More than 10 men and women in formal attire were waiting near the airport pick-up gate.
The men and women in suits and leather shoes in front looked like the quality of the fabrics was high, and their glasses, watches, rings, and necklaces were all famous brands.
Lined up behind him were naturally those in black suits, who looked like bodyguards at first glance.
Seeing this posture, the people around them thought some big shot was coming, and started talking quietly.
These were the senior executives of Hantang Media and a team of bodyguards who came to pick him up.
Wang Wei, the group's financial director, said worriedly, "Mr. Xu, is it too risky for the chairman to do this?"
Xu Manyuan shook her head, "I have persuaded the chairman several times, but since he has decided, he has his own reasons."
Before they could say a word, they were interrupted by a loud shout from the front.
"It's Liu Ye!"
"President!"
"Liu Ye is here, and Tang An is here. Has filming of "The Martian" been finished?"
Over there, Tang An and Liu Ye had already walked out, surrounded by more than a dozen crew members.
Although the itinerary was kept secret and there was no dedicated fan group to pick him up at the airport, the people at the scene were still very excited.
Xu Manyun immediately asked his bodyguards to clear a path and take them out.
Among the crowd, Tang An also said hello to the movie fans and signed a few autographs.
"Look at how enthusiastic your fans are. Why don't you just say hello and I'll leave first."
Seeing that there were a lot of people, Tang An unethically left Liu Ye and seven or eight bodyguards here, and ran away first.
Liu Ye was left surrounded by fans. If there were not seven or eight bodyguards, he might have been eaten by these fans. He could only deal with the fans patiently with a bright smile.
"Let's go, get in the car and talk."
Tang An led everyone out of the airport and got into a Lawrence commercial vehicle.
"How's it going? Did you get a reply from President Zhang?"
To raise 1 billion in cash, in addition to accepting financing and selling shares of Tudou, the only option is to borrow from banks.
If you don’t have money, go to the bank to borrow it!
Xu Manyun shook his head, "The Martian can get a loan of up to 600 million. President Zhang said he will talk to you personally when you come back."
600 million, plus the original loan of 220 million, which means the bank’s estimated revenue for the film is just over 800 million.
Domestic calculation is based on 1 billion, the total production share and distribution share is 430 million, and the overseas box office share + other copyrights are nearly 400 million, which is still a little behind "Edge of Tomorrow".
This is normal. Banks have to bear risks and their estimates should be conservative.
Even so, it is unprecedented to provide a loan of 800 million for a movie. Even Zhang Yimou's "The Thirteen Beauties" could not get this figure.
But adding 600 million to the 200 million the company currently has on its books is only 800 million, still short of 200 million.
"Where is "The Secret of Seeking the Dragon"?" Tang An asked again.
Xu Manyun shook his head, "I will give you another 20 to 30 million at most. After all, the National Day schedule is not as good as the summer schedule, and the risk of overseas revenue is too great."
A loan of RMB 170,000 to 800,000. Excluding overseas income, the bank’s estimate for the film is RMB 400,000,000.
The currently highest-grossing movies during the National Day holiday are "Painted Skin" and "Detective Dee: The Empire of Heaven", with a box office of more than 200 million. This figure given by the bank is already very good.
Tang An frowned, "The Ex-Raiders" couldn't get a loan, and "Detective Chinatown" had a new director and new actors, and the same thing happened.
"Why is the Shengxiao Silent" and "Step by Step Shocking" just started filming not long ago.
"Okay, let's prepare the materials for the theater chain. I'll go see President Zhang in two days."
At this point, I can only temporarily use the theater chain as collateral. I have invested 400 million in it, both in industry, so it is easier to get a loan.
Tang An decided on a billion-level project in just a few words, and Wang Wei, the financial director next to him, couldn't help but speak out.
"Chairman, please stop thinking about it, investigate and hold a meeting."
"Don't worry, Mr. Wang. I know Shengda Literature very well. As the website with the largest market share in China, Singularity has a very good prospect. This investment is definitely worth it."
