There are a lot of outsiders in the film and television industry, whether it was before or after the capital entered the market, many executives of large companies are actually not in the film and television industry.

Some people don't mix well because they don't know much about movies, but there are also many non-professionals who are thriving in the entertainment industry.

Among them, Song Ge must be counted, he was born in an automobile-related major, and later invested in the Internet and communications industries.

Since his parents both work at CCTV, he also has certain feelings for the film and television industry.

But feelings can't be eaten, Song Ge later said why he wanted to make movies, he said that when he was in 07, he thought about what industry could be the top three in China within 10 years.

The answer is only movies, real estate, insurance, and finance require the accumulation of connections, government relations, and capital.

Internet companies, one out of 10,000, are not suitable for him, so he chose the relatively simple copy of the film and television industry, plus his own feelings.

Although he is not from a professional background, Song Ge has always done a good job and is bold enough.

At the beginning, he cooperated with others to open Perfect Time and Space Film and Television, and the other partners wanted to focus on TV series, after all, the movie was too risky at that time.

But Song Geli made a small-budget movie "Very Perfect" against public opinion, which broke 100 million at the box office and was a great success.

Or because of the concept problem with his partners and the need for a bigger platform, Song Ge accepted Wang Jianlin's invitation to serve as the general manager of Wanda Film and Television.

Different from the boldness of being a boss, as a professional manager, Song Ge also did quite perfectly.

On Saturday of the same year, Xu Zheng called Song Ge and asked him if he would like to invest in his directorial debut "Thai Embarrassment".

He immediately said that he wanted to invest, but Wanda's automated office system needed 1 month to go through the process, and Xu Zheng, who had been looking for 2 years of investment, couldn't wait, so he gave the film to Wang Changtian, who could sign the contract on Monday.

Talking about this miss, Song Ge didn't regret it too much later, he said that the company system is like this, as a professional manager, he can't ignore the company system no matter what, if it is his personal company, he said on Saturday and signed it on Sunday.

There is another similar thing, Zhou Xingchi's "Journey to the West" once found Wanda and sought a guarantee, but he couldn't watch the film in advance.

Song Ge hesitated and missed Stephen Chow.

While at Vanda, Song Ge missed a lot of projects.

But in Beijing Culture, he himself is one of the bosses, but he is much more decisive, and it took 3 minutes to finalize the film adaptation of "I Am Not Pan Jinlian" with Liu Zhenyun.

The hesitation used to be the need for a professional role, as the general manager of Wanda Film and Television, he is responsible for Wang Jianlin's money and needs to be cautious.

But after becoming the boss, he became sharper and bolder every time.

This kind of professional manager is what every company desires, where rationality and emotion coexist.

Looking at the entire entertainment industry, there will definitely be no more than one pair of managers better than Song Ge.

But a person who is capable and ambitious, and wants to be the top three in the industry before entering the film and television industry, is unlikely to be a professional manager.

"Song Dong has been making a lot of moves recently, acquiring three companies in a row, and making a big deal. ”

Tang An smiled and chatted with Song Ge.

Tang Dong praised it, and it was just a small fight. ”

Although he hasn't dealt with Tang An much, but people take the initiative to talk to you, and Song Ge still has to concentrate on dealing with it.

At the same time, I was also thinking about whether Tang An came to the door because Beijing Culture acquired Eighteen Culture, and I cheered up even more.

Although I am not very afraid of Han Tang, it is better not to offend such a behemoth.

As for "Heart Flower Road", it was robbed of the guaranteed distribution, normal commercial competition, 700 million guaranteed, compared to the 500 million he offered, the risk is too great, and Song Ge is not a gambler.

After chatting for a while, Tang An asked about the future projects of Beijing Culture, which was nothing to keep secret, and Song Ge said it briefly.

He laughed at himself, "Just a few small and medium-cost films, unlike the "Fengshen" series that Tang Dong is preparing, these trilogies have an investment of at least one billion." ”

Tang An said, "The production cost is estimated to be 1.5 billion, but it may have to be added, after all, the props, sets, and costumes of that era were all troublesome, not to mention the special effects." ”

Hiss!

The production cost alone is 1.5 billion, the cost of a single part is 500 million, and the cost of publicity and distribution is nearly 600 million.

Song Ge sighed, "This is already the highest investment in domestic films, even if it is placed in Hollywood, it is a big deal." ”

In contrast, the "Taiping Wheel" two-part series, known as the Oriental "Titanic", is completely inadequate for this equally big-budget movie.

With such a high investment, Hantang Media will definitely not go out by itself, after all, this kind of big production cannot be done in two or three years.

"Tang Dong is so generous, it makes people's blood boil, I don't know if there is still a lack of investment, and it is also a blessing to be able to participate in such a big production. Song Ge asked again.

Although the cost is too high, it is almost impossible to recover the cost in the domestic market.

However, since Tang An dared to launch this project, it must have undergone a comprehensive analysis.

And the symbolic meaning of such a large investment is also extraordinary, once the cost, the impact is far higher than the benefit.

Song Ge asked tentatively, there was no hope, but it would be best if he could drink a sip of soup.

But unexpectedly, Tang An agreed very simply.

"It's great if Song Dong is willing to invest, such a big investment, I'm worried that I can't find funds, how about finding a time to talk about it in a few days?"

For such a large investment film, it is necessary to find several companies to work together, not only the problem of money, but also the problems of the project for several years, and one family can't take care of it at all, even if several producers have participated in the preliminary preparation.

