Chapter 341 The Wealth Code that I Am Too Lazy to Learn

"When will our movie be promoted?"

Zhang Songwen from the crew also asked this question.

Lu Pingan asked back: "1937 or The Bucket List?"

"Both."

"For The Bucket List, don't worry too much, just follow the plan."

The post-production of The Bucket List is now complete, and the release date is also at the end of December, which will be the same as The Warring States and The Golden Armor.

According to the practice of ordinary film producers, the other two have already started promoting, so they will definitely start a promotion war.

But this is different for Lu Pingan.

He has an online ticket purchase system, Douban website, cinemas, and various Internet channels. He doesn't need to have too many cards in his hand.

Of course, the most important thing is that he now has a very strong reputation.

So it's still not a big problem to set the release date later than the other two movies.

A preview, build up a good reputation, and the box office is basically stable.

A movie with a score of 8.9 is not afraid of a collapse in reputation.

The rest depends on how bad the opponent is.

In fact, Lu Pingan hopes that "Warrior Warriors" and "Curse of the Golden Flower" can learn from them and make them better than the original time and space.

After all, Xingchen's movies have been winning all the way over the years. The key point is that no matter how bad the script is, its lower limit will not be too low.

Telling a good story is more important than anything else, followed by special effects, artistry, etc.

This kind of wealth code, peers will learn something.

But at present, it seems that this trend may not be easy to change.

"The Banquet" in September is still the same, without any changes.

After the box office of "The Banquet" was not as expected, Feng Dapao took "Assembly" to Lu Pingan for communication.

Lu Pingan also gave two suggestions from the standpoint of being in the same circle and having no conflicts with each other, and being considered friends. First, the weapons and equipment must be consistent with historical facts. There are many military fans among netizens, and they must be able to withstand scrutiny.

The original version was criticized for having tank models that should not have appeared, as well as flaws such as anti-tank mines.

The second is the problem of the assembly itself. Is it really appropriate to use deception?

Feng Dapao's attitude towards the former was to accept it with pleasure, but his attitude towards the second suggestion was intriguing. It seemed that he wanted to change it but was afraid of trouble, and it seemed that he thought Lu Ping'an's suggestion was not worth referring to.

Lu Ping'an didn't say much. Although Xingchen also invested in this film, the contract said that it would not interfere with the creation, just like what Xingchen always stated in its projects.

In addition, this film was profitable in the original time and space, and the box office was not low, so it was enough to give suggestions. It was his business whether to listen or not, and he just needed to make money.

Having said that, Feng Dapao's status was not as good as Lu Ping'an, and Lao Mouzi was probably even worse. At that time, the plot might still not be optimized.

Lu Ping'an analyzed that in addition to the director's own ideological shackles and the constraints of the project production team, it was actually still related to the overall environment.

Now they are still the top directors in China, and although Lu Ping'an's domestic film box office is high, it doesn't seem to be much higher.

"Wonderful Night 1" 400 million?

Because this is a family comedy, and it is the first 3D, under the influence of these factors, the reference value is not high.

Dominating the summer season this year?

This is a bonus from the season!

"Painted Skin" is the best example.

This film was not directed by Lu Ping'an, but it also achieved excellent results, didn't it?

So the big directors may still not think that Lu Ping'an is on a different path from them.

The reason why he can always win is just because of his excellent production technology, large investment, and good luck.

Of course, some people will pay attention to core issues such as the script, but there are only a few who can make blockbusters. The market structure has not changed, and it is difficult for them to stand out.

But it's good that several directors still play this way. For Lu Ping'an, the information gap still exists. Isn't this what allows him to win all the time?

Zhang Songwen then asked: "What about "1937"?

"Let's talk about it when it's almost finished."

Although "1937" has been officially announced, only some information has been made public.

The director, Nanjing theme, and title of the film, the rest are kept confidential.

On the surface, the public only knows these.

In fact, the core content of "one shot to the end" is still covered up.

When to release it depends on whether the movie can catch up with the Oscar window.

If it can't catch up, then it can be kept secret for as long as possible. If it can catch up, Lao Hu has already prepared a plan, the funds are complete, and a publicity budget of 20 million US dollars is ready. By then, the news of "1937" will sweep the world in a very short time!

"Okay, let's start shooting, all departments are in place"

. . . . . . . .

Continue shooting, and there are still news from the outside world.

