Chapter five hundred and fifty second money is enough to defeat
"Tang An's new film is scheduled to be released on July 11, 2013, and it will once again compete for the summer release after three years!"
"Deng Chao and Yang Mi team up again, and the hilarious romantic comedy "The Breakup Master" is coming."
"Tang An once again supports new directors. What is the difference between the military blockbuster "Wolf Warrior" and the main theme?"
"Three movies are targeting the summer season, and the king of the summer season is here again!"
"The collision of old and new giants, three films from Han and Tang media besieged "Tomb Raiders"!"
"The King Returns, Tang An once again sweeps the summer season!"
"Can "Tomb Raiders" withstand the attacks from "Interstellar" and "Wolf Warrior"?"
"Lu Chuan challenges Tang An again, will he make the same mistake again?"
"A new upstart in the industry, Ahli Pictures, is under siege by established giants. Can Ahli Pictures break through the siege?"
As soon as Hantang Media announced the schedule of the three movies, the media immediately thought that they would definitely target "Tomb Raiders" produced by Ah Li. After all, this series of issues between the two parties were quite unpleasant during this period.
Then all kinds of news came out. Looking at this situation, people who didn't know it thought that Ali and Hantang were going to fight to the death next year.
Although "Ghost Blowing the Lantern: Searching for the Dragon" is the most popular one, there is also "Ghost Blowing the Lantern: The Secret of the Dragon Ridge" to be released during the Lunar New Year this year, and the popularity of the tomb robbing theme will reach another level. "Tomb Raider Notes" is definitely It has a certain promoting effect.
But the same type, especially such similar themes, has advantages and disadvantages.
If the film is done well, you can borrow a bit of talent and the box office will reach a higher level.
But if it's too different from the previous two, it might have the opposite effect.
But in front of Tang An, no matter whether "Tomb Raiders" was good or not, basically no one would think that it could beat "Interstellar".
Even if Huayi, Wanda, and Ali cooperate together and combine the capabilities of the three companies, there is not much hope.
Only unprofessional people like Zhang Wei simply believe that with Wanda’s theater chain, Huayi’s first-class film and television production capabilities, the mature IP of "Tomb Raiders", and Ahli’s powerful publicity channels, they are qualified to compete with Tang Dynasty. Ann gives it a go.
In fact, if you just make a comparison, her idea is correct.
However, in the past few years, no matter who Tang An faced, whether it was a major domestic director, a famous director who had returned from the United States, or a Hollywood special effects blockbuster, he had never lost once.
When you succeed more times, people won't doubt whether you can succeed next time.
Successful people always succeed, and it applies everywhere.
After the test, you and your classmates are very confident about the answer. You chose A, but the best student in your class chose B, and you will doubt that you are wrong.
At the gambling table, if someone wins more than ten games in a row, most people can't help but follow him and place bets.
In the financial world, there are people who have invested in more than ten entrepreneurial companies in a row. Each time they invest, they get gains dozens or hundreds of times. Even if you invest in a company that no one is optimistic about next time, this company may become a Fragrant pastry.
Let alone outsiders, Wang Zhongjun himself does not believe that "Tomb Raiders" can surpass "Interstellar".
It's just that he has a small share and leads the distribution, so he can make a fortune no matter what.
In the office, he was still discussing this matter with Wang Zhonglei.
"Tang An's new film has been scheduled to be released in mid-July. It seems that "Tomb Raiders" will be moved to August."
Wang Zhongjun sighed, general blockbusters won't have much impact after a half month at most. By then, the box office explosion has passed.
However, in the past two years, the trend of Tang An's movies has become more and more stable, and they have to be delayed by at least three weeks, otherwise they will be suppressed.
"By the way, have you figured out the situation of "Wolf Warrior"?" Wang Zhongjun asked again.
Wang Zhonglei nodded, "There is nothing complicated about this film. It was invested by the Nanjing Military Region Art Troupe and Tang An, and Wu Jing also invested part of it. The Nanjing Military Region will sponsor the equipment, and it is really a 3D real-life shot, not a remake."
