At the Four Seasons Hotel near Chaoyang Park, a press conference held by Hantang Media Group gathered most of the media from the entertainment industry.

Basically, all qualified media sent reporters here, and reporters and photographers carrying cameras continued to enter the hotel.

When meeting colleagues, whether they know each other or not, they can always talk about hot topics in the entertainment industry.

"It's been a few days since this broke 2 billion, and I didn't even think of holding a celebration press conference. Why did I go there so early?"

"Hey, "The Dragon King of Shendu" will be released in a few days. I guess I want to overshadow "The Dragon King of Shendu"."

"It's useless to cover it up. It's such a blockbuster film during the National Day. It was screened a few times some time ago, and the attention must have been huge. After Yang Ying was named one of the Four Little Actresses, Wang Xiaoming and Hua Yi both promoted it without any money."

"I'm so tired of writing this soft article, but fortunately there is new news."

"Actually, the most unlucky part is "White Fox". During Zhang Zhilin's interview yesterday, he said that he almost forgot about his wife during the ecstasy of the sex scene with Ah Jiao."

"Zhang Zhilin worked really hard for publicity. I guess Yuan Yonglin was almost pissed off."

"I don't think it's so easy to make headlines. Wang Feng wrote a 10,000-word Weibo post about his divorce, but it only stayed on the headlines for a few hours. Another diva posted a 20-word Weibo post about her divorce and was dismissed. It’s squeezed down.”

"People are so irritating. Interstellar's box office record made headlines. I guess the announcement of a new film will make headlines again."

"I guess the new film should be announced today, otherwise it wouldn't have been several days before I even thought about holding a press conference to celebrate the success."

"I hope it will be announced in a few days and there will be more news."

"That's right. At worst, I'll have to make two more trips."

We were exchanging some hot entertainment news and guessing whether Tang An would announce a new film and what type it would probably be.

Soon, the press conference began, and Tang An told them the answer.

Since it was called a celebration conference, of course, we had to brag about the movie first.

The first-day box office record for Chinese-language films.

Single-day box office record in Chinese film history.

A single-week box office record in Chinese film history.

The fastest in Chinese film history to break records of 500, 600, 700, and 800 million.

Box office records in Chinese film history.

The highest annual global ranking record for Chinese-language films.

Global box office record for a non-English language film

A lot of records appeared in front of the big screen in turn, with record-breaking data scrolling.

Finally, it is fixed as two ten-digit numbers.

Mainland box office: 2 billion.

Global box office: 4.147 billion.

After sighing with emotion, Tang An did not pretend to be mysterious.

"As everyone knows, I have made nine movies in the past ten years, and I have basically never been idle. Now that "Interstellar" has come to an end, I have to start preparing for the next movie."

"I already have ideas for new movies, a comedy inspirational movie "Mysterious Superstar" and a modern military movie "Operation Red Sea". If there are no surprises, these two names should be the ones."

Tang An announced the news of two new films with a slight smile, launching two films at the same time, with a very calm tone.

However, to the ears of everyone present, it was not that simple.

"Holy crap, did you hear that right? Tang An made two movies at once?"

"It's awesome, it's double-opened."

"A comedy, a military film, and two new themes. He is really an all-round director and can shoot any subject!"

"But dual-player is a bit ridiculous. Is it possible that we can run different crews at the same time?"

"Haha, this is a joke in the director's field. Anyway, Tang An is such a big name that he can keep the crew waiting."

"I guess I will shoot one movie by myself and have the title of producer on the other one. If I really have to shoot two movies at the same time, I will be easily distracted."

It's no wonder that everyone is surprised. It's very common for actors to play roles in the entertainment industry, and they often have to travel between several crews.

After all, unlike those A-list celebrities, one or two dramas a year is enough.

It is very common among small stars to finish one film and then rush to the next one. Some second- and third-tier stars film five or six films a year. They are either filming, promoting, or on the road.

However, it was probably more common in Hong Kong back then for directors to double-act or double-act.

In such a big place, more than 230 films were produced annually at its peak, while the number of films produced domestically last year, excluding scientific and educational documentaries, was only over 680, which was only three times that of Xiangjiang at its peak.

A prolific director like Wang Jing can make up to six movies a year, and it is common for him to make four or five movies a year.

"Director Tang, why are you shooting two movies at the same time this time?"

"A movie needs to go through multiple steps from script to shooting and post-production. Making two movies at the same time is irresponsible to the audience. Director Tang, are you worthy of the audience who have always supported you?"

"Both movies are new genres. Director Tang, do you want to complete the record of shooting the most genres?"

