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Chapter 471 Finished! 9 million loans (please subscribe for the first update!)
At 6 a.m. on June 11th, Capital International Airport.

More than 10 men and women in formal attire are waiting near the pick-up gate.

The men and women in suits and leather shoes in front of them looked that the fabrics were not low-grade, and their glasses, watches, rings, and necklaces were all famous brands.

The people lined up in the back are naturally dressed in black suits, and they look like bodyguards at first glance.

Seeing this posture, the surrounding people thought that some important person was coming, and there was a burst of low-pitched discussion.

This is the senior executives of Hantang Media and a team of bodyguards who came to pick them up.

Wang Wei, the chief financial officer of the group, said worriedly, "Mr. Xu, isn't it too risky for the chairman to do this?"

Xu Manyuan shook her head, "I have persuaded the chairman several times, but since he has made a decision, he has his reasons."

Without saying a word, a loud shout from ahead interrupted them.

"It's Liu Ye!"

"President!"

"Liu Ye is here, and Tang An is here. Is the filming of "The Martian" finished?"

Over there, Tang An and Liu Ye had already walked out surrounded by more than ten crew members.

Although the itinerary was kept secret and there was no special group of fans to pick it up, the crowd at the scene were still very excited.

Xu Manyun immediately asked the bodyguards to cut a path and take them out.

In the crowd, Tang An also greeted the fans and signed a few autographs.

"You see how enthusiastic your fans are, why don't you just say hello and I'll be leaving first."

Seeing that there were too many people, Tang An immorally left Liu Ye and seven or eight bodyguards here, and ran away first.

Liu Ye, who was surrounded by fans, might have been eaten by these fans if not for seven or eight bodyguards. He could only helplessly deal with the fans patiently with a bright smile on his face.

"Let's go, get in the car and talk."

Tang An led the crowd out of the airport and got into a Lawrence commercial vehicle.

"What's the matter, did President Zhang give you an answer?"

To raise 10 billion in cash, apart from accepting financing and selling Tudou's shares, they can only borrow from the bank.

If you don't have money, ask the bank to borrow it!
Xu Manyun shook his head, ""The Martian" can get a loan of 6 million at most. President Zhang said that he will talk to you personally when you come back."

6 million, plus the original loan of 2.2 million, that is, the bank's estimated revenue for this movie is just over 8 million.

Calculated at 10 billion domestically, the production share and distribution share are 4.3 million in total, and the overseas box office share + other copyrights are nearly 4 million, which is still a little short of "Edge of Tomorrow".

This is also normal, the bank has to bear the risk, and the estimate should be conservative.

Even so, it is unprecedented to be able to provide a loan of 8 million yuan for a movie. Zhang Yimou's "Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling" could not get this figure.

But 6 million plus the company's current 2 million on the book is only 8 million, which is still 2 million short.

"What about "Looking for the Dragon Jue"?" Tang An asked again.

Xu Manyun shook his head, "I will give you another 3000 to [-] million at most. After all, the National Day schedule is not as good as the summer vacation schedule, and the risk of overseas revenue is too great."

A loan of 4 to [-] yuan, if excluding overseas income, the bank's estimate for this movie is [-] million yuan.

The current highest-grossing movies in the National Day file are "Painted Skin" and "Di Renjie: The Empire of Heaven", with a box office of more than 2 million yuan. The number given by the bank is already very good.

Tang An frowned. "Predecessor Raiders" couldn't get a loan, and "Detective Chinatown" had a new director and new actors, and it was the same.

"Why Shengxiaomo" and "Scary Step by Step" just started filming not long ago.

"How about this, prepare the materials for the theater, and I will go to President Zhang in two days."

Now that things have happened, they can only temporarily use the theaters as mortgages. They have invested 4 million yuan in succession, all of which are industries, and loans are easier to handle.

Tang An decided on a one-billion-level project with just a few words, and Wang Wei, the financial director next to him, couldn't help but speak out.

"Chairman, you should stop thinking about it and investigate it for a meeting."

"Don't worry, Mr. Wang. I know Shengda Literature very well. As the novel website with the largest domestic market share, Singularity has a very good prospect. This investment is definitely worth it."

