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Chapter 809 Premiere Begins

"This Tang An's tone is getting louder and louder!"

Not far from the infield, several industry leaders also heard Tang An's 40 billion.

Although the scene was very noisy, Tang An was surrounded by a group of reporters, but since Tang An said the figure of 40 billion, the reporters around him became more and more excited, and most of them were shouting and discussing. Heard their "transcription".

"It was still 30 billion last year, and it has risen to one billion after a year. It has never been so high."

Yu Dong shook his head slightly in the crowd. He has been in the industry for nearly 20 years and can be said to be one of the most experienced figures in the domestic film industry. He thinks that his understanding of the film industry is no less than anyone else.

The domestic market is developing at a high speed. In just ten years, it has just started to be commercialized, and now it is the second largest film market in the world. The total box office has increased by more than 30% every year.

Judging from the fact that the North American market has hardly grown in the past ten years, it is possible for the mainland to surpass North America and become the world's largest ticket warehouse.

The growth rate of the mainland market is 30%. Even at this growth rate, last year's box office champion was still 24 billion, and this year it will be 40 billion directly, which is a bit outrageous.

Wang Changtian smiled wryly, "I think 30 billion is very promising, but I don't even dare to think about 40 billion."

Wang Zhongjun said, "But Tang An not only dared to think, but also dared to say, what a bold man of skill."

The three giants from five years ago had a lot of emotion, but they didn't make any mockery.

Even Wang Zhongjun, when he heard that Tang An's goal was 40 billion, didn't make fun of Tang An for not knowing what he meant.

But I definitely don't believe it in my heart, and I even hope that Tang An can't do it.

40 billion is a number that all domestic filmmakers have never thought about. It would be great if 90% of them can set the goal at one billion.

For other famous directors, getting one billion is enough to prove their success.

But Tang An raised the mainland film history record to 24 billion step by step. In terms of box office, he is no longer at the same level as other filmmakers.

Just like James Cameron is completely ahead of other directors in the global box office list, if he is preparing a new film to be released in two years, most people will doubt it, but Probably wouldn't laugh at him for being overwhelmed.

Wang Jianlin set a small goal of [-] million, because he is Wang Jianlin, so no one ridiculed him.

Even if he sets this small goal at one billion, not many people will mock him.

Ah Li Baba made a profit of more than 230 billion last year. If Ma Yun said that he would achieve a profit of 500 or even [-] billion this year, not many people would ridicule him.

Tang An dominated the domestic box office record for four or five years. From the box office, he was the only one, and there was an empty one in the middle, followed by others.

That is to say, Tang An has the qualifications to call out a goal of 40 billion. Even if other people are Zhang Yimou and Feng Xiaogang, let alone 40 billion, even if they call 30 billion, they are guaranteed to be greeted with overwhelming sarcasm.

"If this takes 40 billion at the box office, wouldn't it mean that this movie can earn [-] billion from the domestic box office alone?"

Unlike the three of them, Zhang Zhao of Lay's focused on money in a different direction.

With a box office of 40 billion, Hantang released it itself, and the distribution share and production share added up to almost 17 billion, while the production cost was 5 million, and the announcement was 11 million, and there was still a profit of [-] billion.

Even if Haizheng and some capital occupy a small part of the investment, Tang An's personal director and screenwriter fees are [-] million yuan, so it is not a problem to make a profit of [-] billion yuan at the box office alone.

Ahli made a profit of more than 230 billion last year, Wanda 150 billion, and Baidu 130 billion.

The profit directly generated by a movie alone is one billion. The real figure is really scary.

Zhang Zhao instantly thought of the parent company of Lay's Pictures last year, whose annual profit was only 3.2 million.

Although this is based on the premise of breaking 40 billion, even if it is only 30 billion, the profit of such a movie is comparable to Lay's annual profit.

Zhang Zhao's eyes were hot, but at the same time he regretted it very much. If he could continue to cooperate with Tang An and drink soup after him, it would be better than now.

When Yang Mi rejected Yang Mi's investment in the subsequent sequels of "Little Times", Yang Mi also let Xiao Di withdraw from the subsequent series. Zhang Zhaoben thought that the movie was based on Guo Jinming's fame, so it didn't matter.

It turns out that it really doesn't matter.

Also because of this, the cooperation with Han Tang was interrupted.

In the past two years, Zhang Zhao didn't care about it. Leshi Pictures developed rapidly, but in recent years, the "Taiping Wheel" invested in the collection failed miserably.

Because the investment in "Taiping Wheel" was too large, even Zhang Yimou's "The Great Wall" could not afford to invest too much money.

The film and television industry is developing too fast. Berner was one of the Big Three at the beginning, and his listing on NASDAQ is also very prosperous.

However, it was delayed in the U.S. stock market for several years, and its market value was less than 300 billion when it was delisted. At that time, Huayi had a market value of more than [-] billion.

Even if Bernard is like this, if Leshi Pictures is delayed for two years, it may be even worse.

Zhang Zhao is in urgent need of a good project. Last summer, because of Ke Zhendong's drug abuse, "Little Times 3" was affected, which directly affected the merger of Leshi Pictures into Layshi.

Last month, Jia Leting reached an acquisition agreement with them again, and Le's acquired 100% of the shares of Lay's Pictures at a price of 98 billion.

