Eight hundred and fortieth eight chapters abnormal
"Dr. Tang has great ambitions. The concept of heavy industry films does not exist in China at present. Even the complete film industry system is not perfect enough."
At the banquet, the CEOs of several major companies expressed their congratulations to Tang An one by one and also sighed with emotion.
Tang An smiled and said, "It's not that we can't build a complete film industry system now, it's just that none of us have done it ourselves.
After so many years of studio-style production, the film is still being made. Our directors and producers have long been accustomed to it. Doing it according to the Hollywood industrial system may make the crew a little uncomfortable and thankless, so they have always been
Be particular about it."
The word "workshop" made several of the bosses look a bit unhappy. Our company is a small workshop, but yours is a formal factory.
Wang Zhongjun chuckled, "Director Tang is still looking far ahead. He is ready to join Hollywood. Compared with this, we are really a small workshop."
When Wang Zhongjun said this, the others became even more unhappy, but they still smiled on the surface.
Tang An said, "Director Wang is wrong. Although our current film industry system is not perfect, it is not a small workshop. Director Wang, please don't belittle yourself."
"Chinese-language films are now at a turning point. A complete industrial system cannot be achieved by just a few companies. In that case, Chinese-language films are still not formal enough. This requires the efforts of all filmmakers."
Wang Zhongjun choked back Tang An's words, but Wang Zhongjun smiled calmly without any embarrassment.
As for the film industry system, every country and region in the world has its own mechanism and system for making films. In comparison, Hollywood's film industry system is the most complete.
To put it bluntly, it means industrialization, standardization and refinement.
A very intuitive point is that there are far fewer positions behind the scenes of Chinese-language films than in Hollywood films. Most domestic films do not have subdivided work types, especially in some transfer links and resource coordination positions, there are almost no positions.
There are definitely people doing the work in these positions, but they are not professional enough.
Hollywood has made movies into industrial products. Every position and every process has strict technical requirements, just like an assembly line.
Although some people say that this will kill the soul of the movie, it will only benefit those non-A-list, top-level directors.
After all, they won't be able to make very good films if they are allowed to express themselves freely. However, since major directors have sufficient authority, this system has almost no restrictions on them, allowing them to let themselves go.
It may be a classic movie, or it may just be a piece of shit.
The same is true in Hollywood, mediocre people have to abide by the rules, but the other few don't.
However, famous Hollywood directors have also learned from making movies one after another according to this system. This system has been deeply rooted in their hearts, so when they let themselves go, they will not fly too high and can take it back.
However, some domestic directors did not have a rope to hold them from the beginning, so they flew farther and farther away from the audience.
That’s what it means. Why don’t these senior filmmakers who have been in the industry for more than ten years know this?
They have also tried to put shackles on big directors, but the rules are useless. Most of them find a supervisor and producer who has enough qualifications and ability to control the situation.
When Yu Dong approached Chen Kexin to film "The Movie", he was also afraid that he would mess with it. After all, the cost was 200 million.
So Yu Dong found Huang Jianxin, a top producer in the mainland and the director of an import and export company. He also served as the Chinese producer of "The Mummy 3", which was enough.
Feng Xiaogang had made several comedies in succession, and after they were a hit at the box office, he wanted to make a feature film "A World Without Thieves". Huayi hired Chen Guofu to produce it, and Liu Luoying got the heroine and officially entered the mainland's mainstream commercial film market.
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After that, almost all of Huayi's important films were produced by Chen Guoji, not just in name, and he even participated in the editing of Feng Xiaogang's films.
There are many people who can suppress these famous directors, but most of them are not professional enough. If Wang Zhongjun was allowed to intervene in Feng Xiaogang's movie, he would be afraid that he would mess it up.
There are sufficient and capable supervisors, but there are too few producers, and no one is in charge, so we can let ourselves go.
If there is a complete film industry system, although there will be no obvious effects in the short term, in the long run it will definitely be a good thing for major companies.
However, when it comes to heavy industry movies, they still don't take it to heart.
"Dr. Tang, the core of heavy industry movies is special effects. This is our weakest point. It is not easy to keep up with the pace of Hollywood."
For many people, heavy industry movies are just special effects blockbusters, that's pretty much it. The special effects are not just CG special effects.
From early stage service, modeling, data collection... to post-production CG production, they are all special effects, including the entire film production process, of which CG is only one part. This aspect is an all-round disadvantage compared to Hollywood movies.
Wang Changtian said, "I think the future of domestic films will still be comedies. Comedies will never fall behind no matter what era or country they are."
There is another point that Wang Changtian did not mention, that is, the investment is relatively small and there is no overseas market in the mainland. Logically speaking, low-cost comedy films are the best choice.
Tang An nodded, that's right, comedies are indeed king these days.
Tang An continued, "What Wang said is right, but there are currently more than 40,000 domestic screens, and this market size can already support the transformation of the film industry.
It was "Star Wars" that ushered in the era of heavy industrial special effects for Hollywood. The gap between the United States and other major film countries was quickly widened, because the existence of special effects made movies full of infinite possibilities. Only what you can't think of, there is nothing that special effects can't do.
