Entertainment 2000: Supporting female stars will bring you a hundredfold return

Chapter 104 (Subscription Request) Exaggerated year-end summary, master of time management!
Tang Wen didn't know that Huayi always regarded his company and himself as imaginary enemies.

Otherwise, they would definitely have to snatch up more of their high-quality film and television dramas.

In the morning, he got up from the hotel.

He woke up the sleeping maid and enthusiastically asked her to drink her milk before going to sleep.

Huo Siyan was exhausted and looked resentful.

Tang Wen let out a long sigh: "Sleeping on an empty stomach is harmful to your health."

Huo Siyan said aggrievedly: "Little maids have no human rights. I don't believe that the young master treats the young mistress like this."

"Haha, the young master told her to lie down, but she didn't dare to kneel!"

The little maid was skeptical.

Return to the company.

Tang Wen saw the briefing and found that the box office of "Coffee Time" on the first day was 113 million.

Among his films, the results are the worst.

In order to attract attention, the media inevitably began to speak ill of the situation:
Tang Wen's new film failed, but it lived up to its past glory

"A Genius Director's Failure"

"Coffee Time" had a dismal box office performance, and Tang Wen fell from the altar!

……

Return home in the evening.

Tang Wen saw a table full of delicious dishes, all of which were his favorites, and asked in surprise, "What day is today?"

Seeing that he was in a good mood, the eldest sister Tang Tang said: "We went to see your new movie, it was very well made, don't listen to the nonsense outside."

Oh, it was to comfort me.

"That movie was made just for the sake of winning awards, and the profits would have been earned back many times over."

Tang Wen felt warm in his heart. He picked up the bowl, relaxed his cheeks and started eating.

Tang's mother: "The heroine in the movie, I mean the actress, is her name Tang Wei, right?"

"Hmm." Tang Wen had a mouthful of food and quickly took a sip of beer.

"Is she your girlfriend?"

"Mom, I'm only 19."

Tang Duoduo: "It will be 20 after the Chinese New Year, 22 in total, 25 in gross, rounded up to 30."

Tang Wen: "...Second sister, stop talking."

If you say a few more words, I will send your lovely brother away.

The next day, the distributor of "Coffee Time" Shangying came out to criticize the reporter.

"The film cost a million dollars in total, earned millions in copyright, and grossed over a million dollars on the first day.

Shortlisted for the Tokyo Film Festival.

Won the Best Actress Award in Tokyo.

Where did the failure occur?"

Of course the reporter knew that there was no failure.

But when it comes to entertainment news, of course, we should do whatever it takes to attract attention.

This trend in the news and entertainment industry was noticed and utilized by some people with ulterior motives.

Huayi’s film “Big Shot” has been released for a month.

The box office has now reached more than 4000 million.

Huayi has revealed that the film will compete for the Golden Bear Award!

He also said that Huayi is the king of the Lunar New Year period, and other directors can only be second unless they cooperate with Huayi.

For a time, the news that Director Feng of Huayi had defeated Director Tang of Blue Star Entertainment was widely circulated.

With Feng Xiaogang's years of accumulation, this statement is quite popular.

Yes!
You, Tang Wen, won an international award and went to Hollywood to make a movie.

But in the country, during the Lunar New Year period, if you are a tiger you have to lie down, and if you are a dragon you have to coil up!

Huayi and Director Feng are the bosses!

"Boss Tang, should we fight back?"

Tang Wen was not angry, he just wanted to use public opinion:
"Well, we have a movie coming out soon. Spread the word to the media that the Lunar New Year movie invested by Blue Star Entertainment will be released soon, and the goal is to break 100 million yuan at the domestic box office!"

"Ah?" Zhang Ran was surprised: "We still have a movie coming out? This year?"

"Of course." Tang Wen explained: "Infernal Affairs is now showing in Hong Kong. In a week, it will be released in mainland theaters."

Zhang Ran was even more surprised: "It's released in theaters at the same time as Hong Kong!"

