In mid-July, the smoke of the summer season continued, but the battle was not as fierce as before.

Before the release of the summer file, everyone thought that this year's summer file was nothing more than a few situations.

Chen Kaige won the king with "Search" when there was no tiger in the mountains, saving the face of a big director.

Otherwise, Guangxian replicated the marketing miracle of last year's "Painted Wall", plus two popular stars, and it is a theme familiar to the audience, and it will explode.

Otherwise, all domestic movies hit the streets.

No one expected that a "Little Times" would be born, there would be no big names in the summer file, and Guo Jinming would be the king, which is really funny.

Although the trend in the second week was not good, only 160 million in seven days, the total box office in two weeks and eleven days exceeded 350 million.

"Searching" in the same period was released for 10 days, with a total box office of 110 million.

The cost of 30 million, breaking 100 million in 10 days, the reputation is not bad, it is applauded and popular, and it has long been blown to the sky on the average director.

But Brother Chen Kai was once a director who ascended to the altar, so it's nothing.

In addition, "Little Times", which also cost 30 million, got a box office of 350 million in 11 days, and in comparison, the co-authorship is not as good as Guo Jinming.

As soon as Brother Chen Kai appeared in front of the public now, there were even reporters who compared Guo Jinming, but he was disgusted.

The box office of "The Four Famous Catches", which was released a week later in the same period, was also good, and it got 86 million in the first four days, compared with the production cost of 60 million, Guangxian This film can be regarded as a success.

It's just that the marketing effect of selling meat this time is not as good as "Painted Wall", most of the more tempting shots are in the trailer, and the audience who walked into the cinema with anticipation was disappointed, just like a gourd baby after a night.

There is also a movie "Detective Hunter Zhang" that was also released by Guangxian and won the Best Film at last year's Golden Horse Awards.

However, this kind of realistic feature film has always had no market, and it only got less than five million at the box office in three days.

Others, such as "Bloody Street" and "BMW Rhapsody", did not make any waves, but Wang Chuanjun's performance in the former is very different from the image in "Love Apartment", and he is the best one among those people to get rid of the role.

There is only one low-budget horror film "Pen Fairy" starring Guo Jingfei and Mei Ting, which has a good box office, and it got 35 million in seven days.

That's basically the beginning of the whole summer season, and the box office of "Little Times" is higher than that of other movies combined, so it's not too much to say it's a sweep.

Although Tang An has been away from the summer file for three years, this time he still swept the summer file with the movies he released.

The disturbances of the summer file have nothing to do with Tang An, after half a year of preparation, he is about to start the filming of "Interstellar".

At the Four Seasons Hotel near the company, the launch conference is underway.

Tang An brought the main actors to the stage, and in addition to the main actors, the other actors were also found one after another.

Liu Ye, Yang Mi, Wan Qian, Wu Gang, Ni Dahong, Liu Haoran, Zhang Zifeng, Zhang Yi, Wang Chuanjun, Lu Zhong, Fu Dalong, Zhang Bo...... are all good actors

On stage, Tang An first introduced the movie "Interstellar".

"Everyone is welcome to come to the launch conference of "Interstellar", which is still a science fiction theme like "Edge of Tomorrow" and "The Martian". ”

"Science fiction, in my cognition, is scientific fantasy, for example, "Edge of Tomorrow" Some viewers said that the mecha in it is not domineering and high-end, and it is too simple. In fact, that kind of exoskeleton mecha is the most in line with scientific fantasy, and now the exoskeleton mecha has been put into use in the medical field, and countries such as the United States are also developing this kind of individual combat equipment. It may be put into production in a few years or more than ten years. ”

"Compared with the mecha in "Edge of Tomorrow", "The Martian" imagines much farther, because so far, no country in the world has sent astronauts to Mars, and our country has not even started Mars exploration, but I believe that after the development of science, one day in the future, the plot in "The Martian", we can also do it in reality. ”

Compared with these two movies, "Interstellar" has more room for imagination, the background of the movie is that before the end of the world, the earth is no longer suitable for human habitation, and even many crops cannot or are no longer suitable for planting, leaving only a few crops such as corn. ”

"In the movie, I will show my imaginary end times, where humanity is actively looking for suitable planetary immigrants, not only the solar system, but not just the galaxy ......"

A long speech, the more you talk about it, the more hilarious it becomes.

Finally, after finishing speaking, the actors introduced themselves and talked a little about their roles and feelings.

After listening to them all, the reporters present strung them all together, and still couldn't figure out what kind of story this was.

