There was no celebration party when "The Wind" broke 100 million at the box office, and there was no celebration party when it broke my own personal record.
Now that the box office has exceeded 200 million, this celebration banquet is indispensable!
Whether it is a TV series or a movie, a celebration press conference is indispensable, and reporters are eager for you to hold a celebration party once a day.
Every reporter who comes here will get a red envelope. Some films that don't have big directors or big-name stars require reporters to put in good words, so the amount given may be larger.
Directors of Tang An's level can get it for just two to three hundred yuan.
You have to give out at the premiere, you have to give out at the celebration banquet, at least two red envelopes for one movie, and for these four or five summer movies, it adds up to ten red envelopes!
Of course, the same media cannot always send the same reporter. No matter how senior they are or how good their relationships are, they cannot always be on their own.
For actors, this is another good opportunity to appear on camera without spending any money of their own.
The celebration press conference was as usual, with all the well-known media in the industry coming, and it was very lively.
The reporters' focus was also on Tang An.
"Director Tang, you have made four successful films in a row, each with a different theme. May I ask why you have grasped the market so well?"
A young man wearing glasses asked a decent question, leaving everyone speechless for a while.
In the minds of most people, including those in the industry, the market is a big star + a big director, and they need to be at least the same, otherwise they will be doomed.
The quality of a movie is far less important than the box office appeal of a big-name director. Otherwise, why would those dark horses with good reviews only have a box office of 20 to 30 million at most?
Tang An thought for a while.
This question couldn't be easier for him, because he knows which movies have high box office and are popular...
This is definitely something that cannot be said, not even to death!
"Actually, the market is the audience's preference. Before I prepare a movie, I always think about the main audience for the movie!"
"There are many categories of movies. The major categories are action, comedy, horror, science fiction, war, etc. Each category can be further subdivided, and even the same genre has different emphases.
"For example, my second film "Horror Cruise", although it is a horror film, actually there are not many truly bloody scenes. It mainly relies on the plot and atmosphere to arouse the audience's emotions. It is more suspenseful!"
"What about "The Wind"?" the reporter then asked.
""The Wind" is a spy film, somewhat similar to Hollywood spy films. You can think back to the three movies "007", "Mission: Impossible" and "The Bourne Supremacy". There are obvious differences."
"The same is true for "The Wind". As the name suggests, spy films are a type of film and television drama with the theme of espionage and underground secret activities, including undercover, eavesdropping and deciphering, solving crimes, suspense, love, violent torture and other elements."
"We first need to determine the main body of the movie, the entire story context, and select a few core elements. "The Wind" is mainly suspense, embellished with elements such as emotion, undercover, love, and violent torture!"
"So The Wind is also a suspense movie?"
"You can also say that, so we had to consider what kind of lighting could make the actor's situation look more dangerous, and finally we chose dark-toned lighting!"
"The backgrounds are also limited to a few rooms, which gives people a sense of oppression!"
"Most of the shots were medium and close-up shots. When they gathered in the hall, they all used panoramic shots, which fully revealed everyone's situation and mentality at that time, allowing the audience to see that they all have their own agenda!"
...
“What you shoot must fit the theme and don’t go off topic!”
Tang An ended with one sentence.
The movie is no better than the TV series. The first two episodes are all about intense and exciting interception and deciphering the plot. The enemy's telegram is about to be intercepted, and suddenly there is an emotional scene.
It doesn't matter if it's a TV series, even if you insert one episode, it's okay after all, the number of episodes is there, so it's normal to fill it up a bit.
Later, those TV series with more than 20 episodes could produce 80 episodes. Where did the remaining 60 episodes come from?
Arrange more female supporting characters, male supporting characters, love triangles, and love triangles to play together.
It really doesn’t work for both men and women, but it’s not that they don’t do it deliberately.
Not to mention 80 episodes, even 180 episodes will be enough.
But what about movies?
Every director and editor is desperately trying to reduce the length of the film and make the plot more compact.
There isn't even enough time to tell the story clearly, who will fill it in?
But many directors will think that they should insert a XXX here to show the XXX of the protagonist.
Then, in order to show the spirit and characteristics of the protagonist, we have to create a branch plot.
If you have too many ideas, you will become distorted, and they will become more and more distorted.
...
The press conference lasted for more than two hours, and then the luncheon began.
It is said to be a banquet, but in fact it is just for everyone to communicate, chat, and maybe there are some dirty deals behind the scenes.
"Congratulations to Director Tang!"
"During the premiere, I said the box office would be over 200 million, and I was right!"
"Director Tang is just around the corner to win the annual box office championship. He is ahead of many others!"
"The summer box office champion for three consecutive years. If this continues, Director Tang will account for half of the domestic film market!"
...
"Thank you, Mr. Li, for your words. If I had known, you should have said 300 million!"
"It's a little faster to go, but the key is to go far!"
"Mr. Han is overly praised. I don't dare to claim half of the throne. The movie "Transformers" has made me very nervous!"
...
I spent more than half an hour there dealing with the bosses of major companies, and my face almost froze with laughter.
After finally coping with it, I quickly drank two glasses of Sprite from 2007 to calm down my shock. I still can’t drink it after ten years!
However, it didn't take long before celebrities from all over the world came up to say hello.
"Hello, Director Tang, I am..."
"Congratulations to Director Tang on the success of your movie. I admire you very much..."
"Director Tang, I have watched all four of your movies, 10 Changes, they are so..."
There are men and women, both front and back, and there are many hints that everyone understands, which makes some men present envious.
After dealing with another wave, Wang Zhongjun came over with a glass of wine on his face.
"Why is Mr. Tang drinking here alone?"
"Life is as lonely as snow, I want to be quiet!"
Tang An's sudden words made Wang Zhongjun stunned, and then he smiled and said, "It's time for Mr. Tang to be lonely. He has become the annual box office champion!"
"Today's celebration banquet is not grand enough. Another day, after the movie is finished, I will make a big move for Mr. Tang!" Wang Zhongjun said and had a drink with Tang An.
"Thank you very much, Mr. Wang!" Tang An said with a smile.
He had never seen a celebration banquet of any size after more than 10 years, and Tang An didn't ask in detail.
However, Wang Zhongjun, who had been waiting for Tang An to question him, became a little depressed. Seeing him so calm, he thought that he would be shocked when the time came!
"By the way, Mr. Tang, there is one more thing that I forgot to tell you because you have been so busy. Didn't Optoelectronics have a special feature on the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War? There will be one issue in the first half and one issue in the second half of the year. I will go to the movie channel in two days.
Record a show."
"But this time, seven or eight film and television dramas form a special topic. It doesn't take long, probably less than 10 minutes. How about you go there yourself?"
What the hell?
Wang Zhongjun almost forgot about Tang An if he didn't mention it. When it premiered, Tang An was still thinking about whether Optoelectronics would help promote it, but there was no news for a long time!
More than half a month has passed, and the efficiency is really low!
"Okay, I'll go then."
Although "expired", the box office of "The Wind" has gradually weakened. If Optoelectronics paid more attention to this special topic, it might still have some effect!
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It's a bit late... Go to bed quickly, good night everyone (*∩_∩*)