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

Chapter 44 Golden Rooster, starring the US version of the tuner
After eating and tidying up, Lu Pingan went out to meet Hu Qingquan. Today they are going to Yongcheng to participate in the Golden Rooster Awards.

While waiting for the flight at the airport, Hu Qingquan asked, "When will the film in Venice be made?"

"Let's wait a few days, the style of the film is a bit special, so we have to do it slowly."

"Employment Life" has won many awards in the original time and space, and it is the three short films he is currently planning that have the greatest potential to impact the three major European markets.

Another "Memory Building Blocks House" has been confirmed to hit the 03 Oscars, and it can only hit the Oscars.

Then according to the general strategy, the strongest film should be used to attack Venice.

Because he already has the Berlin Silver Bear and the Cannes Palme d'Or, only one Venice Golden Lion has yet to be won.

However, the three major European companies have their own preferences, and Cannes is more artistic, showing the inner portrayal of the characters more, which is a bit of literary exploration and research.

Venice is more avant-garde, and there are many experimental films, which are suitable for films with a unique style.

Berlin, on the other hand, mostly presents more historical and social themes, characterized by reflection, calmness and restraint, with a touch of realism.

"Employment Life" is clearly the most suitable for Berlin.

Moreover, the Berlin Film Festival still prefers Chinese films in this era. At the same time, it also values ​​direct lineage just like Cannes. Although it is not as strong as Cannes, Lu Pingan has won the Silver Bear, and his chances of winning in Berlin are even greater.

As for Venice, Lu Pingan didn't know if the short film he prepared could win the prize.

But he is confident that the film is indeed avant-garde and profound.

Of course, it doesn't matter if you really can't take it.

Anyway, the worst case scenario is already a Silver Bear and a Palme d'Or, one more is a profit, let's be content.

"That's fine, take your time and don't put any pressure on it. It is said that Gong Li will be judging in Venice next year. I don't know if it will be beneficial to us. At least we can know more about the situation when we send the film."

Hu Qingquan is very concerned about whether Lu Pingan can win the prize.

After all, it's okay for Lu Pingan to win one or two short film awards, but if he wins all three awards, it will be unique not only among the Chinese, but even in the whole world.

Plus, the Oscars matter, if not more.

If Lu Pingan can really win a statuette at the Oscars, even if it is a short film, it will also create the history of mainland directors, which is of great significance.

Hu Qingquan then asked: "It should be too late for "Comet" to go to the Berlin screening, or go to Cannes?"

Lu Pingan thought for a while and said, "I'll start the post-production tomorrow, and there are still about 20 days before the deadline for submission. It shouldn't be a big problem, and I can send it together with "Employment Life" at that time."

The post-production of "Comet", or all the post-production of Lu Pingan's film, actually didn't take much time.

He is not like other directors, how to say the story, shooting is one level, editing is another level.

The goal here at Lu Pingan is very clear. Anyway, they are all ready-made, so he can just copy them, so he expects that more than 20 days should be enough time.

However, even if the film can be delivered in time, he doesn't have much expectation on whether "Comet" can be shortlisted in Berlin.

It is enough to be screened and sold.

The two chatted and the plane landed.

Settled in the hotel, time came in the afternoon.

The two put on suits and went out, and began to communicate with the people in the circle who came to participate.

This year's Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Industry Closing Ceremony has a rule, all those who participate in the closing ceremony awards ceremony have to wear neat suits, otherwise they will not be awarded.

The form is well done, so particular. As for the inside, Lu Pingan said to himself silently, I just came to open my eyes.

At 07:30 p.m., the closing award ceremony was grandly unveiled at Yongcheng Gymnasium.

Xie Jin, Stephen Chow, Anita Yuen, Tranquility, Chen Kaige, Liu Ruoying, Wu Bai, and more than 40 celebrities were delivered to the entrance of the stadium by a special "star convoy", stepped on the "Avenue of Stars" paved with red carpets, and entered the party scene.

Lu Pingan also has the opportunity to walk the red carpet. His order of entry is just in the middle of the stage. Behind him are all Hong Kong and Taiwan stars and various celebrities, and in front of him are mostly mainland actors. Hu Qingquan said this order It is almost the embodiment of his coffee position, but the real coffee position has to be seen in the seat behind.

After entering, Lu Ping'an's seat is in the fifth row on the left side of the middle square, and the left and right sides are full of directors. When asked, one is from the Emei Factory and the other is from the Bayi Factory. They are both 50 to [-] years old, and Lu Pingan is among them It feels like the juniors they brought.

After communicating a few words without embarrassment, everyone continued to remain silent.

Some actors and stars are in the middle square, and some are on the far right, and the coffee positions are also from high to low from the first row to the bottom.

Those who are free to move around are more likely to stay quietly.

