In the chairman's office, after Chen Guofu arrived, general manager Xu Manyun was also called over by Tang An, and the leaders of the three groups held a small meeting together.
Tang An picked up the tea cup and took a sip, and said in a leisurely manner, "You all know about Xu Zheng, and you can probably guess what he is thinking. I have already made a plan for this matter, so don't worry.
Well, Xu Zheng will naturally come back after he hits a wall."
The current box office and reputation of the "囧" series have become the largest IP in China, even behind "Painted Skin" and "Ip Man".
The first two will have to be finished at some point, but as long as the reputation of the "囧" series does not rise, it will not be a problem to make more than a dozen movies.
There are so many countries in the world, and if you go through each country, you can take photos until you die.
By that time, the value of this IP may be more than billions.
But this is not like "007", where actors are required to be handsome, personable and elegant, and Hollywood has a lot of them.
The "囧" series is a comedy, and there are not many talented comedians. There are countless people in China who can star in movies.
Without Xu Zhengguang, we have to rely on Huang Bo and Wang Baoqiang. I don’t know if the audience will buy it...
"So, Mr. Tang, do you plan to suspend it for a year and wait until "Modern Era" fails at the box office before restarting?" Chen Guofu asked.
"What if "Modern Times" succeeds?" Xu Manyun added.
Tang An smiled and shook his head, "I learned about the director of this movie. He was a screenwriter before, and this is his first time directing a movie."
"And he comes from Pearl Film Group. Xu Zheng has been a director twice in a row, and this time he also has the title of producer. I guess the cooperation between the two of them will not be so smooth."
Chen Guofu nodded. Zhu Film Group was also one of the six major film groups. With such a group behind him, the director would definitely not let Xu Zheng intervene in the filming.
As Xu Zheng has been a director for two times, he will definitely have to put forward his own opinions on the filming. It is inevitable that there will be conflicts over time.
Once the director and the leading actor have a conflict and compete for control of the shooting, can they still make a good film?
The previous "Looking for the Gun" was a special case. Lu Chuan's combat power was only 5, and he was no match for Jiang Wen.
However, "Modern Era" is a project directed by Pearl Film Group, and it is also invested by Pearl Film Group. Even if Xu Zheng is appointed as a producer, it will not be useful.
However, Xu Manyun raised another question, "Then we have to wait another year before launching the third part."
Chen Guofu then said, "Waiting for a year may not be a bad thing. One movie a year can easily cause aesthetic fatigue, and shooting one every other year can also heighten the audience's expectations."
Tang An nodded, "Mr. Chen is right. One film a year is indeed too frequent. Most Hollywood series are released every two to three years or even longer."
Then he smiled again and said, "But I won't let Xu Zheng participate in the third part, just to give him a warning."
"Substitute? Will the director and the leading actor be changed?" Chen Guofao hesitated.
Although Xu Zheng's disguised threats made Chen Guofu feel unhappy, the risk of replacing someone was too great. One mistake could easily ruin the entire series, and the gain would not be worth the loss.
"Where can I find suitable actors and directors?" Xu Manyun also asked.
"It's not hard to find actors. This time I will write the script myself and find a suitable director. I will also personally participate in the final editing to ensure the success of the third part of the new series."
Tang An's words gave them reassurance. All of his six films had gone through the test of the market, and there was nothing to say about the scripts.
Find a reliable director, and Tang An participates in the editing himself, and the film will be more than half successful.
Coupled with the signature of the "囧" series, the box office is almost guaranteed.
However, Tang An shook his head secretly, not expecting that he would still have to write a script for his subordinates.
With so many excellent films in his head, it stands to reason that in the next few years he would write four or five scripts, find four or five directors to shoot them, and then sit and count the money.
But unless we find the original director and a high-level crew, the results will definitely be different, or even completely different.
Moreover, the chairman of Tangtang Group writes scripts for his directors, which is very lucrative.
I have written the script myself, so why do I need the people below to do it?
On Sunday, May 16, at seven o'clock in the evening, Tang An went to the China World Hotel to attend the celebration banquet for the movie "Du Lala's Promotion" directed by Xu Jinglei.
This is Lao Xu's third film. Compared with the previous two films, the box office has been greatly improved. The domestic box office has reached 130 million in more than a month since its release. It is about to be released now.
With the development of the domestic film market, more and more movies are released every year, and there are more and more corresponding blockbusters.
Originally, three or four years ago, only two or three films made more than 100 million yuan in a year. There were very few blockbusters with investment of more than 100 million yuan, and they were all concentrated in the Lunar New Year and summer movies.
But now, the total domestic box office last year has exceeded 7 billion, and the domestic movie box office has been nearly 4 billion, an increase of 50% compared to last year, which is twice that of 2007 and 3.5 times that of 2005.
Moreover, there were a total of 18 movies that grossed over 100 million in box office last year.
The market is getting bigger, there are more and more directors entering the billion-dollar club, and the competition is getting bigger and bigger.
In the past, the two major schedules of summer and Lunar New Year were just two movies competing, and any more would exceed the market capacity.
But now, last summer, there were two blockbusters worth over 400 million yuan, and there are several more that have exceeded 100 million yuan.
There are five blockbusters released during the Lunar New Year holiday in December, and the competition is fierce.
Many producers have set their sights on National Day, Spring Festival, and even Tomb Sweeping Day and May Day festivals in April and May, which have never been taken seriously before.
In 2008, the country adjusted the new statutory holidays. The May Day holiday was changed to one day, and the National Day holiday was changed to three days. Tomb-Sweeping Day, Mid-Autumn Festival, and Dragon Boat Festival, which did not have holidays in the past, were all designated as statutory holidays with one day off.
It’s more of a holiday, and basically all parts of the country have a three-day holiday after the holiday adjustment.
Therefore, Qingming Festival in April, Labor Day in May, Dragon Boat Festival usually in June, summer holidays in July and August, Mid-Autumn Festival, National Day, Lunar New Year, New Year's Day, and Spring Festival in September usually form several through-lines.
Year-round schedules.
Basically, only March between the Spring Festival and Tomb Sweeping Day is an unpopular period.
Although there is not yet the fierce competition between three and four blockbusters every short holiday in later generations, at least there will be no shortage of movies to be released throughout the year.
In the April Qingming festival that just ended, there were "Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster" with a box office of 200 million, "East Wind Rain" with a box office of 30 million, and "Du Lala's Promotion" with a box office of 130 million.
In the ongoing May Day season, "Iron Man 2" has a box office of over 100 million in ten days after its release, and "How to Train Your Dragon" has a box office of 22 million in three days.
Five years ago, the box office sales of these five movies were comparable to the entire Lunar New Year season.