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Chapter 808 The mainstream of the domestic film market can only be domestic films!

"Fuck!"

After hearing Tang An repeat that his expectation for "Operation Red Sea" was 40 billion, the reporters surrounding him recovered from their bewilderment, and they could only express their feelings by saying "Damn it" in their hearts.

All of them looked very excited, pushing forward desperately, stretching their arms vigorously and handing the microphone in front of Tang An.

"Director Tang, are you saying that the box office of "Operation Red Sea" can reach 40 billion?"

""Mysterious Superstar" took 24 billion a year ago. In the past year alone, why is Director Tang confident that he can increase it by as much as 15 billion?"

"Director Tang, you boasted 7 billion yuan because "Fast and Furious 40" broke your own record, in order to gain attention?"

“去年暑期档6-8月三个月内地市场票房总额也不过117亿，平均一个月接近40亿，唐导你凭什么认为《红海行动》能拿到40亿票房？”

The reporters immediately began to question, which is rare in recent years when someone questioned Tang An's box office forecast for his film.

After all, 40 billion is too scary.

This means that this year's global box office record for a single film in a single region can almost be pocketed. It is also the first time in more than ten years that North America has given up this record.

In the past few years, every time Tang An was asked about the box office of new films, although the figures given were far higher than those of these domestic films, they were all within the acceptable range, not too exaggerated.

Even at last year's opening press conference, Tang An himself said the expected box office of 30 billion, the media were amazed, and then used it as a selling point to hype it up. During the on-site interview, there were not many voices who questioned it.

This time Tang An opened his mouth and turned it into 40 billion. In the past year, it has increased by less than [-] billion. The reporters at the scene thought that Tang An was just throwing out a gimmick for hype.

This was exactly what they wanted to hear, and they were willing to help hype it up, even hoping that Tang Ando would say something shocking to the world.

The reporters stared at Tang An closely, waiting for his answer.

Facing the questions from the reporters, Tang An was not too surprised, and smiled slightly.

"I have enough confidence in the movie. This is the work of thousands of people in our crew working together under harsh conditions. I also have confidence in the audience and our current market. More and more audiences are used to going to the cinema. The number of movie viewers is getting higher and higher, as long as it is a good movie and can make the audience like it, it will have a huge box office potential, 40 billion is not empty talk!"

"Just now this reporter friend mentioned the total market volume of the summer file last year. As I said just now, the market is getting bigger every year, and this year it will only be bigger than last year. Not only "Operation Red Sea" hit the 40 billion mark, I believe there will be one or two movies worth billions.”

Can there be two billion-dollar movies?

The reporters looked at each other in blank dismay. Just one "Operation Red Sea" would break 40 billion, and two billion-level ones would really explode.

In the past two years of summer, there was no second billion-dollar movie. Even if the market gets bigger this year, with "Operation Red Sea" squeezing the market, even if it can get a billion, it will not be able to get it.

Suspicion once again filled the minds of the reporters.

"So Director Tang, what you mean is that domestic films will also usher in an explosion, and the domestic film market will not be dominated by Hollywood films?"

A reporter asked a deep-seated question. Due to the domestic film protection month, there were no Hollywood blockbusters released in July and August, so the two billion-dollar films Tang An mentioned must be domestic films.

The North American summer film starts at the end of April, while the domestic summer film is the mainstream in July, and August is regarded as the late stage. The release in August is not as good as May and June.

In the past two months, a large number of Hollywood blockbusters have been released all over the place.

The term Domestic Film Protection Month was coined by the media. Optoelectronics only discouraged the introduction of imported films during the period from the beginning of June to the beginning of July. It did not issue any regulations, not even written documents.

Discouragement does not mean prohibition.

However, the distribution rights of imported films are in the hands of China Film and Huaying, and they have the final say on when they will be released.

Last year, "Transformers 4" was released at the end of June, and it was also during the period when Optoelectronics verbally discouraged it.

It depends on the person whether to protect or not. The first protection month appeared in 2004.

At that time, Zhang Yimou's second period costume blockbuster "House of Flying Daggers", which had just started the blockbuster era, received this treatment when it was released in the summer. There were no Hollywood movies released at the same time, and "Spider-Man" was released after more than 20 days.

But at that time, not many movies were released in a year, and it didn't make much sense to protect or not.

"Harry Potter" met "Police Story" in the National Day file in 04, but it was still suppressed.

In 05, the level of protection became weaker. "Batman Begins" was released at the end of June, and "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" was released at the beginning of July.

It is impossible for Xu Ke and Tang An at that time to receive the same treatment as Zhang Yimou, they all depend on people, and the sum is incomparable.

In 07, "Transformers" was released in early July without protection. In 7, it was a bit better. At that time, China Film invested in "Red Cliff" and released it in early July, as well as Tang An's new film.

The most protected ones are "Ambush from Ten Sides", "Tangshan Earthquake", and "Party Founding". Originally, "Tangshan Earthquake" not only faced "Painted Skin 2", but also faced "Inception", However, it was transferred to September.

"The Founding of the Party" directly delayed the release of "Transformers 3" until the end of July.

It's up to China Film Group whether or not to protect it. Last year, Tang An was not protected, and he faced "Transformers 4".

This year, Kang Pei probably thought that it would be no good to run into Tang An, and he couldn't do it anyway, so he simply released it ahead of schedule. No one expected that three movies would hit in a row.

This year can also be regarded as "domestic film protection". There are no Hollywood blockbusters released, and Tang An said there will be two films with a box office of one billion, which must be domestic films.

The reporters thought about it for a while. Among the movies released in the summer, almost none of them had the potential to break the billion mark. Even "Monster Hunt" could barely be counted. After all, the cost was too high, and the previous fame had spread.

As soon as the question was finished, the reporter asked again, "Can Director Tang tell me which two movies you think can earn a billion dollars at the box office?"

"I'll know which movie it is after it's released. If I can really guess which movie it is, I can buy a lottery ticket." Tang An shook his head and said as a joke.

"The market is getting bigger, and there will inevitably be high-grossing movies. There will be a big dark horse. Although I don't know which one it is, please wait and see with me."

"Any film in every country more or less contains some cultural characteristics of its own country. The mainstream of the domestic film market can only and must be domestic films. This year's summer is not only "Operation Red Sea", but several other Every domestic movie will prove that domestic movies are no worse than Hollywood blockbusters!"

(End of this chapter)