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Chapter 236 Return to Beijing and finalize the project (seeking subscription!)

The filming in Singapore lasted another month and a half, and the scenes were still relatively scattered, and we had to run around.

Fortunately, Singapore is not a big place, so it is not particularly troublesome.

What took the most time was the speed scene on the bridge, but with local support, two helicopters were sent to assist in the filming, and they also took care of the explosives.

After all, it is on the bridge, if the explosives are not prepared properly, and if you make a mistake and blow up someone else's bridge, it will be troublesome.

Of course, as long as it is not a tofu project, in terms of the explosives used in filming, basically there will be no problems, even the road surface is intact.

There is also a naked-eye 3D performance that was originally filmed in New York, the United States, and was also filmed in Singapore.

The film has nothing to do with the United States, so there is no need to travel to the United States to shoot.

Moreover, that venue is a famous "sacred place for graffiti", "5 Pointz" in Queens, New York, which is called the Mecca of the graffiti world by graffiti lovers. If the painting on it is damaged, the defendant will have to lose money.

Later, a ridiculous case happened. The building was originally owned by an owner in the United States, and he also allowed outsiders to graffiti on the wall.

But later, the owner wanted to convert the building into high-end apartments and shopping malls. After negotiating with the artists to no avail, he secretly covered up the graffiti on the walls with white paint.

Later, 21 "street graffiti artists" sued the owner in court, accusing him of violating the "Visual Artists' Rights Act" by not giving them time to save their graffiti works.

Is it ridiculous?

Why are you scribbling on the old paper walls, and it is illegal to paint the walls of your own house?

Those people didn't know what they were thinking, and even ran to the court to sue them.

What's even more absurd is that the local court also accepted the case and finally ruled that the owner violated the artist's interests and demanded a total of 21 million US dollars in compensation to the 670 "street graffiti artists".

Is American law good or bad?
Public artworks are legally protected under the Visual Artists Bill of Rights even if artists create them on other people's property.

If you go to paint on the wall of my house, I can't erase it, and I will lose money if I erase it.

When someone goes to the White House to paint graffiti, can't you erase it?

If this is a different country, you come to my house to scribble on the wall, don’t even think about leaving without losing money.

It's too dangerous. If one or two works are stolen by then, the other party will say that they are worth millions of dollars, so it's not a loss.

In fact, Singapore is now not much worse than the top international cities, and it can still shoot that kind of effect. There are no low-rise buildings in the downtown area, so you can only shoot on high-rise buildings.

In addition to mobilizing all the actors in Singapore for that scene, the local people also came to watch the scene at night, almost filling the roofs of five or six nearby buildings.

At the end of March, Tang An returned to the capital with the crew, and there were still some indoor scenes and the two large-scale magic tricks left.

All of these can be filmed in the mainland, especially the bank robbery magic, which was finally reserved as a finale scene, and the group was recruited from all over the country to perform without pay, so that they could spontaneously promote the film.

Calculate the time is about the end of April, or the beginning of May. There are still two months before the release, and the time is about the same, and the pre-heating promotion can start.

After returning to the capital, Tang An didn't shoot immediately. He gave the crew a three-day vacation to take it easy.
The climate and diet in Southeast Asia are very different from those in China, especially in the north. Both the north and the south of the country are not acclimatized, not to mention that it is about to collapse.
It's half the world.

However, Tang An was treated so well. He flew to Ningxia before he came back, where the crew of "Painted Skin" was filming the final location scene.

At this time, Yang Mi and Zhao Wei had already finished filming, and there would be nothing wrong with the crew, so Tang An didn't go to the location, but went directly to Ningxia Film Studio and met Pang Hong.

"Mr. Tang is here, welcome Mr. Tang to inspect the work!"

"Hello, Mr. Pang!" Tang An smiled and shook hands with him.

"Mr. Tang, please come in. Has "You Now You See Me" finished?"

Pang Hong led Tang An in and asked curiously.

"There are still some indoor scenes that have not been filmed. Let everyone rest for two days. If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools." Tang An said with a smile.

"That's right, that's the truth. Haste makes waste. Besides, Mr. Tang, you don't rush to release it in the summer." Pang Hong said casually, also observing Tang An's reaction.

He doesn't care when Tang An's new film will be released, but he has "Red Cliff" in the summer file, "Painted Skin" in the National Day file, and he also invested 3000 million in it, and Feng Xiaogang's "If You Are the One" in the Lunar New Year file.

