Chapter 513 The American people do not welcome me?
On the sofa in the office, Tang An sat down next to Xu Manyun and asked with a smile after listening to what she said.
"Manyun, you think I'm too radical, don't you?"
Xu Manyun didn't mince words and said directly, "9 movies, plus your new movies this year, that's 10 movies. On average, there will be one movie every month. The schedule is a big problem."
"Furthermore, we were able to receive the distribution rights for these six films because of the company's outstanding performance in the past two years. None of the films failed. If there are more films that fail at the box office next year, it will easily make outsiders question our distribution capabilities."
"I have considered everything you said. These six movies are all low-budget movies. The production cost of "The Wind Listener" with the largest investment is 70 million, "Chill" is 40 million, "Tiny Times" is 30 million, and "Stolen" has a production fee of 70 million.
"Those Five Years" was compressed to 15 million, and except for the difficulty of making back the money for "The Wind Listener", there were basically no difficulties."
Originally, "Tiny Times" was shot in two episodes, and then edited into four parts.
After the filming of the previous episode was completed, there was not enough material to be edited into two movies, but we managed to make time to edit it.
The pictures were not enough for the music, and the story was not enough for the slow-motion MV. I could always make up the length of two movies, and finally two movies were released.
Originally, the production cost of the first two parts, the first part, was 44 million, but now it has been changed to be divided into three parts, the upper, middle and lower parts. The production budget of the first part is 30 million.
Not to mention how good the filming was, at least four parts were compressed into three parts. The plot should be a little more compact, right?
"The Wind Listener" is a spy film, and the 70 million production fee Mei Ya and Hua Ce spent on it was enough to spend.
There is a large-scale gun battle scene in "Cold War". The crew had to rebuild a viaduct in a busy city. However, it received many sponsors such as HTC and Longines, and the production fee was only 40 million.
This is why most movies are now shot with digital cameras. Otherwise, five years ago, switching to film would have cost a lot more money.
As for "Kuaiben: Happy Home", the production cost reported by Shonan TV Station was 20 million. Adding in the promotion fee, they would need a box office of 80 to 90 million to recoup the cost.
But even if it only sells 10,000,000 at the box office, we can’t blame the distributor.
It’s true that the movies produced before Base Camp did poorly at the box office and had a bad reputation.
As for those five TV series, they jointly invest with its studios and other TV stations and TV series production companies.
Although all aspects have been taken into consideration and the company does not have to bear all the burden, Xu Manyun still feels that anything next year will be too heavy.
Huayi, which mainly focuses on film and television production, will not have 15 projects next year.
Tang An did not hide his thoughts and said directly, "Ali and Tengxun have officially started preparations for the film and television company, and I heard that Ahli is looking for a suitable shell listed company, and plans to set up a film and television company and then go public through a shell.
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"Baidu is currently busy acquiring iQiyi and is about to establish a film and television company."
"At the latest by the end of next year, the film and television companies under the three major Internet companies will basically take shape. With their channels and capital, they will be able to complete the layout of the entire industry chain in four years at most. By then, we will not be as good as we are now.
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Tang An's expression became a little serious, and Xu Manyun then said, "If, like you said, the three of them are really determined to take over the film and television industry, then why don't you raise funds? As long as there are enough funds in four years, they can open up the
By using online and offline channels and doubling or tripling the scale of theaters, wouldn’t it give us more capital to compete with Internet giants?”
Tang An smiled, "Who said I won't raise funds? The company's seven studios can definitely expand into film and television production companies. After the share of "The Martian" is divided, each studio will invest 30 million, except next year. Now, in addition to these five TV series, each studio must produce at least one more film and television series."
These seven major studios either have box-office hit directors like Xu Zheng and Wu Ershan, or first-line stars like Liu Ye, Yang Mi, Tang Yan, Deng Chao, and Sun Li.
Coupled with the production of several high-quality film and television dramas, the valuation increased within two years.
With the popularity of film and television stocks, it couldn't be easier to attract investment.
When the valuation goes up and some shares are sold, the seven studios can get a lot of cash.
There are also cinema chains. We have invested 500 million to build 100 cinemas and more than 20 are under construction. We can also use external financing to accelerate expansion. Just maintain the controlling stake. Don’t let Dadi Cinemas take the lead in the market in third-tier cities. .
After hearing Tang An's plan, Xu Manyun was stunned for a moment, and then he understood.
"So you plan to "grow up" the studio so that you can sell it for money?"
"Your metaphor is quite appropriate. That's pretty much what it means. It's inevitable. With 5 first-tier stars and so many film and television dramas, we can still bring out two more, plus a large number of second-tier and third-tier stars. The company can't take care of them at all. Come on, if you don’t find other capital to join, sooner or later the contract will expire and you will have to leave.”
"When the time comes, it can be listed on the New Third Board, and it is best to be listed on the backdoor."
"What about the group? Has it never accepted financing?"
"We haven't reached the point where we have to merge. Let's take a look at the overseas box office of "The Martian."
"Okay, don't forget that the bank still owes a large loan."
It is inevitable for the director's studio to attract capital by using these stars. There will be more of the five first-line stars in the future. Even Teng Xun cannot afford them. It is impossible to stay like this unless they are not pursuing them.
Han and Tang Media did not need financing, and were not short of money or channels. Even BAT would take at least three or four years to complete its encirclement of the media industry, so there was still time.
The Internet is not developing fast enough. It will not reach the level it will be in four or five years. Even if you have money now, there is nothing you can do.
But the studios under it must have it. Like the later Yang Mi Studio, it was impossible for her to achieve a market value of 5 billion with just one A-list star.
After Jiahang Media bought the shell of the National Equities Exchange and Quotations for 20 million, it accepted financing from Shangshi Pictures, and behind Shangshi is Oriental Pearl Media with a market value of nearly 100 billion.
With the support of Hantang Media, the seven studios developed at full strength and were able to attract financing from several large media companies. Not only did they make money, but they also found themselves a partner.
In the afternoon and evening, Tang An met with Zhou Shiwei, Zhou Jia, Chang Jihong and others, asking them to expand the studio, establish a film and television production department, and go to various film and television schools to sign new talents.
After spending a whole day to deal with the matter, on the morning of Thursday, January 5, Tang An took a flight with the crew and rushed to the United States.
We set off on the morning of the 5th and arrived on the morning of the 5th, as if the time had never changed.
Zhang Yi, head of the North American Distribution Department, and a vice president in charge of international theatrical distribution from Twentieth Century Fox received the reception.
"Hello Mr. Jami."
"Hello Mr. Tang, welcome to the United States."
After chatting for a while, we went to a hotel near the premiere theater.
It will be officially released tomorrow and premiere tonight, and there are no advance screenings.
Zhao Yilai, head of the North American Distribution Department, reported on the movie’s release tomorrow.
Due to the success of "Edge of Tomorrow" and the strong support of Wendy Deng, "The Martian" opened in 2,200 theaters on the second weekend after Christmas.
After a day's rest in the hotel, I was jet-lagged and went out to the theater at around 5 p.m.
However, as soon as the car arrived at the theater, a lot of people gathered around the door, and two people were holding a banner. They looked quite excited. Theater security was maintaining order.
Tang An looked at the words on the banner carefully, frowned, and then chuckled.
"The American people don't seem to welcome me very much!"
ps: The third update is here, good night everyone.
Many readers talk about BAT's monopoly, and I have thought about it, but the book is only in early 2012, and the Internet has not fully developed. BAT only developed rapidly in 2016-18, and it will take several years to complete its layout.
Of course, I don’t know much about it either. I’m just a loser.