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

Chapter 252 Wuji raises a tall building

"The most important movie at this Oscar: Lu Ping'an's "Brokeback Mountain"!"

Early on the morning of the 14th, all major portals began to report news from the United States.

As soon as the news came out, the first thing that happened was the explosion of domestic entertainment.

As we all know, in the film field, domestic directors have already won many awards in Europe.

But in the Oscars, the most powerful country in the world, no one has really won an Oscar in the feature film directing category.

Mainland directors have “missed out” on Oscars in consecutive years.

This, to a certain extent, has raised the gold content of Oscars to a higher level.

Not long ago, even the great director and poet of the Palme d'Or said that the ultimate goal of "The Promise" is an Oscar!
Who is the great poet? He is a great director who is half a level higher than Lao Mouzi and Lu Pingan in the domestic subconscious mind!

He said so, now it's better, Oscar is even covered with a golden coat.

In this way, the gold content of the Oscar short film award that Lu Ping'an won has been greatly enhanced.

But at the same time, everyone also knows that the weight of awards for short films and feature films is completely different.

Among the feature film awards, the weight of the recognized "five major Oscar awards" such as photography, art, music, and "Best Director" and "Best Film" are different.

And this time, Lu Pingan and his "Brokeback Mountain" are actually considered by the old American media to be very likely to win major awards such as "Best Picture" and "Best Director"?

If this is really what the old American media reported, regardless of whether he can win the award in the end, this evaluation alone can make the Chinese people have a collective climax.

Just like several domestic stars after Dayao Alian.

Old American media say they can play in the NBA, and there are several teams that are very interested and may use their first-round picks to select them.

As soon as the news came out, even if the draft had not yet started, and even if the news was not confirmed to be true or false, the relevant mainland media and basketball fans had already begun to celebrate the New Year.

This is the case with Lu Ping An now, and it’s even more intense.

At the end of 05, in an environment where the flavor of the Olympics was getting stronger, the national power was getting stronger, and the Chinese people's desire for recognition from the "world" was getting stronger, such news was tantamount to dropping a little boy.

Its influence soon broke out of the domestic entertainment industry and began to spread at the social level.

Some people are thinking that when Lu Pingan won the Oscar for Best Short Film before, a set of seven o'clock news was given a special broadcast.

At that time, although the authorities attached great importance to it, they did not wantonly expand its influence. After all, it was just a short film award.

But if Lu Pingan really wants to win the award this time, he will probably be able to mention the news for at least one minute!
For a time, Lu Ping An’s name became the most popular in the mainland today.

Of course there are still rational people.

After all, everyone knows that "Brokeback Mountain" caused controversy in the United States.

At that time, no one was very optimistic about Lu Ping An's future.

Some media even said that Lu Ping An's Hollywood trip may end here.

So in the face of this 180-degree change, many people have expressed doubts.

Some people are wondering, are the old American media short-sighted?It was like that a few days ago, and it’s like this again these days?

Some people feel that these portal news have no limit and collectively make fake news.

Controversy is slowly rising again.

However, this situation did not last long.

In the evening, another piece of definite breaking news came out.

"The nomination list for the 63rd American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards has been announced. "Brokeback Mountain" received seven nominations, making it the biggest favorite at this year's Golden Globe Awards."

Among the 7 nominations, there are still major awards such as "Best Picture", "Best Director" and "Best Screenplay".

Among them, the one most closely related to Lu Pingan is the best director.

In addition, the Golden Globe Awards have always been the benchmark for the Oscars.

In other words, if the Golden Globe Award is a hit, then two months later, "Brokeback Mountain" will probably be a hit at the Oscars.

At this time, the mainland media was completely in a climax.

That’s seven nominations!

No Chinese director has ever been so "reliable" in getting close to the top awards in the United States.

There has never been a Chinese director who has been so prestigious in the United States!
For a time, the crushing momentum of "Brokeback Mountain" caused the media to almost ignore the rest of the Chinese at this year's Golden Globe Awards.

But soon, news about several other Chinese people was also mentioned.

This time, International Chapter won the Best Actress nomination for "Memoirs of a Geisha".

The Great Poet's "The Promise" and Zhou Xingxing's "Kung Fu" were both nominated for best foreign language film.

