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

Chapter 259 "Batman" Premiere
"Brother, if "China Partner" is released in March, the results will definitely be better." Liu Yifei also particularly agreed with Fred's words.

Movies released in theaters during the Spring Festival.

"Partners in China" can be said to be the best among all the others, and it is also the only movie that premiered on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

The other three movies together did not have as much box office as "Partners in China".

This is why, apart from "Partners in China", the other three movies are completely inferior.

No movie that is even remotely famous would choose to be released at this time.

Liu Yifei has always been puzzled as to why her senior brother insisted on arranging the film to be released on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

If it weren't for my senior brother's extremely high influence, I wouldn't have achieved such good results on the first day of the new year, but the results could obviously be better.

"There are only a few schedules in a year. I hope that every month is suitable for movie release, so that Chinese movies can truly bloom." Lu Chen knows that there will be losses, but this is only temporary.

As long as the audience is cultivated, the habit of watching movies during the Spring Festival will be beneficial in the long run. It will only reduce the box office in the short term, but this will have no impact at all.

"Director Lu, just follow your media's evaluation of you." Fred gave a thumbs up, "Director Lu, you are shouldering the heavy responsibility of the rise of Chinese-language films."

The crew of "The Wandering Earth" are also in awe of Director Lu Chen.

Everyone knows that Director Lu is different from other great directors, not just for shooting movies.

It has also trained countless outstanding Chinese filmmakers.

Now Mars Film and Television has excellent directors, excellent actors, including an excellent professional film team.

With the current foundation of Mars Film and Television, it is possible to assemble a large-scale film team anytime, anywhere, and no longer needs the help of foreign film companies.

With Mercury special effects, all work on a movie from production to completion can be completed domestically.

"You are flattering me again." Lu Chen smiled, and then called the female assistant to arrange accommodation for the two of them, "Mr. Friede, Director Spielberg, I have to work on filming later, I won’t have dinner with you tonight, but people from my company will accompany you.”

Lu Chen still wanted to complete the filming of "The Wandering Earth" a few days in advance.

You have to leave a few days off. The female stars in the company are all waiting for you, waiting to be fed.

……

January 2007, 3

Beijing Film Studio Studio No. 2, the crew of "The Wandering Earth"

The staff is setting up the last scene in the movie.

In the last shot, no actors appear.

There is only one 'starring'.

Jupiter.

At this time, the staff were arranging the 'Jupiter' props hanging in the air.

This was also the scene where the Navigator International Space Station was previously filmed in the movie.

The surroundings are covered with light-absorbing paint, like a 'Jupiter' suspended in space.

Of course, special effects will be produced in the later stage, and the prop 'Jupiter' will be more like the real Jupiter.

"Director Lu, are you okay?" Ning Hao came over and asked. When Lu Chen nodded, he immediately asked the on-site staff to leave.

Next up was the scene where the Navigator International Space Station ignited Jupiter.

The International Space Station in front of Jupiter is a 'scaled down' version. After all, there is no need to shoot the details of the International Space Station, only the scene of igniting Jupiter.

This time, Lu Chen personally controlled the 3D camera.

Other staff members were watching from behind.

Most of the crew members of "The Wandering Earth" have shot many movies with Director Lu.

This is the first time that the last shot of a movie, the final scene, does not include an actor.

So everyone stood behind them curiously.

Lu Chen turned on the camera.

The people in the props team control the International Space Station and fly towards Jupiter.

To the human eye, the speed is extremely slow.

I’m not shocked when I look at it now. Once the special effects are produced in post-production, it will be completely different. It will be like the International Space Station crashing into Jupiter.

"boom!"

A loud bang.

The crew members behind him, although they knew about it in advance, were also frightened. They all kept their mouths shut, fearing that they would make any noise and disturb the filming.

The movie props 'Jupiter' and the 'International Space Station' are both equipped with explosives, but the amounts are very small and specially prepared.

Watching the explosion live, I was not shocked either, but with post-production it was different.

""The Wandering Earth" is officially finished." Lu Chen put down his headphones.

"yeah!"

The crew, including the actors, were very excited.

Filmed over nearly four months.

"The Wandering Earth" finally reaches completion.

Another masterpiece.

And this masterpiece is different, it is the work of Director Lu who worked hard.

After the film is post-produced, it will definitely shock the world.

"Brother, congratulations on the completion of "The Wandering Earth."" Liu Yifei, encouraged by the crew, took a small firecracker and set it off on Lu Chen's head.

"Clap~"

Everyone in the crew applauded, firstly to admire Yifei's courage, and secondly to applaud themselves for finally completing the filming of "The Wandering Earth".

