Wu Ershan handed the script to Tang An and explained it at the same time.
"Director Tang, what follows is a concept drawing I drew myself. The film adopts a three-part narrative structure..."
As an advertising director, no matter how successful you are, you are still just an advertising director. It is definitely not easy to get an investment to make a movie.
And Tang An's investment is definitely more useful than the investment in the "Asia Star Gravity Plan"!
This is an excellent opportunity, the best opportunity to step into the upper reaches of the directing industry.
Tang An watched it very carefully, and Wu Ershan also talked a lot.
For more than half an hour, while Tang An was reading the script, he listened to him explain all his thoughts during the creation process.
After turning the last page, Tang An put down the script.
"A very good spoof comedy, with a strong personal style and absurd techniques!"
Tang An first affirmed the creation of this script, and at the same time it was a spoof comedy, which was much better than the later films such as "Nine Beauties" and "Don Quixote".
He has a strong personal style. To put it simply, with the same crew and the same actors, no director would produce the same shot.
This includes Liu Zhenwei's "Eastern Success" and Wang Jiawei's "Ashes of Time".
This is a good thing and a bad thing. The good thing is that it is easier to gather a group of loyal fans, but the bad thing is that the audience will not be too wide.
However, judging from the future situation, Wu Ershan still has a good coordination between his personal style and the market.
After getting Tang An's affirmation, even the pretentious Wu Ershan couldn't help but feel a little proud.
But he knew there was more to come and continued to wait for Tang An's criticism.
As expected.
"However, how many audiences do you think will accept your style? Have any films similar to yours been successful on the market?" Tang An asked calmly.
Faced with Tang An's questioning, Wu Ershan did not panic. He explained, "Director Tang, I only need more than 6 million for this "The Sword Sees Laughter". It is impossible for a small-cost movie to attract most audiences. As long as it has characteristics,
If you can attract an audience that suits your taste, profit will not be a problem!”
Tang An's eyes lit up, Wu Ershan was really smart.
For example, if there are 100 viewers and you want to make a blockbuster with an investment of hundreds of millions, you must cater to most tastes and add as little personal style as possible.
But he has now made it clear that I just want to make money from those 10 people, and the more obvious the style, the better.
Tang An turned around and smiled and said, "What if it's not "The Sword Sees Laughter" but another costume blockbuster?"
"That......"
Before Wu Ershan could say anything, his eyes suddenly widened with disbelief on his face.
"Tang...Director Tang, are you talking about...a costume blockbuster?" He deliberately emphasized the last four words.
Tang An ignored his shocked expression and continued, "As you said, "Sword Sees Laughter" does not need to satisfy the tastes of all viewers. If a costume blockbuster with an investment of nearly 100 million still maintains your style, I
How to recover the cost.”
As he spoke, Tang An held out the script and waited for his answer.
Countless thoughts flashed through Wu Ershan's mind, and he said without any hesitation, "I will definitely cater to the market and make films that the audience likes to watch!"
It's a costume blockbuster. If Tang An hadn't come here specifically to entertain him, he would have been really lucky.
No matter what the situation is, it is correct to follow Tang An's words.
"Currently, my studio is planning to invest in a costume blockbuster..."
"If it were you, how would you tell this story well?"
Tang An then briefly explained the plot, but did not explain that the film was "Painted Skin".
Wu Ershan listened very carefully, thought for a while and said, "If we want to cater to the majority of the audience, this should focus on the relationship between the male protagonist and his wife. The general brings the banshee home, and the general's wife begins to doubt for some reason.
Her suspicion made the general unhappy, and the general's wife had no choice but to find her old friend to eliminate the demon..."
"In the end, the demon must die, but in the end, she can be filmed as a good demon, and the general and his wife can also resolve their past feud..."
Tang An nodded. The main line must be clear and consistent with the views of most ordinary people.
The mistress is still a monster. If she is allowed to be with the male protagonist, and the relationship between the two couples is very good, I am afraid she will be scolded to death.
"Okay, that's it, come back in a week!"
There is not much else to say. Movies are not like TV series, which can be restricted by a script. As long as there are no problems with the main plot and the story is told well, let him play out the side effects on his own!
Won it so easily?
Wu Ershan was a little surprised, but still nodded and agreed.
"However, Director Wu should think carefully about how to find a balance between your own personal style and the market when you go back. If we can cooperate, I will supervise the whole process of filming. If there are any problems, I will change people at any time. I hope you understand
!" Tang An added another sentence.
"I understand, Director Tang, don't worry, I won't let you down!" Wu Ershan nodded quickly.
"When this film is finished, I will also invest in "Swordsman Sees Laughter." When the time comes, you can make whatever you want. I won't interfere in anything!"
Finally, Tang An gave a guarantee!
Although we only chatted for less than half an hour, Tang An probably had some understanding based on his later films.
He is definitely not stupid, he is capable, and he can see the market clearly. As long as someone is exerting pressure from behind, he should not be disappointed.
As for "Swordsman Sees Laughter", it was his first serious movie. He wrote the script for two years, so it must have a special emotion.
Promising investment and giving him the greatest rights would be a sweet date after being beaten.
There’s not much to say about the plot of Painted Skin. In fact, most of it relies on the actors’ performances.
After another two days, the two of them were almost done thinking about it, and Tang An took Xu Manyun to discuss investment matters.
The location was still in a hotel, not anyone's home stadium.
"Hello, Dong Yu, hello, Mr. Pang!"
Say hello and sit down.
Each of them brought two assistants, one more than Tang An's side.
After chatting for a while, we officially got to the point.
Pang Hong gave each person a copy of the movie script and plan.
He introduced, "The script has been completed by Director Cheng Jiashang and several screenwriters. There are not many location scenes and review scenes. In addition to the actors' remuneration, we also made a detailed budget. Yu Dong, Mr. Tang, you guys
Just ask if you have any questions.”
After Pang Hong finished speaking, he took a sip of water and waited for their reply.
Not counting the main actors' salary, plus the crew's salary, extra actors' salary, and publicity expenses, the total cost is about 50 million.
For several scenes on location in the desert, the eradication of the sand bandits required the construction of a cottage, and for the last scene, the studio also had to be built separately.
Most of the others are indoor dramas, so 50 million should be enough!