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

Chapter 109 Returning to China, Calm 4.1
Nortel.

Huang Bo had dinner and went back to school with a few classmates.

As a vocational class, the time spent in school is less than that of undergraduates.

There was no class today, but the teacher informed me that I would watch Lu Ping An's Oscar short film tonight.

Lu Pingan won the Oscar a few days ago, even if it was a short film award, it caused a round of hot spots in China.

Breakthroughs from scratch always have some meaning.

While the Oscars were being discussed, the documentary about Lu Pingan's Olympic run was also broadcast on CCTV.

Probably Lu Ping'an's past introduction, where he went to middle school and high school, and what the teacher said.

By the way, he introduced Xialu Ping An's life experience.

At this time, many people knew that Lu Pingan had encountered such a painful experience.

Just how painful it is, Lu Pingan himself said indifferently: "It's long gone."

But his aunt and school teacher were full of snot and tears, making Lu Pingan look pitiful.

Then there is Lu Pingan's short film road, from Berlin to Cannes to Oscar.

During the period, I introduced a few movies, and in short, my resume is impressive.

Finally, I will introduce how the Shangmei factory makes it, and then it will be a compliment.

But the problem is, about what the short film is, CCTV has not revealed anything, not even a segment.

This is what the media and the public are most concerned about.

What kind of quality film is "Memory Building Blocks House"?

Now, Nortel students are blessed.

The teacher said that tonight it will be played first in the Nortel Screening Hall, and everyone will appreciate it together, and Lu Pingan will also be there.

The short film will not be broadcast on Six Princesses until 8 pm.

So Huang Bo couldn't help feeling that this college is different!
At this moment, he has a sense of pride as a student of Nortel.

When I arrived at the school gate, I looked up and saw the banner at the school gate.

"Warm congratulations to Lu Pingan, an outstanding third-year student in the Directing Department of our school, who won the No.70 Best Animated Short Film Award at the [-]th Academy Awards."

The tens of meters long banner, placed in the middle, is very eye-catching.

A 01-level senior in the same company laughed: "Our Nortel tradition is here, take a good look at it, and we will come here once a year."

The crowd laughed heartily.

Lu Ping'an would appear in the form of a banner on the main seat at the main gate of the school for two consecutive years.

This is called one of Nortel's new traditions by a small number of people.

But at the time it was mostly a joke.

But after today, the situation may really be different.

It has won international awards for three consecutive years.

Even if it is a short film, this is not something that ordinary people can do.

Huang Bo said with emotion: "Lu Dao has really become the No. 1 official book in China."

"Isn't it?"

The classmates around me were also emotional.

The No.1 they are talking about is not in the film industry or anything else, but in the Oscars.

They had learned about the Oscars in class before.

So far, there are several Chinese who have won Oscars.

But Strictly speaking, there is no one in the mainland who has won an Oscar as a filmmaker.

Su Cong in "The Last Emperor" in 87 relied on music.

Wu Yongliang, the best animated short film "Bonnie" in 99, is the chief engineer of digital animation, and the work is not domestic, so he can't be forced to be involved.

So Lu Ping'an's Oscar now is really serious and rooted.

The screenwriter, director, and production were all handled by one hand, and no one can doubt that they won the award.

In China, there has always been a tradition of advocating "No. [-]", so the gold content of Lu Pingan's Oscar is probably greater than that of the previous Palme d'Or and Golden Bear.

"Guide Lu is flying higher and higher, hey, you said he is only a junior, will he go back to school to make movies?"

A classmate asked this question, and someone soon replied: "That's not necessarily true. Didn't it be said on the Internet that he was working as a director in Hollywood, and his first Hollywood work was a big hit. I'm afraid he will have to stay in Hollywood in the future."

"It's a pity. It would be great if I got in the exam a year earlier."

Some students couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

If he got in a year earlier, he would be able to catch up with "Source Code", not to mention winning the main role, even if he entered the group to do odd jobs, he would be able to get to know Lu Ping'an.

Huang Bo even said: "Why don't you come in three years earlier, you can be buddies with the road guide when you come in 00, now you might be able to be in Hollywood!"

