"The dust has settled on the Poly Culture merger and acquisition, and Tang An established Hantang Media Group!"
"Four top executives + two great actresses + three great directors, build a new territory for the entertainment empire of the Han and Tang dynasties."
"The new forces in the entertainment industry, Han and Tang Media want to compete with the three major groups."
"The entertainment industry that has been quiet for a long time will usher in a new round of reshuffle. Can Tang An break out of the siege?"
"According to Tang An's personal admission, this business venture was completely influenced by "China Partner"!"
"The "Edge of Tomorrow" project will not be shelved. It is understood that preliminary preparations are underway!"
"Exclusive interpretation of Tang An's unique personality charm and why it attracts so many people to follow him!"
"Hantang Media officially recruits screenwriters, directors, agents, and actors from the outside world to create a new media company with Hantang Media Group as the center and surrounded by multiple studios!"
"Huayi Chairman Wang Zhongjun expressed his blessings to Hantang Media, thanked Tang An for his contribution to Huayi in recent years, and looked forward to the next cooperation!"
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The next day, the media reported yesterday's press conference extensively, and all the questions that had been held in for a month came out.
Most of them have received positive responses, but I don’t know whether they are true or false.
In addition to Tang An, many reporters interviewed Chen Guofu, Yang Mi, and Tang Yan, who either changed jobs or terminated their contracts.
Reporters also came to visit Wang Zhongjun, Wu Bo, Yu Dong, Wang Changtian and even Han Sanping.
For movie fans, the most important thing is that the "Edge of Tomorrow" project has not been shelved, and Tang An has not given up filming and pursuing business.
After the press conference that day, Tang An also approached Yu Dong and Wang Changtian, but before he could speak, Yu Dong asked if "Edge of Tomorrow" needed investment.
At that time, we had a little discussion with them and determined the investment intention. Today we made an appointment to finalize the project.
With a production fee of more than 200 million, there will be three blockbusters released during the Lunar New Year next year, and publicity expenses will definitely be indispensable. The total cost will be 300 million.
It is almost impossible to recoup the money at the domestic box office, but fortunately this science fiction theme is still very popular in Southeast Asia. Mediacorp has already expressed the intention to purchase the copyright. In North America, Chen Guofu has also contacted Columbia and Lions.
However, whether it will be a buyout or a split will still need to be negotiated.
In the large conference room of Han and Tang Media, Tang An and Chen Guobo were waiting. Not long after, Yu Dong, Wang Changtian and Qin Hong arrived.
After drinking some tea and chatting for a while, we got down to business.
The main thing is to negotiate prices, risk assessments, and market surveys. After they return, they simply ask them to make a report. What's more, for a movie directed by Tang An himself, there is almost no need for hesitation.
"Director Yu, Director Wang, and Director Qin, as we have said before, the current estimated production cost is at least 200 million, including 5 million actor remuneration, 45 million production cost, and 140 million special effects cost. My personal director
The salary is 10 million, plus 15% of the profit share.”
A director's salary of 10 million is not very high. Think about it, a star of Andy Lau's level can get a salary of more than 10 million.
In terms of sharing, Tang An initially wanted a 5% share of the mainland box office.
However, their box office estimate for this movie is 500 million. If 5% is 20 million, it is absolutely unacceptable.
What's more, the profit of this movie is destined not to be much.
Finally, the profit share was set at 15%. Even if the overseas sales were good and we could earn 100 million, that would be 15 million.
25 million is at least much cheaper than Cheng Long and Jet Li.
They had no objection to the cost and nodded in agreement.
"The cost is 200 million. We still have a shortfall of 120 million. I wonder how much the three of us can bear?" Tang An asked.
With an investment of 80 million, the bank should be able to loan 50 million, and the film salary would be 10 million, but the actual payment was 20 million.
Now, apart from the five studios, the money to buy a car, and the company's salary for the next six months, he doesn't have much money left, and he can't afford no matter how much investment he makes.
"Guangxian can invest 50 million." Wang Changtian was the first to speak.
Next year, Guangxian will only have three movies with relatively large investments: "City Alert", "Flower Field 2010" and "Fist of Fury", and they are all released before the Lunar New Year holiday, so they have sufficient funds.
Wang Changtian ate almost half of it as soon as he opened his mouth. Yu Dong immediately said, "I'll pay 30 million. The theater chain is still being expanded. It's not like Wang Dong is rich."
Qin Hong smiled and said, "The rest is mine."
Next is the issue of distribution. With Tang An’s movies, it can be reduced to 8%.
However, when the four companies issued the shares together, they still paid a 10% issuance fee, which was shared equally among the four companies.
Guangxian has the advantage of publicity, Bernard Distribution + theater chain, Star America's largest selection line in the country, Hantang can also win the full support of Poly Wanhe.
Although each family gets a small share, they share the pressure and costs.
Then Chen Guofu talked about the progress of overseas copyrights. Both MediaCorp and Columbia can accept the buyout now, but the total amount is only US$16 million.
