China Entertainment: Director’s happiness is so simple

"The Tuner" tells the story of Zhang Wen, a piano tuner who pretended to be blind and encountered various unexpected experiences after accidentally becoming a "witness" in a murder case.

The above is the basic introduction of the movie "The Tuner" during the promotion, and it is also the information that the audience can get before watching the movie.

Combined with the short film "The Tuner", as well as the label "suspense" and the usual routines of suspense movies, when watching the movie, the audience and film critics probably guessed that the tuner pretending to be blind might reveal his disguise. He is blind to the fact that he is in a dangerous situation, dealing with the murderer, and then bringing the murderer to justice.

Or in order to protect himself, the tuner continued to pretend to be blind while dealing with the murderer, and then brought the murderer to justice.

But in fact, as the movie slowly unfolds, these speculations are too shallow.

Everyone finally realized that what Lu Pingan said about "full stamina" was not nonsense.

The plot of "The Tuner" is divided into four parts.

Part One: A talented pianist pretends to be blind for the sake of art and gains career and love based on his talent.

Part 2: The genius pianist becomes a witness to the murder, and the murderer pretends to be blind and becomes truly blind.

Part Three: Just out of the wolf's den, and falling into the tiger's mouth again, twists and turns again, the plot exceeds expectations.

Finally comes the fourth part: a big twist, an ending that is horrifying if you think about it.

In the first two parts, realistic and warm daily life, the protagonist Zhang Wen thinks about whether to confess that he is blind after encountering love.

Then he encountered the murder scene. He was strong and calm and escaped, which was full of suspense.

Then the protagonist went to report the crime, only to find that the police chief was the murderer, so the crisis came again. The heroine and the police chief tested whether he was blind. They made moves, received moves, and resolved them one by one. However, they witnessed the second witness being pushed down. Building, so he was suspected again, and the protagonist was pushed to the edge of the cliff again, making everyone in the theater watch with fear.

Up to this point, this is still an ordinary suspense drama, which is similar to what I expected before watching the movie.

But in the third part, the plot began to exceed expectations.

He was suspected again, blinded by poison, and the trio joined forces to kill and kidnap him, then killed him again, and then reversed the situation again. . .

Finally, in the fourth part, the protagonist comes to London and meets his girlfriend Sophie.

The protagonist tells Sophie, and also tells the audience the "truth" of the story.

But actually, what is the truth?

There are countless confusions in the audience's mind: If he is still blind, the doctor and the heroine are dead, and he has no other acquaintances, then how did he come to London? Where does the money come from? He can't see, how can he come alone?

After thinking about it, the ending shot of the film gave the answer, but it also brought more speculations.

The ending scene shows Zhang Wen wearing sunglasses after he and Sophie separated, but he used crutches to knock away a can on the ground that was blocking his way!

It can be seen that he is not blind! His eyes were healed! And the can that was blown away also struck a chord in the hearts of moviegoers.

What a reversal, some serious film critics could not help but shout in their hearts an exclamation of the quintessence of Chinese culture.

So, now that the male protagonist’s eyes are cured, whose cornea belongs to him? Where does the money for cornea transplantation come from?

The film ends in a series of doubts and deep thoughts.

. . . . . . .

The lights come on again.

Wow.

Warm applause broke out.

The creators are on stage again.

Then there is still the interaction after watching the movie.

After experiencing a very high-quality work, Lu Pingan also felt the rapid increase in his attention before and after the screening.

If we say that before the screening, reporters and movie fans came to cheer more because of the guests and part of them who were curious about watching the movie.

So now most of the attention is directed to the movie itself and the director Lu Ping'an.

"I would like to ask if the protagonist Zhang Wen is a good person?"

"Hello Director Lu, how did you come up with such a plot?"

"Director Ping An, why don't you act?"

"Director Lu, what are your expectations for the box office?"

"What are your expectations for the award?"

"Will it be released overseas?"

"Why do the police inside look like those from Southeast Asian countries..."

The interaction was lively.

In addition to Lu Ping'an who was asked the most, the protagonists Zhang Songwen and Jiang Wenli were also asked many questions.

At this time, the atmosphere in the theater was much more lively than at the beginning.

The reason is naturally because the quality of the film has been recognized by everyone.

So the premiere was naturally a success.

Half an hour later, the premiere ended. The audience came and returned happily. Journalists, film critics, and critics received red envelopes and went back to write articles happily. The guests also went to a nearby hotel to have dinner together.

Lu Pingan's relatives did not come together. They had no intention of disturbing Lu Pingan's career and would eat separately.

Before leaving, relatives and Lu Ping'an gave a few words of advice.

Uncle: "Remember to come to the hospital. Your cousin is also a doctor now. You two haven't seen each other for a long time. Let's chat."

