On the morning of July 21st, after Tang An handled some matters at the company early in the morning, he rushed to the Four Seasons Hotel near Chaoyang Park to hold a press conference for the box office of "Painted Skin 2" exceeding 400 million.
The last celebration conference was the day before the release of "The King's Feast", and this time it is the day before the release of "Tangshan Earthquake". It can build momentum for the movie to some extent, so that "Painted Skin 2" can have the impact of "Tangshan Earthquake"
It can last a little longer.
Several senior executives of the group also came to the hotel, inviting hundreds of reporters and many industry colleagues, as well as some spectators.
The crew and creators also rushed back from the field a day in advance, all put on makeup and waiting.
After greeting the CEOs of various companies, we entered the large conference hall of nearly a thousand square meters.
The host was Tu Wei invited by the movie channel. After an opening remarks, Tang An led the creators into the scene amid warm applause.
As he walked onto the stage, he waved to the audience, waited for the applause to stop for a moment, and then spoke.
"Welcome all industry friends, media friends, and audience friends to attend the press conference of the movie "Painted Skin 2""
"Just early this morning, the mainland box office of "Painted Skin 2," a costume blockbuster with oriental magical colors, has exceeded the 400 million mark."
The huge LCD monitor behind also began to flash some scenes from the movie, as well as the grand scenes of various cinemas, with groups of numbers interspersed among them, and finally settled on 400512894.
They each expressed their thoughts, and the leading actor Chen Kun also revealed that he was too nervous on the day it was released and had been looking forward to the box office.
On the first night of the screening, he wanted to go to the cinema in disguise to see the audience's reaction, but when he got there, there were no tickets available, so he had to spend an extra 30 yuan to buy a scalper ticket.
Everything is going according to normal procedures, so brag when it’s time to brag.
The upcoming "Tangshan Earthquake" will inevitably be mentioned, and we will deal with it one by one.
A reporter suddenly asked about "Edge of Tomorrow" how the post-production was going and when it would be released.
"Thank you for your concern. "Edge of Tomorrow" is in post-production and everything is going well. The release date is still tentatively scheduled for early December. I hope you can help promote it then," Tang An said with a smile.
The reporter then asked, "This is Director Tang's first time shooting a 3D movie. Was it inspired by "Avatar"?"
"A little bit, in fact, the previous movies such as "Ice Age 3" and "Gravity" were also 3D. When I saw the immersive feeling, I had the idea of shooting 3D movies. Because of the previous
The technology has never been mature, and we only made the decision last year.”
The topic suddenly turned to "Edge of Tomorrow". Although it was a bit abrupt, no one at the scene found it strange.
Except for the few actors who were a little unhappy, the box office had already reached 400 million, and they should have done a good job in publicity and publicity to change their previous image of being aggressive on the street. Unexpectedly, it became Tang An's one-man show again.
But I was happy to have some audience members invited to the scene. Everyone has watched "Painted Skin 2", and if they can get some news about "Edge of Tomorrow", it would be a worthwhile trip.
The audience is waiting for something concrete, such as the plot of the movie and the relationship between the characters played by the actors.
The press conference went on as usual, but it changed from the "Painted Skin 2" celebration party to the "Edge of Tomorrow" meet-and-greet event.
While talking, the reporter mentioned the proliferation of pseudo-3D movies in the first half of the year.
When asked about his views on these fake 3D movies, Tang An immediately denounced them righteously, "I personally detest this kind of shoddy behavior that uses 3D names to deceive the audience, and I hope that the audience will not be fooled.
If you are deceived, resolutely boycott this kind of fake 3D movie!”
"So is "Edge of Tomorrow" shot in 3D?" the reporter then asked.
As soon as these words came out, everyone thought he was here to cause trouble. With Tang An's character and the quality of his past movies, how could it be fake 3D?
However, Tang An's answer surprised them.
"No, due to the current lack of first-class 3D shooting equipment, "Edge of Tomorrow" was converted from 2D into 3D."
Tang An didn't seem to be surprised by this question at all, and he wasn't angry at the reporter for causing trouble. He said this with a smile.
But when these words were heard by everyone present, they were no less than a bolt from the blue.
What the hell?
Is "Edge of Tomorrow" converted to 3D?
Is it pseudo 3D?
In the first half of this year, several 3D movies were converted to 3D, but the audience was miserable. The 3D movies were almost labeled as pseudo-3D. Now when I heard Tang An say that "Edge of Tomorrow" was a 3D remake, I subconsciously concluded that it was also a fake 3D.
"Here, did I not hear clearly? Tang An just said that "Edge of Tomorrow" was converted to 3D?"
"I heard it too, isn't converting to 3D just pseudo-3D?"
"I didn't expect that Tang An was also depraved and even made a fake 3D movie to cheat money."
"Well, let me just say that Tang An became a businessman after he opened a company. Businessmen must put money first. He is no longer a pure director!"
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The discussion grew louder and louder, and gradually the entire banquet hall became more and more noisy. Hundreds of people were talking, no less than the voices of hundreds of ducks.
Not only the audience, but also most of the industry insiders who don't know the actual situation, as well as reporters, are talking about it.
These reporters are now almost in love with the reporter who just brought up the topic of "Edge of Tomorrow".
Based on this news, it will definitely be on the front page today and tomorrow, or even in the next week or half a month!
Big news = bonus = promotion and salary increase, and they suddenly became more and more excited.
There are also some who are well-informed, at least the senior executives of major companies know that after all, Tang An's movies have always been the focus of their attention.
Many people in the industry look like they are watching a good show. The conversion to 3D has been labeled as pseudo-3D. Now that reporters have asked about it, they want to see how Tang An copes with it.
Tang An admitted it so happily and people were confused. Could it be that he didn't cover it up at all and wasn't worried?
However, seeing that Yu Dong and Wang Changtian, one of the film's investors, did not have any panic expressions on their faces, as if they were not surprised at all by this incident, smart people would immediately understand.
The CEO of a medium-sized film and television company rushed to Yu Dongxiao, who was sitting in the row in front of him, and asked, "Dr. Yu, are you ready at this time?"
This is the only explanation. It was revealed in advance and I will be lenient if I confess. We are still a few months away from the release. There are still opportunities for public relations at this time. Otherwise, if someone takes advantage of it two days before the release, it may cause a box office avalanche!
"I can't hide whether it's a conversion or not, so I just confessed it to the audience in advance." Yu Dong didn't deny it and said with a smile.