Chapter 171 Billion Plan
In early March, Jiang Heng's new film, which he had been preparing for a long time, finally started shooting.

The China Film Group, especially Han Sanping, were extremely excited as they had waited too long.

To this end, a grand new film launch conference was held in Beijing, with hundreds of domestic media attending.

When it comes to fantasy dramas, not many people are looking forward to it.

But Jiang Heng’s new film, especially one based on “Journey to the West”, is so exciting.

At the venue, reporters who arrived early talked about the shock they felt when "Lion Camel Ridge" was first released. It is definitely a memory of a lifetime!
"I went to the cinema and watched it three times. Really, I was shocked every time, especially when the Monkey King broke through the seal of the Buddha and killed the demons in Lion Camel Ridge. It was so cool that it brought tears to my eyes!"

"Me too, it's definitely the best mythological movie. Splitting the Mountain to Save Mother can't compare to it at all!"

"I feel like Yang Jian is pretty miserable. His mother wants to go down to the mortal world, and so does his sister!"

"But Director Jiang's is pretty handsome!"

"It's pretty cool, but the sense of immersion is a little off. Who would want to be part of such a crappy plot? The Monkey King's plot is still more exciting!"

"That's right. I think Director Jiang doesn't need to shoot those messy movies. He should just shoot Journey to the West well. That's better than anything else!"

The reporters were talking and quickly picked up their cameras because the host came on stage.

After giving an opening speech, he invited Han Sanping to the stage.

Han Sanping knew that he was not the protagonist today, so he said a few simple words and invited Jiang Heng to the stage.

"Director Jiang, what do you think of this new film?"

“I feel like I have a huge responsibility!”

"Oh, why do you say that?" Mr. Han asked like a supporting actor.

Jiang Heng said: "Movies are the leader of the cultural industry and the best way to export culture. Back then, Mr. Bruce Lee's four and a half movies made Chinese Kung Fu famous all over the world. Today, Hollywood blockbusters sell American values ​​to the whole world. If Chinese-language films do not rise, it will be very dangerous...!"

Jiang Heng said a lot, and the general meaning was that we can't just make award-winning films that reflect suffering, but also make more blockbusters that reflect Chinese culture.

Especially for mythological blockbusters, iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Video have recently launched a "10 billion plan", intending to spend 10 billion yuan in ten years to create a "mythological movie universe".

Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Monk Sha from "Journey to the West", and Nezha and Lei Zhenzi from "Fengshen" will all have their own movies released, which surprised the media reporters.

Ten billion?

For the mainland film market in 04, this was an astronomical figure.

If someone else said these words, the reporters would definitely think he was bragging.

What Jiang Heng said may sound like bragging, but at least it is feasible.

This is half true and half false, it's hard to say.

But this "10 billion plan" sounds really intimidating. I'm afraid that this time it will not only make headlines in the entertainment media, but also be reported in the financial news!

In comparison, the plot of the new film is not that attractive. All we know is that it is the plot of the Golden Horn and Silver Horn Kings of Pingdingshan in "Journey to the West".

In order to retain a sense of mystery, Jiang Heng did not reveal the role of the "Green Bull Demon", and Kou Zhanwen, who played the role, did not even attend the press conference.

After the event, Jiang Heng indeed received a call from the leader of the industry department, asking him whether his "10 billion plan" was true?

If it is convenient, it is best to go there.

Jiang Heng went there with Han Sanping. After arriving, the leader asked very detailed questions, fearing that Jiang Heng was talking nonsense for the purpose of promoting the film.

Mainly because some real estate businessmen always like to do this, saying they will invest billions and billions, and will build it in this and that way, and they will be good enough if they can finally build the community buildings.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Heng spoke in great detail. He first explained what the "movie universe" was, and then briefly talked about the filming plan. The leader was very satisfied and said that the bureau would definitely give its full support.

After leaving, Jiang Heng went home to rest first. The next day he came to the China Film Digital Base to start shooting a new film.

Since it is set in the world of Journey to the West and in a territory outside the Tang Dynasty, the film was basically shot in a studio using green screen, motion capture and CG.

For example, there are scenes where the Green Bull Demon and the Nine-tailed Fox reveal their true forms.

The original form of each monster is extremely huge and shocking, and special effects technology has to be used to film it.

Wu Jing, Ding Haifeng and others were already used to it, but for Zhang Yuqi, who had just joined the crew, everything she saw was new to her.

In addition, her role was scheduled for the back, so she followed Jiang Heng every day and took away a lot of the assistant's work.

"Crack!"

As soon as Jiang Heng shouted one sentence, Zhang Yuqi handed him a towel and said in her unique voice, "Director Jiang, wipe your sweat!"

"Oh, thank you!"

The girl initially wanted to help pour tea, but everyone in the crew was very concerned about drinking water, and those who could bring them cups of water were their confidants, so how could they let her touch them?

After Zhang Yuqi knew the rules, she helped pass the towel.

Jiang Heng declined twice, but the girl was neither humble nor arrogant, and her expression was normal, so Jiang Heng just let her do what she wanted.

At the same time, I felt that there are no ordinary people who can make it in the entertainment industry!
But one day, when Jiang Heng was busy filming, he suddenly heard the assistant director say in his ear, "Hey, Director Jiang, Liu Yifei and Jing Tian are here!"

Jiang Heng wondered why the two of them were here.

Little did they know that after the filming of "Dafeng Night Patrol" started, the girls in the crew quickly split into several groups.

Da Tiantian is the most popular among the other girls and is being courted by many people.

The reason is simple. Da Tiantian is a beautiful, kind-hearted person from a well-off family. She doesn't seem to have any feelings towards Jiang Heng. She is carefree and heartless.

In fact, Zhao Liying is similar, except that she comes from a poor family and looks timid, so famous people simply don't play with her.

However, after the "Dafeng" crew started filming, several girls paid attention to the news of the "Journey to the West" crew.

There was nothing special at first, but when they heard that Jiang Heng had found a very charming girl to play the role of a vixen, those people began to get impatient.

Fortunately, the crew of iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Pictures have a break every ten days during filming, so Liu Yifei decided to come back to visit the set.

I felt that one person was too conspicuous, so I called Da Tiantian as well.

Jing Tian didn't think much about it and followed happily.

After entering the crew, I was full of curiosity, looking around, looking at all kinds of advanced machines and equipment, as well as the actors' "motion capture" shooting, and instantly had a feeling of "unknown sense of awe".

He said to Liu Yifei who was standing beside him, "They are having so much fun. Were all Director Jiang's previous films shot this way?"

Liu Yifei nodded, "Yes, even though the effect on the big screen is shocking, the filming was very boring and a little funny!"

"I think it's okay!" Da Tiantian's eyes lit up.

Liu Yifei laughed, "Why, you want to make a blockbuster movie too?"

She said this with a hint of sarcasm.

After all, her fame and acting skills are already top-notch among the young generation of actresses in China, but she is not yet able to star in Jiang Heng's blockbusters.

I really don't know how to describe how someone like Da Tiantian, who has no acting skills, dares to hope for a big production.

I don’t want Da Tiantian to look like she’s thinking seriously, so I immediately said, “I really want to take a picture!”

(End of this chapter)