Chapter 246 The costume blockbuster that hits the street continuously (two-in-one chapters)
Zhang Ziming welcomed Tang An into the screening room, where there were already some guests.
Yu Dong apologized to the other guests and greeted them with a smile.
"Director Tang is here, welcome to visit."
"Hello, Dong Yu!"
Tang An stretched out his hand and shook his hand, "Another movie has been released. Yu Dong has released quite a few blockbusters this year."
"Director Tang, please stop making fun of me. These two movies together probably don't have as high a box office as your new movie!" Yu Dong sighed.
I invested in and released two costume blockbusters in two months. Although they were not in the popular period, I never expected that the box office of "Beautiful Country" was only 38 million.
An investment of 100 million, in exchange for an investment of 38 million!
This is a joke in the entire entertainment industry, and this investment-to-income ratio is a record.
The lowest-grossing costume blockbuster in Chinese film history.
"Dr. Yu, what's going on with "Beauty of the Country"? It's supposed to have a box office of more than 38 million no matter what, right?"
Even if the box office of previous costume blockbusters was low, like "Ink Attack" had 67 million.
Even "Heroes of Heaven and Earth" five years ago had 41 million, and it was still the second highest domestic film of the year.
"We have also analyzed this. It is very likely that the audience has become tired of the costume blockbusters. If the quality of the movie is not good, it cannot guarantee the bottom line of the box office."
Yu Dong sighed, the iron law that costume blockbusters must be successful has been broken. Without a famous director and quality cannot be ensured, costume movies will no longer be the best choice, and new genres must be found.
"I have been watching at least two or three movies every year for six or seven years. No matter what genre, I will get tired of watching them."
Tang An nodded in agreement.
Then he asked, "By the way, Mr. Yu, how is your lawsuit going?"
"Director Tang also knows about this little thing?" Yu Dong was a little surprised.
"Combating piracy is something that all of us film workers should be concerned about!"
"The court will be held in two days. There is no problem in winning the case, but we won't get anything."
Now Bernard is in a lawsuit against a certain Internet cafe in Beijing. That Internet cafe saved the video of "The Beauty" in the Internet cafe's LAN. Then when the computer is turned on, there will be a link on the screen, and you can click on it to watch the movie.
This lawsuit is for infringement. It is said that this kind of thing exists in all Internet cafes across the country. Their local area network has a large amount of music and movies, and you can watch them without going to those video websites.
What's even weirder is that when "Lust, Caution" was released last year, in some Internet cafes, as soon as the computer was turned on, a poster of "Lust, Caution" would appear on the computer screen. Of course, it was one of those relatively inappropriate posters, and then you could watch the video with just one click.
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It can be said that 90% of Internet users across the country have watched this movie.
As for why Bernard sued the Internet cafe, it is unknown, but in the end it seems that he got 10,000 yuan in compensation.
There are so many Internet cafes across the country. If you sue them one by one, you can make a lot of money!
After chatting for a while, Tang An also learned that Bernard didn't actually lose much money.
There are 6 investors in this film, and it is a project led by Hong Kong's Tianxia Pictures and UFO Pictures.
Tianxia Pictures and Meiya Film Company both belong to Meiya Entertainment, so the former invests in production, while the latter is responsible for distribution in Hong Kong, earning both box office and distribution fees.
Meiya Entertainment Group, the company that Yang Mi later joined, was in decline and old. It was not even ranked among the top three in Hong Kong, and it was even less successful in the mainland.
UFO Pictures was jointly funded by Chen Kexin, Zheng Zhiwei and a Hong Kong producer.
To put it simply, Chen Kexin hooked up with Bernard through "The Investment Certificate", and with the mainland distribution promised by Bernard, he also roped in Tianxia Pictures to jointly invest.
Therefore, Chen Kexin was the producer, but he was busy with the post-production and release matters of "The Movie" and had no time to film, so he hired Cheng Xiaodong.
Together with the other three investors, Berner's investment was not large.
I originally thought that by adding the distribution fee and the copyright of some Southeast Asian regions purchased by Xingyi, I could make some money.
Li Ming and Chen Huilin are still well-known in Southeast Asia, and the cost is much higher than that of "Painted Skin".
But I never expected that the box office would be so low. Not only did I not make a penny, I also lost a few million.
But the unlucky ones were UFO and Tianxia Pictures, which lost all their money.
Therefore, Bernard actually didn't have much influence, he just lost a few million.
After chatting for a while, the main creators also came in, and Tang An also said hello briefly.
At around 8pm, the movie officially started.
What can I say about this film? Many people criticized it because Zhao Zilong, a charming and handsome man with a white horse and a silver gun, was turned into a peasant with a towel wrapped around his head.