"The movies that the military invests in should be the main theme movies. There is nothing to worry about. We will also release "Tomb Raiders" on August 1."
Military war movies, this type of movie might still be able to sell at the box office if it were directed by a big director, but Wu Jingmo and Wang Zhongjun were not worried at all.
The more unpopular a movie is, the more it needs the box office appeal of a director and star to trick some fans into watching it first. If the movie is of good quality, it can attract other viewers to the cinema with its high reputation.
For military movies, 80% of the audience will shake their heads when they hear the subject matter, and the rest of the audience will stop even after watching the creators and trailers.
Let's try a new director for "Assembly". Once the audience sees the subject matter and the title, they won't want to watch it. There is no chance for word-of-mouth marketing. Besides, it was useless in those days when there were no major companies for distribution.
"Okay, I'll discuss it with Wanda and Ah Li and decide on a schedule." Wang Zhonglei nodded.
Although Tang An arranged for "Wolf Warrior" to be released on August 1st to block "Tomb Raiders", the subject matter and director this time are difficult to convince others, unless he directs it himself.
"Tomb Raiders" will be released on August 1. Song Ge, general manager of Wanda Film and Television, has no objection. The investment and distribution this time are jointly done by the three companies. However, the production and distribution are still dominated by Huayi. After all, they do not have a team.
No publishing experience.
But there was opposition here in Ahli.
"I disagree. August 1st is too late. July 25th is just right. It will be half a month apart from "Interstellar" and will not have any impact." Zhang Wei retorted.
"Mr. Zhang, there is still a full month's holiday before the movie is released on August 1st. It's enough. We don't need to fight to lose both sides." Wang Zhonglei advised.
"Both lose and lose" sounds nice, but Wang Zhonglei really needs to be more frank. If "Tomb Raiders" had a head-on collision, the expected 1 billion box office would definitely be gone. It is estimated that 30% would have to be cut off, and it would be about 700 million.
Zhang Wei shook her head, "I have studied the domestic box office trends over the years. The popular summer season can definitely accommodate two billion-level movies at the same time. For example, last year's Lunar New Year season, "The Martian" and "The Thirteen Girls",
"Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" was released 14 days apart, and the combined box office of the latter two was exactly 1.3 billion."
Zhang Wei had to do a lot of homework before taking up the position at Ahli Pictures.
Originally I was in the investment field and I am quite sensitive to numbers.
Taking last year's Lunar New Year stall as an example, the box office in a single month in December was close to 2.5 billion. As a summer stall that is as popular as the Lunar New Year stall, the total box office in July should also be around 2.5 billion.
The capacity of 2.5 billion is enough to be divided between two movies. Except for two Hollywood blockbusters, no other movies were released during the same period.
Wang Zhonglei was speechless. It was too tiring to talk to laymen.
I don't know anything, so I just give you the data. Even Zhang Wei has roughly calculated the box office trend of "Interstellar". He can calculate the approximate box office for you every day in the first three weeks.
God knows what kind of basis the calculation is based on when the movie has not started filming, the schedule has not been determined, and pre-publicity has not started.
But I have never seen Wang Zhonglei. He has been basically responsible for Huayi’s public relations for more than ten years. He has seen a lot of capital from all walks of life.
I have seen many early coal bosses, banks, government leaders, finance, Internet, real estate, and venture capital, but no one can handle anything.
Even Tang An, Wang Zhonglei entertained him a lot when he was in Huayi. They had cocktail parties, activities, parties, and they had a lot of fun together.
However, he ran away without saying a word and without any warning, which was considered a failure.
Wang Zhonglei talked hard and persuaded Zhang Wei to agree to set the schedule on August 1st.
Just like this, if you come to the film and television industry, you will lose money every minute.
That is to say, because Ahli has a lot of money and strong capital, it is enough to fail. Let alone one "Tomb Raiders", losing five or six movies is nothing to Ahli.
If I had to switch to another company, my life would be in jeopardy.
Wang Zhonglei left Ali Pictures and shook his head.
It is unreliable to fight against the Han and Tang Dynasties together with Ah Li. At most, we should use Ah Li's publicity channels and Wanda's line selection.