After Tang An and Yu Dong made their intention to invest, they stopped talking about this topic.
Every movie, especially this kind of costume blockbuster, requires an investment of nearly 100 million, and must be made after careful consideration and market analysis before making a decision.
Of course, the main reason is that the director and actors do not have enough box office appeal. If it were Zhang Yimou, you would just give the title of the film and a lot of people would send money.
Just like a few masters who write online articles, some publish a book title, and immediately someone spends tens of millions to buy the film and television rights.
The same goes for another person. As soon as the book was published, several major companies directly invested 600 million to develop film and television and peripheral copyrights!
Of course, those are only a very small number, writing novels is a dead end after all!!!
From a distance, Wang Zhongjun watched the three of them talking and laughing, with deep thought in his eyes.
Looking back, Xu Manyun was chatting with several directors.
Li Binbin happened to be nearby, so Wang Zhongjun called her over.
"Binbin, go and accompany Mr. Tang and see what they are talking about so happily."
Li Binbin glanced over there, nodded and walked over.
"Mr. Tang."
"Hello, Mr. Yu and Mr. Pang!" Li Binbin said hello to them both.
Yu Dong and Pang Hong also nodded in greeting, "Hello, Miss Li!"
"Binbin, what's the matter?" Tang An asked.
"It's nothing. Director Wang asked me to come and accompany you, Mr. Tang!" Li Binbin smiled and gave Tang An a hint.
Tang An nodded at her, is Wang Zhongjun so sensitive?
But he didn't shy away from it. After all, the business was finished and he continued chatting with them, talking about some recent news in the entertainment industry.
After chatting for a while, the three of them dispersed.
Afterwards, Li Binbin reported to Wang Zhongjun truthfully, covering all the topics that Tang An and the others talked about just now.
Wang Zhongjun shook his head secretly after hearing this. He was really a little sensitive.
The summer holiday was over, and the Lunar New Year holiday was coming soon. This year, it was rare for Huayi and Bernard to compete on the stage, which made him a little nervous.
After the dinner, Tang An and Xu Manyun left, and Xu Manyun asked about it in the car.
"I saw you, Yu Dong, and a man chatting for a long time just now. What were you talking about?"
Tang An said as usual, "We are going to talk about a project and we will arrange to find a place to discuss it in detail in a few days. Then you can come with me!"
Xu Manyun asked, "What project, "Three Kingdoms: Seeing the Dragon Disarms"? This film should have been approved, right?"
Tang An shook his head, "No, it's not Bernard's film. Do you know the other fat guy?"
"A bit unfamiliar."
"That's Pang Hong, the vice president of Ningxia Film Studio. They want to put "Painted Skin" on the big screen. I asked Bernard to invest together!"
Pang Hong's "Ponzi scheme" later became a hot topic, but it had nothing to do with Tang An. There are many people in the entertainment industry who are empty-handed.
Moreover, he is only cooperating with Ningxia Film Studio on this project, and it is unclear whether he will be able to deal with them in the future.
""Painted Skin"? How much is the investment? Are the director and actors confirmed?"
Xu Manyun directly asked the most critical question. "Painted Skin" looked like a period blockbuster, otherwise Tang An would not have been so interested in it and even dragged Bernard along.
"Seventy to eighty million should be enough. The tentative director is Cheng Jiashang, but the specific actors have not yet been determined!"
"Cheng Jiashang?"
Upon hearing this name, Xu Manyun immediately frowned, "Is this the one who was behind Zheng Zhiwei's back last time?"
Previously, they thought that the other party would have some back-up plans, but after waiting for two days, there was no movement. Either they didn't dare to move, or they were reluctant to spend more money, so Tang An ignored them!
"That's him, but I will suggest replacing him next time we talk. This kind of white-eyed wolf cannot be used!"
It wouldn't matter to Tang An if it were another Xiangjiang director, even if he didn't like him, as long as he could make money for himself.
As an investor myself, why can't I give someone some eye drops on the set?
But Cheng Jiashang is a **, no one can use him.
However, it is not that easy to replace Cheng Jiashang and find another director who can take care of the love triangle in China to ensure a smooth plot, and also have certain special effects and action scenes!
Tang An thought for a while and said, "In this case, you go find a director named Wu Ershan, and I will talk to him!"
Although the reputation of "Painted Skin 2" is not as good as the first one, that is because Zhu Yu came first, and people always think that the first one is the best.
Putting aside everything else, the second part is actually a good work above the standard.
However, Wu Ershan doesn't have much experience now, so Tang An must consider it face to face and check it.
"Wu Ershan? Who is he? Has he made any movies?"
An unfamiliar name suddenly popped out of Tang An's mouth, leaving Xu Manyun confused.
Well......
Tang An thought for a while, and it seemed that Wu Ershan had made an independent film at this time. Not dozens of people across the country had seen this film, and it was only shown twice in a few small film festival exhibition halls.
I'm so embarrassed, where can I find someone...
Right!
In 2007, the book "The Sword Sees Laughter" was selected by Tang Xiru to receive investment from the "Asia Star Gravity" plan.
As a result, the project started next year, was filmed the year after that, and was not released until 2011.
Tang An immediately said, "Go to Mr. Tang of Shiyue Tang Culture, Tang Xiru. He should know Wu Ershan's contact information!"
"If you can't help it, go find Ning Hao. They are friends!"
This film has a cameo appearance by Ning Hao, who plays a hilarious cockfighter whose appearance can make people laugh out loud.
"Okay, I'll contact you early tomorrow morning!"
Xu Manyun nodded and did not ask how Tang An knew such an unknown director and why he had to find him.
"However, there is something I still want to ask you, what do you think?"
"Ask."
"As you said before, Huayi is no longer of much use to Bernard. It used to provide a large number of movies for Bernard to distribute every year. In recent years, it has invested in fewer and fewer films. As long as Bernard can completely eliminate the need
For movies invested by Huayi, Yu Dong will definitely separate from Huayi immediately."
"That's right, among the current Poly Bernards, Poly Huayi holds 51% of the shares, while Yudong's Bernard only holds 49%. He will not be reconciled!"
"Are you so sure that "Painted Skin" will be a success? How can a new director without top stars recoup the cost of 70 to 80 million?" Xu Manyun asked in confusion.
"I have already thought about this clearly. When the time comes, I will have the title of producer. It will not be a violation of Huayi's contract if I don't participate in the filming. My name will also be included in the promotions. There is no problem in making money." Tang An
He said with a smile.
There is a movie "The Wind" on display. Even if Tang An does something outrageous, Wang Zhongjun will not care about it unless the next movie hits the market.
If Cheng Jiashang is replaced by Wu Ershan, coupled with his own appeal, if the box office is not as high as the original version, then it is considered a failure!
Xu Manyun stopped saying that since Tang An already had an idea, just follow it.