China Entertainment Times

Chapter 104

"The box office champion of the year has been released, and the cutting-edge director Tang An won the box office champion of 2005 in one fell swoop with "Horror Cruise"!"

"The melee of the summer file has come to an end, and "Horror Cruise" won the championship of the summer file consecutively against films such as "Seven Swords", "Initial D", "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" and "Madagascar"!"

"The next master, how far is Tang An from Zhang Yimou?"

"Supporting domestic horror films with one's own strength, the master of horror is well-deserved!"

"The box office of 4 movies in the summer season has exceeded 5000 million, and the total box office has reached a new high in recent years!"

"2005 Domestic Film Market Summary: Martial arts belong to the world, but the Chinese martial arts world seems to be different from others. He has the unique culture and temperament of Chinese people in it. Before the release of "Seven Swords", it carried the hope of the revival of martial arts movies , but the result made everyone sad! The box office was only 6638 million in one month of release!"

""Initial D", as the number one fan movie this year, is not without success. It has a super lineup + gorgeous stunts, and won more than 6000 million box office in the summer file. It has created the legend of Qiu Mingshan Riding God!"

"Two highly anticipated Hollywood blockbusters were originally the highlights of today's summer, but under the attack of "Initial D" and "Terror Cruise", they failed to achieve the expected results!"

"The biggest dark horse this year is undoubtedly director Tang's new film "Terror Cruise". Although Tang An's bold promise of breaking 8000 million at the beginning of its release failed to materialize, Tang An once again proved himself to the world with a horror film that won more than [-] million at the box office. The name of the Master of Terror!"

The summer file is over, and the summer vacation is over.

With the start of the school season in September, the domestic film market has entered an unprecedented off-season.

Throughout the beginning of September, there are only a handful of movies released in theaters, and we can only wait until the end of the month, when the National Day file will start fighting again!

The discussion about several movies in the summer file is almost over.

As "Mythology" started its pre-promotion, the attention of the media and the audience was on Cheng Long's new film.

On September 9th, Tang An brought Xu Manyun to China Film Group, intending to divide the part of the money that had already been settled by the theaters first.

Coming directly to Han Sanping's office, Tang An first congratulated him on his decision to take over the chairmanship at the beginning of 07.

"Director Tang, there's no need to be so polite between us, it's not certain yet!" Han Sanping waved his hand and continued.

"I've let the financial accountant calculate your share, just wait and go directly, and the formalities over there have been completed, just sign it!"

"Thank you so much, Director Han. I've already finished half of my storyboard script, and I'm thinking about starting preparations!" Tang An said gratefully.

The box office share is a troublesome thing, especially in this era, each theater chain, and even the movie theaters below will be entrusted to you if they can delay it.

But people say that the specific statistical results have not yet come out, and you can't do anything about it.

Generally, it is not bad to get all the share within half a year after the painting is finished, and the publishing company will also delay it for a month, so you can't earn more by doing whatever you want with the money.

Tang An thought, if it weren't for his young age and unlimited potential, it might not be so smooth.

He didn't wait too long, so he simply asked Xu Manyun to go to the financial department to go through the formalities first, and chatted with Han Sanping himself.

Watching Xu Manyun leave, Han Sanping laughed and said, "Is Director Tang so impatient?"

Tang An said with a wry smile, "Director Han was joking, now there are more than 200 million left in the studio's account, and I plan to buy a batch of shooting equipment!"

"Director Tang, is he going to buy the equipment himself? These European imports are not cheap!" Han Sanping frowned.

If Tang An buys the equipment himself, then China Film Group will spend real money to invest in the shares!

"I didn't have enough money before, so I kept borrowing the equipment from Director Han. Now the financial situation is a little better. Of course, I have to buy a full set of equipment, so I can't just borrow it all the time!" Tang An explained.

Han Sanping didn't say anything either. If you have money, it's still cheaper to buy equipment than to rent it.

Even if a whole set of European imported equipment is rented seven or eight times, it will almost pay back the cost.

"This is no problem, I will ask the logistics to make a list later, and you can see if there is anything to add!"

Han Sanping made a phone call, and not long after, a small leader of the logistics department came over with a small notebook.

Tang An took it over and took a closer look. The products made by first-tier European manufacturers, even through the China Film Channel, cost nearly 200 million!
Aside from five or six cameras and lenses, at least three 8.5-meter electric cranes, and three or four railcars with straight rails and curved rails over 3 meters in length must be prepared.

Stand with sliding casters, outdoor mixer, outdoor LCD video monitor, blackout flag, reflector
以及1200W摇头电脑灯、500MW动画激光灯、3*54铸铝PAR灯、LED大功率无极剑、24路数码调光台、1024电脑灯控台、数码硅箱等大量灯光设备。

Although the unit price of nearly ten kinds of lights is not very high, at least 20 sets of each kind should be prepared, which is also a large number.

This is still the most basic equipment, without taking into account the loss during shooting, especially the most expensive film.

There are still five or six years before the arrival of the digital age. With the technology of the next few years, there are still obvious differences between the things shot by digital cameras and film cameras.

"That's okay, just follow the above to help me purchase, some equipment that is easy to wear and tear can be prepared more!" Tang An put down the list and said.

This batch of equipment can still be used for five or six years after purchase, and it will be time to replace the digital equipment, which is a bit more cost-effective than leasing.

After saying this, Han Sanping became concerned about Tang An's new film.

"Director Tang's new film is still the sci-fi film, the story of Supergirl?"

"That's right, I've been preparing for a long time, and I'm fully prepared. This will be a unique sci-fi blockbuster!" Tang An said confidently.

As he spoke, he took out a script from his bag and handed it over.

Although he didn't understand Tang An's thoughts, he didn't persuade him.

When Feng Xiaogang was about to shoot "The Banquet", Wang Zhongjun's lips were worn out, but he still couldn't make Feng Xiaogang change his mind.

Every successful director is actually stubborn, and it is not so easy to change his mind.

After 15 minutes, Han Sanping read the script completely three times before putting it down.

"This should be an action sci-fi movie, and there won't be too many special effects."

Stopped and thought for a while, then said, "Still the main heroine?"

Speaking of this, Han Sanping felt that he could not understand Tang An.

The three movies in a row have women as the absolute protagonists. If you don't know that Tang An is not a womanizer, you might think it's for**********
"The country of America opposite Superman already exists, and if the protagonist is a woman, it feels more novel and more attractive!" Tang An explained.

"For special effects, there are very few big scenes, and they are all fragmented, so the cost will not be too big!"

Then we talked about the direction of the movie and the preparations for the crew. Han Sanping still decided that he was willing to invest in post-production and special effects. The specific amount and proportion distribution would have to wait for Tang An to formally approve the project. All costs would be determined after multiple evaluations. The side also needs to share a little bit out!
In the end, Tang An left China Film Group with the previous 800 million share.

(End of this chapter)