China Entertainment: Director’s happiness is so simple

Chapter 69 Los Angeles, chance encounter

Early the next morning, after I woke up safely, I went to Los Angeles for a walk, had a sweet breakfast, and then continued shopping, looking at the Staples Center from a distance.

The Lakers didn't have a game today, but there were other games, and Lu Ping'an wasn't interested.

This year Yao became the No. 1 pick in the NBA. In the future, the popularity of the NBA will sweep across the country.

Lu Ping'an thought about how he would have to come to the NBA to watch Dayao play in this life. It would be better if he could be on the same team as Kobe.

I had a big steak in the city and walked around after eating. From the perspective of Lu Ping An, everything here is huge.

The car is big, the house is big, the supermarket is big.

North America is such a wonderful place, why didn’t our ancestors come and take advantage of it earlier?

After looking around, I went to Hollywood again, took a photo with the "Hollywood" ones on the mountain from a distance, and then went straight to the theater.

The theater currently selected for "Memory Block House" is called "Delby Cinema", which is a medium-sized theater with 6 branches.

When we arrived at the venue, it was only two o'clock in the afternoon. The screening of "Memory" was at 7 o'clock every night. There was only one screening a day. Today is the third day. After seven days of screening, you will get the voucher and submit it to the Oscars with the rest of the information. That's it, now comes the public relations thing.

Strictly speaking, for the theatrical route, the best time to show is in the fall before the Oscar gates close, because if it is released early, the judges may forget about it.

But it was not easy to "schedule" films at that time. It cost a lot of money. Now it only costs 8,000 US dollars a week. By then, it may cost more than 100,000 US dollars, because many Oscar films will focus on public relations at that time.

But Lu Ping'an is not afraid of spending money, so it's okay to do it again when the time comes.

Secondly, Lu Ping'an is now quite famous in the short film industry.

Just like the poster currently in front of the theater.

Lu Ping'an's photo is in the middle, with the three awards "Cannes Palme d'Or", "Berlin Golden Bear" and "Berlin Silver Bear" in front.

There will be a series of awards later, with a total of more than 30 awards collected from "Life for Hire" and two other short films.

The new work "Memory Block House" by "Ping An Road", the winner of so many awards, will be screened at 7pm tonight!

As soon as the poster was put here, Hu Qingquan spent some money to publish it in the newspaper. Not to mention attracting the attention of all media, but it would definitely attract the attention of some people in the industry.

Lu Ping'an is now an important person in the short film industry!

He has become a strong contender for next year's Oscar.

This starting point is very high.

To put it in the most practical terms: it can save a lot of public relations expenses.

Then, after the short film has been exhibited in other Oscar direct film festivals, starting in November, he will return to the United States and do activities under the arrangements of a public relations company. He will get more exposure opportunities than other contestants.

After looking at his sign, Lu Pingping went into the theater to kill time by watching movies while waiting for the evening's entertainment.

This time is the summer season in the United States, and there are currently two blockbusters in theaters.

One is Tom Cruise's "Minority Report," one of Cruise's masterpieces. It grossed 36 million US dollars in three days of release and became the U.S. box office champion in the summer of that year. It invested 100 million and earned more than 300 million in box office. There are also dividends in this film, making a lot of money. The other one is "Windtalkers" which has been released for more than a week.

The investment was 110 million, and the box office was more than 70 million. Now the box office after one week is far less than expected, and John Woo is going back home.

In fact, Lu Ping'an thought "Wind Whisperer" was pretty good, probably because he liked war movies, so after watching it, he thought about when he would make a war movie of his own.

There are very few civil war movies and TV dramas that have the flavor of old-American scenes. In my impression, Feng Dapao's "Assembly" used the most comfortable shots.

The transformation, explosions, gunshot wounds, tactical actions, war scene restoration, etc., coupled with the immersive camera tracking, are very exciting to watch, very real, and not like a staged shot.

It's a pity that "Assembly" has a bad butt, otherwise its ranking would definitely be much higher.

So we still have to choose foreign films, including foreign war films, while retaining the theme of the film. This is not easy, after all, it is easy to adapt to the local environment.

Lu Ping'an quickly thought of a movie that was suitable for adapting into a mainland-themed movie. It was very warm and cruel, which was very suitable, but the adaptation was a technical job.

He felt that he could slowly change it from now on. After a year or two, he might be strong enough.

Making up his mind, Lu Ping'an continued to go to the theater and started watching "Minority Report".

English is now no problem for him to use and communicate normally, but watching movies is still a bit difficult.