Auntie: "The movie is very good, but next time if possible, I can shoot something festive so that I can buy the DVD and go home and continue watching it."

Sister-in-law: "Do you have a girl you like? Don't be silent like you were when you were a child. If you like it, take the initiative. You know, I think Yan Danchen is good. Do you want me to help you connect..."

Lu Pingan smiled and laughed, sent away his relatives, and returned to the banquet. Lu Pingan was taken care of without any surprise.

Everyone has realized that the success of "The Tuner" is certain, and the only suspense is how successful it will be.

Therefore, it is certain that Lu Ping An will gain a firm foothold in the domestic entertainment and film industry starting tonight.

And what this brings is glass after glass of various wines.

Fortunately, Lu Ping'an is now in excellent physical condition and has a good drinking capacity.

He also knows a lot about the work at the wine table.

So everyone drank to their heart's content tonight.

The banquet lasted for more than two hours before it ended.

Lu Pingping saw everyone off one by one and returned to the hotel.

Yan Danchen and He Lin went home to live together. She would go back to Xi'an early tomorrow morning. She had no chance and there was no rush for a safe journey. Instead of rushing, she would wait for a good time.

Lu Pingping started talking to Hu Qingquan early the next morning, starting with the copyright matter.

I bought a newspaper on the way, and as expected, the one about the movie was on the front page of "The Tuner".

“A movie where you don’t know the ending until the very last moment.”

Here's a look at the premiere and what critics and audiences thought.

In short, one word is very attractive.

The news about the premiere of the movie "The Tuner" actually started to be reported on major portals last night.

"Chen Kaige praised Ping An Road, the sympathy between the directors of the Palme d'Or"

"The Tuner, Palme d'Or director Lu Pingan's new film, is shocking"

"The Silver Bear Award-winning work "The Tuner" is not just a simple plot expansion"

"Reversal and reversal, brain-burning and full of stamina, Lu Ping An did it"

""The Tuner", a magical movie that can't be watched over and over again"

"The most stunning feature film debut"

"..."

The overwhelming reports made Lu Ping'an very satisfied, as his efforts and red envelopes over the past few days were not in vain.

Soon, the two arrived at China Film Studio and copyright negotiations officially began.

"The Tuner" cannot be screened at the Venice Film Festival in August, because even if it is screened, there are certain conditions, that is, it is a film that has not been released to the public. This is the expression of the three major European films. Those who have been screened will be screened again. It's second-hand, they won't accept it.

Therefore, regarding the transaction of overseas rights, "The Tuner" can only be negotiated privately like most other movies.

This will bring about a problem, that is, without the support of a platform such as a large film festival, there will be many fewer buyers and the price will not be much higher.

Of course, Lu Ping An can also choose to wait until the Venice Film Festival starts before selling the film and showing it privately.

But in fact, these factors will not have a particularly big impact on "The Tuner".

First of all, the short film "The Tuner" won the Silver Bear Award, which will have a certain bonus, especially in Europe, where the bonus of the three awards is not small.

In addition, Hu Qingquan accumulated a lot of connections with film producers during the two film festivals. China Film also has its own connections. At the same time, these people are already interested in the big movie "The Tuner", so there are also film producers who came here this time. Quite a few, basically people from Europe, North America, East Asia and other major regions.

In addition, the Magic City International Film Festival has just ended, and many film producers who are interested in this upcoming movie adapted from the Berlin Silver Bear short film have not left, so in general, it is worth watching today There are many overseas publishers of "The Tuner", and the actual transaction price of the distribution rights is not expected to be much less.

After the first day of negotiations, the total distribution rights of "The Tuner" in various countries and regions ranged from 1 million to 1.5 million US dollars.

This is a sell-out. It doesn’t matter how much Lu Ping An has bought at the box office. Making 100 million has nothing to do with him.

But now the price is relatively reasonable in Hu Qingquan's words.

Because the feature film "The Tuner" didn't win any awards, but just borrowed the light of the short film, the price is not much different from the feature film that won the award.

In this regard, people from Lu Ping An and China Film Group are actually very satisfied, because the cost is only a few hundred thousand US dollars, which is already a bloody profit.

And this is not the final price. How much it will sell for in the end, China Film Group is stable, let’s wait and see the box office first.

On the morning of the fourth day, the box office statistics of "The Tuner" in BJ's first three days were calculated, 1.6 million!

The BJ box office during this period is a big reference factor.

Multiply BJ’s box office by 3 to 4, which is roughly the national box office.

Sure enough, the national box office gave data, 5.3 million.

The box office of BJ in three days is 1.6 million, which is also the box office record of BJ in the first three days of domestic movie box office this year.

The media reported it again, and China Film Group also made full box office statistics immediately. It is estimated that the national box office will likely exceed 30 million after the release!

This time, the quotations from overseas film producers have increased a lot again.