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

Chapter 48 Fame and fortune!

Walk the red carpet again.

This time, the suit sponsorship was still the same one from Cannes. Lu Pingan knew some French this time. The other party was very surprised, and the sponsorship increased by 5 Euros.

The order of walking the red carpet has also changed. Lu Pingan became the last one in the short film section. The organizer gave him and Shangmei factory 10 seconds more, which is goodwill again.

There are not many Asian faces on the red carpet this year, and there are not many domestic movie stars. The only Miao Miao Lu Ping An is really the only Miao Miao.

So all the domestic media that came over all hated him for taking pictures, and Lu Ping'an was very handsome. In other words, he just needs to dress well and have a hairstyle. He can be handsome now. Foreign journalists are also chattering away.

At that scene, those who didn't know it once again thought it was a superstar in Asia.

After walking all the way, it was time to take pictures in the studio again, and it was still the same photographer.

The younger brother Craven's attitude was the same as before.

"awesome."

"Pull the collar down a bit, yes."

"The coat is open and the pecs are awesome, so that's it."

"Okay, not bad..."

Lu Ping'an is 8% sure that this little brother is a "cover".

Entering the venue, I was still in a similar position, and continued to be in a daze after sitting down.

Everyone in the Shangmei factory looked around, and Bao Qingqing looked like an announcer.

"That's Russell? That's what he looks like."

"Cate Blanchett, wow, really beautiful..."

Seeing male actors, she was very calm and disgusted, but seeing actresses was very excited.

Lu Ping'an couldn't help but suspect that she might be the same as the photographer brother.

Soon the awards ceremony will begin.

The short film category is still awarded first.

When a "special mention" and a "Silver Bear" are over, the main creative team of "Employment Life" has not yet been named

Already excited.

Soon, following the host's introduction, the award presenter announced the final result:

"The winner of the best short film is PINGAN LU, "Employed Life", congratulations!"

Finally it's no longer a piece of lu!
Lu Pingan clenched his fist and stood up.

The main creators also stood up excitedly.

There was loud applause at the scene.

"I am very happy to stand on the podium again. I am grateful to my motherland, BJ Film Academy, and the organizing committee for their support... I would like to thank the team of Shangmei Factory, Master Hao... Finally, I would like to thank my teacher Hu Qingquan, Hu Qingquan is my teacher, I have never said thank you to him, now, Lao Hu, thank you, love you (Chinese)!"

A testimonial was written in German, and the middle part was in Chinese. It was very playful, and the comparison made Lao Hu giggle.

Amid applause, Lu Ping'an stepped down from the stage, this time he did not pick cotton.

Returning to his seat, Lu Pingan immediately gave Hu Qingquan the Golden Bear medal.

Hu Qingquan was smiling all over his face while holding the cards, his eyes were slightly moist.

During this year, Hu Qingquan really did his best to help Lu Pingan, and he didn't ask for anything in return. Lu Pingan naturally saw it.

Sometimes I can’t express my gratitude, but now I said it on stage, and it moved people like this.

Lu Pingan felt that it would be better to take practical actions in the future.

Lu Pingan patted him on the shoulder: "Old Hu, I won't make a short film next time I come to Berlin, I will try to get an authentic bear for you to hug, but let's say yes first, don't blame me if you can't get it back."

"well!"

Old Hu smiled and nodded again and again, staring at Papai all the time, a little speechless.

After touching the cards for a long time, it seemed that his mood had calmed down, and then Lao Hu handed the cards to everyone in the Shangmei factory, and then everyone touched them for a while, one by one, they couldn't do it.

At the same time, domestic news about Lu Ping An was also reported immediately.

"Lu Pingan won the Golden Bear Award!"

"Lu Pingan's short film Europe is crowned king again!"

"The three major European cities have won two cities, can Lu Pingan achieve the Grand Slam"

"Creating history again, Lu Ping'an's new work will soon meet domestic audiences"

"The most handsome Asian face at the Berlin Film Festival"

"..."

What is the treatment for a single seedling?

China Film didn't have to exert much effort, Lu Ping'an occupied the domestic Internet overnight.

The next step is the promotion of "Comet". With this shareholder wind, the attention of "Comet" will dominate the entire March.

. . . . . .

