After 20 minutes, Watts frowned slightly, and first asked Lu Ping'an, "Lu, tell me your opinion."

Of course, Lu Ping'an is on Wen Ziren's side: "If the cost of this project does not exceed 2 million, the profit expectation of the film is still very good."

After hearing this, Wen Ziren's eyes were full of gratitude.

But Watzberg said, "But I don't think it's very good, this movie doesn't seem to have much appeal, it's not much different from a regular horror movie."

Wen Ziren's expression froze instantly, and his heart almost stopped.

At this time, Lu Ping'an spoke: "Boss, I chatted with James for a morning, and I think he is fully capable of making a unique horror movie, and I vouch for it with my personality."

Wen Ziren breathed a sigh of relief again, but he didn't dare to wipe the sweat off his forehead.

Watts asked rhetorically, "Are you sure?"

Lu Ping'an said firmly: "Sure!"

Watts spread his hands, "Well, since you highly recommend it, then I can give him a chance."

Wen Ziren was excited on the spot.

Watzberg continued, "Lu, don't let me down."

"Don't worry."

"Hmm."

Watts finished and left.

Lu Ping'an breathed a sigh of relief and smiled at Wen Ziren, "It's done."

And Wen Ziren experienced a roller coaster of emotions, and his eyes were already full of gratitude at this time: "Lu, I really don't know how to thank you...

He knew that Lu Ping'an had already put a lot of pressure on him in order to recommend himself.

For a moment he didn't know how to express his gratitude.

And Lu Ping'an just waved his hand, did not stay on this topic for long, but took him to continue the preparation of "Latent".

Wen Ziren understood what he meant, but he had already promised, "Lu, I won't let you down either."

"Haha, okay, when you become a great director, you can mention this matter more."

"No problem."

"Didn't you say you don't always have to say thank you, just make the movie well."

"Don't worry!"

Then the matter was finalized, and one afternoon later, Wen Ziren and Dingfeng signed a director contract and a project contract.

Wen Ziren joined the summit and as the director of his own film, "Dead Silence" has a budget of 2 million.

How to shoot the original film at a cost of 2 million to the level of 20 million, this is Wen Ziren's matter.

Lu Ping'an's attitude towards this is that it is best to overspend, and it is best to achieve poor results, so that it can be better gracious.

The matter is settled, and the two continue the work of "Latent".

This time, Wen Ziren was even more perpetual than in the morning, and he was actively in a mess.

At the end of the day's work, Wen Ziren temporarily stayed in the villa rented by Lu Ping'an.

Lying in bed at night, Watts texted, "How was my performance today?"

Lu Ping'an replied: "Oscar winner!"

Watts: "It's not fun, I'll continue next time."

Lu Ping'an: "ojbk!"

On the other side, Wen Ziren was also calling home in an excited tone.

"Mom, let me tell you, it's better to be a fellow..."

The next day, Wen Ziren became Lu Ping'an's driver, assistant and apprentice.

The work of "Latent" is also progressing step by step.

However, as for whether Wen Ziren can strengthen "Latent", Lu Ping'an is no longer hopeful.

As I said before, the current Wen Ziren is not experienced enough, and "Latent" is from the hands of Wen Ziren during the Dacheng period of horror films, so it is obviously impossible for him to defeat the more mature him now.

Lu Ping'an wants to improve and surpass himself, but it is unlikely.

So Lu Ping'an gave up the idea of getting super rewards, and instead began to calculate good days and auspicious days.

The Super Reward for Hunger Station only has a 6-month shelf life.

December 22 is about to expire, and "Latent" must have been filmed by then

finished, he felt that the reward would be opened after the shooting.

A few days later, the box office data for the week of "Death Day" was also released.

The four shareholders in the summit room were happy.

"20.5 million! Lu, we've made it again!"

Watts' face glowed red.

20.5 million a week, minus all the costs can already make a lot, and the next thing is pure earning.

And this brings more than just profits to the summit.