This time "The Wandering Earth" spans 06 and 07.

Lu Chen took off the colorful strips released from the small fireworks on his head.

Liu Yifei stood on tiptoes and cleaned the colorful strips in her hair. "Brother, do you have to have a good rest for a few days? Why don't you go to my house? My mother will prepare delicious food for you."

"..." Lu Chen thought about it. The dishes such as 'eel' and 'cow baby' cooked by Aunt Liu were tasteless. Are these dishes really tonic? Yifei has a say in this matter. After all, every time After eating, we all spent the night at Yifei's house.

It just doesn't taste good.

There are no ingredients that are both delicious and nutritious.

"Director Lu, I asked the field team to start collecting the equipment." Ning Hao came over and asked. After receiving Lu Chen's affirmation, he immediately made arrangements.

Some movie sets in the studio will also be demolished.

Although Studio No. 2 of Beijing Film Studio has been rented to "The Wandering Earth" indefinitely.

But now the movie is finished.

If it needs to be demolished, it needs to be demolished. If you keep it for one more day, it will cost you one more day.

Beijing Film Studio only rents for an indefinite period, not for free.

"Everyone has worked hard during this period. I will prepare a big red envelope for everyone." Lu Chen asked his assistant to hand out red envelopes. "In the evening, everyone will have a good meal at the Peking Hotel."

"Thank you, Director Lu." The crew members all thanked him. "Director Lu, leave it to me to treat guests to dinner." Han Shanping walked over with a smile. "The Wandering Earth" is wrapping up today, so as an investor, he must come over.

Although the investment accounted for less than one-fortieth, Han Shanping had to take time to congratulate the film on its completion anyway, because "The Wandering Earth" is different. It is definitely the first Chinese-language film in history and a Chinese-language live-action film for the world. Movie.

And judging from the scale of film investment, if the box office cannot reach the box office of Hollywood's top commercial films, it will be a failure.

If it is really achieved.

This will definitely make the Chinese film industry excited again.

The last time it boiled was also created by Director Lu.

"Kung Fu Panda" grossed US$8.25 million worldwide.

This is a Chinese-language movie that has gone crazy in the global film industry.

This is such an exciting thing that makes Chinese people all over the world proud.

But this is an animated film, and the Chinese actors will not appear in the film, but only contribute their voices in the film.

Although Mars Film and Television (Animation) participated in the production of "Kung Fu Panda", DreamWorks Animation is still the main special effects producer.

Of course, the content of the "Kung Fu Panda" movie, including the characters, were all created by Director Lu.

As for "The Wandering Earth", everything in the movie will be completed by Chinese-speaking filmmakers. According to Director Lu, the special effects production will be handed over to Mercury Special Effects.

Mercury special effects became famous with "Transformers".

Before "Transformers", he participated in the special effects production of "Inception", independently produced the special effects of "Changjin Lake", and then participated in the special effects production of "Iron Man" and "Batman: The Dark Knight".

Now that it has rich experience in special effects production, and the world's top special effects production talents, including top equipment, Mercury Special Effects can produce a world-class special effects movie as long as the money is enough.

"Mr. Han, thank you." Lu Chen stepped forward to greet him personally.

"Director Lu, congratulations." Han Shanping cupped his hands and said with a smile on his face: "This is a double blessing. "The Wandering Earth" has been completed, and "Partners in China" has grossed 4.56 million in the mainland box office, entering the top ten at the mainland box office. At present, there is no director in the Mainland whose single film has exceeded 4 million."

In the end, "Huaguo Partner" failed to enter the top five in the mainland.

However, the top five films in Mainland China were all directed by Director Lu.

Han Shanping thinks it's also a matter of schedule. If it's placed on a good schedule, "Huaguo Partners" may break 5 million.

After all, this is directed by Director Lu, and it is another masterpiece.

After the movie was released, it received continuous rave reviews.

Otherwise, the box office would not have been higher day by day during the three days of release.

"Partners in China" was released, and it was a slap in the face. It was not good to watch before. "Partners in China" is definitely not a movie for New East Square, but a gift from Director Lu to the group of people who struggled in the 90s. .

Let more people know about that early period of economic opening up, that era full of opportunities.

""City of Gold" has already exceeded 3 million, and it is only a matter of time before other directors break 4 million." Lu Chen, as a person from the future, has great potential for the mainland film market. confidence.

"Although Zhang Yingmou is the second mainland director to earn more than 3 million yuan, Zhang Yingmou himself is very dissatisfied with the results of "The Golden Armor". Especially after the release of "Partners in China", he felt even more disappointed." Han Shanping I thought, luckily I didn’t invest.

