Outside the Batman set, more than a dozen Yankees were gathering here at this time, of which white people accounted for the vast majority, black people had one, and yellow people had another.

The men sat quietly holding homemade English signs.

The slogan has a clear appeal: "Let Batman go", "Find a big director", "Batman belongs to America"

Lu Ping'an sat in Watzberg's car and passed by Ning Hao, Wu Jing and others at the door, seeing this scene was like watching a monkey show, there was incomprehension, annoyance, and of course, it was more incredible.

When he came, Watzberg said that "Batman" was rebooted, and the director was Chinese, which made some die-hard Batman fans very unhappy.

Lao Mei is another place that talks about individuality and freedom, so now there are protesters outside the set.

In the eyes of Ning Hao and Wu Jing, if this kind of thing is in China, it will be a big deal.

So they were shocked when they heard it at first.

Everyone thinks that things are not trivial, and this time I am afraid that international news will be made!

But after Watzberg's explanation, everyone learned that this kind of thing is very common in Hollywood.

"There's always people who have nothing to do and do things that they feel are meaningful."

Watzberg described it as such a thing that he did not despise such things.

After listening to the translation, Ning Hao found a synonym in Chinese: "Eat enough and have nothing to do, idle." ”

Wu Jing worried: "Is it really okay?" ”

Watzberg explained with a smile: "Hollywood has its own rules of the game, leave them alone. ”

That being said, it does also affect the work and morale of the crew.

This kind of thing is very common, but it is actually said in a large dimension.

This year, this month, or today, it's the only one in Hollywood who is protesting.

So Watzberg also said: "It is estimated that it will not be long before a reporter comes, but don't worry, the PR team will deal with it." ”

As he spoke, the car drove into the set.

After getting out of the car, Ning Hao and the others saw the huge warehouse, and suddenly felt that the volume of Hollywood was indeed different from that of the mainland.

When I entered the door again, I saw the various props on display, and a feeling of "burning money" came to my face again.

100 million production costs, excluding the salary, there are at least 70 million production costs, of which at least 30 million US dollars are spent on props.

30 million US dollars, just a set of numbers, actually reflected in the materials, it is really a full warehouse, with a strong sense of visual impact!

Ning Hao's eyes were full of stars, and he shook Lu Ping'an's arm and said, "I will definitely fight such a rich battle in the future!" ”

"Come on, I'll support you then!"

"Don't, I can't afford to lose it."

Ning Hao said, his eyes caught a glimpse of something of interest, and then he asked excitedly, "That's also from the crew?" Can it be used? ”

"Of course, you'll be able to play tricks in a few days."

Lu Ping'an agreed directly.

It was a high-speed on-board swingarm camera mounted on a Mercedes Benz.

This thing is already available in China, and it is imported, so it is very rare.

In the past, Lu Ping'an's movies rarely used this kind of big guy, so Ning Hao had long been greedy.

In addition to this, the rest of the high-tech equipment also opened everyone's eyes.

There are artificial rain and wind generators, various stabilizers, IMAX cameras and so on.

In short, for Ning Hao and them, it was really a time for Grandma Liu to enter the Grand View Garden, and everything was fresh.

As I was visiting, the engine rumbled outside the warehouse.

Lu Ping'an knew that it was the Batmobile coming.

Then there was no accident, Ning Hao and Wu Jing were excited.

"Good guy, this car is too handsome, isn't it?"

"What, there are five?!"

"Can you really keep it by yourself after filming?"

"Sell as much as you want, I'll save money now!"

Neither of them is a car fanatic, but they are both big boys, and they really don't have much resistance to the sci-fi and domineering big toy like the Batman Chariot.

Lu Ping'an calmly admonished: "Let's base one or two million, dollars." ”

The two of them suddenly changed their faces.

Ning Hao: "Oh, it's a pity, it's too fuel-intensive." ”

Wu Jing: "It's not good to play cards, forget it."

After the visit, the two of them claimed their jobs under Hu Qingquan's arrangement.

Ning Hao's main task is to be Hu Qingquan's assistant, studying while doing photography deputy work when needed.

Wu Jing also works as an assistant, and does action direction, stand-ins, actors, and other work when needed.

They are all paid, and Lu Ping'an will not treat them badly.

Lu Ping'an will start the final preparations with Nolan from today.

