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Chapter 453 Don't mess with him yet

"Is he serious?"

In the studio, Xu Zheng anxiously waited for Liu Ruihao to come back, but told him bad news as soon as he came back.

Liu Ruihao said with some disappointment, "It's impossible to suspend the "Detective Chinatown". The bank loans have all come down, and the Thai government is cooperating with the location selection."

"He didn't even give me a chance to negotiate! Is it necessary to be so extreme?"

Xu Zheng said angrily, no matter what business you do, there is always a negotiation process, you can’t just PASS when you hear someone else’s price is not right, how can you play like that

After a brief moment of anger, Xu Zheng also felt a bit of fear, it seemed that Tang An didn't care about him at all.

Tang An may not need him now, but Xu Zheng needs the 囧 series!
Liu Ruihao looked at Xu Zheng's expression, and immediately said, "But after my persuasion, he still agreed to launch "Lost in Hong Kong", but it will not be released until the Spring Festival of 13."

"Year 13?"

"Well, next year's "Chinatown Detective" will be released in the Spring Festival, and "Hong Kong Jiong" will be released the next year. I talked to you about the 1500 million film salary plus a 5% share of mainland profits." Liu Ruihao nodded.

Only then did Xu Zheng heave a sigh of relief. He could afford to wait a year later. After all, "Modern Times" wasn't considered a blockbuster, and the low-budget movie was already profitable.

However, his mind became active again. If "Detective Chinatown" hits the market next year, it will still be up to him to save the series.

We have been old friends for several years, and Liu Ruihao could tell what Xu Zheng was thinking at a glance, so she quickly persuaded him.

"I've already agreed to his conditions. Don't think too much about it. Get the script right. We'll wait until "囧囧 in Hong Kong" becomes popular. Otherwise, Tang An will stop this series in a fit of anger, and the loss will be great."

Xu Zheng's heart trembled, this is not impossible.

Although the salary was lower than his expectation, he felt a little unwilling, but Xu Zheng also learned his lesson and admitted for the time being.

After all, Tang An is only 31 years old, and he opened such a big company at such a young age, he must be a little arrogant and tempered, so don't mess with him yet.

After persuading Xu Zheng to come down, Liu Ruihao also heaved a sigh of relief, and then said, "By the way, there is a character in "Ghost Blowing the Lantern", do you want to play a guest role, the male number three, there are not many roles?"

"Don't go."

Xu Zheng resolutely refused. The third role is completely a match for others, which is too out of place.

Liu Ruihao persuaded, "There aren't many roles, it's almost like a cameo, and now the media is making up that you have conflicts with the company, and there are news everywhere that you are going to change jobs. I took this role to clarify."

Xu Zheng thought for a while, then nodded.

"Okay, I'll go find Wu Ershan another day."

"Tang An's new movie is confirmed, "The Martian" is still a sci-fi movie!"

"Hantang Media announced five film and television drama projects, and the 囧 series will start the third one, and all the main creators will be replaced!"

"Xu Zheng missed "Lost in Thailand: Detective Chinatown" and was rejected for being suspected of asking too much!"

"The best-selling book "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" will be adapted into a movie. Can the first domestic tomb robbery movie be successfully released on the big screen?"

"The 囧 series once again employs newcomers, can the new director create another box office myth?"

"Tang An is going back to the old way, and the new film is still a sci-fi genre, Jiang Lang is doing his best to innovate!"

"5 film and television dramas, 3 adapted from best-selling books, the wave of adaptations is coming?"

"Xu Zheng wants to leave Hantang Media, don't be upset that the embarrassing series is left behind by others!"

"Tang An suppressed his directors, fearing that Xu Zheng would break his own record!"

"Xu Zheng's private meeting with Huayi, Bernard and many film and television companies attracted Tang An's dissatisfaction, and he was refrigerated!"

As soon as the press conference ended, many online media reported the details.

Of course, the most notable ones are Tang An's own new movie and the change of director and starring role in "Tai囧: Chinatown Detective".

After all, "Lost in Thailand" used to be the box office record for Chinese-language movies, and it also had a considerable impact during the Spring Festival last year.

Why the actors and directors were changed, the media don't know.

It doesn't matter if you don't know, you can even guess and make up, as long as the audience dares to be interested.

As a result, all kinds of news about Xu Zheng's departure and the collapse of price negotiations appeared on Baidu's homepage and Weibo hot searches.

And the reaction of the people who eat melons is not small. If you want to say what type of movie is the most popular, it must be comedy. No matter in terms of box office or network views, comedy has always been a genre that has never faded.

But now there are not many good comedies, let alone classics, and finally a good-looking series has come out, and the director and starring roles have been changed all over the place.

Can I watch "A Chinese Journey to the West", "The King of Comedy", and "Kung Fu" without Zhou Xingchi?
It can be said that Xu Zheng's "nationality" is high enough. Those comedy TV dramas in the past few years have made the audience remember this funny bald head.

Although Xu Zheng is a little worse than Zhou Xingchi, he is also the soul of the "囧" series, and the audience can't imagine what it would be like to change the leading actor.

"Is there a mistake? Who will play Xu Guangtou instead? Why not become Wang Baoqiang and Huang Bo?"

"It is estimated that Wang Baoqiang and Huang Bo are gone. Didn't Tang An say that the director and starring roles have all changed?"

"Wang Baoqiang, Xu Zheng, and Huang Bo are some of the best comedians in China. Who can replace this iron triangle!"

"I guess they are charging too much. Don't those serials in Hollywood have to raise the price after one or two filmings."

"Isn't it normal to raise the price? If the company makes money, the actors don't want to make money?"

"That's probably the end of the conversation. I don't know what "Lost in Thailand: Detective Chinatown" will look like."

"I guess it's just a way to make money in the name of "Tai囧". Without Xu Zheng, it's still a joke!"

"I saw that the live broadcast seemed to be talking about suspense comedy, isn't your movie about solving crimes?"

"Let's see when the time comes. Maybe Tang An has discovered a powerful new director."

"That's right, weren't Wu Ershan and Xu Zheng also newcomers before?"

Some people said that Tang An made money, and some still maintained their trust. Most people still took a wait-and-see attitude. After all, Tang An's vision was there, and none of the films he invested in in the past few years hit the market.

As for Tang An's new movie, sci-fi fans are happy, there are no sci-fi movies in China except Tang An, and some are like "Machinery"
However, some viewers who expected Tang An to continue to innovate and shoot new types were somewhat disappointed.

As for what the unscrupulous media said about Tang Anjiang's inability to innovate, no one really took it seriously.

7 big-selling movies in 7 years, with three or four genres changed, this is nothing to be ashamed of.

It would be an exaggeration if a film of a different type is made every year and sells popular Western magic and musicals.

There are 5 movies, all of which are watched by audiences. Apart from these two movies, "Looking for the Dragon" is the one that gets the most attention. After all, it is a best-selling book. It is countless.

Not only book fans are paying attention, but the entire Internet literature circle is also looking forward to the success of this movie.

Strictly speaking, "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" should be the first online novel to be adapted into a movie, apart from those romance novels posted on forums like Tianya.

If the film is successful, it will prove that online literature is in line with the film market, and it can even drive the entire online literature industry.

Authors can not only get a little money from electronic subscriptions, but also sell film and television copyrights, and even peripheral copyrights of games and comics.

(End of this chapter)