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

Chapter 119 Do as the Romans do, be shortlisted, get the IP
"Crack!"

On the set, Lu Pingan, wearing a peaked cap, yelled the 17th click of this article.

This made everyone on the set stop and look at Rachel, and Rachel was so embarrassed that she was about to cry.

Lu Pingan felt helpless.

In the simulated world, Rachel's score is 9.8 points, a very high score, which proves that she has great potential, but why does Rachel in the real world pull her hips so much?

Lu Pingan felt that he had to communicate with her.

Find out how you can unleash her potential.

"Take a 15 minute break, Rachel, come here!"

Rachel heard this, took a deep breath and walked over.

Three days into the filming, the entire studio already knew Lu Ping'an's habits.

It's fast, but also super strict.

And you can't stab him yet, because he leads the whole project.

The key is that what he said is well-founded, and the acting effect according to his requirements will really be very good.

But the problem is that not everyone can meet the director's standard, such as Rachel.

Watching Rachel being called over by the director, some actors were already wondering if Rachel was going to be replaced.

Rachel thought so too.

I suck at myself and screwed up everything!
However, when she came to Lu Pingan, the first thing Lu Pingan said was to ask her: "Why are you so nervous, you have such potential, why are you not confident at all?"

Rachel looked surprised, didn't she want to scold me?

"I was a little nervous just now..."

Lu Ping'an was full of encouragement: "Why are you nervous? It's not easy to get the leading role, but you stand out from more than 200 people. Do you know how good you are?"

"I..."

"Now you haven't even brought out half of your potential, Rachel, show your true skills and prove to them that you're fine, okay?"

"Good director."

"Rest first, drink water when you are thirsty, eat when you are hungry, and pass this one for me when you are ready!"

"No problem Director!"

Rachel's confidence was quickly bolstered.

On the set just now, she had never seen an Asian director filming so crisply, fast-paced, and strictly messed up.

The title of the Asian rattlesnake really lives up to its name.

Fast and poisonous!
But it also puts more pressure on her.

I'm afraid that if the performance is not good, the protagonist will disappear.

Coupled with some minor physical problems, the result became more and more intense, so that the whole person didn't know what he was doing in the previous scene.

Fortunately, although the director was not easy to talk during filming, he was so warm in private.

Rachel suddenly felt that the pressure was gone, and her whole body became much lighter.

What she didn't know was that Lu Pingan really couldn't master any curse words in English.

He is also too lazy to waste energy with foreigners.

So directly turn on the "boasting group" mode.

He had joined this kind of group in his previous life, and was drawn into it by his classmates.

The inside is called a sweet!
Let him drift for hours.

I feel that I have the energy to do anything, and I have the confidence to solve even the biggest problems.

This is called encouragement!
So far, the effect looks really good.

Lu Pingan suddenly had a contrast, from extremely strict to extremely warm, which made Rachel's confidence soar.

Continue to shoot, Rachel's condition is obviously much better this time, and it's over after two passes.

The same is true for the next shooting. Rachel's state is getting more and more relaxed, and the whole shooting process has officially entered the fast lane.

After 16 days of filming, Lu Pingan took out his notebook and calculated carefully, with an average score of 97%.

Putting down the notebook, Lu Pingan sighed slightly.

He knew that if some plots were not modified, it would be useless to achieve transcendence after filming in the next two days.

The current 97% is still the result of modifying some small loopholes. For example, the figure of the masked killer has filled in some settings.

After all, there is a difference in the body shape of women and men, so Lu Pingan specially added some cushions in the killer suit.

This brought the lens at that time directly to 102%.

But these few words cannot affect the final overall situation.

Because the rest of the plot is not easy to modify.

This is a comedy thriller, the logic is smooth, and the cost and shooting time are just that.

It's a bit inappropriate to refine it.

Lu Pingan thought it was all right.

At least this time he tried to surpass for the first time, and he gained some experience, so he can be more confident next time.

Two days later, "Happy Death Day" was finished.

[98% completion, reward: deep sleep]

After accepting the reward, Lu Ping'an's eyes lit up.

Deep sleep, as the name suggests, can greatly improve the quality of his sleep, because the improvement in quality can also reduce his sleep time to about 4 hours, and at the same time, his spirit during the day will be better than before.

I only need to sleep for 4 hours a day, which is not as good as He Jiong, but it is also powerful enough, especially for the profession of director.

Lu Pingan was very satisfied.

"Okay, thank you everyone, don't be late for the party tonight!"

As Lu Pingan announced the end of the filming, everyone cheered.

After the work was over, Xiang Guoqiang came to report about the IP of "Batman" for the third time before the finale party.

After chatting with Warner, Xiang Guoqiang went to negotiate.

Now we have finished the third talk, and actually went there four times.

People ignored it the first time, but after hearing what Henry said the second time, the other party was sure that it was true.

Then, during the three lengthy negotiations, from resolutely refusing to being able to negotiate, Xiang Guoqiang said at the end of the third time: "Not for sale."

After hearing this, Lu Pingan felt a little regretful, but not too surprised.

Although this IP is basically dead now.

But there are still a lot of fans, and the sales of various peripherals are still very popular.

Warner restarts Batman, even without Nolan, it is probably only a matter of time.

However, Xiang Guoqiang added at this time: "But it can be rented."

"...You can't finish it all at once?"

"I didn't pause for long."

"Okay." Lu Pingan asked directly, "How about renting?"

