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

Chapter 105 I Can Really Draw!
"Are you coming to Laomei?"

"correct."

"Oh, do you need help then?"

"Of course, I'm here to see you."

"Find me?"

"correct."

Dong Xuan on the other end of the phone asked with a smile, "What have you done, have you forgotten?"

"What did I do? Didn't I do anything to you?"

"I still don't admit it. Producer Li told me that I'm your girlfriend!"

"...Maybe it's a misunderstanding?"

"I don't care, I have already completed my visa application and bought my tickets. I have spent all my savings. You can figure it out!"

"You, the ticket is refunded."

"No, if you dare to do it or not, I'll make a decision, Lao Mei. I want you to tell me face to face!"

"You think about it again."

"My flight is XXX, I will send you a text message later!"

Why is it so big?

It really is a Northeast girl!

Hey, this misunderstanding is a bit big.

Lu Pingan shook his head.

But soon he was relieved.

Come and come.

Thousands of miles away, can I let you go back on an empty stomach?

Great steak arrangement on!

After hanging up the phone, Lu Pingan and Watts ran another city.

On March 3th, Lu Pingan went to New York to pick up Dong Xuan.

The plane was not delayed. As soon as the time came, Dong Xuan came out with long legs after a while.

Sure enough, he came alone.

"here!"

Lu Pingan waved and shouted.

As soon as Dong Xuan saw Lu Ping'an, she ran up and stood in front of him.

"I will do what I say, so should you do what I say?"

"Large steak, I understand."

"I want more than a big steak."

Dong Xuan smiled, locked his eyes on him, and no longer dodged.

Lu Pingan took her luggage with a smile and said, "We'll talk about the rest after eating the big steak."

"That's what you said."

"Yes, I did."

The two chatted briefly and set off for Los Angeles.

Today is the day he meets Hu Qingquan.

The final Oscar voting deadline is just 3 days away.

The past few days have been Hu Qingquan's most intense public relations period.

At the same time, this time is also the period when the main creative team of the work has the highest public relations intensity.

According to common sense, Lu Pingan should have passed by long ago.

But fortunately, "Chain Saw" exploded.

At present, the box office of "Chain Saw" in North America has exceeded 7000 million US dollars.

A horror film with a cost of 100 million has created such amazing results.

This is a super exposure.

Lu Pingan has been on so many shows these days, and every time he must talk about his Oscar short film work.

So as long as you have watched the TV show, you know that Lu Pingan is not only the director of "Chain Saw", but also a finalist for this year's Oscar short animation.

With this light, "Memories", which cost 10 US dollars to release again, also let more people know.

In addition, Hu Qingquan began to concentrate on spending money on public relations.

Hu Qingquan said that Lu Pingan has now become the most favorable contender for the award.

Number one seed!
In the next few days, Lu Ping'an's task is to eat, chat with some hidden college members who have been persuaded by the AD team, and just try to get a good impression.

As for the result, it is still not guaranteed.

But for Lu Ping'an, if he really didn't give it to him, he would accept his fate. Anyway, judging from the large amount of expenses, including Hu Qingquan's various expenses and living expenses, the total cost in half a year is less than 30. About ten thousand dollars.

The money is not much, so if there is really no reward, it is enough to learn from experience and understand the rules.

Of course, if you can get it, you still have to get it. After all, it is 30.

"I'll be very busy in the next few days. How about we talk about our affairs later?"

After getting on the plane, Lu Ping'an and Dong Xuan confessed.

Dong Xuan took Lu Ping'an's arm, leaned her head on his shoulder, closed her eyes and said softly, "I know you have something to do, don't worry about me."

"Why are you so sleepy? Didn't you sleep all the way?"

"Well, excited."

"Silly girl, you didn't even know my attitude?"

Dong Xuan didn't answer, and fell asleep, looking really tired.

Lu Pingan adjusted her posture to make her sleep more comfortably, while Dong Xuan quietly raised the corners of her mouth.
Landing in Los Angeles, David picked up the plane.

"lu!"

David was extremely enthusiastic and hugged when he came up.

"Chain Saw" exploded, and as a doctor who saws legs, he also gained a lot of fame.

Although these fame may dissipate soon in the future, at least now is the pinnacle of his life.

After a brief chat, David didn't express any thoughts about Dong Xuan who was beside Lu Pingan.

Lu is so handsome. Isn't it normal to have a woman?

Soon everyone stayed at the hotel, and Lu Pingan directly arranged Dong Xuan in his room.

To save money, yes!

Dong Xuan smiled and did not express any opinion.

"It's noon now, do you want to sleep for a while?"

"No, jet lag is fine, I can hold on."

"Well, this is Tina. I'm the bodyguard hired for you. I'm going to go out for a while and I won't be back until night. You can walk around and listen to her."

"Know it."

Dong Xuan is well-behaved and obedient, and Lu Pingan does whatever Lu Pingan says, and listening to him makes her feel very happy.

