Chapter 349 That’s Really Hard to Refuse.
Earlier, he and Hu Qingquan said that they would focus on Oscar and give up the three major European films.
Because the three major European films also have requirements, that is, if you want to participate, the premiere must be held at their place, and it is not allowed to be released in other places.
Even if the people from the three major European films came to invite him personally before, the time of submitting the film can be postponed, but the rules about the premiere are not easy to change.
After all, the premiere right is what all kinds of film festivals value most.
But the situation of "1937" is special. It was originally intended to achieve the goal of standing on the international stage by competing for technical awards.
And because some bad events happened in the crew at that time, if they wanted to maintain their technical advantages, they could not delay and could only compete for the Oscars in 2007.
And competing for the Oscars also requires a public release first, and the time is earlier than the earliest Berlin. In other words, unless Lu Ping'an changes to competing for the Oscars in 2008, he can only choose one of the three major European films and the Oscars.
Lu Ping'an certainly does not want to delay until 2008, and he can only compete for the Oscars.
Because the three major European films do not have various technical awards.
Without these, the overall film may not be able to win other awards, and the influence will be cut in half or even almost impossible.
So Lu Ping'an had to give up.
But this time it seems to have taken a turn for the better.
Hu Qingquan smiled and said: "Kendalo and others were indeed a little unhappy at first, but after seeing the changes in public opinion against you in the past few days, and after I told them about the inside situation, the result was different."
It turned out that when Hu Qingquan first told them that "1937" would only impact the Oscars, the three of the three were not very happy.
After all, in the current world film industry, the weight and popularity of the Oscars are much higher than before, but in their eyes, they are still not as good as before.
Lu Ping'an refused the good intentions and turned to them, which naturally made them unhappy. In a serious way, this was to cut off the three major European films.
However, when they learned about the "death threat" and knew that Lu Ping'an wanted to make this movie just to vent his anger, the three of them expressed their understanding.
Then Kendalo, who represented the Berlin Film Festival, directly said that he would come to the Berlin Film Festival and premiere the opening ceremony of the Berlin Film Festival!
Lu Pingan was a little surprised: "Is this possible?"
"We are going through the process in Los Angeles, and it is not a public release."
Hu Qingquan said with a smile, "It will be released in one theater, with two shows a day, and it will only last for a week. How can it be considered a public release?"
"Ha, it can actually be like this."
"The movie is good, and you are regarded as a direct descendant, so of course there can be exceptions."
"It's really hard to refuse."
"There is no need to refuse."
Hu Qingquan smiled and talked about the plan.
February 8 is the opening ceremony of the Berlin Film Festival. It can be used as the first stop for the world premiere of "1937". The next day, it will be officially released in North America to give Berlin enough face.
And February 8 happens to be between January 31 when the final Oscar ballots are mailed and February 22 when the final ballots are closed.
At the same time, the Berlin awards ceremony is on February 18.
Then by then, "1937" can take advantage of the opportunity of global release and the very likely award in Berlin to impact the final award!
Wait for the various awards to come out, then sell the copyright, and then gradually release it in other places.
Perfect!
Lu Ping'an's eyes lit up after hearing this.
This time is just right!
Without waiting for more thoughts, Hu Qingquan said again: "This time, the chairman of the jury in Berlin is Lao Mouzi. It would be best if he wins the award. If he doesn't, he will be under a lot of pressure. You know what I mean, right?"
Lu Ping'an's eyebrows were crooked.
Lao Mouzi, he didn't go to Venice, but became Berlin? !
Hu Qingquan continued: "And this time Li An gave up Berlin and chose Venice, our chances of winning are even greater!"
"Li An? "Lust, Caution"? His movie was shot so quickly?"
Lu Ping'an was a little surprised. The system showed that "Lust, Caution" had just started shooting at this time in the original time and space.
"It was shot a long time ago, but it has been covered up and not shown to people. But I think his "Lust, Caution" this time should not be bad. He hasn't filmed for many years. It's been so long, and it's time to come out."
Lu Ping'an blinked, a little embarrassed.
He took Brokeback Mountain. He hasn't had his highlight moment in recent years, so it's normal for him to shoot Lust, Caution earlier.
"Then it's settled."
Lu Ping'an made the decision directly.
He didn't really have any idea whether Lust, Caution would be Lust, Caution or not.
He also didn't have any idea about Lao Mouzi or something like that.
He had no idea whether it would have an impact on Tuya's Marriage if it was put in Berlin.
He just wanted 1937 to be safely and securely nailed in the history of film in the form of a technical flow.
Now that things were settled, there was only one thing to do about 1937, which was to get it nominated steadily, and the more the better.
In this regard, we can't take it lightly.
Lu Ping'an asked: "Have you locked on to any specific institutions these days?"
He has been paying attention to these things at home and abroad these days.
The Japanese power should not be underestimated.
There are people and institutions in China who are under the hood, and they have already locked on.
This time he will definitely turn the table over, and these people can't have a good New Year.
But the situation abroad is more complicated, and the mainland cannot reach them. These days, Hu Qingquan has been using his connections in the Chinese community to deal with them.
"They have been locked up, but there is no good way to deal with them."
Lao Hu mentioned the right-wingers in a certain country.
Lu Ping An said directly: "There is a way. When the time is right, just flip the table and make public the threatening email and the envelope of bullets."
"This is the last resort."
Speaking of this, Lao Hu said, "But the influence of these people in the United States is actually limited. Now it is not a problem for "1937" to be nominated. The difficulty is the resistance brought by Hollywood competitors."
Lu Ping An naturally knew this.
As his fame grows, and he is an outsider, more and more people will want you dead.
In the past, he succeeded through low-budget movies, which can be said to be the embodiment of the American dream, and the overall movies were not up to standard.
Later, he succeeded through "Batman 1", but that was only the first success.
Later, many low-budget movies were also co-produced with others, not alone, so there was no problem.
But then, he showed his technical ability again, became a favorite for the Oscars for the second time, and had new blockbusters to be released.
"Peak 3", "Batman 2", "Iron Man", etc.
If it continues to be a big hit, it is hard to say whether this outsider will really encounter the dark side of Hollywood next.
However, Lu Pingan is generally confident:
"It's okay. We can unite the interests that can be united and be stable for five or six years."
"What about five or six years later?"
"The domestic market will be up by then. If there are some new things here, we can say goodbye to Hollywood."
"Five or six years is too optimistic. I think it will take at least another 10 or 20 years."
"That's not necessarily true. If you don't believe me, let's make a bet?"
Hu Qingquan heard this and called out to Wattsberg behind him: "Watz, come and make a bet with Pingan!"
Watz was startled and shook his head: "I'm going to the bathroom"
The previous plot about Venice was wrong, and it has been changed now