Currently, Hong Kong films can be screened in mainland China.

But in terms of time, it is often far behind.

Due to this time difference, pirates had already recorded the movie into CDs and sold tens of thousands of them.

By the time the movie was released, very few people went to the theaters to watch it.

Zhang Ran was very excited: "A police and gangster film starring Andy Lau, Danny Leung and a bunch of Hong Kong stars will definitely attract audiences. Maybe it can even break the box office record of Pearl Harbor!"

Tang Wen nodded: "I will go to the China Film Corporation for a meeting later to discuss the specific plan."

It was not until he went to the meeting that he realized that he had been too optimistic.

After reviewing the finished film, they said it was okay for release.

But the ending has to be changed!

In "Infernal Affairs 1", the villain Andy Lau won in the end.

How can this be done?
It must be changed!

In the conference room of China Film Corporation, Mr. Han, Mr. Ren and Yang Shucheng, three heavy smokers, smoked one cigarette after another.

Yang Shucheng said: "I will ask the crew to re-edit it now."

The two presidents looked at each other without nodding, and looked at Tang Wen who remained silent.

Fearing that he might feel bad, President Han comforted him, "You have done very well."

Mr. Ren also said: “Yes, the review standards are different, so we need to take our time.”

Tang Wen raised his head: "What if we promise that the domestic box office will exceed 100 million?"

The two CEOs were moved.

Yang Shucheng was immediately excited.

The box office exceeded 100 million!

It turned out to be the right decision to approach the large ship from the mainland.

Staying in that small place in Hong Kong, the box office sales will never reach 100 million!

It’s not like domestic movies haven’t grossed over 100 million yuan.

But that was a movie organized for viewing and study by the unit, so it doesn’t count.

In addition, foreign films, such as Pearl Harbor, which was released in August this year.

The box office also reached 1.05 million.

Not to mention the earlier "Titanic", which generated a box office of 3.6 million, which was like the ceiling of the era.

It has been hanging there for several years.

Not to mention breaking it, domestic films can’t even get close.

The box office of "Big Shot", which Huayi is bragging about, is not even a fraction of others.

There is currently no domestic film in the country that has a box office of over 100 million yuan!
The leaders are also angry.

When reporting to higher-level leaders, I am afraid of being asked relevant questions.

The reason why they agreed to release "Infernal Affairs" almost simultaneously was that they wanted to take advantage of the hot market before the Chinese New Year and break a record.

After a moment of silence, President Han asked, "Are you so sure?"

Tang Wen explained: "If the final plot is not changed, the audience will be more shocked, word of mouth will spread quickly, and more people will go to the cinema. We have seen the finished film, and this movie has the potential to be a big hit!"

President Han nodded and asked, "The box office revenue of over 100 million you mentioned doesn't include Hong Kong, right?"

"Of course not."

The box office champion in Hong Kong last year was "Shaolin Soccer", which finally grossed 6000 million Hong Kong dollars.

If the box office in Hong Kong is included, it would only be over 100 million, which is too much.

"Okay, I'll go talk to you again. But there's not much hope."

"Then please wait a moment, I will think of other reasons."

It is impossible to strive for this kind of thing again and again.

Mr. Han went to negotiate again, but it still didn't work.

The only way left is to change the ending.

"Think about it carefully, kid."

Tang Wen asked Secretary Lin for paper and pen, and began to write and draw under everyone's scrutiny.

Ten minutes passed.

He put away his pen and showed the drawn paper to a few people.

"Infernal Affairs 2, Infernal Affairs 3?"

Tang Wenben plans to wait until Infernal Affairs is released before talking about the next two films.

Now I can only take it out in advance.

"The plot of Infernal Affairs can be extended into a trilogy. In the last part, the villain Liu Jianming, played by Andy Lau, will get the retribution he deserves. Therefore, his identity cannot be revealed at the end of the first part."

This statement is more convincing.

President Han carefully read the outline he drew and said, "The second part is about the prequel. The third part is about Liu Jianming's schizophrenia, which seems to be a sign of his eternal damnation."

