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Chapter 653 The Director of Double Opening (Please subscribe for the first update!)
At the Four Seasons Hotel near Chaoyang Park, a press conference held by Hantang Media Group gathered most of the media from the entertainment industry.

Basically, the media who are qualified to come here have sent reporters, and reporters and photographers carrying cameras have been entering the hotel.

When you meet colleagues, whether you recognize them or not, you can always chat about the current hot topics in the entertainment industry.

"It's been a few days since it broke 20 billion, and I just remembered to hold a celebration press conference. Why did I go so early?"

"Hey, "Dragon King of Shendu" will be released in a few days, I guess they want to cover the limelight of "Dragon King of Shendu"."

"It's useless to cover it up. The National Day is such a blockbuster movie. It was screened a few times ago, and the attention must be a lot. After Yang Ying was named the Four Little Stars, Wang Xiaoming and Hua Yi didn't want money to promote it."

"I've vomited all the soft articles, but luckily there's new news."

"Actually, the most unlucky thing is "White Fox". Yesterday Zhang Zhilin said in an interview that he almost forgot his wife during the sex scene with Ajiao."

"Zhang Zhilin worked really hard for publicity, Yuan Yonglin is probably going to die of anger."

"I don't even think that Toutiao is so easy to get on. Wang Feng wrote a 20-character Weibo for divorce, but he only stayed on Toutiao for a few hours. When someone divorced and posted a [-]-character Weibo, he Squeeze it down."

"People are more popular than people. The box office record of "Interstellar" made the headlines. It is estimated that the announcement of the new film will make headlines again."

"I guess the new film should be announced today, otherwise it would have been a few days before I thought about holding a press conference."

"I hope to announce it in a few days, and there will be more news."

"That's right, it's a big deal to make two extra trips."

They exchanged some hot entertainment news, and guessed whether Tang An was going to announce a new film, and what type it might be.

Soon, the press conference began, and Tang An told them the answer.

Since it's in the name of a celebration press conference, of course we have to play a movie first.

The first-day box office record in the history of Chinese-language films.

The single-day box office record in the history of Chinese-language films.

The single-week box office record in the history of Chinese-language films.

Chinese film history is the fastest to break the record of [-], [-], [-], [-] million.

The box office record of Chinese film history.

The highest annual ranking record for Chinese-language films in the world.

World box office record for a non-English film.

A lot of records appeared in front of the big screen in turn, and the record-breaking data was scrolled.

Finally, it is fixed as two ten-digit numbers.

Mainland box office: 20 billion.

Global box office: 41.47 billion.

After feeling a lot of emotion, Tang An didn't play tricks.

"Everyone knows that I have made nine films in the past ten years, and I have basically never been idle. Now that "Interstellar" has come to an end, I have to start preparing for the next film."

"As for the new film, I already have an idea, a comedy inspirational film "Mystery Superstar", and a modern military film "Operation Red Sea". If there are no accidents, it should be these two names."

Tang An announced the news of the two new films with a slight smile, and opened two films at the same time, with a very indifferent tone.

However, it was not that simple to listen to the ears of everyone at the scene.

"Damn, you heard me right, Tang An made two movies at once?"

"The cow is so mad, it's double-opening."

"A comedy, a military film, and two new themes. He is really an all-round director who can shoot any theme!"

"However, it's a bit ridiculous to have a double-player. It's possible that you can run two different crews at the same time."

"Haha, this is the director's drama. Anyway, Tang An is a big name, so the crew can wait."

"It is estimated that one will be filmed by myself, and the other will be named as a producer. If I really want to film two films at the same time, it will be easy to get distracted."

It's no wonder that everyone was surprised. It's very common for actors to intervene in the entertainment industry, and several crews often have to travel between them.

After all, unlike those first-line stars, one or two dramas a year is enough.

It is very common among young stars to finish filming one film and rush to the next one. Some second- and third-tier stars make five or six films a year, either in filming, promotion, or on the road.

But the director's filming, or double opening, is probably more common in Xiangjiang back then.

In such a large place, more than 230 films were produced annually at its peak, while the number of films produced domestically last year, excluding scientific and educational documentaries, was only more than 680, only three times that of Xiangjiang at its peak.

For a prolific director like Wang Jing, he can make six movies a year at most, and it is not uncommon to make four or five movies a year.

"Director Tang, why did you make two movies at the same time this time?"

