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Chapter 242 Lionsgate Films (Please subscribe for the fourth update!)

"Binbin, you said that Dong Wang really knows how to play. This is probably the most special premiere I have ever attended. It was actually held in a tent."

Set up a huge tent in Chaoyang Park to hold the premiere, not to mention now, even in the next ten years or so, no one will play like this.

Having enough personality is another aspect, the most important thing is to spend money, just a tent costs several million, and the entire premiere cost a full 1000 million.

However, the broadcast rights were sold for a little money, and were won by Jiangning Satellite TV, which collaborated with Huayi on the variety show "Absolutely Singing".

Li Binbin on the side smiled and said, "This is also for publicity. The schedule is not good, so what if the publicity is not in place."

Ren Quan next to him answered, "Actually, the 1000 million yuan is not enough to spend. Even if the premiere is held in any gymnasium, it will cost money. The momentum is not as good as this."

"Furthermore, Chaoyang Park is one of the largest parks in the capital city. There are so many people at night. Director Wang didn't forbid the citizens to come in and watch. At least these citizens are likely to be converted into spectators."

"Jiangning Satellite TV's ratings are not low, which is also a good publicity effect."

"Brother Quan, you are becoming more and more like a businessman now, I think you should stop filming and do business." Li Binbin joked.

"You think business is easy to do, so I'm the only one who manages a few stores." Ren Quan complained.

"Not to mention, in fact, Ren Quan, you have a good sense of business, and your analysis is quite in place. I heard that the restaurant and the hot pot restaurant are all queuing up now." Tang An smiled and said.

Ren Quan quickly waved his hands and said, "The queue is exaggerated, it's just an occasional peak period."

Although he is now worth tens of millions, but that is the result of 10 years of entrepreneurship, and it is completely incomparable with Tang An.

"We have opened several branches now. It seems that at the beginning of the year, I heard that you have established children's education and beauty salons, right?"

"There are a total of 14 branches of restaurants and hot pot restaurants, and children's education and beauty salons are still being discussed."

"Children's education and beauty parlors can be done. Children and women are the only ones who spend money now. The price of housing in the school district in Beijing is one price per day." Tang An nodded and said.

Ren Quan deeply agrees, "In fact, there are too many good projects, and people's energy is limited after all. If the funds are not allowed, we can do venture capital when we have money in the future."

"Venture investment is indeed possible. Now there are too many entrepreneurs in China who have the ability and creativity but no funds."

While chatting, the two talked about business matters, causing Li Binbin next to him to roll his eyes, and didn't interrupt them until the red carpet was about to start.

"You can make a plan first, and if I see it works, I'll buy a share. It can be regarded as helping these young people who start their own businesses!"

Maybe the next Jack Ma and Rebs are supported by themselves, what a sense of accomplishment!
Together with Li Binbin and the crew, Tang An stepped onto the red carpet alone.

There are many female celebrities in Huayi, and many female celebrities who became popular later and are now unknown. Tang An can grab any strong man and come here, but forget it, just take a casual trip and come down quickly.

However, before Tang An stepped on the red carpet, he was surrounded by reporters. The inner and outer layers were tightly surrounded, and Tang An was not given a chance.

"Director Tang, tell me about the magic trick to be performed tomorrow night!"

"Friends who receive the invitation tomorrow can watch it live. It's not good for me to spoil it now."

"Director Tang, why can't you bring a camera into the scene tomorrow? Is it because you are afraid that someone will expose the magic trick?"

"When watching a magic show, no one will take a video. If everyone takes a photo with a camera, it will be too unnatural to appear in the video!"

Cameras are definitely not allowed, and inspections will be carried out everywhere at the entrance to prevent any camera equipment from being carried.

Mobile phones are also not acceptable, although the pixels of mobile phones are low now, there is no XX mobile phone with clearer photos in the future (in order to avoid the suspicion of advertising, the name of the mobile phone will not be displayed, and the name of the mobile phone will be written after receiving the advertising fee!)
Of course, Tang An won't keep everything secret, so it doesn't make much sense, after all, it still needs to be publicized.

In a few days, Tang An will cut two videos and send them out to whet the audience's appetite.

"Will it be finished after filming the last magic trick? Can we still make it in time for the summer vacation?" The reporter asked again.

"It is true that there is still the last scene left to be filmed, but it is not certain how long it will take to finish filming. Post-production is also a cumbersome thing, and I cannot guarantee when it will be released."

Tang An was still the same, when asked about the schedule, he said he didn't know.

""Red Cliff" is scheduled to be released on July 7, do you have the confidence to compete with "Now You See Me"?"

""Red Cliff" is a very good movie, but I believe "Now You See Me" will not disappoint the audience, but it is still unknown when it will meet the audience."

After dealing with the reporters, he stepped onto the red carpet, signing autographs for fans while walking.

"what!!!"

Suddenly there were bursts of exclamations from the front, which almost made Tang An's hands tremble. Looking back, it turned out that a female fan wanted to pull Wang Xiaoming over to kiss him while he was bowing his head to sign.

