Lu Ping'an could see at a glance who this was, this was Ning Hao of the United States, the king of thrillers, Wen Ziren!

At this time, Wen Ziren had been wandering at the gate of the summit for a long time, just waiting for someone to go to work and then go in to recommend himself, but at this time, he saw Lu Ping'an who had just come to the company, and his two little eyes suddenly lit up.

"Hi, Lu."

He went up directly to say hello, and his tone seemed a little excited and a little nervous.

Lu Ping'an stopped, pretending to be curious.

After all, the other party is also of the yellow race, and as a race, the natural reaction still has to be done.

"Hello, who are?"

Lu Ping'an deliberately used Chinese.

Wen Ziren looked a little embarrassed because he couldn't speak Chinese, only a few simple words.

But he didn't hesitate for long, and answered directly in English:

"Hello Lu, I'm James Win, I'm from Malaysia, and I love Ling's movies."

"Oh hello, I thought you were Chinese."

Lu Ping'an's attitude was gentle, and he did not show the slightest dislike, which also encouraged Wen Ziren, he took a breath and said the purpose.

"Lu, I'm a fan of yours, I love your movies, I've watched your Chainsaw more than 10 times."

"Thanks, so you need an autograph?"

"Oh yes, no, no, I mean, not exactly."

Wen Ziren was nervously a little incoherent, and said, taking out a box, "I'm also a director, I have a good movie idea I want to show you, this is a small short film I made for the movie, you will definitely be interested after watching it." ”

There was anticipation in his eyes, but the actual knuckles of his fingers were white, which was nervous.

As a newcomer who has not yet stepped into his career and is chasing his dreams, this reaction is normal.

He was afraid that Lu Ping'an would refuse.

He also thought about what he would do if he was rejected.

But after all, he is a newcomer, and he feels that he may not be able to stand this blow, at least he will have to recover for a long time.

But fortunately, Lu Ping'an did not refuse, but took it directly: "Yes, I just happen to be free, come with me." ”

If you send it to the door, how can you let it go.

If he doesn't accept it now, maybe he will go to the Liongate of the original time and space, won't he make an opponent for the peak out of thin air?

So this Bole, the road is safe!

Wen Ziren was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately followed Lu Ping'an into the door.

When he arrived at the small screening hall, Lu Ping'an asked him how he found it during the preparation.

Wen Ziren also talked about his own affairs.

Today is his first day in Lao Mei, but it is not the first time he has recommended himself.

As early as last year, he knew Lu Ping'an, the Chinese genius director after watching the American version of "The Tuner".

At the beginning of this year, the news that Lu Ping'an won the Oscar short film spread to Australia, followed by the news that Lu Ping'an's new horror film exploded.

Compared with other movies, Wen Ziren will naturally be more interested in horror movies.

So later, after watching "Chainsaw", he regarded Lu Ping'an as an idol!

He feels that Lu Ping'an, who is younger than him in this grade, deserves to be a genius director in China.

Among the billions of people who can be called geniuses, they are really not idle people!

Since then, he has thought about making a horror movie himself, and see if he can communicate with Lu Ping'an in the future.

Of course, in addition to "chasing stars", the desire for profit and fame is the main reason.

Later, he spent all his savings to make a short film with friends, and then wrote many emails to the summit and many letters to the BJ Film School, but all of them were in vain.

In desperation, he even felt that he had gone to China to find a way to be safe himself.

At this time, Lu Ping'an's second Hollywood movie was about to be released, and he felt that Lu Ping'an would definitely come to Hollywood, so he thought about coming to the United States to try his luck.

The man arrived last night and came to the summit early this morning.

As a result, I was lucky, and I saw Lu Ping'an as soon as I came!

"I didn't expect to meet you as soon as I came."

Wen Ziren's tone was still a little excited.

Lu Ping'an just smiled, his attitude didn't change much, and then he said: "If your short film doesn't work, don't blame me for not giving me a chance." ”

"You'll be satisfied."

Wen Ziren is very confident.

Lu Ping'an is also very curious about what Wen Ziren will shoot without "Chainsaw".

It wouldn't be "Latent", but it would be fun if it were.

But after he knew the name of the short film, the corners of Lu Ping'an's mouth twitched slightly.

It's actually "Dead Silence", if this film is not mistaken, it is the only money-losing goods in Wen Ziren's works.

Lu Ping'an felt that he would read it first.

As a result, after listening to his introduction again, it was really the story of "Dead Silence".

Digging out her tongue, being a doll, and being the mastermind behind the scenes.

Putting aside the quality and future earnings of the film, Lu Ping'an's attention shifted to film technology.

Lu Ping'an can only say that some people's talents really can't be hidden.

Filming techniques and atmosphere-creating techniques.

is worthy of being a master of the future, and now that he has not yet debuted, this level is already very good.

"It's a great short film, it's a great use of techniques, it's a great creativity, how much does it cost?"

Lu Ping'an gave an evaluation, Wen Ziren smiled happily, and his heart was relieved.

