Chapter three hundred and eighty sixth chill month
"Director Tang, a director from Pearl Film Group asked me to shoot a movie a few days ago. It is also a comedy. I thought we don't have to rush one movie a year and let the audience digest it. It would be better to shoot it every two years."
Xu Zheng looked at Tang An's face and said after careful consideration.
Tang An glanced at him out of the corner of his eye and said with a smile, "Why haven't you heard Director Xu say this before?"
"It's not a blockbuster, just a small-budget movie." Xu Zheng said quickly.
It is true that a director from Pearl Film Group asked Xu Zheng to star in a low-budget comedy film with a bit of magic elements. He was probably inspired by the success of "Now You See Me".
In fact, there were quite a few movies that incorporated magic elements last year, but they were all just gimmicks, and not many of them really focused on magic. Although they made a small profit, they were not big hits.
Originally, Xu Zheng was planning to take it on. Comedy is his specialty, and the script is quite interesting.
Now hearing the non-stop laughter of the four to five hundred people in the cinema made him pay more attention.
The reaction of the audience at the scene is enough to explain the problem. It is inevitable that "囧囧" will be a big hit, and it is very likely to exceed his personal goal of 200 million, and he can look forward to 300 million or even higher.
Unless you encounter a movie like "Avatar" or other irreversible things.
In one series, two movies in a row were hits, and they were all medium-budget movies. Seeing others making such high profits, he was definitely not satisfied with what he was getting now.
However, this achievement alone does not necessarily guarantee that Tang An will be able to generate more benefits, unless he shows greater value.
Now there happens to be a movie like this. He is good at comedy and the subject matter is also a very novel magic subject.
Even if it doesn't have the foundation laid by the previous film like "Lost in Thailand", he still believes that with the box office appeal of his two consecutive blockbuster comedies, it will not be a problem to earn 200 million at the box office.
As long as he proves his box office ability, the success of "囧囧" will not only depend on this "囧" series, but more on Xu Zheng's ability, he will be able to get more benefits from Tang An.
However, Xu Zheng still felt a little guilty. After all, he had never directed any movie before, and even before "Unfortunately", he had never had a successful male lead movie.
It can be said that his current success is due to Tang An giving him the opportunity to let a newcomer direct alone, giving a director the rights he deserves without excessive interference.
Xu Zheng originally thought that Tang An would be very angry, so he even prepared his words.
However, unexpectedly, Tang An's expression did not change. He smiled and said, "Since someone has asked you to make a movie, it is of course the best. Pearl Film Group is also one of the six major studios. They produce
Your abilities are pretty good, so take advantage of the opportunity."
Hearing Tang An's words of encouragement, Xu Zheng was stunned.
His artist management contract was with the studio, and the majority shareholder of the studio was Hantang Media. As long as Tang An said a word, he wouldn't be able to accept the film even if he wanted to.
But Tang An didn't object and agreed directly, which immediately gave Xu Zheng a chill in his heart.
He didn't think Tang An was telling the truth, anyone who wasn't a fool could guess what he was thinking.
If Tang An gets angry and forcibly refuses to let him take that movie and then make the third one, he will feel more at ease.
But now
Tang An didn't say anything else, and continued to stare at the big screen and watch the movie seriously, while talking to Yu Dong next to him from time to time.
Xu Zheng opened his mouth but didn't say anything. He finished watching the movie he carefully directed with a feeling of apprehension.
Until the end of the movie, the smiles in the screening room did not stop. However, Xu Zheng basically did not smile in the second half of the movie. His brows were tightened and he didn't know what he was thinking.
The lights in the screening room came on and the movie was over, but intermittent laughter could still be heard.
There were people constantly talking about some funny plots in the movie, and they started laughing again.
Xu Zheng and the leading actors came on stage again to express their thanks and interacted with the audience for a while.
Tang An was still talking to Yu Dong about the box office in the audience.
"Dr. Yu, do you think the 500 million I mentioned before is possible?"
"It's hard to say. There are too many movies during the Spring Festival this year, and the box office potential is almost exhausted by "Avatar." It's not certain how many people will watch the movie."
In mid-January, a historical blockbuster "Confucius" was released, starring Zhou Runfa and Zou Xun. The box office on the first day was only 10 million.
If this were done three or four years ago, the first-day box office of 10 million would have been quite good.
But nowadays, blockbusters often charge 20 to 30 million for their first day, and this 10 million is simply not enough.
So far, the total box office has just exceeded 90 million, with no hope of exceeding 100 million.
And this is the result of the strong support of the distributor China Film and various theaters. If you buy the "Confucius" movie tickets, you can give priority to buying the "Avatar" imax3d and 3d movie tickets.
At that time, "Avatar" had been in theaters for a month, and it had grossed more than 100 million points in a single week. 3D movie tickets, especially those in good locations, were still very popular.
There are big-name stars, enough films scheduled, and support from China Film and many theaters, but the box office is still only this small.
In addition to the film quality issues, there may be a reason why "Avatar" exhausted the market potential.
It has been almost two months since its release. Last weekend, the single-day box office of "Avatar" was 10 million, and it was nearly 60 million in a week.
But Tang An didn't think so. He smiled and said, "Dr. Yu, you might as well think on the bright side. The popularity of "Avatar" has stimulated consumption and expanded the market.
Many viewers who did not go to movie theaters in the past have begun to go to movie theaters, and the number of people watching movies is increasing, which is also a good thing."
"I hope so."
Yu Dong sighed and talked about another thing.
""Confucius" failed, and in addition to the failure of "Mulan", Chen Kun, Zhao Wei, and Zou Xun, all the blockbuster movies they starred in in the past two years failed. I don't know if "Painted Skin 2" will be affected."
Tang An was speechless for a while, why did Yu Dong become so sentimental when the listing was approaching?
"There is definitely an impact, but it still depends on the quality of the movie. As long as it is above the passing mark, you won't have to worry about the box office." Tang An said with a smile.
Yu Dong nodded, and there was no point in worrying. As long as the film was shot well, coupled with the popularity of the first film, and Bernard's distribution capabilities, the box office should be 300 million, even if it wasn't a big hit.
Soon the interaction on stage ended and the audience left. It was time for them to leave and attend the post-premiere banquet.
At the banquet, Tang An thanked everyone one by one, and everyone drank together, and then people kept coming to propose toasts and congratulations.
I just watched a hilarious comedy movie. The atmosphere was very lively and everyone still had a smile on their face.
Only Xu Zheng's smile was a little forced, as if he had something on his mind.