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

Chapter 143 Finalization, Domestic Reaction, Unpopular Director ([-] in [-])

"Wow! Mom!!!"

On the set of "Latent", with a burst of cries, the shooting process was forced to stop.

It turned out that Sonny, the young actor who played the hero's son, was frightened by the actor with "ghost makeup".

Lu Pingan was helpless, this was the fourth time, and he didn't think too much, and released Wen Ziren directly: "Xiao Wen."

"understand!"

Wen Ziren immediately ran forward and performed the man-warming method.

After a while, the young actor's status returned, and the whole crew was relieved.

Child actors are troublesome in Hollywood.

Shooting cannot exceed 3 hours a day. For horror films, there must be psychological related medical equipment, and you cannot die in the plot, etc.

So little Sonny was so frightened, and now he has been coaxed. If he still has problems after being questioned in his heart, the crew may have a lot of trouble, such as losing money, getting into a lawsuit, etc., which is very troublesome.

Fortunately, Wen Ziren is obviously stronger than ordinary psychotherapists, even stronger than little Sonny's mother.

Coax, hug, and after a few words, the problem is solved.

It's even been a week since the film was filmed, and Lu Ping'an suspected that Sonny wanted to do this on purpose so that Wen Ziren could "play" with him.

Speaking of it, Wen Ziren is really easy to use.

His native language is English, and his sense of smell for horror movies is extremely sensitive, so he can completely follow Lu Pingan's thinking, so that when Lu Ping An needs actors to express what kind of effect but he can't express it clearly, Wen Ziren, who understands it in seconds, can Helps with communication very well.

This also made the shooting process go very smoothly.

Now it took a week to shoot, and the progress of the film is about 60% completed, which is three days faster than expected.

Not bad, Lu Pingan thinks this little brother is worth the money.

In the afternoon, when I got off work, Wen Ziren and Lu Ping'an went home together after the finishing work, and then had dinner, then began to summarize today's problems and then discussed other things.

Lu Pingan also plays the role of "master".

Those who come up with the answer, teach it well, and those who are not easy to answer, just say: "You have to understand it yourself in practice."

Overall, the number of times that the above answers cannot be answered is very small.

Because the current Wen Ziren is indeed not that strong, and has very little practical experience.

But Lu Pingan can also tell that with his talent, it probably won't be long before he surpasses ordinary people like Lu Pingan in horror movies.

The next day, Jimmy Fallon came to play a cameo, and Lu Pingan entrusted him with the role of the first batch of exorcists that appeared in the film. This is a pair of exorcists.

In response to "David's Late Show", Lu Pingan and Jimmy Fallon each made a guest appearance, just for fun, which is quite interesting.

During the cameo, Jimmy Fallon recorded a follow-up report, which will air when "Insidious" begins its release promotion.

Combined with the talk show, the publicity effect will be good.

During the filming, the box office of "Day of Death" was released in the third week, with 1600 million, and the total North American box office also reached 5600 million, which made Lu Pingan once again one of the focuses of the Hollywood media.

Success again after "Chain Saw 1", Lu Pingan has basically gained a firm foothold in Hollywood, and the market price of the director's remuneration has also completely stabilized at 300 million US dollars!
At the same time, other regions have also begun to go online one after another, and the box office is expected to exceed 2000 million this week.

Regardless of the rest of the region, Road Ping An only looks at the North American account, and the profit after deducting costs and announcements will be about 2200 million.

Very good, but will be used up soon.

Wattsberg has already contacted several theater companies, and the task for next year is to establish his own distribution channels and the first theater.

The rest are kept for future film projects.

In the future, Fengfeng will have both legs hard.

One is a low-budget horror film, and the other is an award-winning film.

Small-budget horror films are currently developing step by step. After "Insidious" is finished, it will be released in March next year, followed by "Death Day 3", "Chain Saw 2", and "Insidious 2". Ping An only participated in the screenwriting, and the director did not participate.

