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Chapter 545 Operation Mekong

In mid-July, the smoke of the summer vacation is still going on, but the battle is not as intense as before.

Before the summer file was released, everyone thought that this year's summer file was nothing more than a few situations.

Chen Kai became king with "Search" when there were no tigers in the mountains, saving the face of a great director.

Or Guangxian copied the marketing miracle of last year's "Painted Wall", coupled with two popular stars, and the subject matter familiar to the audience, there will be a big explosion.

Otherwise, all domestic films will hit the street.

No one expected that a "Little Times" would be born out of nowhere, and Guo Jinming would become the king without any big name in the summer file, which is really funny.

Although the trend in the second week was not good, it only got 1.6 million in seven days, but the total box office in two weeks and eleven days exceeded 3.5 million.

During the same period, "Search" was released for 10 days, with a total box office of 1.1 million.

With a cost of 3000 million, it broke 10 million in [-] days, and the reputation was not bad. It was well received and popular, and it would have been blown to the sky by an ordinary director.

But Brother Chen Kai was once a director who ascended to the altar anyway, so this is nothing.

In addition, "Little Times" with the same cost of 3000 million won 11 million box office in 3.5 days. In comparison, the co-author is not as good as Guo Jinming.

As soon as Brother Chen Kai appeared in front of the public, some reporters even compared him to Guo Jinming, but he was quite disgusted.

The box office of "Four Famous Catchers", which was released one week later in the same period, was also good, earning 8600 million in the first four days. Compared with the production cost of 6000 million, Guangxian's film can be regarded as a success.

It's just that the marketing effect of this time is not as good as that of "Painted Wall". Most of the more attractive shots are in the trailer. The audience who walked into the movie theater full of expectations was disappointed, just like a gourd baby who spent the night.

Another movie "Detective Hunter Zhang" was also released by Guangxian, which won the best film at the Golden Horse Awards last year.

However, there has never been a market for this kind of realistic feature film, and it only received less than 500 million box office in three days.

Others such as "Hot Blood Street" and "BMW Rhapsody" didn't make waves at all, but Wang Chuanjun's performance in the former was quite different from his image in "Love Apartment", and he was the best among them to get rid of the role.

Only one low-budget horror film "Pen Xian" starring Guo Jingfei and Mei Ting did well at the box office, earning 3500 million in seven days.

This is basically the beginning of the entire summer season. The box office of "Little Times" is higher than that of other movies combined. It is not too much to say that it is a sweep.

Although Tang An has been away from the summer file for three years, but this time he still swept the summer file with his own released movies.

Tang An has nothing to do with the hustle and bustle of the summer vacation. After half a year of preparation, he is about to start filming "Interstellar".

At the Four Seasons Hotel near the company, the launch conference is underway.

Tang An brought the main actors on stage, and besides the main actors, other actors were also found one after another.

Liu Ye, Yang Mi, Wan Qian, Wu Gang, Ni Dahong, Liu Haoran, Zhang Zifeng, Zhang Yi, Wang Chuanjun, Lu Zhong, Fu Dalong, Zhang Bo are all good actors
On stage, Tang An first introduced the movie "Interstellar".

"Welcome everyone to come to the launch conference of "Interstellar". This movie, like "Edge of Tomorrow" and "The Martian", is still a sci-fi theme."

"Science fiction, in my opinion, is a scientific fantasy. For example, some viewers of "Edge of Tomorrow" said that the mechs in it were not aggressive enough, high-end, and too simple. In fact, that kind of exoskeleton mecha is the most scientific fantasy. Now the exoskeleton mecha has been put into use in the medical field, and countries such as the United States are also developing this kind of individual combat equipment. It may be put into production and use in a few years or more than ten years."

"Compared to the mechs in "Edge of Tomorrow", "The Martian" imagined much further, because so far, no country in the world has sent astronauts to Mars, and our country has even I haven’t started Mars exploration, but I believe that through the development of science, one day in the future, we can do the plot in "The Martian" in reality."

"Compared with these two movies, "Interstellar" has more room for imagination. The background of the movie is that before the end of the world, the earth is no longer suitable for human habitation, and even many crops cannot be or are no longer suitable for planting. A few crops such as corn."

"The movie will show the end of my imagination. Human beings are actively looking for suitable planets to immigrate, not only the solar system, but also the Milky Way."

A long talk, the more you talk, the more hilarious you are.

After finally finishing talking, the actors all introduced themselves, and briefly talked about their roles and feelings.