"The work is heavy, and I hope you will work hard and strive to start work smoothly before March."

Lu Ping'an delivered the first speech within the crew.

A total of 136 Chinese and foreign teams agreed in unison.

The preparations for Batman 1 are also in the final sprint.

The entire Batman set is far more than just Los Angeles, but also in China, London, Chicago and other places, including two set studios, which is really huge and ambitious.

The pressure brought by this is also huge, and with such a big project, where something goes wrong, it will affect the whole body, so everyone dare not slack off.

In addition to internal progress pressure, there is also external public opinion pressure, such as those protesters who have nothing to do outside.

Since the first day, there seem to be more and more protesters, and by mid-February, there were more than 30 protesters outside, and because of this, local TV stations also began to report, although this kind of thing still doesn't matter, after all, the reason for the protest is regular fan activities, but this has also brought some impact to the crew.

And for Lu Ping'an, the impact doesn't stop there.

On February 15th, the Berlinale held its closing ceremony.

Because Lu Ping'an has a film shortlisted this time, and Lu Ping'an is busy with movies in Hollywood, it is naturally difficult for the short film judge who was originally invited to serve.

If Lu Ping'an can't pass, then this Berlin Film Festival will be led by Jiang Wen and assisted by Xiang Guoqiang in copyright matters.

On the 14th, Xiang Guoqiang called, and the copyright transaction price of "Hunger Platform" can basically reach about 1.8 million US dollars, which is a big profit compared to less than 400,000 US dollars.

Jiang Wen also called, saying that the screening effect of "Hunger Platform" was not bad, but the hope of winning the award may be a little slim, because some senior filmmakers he knows feel that there is little hope.

Lu Ping'an has long been mentally prepared for this.

There are also several awards in the main competition unit, the Golden Bear, the Jury, the Best Director, the Best Male and Female Lead, the Best Music, and a consolation prize: Outstanding Artistic Contribution.

The three major in Europe, it is difficult to win awards, 7 awards, a total of 23 films, and it is a high probability that they will not be awarded.

Finally, on the evening of the 14th, the organizer did not call the crew to invite them to the awards ceremony.

So "Hunger Platform" finally took only $1.96 million in copyright fees and went home.

This was an expected thing, no fuss, after all, in addition to Lu Ping'an at this year's Berlin Film Festival, only Zhang Aijia's "20 30 40" was shortlisted, and her film did not win the award in the end.

However, some domestic media expressed a very disappointed attitude towards Lu Ping'an.

said, "Lu Ping'an short film is okay, but the feature film lacks artistry." ”

"Lu Ping'an still has a long way to go before a real director"

When Yan Danchen from China called to relay the situation, he said: "Actually, there are not many reports like this, but it also makes people angry when they look at it, how can they do this, make you feel like it's a sin not to win the award." ”

"The media, that's it."

Lu Ping'an didn't care too much, because the actual situation was the same as what Yan Danchen said, and there were not many media reporting in this way, and the follow-up was quickly suppressed.

Because Jiang Wen is his teacher, can the teacher watch the students suffer?

Feng Ke also gave information here, saying that Jiang Wen personally went to a media, and he didn't know what he did when he went in, anyway, the media didn't report on it later.

Feng Ke also said that Jiang Wen also went to the new picture, and he still didn't know what he did when he went in, anyway, there was no deliberately belittling report later.

Later, Jiang Wen called Lu Ping'an and encouraged him: "Make persistent efforts, strive to win the grand prize in the future, don't be pressured, even if you have, you must turn it into motivation." ”

"Look, you're there!"

Lu Ping'an didn't make it clear that he knew that Jiang Wen helped him, so he was only silently grateful in his heart.

On the Batman crew's side, Wu Jing Ninghao, as well as Hu Qingquan and the teachers of Nortel in China also knew that Lu Ping'an was fired by the domestic media, and they all asked Lu Ping'an not to be pressured.

Lu Ping'an smiled and told them: "Only artists have pressure, now, I am a businessman, and pressure is the motivation of businessmen, don't worry, everyone, I'm fine." ”

After speaking, Lu Ping'an called Watzberg.

First of all, the first pressure he has to solve is those die-hard fans outside!

The first two chapters, I'm going to watch "Thirty Thousand Miles of Chang'an" today, hey, the girl is about to say, I can't push it off~

(End of chapter)