In the last days, immigrating to aliens, the hero and heroine are both astronauts, the heroine has a father, the hero has children, and he is still in two forms when he is a child and when he grows up.

It seems that the time span is relatively long, but what the hell is this teacher Lu Zhong also plays the male protagonist's daughter?

From around 10 years old to 70 years old, this span!

Isn't the actor already dead?

Dead male protagonist, it's exciting to think about it, this is the first time that the protagonist has died in Tang An's movie.

The senior executives of the major companies in the audience are also puzzled, the ending of the general commercial movie must be relatively happy, and there are few dead protagonists.

Except for some films that pursue artistry and depth, there are generally few that do this.

Could it be that Tang An is going to play pathos and play depth?

So thought to the people.

However, Tang An on the stage also gave an answer when he was asked.

"In the movie, there will be space wormholes and time travel, spaceships go to another galaxy through wormholes, and time passes at different rates in other galaxies and solar systems, just like our ancient legend of one day in the sky and one year underground. Tang An explained with a smile.

Everyone understands this statement, the actor went to another galaxy, where time flows slowly, and time passes relatively faster on Earth.

There will also be children as old as their fathers, and even when the children grow old first, the father is still so young.

It's getting more and more complicated, and reporters are becoming more and more interested and continue to ask questions.

A kick-off press conference lasted more than two hours before it ended, followed by a luncheon.

A start-up press conference, Yu Dong and they took the time to come here, and Tang An also dealt with it.

Zhang Zhaoyi, president of LeTV Pictures, toasted Tang An twice in a row, as the main producer of "Little Times", it is also the first film invested by LeTV, but it made them a lot of money.

Other people are also red-eyed, this kind of investment is only 30 million big dark horse, who doesn't want it.

Especially "Little Times" has a sequel, and Guo Jinming has written more than such a book.

In fact, since the explosion of "Little Times", some of them have been eyeing well-known best-selling authors, and Yu Dong even personally found Han Han and wanted to adapt one of his best-selling books, and asked him to hang a director's name as a gimmick.

I'm afraid that only Wang Changtian is unhappy, and the box office of "The Four Famous Catches" with an investment of 60 million is less than half of that of "Small Times" in the same period.

However, Wang Changtian did not show it, and "Little Times" did not squeeze the space of "The Four Famous Catches".

With the capacity of the summer file, it is enough to accommodate two seven or eight billion movies, or the problem of the movie itself.

After the luncheon, Yu Dong found Tang An alone and talked about the boiling Mekong River tragedy some time ago.

"Yu Dong intends to adapt this matter?" Tang An said curiously.

"There is this meaning, mainly because Lin Chaoxian has ideas and wants to ask Tang Dong's opinion. Yu Dong nodded.

Lin Chaoxian's action movie "Guild Wars" is invested by Berna, the crime boss was escorted back to Beijing two months ago, and the Thai military also issued arrest warrants to those soldiers, and the matter can almost be determined.

Yu Dong also thought that Tang An had invested in the military film "Wolf Warrior", and asked him what he thought, after all, none of the movies Tang An fancied missed.

"It's not impossible to shoot, CCTV heard that it is preparing to shoot the TV series "Mekong Case", but forget about it in the past two years. Tang An shook his head.

"Oh, how do you say that?" asked Yu Dong.

"We all know what the situation is in Thailand, and when we went to shoot this film at this sensitive time, it was to take the life safety of the entire crew. Tang An persuaded.

The Thai army and the government have always been at odds, and the government has not been able to command the army, and there is a coup d'état at every turn.

The Thai government is pro-China, and the military is pro-British and American.

The Mekong River tragedy was originally very strange, and those few Thai soldiers were not handed over to our country later, and they were punished by themselves.

In the course of the investigation, the other party was ready to detain the basin on Laos at first, and later did not allow our country to send people into Thailand to arrest people.

Laos, the old brother of socialism, allowed our soldiers to enter Laos, and Laos also made great efforts in the whole process of solving the case and arresting them, and the police under the jurisdiction of the Thai government also helped, so it was good if the Thai army did not make trouble.

If it is really led by the Thai army, at this time, I will go to someone's place to shoot this film, in case the other party impulsively does something, it will be the life safety of hundreds of people.

Not to mention those human factors, even the Golden Triangle is not safe, originally Lin Chaoxian was bitten by a big centipede when he was filming, and he was rescued from shock.

Later, everyone in the crew was equipped with serum just in case.

As for risking your life to film, why take risks if you can.

