China Entertainment: Director’s happiness is so simple

"want to come to back

try to keep the story going

At least I won't let you leave me anymore

. . . "

Jay's new song "Back to the Past" in July this year was playing on the taxi's car radio.

It is a very classic song, and when combined with the 2002 Beijing street scene outside the car window, it becomes even more flavorful.

Lu Ping'an couldn't help but hum along.

After a song was played, another familiar golden song came next.

"I should be under the car

Shouldn't be in the car

See how sweet you are

. . . "

The song of the God of War under the Car finally became popular in the mainland.

time flies!

When the car arrived and I paid, the driver suddenly asked:

"You are the guide of Ping An Road, right?"

Lu Pingan was slightly surprised.

After all, this was the first time he was recognized by ordinary people outside.

He smiled back: "That's right, master, it's me."

"Oh, I knew it was you."

The driver laughed heartily, "I don't watch movies very much, and I don't know many directors, but you are one of them."

"Yeah, I didn't expect that I would be so famous."

"Isn't it? You are the most handsome among the directors. You are much prettier than Feng Dapao!"

Needless to say?

Lu Ping'an smiled back: "Thank you."

"Can you sign your name for me?"

"No problem at all!"

He quickly signed his first fan autograph.

After the car left, Lu Pingping's steps became lighter.

Entering the courtyard, it was exactly 7pm.

Yan Danchen had already waited in vain.

As soon as she saw Lu Pingping, she jumped on him like a little rabbit.

Hugs, passionate kisses.

After not seeing each other for a long time, the fighting became very intense.

Half an hour later, Yan Danchen nodded Lu Pingan's nose with satisfaction: "It seems that he didn't eat anything secretly, and the fuel tank is still full."

The fuel tank is big, that’s good!

Lu Ping'an raised his eyebrows: "The key is that the fuel consumption is still low!"

"I know you're awesome!"

Yan Danchen pulled Lu Pingping to get up, "It's time to take a shower. Let's eat after that!"

After a not-so-serious bath and a sumptuous dinner, the two of them lay on the sofa and watched TV.

The TV show is "Love Through Time" which is very popular these days.

Xu Shanzheng is very young, Zhang Ting will not comment!

After the episode ended, Lu Pingan showed Yan Danchen the gift that the old American brought back this time.

Cosmetics, bags, clothes, etc., while not forgetting her family.

Yan Danchen couldn't be happier, so the service in the evening was upgraded.

The reunion was always short-lived, and Yan Danchen went out early the next morning.

She recently took on a new drama, "Door to Door Face to Face" with Cao Ying.

Her current salary has increased to 8,000 per episode, which is almost the first-tier price.

Yan Danchen's own attitude towards this is relatively calm. She has already made a plan, which is to hold on to Beijing Film Studio and never let go.

In her opinion, making commercial value is actually far better than being an institutional actor.

Lu Pingan also strongly supports him. After all, this future is the "March 8th Red Flag Bearer". This kind of honor cannot be obtained by wild methods.

Also, as I said before, Yan Danchen is free to develop whatever he wants to do in the future, since he has the backing up.

Starting from the next day, Lu Pingan took root in the company and concentrated on the later stages.

Han Sanpin, who knew that he had returned home safely, also came today.

He values ​​"Source Code" very much. When Lu Ping'an was in the United States, he would call him every other week.

Now that Lu is back home safely, he will naturally come over.

Lu Ping'an didn't waste any time and went straight to prepare for the screening and let him check it out.

When Han Sanpin saw Lu Pingan's confident look, most of the stones in his heart fell to the ground.

Then, after watching the finished film, which is not yet fully completed, even if the dubbing, sound effects, etc. of the finished film still need to be adjusted, the smile on his face has long been unstoppable.

In fact, in Lu Ping'an's opinion, there is a certain gap between "Source Code" and a real "blockbuster".

There are no big scenes, there are not so many superstars, and there are not all kinds of shots that can be wasted at first glance.

But it depends on where the film is placed and who it is compared to.

In China at this time, "Source Code" is the freshest and most foreign work at the moment.

