Yu Dong immediately became interested after hearing what Tang An said. The cost of promoting "Painted Skin" was less than 10 million, and every penny must be spent wisely.
Tang An did not speak, but nodded to Xu Manyun.
Xu Manyun stood up and began to explain.
"Zhao Wei and Zou Xun are both among the top four female stars in the mainland entertainment industry. They have always been competitors, and their fans are not friendly."
Xu Manyun then cited some conflicts between fans of both sides, deliberately discrediting the other side, and so on.
"We have never clearly stated who is the heroine before. During promotion, they can be placed side by side on the same frame poster without any difference. In any official cast list, Zhao Wei is ranked before Zou Xun .”
"Why does Zhao Wei have to be in front of Zou Xun?" Chen Qing raised his doubts aloud.
Xu Manyun did not answer, but asked them, "I have watched the movie, who do you think has the deepest impression?"
Everyone was a senior practitioner in the entertainment industry, so they understood immediately.
But judging from the film, Zou Xun is indeed more outstanding, and due to the title of the film, it is easier to understand her as the female lead.
But Zhao Wei is ahead of her on the cast list, and this is where the contradiction lies.
This is also the basis for fans of both parties to prove that their idol is the number one female.
Then Xu Manyun gave some examples of detailed operations, which were all things that happened later in the second film.
For example, kicking stools on set, fans tampering with encyclopedia information, etc.
Tang An from Zou Xun will ask her to cooperate, and Yu Dong will also ask Zhao Wei to cooperate in publicity.
After leaving Bernard, Xu Manyun couldn't help but ask the doubts in his heart.
"You are so sure that "Painted Skin" will earn 15 million on the first day. Doesn't this mean it will hit 200 million?"
If Tang An directed it himself, I would definitely believe it, let alone 200 million, 300 million.
But during this filming process, Tang Ancheng did not intervene, and he was not personally involved in the later editing. It would be difficult to earn 200 million just with the title of producer.
"Of course I am sure. The three top domestic Hua Dan, Xiao Sheng, and Zhao Wenzhuo are also some of the best action stars in the mainland. Yang Mi is not low in popularity now, and the previous "Struggle" was even more popular all over the country."
"Except for the fact that there is no superstar of Cheng Long's level, this lineup is top-notch, and we are promoting an investment of 100 million, which is considered a big production."
"Bernard's distribution capabilities are the strongest among private companies. No one else can do it at the same time. Finally, coupled with my box office appeal, as long as the quality of the film is up to standard, it is normal to get 200 million in box office."
Tang An listed them out one by one as he should.
Xu Manyun nodded, as if that made sense, but something seemed wrong.
90% of domestic directors are still working hard for the 100 million yuan club. There are only eight movies with a box office of more than 200 million yuan, and there are only 6 directors. It has become "normal" to get 200 million yuan from Tang An.
After confirming the publicity plan, Bernard immediately summoned the director and actors to prepare to start publicity in the next few days.
Tang An also went to Zou Xun to explain the publicity requirements and asked her to cooperate.
In the next few days, Tang An went to record two interview programs, because he broke the record in Chinese film history, and the total box office exceeded 300 million for the first time, making it something similar to a documentary.
A few days later, at the end of August, Tang An went to Huairou Film and Television Base again, where "Spike" was in post-production.
Wu Jing came back with the crew of "Spike" more than half a month ago. Tang An originally wanted to treat the crew to a meal, but at the critical moment of publicity, he didn't go and asked Xu Manyun to do it on his behalf.
Although "Wolf Fang" basically doesn't make much money, and at most it can guarantee no loss, Tang An still wants to come and take a look.
Wu Jing and Li Zongzhi, who had received the news in advance, were already waiting. When they saw Tang An coming, they immediately greeted them.
"Mr. Tang, Mr. Xu, hello."
"Hello Wu Jing, hello Director Li."
After everyone said hello, Wu Jing walked into the China Film Digital Production Base.
"Mr. Tang, thank you so much for supporting me in making this movie, so that as an actor I can realize my dream of being a director." Wu Jing said sincerely.
"There is a shortage of good directors in the country right now. I am just trying my best. It would be best if I can bring a good work to the audience." Tang An waved his hand.
Wu Jing did not do the editing himself. There were two editors. He just watched and learned from the sidelines.
I took a rough look at the footage and found that it was all shot with a digital camera, and there were no particularly outstanding shots.
From the use of color to the processing of the lens, the action is considered to be passable. It is very rare for a first-time director to achieve such a level.
It's impossible to expect a newcomer and an action director to produce something amazing.
It can even be said that, except for Wu Jing's performance, the entire film has almost no highlights.
Li Zongzhi is a good action director, but his literary work is far from satisfactory.
However, Wu Jing dares to fight hard and integrates the martial arts from various factions. The action in it is as exciting as "A Better Man" and "Slaying the Wolf". It can be said that he alone holds up the entire movie.
The heroine Lu Jingshan looks quite stylish in her police uniform, but other than that, there isn't much else worthy of praise.
However, Wu Jing took a clever approach to the narrative structure, using flashbacks and interludes, so that many viewers later did not know whether Wu Jing was dead or not, and even speculated that there were two endings...
"It's very good. It's pretty good in an action movie. You can do this for the first time. It seems that Wu Jing, you are really suitable to be a director."
"Mr. Tang praised it, but it's far worse than your first movie." Wu Jing waved his hand quickly.
"Everyone will make progress. The next film will definitely be better than this. After you finish the post-production, show me the finished film. Then it will be reviewed by Optoelectronics. I have already handed over the distribution matter to Bernard. The other party
Will help as much as possible.”
"Thank you, Mr. Tang!"
The biggest fear for small-budget movies is that they don’t have the resources to promote and distribute them. They don’t have much reputation to begin with, and it’s very common to go to a theater for a three-day trip.
As one of the largest issuance companies in the country, Bernard has a better chance of recovering costs with their help in issuance.
"By the way, the movie should be missing an ending song. I heard that the heroine Lu Jingshan has learned to sing, so I asked her to sing Ye Qianwen's "Once Heartbroken". I think it's quite appropriate."
In the end, Tang An said something incomprehensible, leaving Wu Jing confused, but he could only nod in agreement.
Lu Jingshan's cover of this song by Tang An is very memorable to me. When I first heard the ending song while watching the movie, if I had to use a word to describe it, maybe "ecstasy" would be quite appropriate.
Time has entered September. Apart from going to Huayi every day to report in and hold meetings, Tang An hides in the office and concentrates on writing his own script. Occasionally, some female stars come to seduce him, so his life is not boring.
Just in mid-September, "Red Cliff", which had been released for two months, finally passed the 300 million mark with great difficulty, becoming the second Chinese-language film in China with a box office of more than 300 million, surpassing "The City of Gold".
"ranked second in the box office list of Chinese-language films, behind "Now You See Me".
"Now You See Me" is almost ready to be released. The box office of more than 100,000 yuan per day is slowly rising, and the total box office is fixed at 312 million!