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

Chapter 148 Co-production, mobile phone

"That movie is done."

"finished?"

"Correct."

Han Sanpin was a little surprised after hearing this.

How long has it been, less than 15 days.

It seems that the project is indeed too small.

At this time, Lu Pingan added: "But there is one more project that needs your help, Uncle Han."

"What project?"

"Batman"

Except for the matter of becoming a shareholder in the summit, Lu Ping confessed everything as he said to Hu Qingquan.

There is no need to hide it, nor can it be concealed.

Warner really wants to make trouble, and this kind of thing will definitely be exposed.

Just in case, let's say it in advance, so as not to fall badly when the time comes.

In addition, beside Lu Ping'an, Han Sanpin and Hu Qingquan's roles are actually similar, and they can be trusted, so it's not a big problem to say it.

And Han Sanpin did not unexpectedly go from disbelief to shock, and finally turned into a "worry" that made Lu Pingan feel warm.

"You are too courageous!"

Han Sanpin didn't know what to say.

1600 million US dollars to rent IP, if you talk about it, you can just drop it.

The key is to take advantage of the gamble.

If you lose the bet, at least tens of millions of dollars will be in vain.

This is a posture to lose all the money earned in these years!

He couldn't help wondering if Lu Pingan had been fooled by someone.

"I'm sure the movie can be profitable."

Lu Pingan explained a little.

Han Sanpin asked: "That's Hollywood after all, you are a dragon in the river, and he is a local snake. If something goes wrong, how can you fight it?"

"So this is what I told you."

Lu Pingan smiled, and talked about Warner's affairs and the possible risks in the forecast.

In fact, Lu Ping An basically doesn't worry about anything now.

The contract for renting IP is very clear, and you are not afraid of lawsuits.

Money is also enough.

He is not afraid of the possible temporary replacement of actors, directors, etc. that Watts and the others are most worried about.

There are so many actors in Hollywood, although there is basically no replacement for the top ones, but as a reborn IP, in fact, the top actors can be replaced by anyone, anyway, they all start from scratch.

Not to mention the director.

Lu Ping An itself is the biggest guarantee.

That is to say, he is not so interested in shooting the full Batman trilogy now.

What he values ​​more about the trilogy is actually the economic benefits.

Of course, if there is one less thing to do and more guarantees, it must be done.

So talking about this with Han Sanpin, one is to get some green light for the domestic production of the film.

On the other hand, I also want to have an accident, let China Film Group come forward, and communicate with Warner at a higher level.

Next year, China Film Group will establish Warner's domestic company with Warner and Hengdian in a few days, and Warner will use this to enter the domestic production and distribution market.

With this level of relationship, Warner will have more considerations in doing things.

In fact, the last time Barry Meyer and Lu Pingan met, Lu Pingan felt that this was probably because of this consideration.

Regardless of whether it exists or not, it will not be harmful to Lu Pingan to implement this relationship.

After hearing this, Han Sanpin directly expressed his opinion: "The contract is clear. Warner wants to enter the country. This aspect must be considered. I will say hello later, but there is no guarantee that nothing will happen."

"What if the other party really wants to make trouble?"

"It doesn't matter in other places, but they don't want to worry about the domestic business."

Han Sanpin was very stubborn.

Although he is only the second in command now, it is not without great means.

Of course, it would be best to be able to negotiate. After all, Warner is one of the top eight in Hollywood, and Hollywood and domestic levels are on the same level. Now in 2003, it is not easy for domestic parties to think hard.

The two cleared things up, and then began to talk about how to cooperate.

For Han Sanpin, if the film is made into a co-production, it is an appearance of political achievements, and the real gain is to promote exchanges on more levels.

He talked about the needs, and Lu Pingan also gave a suitable suggestion, which is "co-production".

Currently, Sino-US co-productions are not new.

"The Last Emperor" in the 80s was a co-production.

It’s just that the co-productions at that time were mainly Chinese collaborations.

After 00, the co-production model became dominated by private companies, and the two sides superimposed capital, manpower, and materials. At this stage, the Chinese people who appeared in the film were basically soy sauce.

It was not until 2010 that the co-production entered the "joint shipbuilding" mode. The two parties began to intervene from the stage of creativity and script, and then slowly Chinese capital began to become the dominant player.

At present, what Lu Pingan and Han Sanpin proposed is the intermediate stage.

It only participates in investment and obtains rights in production sites, manpower, and individual soy sauce roles, and the rest is still dominated by the US.

"Batman 1" is quite special, and it is not easy to plug yellow people in it.

