China Entertainment: The happiness of being a director is as simple as that

Chapter 107 Hang up the banner!
Relevant reports will occupy the page from tonight to tomorrow.

If the other party wants to discredit them again, they actually don't have much time.

The ballots that should be mailed will be sent out today and tomorrow, and the final public relations work has been done, and the result is basically determined.

In the next two or three days, Lu Ping'an's task is to have dinner and chat with some suspected members, and gather some members who are local in Los Angeles and haven't voted yet.

But overall, it probably doesn't affect the results much.

It just has to be done.

In the next three days, Lu Pingan socialized all the way.

Various dinners and interviews.

With the popularity of "Chain Saw" and "Clarify PR".

Lu Pingan saturated the public relations in the final stage.

On the 18th, Oscar voting is completely closed.

The Oscars are in the final stage of preparation, and the awards ceremony will be on the 23rd.

In the past few days, it's time for shows of various Hollywood stars.

Although there is no competition involved, everyone will use this opportunity to compete.

At this time, domestic media also arrived one after another.

The creators of "Heroes" also came.

Lu Pingan didn't care about them, he only cared about the people from Shangmei Factory and his own team.

When they arrived at Laomei, Lu Pingan took them around.

On the 23rd, Lu Pingan and Lao Mouzi were interviewed by domestic media.

At present, the domestic media know that Lu Pingan was smeared a few days ago and then clarified.

And now "Memories" is a hit.

Some North American media even said that if "Memories" didn't win an award, it would be a surprise!
This made many domestic media very excited.

It feels like a winning ticket.

Sure enough, Lao Mei is fair!
The reporter asked: "As the American media and the public are so optimistic about "Memories", how do you feel now, Director Lu?"

What does it feel like?
The feeling of spending money!
"Be normal."

Lu Pingan told the truth.

The domestic media is not very clear about public relations.

He didn't bother to explain, and explaining at this time meant tearing down the Oscar stage, and it wasn't necessary.

Then the media asked about "Heroes".

Although the word-of-mouth of "Hero" in China is not good, and the box office is far below expectations, but in the past February, "Hero" won an award at the Berlin Film Festival, and the reputation of overseas releases after that is also good, at least better than domestic ones. Much better.

At present, in China, foreign monks like to chant scriptures, so everyone's expectations for the award of "Hero" are much higher.

As for this expectation, Lao Mouzi naturally responded silently.

If others don't understand, he must know the situation.

So it is right not to say much.

In the afternoon, Lu Ping'an's cell phone rang.

They are all kinds of cheering text messages from China.

Lu Pingan replied one by one, and then quietly waited for the tailor to help him modify the dress.

This year's Oscars canceled the red carpet because of the US-Iraq war.

But dress sponsorship is still available.

The brand that sponsored Road Ping An this time is a big name, it is Versace.

For this brand, Lu Pingan thought of Ke Shouliang's lines in "Young and Dangerous": "I'm wearing a Vasaki, how do I fight?"

Since then, Versace, a luxury brand, has been known to him.

But now, he doesn't have to pay, and he can earn 150 million US dollars.

This is the endorsement fee, one year, a total of two years, the endorsement level is the spokesperson for China.

At this moment, the public relations fee was earned back.

It's just that Lu Pingan is calm about this.

Because the appearance here seems to have added a lot of points
At 6 o'clock in the evening, Lu Pingan was fully dressed, and went to the Hollywood Kodak Theater in Los Angeles together with Shangmeichang, Bao Qingqing and others.

When he arrived at the place, Lu Pingan clearly felt the difference between the old American awards ceremony and the three major European awards.

In contrast, although the three European universities pay more attention to etiquette, the atmosphere is more casual.

The main difference, in Lu Pingan's opinion, may be because there are not many Chinese here.

There are quite a few people of the yellow race. "Spirited Away" was also shortlisted for this awards ceremony, and it will win the Best Animated Feature Film award in the evening.

But apart from Hayao Miyazaki, for the rest of the Japanese, Lu Pingan really couldn't bring up any kindness.

And he could tell if these were Japanese at a glance, and they all nodded their heads when they spoke, which made them annoying.

There are also quite a lot of Chinese in "Heroes".

When they arrived at the place, Jiang Zhiqiang, the producer of "Heroes", came up to chat with Lu Pingan.

He had a wide range of news, and soon asked about "Chain Saw".

"Chain Saw" is currently in theaters in the United States, with a box office of 8600 million, which is quite a hit.

Afterwards, it was released one after another around the world, and this time I am afraid that it will have to rely on more than 1.3 million.

Jiang Zhiqiang naturally understands what it means for a Chinese director to achieve such good results in Hollywood.

So he asked: "Will Director Lu develop in Hollywood in the future?"

Jiang Zhiqiang's overseas distribution channels are still powerful, and he is the facilitator of the "Hero" project.

Lu Pingan replied: "It depends on the situation, the domestic market is still the basic market."

Jiang Zhiqiang nodded and said: "Hollywood is one thought of heaven and one thought of hell. This time your work is a big hit, everyone will praise you. Next time your work is not good, no matter what the previous results are, everyone will give up on you, especially For the Chinese, John Woo is a typical example, so it is right for you to grasp the domestic fundamentals.”

