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Chapter 262 Han Sanping's Invitation! (four more complete!)

After leaving Huayi, Tang An joined the crew and continued to promote the movie at a movie theater in Haidian District.

"It's been hard work for everyone during this period. There are still more than half a month left. After this busy period, you can rest."

"Director Tang, it's nothing hard. The audience is so enthusiastic, we wish we could do this every day." Deng Chao said hastily.

"Deng Chao, I think your biggest improvement in filming this movie is your words. Didn't an audience ask you how you practiced your speaking speed before, and did you speed up the post-editing?" Tang An shook his head and smiled.

"Mr. Tang, you're just joking. I'm actually not very good at talking."

"That's right, you'll run the train with your mouth full, and you won't even be able to speak." Tang An scolded with a smile.

He turned to look at Tang Yan, "By the way, Tang Yan, when will your TV series "Legend of Sword and Fairy" join the cast?"

"It's still half a month. They moved my part to a later stage." Tang Yan replied obediently.

Tang An nodded, "That's just right. After the promotion, take a break for two days before joining the group. Don't be in a hurry, or you won't be in the mood."

"Less than half a month left, everyone is fine. If you are fine, don't leave the crew for the next time. After tomorrow's celebration press conference, let's go south to a few cities."

During this period of time, they have been wandering around the north of the capital, and it is time to go to the south for the rest of the time.

"Director Tang, I may need half a day. "Keep Calling" still needs to be dubbed." Liu Ye said immediately.

"When?"

"Just in the past few days, about half a day is enough."

"Alright then, I'll give you a day off then."

After resting in the reception room for a while, Tang An led the crew into the screening room.

The hall with nearly 500 people was full, and there were still some reporters and photographers waiting in front.

As soon as he stepped through the door, there was a huge cheer inside, especially in the closed projection hall.

In addition to a few leading actors, many people called Tang An's name.

"Thank you everyone, thank you!"

"It's a pleasure to meet you all today, and thank you for your support to me and to "Now You See Me"!"

"Hi everyone, I'm Deng Chao, thank you for supporting the movie I star in."

"Hi everyone, I'm Tang Yan, thank you for liking my performance."

They said hello one by one, and the reporters in front couldn't wait to start asking questions.

"Director Tang, "Now Now You See Me" is 400 million short of breaking the 10 million mark. It reached this achievement more than [-] days earlier than "The Wind". How do you feel now?"

"It's a bit of a surprise. To be honest, this is a genre that no one has tried before. I'm really surprised that the audience's acceptance is so high." Tang An smiled slightly.

It's as if the previous two movies are not new genres! .

The reporters slandered endlessly in their hearts.

"Then are you satisfied with this result?"

"Very satisfied, this represents the audience's affirmation of me, and I can finally let go of the heart that has been hanging for more than half a year."

"Then Director Tang thinks "You Now You See Me" or "Red Cliff" will break through the 3 million mark sooner?"

"It's us!" Tang An said as a matter of course.

So confident!
"At present, there is no movie in China with a box office of more than [-] million. If you can achieve this achievement, you will surpass all Chinese-language movies. Can you imagine how you felt at that time?"

Tang An shook his head and said with a smile, "Isn't this going to be giving out certificates before the test results come out? I don't know how excited I will be before that time, but I shouldn't be calm."

No matter how the reporter asked, Tang An's reply was impeccable.

Then they asked them a few more questions, and suddenly a reporter turned to Tang An again.

"Director Tang, why did you choose Tang Yan to play the leading role? He had just graduated at the time, so what if she couldn't take on the role?"

I don't know how many times I have experienced similar problems. No matter what actors are used, some people will question it.

When using young people, it will be said that they are inexperienced and have no appeal.

If you use big stars who have been famous for a long time, it should be said that you rely on their fame to make money, and you don't give newcomers a chance.

Tang An did not answer directly, but smiled and looked at the hundreds of audiences in front of him. The Great Sage said, "What do you think of Tang Yan's performance?"

"Good job!"

"My Tang Yan is the most beautiful!"

“Tang Yan is the best!”

The audience expressed their support with the loudest voices, especially some of the male companions, who were about to howl like ghosts, and stared at the two long legs in shorts.

Tang An smiled slightly at the reporter, "The audience has already given the answer, and Tang Yan has appeared in many film and television dramas so far, and has rich acting experience."

