In the studio, Xu Zheng waited anxiously for Liu Ruizhi to come back, but as soon as he came back, he told him bad news.
Liu Ruizhi said with some disappointment, "It's impossible for the "Detective Chinatown" movie to be cancelled. The bank loans have been issued, and the Thai government is cooperating with the location selection."
"He didn't even give me a chance to negotiate! Is it necessary to be so desperate?"
Xu Zheng said angrily, no matter what business you do, there must be a negotiation process. You can't just pass someone else's price if it's not suitable. How can you do this?
After a brief moment of anger, Xu Zheng also felt a little scared. It seemed that Tang An didn't care about him at all.
Tang An doesn't need him now, but Xu Zheng needs the embarrassing series!
Liu Ruizhi looked at Xu Zheng's expression and immediately said, "However, after my persuasion, he still agreed to start "囧", but it will not be released until the Spring Festival of 2013."
"13 years?"
"Well, "Detective Chinatown" will be released during the Spring Festival next year, and "囧" will be released the year after that. I told you about a salary of 15 million plus a 5% share of the mainland profits." Liu Ruizhi nodded.
Xu Zheng breathed a sigh of relief. He could afford to wait a year later. After all, "Modern Times" was not considered a blockbuster, and the small-budget movie had already made a profit.
However, his mind has become active again. If "Detective Chinatown" hits the market next year, it will still be up to him to save this series.
Liu Ruiqi, who had been an old friend for several years, could tell at a glance what Xu Zheng was thinking, and she quickly advised him.
"I have already agreed to his conditions. Don't think too much about it. Just finish the script and wait until "囧" becomes popular. Otherwise, Tang An will stop the series in anger, and the loss will be huge."
Xu Zheng's heart trembled, this was not impossible.
Although the pay was lower than he expected and he felt a little unwilling to do so, Xu Zheng also learned his lesson and gave in for the time being.
After all, Tang An is only 31 years old and has opened such a big company at such a young age. He must be a little arrogant and temperamental, so don't mess with him yet.
After persuading Xu Zheng to come down, Liu Ruizhi also breathed a sigh of relief, and then said, "By the way, there is a role in "Ghost Blowing the Lamp". Do you want to make a guest appearance? The third male lead, not many roles?"
"Not going."
Xu Zheng decisively refused. The role of No. 3 was purely for supporting others, which was too out of character.
Liu Ruizhi advised, "There aren't many scenes, it's almost like a guest appearance, and now the media is arranging for you to have conflicts with the company. News is spreading everywhere that you are going to change jobs. Please clarify yourself after accepting this role."
Xu Zheng thought for a moment and nodded.
"Okay, I'll go find Wu Ershan another day."
...
"Tang An's new film is confirmed, "The Martian" is still a science fiction movie!"
"Hantang Media announced five film and television drama projects. The third part of the "囧" series will be launched, and all the main creators will be replaced!"
"Xu Zheng didn't get the chance to film "囧囧: Chinatown", and his asking price was suspected to be too high and he was rejected!"
"The best-selling book "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" will be adapted into a movie. Can the first domestic tomb robbery movie successfully make it to the big screen?"
"The "囧" series once again uses a new talent. Can the new director create another box office myth?"
"Tang An is following the old path again. The new film is still in the science fiction genre. Jiang Langcai is unable to innovate!"
"With 5 film and television dramas and 3 adapted from best-selling books, a wave of adaptations is coming?"
“It’s revealed that Xu Zheng wants to leave Han and Tang Media, and I’m not angry that the 囧 series will be left out by others!”
"Tang An suppressed his directors because he was afraid that Xu Zheng would break his own record!"
"Xu Zheng met with Huayi in private, and Tang An was dissatisfied with many of Bernard's film and television companies, so he was put in cold storage!"
...
As soon as the press conference ended, many online media reported the details.
Among them, the most eye-catching is of course the change of director and starring role in Tang An's own new movie and "囧囧: Chinatown Detective".
After all, "囧囧" once set a box office record for Chinese-language movies, and it also had a considerable impact during last year's Spring Festival.
Why the actors and directors were changed, the media don't know.
It doesn't matter if you don't know, just guessing and making things up is fine, as long as the audience dares to be interested.
As a result, various news about Xu Zheng's departure and the collapse of price negotiations were posted on Baidu's homepage and were hotly searched on Weibo.
And the reaction from the people who eat melons is not small. If there is any type of movie that is the most popular, it must be comedy. Whether it is box office or online broadcast volume, comedy has always been a long-lasting genre.
But there are not many good comedies nowadays, let alone classics. It took a lot of effort to produce a good-looking series, and the director and the lead actor were changed all over.
Can I watch "Westward Journey", "The King of Comedy" and "Kung Fu" without Stephen Chow?
It can be said that Xu Zheng's "nationality" is high enough. Those comedy TV series in the past few years have made the audience remember this funny bald head.
Although Xu Zheng is a little worse than Zhou Xingchi, he is also the soul of the "囧" series. The audience can't imagine what it would be like to change to another male protagonist.
"Did you make a mistake? You replaced Baldy Xu with who to play? Otherwise, wouldn't it be Wang Baoqiang and Huang Bo?"
"I guess Wang Baoqiang and Huang Bo are no longer here. Didn't Tang An say that the director and the starring roles will all be changed?"
"Wang Baoqiang, Xu Zheng, and Huang Bo are all the best comedians in China. Who can we find to replace this iron triangle?"
"I guess the price they charge is too high. Don't all those Hollywood series raise their prices after one or two films?"
"Isn't it normal to raise prices? If the company makes money, the actors shouldn't make any more money?"
"Then the talks probably fell apart. I don't know how this "Lost in Thailand: Detective Chinatown" will turn out."
"I guess it's just using the name of "Thailand" to make money. Without Xu Zheng, it's a shame!"
"I saw that the live broadcast seemed to be about a suspense comedy. Isn't it a crime-solving movie?"
"Let's see then. Maybe Tang An has discovered a great new director."
"Yes, weren't Wu Ershan and Xu Zheng newcomers before?"
...
Some people say that Tang An is making money, while others still maintain their trust. Most people still hold a wait-and-see attitude. After all, Tang An's vision is there. None of the movies he has invested in in the past few years have hit the market.
As for Tang An's new movie, science fiction fans are happy. Apart from Tang An, there are no science fiction movies in China, and some are like "Roboman"...
However, some viewers who expected Tang An to continue to innovate and shoot new genres were somewhat disappointed.
As for the unscrupulous media saying that Tang Anjiang was too talented to innovate, no one took it seriously.
7 hit movies in 7 years, changed three or four genres, this is no longer bad.
It would be an exaggeration if a different type of movie could be produced every year and the popular western fantasy and musicals could also become big hits.
The audience is paying attention to the 5 movies. Apart from these two movies, the one that has attracted more attention is "The Secret of the Dragon". After all, it is a best-selling book. Both physical and electronic sales are very good. Those who have seen pirated copies are even more interested.
There are countless.
Not only book fans are paying attention, but the entire online literature circle is also looking forward to the movie City Kung Fu.
Strictly speaking, apart from the romance novels posted on forums like Tianya, "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" should be the first online novel to be adapted into a movie.
If the movie is successful, it will prove that online literature is in line with the film market and can even drive the entire online literature industry.
Authors can not only get a little money from electronic subscriptions, but can also sell film and television copyrights, and even games, comics and various peripheral copyrights.