Jiang Zhiqiang still didn't know that Lu Pingan took the lead in "Chain Saw". He thought that Lu Pingan only entered Hollywood as a director.

But Lu Pingan didn't intend to clarify, there was no need.

In addition, what Jiang Zhiqiang said was indeed correct, and Lu Pingan nodded and took it.

Then Jiang Zhiqiang asked: "Does Director Lu have any plans for his next work?"

"In China, it's not confirmed yet, let's talk about it when we go back."

"If you have a plan, you can contact me at any time."

Jiang Zhiqiang handed out his business card as he spoke, "Guide Lu wants to cooperate with any big Chinese brand, and I can help."

"I know Boss Jiang's strength, let's talk again when we have a chance."

"it is good."

After the brief chat, Lao Mouzi and others followed.

Lu Pingan actually didn't have much prejudice against the old Mouzi before 08, especially now that he was still abroad, so naturally he was good to you.

Of course, Zhang Weiping didn't feel good about it.

Zhang Weiping didn't want to chat with Lu Pingan either.

Isn't hitting the face loud enough?

Before Lu Pingan said that a movie would be released soon, he thought it was just Lu Pingan saying it casually.

As a result, now in Hollywood, 100 million US dollars are made out of 8600 million US dollars.

He even doubted that the script was written by him.

After all, this is too in line with his usual style of spending small money to do big things.

But after thinking about it, it's impossible.

Hollywood is so easy to come in.

Chatted with Lao Mouzi for a few words, followed by Jet Lianjie, and Manyu, International Chapter, especially International Chapter. She was very excited tonight and had a strong desire to express.

But it's a pity that her English level is not good, so she finally chatted with people and couldn't talk a few words, which looked a little awkward.

So in the end, I still squeezed into the Chinese crowd to chat.

It's just that the international chapter was just about to talk to Lu Pingan, and someone else came up to chat with Lu Pingan.

"Lu, we meet again. I'm William from Lionsgate."

"Hi William."

The two met at the Saint Denis Film Festival before, and Lu Pingan investigated him later. This person is not a real shareholder of Lionsgate, but just a professional manager, so he has no interest in testing the offer.

But he can't, the rest of the people present can.

After all, today is the Oscar ceremony, and many of the people who came were from major production companies.

Soon Lu Ping An met an old man from Universal.

"Lu, hello, I'm Royce, your "Chain Saw" is great, I hope we can cooperate in the future."

Lu Pingan glanced at the business card, retrieved the information collected these days, and found that this was one of Universal's shareholders, which was a bit important.

So Lu Ping'an asked directly: "Hi Royce, I'm curious, what kind of compensation can you offer a successful person like you to be your boss? Is it okay to have a blockbuster movie in three years?"

It was the words that tested Wattsberg back then.

And this is actually not embarrassing.

It falls into the category of "American social jokes."

Of course, there is still a difference from authentic social jokes. For example, everyone joking will not bring specific rewards later.

But Royce obviously wouldn't take this seriously, he just thought that Lu Pingan hadn't learned the essence of this social joke.

On the contrary, it is also because Lu Pingan, as a Chinese, is willing to use such social jokes to deal with people, which is worthy of encouragement.

At least it shows that people's attitude of integrating Hollywood into North America is correct.

Of course, if Lu Pingan had no reputation, then he would not have the attitude he has now.

So he smiled and replied after hearing this: "One blockbuster movie in three years is not acceptable in our Universal."

【ding~】

The system displays.

This reward cannot be locked.

That's right, they are Universal!
Royce finished laughing, and then seriously extended the invitation: "Lu, if you can come, we guarantee that the production cost of your first film will not be less than 5000 million US dollars! The salary can be negotiated, and I can guarantee that it will not be less than 300!"

"Chain Saw" was a big hit, and the previous "Source Code" was also a big hit, so it was worth his price.

Because of this, Lu Pingan has a general understanding of his current worth in Hollywood to a certain extent.

"Sounds good."

Lu Pingan nodded.

"consider properly."

Royce patted him on the shoulder and said, "Good luck tonight."

"Thank you."

After Royce left, someone else came, and it was still the big eight.

It can be seen that "Chain Saw" is indeed eye-catching, and these people will definitely know some of the real situation behind the scenes of "Chain Saw".

So Lu Pingan is really in demand now.

However, Lu Pingan still did the same thing at the moment: "A successful person like you..."

It's all the same old stuff.

The visitors didn't take it seriously, and happily followed Lu Pingan's joke.

And after a series of prompts from the system, Lu Pingan probably figured out the situation.

In short, it is a blockbuster movie every three years, and it is basically impossible to deal with the real power figures of the Eighth National Congress.

Some even said that it is only necessary to make "The Lord of the Rings".

There is one every two years, but Lu Ping'an retrieved the background of the person and found that he is only a small shareholder, and the right to speak is now available, but he will be suppressed at any time.

And those who can get it done are the heads of small companies like Watzberg.

