In Chairman Huayi's office, Wang Zhonglei hurriedly opened the door and said eagerly, "Brother, Tang An and Bernard are getting together!"
"Why are you so flustered? Let others see it. It was reported that something was wrong even though it was fine!" Wang Zhongjun frowned and motioned for him to sit down.
Wang Zhongjun also saw the news in the morning. He was angry and anxious at first, but he has calmed down now.
"How many times have I told you that you need to be calm when encountering problems. The more anxious you are, the more chaotic you will be!"
Wang Zhongjun had no choice but to deal with this younger brother. He was smart, but he lost his mind when big things happened.
"But brother, if Tang An and Bernard get together, it will be troublesome!" Wang Zhonglei sat down and said worriedly.
Wang Zhongjun shook his head, "That's not enough, but what exactly does Tang An want to do!"
"The film "Painted Skin" was a project of Ningxia Factory. I asked someone about it and found out that it was indeed an investment from three parties. The three of them were probably talking about it at the celebration party that day. I didn't expect it to be settled so quickly!
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"Then this is true?" Wang Zhonglei asked.
"It should be right, but this is an investment from Tang An Studio. As long as he doesn't direct it, we can't say anything." Wang Zhongjun sighed after finishing speaking.
At that time, in order to attract Tang An, Wang Zhongjun almost offered the best conditions. Not only did he accept investment from his studio, but he also did not sign a directing contract.
As long as Tang An doesn't direct other films besides Huayi, it's fine even if he doesn't come to work for a year.
The worst case scenario is that your salary will be deducted or you will be fired!
"Don't think so much now, find an opportunity to ask him sideways questions when the time comes!"
Wang Zhongjun then warned, "Don't write everything on your face and let people in the company read it and think we really broke up with Tang An. Reporters may come over recently. Don't talk nonsense!"
"Brother, don't worry, I understand this!" Wang Zhonglei responded.
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a knock on the door.
Wang Zhongjun gave an admonishing look, "Please come in!"
"Director Wang!"
The visitor was none other than Tang An. Seeing that Wang Zhonglei was there, he didn't feel surprised and said hello, "Mr. Wang is here too!"
"Good morning, Mr. Tang!" Wang Zhonglei also put away the expression on his face and put on a smile.
"Mr. Tang, what's going on this morning?" Wang Zhongjun laughed.
Tang An directly sat down on the sofa next to him and said with a smile, "It's not a big deal. That day, Mr. Pang of Ningxia Film Studio asked me to vote for a film together. It happened that the heroine was more suitable for Zou Xun, but I heard that
She has just accepted two movies, "Li Mi's Conjecture" and "Women Are Not Bad," but I don't know if the schedules are suitable."
Tang An took the initiative to mention this matter, which made Wang Zhongjun very satisfied and relieved a little.
"I wonder when the filming of "Painted Skin" will start and when it will be released?" Wang Zhongjun asked.
"It will take more than two months to prepare, about four months to shoot, and it will be released on National Day." Tang An thought for a while and said.
"That should be able to be coordinated. "Li Mi's Conjecture" should be finished in three months. "Women Are Not Bad" has not yet started preparations. It is expected to be released during the Lunar New Year. Director Xu and I will discuss it and shoot the painting first!" Wang Zhongjun
I agreed immediately.
On the side, Wang Zhonglei interjected, "Mr. Tang has a character who can still think of his own people. He is really thoughtful!"
Tang An waved his hand and said with a smile, "We are all members of our own family. It doesn't matter who we choose to act for. We can't take advantage of outsiders!"
"I wonder which director directed this "Painted Skin"?" Wang Zhonglei asked casually.
"He's a new director. He was originally set to be Cheng Jiashang, but he changed him because he felt it wasn't suitable."
As soon as these words came out, Wang Zhongjun felt relieved. Since it was to take revenge on the Cheng family, it made sense, but it was too emotional.
"By the way, Mr. Wang, what films has Deng Chao taken on recently?" Tang An asked again.
"Does Director Tang have any ideas for a new film?" Wang Zhongjun asked quickly.
No matter what Tang An wants to do, as long as Huayi maintains one movie that hits the box office every year, then everything else can be tolerated.
"I have a rough idea and I just started writing an outline of the script. Deng Chao is quite suitable for the leading role." Tang An nodded.
"Schedule is not a problem. I will coordinate when director Tang plans to start filming." Wang Zhongjun agreed.
"Let's start in January, it will last for four months, and it will be released in the summer season. The Lunar New Year season will be left to Director Feng!" Tang An smiled.
There is Tang An Himself in the summer program, "Painted Skin" in the National Day program, and next year's Lunar New Year program should be Feng Xiaogang's "If You Are the One."
Looking at it this way, next year the domestic film market will be dominated by Hua Yi and Tang An.
However, Wang Zhongjun had a different opinion, "Mr. Tang, "Red Cliff" will be released in the summer next year. In my opinion, why not switch to the Lunar New Year movie?"
"There is Director Feng in the Lunar New Year period, so I won't join in the fun. "Red Cliff" is just the next "Transformers"!" Tang An shook his head.
"Red Cliff" was the first domestic film to exceed 300 million, but it was just taking advantage of the fact that it had no rivals at the same time.
Throughout July and August, all films avoided "Red Cliff", and only one blockbuster film, "Hancock", was released. "The Dark Knight" was only released in Hong Kong and Taiwan, not in the mainland.
In this way, the total box office was 312 million, which was not much more than the original 280 million for "Transformers" last year.
"There are only two months left in the Lunar New Year holiday. Zhang Yimou is not here this year, so we can fully accommodate two films by you and Director Feng. There is no need to go head-to-head with "Red Cliff"!"
Wang Zhongjun continued to persuade, ""Red Cliff" is China Film's highlight next year, and it is jointly distributed by China Film and Bernard, so it is difficult for us to take advantage of it!"
Jointly issued by two companies with the strongest issuance capabilities, state-owned and private enterprises, Huayi alone is hardly a rival.
"I have considered what Director Wang said, but theaters have to make money, and there are no other movies to be released throughout the summer. We will release it a week later to avoid the first week explosion period of "Red Cliff". With John Woo's control over blockbusters,
It seems that, coupled with the need to cater to overseas audiences, the quality of "Red Cliff" will not be much better. If the reputation is not good, we will have a chance to win!"
"And the cost of my movie is not high. 70 to 80 million including special effects is enough. All the other money is spent on promotion. 20 million is not enough for 30 million, otherwise it will be 50 million!" Tang An said seriously!
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"$80 million has been invested in "Red Cliff". They have to take into account overseas promotion and film festival promotion, so they can't spend too much money to promote it in the mainland!"
this....
Wang Zhongjun was stunned by his words. The promotion fee of 50 million was almost unimaginable in China. There had never been any movie that could invest so much money in promotion.
It is said that "Red Cliff" has prepared 100 million yuan in promotional expenses, but most of them will be spent overseas. After all, this film still depends on overseas box office to make money.
Wang Zhongjun was silent for a few minutes, weighing it over and over in his mind.