The valuation is much inflated. Leshi Pictures and Leshi signed a gambling agreement. In the next three years, Leshi Pictures' net profit will reach 5.2, 7.3, and 10.4 billion, and the total three-year total will be 22.9 billion.

It was another gambling agreement, Zhang Zhao and other shareholders made a fortune, but the pressure was even greater.

Now that he helped Tang An to settle an account, Zhang Zhao's heart became more and more heated.

If they can cooperate with Han Tang, then there will be no problems with the VAM agreement.

Regarding the figure of 40 billion, several bosses had some chats. Tang An came over here after the interview.

"Thank you for your support."

Tang An smiled and greeted them one by one.

Wang Changtian sighed, "Tang Dong, you are talking about 40 billion, which really makes us feel ashamed."

Tang An waved his hand and said with a smile, "There must be a goal. Although 40 billion is difficult, I am still quite confident. Everything will be decided by the market."

Yu Dong said helplessly, "In the future, I will call a goal of one billion, but I am too embarrassed to say it."

It's up to me!
Tang An shook his head secretly, "Judging from the current market, in a few years, a billion box office will be the norm, and there will be more than ten or twenty movies with a billion box office a year."

"I also admire Tang Dong's courage. If it were me, I wouldn't dare to say that. Don't be so embarrassing when the time comes, that is, Tang Dong has this capital."

Wang Zhongjun smiled and teased, "However, Director Tang thought about what the outside world will say if it doesn't reach 40 billion, or even falls too far."

Tang An said confidently, "I haven't thought about it. What I think about most is the big sales of domestic movies in the summer. Those who advocate that the domestic market is being invaded by Hollywood movies should turn their heads and praise domestic movies."

"Haha, Director Tang is right!"

Han Sanping, who came late, walked over with a smile, "Hollywood movies cannot become the mainstream in China, otherwise the commercialization of domestic movies in the past ten years has failed!"

Although Han Sanping withdrew, everyone still greeted them one by one.

Han Sanping responded one by one, and said loudly, "It has been more than ten years, and it has been nearly 20 years since domestic films were commercialized. In 98, Xiangjiang Films and Hollywood films entered the domestic market on a large scale. In 98, "Titanic" sold more than 3 million yuan. At that time, it directly led to the commercialization of the market and the commercialization of domestic films. We have persisted for 20 years and have not turned the domestic market into the backyard of Hollywood blockbusters, and we will not in the future!"

Except for Tang An, this group of filmmakers basically started working in the film industry at the end of the 90s. Even Zhang Zhao, before joining Guangxian, worked for the Moying Group and a company under the State Wuyuan News Office.

Although they are all businessmen, they mainly make money, but they rely on domestic films to make money, and they don't make much money from imported films.

Blockbuster films are basically imported films. It is too difficult to buy out a blockbuster film to produce a blockbuster like "The Expendables".

No one wants the domestic market to be the same as Xiangjiang and Baodao. At that point, they should be like Xiangjiang's film company, lingering on their last days.

After chatting for a while, the premiere ceremony officially began, and thousands of spectators entered the venue.

Hundreds of various media, large and small, gathered together, and 14 satellite TV filming teams came over. The premiere ceremony was presided over by hosts sent by Movie Channel, Beijing Satellite TV, and Tudou Video.

The host on stage gave an opening remark, and Tang An led the actors onto the stage amid bursts of cheers and countless flashing lights.

"Hello everyone, thank you for being able to attend the premiere ceremony of "Operation Red Sea" today. After two years of hard work, my achievements are finally going to meet the audience. Although it is not the first time, the tension is exactly the same as it was 11 years ago. .”

Although it is a routine speech, it is also true.

Even if he had confidence in the movie, Tang An couldn't remain 100% calm until the result came out. It would be a lie to say that he had no nervousness or anticipation at all.

The ceremony is not very new, let me express my emotions, complain about how hard it is to shoot in Africa, how hard the environment is, and how hard the actors are.

Of course, there are many things that cannot be said, such as what is wrong with Moro songs, or that local soldiers sell khat leaves to crew members.

Anyway, we cannot "smear" our allies.

The actors also said a few words to each other, showing some behind-the-scenes shots and some explosion scenes, showing the difficulties and dangers of filming.

Everything went according to the procedure, and after an hour and a half, the premiere ceremony ended and the film officially began to be screened.

The lights on the scene were turned off, and the first-generation laser IMAX screen newly introduced by Hantang Cinemas was slowly lit up.

The photoelectric dragon logo, the producer, etc. flashed across the big screen, and a [-]-ton freighter appeared in the middle of the screen, breaking the waves.

There are two lines of subtitles in the lower left corner:
2014, Gulf of Aden.

Off the coast of Somalia, 5000 nautical miles away from China.

Also known as "pirate port".

The time and place appeared. Since it is a pirate port, there must be pirates.

The feature film started to play, and the thousands of spectators, the media, and filmmakers in the industry all stared at the big screen intently, preparing to enjoy this military blockbuster directed by Tang An.

For military movies, I watched war scenes, and it started in a pirate port again, which seemed to indicate that there would be a battle with pirates at the beginning, and the audience became more and more looking forward to it.

(End of this chapter)