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Chapter 529 Earthquake!

As the biggest director in the country and the record holder of Chinese-language films, Tang An's new film has always been the focus of attention both inside and outside the circle.

However, every time he casts a role, he chooses it quietly, and there is no large-scale audition or audition, and the actors dare not disclose it casually.

Four months have passed since "The Martian" was released, and there has been no movement at all.

Until mid-May, Hantang Media's official website, Weibo, and Tang An's personal Weibo also announced the news of the new film.

And many reporters who have been paying attention to the news immediately learned of the news.

In less than 10 minutes, Weibo was reposted by countless people, and there were countless comments in the underground.

"Finally waiting for Tang An's new movie, it's still a sci-fi movie, let's see what kind it is this time!"

"+1 for sci-fi movies, but alien invasion and aerospace themes have been filmed. I hope to innovate again this time!"

""Interstellar", the name sounds like hard science fiction!"

"The title of the film is very clear. Traveling through the stars, could it be a sci-fi adventure?"

"The title is a bit confusing. What does time travel mean? Travel through time or space. Will there be space wormholes?"

It didn't take long for netizens from all walks of life to speculate on the routine of this new film.

Tang An's movies always fit the title, "The Martian" is about rescuing astronauts living on Mars.

In "Edge of Tomorrow", the male protagonist has been repeating again and again, wandering on the edge of tomorrow.

Although "Interstellar" is not so straightforward this time, it can probably guess a range.

If it's not for the headline party!
Of course, there are also some who don't particularly like sci-fi movies, and many movie fans said that Tang An no longer has the ability to innovate new genres, and is stuck in sci-fi movies and can't get out.

Before Tang An changed genres one by one, some movie fans expected Tang An to film all genres and create an unprecedented record.

Looking at the global film market, how many directors are proficient in all themes?

No, none of them, not even Spielberg mastered all genres.

But for the two wonderful sci-fi films "Edge of Tomorrow" and "The Martian", this time no matter what type of movie fans they like, they are looking forward to the new film "Interstellar".

There are also some trolls and sunspots who started to spray after a few blind words, but they were drowned in the voices of countless movie fans in an instant.

In less than half an hour, the Internet media also followed up. The entertainment pages of several major portal websites, whether they were reporting on the ship or the "Women's Federation", or the recent scandals in the entertainment industry, were all replaced by news about Tang An's new film.

There were voices of discussion everywhere, and celebrities from all walks of life forwarded Tang An's Weibo to express their congratulations.

An hour later, the Hantang official Weibo and Tang An's personal Weibo were updated again, and an aerial video and a set of pictures were posted. The first one is a desolate northern land, and a chill can be felt through the photos. .

Then the land was opened up to millions of square meters of land, and hundreds of planters ran back and forth in the fields.

With this line of text: The new movie "Interstellar" is about to be released. This is the end of the earth. People's living environment is getting worse. The earth's environment is extremely deteriorating. High temperature, drought and disease have swept the world. Planting corn to survive, I will plant 5000 acres of "end-time crop" corn in the northeast, Mohe, the northernmost part of the country, for the live shooting of this movie...

For those who are used to seeing modern high-rise buildings, 5000 mu of cornfields is just a numerical concept.

Even in ordinary rural areas, it is difficult for anyone to contract 5000 mu of land.

Now, through aerial photos and videos, the large desolate land allows movie fans to open up their acting skills.

Although no crops have been planted yet, one can imagine what it will be like when the land is full of corn.

There is another message on the ground.

"Tang An is amazing, he actually planted 5000 acres of corn for a scene!"

"Speechless, is it necessary to do this? Plant dozens of acres in the green screen and then copy it."

"The actual shooting is real, and the copied things are a bit fake on the big screen."

"It's too much trouble. It takes thousands of acres of corn to shoot a movie. Does the alien scene have to go to the sky to shoot on an alien planet?"

All kinds of comments, some fans think that there is no need to spend time and money on such places, while others think that every detail must be true.

Then someone remembered that this is a sci-fi movie, or a sci-fi movie about aliens. This cornfield is not an alien cornfield. They mainly watch the special effects of space and aliens, not your corn. How real.

There was a lot of discussion again. Many people said that Tang An didn't understand the key point, and some experts seriously analyzed the feasibility of growing corn in Mohe.

Before the arrival of the summer holiday, Tang An's new film dominated the screen again.

However, Tang An only announced the title of the film, the actors, and a set of photos in a video. Afterwards, many programs and media wanted to invite Tang An to have an exclusive interview to talk about his new movie, but they were all declined one by one.