However, everyone did not think about the fact that these three people were "untimely" in terms of popularity, but instead brought them in to have fun with the people!
So soon, the media reports were abuzz.

"Chinese filmmakers are ushering in a big explosion."

"Lu Ping'an takes the lead and joins hands with Chen Kaige and others to win the Golden Globe Award."

"The biggest favorite for this year's Golden Globes and Oscars: Safe Road."

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Mainland movie fans and people suddenly burst into joy.

What follows is a surge in demand for various nominated films.

"Kung Fu" disc sales soared.

Information seeking resources for "Memoirs of a Geisha" has also surged online.

The box office prospects of the upcoming "The Promise" are once again promising.

Of course, the most important thing is that the demand for resources for "Brokeback Mountain" has skyrocketed.

Smart pirates and criminals are already taking action.

For a time, there were many so-called "uncensored versions of xxx" on the Internet. If you click on them, they are all Trojans.
Under the joy, some people were happy and some were worried.

Except for the boys who fell into the Trojan horse.

The most sad thing is the great poet.

The great poet really didn't expect that Lu Ping'an was really only one step away from the Oscar!

He naturally knows a lot more information than others.

Weinstein, who is responsible for the North American distribution and public relations of "The Promise", has made it clear to him: "Brokeback Mountain" will indeed become the most popular Oscar at this year's Oscars.

Weinstein also confessed that he regretted not cooperating with Summit first, otherwise he would have made millions from this vote, including public relations fees alone, not to mention the various bonuses for himself and the company after successful public relations. .

At this moment, his mood was the same as Paramount's Debra Lawton. The latter envied Wattsberg for getting to know Lu Ping An earlier, while he envied Dell.

But thinking about it carefully, Weinstein also feels that this is fate.

After all, in 03, he couldn't watch short films at that time, so Dell got to know him first.

Having said that, after knowing that Lu Pingan would probably win the Oscar first this time, the great poet was a little panicked.

He felt that the Palme d'Or trophy on his body was getting darker and darker, and the light that suppressed all demons and ghosts seemed to be fading all the time.

Fortunately, he glanced at the promotional leaflet of "The Promise" in front of him, and confidence surged into his heart again.

Weinstein, the head of Oscar public relations, said that it is very possible for "The Promise" to hit the Oscars.

That is!

This is "The Promise" after all

The great poet raised his eyebrows.

Just wait, "The Promise" will be out soon!

. . . . . .

On the evening of the 15th, the world premiere of "The Promise" kicked off grandly at the CPPCC Auditorium in Beijing.

At the same time, Lu Ping'an just landed in the capital.

The person who came to pick him up was Ning Hao, and they gave him a bear hug when they met.

"Why are you here to pick me up?"

"Hey, just by the way, I just sent my mother-in-law away."

"How does it feel to meet your parents?"

"I don't feel it. I'm a grown man and I'm still afraid of this?"

"But why did I hear that you have been staying at the company during the day these days, doing nothing but playing games?"

"Who is talking nonsense!"

Ning Hao followed his lead and firmly denied it.

Lu Ping'an burst out laughing when he saw this.

Ning Hao broke his guard directly: "Don't be too proud. Don't blame me for laughing at you when you meet your mother-in-law!"

Lu Ping'an also frowned: "I am a grown man and am I still afraid of this?"

Ning Hao also laughed after hearing this: "Don't imitate me if you have the ability!"

Lu Ping'an said seriously: "You still have to learn more. You take the first step. This is all to gain experience for the brothers. Later I will organize it and hold a symposium so that the brothers can come and listen to the class!"

"Then you have to charge an entrance fee."

"You really know how to do business."

"That must be~"

As the two chatted, the topic kept changing.

After briefly mentioning the Golden Globes and Oscars, the topic focused on "The Promise".

""The Promise" is so powerful."

Ning Hao talked about what he saw and heard.

When he arrived, he passed by the CPPCC auditorium.

According to him, the entire CPPCC auditorium was decorated like a military parade.

In front of a huge "Wuji Gate", hundreds of people wearing red helmets and armors, holding red-edged and black-bottomed pink begonia shields, crescent shovels and long knives served as a welcome guard of honor.

