San Sebastian is a bay city in northern Spain. The entire town is ring-shaped and surrounds a bay.
Compared to tourist destinations such as Hawaii and Phuket, most Chinese people may have never heard of the city of San Sebastian.
But it is a very famous seaside resort locally, and even throughout Europe.
Europeans say that Spain is a paradise for retirees, and San Sebastian must be the paradise among paradises.
However, this Tang An has nothing to do with money. If you don’t have money to go to heaven, you don’t have to live in peace on earth.
If you have money, you can go to hell and live comfortably. After all, money can make ghosts go around and money can communicate with gods.
The beggars in Dubai are also beggars, and heaven is no better for the poor.
Tang An stayed in his room all day on the 14th, occasionally playing poker with Xu Ruoyun and Yang Mi to kill time.
"Three sixes, I win again!"
After playing out the last three cards, Tang An couldn't remember how many times he had won in a row.
"No more playing, no more playing, I can't beat you at all!" Yang Mi angrily threw the playing cards on the table.
Xu Ruoyun was also disheartened by the loss, and said with a wry smile, "No wonder you can make a movie by yourself, and you can win even if you don't care about the cards!"
"With a strong brain, there is nothing we can do!" Tang An said with a smile.
Originally, when the game ended at noon, Yang Mi was already clamoring to go out to play, but Tang An said he would ignore the cards and come to play with them, so the game was delayed for a while.
Tang An often played this kind of game in the past. After the cards were dealt, he would grab a dozen cards in his hand and play them without sorting them out. After playing for a long time, he got used to it.
Not to mention recognizing your own cards, even remembering them is not a problem.
"Brother An, Sister Ruoyun, let's go out for a walk. It's rare to go abroad!" Yang Mi said, looking at the two of them eagerly.
"You're still going out for a walk, can you speak Spanish? Don't get lost just after leaving the hotel!"
"I speak English. Brother An, don't you also use English to talk to the front desk?" Yang Mi said unconvinced.
There were still two and a half days left, and staying in the room all the time was not an option. Tang An thought for a while and took them out.
"Then go to Concha Beach. It is the most famous local beach. There are also some local delicacies nearby. It's just a good time to have a meal!" Tang An suggested
He had been to San Sebastian in his previous life, so poor people in the city and the LC area should never go there.
This small town has gathered dozens of the world's top chef academies and trained a large number of top European chefs. The commercial streets in the city and LC district are full of high-end restaurants, including many Michelin-star restaurants. With the thickness of Tang An's current wallet, it is estimated that Can't eat two meals.
The consumption near Concha Beach is relatively close to the people, it's almost like street food stalls.
"Okay, okay!" As soon as he heard that he was going out, Yang Mi immediately went back to his room to clean up.
It's cruel to wait for a woman to put on makeup, because there is no precise time. Tang An later met one of the biggest actors in filming, and he didn't finish it from nine o'clock in the morning until noon.
It turns out that I spent an hour just washing my face before putting on makeup.
First wash it twice with warm water, then use facial cleanser, toner, and isolation cream. After that, apply a moisturizing mask, and then massage your face.
What a trouble!
Fortunately, Yang Mi and Xu Ruoyun didn't last that long. They came out after more than 20 minutes, put on a little makeup and put on swimsuits.
Yang Mi wore a tube top, and Xu Ruoyun wore a three-piece suit, with a suspender skirt on top of her bikini.
Tang An himself wears big pants, a T-shirt and flip-flops as standard.
Sitting on the vast Concha Beach, the waves are shining. Behind the beach, the buildings on the mountain are rolling up and down, but in front of you is the endless sea.
Looking in all directions, the sky is clear and clear, the autumn sun is warm, and the cool breeze blows.
In fact, it's just that. Most of the beaches are the same, and if you go there too often, there won't be anything new.
Find a place where no one is around to lie down and enjoy the sea breeze, which will make you feel much better.
"We're going swimming, do you want to go?"
"You go ahead, I'll take a rest!" Tang An waved his hand and asked them to go down and swim by themselves.
I have been very busy during this period, and it is rare to have time to rest.
At the same time, it’s time to consider the next move.
It was an unexpected surprise that all the mainland box office of "Shark Beach" went to me. Even if the box office was only 3 to 4 million in the end, I could still get a share of 1 million.
With one million, there is a lot of room for operation. At the very least, a complete crew can be assembled.
However, if you pay 1 million, you should still choose a film with fewer actors and fewer scenes, preferably a modern drama.
Firstly, the cost is low, and secondly, it is easier to control. After all, it will definitely be troublesome to put together a temporary crew. The scene is too big and too many are difficult to shoot. It is also troublesome to have too many actors.
"Tang An?"
I vaguely heard someone calling my name. In a blink of an eye, I saw Xu Jinglei and Jiang Wen looking at me in surprise. Behind me were Cao Jiuping, the artist and photographer of "Letter from a Strange Woman". Li Bingping.
"Lao Xu, Brother Wen, you are here!"
Tang An got up from the recliner and said hello to the two people behind him, "Mr. Cao, hello, Mr. Li!"
"Why did you come to Spain? Are you also here to participate in the film festival?" Xu Jinglei asked puzzled.
"Why else would I come all the way when I'm full? I'm shortlisted for Best Feature Film and the Audience Choice Award, so I'm just here to hang out!" Tang An said with a smile.
"You kid, you can do it. Your first movie was shortlisted for the International Category A Film Festival, and you didn't even tell us about it!" Jiang Wen scolded with a smile.
"By the way, I haven't seen your movie yet. I must go and watch it in two days!"
"Brother Wen welcomes criticism!"
"By the way, I heard that you were shortlisted for the Golden Shell Award and the Best Director Award. Congratulations. This is much more important than my Best Feature Film Award!"
The Golden Shell Award is the highest award at the film festival, equivalent to the Palme d'Or in Cannes, the Golden Lion in Venice, and the Golden Bear in the Berlin Film Festival.
To put it bluntly, it is actually the Best Picture Award, and similar to the Best Feature Film Award, there are other awards such as Best Drama Film.
"In addition, Teacher Cao was shortlisted for the Best Art Award, and Teacher Li was shortlisted for the Best Photography Award. It's quite a harvest!" Xu Jinglei said with a smile, looking like she was in a good mood.
"It's amazing. You can win so many awards for your second movie. Now it's time to look at the box office. When will it be released?" Tang An asked.
"I'll think about April or May next year. There's still more than half of the year left. I want to go to a few more film festivals to see if I can gain anything else."
"It's okay to wait. You invested 20 million in this movie. It is basically impossible to recover the cost from the mainland box office alone for this kind of subject. I can only hope that European film companies can recognize the goods!"
Tang nodded in agreement. To be honest, unless Zhang Yimou takes action on this kind of subject, with his ability and box office appeal, he has a high chance of making money back.