Chapter 365 Newcomers, New Cooperation

Then visit the film festival.

There are many Chinese films shortlisted for the main competition section of this film festival.

The opening films are "1937", Wang Quanan's "Tuya's Marriage" and Fan Xiaopang's "Apple".

In the non-competition section there are Zhang Yang's "The Return of Fallen Leaves" and Wanwan Zhou Meiling's "Tattoo", and in the short film section there are also films directed by Wanwan.

Among them, the films of Lu Ping'an and Wang Quan'an received the highest praise from Golden Bears.

But "1937" is still the one that gets the most attention.

Jiang Wen said proudly: "There was an old man who watched the movie the day before yesterday and didn't believe it was filmed within two months and said we cheated."

Lu Ping'an smiled and asked, "Then how did you respond?"

Jiang Wen: "What else can you say? Just use your Chinglish, the one that says 'fuck your mother'."

Liu Qianqian: "What? Why didn't I know?"

Zhang Songwen explained with a smile: "It's just funny mud pee."

Liu Qianqian blinked, and after digesting it, she smiled so much that her gums were wider than anyone else's.

Everyone also laughed.

It can be seen that "1937" really shocked European filmmakers.

While talking, a foreigner recognized Lu Ping'an, and then two groups of people came.

The first one is Jacques Levitt, the French director of "Don't Touch the Ax", and he doesn't look very familiar.

The other group is South Korea's "Cyborg" director Park Chan-wook and actors and actresses Jung Ji-hoon and Lim Soo-jung.

Zheng Zhixun is Rain, one of the most popular Asian male stars at the moment, if not one of them. Liu Qianqian looked a little nymphomaniac after seeing him, but in her opinion, Lu Ping'an is more handsome.

I'm not very familiar with Lin Xiujing's words, Lu Ping'an, but this girl is pretty recognizable among South Korean actresses.

After the people in South Korea saw that the road was safe, their attitudes were obviously different from those in France.

The French Levitte looked down upon him and felt that Lu Ping'an, his colleague, was awesome. After all, the movie was really powerful and the technology was top-notch.

In South Korea, there is a bit of admiration.

Soon Lu Ping'an knew the root cause. Director Park Chan-wook said directly: "Thank you Director Lu for making such a good movie and giving a sigh of relief to our compatriots from the victimized countries."

Well, the friendship between China and South Korea depends on neon, which is indeed not nonsense.

After a brief chat, Levit left first, while the South Koreans stayed behind.

Since they were all standing on one side, everyone started walking around together.

During this period, Rain's manager was quite knowledgeable and was always looking for topics to talk about. He said that Rain and Director Lu were the same age. Among the people born in the 1980s in Asia, Lu Ping'an was the best, and Lu Ping'an was the strongest on the surface. The person born in the 80s is not me, but the one to the north of you.

Obviously he wanted to build a relationship. After all, Lu Pingan is a great director above the first echelon in Asia.

This is not the key, the key is that he is on the front line in Hollywood.

Great value.

His agent continued: "Now our Rain has participated in a Hollywood movie called "Speed ​​Racer", directed by the Zworski brothers. It will be released this year. If you have time, please give us some advice. Ichiban.”

Can you give me some advice? I’ve finished filming.

Moreover, he knew that this movie cost 120 million US dollars and was directed by two brothers who had not yet disclosed their gender identity. The box office was less than 100 million US dollars and it was a huge loss. What advice could there be?

But the meaning is clear.

Lu Pingping did not refuse.

Rain is extremely popular in Asia right now.

As a commercial director, being able to cooperate with him is absolutely beneficial to opening up the South Korean market and further expanding the Asian market, so as to realize the cultural export of one's own films.

Of course, Lu Ping An will not make another movie.

Existing movies will do.

For example, "Kung Fu Panda", he participated in the original soundtrack recording of "Kung Fu Panda".

With his participation, even though it is only a soundtrack and not a dubbing, the movie has also gained great attention in South Korea.

This time, Lu Pingping can still copy it.

So Lu Ping'an smiled and said, "Okay, let's talk in detail then."

The assistant next to him handed over his business card.

His manager took it with both hands on the spot, and Rain bowed happily to express his gratitude, which was respectful.

Liu Qianqian behind her raised the corner of her mouth when she saw this, her face full of pride, look, what kind of Asian dance king is not a little brother in front of my brother Ping An?

Continuing walking, we came to the screening unit and saw a few more yellow faces.

When several people saw Lu Ping'an and his entourage coming, they greeted him enthusiastically.

As soon as he opened his mouth, he knew he was Chinese.

Then as soon as we chatted, we knew that this was the person who worked on the "Apple" project.

The leader is a tall man named Fang Li, the screenwriter and producer of "Apple".

Lu Ping'an was very impressive to this person. Later, when "A Hundred Birds Pay Attention to the Phoenix" could not get the film, this person knelt down in front of the camera and begged to be filmed. He was considered a character.

