After solving the biggest problem, the rest is as harmonious as ever.
Since we are talking about coordinating schedules and arranging films, Kangpei cannot just mention Hantang Media, as each company has planned the films to be released during the Spring Festival.
Before the Spring Festival, the three movies that had some box office potential were "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf: Pegasus Adventures", "Despicable Me 2", and "Bear Bears". The others were basically just a formality. .
The main distributors of the four movies are Huayi, China Film, and Lay's.
During the Spring Festival, there are "Where Are We Going, Dad", "Omen", "The Return of the Great Sage", and "Havoc in Heaven"
The main distributors of the first two films are Guangxian and Bernard, while "The Return of the Great Sage" is jointly distributed by Hantang Film Group, Hengdian Film Group, and Wuzhou Distribution.
"Havoc in Heaven" is jointly released by Xinghao's Anshi Yingna, China Film and Wanda.
Nowadays, the more blockbusters there are, the more distributors there are. Only when multiple large companies jointly distribute the film can the box office potential be fully unleashed.
For example, although "Havoc in Heaven" is distributed by these three companies, several other companies have replaced their investments with publicity resources worth 60 million yuan, plus 80 million yuan in publicity and distribution expenses. This movie has a total of The publicity cost should be 140 million.
More and more resources are needed, and there are more and more investors and issuers.
After the Spring Festival, on February 13th, the day before the wedding, "Beijing Love Story" released by Hantang Media will be released.
The Spring Festival schedule in half a year will basically consist of these seven movies. By the end of February, there will be two Hollywood movies released, as well as some low-budget movies.
"There will be four movies released one day apart during next year's Spring Festival period. Everyone will compete fairly. This is also what the leaders want. Don't mess up a good year."
After more than an hour of discussion, Kang Pei said with a smile and seemed to be in a good mood.
"Yes, peace brings wealth, don't make it a mess."
Wang Zhongjun smiled. Anyway, the Spring Festival movie has nothing to do with him. His main goal is to focus on the National Day and Lunar New Year movies. There is only one "Pleasant Goat" before the Spring Festival.
"That's it, leave everything to the market." Tang An nodded.
As for fairness, of course it’s impossible to decide on film schedule based on box office, it’s all about strength.
It's fair enough if it doesn't hit the bottom line and doesn't break the law.
Just like the leaked film source, Spacetime Entertainment leaked the film source of "囧囧", and it was on Blu-ray. If Guangxian did it, it would be over the line.
Negative marketing and smear campaigns are all within the scope of fairness.
There is no movie that has no flaws, no points that can be attacked, it doesn't exist.
With sufficient preparation, Hengdian, Wuzhou, and Hantang Film Group jointly distributed the film, which was no worse than the combination of Anshi Yingna, China Film, and Wanda.
The offline terminals may be a bit different. China Film Group and Wanda, especially Wanda's other three allies, account for more than half of the country's share.
But on online terminals, Nuomi Movies definitely has a huge advantage, not to mention it has an advantage in online promotion channels.
Besides, whether the other three companies in Sihai Distribution will contribute is another matter. After all, Wanda is distributing it itself.
Moreover, Sihai Distribution has not released any decent movies since its establishment, and Wanda’s production capabilities are just that.
On the contrary, before Wuzhou Distribution, it shared a lot of profits from the two movies "囧" and "The Breakup Master", which not only stabilized the alliance between the five companies, but also proved Wuzhou Distribution's ability to the outside world. In the past six months, it has also released
In many movies.
In comparison, the Sihai Publishing alliance may break down at any time, and it is ultimately useless without the protection of interests.
The quality of the movie is on point, there is no shortage of potential audiences, there is sufficient publicity and distribution, and there are many films scheduled. It is basically stable, unless this version of "Havoc in Heaven" can be a success.
However, the possibility that Zheng Baorui, a director who specializes in horror and thriller themes, can successfully shoot such a big scene is very low.
Tang An is confident, and so is Kang Pei.
In his opinion, a castrated "gambling movie" "Omen", a variety show movie, and an unknown animated movie are not threats at all.
The three stars of "Upheaval" alone are enough to eclipse other movies of the same period. The last time such a strong lineup was assembled was a few years ago.
As soon as he took office, he had a movie that was a hit at the box office, and it is expected to hit 1 billion. It is definitely a good start!
Wang Zhongjun just released a movie called "Pleasant Goat". There is nothing worth worrying about in this movie. People who watch it will watch it, but people who don't watch it will never watch it. There is basically no risk, and there is no possibility of becoming a hit.
Yu Dong has nothing to worry about. The cost of "Omen Fengyun" is not very high, and one of the investors, Omen Sun Entertainment, provides venue convenience for free, so there is no shortage of money to open a D-game.
With the title of "God of Gamblers 3", it can always attract a large number of audiences into the cinema.
Everyone is very confident, but Wang Changtian, who released "Where Are We Going, Dad" is not so optimistic.
The filming of this film has not started yet, and we have to wait until the variety show is finished filming before we can start filming.
And according to what Tianyu and Blue Flame said, it is not planned to be in the format of a movie, but in the format of a reality show, and it will be shot in a documentary format. It is estimated that it can be shot in ten days. There is not much material and the editing is fast.
Even Wang Changtian thought it was unreliable. The disastrous failure of the previous movie "The Voice" was still fresh in his mind, and it only sold 3 million at the box office.
