"It's so awesome. Tang An's imagination is still so confusing, and he ended up using this method in the end!"
"I thought the hero was going back to Earth, but I didn't expect that it was his daughter who saved the world!"
"That's wrong. I think the male protagonist's son is the greatest person. He stayed at home for more than 20 years in order to fulfill his promise to his father. Even his own child died and he refused to move away no matter how miserable the environment was."
"I don't feel it. The hero's son is too stubborn. He has obviously lost a son. Now his wife and younger son are not in good health and they are not allowed to see a doctor."
"Fuck you, you don't understand this. He just wants to be together as a family. This has become an obsession."
"I feel that there are still many places that are a bit confusing. Liberal arts students can only understand the plot, but they don't understand any of the professional stuff."
"It was really worth taking time off to watch the movie today. This is definitely the best movie this year. Liu Ye, Yang Mi, and Wan Qian all acted very well. The part where Zhang Yi suddenly aged was so heart-wrenching."
"Yeah, I was so stunned at that time, and then I became like that in the blink of an eye."
The premiere at the Science and Technology Museum has ended, and the audience who experienced a two-and-a-half-hour visual feast were still talking about it when they left the venue.
The story of "Interstellar" is clear on the surface, but if you think about it after watching it, you will find that many details are worthy of repeated scrutiny.
Many characters also have various speculations. If you change your thinking, you may have a different impression in your mind.
The subsequent banquet was held in the Science and Technology Museum, which is Poly's property.
Poly Group sold Poly Culture’s film and television media business to Tang An, and the remaining theater chains also accepted Tang An’s shareholding.
However, Poly Group also has a large number of theaters and science and technology museums across the country, which are classified under separate theater investment companies.
"Congratulations to Mr. Tang, "Interstellar" is so shocking, I feel like when I watched "Avatar", I think this record breaking is a sure thing."
"There hasn't been such a good movie in China for a long time. The characters, plot, and special effects are perfect."
"With Tang Dong's "Interstellar" this summer, all those Hollywood blockbusters should be overshadowed."
As the focus of the audience, Tang An accepted everyone's congratulations one by one.
But this is a bit too much, and it is still perfect. There is no such thing as perfection.
"Avatar" is also not perfect. It was converted to IMAX, that is, digital IMAX, and the resolution is 4K at most, which is far less good than the 6K of "Interstellar". The larger the screen, the more obvious the difference.
However, in China, digital imax and giant screens are all available, and 4k resolution is enough.
Just like watching it on a mobile phone or a computer, whether it is 2k, 3k or 4k, there is no difference at all.
As professional filmmakers, everyone present can see the box office potential of "Interstellar".
With Tang An's appeal, many stars, and the quality of the movie itself is top-notch, it already has the characteristics of a hit.
What's more, the emotions in the movie are touching enough, and it's possible to leave a name in film history.
Movies that catch the eye can sell well, and movies that touch people's hearts can become classics.
The only question now is the length of the film. The film is two and a half hours long, one hour longer than an ordinary movie, which is not good for the show, and there is no 3D.
After all, there are still too few imax and giant screens in China.
After being surrounded for a few glasses of wine, Zhang Hongsen, director of the Film Bureau, did not stay long and left after some encouragement, followed by Han Sanping.
After seeing off the leaders, the atmosphere became lively.
Tang An approached Yu Dong and asked about the sequel of "Now You See Me".
Yu Dong took a sip of the wine in his glass and shook his head, "I have been talking to him for several months. He insisted that Huayi should be fully responsible for the production. He did not want us to intervene and could only invest a part. And he also wanted to exchange a small amount of investment for a majority.
The proceeds and our investment do not account for the copyright of the series."
"Wang Zhongjun also thought too well!"
Tang An sneered and was speechless.
It's understandable that you want to spend less money and get more with 70% of the copyright, but if the investment in the sequel does not involve subsequent copyright income, how can it be such a good thing?
Tang An and Yu Dong had a drink and said with a smile, "If that's the case, forget it. It's not necessary for this project. After a month, "Tomb Raiders" failed, and he is the one who should be worried."
"That's right, that's right. He will be the one to worry when the time comes." Yu Dong laughed.
Through the all-pervasive publicity of "Tomb Raiders" during this period, the momentum has been strong enough.
In this case, the expectations of the outside world will be greater. Coupled with the precedent of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", it can basically be said that the minimum expectations of external investment institutions and the public for this movie are around 800 million.
Once this figure is not reached and is lower than outside expectations, even if Huayi makes money, it is equivalent to half of the failure.
A movie with an expectation of 200 million and a box office of 500 million is considered a big hit, but a movie with an expectation of 800 million and a box office of 500 million is actually a failure.
Huayi definitely needs to stabilize the situation at that time, and they are the ones who are in a hurry.
Before, Yu Dong was not sure whether "Interstellar" would squeeze into the space of "Tomb Raiders" two weeks later, but after watching the movie, there is no doubt.
The movie is good on the one hand, but the key is that the movie is long. The box office in the early stage will definitely not explode too violently, but the trend will be stronger.
The longer "King Kong" relied on its long run to earn over 100 million in box office. It survived until "The Promise" hit the blockbuster, and stayed strong until "Fearless" was released.
Then Tang An gathered with several directors who came to attend the premiere. Zhang Yimou, Feng Xiaogang, Xu Ke, and Chen Kexin all came, and they all praised "Interstellar".
Xu Ke, who is technically advanced, spoke first, "Dr. Tang, this is an eye-opener for me. This movie doesn't seem to have many CG special effects, but the visual effects are definitely much better than most special effects blockbusters!"
