Chapter 57 Boot Conference
For this launch event, the base management office arranged a largest hall.
This is not required by China Film, the base took the initiative to contract the layout of the press conference site, and it was still free.
The Huairou Film and Television Base has just been built, and there are not a few groups in a year, and even most of them are three-no crews.
No way, after all, it has just been built, and the buildings inside are all brand new, without the weight of history.
Although the base has given a lot of discounts, there is an Xiangshan Film and Television City next door to Hengdian, and the degree of cooperation is not bad.
Moreover, the price of goods in the capital is not at the same level as Xiangshan, and the accommodation alone is a large expense.
In the backstage lounge, Tang An met with the actors.
"Everybody's here!"
"Hello Tang Dao!" Lu Yi and Deng Chao hurriedly greeted Tang An.
"Director Tang, is this planning to make a finale?" Xu Jinglei joked.
"I just came from the set, and it's almost time, so let's get ready!" Tang An waved his hand.
He smiled at Xu Jinglei again, "How is your movie, are you ready to release it?"
"It's almost, but there is not much hope at the box office, and it is a little bit to recover a little cost!" Xu Jinglei smiled bitterly.
"Don't be so pessimistic, you and Brother Wen are still very appealing, and there should be no problem with the box office of seven or eight million!" Tang An comforted.
March is the off-season, basically there are no new films released, with the popularity of Jiang Wen and Xu Jinglei, it will not be bad, otherwise Huayi would not have thrown out 20 million in vain.
I have the impression that the box office of this movie should be almost 5 million, maybe it can be a lot higher by promoting it when his new film is launched.
Of course, the premise is how many people will pay attention to "Horror Cruise".
"Lu Yi, although there are not many roles for the actor this time, horror movies are also a new attempt for you, you can expand your own acting path!"
"Deng Chao, Sun Li, you are playing husband and wife in "Happiness Like Flowers", this time it is still a couple, perform well!"
"Sister Hong, I'm sorry for you to make a cameo appearance in a supporting role this time!"
Although Lu Yi and Deng Chao are both a few years older than him now, Tang An still calls them by their names, after all, he is now the director of the movie.
Moreover, Lu Yi is 5 years older than himself, and Deng Chao is only 2 years older than himself.
Tang An also said hello to the other people one by one.
"Director Tang is polite, this is the second time I have played the male lead in the movie, thank you Director Tang for giving me this opportunity!" Lu Yi said sincerely.
Lu Yi has been going downhill since he became popular at the turn of the century, and he has not starred in the movie male number one since he starred in "Love at First Sight" in 02.
This time, he was suddenly notified that he was going to play the leading role in the new film of the dark horse director Tang An, which was a big director who won 30 million box office in the first film, and he could be ranked in the top ten last year.
Although after getting the script, I found out that the actor was a supporting role, but it is not bad for him now, after all, the box office is relatively guaranteed.
Not long after, Han Sanping also arrived with Wu Deming and Lin Sheng, vice presidents of the production department.
The launch conference of a small-budget movie can allow Han Sanping to come in person, and Tang An has no one to treat him.
"Dong Han, please take a trip yourself!" Tang An hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.
"Mr. Wu, Brother Lin!"
Several of their actors also hurriedly stepped forward to say hello.
"Is Director Tang ready?" Han Sanping looked at it and asked with a smile.
"The studio has been set up, the actors are in place, and it's time for filming to begin!"
"Then I wish Director Tang a smooth shooting, and I hope to see an excellent work again in two months!"
"I hope to live up to Han Dong's high hopes!"
After chatting for a while, it wasn't until the director of the market management office of the base came to inform that everyone walked to the press conference!
The venue is nearly 1,000 square meters, which is relatively large in the base, and there are already rows of reporters sitting inside, and more than a dozen photographers are fiddling with cameras in front of the tripod.
When Han Sanping brought people in, the originally discussed scene became even more lively.
"Zhongying not only has a vice president, but even Han Sanping is here!"
"Tsk, this is the treatment that Lu Chuan didn't have back then, it seems that Han Sanping really values Tang An!"
"Isn't that nonsense, last year's domestic films ranked 6th at the annual box office, and even if imported films were added, they also ranked 11th, can such a director not be wooed!"
