After the movie was screened, the response was very good. The vast majority of the audience walked into the cinema with happy thoughts, and they were not disappointed in the end.
After that, they moved to the hotel next door, where Tang An also held a banquet to greet his colleagues who were present.
"Director Ning, congratulations. I'm very satisfied with the audience's response. There is great hope that the box office will exceed one billion this time."
Tang An and Ning Hao had a drink to express their congratulations.
Ning Hao said quickly, "I would also like to thank you, Mr. Tang, for your support. Without Han Tang's promotion and the support of Nuomi Films, there would be no 40 million box office and 60 million pre-sales."
Tang An waved his hand and said with a smile, "It's no different than ten years ago. Now the audience pays for the content. Without good enough content, it's difficult to sell high box office. It's better for you to shoot well."
Huang Bo also said, "It is certain to get a billion box office this time. Both of you have directed movies with a box office of one billion, and I am the only one lagging behind."
Xu Zheng smiled and said, "Bozi, you've almost finished writing the script. You might as well just shoot it yourself. You see, writers can make movies now, so you can do it too. By then, we'll have a box office of one billion, so the three of us can
They are all members of this billion-dollar club."
Xu Zheng's half-joking words made Huang Bo excited. He said seriously, "Don't tell me yet, my movie is really ready to be shot. I will show it to you with a box office of one billion."
"Ahem..."
Next to him, Ning Hao was just imagining the scene after the box office exceeded 1 billion, and he was still immersed in it. Unexpectedly, Huang Bo actually said that he wanted to make a movie with a box office of 1 billion, which shocked him.
Coughing twice hinted that Huang Bo was keeping a low profile.
Huang Bo is just joking. There are only a few movies with a box office of one billion in a year. It's not that easy.
He then smiled and said, "You have to have a goal to be a human being. Let's set a small goal of one billion and move towards this goal. If we can break even in the end, it will be considered a profit."
Tang An quite agreed, "You're right. Only when you have a goal can you have the motivation to fight."
These words made Ning Hao, Xu Zheng, Wang Baoqiang, Yuan Quan and others next to them complain, so you set a small goal of three billion?
"Huang Bo, what is your new movie about? Is it a comedy?" Tang An asked after taking a sip from his wine glass.
"That's right."
Huang Bo nodded and continued, "It's just throwing a group of people on a desert island. It has comedy elements, but it mainly talks about human nature and social systems."
It's really a "good show".
Throwing a group of people on a desert island, there are many similar settings.
BBC filmed it into a "blizzard mode" suspense drama "No Survivors".
Director Nippon made it into a "chicken-eating" thriller "Battle Royale".
Hollywood made it into the "imaginative" science fiction drama "Lost".
But Huang Bo chose to make a comedy film that tests human nature.
Tang An thought for a while and said, "A group of people are on a desert island. The part about human nature is not difficult, but in terms of social systems, I have watched a British movie "Lord of the Flies", which tells the story of a group of children who were killed in a plane crash.
Trapped on a desert island.
At first they were able to live in harmony, but the expansion of the evil of human nature caused the children to fight for power and divide into two camps: autocratic and democratic camps. They killed each other, which ultimately led to a tragic ending.
This film is dark, cruel and full of political metaphors, but it will definitely not be a big hit and it will be difficult to recover the cost even if the investment is even larger."
"Director Tang has also seen this old movie?"
Huang Bo was a little surprised. This was a movie made more than 20 years ago, and it was not a classic. He only watched it by chance and was inspired to come up with the idea.
Huang Bo explained, "I plan to explore the hypocrisy and absurdity of human nature in a slightly more relaxed and humorous way, making it more down-to-earth and downplaying the dark and cruel side."
"It's a good idea. Have you read this book Ning Hao?" Tang An asked them both.
Ning Hao smiled and said, "Bozi came to us as soon as he had any ideas. Every time he came up with an idea, it was not easy to determine the outline and main line. We helped fill in some details."
Xu Zheng said, "I think it can be shot. The scenes are basically on desert islands, and the cost will not be too high. You can just try it out and practice, and you won't lose much."
Huang Bo was not happy about this. He shouted, "What do you mean by losing money? I will definitely achieve the small goal of one billion."
Tang An said, "Okay, since you are so confident, show me the script one day and I will vote for it and send someone to help you prepare the film."
Huang Bo was a little surprised by what Tang An said before he even read the script, and he immediately thanked him, "Thank you, Director Tang. I will send you the script tomorrow. Please give me some guidance and advice."
With Tang An's investment, the resources of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and Huang Bo himself being one of the few mainland actors with box office appeal, it would be impossible to lose money if the cost was not high.
It is very rare for a project to be guaranteed to be profitable.
Wang Baoqiang, who was standing next to him, looked at it with enthusiasm. Huang Bo casually talked about the outline and ideas of the script, and Tang An was willing to invest.
The movie that Tang An likes is not only a matter of investing some money, but also means that the resources of the entire Han and Tang Dynasties will be appropriately tilted.
Wang Baoqiang then remembered that his crew was writing and writing in a decent way, and his heart suddenly moved. He planned to go back and polish it up and show it to Tang An.
With Tang An's investment and Han and Tang's resources, it is almost a sure profit.
Wang Baoqiang is also full of confidence in his popularity and reputation. Even though a bad movie "Frozen: Gate of Rebirth" has just been released, he still maintains a good reputation in the hearts of the audience.
Actors come to make movies, writers write novels to make movies, and even variety show hosts come to make movies. Wang Baoqiang believes that with his popularity that does not belong to these people, the box office will not be far behind.
However, the prerequisite must be the support of a large company, otherwise the project preparation, subsequent marketing, and publicity will all be big problems.
The aroma of wine is also afraid of the deep alley.
As for whether Tang An would invest, Wang Baoqiang was not worried at all.
Starting from "The Lost Journey", there are three consecutive "囧" series. How much money has he made for Tang An? Tang An should not be so stingy.
What's more, Tang An replaced Zhao Wei in order to find him to star in "囧".
If you can be like Zhao Wei and Deng Chao, and the first film you direct has a box office of RMB 670 million, you will make more money than being an actor, and your status will be different.
If, like Xu Zheng, he earns one billion at the box office, then all the big companies in the entire film and television industry will woo him and provide for him.
Feng Xiaogang sold a shell company to Huayi for one billion. If he could make a few big-selling movies, he couldn't say it was worth one billion, let alone five or six billion.
Wang Baoqiang was already thinking about his future success, and he didn't realize that his wife, agent and partner who came with him didn't seem to be in the banquet hall at this time.