Chapter 82 Nearly half of the first day of filming
After the movie screening ended, Tang An looked at their reactions.
To be precise, there should be no reaction at all!
Everyone present is an experienced filmmaker, and they have seen more than 800 movies, and they have never seen any type of movies before.
But today, "Terror Cruise" really made them a little confused.
After more than ten minutes, after they had gone through the plot in their minds, Tang An finally spoke with a smile.
"Director Han, what do you guys think?"
Han Sanping's frown slowly relaxed and he no longer bothered about the plot.
For him, the most important thing about a movie is that it "looks good."
There are many definitions of good-looking, and it is enough for him, a man who has been involved in the film industry for decades, to devote himself wholeheartedly to a movie like "Terror Cruise".
"Director Tang, this movie is very exciting. This is the first time in the past two years that I have been so immersed in watching a movie!" Han Sanping sighed.
As Han Sanping spoke, others also took their thoughts back.
"The plot is very good. Although I was a little confused after watching it, it did not affect the experience of watching the movie!"
"The beginning looks like a standard horror movie. If you watch too much, it will be easy to give up halfway. But it is really surprising when you get to the halfway point. This loop setting is very novel! It's like an addictive puzzle.
, reminds me of the feeling of watching "Mulholland Drive" a few years ago!"
"The infinite loop mode and the connection points are well done. At least it can be self-explanatory!"
"No, in fact, the beginning is not cliché. At the beginning, the heroine holds her son and murmurs, with a panicked and slightly nervous expression. She goes to the bright sunshine outside the house, and then to a soaring seagull flying over a blue sea...
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Director Tang's montage technique is used very cleverly, with light and dark, inducing the audience to get involved in this mystery. Then the camera turns to the heroine staring at an extremely tired expression and boarding the yacht with her friends, and then a
Seagulls soared into the sky.
Suddenly, a strange cloud covered the entire sea area, and the ship suddenly became in a panic. The intercom on the ship suddenly became extremely strange. The rebirth after death allowed them to see a large cruise ship, which made them happy.
Crazy, the music of the film has also changed from low to high, but it sounds extremely sinister. Every change in the shot actually leads to psychological changes in the audience!"
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As theater operation department managers, they still have a certain level of professionalism and can at least tell whether a movie is attractive or not.
Sometimes the audience thinks a movie is good, but they just can't tell what's so good about it.
This so-called "good-looking" consists of many aspects. The plot, rhythm, picture, lighting, performance and even the actor's lines are all very important factors.
After exchanging some opinions, we got down to business.
Han Sanping looked at them and smiled and said, "You all have an idea in your mind. The filming schedule for the first day..."
The Third Master spoke, and Mr. Zhao, a Chinese movie star, immediately answered. He laughed and said, "Director Tang's film received 30 million at the box office during the National Day season last year. This year's film has made great progress, and it is a summer season. I
It is estimated to earn at least 50 million at the box office, how could we not schedule such a good film!"
"StarMedia can guarantee no less than 50% of the film schedule during the first four days of the weekend!"
Mr. Li of China Film Southern Shinkansen then gave a number, "Our Shinkansen can guarantee 45% of the film schedule on the first day!"
"New Film Alliance can also give 50%!"
The three theaters with China Film Group as a shareholder were the first to give the answer, and the other five theaters were not surprised. After all, China Film Group invested in this film, and they are all part of the same family.
In fact, most people have a plan in mind before coming here, and they just make appropriate adjustments based on their own evaluation of the movie.
In the end, most of the major theater chains were willing to give close to 50% of the film schedule for the first day. After all, there were no movies released in mid-July, and by then "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" would have passed its box office explosion period.
In addition to China Film's face and pressure, Tang An's impressive box office record of 30 million last time is also a huge factor.
With connections + achievements, it’s not surprising that he got nearly half of the films scheduled during the summer season.
As for the specific number, I'm afraid they will have to wait until they go back to carefully evaluate it and observe the popularity, topics, and publicity from now until a few days before the release, before finally deciding on it.
Afterwards, there was inevitably another dinner party, and representatives from major theater chains were seen off at around 1 p.m.
Back at Han Sanping's office, Tang An had another matter.
"Director Han, why didn't Mr. Chen come today?"
In addition to arranging domestic films, his trip also has another purpose.
The target of selling the overseas copyright of "Terror Cruise" is of course Columbia Group.
After all, both parties have already had a very pleasant cooperation!
Han Sanping took a sip of tea to relieve his hangover and waved his hand, "Mr. Chen will be here soon. Director Tang, don't worry!"
He said fuck, fuck, fuck, he got there, and the front desk downstairs called to inform him that Chen Guofu had arrived.
Han Sanping ordered someone to make a cup of tea, hung up the phone and said with a smile, "Isn't it just right?"
Not long after, Chen Guofu entered the office dusty.
"Director Han, Director Tang has been waiting for a long time!"
Smiling apologetically to the two of them, Chen Guofu sat down on the sofa, put his briefcase aside, and sighed. It was obvious that he was really busy recently.
Seeing his tired face, Tang An asked curiously, "What has Mr. Chen been busy with recently?"
"It's nothing serious!" Chen Guofou waved his hand, drank some water and continued.
"Huayi's "Night Banquet" is seeking overseas distribution, and I'm doing the evaluation!"
It turns out to be this!
Foreign distributors are very cautious about costume blockbusters like this with hundreds of millions of investments invested.
We sent people to follow up almost from the middle of the filming until the end of filming. We watched the finished film and made detailed evaluations from all aspects.
After all, these are big projects worth millions or even tens of millions, and there is no room for sloppiness.
Later, it was Chen Guofu who brokered the deal for "The Night Banquet" and sold all the overseas copyrights to Colombia, with the total copyright worth 15 million yuan.
Huayi made a good business and earned back its costs.
In the end, Colombia swallowed this poison and suffered a loss of nearly half. If it had not distributed the copyright to Europe, Japan, South Korea and other countries, the loss would have been even worse.
Chen Guofu himself happens to be leaving Colombia next year to join Huayi!
It is definitely wrong to say that Chen Guofu cheated Colombia. It is not his decision to decide such a big project.
Chen Guofu took a breath and watched the movie again.
Looking at the big screen that was slowly dimming, Chen Guofu couldn't help but applaud!
"Wonderful!"
"I originally thought that in the field of horror and suspense, there would be no film that could surpass my film "Two Eyes." Director Tang really opened my eyes this time!"
Chen Guofu, who has a high self-esteem, has not made another movie since "Double Eyes" reached the peak of his career as a director. He did not expect to see a horror and suspense film that can match or even surpass "Double Eyes".
"$1.8 million!"
After a moment of thought, Chen Guohuo reported a number!