Chapter 121 Cinematic Universe
If we talk about the Chinese mythological story that is most suitable for making a love special effects blockbuster, it must be "The Legend of White Snake".

There is also a movie called "White Snake: Origin", in which the plot adaptation is quite successful.

If a live-action version is made with super special effects, it will definitely dispel the rumor that Jiang Heng will not shoot "love" scenes.

But I’m not in the mood for that right now, and I don’t want to release “White Snake: Origin” too early.

Of course, I can only thank Zhou Xingxing for his kindness.

When asked about the post-production of Kung Fu, Stephen Chow said modestly, "They are just small scenes, they can't be compared with your film!"

Jiang Heng smiled and said, "Yours is considered high-level martial arts, and mine is mythical. They are not of the same type, so you can't compare them like that!"

Then they talked about the film's release date, and Jiang Heng also had a headache.

Most of the funds for the filming of "Kung Fu" were provided by Jiang Heng, so the distribution rights naturally belonged to Jiang Heng.

The problem is that "The Matrix 2" has already been booked for this year's Lunar New Year period, so the rest can only choose between the Spring Festival period or the National Day period, which are not yet mature.

In order to avoid the competition from "The Matrix 2", Zhang Yimou and Zhang Weiping have decided to postpone the release of "Hero" to the Spring Festival.

As for "Kung Fu", there is really no good time choice. If the post-production is fast, it can try the National Day schedule.

"It's the National Day holiday, so it's still in time!"

Zhou Xingxing didn't have any objection. After all, in his opinion, although the schedule was important, the key was the quality of the work.

Among the 92 best-selling films in Hong Kong in , he took seven of them, and the first five were all his films, and not all of them were released during the Lunar New Year or summer vacations.

Jiang Heng was delighted to see this, "By then, the filming of The Matrix series will be finished, and I will be free to attend the promotional activities!"

Zhou Xingxing said: "You are the producer and supervisor, so you must be present. It's a pity that you were not allowed to make a cameo appearance, otherwise it would have been a good opportunity for promotion!"

Jiang Hengxin said, who says that if you don’t participate in the performance, you can’t take the opportunity to promote it.

Shen Teng’s guest appearance as a “paper man” was even used by the film producers for extensive publicity, saying that Shen Teng was in the film!
"If it doesn't work, you can take another one!"

Zhou Xingxing thought about it seriously and said with a smile: "Forget it, you are too handsome and will steal my limelight!"

In fact, I feel that every supporting role in the film is very distinctive, and it is not easy to replace any of them with Jiang Heng. It would not be good to let him play the guest role of the "gentlemanly villain" bespectacled guy!
Jiang Heng laughed and didn't mention it again.

After arriving at the hotel, the celebrity guests toasted each other and had a great time.

Jiang Wen was a bit blunt, "To be honest, I still think Lion Camel Ridge is the best. Your film has too many personal opinions!"

Jiang Heng nearly spit out his wine, thinking how dare you accuse me of smuggling contraband?
Jiang Wen knew that everyone was looking at him, but he didn't feel embarrassed. He smiled and said, "You just said that the first layer of the background is Conferred Gods. Everyone knows this. The second layer of the background is the Great Desolation. It sounds very grand!"

Jiang Heng smiled and nodded, "Yes, in my idea, I want to make a series of films, connecting the heroes in Chinese classical mythology. The first common background of these mythological characters is the world of Conferred Gods, and the broader world I call it the Primordial Universe."

"hiss!"

All the filmmakers present gasped when they heard this.

The ancient universe sounds very grand.

How much does it cost to make this series of mythological special effects movies, and how much money can it make!

For investors like Zhang Weiping, the first reaction is, can I get a piece of the pie and run my own business independently?
But as soon as this thought came up, I rejected it myself. As the saying goes, seeing others carrying a burden is not a big deal. Before filming "Hero", I thought that making a blockbuster movie was nothing great. Isn't it just spending more money?
When it came to the actual operation, I found that there were too many problems and the difficulty was too great. I really don’t know how Jiang Heng, at such a young age, could handle so many things.

What is even more heartbreaking is that filming "Hero" was already very difficult, but judging from the investment and box office prospects, it seems that it cannot compete with Jiang Heng's blockbusters.

It’s a pity that Jiang Heng currently only accepts investment from China Film Group in China, otherwise it would be great to invest some money and participate in it.

Zhang Weiping was thinking about how to make money, while the other stars saw countless acting opportunities, and their eyes were almost shining.

The Hong Kong film industry is now in decline, and Jiang Heng's films are all considered mainland films, which are actually the top film resources in the Chinese film industry at the moment.

At this moment, everyone suddenly realized that Jiang Heng’s film was not just a single movie or a series of movies.

It is very likely that multiple series of movies will form a so-called "movie universe", which would be a big deal.

The reason is very simple. For example, in the obvious "Fengshen Universe" at this moment, Yang Jian's first part was to split the mountain to save his mother, and the second part could be to recruit the Seven Monsters of Meishan!

There is another popular protagonist, Nezha. The first part is naturally "Nezha Conquers the Dragon King", and the second part can be a battle with Li Jing, Jinzha, and Muzha!

There are also Lei Zhenzi, Tu Xingsun, Huang Tianhua, and Deng Chanyu. If they all have one or two personal movies, Jiang Heng’s film and television resources will be extremely rich.

For a moment, everyone complimented and praised him.

Jiang Heng looked around and saw smiling faces everywhere.

It seems to confirm what Huang Bo said, when you become famous, you will find that everyone around you is a good person.

The meal and drinking lasted until after midnight, and some people who lived far away stayed overnight in the hotel.

Jiang Heng didn't want to go home because it was too troublesome, so he also slept in the hotel.

I got up at around ten o'clock the next morning, called the front desk first, and asked them to deliver a stack of newspapers.

If you open it and take a look, you will find that the praises of "Splitting the Mountain to Save Mother" are almost all lavish.

The criticism is limited to the fact that the setting is too grand and some parts are hard to understand.

He called Han Sanping again, and Han Sanping assured him that there was nothing to worry about, as the publicity for "Splitting the Mountain to Save Mother" on television, radio and newspapers was all positive, and told him to concentrate on filming the sequel to "The Matrix".

After communicating with Yu Dong, the latter said that he had sent special people to post promotional posts on major websites.

At this time, there are still few netizens in the country. Although we will not immediately create a "water army", we will not just sit there and do nothing.

Only after learning that the publicity and promotion was going normally did Jiang Heng feel at ease to go back and film the sequel to "The Matrix".

However, the two distributors, China Film Group and Bona Film Group, held a number of preview screenings in major box office cities across the country, and each of them was packed with spectators.

Although the news that the film has no love element has spread, disappointing many fans, it is still worth watching.

After all, in the current domestic film market, apart from Jiang Heng’s special effects blockbusters, there are too few excellent commercial films.

As a result, many young men and women regard the release of Jiang Heng's new films as a festival. Every time a film is released, the food and hotel orders for that day will surge.

This time it was the summer vacation for students, and the day before "Splitting the Mountain to Save Mother" was released, the first-day movie tickets for many popular cinemas were sold out, and some nearby motels were also fully booked.

(End of this chapter)