At the end of February, Hantang Media Group's first film of the year was about to start, and Tang An held a press conference for the movie "Ghost Blowing the Lantern: Looking for the Dragon" at the hotel near the Huairou Film and Television Base.

Most of the scenes of the film were filmed at the Huairou Film and Television Base, for which the crew rented a full 10,000 square meters of studio to arrange the scenes of the underground tomb in the film.

Coupled with the use of 3D shooting, the production cost of the film plus the special effects fee reached a staggering 220 million.

The cost is not much cheaper than "Edge of Tomorrow", mainly the money for special effects, venues, and 3D equipment.

The special effects are still mainly done for Tiangong Color, although the original "Looking for the Dragon" is first-class in China, but it is still a little short of the top, and there is a gap between the "Great Wall" that was sprayed with 5 hair special effects.

In 2015, the production cost of "Looking for the Dragon" was only 170 million, and at that time, Chen Kun, Huang Bo, and Shu Qi had the lowest salaries of more than 10 million.

Tang An spent 220 million production fees in 2011, striving to do the best within his ability.

This 3D camera was rented through Colombia when the potatoes went on the market and went to the United States, and the price of a 3D camera with two lenses was expensive.

As for the salary, it is relatively cheap, all the actors add up to more than 25 million, Wu Ershan has 8 million director salary, plus 5% of the domestic producer's share.

The investment in this film is high, and the profit is definitely not as high as "Hong Kong", and Tang An also gave Wu Ershan Studio a 10% investment share, and it is impossible to afford more studios.

If you have money, everyone can earn it together for a long time, not to mention that Hantang Media itself is the majority shareholder of the studio.

At the beginning of the press conference, due to the appearance of Xu Zheng, he also played a role, which also surprised the reporters.

"Hello Director Xu, why didn't you continue to participate in the embarrassing series, but starred in the movie "Looking for the Dragon"?"

As soon as these words came out, Xu Zheng, who was originally smiling, was a little embarrassed for a moment, but it was only for a moment, after all, he was an actor.

"Detective Chinatown is a movie with a different style, so you need actors with different styles, and I played "Looking for the Dragon" because it is suitable for this role. Xu Zheng said with a smile.

"Is that why you won't be involved in this series in the future?" the reporter chased after him.

This is next to Tang An smiled and said, "Of course not, Director Xu is still an indispensable person in the embarrassing series, and we are currently preparing for the next "Hong Kong Embarrassment", which is still written, directed and acted by Director Xu." ”

What?

The reporters are in a circle, and what do they say?

Why did another "Hong Kong Embarrassment" suddenly pop up, is it possible to make two films a year in a series?

Or maybe that "Detective Chinatown" doesn't exist at all, it's just a bargaining chip.

The reporters automatically made up the intrigue between Tang An and Xu Zheng, and it was clear in an instant.

The reporter then asked, "Does this mean that "Detective Chinatown" is about to end?"

"No, the film is now in preparation, we have already received the funds, and several location crews have also travelled to Thailand to find suitable locations. ”

"So these two movies were launched at the same time, when are they going to be released?"

"Detective Chinatown" will be released during the Spring Festival next year, and "Hong Kong" will be released during the Spring Festival in 2013, and we promise to dedicate a wonderful comedy film to the audience during the Spring Festival every year, and hope that all audiences can have a happy New Year......

Xu Zheng still starred in the movies of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and "Hong Kong Embarrassment" was still written, directed and acted by Xu Zheng, and the previous media about the disagreement between Xu Zheng and Tang An were instantly broken.

But the media is not happy, if something happens to the two of them, it will be happy to hear about it.

Now it's a ball of harmony, what's the point, where does the breaking point come from?

There is no way, the reporters can only ask a little bit about the details of "Hong Kong".

The media left happily, and Tang An and the creators walked to the banquet hall next door, which can be regarded as a start-up banquet.

On the way, Tang An called out to Xu Zheng.

"Director Xu. ”

"Tang Dong?" Xu Zheng hurriedly stopped.

Tang An smiled and said, "There is still time for the film "Hong Kong Embarrassment", Director Xu will polish the script and character design, and shoot "Looking for the Dragon" first. ”

"Don't worry, Tang Dong, this "Hong Kong Embarrassment" will definitely not disappoint you. Xu Zheng said confidently.

He is already familiar with this series, writing a script is a spring of thoughts, the pen is like a god, every detail is arranged with jokes, not abrupt at all, very natural.

"Hehe, that's good, of course I believe in Director Xu's ability. ”

Along the way, Xu Zheng was introducing his ideas, using feelings, laughter, and feelings to impress the audience in a three-pronged manner, as if nothing had happened between the two sides, which was also very natural.

......

The kick-off banquet passed happily, and Tang An didn't put any pressure on the crew, so he said some words of encouragement, and watched the first scene they shot in the studio in the afternoon.

Everything went well, and Tang An and Wu Ershan also explained some things.

"Director Wu, that girl is a person from Wanda, she has no experience, she should be scolded, and her requirements can't be lowered, but you can also guide and guide more. ”

"Don't worry, Tang Dong, her role is simple, I will train it well. ”

Wu Ershan naturally knew who Tang An was talking about, although he was the one who was forced in, but it was inevitable to encounter this situation anywhere, Tang An was not bad.

What's more, there is nothing complicated about Ding Sitian's role, the girl is still young, she has no pressure to play innocent, and she tried a few bewitching outfits very well, which completely meets his requirements.

Tang An nodded, "Then it's hard Director Wu, this time the time is a little tight, the summer file can't catch up, there are still seven months before the National Day file, you are tired and try to get it out before the National Day file." ”

"This should be no problem, the scenes in the tomb can also be filmed at night, let's work a few more shifts. ”

It's normal to work overtime during filming, and it's common to stay up all night.

......

"Looking for the Dragon" is on, "Detective Chinatown" is not in a hurry, and there is still some time to prepare for this film.

However, in addition to Deng Chao and Yang Mi, the actors also have an important role, and it is difficult to find Qin Feng's actor.

A little cute, a little confused little fresh meat, it's okay if it's a girl, there are really few boys who meet the requirements.

Tang An asked Chen Guozhang to go to various performance schools and high school art schools to find them, and there was always one that met the requirements.

I really can't do it, so I just found 14-year-old Liu Haoran and forgot it.

Two years later, when he filmed "Beijing Love Story", there was actually not much difference between him and the eighteen-year-old later, but he looked a little immature.

In the following time, Tang An went to the Taklamakan Desert, Badain Jaran Desert, and Tengger Desert, and finally selected the Tengger Desert, the fourth largest desert in China, located in Zhongwei City, Ningxia Province, as the location for the filming location.

The desert still needs to be transformed, and it is estimated that it will take some time.

The studio was also placed in Ningxia, and the Huairou Film and Television Base was basically contracted by "Looking for the Dragon".

Fortunately, the filming time of "The Martian" only takes two months at most, which is completely timely.

Moreover, Tiangong Brilliant has already started the preparation of special effects in the early stage, and they have obtained a series of parameters of Martian landform, light, and sky from the space agency, striving to restore a real Mars.

The light on Earth and Mars is different, and the outer space of the two planets requires a lot of calculations and design.