Tang An was so happy that Song Ge had some doubts, but he didn't forget the grievances between Tang An and Wang Jinghua.

I secretly raised my vigilance in my heart, for fear that there would be a pit in it.

It's just that he proposed it, and Song Ge hurriedly responded, and the two sides will talk about it later.

......

Tang An chatted with Ning Hao and Xu Zheng about "Heart Flower Road" again, and the preparations have been completed, so when he finished "No Man's Land", he immediately devoted himself to filming.

also chatted with other people for a while, Li Ming didn't seem to be in a good mood, although there was a pony investment in this no-man's land.

Ning Hao has left Pony, and there is currently only one Wu Yusen under Pony, but Wu Yusen's "Taiping Wheel" series distribution rights were taken away by Lay's, which also participated in part of the investment, at a high price.

Not long after, after a premiere hosted by a movie channel, the film was officially screened.

The plot of "No Man's Land" has not changed, telling the story of a lawyer played by Xu Zheng who goes to a western city to defend a poacher, but is chased and killed on the way back, and encounters dancers, smugglers, thieves, policemen, etc., on the way, staging a thrilling escape journey.

In 2009, the trailer of "No Man's Land" was unveiled at the Magic Capital Film Festival and was ready to be released at the end of that year.

But the day of the release waited for four years.

To tell the truth, Ning Hao is also unlucky, who let the time for trial happen to meet the Xinjiang accident at that time, at such a sensitive time, such a movie was released, and the "no man's land" in the film is obviously the northwest region.

Not to mention China Film Investment, even with the support of the director of optoelectronics, the film would not pass the trial 100% at that time.

Of course, the specific reason will not be announced by the review committee, but in 2010, one of the review committee once called "No Man's Land" on the Internet, Ning Hao, was lost due to narcissism, and there are too many negative characters in the film, in order to look good, for the ultimate in art, he does not hesitate to go against the truth of life and art...... The main mistake is the loss of an artist's social responsibility.

There are no good people in the whole film, it is all negative factors, even if Ning Hao adds some humorous elements, it will not help.

However, the more banned films are, the easier it is to arouse the audience's rebellious psychology, and the pre-sale of "No Man's Land" is not bad.

The response after the premiere was also very good, although it was a bit out of line with the audience's expectations.

Ning Hao, Xu Zheng, Huang Bo, and Iron Triangle are all good at comedy, but in the end, they saw a genre that was completely opposite to comedy.

It's okay to be different from what the audience thinks, but the film has to be shot well.

After the box office came out on the first day, it also proved that this was a successful drop to win.

The first-day box office of 23 million is already very high for a small-budget movie, which is still a niche genre.

But it has nothing to do with Tang An, on the afternoon of the 4th, Tang An met several leading actors of "Mysterious Superstar" in the group conference room and signed a contract.

Jiang Xiaodi, who plays the heroine.

Fu Dalong and Qin Hairu, who play their parents.

plays the role of Lei Jiayin, a veteran music producer.

Peng Yichang, who plays the heroine's friend.

Except for these five roles, the other roles basically don't have many scenes, and the assistant director and a few producers are in charge.

There is also the heroine's younger brother, who also needs to find a suitable little boy.

Several actors and their agents signed contracts quickly, and some of the terms were not bargained.

"The movie is expected to start filming in a month, so let's take advantage of this time to think about the characters, I have written the script in detail, and you can call me if you have any questions. ”

There are no auditions, people are called in to sign the contract directly.

Everyone has no doubts, Tang An's casting method is no secret in the circle.

However, there was no shortage of excitement in his heart, Jiang Xiaodi trained for a month and a half, and finally signed the contract, and his heart landed.

Although Qin Hairu has no shortage of filming, the main role of this kind of commercial film with great potential is still rare, and there was only "Hong Kong" before.

Fu Dalong is almost out of filming, but he didn't expect Tang An to casually say that there was a suitable role to find him, and it really came true.

Lei Jiayin's excitement is no lower than a few of them, the box office of "The Great Gold Robbery" is not ideal, and he has never received a movie role again, this time Tang An's movie is simply a great opportunity.

And he took a cursory look at the script, although his role is not the male number one, the three male roles are almost the same.

But Tang An has said this before, comedy inspirational movies, and a considerable part of the comedy features focus on his role.

As for Peng Yichang, a pure newcomer, he was signed by his fellow countryman Deng Chao, and he has only played a small role for the time being, and this time he directly got an important role in the movie directed by Tang An, and he didn't know what to say.

Tang An has nothing to explain, Fu Dalong and Qin Hairu don't have to worry at all, they can play these two roles with ease.

Lei Jiayin will basically have no problems, Jiang Xiaodi is useless to say it now, and he will slowly adjust when he is filming.

As for Peng Yichang, Tang An thought about it or gave two advices.

"In the next month, you have to eat this role thoroughly, your character is a kind boy, the setting of a warm man, you don't need to mix any quirky and cute characteristics, it's just pure kindness. ”

Tang An specially told Peng Yichang to make him suddenly Alexander, and hurriedly bowed and said, "Director Tang, I understand, I must study it carefully." ”

This role is not looking for Liu Haoran, just because Liu Haoran is a little cute, even if he doesn't show it when he performs, but he looks like this, and it's obvious when he laughs.

In comparison, Peng Yichang is more suitable.