The investment in "City of Gold" was more than 3 million, and the investment was higher than the mainland box office. All of this was lost to my grandma's family.

Of course, Zhang Yingmou also has overseas markets.

But "Golden Armor" can no longer replicate the success of "Heroes" overseas.

The total box office of "The City of Gold" in the United States was US$657 million, while the total box office in countries outside the United States was US$4821.5 million.

There's no getting back the money.

The results are also far inferior to the overseas box office of "China Partner", which is less than one-fifth of it.

"Hua Guo Partner" can also be considered as complementary to Xindongfang.

The listing of Xindongfang also made European and American investors want to know the story of the founder of Xintongfang, so they watched the movie "China Partners".

Of course, more viewers went to Director Lu Chen. After watching the movie, many of these fans bought shares of New East Square, causing the share price of New East Square to rise sharply.

Lu Chen also made a lot of money, not only from the movie box office, but also from holding shares in New East Square. The stock price soared and the shares became more valuable.

"As my senior brother, if I don't insist on color and make a movie seriously, I can still reach new heights." Lu Chen still recognized Zhang Yingmou's ability. The use of color in the movie is definitely No. 1 in Chinese.

"For Zhang Yingmou, color means success or failure." Han Shanping gave an evaluation to Zhang Yingmou, and then said with a smile: "Stop talking about these things, Director Lu, let's talk outside, I got a pack Good tea, let’s have a taste of tea first, and then we can have a drink and talk in the evening.”

"Ning Hao, you keep an eye on the rest." Lu Chen asked Ning Hao to watch the crew's finishing work before leaving the studio with Han Shanping.

Liu Yifei hurriedly followed. Now that "The Wandering Earth" has been filmed, and there are still a few days before leaving for the United States, the senior brother has nothing to do and cannot stay at home for a few days.

When the time comes, Liu Yifei also wants to go to the United States with her senior brother and wants to be by his side.

……

America, Hollywood
Outside the cinema, there is a giant poster.

"Batman: The Dark Knight" poster, starring Christie, Heath Lager, Gao Yuanyuan and others.

Gao Yuanyuan plays the role of "Female Prosecutor" in the movie. She is also the female character with the most scenes in the movie. She must be included in the movie's promotional posters.

The location of the promotional poster is not bad.

After all, Gao Yuanyuan belongs to Lu Chen, and Huana Brothers must arrange a good position. Just because Gao Yuanyuan has no international reputation, they cannot exclude her from the promotional posters.

And below the actor's portrait.

It's a huge CHEN LU.

The pinyin of 'Lu Chen'.

I can see the row of names on the poster from afar and know that the director of the movie is Director Lu, the No. 1 young director in the world.

At this time, reporters from all over the world gathered in front of the cinema, including tens of thousands of viewers. Some people thought that the Academy Awards were about to be held again.

Of course, there is such a big lineup, because today is the premiere of "Batman: The Dark Knight", and Director Lu Chen will be present in person.

Early tomorrow morning, the movie will officially be released in theaters around the world.

It will first be released in theaters in China, Hong Kong, and the United States, and will be released sequentially in Europe, the United States, including Asia and other countries.

An extended version of the Cadillac set off from the hotel, with a motorcycle clearing the way in front of it, and the road was smooth. In America, as long as you have money, there is nothing you can't do. This is what Warner Brothers arranged for Lu Chen.

At this time, in the car, Gao Yuanyuan, who was wearing a blue evening dress, held Lu Chen's hand intimately, looking out the window, looking at the night view of Hollywood Boulevard, with a confident smile on her face.

Of course I was nervous inside.

Today's premiere of "The Dark Knight" attracted well-known media from around the world.

When had Gao Yuanyuan seen such a big battle? If she had never imagined that she would be where she is today?

But now it really happened, I came to Hollywood to attend the premiere of the movie I starred in.

I know that it was Director Lu who gave me the opportunity to star in "The Dark Knight"

And when he brought himself to the United States, he only brought one actress with him, not even Liu Yifei.

Gao Yuanyuan kept this love in mind. As long as the venue was suitable, she would use her body to repay Director Lu's kindness and also wanted to use her body to win over Director Lu.

On New Year's Eve last year, I went to Director Lu's home and wanted to enter Director Lu's home as the daughter-in-law of the Lu family.

"Director Lu, we're here." The driver stopped the car.

At this time, there were flashing lights outside the car window.

The reporters were not stupid either. The convoy that came over only had a stretched version of the Cadillac. Director Lu must be in this car. The cameras were all pointed at the car to capture the moment when Director Lu got out of the car.

(End of this chapter)