Feng Xiaogang nodded in agreement, "Interstellar is different from Edge of Tomorrow in that not many special effects are used. In addition to the effects of IMAX film, the plot also constantly guides the audience's mentality, combined with just the right special effects."
Tang An said, "You two are overly praised. In fact, except for space and black holes, there are basically no digital special effects in the whole film. Most of them are real shots plus physical special effects, and some processing will be done later."
The cost of a two-and-a-half-hour film is just 200 million. This is still a considerable part of the cost spent on imax equipment and film. Otherwise, the cost of converting 35mm film into an imax version would be very low.
The main thing is labor costs. There is a huge difference between China and North America. The salary of special effects personnel at the same level is almost four to five times lower than in North America.
However, Tang An uses a lot of people, and since labor is cheap, no matter how many people can afford it, five hundred people in North America can do it for half a year, and he, a thousand people, can do it for more than half a year, striving for efficiency and quality.
If you can do it well, try your best to do it well, so that it won't be as fake as the p-shaped bun in "A Thousand Bones of Flowers".
Zhang Yimou said, "Actually, the best thing is the effect shot with 70mm film, which is obviously much better than the effect shot with 35mm film."
Zhang Yimou believes that he is unique in photography and art. No matter whether it is Brother Chen Kai from the Mainland, Xu Ke from Xiangjiang, or Li Rengang, who studied traditional Chinese painting, they are far behind him.
Tang An's movies have good stories and special effects, and Zhang Yimou has always been very confident in the visuals.
But after watching "Interstellar" today, he realized that the thing he was most proud of didn't have much of an advantage anymore.
The feeling captured on 70mm film is completely superior to 35mm film in terms of resolution and texture. When placed on an imax screen, it can almost smooth the gap between art and photography.
Maybe I can make a film imax movie myself?
An idea flashed through Zhang Yimou's mind. With his art and photography skills, if he shoots with 70mm film, there will definitely be a big bonus.
A few of them are just discussing movies as directors, without mixing in other things.
They are all the top directors in the country, and their professional abilities are unparalleled.
After the banquet, Tang An returned to the Palace. It had been two hours since the premiere, and a small amount of news and film reviews had already been published online.
There was no advance screening, no screening, and tonight’s premiere was the first one. There were very few movie reviews, and I couldn’t read a few at all.
After all, there are so many things to write about in the movie, each character can be explored in depth, and many lines and scenes are foreshadowing.
It's just a lot of the same news.
"Today, the latest science fiction blockbuster "Interstellar" directed by the famous director Tang An held a grand premiere at the Beijing Science and Technology Museum, and the venue was packed with people."
"Watch the premiere of "Interstellar" in Beijing, the scene is hot!"
"The best movie of the year, "Interstellar" received an enthusiastic response at the premiere, with hundreds of people applauding in unison."
There is a lot of news that can be used in every movie. It is posted on the headlines of several major portal websites and is accompanied by a few pictures. There is almost no useful information.
It was almost 12 o'clock, and Tang An went to Nuomi Movie to check the pre-sale data.
Nuomi Movies originally prepared only 100 million tickets for the summer release, which was allocated after the previous payment was received.
However, Taopiao said it lost 120 million yuan, Weipiao bought 80 million yuan, and Maoyan Movie lost 70 million.
All four ticketing platforms participated in this summer feast, and previous platforms like Guevara also joined in.
What is burned at this time is money. Whoever burns more will have more users.
Faced with competition from several companies, Tang An simply offered another 50 million, for a total of 150 million votes.
Several large and small platforms combined have invested more than 450 million, mainly due to competition among them.
It seems like a lot, but this is money for seven or eight months, and the average is just over 200 million a month.
This is still a popular summer season. This year’s Lunar New Year stall sold another 300 million in December, and the National Day stall sold 200 million, which is still less than 1 billion.
Counting the over 300 million spent at the end of January next year during the Lunar New Year and the Spring Festival, 1.5 billion a year is nothing.
Originally, in 2015, several major platforms burned 4 billion a year, resulting in a terrifying 49% box office growth that year, totaling 44 billion for the whole year.
The result of burning the 4 billion is that online tickets have accounted for 70% of the total votes, and online tickets accounted for 80% of the top ten theater chains.
The market was almost divided, and everyone took a break with a tacit understanding. Only 1.5 billion was burned in 2016.
The most intuitive manifestation is in the box office. In 2016, the box office for the whole year was only 45.7 billion, with an increase of only 3.7%, the lowest increase in more than ten years.
There were three movies with a box office of over 1 billion in 2014.
In 2015, 4 billion yuan was burned, eight billion yuan and three 900 million yuan were burned.
Only 1.5 billion was burned in 2016, and the true result was revealed. Only ten movies exceeded 1 billion, and one exceeded 900 million. There was almost no growth.
Nuomi.com has burned through its summer sales of 150 million and has basically firmly occupied the first place in market share.
However, the four platforms compete and were launched at about the same time. Each has its own advantages, and the gap is not big.
Thanks to these hundreds of millions of ticket subsidies, the pre-sale box office of many summer movies has soared. Tomorrow's pre-sale box office of "Interstellar" alone will reach a huge 31 million, and this is only tomorrow.
The total box office sales exceeded 100 million the day before yesterday.
Although it can't be compared with what it will be a few years later, this number is scary enough. Many blockbusters don't have this number on their first day.
It's also because the length of the film drags down the number of scenes, otherwise it could be higher.
However, this 31 million includes the midnight shows at 12 midnight, and the midnight shows will have to wait for the theaters to calculate them.