The production of the special effects of "Source Code" is very simple, and after spending 27 million yuan, Weta Digital made the special effects in the movie realistic and flawless. Although it exceeded Zhang Tan's expected cost of 20 million special effects, he was willing to pay for every penny.

At the end of April, the Beijia University Student Film Festival came to an end, and the source code was completed.

In this college student film festival, there is nothing to do with Zhang Tan, and the two films "Crazy Racing" and "Source Code" of Luying Company have not been produced, so there is no way to participate in the screening.

However, this does not mean that the two movies will not intervene.

The posters of the racing car have been put up in front of the screening halls of many colleges and universities, attracting attention. "Source Code" directed by Zhang Tan also posted promotional posters, and there were several posters.

One is the actor Huang Daliang running on the train track, with countless photos suspended behind him like glass shards; One is a close-up of a huge face with an exploding flame in the background; The other is a bust of Huang Daliang, surrounded by information in digital format.

These three are all based on Huang Daliang as a propaganda point, in addition to a poster of Liu Anfeng wearing a military uniform, and a poster of Huang Daliang and Zhou Taiping kissing.

At the bottom of the poster, it is uniformly labeled: "On August 6, 2009, the source code project was launched. ”

The release schedule of the movie is scheduled for August, the end of the summer season. There are "Wolverine" and "Star Trek" in May, "Terminator 2019" and "Morph Autobot 2" in June, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" in July, and only in August there are no Hollywood blockbusters.

Although Zhang Tan feels that his "Source Code" is a classic science fiction. With his fame and cast, he won't perform badly. But if you can avoid Hollywood blockbusters, why not.

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Source Code at the time of production. In addition to supervising the production process, Zhang Tan spent the rest of his time taking his girlfriend Susa to visit the beautiful scenery of New Zealand. Zhang Tan has gone abroad relatively rarely, and has been to South Korea and Switzerland, and New Zealand is the third country.

I played until May, and then I returned to China with the finished film of "Source Code".

Then start editing the trailer and get ready to launch a one-minute trailer before the movie is about to be released. Edit another three-minute trailer.

And while he was editing the trailer, the 62nd Cannes International Film Festival was held in Cannes, France. Many Chinese-language films have been registered in Cannes for exhibition, ready to be exported to domestic sales, packaged and then taken back to China for screening. Many Chinese celebrities are also competing on the red carpet.

In the documentary screening session, "A Bite of China" directed by Zhang Tan was also screened here.

As a popular food documentary in China, "Tip of the Tongue" received a lot of attention after being exhibited in Cannes, and at the subsequent documentary fair. There are 52 countries that negotiate with CCTV International to buy documentaries. Robert Roberts, president of the Cannes Organizing Committee, spoke highly of "Tip of the Tongue".

"A-bite-of-China is a well-completed documentary, I heard the name. I was very interested, and I was very attracted to the many delicacies in it. I am very happy to see that Chinese documentaries have made such great progress. China will contribute more to the film industry. ”

David Charlotte, a documentary buyer from Portugal, told Chinese reporters: "I'm very interested in Chinese food. But I'm not sure that people in my country like it and should show them a different image of China. I myself love the stories of the people in it. ”

"After reading it, you will feel frustrated, we have too little food." Australia's documentary filmmaker Rowsky has signed a contract with CCTV International.

By the end of the Cannes International Film Festival, CCTV International signed contracts with a total of 45 countries and regions to sell the copyright of "Tip of the Tongue", counting the copyrights signed out one after another, "Tip of the Tongue" created the best sales of Chinese documentaries - more than 68 countries and regions around the world purchased.

Although the copyright fee is not high, it has also created a sky-high price of more than 12 million US dollars, equivalent to more than 80 million yuan. After tax, Luying can be said to have earned more than 30 million yuan by relying on this documentary. In the second season of "Tip of the Tongue", Lu Ying also holds half of the copyright, and the profits will continue to be gathered.

Seeing that the profits are so high, Li Yan, who has cooperated with Zhang Tan for many years, feels a little unreal: "When "Tip of the Tongue" was not filmed, I thought that it would definitely not make money, anyway, it was funded by CCTV, so it didn't matter whether it was filmed or not. When it was hot, I thought I could probably make a little money, and it turned out to be more than 30 million. ”

At the end, Li Yan sighed again: "Documentaries can make money, and they are the only ones in the country." ”

Zhang Tan laughed: "Sister Li, of course documentaries can make money, and documentaries produced by Discovery and BBC abroad are no less profitable than movies, that is, the domestic documentary industry has just started, so it seems that there is no way to make money." Since "The Tip of the Tongue", domestic documentaries will rise more and more. ”

"Also, you let everyone see the prospect of documentaries, and now many people are waiting to see if the three documentary series you proposed "Tip of the Tongue", "Super Project", and "The Rise of a Great Power" can really carry domestic documentaries." Li Yan said approvingly.