"Fuck you, I can decide? It depends on my mother!"

"Your father can't decide?"

"Hahaha"

Chatting, everyone entered the school and came to the screening room.

There were already many people in the screening room.

As soon as Huang Bo looked around, he saw many acquaintances.

"You are here too."

"Yo, long time no see."

"Oh, it's beautiful again..."

Huang Bo is good at communication, and knows a lot of people, but only acquaintances, not many people who are close friends, or who really look at him.

Huang Bo didn't care, he found a seat and sat down with his classmates. After a while, various teachers and star seniors came in.

Hai Qing from level 97, He Lin and Yan Danchen from level 96, Xiao Yanzi, Chen Kun, Huang Xiaoming, etc.

There are also earlier stars such as Jiang Qinqin and Zuo Xiaoqing.

In addition to these more famous ones, there are many less famous ones that have not been recognized one by one.

The classmates around Huang Bo sighed again: "It's even better than the school celebration."

Huang Bo also sighed with emotion: "If you were a road guide, there would be so many people here."

"Will you come then?"

"See if you can arrange the main seat for me"

The two were chatting, and the principal, Secretary Dong, director of the director department, Hu Qingquan and others entered the venue. After a while, Zhou Yiwei, a 00-level senior who was temporarily serving as the host, began to speak.

"Everyone, let us welcome, Lu Ping'an, a junior at level 00!"

Crashing, the audience applauded and looked towards the door.

After a while, I saw Lu Pingan in casual clothes, holding a statuette in his hand, and just entered the arena.

"Road guide bullpen!"

"The senior is so handsome!"

"Guide Lu, I love you!"

"..."

Cheers and boos erupted at the scene.

This was at the school, and there were no reporters. The reporters couldn't come into the school, and the scene was basically full of acquaintances, so the atmosphere was very relaxed.

Lu Pingan also liked the atmosphere.

This is at home, so there is no need to pretend like that.

"Guide, come and say hello to everyone."

Zhou Yiwei handed over the microphone.

Lu Pingan smiled and asked everyone, "Have you eaten all?"

Ha ha ha ha. . .

The atmosphere in the entire auditorium was once again high.

Then soon someone proposed: "Treat me!"

This caused another booing.

"Okay, okay, come back to my crew next time, add chicken legs!"

The crowd cheered again.

After being active, Lu Ping'an said directly: "Let's watch the movie first, and if you have anything to say, let's finish it. I haven't eaten yet."

Still so crisp.

In fact, he didn't want to take Oscar too seriously.

After watching the film, just chatting briefly, that's about it.

Then, "Memories" began to play.

15 minute later.

The atmosphere at the scene is completely different from the beginning.

This is what a good work can do.

At this time, everyone finally understood that the Oscar-winning short film is really different.

At the same time, he was even more surprised that Lu Ping'an's ability to control the new style was so strong.

This is a good thing, the wider the "drama path", it means that he will produce more works of themes in the future.

There are more opportunities for Nortel students.

So in the following question and answer session, someone asked again: "Guide Lu, will you still make movies at school in the future?"

Lu Pingan laughed when he saw that person, Huang Xiaolei again, this girl hasn't graduated yet?

The matter she asked was actually discussed by Secretary Dong and Principal Zhang just now.

One advantage of cooperating with schools is that it is cheap.

But no matter what, you have to go at your own pace.

It's definitely not realistic to make a film specifically for collaboration with schools.

So Lu Ping'an's answer is also: "I should still be able to shoot."

Will look for the school's current students, but not all, this is the answer.

Even so, stars appeared in the eyes of everyone in the audience.

Then some more questions about the Oscars.

There are also some Hollywood issues.

Lu Pingan answered them one by one.

At present, "Chain Saw" is a big hit, and in the eyes of domestic people, it is still Lu Pingan who broke into Hollywood as a director.

Lu Ping'an didn't want to clarify, so let's just misunderstand, otherwise there might be something wrong with the wealth.

It's good now. A director who has achieved success in Hollywood is much higher than the average director. If there is more, there is no need for Hollywood to have a share.

After a brief chat, Lu Pingan sent the statuette to the school showroom, where it will stay for a month for everyone to visit.

