In order to add publicity to "Happy Death Day", Dingfeng announced this latest plan as soon as possible.

After cost accounting, 4.5 million US dollars, the director is still Lu Ping'an.

The North American film industry, fans, and media expressed their expectations after learning the news.

After the ebb of the Oscars, Lu Ping'an's current fame in Lao Mei has declined a lot, but because of the movie "Chainsaw", his popularity is still good, especially among horror movie fans.

However, what everyone is looking forward to more is when Lu Ping'an will shoot "Chainsaw 2", but they don't want him to make a series this time, but to change the film.

While fans and media were slightly regretful, they also expressed understanding.

After all, this is also normal operation in Hollywood.

When a work sells well, you don't necessarily have to rush to release a sequel, but try a new theme first to see if it can still be successful.

If not, the popular sequel is a good insurance.

This is especially true for non-American filmmakers.

Cheng Long is like this, after the explosion of "Rush Hour 1" in 98, he took advantage of this trend to shoot a new work "Western Regions Weilong" in Hollywood, but the box office was not satisfactory, so he started filming "Rush Hour 2" in 00, and it was successful again after it was released in 01.

The reason why Lu Ping'an is not filming "Chainsaw 2" for the time being, most people also think so.

It's just that there are many people who are curious, since your first part has been successful, why is the cost of this "Happy Death Day" only $4.5 million?

Many film and television companies feel that it may be that the peak does not give additional investment.

In addition, they also wondered why Lu Ping'an didn't tell them first when he wanted to shoot a new work.

After all, I gave some promises when I met Lu Ping'an before.

For example, Universal once gave a new film contract with a production cost of 50 million.

But Lu Ping'an seems to have forgotten?

So after the news was released, Lu Ping'an received many calls.

"Lu, why didn't you say anything when you went back to the United States?"

"Lu, remember what we said last time?"

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Lu Ping'an's answer to each company was the same: "I'm sorry, I thought you were saying kind words, I didn't take it seriously." ”

If the works of other companies can really have strong potential, he is naturally willing to accept them.

But it's true that as he said, the devil knows if these people were sincere or kind at the time, and he himself has no shortage of good projects, so there is no need to use their invitation as a lifesaver in his career.

Besides, even if there is really a good project, "Happy Death Day" won't take him much time, and it's not too late to talk after filming.

Through a phone call, the other party's film and television companies knew that this was a "misunderstanding" and was caused by poor communication.

So it didn't take long for a new solicitation to begin.

Then Lu Ping'an soon received project proposals from various companies.

The cost of the projects is between $5 million and $30 million.

The themes are all based on horror and suspense, and the scripts are also average, and there are actually many kung fu movies.

None of them are familiar to Lu Ping'an.

In other words, people don't really pay as much attention as they say they say.

Including Universal is the same, saying that it is a big production for 50 million US dollars, but I have never heard of the script that I took out.

Lu Ping'an asked if other scripts were okay, and the other party shook his head, meaning that other themes were not very recognized by the company.

The reason for this was that the other party also said: "There are too many failure cases in the market, "Wind Whisperer" and "Hulk", after speaking, the other party shrugged his shoulders and stopped talking.

Lu Ping'an knew that the other party did not directly say that he did not trust the Chinese director, which was very polite.

Last year, Wu Yusen changed the theme to a new one, and "Wind Whisperer" pounced.

In June this year, Li An also changed the theme, and "Hulk" also pounced.

Chinese directors failed one after another, and even Lu Ping'an was implicated.

However, Lu Ping'an also knows that the so-called "implication" is actually still a pretext.

To put it bluntly, because I am Chinese, and the achievements I have made are not enough to convince the public, the theme of "Chainsaw" is somewhat limited, and even some people think that the explosion of "Chainsaw" is good luck.

So when such a situation occurs, Lu Ping'an is not surprised, which is expected.

After politely rejecting a group of people, Lu Ping'an continued the preparation of "Happy Death Day".

The main scene of "Happy Death Day" is very simple, and the peak is done in one day.

Then there's casting.

This time it was the big heroine, and Lu Ping'an directly locked a few of the ones he was interested in, Sister Widow, Jessica Alba, and so on.

Anyway, whether it's suitable or not, contact first, if you can come, these people will soon become famous, and it will be good for the film.

Among the rest of the actors, David's little brother must be taken care of.

This time he came to Lao Mei, and he still took the initiative to pick up the airport.

This is a more affectionate Yankee.

However, this also has to do with the fact that "Chainsaw" didn't give him too many bonuses.

After "Chainsaw", he also acted in new works, but just like those projects sent by production companies, there was not much splash.

Hollywood, like China, only accounts for 10% of all films that can make money and become famous.

The actor has acted in a lot of films, but he is still unknown, which is the norm.

Once the invitation is sent, the next step is to schedule an audition.

That night, another production company came in, and it was Warner.

Warner's relationship with the mainland is quite deep.

Next year, Warner will establish China Film and Hengdian Hengdian Film and Television Co., Ltd. with several mainland enterprises such as China Film and Hengdian, which is the first Sino-foreign joint venture film and entertainment company in China's history, and its main business will include investment, production, distribution and promotion of Chinese-language films and television films.

