Chapter 164 The reception banquet

The script content of the first season of "The Night Watchmen of Dafeng" is basically adapted from the first volume of the novel "The Storm of the Imperial Examination".

Many of the characters are easy to find, such as Emperor Yuan Jing. Jiang Heng subconsciously thought of the image of Emperor Jiajing played by Chen Baoguo in "The Ming Dynasty 1566".

If invited by phone, Chen Baoguo is unlikely to refuse.

As for Wei Yuan, it is naturally Wu Gang, who played Chen Pingping in "Joy of Life".

Wu Gang became famous for playing Secretary Dakang in In the Name of People. If Jiang Heng invited him to act, he would definitely be willing.

What is really hard to find is the male protagonist Xu Qian'an and a group of beauties.

For example, the Dafeng State Master, the Taoist sect leader Luo Yuheng, is described in the book as having a beautiful appearance and a refined temperament, with the fair skin of a young woman and the charm of a mature woman, and the elegance of a person who is not in the world. She wears a Tai Chi robe, a lotus crown on her head, and a bright red cinnabar on her forehead, which makes her both elegant and charming.

According to the original book, it is very difficult to find, and there are very few girls who have both of these temperaments.

Although Liu Tianxian has outstanding appearance and temperament, she does not look charming, seductive or alluring.

Just like some viewers are wondering, Guan Xiaotong has fair skin, beautiful looks and long legs, but why is she not sexy!

Temperament is a really mysterious thing.

As for the extremely popular "Princess Lin'an", Jiang Heng couldn't think of a suitable candidate for a while.

Speaking of Gao Wen, played by Dilraba Dilmurat in "Diamond Lover", she does have a bit of a "bitch" vibe.

It’s a pity that Reba is too young at the moment and can’t wait!
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After the filming of "Inception", Jiang Heng still subcontracted some of the special effects shots according to the established routine.

There are more than 600 special effects shots in the entire film, neither too many nor too few.

There were only more than 1 special effects shots in "The Matrix 2500", but the two sequels have more than special effects shots.

The workload this time is still relatively small.

Jiang Heng outsourced 100 special effects shots to Weta Digital.

It is divided into two hundred Good Time special effects companies named after itself and two small companies in the United States and Australia.

The remaining 300 special effects shots were naturally completed using their own "super microscopic computer", saving half of the special effects costs.

After arranging his work in Hollywood, Jiang Heng flew back to Beijing on Christmas Eve.

Upon hearing the news, Han Sanping came to pick him up in person, a rare event.

At the airport, Jiang Heng was also surprised when he saw Mr. Han. "Mr. Han, how could I trouble you to come?"

Han Sanping smiled and said, "I look forward to seeing Director Jiang, just like Kong Ming looks forward to the east wind. Let's go and welcome you first!"

After that, he invited Jiang Heng to get in the car, while his assistant, driver, and bodyguards sat in other cars.

Soon, the convoy drove out of the airport. Jiang Heng sat in the stretched Lincoln, looking at the scenery outside the window, and felt excited.

As far as wealth is concerned, he has no shortage of it.

As for his status, with Zhang Yimou's failure in his attempt for an Oscar and commercial box office, and Chen Kaige's "The Promise" collapsing in both reputation and box office, it was only at this moment that Jiang Heng secured his position as the number one director in China.

Before this, whether it was ordinary audiences or people in the cultural circles and film critics, they all looked at Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige with a filter, thinking that the two masters were so successful in making art films, but they just disdained commercial films full of money.

When they want to shoot, they will be able to shoot it well.

As a result, both films had average box office and even more average reviews. On Douban, the score of Hero is slightly lower than that of Jiang Heng’s worst film, 100 Million Years BC.

Because in the hearts of movie fans, although the plot of "100 Million BC" is weak, it is the first successful monster movie in China.

The images and visual effects of dinosaurs in the film far surpass those of the famous "Jurassic Park" series.

"Hero" and "The Promise", one is hard to accept, and the other is completely incomprehensible!
Even Han Sanping stopped believing in masters and Chen Kaige only at this moment.

Before, we were still discussing cooperation on "The Legend of Sun Wukong", but this time it was completely terminated. Whoever wants to invest can invest, but China Film Group will definitely not invest.

If you want to invest in a blockbuster, you must invest in Jiang Heng.

For small and medium-budget films, there are other directors.

This time, Han Sanping also called over several big names from the Beijing circle to accompany him. Feng Xiaogang, Zhang Guoli, Liu Zhenyun, and Ge You had already arrived at the box and were waiting.

It’s not that he couldn’t call more people, but he was mainly concerned that some people had bad tempers and he was afraid of offending Jiang Heng, which would turn out badly.

People like Wang Shuo have extremely impulsive personalities.

Jiang Wen and Jiang Heng have a good relationship, but he sometimes doesn't think carefully when he speaks.

The people Han Sanping called this time were all relatively smooth-talking people, such as Zhang Guoli and Ge You, who had even worked with Jiang Heng before.

"Congratulations, Director Jiang. I heard that your new film has just finished shooting and you are planning to shoot the next one. You are indeed the pillar of Chinese-language films. The box office for the whole year really depends on you. If you stay in Hollywood and don't come back, the leaders of the Film Bureau will not be able to sleep. They will have to ask Director Han to invite you overnight!"

Although Feng Xiaogang had a bad temper later on, at this moment, he was able to humble himself in front of Jiang Heng.

What’s even more exaggerated is that when he first met Wang Shuo, he looked up and saw the Big Dipper with just one sentence, and he praised Wang Shuo so much that he accepted him as his brother.

Jiang Heng naturally wouldn't be easily "knocked out", but since the other party had made his point, he had to give him face.

"Hey, Director Feng is exaggerating. I can only make some special effects blockbusters. The box office is a bit higher, but the risk is also greater! If one movie loses money, all the years of work will be in vain. But you make movies with low costs, but the box office is good and the reputation is good. Sometimes, I envy you too!"

Feng Xiaogang looked very proud and said with a smile: "Director Jiang, you are too kind, too kind!"

Han Sanping, who was standing aside, was muttering to himself, thinking secretly, he couldn't be talking!
Everyone sat down, ordered some food and drinks, and started chatting idly.

Except for Han Sanping and Jiang Heng, the people present were able to put aside their pride and talk about strange and anecdotes in the entertainment industry, such as couples on the crew, which actress was with which producer or director, and so on. They told the stories vividly.

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, we finally started talking about Jiang Heng's new film.

What Han Sanping meant was that he still hoped to shoot "Journey to the West", the biggest advantage of which was that it was safe.

With Sun Wukong as the protagonist and a big special effects movie, and the reputation built up by "Lion Camel Ridge", the box office is sure to be good.

As for scripts, I have collected quite a few of them, and they are divided into various types.

For example, the "King of Women" who prefer love, the "King of the Golden Horn, King of the Silver Horn" and "The Bull Demon" who prefer fighting, and the "Spider Demon" who prefer beauty.

Ge You joked: "The Spider Spirit difficulty was pretty good, with seven beautiful women. If I want to film this, I would be willing to play Zhu Bajie without any pay!"

Zhang Guoli laughed: "You play Zhu Bajie, how hungry must he be to become as thin as you are?"

Feng Xiaogang laughed, "Director Jiang is good at special effects. Is there any technology that can make him take off his shirt and look like he has a big belly, very real and fat, and then the face is his. The audience will be shocked when they see it!"

Jiang Heng was also quite amused when he heard this, "It really exists, it's called 'head replacement', the special effects are very realistic!"

(End of this chapter)