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Chapter 256 Lose a Game First (Fourth Update Completed!)

After the premiere, Huayi held a dinner at the Asia Hotel next door to Gongti Basketball Park.

As the host, Wang Zhongjun thanked him first, and Tang An also said something casually.

Tang An and the bosses of several major companies gathered together, toasted together, and then said with a smile, "Bosses, what do you think of the movie?"

"Wonderful, to be honest, it's completely beyond my imagination!" Wang Zhongjun answered immediately.

"Wang Dong, you said this, as if you were watching it for the first time."

"This is a bit of a suspicion of boasting, Wang Dong punishes himself with a cup!"

"Yu Dong's words are wrong. The movie is really exciting. Every time I watch it, I feel as if I have never seen it. Even though I was prepared, I was still amazed."

Wang Zhongjun didn't feel embarrassed at all, his expression didn't change for a moment.

"Actually, to be honest, Director Tang's film this time is completely beyond my imagination. I thought it was just a few magic tricks on stage, but I didn't expect it to be not only magic, but also action, thriller, suspense, and car chase. That's a hearty one!"

Yu Dong sighed secretly, this is already the fourth theme, judging from the audience's reaction, it was even more enthusiastic than when "Red Cliff" was released.

With enough support for filming and publicity resources, it is likely to explode with an energy not inferior to that of "Red Cliff".

But on second thought, it might not be a bad thing.

There are more new themes, and the range of acceptance by the audience is getting wider and wider. The new film about the Republic of China they are preparing is also easier for the audience to accept.

The CEOs of several other companies thought it was another matter.

In fact, many companies have been learning from Tang An's films, and every genre has been followed.

Horror movies are the most popular, which is basically a must-have every year.

Spy wars and science fiction have also been tried, but due to reasons such as actors, plots and special effects, the profitability is not as good as horror films.

Overinvestment is risky.

Now this magic theme can be considered, after all, it is still a general action movie routine, and magic is added to the whole process.

Although the cost is high, they spent more than 1 million yuan in production costs without hiring big-name actors, but they can save those money-burning places.

Even adding magic elements to romance and horror films, the effect will not be bad.

Tang An and Yu Dong came to the side. He first congratulated Tang An and talked about "Painted Skin".

"Director Tang, have you seen the finished film of "Painted Skin"?"

"Yu Dong, I don't have the time. I haven't stopped in the past few months. Let's wait for a while. After I'm busy, I'll find time to watch it. Anyway, it's also released on National Day." Tang An said with a wry smile.

He didn't have the energy to pay attention to "Painted Skin". After Ningxia Studio edited it, he sent a copy and never watched it.

It will be released at the end of September, even if there are any problems, there is still time, and Yu Dong will not urge it anymore.

It seems that "Now Now You See Me" won't be low at the box office, and Feng Xiaogang's comedies won't have any rivals in the New Year's Eve. Seeing that Huayi is going to beat Bernard again this year, Yu Dong feels very uncomfortable.

"Painted Skin" is the only remaining blockbuster film of their company, and now he can only hope that this movie that Tang An fancy can bring him a pleasant surprise.

Tang An remembered this and asked again, "Yu Dong, it seems that you will release "Keep Calling" at the end of September. There should be no problem with the schedule, right?"

"There aren't many movies released on National Day, and "Keep Calling" won't have any impact on "Painted Skin." Yu Dong expressed his reassurance.

Tang An nodded, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of Dong Ping, chairman of Huayi Media, who was joking with someone not far away.

"Speaking of which, Yu Dong released a lot of movies this year, including "Perfect", "Desolate Village Inn", "Women Are Not Bad" and so on. This year's performance is much better than last year's."

Yu Dong didn't know why Tang An was talking about this, and shook his head helplessly, "There will be nearly 10 small and medium-budget films released in the second half of the year, but if they add up to half the box office of "Now You See Me", I will be satisfied."

"Hasn't Hua Yi made a movie this year?"

"Yes, there are, but they are all low-budget movies, and I can't find a suitable director."

Jiang Wen left Poly Huayi, Huayi lost its only great director, Zhao Baogang is still a TV drama director, and there seems to be no one else except Ye Daying.

Now everyone understands that a big movie doesn't need big stars, but it must have big directors. Without a big director, no one dares to start a big project.

"Jiangshan Beauty", "Three Kingdoms: Seeing the Dragon Unloading the Armor", and "Mo Gong" are all good examples.

Tang An nodded, "Huayi doesn't produce many films now, and it seems that there won't be many films approved for next year. Film and television production is not easy to do now."

Tang An babbled so much for no reason, which made Yu Dong a little surprised.

But the words are still reasonable, he cooperated with Huayi back then because he liked Huayi's filming ability, and it was because of Huayi that he got to where he is today.

Now that Bernard is getting bigger and bigger, Huayi is slowly going downhill. Maybe it's time to get rid of this shackle.

Yu Dong took a sip of the wine in the glass, shook it in his hand, and stared at the glass in a daze.

Tang An walked away with a smile, and celebrities from all walks of life came up to toast.

The reception lasted until 11 o'clock, and the hotel sent someone to drive Tang An's car to take him back.

I still drank some wine to some extent, and went to take a bath first to refresh myself.

There was still more than an hour before the box office of the zero-point show, Tang An flipped through the news casually.

"Red Cliff" and "Now You See Me" are almost [-]-[-] on the current publicity front, and they can barely be regarded as rivals.

But this is already the limit of what the other party can do, and Huayi has only spent a little over 3000 million in a month.

There are still 7000 million, which will be used in the remaining 20 days, almost occupying an absolute advantage in publicity.

Even if all the money is spent, the total cost is only 1.7 million, which is only a little bit higher than the cost of ordinary blockbuster films.

There is no need to worry about getting back the money, but it has already earned the title of a top director for two consecutive films, and it still doesn't work if it doesn't make much money.

Grasping money with one hand and fame with the other is the last word!
"Painted Skin" can get back some funds, "People on the Journey" spends more money on publicity, and with the name of being a producer, it should not be difficult to get [-] million box office during the Spring Festival.

Immediately after "People on the Journey" was drawn, "Thailand" was launched, and it was released in the Lunar New Year file in 09.

Although it was 3 years earlier, it was impossible for films such as "Three Shots" and "October Siege" to get a box office of 10 billion, but Tang An could earn [-] million.

By then there will be enough funds.

After analyzing the plan in my mind, the time passed slowly, and the hour hand pointed to the middle of 12 and 1.

Turning on the computer, an email arrived in the mailbox on time.

Let's look at the box office of "Red Cliff". It was still 1100 million yesterday and Wednesday.

And the zero-time box office of "You Now You See Me" has also been counted.

With the development of time, in the past, it took at least an hour to collect box office data in a timely manner across the country.

Tickets for the zero-point show are sold out at 12 o'clock, and the box office can only be counted after 1 o'clock or even 01:30.

Now it's counted in less than 20 minutes.

A total of 1500 zero-point games, with a box office of 450 million, is Tang An's new personal record.

However, it is still a bit lower than the more than 500 million of "Red Cliff". After all, the opponent is a war blockbuster that made the audience wait for more than two years.

It can be regarded as losing a game first, and then get back to the game later.

Now that the movie is released, the publicity should be more vigorous, and the money should be used at the critical moment!
(End of this chapter)