The plot is rigorous, the rhythm is perfect, and the theme concept is advanced.

There are also special effects shots. There are actually not many special effects in the film overall, but they all appear at the most critical points, and the effects are quite smooth.

The visual effects are stunning, but they don’t give people the impression that they are special effects at a glance.

This is what advanced special effects should do.

Special effects are meant to bring visual shock to people, rather than people’s first thought being: This is a special effect, and then the shock.

Coupled with the high-level performances of the actors, superb editing techniques, and the exquisite texture of the film's details.

The quality of the entire movie is amazing.

"Ping An, well done!"

Han Sanpin praised with a smile.

Lu Ping'an was not surprised by his reaction.

After he praised her, Lu Ping'an brought up the matter of fixing the schedule.

Lu Ping'an had mentioned to Han Sanpin earlier that he wanted a National Day show.

Of course, the real reason cannot be said, but the reason used by Lu Ping'an is completely defensible.

"The Lunar New Year slot is definitely for "Heroes". Those who want to share the pie with it will definitely not agree. The schedule after the Spring Festival is not good, and then it will be next year's May Day or even summer slot. This is too long."

"Hero" is basically scheduled to be released during the Lunar New Year this year. Han Sanpin has mentioned this before. The current progress of "Hero" is within the expected range, so the Lunar New Year release cannot be released.

The most important thing is that "Hero" is not just a movie, it has a certain mission. When it is released, foreign films cannot compete with it for schedule, nor can domestic films, and it will not be a month after its release. The release window is two months!

Although this kind of "support" has not yet been implemented, Han Sanpin must know it and will definitely do so when the time comes.

The original time and space was released on December 14th, and it will be released on February 2nd.

And February 2nd is the second day of the Lunar New Year, so it will be difficult for "Source Code" to take over at that time.

Many movie theaters are closed during the Spring Festival this year, and will gradually open after the third or even seventh day of the Lunar New Year. It’s not that no one goes to the movies during the first month of the year, but it’s just that the movie theaters will definitely be far behind the Lunar New Year, and not even as good as the National Day. Actually, the Spring Festival stalls really started to get popular with the release of "Avatar" in 2009.

In 1995, there was a period of great popularity during the Spring Festival. At that time, Cheng Long's "Red Zone" set off a wave of popularity, but it only made good results in the cold season, and did not turn the cold season into a popular one.

There are several other factors.

For example, if the reputation of "Heroes" is torn apart, will it have an impact on "Source Code"?

How much promotion space can the overflow marketing of "Heroes" leave for "Source Code"?

So what Lu Pingan insists on is: if "Source Code" can be released during the National Day this year, it will definitely not eat other people's exhaust!

But now that the issue of scheduling was mentioned, Han Sanpin began to persuade again:

"Do you really want to put it on National Day? If the quality of your film was average, it would be fine, but with the quality now, we can't be so hasty."

Lu Pingan explained: "Actually, there is no rush. There is still one and a half months before the National Day. This time is actually enough. After all, everyone has known about "Source Code" for a long time. Generally, movie announcements are only one month in advance."

Han Sanpin continued to persuade: "Putting it behind "Hero" will have advantages in ticket prices and splitting accounts. Now they are already talking about it, and there will definitely be a lot of increase in the end."

This is indeed a big temptation.

But Lu Ping'an has made up his mind.

He asked directly: "Uncle Han, what do you think of the quality of this film?"

"Of course."

"Is it better than expected? At first, did you think it had a high chance of being a bad movie?"

Han Sanpin smiled and nodded.

He did think so. To be honest, if he hadn't seen the finished film now, he would really be worried about the film.

After all, the filming only took a month, and including post-production, it only took more than three months.

More than three months can really produce a work.

But for works with high requirements, there is a high probability that they will be "shoddy" after three months.

It was just that Lu Ping'an's past achievements were placed there, which made him feel more at ease.

But there are still things to worry about.

Fortunately, it was only now that he actually saw the finished film that he was completely relieved, and then he was amazed.

Lu Pingan continued to ask: "Then do you think the quality of "Heroes" will be worse than "Source Code"?"