After he finished reading it, he gave it to Mr. Ren. After Mr. Ren read it, Yang Shucheng took it and said without even looking at it, "I will definitely invest in the next two films!"

Don't say that the film will definitely make money.

Even if I lose several million, it is worth it as long as I can have a closer relationship with the two leaders!

With the plans for the last two parts, Mr. Han and Mr. Ren will be more confident in their efforts.

On the same day, a spokesperson for Blue Star Entertainment.

Held a press conference and announced to the media:

"This month, a new movie produced by Blue Star Entertainment will be released in Hong Kong and Mainland China!"

"Will they be released simultaneously?" The quick-witted reporter stood up and asked.

"What's the name of the movie? What's the subject?"

“……”The spokesperson answered the questions one by one.

When the reporters heard the words "Infernal Affairs", they became agitated.

That’s big news!
Mainland entertainment journalists pay close attention to the Hong Kong entertainment industry.

Of course you've heard of this police and gangster film starring Andy Lau and Tony Leung.

“May I ask your company and Director Tang Wen what is the box office expectation for Infernal Affairs?

Do you have the confidence to surpass the box office champion "Big Shot"? "

The reporter's question was clearly intended to stir up trouble.

"Big Shot" has not yet been released.

After more than a month of release, the box office reached more than 4600 million.

Apart from Pearl Harbor, it is the highest-grossing film.

In the current domestic box office rankings, "Pearl Harbor" is not ranked by default.

Only schedule movies of your own people.

The second place is Cheng Long's "The Secret Agent", with a box office of 4000 million.

The third on the list is Tang Wennian's "Comet"

The fourth place is still him, "Hidden in the Dust"

The movie "Coffee Time" which is currently in theaters is indeed performing poorly at the box office.

But it's not worse than other movies.

If the final box office can exceed 2400 million, it will be fifth.

At the moment, there is hope.

As for "Infernal Affairs", New Year's Day has passed.

It is now 2002.

No matter how well "Infernal Affairs" performs at the box office, it will not be able to make it onto last year's rankings.

Facing the reporter's provocation, the spokesperson of Blue Star Entertainment smiled and said confidently:
"The goal of Infernal Affairs is to break 100 million yuan in box office in mainland China!"

The reporters present were silent for a moment.

After making sure that he had heard correctly, his eyes and expression immediately became interesting.

Big news!
Blue Star Entertainment is going to make big news!
"The first movie of the new year, director Tang Wen aims to break 100 million!"

"Tang Wen claims that the box office will exceed 100 million yuan. Is he bragging, being angry, or is he confident?"

"..."

"2001 should be called the Tang Wen Year!"

Some people think that someone is unlucky, while others think that someone is good.

Some media have taken a different approach.

Following the story of 1988, the media called that year "the year of Wang Shuo" because four movies adapted from Wang Shuo's novels were released.

The one who called out 2001 should be Tang Wennian.

This year, Tang Wen released three films, and won the Golden Lion, the Golden Bear Short Film, and the Best Actress Award at the Tokyo Film Festival.

In addition, two films were released abroad.

The box office was amazing and it established a firm foothold in Hollywood.

In addition, the sales of his album exceeded 250 million, and three of his songs are currently in the top ten of the charts.

It can be called divine expertise.

Not to mention, he started a company and invested in several popular TV series.

Originally, I saw the news that Blue Star Entertainment claimed to have exceeded 100 million.

Huayi is ready to leave.

Unexpectedly, the wind direction suddenly changed.

This newspaper, which reviewed Tang Wen's achievements over the past year, was so popular that it was reprinted three times.

Other publications and entertainment websites followed suit.

For a while, no one cared about the movie box office.

When discussing Tang Wen’s one-year resume, everyone exclaimed that it was incredible!

The media and websites supplemented Tang Wen’s novel works and the Galaxy Award winners.

Someone who was well-informed dug up the Pirates of the Caribbean novel he wrote abroad.

