Chapter 184 Superhero
iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Video, in Jiang Heng’s office.

Hu Quan sat on the sofa somewhat stiffly. Born in 82, he was only 22 years old at the moment.

He is just a nobody in the mainland entertainment circle. When he meets an ordinary TV drama director, he has to respectfully call him teacher.

For him, big bosses and directors like Jiang Heng are people he looks up to.

"Don't be so reserved, just be casual!"

The assistant brought a few cups of coffee. Jiang Heng took a sip and said with a smile.

Cai Yinong also said, "Director Jiang is well-known in the Chinese entertainment industry for being good...!"

Jiang Heng smiled and said, "It's rare for Mr. Cai to praise me, so just take it seriously!"

Hu Chuan was stunned when he heard this and didn't know how to respond for a moment.

He immediately said, "Appearance is determined by the heart. Director Jiang is obviously a kind person!"

Jiang Heng laughed, "Good man, this word sounds fresh!"

Hu Jian said: "Director Jiang donated his share of the mainland box office revenue from The Matrix 3 to improve education and medical conditions in poor mountainous areas, which helped many people. I admire him very much. It's just that I don't have the ability now. If I have the opportunity in the future, I will learn from Director Jiang and give back to society."

This time it was Jiang Heng who was stunned, secretly sighing that there are really few ordinary people who can make it in the entertainment industry!

He was so reserved just now that he didn't know what to say, but in the blink of an eye he was praising himself and implicitly asking for resources.

He immediately said, "If you say so, I actually have an opportunity! In three years, I will produce a superhero movie. There is a role in it that I think is quite suitable for you!"

Cai Yinong and Hu Jian were both overjoyed when they heard this.

Jiang Heng has an excellent reputation in the industry and is not a person who talks nonsense.

He has been talking about this for three years, talking about the type of movie, and if there really is such a role, he is considering having Hu Can play it.

Cai Yinong couldn't help but ask: "Is it a superhero like Superman or Spiderman?"

Hu Chuan reacted quickly and asked, "Is it set in a modern urban setting?"

Jiang Heng said: "I guess so. The story takes place in the future!"

Cai Yinong was so happy that she couldn't help but say, "That's great, it's really great!"

If Hu Can can play the male lead in Jiang Heng's movie, he will definitely become a top domestic star, and it's possible even an international star!
Hu Chuan was also happy, but as a young man his mind worked quickly and he felt like something was strange, so he couldn't help but frown.

Jiang Heng smiled and said, "Why, if you have any ideas, just tell me directly!"

Hu Chuan didn't dare to say anything and quickly said no.

Cai Yinong looked surprised and said quickly, "Of course not, Director Jiang, we will fully cooperate, we will cooperate!"

Jiang Heng smiled and said, "The basis of cooperation is to be honest. If you have any ideas, please say them in advance to avoid unpleasantness in the future!"

Upon hearing this, Hu Can could only explain: "I don't have any unpleasant thoughts, I just feel that it would be weird to put superheroes like Superman and Spiderman in a domestic setting!"

Cai Yinong was almost frightened to death when she heard this. She really wanted to pinch Hu Chuan's neck and shake it hard to ask him, "What are you thinking about?"

This is called having no unpleasant thoughts. If you continue talking like this, it's not just a matter of losing the role, you might even lose the film!
What if Jiang Heng thinks about it and suddenly says, "Yeah, I think so too?" Then don't be afraid. She won't even be able to find the tune when she cries!
"Director Jiang, don't listen to what he says. I think it's fine."

Jiang Heng smiled and said, "I know what he means. In fact, I think so too!" Now it was Cai Yinong and Hu Chuan's turn to be stunned.

The superhero theme is indeed a weak genre in Chinese-language films. After so many years of development, there has still not been a film that is both critically acclaimed and commercially successful.

The earliest film of this type appeared in China in the 1970s, Shaw Brothers' "Chinese Superman", starring Li Xiuxian. Because it was too eye-catching, the entire subject matter was abandoned by the Hong Kong market.

As for the mainland, a movie called "Flying Centipede" was filmed in 94, with Qu Ying as the heroine, a top beauty at the peak of her beauty. The whole movie, from style to appearance, imitated Batman, but unfortunately, ordinary people at that time could not understand a person in cosplay holding a submachine gun with unlimited bullets, so the movie also flopped.

The most famous "superhero" movie in China should be Jet Li's "Black Mask", which is a style that is a combination of many European and American movies and has very average quality.

As for the later series of online "superhero movies", there is really no such thing as the most shocking, only more shocking.

Generally speaking, it’s not that China doesn’t make “superhero movies”, but the results are not very good.

The first reason is the lack of "soil". Most Hollywood superhero movies originated from comics, but the domestic comics market has not been very prosperous. You can't just adapt Big Bear, Little Bear, Pleasant Goat, and Blue Cat.

Another is the source of combat power. Hollywood superheroes have always been "the rich rely on technology, the poor rely on mutation." The problem is that many wealthy people in China have become wealthy, but they don't study technology, but instead think about how to make more money from ordinary people, which basically blocks the rationality of the first path.

It is even more unreliable for poor people to rely on mutation. How did it mutate? Was it infected by radioactive substances? Where did it come from?
The rest, such as villains, fighting locations, etc., are all very practical issues.

In Hollywood movies, the Statue of Liberty is destroyed, the White House is bombed, and the Golden Gate Bridge is destroyed every now and then.

As for China, don’t even think about it.

That’s why we set the story in the future, using “Super Seminary Heroes” which was derived from “League of Legends”.

Considering that the game "League of Legends" was launched in the US server in 2009, Jiang Heng really needs to hurry up.

Now that 05 is just around the corner, Jiang Heng is preparing to set up a game company, provide the game's background story and character settings for various heroes, and let them launch the game as soon as possible.

Then Jiang Heng will be able to launch related animations such as "Lalala Demacia" and "Super Seminary".

Therefore, the movie "The King's Avatar" cannot be filmed immediately.

That’s why I told Hu Chuan that it would be within three years.

Jiang Heng briefly explained that the story takes place in a future world where humans and gods coexist.

As for the script, when I was halfway through writing it, I thought I could make a game out of this setting, so I adapted it into the game.

Cai Yinong and Hu Quan were both stunned when they heard this, but when they thought about the fact that the drama "Legend of Sword and Fairy" was adapted from the game of the same name, and vice versa, there didn't seem to be anything wrong with adapting a TV series into a game!

A game company approached Jiang Heng about his previously published work "Zhu Xian" and wanted to adapt it into a game.

However, Jiang Heng wanted to keep it to himself, so he did not agree to it.

Overall, Cai Yinong and Hu Chuan's visit this time met our psychological expectations.

Firstly, he got a share of the costs for The Legend of Sword and Fairy, and secondly, he was invited to play a role by Jiang Heng.

In Cai Yinong's opinion, this is more worth being happy about than dividing the money.

But before leaving, Jiang Heng gave her another big surprise, "By the way, next year or the year after, we will produce "Chinese Paladin III", and Hu Can will still play the male lead!"

(End of this chapter)