After watching the Spring Festival Gala, it was already early in the morning.

Lu Ping'an dropped off relatives at the hotel and began to respond to text messages and phone calls from friends.

"I just saw you on TV, and you laughed silly!"

This is what Yan Danchen said, and he laughed out loud after speaking.

"There are three shots in the whole scene, and your hands are swollen, right? Ha ha... ”

This is Zeng Li, who also laughed.

Lu Ping'an also felt that he was quite stupid, wouldn't it be nice to watch TV.

But fortunately, his friends only said that they saw him, and Lu Ping'an didn't do anything strange, so it was just an audience and didn't attract much attention.

The next day, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, Lu Ping'an accompanied his relatives to visit the capital in good weather and climbed the Great Wall.

In the second year of junior high school, the matriarchal side flew back to the magic capital, and Lu Ping'an also began a New Year's greeting journey.

It's still the same process, several are here this year, Hu Qingquan is also in China, and now his task is to keep an eye on the domestic set, and he will wait for the eighth day of junior high school before he and Lu Ping'an will return to Laomei to continue to stare at the crew.

Secretary Dong also returned to Beijing, and when Lu Ping'an went to pay New Year's greetings, he obviously felt that his house was much more lively than before.

In the past, there were people who went to visit the New Year at the same time, but not many, and occasionally met one or two.

Now it is also the fourth day of the New Year, and the room is full of people, and Secretary Dong is pouring tea for people with full aura.

However, these people also know the rules, put down the gifts, drink tea and then leave.

Only Lu Ping'an was left to eat together.

At the dinner table, he said that it is not certain where he will rise in the future, because there is still half a year of experience, but it should not be bad.

Lu Ping'an didn't ask much, having the thighs of being a big official may not be all good things.

Therefore, it is enough to be normal and treat it according to the conventional relationship.

Lu Ping'an gave Jiang Wen a New Year's greeting at night, and he was the first time to return to Jiang Wen's house in these years.

The décor of his house is nothing unusual, except that a few cameras look like they are worn out.

At the dinner table, the two had a drink and talked about the next movie plan.

Jiang Wen said: "I don't plan to act this year, this year, I'm tired enough!" ”

03 was a very busy year for Jiang Wen.

Lu Ping'an's "Hunger Platform", Xu Cainu's "Me and Dad", as well as "Jasmine Blossom" in collaboration with the international chapter, and the angry "Barber".

In the four plays, except for "Hunger Platform", which didn't work much, the rest all had quarrels.

Jiang Wen was tired, and the rest of the people were also tired.

Lu Ping'an took the opportunity to ask: "Ready to start filming?" ”

"Yes, polish the script, start filming in 05, don't avoid me when the time comes."

His "ban" is about to expire, and "The Sun Also Rises" is coming out.

The cost of this film is about 50 million yuan, which is a huge loss from the box office.

But this film was nominated for the Venice Golden Lion Award, counting the sale of copyrights, in fact, it is not much to lose, and it is within the scope of acceptance.

Lu Ping'an did not hesitate: "Of course, you can say as much as you want." ”

Jiang Wen was very happy to hear this, but immediately asked again: "Did you vote for Batman yourself, how much did you vote?" ”

"You don't have to worry about this, anyway, it's right to invest in you if you have the money, provided you don't want to make a big production of tens of millions of dollars, then I really can't afford it."

Jiang Wen put his heart at ease and poured wine arrogantly: "Haha, want to wrap me?" I don't have the opportunity to tell you, how many people want to vote for me, at most you will be given 30%. ”

Lu Ping'an pouted: "Stingy!" ”

Jiang Wen laughed: "It's not that I don't want to give you more, you know about the accident, so many cooperative companies have to take care of it in recent years." ”

"Okay, okay, then the lower part, you have to give me more."

"No problem!"

Lu Ping'an smiled and toasted to him, still very satisfied.

Thirty percent is just right.

Invest less, and lose less.

People and business can be taken care of, perfect.

In fact, if you really want him to pay 50 million, Lu Ping'an is also willing.

The two are also teachers and friends, Jiang Wen has helped him a lot over the years, and it is worth the price.

And it won't lose too much anyway, and there is a base for the next part of "Let the Bullets Fly", or earn.

It's just that reality is limited, and things can't be done to that point.

So that's fine for now.

Then the two chatted about "Hunger Platform".

"It's the 25th today, and there will probably be shortlisted news tomorrow, I don't think it's a big problem to be shortlisted."

Jiang Wen analyzed.

"Hunger Platform" is strong in the brain and explicit, but in terms of film artistry, it is still lacking in his opinion.

The three major in Europe have their own preferences, either heavy zzzq, or heavy reality, or heavy human nature.

But there is one thing in common, and that is that the artistry of film is indispensable.

