Landing in Venice, Lu Ping'an got off Watzberg's private jet.

After knowing Watzberg for so long, he finally invited Lu Ping'an to fly.

Lu Ping'an knew that after watching the edited version of "Death Day", Watts had basically decided that Lu Ping'an would become the new partner at the top.

So the closeness is up again.

Lu Ping'an also knew that this guy was still the heir of a big family.

Not only him, but the other two at the top are also the heirs of the big family.

To put it bluntly, it is a few rich N generations who have engaged in a film company to play tickets, and at the same time they have a good vision, they really want to make the company bigger, otherwise they would not take "being able to sit on an equal footing with the eight major production companies" as the company's creed.

But in terms of personality and way of doing things, it is indeed salty.

In the small film, only those who like it are bought, and those who don't like it are ignored.

In stark contrast to them is Lionsgate.

People really come to the film festival to sweep the goods.

It doesn't matter what kind of film, as long as the evaluation is okay, then buy it, and after buying it back, get twenty or thirty theaters to release it first, and then expand it if the effect is good, and give up directly if the effect is poor.

Over the past year, although there have been many failures, the number of successes has also been several times that of the peak, and in just a few years, the valuation of people has exceeded the peak by three times.

But fortunately, the peak is a flow of luck, because they met Lu Ping'an

After leaving the airport, several people went to the hotel, and on the way Watzberg asked about Batman again.

"Did you really decide to do this?"

"As long as the contract can be signed, I will do it."

"But the cost of this is hundreds of millions!"

"Hundreds of millions."

Lu Ping'an's expression was calm.

After hearing this, Watzberg's view of Lu Ping'an officially changed.

This is really a billionaire, really his own people!

"Have faith?"

He then asked.

"Nope."

Lu Ping'an replied with a smile.

"And you still do it?"

Lu Ping'an shrugged: "It's only 100 million if you lose it." ”

Hiss~

This breath!

How much money does Lu Ping'an have!

Wattsberg changed his attitude again.

Lu Ping'an said again: "I will earn it back soon." ”

Watzberg smiled: "Also, after "Death Day" comes out, I am afraid that the profits will make people jealous again, and "Chainsaw 2" is even more!" ”

"So I'm in luck to join as a shareholder."

"That's right."

Arrived at the hotel and put away the luggage.

Watzberg and the other shareholders went to converge.

Lu Ping'an joined Hu Qingquan.

We met and had a brief chat.

I didn't say much about the short film.

Everyone already knows what the three major situations are in Europe.

Whether it can win the award depends on how the 7 judges of this year's short film are arguing.

Hu Qingquan said that the four other films in this year's feature film award are all very popular, and the other seven judges in the main competition unit have already made a lot of noise.

Lu Ping'an is not interested in this, but he is interested in the short film and the copyright of Ning Hao's "Incense".

Ning Hao's film is now also Hu Qingquan's handling of copyright.

Hu Qingquan said that the current price is not high, not shortlisted, only more than 200,000 US dollars, hanging first, waiting for the award before selling, he has now helped it to apply for the Tokyo Ginza Silver Show in November.

If you win the prize, the copyright price can at least double.

Lu Ping'an thinks it's okay, the total cost of this film is 50,000, and Ning Hao asked him to invest 10,000, it's good to make some money.

In contrast, Lu Ping'an's short film is much more valuable than Ning Hao's feature film.

The current screening price is around $800,000.

If you can win the prize, at least double it.

That's a lot higher than the average feature film.

Hu Qingquan said: "Ling is now a well-known number one person in the short film industry, and the price is naturally not low. ”

Lu Ping'an smiled: "It's a pity, this is the last time, otherwise I would have to wholesale dozens of more." ”

The two laughed.

After chatting about copyright, Hu Qingquan asked again: "When will your next domestic film be filmed?" ”

"I'll get ready when I go back."

"Ha, are you really going to go to Lao Mouzi?"

As soon as Hu Qingquan heard it, he knew what Lu Ping'an was planning.

But Lu Ping'an just reacted.

yes.

Go back to shoot the project that has been preparing for a long time, and after filming and release, isn't it next summer?

Next summer, there will be Lao Mouzi's "Ambush on All Sides".

Oops, isn't that a coincidence?

He swore he hadn't thought of that.

He just wanted to end the domestic one as soon as possible and then go to shoot Batman.

Hu Qingquan said with a smile: "Lao Mouzi's film will start in a few days, this time the lineup is very strong, Andy, Takeshi Kaneshiro, it is said that the scene alone has been prepared for a year or two, and it is menacing." ”

Lu Ping'an also replied with a smile: "Don't worry, his films are very beautiful, but the plot will definitely not be any better." ”

"So sure?"

"We'll see."

Lu Ping'an looked confident.

