The domestic film market has entered a low ebb, with only four new films released in January. The current daily box office champion is still occupied by "Kung Fu", which has been in theaters for more than 20 days, and still has a box office of about 400,000 in a single day.
The film schedule is enough, but there is no audience!
That’s the situation!
This is also the time when major companies conduct year-end inventory, counting the revenue and profits of the past year.
Try every means possible to avoid taxes and analyze the gains and losses of the past year.
Those investments were successful, why they were successful, and what factors were involved!
Those who lost money, was it luck or necessity?
As a first-tier film and television company in China, Huayi has participated in the investment and distribution of many films this year.
"Kung Fu" and "A World Without Thieves" were both blockbuster movies, both of which were invested and distributed by Huayi, and they made a lot of money.
Chairman Wang Zhongjun was looking at the financial statements in his office. The string of numbers on them obviously put him in a good mood.
"Dong dong dong!"
The knock on the door changed Wang Zhongjun's thoughts. He put down the report, took a sip of tea, leaned on the boss's chair, "Come in!"
The visitor was Zhao Jun, the vice president of Huayi Production Department. As soon as he entered the door, he reported to Wang Zhongjun, "Director Wang, there is news about Tang An's project!"
"Oh, tell me!" Wang Zhongjun's eyes lit up and he nodded.
"It has been confirmed that it is a horror film, but only Director Han and Lin Sheng from the distribution department have read the script, and Optoelectronics has not approved the project!" Zhao Jun answered truthfully.
"What does Han Dong mean?" Wang Zhongjun asked.
"I have already informed the production department and are forming a crew, and the logistics department is also preparing equipment!"
"That means Director Han is quite satisfied with the script?" Wang Zhongjun crossed his hands in front of his lower abdomen and nodded slightly.
"That's right. Lin Sheng also praised the script, but he didn't reveal the details to anyone!" Zhao Jun said.
Although the dignified vice president of Huayi's production department was rejected by a new director who had only made one movie, Zhao Jun would not plan to speak ill of Tang An just because of this.
Back then, in order to recruit Lu Chuan from China Film and Television, Wang Zhongjun set up a director's studio for him. All of them were first-class professionals in the industry, which shows how seriously he was taken.
Currently, only Feng Xiaogang, Teng Huatao, and Lu Xuezhang can enjoy this kind of treatment.
But now Lu Chuan's film has failed at the box office in the Mainland. In order to win over Tang An, he personally persuaded Lu Chuan to apologize to Tang An in private. This is much more important to Lu Chuan than he originally did.
Even though Zhao Jun is the deputy director of the production department, he really has no control over these four directors. If he has any dissatisfaction, he can only keep it in his heart.
Wang Zhongjun thought for a moment and asked, "Are you sure you haven't approved the project yet?"
"I just came from Optoelectronics, and there really isn't one!" Zhao Jun replied immediately.
"Do you have Tang An's phone number?"
"Hmm...yes." Zhao Jun was stunned for a moment and said.
"Make an appointment with him for me!"
"Okay, Director Wang!"
Zhao Jun didn't ask any more questions, took out his cell phone and dialed Tang An.
"Hey, Director Tang, I'm Zhao Jun from Huayi..."
...
Zhao Jun hung up the phone, "He said he would arrive around 10 o'clock!"
"Okay, go and do your work!" Wang Zhongjun waved his hand.
Then Wang Zhongjun made a call, and 10 minutes later the secretary came in with a stack of documents.
...
But Tang An, who was far away in the studio at this time, was confused.
"Isn't this Zhao Jun here to win over me again? His attitude was so obvious last time. He really doesn't want to give up!"
"No matter what they want to do, you'll find out if you go see them!" After Xu Ruoyun finished speaking, he lowered his head and went to work.
"Instead of making an appointment at a hotel, go directly to Huayi. I guess Zhao Jun is not looking for me!"
"Okay, I'll go over there and you can eat by yourself at noon!"
Tang An put down what he was doing, went out, took a taxi, and went straight to Huayi.
No matter how Huayi persuades him now, Tang An will not join. Even Feng Xiaogang does not have a high degree of freedom now. He can only make Huayi's movies and is not allowed to take on movies from other companies.
But he's a little bit better, at least it's his own project, and he won't take on external films.
The only directors in China who have the most freedom now are Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige. Zhang Weiping did not sign any contract in order to tie Zhang Yimou to the new picture. Zhang Yimou can leave at any time as long as Zhang Yimou is willing.
The capital was not too crowded at this time, and it took less than an hour to arrive.
After I explained my intention to the front desk, someone immediately showed me the way respectfully.
As the New Year is approaching, the pace of the entire company is very fast, as if everyone wants to get things done in a hurry so that they can take a vacation early.
"Director Tang, Director Wang is waiting for you inside!"
The girl at the front desk took Tang An to the chairman's office, knocked on the door, waited for him to enter, and then took him from outside.
"Hello, Director Wang!"
No matter what Wang Zhongjun's intentions were, the other party was after all a big boss in the entertainment industry, and Tang An still showed enough respect.
"Haha, Director Tang is here, please take a seat!" Wang Zhongjun stood up and asked Tang An to sit down.
This is Wang Zhongjun's first impression without being arrogant.
This is easy to talk about!
"I heard that Director Tang's new film is already in preparation?"
"Yes, is Director Wang also paying attention to my movie?" Tang An was not surprised at all and said with a smile.
"Director Tang has received 31 million box office for a movie with an investment of 3 million. No one in the entire entertainment industry is paying attention!" Wang Zhongjun laughed.
"Director Wang praised me, it's my first time making a movie, I'm just lucky!" Tang An waved his hand.
After a brief conversation, Wang Zhongjun explained his purpose.
"I wonder if Director Tang has any financial problems with this movie. Maybe I can help!"
"Thank you, Director Wang, for your kindness, but this is still a small-budget movie, so there are no financial problems!" Tang An declined politely.
Wang Zhongjun did not continue talking. With China Film Group here, Tang An would not approach Huayi even if he was short of money.
"Do you have a candidate for the actor?" Wang Zhongjun asked with a smile.
That’s what it’s for!
What Huayi lacks most is actors, but what it lacks most is roles.
A huge artist management department is also a burden to the company!
The success of "Shark Beach" made Tang An's horror film of the same type very popular, and the characters in it naturally became popular.
Han Sanping also asked him about the candidate for the heroine before. When he learned that Tang An already had a candidate, he stopped asking. He also didn't like the supporting roles.
Tang An pondered for a moment and said, "To be honest with Mr. Wang, apart from the heroine, I don't have any suitable candidates for other supporting roles!"
"There's still no leading actor?" Wang Zhongjun grasped the key point.
"There are male characters, but they don't have many roles. There are also four supporting roles. If Director Wang has suitable candidates, please help introduce them!"
Except for the heroine in "Terror Cruise", it doesn't matter who the other characters are. Their identity, background, occupation, appearance, etc. have no conflict with the plot.
It's not a bad idea to sell him a favor, and it would be troublesome for Tang An to find someone by himself!·