Thousands of movie fans and reporters were lined up all the way around the hundreds of meters of red carpet.

At a glance.

"Those who don't know think he is the emperor who accepts the coming of all nations to come to court!" Ning Hao's tone was filled with complaints and a lot of envy, and then he said, "You have to arrive half an hour early. I guess you can rush over now." You can still see it.”

Of course Lu Ping'an is not interested.

"Forget it, it would have been bad if someone photographed me in the past."

"Too."

Ning Hao nodded, and then worried again, "A few days ago, "The Promise" had a large-scale screening, and the media reports were all promising!"

Ning Hao also talked about the commotion "The Promise" has caused in the mainland these days.

It is said that the premiere of "The Promise" was a "spark that starts a prairie fire" approach.

During the launch of the premiere, the starring actors appeared in costumes at Yuanmou and Shangri-La filming locations in Yunnan to tell tourists and reporters their filming stories and feelings.

Then the main creators randomly landed in a certain city, similar to a flash mob, and randomly interacted with local passers-by and movie fans.

After a few days, the momentum was indeed the same.

In addition to the mainland, corresponding activities are held simultaneously in regions and countries such as Hong Kong, Bay Area, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Neon and South Korea.

This is only part of the announcement of "The Promise".

Others are openly or covertly publicized, and various media outlets report them like raindrops.

Various peripherals such as novels and comics are released together.

The novel is said to be written by the newly popular writer Guo Xiaosi, which has attracted a lot of young fans.

"I've read the novel and the comic, and they look quite beautiful."

Ning Hao couldn't help but wonder as he spoke, "Is "The Promise" really as bad as you say?"

Lu Ping'an said calmly: "Isn't it better that seeing is believing?"

"Don't tell me, my wife actually bought the ticket."

Ning Hao sighed, "Brother Kaizi is quite capable. He made such a big noise, even my wife was very interested."

Lu Ping'an smiled and said: "If you want to see it, just say so. What kind of man is it to push your wife out and take the blame?"

"Nonsense, I don't have any!"

"Okay, I won't blame you if you go and see it. It's true that Brother Kaizi and I have conflicts, but I'm always serious about movies. It's not like you don't know this. If I hadn't watched it a long time ago, today The first thing I do when I come back is to take a look.”

After hearing this, Ning Hao asked: "Then I really went?"

"Go ahead, I'll open a hall for you in the No. [-] store, and let everyone go together if they want to."

"Damn it, if you didn't tell me earlier, the two tickets cost me 240. Come and reimburse me quickly."

"It's a ticket to the symposium."

"You really know how to do business."

"That must be~"

While joking, the two returned to the company.

Then Lu Ping'an directly asked Wu Guohua to take care of the cinema.

The conversation with Ning Hao just now also gave Lu Ping'an a reminder.

Because "The Promise" didn't interest me, and the great poet also had conflicts with me, the company employees were worried and were not prepared to "succumb to the enemy."

But this is not right.

After all, organized movie watching can at least serve as an educational lesson.

After seeing such a classic negative case, everyone will be able to understand what the core of the movie is.

As Lu Ping An's "restrictions" were lifted, the eyes of people in the company suddenly brightened.

Obviously, the promotion of "The Promise" was indeed done well.

Everyone has wanted to see it for a long time.

Lu Ping'an just hopes that everyone will not regret it when the time comes.

After the matter was settled, Lu Pingan worked at the company until 11 o'clock and then went home.

He slept alone tonight. Yan Danchen ran out to announce that Zeng Li was filming in Hengdian and Gao Yuanyuan was filming in Xiangjiang, so they were beyond reach.

These three people are already equipped with bodyguards and assistants, and Lu Ping'an knows what's going on at all times.

So it's absolutely safe if Lu Ping'an wants to eat secretly tonight, and there's no need to worry about someone suddenly coming back.

But Lu Ping'an is a good boy, how could he eat it secretly~
After taking a shower, Lu Ping'an went directly to bed.

At 8 o'clock the next morning, Lu Pingping secretly came to the International Convention Center.

Today's event is quite special. It is the opening and closing ceremony mobilization meeting before the second round of Olympic general director election.

It was held in secret.

This is also the reason why Lu Ping'an returned to China yesterday.

