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

Chapter 163 Dong Xuan's Touch

Tang Wen filled three teacups with tea, put down the teapot, and then said, "Teacher, since you asked me, I shouldn't have insisted."

Han Sanping sighed helplessly: "Should I say but?"

This kid is still too young.

I failed to understand my own meaning.

Not letting both of your movies be released during the summer isn’t just because we’re afraid of gossip.

Tang Wen smiled slightly and said nothing but: "This year is almost halfway through, and there isn't a single domestic movie that can compete, right?

What was the highest box office this year?

Excluding "Infernal Affairs" at the beginning of the year, the most popular one would be "The Invincibles".

How much did it make at the box office, just over 20 million?"

"Twenty-four or twenty-five million, when it comes to you, it becomes a little over twenty million."

After saying this, Han Sanping sighed.

He knew that Tang Wen hadn't said the second half of his sentence yet.

Those are the Hollywood blockbusters introduced this year. In the first half of the year, just the two movies, "The Lord of the Rings" and "Harry Potter," have grossed 1 million yuan in domestic box office revenue.

During Tang Wen's days hanging out in Hollywood.

Domestic film industry practitioners have seen the performance of these two films.

There is no longer any hope in my heart.

When Hollywood came to China, it didn't seem to have any problems adapting to the local climate.

The audience loved it.

So they shouted "wolf".

He didn't dare to question the top management, but relying on his seniority, he dared to scold President Han, saying that they were undermining the foundation of the domestic film industry.

Although Mr. Han Sanye had a high position, he was often scolded.

Again, at the beginning of the 21st century, the domestic film industry was in its initial development stage.

The total box office revenue is limited each year. If outsiders take a bigger bite, mainland filmmakers will have to take a smaller bite.

This is a conflict of interests and cannot be reconciled.

Tang Wen continued to tempt: "You can say that the release of my two dramas is to stop Hollywood blockbusters. What blockbusters are released in July and August?"

Han Sanping shook his head after hearing this: "I'm afraid you might have such an idea. There are many powerful scammers in the summer vacation."

"Oh?" Tang Wen blinked.

What other Hollywood movies have been released in the country this year?

However, no matter what movie it is, it can’t compare to Zhang Yimou’s "Hero" at the end of the year.

Even though that movie had various problems, its box office of 2.5 million was real.

Tang Wen didn't want to confront him.

“The imported films in July and August are all blockbusters.”

Mr. Han just said that he was afraid that Tang Wen would eat up all the box office revenue, but that was just an excuse.

Hidden behind this is the love for him.

Because there's "Star Wars Episode 2" in July.

In August, there are Spider-Man and Stuart Little 2.

They are all special effects blockbusters.

President Han's eyes turned serious. "If your two movies really compete with them, even if you can suppress them, a lot of the box office will be taken away by them, right? Why not release them in September or October?"

The meaning is clear.

The purpose is to take care of Tang Wen and ensure that his two movies can get good box office results.

In September and October, there were no particularly strong imported films.

The movies released by domestic peers are simply not good enough in front of Tang Wen.

What? Didn't you say that you should consider the overall situation?

Hi!
I, Han Sanping, am still the deputy now. The person in charge is the one who needs to take the overall situation into consideration. It is not my turn.

There's Spider-Man and Star Wars.

Tang Wen thought for a moment and carefully recalled the box office revenues of the two films.

He is not worried about "Star Wars" as this series has been highly praised in America.

But it has never become popular in the country.

"Spider-Man" actually has quite a market in mainland China.

If it weren’t for the current shortage of cinemas in the mainland, there would also be restrictions on film scheduling and publicity.

I'm afraid that just one "Spider-Man" movie can gross hundreds of millions at the box office.

The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility.

This classic line from "Spider-Man" is very much to the taste of Chinese people.

There are many Chinese men who are not afraid of sacrifice and only want to conquer the enemy.

This line is so fitting.

If Spider-Man had been allowed to promote itself before its release.

If the spirit conveyed by this line is promoted, the box office will be increased by at least tens of millions.

Ren, president of Shanghai Film Group, interrupted, “You don’t know that your teacher Han has been badly criticized. People say that he only selects high-quality blockbusters to import, and that he is a traitor and does not want the domestic film industry to develop.”

"Good guy! The hat is too big." Tang Wen sneered.

Han Sanping didn't care much: "Just a bunch of old guys. Don't pay attention to them."

He comes from a red background and has seen many storms.

Those who cursed him the most either bowed their heads and were polite when they met him, or dared not even meet him.

Tang Wen remembered that the box office of "Star Wars" and "Spider-Man" released in 02 did not exceed 5000 million.

In this case, we can actually fight it out head-on.

After all, the total box office during the summer season is much higher than that of September and October.

