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Chapter 47 047 is also a famous director, about animation

At night, Hu Qingquan and Xiang Guoqiang came back.

Hu Qingquan's face was full of spring breeze, and it was good to see it.

"How do you say, how much can "Comet" sell?"

Lu Pingan asked immediately.

Hu Qingquan made a "five" gesture.

"50?"

"Correct!"

"That's not bad."

Lu Pingan was a little surprised.

A film with a total cost of just over 4 Euros, and which can't win an award, can actually sell for 50 Euros.

This is much higher than he expected.

Hu Qingquan took it for granted: "The word-of-mouth and box office of "The Tuner" in Europe and the United States were very good before. The film studio has made money, and now you have many fans in Europe and the United States. Naturally, your work can command a premium." .”

"That's right, so I can be considered a famous director?"

"Of course! You'll know when we go to the main venue tomorrow." Hu Qingquan was full of pride, "There are also sci-fi films like "Comet", which have a much better audience than ordinary literary films. This is actually true all over the world. They are all the same, so the price is actually not high, there are a total of 48 countries, each with an average of just over [-] Euros, which is very cheap, just wait until the results of your short film come out, maybe it can go up a lot.”

Lu Pingan asked again: "What about the adaptation rights, is there anyone buying it?"

"Of course!" Hu Qingquan said with a smile, "but the price is not too high. The current quotation is about 10 yuan. I want to wait for the peak to come over."

"Catch a sheep and pluck its wool."

"Who made them rich?"

Hu Qingquan smiled, and went on to talk about the next thing, "This time the copyright of "Employment Life" may have a surprise."

"How to say?"

"There is a British film producer who likes this film very much, and his background is very interesting."

"What background?"

"Union."

Lu Pingan reacted as soon as he heard it.

Is this scratching their itch?
"Employed Life" does have a related "zzzz" meaning.

Europe and the United States are too magical about this piece, and it has always been magical, but after the filter was removed and the interpretation was a little more intense, it seemed so magical.

For this, Lu Pingan just wanted to ask: "How much will they pay?"

Hu Qingquan replied with a smile: "Currently 20 Euros."

"It's about to catch up with "The Tuner"."

"Yeah, I guess there will be a lot more when the film wins the award."

Lu Pingan said with a smile: "I hope they are really rich landlords."

"How can it be the landlord Lao Cai who speaks out for the working class?"

Hu Qingquan retorted solemnly, and immediately the three of them laughed.

From the next day, Lu Ping'an and his party went to the main venue.

As soon as he came over, it was as Hu Qingquan said, he is really famous in Europe now.

As soon as he arrived at the place, Lu Pingan was soon surrounded by many reporters.

"Lu, may I ask if the short film is shortlisted this time, are you confident of winning the prize?"

"Lu, where did the inspiration for "Comet" come from?"

"Hi Lu, your "Tuner" is great, can I sign it..."

There are six or seven reporters, half of them are domestic and half foreign, and there are five or six movie fans, all of whom are foreigners.

This scale is naturally not comparable to those stars, but it is almost the same as some well-known directors on the scene.

It took Lu Pingan more than ten minutes to answer one by one, and then continued to communicate with Hu Qingquan and the bosses after the end.

Lu Pingan also knew the reason why "Comet" was shortlisted for the film festival from Hu Qingquan.

A small part is because of Lu Pingan's "direct lineage". Those who have won the award here will have a little convenience, and Lu Ping An won the short film Silver Bear, and it is the first time to submit a feature film. The organizers released some goodwill .

In addition to this reason, the biggest reason is actually the film itself.

The first is the subject matter. Sci-fi films are not mainstream at the Berlin Film Festival, but sci-fi films with a touch of humanity and realism are different.

The ending of "Comet" unexpectedly exposed human nature and directly sublimated the film. Based on this alone, it was actually able to be favored by Berlin. It is really not a big problem to be shortlisted for a film festival.

The second is the film structure. The original "Comet" was low-cost, but the production level was high enough.

The original words of the comments in the on-site show magazine commentary are: "Director Lu Ping'an is like a confident detective novelist, throwing out all the clues and openly challenging the audience to solve puzzles; , When he thought that a miracle was about to happen, he had already completed the key link. The scene scheduling of the film was very meticulous, and each shot explained some relevant information in an orderly manner, waiting to slowly spell out the truth, until the moment when human nature was nakedly revealed , less than 90 minutes of film length, no shot is superfluous."

That's a high rating, and "Comet" deserves it too.

So it is indeed qualified to be shortlisted for the Berlin Film Festival.

Only at this point, Kendaro, the British director who promoted "Black Hole" in Cannes last time, said: "Lu, your film should go to Venice, they like this."

Venice prefers avant-garde films, and "Comet" is a sci-fi science fiction film that touches on human nature. In this era, there are actually not many such films, and it will only be a few years later that there will be more such films.

So if you really want to send it to Venice, maybe you will be shortlisted.

But Lu Pingan is not sorry, he still has many films of this type in his hand, and there is still time to make another one when he goes back.

Then there was the member of the jury introduced by Hu Qingquan here in Berlin, the German director Fess Akin, who first praised Lu Pingan, and then regretted it together: "Lu, your "Quantum Coherence" is a bit pity , show more human nature, and then dig deeper, and you will be shortlisted for the main competition unit.”

I can't dig it, the original film is like this, and I have no ability, how can I dig it?
Lu Pingan replied in German with a smile: "Thank you, Mr. Ajin, for your approval. I can only work harder next time."

