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Chapter 268 "Red Cliff" breaks [-] million (please be sure!)
"Mr. Tang, tell me carefully?"

Yu Dong immediately became interested after hearing Tang An's words. The promotional cost of "Painted Skin" is less than 1000 million, and every penny must be spent wisely.

Tang An didn't speak, but nodded at Xu Manyun.

Xu Manyun stood up and began to explain.

"Zhao Wei and Zou Xun are both the top four female stars in the mainland entertainment industry. They have always been competitors before, and the fans of both sides are not friendly."

Then Xu Manyun cited some conflicts between fans of the two sides, deliberately smearing each other and so on.

"Before we have not clearly stated who is the heroine. When promoting, we can put them side by side on the same frame poster, and there is no difference. In any official cast list, let Zhao Wei be ranked before Zou Xun .”

"Why must Zhao Wei be in front of Zou Xun?" Chen Qing raised his doubts aloud.

Xu Manyun didn't answer, but instead asked them, "I've seen the movie too, who do you think impresses you the most?"

Everyone is a senior practitioner in the entertainment industry, so they immediately understood.

But judging from the film, Zou Xun is indeed a bit more brilliant, and because of the title of the film, it is easier to be understood as the female number one.

But Zhao Wei is ahead of her on the list of actors, and this is the contradiction.

It is also the basis for fans of both parties to prove that their idol is the number one female.

Then Xu Manyun gave examples of some details of the operation, which were all things that happened in the second film.

For example, kicking stools on the set, fans tampering with encyclopedia information and so on.

Zou Xun's Tang An asked her to cooperate, and Yu Dong also asked Zhao Wei to cooperate in the promotion.

After leaving Berna, Xu Manyun couldn't help asking out the doubts in his heart.

"You are so sure that "Painted Skin" can get 1500 million on the first day, isn't it going to hit [-] million?"

If Tang An directed it himself, let alone [-] million, [-] million would absolutely believe it.

But during the filming process this time, Tang Ancheng didn't intervene, and he didn't personally participate in the later editing. It's difficult to just claim the title of producer, and [-] million.

"Of course I'm sure. The three domestic top actresses, Xiaosheng, and Zhao Wenzhuo are also some of the best action stars in the mainland. Yang Mi's popularity is not low now, and the previous "Struggle" is even popular all over the country."

"This lineup is top-notch except for the absence of superstars of Cheng Long's level, and we are promoting an investment of [-] million, which is considered a big production."

"Berner's distribution ability is the strongest among private enterprises, and there is no one that can hit in the same period. Finally, coupled with my box office appeal, as long as the quality of the film is qualified, it is normal to get [-] million box office."

Tang An naturally listed one item after another.

Xu Manyun nodded, as if it made sense, but there seemed to be something wrong.

90% of domestic directors are still working hard for the 6 million yuan club. There are only eight films with a box office of over [-] million yuan, and only [-] directors. It becomes "normal" to get [-] million yuan from Tang An.

After confirming the publicity plan, Berner immediately summoned the urgent director and actors, preparing to start the publicity in the next few days.

Tang An also went to Zou Xun to explain the requirements of the propaganda and asked her to cooperate.

In the next few days, Tang An went to record two interview programs, because he broke the record in Chinese film history, and at the same time, the total box office broke [-] million for the first time, making something similar to a documentary.

A few days later, at the end of August, Tang An went to Huairou Film and Television Base again, where "Spike Fang" was in the post-production stage.

More than half a month ago, Wu Jing brought the crew of "Spike Fang" back. Originally, Tang An wanted to invite the crew to a meal, but at the critical time of publicity, he didn't make it, so Xu Manyun invited him instead.

Although "Spike Fang" basically didn't make any money, at most it was guaranteed not to lose money, but Tang An still wanted to come and take a look.

Wu Jing and Li Zongzhi, who got the news in advance, were already waiting. When they saw Tang An coming, they immediately greeted them.

"Mr. Tang, Mr. Xu, hello."

"Hello Wu Jing, hello Director Li."

After saying hello to each other, Wu Jing greeted them and entered the China Film Digital Production Base.

"Mr. Tang, thank you very much for supporting me in making this movie, allowing me as an actor to realize my dream of being a director." Wu Jing said sincerely.

"There is a shortage of good directors in China now, and I'm just doing my best. It would be best if I can bring a good work to the audience." Tang An waved his hand.

Editing was not done by Wu Jing himself, there were two editors, and he just watched and studied from the sidelines.

I took a general look at the materials that were shot, and they were all shot with digital cameras, and there were no special shots.

From the use of color to the processing of the lens, it is considered a pass for an action, and it is very rare for a director to do so for the first time.

It is impossible to expect a newcomer and an action director to produce something amazing.

It can even be said that apart from Wu Jing's performance, there are almost no bright spots in the whole film.

Li Zongzhi is a good action director, but the literary and opera are not satisfactory.

However, Wu Jing dared to fight and fight hard, and integrated the martial arts of various factions together. The actions in it were as exciting as "The True Colors of a Man" and "Slaying the Wolf". It can be said that he alone supported the entire movie.

The heroine Lu Jingshan looks very good in police uniform, but there is not much to praise other than that.

However, Wu Jing took advantage of the narrative structure, using flashbacks and interludes, so that many viewers did not know whether Wu Jing was dead or not, and even guessed that there were two endings
"Very good. It's pretty good in an action movie. It's the first time you can shoot this level. It seems that Wu Jing is really suitable for you to be a director."

"Boss Tang praised it, it's far worse than your first movie." Wu Jing waved his hand quickly.

"Everyone will improve. The next film will definitely be better than this one. Show me the finished film after finishing the post-production. When the time comes, it will be reviewed by Optoelectronics. I have handed over the distribution to Bernard. Will help as much as possible.”

"Thank you Mr. Tang!"

The biggest fear of small-budget movies is that there is no publicity and distribution resources, and they are not well-known in the first place. It is very common to take a three-day trip to the theater.

As one of the largest distribution companies in China, Bernard has more possibilities to recover the cost with their help in distribution.

"By the way, the movie should lack an ending song. The heroine Lu Jingshan heard that she has learned to sing, so I asked her to sing Ye Qianwen's "Once Distressed". I think it's quite appropriate."

In the end, Tang An dropped an inexplicable sentence that made Wu Jing puzzled, but he could only nod in response.

The song that Lu Jingshan sang Tang An has a deep memory. When I first watched the movie and heard the ending song, if I had to use a word to describe it, maybe "ecstasy" is quite appropriate.

It's September, Tang An hides in the office and concentrates on writing his own script except going to Huayi every day to report and hold a meeting. Occasionally some female stars come to seduce him, life is not boring.

Just in mid-September, "Red Cliff", which had been released for two months, finally passed the 9 million mark with difficulty, becoming the second domestic Chinese-language film with a box office of over 2 million, surpassing "Curse of the City" "Ranked No. [-] on the box office list of Chinese-language film history, second only to "Now You See Me".

"Now Now You See Me" is almost at the end of the draw, and the box office of 10,000+ per day is slowly rising, and the total box office is fixed at 3.12 million!
(End of this chapter)