Chapter 305: Selection of Films for the Third Battle, Shrimp and Pork Heart

On the 22nd, Hengdian, the filming site of "Young Generals of the Yang Family".

At this time, the scene is filming the final scene.

The Yang family is full of loyal and brave people, and the emperor specially gave them a plaque to praise their merits.

The people alive in the studio are rehearsing intensively, and the actors who have finished shooting outside the studio are chatting and watching.

After the shooting is finished, everyone will attend the press conference together, and then receive red envelopes and drink final wine.

As for Director Lu who is not far away? ,

Director Lu is busy and it is not easy to disturb him.

So the actresses can only watch from a distance.

At this time, Lu Pingan is indeed a bit busy.

He is writing and drawing on his notebook, using the system to select movies.

This is related to the three battles with Lao Mouzi in this year's Lunar New Year file.

Now the Olympic Games have given him a lot of free time to relieve his pressure.

There are only two things this year.

One is "Peak 3", and Cheng Long will finish "Baby Project" in late April or early May, and the earliest to start shooting is early June.

There is no need to rush for "Batman 2".

In other words, if Lu Pingan starts shooting a new movie now, he can at least have two months to operate.

Two months, plus the Xingchen team, is enough!

It can be done!

It's just that it's a bit difficult for Lu Pingan's existing projects to catch up with the Lunar New Year's Day and compete with Lao Mouzi for the third time.

First of all, he can't participate in Hollywood's movies.

On the one hand, it's too late.

The most important thing is that foreign films can't be used to block domestic films.

Lu Pingan still knows this.

And among the several domestic projects he has.

"Back to 20", "Initial D" and "Painted Skin" will all be released in the summer.

This has been decided.

Among the remaining projects, "Pacific Rim" has only a 70% chance of catching up with the Lunar New Year's Day, and "Kung Fu Panda" is basically certain not to catch up with the Lunar New Year's Day.

"Wonderful Night 2" mentioned at the beginning is also OK, and the script has been thought of.

But there are still two aspects. The first is that the studios needed for "Wonderful Night 2" are occupied by "Curse of the Golden Flower", and the other party will use it until July. The second is that using this movie to compete with "Curse of the Golden Flower" is still a sledgehammer to kill a chicken, and it is too deliberate and unnecessary.

So if you really want to fight with Lao Mouzi, you have to start a new movie.

Lu Pingan also tends to start a new movie.

And it's not a "blockbuster".

Just a simple drama will do.

Why use a sledgehammer to kill a chicken?

It's a very simple truth.

If a low-cost drama movie kills "Curse of the Golden Flower".

Oh.

Jiang Wen will definitely shout: Shrimp, and pig heart!

Then there is the time aspect.

So there is only one problem left.

What movie to choose.

You need to find a movie with an excellent plot. "Curse of the Golden Flower" writes about desire and the distortion of human nature, so Lu Pingan has to come up with a positive one.

At the same time, it must have a lot of commercial attributes, the threshold for watching movies is not so high, and it can fit the atmosphere of the Lunar New Year.

This is not easy to find.

So he has been searching the system for the past two days, but still couldn't find a suitable one.

At this time, Cai Yinong came over: "Director Lu, have some milk tea."

"Thank you."

After Lu Pingan took it, Cai Yinong did not leave, but stayed to talk about things: "I am going to shoot "The Legend of the Condor Heroes."

"The Legend of the Condor Heroes?"

"Yes, the copyright was obtained last year."

Cai Yinong then talked about the plan for "The Legend of the Condor Heroes."

With the copyright, Tangren obtained the distribution rights of mainland TV series at the beginning of this year. Cai Yinong, who loves martial arts novels, will remake "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" as the first work to be released.

However, Lu Pingan knew that the leading actor Hu Ge would become more famous this summer with "Fairy from the Other World". As a result, despite the good market response, the filming was terminated due to Hu Ge's car accident, and Tangren was once in a cash flow crisis.

Lu Pingan's eyes are fixed on the film Brother Hu in armor in the field.

Without much consideration, he decided to give him more benefits, such as a better car, a better driver, etc.

Will Brother Hu's state of mind in the future, who has not suffered a serious car accident, be different from the original time and space? Lu Ping'an didn't want to care too much about this.

Anyway, now that he has encountered it, he is a shareholder of Tangren. Even if he doesn't save Brother Hu, he can save the poor assistant.

In addition, speaking of Brother Hu, Lu Ping'an suddenly had an inspiration in his mind.

Without thinking too much, Cai Yinong asked after listening to Lu Ping'an's suggestion: "Do you have any plans for Brother Hu?"

She thought Lu Ping'an was going to use Brother Hu.

Lu Ping'an neither admitted nor denied this: "It's hard to say, don't tell him yet."

"Of course not, he can't hide things. If he fails in the end, this kid will be so depressed."

"Really, so unstable mentality?"

"Young people, not everyone is like you. "

Cai Yinong flattered him at the right time. In fact, this was the truth. Lu Pingan was indeed very different from his peers.

After flattering him, Cai Yinong asked again, "Should Shishi give her more treatment?"

"Just follow the rules. She and I can just chat, but she is still too young, lacks professional skills, and her facial features are not fully developed. Just pay more attention to her and cultivate her."

Lu Pingan answered calmly.

When he came today, Liu Shishi's performance was a little bit exposed. Although she didn't show her intimacy, it also made people feel that the two of them were familiar with each other, which was not normal. After all, she was just a little Karami, how could she be "familiar" with Lu Ping'an?

