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

Chapter 17 Negotiation, Crew

Because "The Tuner" is only 14 minutes long, one appreciation class is enough to complete the viewing and appreciation analysis.

Lu Pingan and the main creators were hanging out all afternoon.

After the performance department, the director department, and then other majors.

During the period, some courageous girls asked Lu Pingan: "Does Xuedi Lu have a girlfriend?"

The audience laughed, and Lu Pingan almost blushed.

In four classes in one afternoon, I said the same thing several times.

And after that, it is said that I will go to the Chinese opera to communicate with each other. I am afraid that I am busy these days.

At the same time, the sixth princess has also started broadcasting the "Tuner" short film on TV.

The sale of 5 yuan to the six-year copyright of the Six Princesses was facilitated by China Film Group.

One of the goals is to see how the next short film will react in the eyes of the audience.

China Film said that there will be preliminary results when the talks are held tomorrow.

At the end of the afternoon class, at 8:[-] pm, the creators of "Tuner" started the celebration banquet.

Lu Pingan, who had made a lot of money, would not be suitable to treat guests in a tavern, so he chose a hotel and opened a private room for two tables.

In addition to the original dozen or so main creators, this time there are also several old classmates of Yan Danchen.

Xing Jiadong, Zu Feng, and Chen Kun, who is about to become popular right now.

In February, during the opening of the Berlin Film Festival, Chen Kun's "Like Fog, Like Rain and Like Wind" was broadcast.

It hasn't been long since the broadcast started, and Chen Kun is already popular, but not yet completely popular.

So this time is also the only free time he has.

After a few days, the popularity of TV dramas will officially rise, and Chen Kun will be extravagant if he wants to be free.

The arrival of Chen Kun and others also made the creators very happy.

This is a senior and a popular star, so there is so much to talk about.

Of course, the more happy thing is Lu Ping'an's red envelope.

Not much, two hundred per person, which made everyone so happy again.

So the celebration banquet at night was very lively.

At 11 o'clock, everyone started the second KTV session. Chen Kun said that it was inappropriate for them to go, so they left after calling each other.

Yan Danchen also followed, saying that some old classmates including Xiao Yanzi and He Lin would also come over after a while, and these classmates just got together.

Lu Pingan didn't stop them, each has his own circle, it's better not to force them to mix together.

After walking out of the hotel and the two groups separated, Chen Kun found an opportunity to interrogate Yan Danchen.

"Say, are you interested in Lu Pingan?"

At the dinner table, he saw some clues.

Lu Pingan, a primary school boy, and Yan Danchen flirted with each other. Although it was very subtle, it also proved that the relationship between the two was good, and there was a high probability that they would go that way.

Yan Danchen certainly denied this: "He is so much younger than me, how is it possible?"

Chen Kun said with a smirk: "Do you need a reason to love someone?"

This is a line from "A Chinese Journey to the West", which became popular in China last year. Until now, young people can pull a few lines, and Chen Kun is no exception.

Yan Danchen was a little annoyed when he was told: "What is it? He and I are just friends, okay? I treat him like a younger brother."

"Look, I'm in a hurry!"

Chen Kun laughed loudly, and then said seriously, "Don't worry, I won't talk nonsense, just don't forget to tell my old classmate when something good happens."

"Let's go quickly, the reporter will come in a while."

Yan Danchen started to chase people away.

Chen Kun didn't say anything anymore, and only gave her a see-through look.

In fact, he was not particularly interested in Yan Danchen's relationship issues.

But he was still interested in Lu Pingan.

After all, Lu Ping'an is a talented director, and he is also a good person. Next, he is likely to make "The Tuner" into a big movie and embark on the road of a formal film director.

Although Lu Pingan also said just now that this matter is not certain, but regardless of whether he will become popular in the future, Chen Kun, who has just started his career, feels that his strategy of spreading the net must be right now, in case this junior can really take off Woolen cloth?
But Yan Danchen didn't think too much, after she finished talking with Chen Kun, she secretly sent a text message to Lu Pingan: "Drink less."

Lu Pingan also replied quickly: "Okay, my queen!"

She burst out laughing, and then realized that she seemed to be too active today.

She touched her face, it was a little hot.

Well, it must be the spirit of alcohol. . .

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After Chen Kun and others left, the creators continued to sing. Tomorrow is Saturday, so it doesn't matter how late it is.

Lu Pingan simply opened an all-night private room.

It's good to be young, singing all night is not a problem for everyone.

If you really can't hold on, Lu Pingan has already arranged a hotel room, so everyone will have no worries tonight.

Early the next morning, when Beijing Film Academy started a new round of art examinations, Lu Pingan came to China Film Academy with the script and the legal staff introduced by Hu Qingquan and Uncle Liao.

Regarding the making of a big movie of "The Tuner", he also talked with Hu Qingquan about the general script concept, and the two discussed it many times.