None of the three major schedules have a perfect period. Although there are two months for Lunar New Year, the best time is actually December, which will inevitably overlap with "If You Are the One". I just want to know Tang An's choice.

"Yeah, it's still a long time, don't be in a hurry." Tang An laughed, and instead of continuing the topic, he said, "Mr. Pang, where is the film of "Painted Skin"? Can you let me have a look first?" ?”

"Of course, let Mr. Tang hold the eye first, and give our editor some advice."

Tang An followed Pang Hong to the editing room. Except for the location scenes in the desert, the films of other scenes had already been transferred to tape.

He didn't hesitate to open it and looked at it. The cameraman and lighting engineer behind him didn't make any small moves, but it was quite obvious that Zou Xun and Zhao Wei were stealing the show.

Doing so will undoubtedly bring a lot of trouble to post-production.

It took more than an hour to go through the film, and Tang An turned off the computer.

"Mr. Tang, I also know about the studio. What do you think of Wu Ershan's remaining films?"

Pang Hong still has some mistrust towards Wu Ershan.

Tang An waved his hands and said with a smile, "Mr. Pang, don't worry, Director Wu still has the ability. After all, it's the first time to shoot a feature film, and he lacks experience. He is much more immature in front of Zou Xun, Zhao Wei, and the old fritters of the crew, but fortunately It doesn't have much impact, but you need to pay more attention when editing, and it will probably take a little more time!"

It's normal for every industry to bully newcomers.

Wu Ershan is not like Tang An, he has the ability to subdue the first crew.

Before Zhang Yimou made his first film, he had participated in the shooting of many films, and he still held such an important position as a photographer, and he was supported by Wu Tianming.

A cameraman is a half-qualified lighting engineer, and basically all parts of the crew are well-versed.

Although Chen Kaige had no experience working in other film crews before he became a director, his father was a director. He grew up on the set and worked in the Beijing Film Lab for two years.

Moreover, Chen Kaige, Zhang Yimou, and He Yu, who were still in Guangxi Factory at the time, were looking for a scene in the northwest. They had no money, were hungry and tired and couldn't make it, so they found Wu Tianming on crutches.

After Wu Tianming knew about it, he lent them 2000 yuan, and also coordinated a jeep for the crew.

With the full assistance of Wu Tianming, these three talents shot "Yellow Earth", which is known as the pioneering work of the fifth generation.

With Tang An's words, Pang Hong felt relieved. If Tang An wasn't busy with the new film, he really wanted him to edit it himself.

"Mr. Pang, let your factory's professional editors handle the editing. It's fine to handle the details. It doesn't matter if you prefer to slow down. Just let me know after the simplification is complete!"

It is impossible to give Wu Ershan the right to edit the film. We should wait for him to film "Jiang Shou" and gain more experience before handing over the second part to him with confidence.

That evening Tang An left Ning Xia and flew back to the capital.

I flew three times this day, and I really became a trapeze.

I went back to Xu Manyun's house after 8 o'clock, and fell asleep after eating, I was really tired.

Early the next morning, Xu Manyun reported to Tang An about the two projects "People on the Journey" and "Spike Fang".

"I've already got the script of "People on the Journey" at Jiangcheng Huaqi, and I bought the script for 12 quick money."

As Xu Manyun spoke, he looked at Tang An strangely, making Tang An baffled.

"What's the matter, the other party agreed to sell the script?"

Xu Manyun shook his head, "The script doesn't belong to them at all. It was created by Shengtang Studio and they just wanted to sell it to them. How did you know about this film?"

"That's right. I heard someone mention it by chance, saying that the script is good." Tang An said casually.

"When I went there, the other party found out from a large pile of scripts and said they were willing to join the joint venture, but I could tell at a glance that the other party didn't value the script at all. It happened that the name of the other party's studio was on the script. After I left, I So I asked someone to find this studio, and bought it out for 12 yuan."

Xu Manyun didn't delve into it, and continued, "If you didn't want the copyright, it would be enough to delay it for a while."

,,,, This is a bit ashamed.

Tang An remembered that the book had probably been in Hua Qi's hands by this time, but he didn't expect it to be sold yet.

Shengtang Studio is Tian Yusheng, the director of the "Predecessor Raiders" series, a young man majoring in literature.

Tang An shook his head, didn't think about anything else, took over the script and read it.

"When you get the script, go to Xu Zheng and ask him if he is willing to direct and act on his own. The production cost is controlled at around 700 million."