This kind of thing is very common, both female and male celebrities have encountered it, but Tang An has never encountered such an irrational fan.

Sure enough, my fans are much more rational and don't have so many nympho!
Tang Anxin thought about continuing to walk forward, and when he passed by Wang Xiaoming, he found that there was nothing unusual about him, and he seemed to be used to it.

After walking the red carpet, I took some photos there, and then went straight into the big tent.

As expected of a tent shipped from Dubai, it is simply a large mobile plaza with thousands of seats, which is a little bigger than an ordinary large movie theater.

In fact, there are many hotels made of tents in Dubai, which are similar to a mobile house, and the price is extremely expensive.

Wang Zhongjun was talking to others in the tent, Tang An went up to say hello to them one by one.

"Wang Dong."

"Mr. Tang is here, are you ready for tomorrow's shooting?"

"The crew is all ready and has been rehearsed many times without any problems." Tang An nodded with a smile

"That's good. Director Tang will work hard tomorrow, but we must also pay attention to order. I have already contacted two security companies to be responsible for the security work inside and outside the venue. There must be no accidents with more than 1 people!" Wang Zhongjun said with a serious expression.

"Don't worry, Director Wang, the audience will just watch the show and nothing will happen."

Regardless of any industry, safety issues are the top priority, and even a large group may fall apart due to an accident or accident.

Needless to say, the construction industry, aviation, pharmaceutical companies and other industries, there are countless groups that have closed down due to accidents and air crashes.

It is not rare that film and television dramas are aborted due to shooting accidents.

"By the way, Jason Constantine, the purchasing and co-producer chairman of Lionsgate Pictures, is here today. I have already invited him to watch the scene tomorrow night." Wang Zhongjun looked aside and was chatting with the vice president of Huaguo Film Co-production Company A tall white man.

"I understand, Mr. Wang!" Tang An nodded. This is because he took advantage of "The King of Kung Fu" to make money for the other party, and then he settled a deal.

""The King of Kung Fu" was talked to us by his predecessor Pete Bullock. He has just taken office and is eager to make better results than his predecessor. It is a good opportunity when performance is needed." Wang Zhongjun added whispered.

Tang An's eyes lighted up. This is much easier to talk about. Even if the movie "You Now You See Me" is filmed in Southeast Asia, there will be no cultural difference. This new type of popcorn movie can sell a little bit in the United States.

Of course, it is impossible for the box office to exceed 1000 million U.S. dollars like the original version. If it can reach more than [-] million U.S. dollars, it will be considered a success.

It is not enough for Chinese-language films to be released overseas because they are of good quality. First of all, the directors and actors are not well-known, and people will not even go to see them.

Just like those few Indian and Indian movies released in China, if "Wrestling, Dad" hadn't been for the popularity accumulated in the country by Aamir Khan's first two movies, would it have had a box office of more than 10 billion?

If domestic audiences haven't watched "Three Idiots" and "My God", will anyone watch "Wrestling, Dad"?
I'm afraid I won't go in if I see the Southeast Asian faces above.

If you want to open up overseas markets, you have to be like Zhang Yimou and make an epoch-making blockbuster that has Chinese characteristics and meets the eyes of Westerners.

Surprise them, let them exclaim incredible.

Or just shoot four or five classic niche films of the same type as "Horror Cruise", if the audience does not know the director of one or two films, then four or five films should have some impressions.

With fame, theaters will arrange films and have a chance to rise.

But Tang An probably won't make horror movies anymore.

There is also the most direct way to conquer them audiovisually.

But it must be a type that the West does not have. For example, if you get an armored warrior, it is useless no matter how good the special effects are. They have "Transformers".

You can make a fairy tale blockbuster, "Dragon and Phoenix Great Tribulation" or something.

As for "Fengshen Bang" and "Journey to the West", they definitely won't work, they don't know the background, and they don't know any magic weapons.

When the time comes to throw a gourd out to suck people in, the audience will be confused.

what is this?Is this gourd a vacuum cleaner?

It has to be something like "Dragon and Phoenix Tribulation", all of which are mythical beasts, the special effects are well done, and the plot can be understood a little

But this is much more troublesome than "Avatar", and the time and money spent are at least several times that of "Avatar"!
After all, "Avatar" is still a creature that walks upright, taller than a human.

And there is nothing complicated on the surface of the body.

But dragons, phoenixes, unicorns, and dozens of other kinds of mythical beasts are so big that it is too difficult to shoot. Too many special effects personnel are needed, and even thousands or even tens of thousands of people are needed to make models. , there is nothing that can't be made in four, five, six, seven or eight years.

Of course, there is no problem with the quality of online game promotional videos, and they will be produced every month and every week.

There is another method that should work as well.
Then Wang Zhongjun introduced Tang An to the purchasing and co-producer chairman of Lions Pictures.

Hearing that Tang An was the director of "Shark Beach" and "Horror Cruise", Jason Constantine immediately became interested.

Chinese-language films have always been the focus of Hollywood's introduction. It is no secret that Columbia has won two high-quality Chinese-language films for two consecutive years.