At the end of the awards ceremony, Lu Pingan and the creators were interviewed and photographed.

After that, I took pictures with all the directors and stars who won various awards.

Hayao Miyazaki won the Golden Bear Award for "Spirited Away", and the film is an animation.

Lu Pingan also took a group photo with him.

One old and one young, one big golden bear, one little golden bear, this year's Berlin belongs to animation.

""Employment Life" is great, it is a new style of painting that I have never seen before, Shangmei Factory is as strong as ever, Supervisor Lu is a very talented young man, I look forward to seeing his feature film animation works, if you need help We can also communicate more.”

After taking the photos, Hayao Miyazaki said this to the reporter.

Lu Pingan also responded politely: "I really like Mr. Miyazaki's works. I am very happy to be recognized by him. I will continue to work hard in the future..."

Hayao Miyazaki is a nice person, very pure. He publicly called on RB leaders to acknowledge the history of aggression against China and apologize to China. He is one of the few RB people recognized by Road Ping An.

It can be seen that he is a little happy that Shangmei Factory got the Golden Bear.

In his opinion, it is possible that the glory of Shangmei Factory will come back again.

Everyone in the Shangmei factory can't tell the hardships, but it is really happy to be recognized by the master.

After a brief contact, everyone participated in the rest of the activities.

Compared with feature films, short films obviously don't get too much spotlight.

But this time "Employment Life" is a little different.

On the one hand, Lu Ping'an won the awards consecutively, and his personal reputation has already established a good foundation.

On the other hand, the short film "Employment Life" is as popular as "Tuner".

And the zzzq nature of the short film seems to be able to hit the point of media attention.

Hu Qingquan received invitations from 12 European and American film festivals in one afternoon, hoping that "Employed Life" can be screened in the past.

Lu Pingan was not surprised by this, the film Yuan Shikong seemed to have won awards at hundreds of film festivals.

It was 0809 at that time, and it seemed that the topic of zzzq would be more intense than it is now. In fact, it is still the same sentence. This kind of topic is "classic forever" in Europe and America, and it will never go out of date.

The most intuitive manifestation of "Employment Life" winning the grand prize is that the copyright transaction price of the film has skyrocketed.

On the second day, after Xiang Guoqiang handed over the preliminary quotation negotiated by Hu Qingquan to Lu Pingan, Lu Pingan was shocked.

"80 Euros, no way!"

For the adaptation rights, the highest offer was 80 yuan, and it was still from a film studio in Great Britain, which increased by 4 times.

This price is higher than many award-winning feature films.

"The quotation for the screening rights is also good, boss, please read on."

Xiang Guoqiang reminded again that Lu Pingan looked down after listening.

Good guy, 67 countries and regions, a total of 85!
This adds up to 165 million!
"This is higher than many feature films this year!"

"The current quotation for the distribution rights of "Spirited Away" has exceeded 2000 million US dollars, but the other party should not choose to sell out, but to split the account."

"..."

Lu Ping'an's mentality immediately calmed down.

It is not comparable to this kind of great god.

"Spirited Away" has a global box office of nearly 5 million US dollars, the film has a good prospect, and the distribution elite is also normal.

So "Employment Life" may have caught its wind.

Year of animation.

He asked again: "What about "Comet"?"

""Comet" has not risen much. The current release plus adaptation totals about 80 Euros. I think it can be sold."

sure!
Lu Ping'an was already very satisfied with this offer.

80 euros, converted into RMB and deducting tax, it is about 400 million.

Compared with the cost of 35, it is already a huge profit.

Lu Pingan thought, or go back and shoot a low-cost one?

This is really feasible.

It is also a small cost. Short films can only be of full economic value if they win awards, but feature films can directly enter the theater.

After the filmmakers get the movie, they can release it directly to earn box office without too much effort.

And after "Tuner" and "Comet", his personal director brand has been established.

With a personal brand and a group of loyal foreign film business customers, as long as the quality of the film continues to be guaranteed, copyright can make a lot of money.

Even if you can't sell it, it doesn't take much time and cost anyway, and it doesn't matter if you lose money, just practice it.

And it doesn't delay the domestic box office-oriented movies.

The more Lu Pingan thought about it, the more he felt that it was feasible, so he decided to start it when he went back.