There has been cooperation with Mediacorp. "Now You See Me" sold for more than 20 million US dollars in North America, allowing Lions to make a small profit. Colombia is also willing to purchase the rights to the new film.
This price was definitely unacceptable at the time, so everyone unanimously decided to wait until the movie was completed before making a decision.
"Dong Yu, Dong Wang, and Dong Qin, finally I have a suggestion. I don't know what the three of you think." Tang An said again.
"Please tell me, Mr. Tang."
"Some time ago, Tiangong Yicai brought back a partner from Weta Digital who was originally at Yicai Pictures. I consulted him and found that it would cost about 40 million yuan to convert "Edge of Tomorrow" into 3D in post-production."
Yu Dong frowned, "Dr. Tang, do you mean converting to 3D?"
Tang An nodded, "I do have this idea. There are currently about 700 3D screens in China, and after "Avatar" is confirmed to be released at the end of the month, major theaters are stepping up to install 3D screens. If this movie
If it does well at the box office, it is estimated that the 3D screen will earn at least 500 yuan more by the end of next year."
Yu Dong and Qin Hong are both in the theater business, so they naturally know this, and have also asked some of their theaters to start replacing 3D screens.
"We haven't seen the finished film of "Avatar" yet, so no one knows the specific effects."
"The conversion costs 40 million. What if we shoot in 3D?"
Tang An shook his head, "Not to mention other equipment costs, if you only use film to shoot, the cost of film will be twice as much, and our photographer has no experience in shooting 3D movies."
"Can the conversion achieve the effect of real shooting?"
"Don't worry about this. It's almost the same. In fact, "Avatar" is not all 3D. Some of the shots are converted to 3D. 40 million is enough to achieve a real 3D effect."
In fact, it was later converted to 3D and turned into pseudo-3D because of those bad movies. As soon as I heard about the conversion, I immediately thought it was a bad movie.
In fact, many of the domestically converted 3D bad movies cost only five to six million or even less, so naturally they have no effect.
Not all of Hollywood's wonderful blockbusters are shot in real life. Even "Avatar" has some scenes that were re-produced.
Moreover, Hollywood blockbusters like "Guardians of the Galaxy", "Captain America 2", "The Hunger Games", "Avengers 2 and 3", "Jurassic World", "Transformers 3 and 4"...
It is still converted to 3D.
There is no authenticity in 3D, only good or bad, and the effect is also related to the theater projection equipment.
It’s not even easy to rent a 3D camera now, and you can’t rent a top-notch one at all. To shoot with some second-rate 3D cameras, it’s better to convert them.
It costs about US$10 million to convert a 90-minute high-quality blockbuster in the United States, but most of it is salary.
There are hundreds of special effects personnel, and their salary accounts for more than half in a few months.
Domestic labor is cheap, and the conversion fee of 40 million is almost enough for "Edge of Tomorrow".
Moreover, the time was tight, and if Tiangong Yicai didn’t have enough people, some of it would be outsourced to other companies.
In fact, many domestic special effects companies are not much worse than the first-line special effects companies in Hollywood.
Base FX is a company run by Americans in China, and most of its employees are Chinese. It has also produced blockbusters such as "Transformers 4 and 5" and "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" and won the Oscar.
Nominated for Best Special Effects.
There is also Digital Domain, founded by Cameron. It is also a domestic company. Most of its special effects personnel are Chinese. They have produced "Rejuvenation", "Ready Player One", "Avengers 3", and "Thor 3".
”, “Spider-Man: Homecoming”.
The RMB 50 special effects are actually a misunderstanding of domestic special effects. They were harmed by those rubbish. Coupled with domestic directors, the producers were cheated by the special effects companies.
Although the 3D effect is not very good and cannot be compared with "Avatar".
But except for Cameron, no one dares to spend nearly 10 years making a movie. Just because of inflation in prices, 100 million before ten years and 100 million in ten years are completely inappropriate for the same level.
What's more, there will be a lot of movies with 3D subtitles released next year. In comparison, "Edge of Tomorrow" can achieve the expected effect, which is already very good.
Although Tang An was so sure, they were still hesitant. After all, the cost was already high enough, and every additional point entailed a huge risk.
Tang An doesn't force it, he believes that after "Avatar" is released, they will immediately agree to Tang An's plan and convert it into 3D.
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ps: Converting to 3D is not that unbearable. More than half of the Hollywood blockbusters released in China are converted. As long as you spend money, time and energy, you can achieve a level close to the first-class quality of Hollywood.
The special effects are not everything. The special effects of "The Secret of the Dragon" are not as good as those of "The Great Wall", but the former was touted and the latter became a 50-cent special effect.
Moreover, "Edge of Tomorrow" was shot in real life, 90% of the shots were real shots.
It was unrealistic to shoot with 3D in 2009. There were not many first-class 3D cameras in the United States and they were not available for rent. Only after "Avatar" is released will 3D cameras become popular and manufacturers increase production to become popular.
Having said so much, I hope everyone will understand and don’t question the special effects and 3D effects too much.