Because the other eight major companies have joined forces, the film industry has basically been divided into two distinct factions, except for some companies that have not expressed their stance or have insufficient levels.
Even though Hantang is the absolute leader in the industry, when faced with the alliance of eight major companies, there are also some other internal voices.
However, because Hantang Pictures is about to go public, and company executives have been waiting for this day for four or five years, people's hearts are relatively stable.
And its actors and directors are also somewhat worried.
Even Ning Hao, Xu Zheng, Wu Ershan and others are no exception.
Their current status depends on the success of the movie. No matter what the situation is, who loses or wins, they can still maintain their current status.
But if the box office is not as good as expected due to the influence of the Eight Big Companies, it will have a big impact on them. After all, the Eight Big Companies have more than twice the resources of the Han and Tang Dynasties.
Once it happens, it might become a vicious cycle.
A few of them also came with such worries, and wanted to see if Tang An had any countermeasures to make them feel more at ease.
But Tang An didn't say anything yet. Instead, he started talking about Ning Hao's new script.
The words "Don't worry about anything other than the movie, he takes care of all external problems and helps solve them" moved all four of them.
The script "The Road of Life" involves not only the entire pharmaceutical industry, but also has something to do with the central boss of the cabinet.
In this way, Tang An almost didn't think about anything, resisted everything, and let Ning Hao go ahead and do it.
For any director, it is definitely a very special thing for any director to encounter such investors who are able to let go to the maximum extent, give maximum authority and support, and help resist all pressure from the outside world and even the government, even if it is a minefield.
Lucky thing.
Although Zhang Yimou's movies have not done well at the box office in recent years, he is a national teacher after all, but he still couldn't completely make the decision on his own when it came to casting for "The Great Wall".
The heroine was inserted by Wanda, and Lay's also inserted the male protagonist of "Tiny Times 4" into the film. They will also film "Grand Trail" later.
Not to mention other directors, the relationships between investors, distributors and various resources all influence the selection of roles.
If there are some sensitive topics, investors will never dare to invest without first hearing about the government's tone.
After all, a movie can easily cost tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions, and no one can bear this loss.
Those who dare to make banned films are people like Jia Zhangke and others. The investors in their films know clearly that they cannot be released in the mainland, but there is still a steady stream of people investing in them.
This is not for art, most of them are also for making money.
Even though his films don't have much box office in China, in terms of net worth, a year or two ago, there were really not many directors in China who could compare with him.
Nowadays, major companies are giving money to major directors through mergers and acquisitions, gambling, etc., and domestic famous directors and stars have become rich overnight.
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As the only director present who has ever been banned from screening, Ning Hao understands the seriousness of crossing that line.
Back then, "No Man's Land" had no good actors in the main cast, but they were confusing right and wrong, committing murder and extortion, and the police officers were both stupid and incompetent.
But that film had a relationship with Han Sanping, so it could have passed the review.
But if something happens to Xinj, there is no room for recovery. Let alone Han Sanping, the boss of Optoelectronics does not dare to let the movie be released. Even if the regional nature is downplayed, it has been delayed for several years.
"No Man's Land" involves a nationally sensitive matter, and although "The Road to Life" "solely" involves a former center, it will not be much less difficult to release.
Every director is lucky to meet an investor like Tang An who can help a director fight such a big event.
Ning Hao immediately expressed his stance, "Don't worry, Mr. Tang, I will advance and retreat together with the Han and Tang Dynasties."
Wu Jing also said, "The film industry must ultimately let its works speak for itself. Almost all the good films in the past two years have come from our Han and Tang dynasties. Even if the eight major companies have more resources, they are just bluffs!"
Wu Ershan said, "Now the industry atmosphere is getting worse and worse. We were just about to make the "Fengshen" series, and Xiang Huaqiang got a group of unknown funds to follow suit and make "Fengshen Legend". You don't have to watch it to know that it will be
What kind of rubbish is this? Fengshen IP cannot be defeated by them!"
Xu Zheng also hurriedly said, "Other companies are just trying to make money now. Especially after Ah Li and Tengxun entered the scene, a bunch of bad movies can't be sold through ticket evasion, micro-film era publicity, and ticket reimbursement."
The box office is small, and bad money has already driven out good money. Once they lower the audience's aesthetic taste, there will be no one who will take the trouble to make good movies in the future."
"I just heard that Director Tang named "The Road of Life" "I'm Not the God of Medicine." Cheng Yong is not a god but more than a god. I have a hunch that this will be a good movie, just like Cheng Yong's movie
In terms of society, these good movies can also affect the film industry, allowing audiences to watch good movies."
