At 6 o'clock in the evening, Tang An came to ume Huaxing Cinema to attend the premiere ceremony of "Snowflake and the Secret Fan".
Walked down the red carpet, said hello to the fans, and also dealt with the reporters.
In the past few days, several location scenes were filmed, which attracted many viewers to watch. Some photos and videos were also posted online. Now many movie fans are looking forward to the release of the movie.
After dealing with reporters, we walked into the screening room, which is also the only IMAX screen in Huaxing Cinemas.
Although major theater chains have successively installed one or two Chinese giant screens in one of their cinemas, they are still in the trial stage.
Han-Tang Cinema Line now has nearly 50 cinemas opened in second- and third-tier cities, especially third-tier cities and counties, and nearly 40 more are in the process of site selection and renovation.
There are nearly a hundred movie theaters in total. Although they are all in small cities and counties, their specifications are not small at all. The hardware is all decorated according to first-class conditions. Each one has at least one 3D screen.
There are a total of 500 screens and more than 100 3D screens. As long as they are all completed, the 40 theater chains in China will barely be able to rank in the top 20.
But it won't be until the end of the year that all the nearly 100 cinemas will be completed.
Right now, the number of screens in the country has exceeded 10,000, with Wanda 1100 Screen ranking first.
Dadi Cinemas, which also targets small cities, is even more crazy. It accepts all cinemas that join the franchise, and the number of screens quickly exceeds 1,000.
China Film Digital, China Film Star Cinema, Phantom United, these large theater chains have also maintained rapid growth.
However, the market is large enough, so that the annual growth rate of 30% can be maintained for three or four years, and there is no need to worry about competing for the market with those large theater chains.
As long as you have money and a storefront, you can open a movie theater without worrying about lack of audiences, unlike later when there were four or five movie theaters on one street in some of the more prosperous places.
In the screening room, the three hosts, Deng Wendy, Ren Zhongyan, and Wang Zhongjun, had already arrived first, and Tang An also stepped forward to say hello.
"Hello, Ms. Deng."
"Director Ren, Director Wang."
Wendy Deng seemed to be in a good mood, with a smile on her face, "Hello, Mr. Tang."
Ren Zhongzhong is not so enthusiastic. Last year's Lunar New Year film "The Orphan of Zhao" invested by Moying Group failed miserably to "Edge of Tomorrow" and the box office will exceed 100 million.
Not to mention 5 times, it is barely one-tenth of the value of "Edge of Tomorrow".
It's not just Brother Chen Kai who is embarrassed. Although they didn't pay for the bulk of the cost, the Spring and Autumn and Warring States City, which cost 70 to 80 million to build, it was all paid for by the Xiangshan Film and Television Base.
Including overseas copyright and distribution income, "The Orphan of Zhao" only lost nearly 20 million.
However, the Magic Film Group is still the second largest state-owned studio in the country, and it also owns large theater chains that account for the top five market shares.
Coupled with the name of Brother Chen Kai, describing this as a disastrous defeat is an understatement.
Ren Zhonglun still maintained the most basic courtesy and smiled lightly.
Wang Zhongjun didn't have a good look on his face. He snorted and said, "How come Mr. Tang, a busy man, has time to come?"
Tang An didn't take it seriously and said with a smile, "The Martian has just finished filming. Besides, the movie that Ms. Deng and the two of you co-invested, of course I have to come and see it."
Wendy Deng asked with a smile, "Director Tang's movements are really fast. He shot a blockbuster in just one and a half months."
"The main reason is that the scenes are single and there are not many actors. They are basically one-man shows, and the filming went very smoothly."
In fact, including the preliminary preparations, it has been more than 5 months. In less than half a year, no matter how fast it is, it will not go any faster.
"There are no films under Tang Dong's umbrella to be released this summer, so our domestic films are a bit shabby. And "Transformers 3" will be released in less than a month. I'm afraid this year's summer season will be overwhelmed by imported films."
Ren Zhonglun sighed.
"Transformers 2" took in 400 million at the domestic box office the year before last. At that time, Tang An's record was only over 400 million. This third film is guaranteed to be at least 700 million.
Except for Tang An, Feng Xiaogang, and Zhang Yimou, everyone else will basically lose if they run into them.
Tang An also shook his head, "The time is too tight. It is impossible to release it in the summer."
Wendy Deng smiled and said, "Starting from October, Tang Dong has released four movies in a row, with a new movie every month. In the second half of the year, the domestic film market will be dominated by your company."
"Ms. Deng is joking. There are more and more blockbusters every year. How can my company dominate the entire market?" Tang An waved his hand.
There are four new movies on 10, 11, 12, and 2. Except for January, there is almost one new movie every month.
Wang Zhongjun felt even more unhappy when he mentioned this, and said in a nonchalant manner, "National Day, Lunar New Year, and Spring Festival, the three most popular periods are all occupied by Tang Dong, and I won't let them go this November."
"This is why Tian Yusheng came to me on the spur of the moment. He had written the script for "People on the Road" before. He helped me make a little money, so I helped him. Coupled with the genre, it was just right for the Double Eleven release.
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Tang An laughed again and said, "It just happened to happen to be directed by Teng's "Waiting for the Wind," so I didn't have much expectations."
Just go ahead and bullshit!
How could Wang Zhongjun believe Tang An's lies? Even if he didn't intentionally fight with him, he wouldn't believe it.
Why didn't Tang An know what Wang Zhongjun was thinking? It's just that he really didn't mean it. It just happened to happen to him. He was even more unjust than Dou E.
While chatting here, Liu Tianming, a partner of Softbank China and vice president in charge of investment management, and Xiong Xiaoge, president of idg Capital China, also came in person, and people came in one after another.
The leading actors Li Binbin and Quan Zixian also came in from outside.
Everyone began to take their seats and the premiere officially began.
As the representative of the United States, Wendy Deng discussed with Ren Zhongjun and Wang Zhongjun about the prospects of Sino-US co-productions.
It lasted for nearly an hour before the movie officially started.
Tang An has seen this movie and didn't feel much about it, maybe because he couldn't bring himself to cry.
The biggest reaction at the scene was from the female audience. Tang An probably noticed that the tears were concentrated in the three plots of Lily, played by Li Binbin, comforting Xuehua (Jeon Zixian) who lost her son, Lily receiving Xuehua and returning the folding fan, and Xuehua's death.
In fact, it is a movie about Laotong. Laotong refers to girls who were born on the same day, same year, same month, and have similar looks and temperaments. They take care of each other, love each other, and never abandon each other.
Note that it is not lesbian. Although the overseas version has a scene of Li Binbin kissing Quan Zixian when she was dying, it does not involve "sexuality" and is purely a natural expression of deep emotions.
Of course, this was deleted by Harmony Beast in the country.
The production of the entire film is pretty good. After all, it is produced by a large company, with input from SoftBank and IDG.
The theme of "Laotong" is also very novel, but the plot is dull and absolutely boring. The whole film is straightforward, the rhythm is slow, and the plot settings have no conflict, which is a common problem in most literary films.
But compared to the director's previous artistic films, it's still almost interesting.
As for "A Thousand Years of Prayer", which was well received at the San Sebastian Film Festival in 2007, this family-themed movie starring Yu Feihong has a very smooth and unified rhythm.
This time it may be due to the influence of the multi-line narrative, it is a bit messy and the rhythm is not grasped well.
Of course, more sensitive viewers will find it good, especially female viewers. Tang An heard several female viewers cry at the scene.
After the movie was screened, the creators went to a nearby hotel for a banquet.
Tang An also took the opportunity to visit Liu Tianming and Xiong Xiaoge respectively.