As for the award-winning movies, the closest one is "Brokeback Mountain", which Lu Pingan bought before.

The specific shooting time will be in the second half of 04, impacting Venice in 05 and Oscar in 06.

With profits and awards, the peak will be able to stand firmly in the first echelon of Hollywood independent film companies after a wave of success.

During the Laomei period, news also came from the mainland.

The Bashu team has completed the shooting of "Kung Fu Panda" and is currently moving back to the capital. Wu Guohua has already rented a larger office space, and the next work can only be arranged after Lu Ping'an finishes his busy work and returns home.

During the period, Wanwan also called. There will be a Golden Horse Awards ceremony on December 12th. The other party invited him, but Lu Pingan is not free. After the filming of "Latent", he has to follow up in the later stage. At the same time, he has to watch Wen Ziren's movie for a while. On the other hand, he didn't have any work shortlisted for the Golden Horse this time, so he didn't go there at all.

The original owner's sister-in-law also called to remind him not to forget the date.

December 12th was the wedding of the original owner's sister-in-law and his boyfriend who was a policeman. Of course, Lu Pingan would not forget it, because that day was also an auspicious day, suitable for marriage, prayers and sacrifices.

Lu Pingan had long ago decided to set the date for opening the masterpiece on that day.

By December 12th, "Latent" was finished.

【Completion degree 97%】

[Reward: Unchanged face]

The structure of the work is complete, and there is basically no room for Lu Pingan to improve. Wen Ziren, who was hired to help, is still a rookie, and it is expected that he could not surpass it.

Looking at the rewards again, Lu Pingan found that this was a psychological skill.

The so-called facial expression does not change, which means that there will be no physiological reaction when seeing certain disgusting, scary and other scenes that can cause negative emotions.

This skill is very suitable for forensics!

Lu Pingan thought of it immediately.

However, Lu Ping'an was very satisfied, because he would really vomit when he saw some exciting scenes.

Now I think of some scenes, such as the small video of northern Myanmar I saw in my previous life, it was like watching a normal movie, I didn’t feel much, and I even felt a little hungry
Not bad, at least it filled one of his psychological weaknesses.

After accepting the reward, Lu Pingan called everyone to call it a day, and then finished the party at night.

The actors in "Latent" this time are all newcomers.

Rachel became famous and joined a new crew, and so did David.

In fact, even if the two of them were free, Lu Pingan would not let them act, it was not suitable and expensive.

Now these new actors are good, with a total salary of less than 9.

It took 12 days to shoot, and the total cost was only 77.

Of course, including Lu Pingan's own director's salary, it would be expensive. This time, the director's salary was paid at 200 million, and the money should still be taken.

In addition, there is a share, 50%.

The movie was a big hit, but he was still the biggest winner.

The few shareholders didn't have any opinions. Without Road Ping An Company, there wouldn't be such a lucrative project, and they were all satisfied.

"Latent" is finished, and the next step is the post-production work.

Wen Ziren is still learning at this stage.

At the same time, the news that "The Day of Death" exploded three weeks after its release in North America spread back to China, which immediately caused a shock in the domestic industry.

At this time, China happened to be a window for the marketing of "House of Flying Daggers".

On the same day, "House of Flying Daggers" released stills, Hua Tsai and Takeshi Kaneshiro's Jin Yiwei appearance, the gorgeous costumes of the International Chapter with dance poses, Song Dandan's appearance, and the bamboo sea on the film set.

Several stills, exquisite and beautiful.

In addition, "House of Flying Daggers" also released more soft articles about the plot and story.

Lao Mouzi this time focuses on martial arts, saying that his favorite author of martial arts novels is Gu Long.

The new film "House of Flying Daggers" will also be different from "Hero", adding more special effects and more visually impactful martial arts actions.

All in all, the marketing has made many fans interested in "House of Flying Daggers".

Zhang Weiping deliberately read the comments on the Internet, and everyone basically had the same meaning.