Students are on vacation and they are the main force in watching movies.

Having made up his mind, Tang Wen advised: "I have seen the Star Wars series. Although it is very famous, I am afraid it does not suit the taste of Chinese people. If we use A World Without Thieves to compete with it, it should win.

As for Spider-Man, Infernal Affairs 2 will win as long as they don’t hype it up.”

Unlike its previous life, "Infernal Affairs" has already made a name for itself in mainland China.

After more than half a year of fermentation, the audience all recognized that this was a good film.

There are also many people who are looking forward to the sequel.

However, "Spider-Man" is not well-known in the country.

It would take several years until Spider-Man 3 for him to become a real threat.

Han Sanping's breathing paused.

Good boy, after all this talk, you still want to compete with Hollywood, right?
"Why take the risk when there is an easy way to get box office revenue?" He looked at Tang Wen with dissatisfaction.

Tang Wen replied calmly: "Teacher, I can't always ask you to protect me from the wind and rain, right?"

After meeting Teacher Han, Tang Wen benefited from it most of the time.

I won’t talk about the movie schedule.

The TV series also let China Film Group sell the films, and the price has never been low.

Also, if it weren’t for Han Sanping’s relationship, Yu Dong’s future Bona Company, which has a market value of 10 billion yuan, would not have been possible.

Even if Tang Wen has the opportunity to invest in the future, it will be impossible for him to own 1/3 of the shares at such a low price.

Han Sanping was stunned, and looked at Mr. Ren, his eyes revealing a kind of relief that his child had grown up.

They are in high positions and along the way they are surrounded by people who rely on them and depend on them.

Tang Wen is the first junior like him who is willing to protect them from the wind and rain.

The more he felt that this student was a good recruit, the more reluctant Han Sanping was to give in.

I still want Tang Wen to earn easy box office revenue.

He doesn't care about a little bit of criticism.

Tang Wen understood what he meant and advised, “Teacher, overall, we cannot compete with Hollywood’s current cultural output.

But now that I have a chance of winning, I should take the initiative to challenge the so-called blockbusters.

You can't possibly rely on your status to avoid them all the time, right?"

"It seems that you are not acting on impulse?" Mr. Ren asked.

"It's not impulsive. I took the initiative to fight, and the outside world can't say anything to you two."

Tang Wen spoke tactfully.

Mr. Han and Mr. Ren have openly expressed their closeness and care for Tang Wen on many occasions.

The entire film industry knows that they have a close relationship.

If Tang Wen is really put in charge of the two films invested by China Film Group and Shanghai Film Group, they will be released to compete with imported blockbusters.

In the film industry, not only is there nothing to say.

There are also many people who think that Tang Wen is tough, and that President Han and President Ren are fair!
These two people currently hold great power, but they are still deputies, so it is good to have this reputation.

Given the two CEOs' abilities, there's no need to state this explicitly.

As soon as Tang Wen opened his mouth, they understood.

Sadly, there are no substantial benefits.

Now that Tang Wen has spoken, his plan naturally does not stop there.

"You two can take this opportunity to come up with a plan."

"What plan?" the two leaders asked curiously.

Tang Wen smiled and said, "Domestic Film Protection Month." "Huh?"

"Hey!"

The two looked at each other, their eyes shining.

"Tell me carefully."

Just by listening to the name, you can tell that this time you will not only gain fame.

If done well, there will be tangible results.

Tang Wen had nothing to hide: "Simply put, in a certain month, no imported films will be released, only domestic films will be shown. The summer season is a good time. There is enough box office..."

He told it all.

President Han and President Ren nodded repeatedly.

This kind of protection plan cannot be made public and implemented with any formal document.

With President Han here, there is no need to do this.

The reason I ask is that it just happens to be like this. It's not that we don't schedule a date for you, it's just a coincidence.

Hollywood art films and ordinary urban films can be scheduled for the summer season.

We are not stingy people.

"Okay, okay!" Mr. Ren took a sip of tea and suppressed his excitement.

Originally, Shanghai Film Group’s financial situation was not very good.

Since working with Tang Wen, all of his movies and TV series have made money.

The achievements have been dazzling enough.

Now with the addition of this "Protection Month Plan", I'm afraid we can take that step soon?

President Han also picked up the teacup and poured it into his mouth. After calming down a little, he praised Tang Wen: "Not bad, one thing leads to another. He has vision, ideas, and height."

Be a leader for a long time.

Every word of praise has a deep meaning.

Tang Wen thought of something they hadn't thought of, turned crisis into opportunity, and provided practical and feasible operational methods to achieve results.

It's excellent!

If he hadn't been doing so well outside the system, President Han would have wanted to train him to be his successor.

They discussed it for a while.