Everyone met and had a brief chat. Fang Li invited Lu Ping'an to watch the movie on the spot.

Liu Qianqian wanted to stop it on the spot, but at this point she definitely couldn't say such a thing.

Lu Ping'an didn't have any idea about this.

They are all Chinese filmmakers when they are away from home, so it is not a big problem to help them stand on stage.

The main reason is that I am tired after walking around for so long, so it would be nice to sit down and admire Fan Xiaopang.

"Director Lu, please take a look first. Xiao Fan is also in Berlin and will be here soon."

Fang Li greeted.

Lu Ping'an said it didn't matter, and then the group entered the venue to watch the movie.

After entering the venue, "Apple" had already started playing. The number of people was pretty good, the attendance rate was probably 30%.

Everyone sat down and started watching, and Liu Qianqian excused herself to go to the toilet.

Lu Ping'an didn't care about her. It's normal for a little girl to be shy.

Then it played, and soon came to the bathroom scene.

The uncut version is a bit explosive, and there are some missing points. Although they are fleeting, they are noticeable and not major.

In fact, he had watched the movie many times, so he was thinking about other things while the movie was playing.

The entry of "Apple" into the competition this time is actually suspected of violating some rules, because it is an abridged version in China.

However, in the end, it was still able to be released in China, but it was blocked soon, and the impact was not limited to this movie.

The reason is said to be related to the general environment.

Fan Xiaopang was nominated for the Berlin Best Actress Award for her role in "Apple", and later won another Best Actress Award for this role. It was considered the first film in her career to become famous.

Some people say that she sells meat and has no lower limit for acting in level three roles.

But there is no lower limit coming soon.

After that, "Lust, Caution" won the Golden Lion Award in September this year, which caused a round of heated discussions. Tang Wei was suddenly born. It is said that the quotation for a 30-second advertisement reached 6 million! This made Tang Wei dominate all the female stars at that time.

Soon people and capital in the entertainment industry seemed to realize something, and began to imitate others. Subsequently, various films emerged one after another that broke through and flaunted art, but were actually marginal.

Then the higher-ups couldn't stand it anymore and directly suppressed this evil trend. At this point, domestic movies entered what some people call a dark stage, and there were more rules and regulations.

Some people say that this trend was started by Lao Mouzi. Naiko in "The Golden Armor" caused a huge response. Li An completely opened this taboo door with "Lust, Caution", and then various directors followed suit. .

But in fact, in Lu Pingan's view, this is actually an inevitable direction for the development of movies.

Since private capital became available for film production around 2002, the domestic film industry has begun to enter the fast lane.

From ordinary movies to blockbusters, various themes are being tried. The movie market is getting bigger and bigger, and competition is becoming more and more fierce.

By this time in 2007, for an actress like Fan Xiaopang, who is not a professional, non-systematic, and extremely ambitious, if she wants to win a mainstream award, she doesn't have many options to choose from if she doesn't find another way.

Coupled with the brutal growth of capital, the "artistic pursuits" of directors and actors are becoming more and more open under the torrent of capital.

Fan Xiaopang is pretty good, and Tang Wei is a typical example.

No one asked her to act, and no one dared to act in "Lust, Caution". Tang Wei wanted to get ahead, and such a great opportunity to change her life was right in front of her. Would you like to seize it or not?

Finally she caught it and became an instant hit, becoming an international sensation.

In the end, the entire market gave birth to this kind of "crooked fruit".

Comparatively similar to it, is the later "traffic star", but the products at that time were not as easy to ban as the current ones. Things like traffic stars need to be slowly awakened by the public and realize that this kind of thing is not good. Only then will it begin to slowly withdraw from the mainstream stage.

So from this point of view, it is actually a good thing that Lu Pingan is not planning to win the Golden Lion Award for "Lust, Caution".

As the movie continued, Apple and Tong Dawei had sex in the toilet, and were later raped by Tony Leung. Then they found out they were pregnant, and everything was messed up.

Liu Qianqian also came back at this time, but the person who came in with her was Apple herself.

"Director Lu, why didn't you tell me that you were coming to Berlin? If you had known, you would have picked me up at the airport."

Fan Xiaopang naturally sat next to Lu Pingan.

Lu Ping'an smiled: "How dare you ask the movie queen to pick you up at the airport?"

After the movie ended, everyone went back to the hotel, and everyone stopped by, so they stopped by.

Lu Pingan, Fang Li and Jiang Wen were chatting, while the others were talking about their own affairs.

Among them, Rain and Liu Qianqian had a good chat. Lu Pingan pricked up his ears and found out that Rain and his agent were getting information from Liu Qianqian.

Liu Qianqian boasted that Lu Ping An was like nothing in the sky or on earth.

Do you still need to brag about this?

Back at the hotel, Lu Pingan first chatted with Rain and the others.

It's very simple, "Kung Fu Panda" will be dubbed.

Since movies are oriented around the world, they have to expand their reach during the production stage.

