China Entertainment: Director’s happiness is so simple

The time came to 2005.

On New Year's Day, a website called "Douban" was launched in the Internet field.

The launch of Douban did not create much of a stir, and this seemed to indicate that its future would be similarly tepid.

The operators of Douban are the moderators of the original Tianya film and television drama rating section, as well as some of the original founders of Douban.

Their operating ideas are similar to those of the original time and space.

Lu Ping'an didn't expect how powerful this website would be.

It doesn’t matter whether it is listed or not, and it doesn’t matter how much you make. Anyway, no matter how much you lose, you won’t lose much, and you won’t make much profit.

It is enough to have such a public opinion position and an additional industry.

It's a haven for young artistic people, but talking about money is so vulgar.

On January 8, one month after its release, "A World Without Thieves" grossed 153 million at the box office, ranking third in the year.

Although the box office is not as good as "Kung Fu", it does not affect the popularity of the actors.

Some media said that in 2004 it should be Fan Wei and Ge Younian.

"Wonderful Night" in the middle of the year, and "A World Without Thieves" in the Lunar New Year period.

Both movies have the most eye-catching roles.

Some media also said that the biggest winner should be Andy.

In "House of Flying Daggers" + "A World Without Thieves", Andy Lau has completely become the most popular one among the four heavenly kings in the Mainland.

Of course, some media say that this year is the Year of Lu Ping An, the Year of Zhou Xingxing, etc.

At the end of the year, various media began to make various summaries.

Only Lu Ping An knows that if the entertainment industry in 2004 is really called the "Year of xx", then it should be more appropriate to call it the "Year of Baoqiang".

Baoqiang, who has gone from a group performer to a superstar, is indeed very special in the history of domestic entertainment.

"A World Without Thieves" became a hit. After Bao Qiang shared his resume in front of the camera, everyone was shocked.

It is indeed rare to have a pure grassroots background.

As a result, there are many extras in front of film and television bases in various places, and everyone wants to be the second "silly root".

It can be said that Baoqiang has indeed influenced the entire industry to a certain extent.

The sudden popularity and various announcements flying like snowflakes also made Baoqiang a little overwhelmed.

Even though he has seen many precedents, such as Deng Chao in "Source Code", Duan Long in "Hungry Platform", Huang Bo in "Wonderful Night", etc.

But this kind of thing really happened to him, and Baoqiang was immediately numb.

"Brother, I can't sleep."

In the middle of the night, Lu Pingan received a call from Baoqiang again.

How can I put it, this kind of mentality is actually very good.

But it's definitely a bit annoying.

Lu Ping'an felt that after Baoqiang cooperated with Huayi's departure announcement during this period, he would be thrown into the army and let him fend for himself!

So it’s time to finalize Soldier Assault.

If you want to win "Soldier Assault", you only need to find Kang Honglei at this time in early 2005.

In 2004, director Kang Honglei watched a play called "Elna Assault" in the auditorium of the Comrades Repertory Theater of the BJ Military Region. Coincidentally, that night was also the last night when the Comrades Repertory Theater was about to disband.

After watching the play, Kang Honglei approached the screenwriter Lan Xiaolong and asked him if he had any plans to adapt it into a TV series. Unexpectedly, Lan Xiaolong said that the script had been written long ago and had been written for two years, but he could not find the right one. People come and take pictures.

The two hit it off immediately, and the TV series "Soldier Assault" based on the drama "Erna Assault" was launched.

However, military-themed TV series have never been taken seriously, and "Soldier Assault" is all about men and has no emotional line. It is very difficult to attract investment.

So after Kang Honglei got the script, until now, only Bayi Film Studio was willing to fund it, but it was still far short of the budget.

Lu Pingan knew that he did not solve the funding problem until he found Huayi Wang Zhongjun in the second half of 2005.

This is because Wang Zhongjun was also a scout, and it would be difficult to switch to anything else.