Hu Qingquan is an academic, and he knows best what themes are suitable for in the current market.

He believes that judging from the current viewing volume of Chinese people, the themes of love and comedy are actually the safest.

So at that time, he and Lu Pingan reached a consensus that unless the short film "Tuner" wins an award, the big movie should be released as far back as possible, don't worry, take your time.

But it’s different now. “The Tuner” won the Silver Bear Award, which is a shareholder wind, and China Film has also sensed this business opportunity.

The work adapted by a genius director won the Silver Bear Award, which is the basis of success.

Of course, whether to actually shoot it in the end depends on some subsequent market reactions, such as the feedback from Six Princesses.

And now is the time for the answer to be revealed.

Soon a few people entered China Film Group and met Mr. Cui, the person in charge whom he had met in Berlin. He was also accompanied by a familiar figure of Lu Pingan: Han Sanpin.

At this time, Han Sanpin was not that mountain sculpture, but he was already very energetic. He was the vice chairman and deputy general manager of China Film Group.

Now Lu Ping'an's script China Film will vote or not, how much to vote for, and how much support he can get after casting, he can decide with one sentence.

After a brief introduction, let's move on to the topic.

It was Han Sanpin who spoke first.

"The feedback from CCTV came out. The audience's response to "The Tuner" was very good. At least 3% of the people thought it was a trailer and called to ask when it would be released. Half of the remaining people thought it was a trailer. The short film is too short to watch, and most of the rest asked if they could play it more times, and of course there were some complaints, saying that it was a bit scary and easy to scare people, but fortunately, there were not many such people, yesterday there were only three."

The atmosphere in the conference room instantly became relaxed.

The feedback from the six princesses is already obvious. Short films are very popular, and the prospect of big movies is expected to be very good.

So Han Sanpin said: "The next step is to see how the script of classmate Lu's big movie is going. I have no problem here."

"Thank you Mr. Han."

Lu Pingan thanked him, and distributed the printed "Tuner" movie script to everyone after exploring.

Everyone including Hu Qingquan, this is the first time they have seen the specific story of a big movie.

And the result was no surprise.

Needless to say, the script from the Indian version of "The Tuner" is excellent.

Everyone thought it was a simple extended version of a short film after seeing it at first glance.

But the more I look at the back, the more I feel that things are not that simple.

The same pianist who pretended to be blind also witnessed a murder, but what happened next was extremely interesting.

After the protagonist witnesses the murder of a star, he has to continue pretending to be blind in order to save his life. After getting away, he has been struggling with whether to call the police. After some deliberation and anxiety, he chooses to call the police.

However, the white-clothed man in the star’s home turned out to be the chief of the police. This situation aroused the suspicion of the chief of police. Later, the protagonist was exposed to the blind man’s lies and fell into the predicament of being chased and killed by the chief of police and the star’s wife. Later, he managed to escape to the black market In an underground trading place, his kidney was almost dug out, but he escaped smoothly in the end.

Only in the end, how did the protagonist escape, is the protagonist telling the truth or lies, is he really blind or fake blind, why can he hit the soda can accurately if he is really blind, and what is the reason behind the fake blind words? What does the appearing "rabbit" element represent and so on.

After reading the script for the first time, everyone couldn't think of the correct answer for a while.

But it didn't affect everyone's unanimous affirmation of the script.

As a teacher, Hu Qingquan first gave praise: "Yes, it is in danger again and again, and it is reversed again and again. The evil of human nature is jaw-dropping. It is a good script!"

Everyone also agreed.

But Han Sanpin said: "The script is good, but it still needs to be changed. The role of the police chief should be adjusted."

The river crab master is here!

Lu Ping'an was a little helpless, but fortunately, he was prepared for this.

"How about putting the background in Southeast Asia?"

Han Sanpin nodded in affirmation: "This is a good idea. In this way, the ending will be fine, but your filming costs will have to go up."

Lu Ping'an continued to explain: "You don't need to shoot in real scenes, but only use costumes and props to imply that this is a non-domestic environment, and the specific country will not be specified."

This is the concept of the overhead world. Later, the domestic remake of India's "Manslaughter" was like this. Lu Pingan borrowed it, and I think it can be passed.

Sure enough, both Han Sanpin and the person in charge of China Film Group expressed their affirmation.

So things settled down.

The next step is to negotiate the distribution of benefits.

Han Sanpin said: "There are mostly indoor scenes, and there are not many big scenes. If the rabbit uses special effects, it will be more expensive. I think it is about 400 million to 500 million."

The rest of the people also nodded one after another, and then finally confirmed, first set 400 million.

Mr. Cui, the person in charge of China Film Group, asked: "Ping An, how much do you plan to invest?"

Lu Pingan said directly: "I will pay 200 million."