And this statuette is also the only one on public display in China.

This meaning seems to go up immediately.

Lu Pingan wanted to refuse, but it didn't meet everyone's expectations, so he let them go.

After the screening, Lu Pingan and the leaders ate together in the school cafeteria.

On the way, Lu Ping An met some students from the 02 class.

Liu Qianqian greeted her as soon as she came up: "Brother Ping An."

"Ah Sissy, go to my place tonight and bring you some presents."

"Thank you, Brother Ping An."

The short dialogue made the students around me envious.

Lu Pingan didn't forget about them: "You really got in the exam."

It was Zhu Yawen who was pointed out, and Zhu Yawen was excited again: "Yes, Senior Lu, you encouraged me."

"What can I encourage, study hard."

"I certainly will."

Then other students, Zhou Yang, Luo Jin, etc., all chatted briefly.

In the end, Lu Pingan's eyes locked on Huang Bo who was watching from a distance.

Well, he looks really ugly, especially when he is with these handsome men and women.

It was impossible to just chat, and he didn't come up.

But Huang Bo was keenly aware that Lu Pingan was looking at him just now, and stayed on him for several seconds, longer than others.

Suddenly, thousands of thoughts flashed through his mind.

It is roughly the story of Maxima meeting Bole.

It's just that before the flash was over, the students on the side were a little excited: "Guide Lu was looking at me just now, right? Oh, it's a pity, I don't know how to act."

Huang Bo gave him a supercilious look, then turned his head, Lu Pingan had gone far away from the leaders
When we arrived at the cafeteria, some Nortel alumni who came today were also there, and the most famous one was naturally Little Swallow.

It's just that Lu Ping'an's attitude is cold, but in Chen Kun's view, Yan Danchen's family education is very strict, and then he showed admiration.

Yan Danchen also misunderstood, so she felt complacent.

Only Little Yanzi, she really felt that Lu Pingan had something against her, but she didn't dare to ask, after all, there was still some difference in identity.

After eating, Lu Pingan went straight home.

After returning to China this morning, the whole morning was full of interviews, the six princesses, various portals, and an exclusive interview with paparazzi brother Feng Ke.

After finishing the set, I had dinner at night, and I was already tired.

Liu Qianqian came over and sat down, and wanted to chat more after taking some presents, but Lu Pingan drove her away.

Then Yan Danchen came back, sat on his butt and massaged his back very intimately, but after a long time no see, this little girl seemed to be a little bit unbearable, and then began to move her hands and feet.

Lu Ping'an turns around, it's easy to attack and defend
. . . . . . .

Arriving at the company the next day, Wu Guohua began to report on the current situation.

The first accounts of "Source" and "Time and Space" have been put in place, and the total amount is about 2300 million RMB.

Subtracting the expenses of "Goddess Dragon" and adding the previously retained funds, Lu Pingan still has about 3000 million domestic funds.

Compared with Laomei's accounts and the stock market, these are pocket money.

Lu Pingan immediately decided to buy the other two courtyard houses that he had been eyeing for a long time ago.

Then there's the project side.

"The Hunger Platform" was approved, and it was approved after winning the Oscar.

It seems that the top is also very flexible, and this face has to be followed.

At the same time, the preparations for "Hunger Platform" have also been completed. It is in the capital and can be used after the project is approved.

Then came the screenwriting team. After Lu Pingan read 16 scripts, he finally decided on 7 people.

It's just that the script they adapted didn't really catch his eye, so he probably won't be able to shoot it.

"Let them come to the company to join the job first, and then formally engage in projects in a few days."

"clear."

Then there are invitations from brokerage companies, investment companies, advertisers, etc.

Lu Pingan dealt with them one by one.

Among them, the most important one is the promotion of "Goddess Dragon".

Dong Xuan is not the most important, the announcement of the first TV series is the most important.

After processing, invitations to various film festivals followed.

BJ College Student Film Festival invited him to do short film review this year.

The same goes for the Shanghai Film Festival.

Huabiao and Golden Rooster also greeted in advance. This year, "Source" will be shortlisted, and Lu Ping'an feels that this time it will be rewarding.

