As a film director and investor, Tang An naturally has to welcome guests in person.
The largest banquet hall in a five-star hotel can accommodate thousands of people at the same time, which is more than enough to hold a celebration banquet.
"Dr. Wu, thank you very much for the honor!"
"Congratulations to Director Tang, the box office has exceeded 60 million in less than half a month since its release!" Wu Bo, chairman of Chengtian, walked in with a smile, followed by a sweet-looking girl with long legs.
"Dr. Wu, please come in first. I will come with you later!"
Tang An asked him to go in first and then greeted him at the door.
Not long after, Wang Zhongjun also came, and Paulie Bernard made his first appearance in the East.
Han Sanping had something to do and couldn't come today, so Wang Jianyuan was there on behalf of China Film Group.
When everyone arrived, Tang An simply said some words of thanks, greeted everyone, and moved to another banquet hall nearby.
This banquet hall is used for the dinner later, and another banquet hall of the same size next to it has been decorated for the celebration press conference!
A giant poster was hung on the back of the grand banquet hall, with a huge "Box Office Exceeding 60 Million Celebration Press Conference" lying in the middle.
Reporters at the scene were already in place, and photographers from all directions were playing with their cameras behind tripods.
Tang An led the crew onto the stage and waved to everyone in the audience!
After standing still, Tang An bowed deeply to the front, "Welcome everyone to attend the celebration conference for the box office of "Terror Cruise" exceeding 60 million!"
"Thank you all for your long-term support!"
"Pah, pah, pah, pah..."
After the applause stopped, Tang An continued to speak.
"Compared to the seniors sitting here, I can only be considered a new director. When I decided to direct a movie alone last year, I thought that there would be a scene like today, with so many colleagues in the industry supporting me and so many media coming!"
"But I didn't expect this day to come so quickly. It feels a bit unreal when I stand here now!"
"Every time at this time, I would step heavily on the floor with my feet and feel this solid feeling, which made me realize that I was not dreaming!"
"I'm not afraid of everyone's jokes. I wanted to take the train when I returned to Beijing from promoting the movie in Guangzhou yesterday!"
"Because flying in the sky is really unsteady, and it feels like you are floating!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there were several kind smiles from the audience.
After remembering the difficulties of filming, Tang An smashed an ice sculpture with the word "60 million" on behalf of the crew, saying that the box office of "Terror Cruise" would not stop there.
Then Wang Jianyuan, director of the China Film Distribution Department, and representatives from several theaters including Star America and New Film Alliance also took the stage to speak.
Everything went step by step and according to the process, and finally it was time for reporters to interview.
The first reporter who was called immediately stood up and asked questions directly without giving any face.
"Hello Director Tang, before the release of "Terror Cruise" you announced that the target was 100 million. Now there is still a gap of 40 million from this number. Do you still think it can meet this expectation?"
The tone was a bit blunt, but Tang An didn't care. He smiled and said, "Now that the movie is still in theaters, anything is possible!"
The reporter continued to ask questions, but a reporter on the other side had already asked the question first.
Everyone received the red envelopes, and most of them behaved well and did not deliberately cause trouble.
"Hello, Director Tang, with the great success of the two movies "Shark Beach" and "Horror Cruise", the industry generally believes that horror films have a huge market in China. What do you think?"
Tang An glanced at the reporter without leaving any trace, noted down which media he was from, and was going to tell Xu Manyun not to invite such a mean person next time.
What a waste of a red envelope!
"In fact, any type of movie has potential audiences, and we need to use excellent movies to attract them into the cinema!" Tang An said.
"It is said that many companies have begun preparing to produce horror movies. What does Director Tang think of this kind of following the trend?"
More than just following the trend, Tang An heard that a medium-sized film and television company has already established a project in Optoelectronics, and the script outline is almost the same.
But the heroine is replaced by a male protagonist, the son is replaced by a daughter, and the cruise ship is replaced by a train.
If he hadn't gotten the plot summary from China Film Academy, Tang An would have thought that some time traveler would want to film "Source Code"!
I cursed in my heart, but the smile was still there on the outside.
"There are currently relatively few domestic horror films, and the market is in a blank period. If everyone produces more high-quality horror films, this gap can be filled!"
Of course Tang An won't criticize others for following the trend. It's useless for him to scold him. People just want to make money and gain popularity and don't care so much.
Moreover, he is just an ordinary director now, so many big bosses have not spoken, and he is called Hammer.
Then a reporter asked An Tang about his thoughts on the new film. After all, "Shark Beach" had just been finished, and he started working on "Terror Cruise" right after.
Tang An thought for a while and said, "The script for the new film has already taken a prototype and is being perfected!"
The reporter just asked casually, but he didn't expect to gain anything.
He immediately followed up with questions.
"The new film will no longer be a horror film. It is a new personal attempt and a new genre. I hope everyone will like it!"
After saying that, Tang An stopped revealing any details and shifted the topic to "Terror Cruise".
However, the colleagues and reporters at the scene were scratched by the news revealed by Tang An.
The two films made by Tang An are different from any other genre in China and are very creative. This new film is not a horror film, which is really curious.
The celebration press conference ended smoothly, the reporters were sent away, and everyone returned to another banquet hall.
The hotel has arranged the scene into a cocktail party, with various Chinese and Western food, pastries and drinks on the dining table, and waiters were interspersed among them.
Wang Zhongjun immediately approached Tang An. The smart man didn't waste any time and said directly, "Director Tang, why don't you count me as a part of this new film?"
Tang An had already anticipated Wang Zhongjun's thoughts, and from the corner of his eye, he saw the CEOs of several companies looking here intentionally or unintentionally.
"Director Wang, my script has just come out, it hasn't been approved yet, and I haven't even written a word about it yet!"
"Director Tang, all you need is a film title. There are many people inside and outside the industry who are willing to pay for it!" Wang Zhongjun said with a smile.
"What if it's a blockbuster?" Tang An asked rhetorically.
“If it’s a blockbuster movie, I’ll be included in it!”
Wang Zhongjun did not hesitate, and he was not surprised at all that Tang An wanted to make a blockbuster.
Every director wants to make a costume blockbuster after he has achieved some success. This is true for Feng Xiaogang and Chen Kaige. Who is exempt from this trend?
But he believes that those who succeed will always succeed!
"Then if it's a science fiction blockbuster, would Mr. Wang still be interested?" Tang An said with interest.
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Sci-fi blockbuster?
Are there any science fiction movies in China?
Wang Zhongjun has a question mark on his head. He has thought about many possibilities. The biggest possibility is a costume blockbuster with an investment of more than 50 million, or even a comedy. He can accept it.
But what the hell is a science fiction blockbuster? Has there been such a thing on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and in the three places in the past few decades?