The release dates for "Infernal Affairs 2" and "A World Without Thieves" have been set.

It happened to be three days before "Star Wars" and "Spider-Man".

It's full of the implication of sniping the opponent.

As for the film scheduling, with President Han and President Ren here, there is nothing to worry about.

People in the industry won’t have any objections.

How can we justify not giving some preferential treatment to people who are taking the initiative to challenge the blockbuster?

After spending another day in Shanghai, Tang Wenfei returned to Beijing and sent the rough cut of "A World Without Thieves" for review.

In the next few days, he stayed in the editing room.

Editing a film is a delicate job.

The success or failure of a film cannot be rushed.

But the whole movie was in his mind, and with his master-level directing and editing skills, he didn't need to think much when editing the film.

If I wasn't afraid of cutting it too quickly and making it too shocking.

He can finish cutting it in less than a day.

During the days that Tang Wen was slacking off in the editing room, he did not forget to maintain his relationships.

First is Dong Xuan.

That day, Xuan Meizi returned home and was shocked when she opened the door.

The house was filled with flowers, pots and pots of red roses and white lilies.

Under the light, it feels like you have arrived in a greenhouse in a movie scene.

"You just waste money!"

Dong Xuan was surprised and happy. He put down his bag and touched his right wrist.

She was wearing the colorful gold bracelet given by Tang Wen.

In the middle of the table, in the huge snow-white bouquet, there was a red card.

She didn't even bother to change her shoes and just went forward to pick it up and take a look.

[I'm sorry for not spending enough time with you. I remember lily is your favorite flower]

"Humph!" Dong Xuan curled his lips: "Don't think that I will forgive you for not accompanying me for so long just like this."

She changed into slippers, walked around the house, admiring the flowers all over the house, and all the fatigue from filming was swept away.

Afterwards, I couldn't help but call Tang Wen.

"When will you come back?"

"I'm still staying up late to edit the film. The release date has been set, and I can't go back for the time being." There was a hint of fatigue in Tang Wen's tone.

"Oh, okay then." Dong Xuan said in a low voice and did not argue.

She has always been sensible.

After chatting for a while and hanging up the phone, Tang Wen lay on the bed and continued to catch up on his sleep.

He made an appointment with the maid and aunt last night.

I didn't sleep for several hours at all.

I stayed in the editing room all day.

I took some time out at noon to make an appointment with Gao Yuanyuan.

Da Meiyuan hugged Tang Wei because he was at the film festival, and specially checked the ammunition storage in the car.

How could Tang Wen be polite to her?

So, after a day of hard work, Tang Wen was really sleepy.

On the other side, Dong Xuan asked his female assistant who lived nearby to come to his house and take a series of photos of himself that made him look more beautiful than flowers.

She personally picked out a set of cheongsam photos and sent them to Tang Wen via email.

But she knew that Tang Wen liked her best in cheongsam.

the next day.

After the crew finished work, Dong Xuan returned home and found the house still looked like a greenhouse.

But the lilies on the table turned into 99 red roses.

On top of the red rose, there was a piece of letter paper and a cassette.

"Is it his new album? No, I haven't heard that he is going to release an album recently? He did write a lot of songs for some women."

Dong Xuan thought of several names: Wang Zuxian, Fan Bingbing, Zhou Xun...

I picked up the letter paper and saw the familiar beautiful handwriting in pen:

[Dear Xuan: I have written many songs, you know my creation speed]

[Writing songs for other artists without adding any text, and finishing them in one go]

[But I am very careful when I write for you]

[As smart as you are, you must have guessed what is in the tape]

[And I think you can guess the name of this song]

[Kiss you thousands of times——Tang Wen]

Even though I had expected it.

But when he really saw it, Dong Xuan couldn't help feeling slightly dizzy.

She couldn't wait to take out the radio and carefully put the nameless tape in it.

The radio turns on.

The music flows.

Tang Wen's clear voice came out:

"The quiet summer sky is full of stars

I miss your face.

I can pretend not to see
You can also secretly miss
......"

"Ningxia", a song remembered by a generation.

Released in 2004, it won the "Hong Kong and Taiwan Golden Song of the Year" award on the "MusicRadio China TOP Chart".

It can be said to be a classic among classics.

After listening to it once, Dong Xuan was almost drunk.

This is what I want in my heart, this is the love I want!
He really understands me...

I have been working hard on my acting recently and have seldom seen Tang Wen, nor have I had much social interaction with Xuan Mei, so I couldn't help but shed tears.

He really loves me.

"Ningxia" plays over and over again.

Without being reminded by others, Dong Xuan naturally thought that the name of this song was "Ningxia"

It is summer now.

The song is about one's own love.

There is nothing more wonderful than this.

The only pity is that Tang Wen is not around.

(End of this chapter)