After the premiere, Huayi held a dinner at the Asia Hotel next to the Gongti Basketball Park.
As the host, Wang Zhongjun thanked him first, and Tang An also said a few words casually.
Tang An and the CEOs of several major companies gathered together, toasted together, and then said with a smile, "Boss, what do you think of the movie?"
"It's wonderful. To be honest, it's completely beyond my imagination!" Wang Zhongjun immediately answered.
"Dr. Wang, you said this as if it was your first time seeing it."
"This is a bit bragging. Mr. Wang will punish himself with a drink!"
"What Yu Dong said is wrong. The movie is indeed wonderful. Every time I watch it, I feel as if I have never seen it. Even though I am prepared, I am still amazed."
Wang Zhongjun didn't feel embarrassed at all, and his expression didn't even change.
"Actually, to be honest, Director Tang's film this time completely exceeded my imagination. I thought it was just a regular magic show on stage, but I didn't expect it was not only magic, but also action, thriller, suspense, and car chase.
That’s a hearty experience!”
Yu Dong sighed secretly. This was already the fourth theme. Judging from the reaction of the audience, it was even more enthusiastic than when "Red Cliff" was released.
And with sufficient film schedule and publicity resources to support it, it is likely to explode with energy that is not inferior to that of "Red Cliff".
But on second thought, it might not be a bad thing.
There are more new themes, and the audience's acceptance is getting wider and wider. The new film they are preparing with the theme of the Republic of China is also easier to be accepted by the audience.
The CEOs of several other companies did think something else.
In fact, many companies have been learning from Tang An's films, and every time a genre is released, there are people who follow suit.
The most popular ones are horror movies, which are basically a must-have every year.
Spy wars and science fiction have also been tried, but due to reasons such as actors, plots and special effects, they are not as profitable as horror films.
Investing too much is risky.
Nowadays, this magic theme can be considered. After all, it is still a general action movie routine, with magic added throughout.
Although the cost is high, more than 100 million yuan was spent on the production without hiring big-name actors, but they can save money.
Even if magic elements are added to romance films and horror films, the effect will definitely be good.
Tang An and Yu Dong came to the side. He first congratulated Tang An and talked about "Painted Skin".
"Director Tang, have you seen the finished film of "Painted Skin"?"
"Dr. Yu, how can I have this time? I have almost never stopped in the past few months. Let's wait for a while. After I have been busy for a while, I will take the time to watch it. It will be released on the National Day anyway." Tang An said with a wry smile.
He didn't have the energy to pay attention to "Painted Skin". After Ningxia Studio edited it, he sent a copy and never watched it.
It will be released at the end of September, so even if there are any problems, it will be in time, and Yu Dong will not push it anymore.
It seems that "Now You See Me" will not be low at the box office, and Feng Xiaogang's comedy will not have any rivals in the Lunar New Year season. Seeing that Huayi will overwhelm him again this year, Yu Dong feels bad.
"Painted Skin" is the only blockbuster movie left by their company, and now we can only hope that this movie that Tang An is interested in can surprise him.
Tang An remembered something and asked again, "Dr. Yu, it seems that you will release another "Hold the Call" at the end of September. There should be no problem with the schedule, right?"
"There are not many movies released during the National Day holiday. "Hold the Call" will not have any impact on "Painted Skin"." Yu Dong reassured him.
Tang An nodded and glanced out of the corner of his eye at Dong Ping, chairman of Huayi Media, who was joking with someone not far away.
"Speaking of which, Yu Dong has released a lot of movies this year. Some of them that have not yet been released include "The Perfect Nine", "The Desert Inn", "Women Are Not Bad", etc. This year's performance is much better than last year."
Yu Dong didn't know why Tang An was talking about this, and shook his head helplessly, "There will be nearly 10 small and medium-cost films released in the second half of the year, but if they add up to half the box office of "Now You See Me", I'll be satisfied."
"Didn't Huayi make any films this year?"
"Yes, there are, but they are all low-budget movies and I can't find a suitable director."
Jiang Wen left Poly Huayi. Huayi lost its only major director. The only one left was Zhao Baogang, who was still a TV drama director. There seemed to be no one except Ye Daying.
Now everyone understands that a blockbuster film does not need to have a big star, but it must have a big director. No one would dare to start a big project without a big director.
"Beauty of the Country", "Three Kingdoms: Seeing the Dragon Disarm", and "Mo Gong" are all good examples.
Tang An nodded, "Huayi doesn't have many films produced now, and it doesn't seem to have a few films planned for next year. Film and television production is not easy to do now."
Tang An talked so much for no reason, which made Yu Dong feel a little strange.
But it still makes sense. When he cooperated with Huayi, he was attracted by Huayi's film-making ability, and it was only thanks to Huayi that he got to where he is today.
Now that Bernard is slowly getting bigger, Huayi is slowly going downhill. Maybe it’s time to throw off this shackles.
Yu Dong took a sip of the wine in the glass, shook it in his hand, and stared at the glass in trance.
Tang An smiled and walked away. Celebrities from all over the world came up to propose toasts.
The reception lasted until 11 o'clock, and the hotel sent someone to drive Tang An's car to take him back.
I drank some wine and took a shower first to refresh myself.
There was still more than an hour before the box office for the midnight show came out, so Tang An casually flipped through the news.
On the current publicity front, "Red Cliff" and "Now Now" are about 40% or 60% better, so they can barely be considered close rivals.
However, this is already the limit of what the other party can do, and Huayi has only spent a little over 30 million in a month.
There is still 70 million left, which will be used in the remaining 20 days, almost occupying an absolute advantage in publicity.
Even if all this money is spent, the total cost is only 170 million, which is only slightly higher than the cost of ordinary blockbusters.
You don’t have to worry about getting your money back, but it’s not possible to earn the title of a top director for two consecutive movies without making much money.
Grab money with one hand and grab fame with the other, it is the last word to use both hands at the same time!
"Painted Skin" can bring back some funds, and "Journey on the Road" spends more money on promotion, and with its own name as a producer, it shouldn't be difficult to get a box office of 100 million during the Spring Festival.
Immediately after the production of "Unfortunately" was completed, "Embarrassed in Thailand" was launched, which will be released during the Lunar New Year in 2009.
Although it was three years early, it was impossible for films such as "Three Guns" and "October Siege" to get 1 billion at the box office, but Tang An could earn 200 million at least.
There will be enough funds by then.
After analyzing the future plan in my mind, time slowly passed, and the hour hand pointed between 12 and 1.
When I turned on my computer, an email arrived in my mailbox on time.
Let’s take a look at the box office of “Red Cliff” first. Yesterday and Wednesday, the box office was still 11 million.
The zero-point box office of "Now You See Me" has also been calculated.
With the development of time, it used to take at least an hour to collect box office data in a timely manner across the country.
Tickets for the zero-hour show are sold out at 12 o'clock, and it takes more than 1 o'clock or even 1:30 to calculate the box office.
Now the statistics are calculated in just 20 minutes.
There were a total of 1,500 late-night shows, with a box office of 4.5 million, which is another new personal record for Tang An.
However, it is still a little lower than the more than 5 million of "Red Cliff". After all, the other film has made the audience wait for more than two years for a war blockbuster.
Let's just lose a game first, and then regain the position later.
Now that the movie is released, promotion should be stepped up, and money should be spent at critical moments!