The two chatted and continued their walk in Venice.

There is still half a day before the red carpet in the evening, and Lu Ping'an simply took advantage of this time to come on a cruise.

How can you come to Venice without taking a boat and eating pizza?

After playing around, on the way back to the hotel, a female voice suddenly sounded in my ears: "Hi, Lu!" ”

Lu Ping'an turned around and saw the widow sister.

The 19-year-old widow sister looks a little immature with her facial features, much softer than the later Black Widow period.

Now she is a young woman with a literary fan, and she receives a lot of literary films.

It is estimated that this is also one of the reasons why their company rejected Lu Ping'an's invitation to "Death Day".

"Hey Scarlett, see you again."

The two are actually not acquainted, but they met last time at the Oscars, and they chatted on the phone for more than ten minutes a few days ago.

Now that we meet again, it is indeed a little rusty.

But it's also better than having no foundation at all.

So the two met, and they were in this strange country, and they quickly became familiar with each other.

The widow sister asked, "Have you just arrived?" ”

"Yes, I arrived in the morning, and I played for a while."

"The pizza here is good."

"Indeed, the fruity flavor is great."

"Fruity? Where did you get the fruity flavor? ”

"Lie to you, I don't want to be beaten to death by the locals."

"Hahaha, so you know this"

The widow sister has a very generous personality, Lu Ping'an did not twist, and they chatted happily when they met.

Then the widow sister mentioned the previous refusal of "Death Day".

Lu Ping'an said that he didn't have to care, it was normal to have no schedule.

The widow sister then wished Lu Ping'an's short film to win the award.

She knew that Lu Ping'an was just one award away from being able to win a grand slam.

This was popularized at the Oscars before.

Now that Lu Ping'an's short film has been shortlisted, it is also time to send some blessings.

Lu Ping'an also congratulated her "Lost in Translation" on its box office success, and wished her the best actress tonight.

"Lost in Translation" was shortlisted for the countercurrent unit, and if memory serves, Sister Widow did win the best heroine in the unit.

After hearing this, the widow sister smiled and said, "Thank you, if you can get this, I will open champagne in the evening to celebrate." ”

"Will you invite me?"

"Of course, if you win the prize, I'll open two bottles!"

"Then I wish we all won the prize!"

The two chatted briefly and sent blessings to each other, which can be regarded as completing the task of greeting each other when they meet by chance.

After a while, the widow's companion came, and the two sides separated.

And what he didn't know at this time, where he couldn't see, the judges were still arguing.

This quarrel will determine which of the last two short films will win the top prize.

"Politics shouldn't be in Venice!"

"Isn't there a political element to Oil?"

"We shouldn't be talking about politics, we're going to look at artistry!"

"Animation isn't art?"

“。。。”

The quarrel that didn't let anyone do it actually went on for days.

Fortunately, this is the last time.

If Lu Ping'an knew, he would be very grateful to these pure judges.

At least in comparison, it's really much better than the Oscars.

But the uncertainty that comes with it can be painful.

In the end, the judges quarreled to the end, and sacrificed the last one, which was also used several times.

"Let's vote."

This time, one of the seven who had consistently abstained voted.

In the evening, the red carpet begins.

Among the yellow people in the guests, only Lu Ping'an's side is still Chinese, and the rest are either Japanese or South Korean.

The two feature films still failed to get invited, that is, there were no awards.

However, there are many domestic journalists.

After walking the red carpet, a group of domestic reporters came up to interview.

The questions are also about the four major short slams in the world.

Lu Ping'an's mentality is very relaxed: "Whether you win the award or not, this is my last short film work, I will be very happy to get it, it doesn't matter if I don't get it, after all, the short film is just an appetizer before the feature film, and you don't have to pay too much attention to it." ”

With that, he walked into the arena.

The fourth time I came to the three major European ones, this time I have calmed down too much.

He is like an audience who comes to see a movie, after sitting down, he doesn't look left and right, just looks at the front of him in a daze, occasionally reviews the award-winning words, and occasionally takes some candy from the bag to eat.

The widow sister was wearing a little conservative dress tonight, and after coming in, Lu Ping'an glanced at it and stopped paying attention.

After a while, the award ceremony began.

As in the other two festivals, short films are awarded first.

The first is the award for Best European Short Film, which has nothing to do with him.

This was followed by the Special Attention Award in the Short Film Category.

When the award presenters read out the long list of names of the winners, Andres Crain.

Lu Ping'an and Hu Qingquan beside him began to feel nervous.

At this time, the tension is also very funny.

There are only three awards for short films, and there are only three production teams.

After the two are awarded, isn't it just that the road is safe?

The two looked at each other, then both smiled.

The short film is over, and then we officially enter the feature film awards and box office links!

(End of chapter)