Lu Ping'an's two summer movies both broke 200 million, the results exploded, and the reputation was also very good, attracting countless media touting.

But it can also attract discordant sounds.

It's dark and the road is slippery, this society is complicated, you climb to a high place, then there are villains to find fault.

It is said that Lu Ping'an has finally learned how to make money.

For example, in "Twenty Years Old Again", someone listed the various incomes of the movie, advertising, copyright, account sharing, etc., and Lu Ping'an's personal income was at least 100 million.

You are a big director, don't make those blockbusters, specialize in these small-budget movies, take advantage of everyone's family feelings, and make so much money, it's too lacking in morality! You're just digging into the eyes of money!

Of course, there are also many fans who have come forward to say that this film is very good, and the adaptation rights have been sold in many countries, which is also a cultural export, how many domestic films can sell foreign adaptation rights?

But in this era, the voices of netizens are not very effective after all.

If you really want to bring the rhythm, it's actually very easy to bring, which famous experts, experts, and public knowledge stand up and say a word, and the responder is directly connected.

Fortunately, at this juncture, the public welfare activities launched by Han Hong, Yan Danchen, and Guorong have had an excellent effect.

Led by Han Hong, the Red Cross, which was still very authoritative during this period, participated, and there were many charities to care for the elderly, Yan Danchen, Guorong and Xingchen Wu Guohua jointly announced that they would donate to Balabala.

In an age when charity is not considered a show, this trick works.

Han Hong even went further, saying that the finances would be made public, which was also her involvement with her own charity plan.

As a result, some discordant voices in the market suddenly changed their views.

Of course, there will still be people who think this is a show.

But this kind of thing can't be said without evidence.

What's more, if it is really an investigation, everyone will soon find out that Lu Ping'an, Guorong and Han Hong have done so many things in the past few years.

Therefore, Han Hong and others are also open-hearted, upright, and full of confidence, more than many people in the Red Cross, and they are not afraid of you making trouble at all.

The discordant voices about "Twenty Years Old" quickly turned over.

Most of the media also returned to "humanistic care" when commenting on the film.

But all kinds of remarks about Lu Ping'an are still there.

This time, he changed his words, saying that both movies broke 200 million, but they are still half short of his record of "Wonderful Night 1"!

What does this mean?

It shows that "Wonderful Night 1" is overrated, so much so that Lu Ping'an himself is overrated.

Even the box office of "Wonderful Night 1" may be fake!

Others say that the current honors and achievements of Yilu Ping'an should not still be in this kind of ordinary movie.

You Lu Ping'an are all great directors, and you have to pursue higher and better things.

Is an Oscar statuette enough?

Don't forget that "Brokeback Mountain" is a foreign film, and since you have the ability, you have to use the movies of Chinese culture to impact the Oscars!

It is also said that Lu Ping'an has begun to go downhill!

The ratings of both movies are not particularly high, after all!

This film is not as good as "Brokeback Mountain", not to mention, even "Source Code", "Wonderful Night 1" and many previous films are not comparable.

A full score in the top student test is called normal performance, and a score of 90 is called a bad standard.

Your road is safe now, and it's a big deficit.

When Lu Ping'an learned about these statements in the mainland, it was already July 29.

Hu Qingquan came to Laomei and talked about the results of the layout in Southeast Asia, and talked about these things by the way.

Hu Qingquan said: "Don't worry too much, the current situation is actually good, these voices are not loud, the industry's overall evaluation of you is also excellent, and the "Return to Twenty Years Old" is basically positive, humanistic care theme, let Xiaoyan take the initiative to do public welfare in caring for the elderly, the social response is good, the Golden Rooster Huabiao Award and the like are also very interested in movies, this is the proof that the wind is good, in addition, although your "Initial D" is more popcorn, there is no nutrition, But this is also the first domestic blockbuster with a good car theme, and the significance of filling the gap in the market is not small, not to mention the increase in the Southeast Asian market, this kind of cultural output is not a trivial matter, and whoever wants to go out in the future will have to give you three faces. ”

Saying that, Hu Qingquan still added: "It's just that overall, these two films will indeed have some small impacts, after all, your status is different now, and the outside world will have higher requirements for you, so it's time for us to start the next stage of planning." ”

After hearing this, Lu Ping'an smiled and said: "The great poet trap is still here." ”

Hu Qingquan laughed when he heard this.

Cheng Long on the side was a little confused: "What kind of big poet trap?" ”

Hu Qingquan then began to explain to Cheng Long.

The so-called great poet trap is a concept put forward by the great poet earlier when Lu Ping'an and Hu Qingquan discussed this matter after the failure of "Wuji".

