If you are asked to make a graduation film, you will win the Golden Bear Award?

Chapter 225 Eight Billion Dollars!

America, the cast of "Iron Man"

The filming of the "Iron Man" live-action movie is under the auspices of Lu Chen, and it is proceeding in an orderly manner.

"Director Lu, drink some coffee and take a break." Kevin Fei Qi handed over a cup of coffee, and they all started to serve it themselves.

For the past two weeks, Kevin Feiqi has been staying on the set.

The movie "Iron Man" is a critical battle for the survival of Manway Corporation. Kevin Feiqi wished he could stay on the set 24 hours a day.

Although he was staring at the filming work, he was just staring, without any interference.

And in the past half month, Kevin Feiqi has seen Director Lu Chen's coordination ability in the crew.

Before, I just knew that director Lu Chen made movies, and he was the fastest and the best in the director circle.

Now I have seen with my own eyes, Director Lu's abnormal ability to coordinate the crew.

Every day's work can be arranged the day before. Under the arrangement of director Lu Chen, the crew will never do useless work.

Every day I can see the progress of the filming progress, not like other world-renowned directors, sometimes they don’t shoot a single piece in a day, and sometimes they like to change the scene when the filming is on the rise, and push back the previously filmed scenes.

Such a director tortures investors the most.

Seeing that the film was about to be finished and was about to be post-production, the director suddenly had a new idea and took another two or three months to shoot, which caused the production cost to rise sharply, and it couldn't be released on schedule, which caused a huge loss.

Unlike Director Lu, who never reinvents the wheel and starts over, and doesn’t suddenly come up with new ideas halfway through. Before the filming starts, all work has been prepared and will not be changed midway.

This is definitely not set in stone. On the contrary, the films directed by Lu Chen are very imaginative. The unconstrained setting of "Inception" shocked movie fans all over the world.

Unlike some directors, who like to change half of the filming, in the end, the film is not very good, it is scattered, it can be regarded as pieced together.

This is why Director Lu is better than other directors.

It's no wonder that after Universal Pictures cooperated with Director Lu Chen before, they were reluctant to part with Director Lu Chen. In order to continue to cooperate with Director Lu, they directly paid more than 1 million US dollars to buy the mythical action film "The King of Kung Fu" produced by Director Lu Chen .

A director like Lu Chen is simply a clear stream in the world of famous directors. He never bothers investors and knows how to compress the shooting cycle when shooting movies.

Kevin Feiqi felt that it might be that director Lu Chen is also a film capital, he knows how to control costs, not waste investors' money, and knows how to spend money wisely.

With Director Lu directing "Iron Man", there will be more money, which can be spent on film post-production, including special effects production, which can improve the quality of the film.

"Mr. Kevin, let the assistant do these things." Lu Chen took the coffee and thanked him. Kevin Feiqi was in the set every day, serving tea and water for himself. I didn't know that he thought it was his assistant. .

"Director Lu, I have nothing to do with the crew anyway." Kevin Feiqi thought, as long as the "Iron Man" movie can be as popular as "Transformers", let alone pouring coffee, other services are also fine.

Lu Chen came to the temporary crew lounge and asked Kevin Feiqi to sit opposite him, "How's the talk with the American military going?"

"Iron Man", like "Transformers", also has a role in the American military.

In the movie, "Iron Man" Tony completed the third set of armor, which is also the first set of armor in the true meaning of Iron Man. Wearing the armor, he came to the war-torn area where he was arrested at that time, eliminated the terrorists, and saved a group of civilians incidentally. .

On the way back, it was discovered by the radar of the American military, and two fifth-generation F-22A Raptor fighter jets were dispatched.

Two fighter jets fought heartily with Iron Man in the air.

In "Iron Man", there are also American military weapons and equipment such as the helicopter HH-60 Pave Eagle.

"Director Lu, the U.S. military directly agreed to your movie, but the B-2 bomber failed to agree because of confidentiality issues." Kevin Feiqi went to talk to the U.S. military on behalf of Director Lu, which was just a formality.

The American military weapons and equipment that appeared in the previous "Transformers" allowed the American military to show their faces in the movie.

Director Lu film needs, the US military directly agreed to come down.

The weapons and equipment that need to appear in the movie, except for the B-2 bomber, the American military agreed to come down.

"Then it seems that next time, the B-2 bomber will be used in the movie." Lu Chen smiled. The failure of the B-2 bomber to play has no effect on the movie.

