Chapter Four Hundred and Thirty Two: You Can't Kill You, the premiere is over!
"Director Yu, Director Wang, and Director Qin, long time no see. Are the preparations for the listing going well?"
Bernard, Guangxian, and Xingmei will all be launched in the next two months. During this period, they are running around everywhere.
In other words, the success of "Edge of Tomorrow" is related to the stock price of their listing, otherwise they probably wouldn't have time to come over.
"It's troublesome. There's a lot of materials, and the domestic listing review cycle is long and strict." Wang Changtian shook his head, looking both worried and excited.
Qin Hong is similar. Although the listed company now is SMI Holdings, which is in charge of theater chains, and only half of the entire SMI media and cultural industry, he still attaches great importance to this listing.
In comparison, Yu Dong looked much more relaxed. He smiled and said, "That's the good thing about U.S. stocks. The review is not that troublesome and the time is short."
Even though he said this, Yu Dong still felt very unsure.
He is even worse than Wang Changtian and Qin Hong.
There will basically be no problems for Guangxian and Xingmei Holdings to go public in China. The films they collaborated with Tang An on this year also provide a layer of insurance for the listing.
But Bernard is listed on Nasdaq, so it is difficult to impress those on Wall Street with its domestic achievements.
Fortunately, the distribution of "Edge of Tomorrow" in North America was handed over to Columbia Group. There were no blockbusters released by Columbia in December this year, and the worst Halloween period has passed. There is still some time for the Christmas period, so the competition is relatively small.
Yu Dong doesn't need "Edge of Tomorrow" to get a box office of 170 million US dollars like "Kung Fu Dreams". As long as it has half or even one-third of this, he will be satisfied.
A Chinese-language film has won 60 to 70 million in North American box office, which is definitely something that has not happened in several years.
There is no shortage of gamblers on Wall Street, and Huaguo Film and Television Company, which can produce a North American box office of 60 to 70 million, can definitely attract them.
Time passed slowly and almost everyone arrived.
As the first blockbuster film released during the Lunar New Year, everyone in the industry is basically busy promoting the new film.
Even Wang Zhongjun came to the premiere of "Edge of Tomorrow" in a rare occasion.
Last time "Love Is Not Blind" premiered, I wanted to watch my own jokes. What do I want to watch this time? Do you think "Edge of Tomorrow" will be a hit?
This is too much money.
The visitor was a guest. Tang An suppressed the doubts in his heart and greeted him with a smile.
"Director Wang is here. You are a very busy man. Why do you have time to come to my place today?"
"Haha, of course I'm coming to the premiere of Dong Dong's movie. I have to make time even if I don't have time." Wang Zhongjun smiled and shook hands with Tang An.
Tang An just dealt with it casually. It wasn't until Wang Zhongjun casually said that Teng Huatao was preparing a new film "Waiting for the Wind to Come" that Tang An understood why he was here.
"Director Teng's ability is beyond words, so I'll first wish Director Wang a great box office success."
"I borrowed the words of Dong Ji from Tang Dynasty."
Wang Zhongjun was a little regretful that he didn't see any strange look on Tang An's face.
He and Wang Zhonglei talked to Teng Huatao several times and also looked for Teng's collected works before retaining him.
As long as the person is around, the money will be earned sooner or later, and he will be relieved that he missed "Thirty-three Days of Love".
No matter what, Huayi still made money, it was like Tang An paid to make a movie to make Teng Huatao famous, but in the end he was still in his own company.
This time, Teng Huatao is immediately preparing for a new film. It is another novel by the author of "Thirty-three Days of Broken Love". It is still a story of broken love and will be released on Double Eleven next year.
Wang Zhongjun could already predict that on this special day, November 11, 2011, "Waiting for the Wind" was destined to be a big hit.
Tang An could only laugh at Wang Zhongjun's thoughts.
If this film can make a lot of money, when Tang An bought the TV rights to "Thirty-day Love", he would have bought it along with it, and it would be Hua Yi's turn!
The cost of more than 30 million yuan was exchanged for 80 million box office, and there was basically no overseas copyright. At most, it was using the reputation of "33 Days of Love" to fool some advertisers into placing ads and making a little profit.
I can’t trick you to death!
...
At 7:30 pm, more than 3,000 spectators all entered the venue, and the premiere ceremony officially began.
