China Entertainment: Director’s happiness is so simple

In the evening, Hu Qingquan and Xiang Guoqiang came back.

Hu Qingquan's face was full of spring breeze, and he could see good things at first glance.

"How much can "Comet" sell for?"

Lu Ping'an asked immediately.

Hu Qingquan made a "five" gesture.

"Five million?"

"right!"

"That's not bad."

Lu Ping'an was a little surprised.

A film with a total cost of just over 40,000 euros and a film that cannot win awards can actually sell for 500,000 euros.

This was much higher than he expected.

Hu Qingquan said matter-of-factly: "The reputation and box office of "The Tuner" in Europe and the United States were very good before, and the film producers made money. In addition, now that you have many fans in Europe and the United States, your works will naturally command a premium. .”

"Really, so I can be considered a famous director?"

"Of course! You will know when we go to the main venue tomorrow." Hu Qingquan's face was full of pride, "There are also science fiction films like "Comet", which have a much better audience than ordinary literary films. In fact, this is true all over the world They are all the same, so the price is actually not high. There are 48 countries in total, and the average price per store is just over 10,000 euros, which is very cheap. Just wait, when the results of the short film come out, it may go up a lot."

Lu Ping'an asked again: "What about the adaptation rights? Is anyone buying it?"

"Of course!" Hu Qingquan said with a smile, "But the price is not too high. The current quotation is about 100,000. I want to wait until Dingfeng comes over."

"Catching a sheep to gather its wool."

"Who made them rich?"

Hu Qingquan smiled and went on to talk about the next thing, "There may be a surprise about the copyright of "Life for Employment" this time."

"How to say?"

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

"What background?"

"For the union."

Lu Ping'an reacted as soon as he heard it.

Is this scratching their itch?

"Employment Life" does have a related meaning of "zzzq".

The European and American scenes are so magical, and they have always been magical. But later on, the filter was removed and the interpretation became more intense, which made it look so magical.

In this regard, Lu Ping'an just wanted to ask: "How much money did they pay?"

Hu Qingquan replied with a smile: "Currently 200,000 euros."

“It’s almost time to catch up on The Tuner.”

"Yes, it will probably increase a lot when the film wins awards."

Lu Ping'an smiled and said: "I hope they are really rich landlords."

“How can the person who speaks for the working class be the landlord and wealthy?”

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

At the beginning of the second day, Lu Pingping and his party went to the main venue.

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

As soon as he arrived at the place, Lu Ping'an was quickly surrounded by many reporters.

"Lu, are you confident that this short film will be shortlisted and you will win the award?"

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

"Hello Lu, your "Tuner" is great, can you sign it..."

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

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

It took more than ten minutes for Lu Pingan to answer them one by one. After that, he continued to follow Hu Qingquan and communicate with the big guys.

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

A small part of it is because Lu Pingan is a "direct descendant". Those who have won awards here will have a little convenience. Lu Pingan has won the short film Silver Bear and is the first time to submit a feature film. The organizer has released some goodwill. .

Apart from this reason, the biggest reason is actually the film itself.

The first is the subject matter. Science fiction films are not mainstream at the Berlin Film Festival, but science fiction films with humanity and a bit of realism are different.

The ending of "Comet" unexpectedly reveals human nature, which directly sublimates the film. Based on this alone, it can actually be noticed 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 review in the live event journal are: "Director Lu Ping'an is like a confident detective novelist, throwing out all the clues and openly challenging the audience to solve the mystery; he has the skills of a first-class magician, and when you watch with wide eyes , when he thought a miracle was about to happen, he had already completed a key link. The scenes in the film were carefully planned, and each shot methodically conveyed some relevant information, waiting to slowly spell out the truth until the moment when human nature is nakedly revealed. , with a running time of less than 90 minutes, no shot is superfluous.”

This is high praise, and "Comet" deserves it.

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

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

Venice prefers avant-garde films, and "Comet" is a fantasy science fiction film that also touches on human nature. In fact, there are not many films in this era. It will only take a few years for such films to become more numerous.

So if I really want to send it to Venice, I might even be shortlisted.

However, Lu Ping'an has no regrets. He still has many films of this type in his hands, and it's not too late to go back and make another one.

Then there was the last jury member introduced by Hu Qingquan in Berlin, the German director Faith Arkin. When he saw Lu Pingan, he first praised him, and then also regretted it: "Lu, your "Quantum Coherence" is a bit of a pity. , show more humanity, dig deeper, and you will be shortlisted for the main competition unit."

I can't dig it out. The original film is like this, and I don't have much ability. How can I dig it out?