"You speak German very well."

Ah Jin looked surprised, and then asked happily, "Have you studied for a long time?"

"More than three months."

Learning German for more than a month is not for nothing.

The ten-fold increase is equivalent to the fact that he has learned German for almost a year. With a foundation in English, it is really not difficult to get started.

Now he has started to prepare French, and the effect of the booster card is still more than 20 days away, so I believe he can get in.

"Then you are a genius, I must have learned Chinese long ago with your talent."

"It's too late to learn now."

"OK, I'll try and try to be able to speak Chinese next time..."

Foreigners can also say polite words, but Lu Pingan didn't take it seriously.

After a brief chat, Ajin praised "Employment Life" again.

Said that "Employment Life" is the most impactful short film he has seen so far, and the probability of winning is very high.

Lu Pingan expressed his thanks, blessings, just accept it.

Continue shopping, but haven't seen Feng Dapao and the others for the time being.

That’s right, they are just participating in the exhibition, and the deal that should be negotiated may have been negotiated long ago, and they have no works shortlisted for the main competition, so there is no need to come here in person.

Not to mention Lao Mouzi, his "Hero" has not been finished yet, and he is busy.

In addition to not seeing these celebrities, Lu Pingan did not see any Chinese stars in the entire film festival.

This year, as the domestic media said, "the Chinese films in the main competition unit were completely annihilated."

After chatting for an afternoon and watching a few more movies, on the second day, on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year's Day at BJ time, Lu Pingan picked up a group of people from Shangmei Factory at the airport.

"Director Cao, Master Hao, here!"

At the Berlin airport, Lu Pingan finally picked up the five-person team from the Shangmei factory, plus a director Cao.

Seeing Lu Ping'an, Bao Qingqing immediately greeted her.

"Ping An, you're handsome again."

"Sister Baozi think about it?"

"No, I can't keep a man who is too handsome..."

With a familiar person picking up the plane, the group of five relaxed a lot, and the eyes that were a little helpless just after going abroad also settled down.

This is their first time abroad, and they are very new to everything.

Lu Ping'an understands this feeling too well. It's the same way when he went abroad for the first time. He has to look everywhere.

It's just that, unlike people of this era, he quickly lost his sense of novelty at that time, and felt that foreign countries were nothing more than that.

It is different now. In 2002, the gap between China and Europe and the United States was still huge.

So after the group of five got into the car, they all looked out the window.

"Look, they don't lock their bicycles."

"That person just put the bag on the ground?"

"Tsk tsk, it's all Mercedes-Benz and BMW..."

The freshness lasted until the second day.

Everyone came to the venue to watch the screening. For the people of Shanghai American Factory, they are most concerned about Hayao Miyazaki's "Spirited Away" at this Berlin Film Festival, and this film is also the most concerned about this film festival. movie of.

It is also a work of art, and Hayao Miyazaki seems to be in another atmosphere, which makes the group of five feel a little complicated.

Once upon a time, Shangmei Factory was also worshiped by people, and the main owner was Hayao Miyazaki. Now, the figure of Shangmei Factory has not appeared on this top international stage for many years, but Miyazaki Hayao is already recognized master.

"When will we be able to make a movie like this?"

After watching "Spirited Away", Bao Qingqing, also known as Sister Baozi, looked melancholy.

His father, Uncle Bao, glanced at Director Cao not far away, wanted to say something, and finally swallowed it back.

Another younger Xiao Wang was a bit upright, he said unconvinced: "We can also make this kind of film."

It's just that he didn't say any more.

Master Hao did not speak, but just greeted everyone to continue watching the exhibition.

Soon everyone came to the short film section, and after watching a round, everyone's mood turned cloudy.

This year's short film unit does not have any strong works. If there is no accident, "Employment Life" has a high probability of winning the Golden Bear Award.

Everyone was smiling, and Bao Qingqing asked Lu Pingan: "This time you really won the award, will you use animated feature films to claim the award in the future?"

Lu Pingan shook his head: "There is indeed a plan to make a feature film animation, but I am not going to compete for awards."

"Really?" Bao Qingqing looked expectant, "What kind of story? When will you start making it?"

"It may take a long time, we can't do it in China for the time being."

"You want to do something like "Shrek"?"

"Correct."

"Shrek" was released in China a few days ago, which is another blow to the domestic animation industry.

It’s just that the domestic animation industry is used to it. After all, the gap is too great. Some people still think that this kind of animation is not considered animation, so there is no need to compare.

But Bao Qingqing is not that group of people, on the contrary, she yearns for this kind of animation, she wants to learn, but the real problem is that it is really difficult to learn, there is no way, no conditions.

So after she heard Lu Ping'an's idea, she was very happy, but soon she looked regretful: "You are right, it really cannot be done in China."

Lu Pingan didn't speak again.

Many animation IPs, such as "Kung Fu Panda", want to be produced, hardware is one aspect, and related talents are more important.

It's a pity that there are too few relevant talents in China, but there must be many people like Bao Qingqing who want to learn.

Lu Pingan felt that a platform could be provided to gather these people in the future.

It's just that the problem is still the same, his own strength is not enough, and this has to be considered in the long run.

Soon the time came to the evening, and tomorrow is the closing award ceremony.

That night, Lu Ping'an, Hu Qingquan and the people from Shangmei Factory waited nervously for the call.

At 7 p.m., the phone rang.

Then the room erupted in cheers.

It's time to win an award again!
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