At present, there is no stable distribution channel for Peak, or a stable distribution channel does not cover the whole United States.

Distributions outside of North America are the same as the rest of the independent films, with most of the distribution rights sold out and a small portion of the accounts divided.

However, after several blockbuster movies, Dingfeng is already qualified to negotiate long-term cooperation with a number of distribution companies.

In this way, the next film at the top can try to hit 3,000 theater coverage.

This is not something that most independent film companies can do.

This is a new step towards the pinnacle of big studios!

The dividends for actors are not small.

Rachel is now finally starting to become famous.

She is said to have been contacted by a number of advertisers and well-known agencies.

Although the treatment is average, after all, the movie is only a small explosion at present, but it also makes Rachel happy.

Lu Ping'an's dividends are not small.

"Chainsaw" and "Source" achieved high box office, but both films have some peculiarities.

The latter is a foreign film and does not have much reference value in Hollywood.

The former is his first film in Hollywood, and under the big hit, although the quality of the film is really hard enough, it will still be deducted as "luck".

But now his second film will do very well, and it will still be a low-budget thriller genre.

After this battle, Lu Ping'an's value and status will be completely fixed.

The next morning, Lu Ping'an arrived in New York and met with Jimmy *** in advance.

The two talked at length about some ideas for tonight's talk show.

The purpose of the two now is clear.

Lu Ping'an needs to market himself and his movies on various programs, so that the popularity of the next movies can be maintained, and then strive for the box office to rise again.

Jimmy *** is also for the cause.

After the last collaboration, the ratings of the talk show were good, and Jimmy ushered in the peak of his career.

The next thing is how to maintain it and even go further.

The two have the same purpose, and they are very happy to chat.

In the afternoon of the same day, Lu Ping'an went to the recording site of "David's Late Night Show" again.

"Hi Lu, Happy Death Day grossed $20.5 million in its first week, ranking second in the same period, congratulations!"

"Thank you!"

"But it looks like we can't see you running naked, right?"

On the show, Jimmy enthusiastically started to walk the stage with Lu Ping'an.

Lu Ping'an looked vigilant: "You don't really want to see it, do you?"

The audience hahaha.

At this time, Lao Mei's perception of homosexuality was still relatively normal.

Appropriate quips, everyone is very welcome.

But if it is put for many years, Lu Ping'an's Hollywood career is afraid that it will be gg.

After a little joke, Jimmy begins to talk about "Death Day".

The reputation and rating of "Death Day" are not as good as "Chainsaw", but the quality is actually still good.

Many fans also have a lot of questions about the movie.

Lu Ping'an took advantage of this time to share a lot of behind-the-scenes stories, so that everyone can better understand why "Death Day", which cost a mere $4 million, can be more successful than other movies in the same period.

In fact, the current results of "Death Day" are not a great success.

But this thing has to be marketed.

A wave of marketing, coupled with the current results, will feel that it is a success when you see TV, and then it will

It stimulates the interest of going to the cinema even more.

After five or six questions, and what should have been said, Jimmy began to throw out the main question of the evening: "Lu, there are a lot of fans who are waiting for your Chainsaw 2, tell me, there will be a second part of Chainsaw, right?"

Lu Ping'an confirmed: "That's right, in fact, there are more than two parts of "Chainsaw", and in my plan, there will be at least five of them."

"Wow!"

Jimmy and the audience exclaimed.

There are surprises, excitement and disdain.

Lu Ping'an continued: ""Chainsaw 2 will be launched early next year, depending on the results, if it meets expectations, it will continue to be filmed."

"What do you think the results will be?"

"Of course it would have been as expected, otherwise I wouldn't have written so many books."

The crowd applauded, and Jimmy asked, "I'm curious, if you come up with another small-budget movie, like 2 million, will you still be successful?"

Lu Ping'an shook his head directly: "No."

"It's understandable, it's a miracle to win a big box office at a small cost, and a miracle can't happen forever."