In that case, it might as well be Wattsberg.

They have an actual controlling stake in the summit, a large proportion of shares, and a good place to cooperate.

But just because the cooperation was very good, he didn't plan to make a big production right now, so Lu Pingan was not in a hurry to use it.

So unless there is a problem with the distribution of accounts, I'm afraid we have to wait and see about the offer in Hollywood.

The conversation was almost over, and it was time to enter the venue. After waiting and waiting, the international chapter who left and came back to wait finally had a new opportunity to speak.

"Guide Lu, I'm Ziyi."

"Hello Miss Zhang."

"Guide Lu, you have a good relationship in Hollywood. I just saw you chatting all the time."

"It's okay, the main thing is that there are some achievements, everyone is holding it, let's enter."

The crowd began to enter the arena, and International Zhang could only swallow back what he wanted to say later.

Without the red carpet link, this year's Oscar looks relatively deserted.

However, you will still be interviewed before entering the arena.

So the short interview time became a moment for actresses to compete for beauty.

At this point, the international chapter is pretty good, and actually chatted with the reporter for more than a minute.

It's just that the amount of information is very small, after all, her current spoken English is very average.

It was Lu Ping'an's turn, and the reporter directly asked:

"Lu, have you thought about your acceptance speech yet?"

Lu Pingan replied with a smile: "Haha, I hope it will come in handy."

After finishing speaking, he left directly, which was similar to many male stars, so there was no need to delay.

At this time, many domestic netizens are also paying attention to the news about Oscar.

The current Beijing time is around 11:[-] noon.

The three major portals live text and report in real time.

CCTV is preparing to broadcast it tomorrow.

After all, the current weight is actually not enough.

In terms of feature film "Hero", the hope is not very high, and the people above know it.

The short film has great hopes, but it is a short film after all.

But there is no live broadcast, and the relevant manuscripts must be ready.

After eating, Zhang Songwen pulled Wei Baoqiang and others last week to watch in front of the computer, refreshing the news all the time.

Zhang Huijun, the principal of Nortel, once again asked about the banner and the draft.

As for the impact on Oscar this time, as the new principal, he naturally attaches great importance to it.

Otherwise, Lu Pingan had it a few years ago, but he didn't have it when he came. What do others think?
In addition, although Oscar is actually not as good as the top three in Europe at the moment.

But who made the weight of the Oscars grow by leaps and bounds in recent years, and the number of awards won by Chinese people is extremely rare.

So he asked Secretary Dong calmly on the surface: "What will be the regulations after that?"

Secretary Dong smiled and replied: "I won the award, and I will hang up the banner tomorrow morning. Don't worry, Mr. Zhang. This kind of thing happens once a year. We are already very familiar with each other."

After hearing this, Zhang Huijun nodded calmly, feeling somewhat confident in his heart for no reason.

Secretary Dong on the side also knows how to read words and expressions. He didn't talk bluntly, but just ordered the person in charge of the network in the office: "Refresh again and see if there is any new news."

The person in charge, Teacher Fu, glanced at the time and said, "There is still half an hour left."

That is to say, but the refresh still needs to be refreshed.

As soon as the results were refreshed, it was revealed on the portal website that "Hero" was interviewed by reporters for more than a minute before entering the arena, while Lu Pingan only had less than five seconds.

Then a pass analysis, saying that this is an unspoken rule, it will take longer to be interviewed if you win the award, and shorter if you don't win the award.

Zhang Huijun wondered, Oscar still has this unspoken rule?
In addition to this, he thought more about another aspect. Although the directors of the two works are related to Nortel, the two weights are different. The winner of "Hero" is an alumnus, and the winner of Lu Pingan is a student. , one has no political achievements and can only get rich, and the other has political achievements.

Now that Lu Pingan was told by this group of overly sensitive media that he was about to miss Oscar, Zhang Huijun suddenly felt that these people were really unlucky!

Secretary Dong still said: "I don't think the problem is big, Ping An is lucky."

He knew Lu Ping'an's public relations situation.

Although he was also worried, he believed in Lu Ping'an. In his opinion, this kid's luck was really different.

Time passed by minute by minute.

At 8 o'clock, the awards ceremony began.

Then there is the prologue of the war.

Then the awards began.

"When will the short film be released?"

Secretary Dong asked again on behalf of Principal Zhang.

Mr. Fu didn't know, he was just engaged in the Internet, and he was just pulled to do something.

But the secretary asked, just refresh it.

Then, small prizes such as the best costume design and art direction were awarded one by one.

Then, the best documentary short film began.

"Short film, the next one should be."

President Dong reminded that Zhang Huijun suddenly regained his spirits.

Teacher Fu also started the frequent refresh mode.

Until 5 minutes later, the media refreshed the newsletter: "Best Animated Short Film - "Memories of Building Blocks House"! Congratulations to Ping An Lu!"

The first time he saw the text on the computer screen, Zhang Huijun couldn't sit still. He stretched out his finger, trembling slightly, and told Mr. Fu: "Hurry up, let them hang up the banner!"

(End of this chapter)