Every country has its own culture. If you want to fully understand it, it is not easy for him now. He can only understand it completely.

Combined with the above adapted script, Lu Pingan felt that it was time to form a screenwriter team when he returned.

After the two movies were shown, it was almost 6:30 pm.

At this time, the sun has not yet set on the West Coast, and the streets of Old America are still noisy.

When the time was almost up, Hu Qingquan arrived with a group of people.

Lu Pingping saw Wattsberg's bright dome at a glance.

"Hey Lu, we meet again!"

Wattsberg was very enthusiastic when he saw Lu Pingping.

Lu Pingan also responded enthusiastically: "Hello, Mr. Wattsberg."

"Just call me Watts, Lu. I didn't expect you to be competing for the Oscar so soon."

"Actually, I originally planned to come last year, but I missed the time. It's a pity."

“Arriving early may not necessarily bring good luck, but arriving late may bring good luck!”

Wattsberg is very good at saying nice things, "Lu, what is the theme of this film?"

"It has to do with memories. People with stories may not be able to stop crying after reading it."

"Wow, that sounds interesting. Fortunately, I prepared a handkerchief..."

After the two chatted familiarly for a few words, Wattsberg went into the theater and waited until he finished watching the short film to talk about business matters.

Then, under the introduction of Hu Qingquan, Lu Pingan and the others got to know each other one by one.

"Hello, Lu, nice to meet you. Your short films are great..."

"Lu, your short film is great, what style will it be this time..."

"Hello, Lu..."

There were a few people from the media, and the rest were mostly film producers and several public relations representatives from the United States.

The Oscar judges are invisible, and these lists will be kept secret, so there is no guarantee that there will be judges here today.

However, the Oscar list is "public" in the eyes of some public relations companies.

As long as the team is determined, you can then start publicity and lobbying. This has a mature business process, which is called public relations.

After some people came, then came Sa Shang, the judge from the previous session, an old white man with white hair.

"Hello Lu, your short films are very interesting. I hope you can succeed this time."

Kind words come.

Lu Ping An also responded: "Thank you for your like, it is my honor to have your support..."

Several people were led into the venue by Hu Qingquan, and some other movie fans also entered the venue.

Short films are different from feature films. In fact, there are not many people who watch the short film. It only lasts for ten minutes and you have to buy a ticket. Naturally, there are fewer people to watch it.

But the crowd seemed pretty good today, and I saw about twenty people buying tickets right now.

Lu Ping'an looked at it. It was 5 US dollars, which was expensive for a short film.

At this time, a familiar voice sounded from behind, still speaking Chinese.

"Safety?"

Lu Pingan turned his head and saw Yu Feihong.

"Sister Yu? What a coincidence!"

"Yes, what a coincidence. I didn't expect to see you here again."

Yu Feihong looked surprised and pointed at the sea report, "I saw the poster yesterday, but unfortunately I didn't have time. I came to see it today and met you! When did you come? Do you really have a short film to compete for the Oscars?"

Yu Feihong asked a series of questions, and it was obvious that he was really surprised.

Lu Pingan explained everything with a smile.

After hearing this, Yu Feihong sighed with emotion: "I didn't expect you to start your Oscar campaign quietly."

Lu Ping'an's short films are still very strong and are recognized domestically as strong.

The evaluation in the industry is that it was with the emergence of Lu Ping An that the short film genre really entered the industry and the public's horizons.

Who would have taken this kind of film seriously before?

But Lu Ping An has won big awards in succession, and the most impressive thing is that he is still making money. This is completely different.

In the eyes of many people, Lu Pingan has even become the "founder".

Of course, Yu Feihong would look at these adjustments with a rational eye, but she was indeed quite interested in Lu Pingan's short film, but she didn't expect that it was really used to compete for the Olympics. If it really happened, Lu Pingan could You can get the title of "first person" again.

Lu Ping'an said modestly: "Fortunately, it's just a short film, and it's just a trial. What about Sister Yu, why are you here?"

"I'm here on vacation, I have my house here, I've lived here for a few years."

"Aren't you acting? Sister Yu must have a lot of acting appointments, right?"

"I usually don't take roles in summer. It's too hot and I can't bear it."

"Okay, the time is almost up, have you bought your ticket?"

"Of course I bought it. I bought it this morning. I must support your short film."

"Thanks!"

"I hope the quality is good, but not scary."

"You will definitely be satisfied, just don't cry then."

"It's not really a scary movie, is it? The title doesn't even look like it to me."

"You'll know then."

"It's really good to sell things off."