As a result, Lu Ping'an shook his head again: "I mean 2 million is not good, my current salary is more than 2 million."

"Then the production cost will not exceed 2 million!"

"You can try."

Jimmy looked at the audience with a shocked face: "He said yes!"

Lu Ping'an still looks confident: "Actually, there are many, many ideas in my head, and it doesn't cost much to realize these ideas, and I believe that they will continue to bring the freshest viewing experience to horror movie fans."

After speaking, he said: "Try it at a small cost, I don't think it's a big problem, it's all a good story, if everyone likes it, won't the miracle happen again."

Jimmy said, "I'm going to make a cameo, I'm going to see it with my own eyes!"

"No problem!"

Lu Ping'an still looked confident.

One is "Chainsaw 2", and the other is a low-cost new work trial.

As soon as the two themes are thrown, tonight's ratings and tomorrow's topic are estimated to be incompatible.

Lu Ping'an didn't have much concern about this.

In Laomei, you have to be confident.

That's what I learned when I was competing for the Oscars earlier this year.

Making a fortune in a muffled voice, that's a matter at the corporate level.

If you want to show your personal talent, you still have to be high-profile.

From the perspective of Chinese thinking, people will be crazy and woe, so it is right to keep a low profile in everything.

But in the United States, it is different, people advocate this "adventurous spirit".

Although there will definitely be criticism, such as your immodesty and the like, there will also be many people who will watch you fall and gloat.

But in the United States, the main tone is still "radical", rather than "modest" and "modest" in China.

And self-confidence is not the same as "madness".

At this point, Ping An also knows how to grasp it.

In this way, your personal brand will be more concerned in Laomei, and it can also achieve better publicity effect for movies.

And Lu Ping'an is not purely "radical", he also said, there are a lot of goods in his head, just try it.

Of course, the most important thing is that Lu Ping'an has confidence.

You bragged about it, and you did it, that's really, and you can get more in this Hollywood jungle in the future, it's as simple as that.

So be confident, there's nothing wrong with that.

After the recording of the show, Jimmy was slightly worried and said, "Lu, the words have been released, no problem, right?"

"No problem, you just have to do what you planned."

"Okay."

Jimmy didn't really worry much about what would happen to Lu Ping'an's new movie.

It's just a two-way market.

Next, he will join the crew as a cameo, and then follow the recording throughout the process.

Identity is

A "witness" or "debunker of lies."

If Lu Ping'an's new movie really hits, he will benefit.

If the response to the movie is mediocre, he can also protect himself.

No matter what the future performance of the film is, he will be able to get a few good ratings in the future.

Anyway, it's all earned.

The show aired a few days later.

Jimmy called, and the ratings hit a new high in his hosting career.

The outside world has also become a topic of interest in Lu Ping'an's low-cost new work.

There are optimistic and bearish, in short, it is full of heat.

In Watts' words, this wave is worth millions of publicity dollars.

And the most intuitive effect after the show was broadcast was that the box office of "Death Day" rose slightly.

Soon the box office results of the second week came out, 21 million, which was a little more than the first week.

In two weeks, the North American box office of "Death Day" has exceeded 40 million, a big hit!

The media reported again that Lu Ping'an made another hit after "Chainsaw".

This brings more positive to the release in the rest of the region this week.

Some media have begun to predict that the global box office of "Death Day" is estimated to exceed 100 million.

Watts was happy, Lu Ping'an was happy, and Jimmy was happy.

This is the purpose of hype.

When the goal is achieved, everyone is happy.

The next most important thing is to shoot "Latent" well.

Watts feels that if this wave of "Latent" explodes again, Lu Ping'an will basically be able to be crowned with the title of "master of thrillers".

Lu Ping'an smiled and didn't speak.

It doesn't matter if you are a master, it is interesting to be a master's master.

Thinking so, he beckoned to Wen Ziren beside him: "Xiao Wen, how do you think you should shoot this shot?"

"I think..."