It's nearly eleven o'clock at night, and even in the bustling capital, there are not many pedestrians and vehicles on the road.
However, it is still much more lively than second- and third-tier cities, and with Valentine’s Day in mind, the streets are not too empty.
A convoy of several Mercedes-Benz S-Classes and a Rolls-Royce drove along the Sanyuan Bridge toward the Capital Airport.
Tang An looked at the people on the roadside who were either alone or in pairs coming out to play in the car.
Ordinary people can go out and have some fun at night, but he was still busy with work at this time and had just finished a premiere.
Shaking his head, he didn't express his feelings. He might as well be an ordinary person or something.
After many people have successfully made a fortune, they have said in public that their current life is not happy and is not as good as the life of ordinary people.
Part of it was just showing off, and part of it was probably due to various things and pressure at that time that I had such thoughts.
If they indulge in sex and pleasure, would they still want to be ordinary people?
Tang An is fine now and not too busy. Compared to Wang Jianlin, who gets up at five o'clock every day and takes three flights, it is much easier.
But it’s not easy. Later, since the President of the United States took office, his daily schedule consists of eating, sleeping, and tearing up Shiraz.
After withdrawing his thoughts, Tang An took out the script of "Operation Red Sea" and flipped through it.
Although the script has already taken shape, I still read it occasionally to see if there is any inspiration and what areas can be changed.
The big frame will basically remain the same, and some details will be marked if you have new ideas, so you won’t forget them during filming, and you won’t have to change the script.
Next to him, Yang Mi came over, put his hands on Tang An's shoulders, rested his chin on them, and glanced at the script.
"Brother An, this movie of yours is obviously a military movie, why did you choose a few people who don't look like soldiers?"
Tang An turned around and kissed her on the red lips, and said with a smile, "Who doesn't look like a soldier?"
"Except for Zhang Yi, none of them look alike."
Since there were no outsiders, Yang Mi had no worries and could talk casually.
"Oh, then you should tell me."
Tang An closed the script and looked at her with interest, wanting to hear what she had to say.
"Although Du Chang looks tough, he is very suitable for playing a sunny boy. Otherwise, he is a sunny character with a dark heart. He doesn't have that kind of military temperament."
"That Zhang Ruoyun, the "New Snow Leopard" filmed by his father is just mediocre. I think he is suitable for idol dramas. And that little fellow Chao Ge doesn't look like a soldier at all."
Yang Mi spoke clearly and logically, and seemed to make a little bit of sense.
Tang An shook his head, "So I asked them to train for half a year. Some of them who have never been in the military have military temperament. The ones who performed are tough guys at best, which is much different from the military temperament."
In fact, what Yang Mi said is right. Du Chang and Zhang Ruoyun do not have military temperament. Du Chang is best at playing roles that are sunny on the surface but dark on the inside. Zhang Ruoyun, whether it is in these current war TV series or the subsequent "Wuxin Master"
The warlord here doesn't look like a soldier.
But after practicing for half a year, and also training during filming, it’s almost enough.
Tang An did not discuss the film with Yang Mi, closed the script, and talked to her about her next few projects.
It's very difficult for actresses to land good films, especially real heroines, not supporting roles with the title of heroine.
After all, movies are not TV series. The audience of commercial movies determines that there cannot be many movies with leading female protagonists, and there are not even many movies with male and female protagonists side by side.
Even for Zou Xun and Zhang Ziyi, they can't come across one film a year in which their roles are equal to those of the male protagonist. Except for romance movies, most of the time their roles are the foils of the male protagonist.
Yang Mi was also a little troubled, "Brother Xiao Ming wanted to remake the movie version of "Why Sheng Xiao Mo". I originally wanted it, but I didn't expect it to be cut off by him. He also asked Yang Ying to star with him, and I couldn't get the heroine. ."
On the day of the Spring Festival Gala, Wang Xiaoming asked for the remake rights of the movie "Why Sheng Xiao Silence", and exchanged 50% of the shares for the remake rights.
Don’t pay a penny and get 50% of the profits.
Although it is definitely a bad movie, there is a high probability that it will be a bad movie if it is produced by your own company.
Basically few of the adapted movies, especially romance movies, are successful.
This genre is rarely touched by big directors, and some directors also despise it. Otherwise, why would Feng Xiaogang want to make a costume blockbuster in the first place?
Famous directors rarely work in this genre, let alone the TV series version of Zhu Yu Xian Qian, and even famous directors will not take it up.
It's difficult to find talent from an unknown director. If the company makes the film on its own, it will have to find an unknown film director or TV series director, and make the film a mess, turning it into a money-making project.
It's impossible for Tang An to focus on such a project. He doesn't have that kind of free time, and the company has produced a lot of bad movies in the past few years. It's impossible for such a big company to have bad movies.
There are many more bad movies in Hollywood than in China. This does not prevent North America and Hollywood from being the largest movie markets and movie bases in the world.
Don't be afraid of the many bad movies in China. The key is not to make them all bad. There should be a few good movies released every month. It would be great for the audience to watch them and enjoy them, while also criticizing the bad movies and the actors.
If it's all bad movies and there are only a few good ones, and there's not one for two or three months, then it's over.
The copyright would expire in two years, and a capable director could not be found to film it, so Wang Xiaoming gave it to him in exchange for 50% of his shares in the remake rights.
Moreover, Wang Xiaoming also said that he planned to play the male and female protagonists together with Yang Ying, and they just happened to get married after filming, as a seal of love.
After talking about this, Tang An is the beauty of an adult.
Although Wang Xiaoming gave up half of the profits, he definitely did not lose money. A modern romantic drama, not counting their salary, cost a whopping 20 million. With the popularity of this film, he could make money even with his eyes closed.