I don’t know if I don’t summarize it, but I will be shocked when I summarize it.

Tang Wen’s grades filled the entire page.

Not to mention the general audience.

People in the industry were confused when they saw it.

Usually, everyone is busy with their own things.

No one would keep an eye on what a director does every day.

Until these amazing achievements were summarized, they sparked widespread discussion!
Newspapers, media, the Internet, radio stations, and local television stations all reported the news.

It went on and on for several days.

Tang Wen's fame spread from big cities to small cities, counties, and even towns.

From people who read books, newspapers, watch movies and surf the Internet, it has spread to all walks of life.

The news was all week.

The number of people who know him has at least increased fivefold.

There are no information cocoons these days.

When all the mainstream media report on the same person in different ways, it is hard not to know.

It’s just that some people just watch it and move on, without being interested.

Tang Wen was also surprised when he looked at the summary in the newspaper.

It turns out that I have done so many things in the past year?
Overall, it is indeed a bit exaggerated.

He took the opportunity to review it.

First of all, writing a novel is a bit difficult except for the first two months.

After my mental strength increased, I could get whatever I wanted in my mind.

In his opinion, writing a book cannot be called creation, it is purely plagiarism!

Once the computer is turned on, just put your hands on the keyboard and do the work.

The Qidian Yingzai of later generations wrote for more than ten hours a day and updated 20,000 words. Compared with himself, he was simply weak.

If you concentrate your energy, you can enter the world of coding.

7 or 8000 per hour is no problem.

If you grit your teeth and write a hundred thousand words a day.

Novels are not online novels, so they are not that long. 10 words is only 1/3 of a book.

By this calculation, I can write a novel in a week.

It won’t be too busy.

At the same time, I have time to talk about love with Gao Yuanyuan and Dong Xuan.

Make a long-distance call with Scarlett to practice your English skills.

Or chat with your good sister Fan Xiaopang about work and life and listen to the emotional value she provides.

Late at night, I can also go to the house of my female neighbor next door to send some warmth...

As he was thinking about it, Tang Wen suddenly sighed: It turns out that I have become a master of time management!

This is true for writing novels and scripts.

Just go over the movies and TV shows you’ve watched in your mind, write down the characters’ attire, expressions, and dialogues, and you’re done with the script.

Extended to filming.

Just like someone who has read all the learning materials doesn't need to care about mosaics.

He also doesn't have to worry about the problems that other directors worry about.

There is no need to polish the script and work on the shots over and over again.

Just stare at the monitor and see if the actors' performance is close to the picture in your mind.

With the picture in mind, the editing will be fast.

If he didn't want to be too shocking, he could even shoot and edit in one day.

By the time filming is finished, the movie can be basically edited.

As for distribution, we have never worried about it in China.

The distribution and promotion ideas that we came up with overseas all came from Hollywood, so it wasn't difficult.

In terms of running the company, it is mainly Zhang Ran and his colleagues who are busy, and of course, his secretary is also very busy.

Give them red envelopes during the Chinese New Year.

Writing songs is even faster.

After completing the theoretical knowledge of music, it only takes three to five minutes to transcribe a song...

Review to the end.

Tang Wen discovered the most energy-consuming and time-consuming thing.

It’s actually a cannon…it’s the pursuit of love!

But, it makes sense.

Why did I enter the entertainment industry?

If not for the pursuit of love and career, is it for art?
Huayi Brothers.

Several core members sat together and smoked.

Mr. Wang couldn't sit still, so he stood up and walked around. After a long while, he finally couldn't help asking:
"How does he do that when he writes novels, runs a company, writes scripts, and makes movies? Can he keep up?"

The meeting room was silent.

No one can answer.

Director Feng's eyes hidden behind the smoke were full of confusion.

He occasionally feels overwhelmed when filming one play a year.

That's it, it's still a commercial film.

All of Tang Wen’s films are highly artistic!
Is the gap between people so big?

(End of this chapter)