"People are only 24 years old, look at what those big directors are doing at the age of 24!"
The discussion did not last long, and after everyone on the stage took their seats, Wu Deming, deputy director of the production department of China Film, made a cameo appearance as the host.
"Welcome all media friends to come to the launch conference of "Horror Cruises"......"
After saying something about the scene, Wu Deming immediately handed the microphone to Han Sanping and sat back obediently.
""Horror Cruise" is the second film directed by Tang An, and no one cared about it when the first part was released, and now everyone is so enthusiastic before filming has started, I don't think I need to say anything, I believe that Director Tang will definitely bring the audience a better movie after the exercise of "Shark Beach", ......"
is also a formula-like speech, and Han Sanping is talking about a level.
As soon as the words fell, a reporter in the audience immediately spoke.
"Han Dong, it is understood that you have always been promoting several big directors to shoot costume blockbusters, why are you so optimistic about the horror films directed by Tang An this time?"
Han Sanping raised the microphone to his mouth, smiled and said, "There are only a handful of super casts produced in Hollywood every year, and most of the other works are love, comedy, horror and other types of movies, and our close neighbors South Korea and Japan, the development of genre movies in recent years has also advanced by leaps and bounds, in comparison, the style of works in the domestic film market is too monotonous!"
"Young people have a lot of ideas and brains, and they make comedies, romance movies, and horror movies, which may bring you unexpected results!"
Han Sanping was there, and it wasn't Tang An's turn to speak until 20 minutes later.
"Hello Director Tang, can you briefly talk about the movie "Horror Cruise", what story is it about?"
"As the name suggests, this is a horror story that happened on a cruise ship!" Tang An laughed.
"Can you tell me more about it, the audience is very much looking forward to your new movie!" the reporter asked.
"In addition to horror, it is also a particularly thrilling story, maybe a little suspenseful, incredible!" Tang An avoided the important and still did not reveal the plot.
The reporter didn't give up and asked, but Tang An didn't say anything about the specific plot, and then the reporter turned to Xu Jinglei.
"Hello Lao Xu, this time you are partnering with Lu Yi for the second time to appear in a movie, are you still a couple?"
"Is it half a couple?" Xu Jinglei tilted her head and thought about it.
"Can you tell us about your relationship in the movie, and what kind of horror story you experienced on a cruise ship?"
"You have to ask Director Tang this question, in fact, I'm still a little confused!" Xu Jinglei smiled and looked at Tang An.
The reporters pouted, just thinking she was keeping it a secret.
The interview lasted nearly two hours, and after sending off the reporters, everyone went to the hotel next door to the base for lunch, which was regarded as a start-up banquet.
Someone from the crew informed them that they rushed to the hotel first.
When he arrived at the door, Tang An stopped Wu Deming.
"Mr. Wu, there is something I want to tell you!"
"Oh, Director Tang has something to say!" Wu Deming glanced at him suspiciously and said with a smile.
Han Sanping is in charge of the film department, and one of his deputy directors is naturally Han Sanping's leader, and he is still relatively friendly to Tang An.
"This is the account of the film preparation so far, I want to ask Mr. Wu to take a look!"
Speaking of money, Wu Deming immediately frowned, but he didn't say anything, and took it and flipped through it.
Tang An handed over all the bills from his side, and the problems were more serious, Wu Deming immediately saw it, and his brows furrowed even more.
"What does Director Tang mean?"
"I think this Director Sun's business ability may be a little lacking, Mr. Wu might as well consider giving me another person?" Tang An said directly.
Wu Deming was silent for a while, then nodded, "Okay, but I can't find a suitable person for a while, Director Tang can choose one of the remaining producers in the crew to be the production director, Sun Ming and I will bring it back!"
"Thank you, Mr. Wu!"
"Introduction Tang is heavy, after all, this is a movie we are working on together!"
Wu Deming said with a smile, and he had already scolded Sun Ming as an S in his heart.
This old grandson, the person that Han Dong values also does that, but fortunately, Tang An didn't find Han Dong directly!
PS: Sorry, it's finished, and I wrote it in a hurry。。。。。。