The Hong Kong Film Awards has already sent an invitation letter.

The Academy Awards will start on April 4th, which is very close.

Thinking of this, Guorong is naturally a topic that cannot be avoided.

April 4st is almost here.

As a friend, it is natural to care about it.

After finishing the matter, Lu Pingan called Guorong, but there was no signal, so he couldn't get through.

Lu Pingan called the base instead, but got a piece of news that surprised him a little.

So after waiting for two days to deal with various matters, Lu Pingan went to Bashu again.

. . . . . . . . .

Coming to Bashu again, Lu Pingan will still feel refreshed by the fresh air here.

Back at the production center, Bao Qingqing had already continued to work.

Lu Pingan checked the production progress of the Venice short film.

Very good, about 80% of it has been completed now, the rest can be finished in about half a month, and then half a month can be used for post-production sound effects.

And the fineness of the picture is slightly better than what was set at the beginning.

Bao Qingqing said: "Lu Dao, you have won three of the world's top four. If you can't win the last one, you can't achieve the Grand Slam, and all of us will lose our heads."

"Where is this saying?" Lu Pingan smiled.

He sighed in his heart, these people are really cute.

In fact, the significance of making this short film is more about team training for the future "Kung Fu Panda".

Even "Kung Fu Panda" is used to develop the team.

Therefore, whether he wins an award or whether he can achieve the short film grand slam is actually not very important to him.

But obviously everyone doesn't think so.

Lu Pingan then comforted him: "The three major awards in Europe are also very magical, mostly because of luck, so I am actually mentally prepared to win or not. Don't put too much pressure on everyone."

After speaking, everyone expressed their understanding, but they didn't know what they actually thought.

Lu Pingan didn't say anything more, anyway, it's good to express his attitude.

Then he asked about Guo Rong.

Bao Qingqing's father, Old Bao, said with a smile, "Brother runs into the mountains every day now."

Guorong has become more and more bound to this mountain.

First, he was a shit shoveler for pandas.

Later, I became acquainted with the few children who always appeared at the entrance of the production center.

They are children from the junior high school not far from the production center.

Then Guorong discovered that these children actually had to walk 5 kilometers on a mountain road to go to school, and the furthest one even had to walk 13 kilometers.

Guorong naturally knows what a 13-kilometer mountain road is, and even more so in the Bashu area. He has experienced it when he was a shit-shoveling officer.

So I immediately expressed doubts about the current school environment for children in mountainous areas.

It's not that he has never heard of the backwardness of the central and western regions in the mainland, but hearing and seeing are two different things.

So when I got curious, I thought about going to see it.

As a result, we found more areas with shortage of educational resources.

He found that only a small number of people were able to go to school, and most of them were unable to go to school, or their parents were unwilling to let them go to school, and a large part of the reason was that the supporting teachers were absent for a long time.

But the students want to go to school.

Chen Shufen, Guorong's agent, said: "Leserli came back crying that day. He said that when he entered the village, the first thing the children said was to ask him, are you our new teacher?"

So fate unfolded like this.

"What can Guorong teach?"

Lu Pingan asked curiously.

Comrade Lao Bao on the side said: "Music, Chinese, mathematics, in short, everything can be taught. There is a shortage of teachers in that place."

"Then he walks the mountain road every day?"

"Of course not. You have to drive for an hour and then walk on the mountain road. Not all places here lack educational resources, but only in more remote places. His assistant Kenneth complains every day."

"What about Guorong, how is his mental state?"

"I look very good, I am full of energy every day, and I have no intention of giving up at all."

Lu Pingan nodded, and he decided to go and have a look now.

See this different Guorong with your own eyes.

Put on the climbing equipment and bring some melon and fruit snacks. After a while, Lu Pingan and a few security guards set off together.

More than two hours later, Lu Ping An arrived at his destination: Xianiupeng Village.

When I got there, I asked the uncle at the entrance of the village, and I knew that Guorong was in the old school building in the back hill.

Along the way, the village is fairly new.

It can be seen that there is a reason why the village primary school can be located here.

And those farther away are estimated to be worthless.

Lu Pingan had been to Yunnan in 2010 before.