Fortunately, Lu Ping'an had a plan in advance.

Both of them were from Beijing. Liu Shishi's relatives knew Lu Ping'an's uncle, and then explained everything perfectly.

The uncle's pot was firmly carried, after all, everyone knew what Lu Ping'an's uncle did.

Then everyone began to envy Liu Shishi's identity as a Beijinger

Speaking of which, after Cai Yinong knew what Lu Ping'an meant, she stopped asking.

In her opinion, Lu Ping'an was still quite decent. Even if he was really hungry, he probably wouldn't look down on Liu Shishi, a little actor with no fame and no figure.

Then, talking about The Legend of the Condor Heroes, Cai Yinong asked: "I want Yifei to play Huang Rong, what do you think?"

"Li Xiaoyao + Zhao Linger reappear in the arena?"

"Yes, that's what I mean."

"It's a good idea, I have no objection."

He really has no objection, it makes money.

Besides, this is better than the original Lin Yichen playing the role.

Taiwan stars rarely have clear positions.

Lin Yichen seems to have clear negative news in the future.

It's really meaningless to praise her.

Of course, Liu Qianqian has the final say.

So he continued: "You can talk to Yifei about the details, and follow her opinion."

"Okay, I'll make a phone call now."

Cai Yinong said and walked away to make a phone call.

After Cai Yinong left, Lu Ping'an quickly wrote down his inspiration just now.

This scene also made the surrounding actors once again give up the idea of ​​getting close to him.

Lu Ping'an had no time to pay attention, because when he was talking to Cai Yinong about Brother Hu just now, Lu Ping'an suddenly had an idea and found a suitable film.

Brother Hu had a car accident, which involved life accidents, which made Lu Ping'an think of the theme of life and death.

In this theme, Lu Ping'an quickly thought of two excellent works.

One is "Departures" and the other is "The Bucket List".

As for the former, he had already made arrangements. He was preparing to compete for the Oscar for Foreign Language Film in a few years, after all, this film had already won it.

So the goal was only the latter.

Without any nonsense, Lu Ping'an directly entered the story outline, and the system quickly popped up various information about this film.

The system showed that the script of "The Bucket List" would be released in August this year.

The screenwriter of the original time and space took two weeks to write the script in August, and then the producer and director only flipped through ten pages of the script and decided to shoot it, and finally attracted a total of four producers to join in.

Then it caught up with the Christmas season next year.

In the end, the film grossed nearly 180 million yuan at a cost of 45 million US dollars.

And now it is the end of March.

If it is to be filmed, there is only a four-month window.

Within four months, the script will be registered, and the film will belong to Lu Pingan.

So should it be done?

Lu Pingan thinks it is the best choice.

In terms of plot, "The Bucket List" actually talks about two things: life and death.

Two old men with cancer, one poor and the other rich, live in the same ward by chance.

Differences in concepts and sympathy for each other make them friends, and then they start a journey to fulfill their last wishes and play until they die.

Laugh at the beginning, cry at the end, and then cry and laugh again, which is very healing.

It is indeed appropriate to release this film during the Lunar New Year.

At least it is better than watching "Curse of the Golden Flower". Such a big film ended up with the royal family fighting each other, which is really boring.

As for the adaptation, Lu Pingan soon had an idea.

The main structure does not need to be changed. The American values ​​reflected in the original journey: individualism, American dream and religion can be replaced appropriately.

Individualism can be extended to individuals and families.

The rich old man created by the American dream can be replaced by the self-reliant Chinese dream of the first generation of reform and opening up beneficiaries.

The religious color is easier to change.

It can be changed to the Chinese view of life and death of "seeking a good death".

What is seeking a good death? The real meaning of "good death" is not to die suddenly, die of illness, lie on the battlefield, etc., but to die peacefully, without guilt, and without regrets.

Life has ups and downs, and there will be life and death in the future. Everything has predetermined changes, and there is nothing to worry about or fear.

The focus of life is on the process rather than the result.

"Seeking a good death" is probably the ultimate pursuit of all Chinese people.

As a cultural output, it is actually universal in the world.

This Chinese value is also a perfect replacement for the religious color of the original.

As for casting.

Lu Ping'an instantly thought of Li Xuejian.

Mr. Li Xuejian has been suffering from nasopharyngeal cancer for several years now. It seems that he has recovered and started to take on roles last year. Moreover, his financial situation is not very good now because he still owes tens of thousands of yuan for medical treatment.

Isn't that a coincidence?

He lacks roles, and his life trajectory fits the role.

He can just replace Morgan Freeman.

As for the "rich old man" Jack Nicholson, you can find an old star from Hong Kong and Taiwan, such as Zheng Shaoqiu, or Li Chengru from the mainland.

Or Andy Lau, Leslie Cheung, Tony Leung Ka Fai and the like can all be used to guarantee the box office.

These people look younger, but it doesn't matter. They can be changed to a combination of old and young partners and friends of different ages. It depends on how to adjust them when the time comes.

The more he thought about it, the more he thought that this movie was feasible!

First make a Chinese version.

Then remake it in the U.S.

Just like "Wonderful Night", kill two birds with one stone!

As for whether the box office of this movie can surpass "Curse of the Golden Flower"?

Lu Ping'an actually doesn't force it.

Shrimp, pig heart.

Just do one of the two.

Don't expect to do both.