Then Tang An gave up the stage to a few actors and asked them to interact with the audience for a while.

At the request of the audience, Deng Chao performed a few more poker magic tricks.

There is no other way, but Deng Chao can only perform. He can't play Liu Ye's hypnotic magic.

Escape magic has no props, and Deng Kai's stealth stunt can't be performed.

After watching a movie with the audience, after signing a few autographs, I quickly rushed to the next movie theater, found a hotel for lunch, and continued in the afternoon.

Another busy day passed, and early the next morning, the news that "Now You See Me" broke [-] million at the box office came out.

On August 8, the 28th day of its release, the single-day box office dropped to 15 million, with a total box office of 800 million, surpassing "Yangtze River No. 2.04" and ranking No.2 in the annual box office.

A drop of 50% is also expected. The box office in the past two weeks was too high. Under Huayi's propaganda that it doesn't care about money, part of the box office potential has been overdrawn.

In the first four days, it was 9300 million, and in the second week and seven days, it was even higher by 7 million, reaching 1000 million, a reversal.

However, "Red Cliff" reached 1 million in the first four days, but only 8300 million in the second week. Of course, there were insufficient publicity and too many negative news.

On the 19th day of its release, "Red Cliff" received 400 million box office on that day, with a total box office of 2.43 million.

""Now Now You See Me" has a gross box office of over 12 million in [-] days, making it the third movie this year to break [-] million!"

"Two films in a row break [-] million, Tang An deserves to be a top commercial film master!"

""Now Now You See Me" and "Red Cliff" ranked the top two at the box office of the year, and the summer competition has come to the most critical moment!"

"The battle for the annual box office championship has entered a fierce state, and the winner will pre-book the biggest winner in the domestic film market in 2008!"

At this time of turmoil, Hua Yi's press conference to celebrate the [-] million achievements of "You Now You See Me" was held in the capital.

The scale was not small at all, and most of the reporters and entertainment circles were present.

As a huge ice sculpture with 2 followed by 8 0s was smashed, it means that the [-] million box office has become a thing of the past, and it will hit a higher record in the future.

Wang Zhongjun dealt with the reporter vigorously, vowing that "You Now You See Me" breaking [-] million is just around the corner.

"In 20 days, we will hold another [-] million box office celebration press conference here, and hope to see you all again then!"

Wang Zhongjun didn't hesitate to let out big words that he wanted to break 20 million in [-] days, and he was not low-key at all.

The audience was in an uproar, and these reporters did not expect Wang Zhongjun to be so high-profile, but this was exactly what they wanted.

In the face of reporters' questioning and confirmation, Wang Zhongjun still did not change his words!

Come on, now that he didn't break [-] million after three weeks, he still had to be chased and sprayed to death by reporters.

It doesn't take three months, and the reporters will definitely be chasing and asking questions every day after that.

After asking around Wang Zhongjun for a while, the reporters realized that Tang An was there, and immediately turned their guns.

"Director Tang, just now Director Wang said that the box office will exceed 20 million in 3 days. Do you think there is hope?"

"Of course, I agree with Wang Dong's statement."

At this time, no matter what, you can't show your cowardice.

"Now "Red Cliff" is still 5700 million short of the [-] million box office. Who do you think is one step faster?"

"Of course I believe in myself, and I also hope that the first movie in China with a box office of [-] million is made by myself."

After answering a lot of similar questions, the reporters left with satisfaction, and each of them took a small red envelope before leaving.

As soon as they left, Tang An complained to Wang Zhongjun, "Wang Dong, you are putting us on the knife's edge."

Wang Zhongjun laughed, waved his hands and said, "Boss Tang's words are serious. With the current momentum, there is great hope for [-] million box office in the remaining three weeks, not to mention that the media will definitely help us promote it."

"I hope so."

This is a method of publicity, and the [-] million gimmick is not bad.

In the banquet hall next door, the hotel is ready.

"Congratulations, Director Tang, another [-] million movie, one movie a year is really enviable!"

"That's a mistake. It's clearly a [-] million movie."

"Based on this momentum, next year's box office will exceed 5 million, and the year after will be [-] million!"

"That's right, one step a year, maybe every box office record in the future will have to be created by Director Tang."

The sound of flattery was endless, Tang An's left ear went into his right ear and immediately threw it out.

