China Entertainment: Director’s happiness is so simple

The next day, several producers of "Source Code" gathered at Star Film and Television.

Everyone was actually mentally prepared for the film to be produced so quickly.

When the project of "Source Code" was established, everyone knew that the production of the film was very clever due to the plot and scenes, and it did not need to take as long as "Heroes" and "Heroes of Heaven and Earth" that are still in production.

So the only question now is the quality of the film.

After all, this is a "second blockbuster" and it has to live up to its title.

After more than an hour, everyone's faces were rosy. The quality of the video exceeded expectations and everyone praised Ping An Lu.

Then it’s still the same, it’s about setting a date for the National Day.

Originally, Lu Ping'an wanted to have a good talk with everyone.

But I didn’t expect that the schedule setting went very smoothly.

Everyone is of the same mind.

The quality of "Source Code" is very high, exceeding expectations, and its box office reputation will definitely not be bad in the future.

But everyone still feels that "Source Code" is not comparable to the yet-to-be-released "Heroes".

It is a super blockbuster after all!

Every aspect including starting up, shooting, and finalizing can create a sensation.

This year the whole society’s attention is focused on it.

The quality of "Source Code" is high, but it is still far from the high expectations of "Heroes".

Even if it can be compared, the schedule cannot be beat by others. After all, the nature of "Hero" is different.

So don’t put such a good film behind it.

In addition, Han Sanpin also said that no matter whether it is released early or late, the theaters will still support the film schedule. The promotion is a little hasty but a little more effort will be enough.

So why does it take so long when you can get back your capital and get profits earlier?

The return of funds is the most important thing!

So the National Day date was set.

But everyone also doesn’t just want to get back their money.

If you want to do it, you have to do something big.

After all, "Source Code" is also a "second blockbuster."

You have to have enough momentum!

In this way, the copyright can be sold more in advance! Get your money back in advance.

So everyone quickly decided to hold a film viewing party for media, advertisers, theaters, and film producers just before the Venice Film Festival on August 25th!

After the matter was settled, several producers began to sway people, and Han Sanpin also began to use his contacts to try to get more film producers to come and fight a good fight!

Lu Ping'an also recalled Hu Qingquan and asked him to bring over all his film producers.

Naturally, Wattsberg will not be forgotten.

You must know that the original North American distribution unit of "Source Code" was Summit Entertainment.

Wattsberg was afraid that he would have to bleed this time, no, he would have to bleed to make money!

After the matter was settled, news about the "Source Code" viewing party that day spread throughout the industry.

And the reaction goes without saying.

That is the coexistence of interest and doubt.

Those who doubt it naturally do so because the film production cycle is too short.

They are not like the producers who know in advance that the film production will not take that long.

They just know that this is not the speed that a "blockbuster" should be.

So fast?

quality assurance?

Among the people who are interested, some are interested in the film itself, some are interested in the talented director Lu Ping'an, and most are interested in the verbal guarantees from several producers such as China Film and Han Sanpin.

Hansanpin guarantees with its credibility that the quality of my country's "second blockbuster" will never disappoint, and the theater chain will fully support it. With this cooperation, you will not be disappointed with future "Heroes"!

The same goes for other producers: We use our reputation to guarantee that if you come and watch it, you will know why ours is called the second domestic blockbuster. At the same time, we remind you: bring enough money!

News of the movie screening flew out of the capital and spread all over the world.

Film producers from all sides are waiting to go to the capital with doubts, curiosity, and various emotions.

The other theaters, advertisers, and media were in a similar mood, waiting for the movie screening to begin.

Lu Ping'an, on the other hand, devoted himself wholeheartedly to the final post-production work, unmoved by the doubts from the outside world.

During this period, I also dealt with matters related to the company and friends.

The company received an invitation to this year's Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival two months ago. This time "The Tuner" will participate in the selection. It is said that Zhang Songwen may be shortlisted for Baihua or even Golden Rooster. Lu Ping'an is relatively calm about this. This kind of award , more magical than Oscar, it’s right not to think about it, the same goes for Zhang Songwen, Jiang Wen said, the more you value it, the greater your disappointment will be.