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After all, it still depends on special effects.
Wang Zhongjun twitched his lips and said meaningfully, "Speaking of special effects, Tang Dong's Tiangong Yicai is the largest special effects company in the country. It has also acquired the digital field, and it is also a first-class special effects company in the world."
Why did Wang Zhongjun suddenly start looking for trouble today?
Tang An was a little confused. He said this as if he advocated the development of heavy industry movies so that they could make special effects blockbusters and let his special effects company make money from them.
Not to mention, Wang Changtian, Yu Dong and others also came up with this idea.
Because of Fan Luyuan's connection, several giants have some intentions, but they haven't really made a decision yet.
However, after having a clear intention, I began to regard Tang An as an imaginary enemy, and speculated on Tang An's actions from the perspective of an enemy.
"Then if we start making heavy industry movies and hire Tiangong Yicai to do the special effects, Director Tang will give us a discount."
Wang Changtian chuckled, not without a hint of probing.
Tang An said, "That's for sure, for the development of the film industry, but this is not a matter for the special effects company alone. The crew must also fully control the quality of every detail."
When it comes time for everyone to make heavy industrial blockbusters together, there will be a huge demand for special effects personnel.
Hollywood special effects companies are struggling to survive, and almost all film and television projects are losing money. The real money comes from selling software and advertising. Only these businesses can make up for the shortfall in the film business.
The company that did the special effects for "Life of Pi" went bankrupt half a month before the movie won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects. Even though it won the Oscar, it had to go bankrupt. It was still a long-established special effects company with a history of 25 years.
Hollywood doesn't pay enough attention to special effects companies. When the special effects team received the award, they talked about the collapse of their special effects company and wanted to appeal to Hollywood to support the special effects company.
But as soon as the words were spoken, the soundtrack of "Jaws" was immediately played during the awards ceremony.
It was a thriller, and was rated as the sixth-best soundtrack in Hollywood film history. It was filled with all kinds of broken and sharp dissonant scales, rudely interrupting the special effects company's speech, and even the microphone was turned off.
Li Bian did not thank the special effects company when he accepted the award.
Hollywood special effects companies are in bad debt throughout the United States. After all, even film production is monopolized by the Big Six, not to mention the special effects branch.
This is a good thing for domestic special effects companies. Relying on a large number of orders from Hollywood, plus some games and advertising business, there is not much problem in making profits.
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In the subsequent chat, Tang An could vaguely feel that Wang Zhongjun was deliberately replying to his words, and very frequently.
Tang An knew Wang Zhongjun very well. Even though he hated himself in his heart, as he became more successful in the past few years, the Han and Tang Dynasties developed faster, and his superficial skills became better and better.
After all, without the confidence, Huayi has really not done well in the film business in recent years.
So what is the reason why Wang Zhongjun has the confidence to mock and ridicule him many times today?
Is it possible that he is planning to make some big move, a blockbuster movie?
Although Tang An didn't take it seriously no matter what project he was working on, he still wanted people to pay attention to it.
When the banquet was coming to an end, Tang An was about to leave, but at this time Zhang Zhao from Leshi came to find him again, and he also wanted to give Tang An a share of the business that was sure to make money without losing money.
Tang An smiled and said, "Mr. Zhang, "Grand Trail" is your key project next year, so you just gave it to me?"
Lay's suffered huge losses on "Taiping Wheel", and "Tiny Times" was not as good as expected. Next year, it will rely on "The Great Wall" and "Grand Trail" to make a comeback.
Although "Tiny Times" has a bad reputation and its box office has been affected by Ke Zhendong, the industry is still very optimistic about the box office of "Grand Trail".
After all, the four "Tiny Times" movies were still able to make a lot of money even though their reputations were almost ruined.
He wanted to give himself a copy of such a good project. Tang An didn't have to think hard to figure out what Zhang Zhao wanted to do.
At the premiere of "Operation Red Sea" before, Zhang Zhao expressed his intention to continue to cooperate. Now he just wants to give himself a benefit in exchange for future cooperation.
As Tang An expected, Zhang Zhao directly expressed his desire to cooperate in depth with Han and Tang Dynasty, and at the same time, he blamed Guo Jinming and Cai Zhiping for the reason why they could not continue their cooperation after the first part of "Little Times".
However, although "Grand Trail" is a trump card in Zhang Zhao's heart, it will be Lay's high-quality project next to "The Great Wall" next year.
But don't say that this big bad movie can't make any money. Even if you can make some money from distribution fees, you won't ask for it.
Lay's definitely wants to release it in a popular time slot. There are only four of them a year. Han and Tang's own films are not enough, so how can they allocate a popular time slot to this film?
What's more, this was not given for free, Zhang Zhao also wanted to get some benefits from the Han and Tang Dynasties.
Tang An said happily, "Mr. Zhang, of course we can cooperate, but several important dates next year are fully booked, so we can only provide certain support during Qingming Festival and May Day."
Zhang Zhao looked a bit unhappy. He gave Han and Tang such an important project as "Legends of the Lord" not only as a good sign so that they could continue to cooperate in the future, but also because of Han and Tang's resources.