Tang An smiled and said, "It's okay if you don't want this movie. Wang Xiaoming told me for a long time that day that he wanted to create a husband and wife team to commemorate their wedding. I will make it happen for them, otherwise I won't give it to him."
"It doesn't matter to me. Brother Xiao Ming's reputation is not good now. There is probably no benefit to partnering with him." Yang Mi shook his head and didn't care much anymore. It's good to be a boss. You don't have to be filming all year round. You can rest and play when you want. Just play.
"But I'm also bored. How about I be a mentor on some show, brother An An? How about a guest?" Yang Mi thought for a while and then asked.
Tang An shook his head, "How do you think about which show you want to go to?"
"How about 'The Masked Singer'?"
"Cough cough cough"
Yang Mi's shameless words almost made Tang An angry.
Tang An reacted so violently that Yang Mi glared at him angrily.
"Okay, I'm just kidding, how about "I Am an Actor"."
Fortunately, Tang An was mentally prepared and didn't get choked again.
After taking a sip of water and taking a breath, Tang An said speechlessly, "You really don't have any self-awareness. If I ask you to go up there tomorrow, you will definitely make the headlines, and at least 10 to 20 million in public relations fees will be thrown into it."
Yang Mi was carefree and didn't feel embarrassed at all, "Brother Ye went, why can't I go? I think it's fun to teach people to perform, just like the teachers used to teach us in school."
Tang An said, "Stop thinking about it, unless you don't want to run this show after this season, or you go to Mr. Li and see if she will let you on. How about you sing a few songs on "The King of Masked Singer" The song will probably increase the ratings."
"I'm not going." Yang Mi said angrily.
"I want you to go but you don't want to go. Let me give you an idea and create a restaurant management program. These days, the audience can't resist the temptation of delicious food through the screen, let alone a group of celebrities cooking."
Tang An then told her about the later variety show "Chinese Restaurant". He didn't even watch two episodes, so he couldn't remember it clearly.
Yang Mi's eyes lit up and he quickly said, "Is it just like "Longing for Life"?"
"There are some similarities. Anyway, the idea is probably like this. You can cooperate with Tudou Pictures and leave the professional stuff to them."
As soon as Tang An opened his mouth, he presented a popular variety show to Yang Mi. He didn't do anything, just invested some money in it to hold shares and waited for the money to be collected.
Yang Mi did not doubt the feasibility of this program. Several popular programs in the Variety Show Division of Tudou Pictures originated from several of Tang An's ideas.
But Yang Mi was excited for a while and said, "Then what do I do? What role do I play?"
Tang An smiled and said, "It's very simple. You can do whatever you want. If you want to be a chef, go to New Oriental to learn for half a year. Otherwise, you can serve dishes or clean tables."
Yang Mi curled his lips, "I don't want it, I will be the boss."
"Whatever you want, just don't make me look obscene."
Yang Mi then asked Tang An to talk about some program ideas. For her, movies and TV series are no big deal now. The company also invests in several movies a year, mainly for fun.
But Tang An didn't remember much, so he didn't say much, "Okay, you can study this program slowly, I just have an idea."
Yang Mi stopped asking any more questions and turned to ask about another matter.
"Brother An, what did you say to Brother Chao at the banquet just now? What happened to the duplicitous politicians?"
Tang An said, "It's the little girl's father. Back then, Baodao's film and television company invited Liu Xiaoqing to film a movie. However, due to identity issues, the Baodao Information Office didn't allow it, so the crew came to the mainland to film the movie. The male protagonist of that movie was the little girl. dad.
A lot of things happened during that period, and news of Liu Xiaoqing's defection was everywhere in the mainland. After returning to the mainland to film, his father also became a half-flag of the United Front. The higher authorities needed such a person to promote it, so he registered with it."
"Oh, that's it."
Yang Mi understood and said nothing more. Who knows what the higher-ups think about politics.
The journey was smooth and the convoy soon arrived at the Palace of Beauty, where they got off the bus and went home to wash themselves and sleep.
However, Yang Mi also held a packaging bag in his hand, and Tang An asked casually, "What is this?"
"Valentine's Day gift package."
Yang Mi opened the package, lifted it up and showed it to Tang An.
Tang An shook his head, "Sure enough, there are still many scammers. Put a few things together and package them, and sell them at a high price. There is really no shortage of people to buy them."
Just this Valentine’s Day gift package will generate nearly 20 million yuan in sales on Valentine’s Day tomorrow.
Although it can only sell well on Valentine's Day, this number is already very good for domestic movie derivatives.
As for profits, just think about the Bing Kuo Luo sold in theaters.
A 2.5 liter Coke costs about seven or eight yuan. If you change the cup and add some ice, it costs 10 yuan a cup. A large bottle will last at least four or five cups.
With sales of 20 million, there is still a profit of 10 million with no conscience.
However, Tang An then shook his head. Derivatives were not easy to make. Xingmei later went bankrupt because it sold mobile phones, digital products, and cosmetics in movie theaters.
Go home, take a shower, and go to bed.
But Yang Mi had to take a shower and try the soap flowers in the Valentine's Day gift bag.
"Forget it, come here and I'll put soap on your back."
Tang An took the petals made of soap from Yang Mi's hand and applied it on her smooth back.
Suddenly, my hand slipped and fell to the ground and slid forward.
Seeing this, Yang Mi bent down to pick up the soap flowers, "Brother An, why can't you hold these?"
This is really like picking up soap.
Tang An looked at the perfect shape formed by bending down in front of him. His snow-white skin was slightly reddened by the hot water, making it even more tempting.
The weather was dry in winter. Tang An couldn't help but licked his lips and took a step forward.