He replied, "$8,000, that's all my friends and I have saved." ”

"It's really good that this amount of money can shoot such an effect."

Lu Ping'an continued to praise, and then asked: "Do you want to make a big movie?" ”

Wen Ziren nodded and said, "Yes." ”

"How much are you going to make it for?"

"I think 1.5 million is about the same."

Lu Ping'an nodded calmly after hearing this.

Based on his current experience, "Dead Silence" actually doesn't need to cost $20 million at all, and 2 million may not be needed.

He couldn't help but complain about how the original "Dead Silence" cost so much.

Subtract Wen Ziren's directorial fee and subtract the remuneration of the big-name actors in it, and the remaining water is estimated to be at least more than half.

Having said that, "Dead Silence" is actually a very good film, and the thief is terrifying.

But when it was released at that time, the general bad reviews of the film in Europe and the United States and the unwelcome 'C' evaluation directly fixed the movie to the point where grandma didn't love and uncle!

In the end, the cost of this film was 20 million, and the box office was only a little more than 20 million, and the box office book was a blood loss, but the disc could make some money, so that the film could return to its original cost.

But if the cost is only 1.5 million, even if it is 5 million, the situation will be completely different.

So on the whole, if the cost of this film can be controlled well, it can be invested.

Lu Ping'an then asked, "Is $1.5 million enough?" ”

"I don't know much about the prices in Hollywood, maybe it will be."

Wen Ziren replied sincerely.

Lu Ping'an smiled: "Then let the professional people calculate, if the cost is not much, I don't think the company's investment is a big problem." ”

"Ah, thank you!"

Wen Ziren was overjoyed.

The matter was finalized verbally, and then Lu Ping'an called Watzberg and others to continue watching the film.

As a shareholder, Lu Ping An can't go it alone now.

But you can't just say it to them, the process has to be a little more tortuous.

The current Lu Ping'an is not a shareholder of the summit on the surface, but only a contracted director of the peak.

How can a part-time worker summon his bosses to come?

So he told Wen Ziren to go out and make a call.

After talking to Watts, he understood the situation: "Don't worry, I've also acted in a few scenes, you can just watch it." ”

Hanging up the phone, Lu Ping'an said to Wen Ziren: "The boss will watch the film in the afternoon, you are ready." ”

"Thank you, Lu."

Wen Ziren once again expressed his sincere gratitude.

He knows the situation of the yellow race in the Western world, because he has been like this since childhood.

So Lu Ping'an dared to help him introduce, and the pressure on his head can be imagined.

"It doesn't matter, I was like this at the beginning, I made a short film, what I was looking for was an opportunity, I understand the difficulties at this stage, so your work has potential, and if you can help me, you will naturally help."

"Lu, I...

"If you thank you, we'll talk about it when it's really done."

"Good"

While waiting, Lu Ping'an also invited Wen Ziren to participate in the preparation of his project.

They are all yellow people, fans, and peers, and it is logical for Lu Ping'an to show kindness.

Wen Ziren also cherishes such an opportunity.

Being able to work with this idol director was something he never thought of at first.

Next, Wen Ziren and Lu Ping'an joined the crew of "Latent" together.

The two discuss "Latent" with each other.

Lu Ping'an wanted to hear the original author's thoughts, purely technical discussions, nothing else.

In Wen Ziren's view, Lu Ping'an did not regard himself as a newcomer at all, but really regarded him as a peer who could be discussed. This made him have a better impression of Lu Ping'an.

Good character, good temper and strong professionalism.

Genius is indeed genius!

There's also that sense of fit that seems to be there.

He found that he really had a common language with himself and Lu Ping'an!

Lu Ping'an also took the opportunity to send out an invitation: "You are a little inexperienced, so let's do it, no matter whether your project passes or not, you can come to my crew to do things first, how about it?" ”

Through communication, he found that Wen Ziren was still very tender, so he simply upgraded the identity of Bole.

"Okay, thank you!"

Can really work with Lu Ping'an and learn from experience, who is unwilling?

Wen Ziren couldn't help but sigh again, before coming to Lao Mei this time, did he really step on shit luck, which made him a little unable to extricate himself now.

"Don't always thank you, thank you, the most important thing is to get things done."

"I'm going to do it well."

Working until noon, the two had dinner together.

In the afternoon Watts came.

"This is the boss of the summit, Watzberg."

Lu Ping'an introduced.

Wen Ziren knew this, so his mood had already begun to be nervous: "Hello, boss." ”

Watts looked like a boss and nodded calmly in response, and then said, "Let's take a look first." ”

After watching the film, Watts found that the short film was indeed as good as Lu Ping'an portrayed, and it seemed that Wen Ziren was indeed a talent.

But he still followed the script: "The film is okay, I'll give you 20 minutes to impress me." ”

Lu Ping'an also encouraged Wen Ziren: "Come on!" ”

Wen Ziren took a deep breath and began to introduce.

(End of chapter)