There are many flaws. It can be said that except for the last scene, it completely subverted people's understanding of Zhao Yun. He actually competed with Cao Cao's granddaughter and was seriously injured by an unknown general in a sneak attack.
If you abandon the background of the Three Kingdoms and don't bring in the character Zhao Yun, it would actually be a good costume film.
The action is good, and the hand-held photography method shows every detail of the war, which is cold, serious and realistic.
The graphics, camera, action, and sound effects are all pretty good, especially the last scene where Zhao Zilong charges against the Wei army from top to bottom.
That shot, with snow falling all over the sky, Zhao Zilong's beard and hair turning white, and being seriously injured, heroically charging into battle, is definitely a classic shot in film history, and the BGM is also classic enough.
However, the biggest fear of similar biographical films is that they subvert people's inherent impressions, unless the director creates a character that is more perfect than the image in the audience's mind.
Otherwise, it is necessary to rush into the street.
9 million on the first day, which is much better than the barely 5 million on the first day of "Jiangshan Beauty".
However, what followed was an overwhelming amount of bad reviews and abuse. The comments on the Internet were full of words such as "garbage", "ruined three views", "blind", and "the director pointed a gun at history".
The box office began to drop sharply, with 25 million in the first four days in the first weekend.
This data has obviously failed.
But Bernard still won't lose too much. This is a blockbuster joint venture between China, Hong Kong and South Korea. The main investors are South Korea's Taiyuan Entertainment Company, China Film and Hong Kong. This Taiyuan Entertainment is also one of the main investors in "Red Cliff".
Bernard's investment share should be less than 20%.
If it were all invested by Bernard himself, it would never be able to survive now and would have gone bankrupt long ago.
The failure of two consecutive large-scale costume productions with investment of over 100 million yuan has made people in the industry realize that the market for costume movies has become smaller and smaller, and it is time to find other ways.
It is said that several costume films that were in preparation have also been stopped and are being prepared to wait and see. Bernard, as a person involved, no longer plans to touch costume films.
Then, a bunch of ghost "bricks" and "calling beasts" jumped out again, saying that domestic movies were dead. At first, costume blockbusters saved domestic movies, but now costume blockbusters are also dead. Domestic movies are completely hopeless, and there are still many
Introduce some foreign movies.
People with crooked butts can be found everywhere, so these noises are no surprise.
Later, when a certain website was criticized by the Propaganda Department, some people actually left a message on Weibo saying that if they dared to block a certain website, they would conquer it. I really don’t know what they were thinking. Even those words were unacceptable.
Dare to say it.
In modern times, freedom of speech is emphasized, and you can say anything. In ancient times, this would be a serious crime of confiscating your family and destroying your ancestors.
"Three Kingdoms" and "Children of Yellowstone" released at the same time have nothing to do with Tang An.
After a short two-day rest, Tang An once again devoted himself to filming.
The next half month was all indoor scenes in the studio, and the crew could finally settle down and no longer have to wander around.
After resting for a few days and stabilizing, the crew continued to shoot smoothly, without any slack that naturally comes from long hours of work.
New day, new atmosphere.
"Good morning everyone, I brought fried buns here for everyone to eat together."
"Thank you, Director Tang."
"Director Tang, please give me a cup of bean juice. It's still hot." Liu Ye said and handed over a cup of grey-green viscous bean juice.
"Eh...Brother Ye, your soybean juice is like swill. It smells sour even from a distance." Tang Yan pinched his nose exaggeratedly, with a look of disgust on his face.
"What's wrong with the stinky tofu? Didn't you enjoy the stinky tofu that Liao Fan brought yesterday?" Tang An teased, then turned around and said to Liao Fan.
"By the way, Liao Fan, where did you buy the stinky tofu yesterday? It's dark and fragrant, and the taste is very good."
Liao Fan quickly swallowed the food in his mouth and said, "Director Tang, a fellow countryman came to visit me yesterday and brought along the authentic Changsha stinky tofu."
Tang An nodded and smiled, "Not to mention, every place has some disgusting or smelly local characteristics. It doesn't look good but the food is good."
"By the way, Liu Ye, are there any pickles?" Tang An took the bean juice and took a sip.
"Of course, the salted kale is cut into thin strips and mixed with chili oil, which goes well with the bean juice. There are still burnt rings."
The deep-fried browned and cooked rings, served with pickles and just the bean juice, taste really good.
It just smells a bit bad, but it's still acceptable.
In fact, Tang An is not picky about food. As long as there are no disgusting things like pig brains, he will lose his appetite. If he throws them into a hot pot, he will not touch the whole pot.
There are actually people who think pig brains are delicious, God knows what they think!!!
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After breakfast, the shooting started.