That is, "Hero" should be scolded or scolded, but it still approves of Lao Mouzi.

After all, Lao Mouzi's blood is thick. He is the top director in China at the moment. He is excellent in business and art, so even if the reputation of "Hero" in 02 was torn, most people still recognize Lao Mouzi. "Hero" was just a small mistake for him, and it will be fine later.

Zhang Weiping is very happy, he feels that everything is under control.

Movies rely on publicity.

At this point, he couldn't help thinking of Lu Pingan.

Now Lu Ping'an's new work "9527" is still tightly covered, which is very effective. Everyone is very curious, and it also puts a lot of pressure on Zhang Weiping, but after his overall assessment, he still feels that Lu Ping'an's Star Film and Television is in terms of marketing Not as good as him.

This is still soft power. In terms of hard power, "9527" has an average lineup, the director's reputation is not as good as Lao Mouzi, and the investment is even less than "Yuan".

So now it seems that the advantage is still with me!

However, at this moment, news about Lu Ping'an suddenly broke out on the Internet.

"Lu Pingan succeeds again in Hollywood"

Zhang Weiping shivered suddenly, and opened it to take a closer look.

The media portrayed it vividly.

It is said that Ping An's first Hollywood film only received 100 million US dollars in investment, but it turned out to be a big hit and created a miracle.

When it came to the second part, it was common sense to get at least 3000 million US dollars in investment, but in the end it was still less than 500 million US dollars. The investors felt that Lu Ping An's first success was luck.

But Lu Ping'an is struggling, with only this little money, still relying on his strength to give you amazing results.

$400 million, 5600 million at the box office!And it's only been three weeks, the global box office will still exceed [-] million in the future!

This achievement is a miracle in Hollywood!

The media also reproduced many comments from old American media, celebrities, and the public.

"Lu is the most talented Chinese director I have ever seen."

"Lu's films are really great, he made me realize the strength of Chinese directors."

"Lu is too surprising, he will become a real big director."

"Because of Lu, I have a great interest in Chinese movies."

The news finally said: After this time, Lu Pingan will completely gain a foothold in Hollywood, becoming another successful Chinese director in Hollywood after Li An, Wu Yusen and others!

These days, anyone who has anything to do with old beauty can attract widespread attention.

What's more, Lu Ping'an is still going to win the glory, and it's still fighting for the glory!
Furthermore, in this era when commercial films are gradually being accepted by mainland filmmakers, it is no longer difficult to openly discuss the box office.

Lu Ping'an's commercial success in Hollywood may bring him a bigger bonus than short film Oscars and Grand Slams.

So this piece of news quickly became today's hot topic. It directly crushed "House of Flying Daggers" in the film industry, and even went out of the circle directly, becoming social news to a certain extent.

After the general public saw it, they were very excited.

It should be said that the news narrative in the previous story meeting mode can only make domestic netizens have a small climax.

But when I saw the comments of foreigners reproduced later, and saw that they all expressed their admiration, the feeling of orgasm was raised several degrees at once.

A lot of netizens commented on the forum.

"Lu Ping An Niubi!"

"What movie, where can I watch it?"

"I want to know if it can be screened in China."

"I've seen all of Lu Ping'an's movies, and they are really interesting."

"If you want to talk about the storyline of the movie, Lu Ping'an beat Lao Mouzi by a block!"

"I agree, but it would be even better if Lu Pingan could have the imagery in Lao Mouzi's movie."

"I am old and beautiful. I watched "Chain Saw", and I can only say that Lu Ping'an is amazing! The quality of the new movie "Happy Death Day" is not as good as "Chain Saw", but it is still good-looking!"

"Whether discs are sold upstairs, please buy them at a high price."

"I just want to know what movie "9527" is."

"Inside information, "9527" is a comedy!"

"The upstairs is full of nonsense."

Then various news about Lu Pingan's new Hollywood movie also became the focus of attention.

Everyone is curious, what kind of film can conquer old beauty?

