"The second location, the opening scene of the film to celebrate the Double Tenth Day of the Wang Puppet Government, was chosen on Jiefang North Road in Tianjing. The entire street is full of cultural relics, which fully meets the requirements!"
"But that street is the Tianjing Financial Center. The local government requires that the surrounding traffic cannot be affected. Shooting on this street requires permission from more than a dozen relevant departments, including the public security, transportation, and style office."
Chen Guohua handed the survey photos to Tang An and said with a wry smile, "And the most difficult thing is the set. You can't use even a single nail. After the shooting is completed, it must be restored intact. In this case, the neon lights, billboards, etc. will be lost."
It’s hard to put it down!”
Tang An took a stack of photos and found that the entire street was indeed full of antique buildings.
The street is not very wide, and plane trees are planted along the road. The branches and leaves are dense, and the green shade covers the road.
The buildings on both sides have unique shapes, including Gothic, Romanesque, Germanic, Russian classical and other medieval Western buildings. They have quite an exotic style and interest, and there is no need to build any more buildings.
"Mr. Chen, that's it. It can be stuck on without nails. There are no large-scale fighting scenes. It should not damage the building."
Tang An had asked for it, but Chen Guofu, the great butler, could only do his best to satisfy it.
"Then I will go to Tianjing personally, but I will also send people to other places to investigate. At least there must be a backup option!"
"The last one is the interior of Qiuzhuang. Zhuozhou Film and Television Base is pretty good. It's close to the capital and can be reached in just over an hour's drive. Two 1,200-square-meter studios are just enough!"
Prices in Beijing are too expensive. Without the investment from China Film Group this time, the cost of filming in Huairou will definitely increase. It is better to go to Zhuozhou in northern Hebei.
Once the exterior and interior scenes are finalized, the setting can begin, which is expected to take more than a month.
Next, we talked about the film’s promotion plan.
"After discussion between Mr. Tang and I, we decided to announce the cost of "The Wind" to the public as 100 million yuan, and emphasized that no Hong Kong or Taiwan stars were invited to join this film!"
Wang Zhongjun said and looked at Zhu Mo, director of the publicity department, "Mr. Zhu, the preliminary publicity will focus on these two points to highlight that this is the first large-scale production in China with an investment of hundreds of millions that does not star Hong Kong and Taiwan stars!"
"Okay, Director Wang, I will personally formulate a publicity plan!" Zhu Mo responded.
Tang An interjected at this time, "Mr. Zhu, you must pay attention to the degree. Just click a little. After all, it is still early for the movie to be released. Prematurely consuming the audience's enthusiasm will not be conducive to future box office. Also, pay attention to controlling the direction of public opinion."
, try to focus on the movie itself.”
Fortunately, this is 2006. In 10 years' time, in the Internet age, this matter will definitely turn into a scolding war.
Although I am not afraid of offending those people in Xiangjiang, no matter whether it is the actors, the company or the capital, they have nothing to do with Tang An.
But river crabs are still the best!
For the sake of the stability of the motherland!
The meeting continued, and the next topic was the promotion of "The Night Banquet".
So far, the movie has been released for 23 days, and the National Day Golden Week has passed, with a total box office of just over 120 million.
The seven-day holiday did not save Feng Xiaogang, and he was even suppressed by the "Baby Project", but it did help Cheng Long.
The holidays have passed, and the box office is just like this. Wang Zhongjun can only think of ways to increase the box office a little bit.
...
At 5 p.m., Tang An got off work as usual.
However, this time, he was blocked by more than a dozen reporters.
Looking at the reporters rushing towards him twice, Tang An estimated his speed.
Whether you are running towards the building, better still, or towards the parking lot, you will be stopped by reporters in advance.
Unless he suddenly becomes possessed by Bolt!
Tang An simply waited where he was and watched them come closer.
He calmly took two steps back to avoid being hit.
"Director Tang, is it true that Huayi announced a blockbuster movie with an investment of 100 million?"
"If you invest 100 million, what kind of movie are you going to make?"
"Is this a costume film or a science fiction film? Will a lot of special effects scenes be used?"
Before anyone arrives, the sound comes first.
As soon as I finished speaking, the person just arrived.
"Don't be anxious, everyone. Come one by one. If you have any questions, ask them early. After asking, I will get off work and everyone should finish work early."
The reporters did not take a breath and repeated the questions just now.
Tang An has nothing to hide. Anyway, he has already gone to the Optoelectronics Project to establish the project. He will be able to find out in a few days.
"I am currently preparing a new film, with an investment of about 100 million yuan. I have to thank Director Wang for his support, otherwise I wouldn't be able to spend so much money!"
"So what type of movie is it this time? Is it a science fiction movie?" the reporter asked.
"No, I said before that I would try different types of movies, so this time it will be another innovation!" Tang An said with a smile.
"Is that a costume blockbuster? An adaptation of history or an original story?"
With a huge investment of 100 million, the only ones I can think of are period films.
You can't make a magic or fantasy blockbuster, that would be too ridiculous.
However, the answer Tang An gave was beyond their expectations.
"Spy movie, this time I want to make a spy movie!"
this...
Spy movie?
What is this?
When "Super Body" was first filmed, the audience was surprised, but although there were no science fiction films in China, there were many overseas, so there was no fuss.
But what the hell is a spy movie?
Only movies with the main theme would make this type of movie!
Moreover, there are very few films of this type among the main theme films.
And what about abroad? There are almost no movies of this type.
The reporters were puzzled and racked their brains, and for a moment they even forgot to ask questions.
==, is it a spy movie?
A smart reporter reacted immediately and asked.
"Director Tang, do you want to make a film similar to "Mission: Impossible" and "The Bourne Supremacy"?"
Everyone else is also looking forward to Tang An's answer.
However, the smart reporter was disappointed.
"No, this is not an action movie, it's a spy movie, literally!" Tang An said with a smile.
Seeing that Tang An didn't look like he was joking, the reporters were collectively confused.
"Director Tang, are you talking about a spy movie? A spy movie like "Before Dawn"?" a reporter asked weakly, even he couldn't believe it.
"Almost, they are all of the same type. It tells the story of what happened during the Anti-Japanese War when the Japanese were trying to investigate the underground party members lurking among them..."
After Tang An briefly spoke, the reporters still looked in disbelief.
Forget about making a spy movie, why not invest 100 million!
Either Tang An is crazy, or the world is crazy!
Tang An's unreasonable behavior made the reporters' originally prepared questions useless.
Taking advantage of their stunned efforts, Tang An escaped directly!