With a global box office of 3 billion yuan and the highest ranking of 14th Chinese-language film of the year, the impact caused by it is difficult to calm down for a while.
Suddenly, a lot of exclusive interviews appeared, including from TV stations, newspapers directly under the Propaganda Department, the four major portals, and some magazines related to the film industry.
Even several major fashion magazines joined in the fun.
Not only him, several actors also appeared frequently.
It's still the same as before, pushing everything that can be pushed, and coordinating the schedule for those that can't be pushed, and doing it one by one.
There is also a cover of the China supplement of the Asian edition of Time Magazine, which is not very interesting.
There are three types of Time magazine covers. The first cover of the American version of Time magazine is only for politicians and a few extremely influential figures.
For example, it was the first time for Wu Peifu, Yan Laoxi, Feng Yux and other great warlords to be played, and Chang Kaishen was played ten times.
Cheng Long is the only domestic actor to appear in the American version, and the only one in the film and television industry.
There is also the Asian version, which means that it already has considerable influence in Asia, but it is not to that extent internationally, such as Jay Chou, Wang Fei, etc.
Finally, there is a supplement. For example, Li Yuchun is on the cover of the China supplement of the Asian edition of Time Magazine.
The supplement is a four-page publication sandwiched between the main issue.
There are not only Chinese supplements, but also in various Asian countries.
Take the issue of Li Yuchun as an example. In the same issue of the magazine, the cover of the domestic supplement was Li Yuchun. When it was published in India, it became a tennis player. When it was published in Japan, it became Chien Watanabe. When it was published in South Korea, it became Chien Watanabe.
Park Ji-sung.
However, being on the supplement was quite good for Li Yuchun, who had just debuted at that time, even though the comments above were not good.
This is useful for celebrities, it can last for more than a month, and greatly increases exposure, but it is of no use to Tang An, and he doesn't need to maintain his popularity.
In terms of popularity, it doesn’t matter whether it has the Huaguo Supplement or not. It doesn’t even matter if it appears in the People’s Daily a few times. Guangming Daily is more important.
At the very least, this is the mouthpiece of the Propaganda Department and represents official recognition.
Of course, don't think about the headlines. Those are the territories of a few big guys, and Tang An doesn't even dare to touch them.
In early March, Tang An received Yang Lan, founder of Sunshine Media and chairman of the board of directors of Sunshine Culture Fund.
Today I will accept an exclusive interview at the group, which is "Interview with Yang Lan".
"Hello, Director Tang, thank you for taking the time to accept our interview."
"Ms. Yang, you're welcome. Please take a seat."
This is not my first time on this show, so I sat down and had a chat first with a few polite words.
"Director Tang, congratulations to "The Martian" for its global success, with a box office exceeding 3 billion."
Tang An waved his hands and said with a smile, "I have heard this more than 30 times, Ms. Yang doesn't need to be so polite."
We chatted about the topic of the visit, some of the things involved, and things that Tang An was not comfortable answering.
After preparations were completed, Tang An took her shooting team to the group's screening room.
"Director Tang is the first person to be interviewed in the screening room." Yang Lan sighed.
Tang An smiled and said, "Today I am a director, and the films I make must always meet the audience in the cinema, so it is most suitable to do so in the screening hall."
In the screening room of less than 100 square meters, the lights were turned on, the photographers and lighting engineers brought by Yang Lan were ready, and the interview officially began.
The topic of this interview is about "The Martian" breaking the box office record of "Avatar" and its success overseas. All questions revolve around this topic, interspersed with others from time to time.
Yang Lan: "Director Tang, first of all, congratulations on breaking the domestic box office record of "Avatar". You once said before the movie was released that "The Martian" would definitely break this record. Were you so confident at that time?
?”
Tang An smiled and said: "Of course, I don't like to talk big. When the box office of "Edge of Tomorrow" exceeded 1.1 billion, I knew that the time was ripe to surpass "Avatar". The domestic film market is developing rapidly every year.
Faster than any other country in the world."
"The domestic box office output in 2009 was less than 7 billion. In 2010, the domestic box office output was about 12 billion. Last year, the total domestic box office was 16 billion. Whether it is the total box office or the number of moviegoers, it is enough to support a movie that exceeds
1.3 billion movie.”
Yang Lan asked again: "In 2009, the box office of "Avatar" reached 1.3 billion. Doesn't it mean that the domestic film market was fully mature at that time?"
Tang An shook his head; ""Avatar" is an epoch-making movie. I believe that even if it were two years earlier, it would have reached a box office of 1.3 billion."
Yang Lan asked curiously, "Can Director Tang tell me more specifically?"
Tang An: "Era-defining movies are often not limited by era. The box office of "Avatar" in the first few weeks was far inferior to "The Martian", but until the fifth week of release, the single-week box office was still close to the 50 million in the first week.
%, this is completely unrealistic trend."
"Generally, pirated copies of a movie are released less than a month after its release. Audiences are likely to choose to watch the pirated version. However, the special effects and 3D effects of "Avatar" that far exceed those of blockbusters of the same period allow the movie to remain at a very high level one month after its release.
The box office, whether it is special effects or 3D, is beyond this era."
Yang Lan: "Director Tang, which domestic film in our country does he think can be called epoch-making?"
Tang An: "'Hero', no doubt about it."
Yang Lan: "Don't "Edge of Tomorrow" and "The Martian" also count?"
Tang An: "No, although some people say that I started the 1 billion era of the domestic film market, but even without me, with the development of the market, there will still be a movie with a box office of more than 1 billion within one or two years, "Detective Chinatown"
That’s it.”
"It is the market that makes me, not me that makes the market."
The more formal talks were all about the domestic film market and the film itself.
Tang An also talked about some things about film production.
"Any movie, any crew, not only the director and actors, but also photography, scenery, props, lighting, makeup, costumes, etc. are all very important."
"First-class photographers, real sets, just the right lighting, and the actors' wonderful performances, and finally the director's control, can complete a wonderful movie."
"Just imagine, no matter how good the actors are, the surrounding scenery is fake, the lighting is not good, the camera is crooked, and the costumes are not good enough, will the audience be able to see it?"
There was also a lot of talk about how Chinese-language films can sell well overseas, how to avoid cultural differences, etc.
Finally, let’s talk about the title of the number one director in China.
"I'm very happy that so many fans support me and identify with me. If I am the number one director in their hearts, then I am!"