The concept of the "middle-income trap" in national development is cited.

Just as the country cannot complete the emancipation of the mind, the industrial structure has not completed the upgrading or transformation, and cannot find new growth momentum, GDP will stagnate or even continue to decline.

In the case of creators, to put it simply, it is the various internal and external limitations encountered in mentality and action.

In terms of mentality, it is a problem of not being able to get off the altar.

Your heart, your talent, and your luck can't support you to achieve higher levels or stay at your peak.

It's like falling into a trap, and various indicators such as fame and status begin to decline continuously.

In this regard, although the "thick blood" can withstand many external losses, the difficulty is the collapse of one's own heart.

This is extremely painful for the artists.

This point was shared with Lu Ping'an at the beginning.

If you keep thinking about the glory of the past, or take the praise of society for granted, and then lose yourself, then wait for destruction!

The typical one is the great poet.

Lao Mouzi is the same.

It's just that the difference between the two is that the former really feels that he has gone to the altar, and the latter will probably be more modest.

So at that time, Lu Ping'an simply named this mental dilemma "The Great Poet Trap".

In terms of action, it is the current situation that Lu Ping'an has encountered.

The higher the status, the more honor there is, the more it will be shelved.

Then the public will raise the corresponding expectations according to your status, status and honor.

If you don't live up to that expectation in the future, well, wait and be scolded.

Therefore, many creators will transform or retreat into the background at a certain level.

In short, it is extremely difficult for most people to sing all the way.

Therefore, whether active or passive, after entering the "trap" stage, the space for "free creation" will become smaller and smaller, and then basically have to undergo a drastic change in action and mentality.

After hearing this, Cheng Long nodded with emotion: "This statement is good!" ”

He's very relatable.

In fact, he is experiencing this right now.

The peak has passed, and no matter how hard you try, you can't break through the peak period, so all kinds of negative remarks such as "the river is going down", "old" and "outdated" began to surround it.

"At this time, you really need a big heart, peace, you have to stay awake, really, this is the experience of people who have come over."

Cheng Long then told his story.

I want to be young and frivolous, and what happened later.

Lu Ping'an and Hu Qingquan listened with a smile, and there was no intention of listening for fun.

At least it's good that people are willing to share their experiences with you.

In fact, Hu Qingquan can talk to Lu Ping'an about this, in fact, he has already had a corresponding plan.

Lu Ping'an himself has actually realized this a long time ago, otherwise how could he have thrown out a movie like "Painted Skin" that scored less than 7 points before, and didn't direct it himself?

It is conceivable that if "Painted Skin" is directed by him, even if the box office is high after the release, the scolding will be even greater!

As for how to break through this "great poet trap"?

For other creators, there are only two ways to get rid of this trap, one is to look at the point, admit their own shortcomings, and seek transformation; The second is to make better works.

Many people fell into madness for the latter, such as Ning Caishen, who finally used drugs and fell into the abyss

But for Lu Ping'an, it's simple.

He has no shortage of good works.

At the same time, he doesn't break through with his works alone.

The way to break through the "middle-income trap" at the national level is to emancipate the mind, liberate the productive forces, adjust and upgrade the industrial structure, and develop new markets

In other words, it is to establish a film industry system, reduce the number of directorial works of its own, and instead seek some higher-quality films or films that reflect social issues, in commercial films, focus on films that can create higher box office records, retreat into the background to a limited extent, cultivate a new generation of directors and actors, and the company is involved in more types of film and television themes, etc.

From "being a director who can go up to the hall and get down to the kitchen" to "a producer or filmmaker who can go up to the hall and down to the kitchen".

Output more value on a larger and wider scale.

In this way, the "great poet trap" is not a problem for him at all.

This is also what you should do as a director, company boss and mainland film leader.

And he's been doing it for a long time.

Therefore, for Cheng Long and Hu Qingquan's concern, Lu Ping'an also showed his confidence as always: "Don't worry, I will be stable and resolutely not waver." ”

Cheng Long patted Lu Ping'an's shoulder very happily, patting the ground a little harder, out of the pride of the past and the expectation of the new generation, but also out of a little personal grudge, after all, the filming has been started for so long, and in terms of shooting technology, he, the old man, has suffered a lot in front of Lu Ping'an, a newcomer.

Hu Qingquan also nodded with a smile and didn't speak, he came over to talk about these things in order to listen to Lu Ping'an's answer.

Now Lu Ping'an is very sober, so what else is there to say, continue to assist, his body can still work for more than ten or twenty years, and he will grow.

(End of chapter)