"Then I would like to borrow good words from everyone, I hope we can drink together at the celebration banquet every year!"

Tang An raised his glass to the crowd and drank it all in one gulp.

"Come on, do it!"

"Dry!"

"A toast to Director Tang!"

"I wish Director Tang a big hit at the box office, breaking through [-] million as soon as possible!"

After drinking two cups in a row, Tang An accused Han Sanping of his crime with Wang Zhongjun.

The two toasted together, "Han Dong, thank you for your appreciation."

"You're welcome. Director Tang has another [-] million box office movie, and it's going to hit [-] million next time. Of course I'm going to be there to congratulate you." Han Sanping drank half of his drink as he spoke.

"It can be regarded as living up to Chairman Han's expectations, but whether it can break through [-] million depends on the future trend."

"Director Tang is being modest, didn't he just promise to break [-] million in three weeks in front of the media?" Han Sanping smiled noncommittally.

Tang An said quickly, "Isn't that facing the media? Now, of course, I have to tell the truth to Director Han."

Wang Zhongjun also answered, "Don't lose your momentum, let's praise Haikou first, and the media will naturally hype it up."

"It's inevitable that "You Now You See Me" will break [-] million, but "Red Cliff" has little hope. It will probably be overtaken by you in a week or two."

"Actually, the market is still not big enough to accommodate two blockbuster films. I believe that in two years the domestic market will be able to accommodate three or four blockbuster films at the same time!" Tang An said with a smile.

"What Director Tang said is true. Only when the market is big and a hundred flowers bloom, can everyone make money." Han Sanping sighed.

That's why when Zhang Yimou's family was dominant, he supported Chen Kai to make blockbusters in ancient costumes. Otherwise, Zhang Yimou had been making blockbusters alone, and the market would never be big.

Han Sanping firmly believes that the market is driven by movies that sell well at the box office. Only when there are more good movies will there be more audiences, forming a virtuous circle.

Later Feng Xiaogang also joined, but he stopped playing after filming a costume film.

Although Tang An's film is not a blockbuster in ancient costumes, and even in terms of investment, only "You Now You See Me" has reached the scale of a blockbuster, but it has achieved better results than blockbusters.

Wang Zhongjun and Tang An looked at each other, and then said, "In fact, it is not so easy to break [-] million. After such a long period of publicity, our expenses have already exceeded our budget. We can persist for another week at most, and then we will have to rely on the audience's word of mouth to decide." .”

A trace of doubt flashed in Han Sanping's eyes, and he didn't know what he meant for a while.

Tang An continued, "Director Han is right. Only by making the market bigger together can everyone make money. It would be great if "Red Cliff" can break through [-] million."

"That depends on the luck of "Red Cliff". There is still one more month in August, so it should be about the same."

Han Sanping knew it well, and took the initiative to take a step back when the victory was already confirmed. He won the summer file and sold well, so he simply accepted it.

Hello, I am good, is really good!

After unraveling the little bit of unhappiness before, the atmosphere became more harmonious in an instant, pushing a cup to help, and drank a few cups at once.

Han Sanping remembered that he still had business to do, so he simply spoke out while everyone was there.

"China Film Group is preparing a project for the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, do you know?"

"I know, I heard that Director Han, you plan to go out and direct yourself?"

"I directed it. You all know the importance of this film. Don't interrupt me if there are any actors missing."

"Han Dong, don't worry, just hand over whoever you like." Wang Zhongjun replied straight away.

"With your words, I'm relieved." Han Sanping looked at Tang An again with a smile, "I haven't made a movie for a while, and I still need a director here. I wonder if Director Tang would like to help? "

When Tang An's name was reported to the public at first, the higher-ups refused. Han Sanping talked about it, and Tang An had a commercial film "The Wind" with the main theme, so he persuaded the higher-ups.

Tang An was dumbfounded now. Isn't this "The Founding of a Nation"? Let me be the director of this film, how can I do it!
Not to mention anything else, if this is not shot well and vilifies a great man, it will be bad.

"Han Dong, you have to ask Wang Dong." Tang An kicked the ball to Wang Zhongjun.

"Director Tang, you misunderstood. It won't waste too much time. You will be in charge of part of the scene in less than a month's schedule at most. There are too many actors, and I can't do it alone." Han Sanping smiled and said.

(End of this chapter)