If it can play, it will also add a gimmick.

The B-2 bomber is the most advanced strategic bomber in the world, and its outstanding performance is the envy of all countries in the world.

"Director Lu!" Yu Feihong came in at this time, "Vice President of Hua Na Brothers Pictures, Fred, is here."

"What is he doing here?" Kevin Feiqi became nervous for a moment.

I don't want to rob people.

The filming of "Iron Man" is not finished yet.

No, Hua Na Brothers wants to tie director Lu Chen to film the second part of "Batman".

"Mr. Kevin, don't worry, I won't be filming the second part of "Batman" until the filming of "Iron Man" is finished." It must be done.

"Director Lu, with your words, I feel relieved." Kevin Feiqi was so worried because there was no one behind Manville, unlike DC Comics, which has a powerful film company Warner Bros.

The two superhero movies must be dominated by DC comics.

If Lu Chen turns to DC Comics again, how will "Iron Man" win?
"Director Lu, congratulations." Fried walked in with his assistant smiling, "Transformers officially broke through the $9 million mark and entered the top [-] in the global box office. Director Lu, you once again made history."

"Transformers" can be regarded as saving the DreamWorks live-action film studio under Spielberg, and it also made Universal Pictures' stock price rise again.

Now Fried is full of expectations for the second part of "Batman", and hopes that director Lu Chen can also make Warner Brothers' stock price soar.

"Director Lu, "Transformers" has let the world know what the world's top special effects screen is, and it is the proud work of Industrial Light and Magic." Kevin Feiqi also quickly praised, but Hua Na brothers can't just let Fu Lied was flattering.

And now Kevin Feiqi admires Lu Chen's ability even more.

In the "Iron Man" live-action movie, the three sets of battle armor that appeared were all designed by director Lu Chen himself, and every detail was considered.

The first set of battle armor was designed by Tony Stark in the place where he was imprisoned. Although the battle armor is powerful, its appearance and design are quite rough.

After all, the environment was different at that time, and it was impossible to also consider the appearance, only the combat effectiveness.

This is especially in line with the scene of the movie at the time.

The second set of battle armor was created by Tony in the villa. It is no longer limited in materials like the place where he was imprisoned, and it is supported by advanced equipment.

The second set of battle armor created is also more exquisite, including the reactor on the chest, which has also been upgraded, which can improve the combat capability for a longer period of time.

However, this was Tony's first set of battle armor created in the villa, so it was inevitable that there would be some problems that he hadn't considered.

So after the second set of battle armor was tested, it was also discarded.

Started to create the third set of armor in the movie, which is also the first set of armor in the true sense of Iron Man.

Lu Chen has designed these three sets of armor very well. Each set of armor has obvious differences, which can be seen at a glance, and every upgrade of the armor is a small climax. Director Lu Chen It's set up in the movie.

Kevin Feiqi stayed on the set for half a month, and felt more and more that Manway paid a lot of money to hire director Lu Chen, which was absolutely the right choice.

Including the actor Robert Downey Jr. who played the role of "Iron Man". During the filming period, Kevin Feige became more and more satisfied with watching. This Tangny really has the temperament of Iron Man. It's Iron Man himself.

Although Kevin Feiqi felt that Director Lu Chen's words were a bit exaggerated to encourage Tang Ni, but now it seems that there is such a thing, and he has to admire Lu Chen's vision in choosing actors.

"Director Lu, I'll sit east tonight." Fried invited with a smile on his face, "I know there are quite a few Chinese restaurants nearby, and many Chinese say the taste is pure. Director Lu has been in America for a while. , definitely miss the hometown food.”

"Mr. Fried, if this is the case, I'll treat you." Kevin Feige argued with Fried, both wanting to treat him.

"Stop arguing, I'll treat you tonight." It's not good for Lu Chen to let either of the two treat guests, lest the two of them have another idea at that time and feel that they are biased towards the other side.

As a director, Lu Chen still has professional ethics. He has the same serious attitude towards "Iron Man" and "Batman: The Dark Knight".

And today the filming of the scene is over.

A group of people will leave the set.

The crew will also stop work tomorrow and take three days off.

This is also the rule of the American Film Association, there must be a rest period, and long-term shooting is not allowed.

When you come to the United States for filming, you must first read the rules of the film union. Otherwise, if you violate the rules, you will be fined a huge amount, or the crew will have to stop working completely, and you will not be able to continue filming.