"It is understood that after the success of "Wolf Warrior", many companies have already prepared to shoot similar military movies. Will Director Tang follow suit?"

The reporters on the scene were more excited than the last, and the questions were more pointed than the last. In any case, Tang An launched two movies at once, which was enough to become the hottest topic in the next few days.

Tang An also expected it. Now is not the time in Xiangjiang where a movie could be shot in just ten days.

The scene was chaotic. After order was maintained and it became quieter, Tang An spoke.

"The two movies "Secret Superstar" and "Operation Red Sea" are expected to be released in the summer of 2014 and 2015 respectively. "Operation Red Sea" requires a long time of preparation and will not officially start filming until "Secret Superstar" is released next year."

After saying this, everyone understood.

"Director Tang, in other words, will he be filming "Mysterious Superstar" and preparing for "Operation Red Sea" at the same time?" the reporter asked.

Tang An nodded, "Yes, the creation and review of the script, a series of locations, the selection of weapons and equipment, and the training of actors all take a long time, so I will shoot "Mysterious Superstar" first."

The reporter questioned again, "Then why don't you focus on preparing for "Operation Red Sea" and make another movie?"

"Professional things are done by professionals. During the preparation process, a large number of people are involved. The director can only give opinions and make the final decision." Tang An said calmly.

"Why did Director Tang want to make a military movie? Is it because of the success of "Wolf Warrior"?"

"Actually, it has something to do with "Wolf Warrior". When I saw the script, I had a very passionate feeling, so I thought about making a military movie myself, to show the world the audience the spirit of our country's soldiers, but this one

The movie will be somewhat different from "Wolf Warrior" in that it is not the ultimate personal heroism, so you can look forward to it."

No reporter is insisting on the double release issue. Tang An's past nine films are all excellent works. In terms of quality, no one will doubt it.

If it had been anyone else, I'm afraid the scene would have been full of doubts and curses.

Of course, in the news after that, there will definitely be gimmicks written about it.

These are all very subjective things, and it all looks like this. If one movie is not good, then every aspect of the movie will be bad, and the next movie will not be well received either.

Domestic special effects are not good. After any blockbuster is released, as long as the film is not good, the special effects and special effects will immediately become 50 cents.

So much so that a few years later, many viewers still said that "The Legend of Shushan" and "The Storm" were the pinnacle of domestic special effects.

From a technical point of view, these two movies were pretty good at the time, but now, the special effects of "The Nine-Story Demon Tower" are much better than these two movies.

Technology has been improving, and the special effects team has taken the blame for those bad movies, so that most viewers subjectively think that domestic special effects are garbage.

"Nine-Storey Demon Tower" seems to be the team of "Avatar" and "Lord of the Rings", but the blame lies with domestic special effects.

None of Tang An's previous movies is bad, let alone his two movies. Even if he starts three movies at the same time, the audience will still believe him, and the reporters' words will not be too fierce.

Tang An didn't reveal much next, he just talked about the type and didn't mention anything else.

There were many people in the banquet hall. After all, it was the first domestic movie with a box office of over 2 billion.

"Congratulations to Mr. Tang."

"With a box office of 2 billion, Director Tang's record this time really makes us despair."

“I had the motivation to catch up before, but now I can’t get enough energy at all.”

"You're welcome, the domestic market is getting bigger and bigger, and there will be more and more movies with a box office of 2 billion in the future."

After dealing with everyone one by one, Tang An started chatting with several big company bosses.

"Everyone, there have been a lot of big moves recently. I heard that "One Step Away" was offered a one billion guarantee?" Tang An smiled and looked at Ye Xuan.

Since the change of management at Ahli Pictures, they have requested guaranteed distribution for the five or six films that are currently being prepared and produced, and each one has offered higher prices.

When Ye Nian heard this, he couldn't help but frown.

After Jiang Wen's success with "Let the Bullets Fly", Wanda got involved in "One Step Away" and is preparing to win the distribution rights.

As a result, this raccoon man immediately jumped out. As soon as the other party raised the price, Wanda offered a maximum of 800 million guaranteed.

The result was unambiguous, and it was increased to one billion.

In addition to Wanda, there are seven or eight investors, including Jiang Wen. This price is too high for anyone else to refuse.

Although Wanda also made a fortune as an investor with a one-billion-guaranteed guarantee, it would make even more if it issued the shares on its own.

But one billion is too risky, and Wanda doesn’t dare to gamble.

"Ah, since Li is willing to bet, we won't refuse either." Ye Nian smiled nonchalantly.
To be continued...