Lu Pingan took some money for her again: "Just play!"

"Is this what it feels like to be nurtured?"

Dong Xuan's face was mischievous.

"Yes, what are you doing, do you regret it?"

"Of course I don't regret it, my mother never regrets it!"

"Okay, then you have fun, I'll go first."

After explaining, Lu Ping'an and Hu Qingquan met.

When he arrived at the place, Hu Qingquan formally talked about the current progress with Dell, the head of the public relations team.

There are several difficulties to overcome in order to hit the Oscars.

The first step is to gild the show to create momentum and arouse the interest of the jury members.

This step is especially aimed at non-Hollywood movies, and can even be generalized to non-American movies.

The public relations will arrange for the show to go to the three major European film festivals (Golden Lion, Golden Bear, and Palme d'Or) and the Critics' Choice Awards, which is the so-called skirmish.

It's best to win an award, if you don't win an award, go to the major film festivals to show your face and get some recognition.

Then the PR went crazy:

Arrange drafts of authoritative film media and magazines, and spend a lot of money to buy hard advertising spots; if the crew is willing to spend money, public relations will also arrange well-known TV programs.

The purpose of this wave of large-scale propaganda bombing is very clear.

That is to let the members of the jury know and be interested in the film as much as possible before lobbying.

But this is a feature-length film, and short films don’t need to be so troublesome, but the process is similar.

And Lu Ping'an's "Memories" has done a good job up to this point.

"Memories" has won 23 awards, big and small, all of which were won by Hu Qingquan.

The key is that Lu Pingan itself has two of the top three short film awards in Europe, so it makes sense that "Memories" didn't win the European award.

The second step is lobbying.

The lobbying link is the most distinctive and irreplaceable step of the Hollywood PR team.

Because these public relations clearly know who are the 5307 jury members this year?What kind of movies do you like?and how to approach them.

This is a "difficult problem" that no drama party can solve by itself.

The Guardian once joked that every year from mid-to-late October, members of the jury will appear in high-end western restaurants and eat free lunch and dinner.

The Hollywood publicists are in control of the business on the wine table. They will explain every detail and sublimation point of the movie to the judges in detail.

After a meal, it may not be possible to "cheat" the votes smoothly, but it can effectively interfere with the final selection of the judges.

At this point, Hu Qingquan specially made 10000 "Memories" DVDs in accordance with Dell's strategy, and sent them out in the form of gifts with small gifts.

Over the past few months, I have eaten with countless people.

In addition, taking advantage of the fact that "Memories" is being played in theaters now, these items cost close to 20 US dollars.

In the end, Lu Pingan relied on the big exposure of "Chain Saw" in the final stage. As mentioned above, "Memories" became the No. [-] seed of the hit.

Gilded, lobbied, and exposed.

What should be done has been done, and the next thing is to hope that nothing will happen.

Because there is another thing that cannot be ignored in the Oscar race, and that is to discredit the opponent.

In the history of Oscars, there are too many classic cases of discredit.

In the history of the Oscars, similar "black public relations" affecting the results of the awards can be traced back to 1941: the then media tycoon Hester, annoyed by the allusion to himself in "Citizen Kane", not only mobilized all his propaganda machines to block the film , after throwing money at the studio in an attempt to destroy the film, he even took a personal attack on the director Orson Welles, and even arranged underage nude girls in the latter's hotel room in an attempt to ruin the director's reputation.

Thanks to the good-hearted police who informed him in advance, Wells was able to escape unscathed.

However, "Citizen Kane" eventually hated the Oscars of the year.

And more recently, "Shawin in Love" defeated "Saving Private Ryan" in 99.

At that time, "Saving Private Ryan" was the most popular in the "Olympiad".

But at the critical moment before the voting deadline, there were a lot of negative news about the latter, such as World War II veterans from the United Kingdom, questioning the inaccurate depiction of the Omaha Beach scene at the opening of the film, etc.

In the end, "Shawin in Love" won the best picture upset, but became the object of ridicule in the later test of time.

This has also become the biggest "unjust case" and black history in the entire Oscar history.

Even Gwyneth Paltrow, who relied on Harvey's public relations to defeat Meryl Streep and Cate Blanchett and win the best actress title, was scolded as the number one Oscar queen.

Weinstein's most criticized is that he used everything to "hack" "A Beautiful Mind" last year. At one time, he said that the film deliberately concealed the homosexuality of the protagonist Nash, and at the same time, he said that Nash was "anti-Semitic" back then. .

Considering the strong influence of the Jews in Hollywood and even the entire United States, the latter's "distortion of facts" can be said to be particularly vicious.

However, "A Beautiful Mind" withstood the test and ended up winning Best Picture.

Weinstein had to call Universal Pictures, the producer of "A Beautiful Mind," to apologize.

This also became the only confirmed "black public relations" of Weinstein.