Internet companies, with a market share of nearly 45%, every investor knows what this concept is, and they have almost reached the point of monopoly. As long as they don't die, they will be rewarded dozens of times.

Even if the plate is big enough, the future income will be beyond imagination. If Chen Tianqiao was not seriously ill and changed the management direction of Shengda, it would not be easy to get it.

Otherwise, Wu Wen wouldn't have raised $4 million in capital next year.

I went back to the company and stayed for two or three hours to process some documents.

Tang An started filming again in the afternoon, and Li Youbing and Xu Jinglei also joined the group.

This scene is the first press conference held by the space agency. Li Youbing, director of the space agency, announced that an astronaut of the space agency died due to an accident on Mars.

"Ms. Li, your tone will be a little heavy later, but you must also be strong. You don't need to be overtly sad, but you must have that heavy atmosphere."

"Don't worry, Director Tang, I understand." Li Youbing nodded.

"Of course I'm relieved, Mr. Li. Then, old Xu, you can make soy sauce next to him." Tang An smiled.

Xu Jinglei didn't take it seriously, and joked, "You didn't pay me much in the first place."

Then Tang An looked at the dozens of reporters and photographers sitting at the press conference. These were not group performances. Tang An invited major media and TV stations to guarantee his acting skills.

The key is that you don’t need money, just accept an interview afterwards.

"Everyone is ready, if there is no problem, we will start."

"Director Tang, let's start. We are all professionals. Don't worry, we won't screw you up."

"However, Director Tang can reveal more details about the movie later, so that we can go back and do business."

All the reporters laughed.

"No problem, I've prepared photos, and there are one or two tidbits. Liu Ye should be here soon, and there will be plenty of time then." Tang An agreed without hesitation.

The shooting in the afternoon was quite smooth. As long as the actors are selected for the roles, there will be no major problems in shooting.

The lines are also quite official, we mourn deeply, and then cite the heroic deeds of the astronauts.

The reporters also cooperated with the scene to create a somewhat heavy atmosphere.

Then another press conference was filmed the next day, and the venue was changed to a larger venue, because the information that the astronauts were still alive was to be shown to the public.

It took 5 days for the crew to film the internal scenes of the space agency and the audience's reaction when they watched the broadcast of the successful rescue of Liu Yegong.

Outdoor billboards in schools, on buses, on long-distance buses, at home, elevator entrances in office buildings, shopping malls, and CBD commercial streets
Filming the concerns of the crowd, as well as the excitement and cheers of the scene of the successful rendezvous.

After one and a half months of filming, with Tang An yelling "Finish", "The Martian" is officially over.

In the past few days, Tang An also met with his neighbor, the vice president of Poly Branch of China Construction Bank, and negotiated two loans of 6 million yuan for the second loan of "The Martian" and 3 million yuan for Hantang Cinemas.

Adding the previous 10 billion, Tang An now owes the bank 19 billion yuan.

However, the other party is not without request. The first CCB's product placement, in addition to the company's current two modern dramas, will also provide advertisement placement in the next three film and television dramas, free of charge.

Even "The Martian" must have a close-up shot, and Tang An directly arranged one of the last shots of the audience cheering outside the building where the CCB is located.

For a one-time loan of 9 million yuan, these conditions are not outrageous.

Not only that, Tang An and the other party have reached a long-term cooperation, and the other party will also launch activities during the release of popular movies produced by Hantang Media, and the credit card will give away movie tickets.

It can be regarded as a win-win situation.

Once the movie is shot, it goes into post-production.

This time it was shot with a 4K digital camera, and there was no need to do telecine transfer, and the editing could start directly.

However, Tang An didn't do it right away. He spent a few days going through all the materials, and then read the script several times.

On June 6, Tang An rushed to attend the world premiere of "Snow Flower and Secret Fan".

In addition to Deng Wendy, Huayi, and Moying, executives from the movie producers Softbank and IDG Capital will also attend the premiere ceremony. Tang An stopped by to chat with them about Singularity.

(End of this chapter)