"But he has no experience in directing. Although he is more suitable as the leading actor, his personal style is also a bit funny." Xu Manyun questioned.

Sixty-seven million, although it is not worth mentioning compared to Tang An's movie, but it is not a small sum.

"Don't worry, he used to direct and act on his own at Shanghai Drama Center. He has directed four or five times. There are also some similarities between drama and film."

Although the original "On the Journey" was directed by Ye Weiming, Xu Zheng still participated in the filming of part of the scene.

Moreover, Xu Zheng also changed the script, but it was a temporary change during filming. Hua Qi did not accept his script suggestion before.

Speaking of Huaqi is really a good card, but it was smashed, and there is no one else.

Regardless of who is right or wrong between them and Xu Zheng, just look at what the court announced.

In August 2010, Tian Yusheng sold the script of "On the Journey 8" to Huaqi, and in September Huaqi sent the script outline to Xu Zheng.

In October, Xu Zheng approved a script "People in Lost City" in Optoelectronics, and the scriptwriters signed it with him and Yang Qing.

In December, the filing of "People in Lost City" was withdrawn again.

These two scripts must not be the same, otherwise Optoelectronics would not have approved the project.

In May 11, the filming license for "On the Journey 5" has come down, and there has been no filming.

On August 12th, 8, Guangxian had finished filming "囧囧 in Thailand". At this time, he applied to Optoelectronics to change the name to "Lost in Thailand", which will be released in December.

Then it was sued by Huaqi, claiming 1 million yuan.

The lawsuit was won, but the court only awarded Guang Xian 500 million in compensation, and no longer used the name "Lost in Thailand" and changed it to the original "Lost in Thailand".

The specific circumstances of the incident are unknown, and they are all their own opinions. However, judging from the information released by the court, Guangxian’s projected film is "Lost in Thailand", which was renamed "The Journey to People Again" four months before it was released. Lost in Thailand", saying that it is not for the promotion of ghosts.

Of course, anyone would do the same thing, it doesn't matter right or wrong.

And Hua Qi is good enough, I don't know what conflict they have with Xu Zheng, is it important to make money if there is a conflict, they have to get him away.

"Since you insist on letting him direct and act on his own, then I'll contact him. Do you want to meet him?" Xu Manyun still nodded in agreement.

"You just need to show up. Just wait for him to change the crew and let me take a look. There is no rush for this film. Give him a year and a half. It will be enough for the 10-year Spring Festival to be completed. This comedy movie about the Spring Festival will be released during the New Year. Should be good."

"I don't have time for the next few months, filming, promotion, editing, preparing for release, a lot of things, let's talk about it when I have time."

Tang An rubbed his head, this year is busy enough.

"And "Spike Tooth", Wu Jing, is that done?"

"It's settled. The production cost is 300 million. Wu Jing has just established a Dengfeng International Film Company in the name of her sister. The other party will offer 100 million, and we will offer 200 million, accounting for 70% of the proceeds."

Xu Manyun paused and continued, "But I promised in private that I would hand it over to Huayi for distribution."

"I'll mention this at that time." Tang An nodded, it's no problem to release a low-cost movie.

"If the investment is not enough, you can add another 50." At the end, Tang An added.

Originally, "Spike Fang" had no money to buy insurance, so many action scenes were not filmed, anyway, it cost hundreds of thousands.

"Is there anything else? It's time for me to go to Huayi. The small-scale publicity in the early stage can start first."

"It's nothing, it's just that "Painted Skin" is a bit over budget, and the publicity budget may not be enough, only 600 million publicity fees are left." Xu Manyun thought for a while and said.

"Then add 200 million. Didn't Xingyu share 1200 million? They all have money in their hands." Tang An said while putting on his clothes.

"Painted Skin" has almost no rivals in the National Day file, and the 800 million publicity fee should be almost enough.

"You should communicate with Hua Yi more about the promotion. I don't have much energy to take care of this until the film comes out. Follow along."

Xu Manyun nodded, "Well, I know, one of your previous videos has been posted on the Internet, and now most of the viewers are very disappointed."

"The more disappointed you are now, the more pleasant you will be when the time comes. This is a good thing. Find two media outlets and write soft articles. Just write that my magic movie is no different from street magic."

"Okay, I'll prepare."

"Then I'll go to work first!"

Still can't finish writing before 12 o'clock,,,
The 4000-word chapter has been completed today, and I will hurry to write the chapter tomorrow morning. . . . .

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