Yan Danchen joined the crew and would not be able to come back for several months except under special circumstances. Also accepting the role was Yiwei Yi.

He was cast in Wang Jun's drama "Behind the Flash" a few days ago, which is about anti-smuggling, and he played a supporting role in it.

Director Wang Jun was also the one who later promoted Yi Wei and gave him his first male lead.

It seems that the roads in Yiwei will not change in the future.

Zhang Songwen went to Jiang Wen a few days ago to introduce some projects to him, and he went to play a few supporting roles. Now his situation is like this. No one has invited the leading role, because the image does not match the current drama, and only Lu Ping An and a few dramas will let him play the leading role.

Zhang Songwen didn't care about this, he acted when he could, and he didn't let him down. What he is pursuing now is to develop his acting skills, and he said he would try to be a teacher at Nortel in the future.

Lu Ping'an expressed his support, but Zhang Songwen had better settle down, otherwise he wouldn't be able to play Gao Qiqiang in the future.

Ning Hao is preparing to shoot "Incense". He has been polishing the script recently and told Lu Ping'an that he would give him some support when the money is insufficient.

Lu Ping'an naturally agreed, and the price was a meal.

Since the last separation, Yu Feihong sent him a text message when he landed in China, but there has been no contact since then. The adult world is like this. If you need to contact him again, the relationship will be more pure.

When I contacted her this time to watch the movie, Yu Feihong's attitude was the same as before going to the United States. He maintained the distance like an ordinary friend. He just said something when he finally hung up the phone: Don't put too much pressure.

Sister Hua also called and asked for a dinner date. This was a routine business communication. Lu Pingan did not refuse, but now was not the time. He was busy.

Chen Kun and the others also sent a message, saying that they would come and take a look when the time comes and offer support. Lu Pingan did not refuse. This was a good intention, and they would be repaid with good intentions.

There is also a lot of news about fried chicken restaurants. Li Chenggong moved quickly. In less than two months, he bought two storefronts in good locations and is about to complete the renovation.

There are also two small stores on the street as new fried chicken restaurants. Instead of using the name "Burger King", they use new brands called "Sam's Fried Chicken" and "Keele Fried Chicken". One is still a foreign brand. route, one is the domestic route, in addition to these two names, there are many alternative names, just wait for the store to come out and then use it, choose the best one.

The purpose is not only to explore the low-price market and explore new models, but also to test new brand store names. Li Chenggong said that foreign brands are popular now, but they may not be so in the future, so in the future, if it really goes as he thinks, store names with Chinese names will " Annex" the remaining few.

Lu Ping'an gave Li Chenggong a thumbs up in his heart. There is no shortage of capable people in the country, but a platform for them to perform.

Let him do it, as long as the bottom line is guaranteed.

After looking at the store, Li Chenggong and Lu Ping'an reported on the recent situation. Finally, when talking about expansion, Li Chenggong said: "Boss, if you want to expand quickly, there is a relatively wild method now, and that is Buy a store, then get a loan, buy again, and get another loan. I calculated that we have a total of 7.6 million in cash and can expand to 8 stores at most!"

After hearing this, Lu Ping'an didn't find it strange. Isn't this what people who speculated and engaged in real estate did in this period? If the operation is not good, something will happen. But now in 2002, the probability of something happening is actually not high.

Lu Ping'an asked, "What are your plans?"

Li Chenggong answered honestly: "I think we can use this method to lock in a few well-located stores. If we miss these stores, we will have no chance. We must win them as soon as possible. The rest are better to be conservative. Based on our current funds." , it is reasonable to expand to three more.”

Li Chenggong said as he took out the calculated data.

Lu Ping'an studied with him for a long time and finally decided: "Let's do it this way."

House prices will skyrocket, more than tenfold.

But on the one hand, the core competitiveness of fried chicken restaurants still cannot be solved, and the substitutability is too strong.

The most important thing is that he doesn't have much money at the moment.