The escaping curiosity also flocked to Lu Pingan's new movie "9527" in the mainland.

As for "House of Flying Daggers"?
People still pay attention.

It's just that Zhang Weiping knows that this wave of marketing is far from the desired effect.

But he doesn't panic, because "Hero" will be released in Laomei in a few months.

I believe that when the super high box office is achieved by then, they will definitely be able to find their place again!

Lu Pingan has achieved another success in Hollywood, which has also made many people in the industry eager to move.

Countless people are thinking, if Lu Ping'an is successful in Hollywood, then can he act in Hollywood movies through his relationship?
Of course, the bigwigs in the industry are relatively calm about this matter.

Because they all know what kind of role a director is in Hollywood.

Whether the project can participate or not is not decided by the director. This is not a co-production film, but a pure Hollywood film. It is not so simple to participate in the investment.

However, it is necessary to keep an eye on them, so they politely sent their blessings, congratulations and wish Lu Ping An further progress in his career.

But some people are not so sure.

When Zhang Weiping was asked about Lu Pingan by the reporter, he sang the opposite tune.

"Horror films are niche films in Laomei, and they are not popular. No matter how high the box office is, it is of no use. Let's talk about it when he participates in big production projects and achieves success."

After saying that, he turned and left.

He was tired of the news these days.

And as Zhang Weiping came out to sing bad news.

There are also more bad-mouthing voices on the market.

Some people think that Lu Pingan is stupid, going to Hollywood to make money for others, earning so much and not having any share for you, it's almost like being taken advantage of.

Some people think that what Zhang Weiping said is right, horror movies are not mainstream anywhere, and there is nothing to brag about Lu Ping'an's success.

Some people say that Lu Pingan is conveying stereotypes to the West, making them think that Chinese people can only make horror movies
There are all kinds of voices, good and bad.

But one thing is certain.

That is, Lu Ping'an's director status is indeed a lot higher.

That's Hollywood after all, and it's a circle that despises the ceiling level of the current film and television industry.

For Hong Kong and Taiwan film and television circles, practitioners in the mainland have sharpened their heads and drilled into it, and Hollywood is even more so.

So regardless of whether Lu Pingan's films in Hollywood are mainstream or not, now that he has achieved great success, he has directly become the most popular director among mainland and even Chinese directors.

Countless actors began to fantasize that it would be great if they could be valued by Lu Pingan, that would be a Hollywood movie!

As the director, Lu Ping'an, isn't it easy to get into the group?
So find a way to get rid of the relationship!
Those who hold this point of view are basically people who are ignorant of Hollywood.

Their perspective on things is not so high, so they will naturally be much more naive.

Zhang Songwen, Ning Hao and a group of friends who are close to Lu Ping'an are always asked this way these days.

Zhang Songwen was even said, and you and Lu Dao said that as long as you can make an appearance in a Hollywood movie, money is not a problem.

But this question has no answer.

I have a chance, can I give it to you?
If you say there is no chance, you don't believe it, and it offends others.

So the answer is very unified: I will ask later
Liu Xiaoli also took the initiative to ask Liu Qianqian: "Have you contacted Ping An recently?"

"Of course there is."

Liu Qianqian was a little impatient.

She doesn't like mother's snobbish questioning very much.

But for the matter itself, she was very happy.

Because the relationship between her and Lu Pingan has always been good, she always goes to the courtyard of his house, and when Lu Pingan is at home, she occasionally goes there for a meal, and she can also enter Lu Pingan's study!She bought all the koi in his water tank, but she didn't know if they were dead now, so she decided to ask Zhang Songwen to get the key tomorrow and then go and have a look.

You see, this is much better than many actors who have a hard time seeing him.

"That's good." Liu Xiaoli felt relieved after hearing this, but still instructed: "Ask him when he will be back when you are free."

"No, there's no reason."

Liu Qianqian still felt that the purpose was too obvious, and she didn't like it.