Internet companies have nearly 45% of the market share. Every investor knows what this concept is. They have almost reached the point of monopoly. As long as they don't commit suicide, they will be rewarded dozens of times.
Even if the plate is big enough, the future income will be beyond imagination. If Chen Tianqiao hadn't become seriously ill and changed Shengda's business direction, it would have been really difficult to get it.
Otherwise, Wu Wen wouldn’t have raised US$400 million in capital next year.
I went back to the company for two or three hours and processed some documents.
In the afternoon, Tang An started filming again, and Li Youbing and Xu Jinglei also started joining the crew.
This scene was the first press conference held by the space agency. Li Youbing, director of the space agency, announced that an astronaut from the space agency had died due to an accident on Mars.
"Teacher Li, your tone will be a little heavier later, but you must also be strong. You don't need to be too obviously sad, but you must have that heavy atmosphere."
"Don't worry, Director Tang, I understand." Li Youbing nodded.
"Of course I'm relieved, Mr. Li. Then Lao Xu, just stay by and make some soy sauce." Tang An smiled.
Xu Jinglei didn't take it seriously and joked, "You didn't pay me much in the first place."
Then Tang An looked at the dozens of reporters and photographers sitting at the press conference. These were not group performances. Tang An had invited them from major media and TV stations to guarantee his acting skills.
The key is that there is no money required, just accept the interview afterwards.
"Everyone, are you ready? If there is no problem, we will start."
"Director Tang, let's get started. We are all professionals. Don't worry, we won't screw you up."
"But Director Tang can reveal more details about the movie later, so that we can go back and make business arrangements."
All the reporters laughed.
"No problem, I have prepared photos and one or two clips. Liu Ye should be here soon. There will be plenty of time then." Tang An agreed.
The afternoon shooting went quite smoothly. As long as the right actors were chosen for the roles, there wouldn't be much of a problem during the shooting.
The lines are also quite official. We mourn deeply and then cite the heroic deeds of the astronauts.
The reporters also cooperated very well to create a somewhat heavy atmosphere at the scene.
Then I filmed another press conference the next day, changing to a larger venue because I wanted to show the public that the astronauts were still alive.
It took five days for the crew to film the internal scenes of the space agency, as well as the audience's reaction when watching the broadcast of the final successful rescue of Liu Ye.
In schools, on buses, on long-distance buses, at home, at office building elevator entrances, shopping malls, CBD commercial streets outdoor billboards
The worries of the filming crowd, as well as the excitement and cheers of the successful rendezvous.
After a month and a half of filming, "The Martian" was officially over as Tang An loudly shouted "Done".
In the past few days, Tang An also met with his neighbor, the vice president of the Poly Branch of China Construction Bank, and negotiated two loans of 600 million yuan for a second loan for "The Martian" and 300 million yuan for Han and Tang Cinemas.
Including the previous 1 billion, Tang An now owes the bank 1.9 billion yuan.
However, the other party is not without requirements. For the first CCB's product placement, in addition to the company's current two modern dramas, it will also provide advertising placements in the next three film and television dramas, free of charge.
Even "The Martian" had to have a close-up shot, so Tang An directly arranged one of the last shots of the audience cheering outside the building where the CBD Construction Bank is located.
For a one-time loan of 900 million yuan, these conditions are not outrageous.
Not only that, Tang An has reached a long-term cooperation with the other party, and the other party will also launch activities during the release of popular movies produced by Hantang Media, offering free movie tickets for any amount spent with a credit card.
It can be considered a win-win situation.
The filming of the film has been completed and it has entered post-production.
This time it was shot with a 4k digital camera, and there was no need to transfer the film to tape, so we could start editing directly.
However, Tang An didn't start immediately. He spent a few days going over all the materials and read the script several times.
On June 23, Tang An rushed to attend the world premiere of "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan".
In addition to Wendy Deng, Huayi, and Moying, executives from the film's producers SoftBank and IDG Capital will also attend this premiere ceremony. Tang An stopped by to talk to them about Singularity.