"US$200 million a year, rented for up to 8 years, paid in one lump sum, but only the filming rights and some distribution rights are rented and sold, and there are many details in addition."

Not expensive!
The rights to Batman were originally super expensive.

It's just that people are willing to rent it now that they have already got the IP.

But this price is still a bit high according to the market price.

However, considering the overall time of Nolan's trilogy in the future, it will take less than 9 years from production to the release of the last film, with a box office of about 24 billion US dollars.

Lu Ping'an felt that if some important matters, such as a series of details such as obstacles to film distribution, could be guaranteed, they could be dealt with.

He is not short of money now, and it is already the end of August, and NetEase's stock price will reach the highest price at this stage next month.

His assets in the stock market have been calculated to be about 2.5 million US dollars. If he spends 1600 million to rent it out, it will not be a big problem to spend more than [-] million to shoot the first film in the future.

The remaining money can fully deal with some distribution layouts in China and Golden Harvest, and even some theaters in Laomei.

However, Lu Pingan will not use all the money to deploy physical assets for the time being, but will only take part of it, and the rest will continue to live in the stock market to maximize its benefits.

So even if all the money used to shoot Batman is lost now, he still doesn't have to worry about running out of money for the layout.

In addition, regarding the detailed rules, in fact, it can be adapted but not made up randomly. For example, turning Batman into a Chinese is definitely not allowed.

After reading it, Lu Ping'an told Xiang Guoqiang directly: "This condition is acceptable, but if you can talk about it, let's talk about it again, and the precautions in it must be carefully grasped."

"clear."

Xiang Guoqiang took the order to go, and he also talked with Peak Wattsberg.

Wattsberg and Warner have a relationship and know each other, so it is easy to talk about it.

Wattsberg actually did not support Lu Ping An's attempt to test Batman's copyright, but Lu Ping An said that if he really wanted to shoot, he would pay most of the money himself.

Wattsberg was already very rich, but it was only now that he began to wonder if Lu Pingan had more money than him.

He calculated Lu Ping An's box office distribution by himself, and his assets were still twice as much as his, but now it seems that Lu Ping An has hidden a lot.

So since Lu Pingan said so, he no longer objected, so he helped to talk.

Putting Batman aside, Lu Ping'an and the crew attended the party that night.

After working with Zenith's crew twice, everyone is already familiar with it.

In the future, Lu Pingan will become a shareholder of Peak, and these people will be our own people.

Everyone had a great time at the party.

Lao Mei is like this, she can be very happy without engaging in illegal activities.

At 5:[-] the next morning, Lu Pingan gently pulled Rachel's arm away, got up and got dressed.

After getting a deep sleep, his energy is very good, and he seems to be able to drink a little bit better, that is, even if he is also 8% drunk, he is still more awake than the usual 8% drunk.

So last night, I watched a group of people dancing wildly.

Rachel talked a lot with Lu Pingan through Jiu Jin, thanking him for this and that, and then said that Lu Pingan was handsome and the most handsome Asian she had ever seen, and finally they talked on the bed.

Lu Pingan experienced freedom and unrestrained.
The next day, Rachel called and said that she was going back to Maple Leaf Country for vacation. There was no shyness about last night in her tone. Instead, she said: "Last night was great, thank you, Lu."

Lu Pingan likes this kind of crispness.

I did as the Romans did, and then I had to continue working.

It's July 8th.

While Lu Pingan was stepping up his post-production work, news came from Venice that "Dinner for a Few People" had been shortlisted for the short film unit.

For this result, Lu Pingan was not surprised at all.

"Dinner for a Few" later won dozens of international awards and was nominated for an Oscar.

At the same time, it is a work after 2010, so it will have some advantages now.

So it is not a big problem to be shortlisted, the suspense is whether you can win the prize.

Publicity has already begun in the country.

This time at the Venice Film Festival, Lu Ping'an became the only filmmaker in the mainland again.

In the entire film festival, among the Chinese-language filmmakers, only two feature films, "Landscape of Love" by Xiangjiang director Li Miaoxue and Malaysian director Tsai Ming-liang's Bay-to-Wan film "Never Be Parted" were shortlisted.

In addition, this time Lu Pingan is still the moment to hit the world's four major short story grand slams.

Therefore, at the window of the Venice Film Festival, Lu Pingan's attention in China has once again increased.

It's just that it's not easy for them to find someone.

Lu Pingan was not prepared to be too concerned about the Grand Slam.

The top three in Europe, luck is the main factor, so let's be normal.

On September 9th, Lu Pingan completed the editing of "Happy Death Day", and the rest will only take about a week to finish. On the same day, he received a call from Hu Qingquan. The short film received a call from the awards ceremony, asking if he would like to go to Venice tomorrow .

I still have to go, if it is a grand slam, it can be regarded as a historical moment.

After returning the phone call with Hu Qingquan, Lu Pingan made arrangements and listened to Xiang Guoqiang's report before leaving.

8 million in 1500 years. The condition is that the filming will start within one year. Otherwise, the money will not be refunded. The distribution rights will be shared with Warner. If the first film has a good performance, the following series of films must account for no less than 40%.

Warner played a good abacus.

If the market is successful, they will continue to eat, and if the market is not flexible, they can also stop losses.

Sure enough, the big studios are not stupid.

Then do you want to do it?

of course yes!
If Nolan hesitated any longer, it would be useless to come up.

"That's it, sign the contract as soon as possible, and the liquidated damages will be higher."

"it is good."

On September 9, Lu Ping An landed in Venice
(End of this chapter)