Tang An came to the China Film Building again and met Han Sanping.
"Director Tang, please take a seat!" Han Sanping laughed and dialed a number to have someone make two cups of tea.
"Congratulations to Director Tang for wrapping up the movie. It took less than two months, so efficient!" Han Sanping sighed.
It has only been 9 months since the last time Tang An came to China Film and Television with a finished film, and another film has been released!
This kind of high-yield speed is probably only available to those directors from Hong Kong more than 10 years ago!
If "Terror Cruise" is a big success again, even if it still only has a box office of 30 million, it will be enough to raise eyebrows!
"There are some repetitive scenes in the movie, and the locations are relatively concentrated, there are no transitions, and there are only a few actors. If the filming can't be completed in two months, that's my problem!" Tang An said with a smile.
"Director Tang is so humble!" Han Sanping said, waving his hands.
He was always paying attention to the situation of the crew. He originally thought that Tang An would not be able to successfully control a crew of hundreds of people at such a young age. Those old fritters alone should give him a headache!
However, what happened was completely beyond his expectation!
However, within two or three days, the entire crew was submissive by him. The producers also vomited out what they had eaten and did not dare to make any small moves.
The leaders of each group were also sincerely convinced and did not dare to complain about Tang An's criticism.
In fact, the professional ability of a young director is secondary. Whether he can fully control the crew and give instructions is the most important.
When people look at the director, he looks like a young man, so he won't be that serious about what he does and will just muddle along.
Moreover, when faced with criticism from young directors, it is inevitable that they will take the blame due to contempt. If they cannot suppress it, their prestige will be lost!
Everyone on the crew won't respect you as a director so much. If anyone dares to criticize you, then it's a crappy scene.
At that time, the crew of Lu Chuan's "Looking for a Gun" was controlled by Jiang Wen, and the crew obeyed Jiang Wen. On the contrary, the words of Lu Chuan, the real director, sometimes didn't work!
After chatting for a while, Tang An got down to business.
"Director Han, now that the movie is about to enter post-production, shouldn't it be properly promoted?"
"There are still two and a half months until the release. We can do a small-scale promotion first to maintain the popularity!" Han Sanping said after a moment of thought.
"Then I'll leave it to Director Han. I will cut out part of the trailer and promotional video first and release them in batches!"
Two and a half months, it would cost a huge amount of money to maintain efficient publicity for such a long time.
They just need to prevent the audience from forgetting that there is still such a movie to be released, and show up from time to time to remind the audience.
Pin a few posts on major forums and find people to reply to them every few days.
Like movie bars, movie box office bars, domestic movie bars...etc., these forums also need to spend money on public relations.
And it costs a lot.
It's not something you can spend ten to twenty thousand yuan to keep a post on the top of a big related forum like Movie Bar for two months. Otherwise, how would these forums make money?
Think about it, viewers who often watch movies will definitely visit these posts occasionally. If they see a well-founded and positive post at the first sight, they will at least generate a certain amount of interest.
After discussing the publicity plan with Han Sanping, Tang An left China Film.
He met Zhou Tao again, but this time Zhou Tao didn't dare to shame him. He forced a smile at him and walked away immediately.
Tang An smiled and shook his head!
Times have changed!
The last time he came to ask for help, it had been less than a year now. If Zhou Tao hadn't worried about him and still held a grudge against him, he would have rushed to please him.
To ordinary directors, the head of the distribution department of a giant company like China Film Group is an extremely important figure.
But those directors who have box office appeal are completely different. For people of Zhou Tao's level, that is their job, which is provided by the God of Wealth!
Just one movie "Shark Beach" firmly put Lin Sheng at the top of last year's performance list! Even in the remaining few months, he didn't get a single film.
Returning to the post-production center of Huairou Film and Television Base, Tang An began to follow up the entire post-production process.
At the same time, his remarks this morning were also polished and sent out by reporters, with annotations.
"Today, a reporter from RB newspaper interviewed emerging director Tang An. Facing the reporter, director Tang An said very confidently that the new film "Terror Cruise" will overwhelm the martial arts blockbuster "Seven Swords" and win the summer championship!"
This is relatively mild news, while others are much more shocking.
"Xu Ke? I haven't seen any of his films!" Tang An said to reporters, adding that "Seven Swords", "Mr. and Mrs. Smith", and "Madagascar" combined are no match for "Terror Cruise"!"
"The summer championship has been won, and Tang An is aiming for the 100 million box office mark!"
"New director Tang An threatened that "Horror Cruise" will become a milestone for domestic horror films and demonstrate a new horror film model for domestic directors!"
"Aiming at the summer box office record, Tang An aims to surpass "House of Flying Daggers"!"
"A new member is added to the billion-dollar director club? An in-depth analysis of the great director Tang An's path to fame!"
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Analytical and in-depth...
Two movies were made from beginning to end, and the analysis is a hammer!
Although the media did not use the shocking style of later well-known news websites, the content was not much different.
Human beings have never lacked imagination. As soon as they close their eyes, their thoughts can travel several light years and they can think of anything outrageous.
However, some young movie fans admire Tang An even more.
Young people have always been proud of themselves. They are the boss and the second child. Their goals are either scientists or the richest man. When I was young, I was quite an Ultraman!
“I’m looking forward to Tang An’s new film. The name “Terror Cruise” sounds good!”
"Xu Ke's martial arts films have long been out of date. They are only for the older generation to watch!"
"These big directors these days are either making costume films or costume films. They don't have any new ideas at all!"
"Without Jet Li, can we still watch the movies made by Xu Ke?"
"Xu Ke must have forgotten about "Black Man 2". The first one was a global hit, but An Zhijie had to be cast in the second one, so he rushed to his grandma's house!"
There were many people supporting Tang An, but as a veteran director, Xu Ke had gathered a large number of loyal fans over the years, so he immediately began to fight back, and the two sides started a scolding war in major forums.
"Tang An, who is he? Once he made a movie, he doesn't know how high the sky is!"
"Young boys in their 20s are always trying to surpass this or that, as if breaking records is like cabbage in the vegetable market. Let's grow all the hair first before talking!"
"Shabi upstairs, show me your hair when it's all grown. I'm afraid it's not that the bird's hair hasn't grown yet!"
"It's not just that the hair is not long, it's probably just a little thicker than hair. You can't tell them apart if they are mixed together!"
"It hurts my heart upstairs. This is so hurtful. You can definitely tell them apart if they are mixed together. Don't be so exaggerated!"
"Horror movies are all something we got tired of in the 1980s and 1990s. I don't believe Tang An can still make a good one!"
"With the current domestic format, is it better than classic Hong Kong films such as "The Old Corpse in the Mountain Village", "Yin Yang Road" and "The Fierce List"?
"Stop showing off those old movies. They all rely on bloody and disgusting scenes to scare people. Just watch "Shark Beach". This is a real horror and suspense movie. There are no peeing spots in the whole process, and there is no trace of it at all."