Now I heard from his agent that Lu Pingan's reputation in South Korea has reached a new high because of "1937", which is just enough to cut a wave of leeks.

The original version doesn’t need him, but the South Korean version does. We’ll discuss the details later, so I’ll give you some expectations first.

When the other party heard that it was a Sino-US co-production, DreamWorks was involved in the investment. No matter what the project was like, this was Lu Ping An's movie no matter what, so he had to agree first.

After taking care of the rain, Lu Pingan and Fan Xiaopang continued to talk about what they had talked about before.

Before the chat started, Fan Xiaopang brought her mother and younger brother.

"This is my mother, and this is my brother, his name is Fan Chengcheng."

Fan Xiaopang introduced them one by one.

Fan's mother looked at Lu Pingan very happily: "Director Lu, I am your fan."

"Thank you, Auntie, for liking me."

"Chengcheng, call me brother quickly."

"Hello, brother."

"Hello."

Lu Ping'an looked at this 7-year-old little guy, and his first reaction was that this was really Fan Xiaopang's son.

Of course, he knew it was a joke, but the genes of this family were really similar when they were young.

After the meeting, Fan's mother took Fan Chengcheng away, while Fan Xiaopang and Lu Pingan sat down to talk.

Fan Xiaopang is now ready to open a studio. Anyway, she will definitely leave after her contract with Huayi expires this year.

Now there is only one question left, that is, whether Lu Pingan can deal with Huayi.

Huayi is supportive of the cooperation, but the shares it wants are a bit too much.

Fan Xiaopang certainly does not want to leave Huayi and still be controlled by them.

At this time, Lu Pingan needs to take action.

Of course, it doesn't matter if Lu Pingan breaks his promise. Fan Xiaopang has already prepared for the worst. It is easy to find a sponsor, but it will only suffer a little.

At present, we are waiting for Lu Pingan to talk to Huayi.

It's just that Lu Pingan has been busy all the time. Fan Xiaopang expressed his understanding. It is normal for him to be unable to get away from such a big thing as "1937", but he can't keep dragging it on, right?

So now she asked tactfully: "Director Lu, what is your plan for me?"

"How did Mu Xiaoguang arrange it?"

"Film and television, and fashion."

"Almost the same, but the focus is on the latter."

"Fashion?"

"Yes, you have a face that can't be beaten in the country, and you can go out."

Fan Xiaopang's strongest influence is in the fashion industry.

Especially Europe and the United States recognize this the most.

Many people in China think that to break into Hollywood or something, you have to rely on acting skills, language, etc.

In fact, Hollywood has a lower entry threshold for fashion masters.

What is the strongest carpet star? In China, it is mostly ridiculed, but in Europe and the United States, she really has commercial value, and it is much greater than other Asian actresses.

For example, this time in Berlin, this is Fan Xiaopang's first carpet star journey.

This time she brought four sets of clothes, which are very Chinese style. Europe and the United States have a very high evaluation of her, which is true.

But many people in and outside the circle in China mocked her for trying to stand out, and said that she went to the red carpet to sell fans.

Fan Xiaopang said she didn't care. She felt that with the high evaluation in Europe and America, it would be easier to get along when she returned.

But unfortunately, she and Mu Xiaoguang both thought wrong.

Since others recognized her, why not take advantage of the victory?

With this kind of influence in the fashion industry, it is easy to get ahead by getting a supporting role in Hollywood and acting slowly.

Fan Xiaopang in the original time and space could have directly impacted Hollywood after the accident.

But maybe because there was no reliable way, or because of other reasons, anyway, she didn't do it.

Judging from Lu Ping'an's current understanding of Hollywood, Fan Xiaopang is really a pity.

After hearing this, Fan Xiaopang didn't get entangled in whether the focus was film and television or fashion. Anyway, Lu Ping'an had a plan, which meant that he didn't want to break his promise.

So she asked, "Director Lu, my appointment with Huayi is about to be full."

"I know." Lu Ping'an nodded, "I will talk to Huayi in a few days, and you should also ask Mu Xiaoguang to prepare, but I have something to say in advance."

"Don't break the law?"

"Yes, I'm not just saying it."

"I understand."

Fan Xiaopang was happy. I don't know if he listened or not, but he was happy anyway.

When he was happy, he had to drink. Fan Xiaopang didn't care whether Lu Ping'an was willing or not, and directly ordered wine.

Then after more than thirty minutes, when the cup was empty, Fan Xiaopang asked, "Director Lu, where is your room? Is it far? I can't walk anymore."

"Not tonight."

Lu Ping'an shook his head calmly.

Fan Xiaopang looked complaining: "Not again?"

"Yes, really not."

Lu Ping'an smiled and refused, then said goodbye, without any nostalgia.

Fan Xiaopang gritted his teeth and muttered "hypocritical" in his heart, but he did start to look at him with a new eye.

But who would have thought that Lu Ping'an was really busy.

Now that Yan Danchen is here, can he still care about others?