Zhang Tan said: "I also talked to Han Zhidong on the phone two days ago, CCTV is reforming internally, and the station has asked him to take over the work and start preparing a documentary channel. ”

Whether it is a film or a documentary, China is still in the toddler stage, and there is a long way to go if it wants to export culture to the outside world.

Li Yan asked: "By the way, the production of "Source Code" has been completed, and all that remains is publicity and distribution, and you will not participate, do you have any new plans?" ”

Zhang Tan leaned back in the boss's chair, turned around for half a circle, and looked out the window: "The stone and the source code are all commercial films, a comedy, and a science fiction." I have two plans right now and don't know which one to execute. ”

"Which two?"

"One is to continue to make science fiction films, and the other is to make a literary film."

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June 1.

On the homepage of Mtime, a new film and television news was quietly replaced - the first trailer of Tan Zhang's new film "Source Code".

Time.com is a professional website with movie information, bringing together a group of movie lovers, writing movie reviews, chatting about movies, and watching information here every day. The scale of the website is getting bigger and bigger, which has led to many film and television companies coming here to post for publicity.

Huayi Brothers, who are in charge of publicity, will naturally promote "Source Code" here.

Zhao Guangsheng is a movie enthusiast, others go to the Internet to chat on the forum, and he goes to the time network to write movie reviews or discuss new films with others.

Seeing the trailer of "Source Code" on the homepage, Zhao Guangsheng decisively clicked on it.

He is no stranger to this movie, since watching "Crazy Stone", he has been impressed by Zhang Tan's directing talent, and then "A Bite of China" was amazing, and he has become a die-hard fan of Zhang Tan. From the time "Source Code" was first announced, I began to pay attention to movies.

"Damn, I've waited so long, and I'm finally willing to give up the promotional video!"

The video jumped to Tudou.com.

At this time, Time.com has not yet developed its own embedded video software, and the twelve-second advertisement is over, and the screen is lit up.

First of all, the logo of Luying and Huayi Brothers jumped out, and after flashing, the screen switched to what seemed to be an operating platform full of computers.

Liu Anfeng stood in front of the console with a clear voice: "It's called source code." ”

The camera changed, Liu Anfeng, who was wearing a military uniform and had a sassy and heroic appearance, appeared on the screen, and Huang Daliang looked at the screen in panic.

"It's going to send you back to the eight minutes before the explosion."

Bang dang.

The camera changes again, this time a train is driving on the ground, and then, when the two trains meet near the train station, there is a sudden explosion, and a huge impact flame lifts the two trains into the air. One of the trains, like a roaring beast, rushes to the computer screen, and eventually darkness consumes everything.

When lit up again, it's a line of subtitles.

"This summer, science fiction is coming!"

It was Liu Anfeng who spoke on the screen: "Find the person who planted the bomb, otherwise it will be too late!" ”

Huang Daliang's haggard face was full of confusion and incomprehension.

The button was pressed, and his whole person instantly dissipated as if it were digitized...... The exploding train goes backwards back to the railroad ...... With a bang, Huang Daliang woke up from the train.

Sitting opposite Zhou Taiping, she smiled and said, "You almost scared me." ”

Huang Daliang turned his head uneasily, and the woman carrying the water passed by, and the water spilled onto his shoes. Before he could finish checking his surroundings, there was a bang, and the train exploded again.

Engulfed him and Zhou Taiping.

"Huang Daliang, Zhou Taiping, and Liu Anfeng co-starred."

A series of tense and exciting shots flashed.

The train exploded again.

Subtitle reproduction.

"Director Tan Zhang!"

Huang Daliang looked at Zhou Taiping, affectionate.

Voiceover, Huang Daliang's voice: "Everything will be fine." ”

Dangdang!

"Source code."

"August 6th."

"Major theaters across the country."

"We invite you to join us to save the future."

The one-minute trailer is very mysterious, it seems to say a lot, and it doesn't seem to say anything. But the tense and exciting picture still left a deep impression on Zhao Guangsheng, and the roaring train that hit the picture was full of impact. and Huang Daliang sitting on the railway, the train passing by, also very shocking.

"Damn, this is the rhythm of a blockbuster!" After Zhao Guangsheng watched it, his heart became a little excited, "Didn't you say that it was a science fiction film with a small investment, how to watch the trailer, the effect is so good?" ”

In fact, what Zhao Guangsheng didn't know was that almost all the best pictures of the movie appeared in the trailer.

This sci-fi film relies on the plot to win, not the picture, so Zhang Tan directly presents the best picture, first attracting the audience to the cinema, and then waiting for the story to be told with peace of mind.

Now it seems that the trailer is working well.

Zhao Guangsheng was already crackling and typing a message on the computer: "The trailer is very burning, I can't wait to watch it!" (To be continued.) )