Even if you go to Africa, it is safer than going to the Golden Triangle to film now, but Africa has the power of China and can be protected.

Yu Dong thinks about it, this time is too sensitive now, even if he wants to shoot, the above will not allow it.

"By the way, Yu Dong, isn't Lin Chaoxian Cheng Jiashang his apprentice, why don't you come to you with Guangxi, and didn't he shoot Huayi's "Counter War" before? . Tang An asked again.

"This film can't be played, Hua Yi signed six or seven directors' film contracts in one go, and he can't look for you, so he can only look for me. Yu Dong smiled.

Also, Guangxian has no government background, but Hua Yi has made military films and has something to do with the military.

Needless to say, the cooperation with Poly in the early years also laid a deep connection, don't forget that Poly used to be an arms businessman, and behind it was the General Staff and the military greatness.

Moreover, the original "Operation Mekong" was produced by Huang Jianxin, a first-class producer in China, an old classmate of Han Sanping, a fifth-generation core figure, a senior executive of China Film, and also a producer of blockbusters such as "Casting a Name" and "October Siege" invested by Berner.

As for Hantang Media, it is rich and has a relationship with publicity, but Lin Chaoxian's master is Cheng Jiashang.

"But isn't Yu Dong cooperating with Xu Ke, he and Cheng Jiashang are rivals. ”

"Hey, Xu Ke went to Huayi to shoot the second part of "Di Renjie", and I can't keep it. Yu Dong sighed.

"Then Yu Dong can recruit Lin Chaoxian, he is very good at filming action and explosion scenes, but this film will wait for a few years for this matter to subside. Tang An persuaded.

"Yes, it's too difficult to find a good director, then I'll talk about it in two years, and I'll wait for Tang Dong's "Wolf Warrior" to be released and see the response. Yu Dong laughed.

"That will definitely not disappoint Yu Dong, look at it. Tang An smiled.

After coping, Tang An came to the hotel's large conference room.

The four-month shooting cycle is about to begin, and it's too late to turn on the camera.

Before leaving, some things in the company still have to be explained.

All the high-level officials in the conference room arrived, and when they saw Tang An coming in, they greeted them one by one.

"Tang Dong. ”

"Chairman. ”

Tang An sat down in the main seat and waved his hand, "Don't be polite, let's get down to business." ”

"This year, the company has several films released, and the publicity department and the distribution department must do a good job in publicity and marketing. ”

"Mr. Zhuang, Mr. Li, the TV Drama Division and the Film Division will also have a lot of film and television production business in the coming year, as well as Tudou Pictures and Hantang Film and Television Production. ”

"Mr. Liu, Wuzhou Publishing will focus on "Hong Kong" first, and the group distribution department will support you if you need help. ”

"Mr. Qu, the construction of cinemas in the cinema chain cannot be stopped, and it is necessary to absorb more qualified cinemas, but it can't be the same as the Dadi Cinema Line, any crooked melons and cracked dates must be strictly investigated!"

"Mr. Wu, the follow-up financing of several companies currently involved in the financing of the company will also follow up, as well as the shares of Tudou Group and Hantang Literature. ”

Tang An thought for a while and asked, "What is the extent of the acquisition of the variety show production company?"

"It's already in the substantive stage, there are two companies. Wu Feng replied.

"Leave one and go to the variety show division, and inject the other into Tudou Pictures after the acquisition is completed. Tang An commanded.

"Okay chairman!" Wu Feng nodded in response.

......

All departments explained clearly, and Tang An was ready to set off with the actors.

The first filming location was on Vatnajökull in Iceland, and it was still summer, so I filmed the scene there first.

After the shooting, I just went to the Northeast Mohe, when the corn was almost ripe, and it was too cold later, and this season was just right.

The indoor scene was left for the last filming.

The spacecraft had been dismantled a week earlier, transported to Iceland in a large transport plane, and then trucked to the glacier and assembled on the spot.

The crew has already gone to prepare first, and Tang An is taking Liu Ye, Yang Mi, and Fu Dalong with a few of them.

Tang An told the other actors, "If you don't have a role in this time, you should also prepare well, and if there is a change in the time of joining the group, the crew will be notified separately." ”

"Okay Tang Dao. ”

"Director Tang, don't worry. ”

Everyone was finally favored by Tang An, although it was only a small role, but it was a rare opportunity for them.

Whether it is Zhang Bo, Zhang Yi, or Wang Chuanjun, who is famous for "Love Apartment", they all urgently need to prove themselves on the big screen.