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Chapter 366 "The Legend of Zhen Huan"

"Avatar" can no longer be described as a big hit, 5200 million in a single day, 5 million in 2.25 days, which no one expected.

The 11 IMAX giant screens across the country are full 24 hours a day, regardless of day or night, and some people who have bought tickets even ask for leave to go to the movies.

The same is true for the only 700 screens, and the tickets for the next day are basically sold out in the morning.

Movie theaters with IMAX and 3D screening halls have rarely seen a queuing upsurge comparable to that of the Spring Festival travel rush.

In this era, movie tickets can only be pre-sold one day in advance, and if tomorrow’s tickets are sold out, you can’t buy the day after tomorrow, so you have to queue up early tomorrow morning.

Some viewers even watched three shows in one day, all three versions in 2D, 3D and IMAX3D.

As the different viewing effects such as IMAX, ordinary 3D, and 2D are known to the audience, tickets for all 3D screens will not be available if you don’t go in the morning.

IMAX tickets even have to queue up in the early morning!

Now the 3D ticket price has almost doubled, and the IMAX ticket price has even risen to 700 yuan. It is still hard to find a ticket!
Nearly all of the 11 movie theaters with IMAX were operating at full capacity, and booking phones rang throughout the day.

Most movie theaters have canceled half-price tickets on Tuesdays, and some people even raised ticket prices privately for profit.

Now "Avatar" has become a social phenomenon, and people's chatting objects have changed from celebrities and TV series to movies.

Audiences who have watched IMAX are proud of it and keep bragging to their relatives and friends around them.

There are 11 IMAX screens, and the movie is 160 minutes long. With the intervals in between, there are only 88 shows in one day at most. Very few people have seen the IMAX version.

It is said that many companies are now preparing to produce 3D movies, and the threshold of these well-known special effects companies in China is almost broken.

And after learning that there is a 3D conversion technology that only needs 600 million yuan to convert the already scheduled 2D movies into 3D format, many producers paid without hesitation.

Anyone who doesn't switch is an idiot. Anyone with a discerning eye knows how popular the audience is with 3D.

Moreover, some films that have already been produced are considering whether to convert them to 3D first before releasing them.

As for Tang An, when "Avatar" exceeded 5000 million in single-day box office, he and Yu Dong, Wang Changtian, and Qin Hong decided to add 4000 million for the 3D conversion fee of "Edge of Tomorrow".

Others spend 500 million yuan for conversion, they spend 4000 million yuan, and the effect is obvious at a glance. After watching these 3D subtitled movies, watching "Edge of Tomorrow" is definitely a huge contrast.

Tang An can't get this money now, but fortunately, he can't use it now, and he will have money after "Lost in Thailand" is released.

There are a lot of places asking for money. "Painted Skin" was launched a few days ago, and he interviewed several directors, all of whom were new directors who became famous later.

Wang Wei, the director of "White Night Chasing the Murder", is a stupid boy, only 21 years old this year, not to mention directing, he didn't even go to university. Learn animation.

After finishing my studies, I went to a wedding company and was in charge of editing. I didn't know how to do it at all, and now I just started shooting weddings.

Just such a stupefied young man came for an interview just because the Hantang recruitment announcement said that once selected, he would be able to direct a TV series by himself within one year.

Tang An also kept him, and studied with a crew for two years, he was regarded as a reserve talent.

Lu Xing, the director of "Undocumented Crime", has just graduated from the Beijing Film Studio. He is considered a newcomer director with a professional background, and some short stories during his school days are not bad.

It would be nice to pick two out of the seven or eight newcomers, but they can't be used directly yet, so let's start with the drama.

Their later famous works are all crime-solving online dramas, the rhythm is well grasped, and they are not procrastinated at all, which is very good.

I also invited some directors born in the 70s, such as Xu Jizhou and Du Jiang, who are more capable after the 70s.

But they also made some names, even if Tang An made a promise, he was unwilling to take the risk.

Come to the company and call Ya Ning.

A company must have a copyright library, not to say that it needs to be used immediately, at least it must have novels and scripts of various categories.