Liu Xiaoli shook her head: "Give him the script of the next play."

"I don't need it."

"Silly girl!"

Liu Xiaoli started to raise some points, "If we have a good relationship now, will it continue to be good in the future?"

"...All right."

Liu Qianqian looked helpless, but Liu Xiaoli's words did give her a sense of crisis.

Lu Ping'an is doing so well in Hollywood, flying higher and higher, and getting busier. In the future, there will be fewer and fewer opportunities to go to his house for dinner, and the relationship will become more and more distant. Thinking about it this way, it's really true Some sense of loss.

So she quickly took her mother's advice.

After the text message was sent, Liu Qianqian felt inexplicably nervous.

Fortunately, Lu Pingan replied quickly: "We'll talk about it when we return to China in a few days."

With a text message, Liu Qianqian's entire sky seemed to light up, oh no, it's never been overcast, and only her mother was thinking about it!
Lu Ping An has received many similar text messages.

Everyone wanted to improve their relationship with Lu Pingan.

Even Yan Danchen was not exempt, and he could hear a sense of crisis in his tone when he called.

Lu Ping'an couldn't help but sigh with emotion, winning so many awards in the past, and the domestic box office exploded several times, none of which had as much influence as success in Hollywood.

This foreign monk Yankee is really good at chanting scriptures!
He felt a little too much.

This is really not possible.

But it can't be changed.

Such is the case in this age.

Just as he was thinking, the phone rang again, and it was Han Sanpin calling to congratulate him.

"Peace, congratulations!"

"It's nothing, just a small achievement."

"Then try to make greater achievements next time!"

"I try my best."

After congratulating, Han Sanpin continued: "I know you are only a director now, and you can't make decisions about many things, but if there is a chance for Sino-US cooperation, you still have to consider it, but don't pay too much attention to it, that's what I said, there is really no chance It's okay."

He didn't know Lu Ping'an's position at the top, so it was just a mention.

Lu Ping'an probably also heard that Han Sanpin might be under some pressure, otherwise he wouldn't mention it.

"Okay Uncle Han, I'll fight for it."

In fact, "Batman 1" is actually okay, and there are several scenes in it involving the mainland.

It's just that "Batman 1" is still in the prop production stage, and the official shooting will not start until next year, so there is no rush.

Han Sanpin then asked: "When will you return to China?"

"I'll be back on the 18th to attend the wedding."

"That's just right, it's probably on the 18th or 19th. The higher ups will ask you for a meeting. Regarding the Olympics, they should call you tomorrow. Pay attention."

Han Sanpin said that this time Lu Pingan made great achievements in Hollywood, which indirectly affected his status in the eyes of the superiors.

Regarding this, Lu Ping'an's tone was flat, saying that he would not think about it after knowing it.

It's a pit, he won't jump, and they may not really jump for you, there is an old schemer who is on top of it.

Han Sanpin continued: ""House of Flying Daggers" was blocked by you."

Lu Pingan laughed on the spot.

It's unexpected, but it's comforting to listen to.

Han Sanpin: "Zhang Weiping is very unconvinced, saying that you are not popular."

"I don't care about him, no matter how many good things he says, I will always keep an eye on him!"

Lu Pingan didn't feel anything at all.

It's not Zhang Weiping's decision whether to be popular or not.

What's more, if you really want to say that horror movies are not mainstream, for him, it is a matter of minutes to become popular.

It's just that it all has to go according to plan.

Now he has attracted so much attention in the mainland just by relying on two small-cost successes.

If it was replaced by a big production directly and achieved success, then it must not explode.

To go to another level, let them know that they are also capital in Hollywood.

Well, there is no leisure time.

Lu Pingan didn't expect to get there so soon.

Take your time.

Hide if you can.

Now, he just needs to be a "not popular" little director.

For the rest, you can make a fortune in silence.

After the phone call, Lu Pingan continued to reply to a few close text messages, then ignored the phone and continued to do the post-production.

(End of this chapter)