Those two films have brought nearly 2000 million US dollars in profits to Columbia as the videotape market has been selling well.

And Columbia is not limited to North America, the video tapes are being released all over the world.

And these two movies are also classics in the hearts of horror movie lovers, but Tang An didn't make any more horror movies, so no one remembered Tang An's name.

Does anyone remember the director of "Sadako"?

In fact, there are so many Hollywood movies, except for some first-line big directors, most of the high-grossing movies we don’t remember the director’s name, and we don’t know what other works he has.

"Tang, are you interested in making horror movies again? I can help you get into mainstream Hollywood theaters, as long as you maintain the previous standard!"

The predecessor just talked about a big project in the mainland that could earn tens of millions of dollars. Jason Constantine is also a big player. It just so happens that Columbia has made a lot of money with Tang An's two horror films, and he wants to fight for it.

"Maybe, but I don't have any good ideas for the time being. I want to finish filming the movie I'm currently working on. If you have time, Jason, you are welcome to come and watch it tomorrow." Tang An said flickeringly.

"Of course, I came to China to look for excellent movies. I will watch them tomorrow. I haven't seen a magic movie yet."

That Jason kept pulling Tang An, persuading him to make a horror movie, buying it out for a high price, sharing the guarantee to go to theaters, arranging as many screens as possible, and accepting the guarantee. Anyway, it was just empty talk and wanted to fool Tang An first.

Horror movies have always been the focus of the lions' attention, but in the past two years, they haven't been able to find such a good movie as "Saw" a few years ago. It's rare to meet Tang An, a director who is good at making horror movies.

Using Chinese actors can sell so well, if you find a few actors in Hollywood to shoot, you won't make a lot of money!
It wasn't until the premiere that Tang An got rid of him.

On stage, Cheng Long and Li Lianlian were there, as well as Li Binbin and Liu Yufei.

Tang An suddenly discovered that Liu Yufei was growing up a little more than she had seen at the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival.

It was in 05 or 06, when she was dancing on stage and still had a little baby fat.

But now her face is getting thinner. Although her facial features have not changed much, she has lost the baby fat and more prominent edges and corners, making her more mature, shedding her youthful innocence, and giving her a touch of femininity.

Time is a butcher's knife, and I'm about to run three.

Tang An stroked the sexy stubble on his chin. He finally turned into a handsome young man in his early 20s, and he was about to go on the road of an uncle again.

After a lot of blah blah on stage, the movie officially started.

Watch this bad movie again. If half of "Three Kingdoms" is good, then "The King of Kung Fu" except for the fight between the two superstars, Li Binbin's mopping white hair, and his good looks Apart from the peak Liu Yufei, there was nothing to watch.

Cheng Long is still funny, Liu Yufei said Cheng Long, aren't you a god?Can't the gods call the wind and call the rain?
Then Cheng Long lay down on the ground and began to write the talisman, wet the brush with saliva, and retched there, but the talisman writing was really effective - Li Lianjie took a piss from a high place.

Li Lianlian still had a righteous face. Zhou Zhaolong slaughtered a village and shot Liu Yufei's mother to death.

Then Li Lianlian, who was wearing a bathrobe, came out and said when it was time for revenge.

Please be a little sympathetic, okay, my parents were slaughtered by the gods, so I will hug you without revenge!
The more you look at it, the worse it gets, so don't look at it, just keep your eyes open and squint for a while.

At this time, Li Binbin next to him poked Tang An with his finger.

"what?"

"What do you think of the movie?"

"Okay."

"What's alright?"

"Didn't you hear the laughter from the audience in the back row?"

"Then how much box office can you say, is it [-] million?"

"more or less."

"Can you be more serious, it's not bad, it's not bad!" Li Binbin was anxious, and pinched Tang An quietly.

"The box office is not as much as I say, even if I say 5 million, it's useless!" Tang An said helplessly.

"Then make a prediction."

"At least [-] million. After all, the two superstars are there, and there are no opponents in April. The rest depends on word of mouth." Tang An thought carefully and said seriously.

Seeing that Tang An didn't seem to be perfunctory, Li Binbin no longer struggled.

Tang An looked at the image of the white-haired witch on the screen, and then at Li Binbin, remembering her glamorous and handsome appearance.

"What are you looking at?" Li Binbin was a little puzzled.

"You said it would be more exciting if you dressed up like in the movie?" Tang An smiled, leaned over and whispered.

"roll!"

Li Binbin blushed and cursed angrily.

"If I put on a dead face again, I won't scare you to death!"

hiss.
Tang An shivered all over, his head was covered with white hair, and matched with a dead pale face, he must not be frightened!

It's better not to look for excitement, one day the heart is not good, and I kneel down excitedly!
Fortunately, Tang An was relieved by the hilarious scene on the big screen.

Little American boy asks: "I'm freezing to death. What should I do?"

Li Lian turned his head, showing a weird smile, and said slowly: "Breathe, don't forget to breathe."

The scene was full of laughter. Generally, movies that can make the audience laugh out loud are definitely not that bad, but "The King of Kung Fu" is definitely not in this list!
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