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Chapter 472 Worse than Dou E! (Second more please subscribe!)
At 6 o'clock in the evening, Tang An came to UME Huaxing Cinemas to attend the premiere ceremony of "Snow Flower and Secret Fan".

Walked on the red carpet, greeted the fans, and dealt with the reporters.

A few days ago, due to the filming of several outdoor scenes, many viewers were attracted to watch, and some photos and videos were posted on the Internet. Now many movie fans are looking forward to the release of the movie.

After dealing with the reporters, he walked into the screening room, which was the only IMAX screen in Huaxing Cinemas.

Although major theater chains have successively installed one or two Chinese giant screens in one of their movie theaters, they are still in the trial stage.

Hantang Cinemas has now opened nearly 50 movie theaters in second- and third-tier cities, especially third-tier cities and county towns, and nearly 40 movie theaters are being selected and renovated.

There are nearly a hundred movie theaters in total, although they are all located in small cities and counties, but the specifications are not small at all, the hardware is all decorated according to first-class conditions, and each one has at least one 3D screen.

There are a total of 500 screens and more than 100 3D screens. As long as all of them are completed, the 40 theaters in China will barely be able to rank in the top 20.

But by the end of the year, all the nearly [-] movie theaters will be completed.

Right now, the number of domestic screens has exceeded 1 yuan, and Wanda's 1100 screens rank first.

Dadi Cinemas, which is also aimed at small cities, is even more crazy. It does not refuse to join movie theaters, and the number of screens quickly exceeds a thousand.

China Film Digital, China Film Xingmei, and Moying United, these large theater chains have also maintained rapid growth.

However, the market is large enough, so that the annual growth rate of 30% can be maintained for three or four years, and there is no need to worry about competing with those big theaters for the market.

As long as you have money and a storefront, you can open it, and you don't have to worry about not having audiences. It's not like later, there are four or five movie theaters on a street in some more prosperous places.

In the screening hall, the three hosts Deng Wendi, Ren Zhonglun, and Wang Zhongjun had already arrived, and Tang An also stepped forward to say hello.

"Hello, Ms. Deng."

"Ren Dong, Wang Dong."

Wendy Deng seemed in a good mood, with a smile on her face, "Hello, Dong Dong."

Ren Zhonglun is not so enthusiastic. Last year's New Year's Eve, "The Orphan of Zhao", which was invested by Moying Group, lost to "Edge of Tomorrow", and the box office will exceed [-] million.

Not to mention 5 times, barely one-tenth of "Edge of Tomorrow".

It wasn't just Brother Chen Kai who was ashamed. Although the bulk of the cost, they didn't pay for the Spring and Autumn and Warring States City, which cost 8000 to [-] million to build, and it was all paid by the Xiangshan Film and Television Base.

Coupled with overseas copyright and distribution income, "The Orphan of Zhao" only lost nearly 2000 million.

However, the Moying Group is also the second largest state-owned film studio in China, and it also has a large theater chain with the top five market share.

Coupled with Brother Chen Kai's name, this is an understatement to describe it as a fiasco.

Ren Zhonglun still maintained the most basic politeness and smiled lightly.

Wang Zhongjun didn't have a good face, and snorted softly, "Tang Dong is so busy that he has time to come."

Tang An didn't care too much, and said with a smile, ""The Martian" just finished filming, and besides the movie that Ms. Deng and the two co-invested, of course I have to watch it."

Wendy Deng smiled and asked, "Director Tang's actions are really fast, and he has made a blockbuster movie in just one and a half months."

"The main reason is that the scene is single, and there are not many actors. Basically, it is a one-man show, and the shooting is also very smooth."

In fact, plus the preparations in the early stage, it has been more than 5 months, half a year, and it will not go anywhere sooner.

"This year's summer season, there are no films released under Tang Dong's banner. Our domestic films are a bit shabby, and "Transformers 3" will be released in less than a month. I am afraid that this year's summer season will be overwhelmed by imported films." Ren Zhonglun sighed.

"Transformers 2" took 4 million box office in China the year before last, and Tang An's record at that time was only more than 4 million. This third movie has at least [-] million guarantees.

Except for Tang An, Feng Xiaogang, and Zhang Yimou, the others are basically doomed to defeat.

Tang An also shook his head, "The time is too short, it is impossible to release it in the summer."

Deng Wendi laughed and said, "Since October, Director Tang has released four films in a row, one new film a month. In the second half of the year, the domestic film market will be dominated by your company alone."

"Ms. Deng was joking. Now that there are more and more blockbuster movies every year, how can my company dominate the entire market?" Tang An waved his hand.

10, 11, 12, 2, four new films, except for January, almost one new film a month.

Talking about this, Wang Zhongjun felt even more upset, and said flatly, "National Day, Lunar New Year, and Spring Festival, the three popular time slots are all occupied by Tang Dong, and this November will not be missed."

"This is also Tian Yusheng who came to me temporarily. He wrote the script for "People on the Journey" before, and helped me earn a little money, so I helped him. Coupled with the genre, it just fits for Double Eleven. .”

Tang An laughed again, "It's just that I happened to run into Director Teng's "Waiting for the Wind", so I didn't expect much."

Why don't you just talk!

How could Wang Zhongjun believe Tang An's nonsense, if he didn't fight him on purpose, no ghost would believe it.

Tang An didn't know what Wang Zhongjun was thinking, but he really didn't do it on purpose, he just sent it to his door by such a coincidence, he was more wronged than Dou E.

While chatting here, Liu Tianming, partner of Softbank China, vice president in charge of investment management, and Xiong Xiaoge, president of IDG Capital Huaguo, two investment industry bosses also came in person, and people came in one after another.

Leading actors Li Binbin and Quan Zixian also came in from the outside.

Everyone began to take their seats, and the premiere officially began.

Wendy Deng, as the representative of the United States, talked with Ren Zhonglun and Wang Zhongjun about the prospect of Sino-US co-productions.

It lasted nearly an hour before the movie officially started.

Tang An has seen this movie, but he didn't feel much, maybe it's because he couldn't get to the point of tears.

The female audience reacted the most at the scene. Tang An probably noticed that the tears were concentrated in the three plots of Li Binbin's role of Lily comforting the bereaved Xuehua (Quan Zixian), Lily receiving Xuehua and returning the folding fan, and Xuehua's death.

In fact, it is an Laotong movie. Laotong refers to girls who were born in the same year, the same month, and have similar looks and temperaments.

Note that it is not a lesbian. Although the overseas version has a scene of Li Binbin kissing Quan Zixian when she is dying, it does not involve "sex", it is a pure and natural expression of emotion.

Of course, this was deleted by the Harmony Beast in China.

The production of the whole film is not bad, after all, it is produced by a big company, and there are two capitals from Softbank and IDG.

The theme of "Old Tong" is also very novel, but the plot is dull enough and definitely boring enough. The whole film is straightforward, the rhythm is procrastinated, and the plot setting does not conflict, which is a common problem of most literary films.

It's just that compared to the director's previous literary films, it's still almost interesting.

Just like "A Thousand Years of Prayer", which returned with a full load at the San Sebastian Film Festival in 07, this family-themed movie starring Yu Feihong has a very smooth and unified rhythm.

This time it may be affected by the multi-line narrative, it is a bit chaotic, and the rhythm is not well grasped.

Of course, more emotional audiences will feel good, especially female audiences. Tang An heard several female audiences cry at the scene.

After the movie was screened, the creators went to a nearby hotel to attend the banquet.

Tang An also took the opportunity to find Liu Tianming and Xiong Xiaoge respectively.

(End of this chapter)