Chapter 275: "Red Cliff" Breaks 300 Million (Chapter 3: Seeking Perfection!)
"Mr. Tang carefully talk about it?"
Yu Dong was immediately interested when he heard Tang An say it, the publicity cost of "Painted Skin" was less than 10 million, and every penny had to be spent on the blade.
Tang An didn't speak, but nodded at Xu Yanyun.
Xu Yanyun stood up and began to explain.
"Zhao Wei and Zou Xun are both the four major actresses, and they are the top female stars in the mainland entertainment industry, they have always been competitors before, and the fans of both sides are not friendly. ”
Then Xu Yanyun cited some conflicts between fans on both sides, deliberately smearing each other and the like.
"We haven't made it clear who the heroine is before, and when promoting, they can be juxtaposed on the same frame poster, so that there is no gap, and on any official cast, let Zhao Wei rank ahead of Zou Xun. ”
"Why does it have to be Zhao Wei in front of Zou Xun?" Chen Qing raised his doubts loudly.
Xu Yanyun didn't answer, but asked them, "I've also watched the movie, who do you think are the most impressive?"
Everyone is a senior practitioner in the entertainment industry, and they immediately understood.
But judging from the film, Zou Xun is indeed a little more brilliant, and the reason for the title of the film is easier to understand as the female number one.
But Zhao Wei is ahead of her on the list of actors, and this is the contradiction.
It is also the basis for fans of both sides to prove that their idols are the number one female.
Then Xu Yanyun enumerated some details of the operation, all of which happened in the second part of the filming.
For example, kicking the stool on the set, fans tampering with encyclopedia information, and so on.
Zou Xun Tang An will ask her to cooperate, and Yu Dong will also find Zhao Wei and ask her to cooperate with the publicity.
Leaving Bernard, Xu Yanyun couldn't help but ask the doubts in her heart.
"You're so sure that you can get 15 million on the first day of "Painted Skin", isn't this going to rush 200 million?"
If Tang An directed it himself, let alone 200 million, 300 million would be absolutely believed.
But during this filming, Tang Ancheng did not intervene, and he did not personally participate in the post-editing, just hanging the name of a producer, it would be difficult to have 200 million.
Of course, I am sure, the three top domestic Hua Dan and Xiaosheng, Zhao Wenzhuo are also the best action stars in the mainland, Yang Mi is not low in popularity now, and the previous "Struggle" is even more popular all over the country. ”
"This lineup, except for superstars of Cheng Long's level, is top-notch, and we promote an investment of 100 million, which can be regarded as a big production. ”
"Berner's distribution ability is the strongest among private enterprises, and there is no one who can play in the same period, and finally coupled with my box office appeal, as long as the quality of the film is passing, it is normal to get 200 million box office. ”
Tang An deservedly listed one by one.
Xu Yanyun nodded, it seemed to be so reasonable, but there seemed to be something wrong.
90% of domestic directors are still working hard for the 100 million yuan club, and there are only eight movies with a box office of more than 200 million, and there are only 6 directors.
Berner, who decided on the publicity plan, immediately gathered the director and actors to prepare for the next few days.
Tang An also went to Zou Xun to explain the requirements of the propaganda and asked her to cooperate.
In the next few days, Tang An went to record two interview programs, just because he broke the record in the history of Chinese films, and the total box office also broke 300 million for the first time, making something similar to a documentary.
A few days later, at the end of August, Tang An went to Huairou Film and Television Base again, and "Wolf Teeth" was doing post-production here.
More than half a month ago, Wu Jing came back with the crew of "Wolf Teeth", and Tang An originally wanted to invite the crew to dinner, but at that time, it was at a critical time for publicity, and he didn't go to it, so Xu Yanyun invited it himself.
Although "Wolf Teeth" basically can't make any money, at most it can guarantee that it will not lose money, but Tang An still has to come to the scene to take a look.
Wu Jing and Li Zongzhi, who got the news in advance, were already waiting, and when they saw Tang An and the two coming, they immediately greeted them.
"Mr. Tang, Mr. Xu, hello. ”
"Hello Wu Jing, hello Director Li. ”
After saying hello to each other, Wu Jing entered the China Film Digital Production Base.
"Mr. Tang, thank you so much for supporting me in making this movie, so that as an actor, I can realize my dream of directing. Wu Jing said sincerely.
"Now there is a shortage of good directors in China, I just do my best, if I can bring a good work to the audience, of course it is the best. Tang An waved his hand.
The editing was not done by Wu Jing himself, there were two editors, and he was just watching and learning from the sidelines.
If I took a general look at the footage, it was all shot with a digital camera, and there were no particularly outstanding shots.
From the use of color to the processing of shots, an action can be regarded as a passing grade, and it is very rare to be able to do it to such a degree for the first time as a director.
It's impossible to expect a newcomer and an action director to shoot something amazing.
It can even be said that except for Wu Jing's performance, there are almost no highlights in the whole film.
Li Zongzhi is a good action director, and the literary drama is not satisfactory.
However, Wu Jing dared to fight and fought, integrating the martial arts of various factions, and the actions in it were as exciting as "The True Colors of Men" and "Slaying the Wolf", it can be said that he alone supported the whole movie.
The heroine Lu Jingshan looks very tasteful in a police uniform, and there is not much else to praise.
However, Wu Jing took a clever approach to the narrative structure, using flashbacks and interludes, so that many viewers didn't know whether Wu Jing was dead or not, and even guessed that there were two endings...
"It's good, it's very good in an action movie, you can shoot this level for the first time, it seems that Wu Jing is really suitable for you to be a director." ”
"Mr. Tang praised it, it's far worse than your first movie. Wu Jing hurriedly waved his hand.
"People will improve, the next movie will definitely be able to do better than this, after the post-production is done, show me the finished film, and then take it to the optoelectronic review, I have handed over the distribution to Berner, and the other party will help as much as possible." ”
"Thank you, Mr. Tang!"
The most feared thing about small-budget movies is that they have no publicity resources, they are not famous, and it is very common to come to a theater for a three-day tour.
As one of the largest distribution companies in China, Berner has the possibility of recovering costs with their help in issuance.
"By the way, the movie should still have an ending song, the heroine Lu Jingshan heard that she had learned to sing, so she asked her to sing Ye Qianwen's song "Once Distressed", I think it's quite appropriate. ”
In the end, Tang An dropped an inexplicable sentence, which made Wu Jing confused, but he could only nod his head.
Lu Jingshan's cover of this song Tang An has a deep memory, when I first watched the movie and heard the ending song, if I want to use one word to describe it, maybe "ecstasy" is quite appropriate.
The time entered September, Tang An hid in the office to concentrate on writing his own scripts in addition to going to Huayi every day to report and hold a meeting, and occasionally some female stars came to tempt him, and his life was not boring.
In mid-September, "Red Cliff", which has been in theaters for two months, finally crossed the 300 million mark with difficulty, becoming the second Chinese film in China with a box office of more than 300 million, and also surpassed "The City Full of Golden Armor" to rank second in the box office list of Chinese film history, succumbing to "Shocking Demon Thieves".
"Shocking Demon Thieves" is almost at the end of the painting, and the box office of hundreds of thousands of dollars per day is slowly rising, and the total box office is fixed at 312 million!