Chapter 250 Building Completion
In June, the crew of "Havoc in Heaven" returned to Beijing and continued filming at the China Film Digital Base.

During this period, Jiang Heng attended the completion ceremony of the iQiyi Building, which was attended by some industry leaders and friends in the circle.

Senior executives from companies under Jiang Heng, including iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Pictures, Good Times Special Effects, Bonna Pictures, and Crimson Pictures, all attended the event.

Looking at the iQiyi Building, which has a modern and stylish shape and exquisite decoration, a group of executives were excited.

Firstly, the building is indeed modern and the property is of Grade A standard.

The second reason is that the transportation location is really good. It is located 300 meters south of the east gate of Shuimu University and belongs to the core area of ​​Zhongguancun office business circle.

Everyone is very happy as they imagine moving here to work, buying a house, and having their children go to school nearby.

Some friends in the circle are completely envious and look up to me.

Feng Xiaogang had previously thought that he and Jiang Heng were both "famous directors". Although Jiang Heng was a big boss, he also knew that the other party had a lot of money.

But after all, the money was not in front of him, so he didn't feel that deeply.

Now, a building more than ten stories high located in the core area of ​​Zhongguancun is placed in front of him, and the visual impact is different.

"Director Jiang is really amazing. He built a building without making any noise!"

Jiang Wen said: "He has been making commercial blockbusters over the years, and each one makes a lot of money. Let alone one building, he can even build several more!"

"With this kind of capability, we can build several residential communities!"

Zhang Guoli stared at the building and muttered to himself.

He left the house with nothing and divorced, and moved to Beijing with Deng Jie.

The two of them had no place to live during those years, and in order to save money, they ate instant noodles until their faces turned blue.

He even lowered his status and took on any job, including extras, extras, dubbing, and stagehands. He was always available.

By the time of "Prime Minister Liu Luoguo", the couple had finally managed to get by, bought a house, and brought their son over.

Perhaps because he had a hard time in the past few years, Lao Zhang has become obsessed with houses. In the past two years, he has bought many houses and also owns two shops. He feels that he is living a pretty good life in this circle.

But compared with this one, there is such a huge difference, there is no comparison at all!

Perhaps, I shouldn’t have the idea of ​​comparison, Lao Zhang secretly warned himself.

When it came to the banquet, Zhang Guoli couldn't help but ask Jiang Heng if he had any idea of ​​building a house. If commercial housing was built for sale in the future, he would definitely buy two.

Han Sanping smiled but said nothing. He knew that the development company under Jiang Heng's name had bought a piece of land at the beginning of the year. It was probably going to build a residential community or provide "welfare housing" for employees.

In fact, he had also thought about building welfare housing for China Film Group’s employees, but the expenses were too high and it was difficult to move forward. It was just something he thought about, and he was actually a little envious of Jiang Heng.

The money you earn is yours, you can spend it however you want!

"Well, we will indeed build houses, but they will be welfare houses sold to employees at low prices. If Teacher Guoli is willing to come, I will sell you a few sets at a low price!" Jiang Heng said with a smile.

Zhang Guoli was very surprised when he heard this. "Employee welfare housing? Director Jiang is really generous! I am so moved by what you said!"

Of course, this is just talk.

He is already famous now, has his own company and serves as the chairman, so why would he go to Jiang Heng's iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Pictures? Just like people who are used to being bosses, most of them will not work for others.

After the ceremony, Jiang Heng returned to the crew to continue filming, while the several companies under his name would have to wait until July to move in.

Du Huan, CEO of iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Video, even asked someone to calculate an auspicious day, and on that day several companies moved in together.

As summer vacation approaches, several upcoming blockbuster films have begun intensive promotion.

What makes the audience extremely excited is that there are three blockbusters released this summer, namely Wu Yusen's "Red Cliff", Jiang Heng's "Zhu Xian", and Zhou Xingxing's "CJ7".

There is also a movie called "Kung Fu Panda", which is said to be a blockbuster as well.

But because it is an animated film, the media somewhat dismissed it and did not count it as a blockbuster, but it is still anticipated by many parents.

What is even more shocking to the media is that three of the four most anticipated films this summer were produced by iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Video.

Among them, "Zhu Xian" was produced by iQiyi, Tencent Video, China Film Group and Star Han Canlan, "CJ7" was produced by iQiyi, Tencent Video and Star Emblem, and "Kung Fu Panda" was produced by iQiyi, Tencent Video and Shanghai Animation Film Studio. Most of the investment in the three films was provided by iQiyi, Tencent Video and China Film Group.

Especially for "Kung Fu Panda", due to the huge investment, Shanghai Art Factory only contributed a symbolic amount and was named as the producer.

What they mainly do is to produce animated films according to Jiang Heng's scripts and style.

Because of these four films, the 2006 mainland summer season was known as the "strongest in history", and the Film Bureau was very happy and was definitely not going to allow them to squeeze together and "fight".

档期方面，《赤壁》上最终定档7月7日，《诛仙》是7月14，《长江七号》定在7月28，《功夫熊猫》选在8月11日。

It can be said that except for "Red Cliff" and "Zhu Xian" which have slightly close release dates, the other three films have a two-week interval between them and have little impact on the box office.

There was a week gap between "Red Cliff" and "Zhu Xian", so they definitely had an impact on each other, but Wu Yusen and Zhang Jiazhen didn't think it would be a big problem.

The reason, of course, is the recognition of investors.

After the film was edited, a small screening was held. After watching it, representatives from the investment side spoke highly of the film, believing it to be the pinnacle of Chinese-language costume war films.

And because the production cost is quite high and the visual effects are good, I don’t think it will lose to "Zhu Xian".

Some people even say that "Zhu Xian" is a novel after all, and it is not like "Journey to the West" which is a story with independent chapters. Jiang Heng might follow in the footsteps of "The Legend of Zu" and fail at the box office.

Wu Yusen was in a good mood after hearing this. Even though it seemed like he was belittling his old friend Xu Ke, it was because Jiang Heng had put too much pressure on him!
Among all the directors in Huayu at this moment, Jiang Heng is firmly ranked first, and Wu Yusen feels that he is ahead of Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, Feng Xiaogang and others.

But if "Zhu Xian" fails and "Red Cliff" is successful, he may also be able to gain the title of "the number one Chinese director"!
He doesn't want to make more money, but once he becomes famous, it will be easier to get investment and make the movies he wants.

In the blink of an eye, it was the end of June, and the crew began to hold premieres in major box office cities across the country.

For example, the premiere in Chengdu was held at the Wuhou Temple, adding a strong "Three Kingdoms" flavor to the film.

The premiere in Beijing only showed an hour of film content, most of which was war scenes.

In order to keep the content of the film confidential, strict security checks were carried out on site, and mobile phones, cameras, and photographic equipment were definitely not allowed to be brought in.

At the preview in Shanghai, the audience laughed frequently because of the many modern lines in the film.

When facing interviews from media reporters, Wu Yusen said that those were all deliberately created to make people laugh.

(End of this chapter)