As May gradually passed, the box office of "Titanic 3D", which was released in April, also came out at the final box office. The domestic box office reached 9.8 million, which was only one step away from [-] billion.

There is no way, after all, it is a rerun of the movie. I watched it in the early stage if I wanted to watch it, but the trend collapsed too quickly later.

During this time, Tang An was not idle. Apart from preparing for "Interstellar", he attended the inaugural meeting of the Tudou Group.

Hantang Media holds 34.7% of the shares and more than 40% of the voting rights in Tudou Group. Tang An serves as the chairman of Tudou Group, and Zhou You, the former vice president of Hantang Media and Tudou.com COO, serves as the CEO of Tudou Group.

The other shareholders are various funds and investment banks, which do not interfere with the operation of Tudou, and Weibo, which holds 9% of the shares, cannot pose any threat to Hantang's status.

At the same time as the establishment of Tudou Group, preparations for Tudou Film and Television Culture Co., Ltd., jointly established by Hantang Media and Tudou Group, were also completed.

Hantang Film and Television, a subsidiary of Hantang Media, was also formally established, announcing four TV dramas in cooperation with the group's studios, and a small-budget film.

Hantang Theater Group accepted a cash investment of 1 million yuan from a domestic investment institution and gave up 10% of the shares. The theater chain was valued at 10 billion yuan.

In two years, nearly 5 million yuan was invested to build 140 movie theaters. The six major movie theater management companies are located in six regions across the country. With a sound movie theater management system all over the country, it has only doubled. This investment is not much. success.

Industry really does not make money, and it is far inferior to Internet companies that are more risky but have unlimited profits.

The investment and development department of the group has also achieved remarkable results, participating in the financing of 5 companies in total.

Co-led Zhihu’s Series A financing with Qiming Venture Partners, investing US$600 million to acquire 8% of the shares.

Participated in the angel round financing of Didi Travel Software developed by Xiaoju Technology with RMB 300 million and obtained 32% of the shares.

Participated in the angel round financing of Bytedance (Today’s Toutiao) together with SIG Capital, and won 180% of the shares with RMB 14 million.

After ByteDance received angel investment, the first version was released soon, and it was well received in a small market.

In just one and a half months, the A round of financing was launched again. Hantang Media and SIG Capital led the investment. Hantang received 200% of the shares with 6 million US dollars, and the total shares were 17%.

During the angel round, Jinri Toutiao was valued at 1280 million. In just one and a half months, it spent several million of the angel round, and Jinri Toutiao’s valuation reached more than 2.3 million.

In crazy times, a good investment can make more money than anything else.

No, it should be faster than robbing a bank!

There is also Nuomi’s A round of financing, which cost 1200 million US dollars in exchange for 13% of the shares.

For another lifestyle platform, Ele.me, Hantang and GSR Venture Capital led the Series A round of financing, taking a 240% stake for US$7 million.

Ele.me was established one year later than Nuomi. For this kind of platform, one year is already a very big gap.

As for Sogou, a subsidiary of Sohu, the other party has no plans to raise funds now, and they can only give up after several talks.

The investment of five companies was negotiated, and a total of 2310 million US dollars was spent, which is almost 1.6 million yuan.

Excluding the more than 4000 million allocated to "Wolf Warrior" in the group's accounts, there is only a little over 1 million left, and then there is the promotion fee for the movie.

Tang An used "Interstellar" to borrow 4 million from the bank, of which 1.8 million was used for film production, and 2.2 million of the 1.6 million was paid for a total of five projects.

At present, the cash available to the group is only 4000 million from the loan and 1 million from the group itself.

These projects are angel rounds and A rounds. It is estimated that the money will be burned soon, and the next round of investment will be soon, and more money will be needed.

At that time, it will be enough to borrow again, and the released movies will be released one after another, which can also bring considerable income.

The establishment of several companies and 5 investments in a row is nothing but a big storm in the film and television industry, and it is not worth mentioning in the financial circle.

I don’t know how many emerging Internet companies are established and closed down every year. They may go bankrupt a week after their establishment today.
However, on the following June 6th, when the Dragon Boat Festival was approaching, Ah Li officially announced the establishment of Ah Li Pictures Group, and entered into the film and television industry in an all-round way.

Not only was it the establishment of a film and television company, the moment the news broke out, Ah Li announced another news at the same time, which shocked the entire entertainment industry in an instant!
(End of this chapter)