Lu Ping'an also doesn't like to walk around, so it's fine now. He greeted Mr. Zhou, Ning Jing and other acquaintances with his eyes from a distance. He looked at Master Xing in the third row in the middle square, thinking Is there any chance to cooperate with him in the future?

There is also a crew of "Get in the Car and Let's Go". Lu Ping'an has seen Gao Hu, but not Huang Bo. It's a pity.

After a while, Zhang Guoli and Cao Ying took the stage, and the Golden Rooster Award ceremony officially began. . .

In the end, there was nothing to say, the popularity was high, and "My Brothers and Sisters", which had a good box office, didn't get anything. Commercial films are now treated like this.

After the end, Lu Pingan chatted with the great poet and a few acquaintances for a while, and congratulated Fu Biao for winning the best supporting actor.

Then Lu Pingan wanted to find a chance to chat with Master Xing, but unfortunately, after the end, he didn't see anyone.

He has no regrets, there will always be opportunities in the future.

Huayi's big and small king took a chance to chat with Lu Pingan, and asked if he had any plans for the next movie.

Then Mr. Ren from Shanghai Film Group also raised his mouth.

Lu Ping'an's answer was always the same: "We'll talk when we have a plan."

There are plans at any time, when to squeeze, now just wait for the time to mature.

After returning to the hotel after the Golden Rooster Awards, Lu Pingan lying on the bed was a little bored. A Golden Rooster Award felt like he had never been here before, but he had to come, after all, he sent you an invitation letter.

As for hitting the Golden Rooster Award, forget it. Although this kind of award can reflect status, it is also magical enough.

If you haven't mixed up to a decent level, it's better not to have any expectations.

The news about this year's Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival appeared on the portal that night:

"The Golden Rooster Awards selected by experts can downplay the box office performance and focus on the artistic innovation and breakthrough of the film, but we can't ignore the audience's opinions and the effect of the market. Many people ridicule the Golden Rooster Award-winning films. "Karaoke Movie". ("Liberation Daily" review)"

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Back in the capital, Lu Pingan started the post-production work non-stop.

The deadline for submissions in Berlin was running out, so he had to hurry up.

This post-production is still at Beijing Film Studio, but the old partner Zhang Yifan is not available. He wants to continue the fine-cut editing of "Looking for the Gun" for his older partner Jiang Wen.

It doesn't matter to Lu Ping'an, anyway, the idea of ​​editing has long been there, without Zhang Yifan, it's just that the efficiency will be lower.

After entering the post-production work, the time is day and night, and it feels like it passes slowly, but it actually passes very quickly.

In a blink of an eye, November 11st, the rough cut of "Comet" has been completed, and it is expected to be completed in about ten days.

During the break, news from Summit Entertainment came from North America.

Hu Qingquan said that after "The Tuner" was released in China in June, it will be released in various parts of the world.

The box office was good, and the distributors made more or less money.

Among them, the North American market that Road Ping An is most concerned about is also Baojie.

However, Summit Entertainment's strategy is to use the Chinese version to test the market.

After buying the distribution rights for 25 yuan, they released it on 8 screens in early August, and later increased it to 30 yuan. In three weeks, they also received a box office of 60 million US dollars. The market prospect is very good.

So Summit Entertainment immediately decided to draw the Chinese version, and then started filming the American version of "Tuner".

This time the news came about the US version of "Tuner".

"When will it start up?"

Lu Pingan asked Hu Qingquan.

As a result, Hu Qingquan replied: "It has already been finalized. The production cost is 2500 million US dollars, which is not bad. Now it is in post-production. It is expected to be released in May next year."

"It's so fast."

"If you have money to make money, of course you will move quickly."

"Well, it seems that selling them is selling low."

Lu Pingan sighed, and then asked, "Who is the lead actor?"

"Jake Gyllenhaal."

Lu Pingan was lost in thought, but he really couldn't remember who it was just by hearing the name.

He asked, "Has this Jack acted in any movies?"

"I don't have any information about him here, I'll contact them later and ask them to send some information." Hu Qingquan began to complain, "The top is a bit picky, and the movies that can obviously make money don't find a name. big."

After hanging up the phone, Lu Pingan frowned slightly.

He still felt very familiar with the actor's name, but he couldn't remember who it was.

If he didn't think about it, he didn't think about it. After a short rest, he continued to work.

In the evening, Hu Qingquan came with the materials.

When Lu Pingan saw it, he suddenly felt strange: "It turned out to be him!"

"What, do you know each other?"

"Well, I've seen his movie." Lu Pingan nodded.

But not the past, but the future.

"Brokeback Mountain" and "Source Code", he is the protagonist.

It seems that Fengfeng has a good vision, and he found someone with such potential as soon as he looked for it.

Since there is such a fate, Lu Pingan thought that if he went to Hollywood in the future, he would have to continue the fate.

(End of this chapter)