There were some opening song and dance performances, and everyone in the company who could sing and dance came up. After more than half an hour of tossing, the host of the movie channel Tu Wei, the host of Guangxian Media Xie Zhang, and a host sent by Jiangsu and Zhejiang TV appeared.
.
"Dear guests!"
"Dear audience!"
.......
"Now let us welcome director Tang An and the actors to the stage."
Tang An led the actors onto the stage amid the applause of more than 3,000 spectators.
Taking the microphone from the host, Tang An looked at the thousands of viewers in the audience and took a deep breath.
"Thank you all for coming to the premiere of Edge of Tomorrow. I'd like to apologize for making you wait for more than a year."
Many viewers said before that they were used to seeing Tang An's films every other year in the summer, but this time they had to wait for an extra half a year.
Unexpectedly, Tang An actually apologized at the premiere.
There was good-natured laughter in the underground, and it was obvious that the audience was just joking.
How many directors like Tang An can guarantee a high-quality movie every year?
"I remember when I was filming "Super Body", some people said that science fiction is an unpopular genre, and it is easy to lose money if you are not popular. Later, "The Wind" was the same, both of which were unpopular subjects..."
"Actually, I want to say that it doesn't matter whether it's unpopular, popular, or unpopular movies have their audience, but it's just that few people have made them before, let alone high box office."
"In the past few years, director Feng Xiaogang has successively made war films, emotional films, romance films directed by Zhang Yimou, and "Love Is Not Blind" released on November 11, which is also a romance film. These all prove that as long as the film quality is good and meets the requirements,
It can sell high box office according to the taste of the audience."
"Hollywood has science fiction films, and now we have them too. In the future, if Hollywood has genres that we don't have, I believe our Chinese directors can also make them well, whether it's adventure, fantasy, animation... or anything else.
All types."
...
"Chinese films are developing at a high speed. I am honored to be one of those who promote the development of our country's films, so that Chinese films can flourish and audiences can see different types of wonderful films released throughout the year...
"
...
Tang An spoke a lot by himself. He didn't intend to say so much, but he couldn't stop talking.
At first, most people just thought that Tang An was making remarks, and some didn't take it seriously.
But if you listen slowly and think about it carefully, Tang An is really not lying.
Horror films, which were originally in decline due to ideological constraints, are showing signs of recovery because of Tang An.
The first domestic science fiction film, the first spy blockbuster, the first commercial film with realistic themes, and the first magic-themed film.
With six films and five themes, his "Love Is Not Blind" made romance films popular.
"Edge of Tomorrow" is another authentic apocalyptic hardcore science fiction blockbuster, which is a type that has never been seen in China before.
Maybe Tang An can really do it, let Chinese movies flourish, and no longer be the same as the costume blockbusters of previous years.
Except for a few people at the scene who thought Tang An was just putting on a show and were dismissive, everyone else was a little moved.
The audience was excited.
There was a trace of sarcasm on Wang Zhongjun's lips.
Yu Dong was thoughtful.
Wang Changtian was filled with admiration.
Han Sanping's eyes were full of appreciation.
...
The premiere ceremony ended and the movie officially started at 8:45.
This giant screen was not borrowed from somewhere, but the first Chinese giant screen developed by the Chinese Academy of Film Sciences after three years of research.
It has been tested many times before the premiere, and there will be no problems, and the viewing effect is no worse than the IMAX giant screen hall.
The movie started to show, and Tang An looked at it with 3D glasses, and the effect was indeed very good.
The Chinese giant screen will not be put on the market on a large scale until the second half of next year. By then, some of the Han and Tang theaters should have been almost completed and can be used just in time.
The premiere went very smoothly. The scene was just like the first screening. The atmosphere among the more than 3,000 people present was even better. At the end, the applause lasted for more than three minutes.
The movie screening ended at 10:30, and we stayed at the banquet for another two hours before leaving at about one o'clock.
Now, all you have to wait for is the first-day box office!
ps: China's giant screen was probably developed in the second half of 2011, which is more than half a year ahead of schedule. Moreover, the first and second generations are slightly less effective than the third generation, and it will take another two years to fully compare with imax.
I skipped it in the book and directly developed the best one. Anyway, even the first generation effect is much better than ordinary 3D, not much worse than imax.