In the original film, there are only a few yellow faces. Except for three or two soy saucers, the stand-in of the big boss "Lei Xiaogu" plays the most roles.

But that plot is "Shadow Dancers League", it's Neon Ninja style, and it's villains.

Lu Ping'an didn't really want to change this element into Chinese, it would attract scolding.

So the only thing we can cooperate with this time is to add some domestic scenes and insert a few harmless faces of Chinese people who are playing soy sauce.

But this has already made Han Sanpin very happy.

After all, it is a Hollywood movie, and it is a big IP and a big production.

It's the first time to cooperate with Hollywood. Hollywood is so powerful that they must be the main ones.

Moreover, the project is "life-threatening" for Lu Ping'an, so the request should not be so big.

Now that's actually pretty good.

With such a big IP and such a big production, "Batman" will be filmed in the mainland, which is big news.

Some Chinese elements and Chinese faces can appear in it, which is extremely popular in this era, and of course it is also extremely beneficial to political achievements.

enough.

"No problem, when to start squeaking at any time."

Things are settled, simple and simple.

Then Han Sanpin asked: "Do you have any ideas to make public?"

"Not yet."

"If you want to hide it, you can't hide it."

"Then let's talk about it then."

Han Sanpin nodded in approval.

The shooting of the project has not yet started, and there is no shortage of money, so there is no need to rush to announce it.

Then the two talked about the investment. Lu Ping'an was open-minded, and any share within 1000 million US dollars was fine.

Han Sanpin said to discuss with the company first.

The project is too big to decide.

The issue of domestic distribution can be decided first.

After the matter was settled, the two drank tea for a while, and at 5 o'clock, the two went to the premiere of "Mobile".

Today Feng Dapao's "Mobile Phone" premiered at the Haidian Theater.

Feng Dapao invited Lu Pingan in advance and made a phone call. He had come to Lu Pingan's two premieres in the past, so it would be inappropriate not to go this time.

When we get to the place, it's still the same, red carpet, interview.

Lu Ping'an appeared, the red carpet was over, and the reporters surrounded him with a whoosh.

Lu Pingan has achieved success in Hollywood. This is the first time he has appeared, and the attention on the scene is extremely high. A director has more exposure than the stars in front of the stage, and the rest of the stars are very envious.

Of course, they are more interested in chatting with Lu Pingan and getting online, but they don't know if there is a chance.

During the interview, Lu Pingan set the tone when he came up: "I will talk about "Mobile" today, and I will not answer other questions."

"What do you think of the movie? We have to watch it, but I don't think Director Feng will disappoint."

"Box office expectations? We still have to watch it before we talk about it. I think it will definitely not be low. It is absolutely no problem to surpass Director Feng's own record."

Simply answer a few questions related to today's topic, and do not answer the rest that are irrelevant.

The same will be true for the movie viewing interview about "Mobile Phone" in a while.

Sophisticated people still need to pay attention.

Moreover, there is no need to disassemble.

This made Feng Dapao and the others breathe a sigh of relief.

After entering the arena, Feng Dapao and the others warmly greeted him.

After a brief chat, Feng Dapao talked to Han Sanpin, while Xu Fan and Fan Xiaopang stayed to talk to Lu Pingan.

Xu Fan joked:

"Just now Xiaofan was still asking if you would come."

Lu Pingan looked at Fan Xiaopang: "Did you say that? You will be fined for drinking that night."

Fan Xiaopang hadn't spoken yet, Xu Fan answered: "Ping'an drinks a lot, so I need to punish Fan for a few drinks."

Fan Xiaopang didn't show any weakness: "Okay, I'll just watch the road guide tonight."

Lu Ping'an could see it, Xu Fan seemed to be happy to push Fan Xiaopang to Lu Ping'an's side.

Lu Pingan thought to himself, could something be wrong during the filming?

Before thinking too much, Ge You and Fan Wei came.

They are both acquaintances. The two have just finished filming Lu Ping'an's "Wonderful Night", and they have a very good relationship.

After a brief chat, someone brought an actor to talk to Lu Pingan.

"Guide Lu, this is Zhou Jie"

"Guide Lu, I'm short and tight."

"Road guide."

Everyone's attitude is very positive, Hollywood's skin is different.

We talked one by one, and after a while the premiere started.

Yang Kun came on stage and sang the theme song.

The main creator came to the stage to speak.

After a while, the lights dim and the movie begins.

There was nothing to talk about in the movie, Lu Pingan was only curious about when Xiao Cui would start bombarding Feng Dapao.

Tonight, or tomorrow?
(End of this chapter)