After listening to it all, the reporters present stringed all these together, but still couldn't figure out what kind of story this was.

In the last days, the aliens immigrated, the hero and heroine are both astronauts, the heroine has a father, and the hero has children, in two forms: childhood and grown-up.

It seems that the time span is relatively long, but what the hell is it that Mr. Lu Zhong also plays the role of the hero's daughter?

From about 10 years old to 70 years old, this span!
Didn't the hero die long ago?

Dead male lead, I'm excited just thinking about it, this is the first time the main character died in Tang An's movie.

The executives of the major companies in the audience are also puzzled. Generally, commercial movies must have a relatively happy ending, and there are very few dead protagonists.

Except for some films that pursue artistry and depth, generally few do this.

Could it be that Tang An is going to play with sadness and depth?
Everyone thought so.

However, Tang An also gave an answer when asked on stage.

"The movie will involve space wormholes and time travel. The spaceship travels to another galaxy through the wormhole. The speed of time in other galaxies and the solar system is different, just like our ancient legend that one day in the sky and one year underground." Tang An explained with a smile.

Everyone understands this statement. The hero went to another galaxy, where the time flow is slow, while the time on the earth passes relatively faster.

It will also happen that the children are as old as the father, or even the children grow old first, while the father is still so young.

It became more and more complicated, and the reporters became more and more interested, and they continued to ask questions.

A launch conference lasted more than two hours before it ended, followed by a luncheon.

A launch conference, Yu Dong and the others found time to come, Tang An also dealt with it.

Zhang Zhaoyi, president of LeTV Pictures, toasted Tang An twice in a row. As the main producer of "Little Times", it was also the first film LeTV invested in, but it made them a lot of money.

Others are also envious. Who doesn't want this kind of big dark horse with an investment of only 3000 million.

Especially "Little Times" has a sequel, and Guo Jinming has not only written such a book.

In fact, since "Little Times" became popular, some of them have been eyeing the well-known best-selling author. Yu Dong even approached Han Han himself, wanting to adapt one of his best-selling books, and let him use the director's name as a gimmick.

I am afraid that only Wang Changtian is upset. The box office of "Four Famous Detectives" with an investment of 6000 million is less than half of that of "Little Times" in the same period.

But Wang Changtian didn't show it, and "Little Times" didn't squeeze the space of "Four Famous Catchers".

With the capacity of the summer file, it is enough to accommodate two [-]-[-] million-level movies, which is still a problem with the movie itself.

After the luncheon, Yu Dong found Tang An alone, and talked about the Mekong River tragedy that had been raging a while ago.

"Yu Dong intends to adapt this matter?" Tang An asked curiously.

"I mean, the main reason is that Lin Chaoxian has an idea and wants to ask Tang Dong's opinion." Yu Dong nodded.

The action movie "Guild War" that Lin Chaoxian is currently filming was invested by Berner. The criminal boss was escorted back to Beijing two months ago, and the Thai military also issued arrest warrants for those soldiers. The matter is almost definite.

Yu Dong was also thinking about Tang An's investment in the military film "Wolf Warrior", and asked him his opinion. After all, Tang An's fancy movies never failed.

"It's not impossible to shoot. CCTV heard that they are planning to shoot the TV series "The Mekong Case", but let's forget about it in the past two years." Tang An shook his head.

"Oh, what do you say?" Yu Dong asked.

"We all know what's going on in Thailand. Going to shoot this film at such a sensitive time will be at the expense of the safety of the entire crew." Tang An persuaded.

The Thai army and the government have always been at odds. The government can't command the army, and coups happen at every turn.

The Thai government is pro-China, and the military is pro-British and American.

The Mekong tragedy was very strange. Those Thai soldiers were not handed over to our country, and they were punished by themselves.

During the investigation, the other party was going to put the shit pot on Laos at first, but later refused to let our country send people into Thailand to arrest people.

Laos, the socialist old brother, allowed Chinese soldiers to enter Laos. Laos also made great efforts in solving the case and arresting it. The police under the jurisdiction of the Thai government also helped. It is good if the Thai army did not make trouble.

If it was really led by the Thai army, if they went to other people's territory to shoot this film at this time, if the other party got impulsive and did something, it would be the safety of hundreds of people.

Not to mention those human factors, the place in the Golden Triangle is not safe. Originally, Lin Chaoxian was bitten by a giant centipede and went into shock when he was filming.

Later, everyone in the crew was given a serum to prevent accidents.

As for risking your life to film a movie, why not take a risk if you can.