Later, he participated in the investment of films such as "Crazy Stone", "Red Cliff" and "Casting Names".

Last year, Warner also collaborated with Feng Dacang on a mainland TV series.

Therefore, Warner can come to the door, and it is estimated that the sincerity will be a little better than that of other companies.

But Lu Ping'an also has his own ideas.

It's okay to cooperate with Warner, but you can't be the same as mainland directors, Hollywood beckons, do any film, don't want quality, as long as the halo of "Hollywood", it's too low.

So for Warner, Lu Ping'an has only one purpose, and that is to participate in their DC comic reform project.

Nolan's "Batman" trilogy is the goal.

In 1997, Joe Schumacher's "Batman and Robin" was named "the fifth worst sequel movie of all time".

Because of this movie, the Batman series has become a hot potato in Warner's hands.

It's been almost 7 years, and the IP of "Batman" is still hidden by Warner, but Nolan will soon volunteer to ask Warner to restart the IP, and then the first "Batman: The Mystery of the Shadows" will start filming in March next year, and then Nolan's "Batman" Fengshen trilogy will come out.

The Batman trilogy has a huge gold content, and Warner doesn't pay attention to it at present, Lu Ping'an feels that he really wants to cooperate with Warner, if they are willing to give, then it is really okay, as for other projects, Lu Ping'an is not interested, and Warner is afraid that he will not give it easily.

So after seeing Warner's proposal for a simple Sino-American co-production, Lu Ping'an asked directly: "I'm more interested in your Batman." ”

The little white old man named Henry looked surprised.

How did you fall in love with Batman?

"Operating this kind of big IP, and having experienced a big defeat, is not a good thing for young directors."

Henry persuaded.

His goal is still to achieve a Sino-US co-production with Lu Ping'an to enhance Warner's influence in China.

It's just that Lu Ping'an has made up his mind: "You go back and ask, whether this IP is transferred or not, you can talk about money." ”

If you want to be Batman, there are only two ways.

One is to only be a director, shoot the film well, and make himself famous.

Either that, take the IP down.

If it is a cooperative investment or something, not to mention whether people are willing or not, even if they are willing, Lu Ping'an will not do it.

Warner's character is well known to the world.

Harry Potter is still hanging from the tree with a crooked neck!

After Henry knew Lu Ping'an's attitude, he chatted for a while and left.

Lu Ping'an's side didn't put all his hopes on him, Henry's main business was in China, so Lu Ping'an asked Tina and Xiang Guoqiang to cooperate with Dingfeng to contact Henry, and then began negotiations with Warner in the form of copyright negotiations.

If the IP of "Batman" can be won for five or ten years, he is willing to spend a little more money.

The dividends brought by the trilogy are considerable.

Of course, it's okay if you really can't take it, after all, it's just a matter of getting a handful while Nolan hasn't been eyed yet.

After chatting about things, Lu Ping'an also started the audition.

The male protagonist is David here, and the rest are just to be found.

It's a pity that the heroine has failed to get a few of Lu Ping'an's favorites.

Either there is no schedule, or the brokerage company can't look down on the small production of more than four million at all.

The widow sister didn't make it either.

Sister Widow and Lu Ping'an met Oscar once in the first half of the year, and the two had no contact information at the time, but they must be able to talk better if they had a relationship.

After contacting her through Dell, the widow sister said that she was very sorry, she had a very good impression of Lu Ping'an, she was good at drawing, the director was also very good, and she also liked the creativity of the script, so she was naturally willing to cooperate.

But she's really not available right now.

"Lost in Translation" will be released in North America at the end of August, and before that, it will be released in Maple Leaf Country, Mexico and other places, and the company has arranged various announcements for her.

At just 19 years old, she doesn't have much choice.

Even if "Happy Death Day" only needs 15 to 20 days, it can't be scheduled.

This reason is really strong, "Lost in Translation" is also a cost of 4 million US dollars, and finally won more than 100 million US dollars at the global box office, and it is currently being released in North America, the largest box office, and it is understandable that the other company attaches great importance to it.

Lu Ping'an didn't feel much regret, he just asked and tried.

However, through this communication, the two got acquainted with each other, and in the end, Lu Ping'an chose an actress who would become famous in the future among the more than 200 girls who auditioned: Rachel McAdams.

This Maple Leaf Country girl is the same age as Lu Ping'an, she is currently a "Hollywood drifter", she has been drifting for two years, and she has run a lot of tricks, and the role that has been released is last year's "Turning into a Hot Girl", a role that swaps bodies with the male protagonist, and is also a supporting role.

There is also a role that is the heroine in "The Notebook", she acted very well, Lu Ping'an was very impressed, but this film was filmed at the end of last year, and it will be released until next summer, so it doesn't help her career, and Rachel is still unknown.

Now that she was directly selected by Lu Ping'an to be the heroine, Rachel cried with joy on the spot.

I don't know how much bitterness is hidden in those tears.

The role was completed, and filming officially started the next day.

(End of chapter)