At that time, poverty alleviation and other policies had been implemented for a long time, but their living conditions were also unbearable.

This is unimaginable for many people living in the city.

Many people always feel that there is still such a backward place in China?

The truth is, there are, and many.

Now it is 2003, I am afraid it will be even worse.

But precisely because of this, they need support and help even more.

The country does not belong to a small group of people, but to the people who live here.

Lu Pingan thinks that he does not have the determination and perseverance to support education.

But if he could help, he would be [-] percent willing.

Moreover, this is the Wenchuan area.

In fact, Wenchuan is not too short of educational resources, but the surrounding area is lacking, so everyone concentrates here.

So it would be more meaningful if it could be spread out a little bit.

Came to Houshan Village Xiao.

The sound of reading can be heard from a distance.

"Moonlight in front of the bed"

It was Guo Rong's voice that led the way.

Then I listened to the sound of reading books by a small number of children.

Lu Ping'an stopped and waited outside this village that looked like ruined walls.

After half an hour, Guorong and a dozen children under the age of seven or eight left the classroom, and then everyone saw outsiders like Lu Pingan at a glance.

"Ping An, you are here!"

When Guorong saw Lu Pingan, his face was bright and his body was thinner, but he looked very healthy.

Lu Pingan asked him with a smile: "Brother, is this what you call happiness?"

"Yes."

Guorong pointed proudly at the children around him and said, "Don't look at the fact that there are only 12 of them now, the oldest is 13 years old, and the youngest is 7 years old, but there will be more in the second half of the year. I have decided to build a primary school." , find a teacher for them."

"Building a primary school, have you talked to the local people?"

"Of course, I'm not stupid!"

Guorong looked proud, "I have consulted the relevant people, and I know how to help for a long time. You think I am just a whim."

"That's good, let me join, now I'm old and rich."

"Okay, I'm just waiting for you to speak."

Guorong laughed, and his mental state seemed to have lost that feigned cheerfulness, but he was really happy from the heart.

Seeing this, Lu Pingan felt happy, and then gave him the snacks he had brought.

Guorong didn't stay here for too long at Lu Ping'an's place. When the hour arrived, he started class again, as if he was a famous teacher.

The assistant on the side, Kenneth, said with emotion: "Leserly is determined."

Be determined.

This kind of thing is the most taboo.

But we still need to talk more about the specifics, who knows if Guorong will have other plans.

At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the day's classes were over, and the children went back happily with their snacks.

Guorong shook his head and said, "The dim sum you brought is a problem for me, so I won't be allowed to bring it in the future. It's not a good habit."

"It seems that you are already an expert."

"Of course, my IQ is not low."

As Guorong said, he picked up his backpack and said, "Let's go, go back to eat!"

Another two hours later, back at the production center, Guorong started to eat with a splash.

After eating, he started talking about his plans.

And Lu Ping'an finally confirmed that Guorong really didn't act recklessly.

He is going to make a good inspection in the Bashu area, and build at least ten or eight schools for him, or dozens of schools, so that children can have convenient books to read anyway.

Lu Pingan took advantage of the situation and suggested: "I'll pay 1000 million first, and build the school better, the kind that can prevent earthquakes of magnitude 9."

Guorong smiled and said, "How can it be used so well."

"It's a century-old foundation, spend more time and be practical."

"That's true. It can be used for decades after it is built, and it can save money in the future."

The matter was decided in a few words. Rongan Hope Primary School Construction Fund was established, with an initial fund of 2000 million, with Guorong and Lu Pingan each taking half. In the future, Guorong and his friends will continue to raise funds.

Anyway, money is just a number to him now, the most important thing is to be happy.

This is to accumulate merit, and the money is safe and happy.

Of course, doing charity is one thing, how to do it specifically, and whether to do it properly are another.

Some local governments are actually darker than imagined.

Lu Pingan decided to pay more attention to this place in the future.

In the next few days, Lu Pingan will follow Guorong to the mountains.

And there is more than one place where Guorong supports teaching, and it will change every three days, a total of three places.

Obviously, he has really done a lot of work in Bashu these days.

Time passed like this.

