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Chapter 456 'The Martian' full month

In the office of the chairman of Hantang Media, Tang An is still writing his own script.

If Mandarin-language films want to be popular in North America or even around the world, there are not many genres to choose from.

It’s a costume blockbuster with Chinese characteristics, simple and crude, and a big and intense war scene. It doesn’t matter if the story is weak. It doesn’t matter if foreigners don’t understand history. The most important thing they watch is the fight scenes and war scenes.

The other is action movies, a genre that has been popular around the world since the 1980s and 1990s.

But not all action movies can sell well overseas. Donnie Yen can only make money in Asia. Americans and Europeans don't buy it because his fights are not as good-looking as Jet Li, and he is not as funny and desperate as Cheng Long.

Wang Jiawei also has a few films that have sold millions of dollars in the United States, but a niche is a niche, and the ceiling is there.

There is also Zhou Xingchi. "Kung Fu" sold for 17 million US dollars in North America. This film included investment from Columbia, and it opened in 2,500 theaters.

In 2004, there were 2,500 movie theaters open, which was already treated like a blockbuster film.

Without the support of American distributors, it would be extremely difficult to sell a high box office.

The only other movies that are popular around the world are horror movies and science fiction movies. There are not many cultural differences, and the most important type is the audiovisual effect.

Watching movies is about visual and auditory effects, horror movies are about being scary, and science fiction movies are about big scenes and special effects. They are also the most prominent genres in terms of audio-visual expression.

Whether it is an American bloody horror film or a Japanese horror suspense film, there is a market for it without any cultural barriers.

But comedy has national boundaries. It involves body language, expressions, and lines to make people laugh. Foreigners cannot understand the comedies of Zhou Xingchi and Feng Xiaogang.

This time Tang An still chose a science fiction film, "The Martian"!

A science fiction film with a strong personal hero concept, it is known as Deserted Island Life on Mars!

It was originally a bestseller in North America. The author originally posted it on his personal website, similar to a blog, in 2009 for free.

Later, at the request of readers, the author released this book on the Amazon platform at the end of last year, priced at US$0.99, and the sales were pretty good.

It was just good, and it later made it onto the bestseller list because of the movie's success.

However, the other party refuses to sell the physical copyright. You are a Chinese film and television company. The film rights were sold to you only after the film "Edge of Tomorrow", which is also a science fiction film, did well. Do you want physical copyrights?

Isn't that nonsense?

Tang An didn't force it, and it wasn't a bestseller like "Harry Potter." He sold 750,000 copies in a year and a half, which was about 11 million U.S. dollars, and the royalties he received were not much.

The story takes place in China, and many things have to be changed.

The plot is very simple. An astronaut encountered a storm on Mars. His teammates thought he was dead, so he was left alone on Mars.

This is actually a bug. The density of the atmosphere of Mars is only 1% of that of the Earth, and the atmospheric pressure is much lower than that of the Earth. It cannot produce violent storms like those in the movie.

Sandstorms do often blow on Mars, but the wind force is only equivalent to the breeze level on Earth.

But in order to leave the male protagonist alone on Mars, he had to be "unreal" once.

It’s like, in order to make the writing enjoyable, a large number of brainless supporting characters should be arranged to make the protagonist slap in the face.

In the end, we did not ask other countries for help. If we asked other countries to help, the United States would definitely be the first choice. After all, we have to take care of the American market, and its technology is indeed advanced.

But if you don't do that, someone will accuse you of being a traitor, and you'll lose your cents.

At 10 o'clock in the morning, secretary Zhou Lilai told Tang An that all the actors were here, then she packed up the unfinished script and got up to go to the conference room.

"Director Tang."

"Everyone, please take a seat."

Tang An pressed his hand and motioned for everyone to sit down, and said with a smile, "Your agent must have told me that my new movie is in preparation, and there are a few roles that need to be prepared in advance."

"The training will last for at least nearly two months until the filming starts near the end of March. You need to free up four and a half months of time."

Several people had no objections, and even if the schedule was not suitable, they would try their best to adjust it.

Li Binbin couldn't help but ask, "Director Tang, what type of movie is it?"

"Science fiction movies, movies about outer space. I have asked someone to contact the space agency. The government is willing to provide a series of technical support. Everyone will receive a series of training starting tomorrow, including weightless training, body shape training..."

It's a hard science fiction film, so it will definitely be released globally. If it still sells well, even if it's just a supporting role, it will be amazing.

In addition to Li Binbin, there were five other people at the scene: Liu Ye, Wang Kai, Yang Mi, and Jiang Wu. This was their team of six.

In fact, except for Liu Ye, none of the other actors have very high requirements. It is completely a one-man show for the male protagonist.

Jiang Wu plays the navigator. The navigator must be experienced and the character must be obviously mature, but he is too old and too serious. Tang An thought about it for a few days before he remembered Jiang Wu.

The interior of the spaceship is a closed space, and the scenes inside cannot be shot dull. Although Jiang Wu is 41 years old, he looks old, but the lively atmosphere is good.

He is the only one who is suitable for the leading role of Liu Ye. There are countless actors at this age who have better acting skills than him on one hand. Coupled with his tough guy image, no one is more suitable than him.

It's just that Liu Ye is too tall. The maximum height standard for Chinese astronauts is only 1.75 meters, but the highest height standard for American astronauts is 1.9 meters.

But it's not a big deal.

The next day Tang An took several actors to the space agency. "Edge of Tomorrow" could invite the army. It was not difficult for Han Sanping to ask Optoelectronics to come forward and contact the space agency.

What's more, Tang An told the other party the general plot, which was also a good opportunity to promote our country's astronauts.

The training was left to the other party. In addition, Xiao Yang from Tiangong Extraordinaire and art director Ye Jintian also talked with each other about how to recreate a real Mars.

All these preparations are done by professionals, and Tang An only writes scripts and films.

At the end of January, Tang An went to New York again, the Nasdaq trading market, and Tudou re-listed.

The issue price was 21 US dollars and the closing price was 21.8 US dollars. It was considered a successful listing and did not fall below the issue price. It has been very successful for Tudou, which has experienced so many twists and turns.

Part of the reason is that domestic online copyrights have been formalized and the market has become more standardized. Youku's stock price also surged 13% that day.

Tudou, which was successfully listed, has a market value of US$618 million and successfully raised US$148 million.

All major shareholders also cashed out a little bit, totaling nearly 20 million US dollars.

Tang An is still the largest shareholder of Tudou.com, with a 24.7% stake worth US$153 million.

It seems that the cost has more than tripled compared to US$43 million, but the return multiple is the lowest among all shareholders.

IDG Group has successively invested US$7.5 million, occupying 11% of the shares, worth 68 million, and a return multiple of 9 times.

Other shareholders also get four to five times the investment. The earlier they invest, the higher the return.

The 148 million raised from this financing could not last long, so Tang An contacted various Hollywood companies through Columbia and helped Tudou buy the exclusive online rights to hundreds of Hollywood movies.

They are all bought by choice. Each giant has three to four thousand movies in its film library, which adds up to at least 20,000 movies. I can only buy some familiar ones. Fortunately, it is cheaper to buy them in packages.

There are also a large number of domestic film and television drama copyrights, which is also a large amount of money.

On New Year's Day, Tang An returned to China, and the first movie of the Spring Festival, "Modern Times" starring Xu Zheng, will be released.


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