Besides, "The Voice" was a hit before, and the variety show "Where Are We Going, Dad" is still being filmed.
Tianyu and Blue Flame are also crazy about money and want to make a fortune from movies immediately after the variety show is aired.
Ye Xuan is a little confused. "Havoc in Heaven" was distributed by Wanda, and "Beijing Love Story" was invested by Wanda.
Although it was released two weeks apart, "Beijing Love Story" was released in the Han and Tang Dynasties after all.
Tang An snatched away the distribution rights of this movie with a guarantee of 300 million. If Wanda supports the film arrangement, then if the box office exceeds 300 million, wouldn't it be an advantage for Tang An?
If the film was deliberately not arranged, Wanda would not have suffered any loss, since it would have received the guaranteed fee anyway.
But other investors will definitely have opinions on what they think.
Wanda's film and television production capabilities are not strong to begin with. It is difficult to gain control over filming in cooperation with large companies, so it requires the cooperation of second-tier companies.
Everyone had their own thoughts, and the meeting ended harmoniously.
After that, Tang An approached Han Sanping.
But before he could ask, Han Sanping spoke first, "He also told me about this today on the spur of the moment. He probably wanted to erect it."
"Isn't this just what you want?" He smiled and sat down.
Tang An also sat down on the sofa and shook his head, "That's different. If I took the initiative, he might still owe me a favor, but now I'm being forced to give in."
"You are very calculating. You can achieve your goal and earn favors."
Han Sanping shook his head, noncommittal.
Tang An was puzzled and asked, "Dr. Han, what do you mean by this?"
"Originally, I thought you wanted to have a good relationship with him. Many people have already taken action."
Han Sanping shook his head with a smile and said, "However, when I think about it carefully, it's wrong. In the past ten years, you have never given in. In the past, "Transformers" and "Red Cliff" were released by China Film, and you never gave in.
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As emperor and courtier, although Han Sanping and Kang Pei are not leaders of major companies, they represent Optoelectronics after all, so they can be considered half leaders.
When a new official takes office, it is normal for some people to want to curry favor with him. Senior officials of several major companies are probably moving around. There is nothing wrong with Tang An showing his favor at this time.
However, Han Sanping carefully recalled Tang An's acting style in the past ten years. For many years, he worked hard on China Film's films and never gave in.
It's fair to say that Huayi was still talking about it at that time, but 10 years later, in the past three years, many of Hantang Media's films have been produced by China Film.
In the face of this, the current chairman of China Film Group did not show any good intentions. Instead, he took away the distribution rights of "Heart Blossoms", which had been agreed to be distributed by China Film Group.
"Heart Blossoms on the Road" is invested by China Film Group Corporation, and director Ning Hao was also supported by Han Sanping. Yu Qing and Li will not be the second distributor.
What's more, when China Film and Capital Culture offered a guaranteed high price of 500 million, Tang An was not seen giving face.
Faced with himself, the current chairman of China Film Group Corporation, Tang An had no intention of showing any favors. He would argue if necessary, not to mention that Kang Pei had not yet taken office.
Han Sanping probably understood that Tang An was originally going to release "The Return of the Great Sage" during the Spring Festival, and the currently filming "Detective Chinatown 2" must have found another schedule.
As for the reason, it is probably because they want to take advantage of the popular trend of Journey to the West to boost the box office of "The Return of the Great Sage".
Otherwise, there are more bold ideas.
Although he didn't quite believe it, Han Sanping couldn't help but ask after thinking of Tang An's series of incredible successes in recent years.
"Tell me, can "The Return of the Great Sage" really beat "Havoc in Heaven"?"
Tang An was a little surprised, "What you said, Mr. Han, is that the lineup, momentum and cost of "Havoc in Heaven" are much higher than "Havoc in Heaven". It would be a miracle if we can really win."
Han Sanping understood clearly and said with a smile, "I don't know you yet, and no one has ever asked you to give in. Let's talk about it. There are no outsiders."
Is it so easy to be seen through?
Tang An thought about it for a moment, and there shouldn't be any flaws.
But now that he saw it, Tang An stopped hiding it.
"From a director's point of view, I think this version of "Havoc in Heaven" will not be successful. Donnie Yen is not suitable for Sun Wukong. Zheng Baorui has never controlled such a large crew. This is not what he can compare with when filming in Hong Kong."
"Of course, there are also special effects. If the special effects worth 38 million US dollars are done carefully, the effect will be good. Let's not talk about how much Zheng Baorui knows about special effects. Just talk about the special effects selection of "Havoc in Heaven". As far as I know, there are almost no real scenes, right?
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Tang An picked up a little bit of analysis.
"Zheng Baorui really has no experience, but there are several professional American producers to check it."
Han Sanping denied it at first, and then said, "The background is indeed a model + CG method. The main reason is that it is difficult to find places that meet the requirements. However, I have seen the drawings and the painting is pretty good."
"Whether the picture is good or not is not a big reference. "Havoc in Heaven" is a live-action movie, and all models and CG are used, which will inevitably lead to background distortion."
Tang An shook his head, "Even for "Avatar", Cameron would not dare to make all the backgrounds with CG. No matter how good the rendering is, it is still prone to distortion. Most of the exterior scenes are real scenes, so it will be so real."