’s just that she didn’t have any tissues, and Ping An Lu happened to have them.

He took out the tissue and handed it over. With a twitch in his mind, he wiped her tears directly.

Then they looked at each other for several seconds, then let go of their hands.

"Thank you, your short film is very well done."

Yu Feihong took the tissue and sighed as if nothing was wrong, "I now believe that you can really make a love-themed movie. When are you going to make it?"

Lu Ping'an also tried to remain calm: "I'll give you the script later. I've written a little bit, please correct me."

"It's me who worships you!"

Yu Feihong responded softly. At this time, the lights came on and it was time to leave.

When the movie ended, Hu Qingquan saw Yu Feihong was there and exclaimed what a coincidence. This completely eliminated the ambiguity just now.

They both came to Nortel at the same time and knew each other.

After a brief chat, Lu Pingan was pulled by Hu Qingquan and continued to communicate with the guests who came over.

Wattsberg: "Lu, you shocked me once again. I didn't expect you to be able to master this style..."

Sa Shang: "I like this story very much. This is the best short film I have seen this year. Lu, I hope you will have good luck with this Oscar..."

"..."

A bunch of people praised it, followed by the media with special coverage of the Oscars.

"Lu, can you tell me the inspiration for the short film?"

Lu Ping'an's face was red but his heart was not beating: "It comes from my grandparents. This is a gift to them and to all those who have beautiful memories."

"Lu, do you think the short film can win an award?"

"I think everyone with good memories will love it, and I also hope it will win awards and be seen by more people around the world."

"lu"

After a brief interview, this time Lu Ping'an came over and Lao Mei's mission regarding the Oscars was completed.

Screening + interview is equivalent to setting an anchor, announcing that the man holding the three major short film awards in Europe is here!

A series of future film festivals, public relations and lobbying efforts will begin now.

The future high points will be before the finalists are announced, that is, between November and January next year.

What can be achieved depends on the response to the film on the one hand and the strength of the public relations team on the other.

The person in charge of public relations who came today is quite good. He was introduced by Ding Watzberg. He also brought Sa Shang today, and he also brought the media people for the Oscar special report.

The public relations manager named Dale said: "Lu, your short film is of high quality. Short films and feature films are different in nature. You are also a student at school. I think there is no problem in being shortlisted..."

Dale outlined some of the real advantages of short films for the Olympics.

The simplest way to put it is: the fence for short films is not as high as for feature films. Region, nationality of the author, production company, race, etc. are not as important as for feature films.

To put it bluntly, short films are not as valued as feature films.

But it is only limited to shortlisted candidates.

In the end, to win the prize, you still have to do public relations. Fortunately, the difficulty of public relations is the same as Hu Qingquan said, not as difficult as a feature film.

"Believe me, Lu, leave it to us this time. Before the nominations are announced, we will spread the name of this short film throughout North America."

Dale looked sincere.

"Follow the rules."

Lu Pingping smiled back.

If you are unfamiliar with the place, there are too many examples of others treating you like a fat sheep.

This is especially true for Westerners. There is no so-called noble or contractual spirit. The most basic precautions are still necessary.

So just follow the rules.

What's the rule? Pay according to monthly performance.

Very commercial process.

It's June now, and there will be several film festivals in July. The quality of the works is here. If this company doesn't work well, you can change it at any time.

There is no shortage of such operations teams in Hollywood.

Which operation team is closest to the "Jinluan Temple"?

There are indeed feature films, but short films will be relatively "fair".

Anyway, let them do it first.

If the quality of the film is good, the advantage will be great. If the reputation takes off, more capable people will come to you. Lu Pingan has no nostalgia. When the time comes, he will give it to whoever is strong. There is nothing to hesitate. He is already ready. Money, just wait for the results.

After the screening, Lu Pingan will attend a cocktail party with the guests who came over, which is also done by this public relations company.

Before leaving, Lu Ping'an asked Yu Feihong: "Sister Yu, do you want to come together tonight?"

"You go about your business, I'm going to the spa later."

"Then I'll contact you when I'm free. Please be my tour guide."

"OK."

The two said goodbye very naturally.

Lu Pingping arrived at the reception an hour later.

The format of cocktail parties is very common in Lao America. It is not much different from the domestic way of drinking tea, chatting, stuffing cigarettes into each other and exchanging business cards.

Among people, be good at communicating and let people know you.

Today's protagonist is Lu Ping'an again, so there's no such thing as standing around.

Of course, no one will really praise you. After all, this is just a cocktail party. Getting to know each other and communicating are the main themes. Those who praise you will have to wait until your grades are really good.

And now Lu Pingan's performance in feature films is only acceptable in China.

The achievements of Europe's top three will naturally be weakened in Hollywood, and it is a short film.

So everyone respects Lu Pingan personally, but how much success can Lu Pingan achieve in Hollywood and Oscars in the future?

Better have a drink first

After chatting with everyone one by one, the matter about the short film was left to Hu Qingquan. Lu Ping'an and Wattsberg walked to the sofa aside and sat down on the sofa in a tacit understanding, and started chatting.

After sitting down, Watts talked about Lu Pingan's work. The adaptation rights of "Black Hole" were sold to another company and made 300,000 US dollars. Lu Pingan knew this.

"Comet" will be released on a small scale next, and he also has the rights to adapt it. Like the American version of "The Tuner," he will look at the market and then choose an opportunity to adapt it.

The focus is still on the American version of "The Tuner". After this film, Watts became more confident in Hollywood. He kept talking about how many people were not optimistic about it at the time, but they all shut up after the box office came out.

In short, I can say that I am now at my peak, and I have the temperament of a successful person from head to toe.

Lu Pingan took advantage of the atmosphere and started to talk in a half-joking way: "Watts, I'm curious, what kind of remuneration does a successful person like you have to offer to be your boss? One blockbuster movie every two years is enough Not qualified?"

The two have cooperated many times, and their relationship is currently quite good. Now Lu Ping'an is touting him again. With the help of alcohol, Watts burst out laughing after hearing this: "Of course, if anyone can really do this, it will take not just two years, but three." With one movie every year, I think not only me, but any Hollywood film company will regard him as their boss."

As soon as he finished speaking, the golden finger prompt sounded.

【Ding~】

Lu Pingping smiled.

The editor said that it will go to Sanjiang next week and then be put on the shelves on Wednesday or Friday.