Today we filmed a scene where the Four Horsemen were taken to the police station and interrogated one by one.
Since we didn’t need to shoot scenes other than the police station at the same time, we didn’t shoot in Omen and moved back to the mainland.
Several small studios have been prepared, and after preparation, we started shooting.
"All departments prepare!"
"The actors are in place!"
"Scene 22, one shot, once!"
"start!"
The first person to be interrogated was the person who used the teleportation helmet to travel from Omen to Singapore. He was also the person selected by the Four Horsemen through continuous suggestion, confusion, and hypnosis for a long time.
Liao Fan put his hands on the table, looked down at the other person, and slowly moved his body forward, creating a sense of oppression.
"Okay, now tell me, how did you get from Omen to Singapore in just three seconds!"
"Use the teleportation helmet."
Liao Fan looked confused, obviously not believing this ridiculous statement.
At this time, Yu Nan walked over with arms folded and explained, "He was hypnotized at the moment of the performance. I told you, there is no value in him that is useful for review!"
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"Scene 24, one shot at a time!"
Then interrogate Liu Ye
Then came the Deng Dynasty.
"Scene 25, one shot, once!"
The scene was split into two scenes. Liao Fan couldn't help Deng Chao's thoughts and stood up suddenly to grab his collar, but Deng Chao put the handcuffs on his hands in an instant.
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It was of course impossible for Deng Chao to complete this kind of magic. He could only shoot it separately and edit it later.
"The first rule of a magician is to always be the smartest person in the room!" Deng Chaowei said with a smile.
"Okay, pass!"
"Go to the next scene."
We went to a studio next door again, but we didn’t film the scene where Deng Kai and Tang Yan were interrogated, which would have made this episode look stinky and long.
Moreover, Interpol suffered a setback against the two of them, and they will still encounter the same thing when facing two other equally skilled magicians.
However, Yu Yana still took a shot of the chair standing on the ground with one foot and turning on its own, even if it was a magician showing off his strength.
It's nothing more than using a transparent rope and processing it later, without any difficulty.
Time passed slowly, and it was the 10th in a blink of an eye.
On this day, Huayi officially announced to the outside world that Tang An would film the scene of robbing bank money from two kilometers away in the renovated Workers' Stadium in ten days. Tens of thousands of spectators would be needed to cooperate with the filming, so they recruited spectators from all over the country.
There are no restrictions on age, gender, or skin color, but there is no remuneration, only room and board.
Food and accommodation for 10,000 people is a lot of money. Even if the shooting time is only a few days, just eating will cost a lot of money.
However, hiring dozens of chefs to cook large pots of vegetables, and asking some aunts to wash and cut vegetables, and go directly to nearby provinces to collect these vegetables in large quantities is much cheaper than ordering box lunches from restaurants, and it is also hygienic.
Accommodation is also a big deal, but Huayi doesn’t choose too many outsiders. It basically guarantees that there are thirty or forty people in each province. Most of them are locals in the capital. Otherwise, how many houses will be needed to accommodate 10,000 people?
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There are over 1,000 people in more than 30 provinces across the country. It doesn’t cost much to stay in a hotel.
It's a pity that we can't live in the workers' stadium. For example, thousands of extras in "The Golden Armor" had to make bunks on the floor of the palace where the movie was filmed.
Almost half a year later, the bank robbery magic that the audience has been waiting for is finally coming, and it is still happening under the eyes of the audience, and everyone has the opportunity to watch it live.
Everyone was very excited. Those who were free immediately went to the official website to sign up and fill out the form. Those who were not available were also thinking about how to take a long vacation, whether it was a brother or sister wedding or some other good excuse.
For a time, Huayi's official website server was almost overcrowded. Countless people were filling out forms. Huayi mobilized most of the company's employees to screen them, selecting thirty or forty people from each province, from various professions.
Those who need accommodation are also written on the form, and each person's room is arranged according to the area, so that it will not be so chaotic.
Tang An also came to Huayi after filming that afternoon and watched them screening.
"These people are our best publicity channel, covering all age groups and all industries. Through their words, it spreads from ten to ten!"
Wang Zhongjun also admired Tang An's idea. This method is more effective than any other publicity method. People love to show off. Fans who have been to the scene will definitely be eager to tell their relatives, friends, classmates and colleagues after they go back.
"At that time, I just thought that these audiences don't need to use CG. We are not the United States, labor costs are extremely expensive, and dozens of people dare to shoot large-scale war scenes!" Tang An said with a smile.
"But we must ensure that those two scenes are sufficiently attractive to the audience in order to be effective." Wang Zhongjun then added.
"Don't worry, Mr. Wang, I will definitely make the audience's trip worthwhile!" Tang An smiled and said confidently.