As established directors have left the market one after another, their box office appeal is no longer strong, and the market is getting bigger and bigger, and major companies have an increasing demand for reliable projects.
The famous director itself is an IP, and the IP can also be a novel, a song, etc.
The two Journey to the West IP movies, "The Return of the Great Sage" and "Havoc in Heaven", were so popular that film and television companies set their sights on the classical mythology IP.
The audience is also very familiar with these familiar stories, and they are also very interested in seeing fairy tales in books translated to the big screen.
"Fengshen" is one of the most famous classical myths in China. It has to be filmed in two movies, so it will inevitably be discussed by the audience.
When the two previous movies were being prepared and launched, there was a lot of discussion on the Internet.
Of course, what the audience is most concerned about is the quality of the movie itself. The "Fengshen" series is directed by Wu Ershan, which is relatively reliable, not to mention there are a large number of powerful actors.
Although the two directors of "Legend of the Gods" are not well-known, even Baidu would not know who they are.
But the cast composed of Li Lianlian, Liang Jiahui, Fan Binbin, Wang Xiaoming, Gu Tianle, Wen Zhang and others is also unprecedentedly strong.
Although Xiang Hua insists that his son is the protagonist of this film, in any soft articles or posters so far, Li Lianlian is the protagonist, and his son's role should be the fifth male lead.
The filmmakers are not stupid. They first tricked the audience into the cinema. Now, if they bluntly tell the audience that Xiang Zhuo is the male lead, many viewers may not be able to accept it.
The two movies have been brought up for discussion from time to time. This time the "Fengshen" series was launched, although Tang An did not directly say that "Fengshen Legend" was a shoddy and bad movie, he made it clear that he meant that and it was reported.
After that, it also attracted a lot of attention and various voices on the Internet.
"You see what I said is right. "Legend of the Gods" must be a bad movie. This kind of movie was prepared and started shooting in less than a year. Just think about it and you know how good the effect will be."
"Is this what Tang An said? He wouldn't be so direct, right? It would be too offending."
"To be honest, I'm a little skeptical, but with Li Lianlian, Liang Jiahui, and Louis Koo, I'm still looking forward to it. No matter how bad the movie is, the three of them should be able to hold up the entire plot."
"What's wrong with the short time? Why doesn't Tang An look at his own movies? They were all shot in one year."
"That's right, "Havoc in Heaven" was produced for four or five years, and the effect was just like that."
"I still believe in Tang An. The combination of Wu Ershan + Wang Bo + Zhang Hanyu + Chen Kun will not be any worse at least. We can also look forward to Tang Yan's Daji, and Fan Binbin probably won't be able to do anything new."
"I would make a bold guess that "Women of the Dynasty" filmed a love scene between Fan Binbin, Li Ming, and Wu Zun. "Legend of the Gods" will not arrange a triangle relationship between Fan Binbin, Jet Li, and Liang Jiahui. That would be too eye-catching.
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"2333I think the director will definitely take advantage of Fan Binbin's figure."
"Such as another Ma Zhen, or something even more exciting?"
"You can have this, in the wine pool, all kinds of magic weapons, or in the clouds."
The navy isn't coming so soon, and fans can make a choice between the two movies without much effort.
Besides, Li Lianlian also made such bad movies as "The Legend of White Snake" and "The Detective".
Fan Binbin and Wang Xiaoming also made bad movies one after another. The second part of "The Wheel" was just released not long ago, and the audience still remembers it.
As the biggest investor in the movie, Xiang Huaqiang is also very angry. Tang An has come to harm him before the movie has even been released.
But he is not too worried. If the two movies are released at the same time, he will definitely not be sure.
But the filming of "Legend of the Gods" has already started and will be released next year. No matter how fierce the noise is now, the name of the IP "Fengshen" has been completely announced and the audience knows it. If it is released first, it will not worry about the box office.
China Film's three major distribution alliances, Sihai Distribution and Jiuzhou Distribution, account for more than 60% of the theater market, so there is no problem in supplying sufficient film schedules.
The three major ticketing platforms, Maoyan, Fare Escape Ticketing, and Weipiaoer, also account for over 60% of the online ticket purchasing market. If you spend a lot of money to replenish tickets, you can pile up huge box office.
With both online and offline terminals at hand, the audience has no choice but to watch it or not.
As the film's distributor and promoter in the mainland, Huayi responded immediately and sent out a large number of trolls. Fans from both sides immediately became very noisy and lively.
Wang Zhongjun was not worried and was not angry because of Tang An's words.
Even Wang Zhongjun laughed out loud at this time.
"Haha, Tang An is so anxious!"
In the office, Wang Zhongjun hung up the call from the publicity director, his face beaming with joy.
Opposite Wang Zhonglei also had an uncontrollable smile on his face. Next to him, Ye Xuan was a little better, but his gold-rimmed glasses couldn't hide the smile in his eyes.
"That's right, Director Wang. Judging from Tang An's past behavior, he has not criticized any movie before it is released."
Wang Zhonglei also echoed excitedly, "Even when the movie was released in the past, Tang An almost never said anything bad to the public. This time he must be anxious."
Wang Zhongjun nodded and said, "This is a good thing. He is anxious because he is not sure how to deal with our eight major companies joining forces, so this is uncharacteristic of him. I guess he will scold him in the same way for other movies in the future. We need to be prepared first."
"Even if the rabbit is anxious, it can't bite anyone!" Ye Nian said confidently, "Even he, Tang An, can't influence the choices of most viewers with just a few words."
Wang Zhonglei smiled and said, "Rabbits can't bite people when they're anxious, but dogs can bite people to death when they're anxious. Tang An seems to be a dog jumping over the wall in a hurry, so it's better to take precautions."
Wang Zhongjun's eyes lit up and he immediately answered, "That's right, even if a dog jumps over a wall, you have to be careful. It would be bad if you accidentally get bitten."
"Ha ha"
A burst of hearty laughter echoed in Wang Zhongjun's office.
To be honest, even if many companies join forces, Wang Zhongjun is not absolutely sure.
Because Tang An has expanded so fast in the past few years, accounting for half of the domestic film market in terms of market share. The market share is nearly twice that of Huayi at its peak. This makes him, a person who hates Tang An so much, excited every time they meet.
Must be greeted with a smile.
However, Tang An directly told the media that "Legend of the Gods" would be a bad movie, which dispelled all Wang Zhongjun's doubts.
Tang An was anxious and jumped over the wall, so he acted uncharacteristically in front of reporters.
Tang An became anxious, and Wang Zhongjun's heart, which had been hanging in the air, completely disappeared.
Anxiety is a manifestation of lack of self-confidence, especially when seen in Tang An, who has always been steady. This is obvious and can prove Tang An's current state and situation.
Tang An himself was like this, so they were naturally relieved.
Not only Wang Zhongjun, but others also came up with similar answers after thinking about it for a while.
At the same time, Yu Dong, Wang Changtian, and Jiang Defu also breathed a sigh of relief.
Joining forces to challenge the largest film and television company in the country puts a lot of pressure on them.
It's better to win, but if we lose, it will not only be the company's own loss, but also the revenge of the Han and Tang Dynasties, as well as the prying eyes of those second-tier companies after the loss of strength.
Several giants all want to replace the status of Han and Tang Dynasties, and those second-tier companies don't want to overthrow these giants and replace them with new giants.
I'm afraid Tang An himself didn't expect that just by telling the truth, he would give his opponents reassurance.