NetEase threw in 2 million US dollars.

Hu Qingquan left 800,000 US dollars, of which 500,000 US dollars was temporarily borrowed.

A trip to the United States cost a total of US$960,000 for the post-production of "Chainsaw" and "Source Code" and various expenses.

Now I only have the cash retained by the fried chicken restaurant and the 3 million yuan I left in advance.

This money must also be used to deal with matters related to Bashu.

If you start the next movie at this time, you will have no money!

Fortunately, the screening of "Source Code" is about to begin, and the Venice Film Festival is coming soon.

This year's Venice Film Festival opened on August 27. "Time and Space Crime" was not shortlisted for the main competition, and there were no male or female lead nominations. Lu Ping'an originally didn't want to take the creators there, he just wanted to take a look. Due to the copyright transaction situation, I have no hope of winning or not.

However, Chen Jinfei said in advance that he would pay for everyone's travel expenses.

The key is that Boss Chen will not go himself. He will only go when there is a possibility of awarding awards at the closing ceremony.

Really rich and free.

If people are willing to spend money and have a safe journey, they won't stop them.

So the crew had already scheduled a meeting.

Dong Xuan was overjoyed to learn that she could attend the red carpet of the opening ceremony. The crew also directly granted her a week's leave. She would also be granted leave if she could attend the awards ceremony.

She hasn't finished filming "Dragon Goddess" yet, it's been almost three months, and it's said that it will take about two weeks.

If it is approved as fake again, it will have to be postponed, but this is actually not a loss. After all, the crew has no stars. If Dong Xuan is exposed, "Goddess Dragon" will sell much better.

But this also made her start debt collection mode against Lu Ping An again: "When we go to Italy, it's time to treat us to a big dinner, right?"

The little girl was very obsessed, so Lu Pingping replied: Maybe she is not free.

"Source Code" is about to be released, and there will be a lot of things going on. Unless you win an award in Venice, you don't have to keep an eye on it. Hu Qingquan and Wu Guohua will handle it, so only the main creators may be there by then.

Dong Xuan was a little disappointed, but also expressed understanding and encouraged: "Source Code" will definitely succeed!

In addition to Dong Xuan, Liu Qianqian also left many messages for him on QQ.

She has finished filming "The Golden Family" and will start auditioning for "Dragon Movie" soon after school starts.

She said that her acting skills improved a lot after watching "The Golden Family".

Lu Ping'an replied directly: "Next time we meet, Kaokaoyou."

A bunch of chores fill every corner of life, and time passes quickly.

By August 24, "Source Code", with the help of the masters from Nortel and Beijing Film Studio who worked overtime, completed all the dubbing refinement and all post-production including the opening and closing credits.

The dubbing is still Guorong's old dubbing actor: Yang Lixin.

This is not that Zhao Lixin, he is also a very familiar actor. The one who impressed Lu Pingan the most was Xiao He in Chen Daomin's "Legend of Chu and Han".

He dubbed Guorong in "Farewell My Concubine", and now he is doing it again, which is quite emotional.

Of course, I admire Lu Ping'an's works more.

"There has never been a work like this in China. Ping An, you will succeed!"

"Teacher Yang, don't do this, I will drift off."

"Hahaha..."

The closer we get to watching the film, the more negative the outside media’s voices are.

After all, it's still the same thing. Can a "blockbuster" be called a blockbuster if it's made so quickly?

Then some media took the lead and said that "Source Code" was incompatible with "Heroes".

At this point, paparazzi Feng Ke, the little brother, is very good. He even collected a list of the media that was pessimistic and gave it to Lelu Ping An.

However, he also said that there seems to be no sign that anyone is deliberately setting the pace.

In other words, it is a general consensus in society to be bearish.

Lu Ping'an is not worried about this at all, because everyone who has seen the finished film thinks it is amazing.

Yang Lixin is a typical representative.

So he is looking forward to the reversal when the time comes.

On the 23rd, the film passed review. The next day, Lu Pingan went to Xiangjiang and invited Guorong to attend the film viewing party.