He laughed again and said, "Actually, I want to challenge the role of Cheng Yong and change the performance method so that the audience will not want to laugh when they see me."
Everyone has different ideas at different stages. After "囧囧" became popular, Xu Zheng wanted to be a capital and be on an equal footing with big companies.
But after "囧 in Hong Kong" became popular, he completely consolidated his position in the industry and had higher pursuits.
Just like Feng Xiaogang no longer makes comedies, he still has pursuits.
All four of them expressed their opinions, and they didn't respond with false feelings. Tang An's goal today was achieved.
As long as they win the first game and give them confidence, there will be no problems internally.
Tang An added, "Actually, I also know that the outside world is probably waiting for the failure of Han and Tang. Even within the company, a small number of management members are pessimistic. After all, the other eight major companies have joined forces and have at least as many resources as Han and Tang.
More than twice as much.”
The four of them were a little confused when they suddenly said such depressing words. Shouldn't they be cheering or bragging at this time? Why would they lower their own morale?
However, Tang An changed his tone, raised his voice, and said confidently, "But, in the film industry, they lack the most important thing!"
"Compared with other industries, the biggest charm of movies is that it is completely chosen by the audience. Good movies will not be buried. Dark horses will appear every year, and bad movies are just bad movies. Maybe they can make a few days of money.
But the audience is not stupid and has the ability to distinguish between good and bad."
"In the Internet age, information is highly transparent. No matter how many resources you have, you can't hinder the audience's choice. You can deceive the audience for a while, but you can't deceive them forever."
"We have the best directors, the best screenwriters, the best actors, and the best filmmakers in the country. As long as we make good movies together, we are not afraid of any opponents. No matter how many tricks we use, it will not matter in the face of the absolute quality gap.
It’s nothing!”
The biggest charm of movies is that the audience makes the choice?
Tang An's words made the four of them shine. When it comes to the charm of the movie, there is a lot to say, such as the freely created world, the gorgeous special effects, the philosophy of life learned from it, and the various emotions it brings to the audience.
Touch...
But Tang An said that the greatest charm of movies is that it is completely chosen by the audience, but no one has ever said it.
If you think about it carefully, it is true. Nowadays, a movie can easily cost hundreds of millions or even more than one billion. It is not that simple for any company to control the box office of a movie.
If the film is not good, even if it is rated 70 to 80 percent of the time, it will be in vain.
This is much more time-consuming and expensive than brushing up ratings and clicks.
Although there are more and more samples now, and the cost of boosting ratings is also higher, it is only about 200,000 per episode, and a 50-episode TV series is only over 10 million.
It's only 10 million, but now the salary has skyrocketed, and the salary of the leading actor in a drama can easily reach eight figures.
Not to mention clicks on the Internet, except for the effective clicks of major Internet sites, which are very strict, ordinary clicks are basically 50% water, and quite a few are even more than 90% water.
The tens of millions of fraud costs determine that the TV drama industry is too controllable, and you can get as many ratings as you want.
In the music industry, if you hold a concert with 10,000 people, the 10,000 tickets will be less than 10 million, let alone selling albums. Last year’s domestic online and offline album sales combined were only that much.
As for movies, let alone 10 million, even 10 or 10 million won't make any waves.
In the future, JD.com will spend 100 million votes for "Legend of the Demon Cat", but it will be of no use. If this 100 million is used to increase album sales, it will definitely be the first in the year.
The cost of boosting the box office is too high. After all, it is not like Hong Kong back then, where production, distribution, and theaters were all integrated. They filmed, distributed, and had their own cinemas. The cost of boosting the box office was almost negligible. In order to sell Waifu, some
People are desperately trying to boost local box office.
Spending tens of millions to one hundred million in China is insignificant. Ten to two billion is too costly, and the noise is huge. No one has ever dared to do this.
Therefore, it can be said that the audience still has the final say in the domestic film market.
After thinking about this, the four of them lost even the last trace of worry.
Compared with the quality of movies, it can be said that the other major companies combined are not enough!
ps: I have been busy buying a house these two days. I paid a down payment in the county next to our city. The minimum payment is 20%. I have saved some money after working for several years, plus the money to write a book.
It's almost done.
It was my first time, I had no experience at all, I didn’t even know the process, I almost got scammed, and I was exhausted both mentally and physically. I was afraid that something would happen and all my savings would be lost.
The first big goal in life has been accomplished. Once the loan is approved, I will successfully become a house slave. The next step is to find a girlfriend (*^▽^*)