It's February 4th.

Lu Pingan followed Guorong all the way into the mountain, never leaving.

Fortunately, everything is fine.

Return to the park at night.

The closer it was to that time, the more Lu Pingan was not going to let him out of sight.

So I simply invited him to drink some wine and chat.

Guorong hasn't had a drink for a long time.

But Lu Pingan was interested, and he didn't refuse.

Have a few glasses of wine.

Lu Pingan glanced at the time, it was 18:30.

From the looks of it, it was certain that fate would be changed.

He couldn't help asking Guorong: "Actually, I'm still curious, why did you make such a decision?"

Guorong drank the red wine and replied with a smile:

"There is something to be said."

Lu Pingan continued to ask with a smile: "Then talk slowly."

Guorong looked at the sky, it was cloudy.

He sighed with emotion: "Actually, the first time I saw them, I thought, in the face of the sufferings of life, what I have experienced in myself seems to be worthless. The light on his body also seemed dim.”

After finishing speaking, Guorong sincerely thanked Lu Pingan: "Ping An, I am very grateful that you brought me here."

Lu Pingan shook his head: "I didn't bring you here, you found it yourself."

"It's all the same, without you, I wouldn't have the happiness I have now."

"You know, I once talked to some professional boxers, and they said that every time they go to the ring, their hearts will be very tight. It is a feeling of fear of failure, fear of injury, and even fear of death."

"Actually, I have this feeling every time before the release of movies and albums. It wasn't until I became a star and a famous singer that I started to enjoy this suffocation. When you start to enjoy it, the suffocation It will no longer exist, it will become extremely warm, extremely soft, you will be obsessed with this feeling, gradually, you will get lost in this feeling, and then you will become more and more dissatisfied, you will need more, So you’re going to go up and up.”

"Later, when you fail and your career starts to decline, you start to worry, you start to panic, you start to be irritable, you start to deny everything, and finally deny yourself."

"Then, your career is ups and downs, and your mood will also be multiplied by multiples. And when you go up, you don't feel much happiness, but when you go down, you will feel twice as painful."

"I was under a lot of pressure when I was filming "Source Code". I was afraid that the box office would not be good. I was afraid that everyone would say that my acting skills were not good. If the film goes wrong, your loss will be greater than mine.

This feeling of suffocation is really uncomfortable. "

"It's been 26 years since my debut, and this feeling has been with me for at least half of my time."

Guorong shook his head, and then smiled: "But it's fine now, I've already seen it."

After speaking, he locked his eyes on Lu Pingan.

Lu Pingan smiled when he saw this: "How can I hear what you are reminding me?"

Guorong laughed loudly: "You can hear it, it's good to hear it."

Lu Pingan also shook his head with a smile.

Guorong really never forgets to care about others.

He assured: "Don't worry, I won't float away."

"Well, if you really feel something wrong, come here, touch the fish and pull vegetables, pick fruits and plant flowers, and you can catch Kuai Luo home (Chuan Yin)."

After hearing this, Lu Pingan laughed out loud.

The time passed slowly at 18:41.

Guorong drank the last sip of wine and went to the cafeteria to stare at the pastries that will be used as rewards for the students tomorrow. It is said that tomorrow is the midterm exam.

Lu Pingan watched all this with a smile.

When the sound of frogs gradually rises, the clouds in the sky gradually dissipate, and the moon and stars are sparse, which indicates that tomorrow will be a good weather.

At 9 o'clock in the evening, Guorong walked out of the cafeteria contentedly, took a shower, returned to his small office in the production center, poured a cup of hot tea, and read books quietly under the light, everything seemed so leisurely and peaceful.

At 10 o'clock, the surrounding area of ​​the production center fell into silence. The production team finished the day's work and began to rest. Guorong followed the crowd, talking and laughing back to the living area.

Soon, all kinds of lights in the park gradually dimmed, and April 4st in history passed quietly like this
　1.3 words are sent today.

　　This is the end of the scene about Guorong for the time being.

　　Reality can’t be perfect, let’s write one in the book.

　　Then comes the new stage.

　　Finally, I wish everyone a healthy Dragon Boat Festival!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)