"Director Lu." Little Robert Tangni saw that Director Lu was about to leave with the two bosses of the film company, so he hurried over.

Holding a few pages in his hand, "This is what I wrote recently, about my understanding of 'Iron Man', Director Lu has time these days, please take a look."

Tang Ni has been abandoned by mainstream European and American movies for too long.

Now that he finally has a chance to stand up, he still cooperates with the most popular director Lu Chen in the world today.

The heart is excited and grateful.

Of course, I especially cherish this opportunity. I spent all my free time researching the character 'Iron Man'.

"Director Lu, is this the 'Iron Man' candidate you insist on?" Fried looked curiously.

Heard it before.

About the 'Iron Man' candidate.

Lu Chen only gave Manwell comics two choices, one is Director Lu himself, and the other is Robert Downey Jr. in front of him.

At that time, Manwe would rather choose Director Lu himself than Tang Ni.

It can be seen that he is not optimistic about Tang Ni.

Fried felt that if it was him, he would not have chosen Tang Nie. Robert Downie Jr., who debuted as a child star, grew up with a golden key in his mouth.

The resources he got since he was a child are quite good. Not surprisingly, he must be a rising star in Hollywood, but because he made a mistake, he ended up ruining his own life.

And as a movie with a big investment, it is also a superhero movie. It is too risky to choose such an actor to play the lead actor and the superhero in the movie.

For a large-scale movie, the first consideration is safety.

After all, the investment is too big. If it fails, the film company behind the investment and production may go bankrupt.

"Mr. Fried, hello." Tang Ni greeted, and in front of him was the vice president of Hua Na Brothers, who had a very high status in the European and American film industry.

Fried responded with a smile, for Director Lu Chen's sake, otherwise he wouldn't bother, "Director Lu, let's hurry over."

"Director Lu, then these~" Tang Ni handed over, these are the understanding of 'Iron Man'.

I definitely want Director Lu to take a look to see if he understands 'Iron Man' correctly.

Although Director Lu said that he is Iron Man himself, the creator of the live-action movie "Iron Man" is Director Lu, not himself.

Lu Chen took it over, "Let's have dinner with us later, and you can also try Chinese cuisine."

"Thank you, Director Lu." Tang Ni thanked, and now he definitely wants to know more about the senior management of the film company, especially the vice president of Hua Na Brothers.

"Senior Sister, give me what you're holding." Lu Chen ordered.

Yu Feihong froze for a moment, then quickly handed over the document in her hand.

Lu Chen took it and handed it to Tang Ni.

Tang Ni received it with a respectful face, but when he was about to catch it, he saw that Director Lu took his hand back, and he was puzzled.

"Tang Ni, you have to remember that Tony, the 'Iron Man' you play, never accepts things handed over by others. If someone gives you anything, you have to pass it to your female assistant before you accept it." Lu Chen said The document was handed over to Yu Feihong, who played the role of Tony's female assistant and the role of "Little Pepper" in the movie.

Lu Chen made such a move.

Don't let Tang Ni's temperament be affected.

Where I stood just now, I completely became a younger brother, which affected the "Iron Man" temperament. I was afraid that after a few days of rest, it would affect the temperament I had cultivated with great difficulty.

Only when you put your whole body into the role can you better play the role in the movie. This is why Lu Chen has always asked Tang Ni to regard himself as Iron Man.

If Tang Ni knew what Director Lu Chen was thinking, he would definitely say that among the three in front of him, one is the big boss of Mars Film and Mercury Special Effects, the No.1 young director in the world.

One is the executive president of Manway Comics, and the other is the vice president of Warner Brothers Pictures.

The three are all famous figures in the global film industry, and he is just a down-and-out actor who has been abandoned by mainstream movies. In front of these three people, he is just the younger brother, and there is no temperament to speak of.

Yu Feihong hurriedly handed the file to Tang Ni, and started acting, calling the name in the movie, "Tony."

Tang Ni quickly picked it up, and also understood what Lu Chen meant. During the few days of rest, don't forget the definition of Iron Man, and Iron Man's habit, like only picking up things from 'Little Pepper', never Take what someone else handed over.

It would be nice to have Yu Feihong to accompany her during the few days of rest and practice every day.

But knowing that this is impossible, Yu Feihong must accompany Director Lu.

