In the office of the chairman of Hantang Media, Tang An is still writing his own script.

If Chinese movies want to sell well in North America or even around the world, there are not many genres to choose from.

Costume blockbusters with Chinese characteristics, simple and rude, big scenes and fierce war scenes, it doesn't matter if the story is weak, it doesn't matter if foreigners don't know history, the most important thing they watch is the fight and war scenes.

The other is action movies, a genre that has been popular worldwide since the eighties and nineties.

But not any action movie can be sold overseas, Donnie Yen can only sell money in Asia, and the Chinese and Europeans don't buy it, because he is not as good-looking as Li Lianjie, and he is not as funny and desperate as Cheng Long.

Wang Jiawei also has several movies that have sold millions of dollars in the United States, but a niche is a niche, and the ceiling is there.

There is also Zhou Xingchi, "Kung Fu" sold for $17 million in North America, the film has Colombian investment, and the number of theaters has reached 2,500.

In 2004, 2,500 movie theaters opened paintings, which is already the treatment of blockbusters.

Without the support of the distributor in the United States, it is extremely difficult to sell high box office.

Other movies that can be used around the world are probably only horror films and science fiction films, there are not too many cultural differences, and the genre that attaches the most importance to the listening effect is the most.

Watching movies is about visual and auditory effects, horror movies are about being scary, and science fiction films are about big scenes and special effects, and they are also the most prominent types of expression in audio-visual.

Whether it is an American-style bloody horror film or a Japanese-style horror suspense film, it is very marketable and has no cultural obstacles.

But comedy has borders, and there are body language, expressions, and lines that make people laugh out loud, and the comedy foreigners of Zhou Xingchi and Feng Xiaogang can't understand it.

This time, Tang An still chose a science fiction film, "The Martian"!

A sci-fi film with a personal heroic idea, known as the desert island on Mars for the rest of his life!

It was originally a bestseller in North America, and the author in 09 was originally posted on his own personal website, similar to a blog, for free.

Later, at the request of readers, the author released this book on Amazon at the end of last year, and the price was $0.99, which sold well.

It's just not bad, and it was only because of the movie that it hit the bestseller list.

However, the other party refuses to sell the physical copyright, you are a Chinese film and television company, and the film copyright sold to you is still sold when the same sci-fi film "Edge of Tomorrow" is not bad, and you want the physical copyright?

Isn't that?

Tang An didn't force it, and it was not a bestseller like "Harry Potter", which sold 750,000 copies in a year and a half, about $11 million, and the royalties he received were not much.

The story takes place in Huaguo, and many things have to be changed.

The plot is very simple, an astronaut encounters a storm on Mars, and his teammates think he has died, so he is left alone on Mars.

This is actually a bug, the density of the atmosphere of Mars is only 1% of that of the Earth, and the atmospheric pressure is much smaller than that of the Earth, so it cannot produce the violent storm in the movie.

Dust storms are common on Mars, but the wind is only about the same level as a breeze on Earth.

However, in order to leave the actor alone on Mars, he can only be "unreal" once.

It's like, in order to write coolly, a large number of brainless supporting roles must be arranged for the protagonist to slap in the face.

In the end, I don't ask other countries to help.,If you let other countries help, you must be the first choice.,After all, you have to take care of the rice market.,People are indeed developed in science and technology.。

But if you don't do that, someone will spray yourself with traitors and cents.

At 10 o'clock in the morning, the secretary Zhou Li came to tell Tang An that the actors were here, so he packed up the unfinished script and got up to go to the conference room.

"Director Tang. ”

"Please be seated, everybody. ”

Tang An pressed his hand and motioned for everyone to sit down, and said with a smile, "Your agent must have also said that my new movie is being prepared, and there are several roles that need to be prepared in advance." ”

"At least two months of training until the end of March, when the film starts, you need to spare four and a half months. ”

A few people have no objections, even if the schedule is not suitable, they must try their best to adjust.

Li Binbin couldn't help but ask, "Director Tang, what type of movie?"

"Science fiction films, movies about outer space, I have asked someone to contact the space agency, and the government is willing to provide a series of technical support, and everyone will receive a series of training from tomorrow, including gravity training, body training..."

It's hard sci-fi again, then it's definitely going to be released worldwide, and if it's still a big hit, even if it's just a supporting role, it's amazing.

In addition to Li Binbin, there are also 5 people at the scene, including Liu Ye, Wang Kai, Yang Mi, and Jiang Wu, which is their team of six.

In fact, except for Liu Ye, the other actors do not have any high requirements, and it is completely a one-man show for the male lead.

Jiang Wu is playing the navigator, the navigator must be experienced, and the character must be obviously mature, but he is too old and too serious, Tang An thought about it for a few days before remembering Jiang Wu.

The inside of the spaceship is a closed space, and the scenes inside can't be dull, although Jiang Wu is 41 years old and old, but the active atmosphere is also good.

Liu Ye's actor is also the only one who is suitable, and the actors whose acting skills are better than him at this age can be counted on one hand, coupled with the image of a tough guy, no one is more suitable than him.

It's just that Liu Ye is too tall, and the highest height standard for astronauts in China is only 1.75 meters, but the highest height standard for astronauts in China can be 1.9 meters.

It's not a big deal, though.

The next day, Tang An took a few actors to the space agency, and "Edge of Tomorrow" can invite the army, and it is not difficult for Han Sanping to ask Optoelectronics to contact the space agency.

What's more, Tang An told the other party the general plot, which is also a good opportunity to promote my country's astronauts.

The training was handed over to the other party, and in addition, Xiao Yang and art director Ye Jintian of Tiangong also communicated with each other about how to reproduce a real Mars.

These preparations are done by professional people, and Tang An only writes the script and films.

At the end of January, Tang An went to New York again, the NASDAQ trading market, and Tudou was relisted.

The issue price is $21 and the closing price is $21.8, which is considered a successful listing, and it has not fallen below the issue price, and it has been very successful for Tudou, which has experienced so many twists and turns.

Part of the reason is that domestic online copyright is formalized, the market is becoming more and more standardized, and Youku's stock price also rose 13% on this day.

The market value of Tudou, which was successfully listed, reached 618 million US dollars and successfully raised 148 million yuan.

The major shareholders also cashed out a little, adding up to nearly $20 million.

Tang An remains Tudou's largest shareholder, with a 24.7% stake worth $153 million.

It looks like a more than three-fold increase relative to the $43 million cost, but the lowest return multiple of all shareholders.

IDG Group has successively invested $7.5 million, occupying 11% of the shares, worth 68 million, with a return multiple of 9 times.

The other shareholders also range from four to five times, and the earlier the shareholding, the higher the return.

The 148 million raised could not last time, Tang An contacted various Hollywood companies through Colombia, and helped Tudou buy the exclusive online rights of hundreds of Hollywood movies.

They are all bought selectively, and there are three or four thousand movies in the library of any giant, adding up to at least 20,000 films, and you can only buy some more familiar ones, but fortunately, they are cheaper to buy in packages.

There are also copyrights for a large number of domestic film and television dramas, which is also a large amount.

On the 29th of the New Year, Tang An returned to China, and the first movie of the Spring Festival, "Modern Age" starring Xu Zheng, will also be released.