Chapter 471 Impossible, how could it be so unlucky!
"Tang An takes action again, teaming up with Lehua Entertainment to invest in the romance movie "The Story of the Ex"!"
"Another new film by a newcomer, can "The Ex-Raiders" once again create a box office myth?"
"Tang An once again supports new directors. Can Tian Yusheng reach the heights of Wu Ershan, Xu Zheng and Teng Huatao?"
"Revealed that the director of "The Ex-Raiders", Tian Yusheng, was the screenwriter of "The Journey"."
"Han Geng's third "electric shock", can he successfully transition to the big screen?"
"Han and Tang Media are fighting Singles' Day again, can they replicate the box office myth of "Love Is Not Blind"?"
"Hantang Media wants to compete with Huayi, "The Story of My Ex" vs "Waiting for the Wind", who can dominate Singles' Day?"
After the launch conference, many media reported on the movie "The Ex-Raiders".
First, this is a movie invested by Hantang Media. In the past, none of the movies produced by Hantang Media failed, and all were hits.
Secondly, Tian Yusheng is a new director. Wu Ershan was filming "Painted Skin", Xu Zheng was filming "Unfortunate Journey", and Teng Huatao was filming "Love Is Not Blind". They were all newcomers.
They all wanted to see if Tian Yusheng could be like the three of them, and his first movie was a hit. Some media even directly raised Tian Yusheng to the same level as the three of them, and praised him very much.
Third, in the past, there were basically no movies released on Double Eleven and Singles' Day. Even if "33 Days of Love" became a big hit last year, it was still full of accidents.
This year's Singles Day, apart from "Waiting for the Wind", there are only a few low-budget romance films ready to try their luck.
Now that there is an additional film called "The Predecessor", the November schedule has become a showdown between Hantang Media and Huayi.
Another thing is that Han Geng is now quite famous in China and even appeared on the Spring Festival Gala this year.
Therefore, due to the spontaneous publicity by the media, "The Story of My Ex" became a hit before it was even filmed.
Although it is only a small hit, it is very rare for a small-budget movie to get such a big attention.
Moreover, Han Geng has many fans and has contributed to the promotion of the movie.
A sudden movie made a little splash in this quiet May, but the major companies didn't respond at all. They didn't release any movies in November.
However, Wang Zhongjun, the leader of the domestic film and television industry and the head of Huayi Brothers, was getting a little angry at this time.
In the office, Wang Zhongjun placed his tea cup heavily on the table.
"What does Tang An mean? He is going to confront me, right?"
Wang Zhongjun took the lead in suing Kuaibo without realizing it. If it weren't for the timely public relations, he might have been scolded by the people.
Now Tang An has arranged another movie of the same type to compete with "Waiting for the Wind" during Double Eleven. This is clearly aimed at him, Huayi.
Recall that "If You Are the One 2" was defeated by "Edge of Tomorrow" and "Let the Bullets Fly", and it will actually earn 400 million at the box office, which is only 40 million higher than the first part.
After "Thailand" and "Tangshan Earthquake" successively received 6.7 billion box office, as a sequel to a blockbuster movie, it is still directed by Feng Xiaogang. This data can be said to be an absolute failure.
After suffering two losses at the hands of Tang An, Wang Zhongjun became more and more angry. He was not so angry even when he was suppressed by Bernard for several consecutive years.
Wang Zhonglei, who was standing next to him, also smiled bitterly and said, "Brother, he only announced this movie at this time. It is obvious that he did it on purpose. This year's "Waiting for the Wind" will probably have a lot of resistance."
Wang Zhongjun snorted coldly, "Whether he does it intentionally or not, since I faced him in November this year, I don't believe that every movie he chooses will be a hit!"
After last year's brutal box office battle, coupled with a partial shift in focus towards the live-action film industry, Huayi invested and released only three movies this year.
In addition to "Waiting for the Wind", there are only "Snowflakes and the Secret Fan" in collaboration with Fox Searchlight, and the fantasy movie "Happy Magic".
Huayi has enough resources to devote to these three films this year, and there is no conflict in schedules between them.
Wang Zhongjun didn't believe it. He spent all Huayi's resources supporting "Waiting for the Wind", but he still couldn't make a new movie directed by a newcomer!
However, Wang Zhonglei said worriedly, "Brother, Tang An's vision has always been very accurate. This time, the "Predecessor Strategy" is probably not going to be easy."
It's no wonder that Wang Zhonglei is worried. Even though Teng Huatao has made a movie with a box office of 350 million, he is still not so confident about "Waiting for the Wind".
It is true that the few movies that Tang An watched before were too strong. The two series "Painted Skin" and "The Lost Road" are equivalent to two golden mountains.
Even "Thirty-three Days of Love" was rejected by them, and Tang An picked it up cheaply, which once again proved Tang An's vision.
As for the fact that the director of "The Ex-Raiders" was a newcomer, it was automatically ignored. Wu Ershan and Xu Zheng were also newcomers. Teng Huatao was also the first to film, and they were all discovered by Tang An.
Wang Zhongjun waved his hand and said, "Best-selling movies are not a big deal. How can Tang An be chosen every time? I don't believe he didn't make a mistake."
Forget it once or twice, but he was so accurate four or five times, and everything was selling like hotcakes. If Tang An could really figure it out, that would be outrageous.
Moreover, it is not so easy to find talented directors like Wu Ershan and Xu Zheng. In the past ten years, there has only been one more Ning Hao.
Wang Zhongjun then remembered that Deng Kai, the second male lead in "Strategy of the Exes", was an artist under Huayi, so he thought about it and asked Liu Tao to come over.
"Director Wang is looking for me?"
"Mr. Liu, when did Deng Kai take on the role of "The Ex-Strategy"?" Wang Zhongjun asked.
"At the end of last year, Tian Yusheng had a talk with Wang Kai, but at that time he didn't get a penny of investment, so it was just a verbal agreement.
Then at the end of January, I received an investment of 3 million from Le Hua, and I came to Wang Kai again, and he wanted us to invest, so I asked him to go to the production department, but Director Gu probably didn't like it.
Then I approached Hantang Media and received an investment of 12 million. The contract was officially signed a few days ago."
Liu Tao knew what Wang Zhongjun wanted to ask, and he told everything he knew.
Has Tian Yusheng sought investment from Huayi?
Wang Zhongjun was slightly startled, but there was nothing strange about it.
Large companies like these receive at least dozens of projects seeking investment every year. After all, they are large companies with a lot of money and resources.
Not all projects need to be reviewed by him and Wang Zhonglei. Generally, the production department will screen them once.
"Okay, I understand. Mr. Liu, please go and do your work first. When you have time, pay more attention to Deng Kai's situation on the set."
Liu Tao responded and left the office. This was to ask him to find out about the movie "Strategy of the Exes".
Wang Zhonglei said with some regret, "Brother, I really don't know about this film, otherwise it wouldn't have fallen into Tang An's hands."
"It's just a small-budget film. How could there be so many dark horses? It's too worthless." Wang Zhongjun said nonchalantly.
Even though he said this, Wang Zhongjun had some instinctive doubts in his heart.
Last year, "Love Is Not Blind" first approached Huayi for investment, but they refused to invest, giving Tang An an advantage.
Now "Predecessor Strategy" also found Hua Yi before, and finally fell into the hands of Tang An.
Is it true that you are so unlucky that you always give up good movies to others?