Lay's Pictures has been merged into the listed company Lay's.com, and its performance is more important than before. There is no harm in sharing some shares in exchange for the support of Han and Tang Dynasties. The original expected box office of 5.6 billion can be increased to 7.8 billion.
But Tang An cannot enter the four popular schedules. If it is Qingming Festival and May Day, the box office will definitely be discounted.
No matter how good the movie is, it depends on the schedule. Tomb Sweeping Day and May Day are the time when Hollywood blockbusters are released together, and the time is still short. It is mainly a short holiday. If it were replaced by the National Day holiday, it would be almost the same.
Zhang Zhao tried to persuade him again, but Tang An did not give him what he expected.
Looking at Tang An's leaving figure, Zhang Zhao thought of the connection between Ah Li and made a decision.
Originally, Zhang Zhao did not want to join Ah Li and the others, and even planned to defect to Tang An in advance.
After all, no matter what happened in the Han and Tang dynasties, it had nothing to do with Leshi, and only a few giants were affected.
Even if they succeeded, Hantang would still be a giant, but not as far ahead of any other company as it is now, and Lay's would still be in the second tier.
On the other hand, if the Han and Tang Dynasties won, the giants would definitely be greatly affected, and their vitality might be severely damaged. Leshi could hope to replace them with the support of the Han and Tang Dynasties and become a new giant.
However, Tang An bluntly refused his cooperation, and Zhang Zhao couldn't hug Zhang Zhao even if he wanted to.
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Ahli's connection is still going on behind the scenes. The giant giant and Lay's, the leader of the second-tier echelon, have basically reached a consensus and are just waiting to determine the specific cooperation plan.
Their cross-cooperation with each other has not yet been determined. Only a few people in each company know about it, and there is not a trace of information leaked to the outside world.
Tang An asked people to pay attention to Huayi's movements, but he didn't ask anything, he just asked people to follow up.
The summer vacation is over, and Tang An has other things to be busy with.
Near the end of August, Tang An went to Beijing TV Station.
The guests for the 2016 Spring Festival Gala have basically been confirmed, and the program is almost complete. Tang An, the chief director, has to make an appearance.
After a brief meeting with some leaders of the TV station, I followed the deputy director in charge of next year's Spring Festival Gala to the studio.
"Director Tang, we are rehearsing in the studio now, and we will rehearse at the Water Cube in two months..."
Along the way, Deputy Director Hu introduced the situation to Tang An.
"The Spring Festival Gala is held at a venue like the Water Cube. Director Hu's support for this year's Spring Festival Gala is extraordinary." Tang An said with a smile.
“With Director Tang personally serving as the chief director, everyone on stage is looking forward to this Spring Festival Gala.
Director Hu smiled and nodded, but felt a little speechless in his heart.
This is not the first time that Beijing TV Station has held the Spring Festival Gala at the Water Cube.
But he didn't care. All he wanted was Tang An's fame. With Tang An's name, even the biggest stars would have to take the initiative and rush to participate.
In Studio No. 1, the guests, the host, and the entire program team were all present.
Tang An has already obtained the guest list and program list. This lineup is definitely unprecedentedly powerful.
Tan Jing, Han Xing, Jay Chou, Wang Feng, Li Jian, Xiao Jingteng...
Tang An didn't recognize more than half of the other crosstalk, sketches, and musicals.
There are a total of seventeen songs in the song program. In addition to these singers, four of them, Lu Han and Wu Fan, sang a song together, as well as Guan Xiaotong, who was later nicknamed "Beijing Circle Princess" by netizens.
Beijing Satellite TV arranged it themselves, and Tang An had no objection. He remembered that he had this girl in the 2016 Beijing Spring Festival Gala.
Two days ago, I heard what Director Hu wanted and wanted Jay Chou and Cai Yilin to sing a duet. It was just for the sake of a gimmick and there was no one else. They already have their own children.
There are so many Spring Festival Galas in provinces and cities every year, and Tang An basically doesn't remember them. However, in 2016, Teacher Six's "Golden Monkeys in Spring" on Liaoshen Satellite TV received a high response online. Many netizens even scolded CCTV for not letting him attend the Spring Festival Gala.
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The program was really good. Teacher Six was not only on the Liao-Shenyang Spring Festival Gala, but also on the Beijing Spring Festival Gala. Tang An also came to watch it at that time.
This time Beijing Satellite TV also invited Teacher Six. After all, it’s the Year of the Monkey. How can we call it the Year of the Monkey without monkeys?
There are national team singers, pop kings, and new-generation singers. The staff is well-equipped.
Tang An specifically requested not to hire actors to sing. After all, he was not a professional, so he had no interest in listening to amateur actors singing.
"Sister Jing, Teacher Han Xing, Teacher Six, Jie Lun... welcome you to next year's Spring Festival Gala for the Year of the Monkey." Tang An greeted the guests.
"Hello, Director Tang, it's a pleasure to work with you."
"Director Tang, you're welcome."
"Hello, Director Tang."
As soon as Tang An arrived, everyone waiting at the scene, whether they were the invited guests, their entourage, or the program crew, all focused their eyes on Tang An, and their steps naturally moved towards Tang An.