On October 5, more and more directors and industry insiders joined the ranks of criticizing Tang An, the most important among them was Teng Huatao, a subsidiary of Huayi Brothers.
After participating in a promotional event for his father's just-finished TV series "Blood Romance", he directly criticized Tang An in front of reporters.
The original story is roughly that Tang An is a liar, and the movie "Shark Beach" cannot be made by a 23-year-old director, let alone by him alone.
Tang An is probably a chess piece launched by a certain team to attract the attention of the audience. This is a show!
Compared with Lu Chuan, Teng Huatao is actually more worthy of the title of representative of the new generation of directors. He directed TV series alone as soon as he graduated. Now he is just over 30 and has already filmed 5 TV series.
And I have a very awesome father, so this matter has attracted more and more attention.
Although there are mostly negative news, the box office continues to maintain a steady upward trend. It took in 1.75 million on the fourth day of release, and the total box office in the four days reached 6.23 million. If everything goes well, it will break the 10 million mark before the National Day holiday is over.
However, Lu Chuan's "Kekexili" is still tepid, with a box office of 1.8 million in three days, and the gap with Tang An is getting wider and wider.
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Regular meeting of China Film Group Distribution Department.
Director Wang Jianyuan sat in the front seat, half happy and half worried.
Although China Film Group gave all the domestic box office to Tang An, they also received a distribution fee.
Seeing that the box office is approaching 10 million, the distribution fee of 1 million is a lot for China Film.
However, another movie "Kekexili" that had high hopes did not meet expectations. Let alone tens of millions, 5 million would be enough.
Three days have passed since the National Day holiday, and according to the feedback from theaters today, the trend is still the same as the previous few days. "New Police Story" is the dominant one, but "Shark Beach" is gradually overtaking "2046".
"Kekexili"...
Thinking of this movie, Wang Jianyuan felt a little annoyed. The information was at the bottom, so I ignored it.
I took a sip of strong tea and cleared my throat.
"Everyone has seen the feedback from theaters. Although "New Police Story" still occupies the top spot at the daily box office, its potential has been almost exhausted."
""2046" doesn't need to be promoted, Wang Jiawei's movies have a fixed fan base!"
"However, the recent trend of "Shark Beach" is very good. The occupancy rate of several cinemas in the city centers of major cities has even reached 70%. Everyone is talking about whether to let the theaters increase the movie schedule or to schedule some daytime movies.
Change it to night!”
After finishing speaking, Wang Jianyuan waited for his subordinates' suggestions.
The four major films in the entire National Day schedule, plus "Zhang Side" that was booked by various agencies, are all distributed by China Film, which is enough to keep their distribution department busy.
"Mr. Wang, I think we should not only increase the schedule of films, but also reduce the number of daytime shows and add them to prime time in the evening!" Lin Sheng was the first to speak this time.
"Well, tell me!" Wang Jianyuan nodded.
"As Mr. Wang said just now, "New Police Story" and "2046" have been released for a week, and basically most of the audience knows these two movies!"
"The current publicity intensity of "Shark Tank" is less than one-tenth of that of "New Police Story". Except for some fans who often go online, most viewers may not know that such a movie is released!"
"Increase the film schedule and prime time shows, try to cover every county and city across the country, and increase publicity efforts to maximize the box office potential while there are still three days of holiday left!"
"This is impossible!"
As soon as Lin Sheng finished speaking, Zhou Tao on the opposite side immediately retorted.
"Director!" He looked at Wang Jianyuan with confidence.
"Many people are now questioning Tang An. Not only does he hold all the positions on the crew, but also whether he is the real director is also doubtful, after all, given his age!"
"The negative news has just come out now. In the next two days, there will be more and more doubts. By then, it will be a waste if we increase the film schedule!"
Zhou Tao's words were very resounding. Thinking of the current situation, many people expressed their agreement.
"What Lao Zhou said makes sense. This movie is indeed a bit over-hyped!"
"If there are too many negative news, it will have a great impact on the box office. If we increase the film schedule at this time and reduce the box office, I am afraid there will be criticism from the theater chain!"
"In my opinion, we don't get a share of this movie, so we can just maintain the status quo and throw in too many resources, which is not worth the gain!"
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However, some people are still optimistic about "Shark Beach".
"This time, even if we draw now, we can still get a distribution fee of 700,000, and it is very likely that it will eventually reach 1 million. It doesn't hurt to allocate a little for promotion. What if there is a surprise at the box office in the end?"
"The box office of "New Police Story" and "2046" has been slowly declining. At this time, "Shark Tank" should be our key support target!"
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Wang Jianyuan listened to them express their opinions and looked at Lin Sheng, wanting to hear if he had anything else to say.
Lin Sheng felt the director's gaze and immediately stood up. He squinted at Zhou Tao opposite him and then looked back, saying to everyone, "Director, everyone, what everyone is worried about is nothing more than the suspicion that Tang An holds all the positions on the crew!
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"That's right, this is basically a knot that cannot be untied. Lin Sheng should have persuaded him in the first place!"
"Young people still take things for granted. After all, they are not just facing the audience!"
"It's a pity. If this thing hadn't happened, the box office might have reached 15 million!"
Seeing them gloating about their misfortune, Lin Sheng was still smiling, ignoring their "instructions", taking out a CD from the notebook in front of him and handing it to Wang Jianyuan.
"Director, these are some behind-the-scenes footage from the filming of "Shark Beach". I think it's enough to clarify all this!"
"What's in it?" Wang Jianyuan took it and asked.
"Something that proves that Tang An does all the duties of the crew by himself!"
Seeing how confident Lin Sheng was, Wang Jianyuan immediately called someone to prepare a screening room and led everyone there.
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Half an hour later, the big screen returned to darkness.
Wang Jianyuan, who had been silent all this time, sighed, "What a terrible future!"
"I didn't expect that Tang An really did photography, lighting, art, and coordination!"
"Tsk, tsk, this is probably the first time in film history!"
"Young people's ideas are becoming more and more unclear. How bold they are!"
"At the age of 23, he is proficient in all industries of the crew. I'm afraid this Tang An is not a monster!"
Everyone was amazed and obviously frightened by Tang An.
Only Zhou Tao sat there dumbfounded, repeating in his heart "How is it possible... How is it possible..."
Wang Jianyuan, who had been silent for a few minutes, spoke.
"Lin Sheng!"
"Yes, Director!" Lin Sheng responded immediately.
"From now on, I will give you the greatest authority to mobilize all the existing resources of the group. There are still 3 days left. Before the end of the National Day holiday, I want to see the promotion of "Shark Beach" spread across all cities, and the box office will be before the 8th.
Breaking through 15 million!”
"yes!"
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