Teng Huatao approached Yu Dong and others to seek investment, and Wang Zhonglei happened to see him.
He whispered to Wang Zhongjun next to him, "Brother, Teng Huatao has found Tang An and the others."
Wang Zhongjun glanced at the words and saw that they were not taking it seriously when they were chatting. He chuckled and shook his head.
"It couldn't be better that they are willing to invest."
Wang Zhonglei nodded, "There is basically no market for romance films now. Zou Xun, Zhang Ziyi, Fan Binbin and others have also made several romance films before, and most of them did not have high box office costs."
Although Huayi is wealthy, a film that is bound to fail will not be a waste of money.
What's more, Teng Huatao is a TV drama director and has no experience directing movies.
TV series and movies are two different things. I have never heard of a TV series director successfully transforming into a film director.
If Teng Huatao wants to make a TV series, as long as the script is a little more reliable, Wang Zhongjun will be willing to spend 70 to 80 million yuan.
There is still a possibility of profit, but the risk is a little higher.
However, it is impossible for a movie costing tens of millions of dollars to make back the money, so naturally there will be no investment in it, and there is no possibility of making any profit at all.
"By the way, Xu Zheng hasn't responded yet?" Wang Zhongjun asked another question.
Wang Zhonglei shook his head, "He is still delaying. "Modern Times" will be released in a few days. He probably wants to wait for the movie to be released and wait for a price to sell it."
Tang An has initially reached an investment intention. The production department will discuss the specific amount with Teng Huatao first.
Yu Dong and Wang Changtian have no intention of participating. They have the same view. For TV drama directors who come from other industries, the subject matter lacks market and there are no big-name stars. It is not a profitable project no matter how you look at it.
In the end, Teng Huatao had no choice but to accept Tang An's investment. After being rejected by Wang Zhonglei, he also approached many film and television companies, but no one was willing to invest.
Even if he has found a male and female lead who is willing to star in the movie for zero pay, it only costs less than 10 million.
Others are not stupid. Huayi itself does not invest. It is clear that it is not optimistic, so no one is willing to invest.
If Tang An's investment is rejected, he doesn't know if he will find another investor in the Year of the Monkey or the Horse.
Tang An asked Teng Huatao to come to the group tomorrow with the script, and the production department will make an evaluation on the project.
Even if Tang An likes a movie, he doesn't make the decision directly.
He knows all the movies that will be popular in the next decade or so. If he can decide them all by himself, why should the various departments below do it?
Everything is a dictatorship, so the people below don't have to work and can just listen to Tang An's orders.
He can launch a project against all odds, but he can't just settle on it without even doing a basic project evaluation. The production department doesn't know anything.
After the agreement was reached, Teng Huatao took his leave and went back to review the script and some of his personal ideas to make a simple plan.
Seeing Tang An make such a straightforward decision, Yu Dong and Wang Changtian were a little curious and admired Tang An's courage.
"Dr. Tang, do you think this film has a clue?"
"I think this idea is very interesting. Falling out of love is something that everyone will encounter. Moreover, this is not only a romance film, but also has many comedy elements. There should be a market for it." Tang An said with a smile.
They trusted Tang An's vision. "Painted Skin" and "People on the Road" were discovered by him.
Although they still had some doubts this time, it was just a small project. They couldn't lose much or earn much, and not all low-budget movies could become dark horses, so they didn't pay much attention to it.
On the morning of the 17th, Teng Huatao came to Hantang Media with the script and a simple plan. The director of the production department, Liu Debin, received Tang An's instructions and personally received him, and within 24 hours he led someone to make a detailed plan.
Market analysis and evaluation report, and production cost estimate.
On the 18th, Liu Debin brought two documents to Tang An for review.
Tang An nodded and asked him to sit down, "Thank you, Mr. Liu, for making the assessment so quickly."
Let Liu Debin wait for a while while Tang An looked at the two documents carefully.
It's one thing to be a hit at the box office, but why it's a hit and what shortcomings the movie has are all things we need to pay attention to.
Oriental Dragon Film Company was definitely considered a big company at the beginning of the century, but it later declined.
As the deputy general manager of a large film and television company, Liu Debin's abilities are beyond words.
In this analysis report, he also believed that the project was too risky.
However, some feasible plans have been proposed. The male lead selected by Teng Huatao, Wen Zhang, has starred in the popular TV series "Struggle" and "Dwelling", and the movie "Ocean Paradise" co-starring with Li Lian will be released next month
, if this movie is successful, Wen Zhang will be able to successfully enter the big screen and become a suitable leading actor.
However, Bai Baihe was not famous, so he suggested switching to Tang Yan or Yang Mi. The former could just take advantage of the release of "Edge of Tomorrow", and Yang Mi's popularity was not comparable to that of Bai Baihe.
And the most important thing is that Liu Debin also mentioned the problem of the small audience of romance films, and suggested that the comedy elements be increased and the film should be made into a romance film that is mainly comedy.
As for the production cost, he gave a budget of 9 million, excluding actors' salaries.
After reading each item one by one, Tang An nodded in praise, "Very good, the evaluation is very accurate."
"Mr. Liu, please contact Teng Huatao and ask him to come in the afternoon. The production department will also make preparations."
"Okay Chairman!"
Then Tang An asked Zhou Li to inform Zhou Shiwei and Zhou Jia to bring Deng Chao and Yang Mi to the group.
The actors must be replaced. Both Wen Zhang and Bai Baihe are from Wang Jinghua. Even if his company does not have suitable candidates, he will not use them.
In such a huge entertainment industry, there is no shortage of actors.
What's more, in order to reduce costs, Teng Huatao negotiated a share of the work, including the photographer.
I don’t know how much it is now, but Wen Zhang should have received a profit share of 8-10 points.
A small-budget movie can make a huge profit of 1,000 to 800 yuan. Who would have imagined that it could get 350 million yuan at the box office.
Wen Zhang's dividends alone are tens of millions, which is much higher than the salary of first-line stars like Chen Kun.
Of course, it is impossible for others to take advantage of such a huge advantage. There should be no problem for Deng Chao and Yang Mi to take their roles.
Including the salaries of the two of them, Teng Huatao's director's salary, and the photographer's salary, the production cost of this film will not exceed 15 million.
At one o'clock in the afternoon, Teng Huatao arrived at Hantang Media in advance and was led to the chairman's office by the front desk.
After waiting for a day, the investment was finally confirmed, and Teng Huatao breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as this movie is successful, he can successfully switch from a TV series director to a movie director.
Before coming, he also told Wang Zhonglei that he was prepared to accept Tang An's investment, and Wang Zhonglei did not let him refuse.