The Indian "The Tuner" has been released, and it is said that the response is very good.

The Korean version of "20 Again" has also been completed.

The Indonesian version is about to be completed.

Everyone wants Director Lu to show up.

But Lu Ping'an refused.

Because time is really tight.

After entering October, some difficulties during the shooting gradually increased.

For example, equipment problems, the prototype broke down on the 16th, and it took two days to repair.

Fortunately, these two days just happened to allow Ning Hao to take a breath.

After a month of filming, his back was already injured.

After the machine was repaired, the car responsible for loading the camera arm broke down again.

There were also inadequate makeup, which led to mistakes, so that the shots that took 4 days to reach 99% had to be retaken.

There were also reshoots due to unexpected situations.

For example, in a long shot that required the assistance of a car-mounted camera arm, the sound engineer ran along and accidentally fell, which led to the mistake and he was also hit by the car.

That is, there was a buff, otherwise it would be a serious accident instead of a minor scratch.

In fact, such minor injuries have been happening all the time.

They are all normal bumps and bumps.

For example, Baoqiang and Zhou Yiwei scratched the soles of their feet.

The extras sprained their feet.

The lighting technician also had his head hit by the equipment.

There were also burns during the fire scene, etc.

In short, various unexpected situations happen almost every day.

The most difficult thing is actually the weather.

The weather is not good, it rains, and it never stops.

The weather in the south is really a bit unpredictable.

Fortunately, there was a plan in advance to make the ground a muddy field, otherwise it would really delay a lot of things.

So now we just need to wait for the rain to stop before we can go on stage again.

But when will the rain stop?

As a last resort, the crew could only shoot two indoor scenes first.

As a result, the rain was intermittent during the shooting. We thought we could shoot outdoors, but it started again.

It wasn't until a week and a half later that the indoor scenes were finished. Well, the continuous drizzle started to stabilize again. It rained for three consecutive days. I don't know when it will stop completely.

In the crew, Lu Ping'an and everyone were having a barbecue while looking at the rain curtain outside.

Zhou Yiwei sighed: "Isn't the plum rain in the south in the first half of the year?"

Hengdian Xiao Xu took over: "This year is indeed a bit abnormal."

Zhang Yifan, who was in charge of editing, sighed: "What is this called? This is called God will give great responsibilities to this person. What are the following sentences?"

Zhou Yiwei: "You must first make their hearts and minds suffer, their muscles and bones tired, and their bodies hungry. Let's eat chicken wings."

Everyone laughed.

Although the weather was not good, it did give the crew another rare rest time.

It has been nearly a month and a half since the start of filming, and the overall progress is 5 days ahead of the original plan.

Now we have lost three days due to rain, but there are still two days to spare, so everyone is actually quite relaxed.

With such a relaxed atmosphere, everyone simply took advantage of another barbecue time to make some summaries and brag.

Friends from all over the world gathered together. In addition to professional actors, everyone has different accents and experiences, and the scene is very joyful.

Two days later, it seemed that God had spotted the crew's five days of spare time. After the rain stopped that morning, it did not rain again.

The crew cursed in their hearts, but their hands were still swift.

The five days were not wasted in vain, and the rehearsals had been rehearsed several times.

Lu Ping'an also used these five days to go through the post-production, which was very efficient. Because it was a one-shot shoot, the editing of the shots that have been shot so far has basically been completed.

So although we had to "start from scratch", we were still confident that we could get everything done before the scheduled date.

Sure enough, it was November 13.

After 58 days, "1937" ushered in the last wrap-up scene.

Lu Ping'an gave an order.

Zhou Yiwei, whose makeup was even more miserable than at the beginning, entered the picture.

The camera swept through the wounded soldiers, conscripts, wounded soldiers, gauze, blood, corpses, soldiers, refugees, hurriedly, orderly and chaotic.

The protagonist passed through the scenes of the wounded camp and the refugee camp, asked the target person one by one, and finally found the widow of the reporter mentioned by the officer just now.

He came to the female reporter played by Yan Danchen and told her the news of Zhang Songwen's sacrifice. Yan Danchen collapsed and tears flowed down. The protagonist did not bother her much and handed the film to the baby in her hand.

Then he continued to walk, came to a big tree, looked at the direction of his home in the distance, showed a resolute look, then turned back firmly, came to the officer just now and asked to join the team.