"Is this Stud?" Mr. Cui asked in surprise.

He knew how much money Lu Pingan made this time. After tax, it was about 240 million yuan. This time, he took out 200 million yuan at one time, which can indeed be regarded as stud.

But this is also understandable, the script is good, the early feedback from the market is good, there is no problem with the copyright, and it can be sold in foreign markets at that time, it is indeed worth taking a gamble.

So after discussing with several people from China Film Group, they confirmed: "Then we will pay the remaining 200 million, including distribution, accounting for 60%.

Lu Ping'an looked calm, this result was expected, the other party can solve the issue of issuance, it is normal to account for 10% more.

So he nodded and said, "Okay, but I have to be the director. I want 50 yuan for the screenwriter and director."

The other party didn't hesitate: "Yes, the director of the Silver Bear Award is worth the price."

"I have the final say on actors."

"Who do you want to find?"

"The first choice is the original team."

"Okay, but you'd better come to an audition."

Lu Pingan understands this meaning, the distribution of benefits is the same for actors.

He expressed his understanding of this, and it is impossible for him to arrange all his own people in one movie.

So it’s good that the main characters can be grasped by themselves.

So he nodded and said, "Yes."

Things settled down very well.

Originally, Lu Pingan thought that there would be some haggling over the remuneration, such as bargaining from 50 to 30, but he didn't expect that they would make a decision without hesitation.

Also, it's not their money.

What's more, Lu Ping'an has already proved his strength, and the movie has a good prospect, so they just let go.

This actually made Lu Pingan wonder if he was shouting low.

However, the matter has been settled, and it is very in line with his wishes, so Lu Pingan didn't think too much about it.

Next, when the matter is finalized, Lu Pingan needs to register the company as soon as possible, and then the investment agreement must be signed in the name of the company or studio.

After Lu Ping'an returned, Han Sanpin and President Cui read the script again, and Han Sanpin said with emotion: "It's hard to imagine that this little guy is only a freshman."

"Why, are you interested in cultivating it?"

Mr. Cui knew what Han Sanpin was thinking when he saw Han Sanpin.

These days, the reform is being discussed, and the concept of "blockbuster" has also been put on the table. Whether commercial films will become the object of strong support in the future is still being discussed, but basically there is a direction.

If you want to make commercial films, you can't count on those old antiques, you have to start from the fifth generation or even the next generation.

Needless to say, the fifth generation, there is currently no one in the younger generation that stands out, so Lu Pingan has jumped out now and has become the focus of attention.

Regarding this, Han Sanpin said with a smile: "No hurry, let's take a look first."

President Cui of China Film Group said with a smile: "There is no need to worry, Xiaolu is only a freshman, and he is from the capital, so he can't escape..."

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On the other hand, after the matter was finalized, Xiang Guoqiang, the legal staff introduced by Uncle Liao, started working immediately, followed the procedures, and set up the company.

Lu Pingan directly rented an office building in the capital as the place of registration, and named it Ping An Film and Television. Unfortunately, this name cannot be used, because there is already a very good "Ping An" group company in China, so Lu Ping An simply changed it to Star Film and Television , implying the stars and the sea.

The time taken by the normal process can be solved with money, and Xiang Guoqiang is a veteran in this area, and it was all done by the third day.

At the same time, Lu Pingan's more than 32 US dollars also arrived in the account, and then the signing with China Film was also smooth, and the payment was also smooth, but China Film sent a special person to watch, obviously still worried about Lu Pingan, a newcomer. million of money.

When they came to the school again to ask for leave with the contract and proof of funds, the teachers were still surprised even if they knew it already.

This freshman kid is really about to start directing big movies.

How long has it been!
Then they approached Hu Qingquan one after another to see if there was a chance to participate.

Hu Qingquan is still the producer, responsible for the daily management of the crew.

He carefully selected several director department teachers, senior students and students from various departments to join this big crew.

Lu Pingan directly pulled the original crew over.

A bunch of people are very excited.

After all, not everyone can get started with a big crew before graduation.

Materials, equipment, props, location, etc. were also discussed by Lu Pingan and Hu Qingquan for three days, and it was quickly settled, and it could be fully powered on in half a month.

During this period, Lu Pingan had to do two things.

The first is to shoot "Black Hole", and the second is to cast "The Tuner".

Preparations for "Black Hole" had already started on the day Lu Ping'an returned to China. Now that it's been four days, it's time to shoot, otherwise it would be bad to miss the Cannes submission day.

After learning about the required special effects, Lu Pingan knew that the film could actually be finished in one day, and the special effects could be finished in two days, so it did not affect the filming of the "Tuner" movie.

Just do what you say, and Lu Pingan will be ready to do it the next day.

But before he could call Zhang Songwen, Jiang Wen's call arrived first:
"Boy, I heard that your project has started?"

(End of this chapter)