Chapter 205 Pacific Rim 2

Han Sanping's eyes lit up when he heard this.

Because the movie "Pacific Rim" a few years ago was so successful.

In terms of box office, the global cumulative total reached 9.39 million US dollars, which is Jiang Heng’s best-selling work to date.

In addition to its excellent box office performance, the film was also very successful in videotape distribution, TV on demand, and peripheral toy development.

Especially in the Chinese market, due to preconceived notions, a huge number of mecha model toys are sold every year.

In Shenzhen, Dongguan and other places, there are too many small factory owners and distributors who have become rich by selling pirated "mecha" toys.

The "Transformers" that entered the Chinese market later are not as popular.

Therefore, Han Sanping has been thinking about the sequel of "Pacific Rim" in recent years.

Movie fans have also been calling for action online, hoping that Jiang Heng can start filming sooner.

Especially when they learned that Paramount and DreamWorks had already started filming "Transformers 2", these fans were extremely anxious and often wrote letters and made phone calls to iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Pictures, hoping that Jiang Heng would start filming "Transformers 2" as soon as possible to avoid being overtaken by "Transformers 2".

Jiang Heng naturally knew all this, and he had delayed starting the sequel to Pacific Rim. One reason was that he was waiting for the mainland market to develop, but the main reason was that the original Pacific Rim 2 was a terrible movie.

If he wanted to make a sequel, he would have to abandon the original and create a completely new story. Every aspect would have to be carefully considered, which is why it was delayed again and again.

It was also by chance that I learned that "Transformers 2" had already started shooting secretly, and then I made up my mind to shoot "Pacific Rim 2". The principle was that I must not let them get ahead.

"This time, I'm going to go big, with a total investment of 1.2 million US dollars!"

Han Sanping was dumbfounded when he heard this.

2005 million US dollars in 1.2 is almost billion RMB, which is really a huge sum of money!
China Film Corporation still has sufficient funds at the moment, and can only contribute 100 million yuan at most, and it really cannot afford more than that.

Of course, if Jiang Heng is willing to accept investment from others, it would be easy to get money.

Han Sanping talked about the amount that China Film Group could invest, and also mentioned that many people are now willing to invest in his films.

Jiang Heng smiled and said, "This one is very risky. I have no idea whether I can make money or not. I'd better not take other people's money carelessly. If I lose money, I'll be killed by the investors!"

Han Sanping had a puzzled expression on his face, "Loss of money? Not really? You make a move...!"

Jiang Heng smiled, "That's all I said. Just to give you a heads-up. Filming is risky, so you need to be cautious when investing!"

Han Sanping said: "If you can't make money from making movies, there are not many directors in the world who can make money! It's okay, whether you make money or lose money, we support you here!"

Jiang Heng raised his glass and said, "Thank you!"

The two of them took a sip, and Han Sanping put it down and said, "By the way, how is the script going?"

"Almost. It's basically finalized. I've been busy with this for the past two months. I wasn't idle even during the Chinese New Year!"

"Amazing!"

Han Sanping raised his glass to Jiang Heng, "In this circle, I have seen too many people who become arrogant after they have achieved a little success and fame, and no longer think about business. They just eat, drink and have fun every day. People like you who are so successful and still work hard are rare! No, you are unique!"

Jiang Heng laughed, "You, you're just fooling me!"

"No, I'm not kidding, I'm really praising you! But to be honest, as a person, you need to relax when you need to, and you can't be so tense all the time. There are so many beauties around you, you should take action when you need to!"

Jiang Heng nodded, "That's for sure!"

"If you only talk but don't act, you are not young, or you are just too picky!"

Seeing Jiang Heng's reserved smile, Han Sanping said, "Isn't that what I said? But to be honest, the ones around you are all good, Liu Yifei, Tang Yan, Jing Tian... When the flowers are in bloom, they must be picked!"

Jiang Heng said: "From what you said, you seem to have a lot of experience?"

Han Sanping smiled, imitating Li Yunlong's lines in "Drawing Sword", "Of course, I was also a famous handsome young man in the surrounding area!"

After saying this, both of them laughed.

Afterwards, Han Sanping asked Jiang Heng about the actors he had in mind, especially the actresses. "You wouldn't give such an important role to an outsider, would you?"

The first person that came to Jiang Heng's mind was naturally Da Tiantian, and he shuddered subconsciously.

She definitely cannot be chosen. Da Tiantian must not appear in "Pacific Rim 2" and she must be avoided from coming to the set.

The rest had to choose between Liu Yifei, Tang Yan, Yang Mi, and Zhao Liying.

Jiang Heng was still more optimistic about the first two, but he had not yet decided who to choose, so he naturally could not easily reveal it. He just said that he was still thinking about it, and Han Sanping did not ask any further questions.

The next day, Jiang Heng returned to the company and continued to polish the script, but his work was already sporadic.

Most of the time is spent on the crew's preparatory work, such as designing shooting models, drawing storyboard scripts, etc.

"Director Jiang, Miss Tang Yan is here!" the assistant knocked on the door and came in.

Jiang Heng nodded and ordered her to bring the person over.

Not long after, Tang Yan, wearing a white coat, a bun and light-colored lipstick, walked in.

"Director Jiang!"

"Well, sit down, what would you like to drink?"

"Cafe!"

“Two cups of coffee!”

After Jiang Heng finished speaking to his assistant, he turned around and asked Tang Yan, "How do you feel about joining the crew?"

Tang Yan smiled sweetly, "It's great. Everyone is very friendly and takes good care of me. Also, I really like the role of Zixuan. Thank you so much!"

Jiang Heng smiled, "Of course, how many days can you stay this time?"

"Two days, I have to go back to the crew the day after tomorrow morning!"

At this time, the assistant came in with two cups of coffee.

Jiang Heng picked up a cup and blew on it, then suddenly asked, "By the way, have you seen Pacific Rim?"

When Tang Yan heard this, he felt his heart skip a beat.

As one of the leading actresses of iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Video, Tang Yan also has supporters who told her the gossip a long time ago.

So before coming here today, she knew that Jiang Heng was writing the script and arranging the props team to customize the mecha model in preparation for the filming of "Pacific Rim 2".

Asking her this now probably means that they are considering letting her play the female lead!

"Yeah, I've seen it, and I really like this movie!"

"What do you think of Gao Yuanyuan's role in the film?"

"Sister Yuanyuan performed very well, she is beautiful and sassy, ​​it's really cool!"

"If you were to play a female mecha pilot, how would you interpret the role?"

When Tang Yan heard this, she felt as if the air was freezing. She seemed to be able to hear Jiang Heng and her own heartbeat.

He took a breath and said slowly, "If I were to interpret this, I would definitely have to show the difference between me and Sister Yuanyuan...!"

Tang Yan said a lot, the general meaning of which was that it was necessary to show the capable and cold side of the female mecha pilot in combat, as well as her down-to-earth, little girl side. It was the constant attacks of the monsters that allowed this little girl to grow into a qualified fighter.

Jiang Heng nodded slightly upon hearing this and was generally satisfied.

After chatting for a while, I let him leave because I still had to interview Liu Yifei in the afternoon before making a decision.

Unexpectedly, in the afternoon, the assistant came to report that Liu Yifei did not look well and seemed to have been crying.

(End of this chapter)