Han Sanpin smiled and said, "It's not easy to compare."

Lu Ping'an said: "Uncle Han, let's evaluate it objectively. Almost no one thinks that "Source Code" will be better than it, right?"

"That's true."

Han Sanpin continued to nod in agreement upon hearing this.

The finished film of "Hero" has not been released yet, but it is expected to be released in mid-October.

He has never seen the finished film, and currently no one else can see it except some editors and Lao Mouzi.

But Lao Mouzi also gave him a few shots.

Judging from those few shots alone, "Hero" is definitely not bad!

This is in line with almost everyone’s expectations at the moment.

Everyone subconsciously feels that even if "Hero" is not an epic classic blockbuster, the quality will not be much worse.

After all, "Hero" started preparations the year before last, started shooting in August last year, and wrapped up in March this year, and it hasn't finished post-production yet!

Lao Mouzi worked slowly and carefully.

How bad could "Hero" be?

"So, with a blockbuster movie like "Heroes", it's better to stay as far away from him as possible. I don't want to be hit by an aircraft carrier."

After saying that, Lu Ping'an changed the topic again: "But I don't want to argue with it. I just think that we can use "Source Code" as a warm-up before "Heroes". Now that it is released in theaters, " "Heroes" is so important. Domestic theaters have not yet rehearsed the unified promotion and distribution of a film, so let's just use "Source Code" as an experiment!"

"It will be released in October, and there is still one and a half months left. It is completely in time for the announcement. If this movie does well, wouldn't the fans' expectations for "Hero" be even greater?"

"When the time comes, everyone will think that "Source Code" is so good after just such a short time of filming. Will "Heroes" be better? Won't the enthusiasm for watching movies become more intense? Don't you think so?"

You definitely have to fight for it.

As for how to fight for it, you have to pay attention to methods.

Although the finished film of "Hero" has not been released yet, and I don't know whether it will be good or bad, the attention is already high, and Han Sanpin has high hopes for it.

This high expectation does not mean how high the quality of the film is, or how good the shooting and storytelling skills are.

What’s more important is to see how high the film can be promoted with the integration of resources from all aspects after it comes out, how much box office potential it can see, how much impact it can have, and how much it can add to the domestic film industry.

This is what people like Han Sanpin value most.

If you insist on competing with it as an antagonist, that is stupidity.

"Source Code" has received so much support from project establishment to filming. It is not intended to compete with "Heroes", but it is hoped that this "second blockbuster" can also achieve the goal of "activating the market", "stimulating potential" and "engaging the audience". Let’s go to the cinema” and other functions.

So cooperate, don't fight.

If you want to fight for it, you have to follow this idea.

As expected, Han Sanpin also started to think.

In fact, this is the truth.

Movies that are expected to be small are put up front to warm up, and movies that are expected to be big are shown last.

That's the order in playing cards.

Now the quality of "Source Code" is visibly good, and "Hero" won't be released until October anyway, maybe even November.

It is really not appropriate to let "Source Code" wait, so let's activate the market first.

As for the bad reputation of "Hero"?

This shouldn't be possible.

Even if it is possible, it is not wrong to do a good job of preheating.

But he finally asked: "If it is really released on November 1, I can guarantee theater coverage and film schedule, but it is hard to say about ticket prices and bill sharing."

Lu Ping'an was relieved when he heard this, but on the surface he still maintained his confidence and said: "It's enough to have the support of the film schedule. For the other three melons and two dates, it's not too late to make another commercial film."

"You are quite confident."

Han Sanpin smiled and finally said, "We will decide with the producers when the final film is ready."

"no problem."

Lu Pingping agreed immediately.

He believes that several producers will agree.

After all, "Hero" has created so much buzz.

Everyone thought it was going to be a nuclear bomb.

With such a huge thing here, no one wants to touch it.

At most, everyone hopes to put it in March or even after May next year.

But Lu Ping'an was determined, and it was useless if they disagreed.

Because half of the share belongs to Lu Ping'an, Han Sanpin has already agreed.

They are just participants and have no say.

So "Source Code" is basically scheduled to be released on November this year.