Lu Ping'an smiled and replied in German: "Thank you Mr. Akin for your recognition. I can only work harder next time."

"You speak German very well."

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

"More than three months."

Learning German for more than a month is not in vain.

The tenfold increase is equivalent to him having learned German for almost a year. With a basic foundation in English, it is really not difficult to get started.

Now he has started to prepare French, and the booster card will take effect in more than 20 days, so he believes he can get started.

"Then you are really a genius. If I had your talent, I would have learned Chinese long ago."

“It’s too late to learn now.”

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

Foreigners also said polite words, but Lu Pingping didn't take them seriously.

After a brief chat, Ah Jin praised "Employment Life" again.

He said that "Life for Hire" is the most impactful short film he has ever seen so far, and it has a high chance of winning an award.

Lu Ping'an expressed his thanks and blessings, just accept them.

Continuing to walk around, Feng Dapao and the others were not seen for the time being.

Also, since they are only participating in the exhibition, the deal that should be negotiated may have been negotiated long ago. Moreover, since they have no works shortlisted for the main competition, there is no need to come here in person.

Not to mention Lao Mouzi. His "Hero" has not been completed yet and he is busy.

In addition to not seeing these celebrities, there were no Chinese stars in the entire film festival.

This time, as the domestic media said, "the Chinese films in the main competition were completely wiped out."

After chatting all afternoon and watching a few movies, the next day, the fifth day of the Lunar New Year at BJ time, Lu Pingan picked up a group of people from Shangmei Factory at the airport.

"Director Cao, Master Hao, here!"

At Berlin Airport, Lu Pingan finally picked up the five-person team from Shangmei Factory, plus Director Cao.

Seeing Lu Ping'an, Bao Qingqing said hello immediately.

"Peace, you are handsome again."

"Sister Baozi, think about it?"

"I don't want to, I can't keep a man who is too handsome..."

With a familiar person picking them up at the airport, the five-person group relaxed a lot, and their eyes, which were a little confused after they just left the country, calmed down.

This is their first time going abroad, so everything is new to them.

Lu Ping'an understood this feeling very well. It was the same for him when he went abroad for the first time. He had to take a look everywhere.

It's just that unlike people of this era, he quickly lost the novelty at that time and felt that it was just the same abroad.

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

So after the five-person group got in the car, they all looked out the window.

"Look, they don't even lock their bikes."

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

"Tsk, tsk, they are all Mercedes-Benz and BMW..."

The freshness lasted until the next day.

Everyone came to the venue to watch the screening. For the people at Shangmei Film Festival, what they paid most attention to at this Berlin Film Festival was Hayao Miyazaki's "Spirited Away", and this film also received the most attention at this film festival. movie of.

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

Once upon a time, SMI was also worshiped, and the real owner was Hayao Miyazaki. Looking at now, SMI has not appeared on this top international stage for many years, but Miyazaki is already recognized as The master.

“When will we get a movie like this?”

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

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

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

It’s just that he didn’t say more.

Master Hao didn't say anything, he just asked everyone to continue watching the exhibition.

Soon everyone came to the short film section. After watching one round, everyone's mood changed.

This year's short film section doesn't have any strong works. If there are no surprises for "Hired Life", it has a high probability of winning the Golden Bear.

Everyone was smiling, and Bao Qingqing asked Lu Ping'an: "I really won the prize this time, will you use animated feature films to compete for prizes in the future?"

Lu Ping'an shook his head: "I do have plans to make feature film animation, but I am not planning to compete for prizes."

"Really?" Bao Qingqing looked forward to it, "What kind of story? When will you start doing it?"

"It may take a long time. We can't do it in our country for the time being."

"Do you want to do a "Shrek" kind of thing?"

"right."

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

It’s just that the domestic animation industry has become accustomed to it. After all, the gap is too big. Some people still think that this kind of animation is not considered animation and there is no need to compare.

However, Bao Qingqing is not that group of people. On the contrary, she yearns for this kind of animation. She wants to learn it, but the real problem is that it is really difficult to learn, there is no way, and there is no condition.

So after hearing Lu Pingan's idea, she was very happy, but soon she looked regretful: "You're right, it really can't be done in China."

Lu Ping'an said no more.

For many animated IPs, such as "Kung Fu Panda", if you want to make them, hardware is one thing, and related talents are even 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 Ping An feels that we can provide a platform to gather these people in the future.

It's just that the problem is still the same. Our own strength is not enough. This needs to be considered in the long term.

Soon the time comes to evening, and tomorrow is the closing ceremony and awards ceremony.

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

At 7pm, the phone rang.

Then the room burst into cheers.

Winning an award again!

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