"President Ya, please sit down, how are you talking about the copyright?"

Ya Ning, with half-white hair, was not polite either, so she sat down opposite and handed the document to Tang An at the same time.

He explained, ""Ghost Blowing the Lantern" has now sold more than 1000 million copies, and it is a very popular novel. The website still thinks the price is too low. The TV series copyright of "Tomb Raiders Notes" is very smooth, and the price is also cheap. Chairman, you also know that even if a TV series is adapted, it cannot be broadcast on TV."

""Ghost Blowing the Lantern" must be taken down, and the film and television and game copyrights are required, but there is no need to deliberately spend a lot of money."

The copyrights of novels in this era are not worth much at all, and they can’t even be sold at all, not to mention that those supreme gods later cost tens of millions, and no one wants even a hundred thousand.

"In addition to the ones I specified, you should also look at the novels that are famous, have potential, and have the possibility of adaptation, and list them down."

"Good chairman." Ya Ning nodded.

Not long after he left, Zhuang Liqi knocked on the door and came in.

"Chairman."

"Mr. Zhuang, did Zheng Xiaolong agree?" Tang An asked him to sit down and asked with a smile.

Tang An decided to find someone to shoot "The Legend of Zhen Huan" first, but there is no director in the company, so the newcomer is unreliable.

Although TV dramas are the art of screenwriting, as long as the director follows the script, basically there will be no major problems, but Tang An still wants to find the original director first.

Zhuang Liqi nodded and said with a smile, "I have cooperated with him in the Huaguo TV drama company before, and Liu Lianzi also wrote two episodes of scripts, and after showing him the scripts and novels of these two episodes, I agreed. gone."

"That's good. Let's prepare this TV series first. The project will be approved as soon as the script comes out. Let Zheng Xiaolong choose the actors himself. As long as we give priority to using our actors." Tang An nodded.

"Lost in Thailand" will be released in February, and when the filming of the TV series starts, there will be money.

"However, Chairman, Director Zheng requires Beijing TV Drama Art Center to participate in the investment, at least 30% of the shares, and participate in the sharing of all profits."

Tang An was not surprised by this request either. Zheng Xiaolong is the director of the Beijing TV Drama Art Center, and the TV dramas he made before were all invested by the art center.

"30% of the investment is fine, but you can only participate in the first three rounds of sharing. All subsequent profits will belong to us, and all copyrights must be retained." Tang An thought for a while.

Later, even if "The Legend of Zhen Huan" was replayed three years later, it could be sold at the price of the first round of many TV series, and there were many rebroadcasts. The follow-up is definitely a hen that keeps laying eggs.

"No problem, this should be negotiable." Zhuang Liqi nodded, and after three rounds, it was almost worthless.

"How much salary does Zheng Xiaolong want?" Tang An asked again.

"18 for a single episode."

"16, try to talk about it."

16 episodes is already the price of a top TV director, and it is also worthy of Zheng Xiaolong's worth.

There are more than 70 episodes of TV series, and the salary is tens of millions.

After arranging one pile of things, the supervisors of the following departments will be responsible for these. They are all very professional, and Tang An doesn't have to worry about the follow-up matters.

Otherwise, there are two presidents and general managers, Chen Guofu and Xu Manyuan.

If he had to stare at any project from beginning to end, then the chairman who is a fart would be exhausted sooner or later.

The company's projects for next year are almost all set.

"Edge of Tomorrow", "Painted Skin 2", and the upcoming "Lost in Thailand".

"The Happy Past of Lao Ma's Family", "The Legend of Zhen Huan".

Movies and TV dramas are advancing in both directions. When funds are abundant next year, we will start building movie theaters in third-tier cities, and spend money to expand publicity and distribution channels.

At noon, I had a meal with Chen Guofu and talked about the preparations for "Edge of Tomorrow".

Some indoor scenes and outdoor scenes have been prepared and can be shot first.

The launch time is set on January 1th, so that everyone can celebrate New Year's Day.

(End of this chapter)