Chapter 424 Movies

The simple audition for the Chinese drama lasted more than two hours.

Not particularly in-depth because this time it’s wholesale.

"Wonderful Night 2" requires the use of many guest roles, and the weight is like an ensemble cast, so it does not need to be too strict.

The remaining important roles will be carefully considered, but they are not necessarily cast in the middle.

If it's really not suitable, the crew will find another actor.

For China Drama, this is no problem. Lu Ping'an is already an honorary doctor anyway, and there will be plenty of opportunities to interact with him in the future, so just take your time.

In the end, Lu Ping'an and Ning Hao took note of a group of pretty good actors and ended the audition.

Later, Lu Pingan had a meal with the Chinese opera teachers and graduates.

I had a brief chat with Wen Zhang, Chen Hao and others, and exchanged business cards.

Needless to say, for them, getting a business card and having a familiar face is already a big gain, even if the number on the business card does not belong to him.

A late meal.

It’s also thanks to the fact that the road is now safe and not busy.

Guorong came to the capital the next day.

The two sat down to drink tea in the office and chatted about Lin Xiaofang.

Lin Xiaofang was the only seed player in Wenchuan County Senior High School earlier.

Guorong said that she was very happy: "With a score of 630, I passed the exam."

"which school?"

"National People's Congress."

"That's not enough."

“Minorities get bonus points.”

Guorong looked happy when he talked about this.

Bonus points for saying it's okay.

And it’s not just Lin Xiaofang who has good news this time.

In the entire high school, 4 students passed the first class and 32 students passed the second class. Among them was Lin Xiaofang, who went to the National People's Congress.

Such teaching results are definitely not good when viewed nationwide, but for a school that has just become a general high school, it is definitely a pretty good result, and there will be no problem with the key points of evaluation in the coming year.

"Then let's pop the champagne!"

Lu Ping'an was also very happy, after all, it was related to him.

Then the two talked about the script.

Guorong said at this time: "I have thought about it in the past two months, and I think your idea is right. You cannot focus on Lin Xiaofang personally."

The script Guorong mentioned at the beginning was based on Lin Xiaofang, expressing the local teaching and life difficulties in Wenchuan, inspiring the audience through Lin Xiaofang's success, and using this to attract society's attention to poverty-stricken areas.

But Lu Ping'an felt that it was not appropriate to do so.

This will cause Lin Xiaofang a lot of trouble.

And who can be sure that Lin Xiaofang will not go bad in the future?

Therefore, instead of focusing on personal growth experiences, it is better to focus on the universal theme of "working hard for a seemingly impossible goal, and changing yourself and influencing the people around you in the process of hard work."

Guorong didn't agree at first, but after two months he figured it out.

"How did you figure it out?" Lu Pingan asked with a smile.

Guorong shrugged: "Actually, I had figured it out a long time ago, but I was confused during that period. Later, I found a map and circled the difficult places. I saw that half of China was enclosed, and I was shocked. Laughing, you know.”

Guorong smiled and shook his head and said: "You really have to have a broader vision. If you make it according to my idea, this movie will be useful for a few years at most. If you make it according to your idea, everyone can benefit from the movie."

"I didn't think too much about it, I just thought it would be better to shoot this way."

Lu Ping'an answered with a smile.

This is true because that's what the template is about.

Of course Guorong didn't believe it and said with a smile: "What about the new script? Do you have it?"

"It's not sorted out yet."

"It's okay. The Olympics are important. It's good to have a clear idea. By the way, have you decided what I will play?"

"The heroine's most important teacher, okay?"

"That's great!"

The two chatted and laughed until the afternoon, and then set off to the premiere of "The Sun Also Rises."

The premiere was very lively.

As one of the major directors in China, Jiang Wen has directed a film for the first time nearly 7 years after the film was banned, so the attention is naturally not low.

The fact that he failed to win a prize at Venice a few days ago didn't seem to have much impact on him.

Audiences, fans and the media are still very optimistic about his new work.

But after the premiere, many people didn't know what to say.

"The Sun Also Rises" is good.

Of course it's good.

But it's not commercial, it's too esoteric.

Therefore, in terms of market expectations, many people knew at first glance that they would not be high.

In this regard, Jiang Wen has always maintained confidence in front of outsiders.

The current copyright income of "The Sun" has been released. The domestic audio and video copyright was sold for 1.5 million yuan, and the foreign distribution was sold for more than 30 million yuan.

Calculated based on the cost of 55 million.

As long as the box office exceeds 80 million, the film will be able to make back its money.

It was only 80 million. Jiang Wen felt that the problem was not big.

Lu Pingan also gave direct support when being interviewed by reporters: "This is a movie worth recalling carefully. Of course, the more box office, the better."

That was all he could say.

Next, relying on the blessing of my own theater chain, I hope that the box office can be higher.

At the premiere thank-you banquet that night, Jiang Wen got very drunk. Lu Pingan and Ning Hao carried him to the hotel room. Before leaving, Zhou Yun sighed and said to Lu Pingan: "The movie has been released, and Old Jiang can finally I feel relieved, my nerves have been tense every day for the past two years.”

Lu Pingan smiled and said to her directly: "Tell him later that no matter what the box office is like, I have 200 million ready for him. Come and get it at any time and start shooting a new movie at any time."

After that, Lu Pingan left and went to Hengdian.

After Lu Pingan left, Jiang Wen really opened his eyes. After Zhou Yun told him what Lu Pingan said, Jiang Wen turned over and fell asleep completely.

The next morning, Lu Pingan and Ning Hao, as well as the production team of "Wonderful Night 2", and Hengdian Lao Xu began to tour the entire Hengdian again.

It was said before that "Wonderful Night 2" used scenes from all over Hengdian.

This time Lu Pingan did not break his promise, and Hengdian Lao Xu also mentioned that he attached great importance to it.

The scenery created by "Painted Skin" last time is still used by many crews, and now it has become another filming location.

Now Lu Pingan is going to use almost the entire Hengdian, and it is a project of international concern such as "Wonderful Night 2".

Not to mention how much benefit it can bring to Hengdian.

So naturally, we will fully support it!

So, just like during the period of "Painted Skin", Hengdian fully supports the relevant ideas proposed by Xingchen.

So far, two specific scenes that need to be built temporarily are close to completion.

The rest of the scenes are ready-made.

Lu Ping'an came here to take a look and inspect. After the end, he will discuss some specific matters with Lao Xu in detail.

For example, the venue use plan and investment-related issues.

Hengdian Group will definitely invest in "Wonderful Night 2", and Lu Ping'an will definitely come to talk to such a big boss in person.

The motorcade cruised all the way, and the news quickly spread throughout the Hengdian crew.

So the tourists in Hengdian looked at the stars of each crew, looking forward to when they could meet, say a word, and ask for an autograph.

And the stars were looking at whether Director Lu would come over, looking forward to whether they could meet, say a word, and then be favored, and then reach the peak of their lives.

Some people are fantasizing, and some people are taking action.

It's just that it's not someone else who takes action, but Yang Mi.

Outside the Qin Palace in Hengdian, Lu Ping'an and his group were about to get on the car when they heard a voice of "Brother".

Lu Ping'an looked up and saw Yang Mi, who was slightly out of breath. Behind her, there was a middle-aged woman with her eyes wide open in surprise.