"Tang Ni, give me the documents. These are confidential, so don't read them." The document just now is about the setting of the 'Joker' character in the movie "Batman: The Dark Knight" to be directed by Lu Chen. It's very detailed.

Although Lu Chen was filming "Iron Man".

But for the movie "Batman: The Dark Knight", preparatory work is also being prepared.

And now the "Iron Man" crew is resting, just to meet the actors of "Batman: The Dark Knight".

Tang Ni hurriedly handed over the document, but didn't dare to read it casually.

"Let's go eat." Lu Chen led a group of people to leave the set.

……

The next day, Four Seasons Hotel America
"Mr. Fried!" Yu Feihong poured two cups of tea and took a seat beside Lu Chen.

"Thank you!" Fred thanked. Although the Chinese actress in front of me is not well-known internationally, Director Lu's female partner has always had a high status, so she deserves to be respected, "Director Lu, why are you Meet Heath Ledger, who played 'The Joker' in Batman: The Dark Knight."

The voice outside the words.

It is also expressed.

As the chief director of Batman's second film "The Dark Knight", he has to meet the actor of "Batman", English actor Christine Bale.

Instead, he had to meet the 'Joker' actor Heath Lager alone, which made Fred confused.

Christie Eucalyptus also has a very high reputation in the world with "Batman Begins", becoming the "Batman" in the eyes of the public.

Director Lu Chen, as the director of the second "Batman" movie.

Seems not very interested in this 'Batman'.

At that time, Fleet was terrified.

Mainly at that time, director Lu Chen was insisting on the candidate for 'Iron Man', Manwell disagreed, and the two sides had been in a stalemate.

Fred was afraid that director Lu Chen would replace 'Batman', but fortunately Director Lu said in the end that he had no plans to change the original actor of 'Batman'.

As for the most important villain "Joker" in "Batman: The Dark Knight", Lu Chen nominated one candidate, and there was only one candidate, so he didn't intend to let Hua Na Brothers pick it, he just told him.

Hua Na Brothers definitely agree, as long as it doesn't change the actor of 'Batman', everything else is negotiable.

"Mr. Fried, as a director, it's normal for me to meet the actors." Lu Chen said with a smile, "Besides, the director has changed. I, the new director of "Batman", have no choice but to meet the actors." Get to know the actors a lot."

"..." Fred was speechless.

Just now I obviously asked, why did I meet the 'Joker' actor first.

Besides, the actor who plays the 'Joker' has never acted in the first part of "Batman", and is just a new actor. As the new director of "Batman", Director Lu must meet the actors of the first part of "Batman". , such as 'Batman' actor Christie Eucalyptus.

But in the end, he didn't speak his mind.

Anyway, Director Lu can meet whoever he wants first, as long as it doesn't affect the filming.

As for Director Lu wanting to meet the 'clown' actor first, Fried could guess the reason.

Director Lu Chen also participated in the creation of the script of "Batman: The Dark Knight" before, and added a lot of roles to the 'Joker', which made Fred want to ask, who is the protagonist of the movie?
But fortunately, when the script of the movie finally came out, 'Batman' was still the protagonist of "Batman: The Dark Knight" and had the most roles in the movie, but 'Joker' had a little more role than before, but it was only a supporting role.

However, the 'Joker' in the movie script does not have as many roles as 'Batman'.

But how does Fred feel that the 'clown' is the main character? It's mainly because Director Lu Chen added and polished the 'clown' to make the role of 'clown' instantly sublimated and exciting. From the script of the movie, you can see How 'Joker' differs from the first Batman villains, including other movie villains.

This also made Fried admire Lu Chen's writing style. As expected of the director who wrote "Inception", the writing style is ridiculously strong, and it is not overshadowed by his perverted directing ability.

Director Lu Chen won, not only the best director and best film, but also the best original screenplay and best adapted screenplay at major film festivals, and the pen in his hand has been recognized by the world film industry.

"Ding dong~" At this moment, the doorbell rang.

"It's really punctual. The appointment is ten o'clock in the morning, exactly ten o'clock, not too much, not too much." Lu Chen looked at his watch, it was exactly ten o'clock, he must have rang the doorbell with his watch outside .

Yu Feihong got up and went to open the door, wondering who the actor Director Lu specially named was, and the timing was just right. Either he was not a particularly rigorous person, or he was different from normal people.

　There is another chapter tonight, thank you guys for your support.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)