Anyway, he knows too much about this kind of low-cost film, and it would be a waste not to shoot it.

Lu Pingan then asked: "Is there any offer from the top?"

"I reported 15, which is still the highest."

"Okay, let Lao Hu do it, we are old friends, let's meet for a meal together."

"it is good."

After Xiang Guoqiang left, Lu Pingan still couldn't believe it.

"Employment Life" can actually sell so high.

This is his pure income, and he doesn't have to share it with others.

Thanks to the trade unions, thank them for their support to the working people!
Of course, there are still restrictions that should be made. The contract must indicate that no infringement of our country is allowed, otherwise it will turn itself into a trap, and then it will be really bad.

On this point, Lu Pingan once again thanked Hu Qingquan. "Employment Life" contains both yellow and black, and the pattern is large. From the perspective of all human beings, no one can say anything. It's too bad, I might peel off my skin when I go back. . .

The short film made a lot of money. "Comet" sold 80 yuan, of which 60 yuan was distributed, half of which was from China Film Group. After Han Sanpin found out, did he have to have fun while eating?
Sure enough, after the deal was concluded, Han Sanpin called:

"Peace, when will you be back?"

"I'll be back the day after tomorrow."

"Okay, I'll drink tea when I get back."

"no problem."

China Film Group earned 30 US dollars for one ticket, and they have not yet invested a penny. After the film is released in China, they only need to make a copy disc. If it is really going to be released nationwide, then the box office will earn a lot of money.

Lu Pingan felt a little pain.

However, he also knows that this is the rules of the game. Within the rules of the game, it is not a big problem if he suffers a little loss. Whoever controls the rules of the game is a mountain eagle.

It's like being stabbed by the tax, oops, I won't mention it.

Of course, next time he must learn to be smarter, for example, after the copyright quotation is announced, he will find China Film to distribute it.

In this way, there is no need to divide the share of foreign income, and more domestic shares can be obtained.

Two days later, Lu Pingan and the others returned home.

This time the income came out. The final release and adaptation of "Comet" totaled 85 yuan, and several more countries and regions were brought in by "Employed Life" to promote it along the way.

Releases and adaptations of "Employed Life" grossed $170 million.

A total of 255 million.

Lu Pingan received 32.5 from the distribution rights of "Comet" + 20 from the adaptation rights, and 170 million from "Employed Life".

This time, the after-tax loss was reduced, because it was only kept in the company, and Lu Pingan was not going to take it out for the time being, so it was only paid 25%, which is about 1370 million.

The cost of the two films is only 35+14.

Earn money!

Plus a sponsorship of 15 euros, I am flattered.

After earning money, Lu Pingan did not forget to reward the team.

Xiang Guoqiang and the people in the company have their own performance rules. Lu Pingan sent them 5 per person. As the producer of "Comet", Hu Qingquan took [-]% of the copyright share according to the contract.

Hu Qingquan didn't react until he got it: "Is this in the contract?"

"Yes, I added it for you."

"You boy!"

Hu Qingquan accepted it anyway, there is no need to twitch about this kind of thing.

In the end, Lu Pingan gave 1 red envelopes to each of the five members, including Director Cao, who received [-].

This is the gag.

The cooperation of this short film is a business relationship, Lu Pingan hired someone to paint, and there is no joint production.

But this time they came, even though they were reimbursed by Shangmei Factory for the travel expenses, they were actually paid by Lu Ping An, otherwise at most one of the five members would come.

In the end, the Golden Bear Award was won, and Shangmei Factory also got a name. Although not all of them got it, Lu Ping'an has done a good job.

It's just that the money touches people's hearts, won awards, and sold the copyright. Although how much was sold is confidential, but if you really want to ask, you can actually find out some.

In addition, he still needs to cooperate with Shangmei Factory. The Venice film has not been produced yet. If Shangmei Factory proposes to change the method, it is very possible. With Director Cao, it may be able to mediate.

Everyone was very happy to receive the red envelopes. Traveling without spending money can get honors and red envelopes. There is nothing to complain about.

Before going back, Lu Pingan met with Wattsberg at the top, and the two made an appointment to talk about cooperation after "Tuner" was released in North America.

In the early morning of February 2, Lu Ping An returned home and landed in Beijing. . .

(End of this chapter)