This is also the reason why Lu Ping'an's two feature films were shortlisted but did not win awards.

At the same time, in the eyes of the outside world, Lu Ping'an's shortcomings as a director are exposed.

However, Jiang Wen also said: "Although "Hunger Platform" has shortcomings, the longboard is also extremely long, I have watched some of this year's movies, your film is the most special, according to the rules of the film festival, it is not good to say that there can be unexpected surprises." ”

Lu Ping'an nodded, he has experienced the three major European ones so many times, and he has long been familiar with the attributes of opening the blind box.

So he doesn't think about it, everything is left to fate.

The original film "Hunger Platform" has not won the three major European awards, and this time as long as it is shortlisted, it will actually be considered a success.

Shortlisted and not shortlisted, the copyright price is much different.

On the fifth day of the new year, Wu Jing arrived as promised, and the two got along, and the painting style was different.

didn't talk for a few words, and the two did it in the gym, and after sweating profusely, they took a bath and rubbed their backs.

When taking a bath, Wu Jing talked about martial arts instruction.

There are people he knows, but not all, and the most familiar one is Yuan Heping.

Yuan Heping has now been mixed up in Hollywood, and it is not difficult for Lu Ping'an to invite his team, just spend money, but Lu Ping'an has no such plans.

He wanted a team that could experiment.

If you can't, you will stay, and if you can't, you will end the cooperation.

The big-name martial arts team is obviously not good, and the people of Xiangjiang value this, it is a matter of face.

And Yuan Heping's team is actually not very suitable, too "floating".

Wu Jing also knows this, he said: "In fact, if you really want to experiment, the big team will have this problem." ”

"No way, this is an experiment."

"Do you want it from the mainland?"

"As long as the level is passable and willing to accept the conditions."

"I have a very good candidate, my senior brother, and also my iron buddy, Kou Zhanwen."

Kou Zhanwen, "Erniu (Houyi)" in "Spring Splendid Pig Bajie", "Wei Chigong" in "The Legend of Heroes of the Sui and Tang Dynasties", and he also has another resume, that is, the Chinese martial arts instructor of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

This man is indeed very capable.

But Lu Ping'an was also puzzled: "Can he do it?" ”

The style he wants is completely different from "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", which Wu Jing knows.

But Wu Jing said: "He knows a lot, I think you can try, he said that he doesn't need money if he can't do it well." ”

"Okay, then him."

Lu Ping'an made a direct decision.

It's just an experiment, the big-name team is not suitable, then he came just right, and the money will not be given, how to be a man, Lu Ping'an still knows.

Then the two agreed to see each other in mid-February when the film was about to start, and the party was over.

At 8 o'clock in the evening, Lu Ping'an received a call from Jiang Wen and learned the first good news of the year: "Hunger Platform" was successfully shortlisted for the main competition unit of the 2004 Berlin Film Festival.

The next day the media began to report on it.

"Lu Ping'an's feature film hits the top three in Europe for the third time"

"Lu Ping'an's feature film has been shortlisted for three consecutive years, can it win the award this time?"

"How far is Lu Ping'an from the award?"

Various messages were active in the entertainment section for a day.

There are bullish and bearish.

The outside world had heated discussions, but Lu Ping'an was relatively calm, because he had already made various preparations.

So he didn't care much, he only sent a message to the creators of the film, asking them to apply for passports and go to Berlin when the time came.

Whether you win the award or not, you still have to go.

In addition, since the film has been shortlisted, the release can also be arranged.

It doesn't matter what the box office is, the main profit of this kind of film is copyright.

Compared with the finalist of the movie, the news on the seventh day of the new year made Lu Ping'an excited.

On the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, President Zhang of Nortel called and sent Lu Ping'an the second good news of the new year, and it was extremely huge.

As an outstanding student of Nortel and an internationally renowned director, Lu Ping'an, as one of the representatives of domestic college students and young people, was selected as one of the 148 torchbearers of the BJ station of the Athens Olympic Torch Relay.

This is the first time that the Olympic flame has come to Beijing, and it is of great significance.

Principal Zhang asked calmly on the phone: "Ping'an, this opportunity is still good, do you want to go?" ”

Lu Ping'an had to admit that he had pretended to be this force!

He happily replied, "Headmaster, you are handsome!" ”

Principal Zhang laughed.

That night, Lu Ping'an started his second New Year's greeting at Principal Zhang's house and drank a lot of wine.

It's just that Principal Zhang is the only one who drinks hemp, and he instructs with the strength of wine: "Peace, in the future, the torch of Chinese movies and the torch of Nortel, you must pass it on, the more it burns, the more prosperous it will be, and it will burn all over the world!" ”

"Headmaster, you're drunk."

"Are you drunk, no, bring a pen and see if I show you a hand."

(End of chapter)