Now, it can be said that Lu Pingan met Kang Honglei, who was short of funds and had difficulty in establishing projects. It can be said that he came at the right time.

As for the appointment with Kang Honglei, it shouldn't be too easy for Lu Ping'an.

There is no need to go through anyone else, Hu Qingquan has a phone number.

After a brief chat on the phone, the two made an appointment directly.

Two days later, Lu Pingan met with Kang Honglei as scheduled at the company.

We met, we admired each other for a long time, and then started chatting directly.

Things were discussed very efficiently.

Kang Honglei was short of money, and Lu Pingping gave him money.

Kang Honglei wanted to have directorial autonomy, so of course Lu Pingan would not interfere blindly.

Kang Honglei wanted to find actors first, especially the protagonist.

Lu Pingan asked Baoqiang, who had been waiting for a while, to come out and show his face.

When Bao Qiang showed up, he smiled and his big white teeth directly entered Kang Honglei's heart.

Isn’t this what I want?

Many people were competing for the lead role in "Soldier Assault" in the original time and space during the casting process.

It was Kang Honglei who chose Xu Sanduo and Honda against all opinions.

So now, it goes without saying what Kang Honglei's reaction was when he saw Bao Qiang.

Looking at Kang Honglei's big yellow teeth when he smiled and Bao Qiang's big white teeth, Lu Ping'an felt that Kang Honglei would wake up from his dreams tonight with laughter.

Once the matter is finalized, the next step is to enter the project establishment stage.

It won’t be that fast because there is still a lot of preparation work to do.

For example, casting, due to changes in the timeline, this casting is likely to be different from the original version.

Therefore, Lu Ping'an suggested to choose from a large number of people when the time comes, so as not to miss the original cast.

He also retains the right to make decisions on casting, and of course unless there are major changes in the role, he will not make any decisions blindly.

For example, actors have to undergo military training in advance.

It is expected to be launched in March next year which is already very good.

Lu Ping'an means just take your time, even if it doesn't start up again until 2006, there's no shortage of money anyway, so there's no need to rush.

After Kang Honglei left happily with the contract, Baoqiang knocked on the door of Lu Ping'an's office.

"Brother, do I really want to act in this drama?"

Lu Pingan asked: "What, you don't want to?"

In front of his eldest brother, Baoqiang didn't make so many twists and turns and spoke directly from his heart: "I want to do martial arts scenes, but I don't want to do military scenes."

These words are the same as the original time and space.

Lu Ping'an looked at him and said the same thing as Xu Fan in the original time and space: "After you become Xu Sanduo, you will no longer be that 'fool'."

The power of these words is not very lethal to the current Baoqiang. After all, he has only been a "Silly Gen" for more than a month, and the impact of "Silly Gen" on him has not yet caused him a headache.

But Baoqiang still chose to listen to his elder brother.

"Okay, then I will perform well."

"You have to act well. If you do this well, big brother will give you a martial arts scene in the future!"

"okay!"

Bao Qiang's white teeth were exposed again.

Lu Ping'an then added: "During this period, please feel free to make announcements. Director Feng and Sister Xu Fanhua should also move around more."

Bao Qiangjin's "A World Without Thieves" is said to be the reason why Youlu Ping An was recommended by the management.

But in fact, the main reason for choosing Baoqiang was Feng Dapao.

After all, Baoqiang in this time and space was indeed discovered first by Feng Dapao, and then again by Lu Pingan at the filming site of "Source Code".

Now that Baoqiang is famous for his stupidity, he has to be a good person.

In the future, Miaomiao, the golden figure of domestic entertainment industry, must not have any taint in the hands of Lu Ping An.

"okay!"

Baoqiang happily agreed again, smiling even more happily this time.

He did worry about whether he would make his elder brother unhappy if he walked around more with Feng Dapao.

Now it seems that the eldest brother is still the eldest brother, and he has already thought of what he should think about!