"A movie has to go through multiple steps from script to shooting and post-production. It is irresponsible to the audience to shoot two movies at the same time. Director Tang, are you worthy of the audience who have always supported you?"

"Both films are new genres. Tang Dong, are you going to complete the record for shooting the most genres?"

"It is understood that after the success of "Wolf Warrior", many companies are already preparing to shoot similar military movies. Is Director Tang going to follow suit?"

The reporters at the scene were more excited than each other, and their questions became more acute. Anyway, Tang An started two movies at once, which was enough to become the hottest topic in the next few days.

Tang An also expected that now is not the era when Xiangjiang filmed a movie in a dozen days.

The scene was chaotic, and Tang An didn't speak until order was maintained and it became a little quieter.

"The two films "Mystery Superstar" and "Operation Red Sea" are expected to be released in the summer of 14 and 15 respectively. "Operation Red Sea" needs a long time of preparation, and the filming will not start until next year when "Mystery Superstar" is released."

In this way, everyone will understand.

"Director Tang, that is to say, will film "Mystery Superstar" while preparing for "Operation Red Sea"?" The reporter asked.

Tang An nodded, "That's right, the creation and review of the script, a series of locations, the selection of weapons and equipment, and the training of the actors all take a long time, so I will shoot "Mysterious Superstar" first."

The reporter questioned again, "Then why didn't you concentrate on preparing for "Operation Red Sea" and make another movie?"

"Professionals have to do professional things. During the preparation process, a large number of people participated. The director can only give opinions and make the final decision." Tang An said calmly.

"Why does Director Tang want to make military movies? Is it because of the success of "Wolf Warrior"?"

"Actually, it is also related to "Wolf Warrior". When I read the script, I felt very passionate. I thought I would also make a military movie to show the spirit of Chinese soldiers to audiences all over the world. But this movie The film will be somewhat different from "Wolf Warrior", it is not the ultimate individual heroism, you can look forward to it."

No reporter insisted on the matter of double opening. Tang An's previous nine films were all high-quality works, and no one would doubt the quality.

If it was a different person, I am afraid that there will be a lot of doubts and curses at the scene.

Of course, in the subsequent news, there must be some gimmicks to write about.

It’s all very subjective, and it’s the same way when looking at problems. If you make a bad movie, you won’t be good in any aspect of the movie, and the next movie will not be well received.

Domestic special effects are not good. After any blockbuster movie is released, as long as the movie is not good, the special effects will immediately become [-] cents.

So a few years later, many viewers still said that "The Legend of Shushan" and "Fengyun" were the pinnacle of domestic special effects.

From a technical point of view, these two films were not bad at the time, but now, the special effects of "Nine-story Demon Tower" are much better than these two films.

Technology has been improving, and the special effects team has taken the blame for those bad movies, so that most viewers subjectively think that domestic special effects are rubbish.

"Nine-story Demon Tower" seems to be the team of "Avatar" and "Lord of the Rings", and the blame is still on domestic special effects.

Not one of Tang An's previous movies was bad, not to mention his double-player, even if he starts three movies at the same time, the audience will still believe him, and the reporter's words will not be too violent.

Next, Tang An didn't reveal anything more, he just talked about the type, and didn't mention anything else.

In the banquet hall, many people came. After all, it was the first domestic movie with a box office of over 20 billion.

"Congratulations Tang Dong."

"20 billion box office, Tang Dong's record this time really makes us desperate."

"I still had the motivation to catch up before, but now I can't cheer up at all."

"You're welcome, the domestic market is getting bigger and bigger, and there will be more and more movies with a box office of 20 billion in the future."

After dealing with everyone one by one, Tang An chatted with the bosses of several major companies.

"Everyone, these raccoons have been making big moves recently. I heard that they have offered a guarantee of one billion yuan to "One Step Away"?" Tang An smiled and looked at Ye Tuo.

Since the management change of Ahli Films, it has initiated a guaranteed release request for five or six films currently in preparation and production, and the asking price is higher than each other.

When Ye Ning heard this, he couldn't help frowning.

After Jiang Wen's success in "Let the Bullets Fly", Wanda has a hand in "One Step Away" and is preparing to win the distribution rights.

As a result, the raccoon jumped out immediately, and when the other party raised the price, Wanda opened up to a guarantee of [-] million.

As a result, the raccoon was not ambiguous at all, and it was added to one billion.