After the first round in September, Lu Ping An entered the second round without any surprise.

Five teams remain in the second round.

The joint team of Lao Mouzi and Jack Morton, the joint team of the National Song and Dance Troupe CCTV Beiao Company, the French ECA2 team directed by Ivens, and the People's Liberation Army team.

Ang Lee's Gehua in the original time and space was replaced by Lu Ping'an and his star team.

Today is a mobilization meeting for the main leaders of the five teams.

After arriving, everyone exchanged brief greetings, and Lu Pingan quickly understood something.

In addition to the leaders of the five teams, there were also several unknown teams at the scene.

He knew that this was probably the person who had already been determined to work with the chief director in the future.

Then without saying much, he started directly.

The content of the meeting was very simple, mainly for the five teams to prepare further plans.

The program involves the scoring of 22 items.

If you want it, prepare well.

This preparation includes preparing plans and preparing for the impact on your career for at least the next two years.

This does need to be considered.

But it is indeed not as exaggerated as "three years of preparation time".

First of all, there is a rumor in the market that the troops will be launched after Athens. This is true, but it actually has nothing to do with the chief director.

Because the chief director sounds awesome, but he is only the "chief director of the opening and closing ceremonies" and not the chief conductor of the entire Olympic Games for more than half a month.

The chief director of the opening and closing ceremonies is only responsible for things inside the Bird's Nest. The opening ceremony is four hours, and the closing ceremony is two hours. The most important one is the opening hour of the opening ceremony where the program is the most concentrated.

Moreover, some of the people and programs that need to be used in the opening and closing ceremonies have already been decided, such as those present here now.

The chief director is just cooperating.

So the pressure is indeed great, and creativity is indeed limited.

But in terms of time, it is indeed an exaggeration for Zhang Weiping of the original time and space to say that he waited for Lao Mouzi for three years.

In fact, it only took more than 500 days for the original time and space Laomouzi to enter formal preparations.

In 06, Lao Mouzi also photographed a lot of things.

"Golden Armor", and some other American show.

It’s just that while doing these programs, Lao Mouzi is always on both sides.

While filming my own project, I was coordinating the Olympic opening ceremony, discussing process ideas, etc., and then in 07, I decided on the final process and started rehearsing.

Lu Ping'an had watched the documentary. At that time, a group of people from the "Golden Armor" set were filming nearby. Lao Mouzi set up another tent and discussed the plan with another group of people.

I have to say that Lao Mouzi’s energy is really awesome.

The mental endurance is indeed strong.

After all, in addition to the chief director, the other assistant directors and people from various departments are also great masters.

If you don’t have any ability or courage, you really can’t hold it back.

And at the same time, we have to face the pressure from above, which has to be shouldered by the chief director.

This is really not something ordinary people can do.

Regarding this, Lu Ping'an thought about it. If this good thing really happened to him, at least he would have no problem with his energy.
But it's useless to think about this, because such good things will basically never happen to him.

After all, this is a national matter.

It’s not something you can do just by making a few movies.

And even if you crush everyone in movies.

The plan given was just like Lao Mouzi's, good and practical, and there were even more than ten versions of the preset plan for emergencies, which was so thoughtful that it touched the world.

But the final decision still comes from above.

They decide who to give it to.

So no need to think blindly.

Finally, the leader said that the next election scoring will be in mid-January, and the results will be announced directly at that time, so everyone should be prepared.

Everyone expressed their understanding and then left in batches in the cars assigned by the superiors from all directions. Everything was kept confidential.

Back at the company, Lu Ping'an started preparing to go to Hengdian.

"Painted Skin" will be finished filming in a few days, so we need to promote it.

I stopped by to watch "Young General Yang". There was something wrong with this movie, and Lu Ping'an had to go and correct it.

At this time, Ning Hao frowned, Zhou Yiwei, Huang Bo and others came back from reading.

"How about it?"

Lu Pingan took a sip of tea and asked with a smile.

Several people looked at each other, and then sighed together, not wanting to say anything.

Lu Ping'an smiled and said: "Since it's so shocking, then the gift for this year's annual meeting will be "The Promise" peripherals."

"Don't!"×N
Lu Ping'an laughed and set off for Hengdian.

(End of this chapter)