There are many other cases. In short, the more the voting deadline is reached, the more complicated it will be. All kinds of ridiculous black material can be exposed, but fortunately, most of them appear in the feature film awards, and this year It is relatively mild.

This is just a feature film, and the short film is more gentle. . .

While talking, Dell received a call, and a few minutes later, he said with a serious expression: "We may be in trouble."

"what's the situation?"

Hu Qingquan asked immediately.

more than an hour later.

Everyone checked the current news about "Memories" in front of the computer.

"Memories" suffered discredit.

There are currently four days before the voting deadline.

Dale said that among the 5307 reviewers, it is possible that more than half of them have sent their ballots, and it is possible that the ballots will only be sent out in these few days.

Therefore, the current opponent's smearing is likely to grasp the general situation, that is, it is a better time to smear now, and it can change the minds of most people, otherwise it would have been smeared.

Dell also analyzed.

This is probably because Lu Ping'an's limelight is too strong.

Think about it.

It's just a short film, but you actually used the hit "Chain Saw" to expose yourself, and everyone said that you had a short film nominated for an Oscar.

This is still acceptable for a feature film, but you can play like this in a short film!

However, this is not the reason for you to discredit it!
Listen to what the media has to say.

It is said that there is an academic who is suspicious, saying that "Memories" is not directed by Lu Ping'an at all.

How can a horror film maker make such a short film?
Others said that even if he directs, the relationship between the animation and the director is not that big, the production is someone else's, and it has nothing to do with Lu Pingan, maybe it's just a name, and even Lu Pingan can't draw at all. indefinite.

Others said that the screenwriter and director of "Memories" are all Lu Pingan, but this work is not something that a 21-year-old can write.

"The means are quite low-level, and the reasons are also naive."

Hu Qingquan wiped his glasses, and his complexion was not very good-looking.

He saw Oscar's peeing again.

Dale said: "This is smearing, not a debate. The question now is how to eliminate this influence in the shortest possible time. Ballots will be sent out in these few days. Today and tomorrow are prime time. After tomorrow, they will be sent out." Ballots may also be late, which will be voided, so if we don't act in time, it will be too late."

Hu Qingquan put on his glasses and asked, "What can you do?"

"Now we don't know who instigated it. Even if we have doubts, we can't make it clear. It is impossible to complete the special point-to-point smearing. It will be very passive to counter the full smearing of the other four works. When we are smeared, we will respond to smearing. , others can tell at a glance that we did it, and there is not enough time. My suggestion is to seize the weakest and most clarifying one, and use various exposures to launch a wave of reverse public relations. .”

Hu Qingquan nodded directly. Now that time is tight, this is the only way to do it.

As for which one to clarify, it seems that it is not easy to clarify which one.

If you say it wasn't directed by you, can the evidence you come up with be a strong counterattack?Shooting one on site, one or two days, including shooting and editing and playing, how can there be time?Tickets have already been mailed out!

I really want to clarify, only within two days today and tomorrow!

How can you fight back if you say you are not a screenwriter?

Give a speech and tell a story?

Show copyright evidence for the script?

How could there be time!

And in terms of storytelling, Lu Pingan has already said what he should have said on the show these days, and people still use this to talk about you, which proves that they are not afraid of your counterattack.

At this time, a female member of the Dell team suggested: "We can focus on the second point. The other party said that the production has little to do with Lu. We can focus on the last sentence. The other party said that Lu can't draw, so we will draw. Show everyone!"

"can!"

As soon as the voice fell, Lu Pingan agreed.

Because that's what he thinks.

I can't draw?
what!
You can say that I don't know how to make movies, edit, write scripts, compose music, and I don't have such a high talent. All the skills in my body are given by the golden finger.

But only painting, I really know how to do it!

This is drawn by me one by one!

I am an orphan with no relatives and no one to help me. I have dropped out of school several times. I have been helping in the school cafeteria since junior high school. In high school, I received subsidies to work in fried chicken restaurants and studios to earn living expenses. Can fight for a chance to go to college!
For this opportunity, I studied art for 6 years, sketching, sketching, gouache, and traditional Chinese painting, relying on picking up other people's pencils and charcoal, rubbing other people's paints, and other people's obsolete brushes, borrowing drawing paper with the cheek After a few years, the fingerprints of the thumb, index finger and ring finger have been polished, step by step, relying on this admitted undergraduate!
I once thought that I would never involve art again, and art is just a tool for college entrance examinations.

But I don't want to, it doesn't mean you can question it!

I'm not that good at drawing, but at least I scored 96 in the art entrance examination!
Come on, draw!
　Thousands of words sent!

　　Regarding painting, there are exaggerations, but it is indeed my real experience, three fingers smoothed, a period of glory.

　　Not to mention the subversion of the protagonist’s character design. At the beginning of the article, it was said several times that he was an art student, and he entered the university through art. In addition, basic painting such as animation and sketching are different, so let’s not talk about why animation was not good at that time.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)