In addition to Wanda, including Jiang Wen, there were seven or eight other investors, and this price was something that no one else could refuse.

Although it is said that Wanda has made a fortune as an investor with a guarantee of one billion yuan, it has earned more if it issued it itself.

But one billion is too risky, and Wanda dare not bet on it.

"Since Ah Li dares to bet, we will not refuse." Ye Tuo smiled indifferently.

"Mr. Fan used to be in Internet finance, and he was rich and powerful and willing to spend money. We can't compare with this."

Tang An added, "It seems that the two movies "Dear" and "Return" have also reached [-] million."

"Dear" is invested by Guangxian and SMI, and the main investors of "Return" are Lay's, Wanda and CTI.

They didn't hide it either, the [-] million "Dear" was given to Ah Li, Guangxian and Xingmei recovered the cost in advance, and made a lot of money.

"The minimum guarantee of [-] million is not too low. After discussing with Tan Dong, I will give it to Ah Li." Wang Changtian laughed, and was also very satisfied with this price.

Wang Changtian has always been cautious, and always likes to make big gains with small things, and rarely does big risky projects.

The 2 million guarantee of "Wolf Warrior [-]" was not accepted, because the risk was too high, Wang Changtian didn't gamble.

As for "Return", Lay's and Wanda have confidence in the combination of Zhang Yimou and Gong Li. Ah Li is only willing to pay a maximum of [-] million yuan, which still cannot impress them.

Tang An thought for a while and said, "Looks like the raccoon has a sense of propriety, so he won't spend money indiscriminately."

Wang Changtian said, "Compared to this, it's still a waste of money. Tang Dongbao's "Xinhualufang" is only [-] million."

Jiang Wen's last movie was a hit at the box office, but this time "One Step Away" is highly anticipated. The guarantee of one billion yuan can only be said to be a big gamble, not to be taken advantage of.

After all, it is still a comedy, a popular genre, and has a wider audience.

"Dear" has Zhao Wei and Huang Bo who are on fire. Although the subject matter is not pleasant, [-] million is still a gamble.

Although "Return" has a combination of Zhang Yimou + Gong Li and Chen Daoming as the starring role, his previous "Jinling Thirteen Hairpins" did not have a good reputation, and the box office was only more than 6 million.

And this is a biographical love movie with a smaller audience.

Ah Li didn't pay blindly with his eyes closed, and he also went through a precise analysis, otherwise he wouldn't be a big dog, but a fool.

Leshi and Wanda did not accept the [-] million minimum guarantee, because they had confidence in Zhang Yimou. After all, if the distribution was handed over to others, they would lose a share of the guarantee.

Even if there is only [-] million at the box office, plus the distribution share, it will not be less than [-] million guaranteed.

"I haven't received a guarantee request from Ahli. For this "Mysterious Superstar", if Ahli dares to guarantee 20 billion yuan, maybe I will let him." Tang An joked again.

As soon as these words came out, the eyes of Wang Zhongjun, Yu Dong, and Wang Changtian lit up instantly.

But I immediately dismissed this idea. If it succeeds, it's okay, the gains in the stock market alone will make a lot of money.

But once it fails, it's game over, it's a gamble on the company's future.

Yu Dong smiled and shook his head, "Hehe, Director Tang was joking, I don't think Boss Fan can't offer such a price."

However, Wang Zhongjun tentatively said, "I think if it's 15 billion, Ah Li may agree."

"I'm just joking. There are more and more publishing companies, especially those small and medium-sized companies. There will be more and more gambling in the future." Tang An smiled and said with emotion.

Those small and medium-sized companies are just gambling, not only guaranteed distribution, but also selling IP to invest in big productions.

Take a gamble, a bicycle becomes a motorcycle, take a gamble, a motorcycle becomes a Land Rover.

If you are smarter, take the project to find capital financing to reduce your own risks.

"Mysterious Superstar" will only come out with 15 billion ghosts, and 20 billion may not be given. The distribution income is a lot of money, and there is no shortage of money for the time being, and it is only a one-year cycle.

Not to mention anything else, with the 20 billion box office of "Interstellar", the proceeds of "Mystery Superstar" can be used to borrow [-] to [-] million in the bank.

Use the two to three hundred million yuan to do something else, whether it is investment or what, it is a large amount of income.

For a director who has never failed, the money is too easy to make, and it doesn't cost anything.

(End of this chapter)