Even if going to Africa is safer than going to the Golden Triangle to film now, at least Africa has the power of China and can be protected.

Yu Dong thinks about it too, the time is too sensitive now, even if he wants to shoot, the higher ups won't allow it.

"By the way, Dong, isn't Lin Chaoxian Cheng Jiashang's apprentice? Why didn't he go to Guangxian to find you, and didn't he also shoot Huayi Investment's "Reverse War" before?" Tang An asked again.

"I'm too envious of this movie. Hua Yi has signed contracts with six or seven directors in one go. He can't find you, so he can only find me." Yu Dong smiled.

That's right, Guang Xian has no government background, but Hua Yi has made military films and has some ties to the military.

Needless to say, Berna, the cooperation with Poly in the early years has also established a deep personal relationship. Don’t forget that Poly used to be in the arms industry, and the general staff behind it is Jun Wei.

Moreover, the original "Operation Mekong" was supervised by Huang Jianxin, a first-class producer in China, an old classmate of Han Sanping, a core member of the fifth generation, and a senior executive of China Film Group.

As for Hantang Media, it has something to do with money and publicity, but Lin Chaoxian's master is Cheng Jiashang.

"But isn't Yu Dong working with Xu Ke? He and Cheng Jiashang are rivals."

"Hey, Xu Ke is going to Huayi to film the second part of "Di Renjie", so I can't keep it." Yu Dong sighed.

"Then Yu Dong can recruit Lin Chaoxian. He is very good at shooting action and explosive scenes, but let's wait a few years for this matter to settle down." Tang An persuaded.

"Yeah, it's too difficult to find a good director, so let's talk about it in two years. I'll also wait for Director Tang's "Wolf Warrior" to be released to see the response." Yu Dong laughed.

"That will definitely not disappoint Yu Dong, let's see." Tang An said with a smile.

After finishing the deal, Tang An came to the hotel conference room.

The four-month shooting cycle is about to start, and it will be too late without the start-up time.

Before leaving, I still have to explain some things about the company.

All the high-level officials in the meeting room have arrived. When they saw Tang An coming in, they greeted each of them.

"Tang Dong."

"Chairman."

Tang An sat down at the main seat and waved his hands, "You don't need to be polite, let's get down to business."

"This year, the company has several films released. The publicity department and the distribution department must do a good job in publicity and marketing. For films that other companies are seeking to distribute, they can be included if there is no problem after a thorough investigation. The publicity and distribution will be based on evaluation. "

"Mr. Zhuang, Mr. Li, the TV drama business department and the film business department will also have a lot of film and television production business in the next year, as well as Tudou Films and Hantang Film and Television Productions. If you need anything, please help."

"Mr. Liu, Wuzhou Distribution will focus on "Lost in Hong Kong" first. If you need help, the group's distribution department will support you."

"Mr. Qu, the construction of theaters in the theater chain cannot be stopped, and more qualified movie theaters must be recruited, but it can't be the same as Dadi Cinema Chain. All crooked melons and jujubes must be strictly inspected!"

"Mr. Wu, the follow-up financing of several companies currently participating in the financing of the company will also follow up, as well as the shares of Tudou Group and Hantang Literature."

Tang An thought for a while and asked again, "How far has the acquisition of the variety show production company come?"

"It has reached the substantive stage. There are two companies." Wu Feng replied.

"Keep one and put it in the Variety Show Business Department, and inject the other into Tudou Films after the acquisition is completed." Tang An ordered.

"Good chairman!" Wu Feng nodded in response.

After each department explained clearly, Tang An took the actors and prepared to set off.

The first shooting location was Vatnajökull in Iceland, and it was still summer, so I shot the scene there first.

After filming, I happened to go to Mohe in Northeast China. At that time, the corn was almost ripe, and it would be too cold later, so this season was just right.

The indoor scenes were saved until the end.

The spacecraft had been disassembled a week ago, transported to Iceland by a large transport plane, and then transported to the glacier by truck, where it was assembled.

The crew had already gone to prepare, and Tang An took Liu Ye, Yang Mi, and Fu Dalong with them.

Tang An told the other actors, "Everyone who has no role in this period of time should prepare well. If there is a change in the crew when the time comes, we will notify you separately."

"Good Director Tang."

"Director Tang, don't worry."

It was not easy for everyone to be spotted by Tang An. Although it was only a small role, it was a rare opportunity for them.

Whether it is Zhang Bo, Zhang Yi, or Wang Chuanjun who became famous because of "Love Apartment", they all urgently need to prove themselves on the big screen.

(End of this chapter)